Chapter 362: Prologue (16) Southward

At night, the mountain pass plain on the north side of the Divine Realm Mountain was brightly lit, reflecting a super-large campsite composed of round tents, which was the base camp of the Imperial Combined Army's attack on the southern continent. Pen % fun % Pavilion www.biquge.info

The name "Union" is due to the fact that the official name of the regular army of the Empire is "Imperial Army", but the Coalition also consists of the private knights of the noble lords and the militia from which they capture the strongmen. If we blindly refer only to the "Imperial Army" as a general term, it will inevitably be confused with the formal concept of "Imperial Army" in terms of documents and other aspects. Moreover, the nobles were not very happy that they sounded as if they were subordinate to the Imperial Army, which consisted of commoners.

Therefore, the term "Combine Army" is just right.

Among the countless military camps of all sizes stationed on the plains, the tent in the center of the entire base camp was undoubtedly the largest. That's where the headquarters is.

At this moment, at this very moment, Imperial Marshal Miridrian presided over the meeting, but the attendees were not the important Imperial generals who mobilized the army as his right-hand man, but the nobles.

Then, the meeting was not so much a military meeting as a celebration of merit in advance. All the nobles did in their otherwise dignified headquarters was to hold a banquet and shout slogans with the strength of their wine, and belittle the enemy they didn't know at all, and they had never seen their faces.

In this regard, the Imperial Marshal Miridrian decided to sit on the sidelines and let them go to the mess without saying a word. He did so for two main reasons.

First, even if Miridrian said a word or two based on a sense of duty that arose from obligation, the nobles, spoiled by the corrupt system, would simply fall on deaf ears. If you don't get it right, you will have to break up, and it will be very troublesome in all kinds of affairs.

Second, what do these nobles have to do with Miridrian, with their private knights, and even the militia that is unfortunate enough to be drawn into them?

From Miriderian's point of view, it would be better for the nobles to be tied up and wiped out. In that case, it will definitely be a heavy blow to the aristocratic forces in the empire, and it may be able to turn things around.

Therefore, instead of worrying about these idiots in front of him, Miridrian is more concerned about another matter, that is, whether the apocalypse that the Holy Elenu said is true.

Not long ago, the rainbow wall did disappear from the naked eye, but the question is whether its effect has also disappeared?

If it really disappears, then everything goes according to the plan, but if not, everyone will be embarrassed this time. The empire mobilized a total of 500,000 troops for this invasion, of which 100,000 were logistics troops, 400,000 actual combat troops, and 55 of 200,000 of the Imperial Army and 200,000 of the Noble Combined Army.

This amount is already half of the total number of troops in the empire, and just assembling and garrisoning is accompanied by a lot of troublesome affairs, and the cost is also astronomical. At this price, if you just come here for an outing, it really won't make people laugh.

However, it may be better to go back after just one outing.

Miridian had another concern.

The people of the South are deeply divided, unequipped to take on the Imperial Army, and can do whatever they want as long as they drive the army over. This conclusion is based almost entirely on the mythical history of a long time ago, and from this point of view it is not so much a strategic prediction as it is a fantasy and delusion that is very close to the empire.

And what about the reality?

Presumably, as long as the other side has the military strength equal to the Empire, the Empire's side will have a hard time, especially for the people. When the time comes, not to mention snatching enough resources for the people as the little empress naively hopes, it will in turn further squeeze them for the sake of war. After all, even if the aristocracy is rich, they will not give a cent. And the little empress, who was put under house arrest by the rhetorical prime minister, didn't say anything about it, I'm afraid she wouldn't even know about it.

Obviously, in fact, the nobles did nothing, but instead said that they had done their best. This kind of remark is not only cheeky for the prime minister to say without blushing or heartbeat, but also has a tongue that makes listeners, especially thirteen-year-old girls, convinced.

And that's just the case of equal distribution. On this basis, what to do if you are defeated?

If the empire had not been an opponent of the other side at all, the country would probably have been invaded and destroyed. After that, it's unknown.

Judging from the ugly faces of the nobles on their side, it is likely that all the citizens of the empire will become slaves in the south.

Ironically, Miridrian really didn't think that the life of the people was any better than that of slaves.

And that's not the worst, because at best, the oppressor group has changed. However, if the original oppressive group, the aristocracy, had not been destroyed, and on top of that, the rulers of the South had been added, there would have been only two words, "hell".

Of course, there is also the best case scenario in which the South destroys the empire and liberates the people of the empire. It would be a good step back for the South to deal a heavy blow to the empire's corrupt political system and let it disintegrate and be reborn.

However, no matter what, defeat will not be a good thing for Queen Shirley. Whether it was a voluntary sacrifice or a forced persecution by the alliance under the city, the thirteen-year-old girl would most likely be sacrificed as a sacrifice to quell the war.

Of course, it shouldn't be to the point of punishment, there are still a lot of ghosts for the dead, for example, the holy daughter Irene who said the apocalypse can be counted as one. The problem is that the political capital of a thirteen-year-old girl is very eye-catching, that is, it is extremely attractive as the object of political marriage.

At that time, the little empress will probably sacrifice something more important than life.

That's what Miridrian really feels uneasy about. Of course, all of this is based on the fact that the seal of the rainbow wall has really been lifted.

If the rainbow wall is not actually lifted, then all this is nonsense.

While the nobles were rejoicing and Miridrian was pondering, the captain of the scout unit returned. The guards guarding the tent avoided the nobles quite wisely, that is, they did not raise their voices, but ran into the tent themselves and whispered to the marshal.

"Call him in. Immediately, Miridrian finished his thinking and commanded.

"Yes. After whispering a reply, the guards quickly retreated, and in a short time they were replaced by the captain of the scout force.

"Your Excellency, according to our investigation, the rainbow wall has indeed disappeared completely. ”

"Yes. I know. ”

Rather startling news, but Miridian kept his composure.

"Thank you for your hard work, go down and rest. ”

"Yes. And just like that, the captain of the scouts retreated after the guards.

Immediately, Miridrian stood up and shouted to the nobles.

"Ladies and gentlemen, I was informed just now, and the result is ......" Miridri paused and raised his voice, "The seal of the rainbow wall is indeed gone!"

"Oh!"

In an instant, the nobles cheered.

"Sure enough, the apocalypse is right!"

"Exactly! This war is guided by the angels, that is, the holy war!"

"That's right! Holy War! In the name of Holy War, our empire is undefeated!"

"Your Excellency, Marshal, please order, let us march at once, and let those who betray God know the power of our Chosen People!"

"Hmm. Miridian nodded, "What His Excellency the Baron said is very true, and the other party is vulnerable anyway, so I won't give any specific instructions here." Feel free to attack as you like, and you only need to hand over a fraction of the loot. ”

"Your Excellency the Marshal, although he is a commoner, he is different from ordinary pariahs. Then, our army will be one step ahead!"

"So is our army!"

"Farewell!"

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Like flies that smell the smell of carrion, the nobles of this state are all gone with a "buzz" in the blink of an eye. Immediately, there was an uproar in the garrison base. This is the noise of the dispatch of troops.

Seeing this, Di Lan, who had been staying in an inconspicuous place in the camp, walked behind the marshal and said, "Your Excellency, is this okay?"

"What's not to do. As he spoke, the marshal glanced at the long table in disarray, "Since these guys have already eaten the grain, they have to make corresponding contributions." ”

"In that case, shouldn't they be avoided from acting recklessly?"

"Dilan, there's only one thing those idiots can do, and that's to test the depth of the enemy for us. There is a saying among the poor that 'one meter, one life'. I think it's worth all the money to buy their lives. ”