The task of returning the sword was successfully completed, and Captain Qi Lang and Captain Dodim set out on their way home early the next morning. Half a month later, one evening, Zilang had returned to Shachi, while Dodim hurried to the royal capital of Asaph Castle, where King Henry was said to be eagerly awaiting his arrival.

Qi Lang missed the time for dinner, but fortunately there was still some cold rice left in the dining room, so he hurriedly made two bites, filled his stomach, and trotted all the way to the Etrian River. He knew very well that during this time period, those old friends would definitely show up in the old place to continue the so-called high-level meeting, and maybe there would be a new member there.

Sure enough, the atmosphere of the meeting was unprecedentedly warm, and Qi Lang heard the friendly discussion dozens of meters away.

"Can you have a bit of a brain, Owu?!Sean's nose is broken, do you see?, you must be happy for your fist?" it was Gulf's voice, and he sounded a little excited.

"He did it himself!" Ou Wu's voice was still so loud, and it seemed that he had fully recovered in the month that Qi Lang had left.

"Please, both of you are calm and calm. "Gila seems to be arguing," Sergeant Owu didn't handle this matter perfectly, but that's all in the past. Lieutenant Maggie had already decided that Felix had provoked the incident, and that Owu was at fault, but it wasn't that serious. ”

"Excuse me, do you have a new play?" Qi Lang poked his head out of the broken willow tree with a smile.

"You're back!" Jira jumped up with a smile, ran to Qi Lang's side in two steps, patted him on the shoulder and said, "How is it, everything is going well?"

Qi Lang nodded, seeing that Ou Wu and Gulf were a little not very enthusiastic, still sitting on the side sulking, knowing that there must be trouble in this, so he took out the gifts brought back from Yunyang City and distributed them one by one: "Gurf, for you, the longevity lock, a unique talisman for us Orientals; My mission is accomplished, brothers, and let me see your enthusiasm, okay?"

"Welcome back, brother. Gulf's face had not yet fully returned to normal, and his voice seemed listless. Owu only smiled reluctantly, and waved his fist at the sandbag hanging there.

"What's wrong with them?" Qi Lang was a little uncomfortable with such a welcome ceremony, so he had to turn his eyes for help to the grinning Jira.

"It's just a small misunderstanding. The little man shrugged, "Felix said something nasty about you. So Owu wanted to teach him a lesson, but Sean came out to help, so his nose was unlucky. ”

"You can't say that lightly. Gulf jumped up in opposition to Jira's spring and autumn brushwork, "Sean is my roommate, brother, how should I get along with him in the future?"

Auwu punched the tonn-heavy punching bag to the ground: "He's a, why should you get along with him? You have to make him fear you, like my fist." ”

Gulf was so angry that his face turned pale, and the sweat on his nose was pouring out. "You come to judge, Qi Lang, you say, is Owu a bastard? The punishment of three days of confinement is too merciful. He grabbed Qi Lang's sleeve, and only then did he notice that his good brother had changed his clothes, and he laughed loudly, "I said, where did you get such clothes, did the officials of the Mingyu Kingdom force you to sing for them? This is really funny." ”

"Come on, Gulf. Qi Lang pushed Gulf's dirty hands away, he didn't want to pollute the princess's hard work like this, "My robe is rotten, this is the dress that Princess Mirong gave me." Remember, Owu, the little girl we met in the Binnu Marsh?"

Ou Wu still didn't stop his fist: "I remember, that ugly female monster. ”

Qi Lang and Gulf rolled their eyes together, they were both very convinced that there was a great deviation in Ou's aesthetics. But when he heard the word girl, Gulf seemed to be interested: "Hey, brother, tell us how about the girl, and if Maggie is a hundred, how many points can you give her?"

Qi Lang swallowed in surprise, of course he knew the fate of slandering the goddess in his brother's mind, so he had to smile awkwardly and said, "This is a difficult problem, I can only say that they are completely different types." ”

Seeing that there was an obvious deviation in the content of the discussion at the high-level meeting, Jira was a little dissatisfied at this time: "Ahem, brothers, I think we should be different from ordinary soldiers, and our topic should be more meaningful." Like, how about we talk about politics?"

Gila's words seemed to cause the waters of the Etri River to overflow, and the remaining three people were submerged at once, and even Owu, who had the best water nature, lost the strength to struggle.

However, Jira didn't forget to throw a lifebuoy: "According to my analysis, the Otto Empire is about to attack the Mingyu Kingdom in about two months, and it is just in time for our Holy King Sacrifice, Billy will use the excuse of showing favor to King Henry to officially invade the Mingyu Kingdom." ”

Regardless of whether the news of the war was within the realm of politics or not, it did touch the sensitive nerves of the soldiers, so Ou Wu spared the poor sandbag, turned around and walked in front of Qi Lang, and officially joined the discussion: "Did you hear this news? The soldiers of the Mingyu Kingdom must be preparing for battle, right?"

Qi Lang nodded: "Yes." Just as Gila had judged, they thought that war would start in a month or two. I thought we would be sent to support our allies, but they thought the Luman would stand idly by. ”

"This can't be!" shouted Owu eagerly, "We were born to fight the Otto Empire, and our Spiral Frontier is their nemesis!

Gulf pouted on the side: "I probably have to warn you, but you insisted on beating the army of the Mingyu Kingdom at the beginning, remember, it was in the Fata River Valley?"

Ou Wu's eyes widened again in anger, and thanks to Qi Lang holding him back, the quarrel did not break out again.

"That's the same as my judgment. Jira turned a blind eye to the chaos on the side, and continued to analyze the situation in a serious manner, "We can't send a single soldier on our side, not secretly. King Henry didn't want to get involved in the battle so early, he was still waiting for his chance. If nothing else, the war will last for three months. In three months, the Mingyu Kingdom will fall completely. ”

Gulf froze for a moment, although he knew that Jira's analysis had always had some truth, but such an assertion was really alarmist: "Impossible, right? Looking at the ability of those warriors in the Mingyu Kingdom, they should be able to resist for a while." ”

"It's quite possible. Gila looked assured, "We've all seen Abcion's masterminds, he may be a dastardly conspirator, but you can't deny his military talents. He's already laid out the game, and I dare say he's going to attack one ring after another. And without the support of our Luman Empire on the Western Front, the army of the Mingyu Kingdom would not be able to cope with the attack of Abcion on all sides. Three months, no more. ”

"What if they have the support of the Ranger tribe in the northeast?" Qi Lang was really worried, and even revealed all the military details he knew.

"That's right...... Jira's thin face showed some optimism, "is it possible for them to convince the always idle Dongyi tribe? That's a lot of support." In that case, they would have an extra Ranger force of tens of thousands of men, which would seem to last a year, and at that point, the situation might have changed. ”

"What kind of turnaround? Tell me about it. Qi Lang saw hope.

Jira smiled, "You may not agree with me when I say this, but it is true. King Henry was more intelligent than we could have imagined, and his previous decisions were always directed at the best outcome, so I guess he had seen everything clearly. If the Mingyu Kingdom can withstand Abcion's onslaught, it is very likely that we will be involved in the second half of the war, dealing a heavy blow to the Otto Empire from the flank. ”

Hearing Jira's analysis, Qi Lang was a little disappointed again. He didn't want to believe that the decrepit king would have any sophisticated plan, because judging from his reuse of people like Lieutenant Colonel William, he was certainly not a wise monarch, and Gulf even said what Qi Lang had in mind: "Even if old Henry really wants to fight Billy, I guess the bureaucrats who are afraid of death will tear him down, right?"

"Of course the bureaucracy has that attitude. "But haven't you noticed the change? Think about it, Dodim has been transferred, and our side is about to expand the army, what does this mean? We're about to go into battle, trust me, yes. ”

When Gulf heard this, he slapped his head sharply: "So that's what happened. I said how to split the 27th Regimental into two Regiments, and I thought it was a trick by Zhu Feili. ”

Qi Lang was taken aback, it seemed that the changes that had taken place during the time he had left were really not small: "What's the matter with us, who will tell me?"

Jira grinned and said, "Our third detachment has been promoted, man. The 100-odd men have been separated, and we will form a new 28th Band. Now, the 27th and 28th Regiments will be under the command of Lieutenant Maggie, and Quill will be in charge of the 25th and 26th Regiments. As for you, Sergeant Qi Lang, we have to congratulate you, you have been promoted!"