Conquest

    Chapter Two hundred and eight chapters [Assassination]

    The door of the study was knocked, and one of the men walked in and carefully placed a metal cylinder in front of El Salvador.

    "Lord, this is the secret letter I just received."

    El Salvador waved his hand seriously and waited for his men to go out before he unscrewed the small metal tube.

    Because this way of sending letters is transmitted by trained eagle eagle, too heavy letters will affect the load of the eagle, so these secret letters are extremely short.

    After the expansion, the above are some special number symbols. El Salvador picked up an "Imperial Infantry Code" from the bookshelf behind it. After opening it, according to the symbols on the secret letter, after page-by-page correspondence, it was put together. The content of the secret letter.

    Closing the book, Salvador’s mouth hangs a sneer: “Hey…Should I say that it is a coincidence? Still, luck is on our side…Odin, greedy Odin…However, this greed has just helped us a lot. ”

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    "Drink!"

    A thick sip, horseshoes flying, rushing into the camp, wherever there was a gust of wind, the wind was caught in the thin snow particles, shaved on the face of the soldier, the skin hurts, but these The burly warriors were all awe-inspiring, and they cast a reverent look at the black shadow of the team who had passed the sprint from the side.

    Hundreds of rides are like a black iron flow, flowing into the camp.

    This battalion is a continuation of the typical mixed-armion corps camp. The front gully is wide and the fence wall is dense and high. A small river stuck to the left side of the battalion and turned a corner. At the moment it was in the morning, there were many Odin warriors wearing a hammer and taking a hammer to take ice on the river.

    In this far north country, even now it is almost in March, it is still a snow and ice, the wind blowing in the middle of the night, the thick and hard ice of the river, even the majestic Odin warrior Holding a hammer, a hammer is just a white stamp. This caused a lot of trouble for the soldiers who took the water, but the Odin had long been accustomed to this life, and their skilled group of two or three knocked on the ice in the river, throwing a piece of ice into the huge barrel and taking it back, and then a team of kindly cavalry ran back in the morning, Odin The Warriors ' reindeer gathered by the river to drink, and the deer and the people were so tired that they kept gasping, and the white air in their mouths steaming in a row.

    This cold weather, cold people's teeth are cold, but for the year-round living in the north of the Odin people, but has long been used to, and even some exceptionally strong Odin man, standing by the river, took off the body of the leather armor, ** on the upper body, exposed in the north and snow in the north to boil out of the stout plate, The body of a piece of muscle like a beast, in the cold wind laugh and scold each other, grabbed a piece of snow to do not care on the body wipe off, straight to the body flushed, even if it is a bath.

    The weapon of the Tomahawk and other weapons placed next to it had already been frozen with a layer of frost. These Odin warriors did not care. They grabbed it and tapped it a few times, and the ice ridges fell off.

    Such awkwardness, if it is in the eyes of the Byzantine people in the south, is simply like a wild barbarian.

    The river in the morning was busy, but at this time, there was a loud horn in the military camp in the distance. In the sound of the horn, it was still caught in the drums of the cymbals. Odin warriors have been screaming!

    "Hasting is back! Hasting is back! ! ”

    Odin is wild and rude, and does not stick to any etiquette. The difference between the upper and lower distinctions is not too strict. Even even if it is a small soldier, you can call General's name, but the order is forbidden, but it is particularly harsh. Everyone seems to be accustomed to this tradition, and does not feel that the name of General is disrespectful.

    For the Odin people who are born and unrestrained, respect is just a matter of being in the heart, there is no need to be too humble on the mouth.

    The black horse that the team rushed into the camp was all cheering: "Hasting is back." Even the soldiers on the tall watchtowers are all taking off their hats and shouting loudly.

    Black riding straight into the depths of the camp, straight to the innermost a dense company, the leader of the ride suddenly roar a sound, horseshoe flying, the front hoof people stood up, long hissing unceasingly, suddenly stopped, and this ride behind the riders, are also horseshoe roaring, sprint speed said stop, Nailed to the ground as firmly as a nail!

    A lot of Odin warriors around the skin were surrounded, and the riders threw all kinds of prey hanging on the saddle on the ground, letting the soldiers pick up and carry them back.

    The leading black knight turned over and gently pushed the visor on the helmet to reveal his face. Isn't that Odin's God of War Hasting?

    Hasting face of the white frost, a look is flowing out of the sweat in the cold wind was frozen up, eyebrows have become gray, he laughed, backhand wipe a face, and then the saddle on the handle of triangular war spear grabbed up, strode to a big camp door, hard, I heard a bang, the dust of the dirt flipping, that triangular war spear directly one-third was he plunged into the dirt.

    A majestic Odin soldier, like a black bear, walked in front of him and helped him to pick up the leather cloak behind him. Hasting laughed: "Today's luck is good, get a snow leopard! That thing ran fast, and it took me ten miles to catch up. If it wasn’t greedy for its fur, it’s a whole life, I’m afraid I’ll come back to breakfast soon! ”

    Sure enough, with the scream of Hasting, the two cavalry ran out, carrying a net in his hand, and the white leopard, which was covered with fur, was tied all over, but still screaming.

    "Brave Hasting! Valor's Hasting! ! ”

    The cheers around him rose again, Hasting laughed and said to the majestic Odin warrior: "Take my horse down, feed it, then wash it carefully, this stunned weather, ran in the middle of the night, out then Excessive sweat, don't freeze it."

    When he finished, he walked into the huge camp in a cheer.

    This camp is as big as a big house. There are thirty-six thick wooden stakes in the corners. The thick tents are all leather, made of various kinds of leather such as deerskin leather. The rain and snow are not transparent.

    In the tent, there were dozens of thick fur on the ground, which was soft and warm, and there was no coldness. On both sides of the tent, six braziers were filled with the finest deer oil. The fire is burning with fire, but the fire is bright, but there is no black smoked eye.

    As soon as he entered the tent, it was a lot warmer, two ** upper body, the majestic but bald Odin came up, bent over to serve Hasting took off his armor, replaced him with a black robe, and served him to put his head over his hair down, and someone held a gold bowl, Filled with a bowl of hot deer blood, hasting is also a drink, deer blood entrance, suddenly a hot warmth in the abdomen rose up, there is no half of the chill.

    After a while, outside the tent, there were more than a dozen generals in the army wearing various armor. When they came in, there were those bald servants who came across the mat. Everyone sat on the floor and sat around the tent, quietly. Looking at Hasting, waiting for the Chief to issue an order.

    Hasting stood there, his head draped, his robes were half open, his chest was strong, and he looked at the dozen Odin generals in front of him – the Odin people were generally tall and majestic, but in contrast, Hasting looked a lot thinner. It’s just that so many majestic men like wild beasts, but they all look at themselves with reverence and surrendered eyes – Hasting can’t help but give birth to a touch of pride.

    This is my army! !

    "It has been fixed for a month. Can you rest?"Hasting sneered.

    The following people will immediately scream and scream.

    "Sufficient! Enough can't be enough! ”

    "Yeah, for a month, everyone's bones are frozen, and they won't move a few times, I'm afraid they will freeze!"

    "This day, when I have enough to eat and drink, I am suffocating! Hasting, take us to kill! ”

    "Yeah." Our Black Flag Army, if you don't kill it, it will tickle in three days! Hahahaha! ”

    "If you go on like this, the boys will have to raise a fat!" What is it like! ! ”

    Looking at the crowds below, Hasting smiled with satisfaction, then raised his hand, and suddenly it was like a knife, cutting off the screams in the tent, everyone closed their mouths and stared at their Commander. -in-Chief.

    "Alright!" Since the rest is enough, it is time to move it! ”Hasting's eyes gradually revealed the sharp edge of the blade, and the corner of his mouth sneered: "The days of this snow and ice, everyone really has no taste, you dare to follow me for a hunt!"

    Hunting

    Everyone is amazed.

    "Hasting, where are we going hunting? Are you going to the wild tundra in the northern tundra? Or go to the west to fight those who are not convinced? ”

    None of theseHasting snorted and his eyes forced everyone to close their mouths again: "Going north and west, it's ice and snow, the snow is so thick that there is no knees, and our deer can't run!" The face of the cold wind is cracking! Baked meat, but a breath is frozen into a stone…That kind of place, what a shit taste! ”

    Everyone below suddenly turned their eyes on.

    "South!!"Hasting screamed the answer: "The south is warm, the land is soft, our deer can run, and the Byzantine people are weak and incompetent. It is the prey of our Odin people! Do you dare to go hunting with me! ”

    South? ! Byzantine? !

    Odin in the account was shocked.

    Go south to play Byzantine? Although it is a tempting idea, but…This is not a small thing for private hunting!

    The structure of the Odin empire is loose. Although it is called the empire, there are still many areas in the interior that exist in the tribal situation. Even in remote places, there are some sects who refuse to accept the rule of the Emperor. Therefore, in the Odin empire, some troops occasionally go out privately. Hunting and looting is also an act of acquiescence by His Majesty the Emperor.

    But…To the south…It’s not as simple as private hunting, but to launch a national war!

    "Afraid?"Hasting raised an eyebrow and sneered at everyone: "If you are afraid, get out of my tent and then pack it and go back to Odin!" In my Black Flag Army, don't leave a coward! ”

    When the words came out, the following suddenly disappeared, and Odin generals shouted: "What are you afraid of!" We are not cowards! How can Odin people be afraid of those Byzantine sheep! ! ”

    That is,

    "Hasting! Don't underestimate people! ! ”

    "We are not cowards!"

    In the end, someone shouted: "Hasting! We are not cowards! But if you go south, there is no command to leave, and you can provoke the war without authorization…"

    Hasting laughed and suddenly turned and went to a case to grab something from the table and turned it to the ground.

    The thing was thrown in front of everyone, and suddenly everyone’s words came to an abrupt end.

    This is a gold medal, the size of the palm, the shape of a bear head full of fangs, the gold medal shines in the fire in the tent.

    "The gold medal of your majesty!?"

    Hasting snorted and shouted: "This is the gold medal!" I received it yesterday! Your majesty commands us…southward! ! ”

    Under this, where are there still some doubts? Suddenly there was a shout of cheers in the tent.

    "southward! southward! ! southward! ! ”

    In the middle of the cheers, Odin generals yelled: "Kill the Byzantine sheep and grab their horse armor!!"

    Looking at the crowd cheering, Hasting suddenly raised his hand, slammed, and shot it on the case, suddenly in the tent.

    "Three days!"

    Hasting's face is fierce: "I only give you three days!! At noon three days later, the deer should be fed, the armor should be prepared, the weapon should be cleaned, we are going hunting! Do not take it again, lightly set off! To the south, killing the Byzantine sheep, I am afraid that there is no weight! At noon three days later, the whole army was opened and went south! At that time, who dragged back, directly cut his head and hung on the flagpole! ”

    All the generals in the tent stood up and stood in front of them. After Hasting finished, a dozen Odin generals shouted.

    "southward!!"

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    Kekkan strode into the door and made a look, then the two warriors immediately closed the door and hung a thick curtain.

    This tall and handsome but somewhat feminine Odin noble, now the face of the gloomy, walked into his hall, sitting on the large chair, grabbed a small harp, and gently dialed a few pianos The string, but finally the heart is restless, with a bang, a string breaks at his fingertips.

    Kekkan's face was even more ugly, and he looked up at another person in the room.

    Sylvia was already there, her purple hair wrapped in a hood, carrying a long, big bow, a light-skinned robe, and still covered with iron on her face.

    "You want to go?!"Kekkan frowned.

    "One hundred days have passed."Sylvia's tone is still so cold, and the half-faced face has no expression: "My things are done."

    "I am afraid not necessarily."Kekkan sneered: "Do you know what I just got?"

    Sylvia didn't talk, didn't even look at Kekkan.

    Kekkan sighed and whispered: "My great father, I have sent my dear big brother out of Odin! If I didn't guess wrong, I should go to Hasting. ”

    Sylvia still doesn't talk.

    "You don't understand what I mean?"Kekkan sneered: "My message is that my great father, I sent someone to send a gold medal! If things don't happen, Hasting's army will open immediately…Guess this time, where will his squadron point? ”

    Sylvia finally spoke up: "I remember that Odin's mission was only less than ten days old and is still on the road. Do you Odin people plan to talk while sneaking? ”

    "I am not worried about this."Kekkan gritted his teeth: "But this time I sent troops, I didn't get any news!" do you understand? My great father did not even see me, didn't say a word to me! My army is still trimming in the east…"

    Sylvia was still so cold, Kekkan suddenly became annoyed: "Don't you worry about it?"

    "worry about what? Worried that your business is known to Emperor Odin? Worried that he knows that you have a relationship with us? ”

    "Hmph!"Kekkan took a deep breath. He calmed down and smiled on his face. "I know my father more than anyone else. He is not an old-fashioned fool!" My brothers and me, the movements of all of us, he is very clear, this is the tradition of our Odin, the powerhouse is respect! In order to compete for the status of the powerhouse, everyone will resort to means, he will not blame me for this…But this time Hasting there…I don't want to look at my big brother for any credit! Don't you worry, do you have a big defeat for Byzantine? ”

    Sylvia suddenly smiled.

    When she laughs, even if she is half a face, the beautiful face is like a flower bloom, but her eyes are still cold.

    "I am sorry, Your Highness, the order the teacher gave me seems to protect your safety – one hundred days. Now, my business is done, and before I came, the teacher said to me, anything else, let me ignore it, so I will leave immediately. ”Sylvia said that her tone is getting colder: "Not to mention…Why should I worry about Byzantine? HumByzantine people, it’s good to die. ”

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    "I just want to know what you are planning to do this time."

    Standing in the old house of the Tulip Family outside the city, Duke Minas looked gloomy: "I hope you know what you are doing! Carvesylver! ”

    Carvesylver stood in the flowerbed. He didn't answer the question of Duke Minas. Instead, he leaned over and sniffed the flowers. "Your son did a good job. This flower is heard by Rhody." Well, it doesn't look so dilapidated. Oh, give this house to the kid, don't you regret it? ”

    Duke Minas's face was full of fatigue, he looked as if he was ten years old, just staring at Carvesylver: "What do you want to say?"

    "What I want to say is, Lord Duke, you invited me here, just to ask me a word?" If this is the case, you can send someone a letter to me. ”

    Carvesylver said, he touched the petal and then turned and smiled: "Why don't you plant tulips?" This place should be a variety of tulip flowers. ”

    "Carvesylver!"Duke Minas suddenly angered: "You are a madman – I always know this, you are a madman! You will always do those crazy things! You like to play the most dangerous games! But I want to remind you! This is the empire! An empire! Not those toys, you can just let you toss! ! This is an empire! ! ”

    "I am certain."Carvesylver looks dull: "Believe me, I know the empire better than you."

    Said, Carvesylver suddenly smiled: "Duke Minas, what do you think I did? In fact, for the past few decades, all I have done, all my minds are actually doing the same thing – well, yes, I have been doing one thing for decades. ”

    "What?"Duke Minas took a breath.

    "Let our majesty understand a fact…Oh no, it should be said that he has long understood this fact, but he has been reluctant to face it, and what I am doing is to finally make up his mind to face this fact! ”Carvesylver's look is also rare and serious. His tone is fierce but "What do you want to ask 'facts'?"

“……”Duke Minas silently: "Don't, don't say it…"

    “No.”Carvesylver shook his head: "The fact is: this empire has long since perished! No, it should be said that it has perished. Our choice is to let its decent end, or to do a vigorous work, perhaps to reverse the fate of history! As for continuing to breathe…Unfortunately, our Majesty has not wanted to continue to suffer. He wants a result, it is as simple as that. ”

    Duke Minas's body shook, and he shook, holding a tree next to him and barely stood still.

    "Oh, don't do this, Minas, your appearance will make me sick."Carvesylver's words are cold: "Are you surprised? No, you shouldn't be surprised, because you and your Majesty have long known this fact, but you have never been willing to face it! In fact, you have already understood in your heart that this disaster cannot be avoided…This day will always come. So, have you made a decision? You brought Rhody out of Imperial Capital, didn't you? Hey, you know it, you know! So you transferred your only son! ”

    Carvesylver's words made Duke Minas completely silent. He just stared at Carvesylver, but his eyes were shaking.

    "You know, I know too."Carvesylver seemed to smile: "It all happened long ago…A few decades ago, when the owner of this house was still there, we had the opportunity to end everything and let the result come! But that time, we didn't! Instead, I chose to continue to let this empire survive…But now, this result will eventually come! For decades, Kontos has not succeeded. It turns out that our choice was wrong. So now, this result will still come…You, me, can't avoid all this happening. So Duke Minas Lord…"

    Carvesylver looked at this decades-old "old friend": "This is the last time I have met you in this place. From today, I will not step back here…You better not want it! Because it belongs to the owner it belongs to now! ”

    Watching Carvesylver turn around, Duke Minas suddenly trembled: "Wait, wait!"

    "What else is there, old friend."Carvesylver stood still, but did not look back.

    "You…How much is it? ”

    Carvesylver still didn't look back, his voice came coldly: "Hold? No, I don't have much confidence. However, anyway, we should lose light decades ago! Can be dragged to the present is already earned…Even if we lose, do we have any losses? Mmm…The original words of His Majesty are 'I can't afford it! ', Minas, your majesty is watching, what else can you not open? ”

    Looking at Carvesylver's figure out of the door, Duke Minas suddenly seemed to be drained by the strength of the whole body. He stood there blankly and muttered to himself.

    "I should kill him! I should kill him! I should have killed this madman a few decades ago! ”

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    A plain horse carriage slowly passed over the bridge. When entering the Arc de Triomphe, the guards under the gate did not dare to block it. Respectfully let the road open the horse carriage slowly.

    This horse carriage doesn't look very eye-catching, even the horses that are carriage are just ordinary hummers, but the guards of the city gate know the horse carriage – in fact, in Imperial Capital, the person who knows the horse carriage is not there. few.

    Because everyone knows that the owner of this horse carriage is the guy in today's Imperial Capital, the least dare to dare to provoke – the singer, Carvesylver!

    Carvesylver leaned against the seat of the carriage, and his knees were still covered with a blanket, as if he was closing his eyes.

    The horseman who chased the carriage was his old servant for many years, and the carriage was extremely stable.

    Just as the horse carriage walked through the city and passed through a not too wide street, the horse carriage suddenly slowed down and then slowly stopped.

    "What happened?"Sitting in the carriage compartment, Carvesylver opened his eyes.

    "Master, the two horses in front of the car crashed together, the road blocked, we probably need to go around."The carriage is answering outside.

    Carvesylver’s eyes suddenly burst into a smile, and then he shook his head: “Hey…Really…Really…"

    At this moment, the street has been blocked. The two horses in front of the road are twisted and twisted together. The break of the carriage wheel and the hub, I am afraid that it will not move for a while, and the carriages on both sides are twisting together and screaming. The surrounding people also gathered several layers.

    It was at this time that suddenly, on the houses on both sides of the road, the windows on both sides of the street opened, and several delicate machines were exposed, aiming at the horse carriage of Carvesylver in the middle of the road!

    In the midst of a noisy sound, the sound of the machine's ejection was concealed, and a few clicks were made on the carriage compartment, but the seemingly ordinary plank was obviously much stronger than it looked!

    A few arrows suddenly popped up, and then the groom changed his face and shouted: "There are assassins!" Master ! ! ”

    The old groom suddenly jumped up. He looked old and straight, his wrists were shaking, and the whip was instantly straightened into a straight line! The two arrows that flew in the air suddenly broke into several pieces after two sounds! !

    This old-fashioned groom has such strength!

    "Master! Don't come out! ”The old groom screamed and jumped on the top of the carriage. The whip in his hand turned into a circle, and he heard the sound of the cymbal, and several smashing arrows were blocked by him.

    But at this time, suddenly, a figure fell from the sky, a head with a black leather cover on the top of the carriage, a bright long sword severely stabbed to the old coachman, the old coachman roared, long whip dumped, and this man entangled, this head with a holster of the guy Martial Skill is very strong, sword edge on the outbreak of a light, suddenly the long whip twisted into pieces! The old groom slammed his fists up and the two collided together and rolled down the horse carriage.

    At this time, I heard a bang, a huge smashing arrow banged over, listening to this movement, it is actually a military 弩carriage can make a sound!

    With a bang, the arrow hit the carriage compartment, and the carriage box was smashed, and there was no room for Carvesylver to hide!

    At this time, a person jumped on the roof, the man opened a longbow, aimed at Carvesylver…

    This man still has a leather cover on his head, and the longbow instantly turns into a full moon, and the arrow glows with silver!

    "Xiu!"

    When the sound of the sound broke, the silver arrow light had already reached Carvesylver and shot directly from his chest!

    Take

    A silver arrow rod was tied to Carvesylver's chest. The arrow rod directly shot through Carvesylver's body, nailing the wise man who was the most trusted emperor of the emperor, and nailing the whole person to the wooden board of the carriage compartment! !

    Carvesylver leaned over there, his face was pale, but he raised his hand and took the arrow on his chest. The blood rushed out, and Carvesylver’s face had no painful taste. He just looked down and looked. The arrow on the chest suddenly, he smiled.

    "It really is……No creative assassination. ”

    Immediately, he closed his eyes.

    The trusted aide of the emperor's most trusted, also considered the Empire's actual Prime Minister, Carvesylver, was assassinated on the streets of Imperial Capital Osgiliath!

    This news is almost like the same wind, and swept the entire continent in an instant!

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    Just as the whole continent was surging, a hillbilly was still nestled in a far-reaching mountain forest with an axe and firewood in his hand.

    "Oh! Oh! ”Merlin sneered aside: "You can sculpt a chrysanthemum, and I will believe you."