"There are only two provinces in total, not only Darkmoon can't be lost, but we can't lose anywhere! We lack defensive depth, but with Grandpa Martin here, Darkmoon is not so easy to bully. A smile appeared on my face: "And what about us! Let's surprise Luman...... He beats him, I beat mine, see who can't hold his breath first!"

"You mean, let Darkmoon take it first. Carlos's expression was a little surprised: "And we have another battle?"

"Well, instead of fighting on our turf, we might as well rush into theirs. I thought for a moment: "But since you want to fight, you have to fight harder, let Lu Man take back his claws." ”

"Sir......" Carlos asked uneasily, "you don't want to attack the governors?"

"Why not? Their vague and perfunctory attitude has long annoyed me. I said coldly: "When Lu Man wooed them, he must have given a lot of promises, so that they used themselves as treasures and wanted to take advantage of both sides." And I just want them to know that whoever doesn't take His Majesty in his eyes, I, Cohen, will never let go!"

"But...... But isn't His Majesty trying his best to communicate with them?" Carlos hurriedly persuaded, "In this way, we will interrupt His Majesty's plan. ”

"Planning? Plans never catch up with change. I replied to Karos: "Leave the matter of diplomacy to Your Majesty, we are soldiers, soldiers who want to bring death and suffering to the enemy, and those who do not clearly belong to Your Majesty are our enemies! As officials of the Sbia Empire, they must choose between His Majesty and Lu Man, and if they do not share the weal and woe with His Majesty at this time, what qualifications do they have to live?"

"I see. Carlos said, "So who to start with?"

"That's it, Khaliq. It was an old friend of mine from a few years ago. ”

"How many years ago?" Carlos thought for a moment. It suddenly dawned on me: "I see." ”

I smiled. Turning his head, he ordered in a loud voice: "Senior officers come in, the pre-war meeting begins!"

Officers in battle armor rushed in, standing around the table, listening carefully to Carlos's briefings on the enemy. Moya looked cautious, and Helter, who was also the commander of the legion, had already lit up his eyes when he heard that there was a battle.

"How's that?" After Carlos had finished his briefing, I gave my idea for the sortie, asking for everyone's opinions: "What do you think?"

"No major problems. Helt smiled confidently: "The defense of Halik's fiefdom is not very tight. Aside from the fact that it takes some time to storm the main city, it is not difficult to capture all of his provinces. ”

It seems that in addition to the surging blood, the current Haiert is more rational.

"But it's more troublesome for us to gather forces in a short period of time. Moya pointed to the map and said, "Although the troops outside the Dark City have completed their training, our special troops are not in the training ground, and some foreign soldiers have not yet arrived. ”

"Also, our reconnaissance system has just begun to be laid out, and logistics are even more problematic. At this time, Carlos also interjected: "If you want to act immediately, the preparation time is indeed a little rushed. ”

"It doesn't matter. It didn't take too many people to attack Khalik, and his troops were not very many. And the combat effectiveness is on the low side. I said, "As for logistics, I don't think it's a problem." ”

"Not a problem?"

"Khaliq's territory borders us, and his province must have stockpiled a large amount of material for future attacks, which we will get if we are fast enough. I explained, "In addition, we have also divided our troops into two groups, and we have prepared for battle with great fanfare all the way, so that the enemy forces attacking Darkmoon will have scruples, and they will slow down, thus relieving the pressure of Darkmoon." ”

"What about the other way?"

"Another way! Let's set off under the banner of reorganizing the place. I laughed, "I'll go to Wanpu for a walk! Anyway, the merchants there need to be beaten, and their smuggling is too unpleasant, and they are actually with Diel." Merlin steals business. ”

"But sir, we don't have much time. Carlos smiled unnaturally: "Can it be set somewhere else?"

"That's Wanpu, don't discuss it anymore, you immediately order Colt to go back to Wanpu to be his city lord, and set off tonight!" I ignored Carlos's advice and made a decision.

As soon as he heard that I was giving an order, Hailt, who was worried that he would not fight, hurriedly asked, "Then, boss, what are we doing?"

"Captain Hailt, you have to take your legion to the border and make it look like you are going to hit the enemy head-on, and I will fill in the missing special units of your legion in the shortest possible time. I said word for word: "But our supplies are not enough, you must not act rashly, your army just needs to ensure that Dark Moon is not attacked." ”

"Haven't I become an ornament?" Helt exclaimed in disappointment, "Boss, I'm not going to make a feint!"

"Two fists can kill people, where is the saying that the soldiers are divided into two ways to feint the troops?" I grabbed Heert's arm: "Besides, a general like you, it's not a waste to do a feint." ”

"That ......"

"At some point, there is no difference between a feint attack and a main attack, it's just that it's in the light and in the dark. I turned to Moya and said, "Moya, you take your legion and take up the defense of the Dark Province, and you are our reserve. ”

Moya nodded earnestly.

"What about you, sir?" asked Carlos.

"I, of course I'm going to Hope with my legion. I replied, "If you immediately spread the false news, you will say that the business of the World is chaotic, pirates are rampant, and they need to be rectified." ”

"Okay. ”

"You still want to speed up the training of the troops, what is going on, the training of the provincial garrison troops is still not finished?" I picked up the water glass on the side: "Order the special arms training ground to stop training, and the soldiers to return to their original units." ”

"Right away. Carlos reluctantly said, "It's my negligence, there are too many things." ”

"So you have to stay in the dark. I nodded and said, "And the logistics mess, any link that goes wrong is enough for us to drink a pot." ”

Hearing that he wanted to stay in the dark, even the older Carlos had a hint of regret in his expression.

"What? It's not like there's no fighting. The battles will be too busy for you to breathe in the future. I patted him on the shoulder: "Luman's ass." You're going to get a chance to play. ”

A few people burst into laughter.

Night. I returned to the Governor's Palace, and informed Fichette and my father of the enemy's situation, and everyone agreed with me, and several of them carefully agreed on the war arrangements for the two provinces.

I always thought that my dad was very cunning, but I didn't know, in fact, my dad had a fight with me if he was ruthless.

Because his father built yì Fischet, he immediately invited a large number of celebrities to come to the dark city as guests as the king of Spia, saying that he was a guest. But how could the royal family invite Ms. Miao Ling to be a guest for no reason? Of course, it was to choose a concubine.

Fischette blushed and tried to refuse, but before he could say anything, his father kept his mouth shut.

"Your Majesty, this is not your personal matter, it is more of a political means. Dad whispered: "In the eyes of others, which family celebrity has come to the Dark Province, that is, this family's recognition of Your Majesty." If twenty or thirty celebrities come, then we can say that it is a huge momentum, and the nobles on Lu Man's side must be suspicious. ”

What Dad meant was that since some people were still watching left and right, it was better to give them a hand. It doesn't matter if we're not friends, as long as they're at odds with Luman.

But everybody knows. The current dark province is actually surrounded by Lu Man, and these celebrities naturally can't be invited, not only for security reasons, but also for the sake of safety, these noble families have to compare the strength of His Majesty and Lu Man. Moreover, the war has not yet begun, and now is not the time to place bets.

Of course, it is a secret "please", a vicious "please......

Because they all have a very righteous face and are good at doing righteous things, this unrighteous and hard errand naturally fell on my head...... There are hundreds of aristocratic families in the Sibia Empire, and the middle of the family is negligible, and my father asked me to "invite" at least twenty.

"Cohen, you must remember that every socialite you invite, her family will definitely be suspicious of Lu Man. "And in this tense time, the slightest suspicion can worsen, and at the same time bring us great benefits." ”

"Alright!" I agreed.

"If you don't have twenty ladies from your country. Dad smiled: "You can make do with other imperial princesses, but there must be no marriage contract, if you are mistaken, this matter will not end." ”

"But won't that cause any trouble?" I said, "what if they send troops against us?"

"In this situation, which empire has the courage to send troops?" said my father, "don't talk about anything else, the three cardinal priests won't be able to get by...... The three priests had come to regard Sbiah as if it were in their own pockets, and would never let anyone else touch it. ”

"Okay then! I'll do it. ”

I don't know how Daddy came up with this idea, isn't this a knife in Lu Man's waist? However, Daddy really chose the right person...... I haven't done anything like that in a while, but I'm a kidnapper.

It's a beautiful aristocratic lady!

With the rest arranged, I set out with four Guards regiments, for the roads along the way had been repaired, and in just a few days the newly built walls of the Vamp were in sight.

Of course, there are many more troops I have brought with me, several units have arrived secretly before me, and they are now on standby around the Chamber.

Before entering the city of Wanpu, I had already reclined into the comfortable carriage, the king-sized carriage. Since it is claimed to be the governor's inspection, of course, it is necessary to make a full posture.

"Sir. Rock's voice sounded outside the car: "Lord Wanpu asks for your reception." ”

I lifted the curtain on the window of the car and glanced at it, and Colter, who had been there for two days, was already standing at the city gate.

"Let him come over and get straight into the carriage. I agreed, and then said to the rock, "Don't you think it's hard to talk like this?" ”

"Yes sir!" Rock nodded, turning away.

Colt saluted in the carriage, and then got into the carriage with a grin, and the carriage trembled slightly, and we had entered the city gate.

Even in such a grim situation, just looking at so many people separated by soldiers on both sides of the street, you will know that the mall is more bustling and lively than the last time I visited, and the shops on both sides have a wide variety of goods. Dressed businessmen mostly come empty-handed to buy bulk goods, unlike ordinary hawkers, who carry everything with them.

I withdrew my gaze. Looking at Colter: "How many days have you been here?"

"Back to the words of the sir. Colt whispered, "It's been two days." ”

"Have you figured out everything here?" I asked again.

"It's all figured out. After all, this is still the starting place of the lower officials. There has been little change in the officials below. Colt cautiously replied, "Amaterasu has returned and is waiting for you......"

I raised my hand to stop Colter from saying any more.

"Why did I put you in Wanpu to be the lord of the city again? I said, "Do you understand why?"

"This ......" Colt muttered, "Sir, is it related to the current war situation?"

I nodded.

"That's right, otherwise why do you think I'm here for Mapu? Lu Man's miscellaneous is from a bookkeeper's background, how many things are produced in the Dark Moon Province, and how many things have to be consumed in the two provinces, he knows very well in his heart. This offensive. Most of the time he wanted to consume the supplies that we didn't have. I smiled faintly: "But this miscellaneous is thousands of calculations, but ignores Wanpu." ”

"But everybody knows that Hope is a commercial city!" said Colt, "how could Luman not know?"

"The normal business activities carried out by the Chamber, of course, Lu Man is aware. I motioned for Colter to sit closer, "But what he doesn't know is that we have a well-developed smuggling system and a fleet of aquariums. ”

"But the lower official is still a little worried. "Our smuggling system, though large and sophisticated, is not enough to sustain the consumption of two provinces," Colt said. ”

"This is the reason why I came to Wanpu, it is a dream to support the daily consumption of the province with such a system, and at most it can only provide material support for this military operation. I nodded approvingly: "I can knock other merchants on the one hand, and on the other hand, I can make some adjustments to the system." ”

"What are you going to do, sir?"

"I'll talk to Ayasuya first, and then you gather the big merchants of Wanpu and I'll do a couple of balls, don't they like to go to the ball?" I thought for a moment, "That's right. Dir. Where's Merlin?"

"Diere. Miss Merlin...... No, Dill. Madame Merlin had always lived in the little castle by the sea. We don't usually come into the city, but we have always protected it well. "But these businessmen ...... They're getting more and more cunning, when are you going to meet with them, sir? I'll make that for you. ”

"Let's see!" I lay down, "I'm not in a hurry. ”

After the carriage slowly stopped, I got out of the car and walked into the official residence of the city lord of Wanpu.

In the official residence, the guards were guarded on three floors and three layers outside, and under such protection, not even a fly would want to fly in.

Colter led me upstairs, opened the door to a small room, and retreated.

There was only one person in the room wrapped in a black robe, and the rocky body shook and was already between us.

"Who is it?" the knife in Rock's hand was already unsheathed, and he whispered, "Stand down immediately!"

The black-robed man slowly raised his hand, lowered the hood on his head, revealed a thin and determined face, and knelt down on one knee before me.

"Master Cohen. As he spoke, tears glistened with tears in his eyes: "It's me, I'm Amaterasu." ”

"Well, long time no see. I patted the rock on the shoulder, signaled that the man in front of me was not in danger, and entered the room.

"Yes, young master. Amaterasu looked at me and said, "I've been out all the time, and I rarely have a chance to come back." ”

"Get up first, sit down and talk. I asked the rock to close the door, found a chair and sat down, and then carefully looked at Amaterasu's face, "You've lost a little weight again, how are you doing?"

"It's fine. Amaterasu handed over a scroll, still standing aside: "This is the network of civil forces that Amaterasu has developed in the past two years, please take a look at it, young master." ”

I flipped through it, and this guy did a pretty good job.

"Yes, in the Sbia Empire, you have put people in almost every city. I put down the scroll and said, "How are your incomes?"

"There is a slight surplus in terms of balance. Amaterasu replied respectfully: "The large number of capable people sent by the young master have played a very key role in our development. ”

This is true, and about one-fifth of the cadets in each class are transferred to Amaterasu or Marfa.

"As I said, I don't care about you. There was a pause in my words: "But you have to make sure of the task I give you." ”

"Yes, young master. Amaterasu replied to me in an affirmative tone, "I can complete the things that the young master has explained." ”

"I'm glad I got that answer. I stood up and walked over to Amaterasu and asked him in a low voice, "But have you ever thought that what you are doing now is very dangerous, and your identity must be hidden, and you will probably not be able to walk the streets and walk in my mansion in the open like everyone else...... Even if so, don't you regret it?"

"I don't regret being able to follow the young master and do things for the young master!" Amaterasu raised his eyes to look at me, and his eyes no longer had the panic and cowardice he had when they first met.

"Your personality has changed. I reached out and lifted the scarf around Amaterasu's neck, revealing a shocking scar: "What?

"The accident was last year, and it was the most intense time of the war between gods and demons. Amaterasu said with some shame, "When I was negotiating with the boss of a city in the Demon Alliance, I was ambushed by the other party. ”

"It's inevitable that you've been messing around down there for a long time, so I'll go back and dial a few more guards for you. I patted him on the shoulder: "Your body is not very strong, and your martial arts skills are ordinary, the reason why you are asked to take this position is because I fancy your experience since childhood." People, as long as they work hard, have the possibility of success. ”

"Yes. ”

"You don't lack upward motivation, but don't always think about surpassing others in martial arts or physique, you can't do that. I leaned over and said in a low voice, "Use your head, use your stratagem, use your momentum." ”

"Young Master, why didn't you say it earlier?" Amaterasu smiled bitterly, touched his neck and said, "There have been many times that I almost couldn't come back. ”

"If you had said these words earlier, you might not have understood!" I sighed, "You have to experience it yourself to feel the meaning of my words." ”

"Thank you, young master. ”

"Well, not much else. I sat back in my chair: "I asked you to come back, there are two things for you to do." ”

"Please command, young master. (To be continued......)