In the Alpha District, the castle of Prell, though still called that, is as unchanged as the small temple on the nearby ridge from three years ago, but it has faded into oblivion in the minds of its owners. Speaking of this place, he just sighed and said leisurely: "The porter, ......"

The castle is now indeed called the "Gatehouse" on the upper floor of the Fikko, and it is also the gatehouse of the back door.

Colonel Finn, a member of the Legion Committee of the Phillips and commander of the Second Front, received the deacon of the city of Prell, Shavin Sebadian, in the gatehouse.

The atmosphere of the meeting was awkward, and while Sebadian was the viscount's butler in the castle, Finn was still mixed in with the crowd begging for the clay leg of the witch of pain.

So Finn dealt with it a few words and asked Sebadian to go to the communication room to talk to Richie, and he went down to the second floor of the castle to continue his work, which was already the headquarters of the Second Front.

The castle is so small that it can't even compare to the tower of the cactus base, but the scale of the "Second Front" that looks scary is actually very small.

The current ground forces of the Fair Communist Party still have only five corps, and these five corps are administrative and training units, and do not undertake specific combat missions. The First Front in the Koster direction and the Second Front in the Hadron direction were all drawn from battalions and reorganized into brigade units.

In the concept of military development of the Phillipino Communist Party, there will be a revolutionary change in the style of warfare in the near future, and the troop establishment will have to be adjusted at that time, so this temporary system will be used for the transition first.

The "Second Front" under Finn's command consisted of ten squadrons of the Second Air Force divided into three brigades, an artillery battalion equipped with square-level Storm and Slinger cannons, three armored combat vehicle battalions, two armored infantry battalions, and corresponding military unity, reconnaissance, and assault units.

Four squadrons of sardine fighters, three squadrons of salmon attack aircraft, plus monkfish, manta rays and salmon modified rainbow trout small general-purpose transport aircraft, a total of nearly 200 fighters.

One hundred and twenty Jackdaw armored combat vehicles, one hundred Chickadee infantry fighting vehicles, more than sixty self-propelled artillery vehicles and auxiliary vehicles such as parrots, swans, and shadow spiders, plus the combat vehicles belonging to the headquarters, a total of three hundred magic guide combat vehicles.

Coupled with the fact that the artillery battalion has nearly 30 square level flame cannons and catapults, as well as the unity of the five armies directly under it, this is the home of the entire Second Front Army. Counting the undisciplined prodigal sons of the air force, the total number of personnel is only more than 8,000.

The above-mentioned units were organized into the Front Air Force, the 1st Armored Brigade, the Independent Artillery Battalion, the Independent Armored Battalion, and the troops directly under the Front Army.

Finn didn't worry about the troops, but the orders from the Legion Council restrained him. The Air Force report he received earlier made him very unhappy, and it was no wonder that he couldn't put on a good face for Sebadian.

", how can you lose four fighters, and your ability is only on your tongue?"

"Also, what's going on with those sixteen slimes? Can you conjure them out of thin air when they're magic bread? The internal settlement price of each one is 1,380 points! You can only buy 10 basic positions every month!"

Fein angrily rebuked Decker on the Front Command Channel, and he had indeed authorized Decker to launch the air battle, but he was very dissatisfied with the answer sheet that Decker handed in. also used out sixteen slimes that ensured that the pilot could land safely after jumping out of the plane, and even more ...... Be all abroad!

Parachutes are of little use in Finn, because there is supernatural power here, parachuting does not mean that the battle is over (a certain witch who likes to jump in the gang is very responsible), and being hung in the sky by a slow parachute means being a great target.

Slime Global has become the best way to protect the plane after the crash, which can not only land quickly, but also have a certain protection ability. This invention was not made by Fei Gong, but by the goblin engineer of the Dawning Empire.

looked very aggrieved: "Commander, you want us to lead the battle, and you are not allowed to shoot the first shot, it just so happened that this incident happened in Prell City, so we will do it together, and those safety costs are also necessary costs." ”

"As for battle damage, three are from other squadrons. Without the coordination of AWACS, it would be very problematic for our squadron to cooperate with other squadrons. Two of them were injured by mistake, Commander, you know, I came from the circus. ”

Finn's voice was even higher: "Do you really think of yourself as a clown? I'm leaving Glow-in-the-dark Anne to deal with it, what are you doing with? If you're so disorganized and undisciplined, I'll send you to drive salmon or even rainbow trout!"

Then his tone softened: "I told you a long time ago, it's not that we don't have AWACS, it's that we don't have so many free people and sue for the dead. Except for the early warning planes concentrated on the First Front, other early warning aircraft had to be used in the territorial air defense to monitor the enemy's possible teleportation offensive. ”

sighed and said sullenly: "I'm also very unhappy with this loss, but if there are no AWACS aircraft, when the empire adapts to air combat and the number of fighters continues to increase, we may have to get used to this kind of battle loss ratio." ”

Finn was silent for a moment and sighed, "Well, I also have arrogance. The enemy is not a puppet after all, and we cannot always count on crushing the opponent. However, you still have no success in this battle, hand me an 8,000-word examination, and then lock me up for another day. ”

shouted, "Eight thousand words!?A day of confinement!?Should I say thank you, Commander, for the leniency?"

After threatening him to double it with one more word, obediently conceded the punishment.

After terminating the communication, Finn was glad that he had chosen Aektea to lead the 1st Armored Brigade instead of Yuscal, who was still a girl compared to the equally daring Yuscal.

Of course, Yuskar's guy should shine in the first army, and his side is destined to only make a small fuss.

Just as I was thinking about it, the communication came again, and it was Actea.

When Finn was the commander of the 1st Armored Brigade, Aektea was the commander of the 2nd Armored Battalion under him, and now that he was promoted, he chose Aektea to take over.

Just as Finn, the commander of the Second Front, was only a colonel, Aektea, the brigade commander, was still a major. The FCU's forces are small in rank, and commanders are generally low-ranking and high-ranked, but this will soon change.

Actya sent a video of her standing on the Jackdaw chariot with her legs wide open, observing the situation ahead with her binocular eagle glasses, and shouting: "Commander, the Imperial army is advancing, and it seems that the situation is advancing to the outskirts of Prell City, how about I take my brothers to fight them?"

Finn covered his face, throwing out his head the praise he had just given to Actya.

He tried to say in a calm tone: "The situation in Prell City will have to wait for the cardinal to make a final decision, so don't worry about it, and obediently guard the line!"

Aketya muttered, "Shall we wait until they enter Prell City?" or even watch them enter the brigade commander...... No, Commander, as long as we give the 1st Panzer Brigade the necessary air cover, we can enter Iron Crown City the next day and capture Ariel alive. ”

Finn couldn't hold back any longer, and roared, "And because there is no magic oil, the ammunition can't keep up with it, and it will be beaten out by the Imperial Army again?"

Aketea put down her eagle glasses and said in amazement, "How short of supplies are we?"

"Who told us to just shift the focus of our work to the Koster transition zone, and all kinds of military supplies are still being upgraded, and they can't be adjusted in a hurry. ”

Finn said helplessly: "Until the supplies are abundant, we will not be able to launch a large-scale attack. ”

Actea showed a smug expression of successful planning: "Commander, you finally gave me the answer. But it's not me who tricked you, you leaked it yourself. ”

So in Finn's heart, Actya's image was once again subverted.

He smiled wryly and shook his head: "I didn't think this girl had scheming before." ”

If it had been yesterday, he would have leaked secrets, but today it was not necessary.

The adjustment has already been completed, and it will take a few more days at most.

Of course...... It will depend on what happens to the central side, especially what Prell City will do, which will determine where the battlefield of the first battle will be.

In the communication room, Sebadian looked at Richie's image and said in astonishment: "Master, how can you be like this!?

Li Qi shook his head and said, "I have renounced the title of Duke of Prell and severed ties with the Kingdom of Hadlang, and the city of Prell is no longer my private property." ”

"I repeat that we can accept the annexation of the city of Prell, but only on the condition that we accept the system of the city, and the citizens of the city of Prell should be well aware of the situation on our side of the Communist Party. ”

"I believe that you alone cannot represent the voices of all citizens, so I suggest that you go back and form a citizens' council and let them make their own decisions. ”

"Before that, we will not send legions to station, and we will also prevent the Imperial Army from stationing. But we hope that Prell City will not do anything about the original property of the Fair Communist Party, and that it is best to keep everything in its current state. ”

Sebadian is not a stupid person, and finally understood Li Qi's intentions, and he suddenly said: "Isn't the master ready to occupy ......?"

Richie was still very sincere to his butler: "The Hadron people are very stubborn, and even if they don't believe in Theresia, they will believe in the old order. We have more important things to do for the time being, and we don't have the energy to focus on the grand project of converting millions of people. And if it goes too deep, it turns Hadron into a bloody battlefield, and I can't ...... Or some group of old immortal guys confess. ”

Sebadian didn't fully understand, but it did give him a clearer idea of the Phillips' attitude towards Prell City.

He said with some eagerness: "Then sir, what about me? Don't you have any arrangements for me?"

Li Qi looked at this middle-aged man who was much richer than three years ago, and sighed: "You know for yourself, you are very satisfied with your current life, if you are willing to continue on this path, how can I force you." ”

Then his expression turned cold: "But you have to think clearly, this road is not with my path, not even parallel, if there are any changes in the future, you must have the consciousness to bear the consequences yourself." ”

Sebadian was silent for a while, and sighed helplessly: "Then thank you, master, I will help you take care of Prell City." I know you don't recognize me as your servant anymore, but I still think so in my heart. I will always be a servant of the Prell family, even if the family ...... There is only a name. ”

Li Qi wanted to say something, but in the end he just shook his head, he didn't have the time to take care of the old butler's feelings. As for the loyalty that supports feelings, that's what he wants to knock down.

What is more important now is to create a country for all the people who believe in Finn and who agree with it, so that they can pursue their ideals.

..................

In the Valentine Castle, in the Empress's study, the Imperial Prime Minister, the Minister of the Interior, the Chancellor of the Exchequer, and the Northern Archbishop of the Order Church stood in front of the Empress, watching the Empress rub her eyebrows and sigh rarely, exchanging bad glances with each other.

"Okay, I know the situation, I'll figure it out as soon as possible. ”

In the end, the empress only gave such a response, and the four important ministers were slightly relieved.

To be honest, the situation in the empire is a bit bad, because of the Brad matter, the empress is going to launch a holy war of order, and the construction work that has just been rolled out in the empire has come to a halt.

It's not just about money, it's about people. In addition to the three northern kingdoms, the reliable talents of the other kingdoms, principalities, and satrapies, that is, the original Kem clergy, and now the clergy of order, either joined the government or were selected into the legion. Now that the clergy were being drawn from the government departments, the rebellions of the nobility that had just been suppressed by the empire showed signs of resurgence.

To add insult to injury, the Empress's magical mentor, Medi, seems to have had an accident.

On the night of the Ancestor Disaster, there was an explosion in the Medi Magic Tower near Valentine's Castle, and in the extraordinary fluctuation of divine power, a goddess who could not see clearly issued an oracle, saying that she had come for revenge.

The magic tower blew up, Medi disappeared, the empress hurried back, and did not find Medi's body or soul breath, it seems that Medi is not dead, but I don't know if she was injured or hiding from the "Nemesis", in short, she disappeared.

Although the Imperial Propaganda Department covered up the matter, the Empress also treated it as if it had not happened, and was firmly involved in the matter of the Holy War of Order, but the sudden strengthening of the guard force of the Divine Emperor Fort also showed that the Empress was quite jealous of that goddess.

It seems that the empire is in internal and external troubles, but the empress still insists on waging a holy war of order, causing her ministers to worry that the nascent empire may not be able to withstand the toss.

But since the empress said so, everyone's confidence rose again, and the empress was still a goddess after all, a unique Theresia in the world.

The ministers bowed and withdrew, and the Empress left Baudouin behind.

"It's not about the hand of order, Baudouin," the Empress said faintly, "How's the situation in the Magic Metal Smelting Ground in the north?"

Baudouin said respectfully: "More than three thousand transcendents have been gathered, presided over by royal magicians loyal to the empire, and now there are now more than two hundred tons of copper per day, and the scale of Mithril and Adamantite Gold is close to ten tons. The magic steel is still experimenting, the royal magicians are experimenting with a variety of crafts, and Your Majesty knows that we have obtained a lot of technology from the Storm Islands magician family, but the good and the bad coexist, and it will take time to sift through them. ”

The Empress asked, "Those transcendents are indeed heinous criminals, right?"

Baudouin bowed deeply: "Your Majesty is the lord of Fein's goodness and order, how dare your ministers do evil deeds that tarnish Your Majesty's divine brilliance? ”

"But it doesn't mean that we have to learn from those evil gods and torture mortals in the same way. They are different from the Bennuins and the Bled, and the order of the future will accommodate them", said the Empress, "We just let them serve the Empire with their supernatural powers, and they will not be treated less if necessary." ”

Baudouin nodded his head, and the Empress continued: "You have also seen the reports submitted by the Prime Minister and the Chancellor of the Exchequer, and the amount of money and resources needed to support our Holy War of Order is so great that even I am surprised. ”

"If I were to find the Temple of Commerce, I would fall into Richie's trap. I'm ...... with him I knew what he was thinking, and he pinned his hopes on me to quench his thirst...... Well, this is a Proverb from Eastes, which means to drink poisoned wine to quench thirst. ”

"So, I thought of another way. ”

The Empress's gray eyes shone with a deep brilliance: "What we need is not a golden busher, not a resource, but every mortal, every mortal who believes in eternal order. We have to mobilize them to contribute, the Holy War of Order is a war of faith, and we must first let the glory of Order shine on the Empire. ”

Baudouin thought for a moment, and the ultimate joy seeped into his body from his soul, and then overflowed outward, and his whole person was covered with a faint golden light.

He said in a slightly trembling voice, "Your Majesty...... No, my lord, you are revealing the Radiant Path to your humble servants!"

This was a joy for a clergyman like Baudouin, because it meant that the Empress had made the decision to revive the Church in its entirety and thus to develop the Faith.

It's a ...... The strategic decision is equivalent to making the Church of Order the state religion. This will not only provide more human resources through the church, but also the believers of the evil church, but also a free and easy to use resource.

"It requires our people to make a certain sacrifice, and it would be unfair to the people if others who benefited from the order did not give the same thing. ”

The Empress said in a low voice: "We can't win this war with pious followers alone, we still need magicians, we need gold bushels, but I will not bow to them, I will force them to bow to me and take the initiative to give to me." ”

"Between me, Richie, and Romulos, they will know which is in their best interest, and I have seen that truth in the other world. ”

"Richie thought I was going to bow down to them, he thought that supernatural power could build his ideal country, but he ignored another possibility. ”

The empress curled the corners of her mouth slightly, and her smile was very cold: "That is, extraordinary strength can also build my ideal country." ”