Admiral Bernadotte led his troops to Auroville. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 Info There was something that surprised him a little - from a long distance he saw his old comrade-in-arms, Musang Zhuo Jig, the Supreme Commander of the Holy War, standing by the city gate with a small group of soldiers of the Personal Guard, wearing the dress of a great general, and Lieutenant General Karbdisdaf, who usually handled such affairs on behalf of His Excellency the Great General, was nowhere to be found.

Bernadotte was stunned, even if he had a good personal relationship with Musang Excellence, the Musang Excellence in his memory would never be like this.

With a flick of the admiral's right hand, the march behind him stopped. The soldiers' fire-blue-treated armor shook like waves in the sea.

Bernadotte dismounted, walked up to Rafal on foot with the reins in his right hand, looked up at the general's silver eyes, and gave a mid-distance military salute.

Mu Sang nodded and just wanted to take a step, when he suddenly remembered General Karbudisdav's instructions, and hurriedly raised his hand to return the salute. Then he dismounted, stepped forward and put his arm around Bernadotte's shoulder.

"Bernadotte, you have worked hard, please come with me. The general let go of his right hand and made a gesture of please, but it did not point inside the city, but outside the city.

The general was full of suspicion, and it was difficult to ask, and when he saw the general on his horse, he had to follow him. The herald commanded the soldiers to follow them neatly.

"Bernadotte, I haven't seen you for a few months, you're fat. The general opened his mouth to greet him.

Bernadotte saw the General's silver eyes glance nimbly at the swastika on his armor, and replied with a smile:

"Ha, after a few months of leisure in the Holy Domain, can you not get fat? I love you Hurry up Your Excellency has lost some weight, it must be very hard - to be able to capture Locke Fortress in such a short time, Your Excellency the General is worthy of being a military wizard. By the way, why don't you see Lieutenant General Karbudistav?"

"He's in trouble. Mu Sang Zhuo replied vaguely, and the admiral hesitated for a moment, and then stopped asking.

Mu Sang Zhuo turned to look at him, raised his eyebrows slightly, and asked, "How is Your Majesty lately?"

"Uh...... In fact, I haven't seen Your Majesty for a long time......" replied Bernadotte, not noticing the General's blinking.

After a short period of coldness, Mu Sang Zhuozhuo opened his mouth first: "There are only 40,000 soldiers in Dawn City, and if there are more, it will easily affect the lives of the citizens - some of my subordinates are also hoarded outside the city. So, please be grieved for a few days. General Karbudisdav has prepared a camp for you in advance, and when we are gone, this city will be handed over to you, so as not to fall into the prestige of His Majesty the Heavenly Saint. ”

"Yes!" Bernadotte bowed, and when he looked up, he saw that His Excellency the General was thinking about something with his head tilted sideways.

"Your Excellency, I have a question, I don't know if to talk about it......"

"You say. ”

"Why didn't Your Excellency immediately lead his troops to attack and capture the other eight cities and seventeen fortresses on the border of the Rohan Empire, but stopped in Dawn City for so long? Winter is coming, since you stop here, why don't you wait for winter before setting off?"

"Hmm...... First question, I have some desire to blame you, Bernadotte. The general said, "Has the strategic vision deteriorated after being away from me for so long?"

"No, what I learned during my time in the Bandit Army will last a lifetime. If you had let the Heavenly Saint Legion stay behind after the capture of Locke Fortress and march straight ahead, Thornfield County might have been taken long ago. ”

"Is this a question that His Majesty the Pope has for me?" Mu Sang Zhuo asked suddenly, Bernadotte's smile froze for a while, and he hurriedly said: "No, this is just my doubt. However, His Excellency, who is known as a war wizard, must have a deep meaning in such actions. Please also give me your advice. ”

Mu Sang Zhuo glanced at this subordinate who had followed him for two years, and said slowly in his deep and deep voice:

"First, at that time, I could not fully command the Heavenly Saint Legion, at that time, it was inappropriate to entrust the Heavenly Saint Legion to attack Thornfield County or to entrust the Heavenly Saint Legion to stay behind; second, after our army obtained Locke Fortress, the strategic advantage has been completely grasped by our army, if it is too aggressive, there is a danger of being surrounded by the enemy, if the first line of Dawn City-Locke Fortress is lost, then our army that attacked first will be in danger of being completely annihilated; Although Manuel is young, he owns two fiefdoms in Ness Fortress and Race Fortress, and is considered the first prince of Midfield, if he is not swept away, Dawn City and Locke Fortress will be threatened by him. ”

"That's right, General Ulloon is currently in the siege of Seth County, and in a dozen days, the Celestial Legion will have to stop fighting - it's very cold in the north. ”

"That is at the discretion of Lord Ulloen. "These days the Karbud Disdaf sperm donation has prepared enough supplies, and that guy Barn has laid a granary for our army. ”

"Then, why did Your Excellency choose to send troops at this time?"

Mu Sang Zhuo shook the horsewhip in his hand and pointed in the direction of the western Everisnir: "Bernadotte, I don't know if you have ever heard such a saying: 'Whoever occupies the Everisnir will occupy the heart of the Rohan Empire'. ”

"I've heard that this is a superstition among the pagans. The Admiral laughed contemptuously, and perhaps His Excellency the Admiral was also curled at the corners of his mouth. However, from the general's angle, he could only see the muscles in his cheeks tugging.

"Indeed, these hopelessly stupid people. The general whispered, and his horse shook its chew, perhaps the general had strangled it without noticing.

"Your Excellency?" Bernadotte hurriedly reined in his horse so that he would not inadvertently walk in front of the General.

"Uh...... The current army of the Midfeldts is already difficult to compete with our battle-hardened army. The way to quickly break their will to resist is to capture Iver Isnir as quickly as possible. And to occupy Everisnir, it is necessary to first sweep away the power of Thornfieldshire. Duke Fernandi was newly defeated, and he must have desperately gathered troops to defend it, so that in winter, his city's supplies would be difficult...... Maybe one or two more waves of reinforcements will come and die. We only need to settle the reinforcements, and depending on the situation, we will decide whether to storm Thornfield County or to besiege it. As long as we ensure that the supply routes are steady and steady, then the initiative on the battlefield is in our hands. ”

Admiral Bernadotte touched his chin with his right hand and pondered for a while, then said with a smile: "Your Excellency, a great general who is known as a genius of war, has a much deeper understanding of the situation between the enemy and the enemy than me. It's just ......"

"Just?"

"Maybe it's my delusion, this time your fighting style is completely different from the past, maybe your war talent still has endless potential to be untapped!"

"Bernadotte. The general smiled bitterly, "You are no longer my subordinate, so you don't need to slap me on the back anymore." ”

When the admiral saw the general laughing, he laughed with him, and when his head returned to his normal position, he saw the continuous camp ahead. In the distance, a figure sped all the way over.

"Bernadotte!" shouted the man from afar, his lingua franca strange and awkward.

"Ha! Heavenly Sage Emperor Shengyou!Mimakash, it's you kid!" the admiral jumped off his horse and rushed over to hug the major general, and the two laughed and shouted. When he was still in the Bandit Legion, he was the captain of the First Brigade, and Mimacash was his subordinate at that time.

Mu Sang Zhuo didn't mean to disturb the two old subordinates, but just quietly restrained his war horse. The soldiers of the Thunder Legion, under the command of Bernadotte's adjutant, Lieutenant General Röntgen, again neatly stopped their steps.

The sudden cessation of the clash of armor made the general turn his head, and he made a gesture to Lieutenant General Röntgen. The lieutenant general immediately began a handover with Mimakash's men.

Bernadotte, who was four or five years older than Musang, held a letter in his hand, and Mimakash, who was half a head shorter than him, had been trying to jump up and grab it, but he couldn't. The general shook his head as he watched the two big guys fighting in front of so many people.

At last Mimakash finally snatched his letter, and Bernadotte laughed at him, and strangely enough, despite the werewolf's hairy face, Musang Zhuo saw him blush, and Rafal could guess in the blink of an eye who had written it.

The major general raised his head and saw Mu Sangzhuo's cold silver eyes, he immediately tore off the wrinkled military uniform on his body, and bowed his head to the general to confess. Bernadotte's armor was also a little messy, and he quickly sorted it out and bowed his head like a major general.

Musang Zhuo did not say anything, he threw his stirrup and dismounted, and turned to look at Lieutenant General Röntgen, who was commanding the soldiers into the camp, who was dark and thin, and looked to be in his forties, with the cross coat of arms of the Redeeming Church on his breastplate.

"You have a good lieutenant. The general said.

"Ah, it's excellent. However, it is certainly not as good as Lieutenant General Karl Budisdav. Bernadotte said, "Röntgen used to serve in the Celestial Legion, and he was only recently transferred to the Thunder Legion. ”

"Oh. The general glanced at Lieutenant General Röntgen a few more times, and Admiral Bernadotte knew that Musang was at odds with the Church of Redemption, and he did not care about it at the moment. Mimakash whispered a few words in his ear beside Musang Zhuo.

"Well, I see, then the hospitality here will be left to you. After settling the Thunder Legion, take the officers above the colonel level to the Castle of Dawn. After speaking, the general turned to Bernadotte and said, "Come with me into the city, General Calbuddysdaf is probably ready for a banquet, and tonight we will be like before, let's not get drunk and not go home!"

Mimakash gave a military salute and watched the general take Admiral Bernadotte's shoulders and walk away.

The legion's base was to the east of Auroville, so Musang took Bernadotte back to the city to the west. For some reason, the escorted pro-guards fell far behind the two comrades. From their direction, they could only see the backs of the great general on the black horse and the general on the white horse. No matter how you look at it, they don't look like they're talking. Bernadotte was always half a horse behind the General.

"Mimakash is still the same as it used to be. Bernadotte was the first to break the silence, "At that time, in the death camp, he was still a little ghost, but I didn't expect that after being a general for so long, he still looked so lively - it's good to be young." ”

"Hmm. The general replied listlessly, as if he was a little absent-minded, as if he wanted to speak and stopped.

"Your Excellency?"

"Ah, that guy in Calbuddisdaf has a problem for me, and I'm getting a headache. ”

"Oh, I don't know what problem the lieutenant general has given you? Speaking of which, Your Excellency has changed a lot. ”

"I haven't changed. The general said firmly, "You have changed. ”

After Mu Sang Zhuo finished speaking, he gently clamped the horse's belly, and the horse trotted up.

"Your Excellency?" the admiral did not know if he had said something wrong, but Bernadotte hurriedly urged his horse, and then caught up with the advancing general, and thus ran head-on into Mu Sangzhuo's words that made him flustered:

"Tell me the truth about His Majesty, you just came from the Holy Capital of Icarus. ”

"Real...... Words?...... Although my ministry has recently been stationed in the Holy Capital, I have not been received by His Majesty for a long time, but His Majesty the Pope has summoned me several times. What, what's the problem?"

Mu Sang Zhuo said in a low voice: "If His Majesty the Heavenly Sage breaks with His Majesty the Pope in the future, which side are you on?"

"What?!" Bernadotte's surprised expression did not look like it was pretending, "Break up, God forbid, is this so possible? His Majesty has always been a devout believer in the Pope, and everyone knows that the relationship between the Pope and the Emperor is very good. ”

"After the Mirohan Empire is captured by our army, it will be difficult to say, and there can only be one person standing on the throne. The general said solemnly, "The claws of the church have reached out to me, do you know the Twin Boy Devils?" ”

"Maybe they were just worried about the safety of the jihadist commanders and sent people to protect them secretly. ”

The general shook his head, looked into his friend's eyes and asked, "You haven't answered my question yet, if one day, which side are you on?"

"Oh, if that day comes, it will be terrible!" said Bernadotte, his hand crossed his chest and a look of fear in his eyes. Mu Sang Zhuo saw everything in his eyes and sighed for the first time.

"You have changed!" repeated the General, "have you been baptized by the Church of the Redeemer?"

"Well, you're right, I've changed. Bernadotte replied slowly.

Mu Sang Zhuo tried to find the courage of the year in Bernadotte's brown eyes, but to no avail, and finally whispered gloomily:

"Five years ago, you, I, Karbdisdaf, Mimacash, Bullock, and Barn were all in the Grim Reaper's legion under General Saxony. Almost every day in the Grim Reaper Legion there are old friends who die and new ones join, and everyone doesn't know how long they will live, but we are happy every day when we drink together. At that time, I thought you were the bravest comrade-in-arms besides me. Even now, when I close my eyes, I can see your bloody sword. It's been a long time since that knife had bled to it?"

The admiral remembered those years ago, when the man in front of him always took the lead with a chained giant axe the size of a door panel, and cut a bloody path for his comrades without changing his face. At that time, the past could not be seen in the cold silver eyes, nor could there be wavering and death. And he is like a madman who is not afraid of death, following this man in and out of the sea of corpses and blood, drinking together and gagging together after the battle. They were illiterate in a bunch of coarse people, and the elegant Karl Budisdav was everyone's teacher, and Musang Zhuo was the best learner.

"Ah, Lord God, you are right. Bernadotte agreed in a low voice, "Sometimes I think it's incredible to follow you through the sea of corpses and blood at that time, and to live until now." ”

The general frowned when he heard the prayer of the Church of Salvation, and he glanced at the cross coat of arms on Bernadotte's armor, and said lightly: "Is your heart shaken? In my impression, you are a warrior who is not afraid of death, not the general who reads the Holy Book now!"

"It is impossible for a man not to be afraid of death. Bernadotte said, "Sometimes people seem not afraid of death, just because there is something more fearful." ”

Mu Sang slammed his grip on the reins, and his horse neighed with a long thud.

Bernadotte also reined in his horse, and he quietly looked at his former comrade-in-arms and said no more. The weeds on the side of the road were now lying on the side of the road because of the frost in the morning, and he suddenly felt that the surroundings were a little too desolate. Although you can see the east gate of the inner city not far away, there is only the banner of the Heavenly Bandit Legion.

"What are you afraid of now, why weren't you afraid before?" Mu Sang asked suddenly.

"Once upon a time?" said Bernadotte, ruffling the hair from his forehead, pointing to the imprint there, to the marshal, "you know, I have a slave imprint here. ”

"Hmm. ”

"Once upon a time I was a slave in the Roerland Command, with nothing, and if I either died on the battlefield or starved to death. Thanks to His Majesty's blessings, I have everything I have today - maybe this is the ridicule of Heaven for me, I have nothing to fear, and the more I have, the more I fear of losing...... Isn't it ridiculous? Don't you feel it? Bernadotte, who was born and died with you, is such a cowardly man. Mu Sang Zhuo, this is a friend's sincere words to you, not a general's words to a great general. ”

Mu Sangzhuo's eyes widened, and as soon as he reached out, he grabbed Bernadotte's neckline, close to the face of his comrade-in-arms, and said loudly: "Bernadotte, you look at me, look at my eyes, don't I have more than you now?

"You are not afraid, because you have not yet had what you wanted. "And I, on the other hand, have been satisfied with everything I have and don't want to lose it again." ”

Mu Sang Zhuo looked at the familiar and unfamiliar face, let go of his collar, and laughed loudly, even the stone could understand the desolation in it. The Guards stood far behind them, oblivious to any commotions.

His Excellency the General laughed for a long time before stopping, he patted his chest, and said softly: "Sure enough, Karbudistav is right, I am much worse than him in terms of looking at people." ”

"Huh?"

"He said you wouldn't be following me anymore, I didn't believe it. ”

Hearing this, Bernadotte immediately turned over and dismounted, stepped forward to hold Mu Sang's hand, and said sincerely: "Your Excellency, General, I am your subordinate, and I am your comrade-in-arms. In any case, now I will faithfully carry out your orders. Please stop your horrible thoughts...... What if that's the case...... I'm ......."

Mu Sang Zhuo waved his other hand, signaling that he didn't have to say any more, he looked up at the east gate of the inner city that was close at hand, and shouted for the pro-soldier guards to catch up.

Inside, in front of the castle, Lieutenant General Karbudisdav and the commander of the demonized cavalry, Mittcard, were there. The Demonized Cavalry Commander wore a red swastika over his golden armor, the symbol of the Acting Red Pope, and after Avilad's death, he was the supreme leader of the Redeemed Church in the expeditionary force.

Bernadotte prostrated himself reverently at the sight of the commander of the demonized cavalry, and Mitcard stretched out his hand to kiss him, but he stared at Mu Sangzhuo like an eagle with a hare on it. The believers at his feet might vomit out all their breakfast if they knew what was going on in his heart.

Mu Sang Zhuo on the side had already lost goosebumps on the ground, and his silver eyes exchanged opinions with General Karbdisdav in a panic, and Mittcard saw it in his eyes, and his smile became more and more kind and holy. When Bernadotte got up, he saw the sunny smile of the commander of the demonized cavalry, and a burst of warmth rose in his heart.

When Bernadotte turned to General Calbuddisdav, the white-haired elf had already given him a standard military salute, and the admiral remembered that he was already higher in rank than his old boss. Out of respect for General Karbudisdav, he returned the salute to the white-haired lieutenant general in a proper manner. General Karbudisdav smiled slightly, but did not speak, and he would never do anything that would be indecent in a formal setting.

A group of people entered the castle with the general and the general, and after a short time, the other generals of the Thunder Legion who had settled their bags also rushed to the castle. General Karbudisdav invited many of the nobles of the inner city to accompany him, and the guests, including those who played the music, were closely inspected by him. Mu Sang Zhuo raised his glass and toasted as the host, and the feast began.

General Karbudisdav toasted the generals one by one. Only then did he go to Bernadotte's side and greet him a few words, mainly about the current military affairs, and did not mention anything else. At first, the admiral was a little unaccustomed to the tone of the white-haired lieutenant general's report, and he was a little uncomfortable. At the beginning, this man was not only their boss, but also the teacher who taught them words.

His Excellency the General kept inviting the female companions present to dance, and each of the ladies present danced with the General at least twice, and Mittkad on one side looked at him silently with a rose, and his gaze was like a tangible thorn, which made His Excellency the Great General Mu Sang Excellence sweat coldly. A dance partner kindly asked Mu Sang Zhuo if he wanted to take a break, and His Excellency the General hurriedly shook his head in refusal, and then dragged the dance to the beat of the music. Poor dance partner was like a puppet under his strong arms, and he was thrown dizzy.

The generals present did not see in the slightest that their great general was fighting a difficult battle - although Mu Sang Zhuo danced extremely fiercely today, everyone knew that he needed women every time he went out on the eve of the battle. Mimakash once jokingly told his subordinates that if you calculate the number of battles fought, you can guess how many children the General has had.

At a glance, General Karbudisdav saw the electric spark between Mittkad and Musang Excellence, and at the end of the song, he threw a glance at Musang Excellence.

Mittcard saw that Musang had let go of all the women, and was about to come forward to talk, but the general squeezed into General Karbdisdav's circle with astonishing speed. The commander of the demonized cavalry sighed heartbroken, and the rose stem in his mouth was bitten off, and the white petals fell to the ground one after another. He was a member of the clergy, and no lady would come and invite him to dance, and his figure was indescribably lonely and desolate in this bustling ball.

The general wiped the sweat from his forehead and joined the conversation of the generals. The opening was to complain that General Karbdisdav had turned the banquet into a military symposium, and General Karbdisdav smiled and apologized, but continued the topic, but this time he asked Musang to speak.

Most of the generals of the Thunder Legion were not familiar with Mu Sang, and at first they were a little nervous about the rumored murderous and ferocious number one general of the empire. However, after a few words, the atmosphere was lighter, and Bernadotte couldn't help but add fuel to the fire, and some of the officers consulted with the general about the current state of the war.

"Your Excellency, why do you insist on sending troops at the onset of winter?" asked a young officer, with a military salute.

"I've already told your Legion Commander the answer to this question, so you'd better think about it and go back and ask Bernadotte. Mu Sang Zhuo glanced at General Karbudistav, "According to our old tradition, there is a reward for correct answers, and a small punishment for wrong guesses. ”

Bernadotte remembered that General Karbudistav had spoken in the pioneer camp, and immediately echoed loudly, and the colonel's face turned red and he was a little at a loss.

Mu Sang Zhuo saw all this in his eyes and continued: "I can give you a hint - you can consider the nature of this war, and the mood of the enemy. Plus, winters in Dawn aren't as cold as in Rohrland. ”

"Isn't this a holy war?" said the officer in a low voice.

"It's a 'holy war' for us, and we're an out-and-out aggressor to the enemy. Mu Sang's voice was not loud, but everyone present heard it, and some people changed their faces slightly, but they immediately squeezed out a reluctant smile.

General Karbudisdav was stunned, and immediately said: "For these infidels who are stubborn and refuse to obey the glory of the Pope, they are very eager to expel us. Even if we don't go to war this winter, the enemy will take great pains to come to our army for a decisive battle. Rather than that, let's take the initiative. ”

"Teacher Karbudisdaf was so unexpectedly merciful this time that he was able to give the answer so quickly. Bernadotte said, "It's been a long time since you had to trouble us. ”

His Excellency the Admiral smiled. "I only taught you how to read, and your Excellency and you are geniuses on how to fight." ”

Bernadotte stroked the red wine glass in his hand with emotion, and said in a low voice: "It was from you that I learned to read and write, and then I saw the light!" Mu Sang nodded and said yes, most of the generals of the Thunder Legion did not expect that the general and general would have such a relationship with the elven lieutenant general in front of them, and they couldn't help but look at him with admiration.

General Karbudisdav looked at everyone looking at him, and suddenly felt a little uncomfortable, and under the pretext that he still had military affairs to handle, he slipped away step by step. Musang Zhuo glanced at Mittkade, and was about to disappear like a shadow, but Admiral Bernadotte grabbed his arm, and he said in a voice that only the two of him could hear: "I say, don't you think Lieutenant General Karbudisdav looks like a woman tonight? Uh, I mean, some elves are more difficult to distinguish gender, uh, no......"

"I'm not sure, but I feel the same way. Mu Sang Zhuo whispered, "The last time I asked him, he didn't admit it or deny it. ”

"Well, maybe it's my delusion, you don't think women will look away. Bernadotte said, "Well, is there any difference between the women of Lohan and the women of the heavenly saints?"

"For me, women are all the same. Mu Sang Zhuo said lightly, "They are just tools for giving birth to children." ”

“...... If I were General Karbudisdav, I wouldn't have confessed to you that I was a woman. ”

"Really?" Mu Sang Zhuo looked at his comrades-in-arms, thoughtful.

"Of course, although you have met many women, when it comes to women's minds, you may not know as much as I do. Bernadotte choked on a sip of wine, feeling a little drunk.