Chapter 43: Prelude
Barracks, inside the hall.
The staff headquarters of the new army was gathering together, and Jiang Chuanyue sat on the first seat, looking at the staff officers who were discussing into a pot of porridge below, without the slightest expression on his face.
As the kind of army of the old era that is different from the empire, the setting of the military system Jiang Chuanyue has to copy a certain unit in the previous life, and the staff department is one of the innovations of the new army.
"According to the information from Your Excellency the Wraith and Your Excellency the Iguana, we must first clear the periphery of the dangerous species before we can deal with the Fire Demon Monarch sleeping under the mountain with peace of mind....... ”
"But the dangerous species in the forbidden area are not so easy to clear, and if the damage is too great, we can't explain it to the families of the soldiers."
"Humph! Soldiers regard obedience to orders as their duty, how can they say that, those who are not convinced will be pulled and shot! ”
"You're forcing the soldiers to rebel!"
“ ....... Let's go out in the name of eliminating the possibility of a beast tide, and the frequency of dangerous species attacking villages is increasing during this time, so protecting your home can be a good reason. ”
"But casualties ...... ”
"Scar! Note that you're talking about how to encircle and suppress the Flame Demon Monarch, not whether or not to go on a campaign. ”
"Okay, sorry ...... ”
"If you want to clear the periphery of dangerous species, I suggest that you should ...... ”
Looking at the discussion in full swing below, Jiang Chuanyue didn't interject much, he knew that his military level was just the level of the forum in his previous life, and professional things had to be handed over to professional people, and he just had to wait for them to discuss a plan.
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"Hurry, hurry! Gather! Get me moving! ”
On the street, an officer waved at the soldiers behind him, urging him loudly.
Soon, a group of heavily armed soldiers followed the officer neatly and quickly ran around the street corner.
Ever since Jiang Chuanyue ordered the first level of combat readiness, the entire city of Grilla has fallen into a tense atmosphere.
Soldiers hurried through the streets and alleys, and the guards who maintained order on the streets were much stricter in enforcing the law.
While people quickly moved out of the way, they were also looking around curiously, talking about what was going on.
"What's going on these two days? Is there going to be a war? Passerby A asked the people around him.
"No, the lord has put down all the rebellions half a year ago, and now even thieves are rare outside!"
"Who knows, maybe the lord wants to be the emperor? But then again, the prince is originally of royal blood, and there is no problem for him to be the emperor, and there is nothing wrong with the prince being the emperor! ”
Suddenly, passer-by B jumped out and looked at the people who didn't know what to do with disdain:
"A bunch of fools, don't talk nonsense if you don't know, this army dispatch has nothing to do with what you think."
"Oh, you know what's going on?"
"Hmph, let me tell you, my wife's nephew's father-in-law's nephew is a member of the new army, and he told me that this army is coming out to fight against the dangerous species in the mountains of Lisbon!"
"What? It's a forbidden place in the whole empire! Is the lord crazy? ”
A passer-by was so shocked that he blurted out, but before he could finish speaking, he immediately attracted the angry eyes of everyone.
Although Jiang Chuanyue has only been in charge of the southwest region for one year, under his leadership, the economy of the entire southwest region is recovering rapidly, and the people's living standards are constantly rising, so his prestige among the people is extremely great.
Because of this, the careless scolding of a passer-by caused the anger of everyone.
It was only after the passer-by had fled in the angry gaze of everyone that Passerby B continued:
"You know what, haven't dangerous species been attacking villages more and more often lately?"
"Yes, I heard that the village of Labek was attacked by dangerous species two days ago, and the whole village was killed and injured!"
In one instance, the crowd was more convinced by Passerby B's words, and they waited for Passerby B to continue like a reader waiting for more.
Passerby B glanced around, looked at those expectant eyes, nostrils turned to the sky, and said triumphantly:
"According to the experts, that is the prelude to the beast tide, and you don't know what the beast tide is, the beast tide is the behavior of a large number of dangerous species gathering together and attacking human towns like a sea tide."
"Huh? Why do dangerous species gather in large numbers to attack human towns? ”
Passerby B looked at the person who asked the question with disdain, feeling the superiority of his IQ for a while, as if he had forgotten that he had also looked confused when he heard this.
"What a fool, don't you think the climate has become hotter and drier in recent years? According to experts, the climate has changed dramatically and food has plummeted, and what do you say the dangerous species in the forests are hungry and the human towns are fragrant? ”
"Therefore, the lord decided to strike first and gather an army to clear the mountains of Lisbon, the largest concentration of dangerous species in the southwest region, to avoid the occurrence of beast tides."
"Oh ...... After passerby B's explanation, everyone finally came to their senses.
The melon-eating crowd is always just watching the lively passers-by, and they don't think deeply about something.
For example, from this point to the end, the speech has never gone to the unfavorable side of Jiang Chuanyue, as if in the dark, a pair of hands are manipulating people's public opinion......
......
"Captain Okka! Can't you really take me with you? I'm also an imperial envoy, I'm very strong! ”
The corners of Oka's mouth turned up, and he grabbed the police hat he was wearing on his head and buttoned it on Seleuc's head:
"Seleuc, I remember that your dream is to uphold justice and destroy all evil."
Seleucus was about to ask him why he asked this question, but looking at Captain Okka's earnest gaze, he lowered his head and replied gloomily:
"Well, it's just that it's impossible, no matter how hard I try, it's impossible to achieve it, evil is endless, and justice is just a ridiculous lie...... It's simply impossible to do ...... ”
For a moment, Seleuc was a little depressed.
In the case of Grilla, every time she destroys the old darkness, a new darkness is created, and evil is like a stubborn grass in the wild, which cannot be cut and burned.
"That's not right!" Oka said word by word: "You are not right! ”
Seleuc looked blankly at Captain Okka, whom he had always respected, and was at a loss for what to do.
Oka looked carefully into Seleu's eyes and said solemnly:
"Evil is finite, although we do not know how much evil is in the world, although we do not know whether it will be eliminated in our lifetime......"
"But as long as we do it! As long as we eliminate one evil, there will be one less evil in the world! One day, the evil in the world will be wiped out! ”
"When you choose to stand on the opposite side of evil, from then on, you are already a partner in justice!"
Seleu looked up, his eyes lit up with a glint of hope.
"Congratulations, Seleuc, you will be a member of the Grilla garrison from today, and tomorrow I will be conscripted by the army to go to the battlefield, and Grilla will be handed over to you, hoping to destroy the evil of Grilla City and protect your own justice!"
"Yes! Captain! ”
At that moment, Seleuc burst into tears.
ps: Passers-by A, B, C, D, will it be very improper to write like this......