Because the handle has been missing for a long time and has been in the enemy camp, this experience is very troublesome. In order to save him, his friends and superiors spent a lot of brainpower - of course, if the handle is suspected of surrendering to the enemy, any
No one's pleas will be effective, but a man who cuts off the head of Ulysses' eldest grandson is obviously not a traitor.
The request for defense was sent to Dicheng through several channels. The military law, intelligence, combat merit evaluation system, and the Dicheng left-over offices of several front armies all received the news at the same time. Then, the information and items related to the hilt began to be collected and sent to the General Department.
, if everything goes well, this matter will be sent to the Military Justice Department, and in the hands of the elite military judges at the headquarters, the handle of the knife will be dealt with in the most just manner.
But what happened next obviously exceeded everyone's expectations - less than a day after the knife handle was sent to the northern theater, he received an order to be directly escorted to the city, and the order said it was "temporarily returned to the General Staff for placement."
Temporarily returned to the General Staff Headquarters and resettled?
This is how Ulysses was treated when he was captured. Could it be said that... However, because of cheating on their military uniforms, Lieutenant Krell, Second Lieutenant Furnace, and the military judge at the time were each given sixty military sticks and ordered to
After the war, they were imprisoned for three months. When they were beaten and questioned repeatedly, they didn't know what was going on, but as long as they could help the hilt, they were still happy.
But what happened?
Senior generals have access to a wide range of resources, which causes them to have a different vision and perspective from junior officers when they look at a matter. Therefore, when deciding how to handle the knife handle incident, it really arouses the high attention of superiors and plays the most critical role.
The thing that works is not Adler's head, nor the dramatic experience of the handle, but the essence stone of the forest - Major Adler, at best, he is just a mid-level enemy officer. The second lieutenant of the handle is just countless loyal soldiers.
One of the Biya soldiers.
Their matters can be properly handled by the departments under the General Staff Department.
But because of this essence stone, the knife handle was involved in a big incident. The whole thing passed through the hands of brigadier generals, major generals and even lieutenant generals, and was handed over layer by layer, and gradually became heavier. Even the General Staff Officer, His Excellency
Even with a file as thick as a book, I feel uncomfortable handling it without permission - this big incident contains many top secrets and inside stories, as well as irreparable regrets.
Measured by the standards of an ordinary person, this rough and even rough tribal jewelry does not actually have much practical value. Although the forest essence stone is rare, it is far from the level of preciousness. However, it is this piece of forest essence stone inlaid with
The dark iron block, together with the rag outside soaked with sweat and blood, were now placed on a unique and precious tray and presented to the most powerful person in the continent.
It is still scarlet mottled wrapping cloth, still dark iron, and still white stone.
Under the solemn and sad gazes of others, the heavy-faced Cohen Keda stretched out his hand and lightly wiped the surface of the Essence Stone with his fingertips. After a long silence, he asked: "Is this the Essence Stone?"
"That's it." The person who solved Cohen's confusion at this time was actually the general staff officer who was too busy with the war. "Please allow me to introduce this tragic experience."
After Cohen nodded, he spoke in a low voice: "A few days before the zero hour of the war, Brigadier General Chatai, who was following the operations of the First Front Army in Dacheng, handed over this essence stone, which symbolizes friendship and blessings in tribal tradition.
It was given to Brigadier General Sridhar of the Liaison Department and asked to pass it on to Major General Maru who was waiting in the city. He also included a few words - from these sentences, we can feel that Brigadier General Chatai is facing the most serious situation.
A dangerous challenge, in fact, he was determined to sneak into the enemy's high-level."
"Because the Liaison Department had a new task assigned, the night before zero hour of the war, Brigadier General Slida handed over this essence stone to Brigadier General Roman, commander of the First Front Army in Dicheng, and asked Roman to hand it over on his behalf. But he did not expect a transfer order.
, Roman went directly to the front line of the Southern War Zone and failed to return to Waiting City, so before the battle with the Southern Treaty Merchant Group, he entrusted the Essence Stone to a noble widow who retreated to Waiting City. She was Mrs. Fulan Sisuo.
.”
"However, Mrs. Fulan Xisuo's return journey was not peaceful. She was in danger several times. The last time she was attacked by the war zone reconnaissance team of the Southern Treaty Merchant Group. At the critical moment, she could only hand over the Essence Stone to the most powerful attendant.
take away."
"Fu Lan Xisuo? How is she?"
"Unfortunately, Mrs. Fulan Xisuo was captured by the Southern Merchant Regiment and was taken to the Dark Demon Palace Reform Camp in the Erina Empire. The Liaison Department has determined her location and the rescue started early this morning. It should be successful now," Carlos said.
The answer was, "Her attendant was seriously injured and died after handing the Essence Stone to a border army logistics officer. The location was in a valley six hundred miles west of Huayu Gorge."
"This logistics officer retreated through waterways, but due to some strange combination of circumstances, he failed to reach the waiting city. Instead, he arrived at Major General Scindia's army and fought two blocking battles. In the end, he was seriously injured and fell behind. Before he died, he entrusted the essence stone to
A scout from the Thirty-Six Tribes who participated in the search and rescue. Due to the overall strategic arrangement of our army, the scout's unit boarded a naval transport ship... Finally, the Essence Stone circled around the northern theater before being sent to
In the hands of this sacrificed intelligence officer... we found the previous messenger of the intelligence officer. He was a war history scribe, and he recorded the names of everyone in front of him."
"From the time Brigadier General Chatai handed over this essence stone to the second time it arrived at the riverside post, it took a total of fifty-six days, during which it was passed on by seventeen people. Among them were soldiers, generals, civilians, and nobles...
…It passed through two war zones in the north and south, and experienced forty-three battles, large and small. The process can be said to be difficult and magnificent.”
"The information we can find so far shows that among all the seventeen transmitters, sixteen have faced the enemy head-on, fourteen have directly participated in battles, five have died in the line of duty, two have been disabled, and three have disappeared. But in
So far, no one has surrendered."
"Although the thing is inconspicuous, it is very heavy!" Cohen said with a bit of sadness in his tone, "He...does he know about the death of the tree man in the line of duty?"
"The tree man is of a very high level, of course he doesn't know it yet. It will take at least two days for him to come back with the information."
"Explain this to him personally." Cohen said, "But how does the handle know about this essence stone?"
"On the eve of zero hour of the war, when Brigadier General Slida entrusted Brigadier General Roman, the handle was present. He was the commander of the Clark River Post at the time." Carlos replied, "What a pity, it is precisely because of the presence of Second Lieutenant handle that this difficult situation
The extremely difficult transmission was not interrupted by Adler, and Brigadier General Chatai's thoughts were finally able to reach the city."
"The essence stone is not only a witness to the friendship between Chatai, but also a witness to this war. It can be said that it is the hope of victory and the vision for the future for all of them." Cohen covered the forest essence stone with his palm, "This essence stone
Shi was lucky and finally arrived at the city. But how many essence stones were lost in the war? How many of the only hopes and emotions were interrupted by the war? Our soldiers... This is a fortune that only belongs to Sibia.
A precious treasure that will not fade with time!"
"So, several ministries jointly requested to build a forest essence stone monument to keep our ambitions alive!"
"There will be a place to commemorate, but the monument is not appropriate... Remember the dead and be kind to the living. For those who have passed on the Essence Stone, you have to arrange for people to find them and bring them back safely." Those present noticed Cohen.
The look on his face clearly showed that he was moved by something he had not shown for a long time. But this expression lasted only a short time. The next moment, he asked about another thing: "The grandson of Ulysses is confirmed to be dead."
Already?"
"We are sure." Carlos nodded, "Adler fled with fifty-three people, and in the end twenty or so people died at the Clark River outpost. He himself was first pierced through the chest with a medium-sized crossbow arrow by Lieutenant Knife-hilt...
"
"Didn't you say that the knife handle was mixed with him? Where did the medium-sized crossbow arrows come from?"
"The outpost was scrapped, but Lieutenant Knife Hilt was reluctant to throw it away and put it outside for practice. Unexpectedly, he dug it out and performed meritorious service in the end." Carlos said, "Then Lieutenant Knife Hilt read out the execution order and beheaded Adler.
head—to give him back to Ulysses?”
"I'll give him a shit!" Cohen smiled coldly, "If someone builds a monument at the riverside post, I'll use this grandson as the foundation."
"Yes! Then Lieutenant Daohil... we announced that he was killed in the line of duty before, and he was still hanging around in the enemy camp for a while."
"Facts are facts, don't worry about it. Review, promotion, reward, everything is in accordance with the rules." Cohen stood up and said with a smile, "This hilt is really a lucky guy. The little second lieutenant has experienced a lot of ups and downs.
.”
"Yes, Second Lieutenant Knife Hilt is a competent soldier. He has organized many blockades and guerrilla warfare before, and rescued many people, including half of the wounded soldiers' camp and a military school." Carlos is used to Cohen's curve and favoritism.
He was planning to do the same trick, so he struck while the iron was hot and said, "The person who worked with the handle before has also been found. His name is Vic Benson, and he is a traveling judge of the Ministry of the Interior. The Benson family committed treason in the early stages of the war, but
Vic himself did not surrender, and most of the precious records he brought back with his life can be used to identify loyalists and traitors - at the cost of a narrow escape and the destruction of his eyes."
"Vic, Victory, what a name!" Cohen glanced at Carlos and was secretly amused, "These two guys are a perfect match, so let them work together, and allocate the manpower they brought before. You
Look, what position should I arrange?"
"They are not considered to be commanding talents, but they each have their own talents. It is better to do inspections and pursuits. But these eyes..."
"The eyes are not a problem. We will send him back to Feilin, along with the wounded who have enough merit, to find something for the four gods to do." Cohen, who grabbed Carlos' tail, was very generous, "I said
, have you thought about how to fight the next battle?"
"The staff has already made a plan." Carlos nodded, obviously having a comprehensive plan for the war and a plan in mind, "We launched a counterattack on the thirty-fifth day of the war, and showed a brand new strategic situation on the thirty-eighth day.
.As of today, we have continued the tie-up operation for eleven days. During this period, most of the Northern Merchant Regiment has been separated by us and trapped in the combat zone and cannot move. The elite strength of the Southern Merchant Regiment has shrunk.
Lurking, and even taking the initiative to cut off from the forces on the surface."
"Your two opponents are very smart." Cohen knew the battle situation very well without looking at the map. "They have made a lot of preparations."
"But they failed to grasp the key... let alone know that the main purpose of our implementation of the tie-down operation was to gain time. Half a month is enough for our outflanking troops to be in place." Carlos's words were full of confidence, "
The southern war zone has the tree people's intelligence as the main clue. They can't hide for long. Now we are just waiting for another piece of intelligence to be obtained. It is expected that the tie-up operation will be over within three days. We will withdraw all scattered troops and let the enemy
The army spontaneously completed the final assembly, and then captured them all in one fell swoop!"
"What are the estimated casualties?" Cohen was not worried about the specific course of the war at all.
"In the decisive stage, our side may suffer about 30,000 casualties, and the enemy's casualties will be fifteen times." Carlos replied, "In the clean-up stage, based on the actual conditions of the empires of the Northern and Southern Alliances, our casualties will be reduced to a minimum.
Yes, but the process may take a little longer... After all, there are still forces like the Seven-Colored Heart Brotherhood that need to be eliminated, and our understanding of them is not deep enough."
"Don't underestimate the Rat Club. I'll allocate some manpower to you." Cohen thought for a while, "It's not good to have too many casualties. Let's make an opening."
"Okay, we can accept the surrender of ordinary soldiers." Carlos thought for a moment before nodding in agreement. Everyone else present understood that this was not because the general staff wanted to go against Cohen's wishes, but that he was planning for future rule.
"But sir... aren't you short on manpower? Although the false god has been defeated, he still needs to use all his energy in the next crusade, right?"
"They have been training and screening for the past ten days, but combat requires talent. You want a clerk who has been playing with pens for half his life to copy and kill people? Don't be ridiculous! Not to mention those noble uncles.
You don't even know what they are doing these days..." Speaking of this, Cohen couldn't help but shake his head, "There are nearly 100,000 people. It would be good if half of them can fight against the false gods in the end. Rather than being no better or worse on this battlefield,
, it would be more meaningful to send him to your side to do things."
"Of course the general staff welcomes elites with superior combat capabilities! But are you willing to use them on ordinary battlefields?" Carlos is still quite taboo about the Four Gods and the Mother Goddess. The reason is very simple.
The methods of the Four Gods have exceeded his expectations - after the Mother Goddess's resurrection, the power of the Four Gods has made a qualitative leap, and they have also demonstrated it through some channels.
"Yes, we need the reputation of righteousness to use these people." Cohen seemed to have thought of a way, "In this way, you can take this essence stone to the four gods now and pass on the story and the handle of the knife.
Tell them the story from beginning to end. Tell them that this is a reflection of this war. If you want to avoid more tragedies like this, you must end the war as soon as possible."
"Sir, I don't think I can convince them with my eloquence..." Carlos was a little unsure. He looked at Cohen with sadness in his eyes.
"You are overthinking. Who can say that you will be able to convince them?" Cohen said with a smile, "There is such a thing, you specially made a special trip to explain it, and you also brought very convincing props... What is this? This is
Attitude! They’ll understand.”
"But what if they don't understand?" Carlos exclaimed, "Of course, I mean what if..."
"Then you're done." Cohen looked at Carlos maliciously, "Do you think that after becoming successful and famous, General Staff Officer Sbia was beaten with a black cloth in the toilet, stripped naked, and hung upside down? Others want to see it.
I still need to buy tickets, is it fun?"
"I'll tell you right now!" Carlos didn't dare to make any answer. He picked up the Essence Stone and ran away. The generals and servants around him also immediately dispersed - just kidding, since that day, it was as if the chains that tied him suddenly
After disappearing, Cohen's character returned to his true nature with a "swish" sound. It was almost the same as when he first ascended the throne as emperor, and everyone was already running away.
In the past, in the Holy City, whenever His Majesty Cohen spoke or acted out of line, there were still Mr. and Mrs. Weiss and Dean Lorenzo who could suppress him. But now, it’s good, no one can control whatever he does. In fact, it’s not like no one has tried hard.
Leiden Lorenzo was like a father. He once gave advice, but was framed by someone. He got drunk, put on women's clothes and threw him in a small garden...
And people who have been wronged can't complain. You can't go out and shout that the great and wise mortal is a scourge in the city, right? So everyone tolerated it and tried not to meet each other.
However, Cohen is not the only one acting ridiculously these days. (To be continued)