Lord of War

The Millennium Covenant Empire may have really followed the saying that misfortunes never come singly, and encountered troubles one after another, one after another.

With the powerful ascension of the tyrant Budris Dern, the empire is no longer a monolith. After all, the emperor's ascension to the throne has actually damaged the interests of a large part of the nobles. It's just that due to the strength and coercion of the pure white emperor, those old aristocratic forces just dared to be angry but did not dare to speak out. Of course, some small actions behind the scenes naturally did not stop. It was precisely because of this that the new emperor was determined Make up your mind to eradicate the cancer of the empire and make the Millennium Covenant Empire a true dictatorship.

Those who can ascend to the throne of God naturally have no simple roles.

Originally, according to Budris's plan, at most there were some twists and turns. After all, the reputation of the Star Tower is not just a joke. But what he didn't expect was that this was supposed to be a clean-up without any danger, but it was accompanied by the sudden collapse of the Star Tower, which led to the corruption of the situation. If it weren't for the two dukes of East Dern and North Dern, Budris would have been very distressed, but this still made him feel very annoyed, and he even had to let Pusius Joanton take charge of rectifying the south situation.

Originally, Budris thought that everything should end smoothly at this point, and he just added a Duke of Nandeln to the empire. However, considering the qualifications and experience of the veteran Pusius, he has no dissatisfaction. .

But at this time, the disaster of the undead broke out, and this is not a general disaster of the undead, but the door to the alien plane of the corpse plane was opened.

Budris's annoyance can be imagined.

What made him feel even more angry and helpless was that the army of undead running out of the plane of bones was no longer as easy to deal with as those brainless idiots when the tide of death broke out in the past. So in less than half a month, the entire south of the empire lost nearly one-seventh of its territory, with more than 800,000 casualties, and all connections with the wild fortress and its surrounding territories were all cut off. .

At present, the Imperial Army is in a mess.

But from the noisy noise, Budris probably heard clearly that there were three factions.

The first faction, which has the largest number of people, advocates to abandon the internal strife in the empire and let those rebels return to the imperial banner of the Millennium Covenant. Their reason is also very simple. The current situation is no longer suitable for continuing internal strife, because this time the undead army moved too quickly, far exceeding their expectations, and there were more than 800,000 casualties in less than half a month.

And obviously. A few days ago, Purseus Joanton, who had been promoted to the Duke of Nandern before the battle, was also caught off guard in this death tide.

At that time, he was besieging an important stronghold of a rebel army in the south of the empire, and the battle between the two sides had basically come to an end. For Duke Nandeln, the fruits of victory were within easy reach. But unexpectedly, at this time, an army of undead cavalry suddenly burst out. As a result, not only did the fruit fly, but even the army under the command of the Duke of Nandern was severely damaged, and even the battlefield where the three armies fought in the past has now become an absolute dead place—the rebels and Pusius They all withdrew their troops for thirty miles overnight.

Today, that part of the rebels naturally survived because of this, and were not really annihilated, but their situation is not very good, basically it can be said that they have fallen into a heavy encirclement. But no matter what the Millennium Covenant Empire thinks, the three southern provinces of the Empire are encircled together with the rebel army.

This is a population of several million—the battlefield where Pusius and the rebels fought the final battle was no other place, and it happened to be the only transportation hub between the three provinces in the south of the empire and other provinces in the south of the empire.

same. This pivot point is also one of the key travel points leading to the wild fortress.

In this way, they agreed with the second faction on a certain point of view: to rescue the wild fortress.

The people of the first faction advocate abandoning internal strife. They believe that the current situation requires the whole empire to work together, and the rebels can be spared the death penalty for rebellion, but they must also atone for their sins. After entering the transportation hub, they immediately organized a vanguard army and set off for the wild fortress.

People from the second faction and those from the third faction agree on some points: they believe that the rebel party is a group of dissidents, especially when the empire is facing a major crisis right now, such a group of people with ulterior motives must not be allowed to stay behind. Let alone accepting their surrender.

However, people from the third faction believed that since the transportation hubs of the three southern provinces had been captured, it was obvious that the Wild Fortress must have fallen as well. After all, after coming out of the Forest of Sighs, head straight north, and it won't take long for the wild fortress. Only when the wild fortress fell, could the undead cavalry army march straight into the battlefield between Purseus and the rebels, inflicting heavy damage on both sides.

Therefore, their proposition is to immediately abandon the northward rescue of the wild fortress, and instead let the Duke of Nandeln immediately build a new line of defense in the south of the empire. As for the construction plan of the defense line. They think that abandoning the three southern provinces is the best choice. Anyway, with only one import and export restriction, it is only a matter of time before the three southern provinces, including the rebels who hid inside, all die. The people in the three provinces are already dead.

And the second faction, although they also believe that the rebels cannot be re-accepted, they believe that the rescue of the three southern provinces and the wild fortress is a very important strategic plan-mainly because the three southern provinces are the food base in the south of the empire, and the wild fortress included a lot of people. The food in the large southern territory depends on the three southern provinces. If the three southern provinces are lost, the entire south will soon fall into a state of food shortage. If it relies on transportation from other parts of the empire, this supply line will be extended, and the consumption of the empire's military resources can be imagined.

The rhetorical supporters of the first and second factions are almost the same, except that the third faction has the least supporters.

The main reason for this situation is that the speaker of the first faction is the newly promoted Duke of Nandern, Pusius Joanton.

After the veteran was hit hard by the Undead Cavalry Legion and the situation in the south was too corrupt, his current situation can be described as a bit bad. And the most important thing is that the army of undead is still raging everywhere in the south of the south, cutting many provinces into enclaves, and they can only barely stand alone. So out of the idea of ​​uniting all available forces, this famous veteran naturally hopes to let the rebels join his camp. Only in this way can he immediately form a counterattack situation, thereby preventing the situation from further aggravating.

But it is a pity that those who support the second faction's remarks are regardless of fame, strength, status, etc. They are not weaker than the veteran Duke of East Dern, and the commander-in-chief Popocas Hantinier, who ranks fourth among the ten generals.

Originally, he should have immediately taken over the command of Purseus and dealt a heavy blow to the rebels, so as to completely resolve the situation of the rebels. But he didn't expect that before he arrived at the battlefield, the eastern part of the empire would be attacked by a wave of monsters. There were also extremely tragic casualties, and even the passages to the east, center, and south of the empire were cut off by the army of undead. For this reason, he had to turn to the east to take command, and finally suppressed the tide of monsters before the situation deteriorated completely, and reopened the rear road.

Only in this way, he hoped that the Duke of Nandelen could push the front line forward, so as to form a corner with him and reduce the considerable pressure. And in this way, the advancement of the front is also inevitable, so the recovery of the wild fortress is a very important key point, and because the empire is about to expand two fronts. It is even possible to fight on the third and fourth fronts, so the three southern provinces, which are food bases, must be recovered as soon as possible.

To some extent, among the three most outstanding generals of the Millennium Covenant Empire, two of them are consistent in their thinking at the strategic level.

It's just that Popokas, the Duke of East Germany, doesn't trust the rebels—if it wasn't for a small group of rebels rebelling in the east of the empire this time, it would be impossible for the undead army that broke out to cut off the gap between the east and the south of the empire. road between. And if it weren't for this reason, the loss of the Duke of East Dern would have been reduced by at least half, so based on this consideration, Popocas' dislike of the rebels can be imagined.

Budris rubbed his temples with a headache. Then he suddenly said, "Is there any news about Angel?"

His voice was not loud, but it was able to reverberate well in the entire meeting hall, resounding in everyone's ears.

The originally noisy voice suddenly fell silent.

After a while, a man with a small beard stood up and said, "According to the direction of His Royal Highness Angel's whereabouts before, it should be to the wild land. And a month before the death tide broke out, the wild fortress had a return. The main force of the Frost Legion once entered the barren land through the fortress, and launched an advancing defensive position, as if they were trying to intercept something... According to the information collected by our intelligence department, only the rebels were likely to pass through the barren fortress at that time A logistical secret force."

"Find her!" Budris said in a deep voice.

immediately. Everyone in the entire chamber knew Budris's plan.

After the third faction was silent for a while, they immediately turned to support Popocas, the commander-in-chief of the Millennium Covenant Empire, so the pressure on Pusius naturally increased.

The recapture of the three southern provinces is the top priority, so counterattacking the transportation hub is the first thing the Duke of Nandern will do.

At this point, there is nothing to discuss and argue about.

The only difference is how to deal with the rebel army currently hiding in the three southern provinces.

"Duke Purseus, can you guarantee that you can persuade the rebel army to surrender?" Budris spoke again, his voice was very weak, but there was an unquestionable majesty.

"I can't guarantee it, but I'm willing to do my best." Perseus thought for a moment, and then said, "The current situation in the south is too corrupt, and I really don't have many available soldiers. If I rely on the help of other provinces and lords There is absolutely no time for reinforcements, at least I can't organize a counterattack of sufficient scale in a short period of time... According to my experience over the years, if I can't have a counterattack of sufficient scale, then it is tantamount to growing a tide of death That's all."

"What if those rebels don't know what to do?"

"Then I will never show mercy." Duke Perseus Joanton said in a deep voice, "I am well aware of the unity of decision-making in war, so I will never make mistakes in this regard."

"Then do it according to your ideas." Budris waved his hand, "But if you fail, you have to pay the price of receiving punishment."

"Of order, Your Majesty!" Purse immediately stood up and saluted.

The people in the meeting hall saw that this contentious discussion was finally over, so they immediately moved on to the next topic. However, the following issues have nothing to do with the Duke of Nandern. They are basically matters related to the east and north of the empire, including dealing with neighboring countries and receiving reinforcements from all sides.

At this moment, the spirit of Duke Nandelen relaxed a bit.

No one knew, Pusius couldn't help clenching the hand under the table a little bit.

He will fight against all opinions and always insist on organizing a large-scale counterattack in a short period of time. He is not just worried about the corruption of the situation in the south. Similarly, he is also worried about the future of the Joanton family: not to mention that the current Nandelen Land has fallen into the hands of the undead army, even the future successor of the Joanton family is now missing.

Hassas' great success has already been known to Pusius, so his heir order is naturally mentioned as the first. As for his two most powerful competitors before, they naturally fell into the second and third ranks. Originally, if Hassas's current whereabouts were unknown, then at least the second and third heirs were in line with Purseus's vision. It would not be impossible to promote them, anyway, they were all for the Joanton family.

But by chance, these three heirs all went to the wild land to snipe at the secret reinforcements of the rebels. As a result, the death tide broke out so suddenly, blocking the road, so the whereabouts of these three heirs were also unknown at the same time. At present, apart from these three heirs of the Joanton family, let alone other alternate heirs, even the sons and daughters of Purseus have no one who can take over. Time to recover lost ground.

At the very least, the road between the current Joanton family territory and the wild fortress must be opened.

Because Purseus knows very well that he, who is already eighty-five years old, may really not have a few years to live, and whether he will be able to see the end of this death tide is still unknown. So at this time, he would never allow the Joanton family to fall into a leaderless situation. For this reason, he even did not hesitate to challenge Popocas.

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[To be continued "". 】