Hearing the name, Baron O'Brien immediately remembered what Swain had said earlier today, when he was at the command post.

"You said you could roughly guess the identity of the enemy's commander......" Baron O'Brien and Swain looked at each other, but those emotionless eyes still made him retreat, "Is it true?"

"I'm never telling a lie. Sven put down the knife and fork in his hand, pinched the napkin and wiped his mouth, "But before I tell you my guess, I want to confirm one thing to you, are your family okay?"

Baron O'Brien was stunned for a moment, and seemed to understand what Swain was going to say.

"According to my intelligence, that monster seems to have the ability to create the dead, and at the cost of needing the relatives of the dead. Swain stared at Baron O'Brien, his eyes and tone of voice made the Baron shudder, "It's like making mayonnaise, put the eggs in and stir them, and then the mayonnaise comes out." ”

The metaphor sounded delicious, but Baron O'Brien felt disgusted when he thought of what it was referring to.

"What do you mean......" Baron O'Brien half-covered his mouth, barely hiding his discomfort, "he came to arrest me in order to resurrect one of my relatives?"

"It's hard to say whether it's a resurrection. Swain raised his glass and raised it to Baron O'Brien, "But what is certain is that the person he makes, or the thing, bears some resemblance to the original." ”

Baron O'Brien frowned, he had no thought of any relatives worthy of resurrection. According to the information he received from Munster, something had indeed happened to the family before, but no one had been arrested, and considering the distance De Wei had traveled to Munster, Baron O'Brien did not think that those people would go to Munster at this time.

"Are you sure this has something to do with the topic we're discussing?" Baron O'Brien glanced at Princess Celestia, who had been silent about his conversation with Swain, but judging by her expression, Caterina should have known about these things, "You still haven't told me who the enemy commander will be." ”

"Your thinking is too narrow, Mr. Baron. Swain put down his glass, and a sly drop of red wine escaped the tip of Swain's tongue and dripped from the corner of his mouth, "Do you think that the relatives I am talking about are people you have seen, who have attended funerals, or at least people who can give you the impression of relatives, not ancestors?"

Baron O'Brien was stunned for a moment, and then his face immediately turned ugly.

"The wings of the green dragon, the stag of death, the dust of the angels...... If I were to name him, I could name a whole bunch of them, many of which you have not even heard of. Swain picked up a piece of cream pie and took a casual bite, "Although he is far away from you, you and your family must still be proud of him, right?"

"You, you mean......" Trying to understand what Swain meant, Baron O'Brien couldn't speak, "that, that monster, the one who wants to be resurrected...... My ancestor, Duke of Dungar?"

"It's the most probable thing I can think of. Swain snapped his glass, as if to say "Correct" to Baron O'Brien, "And if he succeeds, where will he let this legendary player play?"

The thought that he might have to fight against his ancestor, Duke Dungal, who he had longed for since he was a child, Baron O'Brien's body couldn't help but tremble, and as for whether this was because of excitement or fear, only the Baron himself knew.

"You should have some confidence in yourself, Monsieur Baron. Caterina, who had not spoken, spoke, "After all, the deeds of the Duke of Dungar have been a long time ago, even if it is really as Swain said, it is the Duke of Dungar who commands the enemy army, it is not as terrible as imagined, the Duke has not seen guns, he can't be as proficient in the modern art of war as you are, isn't it?"

"What you're talking about......" O'Brien let out a light breath, Celestia's words relaxed him a little, but not enough to make him completely let go of his mental burden, "But, after all, it's the Duke of Dungal, every Munster grew up listening to his stories, and it's really ...... to think that you will meet him on the battlefield It's an amazing feeling. ”

"Maybe one day, the Munster people will tell your story to their children. Princess Celestia continued to encourage Baron O'Brien, "If you win this battle. ”

Baron O'Brien's eyes couldn't help but have a twinkle in his eyes.

"I'd love to do something about this war, but I'm a woman after all, and I can't fight with you and the soldiers in the war. So all I can do is here, praying for your victory and your safe return. ”

"With your orders and blessings, we will be invincible. Baron O'Brien got up from his chair, half-knelt at the Celestial Princess's feet, and said, "God will bless the Empire and bless you." ”

Princess Celestia smiled slightly, and didn't say anything more, it was enough for Baron O'Brien to show this level of respect, at least, he could already be regarded as someone from Celestia's side.

"The military is busy, please allow me to retire first. Baron O'Brien stood up and prepared to say goodbye to Princess Celestia, "I still need to think about the information I got here, and it will probably be a sleepless night today." ”

The baron smiled bitterly twice, bowed to the eldest princess, and left the dining room.

Baron O'Brien actually left in a hurry without eating much because of the unrest in his heart, and for Swain and Katarina, there was still plenty of time tonight, enough for them to finish the dinner slowly.

"I hope Mr. Baron won't be too anxious tonight," Swain said, holding his glass to Caterina, "or it won't be good for the war." ”

Princess Celestia also raised her glass and touched the glass in Swain's hand slightly. Because of the drink she had, her face was very red, and it looked particularly charming in the dim orange light.

"That's your fault, who told you to scare him like that?"

"I'm just telling the truth. Swain slowly drank the red wine in his glass, "You're beautiful tonight." ”

Caterina was stunned, it was the first time she had heard Swin praise herself for her beauty. "What's the matter, you actually praised me, did you want to comfort me?" she couldn't help laughing, and her red face became more beautiful.

"Sort of. Swain put down his glass, "No matter what the outcome is, the empire will probably die down in the next few decades, and no matter who succeeds to the throne next, it will not be able to make the empire once more powerful in the era of the emperor." ”

Caterina lowered her head slightly, she knew that Swain was right, and at the same time, she knew what Swain meant in another way.

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At five o'clock in the morning the next day, the soldiers of the Southern Army were already on their positions, ready for battle. A heavy fog shrouded the positions of the two armies, and at this time, although the sun was already shining on the ground, the fog was also extremely thick, and even if there was light, it was impossible to look down on the situation dozens of meters away.

Wei Ting paced back and forth in his command post, he hadn't slept for more than a few hours last night, and as soon as it was dawn, he got up and saw the fog they hadn't expected.

"If you take advantage of this time to surprise the other party...... Wei Ting said to himself, this fog is really an excellent opportunity to attack, whether it is the Southern Army or the army of the Western Province, both sides are not familiar with the climate and terrain in this area, so Wei Ting guessed that the other party must not have expected this fog, if the fog is covered, take the opportunity to attack the opponent's position, the enemy must not have time to react.

Wei Ting couldn't help but start thinking about the detailed battle plan, this fighter plane was fleeting, and when the sun rose a little more, maybe the fog would dissipate a lot. However, Wei Ting immediately remembered that he was not the supreme commander of the army, and he could not get all 50,000 people to obey his command.

"Damn!" Wei Ting's heart was blocked by depression at the thought of this, and he slammed it on the table fiercely, venting his dissatisfaction in his heart.

"General!" Henry hurriedly ran into the command post, "The commander-in-chief has ordered us to prepare to attack!"

Vitting jerked to his feet, and even flipped over his seat. "Is it an all-army attack?"

"......No," said Henry, after a moment's hesitation, "the commander-in-chief's order is for us to send a regiment for a tentative attack, and he wants us to at least find out the enemy's firepower and detect whether the enemy has any intention of taking advantage of this fog to sneak attack. ”

"Hmph, cowardly coward!" Wei Ting cursed, and sat back in a huff, but he forgot that the chair had been overturned by him, and when he sat down, he sat empty, and the whole person fell to the ground.

"General!" Henry hurried to Fu Weiting.

"Ahh

"What is there to hesitate about now! If the other side does not give warning, wouldn't we send people to carry out a tentative attack to remind them? Osmond will not fight at all, if he knows a little bit of military knowledge, he should know how rare such an opportunity is, and he will regret it for the rest of his life if he misses such an opportunity!"

Vitin scolded Osmond, as if he wanted to vent his anger to make him forget what he had just done in front of the adjutant.

"Ignore his orders, our whole army will attack, this fog the enemy must not have expected it, take advantage of the time to directly attack the enemy's position!"

"General!" Henry hurriedly stopped Wei Ting, "this is a violation of the commander-in-chief's orders!"

Wei Ting glared at Henry fiercely, and then pushed him to the ground, "Go to his commander-in-chief, I don't know that the little imp of the Ministry of Internal Affairs from there also ran in front of me and pretended." As long as I'm the commander of the Southern Army, the Southern Army will listen to me, not to those stupid ones!"

"But......" said Henry, who sat on the ground and did not dare to get up, hesitated for a long time before he said, "the enemy may already be on guard? ”

Vittin couldn't help but be furious, and he raised his hand to slash it into Henry's face.

"Division commander!" the chief of staff ran into the command post, still holding a document in his hand, "the order from the headquarters is to send us the main force to serve as the vanguard of the left flank, and the central and right flanks are handed over to the 1st and 3rd divisions of the Ministry of the Interior, and that after the tentative attack, we will launch a formal attack and the whole army will press on." ”

Wei Ting was stunned for a moment, he looked at Henry hesitantly, and asked suspiciously, "Why didn't you tell me the news just now?"

Henry was also stunned when he heard the Chief of Staff's words, and he stared at Viting with wide eyes, and his eyes looked very surprised. "I don't know, the herald from the General Headquarters didn't tell me the orders behind!"

"He didn't tell you?"

"Not really!" Henry argued loudly, and if he didn't make it clear, then he would have to bear the burden of miscommunicating military orders.

"Could it be that the herald himself missed the order?" guessed the chief of staff.

"No," Wei Ting shook his head, he already understood what was going on, "Osmond did it on purpose, you just got the order, right?"

"Yes, I just sent it by telegram, and I'm still wondering why he didn't just send someone over to deliver the order. ”

"He's testing me. Vitin gritted his teeth, his face twisted together, "Test how far I'll obey his orders." ”