"I was the one in the highest line of succession, and I was assassinated many times by members of my family for this. Can you imagine, ever since I was six years old, I have been exposed to all sorts of dangers. The reason why I didn't get poisoned by milk was because a hungry cat ate before me. My favorite horse's right front iron palm was made by someone, and the bottom was so thin that it shattered if I followed a predetermined route into the rocky mountains, and then ran in terror because of the hard thorns caught in it, and carried me to the cliff. And the bridge that I usually go out and walk often, those frantic guys even sent someone to fill the bridge base with a barrel full of gunpowder, if I hadn't been sick during that time and didn't go out, I'm afraid it would have become a pile of stinky bones that even dogs don't want to gnaw. ”

"I ran away from that home when I was sixteen and wandered outside. I've seen all sorts of people, no one knows I'm a nobleman, and even if some wise judge finds out the truth and regains my rightful identity, I feel like there are fierce eyes staring at me in the dark at all times. Young man, you don't have a similar experience, and you don't have inheritance and property that makes people feel coveted. You have to understand that this is not a few thousand pounds or tens of thousands of pounds, but an entire county, a piece of land that has lasted since the founding of the kingdom. ”

Hearing this, Baron Hutson couldn't help but tremble, and he asked in disbelief, "Could it be that His Majesty the King did all this?" ”

"I don't know." Viscount Cohen cocked his neck and drank the red wine in his glass, he smacked the taste that echoed in his mouth, his eyes flashing with a little excitement: "I'm just hanging out like this, and the desire to live is so strong, far more than the thirst for wealth and power. Twenty, thirty, forty...... I stayed in the slums and didn't dare to use my real name. Those who have been knighted are insane, and they will never let go of anyone who might pose a threat, even if that person is terminally ill and dying. ”

"Then I went to the north...... Well, not the way you think, but being "sent" over without me knowing it at all. That night I was drunk, dazed and didn't know anything, and when I woke up I found myself on the boat, and so on I went all the way north, and finally saw the legendary terrible giant. ”

Baron Hutson was slightly stunned and asked tentatively, "You were caught?" ”

Viscount Cohen nodded, a helpless wry smile on his face: "It's the slave traders, they have a close connection with the giants, and they continue to send slaves to the north. It was a secret route on the sea, it was very safe, and it was said that the channel was also specially marked, and there were reefs below the water's surface, and large warships with too deep draft could not pass through it...... Now you should understand that the kingdom navy is useless waste! The human trafficking business has been going back and forth right under their noses for so many years, and the high-ranking naval officers are blind people with their eyes open. ”

An indescribable chill welled up in Baron Hutson's heart. He suddenly realized that he knew too little about this world, whether it was the northern border or the place of Moriente, and even the military system of the kingdom that he thought he was very familiar with, except for the part that he usually came into contact with the most, the rest were unfamiliar.

"The legendary giants are savage creatures, eating people without spitting out bones, and even pulling open each other's stomachs and eating raw liver and intestines. Hehe, legend...... The giants I've seen and come into contact with are not like that at all. Although they have a cold temperament, they are by no means man-eating monsters. Their king, in particular, was very young and very handsome, and his manners and manner of speaking and doing things were impeccable. Viscount Cohen squinted at Hutson with a slightly drunken eye: "If you have a chance, you should take a trip to the north, where there is another world." ”

The baron was surprised to hear another meaning from Viscount Cohen's words: "...... You, have you seen the king of giants? ”

Viscount Cohen sneered with the arrogance characteristic of those who came over: "Do you think I am deliberately bragging about raising my value? To put it mildly, the young Giant King is more qualified to wear the crown than he is to the present king. ”

Contempt, ridicule, indifference...... These words of his are even full of undisguised hostility towards the current King George!

Baron Hutson gathered his heart, and he stared at Viscount Cohen with a slightly trembling gaze: "Who are you?" Don't...... Are you a descendant of giants? ”

This was so unexpected that Viscount Cohen couldn't help but be stunned, and it took a few seconds to react. He held his stomach in his hands and laughed heartily, laughing heartily and bursting into tears. The personal guard standing in the corridor outside heard the movement in the room and hurriedly came in to check, but was waved by the laughing viscount to let him out.

"Your idea is interesting...... Hahahaha, this is the first time I've heard this statement...... Descendants of giants...... Hutson, you're a funny guy indeed. ”

Having laughed enough, Viscount Cohen raised his hand to wipe away the tears from the corners of his eyes, gasped and said, "If possible, I really want to be one of them." It's a pity that I wasn't that lucky, but that didn't stop me from swearing allegiance to the Giant King. ”

"Why?" Baron Hutson interrupted him abruptly: "You...... Why did you betray us, why did you choose those savage giants? ”

"Betrayal?" The expression on Viscount Cohen's face changed drastically with this question, and he stared at the Baron viciously like a tiger preparing to hunt for food: "Young man, what qualifications do you have to say such things to me?" If I want to talk about betrayal, it should be that those who want to kill me from a young age are traitors to the kingdom. I was originally a nobleman, and they robbed me of everything that belonged to me. ”

"You can appeal to the top and ask for help." Baron Hutson replied very quickly: "There are judges, and there are kings, and many people will help you." ”

"the king!" Viscount Cohen cursed disdainfully: "Do you think I haven't tried? I have sought out the Supreme President of the District Court, the most famous counts in the Court of Justice, and I have written a letter to the King himself...... But what did I get in the end? No one replied to me, and I was even attacked because of it...... Damn Holy Lord, those who I once pinned my hopes on, they are the ones who leaked my news, and they all deserve to go to Hell! ”

Hutson opened his mouth, trying to speak, but couldn't. He couldn't find the words of persuasion, and anything that seemed lofty and logical now paled in comparison.

"Come with me!" Viscount Cohen has been observing: "You have the ability and the brain, the Giant King is a wise monarch, he never turns his back on his partners, and he will not be sorry for those who have helped him and obey orders seriously. ”

The baron's brow furrowed, and he stood there with his head bowed, without saying a word.

"There's no turning back." Viscount Cohen continued to increase the weight of persuasion: "Do you think that Morente County is only what it seems? When I accepted the Giant King in the North and willingly became his subordinate, the Northern Giant worked for me through various hidden connections. They killed the people who held the knighthood and spent a fortune to help me regain my knighthood. Since then, the county of Moriente has been put in a state of combat readiness. ”

"I've stockpiled a lot of food here. Corn, potatoes, wheat, and bread that is regularly replaced on a regular basis. Three years ago, I bought a large number of cattle and sheep, slaughtered them and salted them, and built a huge cellar for this purpose. Salt and spirits are also strategic goods, and I can pat my chest and say that the reserves of salt in all the northern provinces of the entire Saxon kingdom combined are not as much as those in my warehouse. ”

Baron Hutson froze again, the data made his scalp tingle, his mind glazed over, and he could only mutter, "Oh my God...... It's horrible. You, how much money did you spend on this? How do you have such a large amount of financial resources? ”

Viscount Cohen looked at Hutson as if he were looking at an idiot: "The entire north of the continent is supporting me in doing these things, do you think that giants have no money?" They have a lot more gold and silver than you might think, as well as a staggering number of gemstones. ”

“…… So you asked me to break up the army and distribute it to various villages and towns? "It was only now that Baron Hutson woke up from a dream and finally understood the whole thing. He looked at Viscount Cohen with a complicated gaze: "You are not our man at all, you have been helping the giants from the beginning. ”

"The giants gave me everything I wanted, and they even helped me get revenge." Viscount Cohen did not avoid his gaze, and even held his head high: "Morente County is a huge war base, and in a few days the army of giants will arrive here from Fort Radford. At that time, everything here will be in the hands of the giants, and I will be the commander of the new legions, and the army will be formed on the basis of the surrendered civilians. ”

Baron Hutson was half frightened to death by these words, and he could not imagine that all this was true: "You ...... You're going to attack London with the giants? ”

The viscount smiled all over his face, and his words were mixed with sarcasm, but more persuasively: "This is your chance." As I said, you are a good young man and should not give up on life casually. Think of your family, your wife and children, and the weak people you want to protect...... Times have changed, and from the moment of defeat in the Northern Campaign, the balance of war tilted in favor of the giants. I confess that the Marquis of Brackbaan was a good man, and he did a lot for the Saxon kingdom, but he was only one man, and he was alone and could not stand up to the vast aristocracy, especially the king. ”

"Just 20,000 soldiers want to stabilize the situation in Morenteshire? This is also too much to look down on the military power of giants. At the right time, the right thing must be done. If this number were to increase tenfold, I would never have taken the initiative to identify myself to you, let alone say these things to you. Young man, your army is finished, and even if you return to London, you will be court-martial for dereliction of duty, or hanged without trial. Hehe...... I know you have a beautiful wife and a lovely son. Who will take care of them when you die? The wealth you have earned over the years will become the wealth of other men, your wife will lie in bed and let him do whatever he wants, and your son will be driven by him like a dog, and even die at some point...... You're dead anyway, and the story of the ghost's revenge is like the legend of a giant eating man, it's all fake. ”

These words shattered the last vestiges of faith in Baron Hutson's heart.

He hung his head weakly, and in silence he showed acceptance, as well as obedience.

……

A week later, Tian Hao led the Praetorian Guard and the First and Second Legions, totaling 300,000 men, into the city of Morente.

It has been completely renovated since two years ago, and the main building specifications are in line with the normal size of the northern barbarians, and the reserve of grain and grass is also sufficient, which can be consumed by 500,000 troops for a year.

Viscount Cohen became the commander of the Second Regiment of the Imperial Security Force. Tianhao gave him great autonomy, recruiting more than 200,000 soldiers, and the corresponding weapons were allocated from war captures and small military-industrial enterprises in the Moriente region.

He is a spore transplanter who has been successfully transformed. When the Viscount was chosen to be the target of surgery, it was entirely because of his broken aristocratic status. What's more, Viscount Cohen is very different from Elizabeth, as long as he succeeds in inheriting the title, the entire county of Moriente is under his control.

Viscount Cohen gave a grand welcome banquet. During the banquet, Baron Hutson witnessed the scene of him talking happily with the giant generals Xiang, all of which dispelled the last trace of illusion in his heart, and he changed from being forced to taking some initiative.

Since you have chosen to surrender, you must show your strength. Baron Hutson got up from his seat, bowed to Tianhao, and seriously stated the plan he had been thinking about for a long time.

The city of Moriente is the core of the entire county, where Viscount Coen has been in business for many years, and the city guards are his men. The next Imperial army to attack south had two targets, Gondor and Evanson.

"Gondor County should be attacked first." Baron Hutson's reasoning is well-founded: "Especially in the city of Onster, located in the eastern part of Gondorshire, where the most important branch of the Thuon Brothers United Steel Company in the north of the kingdom is located, and it is also the largest munitions supply base for the kingdom's army in the north. As long as the city of Onster is taken, Xiuang will lose a quarter of its production capacity. ”

With a smile in his eyes, Tianhao knew all about the situation, but from the mouth of a Saxon officer who had just surrendered, he was satisfied with both the nature and the meaning.

War is the last resort to solve the problem, and as long as more people agree with it, the process of conquest will be easy and smooth.

"You spoke very well and insightfully. Go on! Tianhao encouraged.

This assessment gave Baron Hutson confidence, and he continued: "In the meantime, we should also pay attention to Port Levine. ”