On November 4, 1228, in addition to the 2,000 men who were still left behind in the Iron Rose Castle, the main force of more than 25,000 soldiers of the Fourth Legion of the Federal Army, also known as the "Sky Rose Legion", finally arrived in Octalia.

In addition, almost at the same time arrived the entire main force of the 13th Army Corps, nearly 10,000 men.

There is no way, the Thirteenth Army Corps, which has only been established for two or three years, is the garrison corps of the Black Manling Collar, although it has made some great contributions after fighting the Ogrimmar Conquest Campaign, but after all, it is considered a descendant of Rassell, and it is naturally raised by the stepmother, and the number and military expenses have always been so little. Their defense area is very large, and they have to resist the remnants of the orcs and black flag wingers crawling out of the mountains of Namoa at all times, as well as all kinds of magical beasts that occasionally run out of the Black Forest, the garrison pressure is still quite large, at least more than 5,000 troops must be left, and they have to rely on the spontaneous militia of the immigrants to cooperate.

Being able to take out 10,000 troops and allocate more than 20,000 tons of grain from the agricultural reclamation area of Heiman City to deliver it is already a very positive and cooperative attitude. In fact, Major General Pascal, the commander of the 13th Legion, and Anroes, the current Governor of the Black Man, were the first provincial-level local military and political officials to respond positively to the banner of righteousness raised by Lu Xi. Since it is a "minister from the dragon", it is natural to have an attitude of clear rewards and punishments.

"You say, when you occupy Elichar, will you let Mr. Ann be the Minister of the Interior of the Federation?" Lu Xidao.

"This, this...... Your Excellency the Governor didn't ask for that! He just wants you to free Elichar as soon as possible and give justice to the big men of the Emergency Committee. The strong mature woman general was a little hesitant when he spoke, probably in front of Lu Xi in the thirty years of Hedong and thirty years of Hexi.

"In addition, Governor Anros also said that he collected 20,000 tons of grain here in the shortest possible time, and he sent it. If it goes well, another 20,000 tons will be collected next month, and the rest will ...... The migrants will have to wait until next autumn harvest to ensure food rations and seeds. I hope you will not be disappointed. ”

It was a bonus, indeed. The reason why Lu Xi bought more than 50,000 tons of food and materials from the Nords (on credit) in the Great Lakes region was that he was worried that he would not find any reliable support in the Federation, but he didn't expect that Heiman City would give him, the "guardian (female) god of Black Mancheng", strong support that he had not seen for a long time.

Is there a sense of déjà vu for the wholehearted support of the parents in my hometown?

"Governor Anros has done it almost perfectly. It's only been less than three years since Blackman City has really stabilized, and we've been using troops in Orgrimmar for the last year, and he's also responsible for a considerable portion of the coalition's provisions. To be able to advance the agricultural openness of Black Man City to this extent, the politics are at least 95...... Uh, well, definitely deserves the evaluation of a competent official. So, I really hope that he can be the Minister of the Interior, which is much more reliable than the current emergency committee of the seaweed father. ”

Sesilyu glanced at Lu Xi, thinking that you haven't even moved into the Azure Palace yet, so you're already thinking about this kind of thing.

Andrel, who is also Lu Xi's adjutant at the moment, lowered her eyelids, as if she hadn't heard it, but she was probably thinking in her heart that she was still in the east and was serious about the head of state, and when she really arrived at Elichar and entered the Azure Palace - even if it was a ruin - would she have to be called a lonely widow?

I don't dare to think about it, I really don't dare to think about it, you can play it yourself.

However, Lu Xi's next sentence made her raise her head, and thousands of emotions flashed in her eyes.

"I think that having Mr. Anroth in charge of the country's internal affairs and selecting the best and the best should also be the hope of Master Russell."

Anroth was promoted by Rassell when he was still military secretary. He was a soldier, he was a specialist in internal affairs and logistics, retired from the rank of brigadier general, and later served as a county magistrate and two important department leaders, both of which left excellent evaluations far beyond the average. Whether in terms of resume or personal conduct, he is a perfect elite bureaucrat.

Of course, he would never have been able to hold such an important position as the Governor of the Black Man. It was impossible for the Gatelords to cede such an important fat shortage to their political enemies, and it was already their biggest compromise to make a person with such an ambiguous political attitude as Major General Tia Pascal (who had been shown at the time) to be the commander of the Thirteenth Army and the commander of the security of the Black Manling.

However, who would have thought that Mr. Governor, whom the Aprest family was about to send to take office, was only on the first day, and the Governor's Mansion in Black Mancheng was attacked by the remnants of the undead. Mr. Governor was fine, but the members of the guard were half poisoned by a highly toxic Nova that exploded out of nowhere. Many of them were corroded into pus on the spot, and many more of the poisoned became walking corpses that could be devoured at sight after wailing and struggling for more than ten minutes.

If it weren't for the rapid arrival of the soldiers of the Thirteenth Legion, Mr. Governor would probably have become one of the living corpses.

The son of the Apste family, who has never stayed in a safe place in the country, has never seen this meeting. The agricultural reclamation work of Heiman City is very smooth, and now there are thousands of acres of fertile land and rich oil? The Black Man City is a military town overlooking the Black Earth Hills and the Dragonclaw Peninsula by the Federation, and the Governor is the father of the kings there?

In short, the son-in-law of the Aptist family crawled back to China and blew the Black Man City to death. For a while, the gate valve faction couldn't find their own children who were willing to go where to take office. After a period of struggle, he had to pinch his nose and let the candidate recommended by Russell, that is, Mr. Anroos, take office.

What about the whole thing...... Lu Xi said that he didn't really know anything.

Of course, from the seniority of Governor Anroos, it is clear that he is the biggest supporter of the Qing school of Russell in the federal administration. The master has served as the head of the Qing faction for so many years, but he has always maintained a fighting posture with the gate valve faction with an overwhelming advantage in resources, and he should still have a considerable number of reliable and credible administrative talents. Since Rassell is gone, Governor Anroes must recruit to quickly inherit his political legacy.

In addition, according to Master Rassell's original plan, when the slave abolition bill is passed in the Azure Palace, he will be appointed mayor of Elichar, responsible for the administrative reform of the capital and even the entire Orso Sky District, and then radiate the entire federation with its results.

If the coup hadn't happened, the uncle who Lu Xi had in his impression of being very bookish and gentle, but very firm in his bones, would have taken office now.

Since this is the case, he simply went one step further and directly made him the Minister of the Interior, that is, the highest administrator of the country.

"Mr. Anroth is not a spellcaster." Sesiluk reminded from the side.

"So what?" Lu Xi raised his eyebrows.

From the founding of the Union to the present, there has been no precedent for the theoretical triumvirate of government, namely the Chairman, the Home Secretary, and the Minister of War, to serve as non-spell casters. Sesilyu wanted to say this, but thinking about this kind of thing, it was impossible for Lu Xi not to know about it, and since he had an overall governance plan, he must have his own plans in terms of personnel appointments and dismissals, so he changed his words and said: "It's really a little early to say this...... Let's not wait until we enter Elichar to extend an invitation to him. ”

"Yes, our logistics need to be maintained by His Excellency the Governor. I know that he is a man who values his duties more than the sky, and he will not blame you for being a little late for your invitation. Major General Pascal also said.

"That's why I can't afford to put it off for too long. We already have an army of 50,000 here, and it is reluctant to let Governor Anroth maintain our supplies, but it is impossible for the Black Man to maintain the food of Elichar and even the Federation. Well, anyway, when we get to the Orso Sky District, let's give him a formal invitation. In this way, by the time we pacify Elichar, his old man will arrive on his hind feet, and he will be able to set up the stall at once. ”

Lu Xi didn't seem to have taken the combined army of more than 50,000 nobles in Elichar City, the first and second armies that had surrendered in the Orso Heavenly District added up to nearly 60,000 central troops, plus the hundreds of thousands of people who could be mobilized after the nobles of the gate lords fought hard. It was as if as soon as he reached the Orso Heaven Zone, all the hostile forces would turn against him......

But even so, no one present raised doubts. After all, the previous kind of immortal battle of one ship against 60,000 and one person against 100,000 was fought, and everyone was almost numb.

"Okay, is there anything else?" Lu Xi asked again.

"The envoys of the Lundrons family and the Aibo family are outside, and they have been waiting for almost half a day." Andrell Road.

These two are also the first class super giants of the Federation, with a history of Grand Magisters, Federation heads and marshals, and they also have large traditional territories. It's just that in the past ten years, because there is no old family owner in charge, and there are no particularly outstanding talents, it seems to be relatively declining, and in the face of the rising Savi and Baltato families, it means that they are a little bit to be squeezed out of the first echelon of wealthy families.

Probably because such ideas are not accessible, or maybe Rassell grabbed them something, and these two families have also become the first batch of first-class giants of the Qing School to divide and win over. The former promised to pilot reforms to abolish slavery on their own territory, while the latter agreed to support the tax reform package in Congress. It can be called the leading party in the aristocratic class of gate valves.

However, with the outbreak of the coup d'état and the coming to power of the Emergency Committee, the two families, who had already posed, were completely confused.

What is this? The leading party doesn't make people feel comfortable, right?

Of course, it still takes a certain amount of psychological construction to let them immediately change their doors and return to the big family of the gate valve faction, after all, they have already become the leading party, and it would be even more undignified to go back. As a result, for a long time, both were in a state of extreme entanglement. After another brutal struggle for family rights, the voice of returning to the arms of the gate valve family finally prevailed, after all, looking at the current state, the gate valve faction had the upper hand after all, with Elichar, Octalia, Daroshur, and an army of 100,000 in their hands......

Then, as they had just recruited all the private soldiers in their territory and were about to go to Elichar to respond to the Emergency Committee, they received the following message.

What the? The Fourth Legion and that person are still opposed?

What the? Daroshur captured?

What the? 100,000 troops wiped out?

What the? Has the city of Octalia fallen?

What the...... Woo, it's okay, everyone still remembers to change the flag. As a result, the army that went to Elichar changed from "responding to the king's edict" to "rebelling against the heavens". Of course, it is necessary to send an envoy to communicate with the current "heaven" of the Federation. After all, everyone is a decent person, even if you want everyone to kneel down and lick it, there is a rule, isn't it?

This is the so-called wall grass, although it is a bit of a diaphragm, but there is no shortage of this kind of guy in every era. In the same way, although they are useless, they have not caused visible damage to everyone after all, and they have indeed shown a deferential attitude now, so as the superiors should give a due positive response.

"Then tell them not to wait any longer. Tell them that all the conditions promised to Master Russell, whether on paper or in words, must be fulfilled! In addition, all the signs of the two families must be made with us on the island of Cerros in the eastern part of the Orso Heavenly District by December, which is the bottom limit! It is important for them not to have any undesirable thoughts, otherwise they will only be seen as colleagues of the Emergency Committee. ”

Andreel nodded with a clear face, as if she was very satisfied with Lu Xi's tough and even slightly rough attitude.

Perhaps, in her opinion, the two families did not immediately express their attitude after the coup, which can be regarded as a betrayal.

"Then, according to the original plan, we will leave on time tomorrow. Oh, there are two people left on the Chamber of Commerce side to hand over to the people on the Virgian side behind. ”

What handover, you ask? Of course, it is to clean up and seal the family property of the nobles and rich people who have been cleaned by Lu Xi in Octalia, and then give a part of it to the Nords as food purchases. You know, the rich people of the Federation are nothing else, and they are no less arrogant and lascivious than the princes of Sosnes, and they are especially fond of fashion. Auckland's court paintings and gold tableware? Buy! Twilight's gemstones, ornaments and spices? Buy! Neosfia's latest fashion and novelty? Buy, buy, buy!

In short, according to the results of the discussion between Lu Xi and his second uncle, Goenleko, the gold, silver, and gems that can be immediately realized in Octalia City were copied out, and the two and one were added to five as food money. The luxury goods, antiques, and works of art that cannot be realized immediately are all transported to Neosfia for auction, and to put it bluntly, they are regarded as benefits to the old Nord brothers.

Otherwise, do you really think that Lu Xi will pay out of his own pocket to buy food for the ordinary people of the Federation? As a traverser, if you win a battle and don't know how to make money, you should wipe your neck. If he wasn't in a hurry, he wouldn't have used the most rudimentary method of scraping the ground.

50,000 tons of grain plus the same amount of various daily necessities, and another batch of 50,000 that will be provided next year, this is the strategic support provided by the Nords to Lu Xi, but Lu Xi estimated their income a little and found that the second uncle was definitely making a lot of money.

That dead sissy claims to be a heroic and hearty northern Nord man, but it is clearly a style for halfling profiteers. Of course, this also shows how good the silverfish of the Federation are.

Even so, Lu Xi didn't strip the Violet family's property in Octalia City, and he didn't let the Wilanbat live on the streets. Although they are under house arrest in their own mansions, there is still capital to continue to live an upper-class life.

Lu Xi really didn't want to do things perfectly. Of course, in the same way, he felt so excited that he wanted to tremble just by thinking that the entire Federation, and the small coffers of the major Federation giants, were waiting for him.

Lu Xi left behind a garrison of nearly 10,000 men in Octalia and Daroshur to maintain the supply lines from here to the Great Lakes, Blackman, and even to the island of Henas. He commanded an army of 40,000 people, divided into more than 50 large and small warships, and transport warships loaded with more than 100,000 tons of supplies, and left the city of Octalia on November 8 and rushed to the Orso Sky District in the center of the Federation.

In addition to the Seven Dawn Aurora and the White Ship Aurucello, his warships also included the Red Ship Barbarossa, the Black Ship Fatel and the Blue Ship Octalia, three trophies that were captured and repaired. Now, all the guided warships known in this world are under his command.

Just as Lu Xi imagined, when he crossed the sea of clouds, and before he arrived in the Orso Heaven District on November 25, there was no organized resistance force.

What he didn't know was that less than a week after he had led his army on the road, on November 14, the Elichar Times had already had the headline "Lucy Ringo Berencaster Approaching Orsso."

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