After a serious illness, I finally recovered, everyone has been waiting for a long time.
The naïve really played a big joke on me, the first big gift of the New Year in 2014 was to make me seriously ill, and I can only say: hehe "My only option is to keep this advantage in the city" In town The brilliant fireworks are still rendered in the black night sky, beautiful and gorgeous However, when people were surprised by the fireworks that were suddenly released in the middle of the night, only the people in the palace understood the significance of the fireworks at this moment For the emperor's side, it was a symbol of reinforcements, a symbol of victory, and a symbol of hope However, for the rebels on Hilo's side, this beautiful and brilliant firework is a desperate talisman It's only ten miles from the city.
A garrison barracks southeast of the city.
The barracks was originally used as a suburb for guest troops, or for the annual spring performance of the Praetorian Guards.
At this time, the barracks were full, and the guards of the royal city who had been replaced during the day had already filled the barracks.
In the same situation here, there is a military camp in the west of the city.
The Praetorian Guard of the Royal City is in the ranks of the Imperial Army, although it is known as a "legion".
However, the actual strength was not as large as that of a regular army.
As an army for garrison, only one city needs to be garrisoned, and obviously there is no need to maintain a large legion.
Therefore, the Wangcheng Guards, in terms of actual establishment, actually only had two full divisions.
In the imperial system, a fully staffed division was 20,000 people.
The two divisions, plus the auxiliary personnel such as logistics and baggage engineers, will not exceed 50,000.
This scale is much smaller than the other main battle legions of the empire are all on the scale of 100,000 people.
But after all, as the "Imperial Forest Army" of the garrison, in order to highlight the status, the title of the legion is still given, and the officers of the Wangcheng Guards have always been high-matched.
The corps commander even added the false title of deputy chief of the military department, although it was only a relatively low-ranking deputy chief.
For the sudden change of defense, the city defense will be handed over to a guest army, even if this guest army is recognized as the elite "Thunder God Whip" of the empire, the upper and lower ranks of the Wangcheng Guards are extremely unconvinced.
The order that the imperial decree was conveyed during the day, asking the army to change its defenses, hand over the city defense to Thor's whip, and that the entire Guards assemble and march out of the city and temporarily station them in the barracks outside the city, filled the army with a latent resentment and discontent.
But dissatisfaction is dissatisfaction, the imperial decree is issued, and the army deserves to be carried out to the letter.
Most of the soldiers of the Wangcheng Guards have always been selected from or near the good families.
The empire has been peaceful for a hundred years, and the people in the region have enjoyed peace and lived and worked in peace and contentment, which can be said to be the most direct beneficiaries of the empire's peace for a hundred years, so most of the royal city guards who were born in the region have a high loyalty to the royal family.
After the order to change the guard was issued, although the guards of the royal city did not dare to have any complaints against the emperor, this grievance was on the "Thunder God's Whip" who changed the guard.
As the "Imperial Forest Army" of the garrison, the Royal City Guards can be said to be a collection of thousands of favors, whether it is food or equipment, it is the first-class treatment among all the regular armies of the empire, second only to the real Imperial City Imperial Forest Army.
Even any of the latest and greatest equipment of the Imperial side is the first to be equipped by this royal city guard.
After all, garrisoning such a place is the top priority, and both military and political significance are the top priorities of the empire.
With this series of treatments, the Wangcheng Guards are naturally extremely high-spirited.
But suddenly an order was given to them to change their guards, and to hand over the defense area that symbolized the honor of an army to a foreign guest army, which was really equivalent to a slap in the face on the pride of the Wangcheng Guard.
Needless to say, after leaving the defense area and going to the barracks outside the city to be stationed, the morale of the army was also a little fluctuating, and under the strict pressure of officers at all levels, nothing happened.
But at this time, the entire royal city guards were like a flame hidden in their chests, and they were very impetuous, just a little bit.
Manstein, who was born in a traditional martial arts family, is not a first-class wealthy family, but it can also be regarded as a circle of descendants loyal to the royal family.
The forty-six-year-old Manstein was able to sit in the position of commander of the 2nd Division of the Wangcheng Guards because of his extraordinary military talent, let alone outstanding feats.
On the one hand, it is because of his inconspicuous family affairs.
Four generations of Manstein's family were from the imperial side, and three generations served in the Imperial Guard.
On the other hand, it is a "stable" word in his usual style As a high-ranking general in the Wangcheng Guard, you don't need to have any outstanding military strategy or outstanding military talent.
In this place, unless the empire encounters some major disaster, it is rare for the royal city guards to have the opportunity to fight on the front line.
The greatest significance of the existence of the Wangcheng Guards as a garrison military force lies in the safety of deterrence and protection.
In this context, as the commander of the Imperial City Guard, what you need most is not how good you are, but whether His Majesty the Emperor trusts you enough, and whether you yourself act steadily enough Manstein was a general who was known for his "stability".
Such a general, if he is placed on the front line, may be unqualified, he may not have outstanding military strategy and martial bravery, may not have the tactics and agility to adapt, may not be able to command a large-scale battle, but such a general to stay in a division leading the Wangcheng Guards, it is very suitable.
Manstein's biggest characteristic is loyalty to the royal familyAbsolute loyalty to the royal family For any imperial order from the palace, Manstein has always been an uncompromising execution, I have to say, he actually grasped the biggest element of being a city guard general: you may be able to discount the orders of the military department, you may not be appreciated by the military bosses.
But as long as you can gain the emperor's trust, then the position of the royal guards is as stable as a rock For example, once today's change of guard order was issued, the whole army was full of complaints, and even the first division of the Wangcheng Guards was in an uproar.
But Manstein's 2nd Division was completely different The general of the Second Division of the Wangcheng Guards Army, who took the lead in stabilizing words, after carefully screening and confirming the truth of this imperial decree, said nothing more He immediately gave the order for the whole army of the Second Division to assemble, and even personally ordered the troops to run one battalion after another, personally urging the army to assemble as quickly as possible, handing over the city defense, and then personally came forward to suppress the complaints in the army, and then pulled the team out of the city defense at the fastest speed and went to the designated military camp outside the city to station Manstein's trick is that as long as the emperor's order is sure to be true, then whatever the content of the order is, it will be carried out to the letter He also knew that his military strategic talent was really not outstanding among the generals of the same level in the imperial side, although he had also studied at the Imperial Affairs Academy in his early years, but even his former classmates and division commanders were not optimistic about this guy who was very mediocre in all aspects.
But Manstein understands one thing: as the commander of the Imperial Guard, His Majesty the Emperor does not need you to have a genius military strategy, how outstanding your military talent, and how good you are at maneuvering or even sitting in this position, you better not think too much In order to make the Emperor feel at ease, you had better be honest and be a knife in the hands of His Majesty the Emperor, and you will swing wherever His Majesty asks you to swing If a knife has too many ideas of its own, then how can His Majesty the Emperor rest assured of you It has to be said that Manstein has done an excellent job at this point over the years The emperor asked him to change his defense, and he changed his defense, asking him to give up the defense area and hand it over to Thor's whip, and he did so.
Let him gather his troops out of the city and station, and he will pull them out of the city.
Although Manstein was also puzzled and curious, he would never ask why As long as it is an order from His Majesty the Emperor, then you don't need to think about the "why" yourself, you just need to do the duty of a sword After pulling the entire 2nd Division to the barracks outside the city, Manstein dutifully supervised the stationing of his troops, and although he had no outstanding talents, he was very commendable for his steady conduct.
He even personally summoned the officers in the army and arranged for his subordinates to appease the morale of the army.
In the evening, Manstein personally patrolled the camp with his own soldiers.
Free novels bring you joy and joy ---> storyskyline.net
With a temporary change of guard and stationing out of the city, the military logistics must be a little chaotic.
Fortunately, this is not the first time that this military camp has been settled, and it will come to the spring exercise every year, and as a standing military camp, the camp also has some reserves of military supplies.
Although Manstein did not have any special skills, he did it himself, but he also won the hearts of his subordinates, and with him in charge, the morale of the second division gradually stabilized.
In the evening, the logistics made a hot meal, although it was such a cold day to go out of the city to station, the soldiers inevitably complained, but there was a hot meal to eat, and the highest commander in the army personally patrolled the camp.
Manstein still knew how to do it, and he personally served food to several soldiers, patted this shoulder, and hammered that chest.
This style also made many soldiers grateful.
At the last dinner, he did not go back to his commander's barracks to enjoy special dishes, but took a food box, sat with a group of sergeants, surrounded the bonfire, and listened to a few meat jokes from his sergeants from time to time, but the atmosphere was also harmonious.
Seeing that it was already night, Manstein was relieved to see that the snow had stopped.
If the heavy snow falls like this for two more days, I am afraid that the charcoal fire for heating and burning in the camp will not be enough, and the winter clothes and quilts for the camp will have to wait for the logistics to be called.
The snow stopped, but it also made Manstein breathe a sigh of relief.
The direction of the distant view.
The most prosperous city in the empire is faintly lit at night.
"At this time, the New Year's celebration in front of the palace should have ended."
Manstein couldn't help but sigh, and sighed in his heart: If it was in previous years, he would have been with his wife and children at home at this time, watching the excitement above the imperial city, and the fireworks that night Thinking of this, Manstein's heart suddenly moved, and his face showed a little strange fireworks Manstein looked at the silhouette of the city in the distance, faintly lit and bright, but the night sky was full of stars, and there were no New Year's fireworks Manstein felt a little uneasy in his heart, pulled over a lieutenant general beside him, frowned, and said, "Gregory, what time is it?"
The lieutenant general drank two glasses of wine at night, and his face turned red at the moment, but in the face of the general's inquiry, he still hurriedly bowed down and said: "My lord, when the night patrol was reported, it should be midnight." ” "Midnight" Manstein involuntarily stood up, straightened up, and looked in the direction with a solemn face midnight It's already midnight Manstein's thoughts were spinning quickly: for many years, he naturally knew that the annual New Year's Eve celebrations, the fireworks set off at night, had become an important repertoire for the New Year, and even the New Year's fireworks festival was famous throughout the continent, and every New Year's Eve, a large number of foreign tourists would come to visit.
The fireworks display of the New Year's celebration is also a traditional program that has always been preserved, even in the era of the fiercest war between the empire and the orc aliens a hundred years ago, this annual New Year's festival has never been interrupted This symbolizes the prosperity of the empire, stability and prosperity There has never been a one-year hiatus of New Year's fireworks in a hundred years, but tonight it is already midnight, and there are no fireworks in the night sky Manstein's expression became more solemn, he took a deep breath, looked at his subordinate lieutenants, and said in a low voice: "Maybe I'm wrong, but before tonight, did you see fireworks in the direction?"
The deputy general of "Fireworks" was stunned for a moment, then shook his head blankly, he frowned and said: "Uh, my lord, I don't care too much, in such a cold weather, the big guys are all here to bake and drink wine to keep warm, where will I pay attention to this."
Besides, we're ten miles away from here, and even if there are fireworks in it, we won't be able to see it here."
Manstein shook his head: "No, such a dark night, as long as you let it go, you will definitely be able to see that I took someone to the Acropolis to escort a royal convoy on New Year's Eve three years ago, that place is farther away, but you can also see the New Year's fireworks We have an open terrain here, how can there be no reason to see it" As he spoke, Manstein couldn't help but take a few steps back and forth, and his heart grew more and more uneasy.
Instinctively, the general of the Wangcheng Guards sensed that something was wrong A feeling of irritability in my heart was born, do you want to send a patrol to see the direction of the horse He was hesitating whether to send someone to call the scout camp, when suddenly the lieutenant next to him laughed loudly and laughed loudly at Manstein: "Look, general, isn't that a firework going up?"
When Manstein heard this, his heart suddenly relaxed, and he immediately turned around and looked at the night sky in the direction pointed by the lieutenant But just by looking at it, Manstein's heart, which had been loosened, suddenly rose to his throat His heartbeat missed half a beat in an instant, his face instantly turned blue, his body stiffened, and even his fingers trembled slightly Fireworks: This firework is not over to be continued
.
: