William Einfurt wore a black Imperial Army officer's uniform, sleeping soundly on a table beside his bedside, a cloak embroidered with the national coat of arms on his back, and the rank of artillery major on his shoulders.

Outside the window, the birds are singing, the warm and warm sunlight fills the entire ward, and the breeze brings the fragrance of flowers, which is the taste of spring.

The door was pushed open, and the Marquis of Dali Einfurt, dressed in the uniform of an imperial marshal, walked in and said softly:

"Good boy, wake up."

Major William rubbed his tired eyes, stretched and stood up:

"Father...... You're here...... What time is it? ”

"You go to the bathroom now to wash your face, the carriage is waiting for us at the door of the nursing home."

"Oh? Is the army ready? ”

"Yes, it's time to go, kid, cheer up, you're a high-ranking officer in the Empire, wipe the saliva from your mouth."

"I ...... I dreamed that Edgar got up to make breakfast, and she made a mess of the kitchen, and the bread and bacon were baked......" William said in a daze.

He yawned, looked down at his fiancée, who was still asleep, and gently squeezed her white arm, but unfortunately did not wait for the expected result, the big eyes were still closed, and a flying insect fell on the long silver eyelashes, and William waved it away.

"It's still a dream after all, she still hasn't woken up."

The Marquis of Dalí walked to the bedside and patted his son on the back:

"She'll be fine, say goodbye to Her Royal Highness, and there will be a royal doctor to take care of her later."

Major William bent down, brushed a strand of silver hair with the fingers of his left hand, and kissed his fiancée lightly on the forehead.

"I don't want our wedding to take place in this ward, I'm fed up with the smell of wine, promise me, Edgar, wake up quickly, don't you still want to go to the academy for further study, you will become a fool if you sleep too long."

The father and son packed their bags and got into the carriage, and they had already driven far away, and William reluctantly opened the window and stuck his head out to look back at the nursing home.

The Marquis of Dalí looked at the scenery flying by outside the window and said:

"William, you have to pay for the merits of this battle, do you remember the mistakes you made?"

"Yes, of course I do."

"Look."

"I disobeyed the order in the last battle and left the position without permission, and was later tried by a military court for dereliction of duty, thanks to the mercy of His Majesty the Emperor, otherwise I would have been hanged."

"Well, it's good to know the fault, don't blame me for being too strict with you, after all, there are so many pairs of eyes watching, I, as the commander-in-chief of this operation, can't take special care of my relatives, on the contrary, I have to ask you more strictly, I hope you can understand."

William covered his mouth and yawned: "I understand...... Father... I understand ......."

"You know the! Look at the way you look, you can't even open your eyes! Your son give me some energy, how can you lead the troops like this? ”

"I'm sorry, Father, but I'm so tired......

Yesterday morning, I went to the tailor's shop to lead the army's uniform, in the afternoon I went to the psychiatric hospital to visit His Royal Highness the Crown Prince Constance, and in the evening I went home to say goodbye to my mother, and returned to the nursing home in the middle of the night to help Edgar change her dressing, and finally only slept for three and a half hours...... And then you woke me up. ”

"Yes, my father blames you.

Later, when I arrived at the camp, I would find a marching bed to make up for sleep, and I would have to march in a hurry for the next few times, so I must rest before setting off. ”

A few hours later, in the headquarters of the camp of the Great Army, William met a legendary figure, Marshal Ivan Mikhainovich, the eagle of the steppe, and he instantly felt the tiredness of his body swept away, and rushed to hug and shake hands with his idol.

Yi Wanshuai has long, messy turmeric hair and a full beard, wears a traditional suede cylinder hat of the steppe people, and has a rough and heroic voice:

"Brother Dali, this guy is your son William? Haha, it looks like a combination of you two as a couple! ”

Dali stepped forward and hugged his old friend:

"To be more precise, it's more like his mother, you look at the height and red hair here, as well as this three-dimensional and detailed facial features, how much like Jian Ning, only these cyan eyes follow me, and of course, there is an extremely smart head!"

"Haha, Brother Dali, I'm still so fond of bragging!"

With that, Yi Wanshuai patted William's shoulder vigorously and praised:

"Oops! This muscle! Look at this guy's body! How sturdy!

There must be a lot of exercise, right, in our northwest grasslands, guys like you are going to participate in the Kugri Wrestling Tournament! Win the championship and win to marry the daughter of the tribal chief! ”

William felt a sharp pain in his shoulder, it seemed that Ivan, the prairie eagle, was still not old, and his strength was not lost to the young man at all, he smiled and said:

"Lord Ivan, I'm not good at wrestling, it's okay to boxing, I won the championship in the amateur event in Tajiavi, but well, I don't dare to please the daughter of the patriarch of the steppe tribe, we are now the quasi-son-in-law of His Majesty the Emperor, if you dare to spend your heart, I'm afraid your head will not be protected!"

"Haha, yes, this guy is really interesting, he has our sense of humor, I like it!

I've seen Her Royal Highness's martial arts on the training ground, good fellow! The plank of the three-layer solid wood is split with one palm! Well, that strength is no joke! William, if you dare to marry a new love, I'm afraid that all the brains will come out for you! ”

William spread his hands: "As long as she can wake up, I would rather be beaten badly." ”

Dalí asked, "Ivan, how is your daughter's marriage arranged?" ”

"Oh, you ask my darling Natasha, her marriage to Duke Meyer has long been betrothed,

These two young people are going to take a boat to the north to see what aurora is going to be held on the ship, hehe, young people just know how to be romantic, we old antiques can't figure this out! ”

Halfway through the words, Yi Wanshuai seemed to remember something sad and looked a little depressed.

Dali reacted immediately and said:

"It's a pity that your adopted son and daughter died in the Battle of Ramvedence, what a lovely child, please mourn.

"Shasha and Martha...... I was going to take them to the city to play...... Ay! Don't mention it! ”

Ivan Mikhainovich spat on the ground, and then stamped his feet vigorously, as if to vent his feelings:

"The dead are gone, it's all fucking gone! This damn world is full of strife, and if any country fights with each other, there will be wars, and if there is a war, people will die! If you're just dwelling on the pain, you won't be able to live this day, aren't you, man?"

"That's right, people have to look forward, Brother Ivan, how many Brother Prairie Rong did you bring this time?"

"I didn't have many men with me, only a cavalry division, about 4,000 light and heavy cavalry, most of whom died on the battlefield of Ramvedence.

But don't look at this little bit of troops, these young Rao horsemen have superb riding skills and knife skills, and they are all good men who grew up drinking mare's milk and eating mutton! Of course, the girls are all good, and our girls on the grassland can easily bend horseshoes, which is more than most city sissies......"

Dali laughed, "Dude, I don't like to hear what you say!" ”

"Haha, don't be surprised, I'm not saying this to you and your son, I mean that the steppe cavalry are all elite, you know."

Dali took the statistics handed over by the staff officer and said:

"Brother Ivan, I'll give you a reading of the current strength.

At present, there is a division under the command of Field Marshal Lanfield's Guards, my Third Army, Field Marshal Faranore's Fifth Army, Field Marshal Siegfried's Twelfth Army, and your steppe cavalry division, and your son-in-law, the Free Trade League mercenaries under the command of Duke Mayer Onassis, etc., adding up to about 75,000 men,

The rest of the force is advancing toward the border as planned, with an estimated total force of 157,000 men. ”

Ivan gave a thumbs up and praised:

"Your Majesty's organizational skills are really good, she can mobilize so many regular troops after three consecutive battles, and she has also raised enough food and ammunition supplies in a week, this is simply magic, how did she do it?"

"Your Majesty, she has detained a batch of goods waiting to be exported for use in this military operation."

William asked, "Wait, detain the goods that someone else has already paid for?" This is not very good, will it have an impact on the image of our country? ”

Yi Wanshuai smiled and patted William's shoulder:

"Young man, you are still too young, and it is an international consensus that a country can requisition any material within its borders, including goods from other countries, in an emergency."

"My lords, the troops have been assembled, when are we leaving?" The staff officer on the side asked.

Dali glanced at his pocket watch:

"Give you three hours to rest and recuperate, and if you haven't slept well, take a nap, let the logistics staff tie up the baggage vehicles, feed the horses, count the number of people again, and call back all the soldiers who are wandering around the nearby villages and towns.

At 15 o'clock, let's set off on time! ”