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Char and Ruhl entered the territory of the Byzantine Empire, and after crossing the border, they first came to Denzel, a small city located not far from the northern border, which is a small city with a permanent population of barely 10,000, but because of its location on the border, there are many floating populations all year round, and the security is also chaotic, but the border trade has brought a lot of vitality to this small city.

In this war with the Odin, the temporary military headquarters of the war zone was located here.

Denzel is not too far from Wildfire Town, only two days away on horseback, and a day and a night if you are on the road.

Despite being a small city, it is more than twice the size of Wildfire, and its wide, tall walls show some of the military role of this frontier city, which can be transformed into a military fortress in the event of war. According to the imperial law, the city wall was built according to the level of a military fortress, six meters wide and eleven meters high, with towers with protruding edges and corners at the four corners.

The first time the turtle came to Byzantium, it was also the first time to see such a big city, and I couldn't help but feel a little insufficient for my eyes, compared to the wildfire town, although the prosperity here obviously exceeded that of the town, the defenders wearing infantry armor and clothing, and the Byzantine imperial flag, military flag, and fan flag fluttering on the city wall.

The buildings in the city are obviously much taller than Wildfire Town, and when they enter the city, the turtle barely stops turning its neck, desperately widening its eyes to look around.

Compared to Wildfire, it is a more civilized place, with the people walking the streets slightly brightly dressed and served in a more pronounced Byzantine style: the men mostly wear long linen robes with long boots slightly upturned at the toes. The robes that were cut narrow at the waist were the best indication of a man's physique, and the streets were littered with men armed with weapons, some dressed as samurai, wearing cheap leather or iron cuirass, and wearing samurai insignia, but the number of such was significantly smaller than in Wildfiretown.

There are more shops on the side of the road, more blacksmith shops, and more taverns, but what makes Char strange is that the Byzantine women are obviously much more conservative than Wildfire Town, and most of the women who come and go wear cloaks and hats on their heads, not only to block the wind, but also to cover their faces, and the clothes on their bodies are relatively conservative. Only some richly dressed women, surrounded by attendants, would wear silk robes in and out of some garment shops or fat powder shops.

The city of Denzel was occupied by the army, and the city was full of soldiers dressed in military clothes, and now that the war is over, these soldiers seem to have begun to rest, and even a few drunk guys will stagger out of the tavern on the side of the road from time to time, so that Char can't help frowning.

These lax military discipline guys are absolutely not seen in the 13th Corps.

Not only is Denzel a much larger city than Wildfire, but the area around the city is also more diverse.

Around the city are small villages that cover large tracts of cultivated land. The city of Denzel was administratively part of the county of Mor in the northern part of the Empire, which was also an important grain-producing region in the northern part of the Byzantine Empire. What's more, it was still under the direct jurisdiction of the Imperial Zhōngyāng, and was not included in the Tema Military Region - after all, this was a frontier, and although it produced grain and had the oil and water of border trade, it was always the first to be threatened in the event of a war with the Odin. Therefore, none of the moths in the military department are willing to snatch this territory.

One word...... The governors of the so-called Tema Military Region have long been aristocratic and warlordized...... The commander of the Temporary Military Headquarters in the Theater is General Clark from the Imperial Army, this guy is a staunch supporter of the Tema Military Region system, and his own family owns a Tema Military Region in the southeast of the empire, which has been passed down for two generations. At the same time, General Clark himself also held important positions in the Imperial Ministry.

But when Char followed Ruhr to Denzel's temporary military headquarters in the city, the Clark general did not show much hostility towards Char, although this turtle caused a lot of trouble to the warlords in the military department.

Almost in a very hasty manner, Clark gave Char a ceremony that could not have been simpler, stuffed a gold badge of courage into the turtle's hand, and did not even put it on Char according to etiquette, and then left in a hurry surrounded by several lieutenants without even a military salute - as if he was worried that he would get into trouble if he stayed by the turtle's side for an extra minute.

The simplicity and sloppiness of the award ceremony made Ruhl a little overwhelmed.

"Damn, if the little white face of Bonfrett who came to accept the award, this guy would definitely be a hundred times more enthusiastic, and he would invite the nobles and celebrities of the city to come to watch the ceremony, the honor guard will play music, and the red carpet will be rolled out directly to the gate...... You kid's award ceremony, I'm afraid it's the most sloppy Lao Tzu has ever seen in his life. ”

Char didn't seem to care, he pinched the gold badge, and the turtle's heart was busy calculating how much such a piece of gold was worth...... Well, the weight is so heavy, it should be pure gold, right?

The people in the Provisional Military Department didn't want to see Char, but Char didn't care at all. Anyway, it's ...... On business trips at public expense, all the itineraries, accommodations, and meals are paid for by the military department.

The Provisional Military Department photographed a fat quartermaster who was in charge of receiving them, and Char simply opened his mouth to the food and lodging, stayed in the best hotel in the city, and asked for the best food and wine -- these parties readily agreed, and even the quartermaster quietly stuffed Char with a bag of twenty palm-sized gold cakes! Such a piece is enough for an ordinary family to eat and dress for more than a year!

Then, several high-quality war horses were pulled in front of Char, and these good horses were all mounts provided by the military headquarters.

The Provisional Military Department has only one request: you kid, if you eat it, get out of here!

Char, under the instruction of Ruhr, simply knocked the bamboo pole thump, and knocked away several sets of high-grade cavalry armor equipment, made of high-quality soft steel produced in a famous mining area in the south of the Byzantine Empire, the weight is light and the defense is superior, such a set of soft armor, only flag regiment-level officers are qualified to equip - and it must be the main battle flag regiment!

Seeing that his servants were all wearing this expensive soft armor, Char was finally satisfied. Ruer next to him sighed: "Damn, Lao Tzu is also qualified to wear such armor after seven or eight years in the army, you guy, even the servants are so extravagant......"

Char rolled his eyes: "It seems that you taught me the matter of ripping bamboo and sticks!"

The attitude of the other party is obvious: you can do whatever you want, but please get out of here as soon as possible.

Char was not ambiguous, reaped enough benefits, and quickly slapped his ass and left.

By the time they left Denzel City, Char's two servants, Dotara and Soyt, were mounted on fine horses and dressed in expensive soft armor, and even the saddles and stirrups on their horses were good things that only high-ranking officers could enjoy.

Not to mention Char, he wore a knight's armor worth at least hundreds of gold coins, which was a knight's half-length armor, which belonged to light clothing, and each armor leaf was made of jīng soft steel, and only in the vital parts, such as the chest, back, and shoulders, were inlaid with thickened steel plates. The shape of the armor is the most standard imperial knight appearance, although with Char's current identity, wearing knight armor is a kind of transgression, but this time he has made great contributions, and getting a title is already a sure thing.

Riding a red sè war horse, this war horse was selected by Ruer for him, according to the fat man, a war horse of this level, even among the mounts of the thirteen corps generals of the empire, can be firmly in the top five.

Riding such a high-quality war horse, wearing knight's light armor, wearing a bearskin cloak presented by the military department, and the clothes of Dodoro and Soyt who followed behind him far exceeded the ordinary flag officer, if you don't know Char's identity, I'm afraid that anyone will think that it is the general of the legion!

In contrast, Ruhr, who walked with Char, a real general, seemed to be Char's follower.

Originally, Char planned to knock on a good carriage to get on the road, but Ruhl refused to do so.

The fat man actually told Char a sentence in a rare serious tone.

"Soldier, don't ride!" the fat man said in a deep voice, "A soldier who covets pleasure is no longer a real soldier!" This is what my teacher, the Duke of Minas, told me. ”

※※※Although Morshire is not a Tema Military Region, the Empire's peasant and military system has been going on for a hundred years, leaving Denzel City, passing some small villages along the way, you can still see some farmers wearing military services, but carrying hoes and shovels to work in the fields. Every village has an empty cāo training ground, but the peasant and soldier system is in decline after all, and it is obvious that the weapons in the hands of these peasant soldiers have long been rusted, and the weeds in many places on those cāo training grounds are one person high.

After leaving Denzel City, the fat man's mood was obviously a little strange. He received the latest order from the Theater of War Headquarters in Denzel to arrive at Dìdū Oorgillia within fifteen days, while his duties as commander of the 6th Corps were temporarily placed in charge of the 1st Banner Regiment of the Corps. In addition, Ruhr was also asked to personally go to the military headquarters to report on his work as the front-line commander of this war.

It is said that this order was urgently transmitted by the special magic circle in the military headquarters the night before Ruel and Char arrived at Denzel City.

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