As soon as he heard this, Du Wei's heart trembled!
Reinforcements?
The Roland Empire has 200,000 troops in the north! The Storm Legion ranks among the four main battle legions of the empire. Whether it is sophisticated equipment or strong combat effectiveness, it is outstanding among the empire's armies! 200,000 strong troops are stationed in the frozen forest.
Although the southern end has always been said to be to prevent monsters in the forest, it is also to put an end to smuggling into the forest... In fact, it also plays an important role, which is to train troops!
Only in that difficult environment can strong soldiers be trained.
It's not like Du Wei has never seen the Storm Legion. When he was first brought into the frozen forest by Gandalf the White, he had seen those fierce Storm Legion soldiers at the sentry post outside the forest.
In such a cold world of ice and snow, standing naked in the snow, grabbing the snow to wash myself...
That kind of scene left a deep impression on Du Wei.
With such fierce warriors, the combat effectiveness of the Storm Legion can be seen! On the way out of the frozen forest and heading south, General Andre personally led the cavalry to look for him. That majestic and chilling lineup was indeed the first in the empire.
Wait for the strong soldiers!
Such a powerful Storm Legion... actually...
Are you actually asking for reinforcements?
"What kind of chaos is going on in the north?" Du Wei said solemnly: "With the strength of the Storm Legion, it can't be suppressed? Could it be... the frozen forest, what..."
General Andre's expression changed, he shook his head and said: "My lord, I'm sorry, I have no right to tell you these things. I can only go to the imperial capital to report these situations directly to the headquarters, and if possible, I can also present them to the regent.
Your Highness..."
Du Wei was anxious, but he rolled his eyes, smiled, picked up the kettle on the table calmly, poured a glass of water for General Andre, and said with a smile: "General Andre, of course I understand military discipline.
After all, I am also born into the Luo Lin family. Don’t worry, I won’t embarrass you. But... this matter is of great importance, not just for your Storm Legion. My trip is also to return to the Imperial Capital. I think,
There are some things that maybe I can help with."
Andre was about to say something when he heard a gentle voice behind him laugh: "General Andre, our Duke has absolutely no intention of spying on military aircraft. Besides, with our Duke's current status, such an important matter
, the regent will definitely ask the Duke to discuss it. Speaking of which, after all, you are commanding the army abroad and don’t know much about the environment of the imperial capital. There are some things that cannot be expected to be purely official. If the Duke helps.
It will be much easier.”
As soon as Andre turned around, he saw Rodriguez standing behind him. His expression changed, and the expressions of the cavalry around him suddenly became sharp. It turned out that Rodriguez came behind him quietly, so
There were many people, but no one noticed it.
Andre took a deep breath and said slowly: "It turns out to be His Excellency the Silver Sky Sword Master! Your Excellency Rodriguez, have you already joined the service of Duke Tulip?"
Du Wei was stunned for a moment: "Yinxiao Sword Master?"
Rodriguez smiled bitterly: "I don't know who gave me this weird nickname."
It turns out that during the coup, after Rodriguez killed the chief warrior of the palace with the strength of the Holy Order, the silver cold light of frost and fighting spirit, together with Rodriguez's gesture of holding the beauty under the moon and looking down at the world, spread across the mainland.
Already.
His Saint-level strength naturally makes him worthy of the title "Sword Master". And "Yinxiao" just alludes to the gorgeous appearance of his frost fighting spirit.
Rodriguez turned to the table. He stood next to Duweidi and said with a smile: "General Andre. Long time no see. Speaking of which, you are much more tired than the last time we met." He paused.
After a while, he smiled again and said: "But your cultivation level has increased to another level. When we last met, you were still a sixth-level knight, right?"
At this moment, the knight's badge on General Andre's chest has become level seven.
Andre snorted, but said dejectedly: "Only with the guidance of your Silver Sky Sword Master can I make a breakthrough."
Listening to these words, it seemed that the two of them knew each other, and I'm afraid they had even made a move.
Du Wei glanced at Rodriguez, who smiled and said: "Your Majesty, do you remember that I went to the frozen forest in the north after the coup? Before I entered the forest alone, I went
It was also a coincidence that I met the patrol cavalry of the Storm Legion. The leader of the team that time was actually General Andre. General Andre wanted to stop me from entering the forest, but unfortunately I didn't listen..."
Andre snorted angrily: "You don't have to be so polite. It was you and I who tried to stop you, but it turned out that I was not your opponent and was defeated by you in a few blows. You are a holy warrior.
The mainland is invincible. I am a small sixth-level knight with only a few hundred cavalry around me. I will never be able to stop you. You are still polite and have not hurt anyone of mine. I already miss you very much."
Du Wei nodded, and then heard Rodriguez say: "General Andre, I am doing this for your own good. Speaking of which, I still have some sincere respect for the soldiers of the Storm Legion. You guard the border for the empire.
We have indeed suffered a lot, and every soldier in the Storm Legion is a good person. Let me tell you..."
He glanced at Du Wei, who immediately understood and nodded slightly.
Rodriguez looked solemn and continued: "General Andre, you are not in the imperial capital and you don't know the current situation in the empire. I won't ask you what the trouble is in the north. I will only say that you asked for reinforcements... But where are the reinforcements?
Is it that simple? You probably don’t know that with the current situation of the empire, it would be extremely difficult to ask the central government to send reinforcements!”
Andre's eyes widened: "But the situation in the north!"
Rodriguez interrupted him and said: "There is something going on in the north, but will it be peaceful elsewhere? If nothing else, let's talk about the northwest! You also know what happened in the northwest last year, right? The prairie people invaded, and 20,000 people invaded.
The cavalry besieged the city of Gilliat and had a great battle! To be honest, our Desa province suffered some losses at that time. But what happened later? The peace talks were hasty and the matter was settled!"
Andre nodded: "I know about this. It was written in the military's monthly newspaper."
Rodriguez smiled: "But, it says that the Northwest Army defeated the grassland people, right? Hum, although you are not in the imperial capital, don't you know what the situation of the Northwest Army is?"
Andre's expression changed, and suddenly a strange look flashed in his eyes.
"The situation at that time was actually that the Northwest Army colluded with the grassland people and let the grassland people enter the border, which caught us off guard! Moreover, those guys from the Northwest Army also used the excuse of spring drills to surround our capital with tens of thousands of troops.
Our news did not allow us to have the opportunity to send reinforcements! If it were not for our Duke Tulip's cleverness and ingenious strategy to break the situation, I am afraid that we would have lost the battle long ago! The Northwest Army is ambitious, and the prairie people are also ready to take action.
! At this time, the situation in the northwest is already very corrupt. Even in such a situation, the emperor can't even send a single soldier! You want reinforcements, and we in the northwest also want reinforcements! But where will the reinforcements come from? "
Rodriguez's last question left General Andre speechless.
"I won't mention the Northwest Army, the main battle legion of the empire. It has become a separatist warlord. It is already rare for them not to resist. But other than that, what else can we expect? The legion in the south is guarding the border for thousands of miles in the southern swamps.
Far away, and to be honest. Since the empire established its navy, every time the navy has been expanded, soldiers have been drawn from the southern legions, just because the southerners are good at water and the northerners are not. During the current reign of His Majesty the Emperor, the navy has
How many times has it been expanded? How many elite soldiers and generals have been transferred to the Southern Army? Later, the empire's military expenditures stopped, and the recruitment of the Southern Army has been delayed. How many percent of the current Southern Army is still there?
Combat strength? I think there is probably only an empty frame left!"
Andre was silent for a long time before sighing: "When it comes to military expenses, who is not like this! Even our Storm Legion, the arrears of military expenses are getting worse year by year! It forces us generals who lead troops to
You have to look for money everywhere!”
Du Wei suddenly remembered the gold-selling cave outside the imperial capital. Isn't it a military background and used to raise military expenses?
"That's it. We don't have to count on the Southern Army anymore. How can we count on the Royal Guards Army?" Rodriguez smiled and said: "In the coup the year before last, the Second Division of the Royal City was completely purged! There were 20,000 elites, and not a single one was left.
Stay! Although the reserve army was later recruited to enrich it, I don’t think I need to say how much combat effectiveness the new recruits can have. What’s more, the imperial capital is located in the middle of the continent, how far is it from the northwest army’s territory? Humph, if it is a fast horse
If you march in a hurry, I'm afraid it will only take a few days to arrange troops at the gate of the imperial capital! In such a situation, how can the regent mobilize the Imperial Guards for you? Once the imperial capital's military strength is increased, it will be difficult to protect Lu Gao in the northwest
I don’t have any thoughts in my heart! But apart from that, where else does the empire have any field troops? As for those local garrison... General Andre, let’s put aside the combat effectiveness of the local garrison, but the empire has thousands of years.
Since then, are there still few private armies in the territories of those wealthy nobles? Once the local garrison forces are drawn more, there is no guarantee that no careerists will take advantage of the opportunity! By then, it will be the same as when the Augustinian dynasty was established two hundred years ago.
It’s like a continental melee!”
When Du Wei heard this, he couldn't help but admire... This Rodriguez seems to be not only powerful in martial arts, but also has such great knowledge and mouth! He is indeed a disciple of Lan Hai's sect!
"So, this matter of asking for reinforcements..." Andre's face was suddenly filled with worry.
"So I said, some things are not straightforward. If you are not in the imperial capital, you don't know what is going on in the imperial capital. Our Duke Tulip is currently the most trusted minister of the imperial regent. On many things, only he can influence the regent's decision-making!"
To put it bluntly, even ten words from the current Prime Minister may not be as good as one from our Lord Duke. You are returning to the imperial capital this time to ask for military affairs. You might as well talk to the Lord Duke first and see if there is anything he can do to help you.
...Besides, this is not a leak of military information. As long as the Duke returns to the imperial capital and you report to the military headquarters, within a day, the regent will tell us everything about the Duke."
Andre weighed it in his mind. First of all, this was indeed not an extremely confidential military matter. After all, the news would spread when he arrived in the imperial capital.
Secondly, this Tulip Duke has indeed become extremely popular in the past two years. I have heard of his reputation in the north. When I personally picked up the little boy from the frozen forest, he is now one of the most famous.
He is an important minister with more than ten thousand people. Many people even bet that this young duke will become the youngest prime minister in the history of the empire under the age of twenty-five! (The current prime minister was in the era of Augustine VI.
He is an old man. Although the regent did not touch him, everyone knows that he has been ignored).
If there is such a big shot who can speak for me, maybe this matter will be...
General Andre sighed, his eyes full of worry, and finally slammed the table, and then shouted: "Send a few brothers to guard the surroundings, and don't allow stray people to approach, and clean up the lobby for me!"
Immediately, ten cavalrymen stood up and drove the hotel owner and waiters to the back. They also carefully checked the lobby and left a few people to guard outside.
After doing all this, General Andre gritted his teeth and said: "Your Excellency, just six days ago, you must have felt the abnormal vibration of the earth, right?"
Six days ago, Du Wei counted the days, and it was the day when Bai Hechou and the Pope were dueling at Lengquan Pass!
Then Andre dipped his fingers in water and drew a pattern on the table...
