November 19, 1968, Eltiero Zhongdu Imperial City
Reins' army invaded the border and occupied several states under the Longteng Mountains with lightning, and advanced towards Zhongdu.
This news that caused a sensation in the entire Wind Continent was transmitted to Zhongdu in the shortest time through the transmission pipeline.
Eltino's court was not unfamiliar with the report on the war situation. After all, since its founding, both domestic and foreign wars have never stopped, and the military has a very familiar experience in handling similar situations.
However, the situation this time is really special. After all, a powerful country that is used to invading others does not have any chance to receive an emergency notice from the enemy's invasion.
At the beginning, when the generals of the military headquarters received this message, they were a little confused. They wanted to say that the First Legion, which was closest to the border, was slowly moving to Free City, how could it suddenly attack the Beimen Tianguan? Is this the plan?
After looking at it again, I was awakened by the sentence in the message and confirmed the fact that Reins' army was invading the territory in shock.
Although since King Lancelo ascended the throne, he had openly published the Ertino plot to cause a civil war in Reince, so the news that the army was reorganized and prepared to attack Ertino made Ertino's military nervous, it was still surprising that Reince, a culture of ancient bang, which had always been based on pacifism, actually launched a war of aggression.
Damn it, how can you choose this time? If you were two years earlier or two years later, you wouldn't be...
After hearing the news, the generals and officials of the military headquarters sighed so much.
They are deeply confident in Hulagu and Zhou Gongjin, who are currently in control of Eltino's power. Under the leadership and the new policy, Eltino's national government has shown signs of gradually improving. If this battle occurs two years later, with Eltino's population and troops, they should have a stable chance of winning.
If it were two years earlier, although the five commanders of the army at that time were not in harmony and had many rifts between each other, when encountering such a major event, they would still unite to fight against the enemy in the name of the country, and give a head-on blow with a superior military force of five times the total national strength of Reins.
But at this moment, after a series of fierce internal struggles, Eltino's defense power fell apart, and Shi Chong's first legion was moving to the free city, and it was obvious that he would not accept Eltino's orders anymore; Zhou Gongjin's second legion was still on the way back, and he could not catch up; the fourth legion of the Huazi family and the fifth legion of the Wu Lian family had either collapsed or completely turned against each other; the only one who could defend Eltino's huge territory was the third legion of Prince Hulagu.
Moreover, Lu You, the sage of the moon, who has been the center of the faith of the Eltierno people for the past hundreds of years, passed away not long ago.
No matter how good or bad he was in his life, at least during his lifetime, Eltino's military and civilians had always believed that even in the most dangerous situation, as long as he was protected by the Sword Saint Grandmaster, Eltino would be able to survive as dangerous as a barbarian.
But at this moment, the sky-high tree was cut down by itself. While the actual conditions were at the worst, the enemy country dispatched powerful troops beyond the current level of war - the Five Color Flag!
Just hearing this name, Eltino's military felt a tremor.
That terrifying army that has been stationed on Xixi Kojia Island for thousands of years and has been enemies of ferocious monsters, has turned the tip of the knife to humans and is about to kill them in a mighty way. How could an ordinary army alone stop this army composed of inhumans?
If it is not handled well, then... the disaster of the destruction of the country is right in front of you.But with strict actual conditions, how can we deal with it well?
Realizing that the situation was serious, the officers issued orders almost groaning.
They had no decision-making power, while passing the news to Free City, asking Marshal Zhou about the ruling, and asking him to lead the army back to defense as soon as possible; on the other hand, they naturally sent this emergency military information to the man currently sitting on the Supreme Eltero throne.
Hurry up, send this emergency military text into the palace and let His Highness Hulagu make a decision.
Since the last Zhongdu Incident and Zhou Gongjin launched a military admonition, the actual person in power who currently ruled Eltino is Hulagu Medici.
It is a bit fallible to say that he is a man sitting on the Supreme Seat, because since he entered the palace, he has been in the palace for most of his office hours, and most of his office hours are insignificantly shorter than other hobbies of going out to the city to play and listen to music. Therefore, when the general who was urgently delivering a letter rushed to the palace where he worked, he received news that he was not in the palace at the moment.
Ah, then... where has Your Highness gone?
I went out with His Majesty and went to the east mountain outside the city.
At present, Eltino's emperor is still Cao Shou, who is in name but not real and has been expelled from the position of great power.
All the palace guards knew that since the Zhongdu Incident, this man who was deprived of substantial power and who was like a house arrest seemed to have lost all his energy all day long. He was like a soulless living dead man walking back and forth in the palace garden under house arrest, looking at the sky with a loss.
Hulagu, who successfully seized his father's throne, completely followed the teachings of Bailu Cave and showed respect for filial piety. He took time out every day to go to the palace to see his father.
There are many opportunities for the father and son to travel together, but only the palace guards know that the place they visit most often is Dongmin Palace outside Zhongdu City.
The military situation is urgent, so there is no delay for a moment. It is as anxious as a few generals on the hot pan. They have to quickly ride out of the city and go to the east mountain outside the city to find someone.
Dongshan outside Zhongdu City is an elegant place with beautiful scenery and can overlook the surrounding landscapes of hundreds of miles. However, starting from Dongmin Palace above the mountainside, it was designated as a high-end cemetery. Visitors stop, and it is usually quite quiet, allowing the dead who sleep in the garden to sleep peacefully forever.
When the generals heard that Prince Hulagu went there, they were muttering. After all, there were many places to visit near Zhongdu City, so how could they choose to go to the cemetery to relax?
The cemetery of Dongmin Palace is not Eltino's royal tomb. Although the environment is elegant, most of the people buried in it are literati and scholars who left many articles and poems during their lifetime. After their death, they were praised by Bailu Cave and buried in the cemetery of Dongmin Palace, which was honored.
Some people remember Hulagu's habit of liking elegance and put forward their own guesses.
I remember that there seemed to be several famous prostitutes who were also buried there. Could it be that His Highness Hulagu...
How could a king of a country be so boring?Most of the people buried in Dongmin Palace are bachelors of Bailu Cave, both civil and military. Maybe they have the secrets of martial arts in Bailu Cave, so your highness...
Among the various speculations of the people using their imagination, there was a voice that was not very certain and quietly raised.
That cemetery... I heard that Marshal Zhou would definitely go in to pay his respects every time he returned to Zhongdu.
This voice did not gain the attention of everyone. When the fast horse rode on Dongshan, they were stopped by a group of imperial guards at the gate of Dongmin Palace. After asking about their purpose, they were taken to Hulagu together with the emergency military situation.
When he saw this prince who held the power of the empire, he simply sat on the stone steps, not caring that the mud on the stone steps had stained his white clothes. The generals were curious from the bottom of their hearts.
As we all know, Hulagu is not a person who cannot endure hardships and likes to put on a noble and noble airs. However, he is quite particular about his elegant and noble appearance. He is so luxurious that every move, every dress and every chopstick are deliberately imitated by admirers, forming a brand named after him, which is popular internationally.
If he had followed his style of doing things, how could he sit on the stone steps in a shabby manner, even the nearest entourage was a hundred feet away?
Normally, even if you don’t sprinkle thick fragrant petals or lay a high-quality wool-woven blanket, you should at least put on a golden chair that is so luxurious that it makes people unable to open your eyes. Such a simple style now really makes these generals and officials unbelievable.
What's there to say?I report to you if you have something to do, and I leave the court if you have nothing to do.
In such an inappropriate tone, Hulagu listened to the military situation he had learned half an hour ago, and gave a light instruction to the army to set up defenses around Zhongdu City, and at the same time, the military headquarters sent a message to Marshal Zhou of the Second Corps, asking him to return to China as soon as possible.
But... Your Highness, if the army only sets defense around Zhongdu, wouldn’t the imperial subjects outside the capital be ravaged by the enemy’s iron hooves?
When the generals shouted in surprise, the noble man looked at the urgent military article with the expression of reading casual books and magazines, raised his eyebrows easily and spoke lightly.
oh?But... the enemy's leaflet says that they are a benevolent and righteous army, and the Monkey King, who was born as a robber, did not lead the army personally, so he doesn't look like he can abuse the people. At least his basic food and clothing should be guaranteed. If you are lucky... you don't think that the people may be happier than being ruled by us!
There are probably no one in history that a king of a country who will face the invaders with this attitude, and ninety percent of them are idiots who are about to become the king of a country that falls.
However, the courage to question whether Hulagu is an idiot, Altinori is probably not yet. Everyone just waited quietly, so that the young master who was unable to express his sense of humor would explain it in a more serious way.
In your estimate, we should disperse our troops to guard the gates, take the lead in marching to fight, and gather forces to defend the surrounding areas of Zhongdu. Which of the three tactics has a higher chance of winning?
The generals were silent for it.
In terms of military theory, the first one made a mistake of dispersing troops, and was afraid that the powerful enemy would be out of the way and easily killed to Zhongdu; the second one, although the outcome was unpredictable, it was not as good as the third one.
The task of soldiers is to defend their country?Or win a battle?
This issue has nothing to do with knowledge and theory, it is purely a consideration of human nature, and the dictator in front of him has made his attitude clear.
So, after the discussion is over, there are no extra questions, right?
yes……
Although this is a theoretically correct ruling, the generals are somewhat looking forward to it. I hope that this legendary genius prince, His Highness, can exert their genius intelligence beyond them, come up with strange strategies, turn the world around, and attack the enemy with great pain.
If the response is only so simple, it is undoubtedly a disappointing thing.
Humph, a stupid method is the best way, there is no shortcut to victory, no strange strategy.How can you be disappointed is your freedom, and my decision will not change.
Because of his nervousness and depression, the generals forgot that the prince was not his foolish father Cao Shou. What the generals were thinking in their hearts, Xu Laigu could see at a glance and mocked him without hesitation.
Unlike Bai Wuji, Hulagu adopted a strict cold-blooded rule over his own forces under his elegant and noble appearance. All subordinates who dared to question the strength and practices of the leader have long been wiped out.
However, he understood that he should give his subordinates confidence in time.
Think clearly.The Second Legion is on the way back from the Free City. With the wisdom of Marshal Zhou, he will definitely cooperate with our deployment and form a situation of attacking from the front and back... You already know what will happen by then, right?
These words made the subordinates happy, as if they had gained great confidence. After bowing deeply to His Highness the Prince, they took two steps at a time and rushed to handle the military order.
Just as their figures disappeared from the steps, Hulagu's smile disappeared, turning into a look of sigh. He looked up at the sky and said softly.
Alas, what a scammer... I don't even know what will happen, how could they know so clearly?If it were so easy to solve, the Bai family would have been destroyed by the demons long ago... Self-righteousness and ignorance are really terrible.
As he said this gently, Hulagu quickly replied with a relaxed expression, as if the rise and fall of Eltino had nothing to do with him.
The emperor's work is really hard to deal with, and any demons and monsters will come to you...
During the entire conversation, Hulagu was playing with a magnificent piece of letter paper in his hand. The letter paper was made of platinum and tattooed with silk thread twisted in gold. His extremely luxurious style was thought to be a new trick he made, but he didn't pay attention to it, let alone know that the letter was of great importance.
What was that woman Pandora thinking about?I will never wander in the air for a long time and start to find someone to cooperate with me, right?Yes, Yes, Shi Chong is very annoying, but...
Xu Laigu pondered without saying a word, and the purple lightning magic power was used on his palm. The electric power was everywhere, and the golden post was quickly melted and decomposed, and it was completely destroyed in the blink of an eye.
Let’s do it for now. If you really want to find me to cooperate, you will never be discouraged just because you are turned away!
It should be good to use this method to test the other party’s sincerity. Anyway, the person you are worried about is not yourself, so why can’t you do things leisurely?
Then, Hulagu looked at the end of the stone steps behind him. Behind the narrow path and dense green shade, there was a quiet cemetery. The breeze brought the fragrant grass and wood that smelled comfortable. The pleasant sound of birds came intermittently, making people want to sit here all the time.
Many guards who belong to the Medici family knew that the emperor was mourning the dead in the cemetery, but only Xulagu knew who the dead were who made him and his father come here to worship many times.
In this cemetery, a sister Hulagu had never had the chance to meet was sleeping. When he passed away, he followed her preferences during his lifetime and was not buried in the royal tomb, but was secretly buried in this elegant and peaceful mountains and rivers. Hulagu, who learned about this, thought that this little sister was a weird person, but on the other hand, he felt that he would do the same thing.
Maybe...this is blood!
Hulagu sighed like this, with some feeling of relief.
After moving to Eltino due to the hibiscus riot, Hulagu visited Dongmin Palace from time to time. Although he has been a little more recently, he has never entered the cemetery, and he just sat on the steps outside the cemetery.
People who are not clean should not contact people who love clean too much!If I were disturbed by someone like me, Sister Xiao Qiao might be unhappy...
Although strange, Hulagu really thought so.
Therefore, every time he comes to Dongmin Palace, he just uses this simple way, discards all luxurious styles, and quietly expresses his condolences and condolences to this sister whom he has never met.
What was affected by this sudden war was not only Eltino's Zhongdu City, but Reince also tightened his nerves to prepare. However, not many people knew that what was really controlling the war was not the ivory white tower in Jixia.
Regarding military academics and war, Hua Bianque, who currently controls the ivory white tower, is a thorough layman and has no ability to command the army at all. Therefore, under her control, the military headquarters of Jixia can only issue the simplest general principle orders, and the remaining details will be judged by the front-line troops.
Judging from the reports received by Jixia, the Wuse Flag is worthy of being a powerful army that has been through many battles. It acts quickly and correctly, and does not waste any extra time and resources. However, the Wuse Flag, who is on the front line, does not think so, because they simply complete the orders from another direction.
The orders of the Ivory White Tower are very important, and the token of the head of the Bai family must not be despised. However, without the instructions of the Bai family's supreme leader and the instructions of the head of the family, the broken token may be able to scare others, but it is impossible to command the Bai family's power, let alone the Five-Colored Flag.
As early as when he received the order to start a war in Jixia, Bai Qianlang, the deputy commander of the Beimen Tianguan army, directly asked Xixi Kejia Island whether to implement this order.
And the order I got was affirmative.
Up to now, all attacks were under the control of the Xixi Kojia Island Military Headquarters, including various war information and data, which were sent to the Demon Island in detail ten times more detailed than being sent back to Jixia. The Bai family headquarters on the island handed over all these information to the supreme leader for judgment.
The situation is somewhat similar to Eltino. The supreme leader is not in the command headquarters, so several generals hurried to the beach with information to meet Bai Qi, the current supreme leader of the Bai family, the brother of the former head of the family.
Where is the head of the family?
Found it, it was the seat of the owner.
In the official record, Bai Qi has never become the head of the Bai family, but the Bai family members on the Demon Island all regard it as the head of the family. Especially after Bai Wuji fell, everyone directly used this respectful title.
However, when they found a floating personal mechanical seat on the beach and rushed over quickly, the scene in front of them made several middle-aged generals scattered, their knees softened, and they knelt all over the ground.
House, landlord...
Although everyone on the Demon Island knew that Bai Qi was in extremely bad physical condition and had to rely on mechanical means to maintain his life, he was not mentally prepared and faced this day so early.
Bai Qi, who was lying in the mechanical seat, his hands were hanging down, his chest was no longer rising and falling, and his face was even covered by a white towel. It was a portrait of a nightmare that everyone had never dared to think about recently.
The generals kneeling on the ground were older than Bai Qi, and two of them were his elders. However, Bai Qi had been in charge of the Bai family for many years. Although he had few opportunities to show up and his methods were harsh and cruel, everyone's feelings for this powerful leader were almost the same as the people of the Wind Continent who respected Yue Xian Lu You as much as the gods and demons.
Now seeing him suddenly passing away, the Bai family suddenly lost a leader who was too powerful. Thinking of how lonely and lonely the days ahead, everyone could no longer help but cry.
Master, why are you like this... Huh?
A general found that the white towel was floating slightly, and he felt a little surprised that a cold voice had already come.
So what's wrong?What are you guys anxious about?
In a cold tone, Bai Qi stretched out his hand to lift the cover on his face, and glanced at the white towel. On his plain and cold face, a hint of embarrassing anger and bitter smile flashed away.
This girl... clearly told her many times that she should not make pranks while people are sleeping...
From this sentence, the generals kneeling on the ground knew what had happened, but because of the scene, they held back their laughter and dared not make a sound.
Forget it... this is not bad, maybe it is to give you a good preview opportunity!You should also think about what will happen in the future.
When they realized the meaning of this sentence, the smile in everyone's heart disappeared without a trace, and they were once again pressed against their whole body by a heavy feeling.
If it weren't for the timely sound of a cheerful cry, they really didn't know what expression they should have shown.
Brother, brother.
This is the seaside, so the sound is also from far to near from the sea. In the end, a huge shadow broke out from the wave, which scared everyone.
A giant shark broke through the waves, a giant shark with a sharp harpoon. Seeing its sharp teeth and sharp blood flowing on its body, it was obvious that it was struggling violently during its lifetime, and everyone couldn't help but feel a trembling heart. However, this scary disappeared at the moment when they saw the owner of the harpoon.
The beauty of Oda Ka, a foreign princess, is a fact that no one on Xixi Koga Island can deny. Even the fierce monster from the demon world will lie gently at her feet after seeing her. However, the beauty of demonic nature that is different from ordinary is sublimated by different natures at this time.
Stepping barefoot on the waves and blue waves, her slightly childish but beautiful and cute face, and her vibrant smile, nodding to everyone; but what attracted everyone the most was not the beautiful face that transcends the world, but the clothes on her body.
Since it is going to fish in the sea, of course it is impossible for someone to wear complicated palace dresses. Having said that, it is still a pleasant surprise to see the beautiful little princess appear in the light swimsuit.
Strictly speaking, it doesn't look like a swimsuit because it's just wrapped in cloth, with a Japanese style strapless and thong.
Natural and delicate skin that is almost like a baby, and tender and slender calves shine because of the sea water; the snow-white buttocks exposed under the thong seem to become extremely attractive, as if adding a teasing and attraction that only women should have.
Brother, Axiang caught a big fish!
After throwing away the harpoon and giant shark in his hand, everyone felt a flash of light in front of them. A faint smell of the sea passed by, and then they saw the little princess flying around to the side of the head of Bai Qi's family, hugging his neck as if she was acting coquettishly, and smiling intimately.
The sweet and warm scene somehow made everyone blush, and then they came to their senses and lowered their heads to hide their disobedience.
Bai Qi saw all these situations, but he didn't have a similar feeling.
Because he knew very well that although the girl beside him had the charm of turning down all living beings, he was no longer the ghost girl who had only a cold face in the past, but in this body, a hot human heart had not yet formed.
At present, she has only successfully transferred the disguised emotions and faces she was when she was Sojiro to her true face, but in her heart, she is still like a alien creature, staring at the surrounding humans indifferently and confusingly, observing and trying to understand.
Just because they are both non-human, I know these things very well...
She has not fulfilled her ideals, but has made progress compared to before. As long as she follows her guidance and continues to learn, she will succeed one day.
However, I don’t know how long it will take for my life to go. If one day I pass away, will there be others who can understand this girl’s thoughts and mood?
The life of the non-human one is the loneliest existence in the world.
In the past, in the dark tower, I often thought about why the puppet in the book "The Adventures of Pinocchio" was born as a puppet again?
It is clearly a life different from humans, but why do you want to be born in the human world, and you still deeply love the human lifestyle and struggle in the process of repeated imitation and learning?
Didn’t my mother say that people came to the world to get happiness?
If the nature of the life of a non-human being is suffering, then what is the meaning of survival?
Immersed in his own thoughts, Bai Qi was in a daze for a moment, and this feeling that no one could understand was only Oda Kaoru beside him, so both of them suddenly fell silent until Bai Qi noticed the embarrassment of his subordinates in front of him, and then asked them to report it one by one.
Home... Master, according to your wishes and Princess Xiang, I made an excuse to seize the biological materials given to the Dark Magic Research Institute. Should I be distributed now?
The expected results have been achieved. In order to obtain the experimental materials, she has done what she should do, so we should naturally give her what she deserves.
Young Master, according to your previous strategic instructions, our troops have taken Yanzhou and are expected to seize Qingzhou within ten days and stabilize the rule of the Pearl River area.
...Well, I'll give them a week.
Obey orders.In addition, the guarantee of food and transportation routes...
Several generals rushed forward one by one, and reported all the latest information and information at hand to the leaders on the mechanical seats in detail.
They are not very clear about the meaning of these subtle data, but they believe that leaders can make the most appropriate arrangements based on these.
And when all the major events were settled, the generals finally mentioned their biggest concern.
With the combat power of the Five-Colored Flag, they did not take Hulagu's Medici army seriously. Although there may be a hard battle, the Five-Colored Flag, which has fought against the demons for many years and experienced countless death battles, will definitely win the final victory. However...
The eldest son, Ertino's Second Legion, is approaching from the Free City quickly. Do you see if we want to...
With the high-speed motor power of the Five Color Flag, it still has time to turn around and attack the Second Legion first, so as not to be attacked by the decisive battle in the future by several times its troops and annihilated the entire army.
In fact, everyone didn't say anything. What everyone really feared for the Second Legion, which is known as the strongest army of Eltiero, was not the hundreds of thousands of people, but the one behind hundreds of thousands of troops.
The strength of the Five-Colored Flag is the result of countless life and death difficulties over the past thousands of years; but half of the power of the Second Legion is built on the head coach Zhou Gongjin.
Several generals here all knew that Zhou Gongjin stayed in Jerusalem because of the Tiantian Cannon and did not return to the country with the army. Now the Second Legion has no commander, and it is the most vulnerable time. The Five-Color Flag turned its head and attacked it will definitely greatly weaken the enemy's strength.
Everyone's eyes were focused on Bai Qi, but the one who made a sound was the beautiful little princess lying behind him.
Brother, is that Zhou Gongjin very strong?Do you want Ah Xiang to destroy him?
The inappropriate words made everyone overjoyed.
They live on Xixi Kejia Island, and of course they have heard of the famous Japanese ghost girl. In the private strength assessment made by Baijia, Princess Xiang is the best among the strong masters at present, and is also the top master with strong strength to fight Zhou Gongjin to the death. If she is on the battlefield, there is no need to worry about Zhou Gongjin.
However, Bai Qi indirectly rejected the proposal.
Zhou Gongjin's full mind was placed on the Tiantian Cannon.Before the Tongtian Cannon is activated, he will not show up, nor will he fight anyone, and he will not find him even if he goes; and if the Tongtian Cannon can move, there is no need to consider the military issue.
Everyone was puzzled. If this is the case, then what is the point of attacking Eltiero this time?Even if he was killed, as long as Zhou Gongjin fired the Tiantian Cannon, all the results of the battle would be gone.
Zhou Gongjin is not that kind of person. He will not use Tiantian Cannon to deal with ordinary humans, causing meaningless casualties.If he would do such a thing, he wouldn't be so terrible.
A person who still does not change principles and beliefs under the test of the most difficult environment is the most terrifying person.Because he is also a person of this kind, Bai Qi easily knows Gongjin's taboos.
...This time I sent troops to disrupt the situation and prevent the enemy from taking the initiative all the way. The significance of victory or defeat is not great... Forget it, forget all my words!These are not things you need to consider.
Bai Qi said: According to the original plan, if you take down the place you should take down, in addition to necessary military operations, don’t bother the local people too much, otherwise you will provoke Zhou Gongjin too early. As for the Second Corps, don’t worry, I already have a stupid way that will make this army unable to go to the battlefield in the east alone.
Everyone was sincerely curious about what the leader had. After all, everyone knew that with Bai Qi's current physical condition, it was impossible for him to sneak into the enemy camp alone, destroy it in a large amount of money, and prevent the enemy's army from moving forward like he did. So would he have to send another expert, such as the little princess behind him?
While wondering, the emergency communication light on Bai Qi's seat suddenly lit up, the red light turned three times, and it went out in the sharp warning sound.
Everyone looked at Bai Qi's calm face and listened to his explanation.
...It's nothing, it's just a secret message from the Ivory White Tower, and an account was finally blown up.
Reins' army invaded the border and occupied several states under the Longteng Mountains with lightning, and advanced towards Zhongdu.
This news that caused a sensation in the entire Wind Continent was transmitted to Zhongdu in the shortest time through the transmission pipeline.
Eltino's court was not unfamiliar with the report on the war situation. After all, since its founding, both domestic and foreign wars have never stopped, and the military has a very familiar experience in handling similar situations.
However, the situation this time is really special. After all, a powerful country that is used to invading others does not have any chance to receive an emergency notice from the enemy's invasion.
At the beginning, when the generals of the military headquarters received this message, they were a little confused. They wanted to say that the First Legion, which was closest to the border, was slowly moving to Free City, how could it suddenly attack the Beimen Tianguan? Is this the plan?
After looking at it again, I was awakened by the sentence in the message and confirmed the fact that Reins' army was invading the territory in shock.
Although since King Lancelo ascended the throne, he had openly published the Ertino plot to cause a civil war in Reince, so the news that the army was reorganized and prepared to attack Ertino made Ertino's military nervous, it was still surprising that Reince, a culture of ancient bang, which had always been based on pacifism, actually launched a war of aggression.
Damn it, how can you choose this time? If you were two years earlier or two years later, you wouldn't be...
After hearing the news, the generals and officials of the military headquarters sighed so much.
They are deeply confident in Hulagu and Zhou Gongjin, who are currently in control of Eltino's power. Under the leadership and the new policy, Eltino's national government has shown signs of gradually improving. If this battle occurs two years later, with Eltino's population and troops, they should have a stable chance of winning.
If it were two years earlier, although the five commanders of the army at that time were not in harmony and had many rifts between each other, when encountering such a major event, they would still unite to fight against the enemy in the name of the country, and give a head-on blow with a superior military force of five times the total national strength of Reins.
But at this moment, after a series of fierce internal struggles, Eltino's defense power fell apart, and Shi Chong's first legion was moving to the free city, and it was obvious that he would not accept Eltino's orders anymore; Zhou Gongjin's second legion was still on the way back, and he could not catch up; the fourth legion of the Huazi family and the fifth legion of the Wu Lian family had either collapsed or completely turned against each other; the only one who could defend Eltino's huge territory was the third legion of Prince Hulagu.
Moreover, Lu You, the sage of the moon, who has been the center of the faith of the Eltierno people for the past hundreds of years, passed away not long ago.
No matter how good or bad he was in his life, at least during his lifetime, Eltino's military and civilians had always believed that even in the most dangerous situation, as long as he was protected by the Sword Saint Grandmaster, Eltino would be able to survive as dangerous as a barbarian.
But at this moment, the sky-high tree was cut down by itself. While the actual conditions were at the worst, the enemy country dispatched powerful troops beyond the current level of war - the Five Color Flag!
Just hearing this name, Eltino's military felt a tremor.
That terrifying army that has been stationed on Xixi Kojia Island for thousands of years and has been enemies of ferocious monsters, has turned the tip of the knife to humans and is about to kill them in a mighty way. How could an ordinary army alone stop this army composed of inhumans?
If it is not handled well, then... the disaster of the destruction of the country is right in front of you.But with strict actual conditions, how can we deal with it well?
Realizing that the situation was serious, the officers issued orders almost groaning.
They had no decision-making power, while passing the news to Free City, asking Marshal Zhou about the ruling, and asking him to lead the army back to defense as soon as possible; on the other hand, they naturally sent this emergency military information to the man currently sitting on the Supreme Eltero throne.
Hurry up, send this emergency military text into the palace and let His Highness Hulagu make a decision.
Since the last Zhongdu Incident and Zhou Gongjin launched a military admonition, the actual person in power who currently ruled Eltino is Hulagu Medici.
It is a bit fallible to say that he is a man sitting on the Supreme Seat, because since he entered the palace, he has been in the palace for most of his office hours, and most of his office hours are insignificantly shorter than other hobbies of going out to the city to play and listen to music. Therefore, when the general who was urgently delivering a letter rushed to the palace where he worked, he received news that he was not in the palace at the moment.
Ah, then... where has Your Highness gone?
I went out with His Majesty and went to the east mountain outside the city.
At present, Eltino's emperor is still Cao Shou, who is in name but not real and has been expelled from the position of great power.
All the palace guards knew that since the Zhongdu Incident, this man who was deprived of substantial power and who was like a house arrest seemed to have lost all his energy all day long. He was like a soulless living dead man walking back and forth in the palace garden under house arrest, looking at the sky with a loss.
Hulagu, who successfully seized his father's throne, completely followed the teachings of Bailu Cave and showed respect for filial piety. He took time out every day to go to the palace to see his father.
There are many opportunities for the father and son to travel together, but only the palace guards know that the place they visit most often is Dongmin Palace outside Zhongdu City.
The military situation is urgent, so there is no delay for a moment. It is as anxious as a few generals on the hot pan. They have to quickly ride out of the city and go to the east mountain outside the city to find someone.
Dongshan outside Zhongdu City is an elegant place with beautiful scenery and can overlook the surrounding landscapes of hundreds of miles. However, starting from Dongmin Palace above the mountainside, it was designated as a high-end cemetery. Visitors stop, and it is usually quite quiet, allowing the dead who sleep in the garden to sleep peacefully forever.
When the generals heard that Prince Hulagu went there, they were muttering. After all, there were many places to visit near Zhongdu City, so how could they choose to go to the cemetery to relax?
The cemetery of Dongmin Palace is not Eltino's royal tomb. Although the environment is elegant, most of the people buried in it are literati and scholars who left many articles and poems during their lifetime. After their death, they were praised by Bailu Cave and buried in the cemetery of Dongmin Palace, which was honored.
Some people remember Hulagu's habit of liking elegance and put forward their own guesses.
I remember that there seemed to be several famous prostitutes who were also buried there. Could it be that His Highness Hulagu...
How could a king of a country be so boring?Most of the people buried in Dongmin Palace are bachelors of Bailu Cave, both civil and military. Maybe they have the secrets of martial arts in Bailu Cave, so your highness...
Among the various speculations of the people using their imagination, there was a voice that was not very certain and quietly raised.
That cemetery... I heard that Marshal Zhou would definitely go in to pay his respects every time he returned to Zhongdu.
This voice did not gain the attention of everyone. When the fast horse rode on Dongshan, they were stopped by a group of imperial guards at the gate of Dongmin Palace. After asking about their purpose, they were taken to Hulagu together with the emergency military situation.
When he saw this prince who held the power of the empire, he simply sat on the stone steps, not caring that the mud on the stone steps had stained his white clothes. The generals were curious from the bottom of their hearts.
As we all know, Hulagu is not a person who cannot endure hardships and likes to put on a noble and noble airs. However, he is quite particular about his elegant and noble appearance. He is so luxurious that every move, every dress and every chopstick are deliberately imitated by admirers, forming a brand named after him, which is popular internationally.
If he had followed his style of doing things, how could he sit on the stone steps in a shabby manner, even the nearest entourage was a hundred feet away?
Normally, even if you don’t sprinkle thick fragrant petals or lay a high-quality wool-woven blanket, you should at least put on a golden chair that is so luxurious that it makes people unable to open your eyes. Such a simple style now really makes these generals and officials unbelievable.
What's there to say?I report to you if you have something to do, and I leave the court if you have nothing to do.
In such an inappropriate tone, Hulagu listened to the military situation he had learned half an hour ago, and gave a light instruction to the army to set up defenses around Zhongdu City, and at the same time, the military headquarters sent a message to Marshal Zhou of the Second Corps, asking him to return to China as soon as possible.
But... Your Highness, if the army only sets defense around Zhongdu, wouldn’t the imperial subjects outside the capital be ravaged by the enemy’s iron hooves?
When the generals shouted in surprise, the noble man looked at the urgent military article with the expression of reading casual books and magazines, raised his eyebrows easily and spoke lightly.
oh?But... the enemy's leaflet says that they are a benevolent and righteous army, and the Monkey King, who was born as a robber, did not lead the army personally, so he doesn't look like he can abuse the people. At least his basic food and clothing should be guaranteed. If you are lucky... you don't think that the people may be happier than being ruled by us!
There are probably no one in history that a king of a country who will face the invaders with this attitude, and ninety percent of them are idiots who are about to become the king of a country that falls.
However, the courage to question whether Hulagu is an idiot, Altinori is probably not yet. Everyone just waited quietly, so that the young master who was unable to express his sense of humor would explain it in a more serious way.
In your estimate, we should disperse our troops to guard the gates, take the lead in marching to fight, and gather forces to defend the surrounding areas of Zhongdu. Which of the three tactics has a higher chance of winning?
The generals were silent for it.
In terms of military theory, the first one made a mistake of dispersing troops, and was afraid that the powerful enemy would be out of the way and easily killed to Zhongdu; the second one, although the outcome was unpredictable, it was not as good as the third one.
The task of soldiers is to defend their country?Or win a battle?
This issue has nothing to do with knowledge and theory, it is purely a consideration of human nature, and the dictator in front of him has made his attitude clear.
So, after the discussion is over, there are no extra questions, right?
yes……
Although this is a theoretically correct ruling, the generals are somewhat looking forward to it. I hope that this legendary genius prince, His Highness, can exert their genius intelligence beyond them, come up with strange strategies, turn the world around, and attack the enemy with great pain.
If the response is only so simple, it is undoubtedly a disappointing thing.
Humph, a stupid method is the best way, there is no shortcut to victory, no strange strategy.How can you be disappointed is your freedom, and my decision will not change.
Because of his nervousness and depression, the generals forgot that the prince was not his foolish father Cao Shou. What the generals were thinking in their hearts, Xu Laigu could see at a glance and mocked him without hesitation.
Unlike Bai Wuji, Hulagu adopted a strict cold-blooded rule over his own forces under his elegant and noble appearance. All subordinates who dared to question the strength and practices of the leader have long been wiped out.
However, he understood that he should give his subordinates confidence in time.
Think clearly.The Second Legion is on the way back from the Free City. With the wisdom of Marshal Zhou, he will definitely cooperate with our deployment and form a situation of attacking from the front and back... You already know what will happen by then, right?
These words made the subordinates happy, as if they had gained great confidence. After bowing deeply to His Highness the Prince, they took two steps at a time and rushed to handle the military order.
Just as their figures disappeared from the steps, Hulagu's smile disappeared, turning into a look of sigh. He looked up at the sky and said softly.
Alas, what a scammer... I don't even know what will happen, how could they know so clearly?If it were so easy to solve, the Bai family would have been destroyed by the demons long ago... Self-righteousness and ignorance are really terrible.
As he said this gently, Hulagu quickly replied with a relaxed expression, as if the rise and fall of Eltino had nothing to do with him.
The emperor's work is really hard to deal with, and any demons and monsters will come to you...
During the entire conversation, Hulagu was playing with a magnificent piece of letter paper in his hand. The letter paper was made of platinum and tattooed with silk thread twisted in gold. His extremely luxurious style was thought to be a new trick he made, but he didn't pay attention to it, let alone know that the letter was of great importance.
What was that woman Pandora thinking about?I will never wander in the air for a long time and start to find someone to cooperate with me, right?Yes, Yes, Shi Chong is very annoying, but...
Xu Laigu pondered without saying a word, and the purple lightning magic power was used on his palm. The electric power was everywhere, and the golden post was quickly melted and decomposed, and it was completely destroyed in the blink of an eye.
Let’s do it for now. If you really want to find me to cooperate, you will never be discouraged just because you are turned away!
It should be good to use this method to test the other party’s sincerity. Anyway, the person you are worried about is not yourself, so why can’t you do things leisurely?
Then, Hulagu looked at the end of the stone steps behind him. Behind the narrow path and dense green shade, there was a quiet cemetery. The breeze brought the fragrant grass and wood that smelled comfortable. The pleasant sound of birds came intermittently, making people want to sit here all the time.
Many guards who belong to the Medici family knew that the emperor was mourning the dead in the cemetery, but only Xulagu knew who the dead were who made him and his father come here to worship many times.
In this cemetery, a sister Hulagu had never had the chance to meet was sleeping. When he passed away, he followed her preferences during his lifetime and was not buried in the royal tomb, but was secretly buried in this elegant and peaceful mountains and rivers. Hulagu, who learned about this, thought that this little sister was a weird person, but on the other hand, he felt that he would do the same thing.
Maybe...this is blood!
Hulagu sighed like this, with some feeling of relief.
After moving to Eltino due to the hibiscus riot, Hulagu visited Dongmin Palace from time to time. Although he has been a little more recently, he has never entered the cemetery, and he just sat on the steps outside the cemetery.
People who are not clean should not contact people who love clean too much!If I were disturbed by someone like me, Sister Xiao Qiao might be unhappy...
Although strange, Hulagu really thought so.
Therefore, every time he comes to Dongmin Palace, he just uses this simple way, discards all luxurious styles, and quietly expresses his condolences and condolences to this sister whom he has never met.
What was affected by this sudden war was not only Eltino's Zhongdu City, but Reince also tightened his nerves to prepare. However, not many people knew that what was really controlling the war was not the ivory white tower in Jixia.
Regarding military academics and war, Hua Bianque, who currently controls the ivory white tower, is a thorough layman and has no ability to command the army at all. Therefore, under her control, the military headquarters of Jixia can only issue the simplest general principle orders, and the remaining details will be judged by the front-line troops.
Judging from the reports received by Jixia, the Wuse Flag is worthy of being a powerful army that has been through many battles. It acts quickly and correctly, and does not waste any extra time and resources. However, the Wuse Flag, who is on the front line, does not think so, because they simply complete the orders from another direction.
The orders of the Ivory White Tower are very important, and the token of the head of the Bai family must not be despised. However, without the instructions of the Bai family's supreme leader and the instructions of the head of the family, the broken token may be able to scare others, but it is impossible to command the Bai family's power, let alone the Five-Colored Flag.
As early as when he received the order to start a war in Jixia, Bai Qianlang, the deputy commander of the Beimen Tianguan army, directly asked Xixi Kejia Island whether to implement this order.
And the order I got was affirmative.
Up to now, all attacks were under the control of the Xixi Kojia Island Military Headquarters, including various war information and data, which were sent to the Demon Island in detail ten times more detailed than being sent back to Jixia. The Bai family headquarters on the island handed over all these information to the supreme leader for judgment.
The situation is somewhat similar to Eltino. The supreme leader is not in the command headquarters, so several generals hurried to the beach with information to meet Bai Qi, the current supreme leader of the Bai family, the brother of the former head of the family.
Where is the head of the family?
Found it, it was the seat of the owner.
In the official record, Bai Qi has never become the head of the Bai family, but the Bai family members on the Demon Island all regard it as the head of the family. Especially after Bai Wuji fell, everyone directly used this respectful title.
However, when they found a floating personal mechanical seat on the beach and rushed over quickly, the scene in front of them made several middle-aged generals scattered, their knees softened, and they knelt all over the ground.
House, landlord...
Although everyone on the Demon Island knew that Bai Qi was in extremely bad physical condition and had to rely on mechanical means to maintain his life, he was not mentally prepared and faced this day so early.
Bai Qi, who was lying in the mechanical seat, his hands were hanging down, his chest was no longer rising and falling, and his face was even covered by a white towel. It was a portrait of a nightmare that everyone had never dared to think about recently.
The generals kneeling on the ground were older than Bai Qi, and two of them were his elders. However, Bai Qi had been in charge of the Bai family for many years. Although he had few opportunities to show up and his methods were harsh and cruel, everyone's feelings for this powerful leader were almost the same as the people of the Wind Continent who respected Yue Xian Lu You as much as the gods and demons.
Now seeing him suddenly passing away, the Bai family suddenly lost a leader who was too powerful. Thinking of how lonely and lonely the days ahead, everyone could no longer help but cry.
Master, why are you like this... Huh?
A general found that the white towel was floating slightly, and he felt a little surprised that a cold voice had already come.
So what's wrong?What are you guys anxious about?
In a cold tone, Bai Qi stretched out his hand to lift the cover on his face, and glanced at the white towel. On his plain and cold face, a hint of embarrassing anger and bitter smile flashed away.
This girl... clearly told her many times that she should not make pranks while people are sleeping...
From this sentence, the generals kneeling on the ground knew what had happened, but because of the scene, they held back their laughter and dared not make a sound.
Forget it... this is not bad, maybe it is to give you a good preview opportunity!You should also think about what will happen in the future.
When they realized the meaning of this sentence, the smile in everyone's heart disappeared without a trace, and they were once again pressed against their whole body by a heavy feeling.
If it weren't for the timely sound of a cheerful cry, they really didn't know what expression they should have shown.
Brother, brother.
This is the seaside, so the sound is also from far to near from the sea. In the end, a huge shadow broke out from the wave, which scared everyone.
A giant shark broke through the waves, a giant shark with a sharp harpoon. Seeing its sharp teeth and sharp blood flowing on its body, it was obvious that it was struggling violently during its lifetime, and everyone couldn't help but feel a trembling heart. However, this scary disappeared at the moment when they saw the owner of the harpoon.
The beauty of Oda Ka, a foreign princess, is a fact that no one on Xixi Koga Island can deny. Even the fierce monster from the demon world will lie gently at her feet after seeing her. However, the beauty of demonic nature that is different from ordinary is sublimated by different natures at this time.
Stepping barefoot on the waves and blue waves, her slightly childish but beautiful and cute face, and her vibrant smile, nodding to everyone; but what attracted everyone the most was not the beautiful face that transcends the world, but the clothes on her body.
Since it is going to fish in the sea, of course it is impossible for someone to wear complicated palace dresses. Having said that, it is still a pleasant surprise to see the beautiful little princess appear in the light swimsuit.
Strictly speaking, it doesn't look like a swimsuit because it's just wrapped in cloth, with a Japanese style strapless and thong.
Natural and delicate skin that is almost like a baby, and tender and slender calves shine because of the sea water; the snow-white buttocks exposed under the thong seem to become extremely attractive, as if adding a teasing and attraction that only women should have.
Brother, Axiang caught a big fish!
After throwing away the harpoon and giant shark in his hand, everyone felt a flash of light in front of them. A faint smell of the sea passed by, and then they saw the little princess flying around to the side of the head of Bai Qi's family, hugging his neck as if she was acting coquettishly, and smiling intimately.
The sweet and warm scene somehow made everyone blush, and then they came to their senses and lowered their heads to hide their disobedience.
Bai Qi saw all these situations, but he didn't have a similar feeling.
Because he knew very well that although the girl beside him had the charm of turning down all living beings, he was no longer the ghost girl who had only a cold face in the past, but in this body, a hot human heart had not yet formed.
At present, she has only successfully transferred the disguised emotions and faces she was when she was Sojiro to her true face, but in her heart, she is still like a alien creature, staring at the surrounding humans indifferently and confusingly, observing and trying to understand.
Just because they are both non-human, I know these things very well...
She has not fulfilled her ideals, but has made progress compared to before. As long as she follows her guidance and continues to learn, she will succeed one day.
However, I don’t know how long it will take for my life to go. If one day I pass away, will there be others who can understand this girl’s thoughts and mood?
The life of the non-human one is the loneliest existence in the world.
In the past, in the dark tower, I often thought about why the puppet in the book "The Adventures of Pinocchio" was born as a puppet again?
It is clearly a life different from humans, but why do you want to be born in the human world, and you still deeply love the human lifestyle and struggle in the process of repeated imitation and learning?
Didn’t my mother say that people came to the world to get happiness?
If the nature of the life of a non-human being is suffering, then what is the meaning of survival?
Immersed in his own thoughts, Bai Qi was in a daze for a moment, and this feeling that no one could understand was only Oda Kaoru beside him, so both of them suddenly fell silent until Bai Qi noticed the embarrassment of his subordinates in front of him, and then asked them to report it one by one.
Home... Master, according to your wishes and Princess Xiang, I made an excuse to seize the biological materials given to the Dark Magic Research Institute. Should I be distributed now?
The expected results have been achieved. In order to obtain the experimental materials, she has done what she should do, so we should naturally give her what she deserves.
Young Master, according to your previous strategic instructions, our troops have taken Yanzhou and are expected to seize Qingzhou within ten days and stabilize the rule of the Pearl River area.
...Well, I'll give them a week.
Obey orders.In addition, the guarantee of food and transportation routes...
Several generals rushed forward one by one, and reported all the latest information and information at hand to the leaders on the mechanical seats in detail.
They are not very clear about the meaning of these subtle data, but they believe that leaders can make the most appropriate arrangements based on these.
And when all the major events were settled, the generals finally mentioned their biggest concern.
With the combat power of the Five-Colored Flag, they did not take Hulagu's Medici army seriously. Although there may be a hard battle, the Five-Colored Flag, which has fought against the demons for many years and experienced countless death battles, will definitely win the final victory. However...
The eldest son, Ertino's Second Legion, is approaching from the Free City quickly. Do you see if we want to...
With the high-speed motor power of the Five Color Flag, it still has time to turn around and attack the Second Legion first, so as not to be attacked by the decisive battle in the future by several times its troops and annihilated the entire army.
In fact, everyone didn't say anything. What everyone really feared for the Second Legion, which is known as the strongest army of Eltiero, was not the hundreds of thousands of people, but the one behind hundreds of thousands of troops.
The strength of the Five-Colored Flag is the result of countless life and death difficulties over the past thousands of years; but half of the power of the Second Legion is built on the head coach Zhou Gongjin.
Several generals here all knew that Zhou Gongjin stayed in Jerusalem because of the Tiantian Cannon and did not return to the country with the army. Now the Second Legion has no commander, and it is the most vulnerable time. The Five-Color Flag turned its head and attacked it will definitely greatly weaken the enemy's strength.
Everyone's eyes were focused on Bai Qi, but the one who made a sound was the beautiful little princess lying behind him.
Brother, is that Zhou Gongjin very strong?Do you want Ah Xiang to destroy him?
The inappropriate words made everyone overjoyed.
They live on Xixi Kejia Island, and of course they have heard of the famous Japanese ghost girl. In the private strength assessment made by Baijia, Princess Xiang is the best among the strong masters at present, and is also the top master with strong strength to fight Zhou Gongjin to the death. If she is on the battlefield, there is no need to worry about Zhou Gongjin.
However, Bai Qi indirectly rejected the proposal.
Zhou Gongjin's full mind was placed on the Tiantian Cannon.Before the Tongtian Cannon is activated, he will not show up, nor will he fight anyone, and he will not find him even if he goes; and if the Tongtian Cannon can move, there is no need to consider the military issue.
Everyone was puzzled. If this is the case, then what is the point of attacking Eltiero this time?Even if he was killed, as long as Zhou Gongjin fired the Tiantian Cannon, all the results of the battle would be gone.
Zhou Gongjin is not that kind of person. He will not use Tiantian Cannon to deal with ordinary humans, causing meaningless casualties.If he would do such a thing, he wouldn't be so terrible.
A person who still does not change principles and beliefs under the test of the most difficult environment is the most terrifying person.Because he is also a person of this kind, Bai Qi easily knows Gongjin's taboos.
...This time I sent troops to disrupt the situation and prevent the enemy from taking the initiative all the way. The significance of victory or defeat is not great... Forget it, forget all my words!These are not things you need to consider.
Bai Qi said: According to the original plan, if you take down the place you should take down, in addition to necessary military operations, don’t bother the local people too much, otherwise you will provoke Zhou Gongjin too early. As for the Second Corps, don’t worry, I already have a stupid way that will make this army unable to go to the battlefield in the east alone.
Everyone was sincerely curious about what the leader had. After all, everyone knew that with Bai Qi's current physical condition, it was impossible for him to sneak into the enemy camp alone, destroy it in a large amount of money, and prevent the enemy's army from moving forward like he did. So would he have to send another expert, such as the little princess behind him?
While wondering, the emergency communication light on Bai Qi's seat suddenly lit up, the red light turned three times, and it went out in the sharp warning sound.
Everyone looked at Bai Qi's calm face and listened to his explanation.
...It's nothing, it's just a secret message from the Ivory White Tower, and an account was finally blown up.
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