The current capital of the empire is not so much like a gentle town full of family happiness, but more like a large military camp ready for action. Especially at night, when the night slowly wraps up, taking away the gorgeous and soft scenery in the city.
After all the locations were hidden, the true face of the city was completely exposed - on the city walls, on the streets, and in the buildings, whether sitting, lying or walking, there were soldiers wearing various uniforms. Occasionally, there were one or two exceptions, which also belonged to the
Department serving the military.
Without the burden of civilian women and children, without the hustle and bustle of businessmen and scholars, this is a giant military fortress that is extremely pure. It is like a ferocious beast, quietly lurking at the dividing line with the intention of choosing people to devour.
On the main traffic road, a large net is spread around the guard, and the sharp claws are shining brightly in the moonlight. Once it jumps out, it will be far more brutal than those in border cities or major military towns.
There was an unprecedented scale of war around the Sibia Empire. A group of elite troops were gradually transferred back from the southern and northern war zones. Except for a symbolic station on the outskirts of the Holy Capital, the rest of the troops entered the military zone near the city.
The legion directly commanded by Shi Yan defends Youshuang Palace, the Royal Guards are responsible for the urban area of Dacheng, the Imperial Guards protect the suburbs of Dacheng, and the mobile legions transferred back from the northern war zone are stationed in more peripheral areas...
These troops formed a well-defined defense line, closely guarding things that most people didn't know about. Regardless of generals or soldiers, they only knew that they were protecting His Majesty the Emperor, because those traitors with ulterior motives inside and outside the empire had always been there.
I have never given up my plot against His Majesty, especially now, when the empire is about to be overflowing with wealth.
Three hundred and fifty steps away from the palace wall of Youshuang Palace is the Imperial City City Defense Joint Command Headquarters. This is a huge, three-diamond-shaped gray-white building. From the map, it looks like a regular three-dimensional building.
The wing windmill even has a handle pulled out from the intersection of the wind and wings - it is a straight road leading directly to Youshuang Palace.
Because it is so close to the palace, in ordinary people's perception, it looks like a part of the palace.
Since it was officially put into use, the lighting in the joint command building has not been interrupted. At any time, there is a steady stream of officers running around the three gates. They carefully connect each room on the five floors with each other from far and near.
Liaise with the military.
The three branches of the Guards, the Guards, and the Regular Army are each entrenched in one wing of this strange building. They are divided into five parts: logistics, training, liaison, staff, and operations, occupying corresponding floors. The three wings of the building are divided into five parts.
The junction is the center of the joint command headquarters, where a tall circular building stands. Each floor is a large office hall, which is used as the joint command hall for various departments of the three armies. The hall on the fifth floor naturally becomes the highest command of the three armies.
The official's office.
To put it simply, this is the dedicated office space for Cohen, Moya, Helter and others.
Except for specific people, those who are qualified to enter here must first have appropriate military rank and position, not too high or too low; and also have an unusually close relationship with His Majesty the Emperor. Otherwise, they can only enter the Joint Command Headquarters.
Go to the underground cell for a big meal.
The hall is very wide, with no windows around it. Where curtains are usually hung, they are replaced by Cohen's royal flag and military flags. There is a large sand table in the center of the hall, and dozens of desks are placed along the wall.
, but no one was sitting there busy at this time... In the entire hall, there were only a few generals standing by the sand table. Under the bright lights, the hall was silent.
Lieutenant General Moya, commander of the Northern Theater Command, Lieutenant General Helter, commander of the Guards, Major General Mafa, commander of the Liaison Department, and Chief Military Judge Jack. It can be said that those standing in this hall are all the most influential in the imperial military system.
characters. The topic that can make them silent at the same time is not that heavy when you think about it.
"Frankly speaking, we had some preparations for what happened today. But no one, including Cohen, expected that things would happen so fast and that the person who came was of such a high level." For a long time,
, Moya broke the silence with a low voice: "Although it is the Dark Demon Clan's eldest princess, Frigg Isabant, who is coming, and she is using an advent ritual that we cannot resist, but this is not
It does not constitute a reason for us to avoid our mistakes."
"I agree with this. Even if Cohen did not expect that a similar situation would happen in advance, the Liaison Department should have a minimum estimate and come up with several sets of countermeasures." Mafa, who looked a little tired, nodded calmly.
admitted: "This is the fault of the Liaison Department. I have ordered them to analyze it all night. At dawn, a preliminary countermeasure should be sent up."
"Although the Demon Clan Princess was perfunctory by Cohen today, her arrival in the city in this way cannot be taken lightly, and her impact on the army and even the empire cannot be taken lightly, especially when the empire has admitted a considerable number of former demon residents.
This incident is more likely to affect Cohen's prestige." Heldt took over the conversation, and there was no usual impatience in his words. He didn't even use a curse word: "I have asked some people, especially those in my family, about their impressions.
, the advent ceremony of the dark demon princess level is quite rare, and every time it will bring about a huge storm, because there are cases where this kind of thing can destroy the country."
"The situation is more serious than we thought before, so the top priority is to block all relevant information." Although Moya's voice was still so low, he remained absolutely calm from beginning to end: "Before Cohen comes up with a better way,
We want to ensure that this matter does not spread too widely. But we are only controlling the scope and depth. We cannot completely kill it with a stick, or... Cohen will want to use this matter to do something else."
"This is a bit strange. Can this kind of thing be used to make a fuss?" The military judge was a little confused: "I think strict control is the safest way. If the source exists, there will be too many variables."
"Not necessarily, because this matter is not over yet. Cohen has told us that Frigg Isabant will come again. Then, the next development of the matter will only be in two situations, one is beneficial to us,
The second is that it is not good for us." Mafa explained: "So we must also have two plans. If the result is not good for us, then we must try our best to eliminate the impact. On the contrary, we must speak loudly and talk to everyone.
, do our best to attack the prestige of the dark demon clan."
"However, this time the opponent is the unreasonable Dark Demon Clan Princess. Cohen will definitely have a hard time dealing with it, right?" Jack's eyebrows showed some worry: "Although everyone pretended to be fine at the time,
But Cohen even canceled the big dinner today...I guess he also feels a little bit in trouble."
"Of course Cohen is responsible for this kind of thing, because he is the only one in the country who can take on this important task. We are only responsible for part of it, just to make his burden less." Moya explained first, and then asked Mafa
: "How are the troops doing after hearing the news? Are there any rumors?"
"When something like this happens, of course there will be all kinds of comments and speculations in the army. Basically, what we are using now is the strategy of using rumors to fight rumors." Mafa sighed: "For those troops who are not at the scene, we arrange
People were spreading news about abnormal weather, magic experiments held at the Imperial Academy of Magic, etc. We had several other statements about the troops who appeared on the scene at that time... such as His Majesty the Emperor's romantic affair, etc. Fortunately, the demon who appeared in front of everyone
It will be women, and there is a huge market for this argument."
"This is all we can do at the moment. Our preparations have not been able to keep up with the rapid development of the matter. The promotion of ordinary demons has only reached the level of special monsters, and some troops have just been exposed to the level of demon generals."
"Where are the officers?" Heldt, who had been silent all this time, asked, "Where are the generals? And where are the civil servants in the city?"
"Later today, the emergency secret order we jointly issued has reached the hands of every general. According to the feedback, the generals above the brigadier general are still very calm. The situation of ordinary officers is similar.
There weren’t many unfavorable remarks from the civil servants, at least no one took advantage of this matter to cause trouble.” Mafa replied: “Firstly, everyone is very loyal to Cohen, and secondly, we are lucky enough to come here today.
They belong to the Dark Demon Clan, and most of us grew up in divine or boundary areas, so we are naturally immune to the power of the Dark Demon Clan..."
"What you said reminds me that what happened today has sounded the alarm for us. Our preparations for the dark demons have lagged behind. I am afraid that our preparations for... are also in danger of not keeping up with the development of the situation." Moya pointed with his finger.
Pointing to the north: "Since the Dark Demon Tribe does not follow the rules, we cannot expect that things will follow the rules here, so we must make preparations in advance!"
Moya's words immediately raised the seriousness of the situation a lot. Yes, just the arrival of the Dark Demon Tribe has made things so complicated. If the Light Protoss came to intervene again, wouldn't it be a big change?
"Should we activate the emergency plan? The situation does not seem to be that critical." Haiert replied: "We still have some military preparations, but they are only just in case. If we use them rashly, the outcome will only be a life-and-death situation."
"It's not that serious. Military is a last resort and should not be used until we are at odds with each other." Moya smiled slightly: "At least for now, the biggest deterrent to us from the dark demons is actually their unclear attitude.
According to Cohen, rewards are a good thing, but advent rituals are a bad thing; it is normal for the Dark Demon Temple to demand the return of a special province, but it is crazy to demand the right to move throughout Sbia... These factors combine
Together, do you feel anything unusual?"
"The first thing I felt was that Cohen was being roasted on the fire by the dark demons..." the military judge said: "Then I felt that the dark demons were doing things in such a big way. In addition to targeting us, they were also targeting a certain direction.
There's a provocation in it."
"Yes, you answered it well." Lieutenant General Moya nodded: "Then the party that is provoked will definitely respond. For now, it is unlikely that they will have a direct conflict with the dark demons. It is most likely
It is also putting Cohen on the fire... Therefore, military preparations should not be too advanced, but publicity should be stepped up... However... everyone still needs to come up with ideas on how to publicize it."
"Directly targeting the Light Protoss for trivial propaganda?" Mafa shook his head: "Cohen's previous idea was to create an incident that would damage the prestige of the Protoss, and use this as an opportunity to carry out trivial propaganda. If there was no such incident,
, this propaganda is too difficult, and once implemented, it will set off a storm, which is very dangerous."
"In this case, I'd better go to the palace and ask Cohen about this matter later. I'm sure he will have a more thorough consideration." Moya saw that everyone couldn't think of a better way for a while, so he had to ask this question.
Let's put it aside for a moment: "But everyone should be prepared in their hearts. The God of Light may come soon... maybe it will also be an arrival."
"I have an idea. Is it suitable?" The military judge's eyes lit up: "If the Light Gods also take action, then the situation will turn into the kind of muddy water state that Cohen likes and is best at... as long as
If Cohen can combine their demands, then their plan to use Sbia to confront each other will fail, and it may even turn into a direct confrontation..."
"You are right in your idea!" Haiert looked happy and reached out to pat the military judge on the shoulder: "If this step can be achieved, even if they have not suffered substantial damage, the damage to Cohen and Sibia will be serious.
It will become very small...Moya, this is a very good opinion, you should tell Cohen as soon as possible."
"I will go after the meeting." Moya nodded cautiously and looked at Mafa and Jack: "In the next few days, the situation may change. Everyone must pay close attention to the changes in the army. If something bad happens,
If there are signs of this, the Military Justice Department will deal with it immediately!"
"Understood!" The two nodded in agreement.
"In short, this is not a pleasant period. Let's grit our teeth!" Haiert smiled at the two of them, revealing a strong sense of heroism in his words: "All our efforts will one day bear fruit.
!”
"This is Dicheng, Dicheng! It's a place where mortals wait for the gods and demons to come, and it's where we wait for the generals of the gods and demons!" After a pause, Moya ended the meeting with this sentence: "Yes, we are mortals, but
We are not mediocre people, let alone people who only shrink back when things happen! We have endured for several years, humans have endured for thousands of years, and Bis continent has endured for tens of thousands of years, just to wait for that day to come! When the gods and demons understand everything, they will eat
What they get can only be the bitter pill we gave them!” (To be continued)