Chapter 127 Chaos, ask for a monthly ticket) (Repair)
The extent of Grand Duke Borg's injury has been kept secret, but anyone with a discerning eye can see that he is not going to die soon. This can be seen from the reactions of his two heirs.
Baron Patram led the troops stationed in the Bastille and rushed back to Solo City at starry night. On the third day, he announced to the public that Archduke Borg appointed him as the temporary supreme commander of the Manyu Army, with the power to coordinate all the Manyu Army.
The power of the army, all lords and nobles in the territory should obey its dispatch, appoint General Christopher as commander, assemble the army, and encircle and suppress the slave rebels.
Patram was obviously talking to himself in doing this, and there were very few lords and nobles willing to obey his orders.
Compared to the sophisticated Archduke Borg, Patram was too young after all, and had not been taken seriously before. In the past year, he had been stationed in Bastille, holding tens of thousands of troops, directly controlling trade with the Eternal Night Army, and drawing up support for himself.
I have a few connections, but they are all unreliable connections.
Waiting for the critical moment to stand in line, everyone pretended to be crazy and prepared to sit on the mountain and watch the fight between tigers and tigers. They waited until Manyu's army returned to the territory with the honorary first heir.
Fortunately, Angie Beina's alliance with him was sincere and without any compromise. The four direct legions of the Phelan family controlled by General Christopher were on his side.
When Patram found out that Archduke Borg's most loyal old dog, General Christopher, turned out to be Angie Beina's man, his expression at that moment was as wonderful as it could be.
Because not long ago, he had been planning with his number one think tank Conrad to betray Angie Beina in exchange for General Christopher's loyalty, and had already leaked the information to him.
There is no doubt that this news has reached Angie Beina, and I don't know how they are laughing at him behind his back.
During the alliance talks with Angie Beina, Patram felt like he was suffering from embarrassment.
Fortunately, shamelessness is the first magical skill that the noble nobles started to practice after they started to understand. Patram is not a master of magical skills, but can be regarded as a small skill. Quan pretended that this matter did not happen, but why did he become furious with Condra afterwards?
It is not known to outsiders, but since then, the relationship between the two has been far less close than before.
The strength of the alliance between Patram and Angie Beina is quite considerable. The direct troops alone are as many as 30,000, plus the miscellaneous auxiliary troops and the private armies of some small nobles who are in favor of the enemy.
It is not a problem to rush up and recruit some farmers to form an army of 100,000.
It's just that Patram's acting style is far less majestic than that of Archduke Borg. He exudes a petty attitude from the inside out. Half of the 100,000 troops are stationed in Solo City, euphemistically called to prevent the slave rebels from attacking.
The slave rebel army rushed out from here. Those who can cause harm have already caused enough harm. Those who can rebel with them have already joined them. If they fight back, there will be no profit at all, unless they are strong enough to do so.
Occupy this place permanently.
Although the slave rebel army is unprecedentedly powerful, it is relatively strong and is far from reaching this level. Moreover, Starbuck and Dixon are not fools and will not easily let their team become a target.
Although Solo City cannot be said to be the city that the slave rebels will least attack, the probability of attacking it is relatively low.
Throwing 50,000 troops here is a waste.
The remaining 50,000 troops did not take the initiative to fight against the slave rebels. Instead, they dispersed around Soluo City to fight against the autumn wind, specifically looking for trouble for those stragglers. Naturally, they were unfavorable. Hundreds of miles around Soluo City were occupied by them.
The sweep was very clean.
Those small townspeople and farmers did not have such long-term vision. They only knew that they were safe. They praised Patram one by one, and the public opinion in a small area skyrocketed. This greatly satisfied Patram's strong vanity.
If he hadn't been shocked to hear the news about his eldest brother, Viscount Philip, Patram's dream of becoming a duke would never have come true.
The first-in-line heir to the long-departed Manyu Army returned in a stunning way.
Philip led the Manyu army and the famous golden camel heavy cavalry. In less than two weeks, he ran 1,500 kilometers and appeared at the back of the slave rebels who were attacking a viscount castle like a magic weapon descending from the sky.
To put it in the words of the Viscount who was rescued from danger, just when the castle's defense was in danger and could be breached at any time and plunged into catastrophe, Viscount Philip, with his golden camel riding on his back, carried the sunset on the west mountain like a ray of light.
The golden torrent is unstoppable.
The seemingly endless army of slave rebels fell in pieces under their scimitars, like wheat under a farmer's sickle.
When the setting sun completely set, the originally arrogant slave rebel army collapsed into an army and scurried around the wilderness like ants on a hot pot.
Philip led his golden camel heavy cavalry to pursue the victory, just like driving pigs. He drove them for dozens of miles and failed to kill the enemy. In the end, because the horse was exhausted, he stopped chasing and died.
The number of heavy golden camels that were lost was no more than a few dozen.
The old Viscount said frankly that if he were a girl, he would definitely fall in love with Viscount Philip at that moment.
Although it was only a branch of the slave rebel army with only ten thousand people that was defeated by Viscount Philip, it was not the main force led by Starbuck and Dixon.
However, in the overall situation of decline and defeat, Viscount Philip brought this glorious victory with more than less, which was like a shot in the arm, making the nobles and nobles excited.
Some people who originally looked down upon Viscount Philippe's strong character like his father have also changed their views and rhetoric.
"The leader of the Manyu Army is in the midst of a crisis that has never been seen in a century. He needs a leader who is responsible and capable, like a young and strong lion. There is no doubt that Viscount Philip is such a person. Only he can become the new Grand Duke of Manyu.
, can lead us to defeat these despicable slaves, restore stability to the military leader Manyu, and lead us to new glory."
"Viscount Philip is the orthodox and legitimate first-in-line heir to Commander Manyu. Before he came back, it was understandable that Baron Patram served as the interim supreme commander. Now he is the true legal heir to Commander Manyu.
Now that he has returned, Patram should abdicate and make way for others, and gather the effective forces led by Manyu Army under the same banner to safeguard the safety and rights of all lords and nobles, and to annihilate the slave rebels as the top priority."
"The title of the temporary supreme commander of Baron Patram is not justified. They want to elect a highly respected lord and noble to meet with Archduke Borg in person to discuss the successor. If Baron Patram continues to obstruct it,
, they will question Baron Patram’s intentions.”
For a time, Viscount Philip's reputation among the Manyu Army Commanders was in full swing, especially among the anxious nobles. He was even touted as the savior of the Manyu Army Leaders. Only he and his golden camel heavy cavalry,
Only then can the entire army be saved from the fire and water.
"Look, look what these old bastards said? They almost boasted about a trivial victory to the sky. Isn't he known as the Young Lion of Manyu? Isn't the Golden Camel Heavy Cavalry led by him known as the Young Lion?
Is Manyu the first rider? Why not attack the main force led by Starbuck and Dikron? If he can defeat the main force, I will immediately hand over the throne of the Grand Duke without saying a word. This insidious guy, those who advocate
His bastards are all in tandem with him."
The new owner of Faerûn Castle, Baron Patram, was furious. His face was originally fair and feminine, but now it was even greener with a hint of black.
Faerûn Castle seems to have a magical power, and every owner will become irritable and moody after staying in it.
The only difference is that this effect is fast or slow.
It took twenty years to influence Archduke Borg, but it took less than two weeks to change Patram. The character flaws that Archduke Borg had in his later period were transferred intact to him and became worse.
Patram has several more negative emotions than Archduke Borg - lack of confidence, suspicion, and mental weakness.
This is directly related to the fact that he is not in the right position now. Coupled with his not-so-strong psychological quality, it is normal for him to have such emotions.
All of this invisibly contributed to the growth of negative emotions in his heart. In just two weeks, five maids and waitresses were dragged out with cold bodies. The frequency was more than ten times that of Archduke Borg.
Now in Faerûn Castle, everyone seems to have a death scythe hanging above their heads. They are like turtle doves in the autumn wind, curled up in a ball, wishing to disappear from Patram's sight forever. If there is the slightest movement, everyone is like a frightened rabbit.
Run as far as you can.
Viscount Philip's strong return made Baron Patram even more upset.
Among ten people, there will be one genius, one fool, and eight ordinary people.
Viscount Philip is the genius among these ten people, and he is also the top one. The entire young people in the Manyu Army live under his shadow.
At the age of fourteen, he had already become a knight.
At the age of sixteen, he became a captain in the Golden Camel Heavy Cavalry.
At the age of eighteen, he led the Golden Camel Heavy Cavalry to suppress the rebellion. He mounted a horse-mounted battalion and defeated a regiment of rebels with a team of Golden Camel Heavy Cavalry.
At the age of twenty, he became a Grand Knight and one of the captains of the Golden Camel Heavy Cavalry. He replaced Archduke Borg and led the Manyu Army in the north and south. Whenever there was turmoil, he would be there.
Known for his iron-fisted approach, he has gained the reputation of being a nurturing young lion.
At the age of twenty-three, he became the commander of the Golden Camel Heavy Cavalry, leading three thousand Golden Camel Heavy Cavalry to assist in the defense and garrison of Broken Mouth Blood Castle.
Since then, every year, great and small achievements will be reported back to Manyu's military leaders, either fighting bloody battles when the Odin orcs went south to fight the autumn wind, or taking the initiative to annihilate the Odin orc tribe and beheading hundreds of people.
His position of viscount was not awarded by the Manyu Army, but by the Lancelot royal family based on his military exploits. The viscount fiefdom was not in the Manyu Army, but in the Urras Basin in the Asia Minor plain. It was not large in area and also
It covers an area of dozens of square kilometers.
However, in recent years, the Lancelot royal family has become more and more strict about granting land rewards. Especially under the iron-fisted rule of Princess Regent Sophie Lina, they have used various means to reclaim and collect land rights, and the number of rewards is even rarer.
The same centralization of power, Princess Regent Sophie Lina did much more gently and skillfully than Grand Duke Borg. She did not directly seize land from the lords and nobles, but through the exchange of interests such as minerals and special management rights.
in exchange for land.
Not only will those nobles and nobles not suffer any loss, they will even make a profit at a cheaper price.
But from a country's perspective, the immediate benefits are far less beneficial than holding the land in one's own hands.
Not to mention that Baron Philip is also the first-in-line heir of other Grand Dukes, so it is even more difficult to receive such a reward, which is a disguised proof of how great his contribution to the Broken Blood Castle is.
In other words, Philip is a royal viscount and a baron of the Manyu military commander, possessing a relatively rare double title.
During the five years of assisting in the defense and garrison of the Broken Blood Fort, Philip rarely returned to Manyu's army. However, as the honors were passed back, his reputation also increased, and his title as the first heir was never shaken.
Although Grand Duke Borg has not expressed it openly, he is still quite satisfied with his eldest son who has earned a lot of face for himself.
In comparison, Patram is just one of eight ordinary people out of ten. He has neither excellent cultivation talent nor the strategic vision to control the overall situation, nor rich experience.
Being able to take power only happened in the past year. He did not rely purely on his own ability, but on choosing a general. Archduke Berg needed someone he could trust to garrison Bastille. Ability was not important. The most important thing was his last name.
A pig with the last name of Phelan could also sit in that position.
In other words, if he didn't bear the name of the Phelan family, he would be lost to everyone.
Growing up, not only Patram, but also several other heirs of the Phelan family have lived in Philip's shadow, and some have given up completely, such as the third heir Selt and the fourth heir.
Heir Bartley.
When they were a little sensible at the age of twelve or thirteen, they knew that they had no hope of winning over Philip, so they indulged themselves and hung out with a group of dandies, playing tricks on each other and showing off.
When Selt, the third heir in line, was sixteen years old, in order to win the favor of a beauty, he dueled with a lord's son and was accidentally stabbed to death with a sword.
Bartley, the fourth heir, wanted to play the hunter game on a whim and lost his life in the mountains.
Now there is only one Patram left to compete with Philip.
In the eyes of outsiders, Patram used to be a man who was involved in romantic affairs and had little desire for power. It wasn't until Conrad, an ambitious young man, was beside him and he was bewitched by him that he became a man of power.
Little by little, Patram's desire to fight for power was aroused.
Is this really the case?
Maybe it was before, but after taking control of a certain amount of power and tasting the taste of standing at the pinnacle of power, is Patlem still in the same state of mind as before?
I'm afraid it's not inevitable, because humans are the most fickle creatures in the world, and power, money and beauty are often the biggest inducements.
Patram's mind is not a strong one, so how can he resist?
It is precisely because you care that you worry about gains and losses.
"If you continue to make mistakes, you will suffer chaos." The petite Angie Beina, with a maturity that does not match her slightly immature face, "I have already had the idea, and if you have not taken action, who can you blame?"