Conquest

    Chapter 489 [Unexpected candidates] (seven thousand words big chapter!)

    (seven thousand words big chapter ~)

    Chapter 489 [Unexpected candidates]

    Tatara's strength has been strengthened, no matter how good it is for Shaar.

    (Even if he uses him as a cannon fodder, it can be more valuable.)Hillbilly thought very maliciously, and then made a very stunned expression: "So, Tatara, just one thing in my hand needs someone to do it. Given your current situation, I think you happen to be doing this. The best person for things…"

    Tatara's face snapped down quickly.

    Judging from the experience of the past, whenever the owner speaks such words in such a loud and upright tone – most of them are to give yourself what is going on for nine lives!

    "Can I refuse?"Tatara was very careful to squeeze out a smile that was more ugly than crying.

    ABSOLUTELY NOTShaar smashed the railroad.

    Mage is discouraged, he spread his hands: "Then I have any choices…Master, let's just say, what kind of dangerous work do you want me to do? You will never let me challenge Emperor Odin? ”

    Shaar slammed on the guy's ass: "Get out of the way! Just by you? ”

    After a little pause, Shaar smirked and looked at Tatara: "This matter is very important to me! Moreover, I have to say that what I need is a person who is absolutely loyal to me and absolutely reliable! Therefore, although I have a lot of people, I want to go and only let you do it is the most suitable candidate. ”

    Tatara's eyes suddenly lit up, and then Mage took care of a footprint left by the Master on the buttocks and immediately rushed to hug Shaar's thigh: "Oh oh! My Master, you finally realized the loyalty of my Tatara! My loyalty to you is beyond doubt! Loyalty is my motto! ! Courage is mine…"

    "These words are kept on your tombstone after you die."Shaar looked at Mage with a flat face.

    "Eh ……So, what rewards can I get to perform this task that is important to you? ”Mage's eyes began to pop up in the eyes.

    Shaar raises his feet again!

    After a while, Mage, who had a few more footprints, finally climbed up from the ground. "Master, you can't treat a senior Mage like this!" To know……"

    Looking at Shaar's expression as if he were ready to pull the knife, Tatara quickly closed his mouth.

“……I need you to run a trip to Imperial Capital for me. ”Shaar said: "This is a very confidential matter. You should not disclose this to anyone!" understand? Including anyone in my garrison, even our colleagues in the Northern Military Region! ”

    Tatara is a wretched person, but it is not a fool. He immediately knows what he is saying: "You mean…Green Lord ……"

    "You can understand it in your own heart."Shaar squinted and couldn't help but look at Merlin, who was still standing in the room.

    "Reassured, I have no interest in these things about you."Merlin dropped the sentence like this, turned and left, before going out, he still lost a sentence: "Tatara, you should not be too arrogant outside, be careful that mana is exhausted, if you can't run back in time to change blood, you will die. of."

    This made Shaar somewhat surprised.

    This Merlin…When did you actually start to care about Tatara's life and death? In the eyes of Merlin, shouldn't Tatara be just one of her guinea pigs?

    After Merlin left, Shaar cleared the cleared throat and lowered his voice: "I need you to go to Imperial Capital to see General Adrick – well, no, you still have to go to see Ruhr that chubby. For the sake of safety, this matter cannot be turned into black and white, so you can only take my message. ”

    Say, Shaar told Tatara in his own guess about Hasting's crazy plan for Imperial Capital. Tatara listened, and the eyeballs immediately smashed round, and took a deep breath: "God! He is crazy! This is a crazy plan! ”

    "Retaliation and hatred are always crazy."Shaar muttered, then stared at Tatara's eyes: "Do you understand? You must tell Ruhr yourself and let the guy take you to Adek! You can't tell anyone about this before you see Ruhr or Adrick! ”

    Speaking of this, Shaar stared at Tatara and said: "If this thing reveals half a word, you are dead! understand? ”

    "Of course I dare not say it!"Mage swears immediately, and then can't help but watch Shaar carefully: "Eh…WHAT IF…If General Ruhr or General Adrick accidentally leaked out? ”

    "Then you are dead!"Shaar glared at Mage.

    (it is as expected……)Tatara mourned in her heart, but her face was bold and faithful: "I understand!" Lord, you are doing things fairly and rigorously, and the villain is convinced that…"

    Shaar finally changed a slightly gentle tone and patted Tatara's shoulder: "Okay, you are a smart person, you should understand the importance of this thing to me! I can't let others know the private connections between me and Hasting, especially the other Masters of Imperial Capital. I let you do this thing, but also because of your trust in you. Besides, this is actually not too dangerous. You are going to Imperial Capital from here, it’s a little farther away. Although it’s all over the place, but you are Mage, you just have to show Mage’s identity on the road. I don’t think there is any place where the forces dare to easily provoke a Crossing the Mage. ”

    Tatara thought about it, it really is the truth.

    Mage’s mood is getting better soon, and…He suddenly remembered another thing!

    Imperial Capital ! Back to Imperial Capital! !

    hey

    I thought that when I was in the Capital Capital, Tatara Lord was deprived of Mage's identity and became the laughing stock of Mage. Everyone said that I was a waste! Hum hum! But now! Now my Tatara Lord has an extraordinary magic strength! Back to Imperial Capital this time, let the guys who once looked down on me take a good look!

    This thought quickly made Tatara's excited body tremble, and the eyes radiated.

    "It is not too late."Shaar sighed again: "Although in my judgment, Hasting will take three months to get down, but God knows if he will suddenly change his mind. So you better leave now. Mmm…Unfortunately, Merlin's magic carpet has been ruined, otherwise it is much more convenient. You go to the backyard, the horses in the house I allow you to pick the two best. Then you immediately leave south! ”

    Tatara did not hesitate, did not quit, and immediately strode out.

    Mage took the lead and ran to the groom in the garrison. He chose two of the best horses without hesitation. He took Shaar's hand and ran to the military supplies to take a toll. In the end, Mage almost escaped at the speed of the escape. On the same day, he immediately rushed out of Denzel City and went down the road.

    (Hurry to leave! In the unlikely event that Merlin would like to think of a terrifying method that would afflict me, it would be awful! )

    As soon as Denzel City emerged, Mage immediately felt the joy of “the sea is wide and the fish is flying.”

    He even took a very coquettish out of the baggage of a white mage robe he quietly brought on (the white robe is the Imperial Mage College System only the senior Mage is qualified to wear the Mage Robe), and then the grandeur of the grand Magus belonging to the mithril texture of the magic The badge is not on the chest, and not enough eye-catching, spit out the mouth of the spit, severely wipe the badge bright, this is satisfied to laugh up.

    All the way white fluttering, horseshoe rush, our sergeant Tatara Lord, embarked on a journey southward…

※※※

    After Tatara left, Shaar set out to deal with another thing.

    Daphne!

    The assassination of the Queen has been publicly proclaimed. Of course, only the part of the assassin sent by the rebel forces from El Salvador was revealed. For the assassin sent by the emperor, it is naturally strictly confidential.

    Shaar is waiting, waiting for news from Osgiliath.

    Sure enough, a few days later, a messenger came from the new capital of Siltan County, bringing in news that Shaar had waited for many days from Osgiliath.

    The Byzantine Empire is equipped with magic transmission arrays in some important cities around the world to pass on some important military orders or important news.

    Under the rule of Shaar, the new town of Siltan County, because it is an important important town in the northern part of the empire, is also the resident of the seventh Army of the Imperial Central Army. It is natural to set up this magic transmission array to ensure that the imperial central government can always Mastery.

    Shaar captured the rebels' assassins and quickly let his men use the magic array to communicate things to Imperial Capital. Because Imperial Capital's magic array is official, once the news is transmitted to Imperial Capital, it is hard to hide and will soon be distributed.

    Sure enough, when the news that "The Queen was assassinated in Denzel City and almost died" was disclosed in Imperial Capital, what surprised many people was not the fact that the Queen was assassinated, but…The Queen is actually in Denzel City? ! !

    This news naturally caused a huge shock. No matter what, the Queen is a queen after all! The imperial reverence of the emperor, who has been unclear for a long time, stays in a small border town in the north. In any case, it is very decent and unconventional.

    This matter will undoubtedly affect the reputation of the Royal Family.

    Sure enough, the Emperor Garcia could no longer sit back and ignore it. Royal has immediately heard a rumor that the Queen was traveling north before the war, and later because the war opened and the road was blocked, she had to stay in the north and not return, while the claimed news also implicitly showed that Queen tour North was also an important task with royal. To appease the forces of the local army in the north and so on …

    This excuse seems to be very grand, because everyone knows that the Queen's other identity is the daughter of Duke Minas. Duke Minas has a wide influence in the army of the Empire. It is indeed a good idea to go out to patrol the local army.

    But…There are still a lot of clear-headed people who see the loopholes in this kind of words.

    Going north before the war?

    Stop joking around. Think of everyone as a fool? Before the war, the Queen was only the princess of the crown prince! At that time, Emperor Kontos was still in place! In the style of Kontos, how can you let your daughter-in-law run out to patrol the place?

    Besides, when Kontos was in power, it was too late to suppress the influence of the Minas family in the army!

    In order to quell this disturbing argument, the emperor issued an order to the Northern Duke General Shaar Thunder through the official transmission channel: the Duke of Shaar Thunder immediately escorted the queen back to Imperial Capital. Make sure that the Queen’s personal safety is clouded…

    At the same time, a commendation order was sent along with the order. For the outstanding performance of the Shaar Thunder Lord Duke in the assassination of the Queen, the successful disintegration of the Assassin's rebellious actions protected the Queen's personal safety and rewarded Shaar Thunder's merits…At the same time, Shaar was given one or two court titles.

    For this kind of award that didn't have a practical advantage, Shaar took it and wiped his ass directly when he went to the bathroom.

    However, for the escort of the Queen to return to Imperial Capital, after all, it can no longer be delayed, and officially entered the schedule.

    From the sphere of influence of Shaar to Imperial Capital Osgiliath, there are thousands of miles along the way, and there are several rebel forces on the way. If it is a light carriage, you can't do it!

    If the rebels knew the emperor’s emperor’s transit, did they not rush to send troops to intercept and kill? If you can catch the Queen, it is not only a major blow to the reputation of the Royal Family, but also an important bargaining chip for Duke Minas!

    If the Queen is to return to Imperial Capital, it must be escorted along the way.

    This task is not easy!

    There are fewer factions, but I am afraid that there are not enough. The wolves are waiting along the way. If only one or two hundred guards are sent, I am afraid that there are not enough people to sew.

    But if you send more, throw thousands of cavalry…Shaar is not that big! He has only a few thousand cavalry in total.

    Thousands of cavalry expeditions, military expenses, and grain and supplies are all big headaches. The Northern Army has not yet been lavish enough to arbitrarily squander military spending.

    There is also the question of the choice of solids for the support of the army. The person who leads the army must have enough loyalty and courage, but also be careful enough, smart enough, and excellent courage.

    Throughout Shaar's majesty, such outstanding generals are quite numerous. For example, the Rheinhardt General, who led thousands of Rhodelia remnants from the south to the north, marched thousands of miles and was an outstanding conductor.

    But Shaar did not intend to let Rheinhardt do this.

    Soon, the candidate will come out.

    The people selected by General Shaar made everyone inside the Northern Army stunned!

    The person chosen by Shaar, that is, Kato or Sabar, who has been loyal to Shaar since he debuted from Shaar, is not an outstanding general such as Rheinhardt who later joined.

    The lucky one selected by Shaar, whose name is…Stephen, a former deputy flag officer of the Seventh Army of the former Imperial Central Army, is currently the second guardian of the Northern Defence Military Region, the fourth infantry Flag Battalion.

    This name is very strange. Because the guy selected by Shaar is not the old team of Shaar, nor the outstanding talent who joined later.

    This guy is only a middle-ranking officer among the remnants of the seventh Army. He is also very mediocre. After the seventh Army was annexed by Shaar, his veteran Central Army officer was either ignorant of the time and was vacated by Shaar. Dismissed the military power to get the job position, or bowed down and obediently accepted Shaar's collection.

    This Mr. Stephen belongs to the latter. However, under the shackles of Shaar, the veteran officers of the original empire of the sixth and seventh Army, after the army's reorganization, were mostly deported to the 2nd Army of the Northern Army – guarding Army. The ability to stay in the first Army, the main force of Shaar's Northern Army, is almost rare.

    On the one hand, Shaar does not trust these veterans. He knows very well that these guys still have resentment in their minds about the collection of the Central Army. On the other hand, Shaar is also trying to eliminate the traces of the remnants of the Central Army in his Northern Army.

    This Stephen is an obedient and sensible person. He didn't resist Shaar's compilation. After the cooperation, he was not idle, and he also rose from the Deputy Flag Battalion level to the positive Flag Battalion level. However, it has changed from the Imperial Central Army to the local garrison, so in fact, it is degraded.

    This guy has never been a member of the core circle of Shaar's group. Staying in the garrison of Army, the performance is also very moderate, not high or low, not bad. Carrying training is still a force, but it will never be more than a little bit of his salary.

    How much money to do is a faithful portrayal of Mr. Stephen.

    And giving such a task to such a person naturally caused a lot of people's horror.

    More, it is envy!

    You know, the escort queen returns to Imperial Capital…If it is successful, it is a huge credit! ! If you can escort Empress to return to Imperial Capital, then to Imperial Capital, you will definitely receive the emperor's awards and rewards! And even get the gratitude of Duke Minas! !

    even……Maybe the emperor will stay in Imperial Capital directly, re-employed, and will not return to the North!

    You know, many of the Old Mans who belonged to the Central Army in the Northern Army were mostly dissatisfied with the identity of the Central Army by the local warlord of Shaar. If they can return to Imperial Capital, they will re-enter the Central Army. Even if the official is reinstated, it is a very cool thing!

    It’s always better than staying in the north, being sharked by Shaar’s guy, doing nothing all day, not even a little oily water – thousands of times! !

    This candidate has caused a lot of controversy, and even many people suspect that this Stephen must have paid for the bribery of the top officials of the Northern Military Department, perhaps the Green Lord's door…

    There are also some people who doubt that this Stephen's background has aristocratic pedigree, so he got the Queen's fancy and was chosen by the Queen as the Guardian Chief.

    Most people prefer the latter for the possibility of two kinds of guesses.

    Because, this Mr. Stephen is indeed an aristocrat family from Imperial Capital – most of the intermediate or senior officers in the Central Army are from the aristocrat family of Imperial Capital. And this Mr. Stephen is said to have had a short resume at the Imperial Capital Military Academy, although he was only selected by the military for a short period of two months. But everyone knows that Imperial Capital Military Academy, which is the home base for the training of the royalist factions, all the generals from the Imperial Capital Military Academy are considered to be firmly loyal to the Royal Family's eagle.

    The size of the garrison was finally decided.

    Five hundred cavalry, plus one thousand infantry.

    Such forces and combinations have not been questioned.

    For most people, this amount is the most sensible choice.

    The escort army of 1,500 people is large enough to cope with the threat of small warlords in some places. The existence of five hundred cavalry can also allow the guards to take advantage of the crisis at the moment of crisis, and take the queen quickly away from danger.

    The amount is also within the financial limits of the Northern Military.

    At the same time, the Basta Military Region also sent a message indicating that it was willing to accept the Queen’s guards and other parties on the way, and provided supplies.

※※※

    The escort queen left Denzel City and returned to Imperial Capital. This matter was strongly endorsed by most of the generals within the Northern Army.

    Many people think that this honorable queen stayed in Denzel City and there is not much benefit to the Northern Army, but it will lead to criticism.

    – Best to send away early!

    But no one knows that on the night of the decision, there was a fierce quarrel in General Shaar's bedroom in the garrison.

    This is the first time since Shaar and Adeline have determined the relationship.

    The quarrel was fierce and Adeline expressed strong dissatisfaction with Shaar's decision to send Daphne back to Imperial Capital.

    "You sent her to commit suicide!! Shaar! You know very well that she will return to Imperial Capital and will definitely die! My brother won't…NOT

    "This world can protect her, now only you! Shaar! ”

    "Shaar, I beg you! I"m begging you. I beg you to promise me this, leaving her! ”

    "She can only stay alive if she stays in the north!"

    "She is my only good friend! Shaar, I can't watch her go to death! ”

    "Please, take back this decision?"

    For Adeline's pleadings or dissatisfaction or anger, Shaar did not say a word from beginning to end, showing an unusual silence.

    Finally, Daphne, who heard the quarrel, rushed over and interrupted the dispute between the two.

    "This is my own meaning, Adeline. I have to go back. ”

    Daphne performed very calmly. She gently embraced Adeline and whispered in her ear: "You understand, people like me, people from such a family, my title, my identity, are destined. I do not have***. I have my own destiny, this may be my destination, Adeline, don't be sad for me, not to be sad for me. ”

    Adeline burst into tears, holding his good friend and not letting go.

    Finally, Shaar walked over and gently stunned Adeline and placed his fiancee on the bed.

    When turned around, Shaar suddenly saw Daphne staring at his own eyes – so bright! Bright and amazing!

    Daphne’s eyes seem to be relieved, there seems to be relief, it seems…There are still a few faint resentments.

    "Do you really agree to send me back?"Daphne's voice sounded calm.

“……YesShaar nodded.

“……Thank you, General Shaar. Thank you for letting me finish my fate. ”Daphne seems to be smiling, but in her eyes, there is a moment, the sadness that flashed, still stinging.

    As if it was a pause, Daphne whispered: "Actually…I hope that that person is you. ”

    "What?"Shaar is a bit stunned.

    "The person who sent me back."Daphne seemed to smile and smiled with a hint of sorrow: "If it is destined to be dead…I hope that the person who escorted me on the road is you. ”

    After that, without waiting for Shaar to open again, Daphne had already expressed a panic expression, and then left as if he had run away.

    Looking at the background of Daphne's departure, Shaar was a little silent. He stood there and didn't know what to say. After all, there was still no opening, just frowning.

    Turned back to the bed and looked at the pitiful creature in the drowsiness, Shaar bent over, the rough big hand stroking over Adeline's delicate face, then opened her hair on her forehead.

    rest assuredShaar looked at his fiancee's fiancee, and said softly: "You are not as bad as you think, and what you worry about will not happen."

※※※

    When the Queen set off from Denzel City south, there was a small ceremony in Denzel City. After all, it was a queen of a country, and the trip should not be small.

    The guard of honor, the escort, and the queue of officials accompanying them.

    There are even a lot of people in Denzel City who are on the side of the road with curiosity and want to see the Queen's style.

    However, everyone is destined to be disappointed, because the horse carriage came out of the garrison, the queen did not show up, but stayed in the horse carriage, the carriage window of the carriage compartment was closed, and the surrounding soldiers armed with weapon guards The soldiers will isolate the people on the way from the distance.

    In addition to the original 1,500 escorts, when you came out of Denzel City, there were a thousand of the most elite cavalry of the Northern Army, but these cavalry would be escorting the Queen’s arrival to the new town of Siltan County. And the Queen and his party parted ways.

    This thousand cavalry will be ordered to go east to Corsica, because the Corsican area has been somewhat unstable recently. Some of the former military officers of the Governor’s Office, after the situation stabilized, tried to seduce the rebellion and wanted to restore the military area. The rule of the government. This thousand cavalry was ordered to go to Corsica to assist in the rebellion.

    It’s not someone who leads this thousand cavalry, it’s Shaar’s oldest, the most trusted brother, Sabar.

    `

    `