Luer laughed, and then said sternly: "You are a rookie who just came out, one has no power, two has no experience, and has no help, a bare commander, you are the best of these guys who want to get ahead and want to go crazy. The goal is gone. Who are you not looking for? Humph, I reminded you yesterday that I didn’t continue to say that if you didn’t care, I wanted you to suffer a little, and then you would understand... But I didn’t expect it. , this time they will go too far."
After a pause, the fat man said in a low voice: "Well, in fact, there were people like you before, and the things they encountered were not so exaggerated, but this time, someone deliberately harassed you. You think, although you have nothing. Powerful, but still an officer on a temporary post in the military! If it was in the past, others would not dare to do too much because you were a member of the military. Even if you were really knocked down, your colleagues in the military would give Your revenge, the reputation of the Rodriguez cavalry regiment is not easy to provoke. Just this time... Let me tell you the truth, you came to the imperial capital this time, and the news spread out ten days before you arrived, the military department The news was released intentionally or unintentionally: After you come, the military will not care what others do to you! Do you understand?"
Xia Ya's eyes spit fire with anger.
"Actually, you are not helpless." The fat man thought for a while: "You are now sandwiched between the military department and His Majesty the Emperor. I am afraid that no wealthy nobles will dare to recruit you. Your own power is too poor, and your foundation is too shallow. , you may not find a few if you look for helpers. Well... the best way is to become a noble! Hey, if you become a noble, the laws of the empire protect the nobles. With the title of noble, you have the right to reject those from the commoners, you Challenges you don't want to accept, and will not be considered to be detrimental to your reputation. Unless your opponent is also a noble, if you challenge you, you will be considered to admit defeat if you don't fight. Your Majesty will meet you and seal a noble for your credit this time. The title is not a problem, so you can endure it for a few more days, and once you get the title of nobility, you can stop a lot."
"How many, how many days?!" Xia Ya rolled his eyes: "Could it be that I don't eat or sleep for the next few days, and don't even have time to take a bath or the toilet?"
Fatty smiled: "Don't worry, I deliberately taught you a lesson last night. Today I will send a team to protect you. Hmph, with a team of guards around, your life will be much better."
Xia Ya snorted and glared at the fat man: "Okay, you fat man actually played a trick on me, hum!"
The fat man smiled and said, "You'd better not offend me, otherwise, I will withdraw the troops, and you will take it slow in the next few days."
Xia Ya really shuddered, and didn't dare to say anything.
Seeing that the turtle was suffocating, the fat man laughed, very proud.
With Ruhr's team of guards by his side, Xiaya was really clean. He went back to take a shower, change clothes, and have a meal. At noon, Ruhl took Xiaya to the imperial army to report.
The Imperial Army Headquarters is located in the east area of Osgilia, passing through the central square and the Great Arena in Osgilia, going eastward, and walking through a long street called "Glory Avenue". At the end of the long street is the Imperial Army. department.
From a distance, there are two towering evergreen pines on both sides of the road, and the appearance of huge gray slates is wide and solemn. and hooves.
The army occupies a large area. A huge square on the periphery is surrounded by long columns in the forest, which are connected by low walls. The imperial eagle-headed military flag is flying above the gate, and two guards in iron armor at the gate hold knives. In the Axe Forest, under the leadership of Ruhl, Xi Ya walked into the square of the military headquarters. In the center of the square was a huge fountain, and in the middle of the pool was a giant stone sculpture that was five or six meters high, with a general on horseback galloping on it. , holding the rein in one hand and the sword in the other.
When Ruhl walked with Char, he straightened his back unconsciously, his expression became solemn, and he glanced at the statue with a look of reverence.
Xia Ya felt that the general on the statue was a little weird, the armor on his body was broken, and even the body of the war horse was covered with scars, and there was a tragic and tragic taste in the galloping-since it was a statue, why not carve it perfectly Some, what are they doing so tattered
Glancing at it, Xiaya saw that on the base of the huge statue, there was a sentence carved out of stone on the front, which was written in Byzantine script.
"The road to conquest is endless!"
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With a strange mind, Char walked into the main building of the military department with Ruhr: a circular building with a sense of historical vicissitudes. From the outside, this building looks like a huge bird's nest magnified countless times. The oval-shaped building is more than ten meters high, which is much higher than the ordinary city wall. There are more than ten tall minarets in a circle, which looks like a giant bunker.
"This is the 'Eagle's Nest', the military headquarters of the empire." When Fatty led Xi Ya into the building's gate, he took out a pass document, and a few warriors wearing armor and linen robes immediately beat their chests and saluted. .
Walking in is a huge hall, the floor is some huge marble dotted with spots, and the leather boots make a thick sound when stepping on it. The fat man led Xi Ya to a table at the end of the hall, and said to the people inside. something.
Soon, the receiving officer came out.
After waiting for a while, a thin-looking officer came out. He was wearing a Byzantine military uniform. Judging from his rank, it was a military rank at the flag regiment level. When the smile came, the smile seemed to be forced, and Xiaya always felt that the eyes of the other party staring at him were a little cold and hostile.
"His Excellency Xia Yaleiming Knight Commander." After confirming Xia Ya's identity, the officer took Xia Ya to a room behind the hall, and took out two documents: "Please sign at the bottom, and after reporting it, the army will The Ministry will soon verify the authenticity of your achievements and the description in the battle report, and will give you a reward as soon as possible... Well, also, starting from this moment, your cavalry commander of the 13th Corps will be revoked, right Your new appointment will be made soon, and we will arrange for you to live...or you leave an address and we will send someone to convey you a new order."
According to Ruer's explanation on the way to the road, Xia refused the accommodation arranged by the military - what a joke, now there are too many people in the military who want to bite off a piece of their own flesh, how dare he live in the military arrangement place
He looked at the two documents carefully, then signed his name and pressed his handprint.
The officer smiled coldly, stood up, gave a military salute reluctantly, looked at Xia Ya, and said insincerely, "I personally pay tribute to your outstanding performance on the front line."
After he finished speaking, he looked at the door, meaning: You can get out of here.
Xia Ya obviously felt the unfriendly attitude of the other party, and he didn't bother to waste time here, so he walked out quickly.
Ruhl, who was waiting in the hall outside, watched Xia Ya come out and said in a low voice, "Don't pay attention to these guys. There are many members of the warlord party in the military. These guys have long since humiliated the glory of the imperial eagle-headed flag."
Xia Ya doesn't care: "What are we doing now?"
"Go back and wait." Ruhl shrugged his shoulders and said with a smile: "Waiting for the military's award, and waiting for His Majesty's summons. I estimate that the military's awards may take some time, but His Majesty's summons should be very soon. It will come. Once you have an audience with Your Majesty and you are rewarded with a title of nobility, your hardships will be over."
Xia Ya sighed and couldn't help but feel a little distressed in her heart: "It's a really sad day to live, it's far better than being happy on the wildfire."
Ruhl smiled noncommittally and walked out with Xiaya. When he was about to reach the entrance of the hall, he heard a shout from behind: "Ruhl!!"
Looking back, I saw in a passage on the other side of the hall, a tall officer-like person came out, wearing a military uniform and leather boots, but did not wear any badges of military rank.
The man looked to be in his forties, with curly brown hair, cut very short, with a lean appearance, a square face, a big smile, a well-groomed beard on his lips, and a look of pleasure in his eyes. With a happy smile, he strode over quickly, first gave the fat Luer a bear hug, then pushed Luer away, and slapped him hard on his chest: "Ha! You fat rabbit, long time no see. It's gone!"
Luer rubbed his chest and smiled bitterly: "You mad dog, you still like to beat people so much."
Immediately, Fatty introduced to Xia Ya: "General Green, nicknamed Mad Dog, and I are classmates of the same period at the Imperial Military Academy—well, they are also the proud disciples of Duke Minas." After a pause, he added: "Eagle type. , my own people."
Xia immediately understood.
Green smiled lightly: "What general, hum, I'm no longer a general. Ruhl, I'm just an idle instructor at the Military Academy now."
Ruhl laughed, winked at Xia Ya, and whispered: "When this guy was fighting in the East four years ago, he almost chopped off Count Moriac, the Minister of the Imperial Quartermaster..."
"Hmph, it's just almost." Green said coldly: "It's a pity that the greedy mouse was not really killed."
Ruhl looked around and frowned: "Green, you are still so reckless, go, this is not the place to talk!"
The three walked out a few steps, and Ruhl pointed at Xia Ya and said, "Can you guess who this kid is? Hehe, he is Xia Ya."
"Oh?" Green's eyes lit up, and he looked at Xia Ya carefully, with a sincere smile in his eyes, then stood up straight and gave a chest-beating salute: "Boy, I heard that you did a good job on the front line this time. Great!"
This is much more sincere than the military officer's "paying tribute", and I heard that this guy almost cut off the most corrupt officer in the imperial military, the quartermaster, and Xia's heart was filled with reverence. Come.
"Oh, by the way... Forgot to introduce, Green also served in the 13th Corps for two years, but that was many years ago, and he almost became the general of the Rodriguez cavalry regiment, unfortunately... Later, due to some accidents, I was transferred halfway." Fatty sighed with emotion.
Green laughed and looked at Ruhl: "Now you are the general of the 13th Corps. How does it feel to lead such an iron army?"
The fat man twitched his lips and smiled bitterly: "Okay, you know what kind of person I am... Sigh, let's not talk about that."
The three walked out of the building while chatting and laughing, and came to the square outside.
On the way, Luer smiled and said: "I have been in the imperial capital for many days, but I haven't seen you. Where did you die?"
Green's face was a little sad: "Where else can I go... In this war, I made more than a dozen reports, requesting that I be transferred to the front line, even if I was a battalion officer, or even a captain, I would like to, but no one on the above pays attention. I. But ordered me to bring a new batch of students to the east for training. I just came back yesterday, and I came to the military to answer my order... hum..."
Ruhl saw Green's depression, patted him, and said with a smile: "Well, at least you are doing some real work. It's better than some other brothers who have been demoted and idled elsewhere. You are in the military academy. It is also good to cultivate some new blood for the army."
Green's eyes lit up, with a bit of energy, and he smiled proudly: "That's natural, the people I bring out will not embarrass Duke Minas!"
But then his face darkened again, and he said in a low voice, "It's just that after these guys graduate, they don't know that these bastards will put them in those corners... Alas, I've seen a lot over the years, and the blood is cold. Come down, so many outstanding officers who graduate every year are thrown into the sky and idle, waiting to rust slowly. There is a cavity of enthusiasm, but... Seriously, I really have something to ask you... You become the tenth General of the Three Corps, you also have a few specially approved places in your hand, and I have a few good young people in my hand, I will try to put them in your place, I guarantee that they are all first-class excellent officers!"
Fatty frowned, he sighed, and hesitated for a moment: "It's not that I don't help... It's just that now there are more and more restrictions on us Eagles... I don't have many places in my hand. Well, there are more. I dare not say, ten! I promise to find ten places for you, even if you are a bodyguard or an ordinary cavalry, you will get my men first, and then you will find an opportunity to be promoted slowly later... Sigh... "
Greene frowned, and then he sighed helplessly: "Okay, just ten, it's better than nothing. The current world... hum!"
The expressions of the two of them became gloomy, and Xia Ya next to him was at a loss, so he could only follow him without saying a word.
Going under the statue of the pool in the middle of the square, Green suddenly stopped, pointed at the statue, and said angrily: "If the soul of the ancestors knew, the imperial army that knew the glory he created has now become like this, I'm afraid it will be the same. meeting… "
The fat man sneered, looking at the sentence "The road to conquest is endless!" on the base of the stone carving, hugged his arms, and was silent for a while before he said: "Conquer... Hmph, the current imperial army, and the outside world. The power of conquest."
The two Imperial Eagle soldiers looked at each other, and both saw a faint despair in each other's eyes, and their faces were gloomy. Finally, they turned around at the same time, stood up straight in front of the huge statue, and raised their heads. With his head held high, he solemnly gave a military salute.
At this moment, even the cynical fat man seemed to have a trace of sadness in his face...