Section 256 Vision

"I really don't know anything about marching or strategizing," Clio replied, "though I'm pretty good at persuasion. ”

"This matter can be understood in this way, when you are strong, you should try to show mercy. When you're not that powerful, you have to be as brutal as possible. For example, now," Esin gestured to the castle in the distance, "the garrison has 500 men, and our army is nearly 20,000, so the victory or defeat is clear at a glance." Although the castle is strong, if it takes me fifteen days to a month to prepare the siege equipment, and then pay the price of three thousand casualties, I will be able to defeat it in three days. It is precisely because of our great advantage that we should be benevolent and restrained, which can effectively reduce the difficulty of future strategies. This situation is different from the time of Duke Adiyas. ”

"I can't control the war, and I don't want to care. Clio thought for a moment and replied. "It's your power to adopt what strategy to take. I'm afraid there is no suspense about your position as a duke. ”

When Esin and Clio set out, they had only five hundred soldiers under their command. Few had much hope for his future. Perhaps it is precisely because of this that the little queen promised a big reward and no one gave any opinion. But now, Esin had gathered a sizable army by recruiting rebels. Su zhì aside, at least the number was enough to support him in this crusade against the rebels.

If nothing else, this Duke of Essien may not be able to escape. According to some news from various sources, some people in Eagle Falcon City are very jealous of Essien's achievements, and all kinds of slanders are really endless. But fortunately, the little queen is very different from Byron in this aspect. At least, when someone questioned the little queen about this, the little queen's answer was, "If there is really something wrong, you should have sued me sooner!" ”

However, Essien had the Queen's promise as a guarantee, but Clio's position as Foreign Secretary - well, it was not a promise from the Queen, but a promise from Essien to Clio.

If you want to hold this kind of position, you have to wait for seniority - when his hair is gray (maybe all white), and he has the right political position, he may be qualified to hold this position. The best example of this is the current Prime Minister Erlene. In fact, this prime minister does not have any peerless and amazing talent in all aspects, but he is old, has high prestige, and has a correct position, so he naturally became the prime minister.

The other way is to find a way to do miraculous things. If you can make an extraordinary performance on a certain event, then you may be able to enter the king's field of vision and thus have qualifications. In this sense, Essien is not cheating on his friends, but it is only a "possibility" after all, not a certainty.

"Cleo, perhaps we should negotiate with Count Ramas on this matter. Essien hesitated. "Surely he will not go out of the city, and we must send someone into the city. Of course, the people who went into the city to negotiate...... There is a great danger. ”

"What the hell do you want to do, Essien, do you think you still have a chance to convince Count Ramas to compromise?" asked Cleo, a little dissatisfied. He understood Essien's hint that he wanted him to go into the city and convince Count Ramas. "You have to understand that there is a limit to persuasion and bribery. There are some people you can't convince, and there are people you can't afford at all. Didn't you say you could take the castle in three days?

"No, Cleo, I must tell you my thoughts. You know, I'm not trying to convince Count Ramas himself, but his men. The disparity is huge, and the winners and losers are clear at a glance. Our army is also the king of counterinsurgency, and I am sure that the vast majority of Count Lamas's men will not want to die with him. So, if you can get them to understand that...... Our army can win without a fight!" he lowered his voice. "Clio, I think, this battle, as little bloodshed as possible. ”

"What the hell do you want to do?"

"I said, show mercy. If there was a fierce battle, the Count of Ramas would have to be put to death. On the other hand, if it is a bloodless castle, then the situation will be better, and things will appear more ambiguous and easy to deal with. If you think about it, if the Count of Ramas who tried to raise an army to resist is forgiven, then I can further break the will of the remaining rebellious lords to resist, make them understand what the bottom line of our army is, and urge them to make the right choice. And then the rest of our battles will be easy...... I hope to be able to finish this campaign in three months. It's basically over, if not completely. ”

"Why are you in such a hurry? Her Majesty the Queen didn't set a time limit for us. Even if she had, I don't think she would be that strict. ”

"Clio, it's multifaceted...... Well, first of all, you should know that a lot of people say bad things about me in Eagle City. There are such people in the world: they are not capable of themselves, but they do not see the ability of others. Once they find someone who is capable, they will become jealous and go out of their way to slander him. Her Majesty's promise to me is that of a duke, a territory of my own choosing...... That's already causing a lot of people to blush, isn't it?"

"But ......"

"I know that our little queen hasn't been affected too much for the time being. But you've probably heard the old adage of 'building up the bones'. We should try our best to take our fate into our own hands, rather than resign ourselves to fate! We have no roots in Her Majesty's court, and we are hardly familiar with the people around her. The only one is Director Skader, but I don't think he speaks for us. In a word, we have no allies in the court, only enemies. Coupled with our previous selections, they have enough genres to run wild. Sooner or later, Her Majesty the Queen will be affected. All we can do is get things done and cash in on our rewards before they get to that point!"

"You're quite right. Cleo was impressed by Essien's concerns.

"I know, Clio, you won't let me down, will you, I've reported your exploits to the Prime Minister and the Queen many times. At least Prime Minister Ellene's reply has some praise for your role. ”

"Well, I see, this time we will go into the city to negotiate...... The point is not to convince Count Lamas, but to convey our attitude to his men. Let them ...... Can something be done?!"

"Yes, so you don't have to provoke Count Ramas, especially not to provoke him. This can be dangerous. ”

"Well, okay, I'm going to draw up a charter for negotiation to ......"

Soon, Essien was the only one left in the general's tent. He still had a wine glass in his hand, and half of it remained in it.

"Duke of Essin......" he repeated softly. Of course, it was not just the duke, there was no doubt that with the excellent performance of this crusade, there would inevitably be a place for him within the queen's court. "Essien...... Duke? Sounds really good? I'm finally ...... Won the game!"

However, this may not be enough. The queen can be canonized, or deprived. Perhaps what method should be used to deepen the impression of the queen?

Although there were bumps and bumps along the way, although he made many wrong choices along the way, he won the most crucial game. His future is no longer a flower in the moon mirror in the water, but a very real step under his feet. Essien himself knew that the risk of gambling this time was actually no greater than that of when he was in the aftermath of the Falcon City, but the results were very different. He already knew the news of Byron's suicide, and now he thought of the original monarch, and he only felt ridiculous.

There was a voice coming from outside. Essien turned his head and saw one of his lieutenants coming.

"General, there are people outside the barracks asking to see you. ”

"Who?"

"He wouldn't say who he was, but he asked me to pass this on to you. He said that if you look at this thing, you know who he is. ”

With that, the adjutant respectfully handed over an item to Essien.

It was a relatively rare cigarette case. Many aristocrats did not use small wooden boxes for cigarettes, but prepared a special metal box box to carry these pastimes with them. And this cigarette case is made of gold with a pattern set with rubies. Anyone can see that the owner of the cigarette box must be very wealthy.

This is...... Essien looked familiar. It was only after the recollection was half ringing that he remembered the origin of the thing: this box was the same utensils used by the Duke of Byron during his lifetime. He had seen Byron smoke from the case at several meetings.

"Arrest that man!" Esin ordered immediately, slipping the valuable cigarette case into his pocket. This thing should be a very precious gift if it were given away. "That man is Byron's remnant!"

"Yes!"

A few minutes later, the adjutant returned again. "General, he's gone! I've sent cavalry to search for ......."

What's the matter? Byron's remnants will come for me, they want to assassinate me? He originally thought that after he burned down the warehouse and killed Byrheim, he would be completely at odds with Byron's side. But from this point of view...... Seem...... What does it mean? A temptation or what? A temptation, is it Byron's remnants, or is it a trap laid by some detractor with ulterior motives?

"Call the magicians. Essien immediately came to a conclusion. It is better for someone from the church to endorse him. In this way, no one can attack him with this matter. Because of the discovery of the altar of worship of evil gods, the church has defined Byron as a chaotic believer who is disturbing the country.

As Essien explained the matter to the mages and offered them to "assist in the search for Chaos Cultists", someone embraced the winds of magic in a hidden spot not far from the barracks. It wasn't some powerful magic, so it didn't attract attention.

"Tsk, is it still not working?" Marven stood on top of his magic disk and let out a slight curse in the northeast, farther away. He turned his head to look at the sky in the distance. At this time, the sunset has sunk into the distant mountains, and only the clouds on the horizon are still bright and red.

"I thought it would work. That guy is really smart and cautious. ”

He flew alone. The Magic Disk keeps its speed low, but it's actually a lot faster than walking. Because if you fly in the sky, you can choose to go in a straight line. At this rate, Luo Jin should be able to see him in three days.