Swiss Hepburn was indeed a talent. In a short period of time, he planned two lines of defense outside Viper Town based on the terrain. He personally supervised the work and allowed more than 7,000 slaves to complete it in one night.
The warriors who guarded the home and the courtyard, and groups of hunters were also gathered together, totaling more than 2,000 people. The Duke mixed them into ten squads as a front-line defense force.
Elite hunters who have been hunting for many years were sent out to conduct peripheral reconnaissance. The Duke also ordered that all men in the town, regardless of their status and race, should take up arms and participate in the resistance. Even those who came all the way to deliver the ransom, on that day
The more than thirty Sapphire Blood Tribe warriors who arrived at night were also organized into battle order by the Duke.
After dawn, Viper Town completely transformed into a fortress. The reconnaissance net was spread out to monitor all areas within a radius of twenty miles. The peripheral defense fortifications were basically completed, the walls around the town were reinforced, and the streets were covered with sandbags and traps according to local conditions.
It was cut into dozens of sections, and there were hidden bunkers everywhere... More than a hundred strong warriors, wearing coalition armor dug out of the warehouse, carrying newly dyed coalition flags, were hanging out on the roof indiscriminately.
walk around.
Cohen stayed up all the time. He followed Duke Swice with great interest, watching him arrange this and that, and expressed his own opinions from time to time. Although his words were never serious, the Duke could understand the hidden meaning.
Han means. In the end, the two of them said something to each other, as if they were jointly arranging defenses.
All of the Duke's ideas are based on his own combat effectiveness, while Cohen's defensive ideas are based on understanding the psychology of the "enemy". The two of them learned from each other's strengths and made the defense of Viper Town flawless.
All aspects have been taken into consideration, and everything is perfect. If any army comes to attack, if they are not prepared to leave five or six thousand corpses, they will never be able to enter the center of the town... But such a defense system will not be able to defend the Sibia army.
How effective it will be, neither of them knows.
Although it is a temporary force put together, the residents on the dividing line live in a dangerous environment and have a culture of worshiping martial arts. Moreover, the demon army's military orders are strict and no one dares to escape. In addition, the Duke has made careful arrangements and is flexible.
command, so the defensive capabilities of this unit cannot be underestimated.
The Sbia army on the other side is a military force shrouded in fog. Even the Duke, who knows the situation best, does not know what the current situation of this army is... Of course Cohen knows, but will he say it?
?
When expressing his opinions, Cohen cleverly concealed his military literacy and started purely by analyzing the enemy's human nature and subconscious reactions. The scope of his suggestions was strictly limited to subtle tactical arrangements, and he never went too far.
.He has successfully portrayed himself as a snobbish figure who pays close attention to details, fundamentally avoiding the Duke's suspicion of himself.
"I'm very satisfied with this defense. It would be great if you were not kicked out by your family." After everything was done, Duke Swice, who was standing on the roof, looked at the battle line in the distance and sighed: "In that case, you
You can enter Camp Military Academy, and with your talents, it will not be a problem to enter the Demon Temple. With you in Camp, Cohen Keda will not win so easily in the battle between gods and demons."
"You're overestimating me!" Cohen replied lazily. "If I hadn't been kicked out, I wouldn't have fought with people so often, and I wouldn't have been so good at fighting... and naturally I wouldn't be able to give you these opinions."
"You are right. What skills a person has are determined by his experience." Duke Swice nodded, "However, if you can change your mind, we still have a lot of time. I can help you.
, let you experience something that allows you to control a large army after experiencing it... Isn't it also a kind of heroism to hold a powerful army and gallop on the battlefield?"
"I get up in the morning and put on my military uniform, and then I salute when I see someone of a higher rank than me. When I see someone of a lower rank than me salute to me, I have to return the salute quickly. What kind of life is this?" Cohen chuckled, "Shut up.
!I’m not really crazy yet!”
"I'm hungry." Duke Swice turned around and left without being angry, "Let's go have breakfast."
Along the way, the "soldiers" on both sides looked at Duke Swiss with reverence and fear, because in one night, the Duke impressed these people with his bold actions. Not only did he arrange defenses, he also executed people one after another during the night.
He killed more than a dozen people who disrespected military orders, and the intensity of the punishment was adjusted quite cleverly, which not only alerted others, but also prevented people from thinking he was cold-blooded... This is what interested Cohen the most in him.
After breakfast, the Duke of Swiss sat by the garden platform, waiting for the arrival of the Sbia army, but until sunset, no news came from the front. After nightfall, the Duke asked people to light the lights and continued to wait for the arrival of the Sbia army.
The legendary Sibian army showed extraordinary patience.
A whole day passed, and his expression went through many changes.
Of course, this change in the Duke is very subtle. If you don't pay attention, no one else will be able to notice it. But Cohen can notice that he is sitting next to him, sipping red wine one sip at a time, hiding the Duke of Swice under his indifferent expression.
A little bit of confusion, a little bit of anxiety, a little bit of disappointment are all visible.
Without moving a foot, Cohen was entertained all day long.
Another night passed, and nothing happened. By the time the first rescue Welsh flying force arrived, the Duke of Swyth, who had not slept for two nights, even had dry lips.
"Good guy, there are a few of these things. It must be really fun when hunting." Cohen, who was lying aside, squinted his eyes and looked at the gargoyle troops flying from the sky. "Mr. Black Eyes, the crisis is over, I should do the same."
left."
"I knew I couldn't keep you." Duke Swice smiled lightly, stood up, and said, "I'll send you off."
"That's right! Such a free and easy personality suits you." Cohen chuckled and followed Duke Swice down the stairs.
The square in the center of the town was filled with injured nobles, and Shania was leading a group of female relatives to take care of them. Her white apron was stained with blood, and her hair looked a little messy, but in the current environment, it seemed to others that
, these things did not damage her beauty at all, but made her more kind and lovely.
Duke Swice, who was passing by with Cohen, stopped and stared at Xenia from a distance, with a smile slowly emerging from the corner of his mouth.
"Do you want to go over and talk to Miss Xenia?" Realizing his rudeness, Duke Swice turned around and asked, "It would be rude if you just left like this."
"Do you think it's appropriate for us to go over and interrupt her work now?" Cohen replied softly, "say a few innocuous words to her as a farewell, and I won't get a single copper benefit."
"You know what? Although you want to portray yourself as a businessman with an eye for money, you actually don't like money very much." Duke Swice shook his head and led Cohen to the stables, "Or can you deceive other people?"
Human, but you can’t deceive me... You don’t have to explain, I will never believe that you secretly used that money to help orphans and widows."
"Whatever you think." Cohen chose the most elegant bay-colored horse, "I am who I am."
"That's right, you are you." Duke Swice threw a small badge, "If this war breaks out, I may return home immediately. If you have a chance to go to the Brook Empire, you can find it in Foxburg.
I."
"Why are we looking for you?" Cohen took the badge in his hand and weighed it, "This thing is pretty good!"
"Then, have a nice trip." Duke Swice did not answer Cohen's question, but just warned: "Don't be missing any hands or feet when we meet next time."
Cohen laughed and got on the horse, riding out of the stable without looking back.
"Where are you running?" Unexpectedly, as soon as he arrived at the square, Cohen was caught by Shania. The lady stretched out her arms and stood in front of the horse. "I just saw you sneaking over. It turned out to be true."
You have to sneak away without making a sound!"
"Miss, I don't owe you any money. I don't need to inform you if I want to leave now, right?" Cohen replied with a smile, "Do you have a crush on me? Just tell me if you have a crush on me! I can't
shy."
"Bah, bah, bah, who's attracted to you?" Miss Shania's face turned red, "The dark circles on that guy's face..."
"Oh...it turns out that's why." Cohen was relieved, "I'm just telling you! You really have a little secret in your heart."
"Is there any secret? I just think it's fun and want to master this technique." Perhaps because she felt that her explanation was far-fetched, Miss Senia raised her head and said, "You guy, tell me now!"
"Okay! In order to help the eldest lady's love, I will tell you this secret method." Cohen leaned down and said softly: "Actually, it was not a serious injury. I just applied a special dye on it.
It’s just on the gloves…”
Hearing what Cohen said, Miss Shania's expression became very strange, and her little fists clenched tightly.
"Okay, okay, don't be so angry!" Cohen said a series of names of herbs, "Finally! It is also the most important step. You must add your ten tears, and five of them are sad tears.
, five drops of tears of joy, only in this way can dark circles under the eyes be eliminated. If you make a mistake, the dark circles under the eyes will never disappear..."
"You guy... actually came up with such a vicious dye." Miss Senia said word for word: "It's so abominable!"
"Whether you do it or not is up to you, I'm just telling the truth." Cohen pulled the reins, "It's getting late, I have to go!"
After the horse left Viper Town, Cohen dismounted in a forest. He hugged his stomach and laughed happily, then stretched out his arms and legs and fell asleep. It wasn't until the white shadow that turned into a bird flew to his side that he woke up.
Yawning and standing up.
That night, on the divine side of the dividing line between gods and demons, the Sbia Empire section.
The Sibia army that appeared on the dividing line earlier belonged to a temporary mixed army. In order to shock the demon army, the name of this army was "Phantom Army", and its headquarters was located on the dividing line, a distance away.
The passage where Cohen's army retreated after the Tucheng Battle is not far away. After such a long period of operation, Cohen built this continuous forest into a huge logistics base using this passage as its main trunk. However, the combat supplies for this operation
It's still shipped from behind.
"Killed five more? What's going on?" In the headquarters, Lieutenant General Helter, who was wearing a straight uniform, was teaching his subordinates, "I told you to be careful and calm down! These are not ordinary prisoners, every one of them is
You can exchange money for it! What a bastards, you are so happy with the flash of your sword, and thousands of gold coins flew away. Give me the order, if there is another indiscriminate killing of prisoners, I will make the commanders of each regiment look good!"
"All units must strictly implement the lieutenant general's orders. There is no price to pay!" The brigadier general and adjutant beside him nodded firmly in support, and then turned back to persuade the commander, "But sir, you also know that in this operation, the middle and lower-level commanders
Most of them are from the Thirty-Six Tribes, and seeing the bloody scenes of people being killed, their minds will inevitably get hot!"
"Now it's my turn to be hot-headed. Shouldn't I be responsible for all these things in the end?" Lieutenant General Helter's anger subsided a little, and he sat down with a cold snort, "If it weren't for the fact that this battle was fought well, they would have been beaten from top to bottom.
Don’t think about it.”
"Bandits! Bandits!" At this time, a soft voice came in, asking and answering himself in a joking tone, "This place shouldn't be called the legion headquarters. What should it be called? Of course it is Haiert Mountain Stronghold."
Lieutenant General Haiert was slightly stunned, then he jumped up from his chair and shouted: "Stand at attention...Hi, His Majesty the Emperor!"
The officers in the room were startled, and regardless of what they were doing, they all stood up and saluted toward the door.
"No gifts! Please take a seat, everyone." His Majesty Cohen, who had changed into royal attire, stepped through the door next, with his black hair neatly combed, a smile on his face, and piercing eyes, "I can only
Stay here for a while, who can give me a briefing on the battle situation?"
"You go and do your thing." Lieutenant General Helter showed his true nature as a bandit and pushed aside the combat staff who was about to speak with one palm, then grinned at His Majesty Cohen, "Yes, Your Majesty, of course I will be the one to report.
Your Majesty, please sit down and look at the map."
"The current situation is like this." After Cohen nodded, Lieutenant General Helter pointed at the map on the table and said loudly: "We have dispatched a total of more than 10,000 troops and have cleared the dividing line corresponding to our border.
It's clean. Because it's hunting season, we met a lot of hunting teams, and the entire army captured more than a thousand adult nobles, and more than 600 little kids who were about to become nobles."
Without making any comments, His Majesty Cohen just nodded lightly, "What about other aspects?"
"The troops are moving quickly and have not encountered any resistance from regular demon army organizations so far." Lieutenant General Helter took a pen and marked several locations on the map. "We have established solid strongholds in these places, and the intelligence system is one step ahead.
, the situation in the entire region cannot escape our surveillance. In addition, the logistics department is stepping up road repairs to ensure the smooth flow of material transportation."
"It is expected that when the follow-up troops arrive, we will be ready for all battles." Seeing that Cohen did not speak, Lieutenant General Helter continued, "We are already familiar with the staff's combat plan. I order commanders at all levels to first
As the troops arrive here to familiarize themselves with the environment, further operations can be carried out only after the troops arrive, and the combat objectives will definitely be achieved."
"So far, it seems that you are doing quite well." After Lieutenant General Helter finished speaking, His Majesty Cohen nodded again, "I just stopped by to check it out and will be leaving soon. Just go ahead and do your work! General Helter will just send me off."
"
"Your Majesty!" The officers saluted again, and Lieutenant General Helter followed Cohen out of the room.
"After you left the Holy City, I received three petitions forwarded by the justice one after another, and some people even bypassed the justice and came to me to complain." After walking out of the room, His Majesty Cohen said softly to the people beside him: "
They are all highly respected nobles, but the person they want to sue is you, Lieutenant General Haiert, do you know why?"
"I don't know." Lieutenant General Haiert shook his head, with an innocent expression on his face, "Boss, I haven't done anything bad."
"Really? At the royal ball I held, a total of six innocent noble ladies were held hostage by your officers, so that some bad rumors spread." When he walked to an open place, His Majesty Cohen stopped.
He stopped and said, "Although nothing irreversible has happened, you cannot escape from your lax governance. They all asked me to punish you severely."
"Boss, I really didn't do anything!" Lieutenant General Haiert chuckled, "They fought for the empire through mountains of swords and seas of fire, but they are all single... They are all my soldiers, and I feel bad when I see them.
"
"Helter, can you make things more perfect?" Cohen said angrily: "I have no objection to your enthusiasm, but do you know what your men did? They took those ladies to a certain place
place, and then nothing happened...what the hell is this?"
"What!" Lieutenant General Helter was shocked, "They didn't do anything?"
"Did you teach them what to do? You know, it's very weird to spend a boring night together without letting anyone leave." Speaking of this, Cohen couldn't laugh or cry, "Damn it, your men only know how to fight...
...If they do something, even if it's just a forced kiss, or grabbing a handkerchief or something...I can handle this matter perfectly. Now! It's all screwed up by you. Several imperial concubines heard
I almost died laughing about this."
"Yes, yes, boss, I understand." Lieutenant General Haiert could only lament his bad luck, "I will do it well next time."
"That's what you said!" Cohen looked around and whispered: "There are many dance parties in the Holy City, and I will try my best to create opportunities for you, but don't just focus on your people. Whose subordinates are not beating up bachelors?"
?”
"clear."
"As long as you understand." His Majesty Cohen nodded and returned to his normal tone, "But this war will require you to suffer some injustice."
"Boss, actually speaking of it, it was difficult for me to accept this arrangement at first." Haiert answered frankly, "But then that guy Carlos made a calculation for me, and I realized that such a war would be very serious.
It will reduce troop casualties and conserve national power... Boss, only you can make such a plan. I am convinced, but I will never bow to that guy Carlos."
"Are you and Carlos born enemies? When did you like others? Forget it, let's not talk about it." Cohen patted Helter on the shoulder, "What happens next is all up to you, we can't do anything about it.
If you eat too much in one bite, you have to know how to choose, keep what is useful, and give up what looks good but is not practical.”
"I know that for this war, I will focus on the actual control of the dividing line between gods and demons, and turn this place into a war base." Haiert smiled, "Boss, this is very fertile land! Leave it behind.
Food can grow from seeds.”
"Don't be careless. There is a powerful guy on the other side. His name is Swais Hepburn."
"I have read the intelligence. He does have a skill, but he belongs to the Brook Empire and is traveling. We are attacking the Wells Empire this time and we will not encounter him head-on." Helter
He replied sternly, "I have considered all aspects of this war, so don't worry, boss."
"It's best if you can understand this. Don't worry, I will leave you with better opportunities." Cohen put on his gloves, "Time is very urgent, I have to return to the Holy City right away... I have to fight
Another war."
"What war?"
"Proposers from various empires gathered in the Liva Empire, but our Princess Berni can't let go of anyone in her heart. I can't let her marry anyone else...if someone forces her to marry,
She will commit suicide." Cohen said calmly: "I am waiting for further news to come."
"This is not what I expected. It might be a fierce fight." Haiert was a little worried, "But boss, are you sure it's in another empire?"
"Whether you are sure or not, you have to do it. At worst, I will steal Princess Berni and leave. It's not like I haven't robbed her before."
Cohen shook his head and said: "She... is Fichet's fiancée."
"Boss." Helter stuttered for the first time, "His Majesty Fichet has..."
"I know, I won't explain anything to you now." Cohen smiled heartily, "We'll talk about this later." (To be continued)