I Will Be The Crowned King

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After sending away the troublesome Imperial Knight, the tough chief of staff just now "Put!" collapsed on the chair, like a deflated ball.

It just so happened that Alexei came in from outside, and there was still a bit of surprise on his face; Carl, who glanced at the map table, immediately couldn't help but said:

"Hey, I just heard from the guards that the Empire is going to withdraw and give us Grey Dove Castle... What's going on?"

"You ask me, I also want to ask what happened to that **** Bernard!"

Scratching his hair, which turned into a bird's nest, Carl, who raised his head and glared at him, said angrily, "There is no sign at all, he is going to run all of a sudden! Throw the colony to us, why is he suddenly so generous-this is There's a problem in there!"

"There must be a problem, otherwise what is he running for!" Alexei also rolled his eyes:

"So do we want it?"

"Nonsense, of course! Why don't you want the site you got?"

With a sigh, Carl put his right fist on his cheek like a **** off, and his heels kept tapping, with a restless expression on his face: "As long as you take down the Grey Dove Castle, the sailing city is just around the corner, you don't have to wait until August. A war will tell the difference - did you bring a cigarette?!"

"If you can, the problem is that we only have more than 2,000 people, and we are not fully prepared. Taking control of the entire Grey Dove Castle will greatly restrain the power at hand; and just letting Bernard and his 8,000 troops go. Is it really okay to go back to Yangfan City?"

Alexey still had concerns, and while speaking, he took out a shriveled cigarette case from his jacket pocket and handed it over: "Would you like to discuss it with the commander-in-chief and ask him for his opinion?"

"It will take six days to go back and forth from here to Heijiao Port at the earliest, and the other side only gives us three days, so it's too late!"

Biting out the only inferior cigarette left from the cigarette case, the match that crossed the side of the boot lit up with delicate sparks, and the milky white smoke immediately dispersed in the command room.

"The other side must be right that we don't have time to discuss, and that's why we gave such a happy advance notice. I guess Bernard probably still wanted to use this hand to disrupt our original deployment, so that even if the army arrived at Grey Dove Castle, it would not be able to set sail immediately. City marching, give him time to deal with the trouble."

"What's the trouble?"

"I don't know! But it's nothing more than two things that can make him do this - the rebellion in Sail City, or Grey Dove Castle is no longer important, so he can let it out generously, so that he can return to the base camp to regroup."

Carl, who shook his head, took a deep breath and made the cigarette **** turn orange red: "No matter which one, the original deployment can't be used; the information must be sent to the commander-in-chief of An...! The army's marching route needs to be adjusted, and the material reserve must be increased. The siege of Sail City is likely to turn into a protracted war."

It will be troublesome if it really becomes like that... The transportation of supplies from Red Hand Bay to Heijiao Port is completely different from that of Sail City. The consumption will almost double directly, and maybe it will eventually become the same as the siege of Heijiao Harbor. Victory without victory, defeat without defeat.

But in fact, Carl still has one piece of information that Alexei did not disclose to Alexei: he didn't guess that he was there when the information of the black-robed priest was sent to the Sail City Rebellion; it was just that he decided not to tell him because of Anson's ambiguous attitude. as well.

This is definitely for the sake of colleagues... When working under the boss of An Sen, who is always keen to open his mind, in many cases, the less he knows, the better.

The more you know, the more important your role will be in his "perfect plan" - the odds of bad luck and culpability increase linearly.

However, with the recent situation of Alexei, it may be too late to do so...

"Send someone to Black Reef Harbor and report the situation we encountered truthfully." With a sigh, Carl bit his cigarette **** and said:

"The troops are all assembled and ready to receive Grey Dove Castle."

"But what if this is just a smoke bomb deliberately released by the enemy, and the goal is actually to prepare a surprise attack on us?"

Alexey remembered the "tactic" that Anson used once in Black Reef Harbor, and there was no reason why the other party couldn't copy it as it was: "Prepare for the assembly in advance, will it be redundant?"

The Chief of Staff thought for five seconds and gave his answer:

"Uh... not really."

"why?"

"Because there are 8,000 of them, there is no need to use tricks to kill them head-on; if they must, they have found the fatal flaw in the position and can kill us in one go - gather and pack up in advance, and it is convenient to retreat at that time."

Alexei "..."

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When two conscientious officers were having a headache about how to write a report to the rear, someone threw the blame on them. The leisurely commander-in-chief is holding a grand event that he has planned for a long time.

The city gates opened under the golden morning sun amid the overwhelming sound of gun salutes, and the main force of the storm division, which arrived late, appeared on the outskirts of Black Reef Harbor, lined up in compact and neat square formations in units of companies. Take a neat stride, hold high the Clovis King and Confederate flags, and march to the city!

Although the city is still in the recovery stage, let alone the craters and trenches on the outskirts of the city walls have not been filled up, but this did not cause any inconvenience to this grand military parade, and even had some other effects.

In addition to the Storm Division, the "Confederate Legion" formed by the colonial militia also arrived one after another. Due to practical factors, the uniforms could not be unified at all, and even the "Legion Soldiers" with various equipment had different styles, so people could see where they were at a glance. people.

Among them, wearing a long-sleeved windbreaker, a scarf around his neck and a three-cornered hat, the most similar to the Imperial Line soldiers is the "Changhu Town Line Regiment"; The sack is the "Winter Torch City Chasing Regiment" composed of colonists and adventurers. There are cavalry and infantry. From soil firearms to Leiden rifles, you can see the "Red Hand Bay Rangers" and "Red Hand Bay Rangers". Infantry Regiment"...

Even the Grey Pigeon Fort liberals, who only had a group of refugees, formed the "Grey Pigeon Fort Vanguard Company" under the strong insistence of the leader Paulina; relying on the closer relationship with the Storm Division, they even installed a Batch-style Leyden rifles, each with a full or basically complete Clovis infantry kit.

These colorful "Confederate Legions" followed closely behind the Storm Division. For the sake of sequence, a fierce quarrel broke out on the eve of the military parade. They were bruised and bruised in a scattered formation, in stark contrast to the Clovis army in the front row.

In order to celebrate this event, Talia also specially invited David Jacques, who was far away in Beluga Port, to Black Reef Harbor through the newspaper office to draw a commemorative oil painting. Advance".

However, what David Jacques is best at is actually landscape painting, and he has recently indulged in various "splicing" that reflect the great changes of the times: adding a large black smoke chimney in the scenic river valley, the steam train with the roaring whistle heading towards the wild In the countryside, the top of the steep cliff is a huge factory like a castle...

The wealthy people of Beluga Harbour, who had warmly welcomed him, became more and more disliked by this great artist as time went on, causing him to run into walls just like in Clovis City. The rich people who curry favor with the Rune family can't sell it at all.

Therefore, although group portraits were not his forte, David accepted Talia's order and brought his young apprentice Beckland Weizler to Black Reef Harbor.

According to Talia's conception, the whole painting shows the scene of the imperial army besieging the crumbling Black Reef Harbor, and countless reinforcements rushed to help from all directions: the brave advance soldiers rely on the broken city wall to stand upright in the surging artillery fire of the imperial army. Raise the Confederate flag of the star ring on a blue background and fight side by side with the defenders of Black Reef Harbor.

In the distance, the storm division army holding the King Clovis banner was approaching in an instant, surrounded by Confederate soldiers with different weapons and clothes, rushing towards Black Reef Harbor; the imperial army who found reinforcements panicked. Frustrated, he tried to flee.

A commander in a general's uniform stood on the broken city wall and directed his guards to launch a counterattack, and among the soldiers behind him, there was a petite figure of a girl...

All in all, it cannot be said to be completely similar to the military parade that day, but it has nothing to do with it... The only thing that works is the unrepaired city wall and the craters and trenches outside the city, which gave David Jacques infinite inspiration.

Of course, it is impossible for such a huge group portrait to be completed on the spot. Generally, it will take several months at the fastest, or even years to show its final effect; for the occasion, he also painted an extra pair of the same. Oil paintings with the same subject and name.

But when Anson suddenly wanted to see how it was done, he was stunned by the "super masterpiece" in front of him.

"Who is this?"

The stiff-faced commander-in-chief pointed to the center of the frame and rode on his horse with his head downcast, and said a figure who looked like a commander in a confused figure.

"This is the commander-in-chief of the Imperial Army, the Colonial Chancellor Bernard Morwes... your opponent!"

The painted-faced Backland Weizler said cheerfully, the only son of Mason, the Speaker of Beluga Harbor, is now David's apprentice; to be honest, compared with the cautious chairman of the Chamber of Commerce, he looks more like his master. Father and son.

"What about the people behind him?"

Anson pointed to the similarly dejected army that was carrying the military flag around him.

"It's the defeated imperial army. They are retreating among the hills near Grey Pigeon Castle; the master also specially changed the surrounding scenery to the autumn and winter seasons to make them look even more embarrassed."

"Oh, so... where is the Freedom Legion?"

"The Freedom Legion is advancing towards Black Reef Harbor!"

"..."

After a full minute of silence, An Sen slowly came over, took a long, deep breath, looked at the great artist next to him who had just discovered that he had stopped writing, stepped forward with a heavy step, and pressed him with a "slap!" shoulders.

"An... Commander-in-Chief?!"

David was taken aback, and he was particularly sensitive in the face of danger, but he was quite similar to his brother who was afraid of the black priest: "If you have any dissatisfaction, I..."

"No no no! You misunderstood, there is nothing to be dissatisfied with. I appreciate your...interesting creativity." Anson raised his head and forced a smile that was uglier than crying, with sincere eyes:

"So dear David, my brother and I are good friends, so you understand that I will never harm you, right?"

"Uh, clearly, clearly understand!"

"Just understand." An Sen's eyes showed a little appreciation:

"So what, do you remember the "Storm Master Over the Morning Mountains" commissioned by Miss Franz before?"

"Remember."

"My King Osteria Leads Us" from the Clovis Royal Military Academy... The king walks in the middle with the unicorn flag, surrounded by nobles, knights and civilians... Do you have an impression?" Anson Even with gestures.

"Of course I have an impression." David nodded again:

"That pair can be regarded as one of the pioneers of modern group portrait painting, even landscape painters have to learn."

"Very good!" An Sen nodded slightly, reaching out to hold the drawing board next to him:

"I'll give you two hours now to combine those two paintings into one painting. The theme is the siege of Black Reef Harbor. As for the name... it's called "Freedom to Lead the New World"! Is it too late?"

"Of course it's too late to simply imitate, but..."

"No but!" Anson interrupted some unrealistic thoughts mercilessly:

"Trust me, I'm not going to hurt you - repaint it and give it to Talia, if you don't want to be one of those young and prematurely dying artists."

"Early, early death?!"

"I just said a possibility, it may not happen." Anson interrupted again:

"But if you do what I say, it's never going to happen, understand?"

"understand!"

"How long does it take to draw?"

"You, didn't you say two hours?"

"real?"

An Sen blinked: "Is that an hour and a half okay?"

"An hour and a half I... I try my best!"

"Very good, I know you can definitely do it!"

Patting David on the shoulder with satisfaction, An Sen, who was just about to leave, suddenly remembered something: "By the way, have you seen your brother recently? I haven't heard from him since the last time he sent a letter."

"No news? Impossible." David scratched his head and said strangely:

"The last time I saw him was in Red Hand Bay~www.wuxiaspot.com~ At that time he was going to come over to see you as soon as possible, saying that there was something very important... Have you never seen him?"

"No, I thought he had returned to Beluga Port."

Anson's expression is a little dignified. It is not difficult to hide with Carlin Jacques' connections in the new world. The question is what happened to make him decide to hide - if he really wants to be hunted down, follow the storm division or himself. Isn't it safer to act?

And the Faithless Knights of Beluga Harbor...haven't been seen since the siege of Black Reef Harbor, and reportedly haven't left Beluga Harbor; if Phil Crecy's goal is to take control of Sail City, take them out What is the purpose of staying in Ice Dragon Fjord? ·

And the caster who killed Sir Ed Levant never reappeared after committing two consecutive crimes in Beluga Harbor... Winter Torch City, Black Reef Harbor, there were so many opportunities, why didn't they do it again?

Do you want to, or can't, or only in Beluga Port?

With all kinds of messy guesses, Anson turned around and left the studio and walked towards the Black Reef Harbor Council.