From listening to the point of the week. The Negan region, where the Negan Territory is located, is actually an isolated island that is not connected to the second continent, but this island is so large that its total area is even much larger than the territory of some small countries on the mainland.

Whether you want to go to Negan from the top of the continent or back to the mainland from Negan, Baierdous, across the sea from Negan, is the closest and most convenient choice.

Otherwise, the people would have to stretch the long coastline, bypass Baildes for thousands of miles, and then land in the Nangang area on the border between the Elasia Empire and the Bracada Kingdom, and go to other countries through the Erathia Empire.

If you don't take this route, you will have to go around the famous and dangerous place of Auver on another continent from the other direction, and then land in the forests of Turalia and travel through the elven kingdom to reach the rest of the continent.

Either way, it was remote and dangerous, and it was threatened by the famous Griner pirates, who were notorious pirates who loved to kill and have fun after stealing things.

Therefore, the equally dangerous but convenient Baierdes undoubtedly became the best choice for merchants.

After Bailders landed, he could quickly enter the territory of Hammondale by the road carved out by the hill dwarves, and then use the road of Hammondale to travel to various regions and countries on the continent.

Although this road was full of dangers like the other two routes, the distance was shortened by more than two-thirds compared to the other two, saving a lot of time and reducing transportation costs, which allowed the caravan to earn more gold, and since the hill dwarves settled in Bairders and built a stone castle, the biggest threat to the caravan's safety was that there were far fewer undead creatures who liked to wander around.

And some bold bandit groups also took a fancy to this land because of the large number of passing caravans, saying that wealth and wealth are in danger, merchants are like this, and robbers are like this, so the appearance of bandit groups in Baierdes is nothing new, and Chen Jian will be a little surprised.

He couldn't understand how Count Mlak could have called himself for such a thing.

In response to Jian Chen's question, Count Mlak smiled slightly and replied: "This kind of thing had nothing to do with us before, but now it does, because the dwarves' caravans have also been robbed, I believe you also know that Her Majesty the Empress has been very close to these hill dwarves recently, and she responds to their needs, of course, I don't agree with this approach." ”

The last sentence reveals that Mrak is actually a great ethnicist who rejects other races, and also reflects another fundamental reason why the Earl does not like Jian Chen.

"Not long ago, the dwarves sent an army to try to wipe out this large bandit group that suddenly appeared to protect their caravan. However, the leader of this bandit group is very cunning, and the strength of the bandit group itself is not weak. According to the news from the dwarves, the number of robbers has reached about 800 people, and the dwarves have fewer soldiers, but they can't beat them, and the soldiers sent are too many, and the bandit leaders are hiding with men and horses, and they can't find it, and when the dwarves collect their troops, they come out of nowhere and continue to do evil, which makes the dwarves very annoyed but helpless. ”

Speaking of this, Count Mlak touched the beard on his chin and said with a smile: "Speaking of which, I am curious about where these robbers can hide, so that those dwarfs can't find it, so that the dwarves go out to buy food caravans have been robbed repeatedly, you know, the ghost place of Bailders does not produce food, and the caravan can't buy back the food, and the dwarfs will be hungry!" It is said that the dwarves now have to send out a large number of troops and patrol the roads constantly to ensure the normal entry and exit of their caravans.

There was a hint of schadenfreude in his tone.

This feeling made Jian Chen figure out why Empress Catherine valued herself so much, how could Mrak be regarded as the right-hand man of the Empress faction in the Empire, otherwise the Empress would not have sent him to garrison such an important place as Hammondal. However, such a character also has an attitude of rejection towards other races, and in contrast, Chen Jian, an anti-racist and seemingly loyal guy, will certainly be favored by the empress.

Her Majesty learned of the situation. I'm going to send troops to help these dwarfs, so I'm going to ask you for it! ”

Hear here. Chen Jian finally understood that Mlak must have received an order from the empress to send troops to Baildes, but this matter doesn't seem to have anything to do with him, could it be that Mlak wants to send him?

He is the lord of Hammondal, but he is responsible for defending the territory, so why shouldn't it be his turn to fight and suppress bandits in the area outside Hammondal?

"Lord Earl, I'm just the lord of Hammondal, so this kind of thing doesn't seem to have anything to do with me, right?" Jian Chen asked cautiously.

Mlak smiled again and said, "Although you are just a lord, I heard that Her Majesty the Empress values you very much, and praises your military talent in front of others for being quite outstanding, which is a rare general, and you are the commander of the Hammondale Defense Force, and you are also a member of the Emperor's ** team, how can you say that it doesn't matter?" The situation in Hamongir is not stable now, and I can't leave casually just in case, but the Empress's order is here, and it is impossible for Bailders not to go

"I think about it, now you can leave Hammondale to help the dwarfs is only you, the empress's military genius, so I decided to let you lead the Hammondale defense team to support those hill dwarves, with your Excellency's strength, even the elven hero Ivo is vulnerable, not to mention some rabble bandits, I believe that your Excellency will be able to succeed in this way." Mura Fang took out a copy of the military order that had been prepared and gave it to Jian Chen. But it was two scarves... Refused.

I'm afraid it's not appropriate, I'm still a lord after all, and it is against the imperial decree to lead the army out of the territory to fight in other places! Moreover, the number of soldiers in the defense force is too small now, and the training is seriously insufficient, and it is not at all possible to form combat effectiveness! ”

Saying that, Jian Chen looked at Mlak with blazing eyes, and was very annoyed in his heart, his Hammondale Defense Force was only three hundred soldiers now, and the other party was going to send himself to encircle and suppress a bandit group with a number of eight hundred people and a group of robbers who made the dwarf army helpless.

Isn't this sending sheep into the mouth of a tiger?

What the hell is this Mlak scheming, and he can't get along with himself like this. Chen Jianqi's teeth itched, and he couldn't punch this hateful guy to the ground.

Chen Jian thought that his excuses would have some effect, but he didn't expect that a few words of understatement by Mlak would force Chen Jian to the point where he had to go.

"You don't have to worry about violating the imperial decree, I have thought of this a long time ago, and I specially explained it to the empress, and the empress also agreed to send you to Baildes, and this military order was signed by the empress herself! And don't worry about the lack of troops, I will send a force of 500 people to set off with you and accept your command, and at the same time, the dwarves will also send troops, and when the two sides work together, they will definitely make those robbers have nowhere to hide, and they will be able to complete the battle! ”

Then he handed the military order to Jian Chen again.

"A military order signed by the Empress herself?" Chen Jian reluctantly took this military order and opened it. Mrak really didn't lie to himself, it was indeed a military order signed by the empress herself, which asked him to lead his army into Bairders as soon as possible and cooperate with the dwarves to eliminate the bandit group.

With this military order, Chen Jian, who was holding back his anger, had to go, and he had to go if he didn't go.

"When do I leave?"

"The sooner the better, of course!"

"Then I'll go back and arrange the affairs in the territory, and let's set off the day after tomorrow!"

"Yes, I'll assign someone to go with you!" Mlak touched his beard again, "Is there anything else I need help with?" ”

Jian Chen thought for a moment and asked, "Can Lord Earl send more troops to meet me?" ”

Mlak sighed and said, "It's not that I don't want to, but I really can't draw too many people, even these five hundred people are still squeezed out by scraping together, and other requirements can be made, but I really can't do anything about this matter!" ”

Powerless? This obvious excuse made Chen Jian's mood deteriorate again, but at this time, it was useless to be angry, Chen Jian thought about it, and made another request: "Then can the Earl provide me with some horses and carriages for logistics, you know, I never thought that I would go out to the army, so I didn't prepare these things." ”

In response to this request, Mlak agreed in one mouth: "No problem, I will also prepare the military rations needed for the march for you, and I will have someone send them to you tomorrow, but you have to find the people who drive the car yourself." ”

After the two agreed on some more details, Jian Chen left in a huff.

And after Chen Jian left, Mlak sneered again and again, of course he could see that Chen Li actually didn't want to go, but he was forced to go by the empress's order.

In his opinion, Chen Jian is just a guy who sells his reputation and has no real skills at all, which can be seen from the complicated equipment of his soldiers and the performance of his resignation just now, he is afraid of gangs and avoids war!

Mrak, who was already skeptical of the rumors, is now even more sure that Jian Chen is just an ordinary guy with better luck, and the merits he made in the battle with the Elven Kingdom before are all watery, and the golden dragon must not have been killed by him.

After confirming this idea, Mlak was even more displeased with Jian Chen, he felt that this lord not only did not behave like a bit of aristocrats, but also liked to mingle with those strange aliens, and was still a timid and fearful shameless villain who only relied on his mouth and crooked ideas to win the favor of the empress, he couldn't understand how Her Majesty the Empress, who had always been wise and knowledgeable, could trust such a person in a dizzy mind.

Earl Demonrak, who was loyal to the Empress, felt that it was necessary for him to report to the Empress what he thought of the new lord of Hammondal, lest anything bad happen to this strategic place that had been firmly occupied by the Empire because of this incompetent fellow.

And some of the empress's recent actions in Hammondale also made him very confused about the intention, it is understandable to build this place into a military town, but now it is an alien prisoner of war and an alien immigrant, so many aliens come over in such an important place, isn't this the way to make chaos?

Mrak decided that he should also raise his opinion to the Empress on this matter, and he knew that Empress Catherine had always encouraged her subordinates to speak out, so he was not at all worried that the Empress would blame him.

And Chen Jian, who returned to his camp, was indignant in his heart, and it was okay for Mrak to be hostile to him for some reason, but he really couldn't understand what Empress Catherine's attitude in this matter meant.

The previous refusal to help herself form a cavalry showed that the empress didn't want the private army in her hands to be too strong, but if this was the case, there was no reason to send Chen Jian and this private army to the battlefield!

Isn't that a paradox?

Although the opponent is just some bandits, it is obvious that this bandit group is not so easy to deal with as an ordinary bandit group, even if their combat effectiveness is not strong, but at least their leader is swimming::Erwu has this experience, otherwise the bandits of the tattoo gang must have been destroyed by the dwarves who are not even afraid of entering the second grade, where will they make the dwarves so headache now, and they have to send troops to protect the caravan along the way.

To deal with such a guerrilla enemy, it is normal to send a griffon wing that can fly in the air or a fast Imperial cavalry to use their powerful mobility to encircle and attack the enemy, and it is simply stupid to let the Hammondale Defense Force, which is all on foot on two legs, deal with it!

Catherine should not have made such a low-level mistake!

Chen Jian, who thought about it but didn't have a clue, gathered a group of his subordinates in a sullen manner, ready to discuss the matter of sending troops.

Chen Jian, who was angry, didn't notice that the empress's order only asked Chen Jian to lead troops to exterminate this group of robbers. However, it was not specified that Chen Jian would necessarily use the newly formed Hammondale Defense Force.

When Earl Mrak reported to the empress, he played a small trick, he just asked Chen Jian to help him lead his troops into battle, and did not say that he would let Chen Jian lead the Hammondale defense force into battle.

This request is a strange but reasonable one, and Hammondale does need a heavyweight like Mrak to sit in charge, and Empress Catherine's understanding of this matter is that Mlak wants to take this opportunity to find out how capable Jian Chen, a newly rising new nobleman, really is.

As an empress. Catherine certainly understands that her vigorous promotion and reuse of Chen Jian will cause dissatisfaction among some arrogant guys in her own faction, and Mlak is the first, but definitely not the last, and it is understandable that he will do so.

Moreover, the empress also thought that taking this opportunity to let Chen Jian go out to have fun would not only let the loyal Earl of Murak see Jian Chen's outstanding ability, and then accept the addition of this new companion, so that the two could cooperate better in Hammondale, and it would also be of great help to Jian Chen to better integrate into her own faction in the future, and it could also make Chen Jian, who was quite yearning for battlefield fighting in her cognition, get over the addiction of leading the army to kill the enemy. lest Chen Jian be too ruthless, thinking all day long about how to strengthen the militia that actually had no chance to go to war, and not be able to handle the things she wanted Chen Jian to do for her in Hammondale.

However, the Empress did not expect that Mlak would let Chen Jian take the newly established Hammondale Defense Force into battle, and her kindness put Chen Jian in a rather bad situation because of her misunderstanding of Chen Jian.

Hear Jian Chen say that he is going to lead the militia to Bailders to help the dwarves eliminate a bandit group. Everyone was talking, and everyone was puzzled by the arrangement of Empress Catherine and Earl Lack.

Although the lord has many more soldiers than other lords, there has never been a strange thing in the history of the empire where the incumbent lord led his troops to leave his territory to suppress bandits, let alone go outside the empire to help other forces suppress bandits.

The private army of the lord of the Erathia Empire is not impossible to leave the territory to go to other places, but there must be a valid reason, such as protecting the lord or the family of the lord who goes out, etc., but going out to conduct military operations, it is absolutely not allowed, the lord's private army is only used to protect the personal and property safety of the lord, and it is a matter of duty to exterminate the robbers in the territory, outside the territory, there will naturally be a more powerful emperor ** team to solve it, and the lord's private army is not needed or allowed to interfere.

But now, it is strange that the lord is the first to break the edict of the empire and bring the Hammondale Guard, which is nominally the emperor's ** team but is actually his private army, to Baierdes, and everyone is not surprised.

But surprise is surprise, dissatisfaction is dissatisfaction, even now that Jian Chen is still a subject of the Erathia Empire, he has to carry out the order signed by the empress herself.

After Chen Jian consulted with everyone. He decided to lead the defense team to Bairders with the half-elf Pete, the female magician Ashtemp, and the thief Polly, while Orison the big-eared monster stayed in Hammondale with the lord's guard to maintain local law and order and guard the prisoners of war.

However, the big-eared monster soldiers in the lord's guard were drawn out by Jian Chen and set out with the army.

The battlefield is undoubtedly the best place for soldiers to build a sense of mutual trust, and Jian Chen believes that the camaraderie of fighting side by side can make the big-eared monster soldiers and human soldiers better identify with each other.

It is said that there are four big irons in the world: one iron is to go through the window together, two iron is to carry a gun together, three iron is to prostitute together, and four iron is to share the spoils together.

Classmates and prostitutes Chen Jian can't do it for the soldiers, but there are already ready-made conditions for carrying guns, of course, such a good opportunity can't be missed casually, and if possible in the future, Chen Jian also plans to let the soldiers share the spoils together.

Only a united and cohesive army can give full play to the results of training, maintain strong morale, and thus produce strong combat effectiveness.

Those alien prisoners of war were also temporarily assigned by Chen Jian to serve as strong men, as logistics auxiliaries to help drive cars and horses.

This will not only free up the soldiers to concentrate on the battle, but also allow these prisoners of war who have begun to be a little tempted to join the lord's command to see the lord's methods and the powerful combat power and generous treatment of the hammondale soldiers, so that they will be more determined to the lord in the future, of course, for them to have such an idea, the lord must win the battle to rule

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