Lu Xi, supported by Sesilu, walked into the huge headquarters of the Daroshul Fortress. Although he is blind, the transcendent person of this ability actually does not have any inconvenience in moving, and the reason why he does this is because Lu Xi enjoys this time very much Sesilu takes care of him wholeheartedly, and even takes the opportunity to unlock several postures to play mahjong. Although I can't see it when I play mahjong, isn't it more feeling like this? In addition, there are beauties everywhere you go, isn't this the feeling of a big man?

Lu Xi, who had his eyes closed, appeared in the sight of everyone in the headquarters with six steps that he did not recognize, and a group of senior officers who were still sitting at the long table, or talking to each other, or looking at each other, as well as everyone who did not have the identity of an officer but were the core of Lu Xi's party, stood up and saluted in unison.

Although he couldn't see with his eyes, Lu Xi felt that this scene should still be spectacular, and it was quite satisfying to his vanity. He didn't care, Her Majesty Queen Selina Moonlight, who was following him, had already begun to roll her eyes.

"Everyone, please be seated." Lu Xi said to everyone in the tone of a superior person as a matter of course, and then sat down by himself. When Seyriliu and Selena were seated, he nodded to Valerius—he really didn't need to use his eyes, he could determine the position of each one by just sensing the fluctuations of different breaths.

"The day before yesterday, our Sentinel Rider had passed through the Hillren Sky Corridor and had a skirmish with the opposing rangers. Naturally, we won it all. ”

The old knight's words immediately attracted a burst of side glances, and many people, especially the blood nobles of the Sixth Legion and Henas, felt that this guy was really too pretending, and he really deserved to be an Auckland peacock!

In fact, what Valerius called a "skirmish" was destined to be a skirmish that would go down in history. Of course, at the beginning of the battle, it was indeed only a skirmish, and the combined strength of both sides was only more than a hundred horses. They really didn't expect the battle to turn out like that.

At the beginning of the battle, the air cavalry on the side of the superior aristocratic coalition army took the lead in the charge. However, they were directly stunned on the spot by a round of platoon guns on the opposite side, and the formation suddenly became chaotic - of course they would not have thought that as the elite air cavalry subordinate to the king (private) army (army) regiment (team) of the United States (Greece), each soldier was equipped with the best armor, saddles, cavalry guns, swords and shields, and the six-round revolver guide gun was also equipped with individual soldiers. Although they are all big road goods up and down the assembly line of North Industries, to put it bluntly, they are at most a bunch of green, but the power of the bullet is the same as the protection that can easily tear through the high-quality alchemy armor.

Taking advantage of the enemy's confusion, Ensign Yarg, who led a squad of thirty men, and one of Valerius's sons, immediately ordered a countercharge, killing a dozen of them on the spot. So, the opposite team broke up on the spot. Fortunately, although the noble officer who led the team was unable to restrain the enemy who had broken the guts of scattering, he always remembered that he should call for help, and he ripped off the scroll on his body before his head was cut off by Yarg Valerius.

So, an arrow piercing the clouds, thousands of troops came to meet.

The main force of the aristocratic combined fleet in the airspace not far away suddenly had more than five hundred people rushing to support.

Not to be outdone, little Valerius simply called his father...... Uh, literally, it's called daddy. And the name is much higher than a cloud-piercing arrow of the magic scroll, and people use a tall guide to communicate.

Before Colonel Valerius arrived, his eldest son Palassa rushed to his brother's aid with a hundred horsemen, and was completely outwhelmed by an enemy nearly five times his own. Ten minutes later, Lieutenant Colonel Lawrence of the Sixth Army also came to support with two hundred wingman guerrillas.

The two sides continued to mingle with each other, and in the end, the skirmish at the western exit of the Cloister of Hill turned into a cavalry battle of several thousand men. On one side were the majority of the cavalry guerrillas of the Fourth and Sixth Army Corps, with a total strength of more than 2,300 air cavalry and 800 winged guerrillas, while on the other side used almost all the guerrilla forces of the mobile fleet, totaling 4,500 cavalry and nearly 3,000 wingmen. By the time Colonel Valerius, the commander of the regiment's stables, arrived to take command in person, the battle had lasted nearly an hour, and their own side, which was less than half the strength of the opponent, still had an absolute advantage.

Then, the five Stinger A-type guide cannons brought by Colonel Valerius on the thick skin of the big mandarin dragon became the last straw.

The guide gun, which is not very powerful, but has excellent range and accuracy, caused the total collapse of the opposing force after a few volleys, and then evolved into a one-sided cover and pursuit. If it weren't for the enemy's warships rushing to support, all the guerrilla and sentinel forces of the main cavalry of the noble fleet would have ceased to exist in one battle, right?

Even so, it was true that they killed more than 1,000 enemy troops on the spot with no more than 100 casualties. The main fleet of the Noble Coalition seemed to be annoyed, and soon five cruisers rushed in a menacing manner. However, at this time, the Qiyao Aurora, which had already been urgently activated, had also arrived at the entrance of the corridor. Each enemy ship was more than four times the tonnage of the Aurora, but they fled like hyenas that had witnessed a lion pacing towards them. The gorgeous ribbon of magic that Tisru pulled out behind the stern of the ship was like a scared......

Then, the main fleet of the aristocratic coalition army, which still had dozens of intact large and small warships and more than 50,000 troops, began to retreat again.

"After this battle, the noble coalition army ......"

"From now on, let's call it a rebel. There is no need to give such a long salutation to the number of words. Lu Xi interrupted.

Valerius smiled slightly when he heard this, and quickly changed his words: "The rangers of the main force of the rebels no longer have the courage to fight us, and the formation of less than five hundred people does not even dare to act alone from the large army. We can also get closer to the reconnaissance, and now we can confirm that the main force of their fleet has retreated into the eastern coast of the sky, with Octalia as the main fulcrum, and is massing in the city of Saranhar and the fortress of Pwitz. ”

A staff officer of the 6th Army Corps walked to the map hanging on the wall and hung the icon representing the enemy's main forces in that position.

"Octalia is the largest city in the eastern part of the Federation, and the dockyard is large enough for all opposing ships to be repaired. In addition, the Pvitz Fortress is also regarded as the eastern gate of the Federation itself, with a garrison of 5,000 people all year round, and at least twelve fortress first-class magic crystal cannons are installed. Sesileu reminded Lu Xi in a low voice.

"I know that it's still the Violet Wilanbart family's own land for hundreds of years, so you can't expect the city defense to be flooded. It is estimated that the main force of the rebels will no longer dare to engage us head-on, so they are preparing to use this place as a fulcrum to carry out defensive battles. If we attack aggressively, we will have to withstand the bombardment of the fortress's magic crystal cannons. ”

The so-called fortress first-level magic crystal cannon, in fact, there is an unofficial term called "angel-level magic crystal cannon", which probably means that the power and cherishment are only under the three precious artifacts of the town, "the pupil of the sun god", the "hammer of the thunder god" and the "roar of the sea god". Indeed, the range of the power of the first-level magic crystal cannon is quite impressive, relying on the energy supply of the fixed stronghold, it can completely fight against the main cannon on the white ship.

"The rebel main fleet should have been divided before entering the Hillen Corridor. Now, reinforcements should be arriving in a steady stream. A middle-aged brigadier general of the Sixth Army said. Lu Xi didn't know the name of this person, and he wasn't ready to know.

"The fleet at our disposal now includes the Orocello and ...... Your Excellency, your ship, as well as the warships captured and repaired from the Chenhai Fleet, are only fifteen at most. In terms of troops, even with the reinforcements of Henas, there are only 10,000 capable warriors. However, in this Daroshur fortress alone, we have more than 15,000 prisoners of war. ”

It's good if it's all pitted. Lu Xi thought, but by doing so, the character of the protagonist Guang Weizheng completely collapsed.

Marquis Savile, the Minister of Internal Affairs of the Henas Kingdom, glanced at the queen who was speechless, and said in a deep voice: "Henas believes in his friend and is willing to give everything to repay his friend's great kindness, so the three thousand blood warriors here are willing to accept all orders from Lord Lu Xi. ”

The implication is that our attitude is so correct, can you bear to let us go to the fortress as cannon fodder? Patience?

Although he didn't say it explicitly, there were still many people present who could hear what the other party meant.

"What do you mean, Major General Asterrey?" Lu Xi said to the red thunder light that was silent from beginning to end.

The commander of the Sixth Legion remained silent, with a grim grimace. The rookie who had sheltered and educated himself before has now become a boss, which makes people sigh and feel restless, probably not affecting his style. After nearly five seconds, he said in a slow tone: "Your Excellency, our troops are still insufficient. ”

The fact that the number of troops is "still" insufficient means that the number of troops will be sufficient "sooner or later", and everyone can understand what these forces are.

Lu Xi smiled noncommittally: "Sesilu." ”

Sehiraeus nodded and got up, and began to report: "The Fourth Legion and the Thirteenth Legion of Black Man City have met in the Great Lakes region. In addition, we have mobilized all the transport ships that can be collected in Black Man City to the Great Lakes region, and the fleet from here should be able to arrive there the day after tomorrow. It's just ......"

"Isn't there enough capacity?"

"Originally, we could have sat down reluctantly, but His Royal Highness Enleko on the Virgia side has prepared more than 50,000 tons of grain and various kinds of food for us, saying that you ordered it in advance. If these are counted, the existing fleet will have to make at least three trips to get all the troops and supplies to Daroshur. ”

"We can leave the food ...... behind for now," another officer of the Sixth Legion had just spoken, when he was sharply interrupted by Andrel, who had been listening.

"From the East Coast Province to Orso and Elichar, all the citizens of the Federation are starving right now, do you understand?"

"Yes, I'm sorry......" A dignified colonel, facing a subordinate who was at most half his age, snorted twice, and then lowered his head and apologized.

"The food has to be the first to be on the road." Lu Xi came to a conclusion in a voice without fluctuation, and naturally everyone couldn't say anything.

"Also, how about the Port of Gloren?" Lu Xi said again.

"Our mercenaries, totaling fifteen thousand, have all arrived and have completely taken over the defense of the perimeter of Port Gloren." Sesilek tract.

"Mercenaries!?" Andreel said loudly.

"Yes, it is made up of the main force of the Second Son Regiment, the Fire Kiss Brigade and the Thunder Brotherhood. Well, almost all of the most famous mercenary teams in the whole of Neosfia and even the entire Southern Continent have come over. Nanoka frowned her thin eyebrows, and there was a hint of flesh pain in her tone: "Lu Xi, do you need such a big battle?" The amount of money you spend every day like this is astronomical. ”

"Hmph, when I used to play the king of the lower body, hiring all the mercenary groups was the most pleasant way to throw money, and you don't understand such a happy Nanorka."

At this time, don't tell cold jokes that everyone can't understand, right? Seyleu felt that if it weren't for the presence of so many outsiders, he would have to be tempted to correct it now.

"But, but......" Andreel wanted to say.

"Don't worry, it's all out of my private pocket, and I haven't spent a penny from the state."

Can a mercenary hired by a "private" be counted in "10,000"? The senior officers of the Sixth Army Corps present looked at His Excellency General Belencaster as a matter of course, and did not know what to say for a moment.

No, that's not the point. Andreil, who was also shocked by someone's entrenchment, and even couldn't help but roll her eyes with envy, jealousy and hatred to her best friend for a moment, was the first to react, and said, "However, large-scale mercenaries have entered the city......

"Well, there will be problems with military discipline, so Lu Xi also paid for the guerrilla association to be responsible for the security of Gloren Harbor, to put it bluntly, he is doing the work of a military policeman. At present, there have been some incidents that disturb the people, but in the end, there have been no serious accidents, and the victims have been compensated. Well, some of the guys who want to mess around have been corrected on the spot, and now everyone is very honest. Nanoka said: "Oh, by the way, Lu Xi, the head of the second son group, the head of the Paga group, their petition has been sent, do you want to reply?" ”

"You can help me get back. Tell them that as long as they restrain their subordinates honestly, I won't let them go bankrupt when it's cold. "Nanoka used to deal with these mercenary bosses a lot, and it would be more reassuring for them to have her reply; Of course, it wasn't Lu Xi's personal reply, but it might make them even more tormented. This double happiness mixed with peace of mind and suffering will definitely make them restrain their subordinates even more with trepidation, which is the so-called art of manipulating people.

Nanoka smiled and gestured with a no-brainer.

All in all, more than 10,000 elite mercenaries entered the port of Gloren, and the damage was indeed overwhelming to the lowest point. In terms of the average military discipline of the world's armies, they are almost the best at it.

No, that's not the point at all! What does it mean that the most capable army in the country is loyal to a private person, and this private person can also have the financial resources to hire mercenaries measured in tens of thousands? In the history of this world, it is not without countries that have inherited the law of the Praetorian Guard and the inheritance of mercenaries.

Andreil wanted to say something, but the "red thunder light" sitting opposite her had already secretly thrown a glance over, and she could only shut up with a half-trance and a half-understanding.

"We have also stockpiled around 50,000 tonnes of grain in the Port of Glolen, which is provided by Auckland. The transport ships over there are also sufficient, and it will be faster to get to Elichar. It's just that without the escort of warships, it can't be started rashly. Sehireu continued.

"Well, I just need them to maintain a presence in Gloren Harbor, that's enough." Lu Xidao.

"So, Your Excellency, are we going to be stationed in Daroshur for a while?" Asterre asked.

Waiting for the arrival of the Fourth and Thirteenth Legions, they will have the strength to gnaw at the opposing line. Although there is still a serious shortage of warships, the transport ship can be used as a warship if it is renovated, and the total strength will not be stretched at least. It's just that all the troops will have to arrive in three times, which will take at least a month.

“…… The citizens of Elichar couldn't wait that long. Andreil said in a muffled voice that was almost only audible to herself.

"yes, I don't want to wait too long. Everyone trimmed for another three days, and then attacked. On my way into Elichar, I will not allow any more enemies of this magnitude. Lu Xi said.

As soon as these words came out, everyone in the room was stunned, and immediately, the "buzzing" voices and all kinds of surprise, doubt, dissatisfaction, and even hidden anger gushed out. If it weren't for Lu Xi's prestige at this time, which was enough to calm the scene, someone would have already questioned it on the spot, right?

This is the time for our Excellency's die-hard loyalists to speak, right? In this way, he will definitely thank me. Colonel Ofresha and his good friend Lieutenant Colonel Kemir exchanged a look, and after making sure that the other person's eyes were encouraging him, he immediately stood up with a "whew", which immediately attracted the attention of almost everyone.

"If you give the order, Your Excellency, me and my lads are willing to take the lead as daredevils! With your teeth you will gnaw open the walls of the Proz Fortress! The burly Colonel Ofresha said in a loud voice, as if I would like to smoke and drink for you and burn your head and fight to the death, and he was a brave and flesh-and-blood warrior.

Sycophants! Everyone is thinking.

Well, although there is no sincerity, at least the attitude is worth affirming. Lu Xi thought. But who is this guy?

Of course, Lu Xi didn't ask "which one are you" in a very bad way, so he smiled and said, "Thank you for your loyalty." But how could I let my loyal warriors risk their lives to storm the walls of the opposing side defended by fortress cannons? Your loyalty deserves greater honor and reward. ”

Your Excellency said, "My faithful warrior"! Colonel Ofresa sat down again. In his mind, he couldn't think of what happened next, however, someone keenly captured Lu Xi's meaning.

"Your Excellency, do you mean to say...... Not attacking the fortress? ”

"Didn't I say that letting the naval guns and the fortress guns fire at each other is a stupid thing that even Showa staff officers can't do. The main force of the rebels, wouldn't it be nice to let them come out and fight me again? ”

This is very logical and reasonable! But isn't there a small technical problem here? After being defeated by you, are you sure that the rebels still have the courage to come out and continue to fight?

However, before everyone raised this question, Lu Xi had already spoken: "Okay, that's the end of today's meeting, everyone is ready to start in three days." Sesillew, bring our old friend, Brigadier General Rudolf Gezet, over. ”