Chapter 529

"Sending troops?"

Juncker's face was solemn, and he did not hide his worries, and said slowly: "Now I'm afraid that my biggest concern has happened." "Take it easy, Juncker. ”

Sophie stood by the windowsill with a steaming cup of tea in her hand, looking out the window.

Although it is still autumn, in the northern part of the empire, Siltan County, there has been a hint of cold, and Sophie, who grew up in the south, seems to be not very accustomed to this northern climate, she has already worn a fox fur, a snow-white leather collar around her neck, and her face is particularly pretty and lovely against the soft white fox fur, but such a relaxed demeanor is in stark contrast to Juncker's worried expression. "Aren't you worried at all?" Juncker's voice was solemn, "relative to Green's ......, "I think it's only now that the time for the real test has come."

The order sent by the imperial capital obviously came from the hands of the Duke of Minas...... "Hmph, there is a great chaos in the south, the Duke of Minas was ordered to send troops south to quell the rebellion, and the order of the military headquarters requires our northern army to send troops to attack the rebels in the north, which is obviously to use us to relieve their pressure." How do you think Green will react to this order?" "And what do you mean?" Suti turned around, smiled slightly, and looked at Juncker, "Do you think it's a good time not to go out of the army?"

"Of course not!" Juncker shook his head repeatedly: "You and I are very aware of the current situation of the Northern Army. The reorganization of the army is not yet complete, and we are still working on recovery, and although we now occupy the land of three counties, we are already in great condition. Nor can we financially sustain another war. Moreover...... "the situation of the army is not suitable for sending troops." The reorganization plan has not yet been fully completed, and in accordance with your proposals, we have carried out disarmament, and the main force of the Northern Army has been reduced to one corps, and the rest have been integrated into the garrison corps and reserves. Hell, let's not talk about the garrison corps, a large number of retired soldiers have been put into the reserves, and we have just made them take off their uniforms, put away their weapons, and let them become farmers again, do we now use a conscription order to call them back again?" Juncker's eyes were very serious: "The only thing we can pull out to fight now is the main force of the First Corps, and the garrison corps can only be used as a garrison place, and it does not yet have the ability to attack and field battles." But we control the land of three counties, and such a huge territory is only defended by the strength of a single legion. Once we pull the main force out to attack any of the rebels, we are afraid that the rebels of other forces around us will take the opportunity to attack us. ”

"Go on. Sophie nodded.

"I do not deny that in terms of overall strength, especially in terms of military strength, we have a great advantage over any of the rebel forces entrenched around us. But it's also a dilemma. We're like a strong lion now, but there's a pack of ferocious hungry wolves around us! We might be able to defeat one or two of them, but if the wolves swarm, we'll be torn to shreds. The reason why we have been given these quiet months is entirely because of the benefits of the previous Battle of Siltan to defeat the power of Odin's Red Snow Army. Defeat the remnants of the Red Snow Army, so that those hungry wolves around us dare not act rashly, and dare not rashly provoke us. But...... "If we take the lead in attacking, then we will break the fragile and weak balance that we have now! Once we have attacked one of them, then the other rebels will immediately unite against us." ”

In the end, Juncker frowned and said: "In the imperial capital, they didn't think about our situation for us, they didn't care about the survival of the northern army at all, they just wanted to use us as cannon fodder, as cannon fodder to help them drag down the rebels." As long as we start a war in the north, attract the attention of the rebels, fight for a few months, and buy them time, as for whether we are dead or alive in the end, those in the imperial capital don't care!"

Looking at Junker's anxious expression, Sophie actually smiled, she smiled very easily and calmly, and glanced at Juncker: "Finished?"

"......" is finished. Juncker seemed a little depressed.

"Okay. Sophie finally sighed, put down the cup in her hand gently, and said in a low voice: "Compared with the military order we are facing, I am more worried about the situation in the imperial capital. "Imperial capital...... Junker's two eyebrows tightly twisted together. "Duke of Minas. Sophie expressed her opinion very directly: "Don't forget, when I was in the imperial capital, I had a lot of dealings with this old man, and we even lived in his house for a while, and no one knows the thoughts in his heart better than me." I'm not worried about the army...... "I'm more worried about the old man's next move." Compared to us, the imperial capital is now the center of the storm. "But, but what about this army......" "You're worried about Green," Sophie laughed. "Of course. Juncker made no secret of his opinion: "Although Green was eventually persuaded by you to come back." But Niu actually once ......, "This military order is obviously the handiwork of the Duke of Minas, he went south to quell the rebellion, and he needs us to make a move in the north to attract the warlord party, so he ...... "And Green is his old age, I can't guarantee that Green won't ............"

"You can rest assured of this. Sophie smiled: "I know people like Green, he may have wavered before, but people like him, once they have made up their minds to recognize things, they will not change easily." It is true that he is the former Duke of Minas, but now that he is the deputy commander of the Northern Army, I am sure he will make the right decision. ”

Immediately, the smile on Sophie's face was finally replaced by a sense of worry! "What I'm worried about is not Green's attitude, but our General Char Leiming, you have read this military order from the imperial capital, haven't you noticed? Under the military order, it is not only the Duke of Minas who has signed it, but also General Adric! Don't forget, General Adric is the Minister of War, and he signed this military order jointly, so it can be seen that he also supports this order and wants us to send troops." ”

"You mean, Char......"

"I know a little bit about that guy's temperament. Sophie smiled bitterly: "No matter what Wang wants to dominate, I'm afraid it may not really be in his heart." That guy is very emotional, and if he thinks that this order is also Adric's meaning, then with his relationship with Adric, he will do whatever it takes to carry out this order!"

Speaking of this, the two suddenly glanced at each other, and Sophie smiled: "You know, I've always complained that guy always disappears inexplicably, and I'm afraid Green has complained a lot about this for a while." But this time, I'm glad the guy wasn't there, otherwise I'd be worried that he'd be doing something idiotic. ”

Just when the two seemed to end this discussion, someone outside asked to see him, and the person who came was the captain of the personal guard beside the commander Fu Green. "Chief of Staff, General Green, please come over immediately, and I have urgent military affairs to discuss with you. ”

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Although the captain of the guard did not specify what "urgent military affairs" were, when Sophie and Juncker went, they thought that Green had asked them to come over and discuss the order for the Northern Army to send troops from the Imperial Capital.

Even on the way, Juncker had secretly brewed a statement in his mind that if Green asked for troops, he would definitely fight for it......"

But in fact, when the two of them came to the office of the Commander's Mansion, they immediately noticed that the atmosphere was abnormal.

At Green's office, the guards were already heavily guarded, and the heavily armed guards looked like they were facing a great enemy. When Juncker and Sophie entered, the nervousness on the guards' faces was evident.

Instead of meeting them in his study, Green chose to meet in a conference room.

Obviously, the corridor of the conference room column has been firmly guarded by the guards.

The captain of the guard who led the way simply told the two that General Green was waiting in the conference room.

Sophie and Juncker glanced at each other, Juncker's eyes were a little wary, he was a little uneasy about this tense atmosphere, could it be that Green really turned against the water, prepared to carry out a military mutiny, and took the opportunity to kill the two of them?

However, Sophie was as calm as ever, and even smiled kindly at the captain of the guard who led the way, exchanged a few words of greeting, asked about Green's living and diet in the past two days, and sighed a few words about Green's diligence.

The conference room is a two-story suite, and when the two of them opened the door and walked in, looking at the sealed window, Juncker had subconsciously clenched the sword on his waist.

Sophie, however, walked calmly and directly towards a small door inside.

After pushing open the door, Sophie immediately saw Green standing next to the first person in the conference room, Green was not wearing a uniform, just a light samurai outfit, and there was even some sweat on his forehead, as if he had just returned from martial arts practice.

And what finally moved Sophie was that Green was not the only one waiting in this conference room!

In the conference room, on a chair sat a strong man with a nervous expression, even if this person was sitting, he could not hide his burly and tall figure, broad shoulders, and majestic body like a small mountain - generally speaking, the Byzantines rarely saw such a burly and majestic man, even if it was Grimm or Juncker, among the Byzantines, they were also considered to be outstanding in body, but compared to this man, it seemed to be slightly smaller.

The contours of this one's face are protruding, but the nose is flattened and collapsed, which is definitely not a Byzantine face. It's just that people with a little common sense, looking at such a figure and such physical features, will easily recognize the origin of the other party!

Obviously, this giant man sitting there is definitely a standard Odin!

The Odin man sat there, his expression obviously more nervous than Juncker's, his fists clenched, as if he was on guard at any time, and when Sophia Gate came in, the man immediately subconsciously stood up, his fists clenched, as if he was about to make an attacking gesture.

But fortunately, Green immediately walked to his side, reached out and pressed his shoulder, and the Hua Odin man finally sat down slowly, looking at Sophie who walked into the door, looking a little confused. "You're here. Green just nodded to Sophie and Juncker, and then motioned for the two to come in and sit down.

After all, Juncker was more careful, he immediately reacted, what he was about to face must be confidential, he used to work for the royal family, naturally had this kind of experience in facing confidential matters, he subconsciously closed the door tightly with his backhand, and then chose a chair near the door to sit down. "Let me introduce you, this is Lord Sophie, the chief of staff of General Chara Leiming, the head of the Northern Army, and the one next to him is General Juncker. Green said lightly: "These two are the leaders of the Northern Army, and they are people who can be absolutely trusted." ”

As he spoke, Green glanced at Sophie, trying to see even a little doubt or shock and surprise on the young girl's face—but no, Sophie's expression was calm and calm, and even the smile on the corner of her mouth did not have a slight wave, she sat down quietly, and then looked at Green with a smile

(This young girl is really calm and terrifying.) ）

Green muttered in his heart, then took a deep breath and pointed to the majestic man of Odin next to him: "This ...... let me explain, his identity is a secret for the Northern Army, and I hope that this matter is limited to this room." ”

Speaking of this, Green paused slightly, and said slowly: "This is the ......Black Flag Army of the Odin Empire, the chief of the personal guard of General Hasting, Lord Hildo." ”

Black Flag?Hasting's Chief of Guard?

Sophie's eyes lit up suddenly, and then she glanced at the Odin man with deep meaning, and a deep and complicated smile immediately appeared on her face, she stood up and bowed slightly: "It turned out to be the warrior next to General Hasting, Lord Hildo, polite." ”

The Odin warrior frowned a little confused, as if surprised by Sophie's gender - delete For the Odin, it is really an incredible thing to let women be in power, he touched his nose, a little helpless, with the etiquette of the Odin, he should come forward to hug, but in the face of the delicate Sophie, it is obvious that this rough Odin man does not know what to do, he can only do a ritual in the Odin army, beat his chest hard, and said loudly: "Hello, I am Hildo......" Well, please don't call me any adults, we Odin people don't have this habit, please call me Hildo Samurai. ”

Sophie nodded, then looked at Green with a smile.

Green coughed and said slowly: "Let me explain, Chief of Staff, in fact...... "Our army and the Black Flag Army have always had some ...... before" Well, how to say it, some contacts. It's just that these things involve the top secret of the Northern Army, so I have been ......, "Well, there are no more than five people in the Northern Army who know about this matter, including me and General Xia Ya Leiming." I'm sure you can understand that. ”

"I understand. Sophie smiled and nodded: "So, General Green has summoned us here to talk now...... "Presumably, you already think that Mr. Juncker and I are trustworthy people?" "You have proved your loyalty to the Northern Army with your actual actions." "What Green said is very secretive, but I believe that the meaning is clear to everyone, if it weren't for the sake of the Northern Army group, they wouldn't have run to chase Green back late at night. "Thank you for your trust, then, now that I'm here, what happened, please explain. ”

Sophie still maintained a very dignified demeanor.

"Here's the thing. Green took a deep breath, "We've always been in touch with the Black Flags.

Sophie smiled, of course she knew very well what the weight of this so-called "connection" was! As the northern "garrison" of the empire, "it actually had a secret connection with the head of the elite army of the enemy country that occupied its own territory, and once it was spread, it would definitely set off a deadly political storm.

Green had already looked at Hildo: "Your Excellency, please repeat what you told me before, to the chief of staff." ”

Hildo's eyes were still a little puzzled, according to Odin's tradition, women should stay at home and reproduce, and men should be in charge of everything and charge ahead. After the tradition of the Odin, women have always been the appendages of men, and this is also related to the territory of the Odin Empire, which is located in the bitter cold land of the north, and in order to make ends meet, heavy physical work can only be done by strong men, and this makes men dominate both the family and the country.

And seeing that this delicate girl in front of him was actually what kind of "chief of staff," to be honest, the proud Hildota felt a little deep disdain for these Byzantines in front of him in his heart.

However, remembering the heavy responsibility he was shouldering and the strict orders of the great commander in his heart, Hildo still began his own story solemnly. "Our Black Flag Army has never belonged to the five major tribes in Odin's country, nor is it a direct line of the royal family. When Lord Hasteen created the Black Flag, only Odin's Blackwater Department initially responded. The Black Water Department has contributed 3,000 men of its own clan, and has become the cornerstone of the establishment of our Black Flag Army! After more than ten years of conquest, the Black Flag Army was invincible in the hands of the great Hastings commander, and the God Emperor and the tribal magnates had to face us squarely. There are several clan magnates in Odin, and the small tribes are only annexed or enslaved, and the only one who can call the shots for them is Lord Hasting. Among the current Black Flag Army, in addition to the Black Water Department, there are also the White Water Department, the Maolin Department, and the Harbin Society Department, a total of thirteen tribes have secretly allegiance to Lord Hasting. We are no longer willing to be oppressed and enslaved by the five tribes, and we are willing to rally around Lord Hastings and pay allegiance to your lordship. In the Black Flag Army, the soldiers of the Thirteen Divisions have accounted for more than half of the entire army. We've all secretly sworn allegiance to you, so ......"

Speaking of this, Sophie suddenly interrupted Hildo's story: "May I ask Your Excellency, you are from ......" "I am a man of the Blackwater Tribe, and my tribe breeds on the banks of the Blackwater River in Odin's country, but ...... "A few years ago, my tribe's territory was annexed by the Bashak tribe, one of the five major tribes, and my tribe also became a subsidiary of the Bashak tribe...... "Well, it is the tribe of the Red Snow Army Manninger. Therefore, it can be said that in Odin's country, I am deeply admired and grateful for the fact that the Black Water Department and Manninger defeated the Red Snow Army and killed Manninger because of their feud. ”