Looking at Lei Xiao's calm and gentle face, Bai Lao's heart was already turned upside down.
I remember that before the war started, when Your Excellency Ke Qing said that he would win this massive war together with Her Royal Highness the Princess, I thought it was just an unrealistic fantasy.
After all, compared with the huge aristocratic group led by the two princes, a small Kongqing Town was not even a threat.
I'm afraid it's not just you who thinks so, but the two princes and even the aristocratic groups under their command have a dismissive and contemptuous attitude, right?
But now, this young guest minister has told everyone with ironclad facts that all intruders who tried to encroach on his territory were sent to their graves by him!
This young guest has already made those arrogant enemies who once despised him pay the price in blood!
Just like the old king regained the northern border of the kingdom.
"In terms of eradicating the fallen nobles, Your Excellency Keqing has accomplished a feat that even the old king could not accomplish!"
While his mind was trembling, Bai Lao had already welcomed Lei Xiao and his party into the fortress.
Arriving at the meeting hall of the castle in the center of the fortress, Lei Xiao and Ariel had just sat down when they saw Mr. Bai and his close associates stroking their chests and saluting: "Congratulations to Your Excellency and Your Highness the Princess for taking control of the Eastern part of Leng Yan!"
"General Bai and the commanders don't need to be polite."
Lei Xiao smiled faintly and responded: "We are just reciprocating tooth for tooth, blood for blood, plus a little strategy, it's no big deal."
After hearing what Lei Xiaofeng said calmly, Bai Lao and others took a deep breath and stood in awe.
Although Your Excellency Ke Qing said it so easily, with a wave of His Excellency Ke Qing's hand, those well-equipped and well-trained fallen noble legions were defeated one after another like ashes, and were even wiped out completely.
You must know that even the Fortress Legion, one of the eight royal legions, can only face three ordinary legions at most in a head-on encounter and remain invincible.
But what Your Excellency Keqing faced at first was exactly five times this number.
While marveling in his heart, a look of awe appeared on the old and resolute face again. He nodded to Lei Xiao and said: "Your Excellency, Guest Minister, while congratulating you and Your Highness the Princess, I also want to remind you two.
In a word, the real severe test has just begun."
"It is conceivable that after losing so many cities, both His Royal Highness the First Prince and His Highness the Second Prince must be furious. And while you and Your Highness the Princess are not yet on a stable footing, it is the best time to launch a counterattack."
"Your Excellency, I am not attacking you and Your Highness the Princess. The reason why you were able to win this battle unexpectedly was not only your extraordinary courage and strategy, but also the long-hidden neutral cities and even the sudden army of Goblins.
Played a key role.”
Bai Lao's wrinkled face was full of seriousness as he continued: "Now, all the combat power under your command has been completely exposed to the opponent. This time, the opponent will definitely be fully prepared and then launch a war."
An unprecedented violent attack.”…
When Bai Lao said this, the other trusted commanders also nodded with solemn expressions.
Just as the old general said, either of the two princes still has an absolute advantage in terms of military strength.
After all, compared with the eastern region of Lengyan, which is on the edge of the kingdom, the central area where the royal capital is located and the southern region of Lengyan are the richest areas of the kingdom. Not only are they wider in area, but their average strength is also greater.
tyrannical.
"Your Excellency, Your Majesty the Princess, the matter is not just that."
Bai Lao's stern old voice rang out again: "Another huge opponent worth noting is the Kingdom of Holy Night, which has been eyeing it with covetous eyes."
"The Holy Night Kingdom has millions of armors, and its overall strength is comparable to that of the Cold Flame Kingdom. It can easily assemble a terrifying army."
"Prior to this, there are two main reasons why the Kingdom of Holy Night did not gather a truly large number of heavy troops in this area."
"The first reason, your Excellency, Ke Qing, must be very clear. That is that the new King Shengye has just ascended the throne and has been undecided. It is just that some of the leading officials have been promoting the offensive."
"The second reason is that the war between the Holy Night Kingdom and the Canlan Federation, another human nation, has just ended, and the two sides are still confronting each other on the border with a large number of troops."
At this point, Bai Lao shook his head helplessly and continued: "According to the latest information I have, the main war officials of the Holy Night Kingdom seem to have persuaded the new king and are actively carrying out attacks on our Cold Flame Kingdom.
preparations for war, and the confrontation with the Canlan Federation ended the day before yesterday with both sides withdrawing their troops at the same time."
"And now, this area has just changed hands. I am afraid that the leaders of the Holy Night Kingdom will never let go of this excellent opportunity!"
After a pause, Mr. Bai said slowly and solemnly: "After all, with the help of you and Her Highness the Princess some time ago, we defeated the eight legions of the Red Devils together, which greatly devastated the powerful officials who were leading the battle.
"
"So, does it mean that the possibility of Holy Night Kingdom taking advantage of the situation and sneaking in has reached an unprecedented height?"
Lei Xiao nodded slightly, and his expression became more solemn.
Although Lei Xiao had already expected this, after hearing the new information from Bai Lao, he still felt his scalp numb and couldn't help but break out in a cold sweat.
"Strictly speaking, including the time in Shanjing Principality, I have already foiled the other party's conspiracy twice."
Lei Xiao shook his head helplessly and took a deep breath of the slightly harsh air.
At this stage, I obviously do not have the strength to fight against a huge kingdom on my own.
"It seems that it is also imminent to go to the Holy Night Kingdom to investigate the truth."
Lei Xiao nodded thoughtfully and murmured to himself.
While Lei Xiao was thinking to himself.
Bai Lao and other close commanders also sighed heavily.
What is certain is that once the Holy Night Kingdom launches a full-scale attack, the mountain fortress that will bear the brunt will undoubtedly be the first to be destroyed.
In other words, their fate is now completely tied to the guest in front of them...
"No, from the moment Your Excellency Ke Qing and Your Highness the Princess saved me from the Red Devil, I have already shared life and death with Your Excellency Ke Qing and Your Highness the Princess."
"Although I can't disobey His Majesty the old King's order and transfer the fortress army away without authorization, I can at least contribute a small amount of strength to Your Excellency, guest here!"
Thinking of this, Mr. Bai took a step forward and said solemnly: "Don't worry, Your Excellency, Guest Minister, my fortress army will hold on here until the last moment!"
"I know Old General Bai's determination better than anyone else."
Lei Xiao smiled slightly, alleviating some of the tension around him, and then said seriously: "Don't worry, Old General Bai, when the other party may launch an attack at any time, I will naturally not sit still and wait for death. This is why I came here today."
The grounds of the hillfort fortress.”
After finishing speaking, Lei Xiao briefly described to Mr. Bai the matters of stabilizing the garrison of the fallen nobles.
"Originally, I was thinking of discussing this matter with Your Excellency Ke Qing, but I didn't expect that Your Excellency Ke Qing was already fully prepared!"
After listening to Lei Xiao's words, Bai Lao said with admiration: "As expected of your Excellency, your Excellency, with the personal speech of Her Royal Highness, it is an easy task to stabilize the defenders of the fallen nobles with more than 17,000 people. After all, the attack and defense of the mountain fortress
During the war, Your Excellency Ke Qing and Her Royal Highness the Princess turned the tide and saved everyone's lives!"
After a pause, Mr. Bai added: "However, in order to prevent possible mutiny, I have redeployed the fallen noble garrison in the mountain fortress and two fortresses on the surrounding mountainside. This means
, Her Royal Highness the Princess needs to give three speeches in a row."
"Old General Bai, this little thing is not worth mentioning to me."
Ariel, who had just put on her small crown, stood up from her seat, nodded and said with a smile: "Leave the rest to me."
After that, accompanied by Lei Xiao and his subordinates, Ariel gave three impassioned and reassuring speeches in succession.
The blessings of members of the noble royal family, the heroic feat of saving the mountain fortress, and Ariel's rising popularity made the soldiers in the audience burst into tears, and the atmosphere was extremely high.
Seeing this scene, Lei Xiao nodded with satisfaction.
After this period of deliberate training, Ariel has grown very rapidly. Her words and deeds reveal her stability and pragmatism, and she has initially acquired the demeanor of a king.
This point is obviously very different from the arrogant and willful little princess before.
During Ariel's speech, with Bai Lao's strong support, Jiang Li also completed the construction of the space beacon for the mountain fortress.
This undoubtedly means that as long as the other space beacons on the corresponding lines are built to form a complete transmission network, Lei Xiao can instantly go to the eastern gate of the Cold Flame Kingdom.
"As expected of Her Royal Highness, I have listened to the speech three times in a row and my blood is still boiling!"
After everything was completed, Bai Lao, who directed Lei Xiao and others to the meeting hall to rest, couldn't help but excitedly said: "If His Majesty the old King could see such growth of His Royal Highness, he would be very happy!"...
"I believe it won't be long before I can return to the capital and see my unconscious father again."
Ariel's fair face was full of solemnity, and she said solemnly: "But before that, I still need to continue to move forward in order to live up to the expectations of all the people who support me."
"With Her Highness the Princess's determination, Leng Yan has a glimmer of hope. Although it is still very weak, it will still sow the seeds of hope in this land."
Lei Xiao nodded with satisfaction, looked at Lao Bai and others and said, "General Bai, there is one last thing I have to do before leaving."
"Your Excellency, please speak."
Bai Lao nodded without hesitation and responded.
"Remember that General Bai once said that the fortress army has not received supplies of equipment and other important materials for a long time, right?"
Lei Xiao smiled faintly and said: "Her Royal Highness and I have already discussed that from now on, the supplies for the fortress legion will be left to us. I will provide you with the best equipment and other supplies, including food and wages."
Lei Xiao clearly understood that this royal regiment, known for its defense, had extremely good combat power, but due to power disputes in the royal capital, important supplies such as equipment were interrupted for a long time.
But now, after experiencing the previous war, I can completely confirm that the other party is on the same front as me.
Otherwise, it would be impossible to let the Moon Wolf Clan warriors from the Shanjing Principality enter the country, and let Ju Bai take away 7,000 conscripted soldiers.
In this case, helping the other party is naturally equivalent to helping yourself.
In addition, this can further bind Bai Lao and the entire fortress army to himself, becoming the true financial backer of this army.
"Your Excellency, guest, are you serious?!"
After hearing Lei Xiao's words, the joy on the old white face was beyond words, and he quickly asked.
As the commander, Bai Lao naturally knew better than anyone else that after losing supplies from the royal family, the morale of his soldiers, and even the commanders, was already faintly low.
The most critical thing is that after experiencing several wars, although the soldiers have been replenished, the problem of equipment shortage has not been solved, and we can only repair it ourselves.
With the number of blacksmiths and blacksmiths accompanying the army being limited, some recruits even had no armor to wear, which greatly affected the overall combat effectiveness and morale of the legion.
And if supplies can be obtained, the Fortress Legion will undoubtedly be able to return to its combat strength close to its peak in a short period of time!
In the critical moment when the Holy Night Army may attack the city at any time, improving combat power is the chance of survival!
While he was overjoyed, Bai Lao became hesitant again, frowning at Lei Xiao and saying, "But Your Excellency, guest, it seems a little inappropriate to do this, right?"
The reason why Bai Lao hesitated was because the legion in his hands was loyal to the old king after all. If he accepted supplies from outside the royal family, it might cause some unnecessary trouble.
"Old General Bai is worrying too much."
Lei Xiao saw what the other party was thinking, smiled lightly and said: "Her Royal Highness the Princess represents the royal family. There is no essential difference between accepting the equipment and supplies from Her Royal Highness the Princess and accepting the royal family. Furthermore, once
Wouldn’t it be more natural for Her Royal Highness the Princess to aspire to the throne and become the new king of Leng Yan?”
"Then I would rather be respectful than obey your orders."
Bai Lao pondered for a moment, then nodded gratefully and said: "Thank you, Your Excellency, Guest Minister and Your Highness the Princess!"
"Old General Bai is too polite. I have to trouble you to control these fallen noble defenders in the past few days."
Lei Xiao nodded slightly, and then said: "In addition, when I further stabilize this area, I will also dispatch troops to help guard the mountain fortress."
"Looking forward to the arrival of reinforcements from Your Majesty the Guest!"
Bai Lao nodded without hesitation and responded: "While Your Excellency Ke Qing is away, leave everything here to me."
"Then I'll trouble General Bai."
After finishing speaking, Lei Xiao waved goodbye to Bai Lao, and started heading towards the next destination with his subordinates.
