Before dawn, the majestic city of Osgilia was still asleep and never woke up, and this heroic city on the mainland, the most prosperous city of miracles, seemed to be still asleep.
The street was deserted, and occasionally a cool breeze blew, startling a shivering wild dog in the corner, and the crystal looked up and looked around, then leaned over into a nearby garbage heap.
The road was deserted, the huge streets were deserted, except for the occasional city defense patrol, shivering in the cold wind, and as they walked, the frozen armor clanged, and the hot breath in the mouths of the soldiers turned into a white mist, cursing in their hearts about the damn weather.
Indeed, compared to previous years, this year's early spring was surprisingly cold.
Osgiliari is still peaceful, the nobles and rich people are drunk and dying, and the war last year seems to be far, far away from everyone, anyway, there are always two or three battles with the Odin every once in a while, which seems to have long been accustomed to the Byzantines.
Because the Byzantines have a deep-rooted concept: no matter what, with the strong national power of the Byzantine Empire, no matter how fierce the barbarians of the Odin are, it is absolutely impossible to really defeat us.
This view was very popular among the upper echelons of the Byzantine Empire, and even many scholars of the empire held the idea that even if the Odin people took advantage of the battlefield for a while, they did not destroy the strength of the Byzantine Empire.
Byzantium has a population of tens of millions, the population base is several times that of the Odin, and the land area is even more vast, although the territory of the Odin people is also very vast, but most of them are ice and snow in the north, and the real arable land is much less than that of Byzantium, and the Odin people are known for their barbarism, and they are far inferior to Byzantium in terms of comprehensive national strength and civilization.
Based on this point of view, the occasional war, victory or defeat, does not seem to matter so much.
In the upper echelons of the empire, everyone has more things that seem to be more worthy of attention.
The warlord party is busy fighting with the royal family for power, trying to force the royal family to make concessions and cut out more administrative districts to set up new military districts, while the royal family is busy fighting with those bigwigs in the military department.
The aristocracy was busy arguing with the Senate, and repeatedly demanded that the Senate be simply outlawed and replaced by the Noble Council in order to obtain a higher political status.
And in the past few days, there is no doubt that the top and bottom of Yanjing have been paying attention to the health of His Majesty Supreme in the palace.
The current emperor of the empire, His Majesty Kantos, the Spear Great, has been very ill in recent days.
The bitter cold of early spring was the most difficult for an old man like him, who was riddled with illness.
In fact, since that spring hunting, His Majesty's health has not been very good, it seems that the indulgence in the hunting ground, to his already sick body has added a lot of burden, His Majesty has not been able to get better after returning to the palace, I heard that the recent food has become more and more scarce, the court medical officer has repeatedly asked His Majesty to quit drinking, but the heroic Cantos the Great has not been able to do it.
According to some news in the court, I heard that the emperor vomited blood two days ago, the entanglement of illness, coupled with the severe cold of early spring, some old injuries left by the emperor in his early years of Wu Rongma's career broke out together, and it is said that he was in a coma for a day, and after the palace medical officer conducted a consultation for the emperor, I heard that when he left, the faces of several palace medical officers were very sad.
Many sensitive-minded people can't help but speculate: I'm afraid, it's time for the change of imperial power again Just when everyone thought that Emperor Kantos was dead, in those days, even the prime minister and ministers kept going into the palace to visit His Majesty's illness, and Mr.
Cavishir, who was most trusted by His Majesty, simply moved into the palace to live, and Juncker, the leader of the Night Forest, the most loyal dead soldier of the emperor who made the upper nobles of the empire talk about it, the notorious butcher, guarded Kantos the Great inch by inch, and even near the palace where the emperor lived, all the original Imperial Forest Army had been replaced.
It's time, it's time, everyone has such a thought in their hearts, the old man who has ruled the empire for decades should have come to the end of his life's path.
But as a result, something happened that surprised everyone.
The emperor was seriously ill and finally summoned His Royal Highness Crown Prince Garcia, and when the father and son met, the emperor also summoned the imperial prime minister and the Duke of Minas and several other important ministers, but that meeting turned out to be a farce.
I heard that the emperor originally planned to pass on the throne, but I don't know what happened, after His Majesty saw the crown prince, he suddenly became furious, and scolded the crown prince in front of several bigwigs.
It is said that His Majesty the Emperor actually scolded the crown prince in front of the prime minister and the Duke of Minas and others, and the focus of the accusation was mainly on the private life of the crown prince.
And His Majesty was furious as he spoke, sat up from the sickbed, grabbed a candlestick at the head of the bed and smashed it on his face, and the crown prince knelt at the head of the bed, and was hit on the forehead by the metal candlestick on the spot, and immediately bled profusely.
Seeing such a scene, the prime minister, the Duke of Minas, and the ministers were all stunned, so they hurriedly went up to persuade them.
And the crown prince himself knelt there silently, letting the blood flow on his face and staining his collar red, this always silent and rigorous His Royal Highness did not seem to have any reaction, and there seemed to be no expression of annoyance and shame, still the same indifferent and silent expression that had not changed for many years, silently took out a silk scarf and wiped the blood, and then knelt there without saying a word.
He is like a dough, no matter how His Majesty kneades it, there is no reflection.
As a crown prince, he is weak to such an extent that many ministers can't help but sigh in their hearts.
With such a tough figure as Emperor Kantos, he was almost overwhelmed by the warlord henchmen of the military department, and after replacing the feminine and cowardly His Royal Highness Garcia in the future, I am afraid that I don't know how to let those warlord henchmen be arrogant That night, according to unreliable news rumors, it is said that after the crown prince and the ministers retired, His Majesty the Emperor coughed up three bowls of blood on the sickbed, which frightened the emperor's close attendants, and quickly reconvened the crown prince and ministers who had gone home.
At that time, everyone thought in their hearts that His Majesty might not be able to do it this time, according to the usual tradition, the ministers waited outside His Majesty's dormitory until dawn, and even the Prime Minister was already silently thinking in his heart about how the emperor's funeral and the coronation ceremony of the new emperor should be carried out, and even sent someone to notify His Majesty the Pope overnight to wake up His Majesty the Pope in his sleep, so as to deal with the emperor's death at any time.
But at this time, a miracle happened.
After waiting all night in the cold night, at dawn, Emperor Kantos miraculously got better When His Majesty summoned the ministers again, his complexion was noticeably better, and although he still coughed occasionally, his face was no longer so gray and frightening.
And soon, in just two days, His Majesty was able to get out of bed again, he seemed to have suddenly recovered the kind of health of the past, and even took the time to review the performance of the Imperial Forest Army of the Imperial Palace, some people said that His Majesty walked like flying, and he didn't need to be supported by anyone when he got on the horse, and he also rode a horse and ran a few laps in the horse farm of the palace.
However, after reviewing the performance of the Imperial Guards, His Majesty seemed to be very dissatisfied with the training of the Imperial Guards, and on the same day, he revoked the position of commander of the Imperial Guards and demoted the commander of the Imperial Guards who was loyal to the royal family to the local army to be a miscellaneous general.
Subsequently, the emperor ordered that a flag regiment be drawn from the Osgilian City Guard to be incorporated into the Imperial Forest Army, and a flag regiment from the Sixth Corps of the Central Standing Army, that is, the old unit of the Rabbit Ruhr, to be transferred to the Osgilia City Guard.
Such a transfer immediately aroused the sensitivity of the military department, but thinking of the emperor's poor health, every generation of emperors would make some similar transfers when they finally handed over power before their deaths to stabilize the imperial power, so the military department still endured it silently and did not obstruct it.
However, it was the emperor's subsequent order that caused everyone to be in an uproar.
Emperor Kantos ordered Crown Prince Garcia to be sent to the 13th Corps to train him to serve as an observer, and then ordered him not to delay and take up his post as soon as he received the order.
The decision to throw the dignified Imperial Crown Prince into the Thirteenth Corps, the most bitter and dangerous among the imperial troops, immediately shocked everyone Traditionally, even if the emperor wants to let his successor have a little training, although he has also been sent to the army to cultivate his knowledge of military strategy, he will try to choose some relatively safe places, such as the city guard, or choose a place in the standing army that is closer to Yanjing to experience it.
But the 13th Corps, the famous Rhodria Corps, although it is the first iron army of the empire, but the synonym of this iron army is: dangerous, harsh, and extremely casualty rate Moreover, after the Great War of Odin, Ruhl took over the Rhodrian Cavalry Regiment, which is currently stationed in the northeastern frontier of the empire, where the conditions are very difficult, but the people are strong, and His Majesty ordered that Ruhl be allowed to recruit troops on the spot to make up for the soldiers lost in the last war.
Moreover, that place is not far from the wildfire field to the north, and in the event of a renewed battle with the Odin, then the Rhodria cavalry regiment will undoubtedly rush to the battlefield as soon as possible Serving as an observer in the Rhodría Cavalry Regiment was not a good choice Some people may think: If there is going to be a war, then just recall the crown prince immediately, and there will be no danger to know, the order to send the crown prince down is a big fanfare that is explicitly announced, and everyone knows about it, but if there is a war, the crown prince is called back, then this face will be lost, not to mention anything else, a cowardly and withdrawn evaluation, you will never want to get rid of being the emperor, how can you harm your successor so much What's more, the timing of the experience is not right If it was usual, it would be nothing to leave the crown prince down for training.
But the problem is that now the old emperor is seriously ill, although his body has suddenly recovered a lot recently, but to say a big disrespectful word, who can guarantee that this is not the last return to the light, in case the old emperor suddenly kicks his legs, then the crown prince is on the border of the empire, far away from Yanjing, and when the time comes, the handover of the throne will not be guaranteed At such a time, it is very unwise to let the crown prince out If it is changed to another country or another dynasty, I am afraid that the emperor will toss the crown prince so much, then everyone will definitely think that the emperor is dissatisfied with the crown prince and wants to set up another prince But the problem is, Cantos the Great, is such a son For this order, the prime minister and other ministers of the empire tried hard to persuade the emperor for a day, but Kantos the Great was determined and unwavering.
However, the crown prince himself, after receiving the order, did not resist, packed his bags on the same day, went to the military headquarters to get the official document of appointment, and went out of the north of the city with a team of guards on the same day, without even entering the palace to see his father.
Many people think that the crown prince is only afraid that he will go away in a negative mood In any case, the crown prince left Osgilia very quickly, and Emperor Cantos swept away his previous illness, appeared in front of his ministers every day in high spirits, and issued sixteen orders in one breath in three days.
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These sixteen orders were mainly aimed at the rearmament of the Imperial Central Standing Corps after this war, especially during the war, the Second Corps and the Ninth Corps that were defeated by Hasting's raid were rebuilt, and the Emperor ordered that the backbone of the Imperial City Guard be transferred to the Second and Ninth Corps, and then a group of graduates from the Imperial Academy were transferred to serve as low-level officers.
As for the selection of the general of the corps, the emperor and the bigwigs of the military department fought back and forth several times, and finally made a compromise with each other.
He was transferred to Sosia, the flag officer of the 1st Banner Regiment of the 13th Corps, and served as the general of the 2nd Corps Butler, the flag officer of the Fourth Banner Regiment of the 13th Corps, was transferred to appoint the general of the Ninth Corps These two candidates were sworn by the royal family to the death, and after a few days of tough resistance from the military department, the emperor made a compromise in other aspects: the original three counties in the south of the empire were transferred from the imperial administrative region to the nearby Tema Military Region Three counties, in exchange for the position of the general of the two corps, it is difficult to say who won this confrontation, the royal family and the military department.
But no matter what, after this series of orders was given, everyone set their eyes on one person Adric Many people were surprised to find that after this series of appointments, the biggest beneficiary was actually the new imperial vice minister You must know that Adrick has been in the 13th Corps for nine years, and it can be said that he has won the hearts of the army This time, two flag officers were transferred from the 13th Corps and promoted to generals in other corps The new generals of the 2nd and 9th Corps were all Adric's old subordinates, so that his influence in the army was greatly increased in the future In addition, the 13th Corps was originally his old unit, although Ruhl took over the position of general, but how can the influence of nine years be easily eliminated, and Ruhl himself is not a person who likes to abuse power.
With Adrick's nine years in the 13th Corps, no one in the corps thinks of him In this way, the empire has a total of thirteen standing corps, and there are already three corps, which can be counted as Adric's subordinates Even in the upper echelons of the empire, there was an opinion that in the Imperial Circle, after the original Duke of Minas line, in the next ten years, a new "Adric line" would be born.
Of course, Calculating this "Adric line", many people also included Char, because Char used to be Adric's personal soldier and was also from the 13th Corps, and after he became the commander of the armament of a county, he was naturally counted as Adric's descendant.
Many people have commented that His Majesty is deliberately cultivating Adric.
After all, although the Duke of Minas is influential, the Duke is old after all, and no one knows how many years the patriarch in the imperial team will live.
His Majesty now relies on the influence of the Duke of Minas to keep the army at bay, but once the Duke of Minas is gone, a new heavyweight will be needed to take the role of the Duke of Minas.
There is no doubt that Adric, who was born in the Eagle family, has outstanding military achievements, and is loyal to the Empire, and has a clear distinction from the warlord party, is a very suitable candidate.
But some people think that the emperor is just afraid that he is old and confused Adric had many benefits, but he was not suited to take the place of Duke of Minas The greatest usefulness of the existence of the Duke of Minas is actually mainly due to his deterrence of the warlord party This veteran of the army has countless people in the army, and even many people in the warlord party have served under the old duke, no matter how the warlord party and the royal family fight, but they have always maintained three points of respect for the Duke of Minas.
And the biggest role of the duke is to act as a lubricant for both sides every time the royal family and the warlord party are too fierce, so as to keep the overall situation of the empire stable.
And there is no doubt that Adric does not have such a role, this general surname is too strong, and the warlord party can be said to be intolerable, His Majesty cultivated him so much, although he values his prestige and military exploits, but ignores his relationship with the warlord party, I am afraid that after such a tough figure takes the position, not only can not lubricate the relationship between the royal family and the warlord party, but will add fuel to the fire For a while, there was a storm in the upper echelons of the empire, and many people were carefully observing the situation.
He held a sweet potato in his hand, chewed it hard, spit out the dregs, sat in the tent, and put a pair of fat thighs on the case with a big grin.
"Fuck, it's foolish to say that the emperor is always confused, I think these guys who say this are confused."
Ruhl spoke of the emperor very unscrupulously, but the flag-bearers of the Thirteenth Corps in the big tent did not have the slightest discoloration.
After all, the tradition of the Thirteenth Corps is to be arrogant and arrogant since Ruhr took office, and everyone's original impression of him was: this guy is too fucking cunning, and too fucking capable of running But I didn't expect that after Ruhr came, he swept away the cunning and scoundrel appearance before, and changed into a domineering and iron-blooded image.
Moreover, the Emperor ordered Sosia and Butler to be transferred from the Thirteenth Corps, and Ruhl was very grateful.
In this matter, he can also be regarded as a benefit.
Although Sosia and Butler are both rare and excellent generals in the army, after all, both of them are Adric's old subordinates, and they have always been arrogant.
This kind of old qualification in the army, Ruhr is afraid that it will be difficult to subdue them, and it is difficult for the old qualification in the thirteenth corps like them to be suppressed by Ruhr.
And especially Sosia, this guy used to lead the Heavy Cavalry Banner Regiment in the Thirteenth Corps, which was the elite of the Thirteenth Corps, and he was also the person that Adric originally valued the most, and even Adric intended to replace him as the general of the Thirteenth Corps in the future.
But as a result, His Majesty ordered Adric to transfer away, but he sent this Ruhr fat man.
Up and down the 13th Corps, these veteran flag bearers may not be convinced.
Fortunately, in the last battle, Ruhr's troops and the 13th Corps fought together, which was considered to be some friendship, which did not cause any public opposition below.
It's just that people like Sosya, who were originally the future generals of the Thirteenth Corps, were naturally disappointed in their hearts.
His Majesty ordered him to be transferred, and although Ruhl was distressed by the loss of an excellent cavalry general, he was also relieved.
In the last war, the commanders of the 13th Corps were originally several flag regiments, among which Fonnata of the original 3rd Banner Regiment was killed and martyred in the battle after the break.
And now that Sosia and the silver-haired man Butler have been transferred, and several veteran flag commanders have left most of them at once, it will be much less difficult for Ruhl to subdue this army in the future.
Today, he just sent away Sosia and Butler, a silver-haired man who received an order to be transferred, and the two old men of the Thirteenth Corps were not emotionally dissatisfied, after all, they jumped from the flag regiment level to the general level, and in the future, they would be regarded as the head of the army at the same level as Ruhr.
However, the two opened their hearts and had a deep talk with Ruhl, asking Ruer to lead the iron army of the Thirteenth Corps well, and not to fall into the military spirit of the Thirteenth Corps.
The two of them said frankly that everyone could see clearly these words transferred by Ruhr, and they had already understood that this rabbit general was actually not a straw bag, and he was indeed a capable person, but after all, he was good at escaping style, and he was a little incompatible with the military soul of the Thirteenth Corps, and everyone had a little more worries in their hearts.
After sending the two of them away at this moment, the fat man held a military discussion in the tent, and now he is left behind with his old henchmen who originally brought from the Sixth Corps, including several old men from the original Thirteenth Corps, who have also returned to Luer.
Ruhl unscrupulously commented on the emperor's recent practices, and sighed: "Who said that Your Majesty is old and confused, these recent actions make people feel awe-inspiring, but among them, I am afraid that it is more the wisdom of that old guy in Kavehill." ” After speaking, he paused and ordered: "All flag regiments prepare for it, let's prepare for the arrival of His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, Your Majesty sent the crown prince to us, which is the greatest trust in the Thirteenth Corps, everyone be careful, don't fall into the prestige of our Thirteenth Corps" After the order was given, everyone left, and Ruhl sat down heavily on the fur-padded chair, took a bite of the sweet potato, chewed it a few times, and his cheeks were bulging, and his expression looked a little hideous.
"Damn, this move is dangerous.
The emperor was only afraid that he was determined to openly act with the warlord party, so he took the opportunity to deliberately demote the crown prince to me, the thirteen corps has always been the most loyal troops to the empire, once His Majesty and the military department break up, then it may cause a rebellion and military disaster, Yanjing has become the most dangerous place, and the crown prince is sent to me, so that I can protect this future prince. ” After a pause, Ruhl threw away the sweet potato in his hand, walked quickly to the wall, and looked at the map above, his brow furrowed.
"Your Majesty, how are you going to do it, from the inside out, or from the outside in, once you break with the warlord party, those guys are not willing to sit still, but they are afraid that they will immediately turn against me, well, I have to be ready here, and I will raise troops at any time and go south to King Qin.
It's just that this place is the key to fucking, how did you make this place a military region in the first place, isn't it a shackle around your neck?"
The place pointed on the map is the Armenian Military District, which is immediately adjacent to the northern part of Yanjing Oorgillia This military region is rich in iron ore, famous for its armor soldiers, and most importantly, the geographical location is close to the Osgilia Yanjing Municipality from Armenia, if you march quickly, as long as you do not encounter obstacles, you can appear under the city of Yanjing Osgilia in two days Such an important force of the warlord party leans under the noses of the capital, and it is undoubtedly a sharp blade across the neck of the royal family After a pause, Ruhl suddenly laughed strangely.
"Observer, fucking observer last time it was Bonfret's dead rabbit who became an observer, and he also came down to the Thirteenth Corps, and that guy really became a dead rabbit.
Hmph, let the crown prince himself come this time, or should he be an observer to fuck, it's too unlucky" Thinking of this, Ruhl sighed, hesitated for a moment, and finally shouted: "Someone" Immediately outside the tent, a personal soldier who had given the order ran in.
"I ordered the Third Banner Regiment to immediately move south and camp a hundred miles south, and then let them move ten miles south for me every three days.
The herald straightened his back and saluted, but Ruhl seemed a little nervous, his eyes flashing, staring at the map on the wall.
The civil strife is about to start fucking, we are in chaos, the Odin people will definitely take advantage of the fire to rob Grandma Odin, Char, you kid, just in the northern frontier, as soon as the Odin people hit, you are the first stone under the iron hooves of the Odin haha, if you understand the truth, I am afraid that this kid will be angry and scold his mother.
Hmph, boy, whether you're a hero or a bear depends on how you perform in the future.
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