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Before dawn, the majestic city of Osgilia was still asleep and never woke up, and this heroic city on the mainland, the most prosperous city of miracles, seemed to be still asleep. The street was deserted, and occasionally a cool breeze blew, startling a shivering wild dog in the corner, and the crystal looked up and looked around, then leaned over into a nearby garbage heap.

The road was deserted, the huge streets were deserted, except for the occasional city defense patrol, shivering in the cold wind, and as they walked, the frozen armor clanged, and the hot breath in the mouths of the soldiers turned into a white mist, cursing in their hearts about the damn weather.

Indeed, compared to previous years, the beginning of this year was surprisingly cold.

Osgiliari was still peaceful, the nobles and rich were drunk, and the war of the last year seemed to be far, far away from everyone - anyway, the Odin had to fight two or three times every once in a while, and it seemed that the Byzantines had long been accustomed to it.

Because the Byzantines have a deep-rooted concept: no matter what, with the strong national power of the Byzantine Empire, no matter how fierce the barbarians of the Odin are, it is absolutely impossible to really defeat us.

This view was very popular among the upper echelons of the Byzantine Empire, and even many scholars of the empire held the idea that even if the Odin people took advantage of the battlefield for a while, they did not destroy the strength of the Byzantine Empire. Byzantium has a population of tens of millions, the population base is several times that of the Odin, and the land area is even more vast - although the territory of the Odin is also very vast, but most of it is the ice and snow of the northern country, the real arable land is much less than that of Byzantium, and the Odin people are known for their barbarism, and they are far inferior to Byzantium in terms of comprehensive national strength and civilization.

Based on this point of view, the occasional war, victory or defeat, does not seem to matter so much.

In the upper echelons of the empire, everyone has more things that seem to be more worthy of attention. The warlord party is busy fighting with the royal family for power, trying to force the royal family to make concessions and cut out more administrative districts to set up new military districts, while the royal family is busy fighting with those bigwigs in the military department. The aristocracy was busy arguing with the Senate, and repeatedly demanded that the Senate be simply outlawed and replaced by the Noble Council in order to obtain a higher political status.

And in the last few days, up and down, there is no doubt that they have been concerned about the health of His Majesty Supreme in the palace.

The current emperor of the empire, His Majesty Kantos, the Spear Great, has been very ill in recent days.

The bitter cold of Chu Chūn was the most difficult for an old man like him, who was riddled with illness.

In fact, since that chūn season hunting, His Majesty's health has not been very good, it seems that the indulgence in the hunting ground, to his already sick body has added a lot of burden, His Majesty has not been able to get better since that return to the palace, I heard that the recent food has become more and more scarce, the court medical officer has repeatedly asked His Majesty to quit drinking, but the heroic Cantos the Great has not been able to do so.

According to some news in the court, I heard that the emperor vomited blood two days ago, and the entanglement of illness, coupled with the severe cold of the early chūn, some old injuries left by the emperor in his early years of Wu Rong horse's career broke out together, and it is said that he was in a coma for a day, and after the court medical officer conducted a consultation for the emperor, I heard that when he left, the faces of several court medical officers were very sad.

Many sensitive-minded people can't help but speculate: I'm afraid, it's time for the change of imperial power again, right?

Just when everyone thought that Emperor Cantos was dead, in those days, even the prime minister and ministers kept entering the palace to visit His Majesty's illness, and Mr. Cavishir, who was most trusted by His Majesty, simply moved into the palace to live, and Juncker, the leader of the Night Royal Forest, the most loyal dead soldier of the emperor who made the upper nobles of the empire talk about it, the notorious butcher, guarded Emperor Cantos the Great inch by inch, and even near the palace where the emperor lived, all the original Imperial Forest Army had been replaced.

It's time, it's time...... There is such a thought in everyone's hearts, the old man who has ruled the empire for decades should have come to the end of his life path.

But as a result, something happened that surprised everyone.

The emperor was seriously ill and finally summoned His Royal Highness Crown Prince Garcia, and when the father and son met, the emperor also summoned the imperial prime minister and the Duke of Minas and several other important ministers, but that meeting turned out to be a farce.

I heard that the emperor originally planned to pass on the throne, but I don't know what happened, after His Majesty saw the crown prince, he suddenly became furious, and scolded the crown prince in front of several bigwigs.

It is said that His Majesty the Emperor actually scolded the crown prince in front of the prime minister and the Duke of Minas and others, and the focus of the accusation was mainly on the private life of the crown prince.

And His Majesty was furious as he spoke, sat up from the sickbed, grabbed a candlestick at the head of the bed and smashed it on his face, and the crown prince knelt at the head of the bed, and was hit on the forehead by the metal candlestick on the spot, and immediately bled profusely.

Seeing such a scene, the prime minister, the Duke of Minas, and the ministers were all stunned, so they hurriedly went up to persuade them.

And the crown prince himself knelt there silently, letting the blood flow on his face and staining his collar red, this always silent and rigorous His Royal Highness did not seem to have any reaction, and there seemed to be no expression of annoyance and shame, still the same indifferent and silent expression that had not changed for many years, silently took out a silk scarf and wiped the blood, and then knelt there without saying a word.

He is like a dough, no matter how His Majesty kneades it, there is no reflection.

As a crown prince, he is weak to such an extent that many ministers can't help but sigh in their hearts.

With such a tough figure as Kantos the Great, he was almost overwhelmed by those warlord henchmen in the military department, and after replacing this soft and cowardly Garcia in the future, I am afraid that I don't know how to let those warlord henchmen be arrogant...... That night, according to unreliable rumors, it was said that after the crown prince and the ministers had retired, His Majesty the Emperor coughed up three bowls of blood on his sickbed!

At that time, everyone thought in their hearts that His Majesty might not be able to do it this time, according to the usual tradition, the ministers waited outside His Majesty's dormitory until dawn, and even the Prime Minister was already silently thinking in his heart about how the emperor's funeral and the coronation ceremony of the new emperor should be carried out, and even sent someone to notify His Majesty the Pope overnight to wake up His Majesty the Pope in his sleep, so as to deal with the emperor's death at any time.

But at this time, a miracle happened.

After waiting all night in the cold night, at dawn, Cantos the Great miraculously got better!

When His Majesty summoned the ministers again, his anger was obviously much better, and although he still coughed occasionally, his face was no longer so gray and scary.

And soon, in just two days, His Majesty was able to get out of bed again, he seemed to have suddenly recovered the kind of health of the past, and even took the time to review the cāo performance of the Imperial Forest Army of the Imperial Palace, some people said that His Majesty walked like flying, and he didn't need to be supported by anyone on the horse, and he also rode a horse in the horse farm of the palace for a few laps.

However, after reviewing the Imperial Guards' performance, His Majesty seemed to be very dissatisfied with the training of the Imperial Guards, and on the same day he revoked the position of commander of the Imperial Guards, and demoted the commander of the Imperial Guards who was loyal to the royal family to the local army to become a miscellaneous general.

The Emperor then ordered that a flag regiment be drawn from the Osgilia City Guard to be incorporated into the Imperial Forest Army, and a flag regiment from the Sixth Corps of the Zhōngyāng Standing Army, which was the old unit of the Rabbit Ruhr, to be transferred to the Osgilia City Guard.

Such a transfer immediately aroused the sensitivity of the military department, but thinking of the emperor's poor health, every generation of emperors would make some similar transfers when they finally handed over power before their deaths to stabilize the imperial power, so the military department still endured it silently and did not obstruct it.

However, it was the emperor's subsequent order that caused everyone to be in an uproar.

Emperor Cantos ordered Crown Prince Garcia to be sent to the Thirteenth Corps for training, let him take up the false title of an observer, and then ordered him not to delay, and to take office as soon as he received the order.

Throwing the dignified Imperial Crown Prince into the Thirteenth Corps, the most bitter and dangerous of the Emperor's ** team, was the decision to immediately shock everyone!

Traditionally, even if the emperor wants to let his successor have a little training, although he has also been sent to the army to cultivate his knowledge of military strategy, he will try to choose some relatively safe places, such as the city guards, or a place in the standing army that is closer to dìdū to experience.

But the 13th Corps, the famous Rhodelia Corps, is the first iron army of the empire, but the synonym of this iron army is: danger, harshness, and ...... The casualty rate is huge!

Moreover, after the Great War of Odin, Ruhl took over the Rhodrian Cavalry Regiment, which is currently stationed in the northeastern frontier of the empire, where the conditions are very difficult, but the people are strong, and His Majesty ordered that Ruhl be allowed to recruit troops on the spot to make up for the soldiers lost in the last war. And that place is not far from the wildfire field to the north, once there is a re-outbreak with the Odin, then the Rhodellia cavalry regiment will undoubtedly rush to the battlefield at the first time!

Serving as an observer in the Rhodría Cavalry Regiment is really not a good choice!

Some people may think: If there is going to be a war, then it is enough to recall the crown prince immediately, and there will be no danger -- but you must know that the order to send the crown prince down is explicitly announced! Everyone knows about it, but if the crown prince is recalled once there is a war, then this face will be lost! Not to mention anything else, if you are afraid to retreat from the evaluation, you should never want to get rid of it! As an emperor, how can you harm your successor in such a way?

What's more...... The timing of the training is not right!

If it was usual, it would be nothing to leave the crown prince down for training. But the problem is that the old emperor is now seriously ill, and although his body has suddenly recovered a lot recently, who can guarantee that this is not the last return to the light if he says a word of great disrespect? In case the old emperor suddenly kicks his legs...... Then the crown prince was on the frontier of the empire, far from dìdū...... When the time comes, the handover of the throne will not guarantee that there will be no stubble!

At this time, it is very unwise to let the crown prince out!

If it is changed to another country or another dynasty, I am afraid that the emperor will toss the crown prince so much, then everyone will definitely think that the emperor is dissatisfied with the crown prince and wants to set up another prince!

But the problem is, Kantos the Great, is such a son!

For this order, the prime minister and other ministers of the empire tried hard to persuade the emperor for a day, but Kantos the Great was determined and unwavering. However, the crown prince himself, after receiving the order, did not resist, packed his bags on the same day, went to the military headquarters to get the official document of appointment, and went out of the north of the city with a team of guards on the same day, without even entering the palace to see his father. Many people think: The crown prince is only afraid that he will go away with negative energy!

In any case, the crown prince left Osgilia very quickly, and Emperor Kantos swept away his previous illness, appeared in front of his ministers every day, and issued sixteen orders in one breath within three days. These sixteen orders are mainly aimed at the preparation of the Imperial Zhōngyāng Standing Corps after this war, especially during the war, the Second Corps and the Ninth Corps, which were defeated by Hasting's surprise attack, were rebuilt, and the Emperor ordered that the backbone of the Imperial City Guard be transferred to enrich the Second and Ninth Corps, and then a group of graduated cadets from the Imperial Affairs Academy were transferred to serve as low-level officers.

As for the selection of the general of the corps, the emperor and the bigwigs of the military department fought back and forth several times, and finally made a compromise with each other.

Transferred to the 1st Banner Regiment of the 13th Corps, the flag officer Sosia, and served as the general of the 2nd Corps!

Transferred the flag officer of the 4th Banner Regiment of the 13th Corps to Butler and appointed the general of the 9th Corps!!

These two candidates were sworn by the imperial family to the death, and after a few days of tough resistance from the military department, the emperor made a compromise in other aspects: the original three counties in the south of the empire were transferred from the imperial administrative region to the nearby Tema Military Region!

Three counties, in exchange for the position of the general of the two corps, it is difficult to say who won this confrontation, the royal family and the military department.

But no matter what, after this series of orders was given, everyone set their eyes on one person!

Adric!!

Many people were surprised to find that after this series of appointments, the biggest beneficiary was actually the new emperor's ** vice minister!!

You know, Adric has been in the 13th Corps for nine years, and it can be said that he has won the hearts of the army!

This time, two flag-bearers were transferred from the 13 th Corps and promoted to the rank of generals of other corps -- the most important thing in the army is seniority and background! What is especially important is the relationship between the superiors and subordinates of the old subordinates!

The new generals of the 2nd and 9th Corps are all Adric's old subordinates, so his influence in the army in the future has been greatly enhanced!

In addition to the fact that the 13th Corps was originally his old unit, although Ruhl took over the position of general, how could the influence of nine years be easily eliminated? Moreover, Ruhl himself was not a person who liked to abuse power. With Adric's nine years in the 13th Corps, who in the Corps doesn't think of him?

In this way, there are a total of thirteen standing corps in the empire, and there are already three corps, which can be regarded as Adric's subordinates!!

Even in the upper echelons of the empire, there is an opinion: in the Imperial Side, after the original Duke of Minas line, in the next ten years, a new "Adric line" will be born.

Of course, Calculating this "Adric line", many people also included Char, because Char used to be Adric's personal soldier and was also from the 13th Corps, and after he became the commander of the armament of a county, he was naturally counted as Adric's descendant.

Many people have commented that His Majesty is deliberately cultivating Adric. After all, although the Duke of Minas is influential, the Duke is old after all, and no one knows how many years the patriarch of the Emperor's ** team will live. His Majesty now relies on the influence of the Duke of Minas to keep the army at bay, but once the Duke of Minas is gone, then a new heavyweight is needed to replace the Duke of Minas.

There is no doubt that Adric, who was born in the Eagle family, has outstanding military achievements, and is loyal to the Empire, and has a clear distinction from the warlord party, is a very suitable candidate.

But some people think that the emperor is just afraid that he is old and confused!

Although Adric has many benefits, he is not suitable to replace the Duke of Minas!

The greatest usefulness of the existence of the Duke of Minas is actually mainly due to his deterrence of the warlord party! This veteran of the army has countless people in the army, and even many people in the warlord party have served under the old duke, and no matter how the warlord party and the royal family fight, they have always maintained three points of respect for the Duke of Minas.

And the biggest role of the duke is to act as a lubricant for both sides every time the royal family and the warlord party are too fierce, so as to keep the overall situation of the empire stable.

And there is no doubt that Adric does not have such a role! This domineering general is too strong, and he is incompatible with the warlord party! His Majesty cultivated him in this way, although he valued his prestige and military exploits, but ignored his relationship with the warlord party! I am afraid that after such a tough figure ascends to power, instead of being able to lubricate the relationship between the royal family and the warlord party, it will add fuel to the fire!!

For a while, there was a storm in the upper echelons of the empire, and many people were carefully observing the situation...... "I'm !!" Ruhl spat fiercely.

He held a sweet potato in his hand, chewed it hard, spit out the dregs, sat in the tent, and put a pair of fat thighs on the case with a big grin.

"Fuck, the emperor is confused? I think these guys who say this are fools. Ruhl commented on the emperor very unscrupulously, but the flag-bearers of the Thirteenth Corps in the big tent did not have the slightest difference.

After all, the tradition of the 13th Corps is to be arrogant and domineering! Since Ruhr took office, everyone's original impression of him is: This guy is too fucking cunning, and he can fucking run!

But unexpectedly, after Ruhr came, he swept away the cunning and scoundrel appearance before him, and turned into a domineering and iron-blooded image! After he came, he drastically reorganized his armaments, and this guy, who had always been lazy, actually personally got off the flag regiment, lived with the soldiers, ate together, and trained together! Every day the cavalry performed cāo, and Ruer ate and lived in the barracks, and he was bold and upright, with clear rewards and punishments, and suddenly the 13th Corps was up and down, and his impression of this general who "could only escape" was greatly changed.

Moreover, the Emperor ordered Sosia and Butler to be transferred from the Thirteenth Corps, and Ruhl was very grateful.

In this matter, he can also be regarded as a benefit.

Although Sosia and Butler are both rare and excellent generals in the army, after all, both of them are Adric's old subordinates, and they have always been arrogant. This kind of old qualification in the army, Ruhr is afraid that it will be difficult to subdue them, and it is difficult for the old qualification in the thirteenth corps like them to be suppressed by Ruhr.

And especially Sosia, this guy used to lead the Heavy Cavalry Banner Regiment in the Thirteenth Corps, which was the jīng Rui of the Jīng Rui in the Thirteenth Corps, and he was also the person that Adric originally valued the most, and even Adrik intended to replace him as the general of the Thirteenth Corps in the future. But as a result, His Majesty ordered Adric to transfer away, but he sent this Ruhr fat man.

Up and down the 13th Corps, these veteran flag bearers may not be convinced. Fortunately, in the last battle, Ruhr's troops and the 13th Corps fought together, which was considered to be some friendship, which did not cause any public opposition below. It's just that people like Sosya, who were originally the future generals of the Thirteenth Corps, were naturally disappointed in their hearts.

His Majesty ordered him to be transferred, and although Ruhl was distressed by the loss of an excellent cavalry general, he was also relieved.

In the last war, the commanders of the 13th Corps were originally several flag regiments, among which Fonnata of the original 3rd Banner Regiment was killed and martyred in the battle after the break. And now that Sosia and the silver-haired man Butler have been transferred, and several veteran flag commanders have left most of them at once, it will be much less difficult for Ruhl to subdue this army in the future.

Today, he just sent away Sosia and Butler, a silver-haired man who received an order to be transferred, and the two old men of the Thirteenth Corps were not emotionally dissatisfied, after all, they jumped from the flag regiment level to the general level, and in the future, they would be regarded as the head of the army at the same level as Ruhr. However, the two opened their hearts and had a deep talk with Ruhl, asking Ruer to lead the iron army of the Thirteenth Corps well, and not to fall into the military spirit of the Thirteenth Corps.

The two of them said frankly that everyone could see clearly these rì transferred by Ruhr, and they had already understood that this rabbit general was actually not a straw bag, and he was indeed a capable person, but ...... After all, he is good at escaping style, which is a little incompatible with the military spirit of the Thirteenth Corps, and everyone has a little more worries in their hearts.

After sending the two of them away at this moment, the fat man held a military discussion in the tent, and now he is left behind with his old henchmen who originally brought from the Sixth Corps, including several old men from the original Thirteenth Corps, who have also returned to Luer.

Ruhl unscrupulously commented on the emperor's recent actions, and sighed: "Who said that Your Majesty is old and confused, these recent actions make people feel awe......-inspired! It's just that among them, I'm afraid it's more of the wisdom of that old guy in Cavishir. ”

After speaking, he paused and ordered: "All flag regiments prepare for it, let's prepare for the arrival of His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, Your Majesty sent the crown prince to us, which is the greatest trust in the Thirteenth Corps, everyone be careful, don't fall into the prestige of our Thirteenth Corps!"

After the order was given, everyone left, and Ruhl sat down heavily on the fur-padded chair, took a bite of the sweet potato, chewed it a few times, and his cheeks were bulging, and his expression looked a little hideous.

"...... It's a dangerous move. The emperor was only afraid that he was determined to openly act with the warlord party! Only then did he take the opportunity to deliberately demote the crown prince to me, the 13th Corps has always been the most loyal troops to the empire, once His Majesty breaks with the military department, then it may cause a rebellion and military disaster! Dìdū has become the most dangerous place, and sending the crown prince to me is to let me protect this future prince. ”

After a pause, Ruhl threw away the sweet potato in his hand, walked quickly to the wall, and looked at the map above, his brow furrowed.

"What is Your Majesty going to do? From the inside out? Or from the outside in? Once you break with the warlord party, those guys are not willing to sit still, but they are afraid that they will immediately turn back! Hmm...... I have to be ready to march south at any time. Merely...... This place is the key! Fuck, how did you make this place a military region in the first place, isn't this a shackle around your neck!"

The place pointed on the map is exactly the northern part of Dìdū Osgiria, the Armenian Military District!

This military region is rich in iron ore, famous for its armored soldiers, and most importantly, its geographical location is close to the administrative region of Osgilia! If you set out from Armenia and march quickly, as long as you don't encounter obstacles, you can appear under the city of Dìdū Osgilia in two days!

Such an important force of the warlord party is leaning under the eyelids of the capital, and it is undoubtedly a sharp blade across the neck of the royal family!

After a pause, Ruhl suddenly laughed strangely.

"Observer, fucking observer again! Last time, it was Bonfret's dead rabbit who became an observer, and he also came down to the Thirteenth Corps, and that guy really became a dead rabbit. Hmph, let the crown prince himself come this time, or should he be an observer...... Fuck, it's so unlucky!"

Thinking of this, Ruhl sighed, hesitated for a moment, and finally shouted: "Someone!!"

Immediately outside the tent, a personal soldier who had given the order ran in.

"Pass my order! The Third Banner Regiment immediately marches south! Camp a hundred miles to the south! Then ask them to move me ten miles south every three days! If the local authorities come to inquire about it, they will say that we are training new soldiers and are doing chūn season long-distance training cāo exercises!"

The herald straightened his back and saluted, but Ruhl seemed a little nervous, his eyes flashing, staring at the map on the wall.

Civil strife is about to begin...... Fuck, we're in a mess, the Odin will take advantage of the fire!Odin ...... nǎinǎi, Char, you kid, happen to be on the northern frontier, and as soon as the Odin people hit, you are the first stone under the iron hooves of the Odin! Haha, if you understand the truth, I'm afraid that this kid will be angry and scold your mother.

Hmph, boy, whether you're a hero or a bear depends on how you perform in the future.