Chapter 123: A Trace of Pathos
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Chapter 123
Ruer laughed, and then said: "You rookie who just came out, you have no power, no experience, and no helpers, and the commander of the light pole is simply the best target for these guys who want to go crazy." Hmph, I reminded you yesterday that I didn't care, so I didn't continue, I wanted you to suffer a little, and you will understand...... It's just that I didn't expect that they would go so far this time. ”
After a pause, the fat man said in a low voice: "Well, in fact, in the past, there were people like you, and the things they encountered were not so exaggerated, but this time, someone deliberately manipulated you." If it was in the past, others would not dare to go too far because you were a member of the military, and even if they really knocked you down, their colleagues in the army would take revenge on you, and the reputation of the Rodria cavalry regiment was not easy to provoke. Is it just this time...... Let me tell you the truth, when you came to dìdū this time, the news spread ten days before you arrived, and the military headquarters released the news intentionally or unintentionally: After you come, the military department will not care what others do to you!
Char's eyes erupted in anger.
"Actually, you can't help it. The fat man thought for a while: "You are now caught between the military department and His Majesty the Emperor, I am afraid that no wealthy nobles will dare to recruit you." Your own power is too poor, your foundation is too shallow, and you may not be able to find a few helpers. Well...... The best way is to become a nobleman! Hehe, if you become a nobleman, the imperial law protects the nobles. Having a title of nobility gives you the right to refuse challenges from commoners that you don't want to accept, and it won't be considered discrediting. Unless your opponent is also a nobleman and challenges you, you will not be considered to admit defeat. Your Majesty will receive you for your merits this time, and it is not a problem to seal a noble title, so you can endure it for a few more days, and once you get the noble title, you can stop a lot. ”
"How, how many days?!" Char rolled her eyes: "Could it be that Lao Tzu will not eat or sleep for the next few days, and will not even have time to take a bath and go to the toilet?"
The fat man smiled: "Don't worry, I deliberately taught you a lesson last night, and today I will send a team of people to protect you." Hmph, with a team of guards around, your rìzi is much better. ”
Char snorted and glared at the fat man: "Okay, you fat man actually tricked me, hum!"
The fat man smiled: "You'd better not offend me, otherwise, Lao Tzu will withdraw the people and horses, and you will suffer slowly in the next few days." ”
Char really shuddered and didn't dare to say anything more.
Seeing the turtle eating and choking, the fat man laughed and was very proud.
With a team of guards by Lul's side, Char really cleared up, went back to take a shower and change clothes, and after a meal, at noon, Ruhr took Char to report to the emperor's ** department.
The Imperial Department is located in the eastern area of Osgilia, through the central square and the Colosseum in the city of Osgilia to the east, through a long street called "Glory Avenue", at the end of the long street is the Imperial Division.
From a distance, the road is lined with two towering evergreen pines, the huge stone paved surfaces of the gray sè, wide and solemn, and the long street is very silent, except for the occasional sound of the leather boots and hooves of the patrolling soldiers in the distance.
The military headquarters occupies a large area, a huge square on the periphery is surrounded by long pillars in the forest, connected by low walls, the imperial eagle-headed military flag fluttering above the gate, two teams of guards wearing iron armor at the door are armed with swords and axes in the forest, under the leadership of Ruhr, Char walked into the square of the military headquarters, in the middle of the square is a huge fountain, in the middle of the pool is a giant stone sculpture five or six meters high, on it is a general galloping on horseback, holding a rein in one hand and a sword in the other.
As Ruhr walked by with Char, he unconsciously straightened his back, his expression became solemn, and he glanced at the statue with a look full of reverence.
Char felt that the general on the statue was a little weird, the armor on his body was broken, and even the body of the war horse was covered with scars, and there was a tragic and tragic smell in the galloping - since it was a statue, why didn't it be carved perfectly, what did it do if it was so tattered?
Glancing at it, Char saw a sentence carved out of stone on the base pedestal of the huge statue, written in Byzantine script.
"The road to conquest, endless!"
※※※ With a strange thought, Char walked into the main building of the military headquarters with Ruhl: a circular building that looks quite historical. From the outside, this building seems to be a huge bird's nest magnified countless times, the oval-shaped building, more than ten meters high, much higher than the ordinary city wall, blue and black sè boulders are piled up, and there are more than ten tall minarets around the periphery, which looks like a giant bunker.
"This is the 'Eagle's Nest', the military headquarters of the Empire. When the fat man led Char into the gate of the building, he took out a passage document, and several samurai wearing armor and linen robes at the door immediately beat their chests and saluted.
Walking into a huge hall, the floor was dotted with speckled huge marble, leather boots stepped on it and made a deep sound, the fat man led Char to a table at the end of the hall, and said something to the people inside.
Soon, the officer who received it came out.
After waiting for a while, an emaciated-looking officer came out of it, wearing the uniform of the Byzantine military, judging from the military rank, it was a military rank at the flag regimental level, after reading Char's documents, this officer squeezed out a smile on his face, that smile seemed to be very reluctant, Char always felt that the other party's eyes staring at him were a little cold and hostile.
"Your Excellency Captain Char Thundering. After the officer confirmed Char's identity, he took Char to a room behind the hall and took out two documents: "Please sign at the bottom, after reporting, the military department will quickly verify your merits and the description on the battle report, and the reward for you will be made as soon as possible...... Well, also, from this moment on, your rank of Commander of the Thirteenth Corps will be revoked, and your new appointment will be issued soon, and we will arrange accommodation for you...... Or you leave an address, there is a new order, and we will send someone to convey yours. ”
According to Ruhl's explanation on the way here, Char refused the accommodation arranged by the military headquarters - what are you kidding, now there are too many people in the military headquarters who want to bite off a piece of their own flesh, how dare they live in the place arranged by the military department?
He carefully looked at the two documents, then signed his name and pressed his handprint.
The officer smiled coldly, stood up, reluctantly gave a military salute, looked at Char, and said lightly without sincerity: "I personally have my respect for your outstanding performance on the front line. ”
After saying that, he looked at the door, meaning: You can get out.
Char obviously sensed the unfriendliness of the other party's attitude, and he didn't bother to waste time here, so he quickly walked out.
Ruhr, who was waiting in the hall outside, watched Char come out and said in a low voice: "Don't pay attention to these guys, there are many henchmen of those warlord parties in the military department, and these guys have long dishonored the glory of the Imperial Eagle Head Banner." ”
Char didn't care: "What are we going to do now?"
"Let's go back and wait. Ruhl shrugged his shoulders and said with a smile: "Waiting for the military's commendation, and waiting for the summons of His Majesty the Emperor." I reckon the military may have to pay some more attention, but His Majesty's summons should come soon. Once you have met Your Majesty and received the reward of the title of nobility, your bitterness will come to an end. ”
Char sighed, and couldn't help but feel a little distressed in his heart: "This rìzi is really aggrieved, it's far worse than being happy in the wildfire field." ”
Ruhl smiled noncommittally, took Char and walked out, and when he reached the door of the hall, he heard a shout from behind him: "Ruhl!!"
Looking back, I saw a tall officer-like figure coming out of a passage on the other side of the hall, wearing a military uniform and leather boots, but not wearing any rank insignia.
The man looked to be in his forties, with curly brown hair, very short cut, looking dry, square-faced, smiling, with a well-built beard on his lips, and his eyes full of pleasure and laughter, and he strode over quickly, first using a bear hug on the fat Ruhr, then pushing Ruhr away and smacking him the chest: "Ha! You fat rabbit, long time no see!"
Ruhl rubbed his chest and smiled bitterly: "You mad dog, you still like to beat people so much." ”
Immediately, the fat man introduced Char: "General Green, nicknamed Mad Dog, and I are classmates of the Imperial ** Academy-well, and he is also a proud protégé of the Duke of Minas. After a pause, he added: "Eagle, own people." ”
Char immediately understood.
Green smiled faintly: "What general, hmph, I'm not a general anymore." Ruhl, I'm just an idle instructor at the Military Academy. ”
Ruhl laughed, squeezed his eyes at Char, and said in a low voice: "When this guy was fighting in the East four years ago, he almost cut down Count Moryak, the emperor's minister, when he was fighting in ......the East."
"Hmph, just almost. Green said coldly: "It's a pity that I didn't really kill that greedy mouse." ”
Ruhl looked left and right, frowned, and said, "Green, you are still so reckless, go, this is not the place to talk!"
The three of them walked a few steps outside, and Ruhl pointed at Char and said, "You can guess who this kid is, right? ”
"Oh?" Green's eyes lit up, he looked at Char carefully, with a sincere smile in his eyes, and then stood up straight and gave a chest-beating salute: "Boy, I heard that you did a good job on the front line this time!
This is much more sincere than the "respect" of the military officer, and I heard that this guy almost cut down the most corrupt official in the emperor, the quartermaster's minister, and Xia Ya felt a little reverence in his heart.
"Oh, yes...... I forgot to introduce, Green also served in the 13th Corps for two years, but that was many years ago, and he almost became the general of the Rhodria Cavalry Regiment, but unfortunately...... Later, due to some accidents, he was transferred halfway. The fat man sighed.
Green laughed and looked at Ruhl: "Now that you are the general of the 13th Corps, how does it feel to lead such an iron army?"
The fat man pursed his lips and smiled bitterly: "Okay, you know what kind of person I am...... Alas, let's not talk about this. ”
The three of them walked out of the building and came to the square outside.
On the way, Ruer smiled and said, "I came to dìdū more rì, but I didn't see you, where did you die?"
Green's face was a little gloomy: "Where else can I go...... In this war, I made more than a dozen reports, requesting that I be transferred to the front, even if I was a battalion officer, or even a cavalry commander, I was willing, but no one from above paid attention to me. However, he ordered me to take a new batch of trainees to the eastern part of the country for training, and only came back yesterday, and I came to the military headquarters to fulfill my life...... Hmph......"
Ruhl saw Green's depression, patted him, and smiled, "Okay, at least you're doing something practical." It's much better than some other brothers who have been demoted and idle elsewhere, and it's also good that you can train more new blood for the army in the military academy. ”
Green's eyes lit up, and he smiled proudly: "That's natural, the people I brought out will not embarrass the Duke of Minas!"
But then his face darkened again, and he said in a low voice: "It's just that after these young men graduated, they didn't know that these bastards on top would stuff them into those corners...... Alas, I have seen a lot over the years, and my blood has cooled down, and so many excellent officers who graduate every year are thrown to the south and north of the world to be idle, waiting to slowly rust, and there is no blood, but ...... Seriously, I do have something to ask you...... You have become the general of the 13th Corps, you also have a few special quotas in your hands, and I have a few good young people in my hands, find a way to stuff them into you, I promise that they are all excellent officers of the first class!"
The fat man frowned, he sighed and hesitated: "It's not that I don't help...... It's just that now the above is becoming more and more restrictive to us eagle people...... I don't have many spots left. Well, I don't dare to say more, ten of them! I promise to find you ten places, even if you are a guard or an ordinary cavalryman, you will get my subordinates first, and then you will find an opportunity to slowly promote you later...... Alas......"
Green frowned, and then sighed helplessly: "Okay, ten is ten, it's better than nothing." The way of the world now...... Hmph!"
Both of them were depressed, and Char next to him was at a loss when he heard it, so he could only follow without saying a word.
Walking to the statue of the pool in the middle of the square, Green suddenly stopped, pointed to the statue, and said indignantly: "If the soul of the ancestor knew and knew that the glorious emperor ** team he created has become like this now, I am afraid it will also be ......."
The fat man sneered, looked at the sentence "The road to conquest, endless!" on the base of the stone carving, hugged his arms, and was silent for a while before he spoke: "Conquest...... Hmph, does the current emperor ** team still have the strength to conquer foreign countries? ”
The two Imperial Eagle soldiers glanced at each other, and both saw a faint despair in each other's eyes, their faces were gloomy, and finally they turned around at the same time, stood up straight in front of the huge statue, raised their heads, held their heads high, and solemnly gave a military salute.
At this moment, even a cynical fat man seems to have a trace of pathos in his face......