Hearing Estes say so resolutely, Liva was stunned for a while, opened and closed his mouth, swallowed all the words of further persuasion and analysis that had been prepared back into his stomach, just lowered his head, and said with a respectful expression: "If this is Lord Estes's decision, then his subordinates should act according to orders." ”

Although there was a look of respect on his face, Liva actually did not understand Estes's thoughts, because in his opinion, if the empire was destroyed by the revolutionary army, it would not be of any benefit to Estes, as was the case when the minister was in power before, and even more so now after the relationship with Javier was confirmed...... It can't be really obsessed with fighting and can't be yourself, right?

However, although he didn't understand it in his heart, Liwa hid this emotion well and didn't say anything superfluous.

In fact, what the empire will become in the end, if you really want to say it, Liva doesn't care, as early as five years ago, he has already drawn a line with the empire, and now he is not so much doing things for the empire as a servant of Estes.

The reason why he suggested retiring from the army was also a choice made after careful consideration from the perspective of Estes's interests.

As a qualified servant, Liva felt that it was necessary for him to remind his master of the consequences and effects of irreversible changes in the whole war, but this was only a reminder at best, and since Estes had made up his mind, it was not good for him to emphasize his thoughts anymore, and it would be enough to carry out his master's orders.

As if sensing that Liva still had doubts in his heart, Estes turned his back to him, his eyes still looking into the distance, but there was a chuckle on his lips: "Do you think my decision is childish?" ”

"My subordinates don't dare to think so."

This was obviously perfunctory, but Estes waved his hand indifferently: "Well, it doesn't hurt to let you know the reason......

Hearing this, Liwa's face turned serious, and he put on a deferential attitude.

I only heard Estes say in a calm tone: "In fact, when I led the army into the endless desert at the beginning, I didn't have the unrealistic idea of completely annihilating the enemy, after all, it took too long to do this, and the army of the revolutionary army was already close to the Bishui Pass, and the empire obviously didn't have so much time." ”

"So my idea at that time was to fight quickly, to inflict the greatest blow on the Western alien peoples in the shortest possible time, to hurt them, so painful that I had to curl up back into their desert to lick their wounds, and only by ensuring the short-term peace in the western part of the empire could I safely return to the imperial capital......"

Liwa was obviously stunned when he heard this, but he didn't expect that Estes's initial strategic policy was similar to the plan he proposed earlier, and he also had the idea of retreating from the army, but I don't know why Estes had other ideas later, and Liva couldn't figure it out, so he continued to listen silently.

"You also know the situation behind, our army has won successive victories, and the goal of consuming the enemy's vital forces has barely been achieved, it stands to reason that I should accept your proposal, withdraw the army, and return to the imperial capital to rescue, but ......"

Estes's voice paused, and the look in his eyes like a calm lake finally rippled at this moment.

"About a week ago, I received a piece of information from the Eastern Front, from Javier, and it was this information that made me change my plan."

"...... a week ago Information? ”

Liva frowned, thought about it a little, and found the memory of that time in his mind.

There was indeed such an incident a week ago, and it was said that it was an urgent report sent through a special channel, and then it was Liwa himself who handed over the information to Estes.

Although Liva did not read the specific content of the information, the solemnity and murderous intent that Estes showed after reading the information made him remember this little episode in his heart.

Unexpectedly, the turning point of the whole thing was actually because of that piece of information, and Liva couldn't help but become more and more curious about the content on it.

However, Estes quickly answered this point: "The content of that information is ......"

A few pages of paper provide a complete overview of all the major events that have recently taken place on the Eastern Front: the state of the battle with the rebels of Anning Dao, the ambitions of the Governor of the Northeast, Danati Viconia, the plans of Javier and Najeta, and the astonishing truth that the Taoist leader of Anning Dao is actually the leader of the revolutionary army......

And the most important point is that Javier and a man named Reinhardt in the revolutionary army were both defeated after a fierce battle, and they are still unconscious.

"Even that Javier ...... How could such a thing happen......"

The surprising news came one after another, but it was undoubtedly the fact that Javier was seriously injured and fell into a coma, and it was unimaginable that even his master, Estes, could defeat the strongest man in the true sense of the Empire, would be forced to such an extent by an unknown figure.

It is really chilling that the revolutionary army, a small force in a small corner that was despised by the empire a few years ago, has unknowingly grown to such a point.

"Things are going on in the eastern part of the empire right now." Estes turned around slowly and looked at Liva with a calm expression, "The war with Anning Dao has entered the final stage, but now Javier is seriously injured and unconscious, and Arowen is stationed at Hukou Pass, leading his troops against the remnants of Danati who have been reintegrated for some reason. ”

"These two people who have a transcendent position in the Southwest Legion are unable to command the main force of the crusading army at this time, and Will's qualifications are not enough to convince the public, and the other generals are not qualified to lead the overall situation, and Najeta, who has just surrendered, is an outsider who is difficult to trust for the Southwest Legion...... That's what the dragons are talking about. ”

"In order to prevent the situation from collapsing further, the generals of the Southwest Army have reached a consensus after several deliberations that they will not move their troops for the time being, and for the next round of offensive in Anning Dao, they will need to wait until Javier wakes up before making a decision."

Listening to Estes's narration, Liva's expression became more and more serious, his brows were deep, but some thoughts in his heart were even more incomprehensible, and he finally couldn't help but speak: "Since the situation on the eastern front is so bad, why does Lord Estes still oppose the plan to withdraw troops back to the imperial capital?" Now that General Havel is unable to send troops, aren't we the only troops left who can support the imperial capital? ”

"That's right, we're the only ones left." Estes suddenly laughed, "And that's the reason why I insisted on not retreating." ”

“…… Lord Estes? ”

Liwa was a little confused when he heard this, and after being stunned for a while, he finally thought of something like an electric shock, and his face changed several times: "Could it be that you plan to ......?"

The smile on Estes' face remained unchanged, but the slightly raised eyebrows could make people feel that she was in a happy mood.

"Liva, you can always understand what I'm thinking...... That's right, after getting the news that Javier was seriously injured and unconscious, I already had a preliminary idea in my heart, hoping that the guys on the side of the revolutionary army would be able to fight for some energy...... For a month, I will use this time to slaughter the barbarians hiding in the desert, and after that, the official decisive battle with the revolutionary army will be held. ”

Liva already fully understood what Estes was trying to do, this crazy woman was planning to disguise herself as a trapped war quagmire and delay the rescue of the imperial capital - this was an attempt to make the imperial capital fall into the hands of the revolutionary army!

Realizing this, Liva's face was suddenly full of horror, but his heart was far beyond ordinary people after all, and after a while, he calmed down, and his expression was re-converged, becoming calm and indifferent, but there was still a bit of incomprehensible color between his eyebrows.

"My subordinates still don't understand, Lord Estes...... Even if you have done all this with great effort, in the eyes of your subordinates, in the end, you have only cheapened the revolutionary army for nothing, what benefit can you gain from it? ”

"The benefits? It was true that there was no before, but now it is. Estes smiled like a demon, "I know what Javier thinks in his heart, he wants to calm the war in all directions, and then defend the empire for the rest of his life, this is the same thing as a mission for him...... But I don't like it, I don't like him to suppress his nature and do things he doesn't like...... So, I'm going to help Javier remove the burden and shackles that have been on him. ”

"Liva, what do you think...... If the little emperor in the imperial capital died, what would become of the empire after that? ”

Liva's expression froze for a moment when he heard this, and then a cold chill rose from his heart in an instant, flowing to his limbs, making his hands and feet cold.

There are no words to describe his mood at the moment, a strong feeling of suffocation envelops him, indescribable horror.

Originally, I thought that Estes had settled down a lot under the influence of Javier, but it was obvious that this was just a unilateral misunderstanding by Liva, how could a woman like Estes be so easy to change?

It should be said that since the time when she first met in prison five years ago, she has never changed in any way, just like a combination of beauty and chaos, attracting people's attention at the same time, but also making people feel the fear in their hearts.

There was no response, but Estes didn't seem to care, her plain white fingers tapping her lips as if talking to herself.

"I'm usually too closely watched by that guy from Javier, even if I have the heart to do something, things will definitely die halfway, and it won't be possible to ...... smoothly"

"But now the situation is different, Javier has been seriously injured and has become like that, I am afraid that he will not be able to dominate the situation for a while, and now that the situation is out of his control for the first time, this is a rare and perfect opportunity for me, I must try to muddy the waters of the empire as much as possible......"

The scorching sun hung high in the sky, the sun was scorching and dazzling, the hot wind was blowing like fire, and in the yellow sand, there were demons whispering, as if the door of the abyss was quietly opening.