Chapter Seventy-One
Outside the barracks, the noise was like the tide of the sea, wave after wave. In the barracks, there was silence.
Martial law has not yet been lifted, and all major camps are closed to the barracks.
However, if you look at it from the air, you can see it. In every camp, there was already a tense and hectic scene. The knights put on their armor and turned over on their horses. The soldiers were heavily armed and stood in formation. The officers walked anxiously in front of the queue, occasionally exchanging heads.
The three camps in the front, middle and back, all large and small camps, are all like this. The sound of footsteps, shouts, passwords, the clashing of armor, and the neighing of war horses are endless. It's like a flood confined to a dam, roaring and roaring. It only takes a gap to turn into an overwhelming wave.
The contradictions that have been accumulating for a long time have now reached the time when they have completely exploded. Whether it was the private army that betrayed the nobles or the troops loyal to Adolf, they were ready for a bloody battle.
The current barracks are a huge powder keg. Whether it will explode or not, and when it will explode, depends on the sparks of the collision of the upper layers, and when they fall.
"How?"
In the Chinese camp, Darnell stood in front of the room window of the captain of the Third Knights' Brigade, looking at the chaotic camp. His brow furrowed tightly.
"Avery hasn't lifted martial law yet, and this morning he stepped up his patrols, and none of us can get out. Outside news can't come in. The knight captain beside him said respectfully, "All we know now is the news that came last night. ”
Darnell nodded, pacing a few steps around the room with his hands behind his back. Thinking of the news that came in secretly last night, his heartbeat accelerated with a puff.
Neither he nor these private army generals in the army thought of it. Last night, Schilling and Natasha actually made a decisive move, taking advantage of the secret meeting between Eugene and Mrs. Joyce, and captured him in one fell swoop!
This stroke of genius sealed the victory almost before the battle broke out.
Just wait for today. He, the deputy commander of the coalition army, under the joint recommendation of the noble lords who are the elders of the headquarters, replaces Eugene and becomes the commander of the coalition army, and the city of Muni will fall into his own hands!
Even if the attack on Eugene is revealed in the future, it doesn't matter. Archduke Adolf is dead, not to mention Fano, who is alone, even His Majesty Edward, may not be able to sit firmly in his position. The noble lords can sit on the city of Munny. Back to the big tree of Lanrith!
When the time comes, the world will be in chaos and the princes will be divided, who will remember a Eugene?!
The more Darnell thought about it, the more excited he became.
Although a qiēshun lì was a little unbelievable, he was not surprised.
After all, standing behind him is the Lanrith family. For this horrible behemoth, this little clash of Lulian. It's just an easy game. Those who can compete with them are the royal families of the three empires and those veteran nobles who have been inherited for a hundred years.
People like Eugene. Not even qualified to be their opponent.
Now, both inside and outside the barracks, you can say that you have a chance to win. The only thing to be wary of is Avery.
To know. By the time Eugene left last night, Avery had already appointed Avery as acting commander of the coalition forces. This order is in a completely formal procedure. Communicated in writing to the battalions.
Darnell didn't know if it was because Eugene had subconsciously realized some kind of danger when he went to the appointment last night. But in any case, his hand has brought him a lot of trouble.
As long as he doesn't sit on the throne of the leader of the coalition forces for a minute, Avery will still be the acting leader of the coalition forces for a minute. His words. It's an order, even if it's yourself, you can't openly disobey it.
Moreover, Avery has a much worse personality than Eugene. As soon as the temper comes up, it is completely reckless.
Now he doesn't know that Eugene has been secretly captured. And once he knows, I'm afraid he can really do something that will break the net!
Darnell groaned.
The news of Eugene's capture was known only to him and a few of his private generals, and Avery could not have known about it.
However, Eugene didn't return for the night, and Avery probably felt something. Since last night, the vigilance of the camp has increased a lot. The battalions were ordered to stay in their quarters, and the slightest disturbance would attract patrols. As a result, the coalition forces are now completely cut off from inside and outside the country.
Listening to the voice, Schilling and the lords had already arrived at the square outside the gate of the barracks. The curtain has been lifted on this scene. The important thing now is to force Avery to go out and meet!
"Your Excellency, shall we continue to wait?" asked a private army general beside him.
Darnell said categorically: "Wait! Now outside, everyone is waiting for the rear army to go out, waiting for Eugene to show up." In any case, Avery had to come up with an explanation. I don't believe he can keep spending like this!"
As he was talking, suddenly, a guard hurriedly walked into the room and reported: "My lord, Herman, the commander of the rear camp guard, let you hurry to the rear camp." There's news coming out there to inform you. ”
"Oh?" said Darnell.
Last night Mrs. Joyce and Eugene had a private meeting, and it was Natasha who contacted a group of nobles and sent Wells to lead the attack on Shannon Manor and capture Eugene. Now Natasha has taken the place of Mrs. Joyce and has become the most popular person in front of Schilling and the leader of the aristocracy.
And Herman, as Natasha's chief knight and confidant general, and leads the rear camp, the most important base of the nobles, is rising, and his current status is only higher than his nominal deputy commander. Now that he got the news, it is only natural for him to go over and go over!
Thinking of this, Darnell immediately got up: "Go!"
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In the camp of the Chinese army, a young man with a somewhat bloated figure climbed the wall, and while desperately squeezing his companions, he asked anxiously: "How is it, how is it?"
This is the boot camp of the Chinese army battalion.
Originally, this was the last day of intensive training for the trainees of the major training camps. After today, these students, along with those who had been selected before, will go down to their respective ranks. However, last night the barracks were under martial law, and this recruit training camp was out of control.
And what surprised everyone. Early this morning, the other trainees who had already been assigned to the major camps were also ordered to return here.
At this time, the boot camp was already overcrowded.
Thousands of students from the three major training camps are all gathered here. Everyone stood in groups of three or five on the field. There was a lot of discussion.
They had also heard about the storm. Originally, I thought that in the end, General Eugene and the noble lords would finally reach a compromise, the front line was urgent, and the rear army could not be delayed. Unexpectedly, with the development of the situation, this storm has the momentum to destroy the entire Muni City.
This is something that most of the training camp students don't want to see.
They were all sons of Loulian. Grew up on this land. Compared with those adults who have been in the cruel world for many years, this group of half-sized children is strong-blooded, simpler, and more righteous.
Their dream since childhood was to become a great knight.
In front of the gate of the academy, the eight virtues and precepts of knights are inscribed, and on the walls of the corridors, there are portraits of heroic knights they are familiar with. They dreamed. One day, I will be one of those names that will be rehearsed.
When the Philets invaded the empire. When the situation in Lulian is critical. When they became the first cadets to be drafted into the army in the nearly 100 years since the establishment of the Lulian branch of the three major training camps, everyone was full of ambition.
Unexpectedly, their recruit training had just ended, and before they met the Feire, they had to face a sad and shameful infighting.
A fat boy climbing up the wall. Tiptoe and look out.
Outside the wall, there is the south square of the city. From this location, you can clearly see the dense crowd on the square and the Hera Hotel diagonally opposite.
"A bunch of despicable betrayers, they have indeed taken refuge in the Lanrith family. An indignant companion gritted his teeth in his ear.
The fat boy stared blankly at Schilling on the terrace of the Hera Hotel and the nobleman standing behind him. The expression was as disappointed and sad as the other young people next to him.
They couldn't believe it. These noble lords actually chose to betray.
The noise in the square swept in like a tidal wave. It was the angry shouts of countless angry people.
However, this voice had no effect on the noble lords who were under the protection of knights and sergeants. They stood on the terrace of the Hera Hotel, standing like a reef in the tide. Not only that, but their guards are also arresting people everywhere.
A number of civilians who spoke too fiercely struggled and were caught out of the crowd by the strong, heavily armed soldiers on charges of insulting the nobility. Although the people around them rebelled, they were unarmed, where were they the opponents of the noble guards?
The cadets saw with their own eyes that not far away, a short civilian was captured by two tall soldiers. The woman who was holding him next to him was smashed to the ground by another soldier with the barrel of a spear in his hand. The people around her were holding her, and a few angry civilians tried to reason with the soldiers, but were forced back by the sharp spears.
This happens in every corner of the square.
This is the power of power. In the face of such power, ordinary civilians are like lambs.
This scene made the young people on the wall red-eyed. Many people couldn't help but turn their heads and cast angry eyes on the southeast corner of the field.
Compared to the rest of the boot camp, the southeast corner is a bit empty. Dozens of noble children stood under a magic eucalyptus tree like a giant umbrella, in groups of three or five, talking and laughing.
These students are none other than the children of the aristocratic families who are standing behind Schilling in the three major training camps. The first, second and third training camps combined, the total number of thirty or forty people. Quincy, Brooke, Klaus, and Seawalker are also on the list.
"I think Archduke Adolf is in danger this time. Actually, we don't blame us, he himself suffered a defeat on the front line and fell into the hands of the Firetes, who can blame him?"
"yes. According to my dad, General Fano was purely hot in the brain this time. The Mooney City Guard has always been the arch guard of Mooney City. The role is to defend the city of Muni. Keep the most important city of Lulian. Once this line of defense collapses, including our territory, it will be finished. But as soon as he heard that the Grand Duke was surrounded by the Firetes, he wanted to raise a large army to save the ...... Tsk, even a main force like the Bavarian Knights has suffered defeat, what happened to the Munny City Guard? The name of the Feilie cavalry is not blown out of his mouth, even the Red Leaf Knights and the Twelfth Legion. Didn't you almost lose your footing, and look like you're about to be driven to Medin City?"
"Fano doesn't care! His net worth and life are all tied to the body of Archduke Adolf. Of course he had to save it. Even if it's for show, then you have to act sincerely, right? Anyway, this food and salary is not provided by him, and it is not his person who sends it to the battlefield to fight hard!"
"Hey. He had a good idea. With our money, our soldiers will fight for merit. If we really lose the battle and lose the last line of defense of Muni City, it will be our family's territory that is unlucky. At that time, he was only afraid of slipping away faster than anyone else. ”
"That's it. So, I heard my dad say that this time I can't let them come nonsense anyway. Our family's foundation, no matter how we have to keep it. Even if you get scolded, it's better than nothing. Moreover. Everyone in the empire knows that the seat of the imperial capital is not stable. In the future, if the Lanris family really becomes the master of Saint Solan, then we don't seize this opportunity now, and we won't regret it?"
"If you want to say that the Lanris family has entered the empire, I think there is a chance that it will be nine times out of ten. For 300 years, the Langrith family has produced many geniuses. This generation has an Augustus. I'm only in my twenties, and I'm already promoted to a paladin! He was also the godson of Pope Nicholas II and the future head of the Knights Templar. Regardless of family background, talent or appearance, he is the first person in the mainland. Even if Edward's Majesty survives this time, who will be Augustus's opponent in the imperial capital in the future? This emperor's throne is not in the pocket of the Lanris family?"
"Hmph, in the eyes of us mortals, this emperor's throne may be unusual. But Augustus is a genius. In the future, I will definitely enter the Heavenly Church. When the time comes, it may not be clear who will touch whom's light. Princess Eretia was also blessed to be favored by him. ”
A group of aristocratic children were discussing.
This storm was a disaster for others, but it was a golden opportunity for them and their families. Long before today, they had been in the living room and study of their own castle, listening to their fathers talk about the pros and cons.
Everyone's mood is both nervous and excited. Having been exposed to it since childhood, they are more mature and realistic than those civilian cadets who dream of being great knights. They know that if they want to get ahead, want to be prosperous and rich, they don't rely on a great dream, but an opportunity, and a scheming skill!
Since the invasion of Filie, the old order of the empire has been broken.
Today is over, and in the future, this city of Muni will be the world of their families. The family's status and power will far exceed that of the reign of Grand Duke Adolf. When the time comes, even if Lulian falls, it will be nothing. As long as he leans on the big tree of the Lanris family, I am afraid that he will not be able to make a comeback in the future? Even if he goes further, from a rural nobleman in the south to the circle of nobles in the imperial capital, and enters the political cabinet, it is unknown.
As for the eyes of the students next to them, they automatically ignored them.
The elders of the family have already made their choices, and their children can only follow. Even if something goes against the rules of knighthood, it can't be helped.
The virtues of knighthood are only preserved in the presence of beautiful ladies with fluttering skirts at balls with melodious music. In times of peace, anyone can decorate with this thing. But in this era of war, what is important is the law of the jungle. At this time, it is ridiculous to talk about loyalty and chivalry.
Only those ordinary children who have never seen the world are still so naïve!
If they look at it, let them watch it enough. No matter how disdainful his eyes are, he can't hurt a single hair of himself. In the previous era of Grand Duke Adolf, these civilian students didn't dare to do anything, could it be that they dared to turn the sky upside down when they saw that the city of Muni was about to fall under their own rule?
"Shameless!" Not far away, Giles looked at the group of noble children coldly and spat fiercely.
"You didn't just know them today," Griffin, who had recovered from his injuries, said disdainfully, "just with the things these guys do in the academy on weekdays, how much more can you expect their moral level to be?
"It's disgusting," Eva stood beside Tang Xiaoben angrily, "Why did you bring us all together." I feel bad to be around these guys. ”
"Today's matter, I'm afraid it's not that simple," Tang Xiaoben's face was worried, "Mr. Avery gathered us together, I'm afraid he was afraid of us students." was also involved in this infighting. From this point of view, Mr. Avery will not compromise with the other party so lightly. Maybe ......"
"By the way, what about Roy? why isn't he here?" Although Julie beside her didn't speak, a pair of wonderful eyes also searched the crowd with concern.
They were originally in the logistics escort team. I just received an order this morning to come to the boot camp to concentrate.
Since Roy was arrested the day before yesterday, everyone hasn't seen him again. These two days. There was no training in the logistics escort team, and the officers of those escort teams did not look for everyone's fault. Maybe it was the rabble surrounding the logistics escort camp last night, which made those damn private officers restrain a bit.
With the men of the rabble making such a fuss, Herman's gang should not dare to do anything to Roy. However, I didn't see Roy, and everyone was still a little worried about him.
"Could it be," Eva said worriedly. "And they're still in jail?"
"Who knows?" said Luke, who had always been reticent, frowning, "but we don't have to worry too much. If they really dare to do anything to Roy, and don't say anything about others, Young Captain Philip of the Red Leaf Knights, they can tear them apart. ”
"Yes, and Miss Mo Ya from the Ministry of Supervision. "Tang Xiaoben, who was born in a wealthy family. Much more is known about the Ministry of Supervision than about the civilian counterparts who are present. sneered, "At the time of the Grand Duke's Mansion, Roy beat Scarlett, and Miss Moya announced that he was under the protection of the Ministry of Supervision in front of everyone. Herman has not been in the city of Muni for a long time. I'm afraid I don't know about it yet. Otherwise, give him ten guts, and he won't dare to lock Roy up. Besides......"
Tang Xiaoben said, looked around at everyone, and said with a smile: "What kind of virtue is this guy Roy." Others don't know, don't we know? He is always the only one who calculates others, where is the turn of others to make him suffer?"
Hearing Tang Xiaoben say this, the young people all snickered. Julie pursed her lips and nodded repeatedly, "Yes, it's better to worry about his captors than about him." ”
I'm laughing here, and someone has noticed the crowd of noble children over there.
"Hey, isn't this our first bootcamp hero squad? Why, why didn't I see your good friend Roy, where did he go?"
Quincy, dressed in expensive purple-blue demonic armor, was talking to Bruno and several other aristocratic teenagers. Hearing the laughter, he turned his head and said with a sneer, "I think I heard that he was arrested?"
To say that Roy's popularity in the first training camp is not good. In addition to Scarlett, who he beat up in the Grand Duke's Mansion, and Pei Zhan, who was defeated in the courtyard competition not long ago, and a group of noble children of the S Brigade, the ones who hated him the most were probably Quincy and Bruno, who were beaten by him and then forced away on the entrance day.
These two are also unlucky. On the first day of school, Roy, the magic star, hit the tip of his gun. Later, when the students talked about Roy, they would always use Quincy and Bruno as jokes. said that if they hadn't opened the seal of the demon king Roy, the first training camp would not have been turned upside down, and in the end, even the Scarlett County Lord and the major noble groups in the academy were all fighting.
Although they left the first training camp, these voices still reached the ears of Quincy and Bruno. This makes them unable to hold their heads up in the new training camp.
Therefore, when they saw Julie and Nicole and others, they immediately recalled the past.
Now, Roy's arrest has already made a lot of noise and everyone knows about it. But even the rabble made a fuss last night, and finally stopped silently?
They had already learned from their fathers that Roy was the one the Lanrith family had designated to deal with. He was unlucky, and now they and their family will be the new rulers of the city. Under such a contrast, where can I still bear it, and immediately ridicule each other.
Quincy's sarcasm made Roy's friends angry.
Eva was straightforward and sneered, "Who did I think it was, it turned out to be Quincy's classmate who was kicked out of our training camp." Why, you haven't been beaten enough before, do you want Roy to beat you again?"
"Stinky bitch......" Quincy was annoyed and angry, and just scolded, when suddenly a figure flashed, and a fat hand was already lightning fast, pumping him in the face and pumping him straight out.
Tang Xiaoben!
Boom, as soon as there was a fight here, the surrounding crowd suddenly stirred. It was like a spark falling into a powder keg, and all the students around it rushed over.
"You!" Quincy got up from the ground and looked at Tang Xiaoben in shock and anger.
Tang Xiaoben stood in front of Eva and squinted at Quincy with disdain. said: "Don't blame me for not reminding you, if you dare to scold her again, I will knock out your teeth today." Don't think that if you have a Lanrith in your house, you can walk sideways. A little county, a fart in front of me. ”
"Well said!"
"Beat him!"
The surrounding students shouted loudly. They had already seen that these noble children were not pleasing to the eye.
The family of these guys betrayed the Empire and threw themselves into the arms of the Lanriths. And as a member of the training camp. Imperial probationary knights, not only are they not ashamed, but they are triumphant, and they feel more and more superior. This kind of face makes people want to spit on it.
In the hustle and bustle, the noble children behind Quincy also came over quickly.
Bruno helped Quincy to her feet. Hercot, who seemed to be the leader of a group of noble children, stepped out of the crowd and asked with a frown, "What's the matter?"
Heccott, who replaced Scarlett as the leader of the noble children's group, has led the major noble children's groups to fight collectively since he competed in the courtyard of the first training camp. Shout for Roy to get out of here. After that, he was slapped in the face by Roy with a series of wonderful expressions, and he was silent for several days.
In the battle in the academy, he can be regarded as a complete defeat. Not only did the powerful collective rebellion of the aristocratic group led by him fail to succeed, but even their biggest backing, Vice President Diarra, resigned and left Muni City.
This made Hecott deeply ashamed.
After the competition, he joined the barracks, just like the other cadets.
In the military. Hercett was more low-key. After all, gathered here. Not just the first training camp, but also the trainees of the second and third training camps. Compared with many of the children of these big families, Heccott's family background has nothing to boast about.
Affected by the defeat in the competition in the courtyard, the children of the nobles who originally followed him beside him did not devote their energy to the management of the relationship with the commander of the battalion. It is to give enthusiastic smiling faces to those star students who are more powerful than his Heccott family. He was increasingly cold.
It was only in the last two days that the situation changed.
Not only did the people who used to surround him come back one after another, but even some of the children of the big family who saw him on weekdays and disdained him also showed a smile to him. Interested in making friends.
The reason is very simple, because, only these noble children know that Hercot's mother is none other than Mrs. Joyce's close friend, the lord of the Herman captain of the logistics escort, and the celebrity standing next to Schilling on the terrace of the Hera Hotel at this moment - Count Natasha.
Originally, today Hect was surrounded by the stars of the nobles, talking and laughing. Unexpectedly, when he was in high spirits, there was a commotion here.
Hearing a nobleman's son beside Quincy say what Tang Xiaoben had done to Quincy, Hercett frowned, looked at Tang Xiaoben coldly, and said, "Tang Xiaoben, you are too presumptuous. ”
"Oh," Tang said lazily, "yes?"
Hercott sneered: "I admit that your Lingdong Tang family has been standing for a hundred years and is an old and famous family. The old marquis of the Tang family, so his old subordinates are all over the imperial military. However, this is Lulian, the foundation of the Tang family is not here, no matter how arrogant you are, you can't stretch out your claws. What's more, if you have a little eyesight, you should know whose world the empire will be in the future. As a child of the Tang family......"
His gaze swept over Nicole and Luke and the others, "I advise you to stay away from these pariahs." Especially that 'good friend' of yours, Roy. First, mixing with them will lose your identity. Second, you're bringing disaster to your family!"
He sneered: "No matter how powerful your Tang family is, you can't fight a little finger of the Lanris family?" Look outside, after today, this Lulian will not be the Lulian of Grand Duke Adolf." If it weren't for him humiliating Lord Scarlett, if it weren't for his indiscretion to accept Princess Elethea as a guardian knight, how could Grand Duke Adolf be implicated in this?"
The children of the nobles around him, including some other students, all nodded silently.
Now that I think about it, isn't it because of the conflict between Roy and Lord Scarlett? If it weren't for this, the Lanris people wouldn't have set their sights on this place, and where would this incident in Muni City come from today? After all, it's because of that kid!
After Hercot finished speaking, he turned his head and looked around, his eyes were cold: "These words are also an exhortation to you. In addition, I would like to ask, who just said that he was going to beat us? Today, I will stand here and see who dares to risk the scourge of raiding our families and exterminating our clans!"
There was a dead silence all around.
The students, with disdainful and angry eyes, all looked at Hercourt and the triumphant noble children beside him. Although they wanted to rush up and beat the guys up, they were no longer impulsive children who didn't think about the consequences.
At this moment, outside the barracks, the fathers of these noble children have already gained the upper hand in this battle. Looking to the future, he is the actual ruler of this city of Muni. And these students are all local children of Lulian. Not only did I grow up here, but my family and friends were all here.
Even if they don't think about themselves, they have to think about their families.
If you mess with these guys, maybe one night in the future, your family will be taken away by a team of soldiers who rush into the house.
Even Tang Xiaoben gritted his teeth and didn't gnaw.
The Lingdong Tang family, even at the level of the imperial aristocratic circle, can be regarded as a big family. However, as Hercot said, the Tang family's roots are not in Lulian.
And as a child of the Tang family from outside, beating people like Hercott, although he has nothing to do, he will implicate Nicole and others beside him. Bring trouble to them and their families.
It's not in the academy now.
The battle in the academy is just a battle of will between young people. There is a grand duke in the city of Muni, and no matter how arrogant the nobles are, they dare not come nonsense. Every training camp student is the cornerstone of the Empire's future force, including their families, and they are all protected by the Empire and the Academy.
And now, the empire is in turmoil, and the city of Muni is in chaos. Once the family of Hect and others really becomes the ruler of the city, the consequences are really hard to say. They can even betray and betray the Grand Duke Adolf, and they are ruthless, and killing a family of civilians is like killing a few lambs.
In the silence, suddenly, the trainees who looked out on the camp wall let out a burst of exclamation.
"Look, it's the Crusade!" ...... (To be continued......)