"Your Majesty!" "Although the Earl resigned, His Majesty did not agree, and it is too early to talk about the change of commander, which will not only cause unstability in the morale of the army and panic inside and outside the court, but also more likely to stimulate the officers of the Fifth Legion and the Count himself." ”

Catherine nodded and said, "What is the best way for Aiqing?" ”

Szklell said: "Since Higg has been away from the Fifth Army for more than a year, Simak and Mevo can still confront the Arad coalition and maintain the status quo, so don't consider changing commanders for the time being!" I believe that the Earl is also young and vigorous, and he is angry and can't figure it out and retreats, and it may not be his intention to resign, let's do some more work, I believe that the Earl will not ignore the overall situation and insist on going his own way! If His Majesty thinks that the Earl can still be used, then he should send someone to appease and persuade him! ”

Catherine said: "The Earl's exploits in the Northern Battlefield are obvious to all, and this king has no intention of changing commanders in the first place!" If the chief says so, who should be sent to appease and persuade him? ”

Sklell said: "This person sent should be able to represent His Majesty's sincerity, and he has a personal relationship with Higg!" Decide who to send, Your Majesty decides for himself! ”

"Which of you has a good candidate?" Catherine said, then glanced at the room, and no one answered for a long time.

Except for some contacts with Scally and Guayada, Higg did not have deep contact with other officials in Zorma City, but most of his contacts with these two people were official and not personal.

"This king is strange, let you recommend a candidate for marshal, but you don't; Let me recommend you a peacemaker, and you don't have any! Catherine said angrily, "If I had asked you to recommend a candidate for prime minister now, you would have already fought for it!" Guayada, your Second Legion has a lot of contacts with Fuxing City, don't you have a suitable candidate there? ”

Guayada said: "Your Majesty, the people in our army who have the most contact with Fuxing City are General Colenwa and Admiral Aberto, the deputy captain of the fleet, but firstly, these two people are in low positions and cannot represent Your Majesty, and secondly, General Colenva intended to annex Fuxing City earlier, and he has some grudges with Higg, and General Alberto almost wiped out the Revival Fleet due to the naval battle two years ago, and it is even more impossible to gain the trust of the Earl!" ”

"Hey, it would be nice if General Shante was here, let him persuade him, it should be much better, but it's a pity that he was on a mission in Camillo!" Catherine said regretfully.

"Your Majesty Mother, the matter was caused by the son-in-law, and the son-in-law is willing to share worries for the country and His Majesty Mother!" Mary stood up and said, "Although the son does not have much personal relationship with the earl, there is no other candidate at present, and as a son, he can best represent the sincerity of His Majesty Mother, so it is most appropriate for his son to go, please ask Her Majesty Mother to agree!" ”

"Good! You can think so, this king is very pleased! Catherine laughed, "But you don't have negotiation experience, what's the use of just having the right status?" ”

"Her Majesty Mother does not allow her sons to go out for training, where does she get the experience?" Mary said, "The retainers promise that they will not return to the court until they complete their mission!" ”

"Your Majesty, no!" Sklell said, "Her Royal Highness the princess is the prince after all, and bending her waist for this matter will lose the dignity and face of the royal family, please think twice!" ”

Almost all the ministers of the DPRK and China echoed it, and voices of opposition rose one after another.

"Humph! You people know that you flatter, bend to pander, and speak with dignity and face, misleading the country and the people! Is face dignity important, or is national security important? Mary was furious, "If we speak of dignity, then I ask you, scribes and scholars: Isn't I, the corporal of the royal court, exactly what you expect?" How is it that when it comes time to give others a courtesy corporal, it becomes a loss of dignity for His Majesty and the royal family? What are you thinking about? ”

Maria's few words of cruelty made everyone's faces red, even Sklez, the head of Ouchi, who was the first to oppose it.

Catherine looked approvingly at Mary, and said, "Mary, time is running out, this king orders you to make a little preparation, tomorrow morning, this king will personally send you out of the city, this king wants to see, who dares to say that you have lost face and dignity!" ”

……

The plan changed, and Higg had to quickly adjust his strategy, and now he only had the few men left by Benjamin in the Silent Forest, and the rest of the Fifth Legion did not belong to him. It is equivalent to the sum of all the armies of him and Benjamin, which is only 30,000, and the desire to recover the forest country has become slim in the face of dozens of times the enemy.

"Hahaha! What are you worried about? In the council hall of Fuxing City, Higg laughed and said, "Seven or eight years ago, we had nothing, but we were so proud to build Fuxing City out of thin air in a desolate place; Without an army, we slowly built up the most powerful navy of our time, and the army was invincible. It's only been a few years, and we are sitting in a city with a population of millions, and there are tens of thousands of troops in the Silent Forest, and there are many talents. Look at the glow of the god of war outside, where has your courage to survive in adversity gone? Is it that when you live a comfortable life, you will lose all your blood and tenacity? ”

Denelson said: "Lord City, we are not worried, we are just unconvinced!" We spent so much money, spent so much energy, and sacrificed so many people to control the Fifth Legion, and now it is actually making wedding dresses for others, how can there be such a cheap thing? ”

Higg laughed: "Are you blaming me for quitting?" ”

Denelson hurriedly said, "No, I didn't mean that!" ”

"The Fifth Legion was not ours in the first place, but my father's relationship with the Fifth Legion, and the situation of the Fifth Legion at that time, made me feel free to help both public and private. How can the strength of the Fifth Legion be a wedding dress for others? The stronger King Qin's camp is, the stronger we are, and the more prosperous Fuxing City becomes, the more difficult it will be for Arad's conspiracy to succeed. What is a little grievance, didn't a mere Colenva give us so many grievances? ”

Charlie got up and said: "Lord City, there are still 50,000 elites in Fuxing City, you say, where to fight, I have agreed with Denilson, and I am willing to serve in the army!" ”

"Hit what?" Higg said angrily, "The army of Fuxing City is for self-defense, not for conquest!" You and Denelson should honestly look after the home! Remember, Fuxing City is a neutral city, never get involved in war, and from today onwards, Fuxing City will no longer be involved in war-related business after completing all the orders it has received! ”

Denilson asked, "Lord of the City, are you leaving Fuxing City?" ”

Higg laughed, "Thomas and I are going to go to the Silent Forest and make a new world!" ”

Lan Xian'er said: "What, you said that you won't be separated again, you want to leave me?" ”

Higg shook his head and said, "You are in charge of the overall situation in Fuxing City, the Silent Forest is too dangerous!" ”

Blue Fairy said: "Since the Marshall River Blockade, what we have experienced is not dangerous, have I ever left?" You want everyone to show their blood and courage, but they threw me in the city of revival, so where is your courage and where is your faith? You don't even have the courage to take me, how can you set an example for everyone? ”

Higg hesitated, he knew that this time he went to the Silent Forest to live and die, in order to make an agreement with Benjamin, he had to gamble, and he would not hesitate to bet his life, but it was indeed not his intention to let Lan Xian'er follow him to take risks! Trapping on the battlefield has always been a matter for men, in the past, Lan Xian'er followed him, and Xige felt that he should take it for granted, but now, why can't it? Could it be that just like Lan Xian'er said, letting your woman in the rear is a kind of loss of confidence and usefulness, and even if you are not confident enough, why should you ask your subordinates to show courage and blood?

"Lord of the City, ladies and gentlemen, Her Royal Highness Princess Maria has arrived in Hong Kong!" A guard enters the council hall to report.

"Her Royal Highness the Princess? What did he come to do? ”

"Didn't you just leave, why did you come again, and you came with great fanfare?"

……

"It's really fast!" Higg muttered, then said, "Denilson, Charlie, go and greet you!" ”

"The city lord won't pick it up in person?" "The princess asked, how do we answer?" ”

"No, I can't show my face!" Higg hesitated for a moment, then said, "You can say that my wife and I have already set off for the Silent Forest!" I'm going to get ready and leave at night! ”

Lan Xian'er smiled: "I don't dare to see people in my own city, and I have to run away, what is this called?" If you want to go, go with great fanfare! What's wrong with the princess, since the marshal has been lost, what face do you need to sell her? I haven't had a place to make this fire, but she thought of this arrangement, and the dove occupied the magpie's nest? ”

"So, in what format?" Denilson asked.

"Let Sosa meet you!" Lan Xian'er said.

"Why did you let me pick it up?" Sosa asked, confused.

Lan Xian'er said with a smile: "Hehe, Her Royal Highness the Princess has seen your methods in the auction house, you should know what specifications to use to receive them, and Her Royal Highness the Princess should retreat!" ”

"Okay!" "If Mary wants to see me," said Higg, "if she is here on business, let her do what is customary in the city of renewal; If she comes for private matters, you can tell her that the lord of this city is busy with official business, and it is inconvenient to receive her, so she will talk about it when she has time! Early tomorrow morning, my wife and I will leave the city! ”

……

"Simak and Mevo, you really don't care?" Lan Xian'er said, "We have put so much effort into it, will we just give it away?" ”

"Give it up?" Higg said with a smile, "Don't worry about the Luojia River Plain for the time being, it's rich enough to afford two or three hundred thousand soldiers and horses!" There are two fortresses that are in danger, and Arad can't take the Luojia River for the time being. If Catherine could control the Fifth Legion, why did she let Maria come? ”

"Then you don't go down the stairs yet!" Lan Xian'er said, "Although the Fifth Legion has natural dangers and logistics, if the news of your resignation reaches the army, it will inevitably not be discouraged, and Arad will have another opportunity!" Even if you don't care about the Fifth Legion anymore, what good will it do us if the weakening of King Qin's power comes from, and where will we build such a powerful force! ”

"Don't worry, SMK and Mevo won't let us down!" Higg said, "In the end, the Fifth Legion is too easy to get hands on, so that many people, including Catherine, think that I have taken a big advantage, and I do this to let them know that in fact, the Fifth Legion is in our hands, and the biggest advantage is Catherine's Qinwang camp, if they want to pick the hot potato as a peach, then let them try to pick it, this step is not big enough!" ”

"What are your plans?" Lan Xian'er asked.

"There's no plan, just let Simak and Mevo stand still. The Fifth Army now has no strength to counterattack, and Arad has two options, first, continue to implement the strategy of unifying the north first, and go all out to fight Simak, even if Simak can't hold it, it will definitely make Allad pay the price of several times the number of troops; The second plan was to reserve a part of the forces to suppress the Luojia River, give up unifying the north, turn the gun, deal with Catherine's 1st and 2nd Army Corps in the South, and fight Catherine's decisive battle. If Arad wins, then the Raga River Plain will be self-defeating! ”

Lan Xian'er said in surprise: "So, if you are Simak, you will stand still, and even form an armistice agreement with the Alad coalition army, and guide Arad to implement the second set of plans, so that the Luojia River Plain will be completely safe." If so, isn't Catherine in danger? ”

"It's not just Simak that's benefiting, it's Benjamin, it's the Silent Forest!" I've been forced to resign, my original plan has been disrupted, I can't let Arad hoard too many troops in the east and north, only then will we have a lot less pressure when we operate in the Forest Country! Once Arad and Catherine have a fierce battle in the south, it will be difficult to get out, and even if Arad can win, it will take a year or two, which is enough for us to make a difference in the Silent Forest, in the Forest Country, and in the Druids. ”

Higg looked at Lan Xian'er's puzzled eyes, smiled, and continued: "In this way, even if Catherine's army is completely destroyed, we have gained a firm foothold in the Silent Forest, and then we will unite with Benjamin to recover the territory controlled by the druids, and the entire territory of the Forest Country will be restored!" At that time, even if Arad had already eliminated Catherine, we would have the strength of the entire forest country to compete with, plus the Fifth Legion, which had preserved its strength, might not be able to compete with Arad! ”

Lan Xian'er gasped and said, "Catherine is just a little dissatisfied with your Fifth Legion's loss of control of the royal power, are you going to eliminate Catherine like this?" In this way, millions of troops will be wiped out, and the strength of not only Erathia, but the entire world of Middle-earth will be lost! And, can you guarantee that after Arad has eliminated Catherine, you and Benjamin are done? ”

Higg laughed: "I'm just imagining this, and I don't know how many variables there are in between!" Catherine is not stupid, can't she see the whole situation? I'm just going to take her into an army and tell her not to have illusions about the Fifth Legion, and obediently give up the control of the Fifth Legion, so that it can truly become our own force! During this time, Fuxing City tried to support Catherine financially and let her hold out longer, so that Benjamin and I would have more time in the Forest Country, and I hope that by the time Benjamin and I return to the west, Arad and Catherine have not finished the war, so that the initiative will be in our hands! ”

"You're terrible!"

"It's all forced, forced......"