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Shengxuan has asked himself the question about God more than once, but this question seems to never have an answer, and seeing Ferdinand, a believer in the God of Light, actually showed a confused look in front of his question, it is obvious that he is not the only one in this world who doubts the existence of God, but I am afraid that those believers who are superficially pious also have this problem hidden in their hearts. Pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info
This was only a small episode, and the army continued to advance steadily, and soon came to the Duchy of Nicholas, which was in ruins less than a day, and several towns in succession were deserted, leaving only the towns that had been baptized by war, which looked particularly desolate.
Still, the richness of the duchy can be seen from the ruins, and even an ordinary house is built of finely carved bricks and stones. And some wealthy families are even more magnificently built, but this is only in the past, and now they are in ruins like the houses of commoners.
Sheng Xuan walked in the deserted town, all he saw was rubble, the only house that was still intact, but only a small half was left, the rest of the part had been burned down by the fire, on the broken wall that had been burned by the fire, there were still vaguely mottled murals, that should be the story of the God of Light, and this should be a temple church, so the town has a church of this size, it seems that the faith of the people here is more pious, but it can't resist the disaster of war for them.
From the past life to the present, Shengxuan, who is accustomed to seeing wars, can't help but feel sorry for this town, the original quiet and rich life was destroyed by the war, and the people have always suffered from military disasters and man-made disasters, and how innocent they are to lose their lives and destroyed wealth, but they may only feel sorry for the weak who are powerless to resist, and the so-called strong people who really impose all this on the people are not tired of it, because it can satisfy their desires.
Suddenly, Sheng Xuan had some new ideas about the previous question about God, the so-called gods are nothing more than people who make rules, so should the kings of this world also become gods? Of course not, but the full strength they have allows them to live a god-like life, and what could be more tempting than this?
The army did not stop for a moment because of this town destroyed in the war, more than 300,000 troops, lined up in a line of more than ten miles, walking mightily on the road of the Principality of Nicholas, even if it marched slowly, the dust rolled up could be seen more than ten miles away, but the discipline of this team was very strict, even if hundreds of thousands of people marched, no one would talk at will, let alone leave the team without permission and disturb the people.
This made Sheng Xuan even more impressed by this little Ferdinand, but he didn't expect that this guy who looked weak and had a belly of conspiracy had a lot of knowledge about governing the army, and then he was relieved, a person who is good at playing with power is the most knowledgeable about people's hearts, and with strong economic support, it has become a simple matter to recover these rude sergeants.
But it is easy to say, but it is not easy to do, although money can solve the equipment of soldiers, but it cannot buy military discipline, and can gather 200,000 people together to listen to their own orders, which requires the talent of a commander.
Although he admired a little more in his heart, Sheng Xuan still didn't like this person, but at this moment, Ferdinand suddenly stopped the pace of the army.
"What's going on, why did you stop the army?" asked Sheng Xuan, who couldn't help but urge Thaixue to walk two steps briskly.
"I just got the news that the rebels knew that our army of King Qin was coming, and set up an ambush on the road early, this is a mountainous area, although the mountain is not steep, but the woods are dense, and it is inevitable to be ambushed if I rush forward, so I asked the army to stop first, and I was about to ask the gentleman what his plan is. ”
"I don't know what opinions are in the Grand Duke's army?" "Our army is divided into two factions, and that's why I stopped hesitatingly. Isn't it true that the enemy's troops have taken the initiative to set up an ambush to block the road, and this shows that they are weak in heart and are afraid that our army will be reinforced, and if they can defeat this ambush at this time, it will certainly boost the morale of our army and strike a blow at the arrogance of the rebels. ”
The other faction advocates a detour, but if it is a detour, it will be delayed for at least five days, and I am afraid that by then the king will make a mistake, and we will become sinners through the ages. ”
After hearing this, Sheng Xuan couldn't help laughing: "Hahaha, I want to ask the Grand Duke, if we don't come, who else is willing to send troops to Qin Wang? If no one sends troops to reinforce the royal capital, what will happen?"
"This 、、、、、、" Ferdinand looked at Sheng Xuan, although the other party's words made him a little disgusted, but it was also true, "Sir, let's tell me your opinion." ”
"In my opinion, it's going to be a battle. Before Shengxuan's words were finished, Ferdinand immediately clapped his hands and applauded: "Okay, that's exactly what I mean, with our 300,000 army and the determination to fight the rebellion, a mere rebel ambush wants to block our way、、、、、、"
"Does the Grand Duke know how many troops the other side has? How many large defensive equipment there are? Has the other side set a trap? To rush into war without knowing anything is to joke with the lives of the soldiers, and if this battle is fought and won, it is fine, but what if it is lost? Therefore, we cannot rush into a battle without knowing anything. ”
Just said that he wanted to fight, but now he immediately said many reasons that he couldn't fight, Ferdinand couldn't help but be a little disappointed, although he didn't say it, but from his demeanor, he unnaturally showed a trace of contempt for Sheng Xuan.
A general of the Duchy of Ferdinand next to him said in displeasure: "Defeat before the war starts, hmph, frustrated! Speaking of which, you have a good idea? Just talking this nonsense, if you know everything, why are we waiting here? I didn't know you were a straw bag, and I would just say something innocuous and ask you what you were doing?
Hearing this, Sheng Xuan was not angry, he knew that these generals who had been in the barracks for a long time were all straight, and they could say whatever they wanted in their hearts, which was better than those politicians going around and around, making people guess.
It is precisely because of these words that Sheng Xuan has a good impression of this general, and it is not difficult to see from these words that this person is a reckless person, he looked at the other party and couldn't help but ask: "Then according to the general's opinion, how should we fight?"
"The woods are not suitable for cavalry, of course heavy shieldmen first, pikemen second, archers on both wings, and cavalry behind. The general looked very confident, and could not help adding: "Give me 20,000, nay, 10,000 elite soldiers, and I can let everyone pass through the woods before dark." ”
"Huh. Sheng Xuan couldn't help but smile after hearing this, leaned over and grabbed a handful of soil from the ground, and scattered it casually, the wind just blew the sand on the general's face, and couldn't help but make the other party angry, and reached out to draw his sword.
"You 、、、、、、" Before he could say a dirty word, he was stopped by Archduke Ferdinand: "Presumptuous! Stand down!" Then he asked Sheng Xuan: "Sir said that he wanted to fight, and now he says that he can't fight, but I am confused by what you said, so what is Sir's final opinion? ”
Although the words are still very polite, but there is no longer the respect before, but Sheng Xuan doesn't care about this, originally he didn't have any friendship with this Archduke Ferdinand, what does the other party think of himself That's his business, what does he have to do?
"I just showed you the direction of the wind. "The direction of the wind?" the more you talk about it, the more you don't know it, now it's about fighting, and it's about the wind and birds? Besides, now this little breeze can't even blow three feet away, how much impact can it have?" The general just now was obviously still angry about what had just happened, and couldn't help but muttered dissatisfied.
"Then I'm going to ask you, how long has it been since it rained?" "Are you going to farm?" If it's raining, you should ask the astrologer, or catch a local person, you ask me what to do, Lao Tzu only kills people, not farming!"
After the general finished speaking, he couldn't help but cause a burst of laughter from the people next to him, obviously everyone was amused by Sheng Xuan's words. But Sheng Xuan didn't hurry to break off a piece of wood from a carriage next to him, and then a little magic fire was scattered, and the wood chip was immediately ignited.
"Fire!" Seeing this scene, someone suddenly exclaimed, but Archduke Ferdinand obviously did not understand what it meant, so he quietly asked his entourage, and then couldn't help exclaiming: "Oh, sir Takami! It is now the east wind, and there is no precipitation for months, and when the weather is dry, we enter the woods for fear that the other party will wipe out most of us with a fire." It seems that the gentleman is really thoughtful. ”
"It's not necessarily high, but it knows a little more than the farmers who farm. Sheng Xuan had the intention to tease the general just now, and couldn't help laughing. But it can also be seen from this that although this principality's army is well-disciplined and well-trained, these generals are all people who talk on paper, and they have never gone through real battle formations, and they can't remember some common sense of marching for a while.
"When you meet the forest, you should be cautious and travel quickly through the water, these are the experiences summed up by the ancient generals, I just happened to see it. Sheng Xuan explained casually, so as to give the general a step, after all, the two sides will cooperate in the future, if you offend these generals because of this, I am afraid that there will be no benefit.
"My opinion is that we should rest here for a while, the army is already tired after days of hurrying, and it is naturally not wise to use this tired army to conquer the entrenched enemy, we might as well slow down, let the soldiers recover their strength, and let the other party be anxious for a while. ”
After saying this, Ferdinand nodded again and again, and couldn't help asking: "Then what next, what should we do?" Sheng Xuan didn't answer, but looked at the sky, and then asked: "What is the usual wind direction in the Principality of Nicholas this season?"
"What's the wind?" Ferdinand, apparently unaware, asked his entourage. Someone behind him hurriedly replied: "It is usually an easterly wind, and it will not change to a southeast wind until early summer, and the southeast wind will bring a lot of rain, but this year the season is a little later, so 、、、、、、"
"Okay!" Sheng Xuan didn't care about the weather in the Principality of Nicholas, because with him, an elemental summoning mage, and with Old Louie, the ice archmage, by his side, he still knew everything about whether it would rain today.
"Look at the clouds in the sky, I think it will turn southeast in the evening, but it won't rain, so it's just right for us to move, all right, let's get some rest, and we'll set off in two hours. After speaking, Shengxuan turned around and planned to leave.
Ferdinand hurriedly stopped him: "Sir's words are not finished yet, why are you leaving?" "Now we don't know anything about the enemy's situation, and it's a vain to say it, I'll go and arrange someone to investigate, and I will give you a satisfactory answer in two hours." ”
"It's time to eat, so why don't you go back after eating here. As he spoke, Ferdinand waved his hand back, and the accompanying chef had already served a hot roast.
Sheng Xuan shook his head, and said secretly in his heart: "In the end, he is a nobleman, and he even has to bring a cook to fight in the army." "He himself eats and lives with the warriors, and he is no exception to what the warriors eat, and the only exception in the orc army is old Louie, who only has an extra bowl of minced broth for every meal.
"It's not troublesome, I think our army has also prepared a meal, and it just so happens that we can also arrange the investigation by the way, the Grand Duke will leave first, and wait for my news!" Sheng Xuan specially instructed, that is, he was afraid that the generals under Ferdinand would not be able to hold it back and act without authorization.
Ferdinand saw that Shengxuan refused him and did not force him to stay, and politely sent two steps to eat with those senior generals, for this scene, Shengxuan felt a little sorry in his heart, not pity those delicacies, but feel sorry for the 200,000 soldiers of the Duchy of Ferdinand.
A general can not get along with his own soldiers, he will always be a high point of fingers, although the soldiers will obey, but the heart may not be reluctant, in this way, on the surface seems to be a strict military discipline, once in danger, I am afraid that it will collapse in an instant, especially when the enemy is decisive and reckless, and the soldiers may be thrown to death at any time.
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