Mercenaries Under the Sky

On the night of February 16th in the spring of 5 years of the magic calendar, the superstructure of the entire emperor was destined to be a sleepless night.

The setting sun glides slowly on the western horizon. Through the white clouds, the red glow radiates the last trace of heat between the white sky and the earth. The spring evening is when the warm south winds and the cold north winds work together. Hear howling winds in the northern mountains. With the cooperation of mercenaries, the Imperial Guards urged pedestrians to act as soon as possible-according to the Imperial Capital Management Regulations, the West Gate must be closed at the moment when the sun was completely set.

The whirlwind carried the residual snow on the faces of pedestrians and soldiers, and gathered at the gate of the city. Most of them were going to enter the city. If they missed this last hour, they would have to walk a few more miles to pay silver coins from the south gate to enter the city. . If you do n’t want to pay, you have to wait another night and wait for the eight doors to open the next morning. It ’s still not until spring and March. The cold winds in the northern area of ​​Eminor mainland are quite biting at night, even when hiding in the city gate cave. Better, no one wants to suffer this. The travellers' faces were very anxious. The mercenary-like warriors in the outermost circle had begun to recklessly accuse the pedestrians of passing too slowly. This is also the time when the soldiers hope to close the team earlier, the order begins to be chaotic.

A few crisp birdsongs suddenly came from the west side of the sky, and then the sound of the wings fluttered thunderously. The crowd quickly looked back. Five huge raptors shot against the ground like arrows, and the brown wings fluttered between the snowflakes. Flying all over the sky, the knight on the back of the bird can be seen vaguely in the snow.

"Who? Come down!" The officer in charge outside the city gate shouted loudly.

The knight in the sky didn't have any slowing movement at all. The giant wing of the vulture more than two meters continuously flapped and accelerated. A vulture suddenly lowered its height, wrapped in a violent wind and flew toward Simon, and most of the pedestrians fell in panic. In the ground, the soldiers quickly raised their shields to cover their eyes.

"Little Mercenary Corps Krypton Swordsman Battalion, returning to the emperor to submit an urgent military situation!" Throwing a sentence with no head and tail, this Kryptic eagle slightly sideways body, lightly passed through the Simon, while the other four mad The eagle knight flew past the soldier's head against the wall.

This is probably the case in the bleak world. If others dare to do this, it is undoubtedly a challenge to the dignity of the Imperial Guard. It is equivalent to challenging the emperor capital and His Majesty the Imperial Guard. The Imperial Guard took an excuse and won it at the time, at least Also greet the eight generations of ancestors toward the mad eagle knights who are far away. Now, as soon as I heard the vulture swordsman of the Little Mercenary Corps, the corner of the mouth that the officer of the Imperial Guard had pulled down immediately rose up, and he followed closely with the insincere words: "Look, how awesome knight is worthy of the pool The team led by Aotian, Amy, and Daqingshan, this is the style of the family. "The other guards around the ground were also amazed while looking for teeth on the ground. Of course, more is longing-even if it is The identity of the Imperial Guard cannot easily join the oil-rich, "money" Cheng Sijing organization like the small mercenary regiment.

The news among the nobles of the imperial capital spread quite quickly. Most of the famous people knew that the small mercenary regiment sent 5 knight eagles back to the emperor to report the emergency military situation.

Marshal Chi Datong, the Imperial Duke, was not in Beijing. After hearing the news, Earl Ham, the chief officer of the military department, heard a clear voice on the marble floor. The count immediately called a meeting of the military giants. Several professional soldiers Meeting (note that this is a real meeting-such challenging difficulties are enough for these soldiers to meet or hit the wall with their heads). The soldiers agreed that such bad news should notify His Majesty the King in the shortest time, And implore His Majesty the King to perform his duties.

Even if he was as calm as the Redstone Emperor, he heard such bad news, and the tea cup kissed the ground deeply. The king looked down at the stained carpet and shook his head wryly at the head of the knight vulture. With His Amy ’s staff, the words are not surprisingly endless. In the past six months, I have been a little afraid of you. Every time I send bad news, the news is even worse this time. "

The people on the frozen continent have always been known for their sincerity. The soldiers of the small mercenary group heard the complaints of the emperor, and really thought that Redstone was angry, and quickly distinguished: "Your Majesty, this ... this can't blame us, we. The regiment said that if we knew that these bad guys had come to attack the port, then we would go back a few months later and it would be safer. "

Several people in charge of the Imperial Army had no idea what to say when they heard such a big deal, and the commander sent by the small mercenary corps was really okay. He directly used the words he did n’t like to hear against His Majesty the King. This is also necessary. Certainly bold. But in keeping with the majesty of His Majesty, these soldiers still obeyed the proper etiquette.

The little mercenary saw that no one was picking him up, thinking that his voice was low. Driven by the sense of responsibility for the mercenary regiment, he raised his voice and said, "My head also said that every time I lost money I ’m going to sell my blood like this ... Do n’t ... Do n’t pull my clothes, we are poor, one person will send out clothes, the quality is not good, the one will be rotten, I will wear it I do n’t dare to wash it, I ’m afraid it ’s broken. I still have to rely on clothes to find my wife. ”

The small movement of the provincial governor of the military training department was missed, and he smiled awkwardly and bowed his head quickly. The sweat of several other officers immediately wet the clothes on their backs ... they just prepared to do some small movements just now, thanks to the slow movements, otherwise it would be their luck.

The Undersecretary of the Ministry of Military Affairs further knelt on one knee: "Your Majesty, the small mercenary regiments are mostly descendants of the ice and snow continent soldiers. They are known for their simplicity. They have no training in court etiquette due to the courts.

"Oh, it's okay, come here, reward this mercenary with an imperial soldier's military uniform." Redstone Emperor, who knew Amy's temper, said with a smile.

"Oh, you're so good, king, by the way, there are four brothers outside me. They are desperate with me. We said that we live together and die, eat together, and share good things together. You can't just Give me one, otherwise they will be torn into several parts and hung one by one as soon as I go out. "

"Okay, one per person." Seeing the young man's hopeful (accurately greedy) eyes, the Redstone Emperor regretted that he just opened his mouth and said a word, clearly, this young man is definitely a personal disciple of the head of Amy, Shun Climb the pole, and see blood when you bite. It's a pity that His Majesty the King was too late to wake up, and said a worse sentence in one mouth.

"Thank you the emperor, I thank you on behalf of our group of more than 2,000 brothers, and thank you on behalf of their future daughter-in-law. You are so generous, one reward per person ..."

Redstone's ears only realized what was going on. The mood was excited and the tea cup in his hand was filled with high water. The beard, face, and clothes were thoroughly washed by hot tea. The trouble came from the mouth, Redstone Your majesty's intestines are about to regret green, and there is no regret medicine. The emperor always has to admit what he said-the only thing that is fortunate is that the best military uniform is a few gold coins. For redstone with the entire empire It is still affordable.

I wanted to ask some specific things about the enemy of the mainland of Fanos. After the matter just now, Redstone became quite cautious, and wisely waved the chief of the small mercenary regiment until it was confirmed that the small mercenary had withdrawn from the main hall. Only then did Hongshi formally ask the generals of the military department for countermeasures.

As the two-material overlord of the Eminol Continent and the Frozen Continent, at this time, I deeply felt the inconvenience caused by the vast territory. At present, there are 25,000 elite troops in the Northern Federation. In addition, the Northern Federation also has 20,000 regular troops, 20,000 swordsmen troops, 10,000 mercenaries, and more than 10,000 nobles. However, these troops are separated by the sea. It can hardly play any role; there is a complete corps near Jielin, which is now useless. The Jielin area is covered with hills and dense forests. If there is no military deterrent, it will definitely become desert thieves to harvest farmland; There are also 10,000 elite troops nearby, which cannot be moved now, otherwise, once the mercenary empire is captured, the southeast region of the empire will be broken without attack; more elite troops are still pinned on the north bank of the Lion River, although everyone can see at a glance This time the Fanos army was by no means a feint. Such a large-scale jumping intervening attack must be a strategic shift of the enemy. Whatever, there is a more terrifying enemy in front of the imperial forces, and it has already occupied the Lion River In several small towns, if a loophole appears on the front line, it is estimated that the Lion River Plains will face the dilemma of total fall.

The difficulties that the continent ’s expedition to the ice-breaking continent presented to the empire are not only a lack of strength, but also a shortage of general resources. The four aspects mentioned here need to have a unique general; the empire is a few old Shuaijun has entered the year of Huajia, and his energy is not as good as before. The only Marshal Chi Datong, who is also the commander of the military department, is responsible for the overall mobilization. It is definitely impossible to command a specific aspect of the battle; The leader is outside ...

"Your Majesty, can you leapfrog to promote the newcomers in the Gyeonggi theater?" The military commander asked carefully.

"No!" The Redstone Emperor categorically vetoed: "None of the existing captains of the Gyeonggi Theater was promoted for war effort, and most of those responsible for such promotion in the history of the Empire ended in failure."

"Then, Your Majesty, the minister has another proposal, can you ask the leader of the small mercenary regiment, Amy, to form a temporary theater, and strip 2 to 3 teams from the Colorful Dragon Knights and the Guards, plus the small mercenaries. The regiment has both military strength and a total of 25,000 regular troops. It should be able to stabilize the battle. Amy ’s excellent command in the Xilin Island battle is obvious to all, and he is also the righteous son of General Chi in the Gyeonggi Defense Zone, from the perspective of the father ’s father ’s office. It is justified to see it. Others led by the Colorful Dragon Knights may still be met with cold shoulders. Your Excellency Amy should have no problem. "The second minister proposed again.

For the officers of the Imperial Army, the information of the entire senior commander of the Empire, including the chiefs of the major mercenary regiments, is already well-known. Since there have been no wars for many years, the imperial theater-level masters will always be in a state of unreliability. For more than 5 years, there was no Supreme Chief. In this case, there are only a few solutions that can be worked out, and what the second grown-up just said is almost everyone's idea. Judging from the relationship between His Majesty and the Chi family and the degree of trust in the Chi family, this is probably the most likely plan to implement.

"No." This time denied, the Redstone Emperor thought for dozens of times: "Leading the regular army of the Empire as a mercenary, this rule is unbreakable."

All the military ministers fell into thought again.

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At the end of winter and early spring, the wind was extremely strong at night, and the roar of the wind could be heard in any corner of the imperial capital. There was no cloud in the sky, the red string moon hung diagonally in the southern sky, and the cold moonlight spread all over the earth.

"Wonder, wand, wand ..." Three more changes, the sound of knocking on the gold circle was heard everywhere in the imperial capital, and the cold sound spread far away in the air.

Except for the big windless lantern near the palace, most of the emperor's mansions fell into darkness.

Near the east gate of the empire, there is a light in a very large house. Compared with the cold weather outside, the house is also very cold, a lone lamp on the table, and a middle-aged man sitting cross-legged on the bed. There was a frustration in deep thought. Listening to the growing wind outside, the middle-aged man shouted outside: "Guard! Come in and warm up for a while."

The guard hesitated for a moment: "Thank you, you are on business."

"Oh ..." The middle-aged man sighed a long way, "If you want, you can warm up in the porter, you don't have to work so hard."

As one of the chiefs of the Empire's highest defense zone, Fan Viscount never imagined that there would be such a situation today.

In the previous 20 years of Viscount Fan ’s military career, it needs to be described with four words of outstanding military achievements. One person has fought in a large number of theaters, and he has excellent performance in all positions. He has broken through the citizenship and became a nobleman.

Both Lion River and the Fanos army suffered both losses in the First World War. It was an unprecedented defeat for Lord Viscount ’s previous record, and the pressure was even greater. The Alcatraz army occupied many small cities on the Lion River overnight. This has been in the Empire for nearly 100 years. It is rare.

When retreating to the Lion Heart City, some people carefully asked with worries: whether the Imperial Army could learn that the Fire Lions were attacked by both Alcatraz and Fanos at the same time. Damage? Can His Majesty be considerate?

In front of many ministries, Viscount Fan lost his previous self-confidence for the first time: "This ... His Majesty came from a military family, and his familiarity with the army is far superior to me, so ... I think it should be ... We can retake the city to repay the emperor. "Yes." Uncertainty in the words undoubtedly left a shadow in the hearts of the members of the Fire Lion Army.

In the more than a month since then, Viscount Fan managed to send a mixed brigade to hope to recover even a small town of 3,000 people. Unfortunately, even elite troops such as the Fire Lion could not stand in front of the powerful combat capabilities of Alcatraz soldiers. To win. Especially the Alcatraz's ace force, the Demon Hundreds, so that only 100 powerful soldiers can independently undertake an offensive and defensive task, and what makes the Fire Lions cold is that the demon stretches its wings up to 4 meters wide. You can fly at low altitude and high speed, and the speed can reach more than twice that of the light knight. In the previous conflicts, the Fire Lions found that Alcatraz has 5 such flags of the 100 team, and these 5 devil hundred teams have protected almost all cities and towns. .

Subsequently, a paper transfer order, the Fire Lions left their north bank of the Lion River for more than 300 years, and the Viscount himself was directly recalled to the Imperial Army.

Viscount Fan saw the expressions of compassion, sorrow and grief in the eyes of the sending officers, plus the previous non-rescue of the mercenary regiments of the empire's largest famous princes, the generals of the former defense area seemed to have guessed their own Ending-What will happen to the Imperial War Department headed by Chi Datong, the Empire's three theaters headed by the brothers Chi Han Tong Chi Han Feng, and many students of the students? The answer is ready. As a soldier who has just entered the aristocracy from a civilian, Fan Viscount really lacks the proper understanding of the many famous aristocrats in the imperial capital, and he does not know which expert and noble guest to visit to be able to excuse himself.

Just after arriving in the Imperial Capital, the Viscount Fan outside the southern gate of the Imperial Capital was taken by soldiers to a post specially provided for foreign officials to enter Beijing. It is a pity that they were arranged in the courtyard closest to each other, and there were also double posts at the door. They were also told that they could not leave this small black courtyard with a radius of no more than 20 meters without permission.

There is no more naked imprisonment than this. Viscount Fan is not optimistic about his prospects. The only thing that surprised him is that the soldiers at the door are not affiliated with the Imperial Ministry of Military Affairs, but from imperial officials who have nothing to do with the military. unit.

At the internal hearing on the fourth day, Fan Viscount first saw a stack of files with a height of two meters when he entered the hall. At that time, Fan Viscount had a feeling of lack of oxygen: Fan Viscount also participated in this before The trial meeting-of course, the role is completely different. According to previous experience, even if it is a super big problem, the thickness of the file is only about 50 centimeters. Such thick data is probably more than enough to review all officers of the Lion River Legion. So much so, Fan Zijue asked awkwardly at the time: "Are these ... are all related to me?"

Immediately afterwards, Viscount Fan found that it was really the Under Secretary of the Imperial Department and two assistants who sat down in the middle of the hall, while the military representative, Duke Chi Datong, just sat and listened.

Slightly different from the icy hall, Duke Chi Datong had a trace of concern on his face. After seeing Fan Viscount enter, he did not wait for him to come over to salute, but took the initiative to stand up and shake hands with Fan Viscount: "South Xinjiang is so big In fact, the Fire Lions were attacked by double enemies. On behalf of the military, I expressed my concern for the dead and wounded soldiers. After the matter here, Your Excellency Viscount reported to the military as soon as possible. The other officers of the military are very keen to see you. "

In the interrogation for more than two months, Fan Zijue realized that the disaster in this prison was very different from what he had previously thought. The accused in the review was the 73 imperial noble families in the Lion River territory, and the accepting party was the noble in the imperial department. The Ministry of Management has three charges: 1. murdered 159 imperial nobles; 2. murdered 6,723 imperial nobles; 3, imprisoned, resulting in the fall of 45 nobles, and 21 nobles were detained by the enemy.

The titles of nobles falling in the volume include all titles except princes, county princes, and dukes. At least two of the nobles, such as marquises and 7 counts, died in the subjective or objective fault of Viscount Fan. The footnote to the incident in the Imperial Ministry of Affairs was: the murder of the largest nobleman in the history of the Empire.

In the process of trial, the Imperial Army continued to exonerate Viscount Fan. Every trial, no matter when and where, the military department must have an officer who participated in the army or above to listen to it. Moreover, the military department clearly stated that One of the highest positions in the military cannot impose any penalty during the trial. This also surprised Fan Viscount. In private, he once asked a slightly familiar official of the Imperial Military Department. Why did the Military Department contribute so much to him in this dispute? He even asked directly about the lack of reinforcements for the small mercenary regiment.

The Viscount Birmingham, the head of the training department of the Ministry of Military Affairs, was filled with surprise. For the Imperial Army, especially the group of old generals headed by Chi Datong, the generals of the major military regions and the participation of the army were undoubtedly hand-drawn. ——Maybe there was no direct contact before. Therefore, the Imperial Army basically treats all generals equally. Important generals such as Viscount Fan are indispensable or right-handed for the military. After so many years of getting along, how can he mind some of his minor problems ~ www.novelmtl.com ~ For the reinforcement of small mercenaries The regiment, in fact, the Redstone Emperor repeatedly asked about this matter, and even asked to send an army to respond. In the military department, Duke Chi is one of the most staunch supporters. In this matter, the governor of the Gyeonggi war zone Chi Hanfeng The count also objected.

"Does the military department tolerate the loss of land?"

"Well ... as a soldier, defending the homeland is necessary, but under the circumstances, each commander and each army had their own limits. Afterwards, we specifically analyzed the war and the military strength at that time. The next is already one of the best outcomes we can predict. "

Finally, the Viscount Birmingham patted Viscount Fan ’s shoulder: "Dude, wait until the battle is over, I really recommend that you come to the Military Department for a period of time, so that you can have a better understanding of the Imperial Army."

Faced with sincere eyes, Fan Zijue tried his best to control his face and eyes not to behave abnormally.

Under the strong intervention of the Imperial Army, Viscount Fan has not suffered much grievances in the past two months. However, the suffering of the complete loss of freedom of movement is beyond the tolerance of ordinary people.

Looking at the fireworks of the oil lamps that are winding around, and feeling the spring coldness of the outer fabric, the former general has no confidence in his future. Perhaps, he was forced to retire and even be conquered.

Outside the house, like the moonlit night, there was a sudden violent horseshoe sound, breaking the viscount's contemplation: Oh, so late, the emperor who has already entered the curfew can still run horses, it is estimated that there is an emergency military situation. I do n’t know if it ’s the situation in southern Xinjiang, it ’s not bad news. Thinking of this, Lord Viscount shook his head helplessly.

The horse's hoof suddenly disappeared nearby, and then there was a faint sound of smashing the door. Several guard officers pushed open the door of the hut: "Your Majesty has orders, Viscount Fan quickly enters the palace!"