Chapter 358 Chapter 326 Northern Chaos (Part 1)

Just hearing this, Du Wei's heart trembled! reinforcements? The Roland Empire has 200,000 soldiers in the north!The Storm Legion is one of the four main battle legions of the empire. Whether it is excellent equipment or strong combat effectiveness, it is outstanding among the empire's armies!Two hundred thousand strong soldiers were placed at the southern end of the Frozen Forest. Although it was always said that it was to prevent monsters in the forest, it was also to prevent smuggling into the forest... In fact, there is another important role, which is to train soldiers! Only in that kind of difficult environment can a strong soldier be honed.

It's not that Du Wei has never seen the Stormtroopers.When he was first brought into the Frozen Forest by Gandolf in the white robe, he was at the sentry outside the forest and saw with his own eyes the soldiers of the Stormtroopers, naked in such a cold world of ice and snow. Upper body, standing in the snow, grabbing the snow to scrub the body... Such a scene once left a deep impression on Du Wei. With such sturdy warriors, the fighting power of the Storm Legion can be seen!On the way out of the Frozen Forest and heading south, General Andre led cavalry to look for him. That mighty and terrifying lineup could indeed be called the first-class strong soldiers of the empire!

Such a powerful Stormtrooper... actually... Are you going to ask for reinforcements? "Northern, what's the big mess?" Du Wei said in a deep voice, "With the strength of the Storm Legion, it can't be suppressed? Could it be... Frozen Forest, what..." General Andre's expression changed, he shook his head and said, "My lord, I'm sorry, I have no right to tell you these things. I have to report these situations directly to the high command when I arrive at the imperial capital. Your Highness..." Du Wei was anxious in his heart, but rolled his eyes, smiled, picked up the kettle on the table unhurriedly, poured a glass of water for General Andre, and said with a smile: "General Andre, of course I understand military discipline. After all, I am also born in the Luo Lin family. Don’t worry, I will not make things difficult for you. It’s just that this matter is very important, not just about your Storm Legion. My trip is also returning to the imperial capital, I think, There are some things that I might be able to help with."

Andre was about to say something, but he heard a gentle voice behind him laughing, "General Andre, our Lord Duke has absolutely no intention of spying on the military plane, besides, with our current status and status, such an important matter , the Prince Regent will definitely consult with the Duke. Speaking of which, after all, you are commanding the army abroad, and you don’t know much about the environment of the imperial capital. There are some things that cannot be expected to be purely business-like. If you have the help of the Duke, the matter It will be much easier." As soon as Andrea turned his head, he saw Rodriguez standing behind him. His expression changed, and the expressions of the cavalry around him suddenly became sharp.It turned out that Rodriguez came quietly behind him, so many people, but none of them noticed.

Andrea took a deep breath, and said slowly: "So it's Your Excellency 'Silver Sky Sword Saint'! Your Excellency Rodriguez, have you already joined Lord Tulip Duke?" Du Wei was stunned for a moment: "Yinxiao Sword Master?" Rodriguez smiled bitterly: "I don't know who gave me this weird nickname." It turned out that during the coup d'etat, after Rodriguez killed the chief warrior of the court with the strength of the holy rank, the silver cold light of the frosty grudge, together with Rodriguez's gesture of holding the beauty under the moon and looking at the world, spread to the mainland. up.

The strength of his holy rank naturally deserves the title of "Sword Master", and "Yin Xiao" just alludes to his gorgeous appearance when he displays his Frost Dou Qi. Rodriguez turned to the table, stood beside Du Wei, and said with a smile, "General Andre, long time no see. Speaking of which, you are much more tired than when we met last time." Paused After a while, he smiled again: "However, your cultivation base has increased by another level. When we met last time, you were still a sixth-level knight, right?" At this moment, the knight badge on General Andre's chest has become level seven.

Andre snorted, but said dejectedly: "I can make a breakthrough only with the guidance of your Sword Master Yinxiao." Hearing this, the two of them seem to know each other, and they probably even fought each other. Du Wei glanced at Rodriguez, and Rodriguez smiled and said, "Master Duke, do you still remember that I went to the northern frozen forest after the coup? At that time, before I entered the forest alone, I It was also a coincidence that I met the patrolling cavalry of the Storm Legion. The leader that time was actually General Andre. General Andre wanted to stop me from entering the forest, but unfortunately I didn't listen..."

Andre snorted angrily: "You don't need to be so polite. It was you and I who wanted to stop you at the beginning, but it turned out that you were not your opponent, and you were defeated in a few hits. You are a holy warrior. Continental Invincible, I am a little sixth-level knight, and there are only a few hundred cavalry around me, so I will definitely not be able to stop you. You are still polite, no one hurt me, I already miss you very much." Du Wei nodded, and then heard Rodriguez say: "General Andrea, I am doing it for your own good. Speaking of which, I still have some sincere respect for the soldiers of the Storm Legion. You are defending the border of the empire. I have really suffered a lot, and the soldiers in the Storm Legion are all good. Let me tell you..."

He glanced at Du Wei, who immediately agreed and nodded slightly. Rodriguez looked solemn, and continued: "General Andre, you are not in the imperial capital, so you don't know the current situation in the empire. I won't ask you what's going on in the north, but I'll just say that you asked for reinforcements... But where are the reinforcements?" Is it that simple? You probably don’t know it, but given the current situation of the empire, it may be extremely difficult to ask the central government to send reinforcements!” Andrea stared: "But the situation in the north!"

Rodriguez interrupted him and said: "There is something going on in the north, but is it peaceful in other places? Let's talk about the Northwest! You know what happened in the Northwest last year, right? The prairie people invaded, and twenty thousand The cavalry besieged the city of Giliat, and there was a big battle! To be honest, our Desa province suffered some losses at that time, but what happened later? Isn’t the peace talks hastily settled and peace is made!” Andrea nodded: "I know about this, it's written in the military's monthly residence newspaper." Rodriguez smiled: "But, it says that the Northwest Army repelled the prairie people, right? Hmph, although you are not in the imperial capital, don't you know what the situation of the Northwest Army is?"

Andre's expression changed, and a strange flash of light suddenly appeared in his eyes. "The situation at that time was actually that the Northwest Army colluded with the prairie people and let the prairie people enter the customs. We were caught off guard! And the guys from the Northwest Army also used the name of spring drills to besiege our capital with tens of thousands of troops. Our news does not allow us to have the opportunity to send reinforcements! If it weren't for our Duke Tulip's cleverness and clever strategy to break the situation, I am afraid that we would have lost that battle long ago! The northwest army is ambitious, and the prairie people are also ready to move At this time, the situation in the northwest is already very rotten. In such a situation, the emperor can send a single soldier over! You want reinforcements, but we want reinforcements in the northwest! But where will the reinforcements come from?" Rodriguez's last question left General Andre speechless. "The main battle legion of the empire, the Northwest Army will not be mentioned. It has become a separatist warlord. It is rare for them not to rebel. But other than that, what else can we expect? The legion in the south is defending thousands of miles in the southern swamp. Far away, and, to be honest, since the establishment of the navy in the empire, every time the navy has expanded, it has drawn manpower and soldiers from the southern army, just because the southerners are good at water, and the northerners are not good at water. During the reign of His Majesty the current emperor, the navy How many times has it been expanded? How many elite soldiers and strong generals have been transferred from the Southern Army? Later, the imperial military expenditures continued, and the recruitment of the Southern Army has been delayed. Now the Southern Army, how many percent Combat power? From my point of view, there is probably only an empty shelf left!" Andre was silent for a long time, before he sighed: "When it comes to military expenses, who is not like this! Even our Storm Legion, the arrears of military expenses are getting worse every year! It forces us generals who lead troops to Looking for money everywhere!" Du Wei suddenly remembered the gold selling cave outside the imperial capital. Isn't it the background of the military and used to raise military expenses? "That's it. You don't need to count on the Southern Legion. Are you counting on the Royal City Guards?" Rodriguez smiled and said: "The coup d'état the year before last, the Second Division of the Royal City was completely cleaned! Stay! Although the reserve army was recruited later, I don’t think I need to say how much combat power the recruits can have. What’s more, the imperial capital is located in the middle of the mainland, how far is it from the Northwest Army’s territory? Hmph, if it’s Kuai Ma If you march in a hurry, I am afraid that it will only take a few days before you can stand under the gate of the imperial capital! In such a situation, how could the regent dispatch the royal guards for you? Once the imperial capital's military strength is drawn too much, it will be difficult to protect Lu Gao in the northwest. I can't think of anything in my heart! But other than that, how can the empire have any troops that can fight? As for the local garrison... General Andre, let's not talk about the combat effectiveness of the local garrison, but the empire For thousands of years, have there been fewer private armies in the lands of the rich and nobles? Once the local garrison draws more, there is no guarantee that no ambitious people will take advantage of the opportunity! At that time, it will be two hundred years ago when the Augustinian Dynasty was established. That kind of continental melee state!" When Du Wei heard this, he couldn't help admiring in his heart... This Rodriguez, it seems that not only his martial arts skills are great, but his knowledge and mouth are also so good!As expected of a disciple of Lan Hai Sect! "So, the matter of asking for reinforcements..." Andre's face was filled with worry. "So I said, some things are not straightforward. You are not in the imperial capital, so you don't know what's going on in the imperial capital. Our Duke Tulip is currently the most trusted minister of the imperial regent, and he is the only one who can influence the regent's decision-making in many things! Said A word of impoliteness, even if it is ten words from today's prime minister, may not be as good as our lord duke. You have to go back to the imperial capital for military affairs this time, so you might as well talk to lord duke first, and see if he can help you It's... Besides, this is not a military leak, as long as the Duke returns to the imperial capital, what you report to the military headquarters, within a day, the regent will tell us all about the Duke." Andre weighed it in his mind. First of all, this is indeed not an extremely confidential military matter. Anyway, when he arrives in the imperial capital, the news will always spread. Secondly, this Duke of Tulip has indeed been extremely powerful in the past two years. I have heard of his reputation in the north. The little boy who I personally took out of the frozen forest at the time seems to be under one person now. An important minister above ten thousand people.Many people even bet that this young duke, less than twenty-five years old, will become the youngest prime minister in the history of the empire! (The current prime minister is an old man from the time of Augustine VI. Although the regent did not touch him, everyone knows that he has been emptied). If there is such a big person who can speak for me, maybe this time... General Andre sighed, his eyes were filled with worry, he finally slapped the table, and shouted: "Send a few brothers to guard the surrounding area, and no one else is allowed to approach, and clean up the lobby for me!" Immediately ten cavalrymen stood up, drove the hotel owner and waiters to the back, checked the lobby carefully, and left a few people guarding outside. After all this was done, General Andre gritted his teeth: "Your Excellency, just six days ago, you must have felt the abnormal movement of the earth's oscillation, right?" Six days ago, Du Wei counted the days, and it was the day when Bai Hechou and the Pope faced off at Cold Spring Pass! Then Andrea dipped his fingers in the water and drew a pattern on the table...