For the ownership of this property, the military affairs department and the Ministry of Finance of the Zichuan family had a lot of trouble with the Far East, and Sterling and Goshan both talked to Zichuan Xiu, hinting: "Lord Xiuchuan, the Far East is rich now, but the family has lost its blood. This money was all plundered from the mainland by the demon army, do you think it can be meaningful?"

But Zichuan Xiu insisted: "The money was seized from the demon army, and it was all used for military expenses, and there was not a dime left!" As a result, the Zichuan family was helpless with this Far Eastern warlord who regarded money as his life - of course, this is all a later story.

Shikawa Xiu asked, "Is the news of Cardin's succession to the throne accurate?"

"That's for sure. Because the feedback from several sources of information was the same, Mon Khan, Yagomi and Gotha Khan all reported the same news to us. ”

"Really...... I really didn't expect that Cardin would become the Demon God Emperor. ”

A soft sigh wafted like green smoke in the warm room. Everyone in the room fell into deep thought. In fact, everyone in this room had seen Cardin and even had a good relationship with her. That smart, ** and pure girl left a deep impression on everyone, she is full of longing for love, romantic and innocent and pure. Who would have thought that the Qianqian girl who lived in Zichuan Ning's house back then has now become the emperor of the Demon Kingdom.

Zi Chuanxiu frowned slightly, and her heart was slightly worried. At the end of the Battle of Bataan, he had a hasty reunion with Cardin on the road to pursue the enemy. If he had known that Cardin would become the emperor of the Senea tribe, would he have let her go so unhesitatingly? Staring at the messed up chessboard in front of him, his mood was as messy as a chess piece lying on the chessboard.

"Boom, boom, boom, boom. There was a rhythmic crisp tapping sound in front of him, and Zi Chuanxiu looked up, only to see Sterling on the opposite side unconsciously tapping lightly with a chess piece on the table. Looking at his melancholy and vicissitudes of life, Zi Chuanxiu smiled dumbly: I was in turmoil, but I didn't expect that there was someone more disturbed than himself.

He asked softly, "Do you still love her?"

Sterling was shocked, and the chess pieces in his hand fell to the ground with a clatter. He looked up in horror: "What? What do you ask?"

"No need to answer, I see. Zichuan Xiu picked up the chess pieces from the ground casually, flicked the dust with his fingers, and asked Shirakawa: "Has there been any change in the domestic situation of the demon clan?"

"The two lords of Qiqi, the situation of the various chieftains in the demon clan has not changed, the Senea clan still occupies the Demon God Castle, but many of their original fertile territories have been snatched away by the three major tribes such as the Mongols, Yakun, and Goang, because their strength has shrunk greatly, and the Senea tribe has no ability to keep their territory, so they acquiesced in the actions of the three major tribes. The Senea soldiers received orders from the Demon God Castle and kept a back down attitude towards the other tribes who came to seize the territory. On the contrary, there were a lot of conflicts between the three major tribes because of the new territory, and last week, the Mongolian and Yakun fought a battle because of the seizure of territory, and both tribes sent tens of thousands of soldiers and horses, but because of their concern for our attitude, Meng Khan and Yagomi did not dare to give the order to fight. Now, Meng Khan has sent an envoy to ask Lord Hidekawa to mediate the dispute and administer justice for them. ”

"Is Meng Khan crazy? The tribal chief of the demon clan actually asked us to administer justice! He regarded the Lord as the Demon God Emperor?"

Roger laughed, Zichuan Xiu and Sterling glanced at each other, and couldn't help but laugh.

Sterling shook his head and smiled: "It is said that Meng Khan is an old Jiān giant fox, and it is true. It is false to think that we uphold justice, and it is true that we want to use our power to suppress Agomi. ”

"There is also an intention to show us respect, in order to win our favor. He really thought about it, and sent only a messenger without spending any soldiers, and then he declared that all his actions were at our behest, whether it was Yagomi or Gotha Khan, would he dare to do anything with him? ”

"What do you mean?"

"It's the same old saying: divide and conquer. The demon kingdom under the rule of the Demon God Emperor Carter is powerful, and although Cardin is smart, she can only barely maintain the continuation of the Senea clan, and is unable to unify the demon forces. The divided demon tribes are not to be feared, there is only one principle in the Far East, that is, I will support whoever is weak, and I must not let one family dominate. ”

Sterling said in a deep voice, "It is a good idea to use the demons to control the demons, but when necessary, we should also show our strength. The Senea are the main culprits in waging the war, and if they are allowed to escape punishment, we will have no shame in facing the compatriots and soldiers who died in the war against the demons. Seneans, they must perish!"

No one spoke, and only Stirling's calm voice echoed in the quiet room. "Seneans, must perish!" the short, powerful words reveal unshakable determination.

Shirakawa quietly looked at the resolute face of the young military chief, thinking back to his past with Cardin. In a trance, the shy young figure who was obsessed with love gradually faded away, leaving only the magnificent general in front of him standing between heaven and earth. At this time, she had the feeling of watching history happen in front of her eyes, because of this sentence, she had a premonition that the demise of the Senea clan had become inevitable, and thousands of demons would be killed because of this sentence. Stirling at this moment, he is not alone, he is the embodiment of the resolute will of a powerful nation determined to wash away hatred and shame with blood!

"Ah Xiu, you are most familiar with the situation of the demon clan, I would like to consult your opinion: do you think that if you want to completely eradicate the Senea clan, how many soldiers and horses do you need to send from the family?"

"To completely solve the Senea tribe, if I want to command this battle, about 200,000 soldiers and horses will be enough. ”

Sterling was surprised: "So little? Although the Seneans suffered a heavy defeat, their strength still cannot be underestimated. How did you do that?"

"Attacking the city by force is the next step, and the three major clans are all staring at the Demon God Castle, and the chiefs are dreaming of becoming the Demon God Emperor. It's just that they don't dare to do it without my consent. As soon as I whistle and say, 'Whoever takes down the Demon God Emperor first, the Zichuan family will support him to become the new lord of the demon clan!', Meng Khan will definitely be the first to pounce like a wolf, Yagomi is the second, Gota Khan is a hypocrite, he will pretend to be unbearable, and finally lament: 'Providence is so, what can I do?, Uncle Kadan, I'm sorry for you!' and then with tears in his eyes, he will arrest Kadan and offer it to us - the army of the Zichuan family is better to be a deterrent force backed by, and not to be used. If we do this, we will be able to completely destroy the Seneans at the lowest cost. ”

Sterling smiled with satisfaction: "Very good! Ah Xiu, your thinking is very good, you are brave and brave, I am still worried that you are too tough, it seems that you are too worried." An inside source has revealed to you that the Military Affairs Department has mentioned to the chief that you will be the commander-in-chief of this war against the demons. After preliminary consideration, His Royal Highness the Commander-General has agreed. ”

Suddenly hearing the news, Zi Chuanxiu was taken aback: "What? I? I am here to be the commander of the expeditionary force?"

Sterling nodded and asked silently, "How?"

Looking at Sterling's serious face, Zi Chuanxiu was stunned, he also knew that after the war situation in the mainland was calmed down, a revenge war against the demons was imperative. He was not without expectations for the position of the commander of the army in the future: leading 300,000 tigers, exalting 8,000 miles of foreign land, shame and national hatred, and leaving a name in history, this is every man's dream - but Zichuan Xiu also thinks about it. He knew that although he was also the leader of the family, the Far East territory was completely fought by himself, and the family had never really trusted him, and he had to rely on himself in order to deal with the demons. Now that the demon clan has been defeated, it is too late for the Zichuan family to cut their own power, how can they still hand over the expeditionary force against the demon clan to themselves and increase their military power?

After thinking for a while, Zi Chuanxiu shook his head and smiled: "I was really surprised to hear this news. I know I'm not a well-liked Leader. There is no shortage of excellent commanders in the family, such as the second brother, you, or our eldest brother Di Lin has also organized a conquest war against the demon kingdom, and he also has combat experience against the demon race. ”

"The future expeditionary force will be where the Jīng of the Zichuan family gathers sharp soldiers and horses. Our eldest brother Di Lin is certainly an excellent general, but let him master the heavy army of the expeditionary force...... There are a lot of objections from the top, and they can't get through even in the Command. ”

Zichuan raised his eyebrows: "The president?"

Sterling nodded: "There is also the chief of staff, Lord Goshan, and even ......" Sterling raised his eyes and looked left and right, knowing that the two commanders had confidential things to talk about, Shirakawa and Roger made an excuse to retreat, and Sterling continued: "...... Even the commander of the Zōngyāng army was opposed to letting Di Lin lead the troops. ”

"Commander of the zhōngyāng army?" Zi Chuan Xiu took a while to remember who the commander of the zhōngyāng army was, and he said in surprise: "Isn't that the commander of the zhōngyāng army, Aning? Why is she opposed letting Di Lin lead the expeditionary force?"

"What His Highness Ning thinks, we have no way of knowing. However, her attitude is very resolute, and she is very influential to His Highness Sanxing, so the matter of Di Lin taking the expeditionary force is basically hopeless. And—"

Sterling smiled: "After the war, there are many scum who defected to the demon clan in wartime to be investigated, chasing and suppressing rebellion, beheading Jiān and eliminating evil, the affairs of the Supervision Department are also very busy, and our eldest brother, the Inspector General, really can't leave." ”

Zi Chuanxiu thought for a while: "That's it...... And you, why shouldn't it be my turn to be the commander-in-chief!"

"Hehe, Ah Xiu, you don't have to be presumptuous. Your popularity in the command office is not as bad as you imagined, I recommended you, His Royal Highness Ning also tried his best to promote you, Ge Shan also agreed to your appointment, and even Luo Minghai did not object - the matter was basically decided. It's not that I'm arrogant, although there are many generals in my Zichuan family, there are no more than three people who are qualified to be the commander of this expeditionary force. The country's heavy soldiers, put in the hands of others, the chief and His Royal Highness Ning are not at ease. If you don't do it, who will?"

"You!" Zichuan Xiu looked directly into Sterling's eyes: "Besides me, I think you are also among the three qualified people, right? And the chief's trust in you is incomparable to neither me nor Di Lin. ”

Sterling did not deny it: "It is true that the chief was interested in letting me be in the position, but I refused. ”

"Why?"

After quietly watching Zichuan Xiu for a while, Sterling spit out two words from his mouth: "Cardin." ”

Zichuan Xiu was shocked: "It's been so long......"

He wanted to say something, but in the end, he could only shake his head in confusion and couldn't say anything.

"It's been a long time, but I know my own business. Back then, it was always a heart disorder...... Now, Cardin has taken over as the Demon God Emperor. For the sake of public and private interests, I'd better avoid it. ”

Stirling paused, and for a moment, the two of them were silent, staring at the rising water vapor in the teacup, listening to the crackling of burning wood in the fireplace, listening to the sound of snowflakes falling outside the window, and letting their thoughts slowly diffuse and settle in the cabin on this snowy night, until all the memories became light and dull like smoke......

In 785, the offensive against the Demon Kingdom commanded by Shikawa Shu was the first major strategic counteroffensive of mankind against the Demon Kingdom, but no one expected that it would be the last.

Before the expedition, the patriarchs of the family would have high expectations for the size of the expedition. On the ruins of dìdū, the patriarchs of the clan gritted their teeth and swore a vow: "We will trample the Demon God Castle into ruins with a million troops!" Just as they made us cry bitterly, now is the time for the Demon Clan to cry bitterly!"

In the face of the enthusiastic veteran representatives, the reaction of the staff leader Goshan was very indifferent. She told them that it was not difficult to organize a million troops to kill the demon clan, but the difficult thing was to feed the million army. According to the usual practice, a supply route of more than 2,000 miles long was organized, and for every catty of grain transported, more than five catties of grain were consumed on the road. To feed an army of millions, the amount of food needed per rì was enough to collapse the entire family.

"If we want to set the end of the war at the Demon God Castle, considering that the road is long and the front is long, and the productive capacity of our army to recover the newly recovered territory is also limited, even if we do our best to prepare for combat mobilization, our army must not dispatch more than 150,000 soldiers, and the combat time cannot exceed three months, otherwise, the logistics department will not be able to ensure the supply of the front line. ”

Wearing thick black tortoiseshell glasses, Commander Goshan made this statement to the Senate.

"Lord Goshan, can you tap your potential again? At least 500,000 troops must be mobilized!"

Goshan looked at the patriarchs coldly: "Yes, but please remove me first." ”

In the most difficult period of the Great Patriotic War, the Demon Clan was pressed by soldiers on the front line, and when nearly three-quarters of the land was lost, the Logistics Department achieved miraculous efficiency and achievements: relying only on the support of the southwest, the Logistics Department supplied the Zichuan family with millions of front-line troops to eat. And the achievement of this achievement is inseparable from the excellent administrative handling ability of Captain Goshan. With this achievement, Commander Goshan became an authority that was feared by the generals of the family, and no one dared to doubt the words of this excellent logistical expert.

According to the judgment of the commander of Goshan, only 150,000 troops could be dispatched to fight. In this case, the Zichuan family could only select those best and sharpest troops to join the expeditionary legion.

After consideration by the Military Affairs Department, the Wenhe Cavalry Group, Jiashan Infantry Division and other combat-friendly units were transferred from the Southeast Army Corps, the "Immortal Battalion" division was transferred from the Zhangyāng Army, the 101st Special Division was transferred from the Supervision Department (the unit was born in the 777 secret base, the predecessor was originally a special regiment, and later it was rapidly expanded in the later stage of the Great Patriotic War and expanded into a special division), and the Northwest First Cavalry Army, which had just been formed under Minghui, was transferred from the Northwest Army.

The above troops were all Jīng Rui's division, but the decision-making level of the Zichuan family did not expect to rely on them to defeat the number one military power on the mainland in the past. The Zichuan family hopes that the Far Eastern Commander Zichuan Xiu can join this great crusade against the demons. Because the logistics and supply system of the Far Eastern Military District is outside the family, the troop limit mentioned by Commander Goshan does not include the Far Eastern Military District. And because the Far East itself has strong soldiers and unique geographical advantages, it is the best forward position and supply base to fight the demons, in this case, the attitude of the commander of Zichuan Xiu is very important.

Although the two sides cooperated closely in the war against the demons, and the Zichuan family was also one of the leaders of the family, in fact, everyone knew that Zichuan Xiu was not the same as the other leaders of the family, in Luo Minghai's words when he scolded him behind his back: "Zichuan Xiu?

It has a loyal army, a logistics system and a financial revenue and expenditure system, the appointment and dismissal of officials in the jurisdiction, and the military, political and financial power in his hands - although Zichuan Xiu himself firmly denies it, claiming that he is the most loyal general to the family, and that he is just an ordinary general under the Zichuan family, in fact, everyone knows that Zichuan Xiu has long been an out-and-out dúlì warlord.

The irony is that looking back on the growth and fortune of this warlord, people can't find much hate, and they can't find the common forcible seizures, conspiracy, betrayal, and sinister hearts on the road of heroism, but instead find the loyalty, dedication, and blood and tears that move people to tears. In the most difficult of rìzi, when no one knew about it, a group of young officers who had been insulted as rebellious, with pure loyalty to the motherland, fought through the wilderness with great difficulty, and used green chūn and blood to defend the motherland against a powerful enemy from the east.

As Zichuan Ning said: "Commander Xiuchuan has never been sorry for the Zichuan family, on the contrary, it is the family that owes Commander Xiuchuan." "It was none other than the Zichuan family themselves who cultivated the most loyal generals into warlords who divided one side. Because of this, to deal with Zichuan Xiu, it is not a simple order from the Military Affairs Department, if this order is not to his liking, Zichuan Xiu may take it to the orcs as a mouthwipe. In order for Zichuan Xiu to be ordered, the military director Sterling went to the Far East in person to discuss the military with Zichuan Xiu in person, and also offered the future demon governor with full power and military reimbursement two big price codes, promising that Zichuan Xiu would have full command of the Eastern Expedition War, and the latter finally agreed that the Far East would also cooperate with the army to recruit the demons.

After more than two months of preparation and marching, the various legions gathered at the fortress of Tran, a famous city in the eastern Far East. The main force of this expedition is composed of the half-orc legion and the human legion, with a total of 70,000 human cavalry, 60,000 human infantry, and 15,000 special forces.

The Zichuan family and the Far East Jīng Rui troops were exhausted, and the main force of the expeditionary force was as many as 300,000. And the commander of this army is none other than Zichuan Xiu. Now that the king's strength is weakened and torn apart, the Zichuan family, which wiped out the six integrated armies of the demon clan in Bataan and forced the emperor to commit suicide, is outrageously powerful. In that snowy winter, watching the human armies march into the Far East in large numbers to assemble and reorganize, the entire demon kingdom was trembling and waiting, waiting for an uninvited guest to knock on their door.