This is the reason why Leonardo is Leonardo, others take one step to see the next step, but Leonardo, when he takes the first step, is almost already planning the next many steps. His question can be regarded as a key point, after so many twists and turns, the southern expedition has indeed reached the time to prepare for the harvest. But the distribution of the fruits of this victory is the core issue that many parties in the empire are paying close attention to, which is the most critical for Leonardo.

Leonardo's words undoubtedly pulled both Captain Cao and Heinrich back from their imaginations, and in front of Leonardo, both of them seemed a little romantic. Speaking of this southern expedition, it is definitely not an exaggeration to describe its scale as magnificent, but in the final analysis, is this because the southern barbarians have affected the foundation of the rule of the Beamon Empire?

They didn't. The problem of the barbarians in the south has existed since ancient times, and it is not new, and the Beamon Empire is also alive and well, and this struggle has been going on for nearly a thousand years. Even if it was basically the southern barbarians who took the lead in initiating the war, it did not deny that they had always been on the weak side. In other words, the problems of the Beamon Empire are not in the external troubles at all, but in the internal troubles. Decentralization of power, factional strife, these are the most fundamental problems of the empire. Why did you launch a southern expedition? When he was in Memphis, the wise man of the Wolf clan, Rambis, had already reminded Commander Cao.

The Southern Expedition was not as glorious as it seemed on the surface, it belonged to a spoil-sharing conference! The masterminds behind the spoils distribution conference were those who were extremely glamorous in the imperial political arena. Now the development of the Beamon Empire is getting slower and slower, which is constrained by the lack of domestic resources. If you want to make another leap, you will need a broader world and more abundant resources, so that everyone can spread their wings and soar again. As for the people who participated in the Southern Expedition, they came to do dirty work. The ultimate goal is to serve the spoils of those big shots, nothing more.

Why was Leonardo reluctant to lead this southern expedition before? Because from the very beginning, Leonardo had insight into all this, and knew that it was a troublesome matter, so how could he take the initiative to take the initiative? Leonardo himself also had his own territory, and as we all know, he has always run very well. For Leonardo, he didn't care too much about this, and he didn't care if he wanted to occupy more resources. That's it from his level. He is the big three of the empire, and he is already a supreme minister, and he has one side. In such a situation, Leonardo does not need to pay much attention to things, the only thing that needs to be paid attention to is to maintain the existing stability between the already chaotic factions of the empire's power. In the end, I came to take over this mess for this simple purpose. Everyone else has lost red-eyed, and many can't afford to lose, so it's up to Leonardo to help them recover their losses. If the southern expedition fails. There was inevitably chaos within the empire, and that was not what Leonardo wanted to see, so he appeared.

Under such circumstances, a military conference involving the distribution of post-war benefits is inevitable. It's kind of strange to say. Inexplicably, Commander Cao, Leonardo and Heinrich were on a united front. The role they need to play now is to preside over this spoils conference. It's just the three of them. It is truly from the perspective of national interests. One thing is certain, they are all in favor of it, even if the southern expedition is victorious. Then the land and resources obtained should also serve the entire empire, not those who like to play with power.

Now the southern barbarian alliance has been pushed back to the edge of the Red Blood Plain, but they are still holding on to that line of defense, stubbornly resisting. The most troublesome thing is that the southern barbarian coalition forces now occupy two very strategically advantageous natural highlands on the left and right, and rely on these two highlands to form a corner trend. If they want to break into the territory of the southern barbarians, they must conquer these two highlands, which are their gateways. The reason why the southern barbarian coalition forces have been reluctant to retreat is largely because of the existence of this layer of defense, and no one has broken through their last line of defense throughout the ages. They also know very well in their hearts that as long as they hold on to this vital point, they will be able to occupy a strategic advantage, and they can slowly play with the Beamon Empire. The supply line of the southern expedition is very long, which is a very serious problem for them, the longer it drags on, the worse their situation will become, and the imperial magnates who support the southern expedition cannot always wait patiently, their investment is only for a huge short-term return. If they know that there has been no progress for a long time, they will also give up.

"Lord Leonardo, we must conquer these two dangerous heights. I don't know what we have to wait for, but I'm sure that if we can't achieve this strategic goal within half a month, we won't be able to erase our faces!" Don Nelson sat at Leonardo's side, and was the first person to speak out at this military meeting.

Don Nelson is a Wolf Werewolf from a well-known family, and if you count it, he and Rambis belong to the same family, and the two are cousins. This is the southern frontier of the Beamon Empire, and Memphis is almost built on the shoulders of the Bear Clan and the Wolf Wolf Clan. And the snow werewolf branch of the Wolf clan has a very high status here. For this southern expedition, the investment of the Wolf family is not small, looking at it, the manpower and material resources they invested in this southern expedition are clear at a glance, and almost half of the people in the current southern expedition are from the investment of the Wolf family.

Before the outbreak of the beast tide, Don Nelson was not in the Southern Expeditionary Army, he just stayed in his Memphis mansion and lived a good life. After the outbreak of the beast tide, the losses of the Wolf clan were quite heavy, and it was necessary to have a steward to the front, and it was under such circumstances that Don Nelson came here. His mission is to defend all the interests of his own people, and to put an end to this damn crusade as soon as possible.

Don Nelson, who was ordered to come to the front in danger, was a well-known elegant aristocrat, about fifty years old, with a gentle smile on his face at all times, and a mustache that matched his personal image. It seems that whenever such a person appears, it will give people the feeling of an uncle next door, but on the battlefield, it is not like that. Don Nelson doesn't seem to be in a good mood right now. A face full of impatience, gathered in the camp of almost all the top leaders of the Southern Expeditionary Army, he just looked at Leonardo alone from beginning to end, and the others were like air to him.

This is also understandable, there was a pampered and nourishing life, but if you have to come to this hairless place against the wind and frost, no one will be in a good mood. It's all because those guys who participated in the Southern Expedition were so unproductive that Don Nelson had to work hard at his age. Even Heinrich doesn't know how many times he has been ridiculed by Don Nelson in the past few days, and every time the two of them meet. Don Nelson insinuated that Heinrich was so good at leadership that he buried tens of thousands of Wolf sons and daughters in the battlefield.

If only that were it, but Don Nelson didn't think so, he didn't look at anyone at the moment, including Leonardo. In the current situation, although he is nominally proposing, in reality he does not look so respectful, but just looks like he is putting pressure on Leonardo. Because of him, the atmosphere in the whole camp became very oppressive. A moment ago. Leonardo was still analyzing the situation of friend and foe on the strategic map, and he was directly cut off.

"No problem, those two heights are ours. But before I do that, I want to warn you. It's rude to interrupt someone in a meeting. If you have any comments, please pay attention to the timing as well. I think Your Excellency is also an imperial nobleman, how come you don't even understand such basic etiquette?" Leonardo did not speak. Heinrich did not speak, but the head of the regiment, who was sitting in the corner, spoke. Captain Cao was listening intently when he was suddenly interrupted by Don Nelson. The mood is obviously not too good either. Due to the occasion, Head Cao also showed his politeness as much as possible.

Don Nelson's face changed, but he didn't turn his head to look at Captain Cao at all, and a cold snort came out of his nostrils, which could be regarded as indicating his attitude. He didn't care what Commander Cao's identity was, and he didn't care if Commander Cao was a hero of the Southern Expeditionary Army, he was used to being respectfully greeted by others in front of him, Commander Cao's identity was a pariah for him, and it seemed that even two sentences of conversation were like insulting his identity.

Wiggins kept glancing at Commander Cao, this werewolf general who had a good personal relationship with Commander Cao was now very embarrassed. When Don Nelson arrived at the front, he gathered all the Wolf generals together and formed a temporary wolf alliance. Wiggins is also a member of the wolf clan, and he must now obey the leadership of Don Nelson and have his own interests as his key goal. No one else knows Don Nelson's temper, but Wiggins does. Among the werewolves in the entire southern part of Bimon, Don Nelson is the supreme leader and has dictatorial power. For a long time, he has been in a high position, so that Don Nelson does not pay attention to anyone, and it is difficult to end well if he opposes him here.

However, Captain Cao also didn't take Wiggins's reminder seriously, Captain Cao's nature is to be bohemian and pretend. Now that he saw Don Nelson pretending to be forced here, he couldn't stand it a little. Now it is not an exaggeration to say that Commander Cao is a supporter of Leonardo, after Leonardo was in charge of the Southern Expedition, every decision he made was flawless, which is why Commander Cao was so peaceful during this time. It is indeed very easy to fight under such a commander-in-chief. It's not impossible to call Leonardo, at least you have to be better than Leonardo, and Don Nelson obviously doesn't have that ability.

"Who are you? Do you know who you're talking to? Being so high-profile at such a young age, I don't know if I'm proud or stupid!" Someone is always going to stand up and say something, like Don Nelson, a dogleg next to him, Brian Shaw. Brian Shaw came to the front with Don Nelson, a retainer and deputy of Don Nelson. His owner is in an argument with someone, and of course his loyal dog has to bark twice to show his loyalty. Commander Cao may have a good reputation among the Southern Expeditionary Army, but for Tang Nelson and his entourage, who had just arrived at the front line, it was nothing at all, they were the masters of Southern Xinjiang, and there was no need to give face to anyone.

Because the relationship between the werewolves of the Wolf and the bears of the Pier tribe has always been relatively good, it is the general of the Pier tribe who is sitting under Brian Shaw, Auden. Auden, like Commander Cao, was one of the commanders of the Fifth War Zone, and was lucky enough to escape when the beast tide broke out.

The bear-man general, who looked honest and stupid, tugged at Brian Shaw's sleeve and said in a low voice: "For the sake of everyone's face, I advise you to say a few words in front of Commander Cao, and it is better to listen to him." ”

"Why do we have to listen to him?" said Brian Shaw, with only a look of disdain.

"Because life is too short, my friend. Auden glanced at Captain Cao, and quickly withdrew his eyes, he had already seen Captain Cao's classic pre-outbreak expression, which made him very stressed. Anyone who has had a meeting with Commander Cao has probably heard of Commander Cao's nickname of "Killer of Military Meetings", and Auden doesn't want to see this military meeting turn into an all-military exercise now.

"Is there any necessary connection between this?" said Brian Shaw, looking at his old friend in surprise, and Auden's words even confused him. In his mind, Auden had always been a young man, and he had never been so cautious. And the identity of Captain Cao is not a figure on this occasion, and Auden's status is higher than him. It is simply an unrealistic joke to make Brian Shaw, who served the noble Don Nelson, bow his head! Brian Shaw is even ready to reprimand Captain Cao.

"Don't say I didn't remind you, once Captain Cao is unhappy, your life will be very short. Auden lowered his head and gave his advice against his ears, but he suddenly fell silent, he had done everything he had to do...... (To be continued.) )