"Hey, if you didn't tell me, I would have forgotten this. I heard that the lord of the Yongye Army is very young, similar to little Sophia Liya, and has never been married. If little Sophia Liya marries him, what will happen to us?
Not a family? Can’t we share good things?”
"You sold little Sophia Liya just for these extraneous things? Doesn't your conscience hurt?"
"What does it mean to sell little Sophia Liya? Little Sophia Liya is not married yet, aren't you anxious? If she were an ordinary family, she would be the mother of five or six children at her current age.
The longer it takes, the fewer men are suitable for her. Now that one has appeared, of course she must hold on tightly."
"Okay, stop talking. The more you talk, the more absurd it becomes. This is a military meeting, not discussing marriage leave, nor is it about dividing the spoils among bandits." General Esmond waved his hand and put a stop to the discussion, "Your Majesty
, I’m afraid it’s not appropriate to leave the Broken Mouth Blood Castle at this time, right?”
Archduke Cedric shook his head and said: "It doesn't matter, within a year and a half, this war will not develop into a full-scale war. No matter how weak the East Odin Empire is, it will not be broken to pieces with a single poke. Before that,
This is not the best time for us to intervene in this war, but it is to blackmail those bastards, otherwise we will get involved in the war and have no time to pay attention to them."
Esmond lowered his head and thought, this is also the reason.
It's useless to talk about morality and reason with those bastards in the south. I have the belief to defend the Broken Mouth Blood Castle to the death, but they don't think they have it. This may not be a good method.
Moreover, if you want to intervene in this war, you can't do it without sufficient logistical supplies. Isn't this the biggest tragedy of this group of soldiers? If they want to fight a big war, they have to go out and beg for help.
"When your Majesty goes south, why don't you bring back Arnold? Such a large-scale war cannot be without his spear." Esmond suggested cautiously.
"Don't talk to me about this bastard. If I catch him, I'll be the first to break his legs." Archduke Cedric slammed the table and said with an angry face, "This bastard ran away after causing trouble."
, where can I put this old face? How will I face my brother after I die?"
"Arnold did go a bit too far this time." Esmond cleared his throat and said in agreement, "That kind of running away before was an out-and-out cowardly behavior, which has ruined our lives.
The family's face is just a matter of one code. The war is very important right now. When the war is over, I will personally escort him to marry Lady Margaret."
While Esmond was persuading, he winked at General Pedro. This was the best time. If he didn't convince the old man now, he would have no chance in the future.
Although General Pedro did not want to get involved in the family affairs of the Strachey family, he had to say that Arnold, that war madman, was indeed a member of the Broken Mouth Blood Cavalry. With him and without him, it was completely different.
If Ci really fully intervened in the war between the two Odin empires, he might have to rely on the other party's crazy momentum.
After a slight hesitation, General Pedro also followed up with a tactful admonishment: "Your Majesty, this kind of thing is ultimately consensual between you and me. General Arnold's temper has not changed for a day or two. Lady Margaret is willing to have a relationship with him."
, you should be prepared to face this situation."
"What? Are you still defending him now? Could it be that I was wrong?" Archduke Cedric's eyes widened with anger, as if he would pour his anger on General Pedro.
General Pedro shook his head repeatedly and said: "I have no intention of defending him. I just want to say that things have happened. What we are thinking about now is how to solve the problem. If General Arnold does not come back for a day, Margaret
The wife has to hang on. Once the child is born, it will not look good on the reputation of the two families. It is better to find a way to get them married. When they have a family and children, they will have worries, so it might not be a bad idea.
Let Arnold take heart."
"With his virtues as a libertine, he would stop for the sake of a child?" Archduke Cedric snorted, obviously not believing that Arnold could make changes so easily, but after all, his anger was not as strong as before.
The reason why Archduke Cedric is so angry is that Arnold has lost the face of the Strachey family this time. After all, what happened to him is not big or small.
Although Lady Margaret was married, her husband had been killed in the war for many years and she had been a widow. Being together with Arnold was not too immoral.
What annoyed Archduke Cedric the most was that Lady Margaret's husband had been with him for many years and died in battle because of one of his wrong orders.
Archduke Cedric always felt that he was ashamed of his family. He usually took good care of his family, but it turned out that his son took care of the widowed young lady in bed, and even ran to him with a big belly to urge her to marry him. His old face
Suddenly there was nowhere to put it.
In addition, Arnold had too many bad habits in the past, and among his many sons, he was always the one whom Archduke Cedric valued the most. He loved and blamed him deeply, and in anger, he wanted to punish him severely.
As a result, no one was found at all, and Arnold escaped early.
I don’t know whether I am afraid of facing the wrath of Archduke Cedric or the pressure from Mrs. Sugritte to marry me.
Regardless of the reason, one thing is certain that his irresponsible behavior completely annoyed Archduke Cedric, who valued responsibility above all else.
For a long time, no one in the Broken Mouth Blood Castle dared to mention the name Arnold, for fear of offending the tyrant.
But the ability and reliability that Arnold showed on the court are obvious to all.
The war is coming, and everyone prefers to have this lucky young god of war in charge.
"Where is that bastard now?" Although Archduke Cedric did not explicitly say that he wanted to spare Arnold, asking this question undoubtedly softened his attitude a lot.
"The last time he appeared was at Little Sophia's place. However, after being questioned by Little Sophia for a while, he showed his timidity and ran away after not staying for a long time. The last time he appeared was at Anjibeina City led by Manyu Army.
, no one has seen him since. There are only two possibilities to avoid our sight, one is to go to sea by boat, and the other is to enter the territory of the Evernight Army." General Esmond said nothing.
He replied without hesitation, "Judging from his appearance in Angibena City, it is more likely that he went to the latter."
"Are you sure?" Archduke Cedric was not satisfied with General Esmond's ambiguous answer.
"There is a 90% chance that he has the best relationship with little Sophia Liya. They usually exchange letters. In recent years, he has shown a strong interest in the new rising power in the Andes Mountains, especially Yong Ye.
The military leader actually used a new weapon to win over the Kingsley family who used the battle artifact and the Commons family who used the dragon warship to join forces. He would definitely find out what happened, especially the manufacturing method of the new weapon. He
If you don't get it, it won't be Arnold." General Esmond said with a smile, "If Arnold can come up with this new weapon manufacturing method, it will be regarded as a failure."
"Nonsense!" Archduke Cedric didn't like it and was angry.
The opponent's abnormal reaction made General Esmond stunned for a moment, and he said doubtfully: "Your Majesty has seen the power of this new weapon. If it can be used on a large scale, it will definitely greatly increase the combat effectiveness of our Broken Blood Fort. If we can do it,
Returning to the recipe is definitely a good thing, why is this nonsense?"
"The leader of the Yongye Army is now a staunch ally of little Sophia Liya. Little Sophia Liya has been trying every means to get the black powder formula. In the past, due to confidentiality reasons, she never let go. Since the end of the war with the Kingsley family,
Everyone in the world has seen the power of black gunpowder and started to think of ways to reverse it. The young lord is not so tight-lipped. With little Sophia's methods, it is not difficult to get it." Archduke Cedric added.
He slapped the table loudly and said, "What secret means did Arnold use to obtain something that could obviously be obtained through trade? Once discovered by the other party, how do you want me to explain it? How do you want little Sophia Liya to explain it? Honestly
,How much do you know about this matter?"
This time it was General Esmond's turn to be dumbfounded. After hesitating for a few seconds, he finally dared not hide it: "According to the tip, the information Arnold inquired about in Anjibeina City was all about the merchant ship led by the Yongye Army. I miss him.
I want to enter the Eternal Night Army through this method."
"What do you want me to say about you? Why didn't you report this matter to me immediately?" Archduke Cedric asked through gritted teeth.
General Esdemund opened his mouth, but couldn't answer for a long time. He couldn't say, old man, you were angry at the time. Whoever dared to tell you the news about Arnold, you were in a hurry. You couldn't tell him.
"Forget it, you don't have to worry about this matter." Archduke Cedric waved his hands. He knew that he was also responsible for this matter, so he shouldn't let that little bastard Arnold run around. In just six months, he has not yet
Do you know how many bastards he left for the Strachey family outside?
Why did Strachey, a family that inherited and founded its family in the name of knights, have such a freak?
Archduke Cedric, who was upset by Arnold's news, was not in the mood to continue this military meeting. He made a decision: "All rangers will cancel their rotation and let me go out. Not only keep an eye on those in the Theoddin Empire."
Don’t let go of every move of the big tribes, including those of the Eastern Odin Empire. General Esmond will still follow up on this matter, especially the two royal courts. I want to know their precise garrison points every month.”
"As you command, Your Majesty." General Esmond said in a loud voice.
"The defense of Broken Blood Castle will be left to you, General Pedro. I want every soldier and every war horse to be in optimal condition, every weapon to be polished to the sharpest point, and every piece of armor to be in perfect condition."
They are all maintained to be the strongest and can attack at any time.”
"Yes, Your Majesty." General Pedro stood up and accepted the order.
"General Yaswes, I will leave the mobilization of military supplies to you. I don't care what method you use, but you must raise at least three months' worth of rations for an army of 200,000 people."
"Yes, Your Majesty." The general with a slightly depressed expression responded. He didn't know whether he was born like this or was worried about the impossible task arranged by Archduke Cedric. But at this time, even if he couldn't complete it, he couldn't.
Saying no, I just hope that Archduke Cedric will be more helpful when he goes south this time and come back with more supplies.
"General Castle, General Austro-Alliance, I leave it to you to patrol the Eastern Front Border and the Western Front Border. I want to ensure that those soldiers have not slacked off because they have not been in war for these years, and can respond to my call-up orders at any time.
."
"Yes, Your Majesty." The two young generals stood up at the same time to accept the order.
"As for you two." Archduke Cedric did not forget that there were two temporary members at this military meeting. "You will go south with me and still temporarily command the original rangers. I will give you a week to adjust to your condition.
Wait for my orders at any time."
"Yes, Your Majesty." Captain Yales and Captain Southall, who had been restless, stood up at the same time to accept the order.
"Perform the mission." Archduke Cedric waved his hand.
After the generals of Broken Mouth Blood Castle performed a military salute, they left one after another. Only General Esmond remained at the end and had not left yet.
"Is there anything else?" Archduke Cedric looked up at his eldest son.
General Esmond hesitated slightly and said: "I don't know what my father wants to do, but it is somewhat inappropriate to promote a soldier in such an unusual way, especially when he is planning to take him with him. After all, he has just grown up.
Come back to the grassland."
In private, the relationship between General Esmond and Archduke Cedric was no longer so official.
"Even if he has a problem, it will be a problem on the prairie. If I take them to the south now, there will be no problem. As for the special promotion, I have not considered this issue for the time being. I will talk about it after I come back from the south."
Archduke Cedric smiled and replied, "Don't worry, even if something goes wrong for a small team leader, he still can't escape the palm of my hand. You are not that old yet."
"It's good that father has an idea." General Esmond nodded and said, "When will father prepare to set off south?"
"It can be as fast as one week, as slow as two weeks, and at the latest it will not be more than three weeks." Archduke Cedric sighed lightly, "We are also racing against time. There is news from Valesta that little Sophie
Lea is ready to let go and push Prince Laurie to the stage."
"So early?" General Esmond was shocked, "Isn't it still a year and a half before Prince Laurie officially comes of age?"
Regent Princess Sofilia is the biggest supporter of Broken Mouth Blood Castle. If she steps down, their life will be even more difficult.
Not only was Sophilia close enough to them, but also because she grew up in the Broken Mouth Blood Castle and had even personally traveled to the prairie with Archduke Cedric, so she was very aware of the threat posed by the Odin Orcs to the Byron Alliance.
When Prince Laurie comes to power, everything will be unknown.
Not only is the young prince's temperament unpredictable, but also because he is more susceptible to the influence of other members of the Lancelot royal family.
If possible, Broken Mouth Blood Castle would like Sophilia to sit in this position forever.
"Little Sophia Liya must have her own considerations for doing this, but this is a situation we will have to face sooner or later, just sooner or later." Archduke Cedric was obviously more open-minded than General Esmond, "This is not good for us.
It’s not all bad, at least we can get to know the young prince in advance. If something goes wrong, little Sophia can still deal with it and buy us more preparation time.”
"So, my father's trip is not only to settle accounts with the lords and nobles, but also for the new king?" Esmond said with understanding.
It seems that the changes in the Theodin Empire are just coincidental. Regardless of whether this happened or not, just based on the news of the new king, Archduke Cedric will make a trip to Valesta.
"That's right." Archduke Cedric nodded and said, "Marrying with the royal family and ensuring that the royal family has the blood of the Strachey family is the key to maintaining stability in the entire north. Your sister Ariel gave birth to the previous generation.
The problem can only be found in the new generation, so that Jennifer and Beverly can prepare themselves and go to the royal capital with me."
"Jennifer and Beverly?" General Esmond said with a somewhat embarrassed look on his face: "Jennifer has the blood of Odin orcs, and Beverly is only twelve years old this year. I'm afraid they are not suitable, right?"
Jennifer is the granddaughter of General Esmond, and Beverly is the youngest daughter of Archduke Cedric's third son.
Archduke Cedric sighed helplessly: "The two of them are already the closest in age, and Jennifer should be the most suitable candidate. However, there are always so many short-sighted people in the world who interfere with it, so Beverly can only be used as a backup.
Choice, this is their responsibility when they are born into the Strachey family."
General Esmond could only respond in silence. His unique identity of being a mixed race might have caused him trouble when he was young, but it no longer does.
Just like what Archduke Cedric told himself when he was a child, what kind of person you want to be is not determined by birth and blood, but by who you want to be.
General Esmond can now say to all the questioning eyes that he has become the person he wants to be. He is not ashamed of his bloodline, but proud of it. With this unique bloodline, he has completed
Tasks that ordinary people have not accomplished.
As the unique group of mixed-race people in Broken Blood Castle gradually increased and made unique contributions, those rough men no longer looked at them as aliens.