"Well, you didn't say anything big this time. The crow nodded slowly, with a rare hint of appreciation in his eyes, "If I can continue to improve, I should be able to become my opponent when practicing." ”

"It should be possible...... Is this an encouragement or a blow?" Cohen stepped forward and stared at the crow with a defiant look, "Doesn't it mean that none of us can get any advantage in the case of an all-out attack?

"Practice is not the same as killing. The crow put away his sword, "After you use the sword with all your might, you can't hold it, and it will become a battle of life and death." And under an attack like yours, I will also have a hard time. ”

"I guess that's right! There is a real gap between us. Cohen looked at the knife in his hand and discarded it, "Your sword is fine, and I already have a lot of gaps in the blade." ”

"In terms of martial arts, your style has changed, and it's perfectly fine to go out. The raven walked up to Princess Chinlun and picked her up.

"My brother is going out for a few days, and the little baby Qinlun must be obedient and be a good child. Cohen walked over and stroked Cinn's head, "Brother will bring a gift for Cinn when he comes back, and he will prepare a gift for Crow Brother Crow." ”

"Ahhhh

"Brother promised Qin Lun that he will come back soon, don't cry!" Cohen could only comfort Qin Lun in a soft voice, "Maybe Qin Lun will find that his brother is back when he opens his eyes tomorrow morning, and he has brought a gift for Qin Lun!"

After her gaze lingered on Cohen's face for a long time, Princess Cinnen removed the hair ornament from her head. Put it in the palm of Cohen's hand.

"This is a gift from Brother Crow to Qin Lun. Qin Lun should be by his side at all times. Cohen smiled and put it back on for her. After that, he held her face and said: "Qin Lun is relieved, Brother Coen just doesn't have this headdress by his side, and he remembers your appearance just as clearly in his heart, and he will never forget any of it." Good Qinlun, give my brother a smile. ”

Hearing Cohen say this, Princess Cinnen smiled a little.

"Take care, everybody. Patting Raven on the shoulder, Cohen walked to the door.

When I opened the door, I found the General Staff Officer waiting at the door with a large pile of files.

"Didn't I give you everything?" Cohen nodded at Carlos. "What else do you have?"

"With regard to the next military operation, I carefully examined the twelve plans drawn up by the General Staff, and the results were still not satisfactory. Although I have a new appropriation and can attack by ordinary means, I don't want to leave any regrets, because the boss's requirements are different. There was a hint of shame on the face of the General Staff Officer, "I have no choice but to ask the boss again." ”

"That's right. Cohen smiled slightly, "Follow me." The chief liaison officer who received the order came to the lounge of the martial arts arena and placed the thick stack of files on the table. Cohen stood up. He picked up the reportage in the middle of the dossier, and finally took out a dozen copies and spread them out on the table. The General Staff officer glanced at it. It was found that these texts were the personal information of some Demon Empire generals.

"The first target I proposed was the Demon Empire Camp and Wells, in which, Camp's national power is declining, and he doesn't want to do anything in five years, so it can be ignored. Cohen looked at the confused Carlos, "Then, the only thing left to deal with is the Wells Empire, their two main armies were wiped out in the Great War of Gods and Demons, although it has not reached the point of the Camp Empire, but it is currently in a devastated situation." ”

"We all know these situations that although the offensive forces of the Empire of Wales no longer exist, they still have a considerable amount of defensive forces. The General Staff nodded, "They have been strengthening the army for some time now. And I'm afraid that they will ask for help from other empires when they are attacked, in that case, we will be at war with several demon empires, and it will be very disadvantageous to us. ”

"So as I said last time, the point is to break down these two advantages - the possibility of defensive forces and military reinforcements. Cohen sat back in his chair, "What were your heads going on during the meeting?"

"I'm sorry, I was shocked by your first plan boss in the last meeting, and I didn't react for a while...... "Carlos smiled embarrassedly, "And boss, you didn't say very thoroughly, only that the Wells Empire was very distinctive...... I”

"That's right, the intelligence of the Liaison Department has done a very good job, and it has pointed out all the characteristics of the Welsh Empire. Cohen nodded, "Military, political, historical, and popular mentality, have you and your subordinates really studied it carefully?"

"We looked at it carefully...... I don't think anyone knows this information better than I do, but I still haven't found a good solution. ”

"Is that really the case?" Cohen leaned over and propped his hands on the table, "Let me guess that your unturned head should only pay attention to military and political intelligence!"

As soon as Cohen's words came out, Carlos froze, for all this time he had only noticed these two things.

"Take a look at this national analysis. Cohen picked up a piece of information, "Because of the geographical location and history, the people of the Welsh Empire are fierce, and most of the people are upright, in addition to this, they also worship heroes very much. ”

"What does this information mean?" said the general staff officer, spreading his hands, "this will not help much in the war!"

"My Chief of Staff, that's what you didn't understand. You must know that you are not the chief of staff of a certain province now, but the highest military staff of the empire, and you are no longer fighting small battles, so you must complete the transformation of your position and mindset. Cohen's face was stern, "Now it seems that the general means of warfare are just a waste of national strength. You must consider all the situations of the enemy country and our country, and make use of every available condition, so that you can seize the opportunity!"

"What does the boss mean is that there are conditions that can be used in this information?"

"Do you think I'm full of food and nothing to do? The few characters who can be called heroes in the past have all finished playing during the war of gods and demons, and at this time, the people will be more irritated and blindly attack. The resistance encountered will be fierce. Rahn walked to the corner of the room. Poured himself a glass of wine. "How empty and lost their hearts would be when there were no heroes...... We've got to help them. ”

"Boss......" the Chief of Staff understood something, "what do you mean...... It's not like trying to help them......"

"That's right! We're going to help them find a hero, preferably one who can infect men with his blood and charm women with his face. We're going to make him perfect, we're going to make the whole country of Wells scream for his heroic deeds. Cohen closed his eyes and savored the wine, "and then ...... Let's overthrow him and, at the same time, the will to war of this empire. That's the case. We don't have to pay too much at all, and the Empire of Willis will collapse like a decaying building...... Hey, what's that look on your face?"

"I—I'm just a little bit of an order. Karos was a little embarrassed, and while answering Cohen's words, he wiped the cold sweat from his forehead, and then rubbed his hands awkwardly.

Although Cohen's casually uttered plan was too insidious, Carlos had to admit that the plan itself would have had a good effect, even beyond ordinary people's expectations. But...... When did his mind become so terrifying? It had been terrible before, but at least he would have used some weird tricks to disguise it a little.

"Are you scared by me?" Cohen looked at Carlos, "look at your expression." ”

"It's not frightening!" replied Carlos with a dry smile. "After all, you've been following the boss for a long time. ”

"I'm glad you weren't intimidated. Cohen smiled and said, "Well, you, as the Imperial General Staff." Let's talk about the next plan! How are you going to arrange this war?"

"In five days, a high-powered force was dispatched to firmly grasp the dividing line between our country and the two Demon Empires, and it took a month to complete the preparations for the first decisive battle, mobilize 50,000 troops to launch the first attack, and gradually increase the number of troops in the subsequent attacks, so as to paralyze the assistance of other Demon Empires with such a cumulative attack. Carlos froze and thought about it for a moment, "Also, I'm going to use five attacks to create a hero like this. ”

"Anyway, we are also a big country, and five attacks seem a bit petty, so it's better to add two more. Cohen corrected: "Use these attacks to train our newly recruited soldiers well, and try to make each recruit feel the atmosphere of actual combat." ”

"Okay, but if we want to make heroes, we're going to have them win a few wars. Carlos asked, "Although we will not pay the price with our lives, will the failure of these attacks affect the morale of our army and the people?"

"It's good to let the enemy win narrowly, my excellent staff won't even be able to do the embarrassment of the army's poor logistics, right?" Cohen put down his wine glass, "Blockade the news of the war internally, sing songs, dance and dance, what should you do!"

"In that case, of course, no problem. Carlos looked at the files that were spread out on the table, "Boss, you should make sure who is the hero first." ”

Cohen smiled, his fingers twitching over several files, and a series of strange sounds came out of his mouth, causing Carlos to wonder if there was something wrong with his ears, for he heard a burst of "Pointing soldiers, pointing to who is my little soldier......

When Cohen finished reciting this "magic spell", he picked up the dossier that had been pointed at by his fingers, "It's him!"

"This general is very young!" Carlos took the text, "and this face is also very handsome." ”

"Let it go, all the people on this table, the liaison office has placed eyeliner around them. Pay attention to cooperate more during the action, and your head must be changed quickly. At this, Cohen snapped his fingers, "I've got to go, good luck to you." ”

In a few moments, the ordinary carriage in which His Majesty Cohen was riding had turned onto the streets out of the city. But Bai Ying, who was sitting opposite him, found that compared to his previous trips, Cohen seemed very silent along the way, in fact, it was not entirely correct to say that silence, Cohen's current facial expression was quite strict.

"What's wrong?" White Shadow's voice sounded in Cohen's head, "Is there something wrong?"

"Did you notice the headdress that the crow gave to Qin Lun? Cohen raised his eyes, "I didn't pay attention to it before, but when I hold it in my hand today, I feel a magical blessing on it." ”

"It's not surprising that there are magical blessings on ornaments, right?"

"From the moment I got this ornament. Qin Lun has always worn it. If it's normal magic. Regardless of whether the gods belong to the demon genus, Qin Lun's original weak body can't bear it, but Qin Lun is fine...... Cohen smiled slightly, "The crow has no long body, and it took him to find such an ornament after searching his whole body that day, and he was reluctant to give up." With this clue, I have roughly guessed the identity of the crow. ”

Cohen smiled and looked out the window. White Shadow asked again, and after getting the answer, he fell into deep thought......

With a slight sway, the carriage they were sitting in had slowly pulled out of the tall gates of the Holy Capital.

A quarter of an hour after Cohen's carriage left the city gates, more than thirty fast horses with orders rushed out of the four city gates, and the knights on the horses, all dressed in silver armor and carrying confidential orders from the staff in their arms, went to the various legion garrisons and training grounds.

At the same time, the military headquarters located in the palace had entered a state of war, several cordons had been arranged outside the building, and all the personnel inside had taken off their cumbersome dresses. Changed into a suit that is easy to move, and a few small sand tables that were made and completed not long ago. Moved from the storage room to the garden, a long line was formed, and several staff officers were busy planting small flags of various colors in various places on the sand table.

After a "test" order, the various transfer orders were written in the hands of the General Staff Officer, and along the new well-connected chain of command, they were sent to the various army stations of the Empire, and the first to receive orders were the Wingman Flying Corps, and the Second Guards Army under the command of Lieutenant General Haierter.

After receiving the order, the two troops immediately allocated a part of their elite troops to act as the vanguard in the name of training, and let these small troops rush to the demarcation line between gods and demons with light equipment. Due to the rush of departure, some soldiers did not even get their weapons, but fortunately, there were many military warehouses along the way, which could replenish a number of military supplies, including war horses and clothing.

The actions of Yiqiē were all carried out in secret, and the military system involved in the operation was completely isolated from the outside world, and although the envoys of the countries of the Divine Alliance were still shuttling around the Holy Capital City, they were busy doing "other affairs" and would not notice it for a while.

Thus, without showing any noticeable signs, the first military operation after the recovery of the Spya Empire had begun......

Demon Alliance, Wells Empire, capital.

The traveling Duke Sveys Hepburn had been here for three days, and had stayed in the villa of a prominent local nobleman. The reason why he chose to live here is not only because the duke has a relationship with this family, but also because Sveys Hepburn himself likes the quiet environment here - one of the most prominent nobles of this aristocratic family died in the last war of gods and demons, and the titles of other family members are not very high, so there are naturally few people in the snobbish capital of the country, so there is usually no particularly lively scene.

What made the Duke of Sways even more pleasant was that the hostess of the place, a widowed marquise, was a good friend of his mother's youth, and he was usually treated only as a junior...... God, on the first day of our Duke Sweez's arrival in the capital, when he went to the palace to visit the royal family, those crazy women almost didn't tear him apart, even the princesses and princesses who should have been more reserved, and the Duke of Svis, who was in a cold sweat, almost flew all the way out.

It is no wonder that in the Welsh Empire, Svey Hepburn, who is famous for his "beauty", is rare to see in a century. Although he understood the mentality of others, Sveys was still very distressed, and he preferred to sit quietly in a chair in the shade of a tree as he was now, watching Shania Gironde and Ellie Fran play in the grass in the distance.

"Swees, so you're here. "The Marquise came over with her maid and sat down opposite Sweez, 'It's not good to sit like this, why don't you go out for a walk with these two young ladies?' "Good afternoon, Marquise. Sveys nodded to the virtuous lady, but could not explain to her the inhumane treatment he had been subjected to lately, "I like to sit quietly, and too much of a scene is not for me." “

"Sure enough, I like a quiet personality, but I still have to go to some aristocratic parties. The Marquise smiled, and handed over a stack of business cards with a faint fragrance, "These implicit invitations are for you, take them! ”

"Thank you. Sveys took it and looked at it, and found that these were the business cards of some aristocratic ladies, and the business cards were all written in delicate words such as "Miss So-and-so, at home on a certain day and at a certain time". I didn't see any words of invitation. So he looked at the Marquise with a puzzled look.

"It's said that this is an implicit invitation. The Marquise explained with a smile. "This is the Welsh Empire, which is different from the customs of the Brouk Empire, and if it is not a very formal ball, it will not send special invitations. The young lady written on the back is the initiator of the ball, and she is at home on a certain day and at a certain time, which is to explain the time and place. ”

"Very interesting customs. Sveis shook his head, his mouth perfunctory, "Since it's not official." Then I refuse. ”

"It's a pity, since Long Ria left us, there haven't been so many people invited to the door!" the Marquise thought for a moment, "Actually, it's not impossible to refuse, but have you ever thought about it? If you refuse to go to the ball, the ladies who secretly adore you will come here to meet you—don't think that the ladies of the nobility are easy to deal with, I have watched them grow up, and the ladies of the national capital have long been famous." ”

"In that case......" replied Svis. "I'm pretending to be sick. ”

"Look at you, these ladies won't eat you. I have carefully selected for you, and the business cards handed over to you are all owned by some young ladies with excellent looks and character, and you have no marriage contract, so what are you hesitating about?"

"What a man! The Duke was so frightened that he wanted to feign illness. Shania Gironde approached, and just in time to hear the Marquise's words, she was so anxious to ask that she almost forgot her greeting, and only came to her senses when she was reminded by Mademoiselle Fran, "Good afternoon, Madame." ”

"Two young ladies as beautiful as flowers, come and sit down. The Marquise had a gentle smile on her face, "Did you have a good time?"

"It's good! It's just a small place, and you can't ride a horse. Xenia nodded and replied, "I haven't ridden in days." ”

"It's not easy to ride a horse! Let me take a look, there should be a few garden parties recently. The Marquise picked among a large number of business cards, and found a suitable one, "This party by the lake is very good, not only can you ride horses, but you can also raft on the lake, and with your appearance, there must be many young men rushing to help you row!"

"At such gatherings, you need to wear a long skirt, and if you ride a horse, you need to use a lady's side saddle, and you must not go faster than twice as fast as you walk. ”

Seeing the excited expression on a woman's face that had just bloomed, Sveis immediately poured cold water. The cold water really had an effect, and the excited expression on Xenia's face cooled down in an instant, and Ellie on the side covered her mouth and smiled.

"What a boring party. "I'm not allowed to shoot or go out to play." ”

"Miss, it's not that I don't allow it, it's that those activities are not suitable for you to attend. And to Xianya's complaining gaze, Swistan said calmly: "Your so-called outing, in fact, you want to follow the warriors of the Demon Temple to the border!"

"Isn't it okay to go to the border to play?" retorted Miss Xania with a straight face, "There are quite a few borders to cross along the way. ”

"I've already inquired that those samurai didn't go to the border to cultivate, nor did they do ordinary official business, but to fight their enemies, and I heard that they were still the old enemies of a certain alien race. The expression on Svis's face was serious, "Besides, it's close to the dividing line between gods and demons, the situation is complicated and dangerous, and it's not a place for ladies to set foot at all." ”

"My martial arts skills are no worse than others, do you think I can't protect myself?"

"I don't question your abilities, but I'm even more reluctant to make a difference. So that's the end of the discussion on this issue. "What Sveis decides will generally not change in any way, "If you are really bored, I will find an opportunity to take you out for a walk." ”

"I'm not unusual!" said Xania grimaced, bidding farewell to the Marquise, picking up Ellie and leaving.

For her willfulness, Swees, who had worked hard, could only shake his head secretly.

"She is a very proud young lady. The Marquise looked at Sveis and whispered, "It will be hard to take care of her." ”

"Her grandfather asked me, and I couldn't refuse. Sveis replied helplessly, "There is nothing wrong with her in herself, but she is a little too willful, which makes you laugh, Madame." ”

"Compared to other aristocratic ladies, being willful is not a disadvantage. The Marquise stood up, "Will you walk with me in the garden?" ”

"Very gratifying. Sveis also stood up, "Madame, please." (To be continued......)