The Corsica military district is adjacent to the county of Sirtain, which was divided into the Tema military district from the original administrative division of the empire about 80 years ago. The first governor of the military region, Juan Carlos, was once a famous general of the empire at that time. He has experienced two wars with the Odins, and has made outstanding achievements.
It was not many years before the Tema military district system was established, and the system had not collapsed yet. Everyone in the empire believed that this was a good strategy to resist the invasion of the Odins. Wanted to block military districts in the northern part of the empire.
General Juan Carlos accumulated meritorious deeds, was named governorship, commanded the Corsica military region.
Since then, the county of Corsica has become a military district, and is no longer owned by the imperial family for eighty years.
Up to now, the Carlos family has occupied the Corsica military region for three generations, and the first military region governor Juan Carlos has long since passed away. The current governor, Cicinio Carlos, is 41 years old and is in his prime. , both run by his two sons. The eldest son, Cardoso, was in charge, and the second son, Gaia, was in charge of the army.
Originally, the family of the governor of the military region was basically an actual warlord. Naturally, they attached great importance to military power. The Carlos family, but the second son was in charge of the army, naturally had the hidden danger of seizing the successor. However, Governor Cicinho likes the second son more than the eldest son, so he handed over the military power to the younger son at an early age, and the eldest son is helpless. Now, it has become a situation of young and old, and even the old governor cannot change this. situation.
The Corsica Military Region is close to Syltan County, which was originally the resident of the Seventh Corps. The Empire set up this central standing corps here. First, it was to defend the northern territory of the Empire, and second, it was to supervise the surrounding specialties on the spot. The meaning of the trend of the Ma military region.
But with the invasion of the Odins, the 7th Corps was completely wiped out, and after the occupation of Syltan County, the Corsica Military Region naturally had no constraints. As early as the war in Osgilia, the Corsica Military Region was the first. Wholesale out of the ranks of the announcement response.
The Corsica Military Region is also a key member of the "Red Round Table". The entire Corsica Military Region has a population of several hundred thousand and is close to the northern grain-producing area. The standing force is more than 20,000, the size of a full regiment. When the war broke out, Gaia, the second son of the governor, issued a mobilization order, and recruited another corps in one breath, with a total strength of more than 40,000.
The eldest son Cardoso was not very happy, but seeing that the Seventh Corps was annihilated by the Odins in an instant, the combat effectiveness of the Odins' Chixue Army was so amazing! And these fierce guys, the rebels are in the neighboring county, and tens of thousands of Odins are entrenched at the door of the house, which also makes the Karos family feel a little uneasy. After all, although there is a secret covenant, the Odins are inherently fierce and arrogant. Who can guarantee that these red-eyed Odin robbers will not be greedy and the army will come across the border
The second son of the governor, Gaia, was also quite heroic, and he strongly advocated the border of Chen Bing to guard against the Odins. But the old governor and the eldest son strongly advocated Huairou. Thinking that at such a time, there should be no overreaction, but instead angered the Odins and gave the Odins an excuse to violate.
Although Gaia was dissatisfied, although he was in charge of the army, he was only a second son after all.
After the Chixue Army defeated the 7th Corps, the old governor and the eldest son Cardozo sent two groups of people to Syltan County to meet Manninger, the commander of the Chixue Army. In the name of rewarding Odin's army, trying to appease these fierce Odin robbers in such a tender way.
Manninger had just pacified Syltan County at that time. Although he also coveted the wealth of the Byzantines, he was unable to do it in the rainy season, and the two sides still had a covenant after all, so he happily accepted these generous gifts.
For a time, the tense atmosphere between the two sides was greatly eased, and it was quite like a brother and a family.
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The Luoluo River is a river that runs through the Corsica Military Region and Syltan County. The upper reaches of the town of Luoluo is the border between the two regions. The town of Luoluo was originally a small population, only less than 2,000. Residents rely on the fertile land of the riverside plain, and agriculture is developed.
After the outbreak of the war, the Corsica Military Region originally stationed two flag regiments on the border with Sirtain to maintain pressure on the 7th Corps. As a result, after the 7th Corps was wiped out, in order to "take care of the overall situation" and also for the To win the trust of the Odins, but instead took out the two flag regiments.
Due to the importance of its geographical location, Luoluo Town is located in the upper plain of the river, surrounded by radiating grain-producing areas, and the spring ploughing has ended. In order to ensure that food production is not unexpected, the Corsica Military Region still left a battalion here. The troops were stationed, and at the same time, there was a cargo transportation team stationed nearby less than 20 miles away.
Originally, the Odins also relaxed their defenses on the borders on both sides after receiving the reward materials sent by Corsica. Manninger was also trustworthy, restraining the warriors in the tribe, and strictly forbid his subordinates to cross the river and enter the branch. Sica Military District, in order to avoid any accidents and frictions.
After nearly a month, the two sides have been at peace with each other, and gradually everyone has relaxed. Even when the defenders in Luoluo Town patrolled along the river every day, they waved hello across the river and the Odin warriors who were drawing water from the other side. When the weather is fine, the two sides send people to cross the river to trade by barter.
This night was a bit special. The rainy season was obviously over, but from the afternoon, a large cloud of black clouds floated from the north, and the sky quickly darkened. The weather was hot and humid, but the rain never fell. It was just that The clouds seemed to be getting lower and lower, and it was getting dark very early.
By the time it was after dinner, the sky was completely dark, and the dark clouds blocked the stars and moonlight in the sky.
The army station stationed at the west end of Luoluo Town had already rested early. In addition to the soldiers patrolling the town at night, they could only hear a gust of wind passing through the street in the town, blowing some people on both sides of the street. The door curtain rattled.
In the middle of the night, the defenders were already slack and tired, but suddenly they heard a loud noise from the east of the town. The sound came from a distance, as if it was mixed with the movement of Jin Ge fighting, and there were faint screams.
Soon, in the dark night, the rapid sound of hoofs swept across the streets of the town like the wind. Some residents in the town were awakened by a startle, and some were more daring. They quietly opened their windows and peeped out, but they saw that in the dark night, under the cover of the night, a group of people rushed down from the town. I don't know how many there are, but I just feel that the mounts of these guys are running, and the hoofs are dull, and the silhouettes of the shadows falling in their eyes do not look like horses, and those mounts have long horns on their heads.
These people rushed into the town like lightning, and without staying in the town, they went directly to the west of the garrison's garrison to kill. There were a dozen or so night guards who walked through the street, saw things from a distance, and even Without reacting, this group of people rushed in front of them. Seeing that a heavy weapon such as a sharp battle axe and a hammer was raised, they smashed the heads of the oncoming patrol soldiers into a pulp, and the rest were even more so. In the dark night, it collapsed as soon as it rushed, and before it had time to turn around to escape, the cavalry swarmed to overtake it and trampled it into flesh!
The torches in the hands of the patrolling soldiers fell to the ground, and by the light of the fire, they could clearly see these cavalry soldiers who suddenly descended from the sky. Everyone was riding on the majestic reindeer with first born legs and stripes! And the riders on the horse are all burly and majestic, wearing short jackets, and the weapons in their hands are heavy guys like battle axes, machetes, edge hammers, etc. Only a few people wear iron armor, most of them are With leather armor as armor.
The short fight was quickly drowned out by the sound of hoofs, and the group swept across the garrison garrison west of the town like a dark cloud.
There is really no defensive fortification in this station, but there is a slightly higher slope at the west end of the town. The garrison is barely stationed here, and some simple sheds are built. Surrounded by it, it can barely be regarded as a fortress wall - one can imagine, what kind of solid fortification can be built in a battalion station with only about 300 people
When this group of sneak attackers rushed to the front of the station, many soldiers hadn't run out of the shed, and even those who were guarding the door were obviously panicked. There is no gate at the gate at all, but two big trees were cut down and crossed to make a partition beam. The reindeer galloped over, and the rider lightly controlled the mount. With a slight jump, he jumped over. The rider on the reindeer dropped the axe and cut off the head of the gatekeeper.
Finally, when almost half of the brigade had rushed into the station, there were bursts of shouts from the camp.
"Enemy attack!!"
"The Odins! The Odins are coming!!"
This short shout was quickly drowned out by the sound of fire and shouting...
There was a lot of food stored in the station, and they were all going to be sent away by transport teams in the next two days. Most of the 300 defenders were killed, and a few escaped with their lives, and they fled in all directions. . These guys who attacked at night didn't chase after them. They only smashed the defenders, but immediately started to carry food.
Most of these grains are already loaded into carts, and only the animals that pull the cart can walk. The hundreds of reindeer cavalrymen began to retreat after pressing dozens of carts of food. Taking advantage of the night, someone could see clearly, but they were heading towards the river.
There is no large army of the Corsican Military Region near Luoluo Town. There is only a baggage transportation battalion stationed in less than 20 miles away. Some soldiers from the defeated Luoluo Town escaped there. This transportation and transportation battalion got news. But where did he dare to rescue him, he just ordered to guard the camp gate, panicked all night, until dawn, seeing that the Odins hadn't killed him, he was reluctantly relieved.
In the afternoon of the next day, several cavalrymen from the Sijia Military Region came to the rescue from a small town fifty miles away, but when they came to Luoluo Town, the military camp had been destroyed, and the food was empty, and there was no time to move it. They were all set on fire.
After inquiring about some of the defeated soldiers who escaped their lives, they all determined that the other party was Odin.
Riding a reindeer, those warriors are all fierce and sturdy, and they wear leather jackets and leather armor of the Odins. The weapons in their hands are also heavy weapons used by the Odins, not Odins. Who else can there be? !
Most importantly, at night someone saw that these guys were retreating towards the riverside after the robbery was over!
This time, the troops who came to the rescue knew that the stakes were very important and did not dare to make decisions without authorization, so they quickly reported the matter.
No matter how urgent this kind of military situation is, another day has passed by the time it is reported to the Governor's Palace.
And on that night, on the lower reaches of the Rollo River, a small town called Li'an was also robbed by the Odins.
The news reported is almost the same.
At night, a group of Odin cavalry did not know what method they used. After opening the city gate, a group of people forcibly rushed into the city. After setting a few fires in the city, they rushed into the city. The Administration not only slaughtered all the administrative officials, but also emptied all the tax money from this spring that had been stored in the Administration.
There were originally 500 defenders stationed outside Li'an City, but these 500 defenders were all infantry. These Odins were very savage. After leaving the city, seeing Li'an's garrison chasing after them, they turned their heads and killed them.
Poor Li'an's defenders were all infantry. They rushed to the rescue when they got news at night. They didn't bring any heavy weapons at all. It was a field battle. They were washed away in less than a moment. This group of Odin cavalry was even more arrogant and domineering. They chased the defeated defenders and ran around the city of Li'an for a full circle, only to kill the Li'an defenders. With less than one hundred defenders left, they left swaggeringly. Before leaving, they set a fire under the city gate.
The news was soon sent to the Governor's Palace of the Corsica Military Region, which immediately caused an uproar!
In particular, Gaia, the second son of the governor, was immediately furious, smashed the table on the spot, and cursed: "The Odins are too arrogant! Insufficient greed, he even came to rob us and kill our sergeant!!"
As he said that, he angrily said to his brother sitting above: "It's not all your idea, these Odins have to make an inch, and we showed weakness a few days ago, but they thought we were easy to bully, and this really came to the door. !"
The governor's eldest son, Cardoso, was also annoyed, but he was even more suffocated, because it was his idea to live in harmony with the Odins. At this moment, the Odins were treacherous and violated the border, and suddenly felt as if they had been slapped in the face. He suppressed his anger, but he couldn't weaken his momentum in front of this younger brother, and he couldn't admit his mistakes, but he just kept his mouth shut.
"I'm going to gather the troops and lead them to the Rolo River in person!" Gaia was about to go out when Cardoso finally shouted, "Stop!"
"What?" Gaia turned her head with a fierce expression on her face.
"The strategy of making peace with Odin was determined by your father. Do you want to disobey your father's proposition?" Cardoso said coldly: "My father is still ill, brother, please don't mess around!"
After a pause, he said: "Send a clever person to Siltan to see the leader of the Odins to inquire. This time they broke the contract first, let's see what they say first."
Although Gaia was annoyed and dissatisfied with his brother, he was not the governor after all, and although his father was sick, he was still the Lord of Corsica, so he could only hold back his anger: "Okay! What reason can these Odins say!"
Here in the Corsica Military Region, after discussing with the old governor, Cardoso sent two capable and clever people to Syltan County to meet Manninger.
Manninger read an inquiring letter written by the old Governor Carlos, and was a little puzzled in his heart, but then his mind changed, and he just thought that the soldiers stationed by the Roro River under his command did it on their own.
He is the patriarch of the Basak tribe, and he naturally understands the temperament of the boys under his command. Invading Byzantium these days, all the way is too smooth, easily killed the Byzantine Seventh Corps, and occupied the Huahua World in two counties, where the land is fertile, the Byzantine people are rich, and they copied a lot of wealthy nobles The family even copied out a lot of gold and silver treasures, and the whole army has gained a lot. I just feel that there is no better target to bully than these Byzantine sheep in the world.
A few days ago, I got the reward materials sent by Corsica. Although I also ordered that the people under my command were not allowed to cross the border and cause trouble, but these guys under my command are usually unruly, maybe they are the boys on the road, watching. On the other side of the Corsica Military Region, the rich and prosperous, under the jealousy, quietly took people across the border to see such a vote - not surprising. The Odins have always respected the strong. Whoever has a hard fist and a bright knife will naturally respect whoever is.
These guys have been suffocating for too long these days. Maybe someone below violated their orders. It is not too surprising to do such a thing.
Manninger is familiar with the temperament of the Odin warriors under his command, and he has long been accustomed to it. Odin was born in the northern country, and even between the same tribe, there will occasionally be fights. It's over, and no one will be held accountable at all. According to the customs of the Odins, if you were robbed, you can only blame yourself for being too weak, and you deserve it, and no one will sympathize with you at all.
If you are weak and backward, you will be beaten. In the eyes of the Odins, it is just right and proper.
The only thing that made Manninger a little unhappy was: these little brats below, since they did such a vote and got benefits, they actually took it for themselves. According to the customs of the tribe, they went out and looted to get the spoils, but they had to contribute to the clan elders. part out. These guys have done such a vote, I am afraid that they have gained a lot of fat in one bite, but they are actually bored, and they are a little nonsense.
I think it was because I had previously issued a military order not to cross the border. These boys below, because of the military order, did not dare to report it to myself.
Since Manninger has decided so, all the remaining doubts have been eliminated, but he just thinks that he will go back and beat the restless boys below, grab it or not, but still have to hand in the spoils according to the rules. The rules here can't be broken.
As for the messenger sent by the Corsica military region, Manninger just dealt with it casually, and only evaded that he knew the situation, and there was no evidence for this kind of thing.
When it comes to evidence, the people sent by the Corsica Military Region immediately realized that this Odin leader is probably going to deny his account.
The group of Odins who attacked was very clean. Every time they came at night, they grabbed a ticket and ran away, and even if there was damage, they would never leave a prisoner behind. He will not abandon his companions. As for the evidence, he has not even caught a single hair of the other party. Where can the evidence go? As for witnesses, there is no comment after all...
Manninger looked at the face of the other party's messenger, and his heart suddenly calmed down, thinking that although these guys below are a little reckless, they are still doing things cleanly, which has saved me a lot of trouble.
Moreover, Manninger is also a mind. As the patriarch, he naturally protects his shortcomings. Moreover, he originally saw that these Byzantines were weak and deceived, and his subordinates robbed them even if they violated his own orders. The patriarch closed the door and dealt with it himself. How could these weak Byzantines be found guilty
At that time, Manninger sank his face and said angrily: "Since there is no evidence, why do you say that I, the warrior of Odin, did it? Are you not afraid of breaking the covenant between the two families by making such a false accusation?"
The messenger of the other side was speechless, but insisted on one thing: After the battle, someone would naturally see clearly that the attacker must be an Odin warrior. Not only the Corsican soldiers can testify, but also many civilians. is seen.
When Manninger heard it, he smiled coldly: "Since there is a certificate, bring it here and confront me face to face!"
This also made the messenger from Corsica lose his temper... Face to face? Running in front of the coach of the Odins, who doesn't know that this Manninger is a murderous murderer without blinking an eye? He slaughtered thousands of prisoners of the Seventh Corps without even blinking an eyelid. Such a vicious person, who would dare to confront him in person
"This..." Seeing that the messenger was speechless, Manninger's face sank, and he shouted angrily: "Hmph, I don't even dare to confront each other. Naturally, you are guilty, and you don't know where the bandits or the like robbed them. You, you have no ability to catch thieves, but you are planted on our Basak tribe! I think your Corsican army is also a pustule, hum, for the sake of the two covenants, if you have no ability to suppress the thieves yourself , as an ally, I might as well send troops across the river to help you maintain law and order!"
The last words have a faint sense of threat!
When the messenger heard it, Manninger wanted to send troops to cross the river? That's great? I'm afraid that once the Odin army crosses the river, the thief is fake, and the turf is real.
Manninger's face sinks like water, he is also the head of a clan, he is in command of thousands of troops, and he is also the commander in chief of the army. Killing is nothing, so he naturally has a prestige of killing, which makes the messenger of Corsica look ashen, and only promises. , where else dare to accuse? He could only reluctantly swallow this sigh of relief, and went back in a hurry.
After driving away the messenger from Corsica, Manninger just smiled and ordered: "Go down and ask, which little brat did the good thing, hehe, it's okay to send someone down to scold for a few words. , according to the rules of the clan, the people who should be paid are still handed over to the things that were snatched back."
The subordinates naturally went down to investigate, but after asking all the battalions below, they could not find a way. After listening to the report, Manninger said that he didn't find it and didn't care, but smiled: "These guys are getting more and more cunning. Forget it, probably because I was afraid of punishing them for violating the military order, so no one was there. Dare to admit it. Tell the people below to do things more carefully in the future."
He said this casually, and to be honest, Manninger was very content at this time, and did not take offending a Corsican military district as a big deal. He knew the overall situation. These Byzantine rebel warlords are absolutely at this moment. I don't dare to turn against Odin. Besides, Odin's army has already occupied four counties in northern Byzantium, and more than 100,000 soldiers are at the door of each other's house. How can they dare to turn against themselves? The battle in Osgilia is not over yet, and these Byzantines are too late to curry favor with themselves.
Manninger's order was to "do things carefully", but he didn't reiterate that "don't cross the river to loot". The guys from the Odin battalions below have been suffocating for many days. At this moment, I heard that there is a battalion of brothers Crossing the river to rob and make a fortune, but before being punished, the patriarch also rebuked him casually.
Immediately, everyone's thoughts came alive.
Moreover, the patriarchs have said "do things carefully", does the implication mean... you can go grab it, but you have to do it more cleanly and leave nothing behind
Although Chi Xuejun has gained a lot since he went south, who would think too much money
For a time, everyone was secretly gearing up...
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However, he said that after the Corsican messenger returned, he reported what happened in the Manninger camp, and the Corsican governor's mansion was also annoyed. When the old governor heard the news on the hospital bed, he was so angry that he almost vomited blood, while Cardoso, the eldest son in charge, was silent for a long time, and finally threw the teacup angrily, but there was nothing he could do.
This Odin is so arrogant, and Cardoso is naturally helpless, but then someone sent by his father sent an order: Do not move without permission, in case the Odins use an excuse to start a war.
He also sent someone to instruct him: the overall situation is the most important thing, as long as the battle in Osgilia comes to an end, naturally there will be nothing to be afraid of.
The old governor sent someone to convey this to his second son Gaia again. Probably because the old governor knew that his second son was violent, he sent another order: The army must not move without authorization. You must go through your own order!
The old governor was naturally kind, but he didn't know that his young son had other thoughts.
It turned out that Gaia took charge of the military in the Corsica military region, originally because of the old father's love for him. However, the old governor was sick in bed for many years, and he was in charge of the army outside, but his elder brother stayed behind and ruled. The eldest son, Cardoso, was also a smart man. He served in front of the bed and gradually restored the old governor's feelings. eldest son. It's just that the second son has led the army for many years and already has a certain power in the army. Even if the old governor wants to cut the military power of the second son at this moment, he still has some scruples.
At this time, the old governor was kind-hearted, for fear that his youngest son would mobilize troops and horses and cause friction with the Odins. He said, "When the army is mobilized, a governor's warrant is required." My reaction: Does my father want to take the opportunity to seize my military power and support my eldest brother? !
He pretended to be obedient on the surface, but secretly summoned his confidant generals, sent everyone down, and ordered everyone to take charge of the army... "Without my own order, even my elder brother or the governor's warrant is not allowed..."
These confidant generals are all the henchmen he has cultivated for many years, and the future has long been tied to him. Knowing that if Gaia loses power, these people will definitely be rejected by the eldest son. Naturally, they will take orders without hesitation.
However, someone couldn't help but ask: "Major General... If the Odins come to provoke again, what should we do? Should we guard the camp? Or..."
Gaia has a tough temper, and immediately said angrily: "Why don't you ask? How do they call, we will fight back as hard as possible! Are we Corsicans all shrinking turtles? They were robbed. Thing, if you kill someone, don't you dare to resist!"
He also had a thought in his mind: just to take the opportunity to firmly grasp the military power, in case his father and eldest brother do anything.
This is an even more sensitive period. Once the outcome of the battle in Osgilia comes to an end, the Byzantine royal family will be destroyed, and each family will be an independent kingdom from now on. Although he holds the military power, but after all, he is not the heir of the family. If he does not take the opportunity to gain a firm foothold and firmly grasp the military power, how can he still get along in the future
It is best to let the father and the eldest brother see the situation clearly and know that the army is in his hands.
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In a mountain forest upstream of the Luoluo River, among the dense woods, there are some dark whistles hidden on the treetops at the edge of the woods. The map of Jiahe Shirtan County, Xi Ya took a branch and gestured on it for a while, and smiled: "We had two fights, but both sides were able to hold back. It seems that this is not enough to fan the flames. Just do another big vote."
After a pause, a cavalry leader next to him smiled and said: "Uncle... That, Lord Char, these Corsican troops are too pustular, since we pretended to be Odin and beat them, they didn't dare to fight back and take revenge. Odins, why don't we go sneak attack the Odins... Those Odins are hot tempered, just a little bit, isn't it easier than to tease these timid Corsicans?"
Xia Ya shook his head when he heard the words: "The Corsicans are weak, we go to attack them, and they don't dare to chase too much. After all, we are alone, only a few hundred people. If anyone finds the trail, I'm afraid everyone will be buried. Out. Going to flirt with the Odins, the risk of exposure is too great. And... there is no good chance."
After a pause, he explained: "The system in the Odin army is loose and crude. We pretend to be Odins to attack the Corsicans. Even if the Odins know the news, they will be confused for a while and can't figure it out. Who the hell did it? I'm afraid it's one of our own people who did it. It is precisely because of the loose internal system of the Odin people that we can fish in troubled waters. This is different in Corsica. If we People pretending to be Corsica attacked Odin's army. As soon as the news came out, Corsica's army was built according to the Byzantine military system. La."
The crowd lurked in the woods for two more days. Anyway, they robbed a lot of food a few days ago and came back, and there was no shortage of food.
After hiding for two days, the scouts scattered outside came back to report the news, and Xia was overjoyed!
It turned out that the Corsicans did not retaliate, but the Odins had made a move!
It turned out that the Odins had long wanted to cross the river to make a fortune, and they had been patient under Manninger's orders. However, a few days ago, Xi Ya and others pretended to be Odin and attacked the Corsican army on the other side. Odin was confused and didn't know which hero in his tribe did it... Everyone wanted to make a fortune. Suffering from the order of the patriarch, there is no one to take the lead...
This time someone finally took the lead, and the patriarch did not do any strict internal investigation and punishment because of the protection of his shortcomings, but it aroused everyone's mind.
In less than three days, three Odin squads stationed on the banks of the Roro River crossed the river at night to sneak attack on Corsican villages and towns, grabbing a lot of booty.
There was even a group of people who acted unscrupulously. There were no more than 100 people. They surrounded a village and sent people to block it. They then went from house to house to check the property. The Corsican army finally sent troops, but this group of Odins was not afraid. With less than 100 people, they confronted the Corsican army of two battalions, thinking that these Corsicans, Also as weak as other Byzantines.
Unexpectedly, the Corsican army of the two battalions that came running was Gaia's direct line, and had already received Gaia's order. If the Odins invaded again, they would fight back!
As a result, the two sides really fought a battle!
Although the Odins were sturdy and ferocious, after all, the number of people was only one hundred, and the opponent was two reorganized battalions. After a fierce battle, more than half of the Odins were killed or injured on the spot, and only five or six people ran back. hurt.
This time, the entire Chixue Army was suddenly shocked!
With the temperament of Odin, I can rob you, but if you dare to kill my people, it will not work!
Suddenly all the troops were in turmoil. Although Manninger knew that he was in the wrong, but he was in the limelight now, how could he be willing to give in? Immediately, a large army gathered on the banks of the Luoluo River, assuming a posture to cross the river.
In fact, although Manninger made a fierce stance, he also knew that the overall situation was the top priority, and he could not really start a war with the Corsica Military Region. Just pretending to scare the other party, as long as the other party is soft, sends someone to send a generous sum of money, and introduces a few scapegoats, he will take the opportunity to step down.
But the problem is... Corsica's interior is not unified!
According to the meaning of the old governor and Cardoso, they naturally do not want to go to war with the Odins, and just as Manninger thought, send a sum of money and push out a few scapegoats, and let it go.
But the problem is, it's no problem to send a batch of property, but this scapegoat can't be pushed out!
The leader who fought fiercely with the Odins was Gaia's direct line! Gaia established itself in the Corsican military region. He was the youngest son. According to the Byzantines' tradition, he had no right to inherit, and he relied on the support of these direct-line generals in the army. If at this time, he handed over his direct lineage as a scapegoat... Wouldn't he have chilled the hearts of his subordinates? In this way, who will follow him faithfully in the future
Gaia naturally did not give in, and even left the Governor's Palace and moved to the barracks of his own direct army, showing a resolute and uncooperative attitude.
And the old governor wanted to send someone to directly arrest people in the army, but there was no way, Gaia had already ordered it, except for his warrant, even the old governor's orders could not be obeyed!
Although the old governor also had some direct line troops in his hands, after all, he had the overall situation in mind, and he couldn't do anything to allow his direct line troops to crusade against his younger son's troops—it would be stupid to start a civil war at such a time. It can be seen that although the old man is seriously ill, he has not fainted.
As a result, before the Odins came to call, the interior of Corsica was in chaos.
The old governor was so angry that he vomited two bowls of blood on the bed. Unexpectedly, when he was about to get old, he was given power by his son.
The old governor was furious to death, and his eldest son Cardoso was scared to death!
From the current situation, it seems that the military power is in the hands of his younger brother. If his younger brother takes the opportunity to launch a coup, wouldn't he be able to kill himself in an instant
After all, the old father still has a father-son relationship with his younger brother. Even if the younger brother launches a coup, he will never kill the old father. But it's different for me... If my brother starts, the first person to be killed must be me!
Moreover, when it is time to make a choice, although my father still holds a little military power, he will not really tear his face with his younger brother for himself! Cardoso knew that although his father was ill, he was not in a daze. For the sake of the family's great cause, when it came time to make a choice, he would rather sacrifice himself than see the family split and fight a civil war.
At this time, a staff member gave Cardoso a suggestion: "Sir, the current situation is nothing more than the persecution of the Odin army. Are we here, the young master is holding on to the military power... After all, he is not the governor, so As, the Governor-General must be dissatisfied. As long as the Odins withdraw from the outside, the young master will have no excuse to continue to hold the military power. In the current situation, we must buy time, as long as the Odins can temporarily retreat, our The interior can naturally be rectified slowly. The Governor must also be dissatisfied with the young master. It’s just because of the persecution of the Odins, I have to support the young master at this moment. Once the Odins withdraw…”
Cardoso's eyes suddenly lit up, he weighed it for a while, and finally made up his mind: "If the Odins are to retreat, it seems that I must go there in person! As the eldest son of the governor, I will go to see Manninger in person, and I will also It has given the Odins a great face, and the Odins have no intention of tearing up their faces with us. As long as I go there in person, Manninger will naturally retreat when he has steps."
The men beside him were shocked: "You go in person? That's not possible! I heard that these Odins are fierce and cruel, and that Manninger is a murderer without blinking an eye. You have gone with such an identity, in case anything goes wrong... "
Cardoso gritted his teeth: "The current situation is urgent, if I don't go, I'm afraid I'll be dead! It's better to fight! As long as I can persuade Manninger to withdraw, the senior officials in the governor's palace will look up to me. Just a glance! Even Gaia can't speak! Whether you will be rich or a prisoner in the future depends on the fight!"
After a pause, he instructed his confidants: "I'll go quietly, keep the news quiet, take a detour, and don't go to the defense area of Gaia's army, lest anyone harm me..."
This Cardoso is also a decisive character. After making a decisive decision and making arrangements, after meeting with the old governor that night, Cardoso quietly set out on the road with a hundred guards.
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"Uncle, uncle!!"
In the woods, Xia Ya was holding a peeled rabbit in his hand and grilling it on the fire. He smiled and said, "This barbecue is all about the heat. When I was in the mountains, what kind of meat was not grilled?" A few horse thieves, Xia Ya was bragging about how he beat the tiger and leopard in the mountains back then... Just as he was so excited when he heard a horse thief running in and shouting, Xia Ya's face turned pale, and he was annoyed: "What are you shouting? What uncle and uncle!"
"That, my lord..." The horse thief laughed and lowered his voice: "The business is coming! On the small road east of the forest, a group of people came over! There are more than ten large cars with deep marks on the wheels, and it seems that there are a lot of things! We are all familiar with these things. There are heavy goods or light goods in the car. After a few hundred steps, we can guess at a glance. This group of people is very fat. Sheep!"
Xia Ya rolled his eyes, pointed at this guy and scolded with a smile: "Damn, you guys, have you forgotten your identities? Now you are not horse thieves, but Byzantine officials. Why do you think of doing this robbery again? It's gone!"
The horse thief smiled and said, "I have looked carefully at those carts. They have the mark of the Corsican army on them. They seem to be transport carts... I don't know what they are transporting. There is a luxurious carriage behind, surrounded by many guards. Come on, I think he's a big man!"
Xia Ya's eyes lit up, and immediately threw the barbecue in his hand, clapped his hands, wiped the black ash of the barbecue on his face, smeared his face like a grimace, then whistled and laughed: "Brothers, The business has come to the door! Do business with a knife and a gun!"