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Chapter 433 [Like Sitting on Pins and Felt]

"How's the result?"

Du Weiwei held a cup of tea in his hand and tasted it slowly.

Standing in front of her desk was an officer who was no more than thirty years old, of medium stature, short, with very mediocre facial features, belonging to the type that could not be found if thrown into the sea of people, but there was a faint sense of ability between the eyebrows.

As he spoke, Du Weiwei pointed to the officer, and said with a smile to Dixon and Captain Hook, who were also sitting not far from the hall and accompanying him to drink tea: "This is my military adjutant, Lowe." ”

Although he is only an adjutant, he can serve as the person next to Du Weiwei, and he is definitely a confidant.

Dixon and Hook glanced at each other, and when they returned to the officer named Lowe, their eyes showed a bit of attention.

"Lovey, tell me about the results of the investigation. Du Weiwei's tone was very calm: "There is no need to be obscure. Mr. Dixon is a magician and very knowledgeable, and perhaps his knowledge can help us in some way. ”

"Yes!"

Lowe gave a military salute in a proper manner, and nodded slightly at Dixon and Hook.

The two guys hurriedly put down the hot teacups in their hands and returned the salute.

Lowe was not in a hurry, picked up a booklet tucked under his armpit and held it in his hand, opened it, and slowly began to report in a slow tone:

"We found a total of 137 bodies - in addition to the No. 1 burial site, we later found the No. 2 burial site at a distance of about 200 meters around us.

A total of one hundred and thirty-seven corpses, all male. From the physical examination, it was judged that he was a professional soldier. And it's ...... Cavalry. ”

"Oh?" Dixon couldn't help but ask, "Why do you judge like that?"

Lowe looked up and glanced at Dixon. After receiving Du Weiwei's nod, he replied one by one: "The muscle anatomy of the inner thigh of the deceased's body, as well as the roughness of the skin, and...... The wear and tear on the inside of their leg pants can be judged. The deceased should have had the habit of riding a horse for a long time during his lifetime. ”

“...... Well, when I didn't say it. Dixon shrank his head.

Luo Wei continued: "Everyone's underwear is the same style and texture, it can be judged that these people were soldiers in their lives, and only in a highly disciplined force like the army, can there be such underwear of the same standard. Furthermore. Several clues emerged from the investigation. ”

Du was slightly shocked, she slowly took a sip of tea, and said in a low voice: "What clues?"

"First, among these deceased, in addition to the fatal wounds, many of them had some scars on their bodies that were different from each other. Scar...... It's all some old wounds, old wounds. Therefore, we judged that these people were not only soldiers before their deaths, but also soldiers who had actually experienced battles! Because the empire is generally at peace at present, even many of the main armies have not experienced real wars, and although the training is strict on weekdays. However, the strength will never be too great, and it will not cause scars such as swords and other sharp weapons on the personnel's body.

These people have so many old scars on their bodies, and they are obviously on the battlefield.

Looking at the armies of the entire empire, only the Storm Legion in the north, which has long been stationed in the Kaspersky Line on the northern border, will occasionally clash with orcs on a small scale.

Or the Thor's Whip, as the most well-trained mobile standing army in the Empire, the Thor's Whip is often deployed to carry out some local small-scale military tasks, such as suppressing bandits and quelling small-scale mutinies. Or even pull to the grassland for pulling exercises...... And...... The imperial capital of nine months ago. ”

At the end, the officer's tone paused slightly, and he looked up at the duchess in front of him.

Du nodded slightly, silently: "Go on!"

"The second point is from the decomposing Cheng dù of the corpse. These people probably died in less than fifteen days, that is...... The time of their death should have been shortly before the Northwest Independent Division broke out in rebellion.

In the same way, we find the corpses of soldiers who were killed due to internal strife during the rebellion of the Northwest Independent Division, and compare them with these corpses that were dug up outside the border, and it is clear that the decomposition of these corpses is more severe, so we judge that the death of these people preceded the rebellion of the Northwest Independent Division. ”

"Thirdly, we compared the fabric of the underwear on the deceased with the military uniform in stock.

In the logistics battalion of the Northwest Independent Division, a large number of military training uniforms and military underwear are stored. According to the inventory, we have counted out a total of nine batches of cloth for the clothes in reserve, that is to say, the Tulip Family Workshop has produced a total of nine batches of fabrics from two years ago to today, and there are reserves in the logistics warehouse of the Northwest Independent Division.

We took samples from nine batches separately and compared them with the underwear fabrics on the deceased's body, and none of them matched.

The conclusion is that either the fabrics were produced by the Tulip family's workshop, but before two years ago - although we don't think it's very likely.

Either...... These military fabrics were not produced in the Tulip Family Workshop, after all, this kind of military cloth had been licensed by the family to other merchants in the empire many years ago to make similar products.

It will take us some time to collect different batches of fabrics from other trade groups and compare them, so that we can further determine the origin of the clothes and fabrics on the bodies of these deceased people - which may make it more likely to find out the origin of these people. ”

"Good idea. Du nodded slightly, expressing his recognition of Lowe's work: "Is there anything else?"

"Yes. Lowe nodded: "The fourth point is an unexpected appearance. Medical officers in the army took samples of the bodies of the deceased and performed autopsies. Got some now. From the food debris left in the stomach pouch and intestines of the deceased, we found something. ”

"Oh?"

"These people should have been to the Orc Kingdom and returned from the Orc Kingdom not long ago. Because the food scraps present in their stomachs contain the remnants of food that are unique to the Orc Kingdom. ”

Speaking of this, a serious officer actually smiled. glanced at the duchess, then at the two guests beside her, and said with a faint smile: "In order not to affect the appetite of several people, I won't say what it is." ”

There was a pause. Luo Wei continued: "Depending on where the corpses appeared, there should be two possibilities for these people to appear here: either they have just left the customs and are about to go to the orc kingdom. Either they've completed some sort of mission from the Orc Kingdom and are returning. Based on the results of our examination above, we are more inclined to the second possibility: these people should have been attacked and killed on the way back from the orc kingdom. ”

Dixon and Hook both glanced at each other, and there was a hint of surprise in their eyes.

On the one hand, I didn't expect the Tulip family to be so carefully examined, and after the examination of the corpse, so many interesting clues were immediately obtained.

On the other hand, shock!

An imperial army. What did they do? What did they do? What secret missions did they perform? What shady deeds did they do?!

Although the Orc Kingdom and the Roland Empire have not been at war for many years, the hostile attitude still exists, at least ...... The private merchant groups may be able to come and go, but the orcs will never allow the army of the Roland Empire to drive to their territory!

These dead soldiers...... How did they run to the territory of the orcs?

At this moment, Du Weiwei's expression was also gloomy.

It's getting weirder and weirder, and it's getting more and more shocking!

The army of the Empire. Will you have anything to do with the Orc Kingdom?

Is it collusion? or is it ...... Anything else?

And Lowe hasn't finished yet!

"My lord, there is a fifth point......

Du Weiwei was immediately shocked, and looked at Luo Wei intently: "And go on!"

Lowe's body is straight, although this guy speaks slowly and meticulously, but his body and temperament are full of old-fashioned and rigorous military image. Standing here and talking for a long time, my body didn't shake at all.

"After the preliminary investigation, one of our biggest doubts at the moment is: who killed these people who died here. ”

Luo Wei's face was old-fashioned, and he said slowly: "There are one hundred and thirty-seven dead, and from the physical signs of the autopsy, all of them are strong and healthy. Moreover, they should have quite good combat power - it can be seen from many places on their limbs, especially on the palms of their hands, that they should have personnel with strict military training and military skills. From the physical examination, it can be seen that most people have cocoons of different degrees in the palms of their hands. The thumb, tiger's mouth, and thick joints should be good at knives and swords. Spear...... Even weapons such as bows and arrows.

Such a force of one hundred and thirty-seven people of good strength, who have undergone rigorous training, and even have experience in war...... To say that it is an 'elite', this evaluation should not be excessive. And the one who can kill the elite team of one hundred and thirty-seven professional soldiers, so the one who does it......

We have made some calculations, based on the average combat power of the main division of the ordinary main battle standing army of the Roland Empire, if we want to eat an elite army of one hundred and thirty-seven people, and it is likely to be a cavalry unit equipped with war horses, then at least three battalions need to be dispatched, that is, the number of nine hundred people, it is possible to complete it. ”

When Lowe said this, Dixon couldn't help but exclaim, "This...... Doesn't that seem right?"

"Oh?" Lowe turned his head to look at Dixon, "Does Your Excellency Mage have any differences?"

"More than one hundred and thirty soldiers, even if they are elite...... Could it be that strong? The Empire's main battle army wouldn't be that bad, would it take nine hundred men to take them down?"

Luo Wei listened, but there was a faint disappointment in his eyes, and he frowned: "Your Excellency, the ratio I mentioned is an estimate based on the basis of 'total annihilation'.

Indeed, with the strength of the Empire's main battle army, if it was just an ordinary defeat, then it might only take an equal number of elite cavalry to do it. The difference in quantity is not too big. But please understand that defeat and defeat are different concepts, and defeat and total annihilation are a huge difference.

If it were the cavalry of my Tulip family, to defeat these one hundred and thirty-seven elites, perhaps only the same number as them would be absolutely possible, but if you want to annihilate them completely...... I mean, after defeating the opponent, you can also guarantee to kill them all and not let the opponent run away from a single person...... Then the number of our personnel must not be less! 900 regular troops. It is already the lowest value we estimated, and if it is a local garrison, I am afraid that it will need at least 1,500 or more people before it is possible to leave all the 137 elite cavalry behind and not run away.

Because from a military point of view. If you want to completely destroy the target, the most common way is to choose a location for an ambush, and it needs to be equipped with at least several times the opponent's forces and organize a well-organized encirclement - which requires a large number of men. ”

Dixon couldn't help but interrupt Lowe again: "That...... How can you be sure that the other party must be 'completely annihilated'?"

Lowe glanced at Dixon and said lightly: "There are obvious traces of concealment from the burial place of the corpse, and in order to conceal the identity of the corpse. Stripped of armor, weapons, insignia, and other traces of identity. Judging from this qiē indication, the person who did this thing wanted to cover up the facts, whether it was killing people or hiding the news. This is obvious...... If not total annihilation. If the slain party escapes alive, then there is no need to do these things to cover up the traces at all. ”

Lowe's words make perfect sense.

But what made Dixon even more unhappy was the look in the young officer's eyes on him.

Although this guy didn't say anything, the look that was cast at him just now was very obvious, revealing a kind of ......

Disdain for one's own IQ?

Dixon was very annoyed!

As a top student who graduated from the Academy of Magic, he is recognized as a genius of magic. Naturally, it can't be a fool!

And a guy who can get mixed up in the Academy of Magic and is recognized as the "shame of the academy", and has violated almost all the school rules since the establishment of the school...... Even if he is the number one troublemaker in history, at least everyone must admit that he is a very smart guy!

But now, I was actually "chiluo" naked?!

But the officer named Lowe only glanced at Dixon, and then turned his eyes back to Du Weiwei.

His expression was still stern and meticulous, and he continued steadily in his characteristic unhurried tone:

“...... According to our judgment, we must completely annihilate such an army and not let the other side run away from one. At the very least, it takes a suitable ambush location, accurate timing intelligence, and an army of more than 900 men to do so.

Dispatching an army of 900 men at a time is already a very large-scale movement in the army. In accordance with the regulations of military law, a transfer of this scale must be reported to the upper echelons of the military.

More than 1,000 troops were mobilized. It involves logistics, military supplies, advance declaration of military marching routes, and so on.

I built yì to investigate according to this clue.

However, I have a suspicion that perhaps the military operation itself has been covered up and is a private act. ”

"Then here's the problem. Du sneered slightly: "Look at the entire Roland Empire's army...... There are only a few main battle regiments in total! They have the strength, the courage, and the confidence to privately mobilize an army of more than 1,000 people, and they have the ability to cover things up...... There aren't a few people. ”

"Ten to be exact. Lowe remained silent, and then he said something even more speechless: "...... You, Lord Duke, are among them. ”

Dixon couldn't help but laugh.

It suddenly dawned on him that this guy named Lowe was actually quite interesting.

This guy should be the kind of guy who is typical of doing things and talking very old-fashioned.

In the end, the duchess was put on the list of suspects?

"The last clue is ......," Lowe said at the end, his tone seemed a little hesitant.

However, he only groaned slightly, and then said calmly:

"Considering that the place where the body was buried was not too far from the Northwest Fortress, and ...... An army of more than 1,000 men was dispatched to encircle and suppress an army of 137 men not far from the border...... The scale of such a battle can no longer be considered small.

Just under the nose of the Northwest Independent Division, there was a battle of such a scale, and I personally believe that it should be investigated from within the Northwest Independent Division first!

Even if the Northwest Independent Division is not the real culprit, at least someone should be in the know.

I built yì and began the investigation with the cavalry scout battalion of the independent division. Their routine overseas patrols should not be ignorant of this matter. ”

When Lowe said this, he took a deep breath, and a very, very solemn expression finally appeared on this guy's face:

"When it comes to investigations within the family's army, this is the internal affairs of the army, and if these investigations are to be conducted, Lord Duke...... I need your authorization to continue this work. ”

Du hesitated slightly.

After all, the Northwest Independent Division has just set things right, and the morale of the army has not yet been completely stabilized. Originally, he was charged with a rebel, but now many people in the army are very worried, afraid that they will settle accounts after the autumn and pursue them afterwards......

If we conduct a large-scale internal affairs investigation in the military at this time, it will cause turmoil in the hearts of the military......

However, Du Weiwei still had a decision after all, but after a little hesitation, he raised his head and said in a deep voice: "Okay! I will give you authorization! Send me an order, all the personnel of the Scout Brigade of the Northwest Independent Division will move to the south of the fortress, transfer the independent military camp to station, and the whole army will temporarily cancel a qiē vacation and go out, restrain the manpower, and wait for the investigation in the battalion. Before the investigation is over, the Scout Cavalry Brigade cancels the military mission and cancels the permission to go out!"

When Du Weiwei was talking, Luo Wei quickly took out a pen, turned a page on the booklet in his hand, and then recorded Du Weiwei's password.

Finally, he handed the password to Du Weiwei, who glanced at it and signed his name underneath.

Luo Wei straightened his body, gave a military salute, picked up the warrant with Du Weiwei's signature, turned around, did not squint, and strode out!

There was silence in the hall again.

Dixon and Hook also realized that this matter was only getting stricter and stricter, and they didn't know what more shocking inside story was involved, so they were both a little uncomfortable.

"Two. ”

Du Weiwei seemed to be a little more relaxed, rubbing his fingers back and forth on the edge of the teacup on the table, and said with a slight smile: "What do you think of this guy?"

Belch?

What is the problem?

Dixon looked at Hook, this time it was Captain Hook who spoke, he put down the teacup, stood up, and said with a straight face: "Under the command of Lord Duke, they are naturally first-class talents. ”

"Whether it's a talent or not, it's a matter of opinion. But...... This guy has a very old-fashioned temperament, and he is meticulous in doing things, and he never goes wrong, and I hand over a lot of things to him, and I am very relieved. ”

Dixon and Hook both resignedly echoed a few words.

At this time, Du Weiwei's tone suddenly changed: "It seems that the two of you have a good evaluation of Luo Wei...... In the future, you will definitely have a good time dealing with each other. ”

Henceforth?

Deal?

Dixon's eyes widened, and Hook looked at the duchess in a daze.

"I will not stay in the Northwest Fortress for long, in the future, I and your master still have a lot of business to do, and I plan to leave these matters to Lowe to deal with. Well, you should have a lot of opportunities to meet in the future, and you should get closer and closer to each other when the time comes......"

Du was smiling slightly, but there was a deep meaning in her smile that made Dixon and Hooker sit on pins and needles......

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