Zichuan Xiu's mouth opened wide in surprise: "Retreated?"

"Yes, you dealt them a heavy blow that night, crushing two of their brigades......"

Shikawa Xiu interrupted Busen: "We only defeated one brigade - the fifth brigade of the 73rd Regiment, didn't we?"

Boudin coughed dryly: "Your Excellency, I'm really sorry to talk about this matter. The fifth brigade of the 73rd team of the demon clan was followed by the sixth brigade, but when marching, the sixth brigade did not put out the flag, so our spies were mistaken, thinking that the team only had the strength of a brigade. Because the time was relatively short, he didn't go to verify the details carefully, and the news reported that there was only one brigade of more than 500 troops. But in reality, there were thousands of them - and this is the information we obtained from the torture of the captives later. ”

Shikawa Xiu understood. According to the establishment of the Demon Army, a team generally has the strength of seven brigades.

Now that they have defeated two brigades at once, and the grain and grass baggage team has also been burned, the demons can't figure out how many troops the orcs have, so they naturally have to retreat. It's no wonder that the battle that night was so fierce and brutal, the resistance of the demons was much stronger than they expected, their own side had a surprise advantage and more than fifty special forces of the Xiuzi battalion to help, but it was still only a miserable victory, it turned out that the opponent's strength was twice as much as expected.

It was a small misunderstanding, but we almost died from it. He remembered his dead companions and sighed, not knowing what to say.

As if reading his thoughts, Busen whispered, "Lord Light, in that night's battle, a total of forty-three human brothers were killed. Today, we have found their bones. They died to defend our temple, and we would like to bury them in the cemetery of the temple for future generations to remember, and we hope you will agree. ”

Zichuan Xiu nodded: "Thank you." He knew that it was a high honor for the orcs to be buried in the temple, and this time they made an exception to let the non-Zoe human soldiers enter, which was indeed very sincere, and it could be regarded as a disguised apology. He suddenly remembered something: "Village chief, your eyes ...... Can you see it?"

"I could have seen it the day before yesterday. The village doctor said that it was because of the blindness caused by a shock to the brain, and it slowly recovered naturally. It's just that the vision is still a little blurry now. ”

Shikawa Shu let out an "oh" and said, "That's great." Then I didn't know what to say.

It was almost dusk, and black clouds were rising in the western sky, and these black clouds were inlaid with a purple glow. Through the screen window of the bamboo row, the westerly sunlight shines into the living room, reflecting a blurred spot of light on the ground, which is constantly changing. In an instant, Zi Chuanxiu felt inexplicably relaxed, as if the burden he had been carrying was suddenly unloaded, and his body was unable to adapt to this ease for a while.

"The demons have retreated," Zichuan Xiu seemed to be talking to himself, "So, it's over?"

"No," Boudin shook his head slightly, "This is just the beginning, and a qiē has just begun." ”

He began to explain: During the time when Zi Chuanxiu was asleep, the shape of the outside world had changed greatly, and the demon clan's invasion of the Far Eastern Temple had caused great anger among the people in the Far East...... Eleven Far Eastern provinces, including Tussauds, where the Far Eastern Governor's Mansion is located, have broken out large-scale popular riots one after another, and the demon garrison is doing its best to brutally suppress it. The 1st, 3rd, and 7th Minsk Far East Teams, which had received a request for reinforcements from the Temple, as well as other Far Eastern troops, had already staged a mutiny, freed themselves from the Demon Officers, and were rushing from all directions to save the Temple. However, after receiving the report of the 73rd Regiment, the Demon Clan also sent reinforcements to Yun Province. The armies of both sides met on the road and have become entangled, with small collisions and brawls now developing into large-scale scuffles.

From the Visdu Forest on the edge of Cloud Province to Minsk Province, Wag Province, Ilya Province and other provinces, the rebellious Far Eastern armies are scattered in several places and are engaged in a dog-tooth melee with the demons.

But the present situation is not optimistic, the armies of the Far East are hastily engaged in combat on the march, they lack a unified command and organization, and the various units are scattered and fighting on their own. Once the demons reacted, they could quickly withdraw from this state of scuffle and crush and destroy them lightly.

Shikawa Xiu couldn't believe it: "It's already a war?"

Boudin nodded affirmatively: "Yes, the war has begun. ”

Zi Chuanxiu patted his head, he was very surprised, he didn't expect that he only slept for a while, and the outside world had undergone such a drastic change.

"Lord Guangming, the situation is very critical, and the demons are mobilizing troops from all directions in an attempt to nip our uprising in the bud. The Far Eastern army that was caught in the melee was not only the most determined and loyal soldiers of the Holy Temple, but also the backbone and sharp of the Far Eastern nation. These troops are also all the strength of jīng rui that we can control. Once this group of descendants is wiped out, the losses will be enormous," Boudin paused, his expression anxious: "-- we cannot bear it. ”

Zi Chuanxiu nodded silently, indicating that he understood what he meant. He understood, of course, that having an army loyal to him, even the smallest of them, was very different from being unarmed, both on the battlefield and in political struggle. Especially in the present situation, if those well-organized and well-trained soldiers can be preserved, it will be tantamount to preparing the fire for the imminent great uprising in the Far East. Without them, it would be almost impossible to re-assemble a national army under the strict rule and surveillance of the demons. Still, he didn't quite understand why Elder Boudin was telling him this.

"So, Elder, what do you mean......"

"We lack nothing, we have an army, we have plenty of food, we have a people to support us, and the only thing we lack is a bold commander. Yesterday, messengers from the various teams arrived, and the team leaders asked us to send them a leader to command the whole army. ”

Zichuan Xiu raised his eyebrows: "Could it be that among the various teams of the uprising, there is no suitable officer to serve as the leader?"

Boudin chuckled: "Your Excellency, you should also know that the predecessor of our army was hastily formed to resist the Zichuan family, and the members were almost all peasants from various villages, and the officers were often the village chiefs and elders of each village.

Among them, there is no shortage of heroes who will capture the flag, and there will be no shortage of fierce generals who will charge into battle - yes, we have no shortage of such people.

"What we're missing is that kind of commander. He should have received a professional and regular military education, know how to be strategic, know how to arrange logistics and supplies, be able to keep an eye on the overall situation, calmly judge the situation and assess the situation, and be resolute and ruthless -- in general, he needs an all-rounder! I am afraid that this kind of person is very difficult to find in our ranks.

"Let me tell you, Lord Guangming, I know all the team leaders of the uprising. Bertro is a waste dump.

It was good for him to be the original village head, basking in the sun and chatting with the villagers at the entrance of the village, but he was not suitable as a professional soldier;

"Vera was a good junior officer, but unfit to be the commander-in-chief of the whole army, he had no brains, he waited all day for orders to be given, and if he had to think for himself, he would not know where the sun had risen;

"Bran - he's my nephew, by the way - is heroic and soft-hearted. Stupid, he didn't know what kind of war we were facing now: it was a life-and-death fight, there was no morality, the more cruel the better, the killing must be opened, no forgiveness, no mercy - he didn't understand this, his mind was full of the knightly etiquette of throwing the enemy a white glove before a duel, and if he were to be the commander, we would die a terrible death;

Moreover, there is another important point, the three team leaders are also not convinced by each other, and no one is willing to let their colleagues who were originally equal suddenly become their bosses. To be their leader, they must be a more prestigious, more knowledgeable, much better than them, so that they will be convinced. ”

Zi Chuanxiu smiled, he once again appreciated the sharpness of Buliang's words, he didn't say much when he commented on the characteristics of each person, but he hit the nail on the head and was ruthless.

"I see. If these conditions are to be met, I think only you, Elder, can go in person. You used to be the head of the Racial Coalition, their old superior, and if you go, they should all be convinced. ”

Boudin let out a long sigh and did not say anything. Buson explained on the side, "Lord Light, you may not know yet: the physical condition of our elders ...... Not very good. And in the previous war with the Zichuan family, he was injured a lot. If he was allowed to live that kind of life, his body and jīng strength would not be able to support him. It was for this reason that he would not have left the Ethnic Coalition before. ”

Zichuan Xiu looked at Boudin's fair skin in surprise. The other party's face was bloodless and frighteningly pale.

Only then did he realize that compared to the first time they met a few days ago, the other party's skin seemed to be even paler, and blood seemed to be faintly visible flowing in the blood vessels under the skin, and a scary term popped up in his head: "leukemia".

Zichuan Xiu vaguely understood, as a famous general who had led the army to defeat the Zichuan Crusade Army, it turned out that he was suffering from a chronic illness. No wonder at the critical juncture of the demon invasion, he did not personally lead the troops, so he could only ask Busen to fight with himself.

Zi Chuanxiu nodded blankly: "Understood." Elder, what do you mean ......by coming to me?"

Faintly, he had guessed, but he couldn't believe it.

Budin and Bushen glanced at each other, and Budin spoke: "We hope that Your Excellency Guangming can help us to serve as the commander of the Northwest Theater and the Central Theater - including the nine provinces of Minsk, Wag, Deya, and Ilya - and have full command of the Zoe army there to resist the tyranny of the demons!"

"But I'm not from the Zoe clan!"

"Your Excellency, we have also heard a little about your person, and the village chiefs and elders of more than a dozen villages such as Delun have also recommended you to us, guaranteeing that you are a good friend of our Zoe people. In this battle to defend the temple, you and your subordinates fought bloodily and bravely defended our temple for no benefit, which proves that you are a true friend of our Zoe clan. We trust you.

"Moreover, in this battle, you showed your military talent and defeated the Demon Brigade with a very small number of troops.

We know that in your past, you served as the commander of the Zichuan family's army, you have rich military experience, and your record is very prominent; your assassination of the Marquis of Pingjing proves that you are incompatible with the demon clan; at the same time, you are a wanted bounty prisoner by the Zichuan family, so you have no entanglement with the Zichuan family. A talented person like you is exactly what we need. ”

Shikawa Shu took a deep breath and pushed all the thoughts out of his head. He said calmly, "Elder, I appreciate your respect. But there are a few questions, I don't know if you have thought about it? First, I am not a member of the Zoe tribe, and I am the commander of an army composed mainly of Zoe soldiers, is this appropriate? Second, as you just said, I am the enemy's enemy of the demons, and the demons hate me to the bone and want my life wholeheartedly. Once they know that I am the commander-in-chief, they will not hesitate to kill us with all their might, and will never agree to negotiate and compromise with me; Suffering from enemies on both sides in this way is very detrimental to our growth and development. ”

Boudin coughed lightly: "Guangmingxiu, to be honest, we have all considered what you said. The joint meeting of the heads of the thirteen tribes of the Zoe tribe in the Far East has delegated to me, and in a state of emergency, I can represent the entire joint council and have the power to act cheaply. It is now this emergency that I appoint you as the commander-in-chief of the army, and you are the legitimate commander-in-chief of the army, which is completely legal in procedure. And there has been a precedent for this kind of thing to have a foreigner in command of the army, as ......" At this point, Boudin paused slightly, and then said, "There is nothing inappropriate. ”

Both Zichuan Xiu and Busen understood that the "precedent" he was talking about actually meant that Lei Hong had served as the leader of the Far Eastern Race Army as a human being, but this "precedent" was too embarrassing, and he deliberately omitted it.

"If one of the officers or soldiers disobeys your orders, you may as well deal with him in accordance with military law, and you don't have to be polite. As I told you, Buson will also take office with you, he will be your deputy, and he will support you and do his best to maintain your prestige. You don't have to worry about this. ”

Busen nodded to Zichuan Xiu, who smiled back, and knew in his heart that although Budin kept saying "absolute trust", he still deliberately arranged his cronies Busen to check and balance and monitor himself - but it was also human nature to let a foreign race who had known him for less than a few days take such an important position. Thinking about it like this, Zichuan Xiu immediately calmed down.

"In addition, the other question you mentioned, Guangxiu, your reputation is indeed too loud, the demons regard you as a thorn in the flesh, and the Zichuan family also wants you, which is really not good. We've come up with a solution to change your name, and we'll keep your origins as top secret, and no one except a few people know. How's that going?"

Zichuan Xiu was stunned: "Change your name? I don't know what to change it to?"

"Not much has changed. Delun they call you 'Guangming Xiu', I only change one word, in the future, we will call you "King of Light", externally, we will call you 'His Highness of Light', which is also in line with your identity as the commander of the whole army, the advantage is that it can confuse the demons, and it is also conducive to calling on the people, what do you think?"

"King of Light, King of Light......" Zi Chuanxiu secretly read this name in his heart several times. He remembered that three hundred years ago, the banner marked by the golden violet flower once covered all the blue sky and earth on the continent, the vast and boundless territory, the unification of the four seas, and the hustle and bustle of the Blue River Plain appeared in his mind, the broken armor of the royal knights, the withered battle flag, the sorrowful cry of the bloody and sweaty war horses, the legendary beauty of the peerless fragrance and jade, and the raging fire and billowing smoke above the majestic palace swallowed up the gorgeous long street. In the western sky, a round of bright red magnificence falls, slowly falling.

A mighty country that has faded away, five hundred years of glory and dreams...... In an instant, those most glorious moments in history swept through Zichuan Xiu's mind like a meteor.

Zi Chuanxiu smiled: "King of Light, this is a nice name." ”

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