Since the last army has invaded Harua, it seems to everyone that the shape of the battlefield has become very clear.

The Lao Peace army and the new Almohad army were divided into three armies, forming an iron wall and firmly encircling the province of Harua.

General Hadou is no longer capable, and at this time, he can only be like a grasshopper after the autumn, and he can't jump for two days.

The northern part of Almohad has begun to celebrate in advance, the common people are also singing and dancing, and the imperial officials of Abdwad have also begun a new round of intrigue for the official position in the south, biting each other like dogs.

Those puppies all know that the south has been peaceful for hundreds of years, and those nobles are all fat and oily.

Although he experienced the war, he was robbed of a lot of things by the old and army represented by the 1063rd chapter of the top ten outstanding young people in the Holy Light Continent. But their old roots are still there.

At least, those land, minerals, these things are not taken away by others anyway.

And those soldiers and ruffians are all a bunch of rough embryos, they have eyes and don't know gold and jade, what good things can they recognize?

Even if he robbed something, Wang Ba ate barley and wasted it. There must have been rumors that a bunch of puppies snatched an antique gallery in a certain city, and then dismantled the gold-inlaid frames into their pockets, threw them all on the ground, and then sold them to scrap collectors.

The conscience of heaven and earth, it is all world-class famous paintings, what Monet, Van Gogh, Leonardo da Vinci...... It's all there. And the most famous of them is said to be 500 years ago, the famous Oriental painter Mr. Bohu Tang "The Old Birthday Star Riding a Bicycle".

It's all priceless. Even a glance at it will make people cry and cry, and bow down to the art treasures on the ground.

Just by looking at guò, you can see how many opportunities there are for making a fortune in the south. Not to mention those beautiful southern girls who are as beautiful as water.

You know, Chapter 1063 of the South Unloading the Mill and Killing the Donkey? (Asking for a monthly ticket) Although the Fang woman has a smaller chest, she has always been known for her gentleness and virtue in the Almohar Empire, and the northern woman is known for her toughness.

After this war, many southern nobles must have fallen. They certainly won't be as swaggering and eyes above the top as they used to be in order to eat.

When the time comes, as long as you spend two small dollars, you can marry a girl from a southern aristocratic family who has longed for you as a wife, and even have more money in your pocket.

Find a few more, and there will be no problem being a mistress.

No matter how you look at it, it's better than looking for those sturdy old ladies in the north who wield pans and yelled 'I'm going to shoot you to death with a pot, and then chase them down three streets.'"

Not only does there not have to pay so much bride price money, but the best thing is that those southern nobles are in tatters, and there is no one to support them, and the mother-in-law will definitely not dare to be too powerful.

The gang of puppies thought about it, and suddenly found out happily: how to fight this abacus and how to sound. The only thing to worry about is that there are more wolves and less meat. It's too late to catch up.

Therefore, they stepped up their actions, ran up and down, and desperately drilled the camp.

All kinds of intercession and greetings have also been piled up on Empress Isabella's table, and there are many people in the middle who have "I have shed blood for the empire, I have been wounded in the battle of ×××, and I am loyal to Her Majesty Xià ・・・・・・" and other old qualifications, reaching out to her to ask for an official.

This made Queen Isabella happy and headache again. Every day, I have to worry about who to send to the south to be an official.

However, Lorraine never cared who would be the local magistrate, and the peacekeepers were currently the boss in the land. No one dared to disobey Lorraine and Archduke Julius.

The attention of the common people of Almohads to the war has fallen to its lowest level since the beginning of the war, and even the newly occupied southern provinces have begun to resume production.

All agreed that the war was not over, but it was almost over.

Seeing that victory was in sight, the morale of the whole army was high, and the terrain was like a bamboo. The soldiers also hoped that the war would end as much as possible and return home.

More often than not, it is no longer the various tactical instructions that circulate in the army, but the price lists of various places of consumption in the city of Halligad, including the red light district.

In case after entering the city in the future, when you buy things, you will be cheated by those cunning southern profiteers.

God knows how those puppies got this thing.

You know, the province of Harua is already surrounded by iron barrels. The two armies confronted each other, and in the middle it was difficult for even the birds to get through.

When Lao He's troops set foot in Harua Province, Haddou's hometown, they found that although the cities here were also arranged with a dense and complex defense system like Desai, the defense of these peripheral cities was very weak, and most of the defenders of the cities were militias composed of locals.

At best, this defense has only played a sluggish role.

Most of the peacekeepers only need to set up a position, and then after a short artillery bombardment, they can take the city with a single assault.

The attack on this road is extremely smooth, and it can even be described as a breakthrough.

On October 27, 834 in the Julian calendar, Lorraine had already led the middle route army three days ahead of schedule, and was the first to rush to the city of Haligard, the capital of Haddou.

Without waiting for his troops to set up camp, he chose a high ground a few miles away from Haligad, overlooking the huge Haligad.

The broad figure of Halligard was displayed in front of Lorraine. From afar, the whole city looks like a prehistoric beast standing on the ground.

At this moment, the city of Harrigad has been transformed into a complete military fortress.

The city walls are towering, with deep ditch walls and strong fights.

Beyond the city lies a complex system of defenses surrounding Haligard. Deep trenches crisscrossed the city, many times larger than those beneath the city of Desai, dug into the otherwise flat ground beyond its reach.

On the walls of Haligard, countless black shadows could be seen walking back and forth, which should be soldiers of the Southern Army.

The city was covered with ballistas of all kinds, and rolling logs and stones were piled up. However, there are still people who continue to carry all kinds of materials to the city.

Behind the wall, there could be dozens of huge wooden poles pointing to the sky, which should be the heavy stone throwers in the city.

Looking at the spectacular city in front of her, Lorraine suddenly felt a strange feeling in her heart.

It seems that I am playing a strategy game, and I have already played the last level, as long as I push the last nest of the enemy**oss, you can enjoy the level-breaking animation.

Around Haligard, the peacekeepers were building a camp to encircle the city, and the Southern Army in the city just looked at it coldly and did not come out to stop it.

Lorraine put down her binoculars and sighed slightly.

The generals of the peacekeeping forces gathered behind him, also observing the city of Haligard in the distance, when someone excitedly said: "Probably before the beginning of spring, you can let the brothers go home." ”

Lorraine was stunned for a moment, and suddenly felt how familiar this sentence was, and suddenly remembered the famous bad luck quote "Let the children go home before Christmas".

I remember that the one who spoke after saying this sentence was tragic.

At this time, when he suddenly heard the same words, Lorraine felt unlucky in his heart, Lorraine pursed his lips and said in a low voice: "Phew, it's too unlucky." ”

Then he glanced at the man who spoke, and said secretly in his heart: I will transfer you to sweep horse manure later.

The surrounding generals didn't know what their boss was most afraid of, and gathered around excitedly discussing how long it would take to capture the well-defended city of Haligard.

"Conservative estimates, two months. ”

"Even if it's a month of filling in the earth and paving the road, it's enough. ”

"On the premise of reducing casualties, it may take a little longer. ”

Lorraine gave them an angry look, turned and walked back to the big tent behind them.

The generals under his command were a little confused, why did this master suddenly seem unhappy.

Lorraine returned to the big tent, and before his ass could sit firmly, Archduke Julius walked in with a sad and gloomy face.

Then skillfully opened Lorraine's table, took out the cigar box from it, put a black face on it, slowly lit it, spit out a puff of smoke rings, and sat melancholy opposite Lorraine, sighing incessantly.

Lorraine was a little confused and asked, "What are you, what's wrong?"

Seeing that he was about to win, how did he, a cheap old man, begin to develop into a middle-aged man of literature and art.

"Alas......" Archduke Julius let out a long sigh.

Then he looked up at Lorraine and let out a long sigh of "......".

Lorraine was amused by this never-before-seen situation, and said, "You are talking." ”

Grand Duke Julius took out a stack of letters and threw them on the table, then took a hard puff of cigarette, raised his head and spit out the smoke.

Lorraine felt like her mind was spinning. Archduke Julian either shouted that he wanted to fight this and that, or he was quite unreasonable and came to Lorraine to eat and take, which is normal.

But it's never been so ・・・・・・ so decadent, yes, it's decadent.

Lorraine was secretly amused in her heart, how can the Grand Duke look like a lovelorn young man, wait, lovelorn~!

Lorraine suddenly thought of something, picked up the letter thrown by the Grand Duke and flipped through it.

There are more than ten or twenty thick dozens.

Look at the envelopes, these letters are all written by Queen Isabella.

Lorraine hurriedly dropped the letters, smiled bitterly, and said, "This ・・・・・・"

The cheap old man let his son-in-law read the letter written by the woman, why is this taste so awkward. Let Catherine know, and don't make a fuss with herself.

Archduke Julian has not been idle since he set out on the expedition, and basically writes a letter to Empress Isabella every day, and then Empress Isabella has to reply a letter every time, which has become a daily routine.

Lorraine admired Archduke Julian's perseverance in picking up girls.

Grand Duke Julius waved his hand weakly and said, "Didn't I ask you to give me a counselor?" You kid has a talent for this. Nicole wasn't here anyway. ”

Lorraine had a strange expression, and she didn't know what to say, she shook her head with a wry smile, and opened the letter casually, the first few letters were normal, and there was nothing inappropriate for children in them, they were all simple and direct greetings, and Queen Isabella casually remembered some everyday things and the like.

At that time, the further back I flipped, the content of the letter became more and more simple, just saying that the letter had been received, and that I hoped that I would be well.

Until the last few letters, the date looks like the last few days, and there are simply one or two sentences left on it, and the summary meaning is probably "hehe", "haha" and so on.

It's completely the lingua franca of those beautiful and rich white things on the Internet to deal with enthusiasm and sling. I just didn't say I didn't want to answer you.

Lorraine glanced up at Archduke Julius, and when he saw the archduke's distressed expression, he secretly smiled in his heart.

Lorraine could certainly guess what was going on.

This battle is almost over, and it is time for Empress Isabella to draw a line with Archduke Julio, anyway, the use value of the Grand Duke is about to disappear.

"Finally, I don't have to deal with this old man anymore, I guess Queen Isabella is greatly relieved", Lorraine secretly speculated in her heart.

Queen Isabella, 'unloading the mill and killing the donkey, the timing is very accurate, and she is worthy of being a strong woman with seven tricks.

It seems that everyone thinks that this war is coming to an end.

If Empress Isabella had maintained the ambiguous attitude she had before, until after the end of the war, Archduke Julian would naturally go to the Empress to grind hard.

At that time, Queen Isabella put on a cold face to refuse, and the taste of Archduke Julian who took advantage of the taste of Archduke Julian would inevitably be unable to hang on his face.

It is also possible for the Grand Duke to be annoyed and embarrassed, and the consequences will be difficult to control.

"What a smart woman. Lorraine secretly praised in her heart, sure enough, a woman can hold up half the sky, and there is no simple woman she knows.

But I can't tell Archduke Julius directly.,This girl will dump you after using it.,You should be honest and what should you do.。

Besides, why is it better than Queen Isabella, she has been a wicked person and has taken advantage of it all by herself.

This is not the principle of being human.

Lorraine scratched his head a little what should I do I can be regarded as a pickle girl consultant who has been an old man Lorraine slapped his head and said secretly in his heart There is.

Lorraine put the envelope back and said, "This, Your Highness, I believe there is a reason for this. ”

The Grand Duke of Julian suddenly came to his senses, approached Lorraine, and said, "Shall I just say, tell me what is the reason?"

Lorraine scratched her head and said, "I think it's probably because Queen Isabella has been too busy lately." Let's lay down so many places, and Queen Isabella has a lot of things to deal with, and she probably can't be busy. ”

Grand Duke Julius pondered for a moment, then nodded and said, "Well, there is also this possibility. ”

Lorraine looked at the expression of Archduke Julius and wondered if she was going to push him again, this wife was known by Catherine, so she didn't have her own good fruit to eat.

But after weighing it in my heart, I gritted my teeth in the end and said secretly: For the interests of the empire, for the future of mankind, and for world peace, I will sacrifice you.

Lorraine smiled strangely: "Of course, there are more important reasons. ”

"Grandduke Julius came to his senses and said, "You say." ”

Lorraine had a solemn expression on her face and said, "She must have a reason to do this." ”

Grand Duke Julius's face darkened.

Lorraine said leisurely: "I think it must be your enthusiasm that has worked. ”

"Huh?!"

Lorraine smiled: "Empress Isabella is probably impressed by you, but reserve and reason prevail over emotion. All the Empress herself deliberately alienated Your Highness. ”

Like a ray of sunshine shining on the obscure face of the Grand Duke Julius, the Grand Duke's face changed instantly, and suddenly became radiant, and he struck his palm vigorously and exclaimed, "Yes, it must be so." I said that if I think of a woman like Isha, it is impossible for her to change suddenly, she must have unspeakable hardships. ”

Then Archduke Julian stared at Lorraine and asked, "What do you say I should do? ”

Lorraine glanced at Archduke Julian angrily, and secretly scolded me for being the most experienced, and I was still a little embarrassed in my heart, but it would all disappear.

Lorraine said: "The more times like this, the more you can't give up, not only can't give up, but you have to work harder." I'm sure your enthusiasm will eventually impress her. ”

"Hahahaha・・・・・・ Grand Duke Julius looked up and laughed happily, slapped the table again and again, and said, "You are so right. That's what I thought. ”

Lorraine laughed dryly with him.

Archduke Julius jumped up energetically, swept the envelope on the table into his pocket, and said, "I'll go and reply to the letter." I don't believe it, there is always a time to move her. ”

Lorraine watched Julius walk out of the tent quickly, and thought to herself: I have dug a big hole for both the Grand Duke and Queen Isabella, although it is for the unity of the peacekeeping forces and mankind, but should I feel a little guilty in my heart?

After thinking for five seconds, Lorraine slapped the table and said firmly, "Of course not." ”

At this time, the door lit up, and the Grand Duke Julius came back with a curtain, and said, "I almost forgot about business." ”

The Grand Duke returned to Lorraine and said, "Lorraine, I thought about it for a while, Hadu is now left with his own nest, and it doesn't take many people to conquer this place."

Our 600,000 soldiers can't even swing under the city of Haligard, even if they are on the battlefield. It was a complete waste of so many troops, and it would consume a huge amount of supplies.

I wonder if we can withdraw the troops that are not needed from now on. ”

Luo Mo rubbed his chin and thought about it, nodded and said, "What you said is very right. Indeed, it is time for a gradual withdrawal. ”

For the siege of the city of Haligard, 200,000 to 300,000 troops were enough. There were less than 30,000 regular troops of the Southern Army trapped in the city.

Empress Isabella had established order in all the occupied southern regions, and the former southern armies had been wiped out.

With the assistance of the local nobles, it should not be a big problem to stabilize the place and prevent the local rebellion. Then there is no need for peacekeepers to help stabilize law and order.

According to the standard of "ten rules around it", it is enough to leave so many people.

There is no need to crowd the entire peacekeeping force under the city of Haligard.

As Archduke Julian said, even the battlefield can't squeeze so many people, one-third of them fight, and the other two-thirds fight soy sauce?

If nothing else, this logistical pressure alone is too great.

Up to now, this war has cost a total of 35 million gold coins from the Ruman Empire and the Vatino Holy See in half a year.

Almohads smashed the pot and sold iron, and in addition to the military expenses of the new army, paid four million in co-payment. The collection of consumed civilian materials is even more incalculable.

Lorraine himself spent six million gold coins from the Flying Eagle Group, which was his personal pocket.

Lorraine herself has been scratching her head about who to reimburse for the money. Prime Minister Russell's old guy obviously won't admit the account.

There are already people complaining in the Ruman Empire, and the burden of fighting on the north and south is very heavy, but fortunately, Emperor Rudlun has saved a lot of money in the past few decades, otherwise he would not have been able to hold it for a long time.

To put it bluntly, every qiē is talking to money.

Lorraine sighed and said in his heart: It's time to prepare to withdraw the army~!!!