The Marchioness held the hand of Duke Sweeney Hepburn and strolled along the path in the garden. As she passed a field of flame flowers, the Marchioness began to tell her troubles during this period, about her youngest son Glens.
"Glens originally served in the army with his father. Before that unfortunate war began, Longley came and asked Glens to leave the battlefield in the name of delivering a report. In any case, regarding my husband's decision,
I am very grateful." The Marchioness whispered: "But Glens himself could not understand his father's decision. He felt that his behavior was to run away before the battle, and he hid in the manor in the countryside depressed all day long, never coming.
see me."
"Glens, he is twenty-three years old this year, right? He is one year older than me." Siwes thought of this friend whom he had met several times when he was a child. "Madam, you don't have to worry too much. Time is the best."
Medicine for the soul.”
"I understand this, but the war has been going on for so long, and Glens still can't cheer up." The Marquise breathed a sigh of relief, "Although I have several sons, he is the only one who joins the army, and the family honor is inherited.
They were all obtained through war, and under the current circumstances, the entire family's demands and expectations for him will become even more urgent."
"What the lady is saying is..." Swice stopped, "Someone wants to do anything to Glens?"
"It should not be just Glens, the target may be our entire family. Longria has been in the army for more than thirty years and has offended many people. Once he died, the entire family could not find a second person to support it. We are a military family.
Everything is focused on military merit, and internal affairs officials cannot maintain the honor of the family." The Marquise nodded, "There are also many people who attack behind our backs. If His Majesty the Emperor hadn't been thinking about old friendships, our experience would not be like this.
"
"If I remember correctly, Glens is your youngest son. If he has no military merit, he cannot inherit the title of Marquis." Swice thought for a while, "His current military rank is lieutenant colonel, right? He is in the military.
Are there any actual positions?"
"After the defeat of Longlia, the legion he led no longer exists, so Glens does not have real power for the time being." The Marquise replied worriedly, "Although I don't know much about the army, in the army of the Wells Empire
, with an identity and background like Glens, it seems that he cannot be accepted by other legions."
"Do you want me to talk to him?" Swice looked at the Marquise, "Do you want him to reorganize an army of his own?"
"Glens is a child with strong self-esteem. Instead of being unknown and suffering in other people's legions, it is better to form his own legion and fight hard." The Marquise nodded, "I have a very good personal relationship with the queen, and the formation of the legion has been approved.
Her support, I think this is what His Majesty the Emperor wishes, after all, we are still a prominent family."
Since he could not stay out of the matter, Siwes, who was familiar with military affairs, kept thinking in his head, "What does His Majesty the Emperor of your country mean? Can you explain it in detail? How big a legion can he allow Glens to build?"
"The size of the legion has not been discussed in detail yet." The Marquise said softly: "What the Queen revealed is that she probably wants Glens to start with a small legion and participate in the large-scale drill of the Demon Alliance. It is best to be able to participate in the first drill.
It will bring honor to the empire."
Swice walked back and forth for a few steps, then suddenly turned around and said to the Marchioness: "Madam, do you trust me?"
The Marchioness nodded and replied, "Of course."
"Then, my suggestion is that Glens must not form a legion now." Siwes shook his head, "A legion must be at least 20,000 people, and Glens now only has one person, and there are not even a few around him.
How to manage this army without even the most basic right-hand man? Besides, the two major legions of the Wells Empire no longer exist. The new legions can only use newly recruited soldiers. Everything starts from scratch. In a short period of time, there is no
I hope to achieve good results in the Demon Alliance Army Exercise."
"Then what should we do?" The Marquise's face turned a little pale, "Is this a conspiracy by some people?"
"It doesn't matter if it's a conspiracy or not. As long as they are willing to let Glens command an army, we have a chance." Swice smiled, took out a map from his arms, and pointed to a certain part of the Wells Empire above.
, "Madam, please look here."
"This is...Youshui Pass?" The Marquise said in confusion: "That is a small pass, and there are no troops anymore."
"It is true that it is a small pass at the moment, but in the future it will become one of the points of greatest concern to the Demon Alliance." Siwes pointed at the map and explained to the Marquise, "Although this pass belongs to your country's second line of defense, in
The defensive troops were withdrawn after the battle between gods and demons, but it itself is a valuable and dangerous pass. I suggest Glens lead five thousand people to garrison here."
"What's the use of staying here?" The Marquise was even more confused.
"Madam, I can't explain it clearly to you now." Siwes looked embarrassed, "But please believe me, within three years, Glens will definitely have made a very dazzling military exploit here, enough to support a
The honor of the family.”
The Marquise knew that the junior in front of her had been working in the Demon Alliance Military Headquarters, and his personal ability was quite outstanding. Of course, what he said had some truth, and based on the relationship between them, it was impossible for him to harm her.
.Glens is asked to guard this small level. It is possible that he already knows some inside information that is inconvenient to reveal.
"Okay, I'll go find the Queen right now." Finally, the Marquise made up her mind, "What else should I pay attention to?"
"The only thing you need to pay attention to is that Glens needs five thousand experienced veterans and a formal appointment letter." Swice smiled, "As for Glens's idea, if the matter is settled,
I'll go talk to him."
"This shouldn't be a problem. There will probably be a letter of appointment tomorrow." The Marquise waved to the maid in the distance, "I will go into the palace now. The Glens matter will trouble you a lot." "As long as you don't force me.
It's not a troublesome thing to ask me to attend the ball." Siwes put away the map and nodded gracefully, "You'd better get back the letter of appointment signed by His Majesty the Emperor in person. I'll wait here for your good news.
"
After the Marquise left, Siwes returned to his favorite seat and flipped through the latest Sbia military intelligence that had been delivered.
Of course he had his own reasons for suggesting Glens to guard a seemingly unimportant checkpoint, and for a marquise, he certainly couldn't explain the reason clearly. Should he tell a lady that there was a man named opposite?
Cohen Keda’s lunatic, will he definitely come back within three years?
Although it sounds a bit crazy, Siwei believes that his judgment is correct. During this period of time, the dividing line between gods and demons has not been very peaceful. At this time, there is no one who can do mischief on the dividing line except Cohen Keda.
If there is someone else, he will definitely call... The three-year time limit can only be advanced, and the appointment will not be delayed.
Since the beginning of the Civil War in the Sbia Empire, Siwes has been studying Cohen Keda. The deeper he goes, the more he finds that this person is very strange. His living habits, personal character, and methods of doing things all reveal a strange character.
With an evil aura, maybe he really dares to challenge the invincible demon alliance with the power of a country. Even if he can't take much advantage, at least he will make everyone sleep uneasy.
However, Cohen Keda really has crazy talent. Judging from the current situation, he is a rare military talent. He also does a good job in domestic affairs and understands the integration of people's livelihood and military affairs... This guy is really
Only in your early twenties?
Siwes shook his head, closed the scroll in his hand, and decided to take a rest.
Before dinner, the Marquise came back from the palace. Although she had lost her husband, who was a Marquis, the influence of the Marquise cannot be underestimated. She successfully brought back a letter of appointment for her youngest son, along with the transfer order.
It was written by the emperor himself.
Swice immediately took the appointment letter and went to the manor where Glens was located. When he was changing his cloak in his room, Xenia shouted to follow him, but Swice decisively refused.
The manor where Glens lives is in a small town outside the capital. It is the private property of his family. It is not far from the villa where his mother lives. It took Siwes less than two hours to get here.
.I got off my horse outside the town and walked along the gravel road for a while before arriving at the manor on the west bank of the town.
Heaven went up and knocked on the old door knocker, and an elderly servant opened the door.
"Please report." Heaven handed over the business card, "Duke Swice Hepburn is here to visit Master Glens."
"I'm sorry, the young master has never seen guests." The old servant looked at the guests standing outside the door. Perhaps it was Siwes's airtight appearance that made him suspicious. "It is useless to inform the guests. Please go back."
!”
The servant's words were decent, but unfortunately such perfunctory words were completely ineffective for Heaven. He said with a cold face: "Duke Swice Hepburn came here on the commission of Master Glenn's mother. In the name of you,
The weight cannot stop this visit."
The Duke is still looking at the scenery outside the town. He himself will not worry about these small things, and he knows that if there is no result after three sentences, heaven will tear down the gate of this manor. This guy is a violent person.
's guard.
But luckily this time, an orderly who had met Duke Swyth a few days earlier passed by the gate at this time, and quickly invited the Duke and his entourage in, leading the way while apologizing to the Duke and Heaven.
When walking through the front yard, Swice saw the wine bottles piled as high as a hill under the courtyard wall. Due to his deep fear of such occasions, he couldn't help but ask, "Is your young master holding a cocktail party?"
"No! The young master rarely drinks alcohol these days." The orderly replied: "Those were left over some time ago. Because there were so many of them, I didn't have time to clean them up completely in a while."
Hearing that there were no guests, Duke Sves stopped asking any more questions and entered the living room of the main building through the door opened by the orderly.
According to his original thinking, since Glens no longer drinks alcohol, the most likely reason is that he is depressed, autistic, and doesn't want to see people. Who knew that as soon as he walked into the hall, the scene inside was beyond his expectation.
So much so that the Duke, who had seen countless big scenes, was slightly surprised.
The table in the hall, the surrounding walls, and the carpet were all covered with military maps. Two-color flags used to mark the strength of the enemy and ourselves were thrown everywhere. Various numbers were written on the scattered papers. On a certain day,
There was also a fierce quarrel coming from a corner... If there were a few staff officers passing through, Duke Swice would wonder if he had walked into the wartime headquarters of a certain army.
Taking off his gloves, Duke Swice dismissed the orderly who wanted to report, and walked slowly into the hall. While heading towards the corner where the quarrel occurred, he looked at the "military-style" arrangements around him with interest.
"I told you, there are woods three miles ahead. It's definitely useless to deploy a thousand cavalry here!" A strong voice echoed in the corner between the French door and the stairs, "My opinion is a thousand light infantry. I emphasize again.
Once, it’s light infantry! They can chase the enemy so they don’t have time to organize a defense!”
"In pursuit of the retreating enemy, the role of light infantry is very limited! At this point in the battle, the enemy's confidence has not been completely defeated. We need cavalry to further drive them away and make them disperse when they enter the woods. Although the woods can
It hinders the cavalry, but it also hinders the enemy's movement and disrupts their formation!" Another voice showed no sign of weakness, "Speed! Speed is the key! Only by winning this time difference can the troops behind catch up and complete the encirclement!"
"You are giving away the victory that you are about to win!" A strong voice sounded, "A man of dignity should decide the outcome at once!"
"With your tactical arrangements, even if you win, it will be a miserable victory. It is better not to win without hurting yourself!" The voice that opposed it was very rational, even a little cold, "Only by saving yourself can you win the next victory."
The capital of the battle."
The Duke first saw the bearded Glens, and then saw a handsome young man sitting opposite him. However, the two people were too engrossed in the argument and did not notice anyone approaching. So Sway, who walked up to them,
Duke Si bent down and made some adjustments to the military formation in the small sandbox on the table under their surprised gazes.
"Duke Swice, why is it you? Good evening!" Glens saw who it was, and quickly stood up to straighten his clothes, but the shirt that he squeezed and wrinkled was very disappointing.
No matter how you organize it, it will still look the same, and it will not make the owner's image more formal at all.
"Don't be so outspoken, just call me Sivis." Seeing Glens' embarrassment, the Duke replied casually, "I came here unexpectedly without informing you. I was presumptuous. I'm sorry."
"By the way, I'm very happy to hear that you have arrived at my mother's villa. I also want to take the time to visit you!" It can be seen that Glens is very happy to have guests visiting. "Let me introduce to you.
This is my good friend, his name is Shaya. We often argue about some issues these days. He is a graduate of the Royal Military Academy in Campo."
"Good evening." The Duke nodded politely to Shaya, "The atmosphere is very lively, and even I want to join your discussion. But it is a pity that my time is limited."
"Do you have something to tell me? Did something happen to my mother? Or is there some bad news?" Glens was stunned, "It doesn't matter, Shaya is my close friend, you can say it here
...I can accept anything, even if the army wants to kick me out...I will use actions to prove my strength to them, and I will definitely do it!"
"Don't be excited. No one can kick you out of the military except yourself." Duke Swice replied in a calm tone. In order to shorten the distance between them, he sat down on the stairs. "Look.
I'm also very happy to see your mental state. At least you still have something you are interested in, and you are not drinking all day long and wasting your time."
After hearing the Duke's words, Glens looked a little embarrassed. In fact, he was drunk a few days ago. If he hadn't met Shaya in an accidental incident, he would still look decadent now.
"That's what happened. Your mother mentioned some trivial family matters to me, including the difficulties your family is currently experiencing." Duke Swice shrugged, "You also know that the political situation of an empire is always so...
It’s complicated and full of uncertainties.”
"Someone wants to do harm to our family?" Glenns' head was clear.
"Someone suggested to your Majesty that you should command a newly-established legion, and asked you to win the championship in the first demon alliance exercise next year." Siwes nodded, "You also know that a new legion is impossible.
To complete such a mission, as a commander, you will definitely disappoint the royal family of your country to the extreme. The best result is that you will be idle and never used again."
"It's really vicious." Glens's face changed, and he squeezed out an indignant word from his tightly closed lips, "They want to take this opportunity to completely deprive me of the opportunity to be loyal to the emperor! They want to cut off all my options of escape!"
"Of course, they include me." Siwes smiled slightly, "If you leave the army like this, even if I want to re-employ you through other channels, it will be difficult to find a suitable reason."
"Swiss, since you are willing to come here to find me, you must have a way to deal with it?" After the anger, a glimmer of hope ignited in Glens's eyes.
"There is a way to solve everything, it just needs to be divided among people." Swice threw the appointment letter over, "Look at this."
"This... Youshui Pass? Three regiments with five thousand people?"
"Yes, this is the way I came up with for you." Siwes took a few steps and dragged a map from the window sill. "Although this level is not big, it can play a big role at certain times.
…For example, a certain god’s army invades from here.”
"Yes." Glens nodded, "But who will attack us? How can there be a war at this time?"
"Let's not talk about who it is now. There is no harm in trusting my words. Although Youshui Pass is not big, it is backed by mountains and can be defended and attacked. It can be said to be your country's most precious pass in this area." Siwes.
He took a pen and marked a few points on the map, "Although there are heavy troops at the frontline level, they will quickly fall under the enemy's surprise attack. When they reach Youshui Pass, they will be the most exhausted. Hold on firmly."
This line prevents the enemy from attacking the checkpoints in the mountains, and you have achieved outstanding military exploits."
"Yes! Once the enemy attacks the checkpoint in the mountains, it means that the capital is directly threatened. It will be a very embarrassing thing. No one can accept such a situation." Glenns suddenly realized, "But I only have
Five thousand people can't do anything big."
"You only have to do one thing." Swice dropped the pen in his hand, "Assault on the opponent's supply line will definitely succeed."
"That's right! There are four roads leading to the capital, and they will never notice this small checkpoint!" Glens waved his fist, "When the enemy troops get here, the supply line behind them is already thousands of miles long, and they will definitely be able to achieve great success in one fell swoop.
!”
"Here is an envelope. You can study it with your friends." Siwes handed over the plan he wrote in the afternoon. "I'm glad you have a capable assistant. Please work hard."
"Thank you, Swice!" Glens took a chair. "Please sit down and talk to us."
They were both young people, and the topic of discussion was the military, which everyone was concerned about, so the conversation lasted a long time. What interested Duke Swyth was Glens' new friend. During the conversation, this
The young man showed outstanding judgment and a comprehensive grasp of the situation. He was an excellent staff candidate and fully capable of serving as Glenns' staff officer... Finally, at Siwes's request, Shaya agreed.
His decision to help Glens made the Duke very happy.
However, when the Duke of Swyth returned to the villa, he heard bad news - Miss Xenia Gironde had sneaked away, leaving only a small note in the room.
"Get ready to pack." After reading the note, Duke Swice turned to Heaven and said, "Let's go find her." (To be continued)