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Chapter 106

All the noble magistrates in the main hall were shocked, and saw Camus kick over the wine bottle. It's just that because of Camus's identity, he didn't dare to speak, and he peeked at the expressions of the Governor and the Duke of Ciel.

The Governor of Xier Province had an ugly face, but after all, he was the commander in front of him who held hundreds of thousands of troops in the Southern Army, and although he was a governor, how could he dare to be angry with him? The muscles on his face kept trembling, and he couldn't help but look at Roddy.

Roddy's heart was excited, but his face was still calm, and he couldn't help but think of the information he had asked about Camus from Ziggy and Nicole.

Camus, Commander of the Imperial Southern Legion. At the age of fifty-three, at the age of eighteen, he received the title of first-class samurai, and after graduating from the Imperial Academy civilian cadets, he entered the army.

He served as the deputy commander of the 1st Cavalry Regiment of the Northwest Army Corps, and was later promoted to commander. When the previous generation of Duke Tulip was the commander of the Northwest Legion, he was promoted to the deputy commander of the Northwest Legion.

Later, he was transferred to the Central Cavalry Corps and continued to serve as Duke Tulip's deputy and the deputy commander of Thor's Whip.

In the space of twenty years, he became one of the top generals in the empire. Later, he was given the title of baron by the emperor, and three years later he was promoted to earl.

In the hundreds of years since the founding of the empire, there have been fewer than ten such people in hundreds of years, from a commoner to an earl, and the founding fathers of the founding of the country.

Camus was resolute, courageous, courageous and resourceful. But the only drawback is that it is too extreme and arrogant. After serving as Duke Tulip's close assistant for twenty years, he finally broke with the previous Duke because of some unknown things. Originally, Camus could be said to be the second commander of the military at the beginning of the empire, except for Duke Tulip. However, because he didn't know why he turned against the previous Duke of Tukin, Count Camus himself proposed to leave the "Whip of Thor", and finally left the south and was transferred to the commander of the Southern Army. After the death of the previous Duke Tulip, he did not return to the imperial capital once in five years.

The feud between Captain Camus and Duke Tulip was almost an open secret among the nobility of the Empire. This time, the emperor didn't send anything, but he sent Luo Di to Camus, and it is estimated that there was also a reason for deliberately embarrassing Luo Di.

A few years ago, the southern hill tribes rebelled, and the three southeastern provinces were shaken. Because of its proximity to the mountainous region, the local population of the province is mixed, and for hundreds of years there have been intermarriages, many of whom have mountain ancestry, and many of the inhabitants are simply mountain people. The rebellion engulfed almost the entire province of Sill. Camus, with his own military talents, skillfully used various means of division and discord to defeat the rebel tribes in the mountains one by one, and finally drove all the mountain barbarians back to the mountains.

But he was not a bloodthirsty man. After militarily crushing the rebel forces, he was good at taking advantage of the hatred and discord between the mountain tribes and tribes to divide and govern. The art of balance was wielded in his hands. Otherwise, in the three southeastern provinces, especially in the province of Schill. Mountain ancestry accounts for one-third of the local population. In an environment where the ethnic hatred between the imperial and the mountain people was so fierce, it was because of Camus that the overall situation in the southeast was stabilized.

In the past few years, because the Northwest Grass Carp alien Dayue Kingdom broke away from the empire and founded the country, all the tribes in the mountains have been greatly shaken, and many ambitious people are bent on emulating the Northwest Dayue Kingdom and getting rid of the rule of the empire to build a country, but because of the existence of Camus in the southeast, those mountain tribes dare not move!

It can be said that Roddy has great admiration for this Camus Legion Commander in his heart. After all, he is not the real Duke of Tulip, and he really has no idea about the grievances between the Tulip family and Camus. It's just that as a young soldier of the empire, I have a kind of reverence in my heart for this meritorious predecessor.

Taking a deep breath, Roddy said in a calm voice as much as possible, "Lord Camus, please take a seat." I just arrived in Purple Leaf City today, and I was thinking about when I would go to the Southeast Camp to see you, and you were already here. ”

Camus just nodded, glanced at Luo Di lightly, and said coldly: "Lord Duke, I'm not here to drink." It's just that there is something important to discuss with the Governor, so I don't think there is any need to drink this wine, everyone should disperse!"

The latter sentence was said by turning to the nobles in the main hall.

"Something important?" Roddy frowned.

Camus looked at Luo Di calmly, then at the governor, and said coldly: "Please give the governor an order! From today, the whole city of Purple Leaf City will be on alert! The whole province of Xi'er Province is on alert, and the defenders are in a state of combat readiness." My Southern Legion will also cooperate with the local defenders...... I've been given the latest news that there seems to be a new movement among the mountain people. ”

"What?" said the Governor, standing up hesitantly, "No...... No way...... Their tribal elders came to see me the day before yesterday...... I ......"

Camus had a sneer on his face, and there was a bit of mockery in his smile: "I also gave you a few beauties from the mountain clan, didn't you?"

"Nonsense!" the Governor blushed, and then immediately said solemnly, "Since Lord Camus has something important, then this is the end of today's banquet...... What do you see, Lord Duke?"

Luo Di stood up and said loudly: "I am entrusted by Your Majesty, since I have important military affairs, I naturally cannot slack off!

The governor and the duke both spoke, and the distinguished guests in the main hall immediately got up and said goodbye, and some of them were shocked by what they had just said, but they were afraid that something big had happened this time. Others are also ready to flee the southeast, thinking about how to protect their family property......

The women who had been drinking withdrew, and soon only Roddy, Camus, and the three local governors of the southeastern provinces were left in the main hall.

Camus's expression was serious and grim. Said slowly: "Three Governors, I'm afraid the situation in front of you is a bit complicated. At present, I have received news that the nineteen tribes of the mountains have held a tribal assembly in the Flame Tribe in the Jiuqu Mountain ten days ago, and the nineteen tribes have jointly elected the vultures of the Flame Department as the chief!"

"Chief!" exclaimed the governor of Ciel, who immediately changed color, "are they insane! The imperial decree that no tribe shall have a chief!

Camus glanced at the silent Roddy, and said slowly: "Rebellion? Didn't they do the rebellion once ten years ago? That's nothing! Only this time they openly violated the imperial decree and privately formed an alliance and set up a chieftain...... Hmph, it looks like that vulture is a bit ambitious. ”

Governor Schill gritted his teeth and said, "Bastard! The Imperial Decree states that no tribe shall have a chieftain, and all mountain tribes must respect His Majesty the Emperor as their common chieftain, and they dare to do this, are they not afraid of being killed...... I'm going to send someone to report to the imperial capital immediately!"

Camus looked at him with some disdain, but said lightly: "The matter has been born, but the news transmission in the mountains remains the same, and I have been ten days behind when I got the news." The most important thing now is to restrain your subordinates immediately and get ready. If I'm not mistaken, in less than a month, they will be erecting a banner! The south is complicated, and there are many mountain tribes among the defenders, and the most important thing now is to stabilize the army! Please ask the two governors to rush back to their jurisdiction at once! I will immediately send people from the southern army to assist. ”

After a pause, Camus took a breath and said slowly: "Now things are like **, a little spark will lead to a flame!" There are now 30,000 defenders in Purple Leaf City, including 10,000 mountain local infantry regiments, Lord Governor, please immediately send someone to tighten surveillance, order the barracks to be closed, and not let them contact the outside world!"

Governor Schill's face trembled: "Could it be ...... Do these guys dare to openly rebel? I ...... I'll gather the defenders at once and take them all!"

Stupid! Camus cursed in his heart: Take the infantry regiment of 10,000 people, and be well equipped. How to take it? Just rely on your 20,000 garrison troops where military discipline is lax, and I am afraid that the two of them will be defeated by those fierce mountain armies!

Luo Di showed a contemplative expression on his face, and slowly spoke: "Your Excellency Governor, I don't think you can do it rashly now! After those mountain tribes unite, the first thing they will do is definitely to contact the armies of the mountain tribes in the southeast! Although those armies belong to the empire, they are foreign races after all, and if someone instigates them, it is inevitable that some stubble will occur! Now that we suddenly make the first move, I am afraid that some people will be forced to rebel even if they do not rebel!"

Governor Schill immediately laughed and said, "Yes, yes, what the Duke said, what does the Duke mean?"

Luo Di frowned secretly, but still said: "According to Lord Camus's wishes, first order the barracks to be confined! No free entry and exit! No contact with the outside world! Then ...... Then slowly mobilize the army to the side to demonstrate deterrence!" Then he glanced at Camus, and said: "Lord Camus, how many troops can your southeast battalion draw out now?"

Camus glanced at Luo Di with a complicated expression, pondered for a while, and said: "Fifty thousand at most! No more! The southeast battalion must leave enough troops, once the various tribes in the mountains unite and openly rebel, the southeast camp is at the forefront, and it will immediately be put into the rebellion!"

Luo Di nodded and said, "I heard before I came that there are two mountain infantry regiments in Xi'er Province, one is stationed in Purple Leaf City, and the other infantry regiment has been broken up and divided into five thousand detachments and stationed in various parts of Xi'er, right?"

"Yes, yes!" Governor Schill nodded immediately, bowed and said, "Lord Duke!"

Luo Di nodded lightly, thinking that this is what I came to the south for, if I don't get some information in advance, will I wait to be fooled by you local corrupt officials?

After looking at the governors of the other two provinces, the two governors immediately understood and said, "The local garrison under my command has four thousand mountain clan troops. ”

"I have 5,000 men there, but they are all reserves. ”

Luo Di sighed secretly in his heart, and couldn't help but curse in his heart: These damn place guards, knowing that the mountain barbarians are about to move, actually dare to set up so many mountain clan defenders! Isn't that knowing that people are going to rebel, and giving back weapons to others! It's just damned!

He didn't know that there had been no war in the south for ten years, and the military discipline of the local defenders had been lax. Officers from all over the country embezzled military salaries, but at the moment Camus did not dare to be too presumptuous, so he could only set up as many mountain tribe troops as possible. The salaries of the soldiers of the mountain tribe were lower than those of the imperial soldiers, and there was much to be done in the middle. In order to enrich their own pockets, where did these officers care so much? They always thought that the mountain clan had been subjugated for many years, and they would not rebel again. Others shouted the bullshit slogan of "barbarism to rule barbarianism". As everyone knows, it is feasible to use barbarism to govern barbarianism, but it must be established under the leadership of a highly powerful central government. With a strong force as a backing to deter the other party, and at the same time supplemented by pacification means, only then can we rule the barbarians with bruteness.

And now the empire is weakened, and the local defenders are evacuated. The knife in his hand was already blunt, and he shouted what to do with barbarism. Took the initiative to give the knife to the enemy, and the people didn't stab it?

Luo Di roughly calculated, in the entire three southeastern provinces, there were about 100,000 local defenders, and the army of the Zhongshan Yue clan in the imperial defenders occupied 30,000 people. That's about the same as the population - but that's not the case when you consider the fact that the Imperial defenders were inflated by their air salaries......

Luo Di didn't care about so much, put up the duke's shelf, and asked the governors of the other two provinces to leave Purple Leaf City and return to the jurisdiction immediately.

Camus had already brought 10,000 cavalry regiments of the Southern Legion on the way here, and at this moment they were outside the city. He had already sent 20,000 men to the other two provinces in the southeast to assist the local governors.

After Camus finished explaining, he immediately took his leave and left the city. As he left, he just nodded his head at Roddy, and didn't even glance at the Governor of Schill.

After Camus left, Governor Hill was not angry, and couldn't help but snort coldly, and said fiercely: "This Camus doesn't take the Duke in his eyes at all!"

Luo Di smiled faintly, thinking that if you don't take me in your eyes, I'm afraid that you are angry that he doesn't take you in your eyes. But he said lightly: "Now the matter is urgent, and Master Camus is also busy with big things." ”

Governor Schill slapped the horse's leg on the horse's leg, and only smiled wryly.

In the afternoon of the same day, an order was issued from the governor's palace, and the Purple Leaf City began to be on strict alert.

Roddy took Rand quietly into the street to take a look. I saw the chaotic local defenders of Purple Leaf City running around in a chaotic manner, without order at all, like headless flies. The city is also full of chickens and dogs, and many local defenders also take the opportunity to blackmail merchants and extort money. Luo Di saw that he secretly gritted his teeth in his heart: such an army, don't wait for the mountain tribe to rebel, as long as the defenders of the mountain tribe outside the city mutiny, I am afraid that this Purple Leaf City will be defeated immediately!

Looking at the towering city pass, the iron wall like a copper wall, Luo Di sighed in his heart: What is the use of building a city wall no matter how high it is? If it is not for Camus watching from the southeast, most of the money for building the city wall would have been embezzled! It's like the Watt Fortress, the twelve-meter wall is actually less than ten meters......