Prince Ferdinand's funeral was over, the craze in White Rock had not dissipated, and the crown prince of an empire, who had died in humiliation in a foreign country, or died by the shoddy means of assassination, Desik's anger rose from the first moment the news came.

Counting it up, the Desik Empire is also unlucky. Two years ago, Prince Ferdinand's youngest son, Prince Kuigang, died inexplicably in Shangmeng, and two years later, Ferdinand himself died in Shangmeng. It seems that they all died in accidents, but once or twice in a row, as a mainland power, Desik will definitely not be able to bear it anymore.

This anger is especially acute in the army, and Archduke Edward, the first man in the Desik military, has been a bit lively around him lately.

Kaiser Wilhelm IV is in his seventies this year, and his eldest son, Prince Ferdinand, the former crown prince, is in his early fifties, but is now dead in the Shang League. The second son, Archduke Edward, was forty-seven years old, he had always followed the military line, and was now the chairman of the Desik Military Joint Council.

William IV also had a younger son, the Duke of Bazemore, who was not yet thirty years old, but he had always been a mysterious man, rarely involved in Desik politics, and traveled the northern frontier for many years, and even the royal affairs officer did not know what he was up to.

Former Crown Prince Ferdinand and his youngest son Kui Gang died in a foreign country within two years, in addition to Kui Gang, Prince Ferdinand's two sons have died young, and the entire prince's family is only the last little princess in her twenties, Elizabeth.

Considering that Kaiser Wilhelm IV was in his seventies, Archduke Edward suddenly became even more popular. Although the official document has not yet been officially issued by the royal affairs officer, everyone knows that the edict of the crown prince of Jin Feng will be delivered to the hands of the Grand Duke Edward shortly after the funeral of the former crown prince.

The death of the crown prince in the Shang Alliance has aroused the anger of the entire De Sik, and in the army, there are people at the head of the army who have written to the royal family in three days, demanding a "punitive" war against the Shang Alliance. The people on the mainland have long known the intentions of the Desik military in these years, and now, more people are just annoyed that the Shang Alliance has actually offered such a "flawless" excuse at such an important moment, which is desperate.

Fortunately, the initiation of war was not accomplished overnight, and although the Desiks had been preparing for all these years, Archduke Edward, who had been drowned in the petition of the middle and lower ranks, had retained his composure for the time being, and for him, a single blow could never happen.

However, Archduke Edward's heart still has a thorn in it.

General Jin straightened his battle robe, and looked up at the big tent of the Desik Military Joint Conference in front of him respectfully, his heart was surging and his thoughts were thousands.

The country of Desik originated from the northern barbarian tribe, so compared to other countries on the mainland, everything about him is very primitive. For example, the buildings in White Rock City are all composed of "big tents" one by one. For example, the army-standard battle robe on General Jin's body is uniformly cut and sewn from black animal skin, and the military rank is represented by a short metal rod around his waist.

Jin has a short stick with a golden wolf's head, which means that he was once a first-class general, and if the wolf's head is made of silver, it represents the status of a battalion general. If it is a golden snowflake, it represents the battalion school, and if it is a silver snowflake, it is a battalion captain. These levels of officers are the middle and senior command levels in the Desik army, and they can lead the army alone.

Unlike many countries on the continent, which are generally led by nobles, Desik's officers are not limited by status, as long as you are able. Of course, if you are a capable nobleman, then you will get the golden wolf head more quickly.

As for why the rank stick representing the symbol of the golden wolf's head is placed on the waist, I am afraid that it is inseparable from the temperament of these fierce Desik soldiers, who will let them take off their military uniforms and open their tops at their waists, revealing the tendons and flesh of their upper bodies.

The big tent in front of General Jin is the residence of the Desik Military Joint Committee, which is not far from the west side of the palace tent, and it is the most important place in Baiyan City, together with the palace and the state affairs tent.

The military composition of the entire country of Desik is respected by the Joint Council. The joint committee is responsible for the recruitment, transfer, reorganization, and military decision-making of the entire army, so people in the army always affectionately call it the "base camp".

Base camp, with a chairman, as the supreme commander. Under the chairman, there are five major generals, as well as the chief of staff, the chief of logistics, and the chief of intelligence, a total of eight giants, each leading one. They formed the regular military force of Desik. These eight giants, plus the chairman of the joint committee, are the only nine golden wolf heads.

In addition, there is also an army of about 10,000 people who do not belong to the joint council, that is, the famous Desik Wasteland Warriors, they are divided into cavalry and garrison warriors, and are led by the Desik Royalty, the full name is the "Royal Wasteland Warrior Order", they generally only obey the Kaiser himself or the leader designated by the Kaiser himself.

The secret elite unit of the royal family, which Kui Gang once led, was a special department in the Wasteland Samurai Order.

The five major generals of the joint conference lead five important military groups, and the three major frontier military regions of the Northern Military Region, the Western Military Region, and the Southern Military Region guard the northern, western, and southern borders respectively, and each military region has about 30 frontier regiments with less than 100,000 troops. General Dongfang led a Changhai army, about more than 10,000 sailors. Finally, there is the garrison garrison under the command of the Central General stationed in White Rock Castle, who, together with the Wasteland Samurai, forms the strategic reserve force for the entire Desik country.

Of course, these are ordinary situations, and the Desik Empire, which is famous for its wars, only retains such a large number of troops. If there is a military move, the Desik will not be polite. In the past two years, the Western Military Region alone has added six new frontier regiments and a large turnover field for military supplies.

As a large country with a population of more than 10 million, Desik is also trying his best to squeeze his war potential.

General Jin once again straightened the battle robe he had just tidied up, raised his head and chest, and stepped into the big tent of the joint meeting. The guards looked at the golden wolf-headed short stick swinging around the general's waist with a look of adoration.

Inside the tent, there was a round table, a total of nine seats, and General Jin looked at this row of familiar seats, he was once a member of this place. Now, of course, again.

This time, the original commander of the garrison of Baiyan City, that is, the Central General, retired from old age, and General Jin, who was idle at home and had always been loyal to the Desik royal family, was directly appointed by the Emperor to take over the position of Central General. This order, even bypassing the joint council, was only notified to Archduke Edward when it was officially given.

In fact, because of the Carman incident, General King was dismissed by Archduke Edward, he once thought that his military career was over, and he and his partners, that is, the "pacifists" in China, also disappeared for a time.

In the tent of the joint council, the waiting time was not short, and Archduke Edward had not yet appeared. General Jin couldn't help but look at this room that could decide the fate of the entire continent. In addition to the round table and nine high chairs, there are also a number of recorders around the room, who will record the resolutions of every important meeting.

On the four walls of the big tent, there are topographic maps of mountains and rivers of various countries, the distribution of forces in various shapes, and small flags of various colors, which are inserted into each map. General Jin looked closely, and each map seemed to be marked with a different war roadmap.

There are only a few people who can enter this room, so it is likely that these war roadmaps will become a reality in the near future.

"General Kim, don't come unharmed!" At this moment, a deep greeting came from behind General Kim.

General Jin hurriedly turned around, and the Grand Duke Edward, dressed in military uniform, holding a black ceremonial cane, had just stepped into the big tent.

"Hello Chairman!" General Kim snapped a desik salute, his posture impeccable.

"I really didn't expect that after you got off the ship two years ago, we would have the opportunity to meet, General Kim. Grand Duke Edward slowly walked in front of General Kim, "I don't know what the emperor is thinking, and I can't directly disobey his orders, but you have to remember, here, General Kim, you have to see more and talk less, now the arrow is on the string, you have to send it, you don't try to use the mantis arm as a car." ”

The corners of General Kim's mouth twitched, and he didn't answer.

Seeing General Jin's reaction, Grand Duke Edward smiled suddenly, "Don't be nervous, I know that you are a pure soldier, now that the national policy has been given, what you have to do is to faithfully carry out the order, whether it is mine or the emperor's, understand!"

General Kim nodded silently.

"Alright, sit down now, the other generals will be coming over soon, and we will have a meeting soon. So saying, Archduke Edward left General King, walked alone to the farthest end of the round table, and sat down in a most ornate high-backed chair.

The funeral of Prince Ferdinand, the former crown prince, and the generals and governors from all over the country had to return to White Rock City to participate. Therefore, the entire military top of Desik is in White Rock City at this time. Archduke Edward, taking the opportunity, prepared to convene this joint meeting.

As the last general with a golden wolf's head tied around his waist walked into the big tent, the guards at the door closed the door of the house, and the room was quiet for a while.

Archduke Edward cleared his throat, "Generals, let's start a meeting, Recorder, and present the things." ”

The recorder handed each general a parchment. General Kim picked up the parchment scroll and saw the golden sealing mud on the mouth of the scroll and the Steppenwolf mark on the sealing mud, indicating that it was an order issued by the Imperial Family, "It seems that Archduke Edward is not lying, he has won the Kaiser's support." ”

On the parchment scroll is an order to expand the army, and the major military regions should each expand about 10 to 15 frontier regiments on the basis of their current military strength, which will be completed within three months, and the size of the Changhai Sea Army and ships will be directly required to be doubled. The intelligence department and the logistics department also have their own requirements.

"Oh my God!" the generals in the audience gasped.

"Generals!" came the voice of Grand Duke Edward, "congratulations, our Desik Empire is about to enter a state of war. ”