"Where's the man?" said the Marquis of Marleton's large hand, which grasped the officer's shoulder like an iron pincer, with a nervous and eager expression.

Such expressions rarely appeared on the face of the Marquis of Marleton.

The officer who reported the news was suddenly startled, and his heart was nervous.

In his eyes, the commander-in-chief of the Northern Theater of Operations has always been a typical soldier. It has the unique quality of a soldier, resolute, resolute, calm and calm. Even if the enemy kills the door, he will not pick the corner of his eye.

But now, he looks like this, so it seems that something is obviously wrong~!

Because the sound was so loud, even the little staff officers who were immersed in front of the map stopped and looked at their big boss in surprise.

The Marquis of Marleton was dissatisfied with the sluggishness of his subordinates, and aggravated his voice and said in Chapter 1180 of fruitless persuasion (six thousand, asking for a monthly pass): "Where?"

The officer suddenly came to his senses, hurriedly put his feet together, and said loudly: "The messenger said that they live at 35 Blacksmith Street. ”

"Good, good. Baron Marleton said, and stood up suddenly.

He pushed the officer away, strode out, and ordered in a loud voice: "Prepare the car~!"

The city of Trento was a military fortress in the north of the empire long ago.

Since it was built for purely military purposes, it is different from those cities that were spontaneously formed by ordinary people, such as the same as the courtyards. At the beginning of its construction, it was laid out unconventionally, like a square chessboard, with streets crisscrossing the city, dividing the city into different plots.

Each plot has its own purpose. Or barracks. Or a horse farm, or a munitions warehouse.

The street is therefore named after the local function, and as the name suggests, Blacksmith Street is a large number of blacksmiths and blacksmith shops.

After all, as a military fortress, it is natural that there is a place to repair armored weapons, parts of various war machinery, vehicle tools, and other things. Therefore, the demand for blacksmiths is very large.

Over time, this street of blacksmiths was formed.

Of course, hundreds of years have passed, and this 1,180 chapters of fruitless persuasion (six thousand, asking for a monthly pass) have become the largest residential area in the city of Trento.

At the end of the street, 35 Blacksmith Street is a large mansion with a single family. Although it is worse than the houses in the central area and the villa area, it is considered a top residential house in Trento, and the land price must be at least a few hundred gold coins per square meter.

The Marquis of Marleton was a light chariot and took only his lieutenant and a few guards. It took less than a quarter of an hour to come to the dark gate of No. 35 here.

The door was open, and there was no one inside or outside, and there was an eerie silence.

The attendants looked at each other a few times, and then cautiously stopped in front of the gate.

One of them turned around and asked, "My lord, something is not right." Shall we be careful?"

For a long time, some remnants of barbarians who harbored a bitter hatred for the Ruman people have never stopped terrorist attacks against the officials and regular soldiers of the Ruman Empire, and this is not due to the carelessness of the attendants.

The Marquis of Marleton spoke slightly annoyed. Said: "What are you afraid of? No one will be able to eat yours. A bunch of cowards~!"

The attendants glanced at each other, and they all saw the helplessness on each other's faces.

Everyone is out of love for the general, so this is the proposal of the building.

If there is an enemy in this ambush, all the big guys will not be able to eat and walk away.

At the same time, they were also vaguely curious: what was written on the note that the general received today, which made this old guy as nervous as if he had eaten gunpowder.

In desperation, they had no choice but to drive into the gate with the convoy in their arms.

But at the same time, they clenched their weapons and opened their eyes wide. Vigilantly watch the situation around you.

As soon as the carriage arrived in the courtyard, before the attendants could observe the surrounding situation, let alone stop the carriage, the Marquis of Marleton had already pushed the door and jumped out, and walked straight to the door.

The squires wanted to get in front of the Marquis of Marleton. But they were all pushed by him impatiently.

Then the old general stepped up the steps and opened the door, and staggered in—what a joke. This is the garrison of the commander of the north, and if it is in the backyard of his house, someone will be responsible for guarding and protecting, which also shows that the old man Marretton is too good at the rice bucket. What kind of general is it, find a quick knife by yourself, and wipe your neck.

He came to the room, stood still, and looked at it for a moment.

The house is not too big.

The fire in the fireplace was very hot, and in front of the roaring fireplace, the Marquis of Marleton saw at a glance a huge and strange creature as large as a mountain of meat lying there, dominating the whole fireplace, humming and chirping, and flicking its long nose, looking relaxed and happy.

On the sofa by the fire, a young man and a white and tender little chubby child sat down.

The two men saw him and stood up.

In addition, there was no one, which made the Marquis of Marleton a little surprised, how could a big man go out without an entourage.

At this time, those retinues of the Marquis of Marleton, fearing that they would lose, also took a few steps and poured in. But when they saw the situation in the room, they were also a little stunned.

'This ...... What's going on?'

'The boss hurried over to see the two of them?'

'What the hell are they doing?'

'And what's going on with that strange animal?'

“......”

"Wait outside," the Marquis of Marleton confessed to his entourage, slamming the door shut, shutting out the bewildered retinue. Leaving them outside, they speculated about the identities of the two people in the room.

"Your Highness Leo" Marquis Marleton bowed slightly to Leo on the sofa, then nodded to Lorraine, and said in a somewhat complicated manner: "Your Excellency the Earl of Lorraine." ”

As one of the most important ministers of the Empire, Marretton had certainly seen Leo and Archduke Julio, but that was several years ago, but fortunately, Leo had not changed much, and Marreton could recognize it at a glance.

Often takes Leo around to cause trouble. Let him be convinced. No need to ask, it is naturally the famous Count of Lorraine.

Although no one said it explicitly, no matter who it was, they all admitted that only this man was versatile, knowledgeable, like a god, and thoughtful...... He is a great military strategist, philosopher, politician, economist, and inventor...... In one body, only those who have achieved wisdom can become the mentor of the little grandfather.

And the reason why everyone didn't say it clearly. It's because everyone knows that although this ruffian has countless advantages, he is really too greedy, and he scrapes the ground and uses too ruthless methods.

If he is officially given the title. Maybe he is like the current maple leaf danlin, shouting something about "education industrialization" and then directly collecting tuition fees according to the tax rate of the state treasury.

Therefore, many people also feel a headache every time they think of Lord Luo. Hating God would be so unjust to put so much knowledge and talent into the hands of a person who is corrupt in morality.

Leo waved his hand and said, "Uncle Marleton is welcome, we came to your territory rashly and disturbed you." You may be seated, please be seated. ”

As he spoke, he grinned and moved over a chair. Behind Maleton.

The Marquis of Marleton hurriedly thanked him, and then sat down.

But then he found Leo standing beside him, and he didn't speak, but his two big dark eyes kept staring at the dagger with seven jewels at his waist.

He couldn't help but smile bitterly, it seemed that the dagger that he had passed down from his family couldn't be saved.

He took off his dagger and said, "Little grandfather, I came in a hurry, and I didn't bring any gifts." I'll give you this little thing. ”

Leo hurriedly refused. said: "How embarrassing, how embarrassing." Uncle, I'm just here to play, how can I ask for your things, I can't. I really can't ask for it, I hate it. I really can't ask for it......"

As he spoke, he quickly took it, and then looked at the sunlight in front of the window and carefully checked the purity of those gems, and then smiled and put it in his arms.

The Marquis of Marleton glanced at the dagger very regretfully, and then smiled bitterly: This little rascal really learned badly with Lorraine~!

While the Marquis of Marleton was looking at Lorraine, Lord Lorraine was also looking at the veteran.

Lorraine's own governor of Nayne was succeeded by the Marquis of Marleton.

The Marquis of Marleton had served on the Northern Front for seven or eight years in a row, and the Emperor Rudren had promoted him to the post of Governor of Nayan.

But this marquis, like what he looks like, is firm, rigid, and demanding.

Militarily, this is the suzhì of an excellent general, but as a politician who rules millions of people, because of the lack of flexible skills and understanding of the essence of politics, this stubborn character will inevitably hit a wall everywhere.

At the same time, Governor Marretton was extremely strict with his subordinates, which caused a lot of complaints from everyone up and down.

In the end, there was a demonstration of the minority to resist taxes, and as a result, the Governor of Marretton, who had come straight up, almost went directly to the army to quell the chaos.

The matter went to Rudren, and the emperor and the prime minister only then realized that this marquis who had been a general for many years was not the material to tidy up the place, and it happened that the northern front had lost the battle, and he urgently needed a veteran with enough qualifications and prestige to serve the public, so he was promoted to a higher level and transferred back to the northern front.

This can be regarded as giving the Marquis of Marleton a decent result. Of course, the legion of the Northern Front had just been easy for two years, but when it came to his hands, he had a ruthless rectification, and the puppies who provoked him were bitter and scolded his mother behind his back.

Strictly speaking, it was he who gave Lorraine a position as governor, otherwise Lord Lorraine might have to go to the Eastern Front or the Northern Front to be an ordinary deputy commander.

In the eyes of the Marquis of Marleton, it was Lord Lorraine who cleaned up the mess he left behind, and took good care of the old man he left behind, so he also had a good impression of Lord Lorraine.

But a future emperor of the empire, a deputy commander-in-chief of the Pan-Continental Alliance, two people came to the door together, or quietly and quietly came to the door, the taste in this is too strange.

They definitely don't come here to enjoy the mountains and waters, in February in the north, they can freeze with spit.

The Marquis of Marleton asked cautiously, "Excuse me, is there anything that Your Highness and the Lord have come to me?"

Lorraine and Leo looked at each other, then shrugged and said, "Don't be surprised if I tell you something. ”

The Marquis of Marleton suddenly chuckled in his heart, and said secretly: It's broken. It's probably not a good thing.

"In the snowy mountains of the north. Lurking lurks a large army of dark mages, waiting for an opportunity to attack us. Lorraine said flatly.

The Marquis of Marleton jumped up in fright and shouted, "What? Why didn't anyone sue me? How many of them were, and how big they were, where was the place, and when were they coming?"

The Marquis of Marleton threw out a long list of questions, and Lorraine only waved his hand to signal him to sit down, and said slowly: "The current situation can still be controlled." The other side built a city and enslaved 100,000 barbarians in the past, and as for other issues, we don't know. ”

"When did it happen, why didn't anyone inform me?" said Marquis Marleton with a displeased frown.

Lorraine patiently explained: "The Northern Intelligence Headquarters has been infiltrated by dark mages, and we didn't inform the Marquis because we were afraid that you also have enemy undercover agents here. ”

The Marquis of Marleton angrily scolded: "That stupid donkey of Gore. He's going to kill me. ”

The intelligence headquarters was infiltrated by the enemy. The consequences are quite severe, which means that the entire battle plan has been mastered by the enemy, and the enemy can easily set a trap to defeat them.

Leo lined up on the armrest and said, "About that." I agree with you. ”

Marquis Marreton slapped the table hard and said decisively: "I need detailed information about the enemy, and now I have to revise the battle plan and defeat this group of dark mages as much as possible." ”

Lorraine shook her head and said, "I don't agree with you. Now the hostile situation is unknown. Only one enemy base has been exposed, but is it possible that there is still one that has not been exposed?"

The Marquis of Marleton suddenly froze, there were a million troops hidden in the mountains in the north, and it was impossible to find it without knowing the exact location, and the situation that Lorraine said was extremely likely.

The Marquis of Marleton pondered for a moment and said, "But our war preparations are almost complete. Operational plans have been drawn up and distributed to all units, and most of the corps have been deployed in the starting positions after two months of mobilization.

Seventy percent of the supplies have been prepared, and the start of war in two months is already a matter of arrows. I can wait, half a million troops can't. ”

Lorraine spread his hands and said, "We don't even know where the enemy's army is, they boast that they want to destroy the entire northern army in Haikou, but until now we have not found the shadow of the demon army.

We must wait for definite information before we can act. The Marquis of Marleton said unceremoniously: "How long, a month, two months? ”

Lorraine said helplessly: "My people have done their best." They are risking their lives to work. But the dark mages are cunning, they haven't shown their feet until now, and our priority is to wait for accurate information. ”

The Marquis of Marleton shook his head and said, "May must go to war, miss a month." A whole year of preparation in our northern theater of operations came to naught. Next time, if you can organize such a powerful force, I don't know if there will be a chance?"

Lorraine scratched her head in annoyance. I also knew in my heart that what the Marquis of Marleton said was reasonable, from the start of the war to the elimination of the barbarians, and then to the return of all the people to the place of departure, three and a half months was just enough, and wasting a day could lead to the failure of the operation.

But Lorraine knew the methods of the dark mage better than anyone else, and said: "If nothing else, Marquis, I saw a monster in Edin Island, which was made by necromancers from the corpses of ordinary people, and could infinitely devour the living, kill them, and wrap them in the body of the monster. ”

The Marquis of Marleton nodded with a solemn expression, he had also heard of it.

"If you encounter this kind of monster called the corpse demon, the regular army will not be able to deal with them at all. Lorraine said.

The Marquis of Marleton shook his head, disagreeing with Lorraine's opinion, and said, "We have at least five guns per legion. Thanks to His Highness and Lord Lorraine, I am sure that my soldiers will have no problem dealing with them. ”

Lorraine was a little distressed, and it was quite difficult to talk to this old guy, so she could only shake her head and say, "You also have a large number of dark mages to deal with. Plague, poisoning is their most common means, and any one of them is ruinous. ”

The Marquis of Marleton had nothing to say, and was silent for a moment, and said, "Well, you still have three months to figure out this qiē, and I will closely cooperate with your actions in this short time."

But three months later, no matter what the situation is, the Northern Front will launch an offensive according to plan. It's a big deal, let's focus on attacking the dark mage first. ”

When the Marquis of Marretton said later, he waved his hand vigorously and said categorically: "I don't believe that he can block my 500,000 troops~!"

Lorraine couldn't help but smile bitterly.

for the generals. to coincide. Win by chance.

In my heart, the old general was right. No matter how powerful he is, how many conspiracies and tricks he has, as long as he relies on his strong military strength, he pushes it through. It may take some work, but it can definitely be bulldozed against the other side.

At the beginning, Lao He troops fought General Hadu, didn't he do that?

With a strong army, no matter what kind of intrigues Haddou resorted to, they were all useless. In the end, it can only be a miserable defeat.

The two chatted for a while. The Marquis of Marleton then hurried away with a detailed information about Oderheim.

He was to hurry back and revise the plans for the summer offensive.

You know, the detailed plan has been leaked from Baron Gore. Of course, the original plan could not be used again. Moreover, the appearance of the dark wizard has also added more variables to the war. You can only do it with more care.

But in any case, the Marquis of Marleton's attitude of insisting on going to war until the time came.

Leo also has a bit of a headache with this guy, and he goes out with the boss. failed to win down this stubborn old guy, so he could only sigh helplessly: "What a stubborn person." ”

"Hmm" Lorraine nodded and commented: "Strong-willed, decisive in his actions, and a good general." ”

"Really throw the fifty army to the dark mage and make people stew in a pot?" Leo said angrily, "If there is such a defeat, this country will have to change its name." ”

Lorraine laughed and said, "Of course not, you can stop when you come to your uncle's order." Forget it, let's throw this question to Russell for a headache first. We still have two and a half months to go.

This is just a small step on the big chessboard, and even the general is still early.

Rather than spend it here, I'd rather meet the Dark Mage if I wanted to. ”

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Goblin Silver Light frowned, and unconsciously turned a beautiful signature pen in his hand, with a pure gold nib, a fine sandalwood barrel, and the name of the maker engraved in gold letters.

In the market, it has been sold for three gold coins.

But Yinguang threw the pen on the ground without even moving his eyebrows, knowing that usually Yinguang is a piece of bread crumbs and feels distressed for a whole day.

Pretty little secretary Cantis knocks on them. He walked in with a tea tray in his hand, placing a cup of hot tea and a few letters in the goblin's hand.

For Miss Cantise, she had found a perfect position. As long as you go to work every day to pick up your boss and bring a cup of tea to Jiàn, there is nothing to do all day.

After work, clean the office of the silver light. Even if the day is over, don't worry about the groping pig hand of the boss. There is no need to accompany the leader to socialize, listen to some lewd pornographic jokes, and let the men pour themselves strong drinks.

Except that his boss is a little ugly, he doesn't have any big shortcomings.

The goblin looked down at the beautiful envelope on the table and wondered, "What is this?"

"Invitations, invitations," replied Miss Cantise, "all of them are invitations to the feast." ”

The goblin nodded knowingly and said, "Is it okay not to go?"

"Of course," Miss Candace smiled slightly, thinking that the goblin might not be familiar with human etiquette, and kindly explained, "but give it a gift, and attach a card of apology." ”

The goblin grinned, he hadn't gotten his salary yet, so he had to pay for it first.

He shook his head with a wry smile and said, "I'll leave it to you, Miss Candace, by the way, where is Flint?"

Miss Candace looked disgusted, and said, "He and the dirty savage are in the clerk's office. Both of them drink at work, and you have to make them aware of the effects. ”

"Forget it" Goblin Silver Light waved his hand depressedly and said, "Let them go." ”

Miss Candace twisted her waist and was about to walk out of the room, when Silver suddenly stopped her and said, "Wait." ”

"Do you have any other commands?"

"Let me ask you a question," Silver Light rubbed his chin and said, "What is clearly in front of your eyes, you can't see it, but he will scare you when it pops out?"

Miss Candace frowned for a moment and said, "You mean...... Do you pay taxes?"

Yinguang smiled dumbly, waved his hand to let his secretary out, and muttered secretly in his stomach: "Sure enough, the chest is big and brainless." ”

Half an hour later, the goblin silver light suddenly felt a tumult in his stomach, and hurriedly ran to the bathroom, rushing into a cubicle.

Flint followed the goblin all the way, but when he smelled a pungent stench that day, he waved his hand in front of him and retreated.

Yinguang sat on the toilet and wondered how he could eat a bad stomach, thinking about it, he must have eaten too much seafood in the morning. I knew that I shouldn't have eaten so much for the purpose of reimbursement of public funds.

At this time, a low voice came from the side, saying, "Hello No. 7~!" (to be continued)!!