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Chapter 384 [Northwest]

Duncan and his men returned north that day—if it was usual, he would have made a rare trip, but he would have to spend the night in the city of Rova, with which the mayor of Rova and the merchants had some dealings with him on weekdays, and every time he came here, he would always be entertained by them.

But where does Duncan still have such thoughts now? This deal with Chen Daolin is like a sharp sword hanging over his head, if he doesn't go back early, God knows what will happen.

Thinking of this, Duncan couldn't help but hate his deputy deeply in his heart.

That damn fellow, if he hadn't been greedy for money and sold that batch of military rations to Boromir, he wouldn't have caused so much follow-up!

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The northern border of Nulin Province is the northwestern part of the long Kaspersky Line in the north of the Roland Empire.

This section of the defense line is composed of an empire-level military fortress and more than a dozen small military fortresses.

This military fortress, also known as the Northwest Fortress of the Empire, has had several major wars here in that war more than a hundred years ago, and the most famous legend left here is that in a major war, the human army with the powerful cavalry of the Tulip family as the main force, set off a huge counterattack, and in that battle, one of the three giants of the orcs at that time, Domines, the leader of the wolf clan, fell outside the Northwest Fortress.

Domines is the leader of the wolf clan and one of the three holy rank powerhouses among the orcs, and after the fall of Domines, the wolf clan among the orcs gradually declined.

The werewolf warrior Lei that Chen Daolin met in the frozen forest was a descendant of Domines.

Now, after more than 100 years of peace, the confrontation between human beings and alien races has changed greatly. In particular, the northwest is the traditional sphere of influence of the Tulip family.

According to the tacit understanding between the Tulip family and the empire, the Northwest Fortress has always been garrisoned by the Tulip family's army, and the empire's army will not interfere.

Because of the Tulip family's wealth, although more than 100 years have passed, the Northwest Fortress has undergone repeated repairs and expansions.

Today, the Northwest Fortress and Bastion Complex, both in size and fortification, is considered to be the most impregnable stretch of the entire Kaspersky Line.

You must know that where the Kaspersky Line was originally built, the Northwest Fortress could only rank third among the fortress buildings of the entire defense line.

More importantly, because the emperor is far away and the tulip family is the leader, the central government of the empire has no way to intervene, and gradually a unique atmosphere of "only knowing the tulip family law, but not the national law" has gradually formed here.

In the Northwest Fortress, both the garrison and the officials here are from the Tulip family, although due to the extension of the imperial government, the local officials here still hold the official positions of the empire, but in fact, the candidates are always recommended by the Tulip family.

In addition to the teachings of the steppe people, the trade in the northwest is also extremely popular in the area of the northwest fortress, smuggling goods, and trading with the orc kingdom.

Orcs are not good at production or farming, so in the north of the border, the orc kingdom lacks materials, it can be said that those guys are short of everything, whether it is all kinds of tools, or food, salt, iron, weapons, and even some daily necessities, clothes and shoes, pots and pans, as long as you can get the orc kingdom, it will become a best-selling goods.

In the Northwest Fortress, these transactions were tacitly approved by the Tulip family. Of course, the Tulip family did not allow such a trade without principle, at least in terms of iron and military weapons, and made extremely strict restrictions.

However, smuggling weapons to the orc kingdom is often the most profitable! Especially the alien races in the north occupy the frozen forest, and in the entire large 6, 90% of the demonic beasts are inhabited in the frozen forest, and only a very small number of demonic beasts are distributed in the long Kilimaro Mountains and the swamps in the south, and most of them are of low quality.

The magical civilization of the Roland Empire is prosperous, and a large number of Warcraft materials are needed every year, which also catalyzes the scale of transactions with orcs in a certain way.

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When Duncan returned to the barracks, it was already three days later in the evening.

In order to rush back as soon as possible, he did not spare horsepower at all along the way - anyway, he was in the tulip family, had a relationship with the grassland, and there was almost never a shortage of excellent war horses.

In the evening, the huge northwest fortress in the distance seemed to be a huge sleeping beast in the afterglow of the setting sun.

However, to the south of the Northwest Fortress, a large bazaar-like town had already been formed.

The town is even larger than the city of Rova.

It's just that the town doesn't have walls, not even a fence.

The town has been exhibited for generations, and there have long been a variety of buildings.

The most common here are the rows of shed-built warehouses, which provide a place for the chambers of commerce and merchants from the south to the north to stock up on goods.

And then there's the overcrowded inns – everyone knows that outside the Northwest Fortress, the business of opening a hotel is always profitable. Every year, a staggering number of merchants come here to trade, and these merchants come here with large caravans, mercenary escorts, and a large number of coolie craftsmen.

Duncan refused his men's offer to rest and eat dinner in the bazaar, and he led his men to urge his horses to gallop across the street of the bazaar.

Because they are wearing the military uniforms of the Tulip family, and the level is not low, everyone who sees them on the road will stay away from them - here, the Tulip family is the sky!

Ten miles north of the bazaar is the fortress, and the walls of the main castle are ten meters high at the lowest point and twenty meters at the highest point.

The main fortress alone can hide tens of thousands of soldiers inside!

According to the design built here, in the event of war, this northwest fortress is enough to hold 100,000 soldiers! It has a strong city defense, but all kinds of perfect military facilities, but above the city defense, there are more than 600 ballistae and hundreds of magic guide cannons!

and a variety of military organs called human scalp numbness.

During the Great War a hundred years ago, the combined forces of orcs, dwarves and elves once attacked this fortress for more than a year, filling tens of thousands of lives, but they failed to break this fortress!

On the south side of the fortress is the border garrison camp here.

Two elite infantry regiments and one elite cavalry regiment are stationed here, as well as 5,000 servant auxiliaries.

Duncan couldn't go back to his logistics camp, and the first thing he did was to come to the garrison camp behind the fortress, and he showed his warrant and was able to enter the garrison of the commander of the Chinese army directly.

This was a permanent military barracks, and before Duncan walked into the hall, he straightened his clothes and appearance, calmed his rapid breathing, and then walked in cautiously.

In the middle of the hall, a large circular table is arranged.

A huge terrain model was made of clay on the table, with more than a hundred fortresses in the northwest fortress and its surroundings, as well as a part of the terrain of the orc kingdom to the north, which was filled with all kinds of colorful little flags, each of which represented a garrison.

When Duncan walked in, he saw a man sitting at the edge of the hall, away from the table.

Fiona sat there, cup of hot tea in her hand, carefully blowing the heat on it.

This woman wore a black plain long dress, not at all like the amorous woman when she was in the imperial capital, this dress was extremely conservative, from top to bottom her seductive body completely wrapped in it, but the cut but still fit, especially the waist and hips, or her mature woman's seductive lines outlined.

However, when facing this woman, Duncan would never dare to let his eyes wander!

Everyone knows that the woman in front of her is not an easy person to deal with. This woman has been in charge of the family's business in the imperial capital for many years, and then after returning to the northwest, she immediately became the duke's henchman, and it is even rumored that this woman lives directly in the duke's mansion even in the family mansion Loulan City!

There are more and more signs that the Duke has listed this woman as a key cultivation object, and he is afraid that in a few years, the position of the first head of the family will not be thought of by others.

Don't look at yourself as a commander-in-chief, and she sits in the fat position of military quartermaster, but as long as this woman moves her mouth, she can never recover!

And next to Fiona's chair, there was another person sitting upright.

This person Duncan is naturally more familiar - the chief general of his own family, the number one boss of the Northwest Fortress, and the commander of the Tulip Family garrison.

Commander-in-Chief of the North-Western Independent Division, General Sylvester.

As the commander of the Tulip family's famous elite army independent division, Sylvester is not as powerful and heroic as people think.

In fact, the general is only thirty-three years old, slightly short, and somewhat thin. His face does not look like a warrior soldier, but has a bit of a delicate and weak taste - of course, many years of military career still bring him some changes, at least the deliberately grown severed beard still adds a bit of masculinity to him.

Sylvester sat next to Fiona, and as the dignified commander of the Northwest Garrison, his actions could be regarded as giving Fiona enough face.

Duncan came to the two of them, first saluted his commander with a military salute, and then greeted Fiona.

Fiona put down her teacup and raised her eyelids to look at Duncan.

Fiona's expression was unceremonious—in fact, she knew very well that this guy named Duncan was finished. Even if he completed the errand that Du Weiwei explained this time, his previous resale of military supplies to make a profit has caused Du Weiwei's dissatisfaction, even if he escapes this time, his future in the Tulip family has been completely ruined.

It's just that because of Silvestre's face, Du Weiwei has only been in charge of the family for a long time, so it is not good to rashly make adjustments to the personnel of the army, especially the army stationed on the border. But in the future, after the duchess sits in a stable position, this Duncan will be unlucky sooner or later, and most of them will be transferred to an inconspicuous position, and slowly idle and retire.

For such a guy, Fiona naturally can't keep a good face.

Sighing softly, Fiona said slowly: "Looking at the complexion of the Commander, I think this matter is done." ”

Duncan wiped his sweat and nodded, "Yes! The matter of Roa City has been completed—the gentleman has already received the list I sent, and the deal has been agreed." It's just ......"

Subsequently, Duncan said the content, conditions, and price of the agreement between himself and Chen Daolin, especially the additional procurement items proposed by Chen Daolin in the end.

Fiona listened very carefully, and after listening, the woman didn't say anything, just turned sideways and quietly looked at the General Sylvester beside her.

The commander of the border army frowned, then glanced at Fiona, and said lightly: "Ordnance, bows and arrows and war horses, logistics can still be deployed a batch, just those thousand cattle and sheep...... The Northwest Fortress is not a pastoral area, where did these things come from. ”

His voice sounded very peaceful, but in his tone, there was a faint unhappiness.

Fiona smiled sweetly: "Don't worry, general, cattle, sheep and livestock, I will mobilize them from the family, but when the time comes, I will have to bother the logistics and transportation of the border army." ”

Sylvester nodded, and stopped talking.

Fiona had already turned her gaze back to Duncan.

After a little hesitation, the woman slowly stood up, looked at Duncan levelly, and said lightly: "This matter, you have done a good job." I'm going back to Mulan City to die. But...... Lord Duncan, I have a few more words that the Duke asked me to convey before I came. ”

Duncan hurriedly bent down solemnly and made a gesture of listening.

"The Duke said: although she is not in the army, she also knows that her brothers in the army are living a hard life. But the family has always used the greatest strength for military supplies, providing the best materials and treatment. It was originally a common practice to deal with some of the materials that were exchanged every year, so there is no need to say more. However, if someone is not greedy enough and stretches his hand too long, do they really think that the family law is an ornament? ”

Duncan could hear it, cold sweat running down his forehead.

And General Sylvester on the side was also extremely ugly, sitting there, holding a teacup in his hand, silent - although this was said to Duncan, but as the commander of the border army, why didn't he say it to himself on purpose?!

Duncan's body trembled, but he bent over and didn't dare to speak.

Fiona had already nodded to General Sylvestre: "That's it, the matter is done, General, I'm leaving." ”

Sylvester stood up, his heart furious, so he didn't take a step at all, just nodded coldly.

When Fiona walked past Duncan's side, she suddenly stopped, looked at Duncan, and suddenly sneered: "Mr. Duncan, let me give you another word, of course, listen to it or not, but it's your own choice." ”

Duncan's body was weak, and if he hadn't taken into account that his master was by his side, he would have almost knelt down and shouted, "Miss save me"!

"That's right, before I came, I mentioned you to the Duke, and in the midst of the joke, the Duke also said a joke, and the Lord said: Duncan, that guy, is so good at doing business, so don't stay in the army, leave the army, and come out to be a businessman. Hehe...... Of course, this is just a joke, and Mr. Duncan doesn't necessarily have to take it seriously. ”

With that, Fiona left, and walked out of the hall without looking back, and outside the door, naturally several guards dressed in the uniform of the family guards surrounded her and left the barracks.

The only people left in the hall were Duncan and Sylvester, and Duncan was standing there, his body trembling and his teeth fighting.

Finally, I heard Sylvester's cold voice coming: "Cowardly waste, everyone is gone, what are you still shaking here!"

As soon as Duncan's body went limp, Poofon knelt in front of Sylvester and shouted, "General, Lord General, save me!!"

"Save you?" Sylvester said coldly: "It's also that I indulge you guys too much on weekdays, I always think that it is good to use the eliminated materials every year to seek some benefits for the brothers in the army, but I didn't expect you to do things more and more boldly, more and more out of line." Hum...... Now you tell me how to save you!"

Duncan didn't dare to say more, just slammed his head on the floor and kowtowed repeatedly.

“............”

Sylvester stared at Duncan for a long time, and finally sighed softly: "That's it, you're my person after all, I can't watch you die." You said save you...... Hmph, but who am I looking to save me!"

Duncan suddenly raised his head, and his heart was shocked!

This last sentence can be said deeply...... It makes people dare not even think about it!!

I saw that the general's face was gloomy, and he was almost dripping water.

"You can't stay in the logistics camp anymore. Sylvester shook his head and said slowly: "Didn't you understand what that woman said? If you stay in the army, you will settle old scores with you sooner or later! If you want to live, leave the army as soon as possible." In a few days, I will find an opportunity for you to retire! Leaving the army, then it is equivalent to ending the cause and effect, and in the style of the family, I will not pursue you anymore. ”

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At night, a carriage sped through the market south of the Northwest Fortress, because there were Tulip family guards riding horses to protect the front and rear of the carriage, so the people in the market were afraid that they could not avoid it, so they only dared to stand in the distance and point and guess, not knowing which noble member of the Tulip family was traveling.

I heard that the family sent a female steward to labor the army a few days ago?

In a hotel on the street, two people sitting by the window were fighting with the table full of food in front of them.

Hearing the horses' hooves outside, the two men raised their heads and looked out for a moment.

The two men sat facing each other, and one of them was a stout man who looked shrewd and capable.

This man is the hero of the sea, Captain Hook.

And sitting opposite the captain, needless to say, was naturally the Dixon nicknamed "The Shame of the Academy".

Dixon only glanced twice, then withdrew his gaze, and while Hook was still watching, he quickly stole a meat bone from the other party's plate, stuffed it into his mouth and chewed it fiercely.

Hook retracted his gaze, glanced at Dixon with disdain, and said coldly: "You are like this, where are you still like a magician, you are like a starving ghost! Hmph, shame of the Academy, this nickname is really suitable for you." ”

Dixon was not annoyed at all, swallowed the meat residue in his mouth hard, and then wiped his mouth fiercely, and sneered: "Take advantage of what you have to eat now, hurry up and eat more! When you get out of the fortress and go north, to the territory of the orcs, you will know the value of food!"

Hook shook his head, but looked out the window, at the northwest fortress in the distance, and was stunned for a moment before sighing: "The adults chose to build their nests in Nulin Province, and I can't comment on the overall plans of the adults. It's just that I always feel that this northwest fortress is a big stone pressing on us, and sooner or later it will become our resistance. You see here, there are so many chambers of commerce and business groups, how many trade transactions are there every year...... It is said that the Tulip family has invested a lot in this Northwest Fortress, built this Northwest Fortress as hard as a stone, and spent a lot of money to supply such an elite independent division...... But I look at the transaction of this Northwest Fortress, no matter how much is invested, the Tulip family will only make money and not lose money!!"

Dixon glanced at Hook, laughed, and lowered his voice: "You only see other people eating meat, but you don't see other people's difficulties." If you want me to say...... Now the Duchess in the Duke's Mansion in Roland City is only afraid that she is having a headache for this Northwest Fortress and the Independent Division!"

"Oh?"

"You don't know...... The commander of this independent division, Sylvester, is no simple man!".

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