The others chimed in and said, "Yes, Lord Luman, you have to make up your mind whether we are attacking now or holding the line." ”

Lu Man took another sip of wine and asked, "In the current situation, what are the disadvantages of offense or defense?"

"My lord, our military strength is not enough to attack two provinces at the same time, and if we force our attack, it is likely to be difficult. The general standing in front replied: "If something unexpected happens, we will be in a dilemma." ”

Lu Man nodded: "What do you think?"

"I'll suspend the attack until the Red Priest's troops arrive. The general thought for a while: "When the time comes, we will be able to win a complete victory when we join forces!"

"Is that what everybody thinks?" asked Luman again.

"Yes, sir. This is the result of our private discussions. ”

Lu Man nodded, put down his glass and stood up, everyone looking at him in confusion.

"In general, it's a good thing that your ideas are steady, not as impulsive as the hairy boys. Lu Man walked up to the general and looked at him approvingly: "But you have neglected one person. ”

"Who was overlooked?"

"Cohen Kayada. Lu Man let out a long breath and said slowly: "But it's not your fault, you don't know what's going on." ”

"Please make it clear!"

"Do you know under what circumstances Cohen Kaida returned to Spiya?" Lu Man lowered his voice: "The Ninth Legion of 70,000 people has already suffered more than half of the casualties in the early stage of the Great War of Gods and Demons, and he actually relied on the rest of the people to fight hard for more than ten days, and completely annihilated the three main battle legions of the Demon Alliance Army without any backup. plus five or six slave legions...... Not defeated. It's total annihilation. That's an army of 300,000!"

Regarding what happened to Cohen Kaida, both the Divine Alliance and the Demon Alliance were regarded as top secret, and when the generals heard this fact, their faces changed completely. They're all generals and know what that means.

"Because of this incident, the supreme commander of the Demon Alliance was forced to commit suicide, and this god knight, the troops he brought back to Spiya suddenly became hundreds of thousands. Lu Man's brows furrowed slightly: "If only he had time to relax." He's going to cause us more trouble. ”

Someone cautiously asked, "Then what should we—how should we deal with him?"

"I've studied every battle he's fought since joining the military, from the defense of the Porta Imperial Temple to the Battle of Earth, which brought the Demon Alliance to a great disgrace, and found a very interesting phenomenon. The corners of Lu Man's mouth curled: "That is, this god knight is very good at defending, but rarely attacking!"

"But he led the Ninth Army deep behind enemy lines, isn't that an attack?"

"It's not really an offense, he's never willing to fight face-to-face with his opponents. Lu Man said in an affirmative tone: "He always tries his best to get others to take the initiative to attack him, and then finds out the opponent's weakness in the battle, that is, in the land of the Demon Alliance." He also rarely takes the initiative. ”

"That's ......"

"Another thing is that this person's personality is also quite strange. On the one hand, he is ruthless, and on the other hand, he is extremely emotional. Lu Man's eyes passed through the window of the main hall and stayed in the void sky: "I think that as long as someone close to him is hurt, he will definitely lose his mind, after all, he is only a young man who is not yet twenty years old. ”

"What are you going to do?"

"Attack! The offense must not stop, and we must leave these rebels breathless. Lu Man's hands clenched into fists: "Although the previous attack may not be effective, we must exhaust their supplies to the greatest extent, and let those governors who are still waiting to see what will happen to me Lu Man!"

"But didn't you say that Cohen Al is the best at defense?"

"Yes, so we don't attack the Dark Province, but only the Dark Moon Province. Lu Man looked at his men: "Of these two provinces, the Dark Moon is the real rear. The Dark Province has just been established, and filling the stomachs of the people is enough for them to keep busy, how can they have the spare strength to support a big war? It is the Dark Moon and the Dark Moon that will provide a resource for this war, if the Dark Moon is chaotic, this battle will be easy to fight, and it will be difficult for Cohen to turn the tide alone. On the other hand, if we attack the darkness, with Cohen's military skills and the material assistance of the Dark Moon, we will really be in a bitter battle. ”

One of the generals said worriedly: "But Martin Luther, one of the four famous generals of the Divine Alliance, is in the dark province! ”

"As I said, it's not necessarily going to be a dark moon now, we're just going to try to destroy it. Lu Man chuckled and said, "Besides, we have backup! As long as their supplies are exhausted, there will be people to do the rest of the desperate things." ”

"I see, my lord is really a last resort!" said the crowd complimentingly.

"Of course, everyone is an old subordinate who has followed me for many years, am I willing to let you fight for your life?" Lu Man looked at the people around him one by one with kind eyes: "I, Lu Man, am not confused, everyone has been running around very hard these days, and I will pay some money and make up for the family, I can't let people say that I Lu Man is a dime a dime...... right?"

"Thank you, sir!"

"This is the matter settled, everyone prepare, let the army in charge of the attack be prepared as much as possible. ”

"Yes!"

"Have the messengers to the governors departed, and the gifts ready?"

"Don't worry, sir, you're all ready......"

※※※ Sbiya Empire, Dark Province, Dark Outer City Barracks.

"Kill!" the officer's sword waved in his hand.

"Kill!" The troops of several regiments were divided into two groups, and the soldiers with their own conspicuous banners fought together on the "battlefield", and the commanders shouted hoarsely, fulfilling their command duties.

The soldiers of the law enforcement regiment ran forward and backwards, busy judging the results that had been made, and the witch doctors were very troubled by the various types of wounded people who came one after another......

The special training equipment does not hurt people strictly, and the soldiers let go of their hands and feet to do their work, just like in real combat. Accompanied by sawdust and soil foam flying around. The shouts of killing on the training ground were deafening.

And their supreme commander. Maj. Gen. Cohen Al Al Qeda. Accompanied by a group of officers, he was standing on a nearby tower, looking down on the whole situation from a high vantage point.

He stood quietly in the front row, without any expression on his face. Since the start of training, Cohen has rarely seen a smile on his face, and with such a heavy burden on his shoulders, no one can feel easy.

He was dressed in the silver-white armor of a god knight, and his body was meticulously dressed, which had become familiar to all the officers in recent days. But wearing a cloak of the same color on the back is a new piece of equipment today. It was hand-sewn by the three governors' wives.

Although the problem of Governor Cohen and his wife was not resolved, the love of the three interior overseers for her husband did not diminish because of this. This can be seen from the delicate workmanship on the cloak, the cut of Philine Rona, the magic blessing of Winsley, and the fact that Kelly Rona, who is not good at female red, has left at least thirty traces of crimson blood on the embroidery.

There are already signs of victory on the training ground, with the dominant red team splitting the blue side, and the blue team is fighting back in the hope of getting out of the current situation.

Looking at the two entangled troops, Cohen touched his chin thoughtfully.

"Sir. Carlos on the side hurriedly whispered, "Is there any problem?"

"Nothing. Cohen shook his head, suddenly pointed to the cavalry lined up outside the field and said, "Are they the troops who are going to drill next?"

"Yes. Carlos nodded and said, "They're all ready." ”

"The order goes down. Let the other Blues play. Cohen said, "Support the inferior blue forces!"

"But the sir......" said Carlos, "they were not prepared for it. ”

"On the battlefield, the enemy will not prepare for them. Cohen glanced at his chief of staff: "Order." ”

"Yes!"

The order was conveyed unequivocally. The training ground suddenly kicked up a large cloud of smoke and dust. With the addition of cavalry, the superiority of the red forces was completely dismantled, and it was not long before the red forces were "annihilated......

"See?" Cohen pointed to the dejected Red troops, "Although the soldiers have completed their general training, their ability to deal with special situations is far from enough. ”

A group of officers around him were speechless, originally thinking that today was the day when Governor Cohen came to inspect the training, and he should be satisfied with the training of the troops, who knew that Cohen would come to this hand.

"It's not that I'm being everyone, you know what the situation is like right now. Cohen turned around and looked at the group of middle-level officers under him, and his tone gradually increased: "On the battlefield, the situation is changing rapidly, how do you train junior officers and non-commissioned officers? Do you want me to establish another training regiment, and I still want Young Master Ben to teach it himself!"

The reprimanded officers bowed their heads, all of them looking ashamed.

"Give you five days to save it, and don't have any other problems then. Cohen's eyes swept over his subordinates: "I want to do my thing, you have to do your job well, this is your duty, don't be ashamed of your military uniform, understand!"

"Got it!!! Sir!"

Seeing the resolute attitude of the officers, Cohen nodded, and led the general staff officer and the two corps commanders down the tower, where he was going to meet the logistics officer.

Just then, a guard scurried over.

"Sir, your father is here. The guard approached and said, "He's waiting for you in the big tent." ”

Suddenly, when I heard the news that my father had come to the training camp, I couldn't help but feel a little confused, my father is now in charge of the government affairs of the two provinces, he should be very busy, how can he have time to come to see me?

"I'll be right there. "Nodding slightly to Konoe, I already knew in my heart that my father must have something to explain to me.

After a few words of logistics, I arranged the others to Carlos, and I made my way to my tent.

The curtain was lifted, and my father, who had his back to me, turned around, and saw a slight smile on his emaciated face, although his expression was slightly tired, but he still looked unhurried. I really admire this middle-aged man who I call "father" to be able to maintain a stable state of mind under such a shape.

"Father. I walked up to him and asked, in as relaxed a tone as possible, "How do you have time off?"

"Actually, it's not a big deal, I just want to come and see you. My father looked at me from head to toe, and there was a little appreciation in his eyes, which I could feel: "I haven't seen me for many days." You're about to become an adult. ”

As a "rogue governor". I've heard too much of the slander and swearing. I was really a little unaccustomed to this implied compliment, and I lowered my head a little embarrassed.

"Walk with me?" the father had already walked outside the tent, "I haven't ridden a horse for a long time, and my body is a little stiff." ”

"Ah...... Okay!" I hurriedly followed.

The two of them walked around the path by the training camp.

The whole training camp was busy, and the shouts of soldiers training were everywhere, and the slightly hoarse reprimands of the officers were particularly loud in it.

"Cohen. The father, who had been speechless all the way, suddenly asked, "Do you know why I came to see you today?"

I shook my head.

"You're a Jin Ge Iron Horse, and the Governor's Mansion is also very busy. The father said, "And don't you think it is strange that I have come to see you at this tense time?"

"You've never done anything superfluous. I thought for a moment before saying, "If you really want to discuss something with me, then this will definitely make you worry less about it in the future." ”

"Your analysis is correct. The father nodded: "But it's a bit utilitarian." Don't I want to see my son who survived?"

I scratched my head.

"Tell me about business! besides us, there are other governors in the empire who are loyal to His Majesty, and I would have liked to echo them. The father frowned: "But I got the news yesterday that several provinces around the Holy Capital that dared to resist have completely fallen, four governors were killed, and one governor surrendered to Lu Man. Most of their provinces were in the hinterland of the empire, and with the large number of Rumman soldiers, they were too easy to besiege. ”

In other words," I thought for a moment, "Should we act?"

"Although the training of the troops was not completed, it was only a matter of one or two days after receiving the battle report. The father said, "Officials who have fled from the Holy Capital or other provinces have come to us one after another. According to their report, Lu Man had his hands free. ”

"Militarily I am prepared. Reconnaissance has long been laid out. I said, "It is not a day or two for Luman to march into the army." ”

Seeing that I understood what he meant, my father continued, "A little more, what are you going to do with your relationship with Your Majesty?"

"He's His Majesty, I'm a courtier, what else can I do?" I shrugged my shoulders: "I'll find an opportunity to swear allegiance to Your Majesty." ”

"Don't do it. The father shook his head and said, "That's a stupid idea." ”

"Wouldn't it?" I asked, "but I'm very determined." ”

"For his present Majesty Fichette, he would expect everyone to swear allegiance to him. The father put his hands behind his back and said, "But you are not included." ”

"Why?"

"His Majesty Fischette lost all his relatives overnight, and if it was someone else, it would have been fine, but His Majesty Fischette was a person of great affection, and the death of the former emperor and his wife had cut off half of his heart. My father sighed and explained to me slowly: "And now what supports him is your friendship in addition to the persistence of avenging his parents...... If you kneel down to him at this time, what do you think His Majesty Fischette will think? You are pulling your friendship out of his body. ”

"But ......"

"I know what you mean, are you worried that you will be jealous of your own achievements?" asked the father.

"That's right. ”

"Cohen, you should know that a minister can't blindly plan for himself, not to mention that you have a deeper friendship with Filchette, I believe that Filchette will also adjust his mentality, even if Filchette has any ideas, we have time to remedy it, but you must not hit him now. My father looked at me with firmness in his eyes: "The oath of allegiance is put aside for the time being, and you should be concerned about another matter now." ”

I hurriedly asked, "What is it?"

"Although the situation in front of me is grim, I am still optimistic about the future of the battle, and I firmly believe that Cohen can lead the army to recover the Holy Capital and the entire territory of Spia, what do you think?"

"Yes, I'm a firm believer in that. I could only nod obediently, my father's understatement was heavier than any king's life.

"As I said earlier, half of what supports Fichette is the desire for revenge, and when the moment of victory comes, the obsession in Fichette's heart will disappear, and half of his heart will be missing, and at that time, even if there is the existence of your friendship, it may not be enough to make up for this qiē. There was a little melancholy on my father's face: "Do you understand what I'm talking about?"

"I know what you're talking about. I thought it was so complicated, so complicated that I never noticed: "But I don't understand what you want me to do, Dad." ”

"To put it simply, His Majesty Fichette's goal in life now is revenge. After we killed Luman. His Majesty Fischette has no purpose in life. I don't know what he's going to do. The father lowered his voice and said, "A body supported by hatred often collapses then." ”

"So what do we do?"

"In your case, just use your feelings to fill it as much as possible! I'll find a way to do it. The father sighed again and said, "The scar in His Majesty's heart can only be healed if he cares for it with sincere feelings. ”

"Wouldn't it be nice to find a concubine for Your Majesty?" My eyes lit up: "With my other half, Fischet's feelings have another sustenance." ”

"I want to too!" The father nodded approvingly: "But do you know? At present, we are two provinces, and there are no girls who can be worthy of His Majesty, which is related to property, prestige, family and other factors. If you want to find a good concubine, this is something that can be met but not sought. ”

Listened to my father. When I look down and think about it, there really isn't a suitable candidate on my own turf.

"So you have to take this matter to heart, and I will write to you if necessary. My father approached me and said, "Once you have the right person...... Cohen, no matter what method you use, I'm going to get people for me!"

"Could it be ......," I was surprised, "what else is the reason for this?"

"Of course. The father suddenly laughed, and smiled heartily: "If you were one of those governors, while you were eye-to-eyeing with Lu Man, you would send your own daughter or granddaughter to Dark Moon to participate in the selection of the princess...... What do you think Luman will think of you?"

"Well done!" I understood, and exclaimed, "What a daddy!"

"It's best if you understand, besides. You also have to take care of your own affairs. Dad said earnestly: "Once the war starts, there will be fewer opportunities for everyone to meet." ”

Father slowed down. Let me walk side by side with him: "I insisted on demoting your knighthood a few days ago, are you angry?"

"Nope. I shook my head and said, "I didn't take the knighthood or anything to heart, it's not something I like." ”

"Titles and official positions are not the only things you are after, and I'm glad you think so. There was a pause in the father's words: "I know everything about you and Firin, as well as my daughter-in-law who I have never met in Wanpu." ”

I blushed with shame.

"Don't do this, although you didn't handle this matter well, it's not a big mistake, it's not a big deal. The father smiled and said, "Now is the conversation between father and son, don't be too nervous." ”

"But I'm ...... They won't forgive me. I said melancholy, "I understand that even if they don't say anything now, they will be unhappy." ”

"Not only them, but I wouldn't be happy. My father looked at me and said, "Seriously, Cohen, you're my son, and I grew up watching you." Since you were a child, I didn't know whether to suppress or let go of the weird thoughts that often popped up in your head, so I only taught you some knowledge and didn't explain too much for you. Because I know that you have your own opinions and answers to everything. ”

I looked back at my father in amazement.

"But I missed one point, no matter how you are a young man, no matter how sharp your mind is, you still lack experience, there are too many things that you have not experienced. My father patted me on the shoulder: "It's my fault for letting you go in everything." ”

"Father's ......"

"Don't talk about that. The father's eyes looked away: "What are you going to do about this matter of Firin?"

What can I do?

The wind in the field blew around me, and I took the cloak behind me, and looked at the blood stains on the cloak embroidery, and I shook my head helplessly.

"Say a few words to you!" the father leaned over and said, "Treat each other with courtesy, treat each other with sincerity, share weal and woe, and never give up." ”

"It's as simple as that?"

"You and Firin, the three of them were originally friends, but they became a nominal husband and wife because of the order of the former imperial concubine, and there needs to be a process of adaptation in itself. But you're too busy to get along, and for other reasons, the relationship has become what it is now. The father nodded: "With more time, everyone will find their respective places." ”

"Impossible...... Dad, you know, Philine, they ......" (to be continued......)