Self-determination? !
Char was stunned on the spot—what the hell is this Green doing? For such a big thing, he didn't take any idea and let Lao Tzu decide himself? I'm going to die!
What's going on in that Hastings guy's mind all of a sudden? What is Baba's doing in Lao Tzu's County More? I am self-determined? How do I decide
With a lack of major generals under his command, what can I do to deal with Hastings? !
Hastings is not as easy to deal with as Manninger! !
Char's brows were furrowed, and she stood there, her teeth gritted. A Cai and the others next to them looked at Xi Ya's expression, and they were all worried. A Cai whispered: "Sir, is there something wrong with Denzel City?"
When Xia Ya heard this, a gleam of light flashed in her eyes, she took a deep breath, and then slowly spit it out. She looked at the people next to her. In addition to A dish, the defenders in the city were also looking at her.
"Hahaha!" No matter how anxious Xia Ya was in her heart, she put on a normal smile on her face and gave A Cai a sideways look: "What are you guessing? What could happen to Denzel City? That guy Green said that if The troubles of the Odins on the front line have been resolved, should the people from the villages and towns gathered in the city return to their homes to cultivate... Damn, he was the one who set fire to the fields at the beginning, but now this matter is bothering me."
He said so, but the look in A Cai's eyes was obviously sharp. A Cai was stunned for a moment, and then there was a flash of enlightenment on his face, and he quickly shut up and didn't speak.
Xia Ya laughed and asked his subordinates to send the military envoy from Denzel City to rest first, and then pretended to be leisurely patrolling the city wall. His expression was as leisurely as usual, and there was no sign of anxiety. Say hello to these sergeants, tap twice on this shoulder, slap on that chest, give a few words of encouragement, and then walk away.
It wasn't until he walked out of the city that A Cai followed behind Xia Ya and followed step by step, and gradually realized that the footsteps of the adult in front were getting more and more solemn!
Xia Ya took a few steps, looked back and saw that A Cai was the only one following him, and then sighed in a low voice: "A Cai... Damn, do you think this God is blessing me or torturing me? ?"
Seeing A Cai's dazed face, seemingly at a loss, Xiaya laughed, but the smile was a bit bitter, and said in a low voice, "Sometimes, I really want to just take off this skin and get into the deep mountains. Happy being a hunter. Damn, it's a good day now, but it's so fucking exciting..."
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The county governor's mansion in Mesta City was originally badly damaged when the Odins last captured it, and in the battle of Xia Ya's recovery of Mesta City, the county governor's mansion suffered another war. After the recovery, Xia Ya only cared about maintaining the city defense, but the county governor didn't care much.
His troops were not enough in the first place, and there were really not many guards in the county governor's mansion, but he left twenty guys who were originally mercenary warriors to follow, and there was not even a servant in the mansion. This uncle Xia Ya can handle it himself.
After returning to the county governor's mansion, Xia Ya sat in the hall without summoning any guards, but let A Cai follow, and did not push the boy away, just sat on the chair and started holding his head. Thinking hard…
Hastings, Black Flags, Odin...
The southern invasion of the Odins was divided into three routes. All the way to the east is Hastings' Black Flag Army, which, after taking down the Sixth Corps, occupied a county on the northeastern frontier of the Empire. In the middle is Manninger's Chixue Army, which went south from the front of Wildfire Field and went south along More County, and defeated the Seventh Corps in Syltan County. Xilu heard that the eldest prince of the God-Emperor of the Odin Empire personally led the army. He recruited 10,000 elites from the royal family, plus 40,000 warriors from various tribes, and mixed them into a legion. It is the slowest to go south from the west road, but because there is no central standing army stationed in the northwestern part of the empire, and only relying on the resistance of the local garrison army, the Odin army on the west road is the most successful.
But all along, the three armies of the Odins have not interfered with each other.
Especially here in More County, according to the actions of the Odins' southern invasion, this place should obviously be regarded as the territory of the Chixue Army. Hasting rashly led his army into More County. If it was in the past, this was simply an act of competing with friendly troops for merit, wouldn't he be afraid of causing internal struggles
Or did Hastings know of his little move in More County, and he was the first to deal with him
Could it be that... there is a traitor within yourself? Brought the news to Hastings
But this doesn't seem right... He succeeded in counterattacking Mesta City by himself, and has gathered more than 10,000 troops successively, which is enough to pose a threat to the Manninger Department that Odin invaded in the middle. If there really is a traitor within himself and colluded with the Audi people, why didn't he notify Manninger directly? And run to collude with Hastings
... With so many chaotic thoughts floating up together, Xia Ya felt a lot of confusion and didn't know where to start.
After thinking for a while, he suddenly slapped his thigh and whispered to himself: "Damn! What do you think about! No matter what the reason is, that Hasting is always here! What is the most important thing now? It's the response!"
Putting aside those distracting thoughts, Xiaya felt that the thoughts in her heart suddenly brightened.
There are only two paths in front of them: one, stick to Mesta City. Second, lead the army to aid Denzel City!
He only has 10,000 troops. If Hastings really attacked, then his troops would be inferior, and he would be stationed in two places, which would be even more stupid. With 10,000 troops concentrated in one place, there may be a possibility of repelling the enemy.
But the question is, where should I choose to stay
Denzel City? Or the city of Mesta
The advantage of Denzel City is that the city wall is tall and strong. It was originally built according to the standard of a military fortress. As the bridgehead in the northern part of the empire closest to the Wildfire, it has always been the largest military stronghold in the front line of Byzantium against Odin's army. The city walls are tall and the defense system is complete, and now there are some reserved ordnance materials left over from the war last year.
From a purely tactical point of view, Denzel City's city defense is more conducive to defense.
but…
Mesta City is the capital city of County More! The size of the city is much larger than the small town of Denzel, and the population is larger.
And the location of Mesta City is also more important than Denzel City. As the capital city, Mesta City is located in the center of the grain-producing area of More County. Around the city, the essence and fertile land of More County is radiated. The surrounding countryside and eight fields are all the essence of More County.
It can be said that defending the city of Mesta is equivalent to holding half of More County firmly in your hands!
But the city defense of Mesta City is much worse than that of Denzel City. From a purely tactical point of view, it is not an important point that is easy to defend and difficult to attack...
Moreover, Mesta City is the capital city after all, and it is a symbol of power in a county. Being able to occupy Mesta City is very beneficial to the rule of More County from any point of view...
Xia Ya thought about it for a long time, and was hesitant in her heart. It was difficult to make a choice. Finally, she let out a breath and raised her head, only to see A Cai still standing in front of her. This young man was like this when Xia Ya was in a daze. been standing there.
"Why are you still here?" Xia Ya raised her eyelids.
"Waiting for your order."
"Yeah." Xia stood up, walked around the hall twice, suddenly looked at A Cai, and said, "I want to ask you a question, do you think Mesta City is more important, or Denzel City is more important?"
After hearing this, A Cai thought for a while with a serious expression, and then said, "Denzel City!"
"Oh?"
Xia Ya was stunned for a moment, he didn't expect A Cai's answer to be like this, because in Xia Ya's own heart, he felt that Mesta City was more important, but the city defense here was not very good.
"why?"
Without hesitation, A Cai immediately said, "My lord, I only know that Denzel City is your territory."
This immediately reminded Xia Ya.
His official position is the military commander of More County and the consul of Denzel City. If you look at it this way, Denzel City is your true home base.
If it was in peacetime, it would be absolutely impossible for him to come to Mesta City to give orders.
"Um... is there any other reason?"
"Also..." A Cai lowered her head and thought for a while before continuing: "Denzel City relies on wildfire to enter. If we can't beat it, there is still a place to run."
If another general listened to this, I am afraid that A Cai would be reprimanded immediately. The battle has not yet been fought, even if you think about the issue of escape, in the entire empire, I am afraid that only the rabbit general of Ruhr will have this kind of thinking.
Xia Ya heard this, but suddenly her eyes lit up!
Wildfires…
If I am stationed in Mesta City... Indeed, if the final situation is weak, then I will not even have a way to retreat, and there will be enemies up and down, left and right.
But if you are in Denzel City... Even if you can't hold it in the end, you can still retreat to the Wildfire Field! !
"The order." Xia Ya's expression became solemn: "Let all the officers at the battalion level come to the county governor's house to discuss matters!"
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Golden Horn City is located in the southern part of Esria County. If you go north from Golden Horn City, there is another Silver Horn City after 50 miles. If you cross Silver Horn City, you will enter Syltan County.
At present, Shirtan County has been occupied by the Red Snow Army of the Odins, but Esria County has not been harassed by the soldiers.
Esria County was originally a central administrative district in the northern part of the Empire, and was one of the centrally ruled areas of the Empire. But in the early days of the civil war, a rebel force on the border with Esria County directly sent troops to invade.
There were originally only some local garrison troops in Esria County, where they were the opponents of the rebels. After a symbolic resistance for a while, the county governor was again a jerk. After getting the promise of the rebels, he quickly surrendered. .
The current ruler of Esria County is one of the members of the "Red Round Table", which is owned by the Besta Military District. The Besta military region was also one of the first to respond to the flag of rebellion in the early days of the civil war, and one of the most staunch allies of El Salvador, the speaker of the Red Roundtable.
After occupying Esria County, the Besta rebels stopped their expansion, sent troops to occupy key points in various places, took over various towns, and replaced their own officials to rule and manage.
At the same time, it also cooperated with the troops of five banner regiments to be stationed in the north near the border of Syltan County, in order to maintain a coercive attitude to the seventh corps of Syltane County at that time.
When the Seventh Corps was annihilated by the Odin Chixue Army, the Odins soon reached an agreement with the rebels, and the Ebesta rebels withdrew, leaving only two flag regiments on the border. .
After the city defense troops and officials of the Golden Horn City were replaced by people from the Besta Military Region, the city's large and small affairs did not change much.
The original county governor was not a good official. After serving for several years, he did not show any favors to the people. Therefore, the people of Esria County did not arouse any dissatisfaction or riots with the change of the ruler.
At this time, it seems that there is a peaceful atmosphere in the city of Golden Horn. Except that the eagle-headed flag of the empire is no longer hanging on the top of the city, and the soldiers patrolling the road have also been replaced by rebels from the Besta Military Region. Not much has changed, even the large and small shops in the city are operating as usual, but because of the war, the north-south road has been cut off, which seems to be a little depressed.
Just in a pub on the side of the road, sitting at the window of the room on the second floor, Popovdax looked out the window, slowly talking about the current situation in Esria County, Daphne and Adeline. Sitting across from him, listening to this guy talk eloquently, he told the current situation in the northern part of the empire very well, and he knew it like the back of his hand...
Adeline wasn't doing well, but Daphne, but the more she heard it, the more frightened she became!
After all, she came from a famous family like the Minas family. Her father and brother were both in the army. She had been fascinated by her since she was a child. A bit of dread arises in my heart!
During the war, the roads in many places were cut off. I am afraid that even the imperial intelligence agencies in the imperial capital may not know so clearly! How did the man in front of him know so much news
Even after Popovdax finished drinking a bottle of wine, he smiled and said, "Is this the Besta Military District? I heard that the Governor is not very capable, but he has a very powerful wife. I heard that his The wife is very strategic. At the beginning of the civil war, Governor Besta was still hesitating whether to respond. His wife resolutely suggested that the Governor should raise troops immediately and quickly mobilize the army to capture Esria County. This idea was also proposed by the Governor's wife, In less than a month, the territory of the Besta Military Region has doubled. After occupying Esria County, the rebels Qiu did not commit any crimes, nor did they harass the local area. They just changed defenses and replaced their own direct line of consuls. However, it did not disturb the people, and reduced the possibility of friction to a minimum. It did not cause any trouble, and it took almost no effort to hold such a large county of Esria firmly in my hands... These ideas , I heard that it was all from the Governor's wife! Hey, this woman is not easy!"
Dax drank a glass of wine, and there was a bit of ill will in his eyes: "And I heard that the governor's wife is also a beautiful beauty. She was kept obediently and obeyed her wife's words without disobeying. If the governor's wife was not really beautiful enough, I'm afraid she wouldn't be able to hold the heart of the Huahua governor. Ha! A beautiful woman with both beauty and wisdom , I really want to have a chance to meet her!"
Daphne just pursed her lips and looked at Dax carefully. This guy looked like a drunken and blindfolded pig, but Daphne was getting along all the way to the north these days, deeply. I deeply feel the horror of this man!
Everywhere he went, this man first found a place for his two girls to settle down, and then he went out for a walk by himself, and when he came back, he could find a way to escape. It seemed that there were people who cooperated with him everywhere. Listening to his dispatch, you can always find the safest carriage and horse, and even bribe the defenders to let go.
It seems that every place he goes along the way, there are hidden forces at his disposal!
Even in a city occupied by rebels a few days ago, the three of them disguised themselves as clerics in the religious house and deceived the defenders! At that time, the three of them were hidden in a transport team of the religious institute!
This guy actually has an insider in the religious center! !
I remember that at that time, this guy carelessly found a nun in a religious center. After the nun took off his hat, he slapped Dax directly in the face, but Dax didn't care, he went up to one. Holding that nun was like a wild kiss, and in the end, the nun, in front of him, immediately became as submissive as a kitten!
Not to mention that seducing a nun is a serious sin of the church... And that nun seemed to obey this man, and even arranged their escape route in person!
When they arrived at the Golden Horn City, they didn't know what method he used. The three of them got into the transport vehicle of a caravan and entered the city with ease. walked in!
"Your Highness Beauty, you look at me like this, do I have flowers growing on my face?"
Daphne was in a trance, when he suddenly heard Dax's words, and immediately saw the man approaching with a smile, immediately frowned and turned his head away.
"Aha, could it be that Your Highness sees me as handsome and has a crush on me?" Dax continued to smile, but he grabbed his hair and said in distress, "Oh, what can I do? Two big boys. Beauty, one beautiful and intelligent, the other has my favorite pair of beautiful legs..."
As he spoke, he turned his face to Adeline: "Beautiful Your Highness, since I have been escorting hard all the way, let me touch your legs as a reward?"
"Go to hell!"
Adeline was furious. She grabbed the plate on the table and threw it away. Dax caught it and was about to say something when her face suddenly changed, becoming serious and abnormal. She turned her head and headed towards the stairs. Look!
On the stairs, there was a strange sound of footsteps, which seemed to be heavy and stagnant, but the sound seemed to have a strange rhythm.
Immediately, a figure slowly walked up from under the stairs, and the most striking face was a long flowing purple hair!
His slender figure was wrapped under a long black cloak, with a half iron face on his face, and an odd-shaped longbow on his back.
When Dax saw this figure, he immediately sat down and narrowed his eyes.
The person who came upstairs, don't ask, of course it's Via!
Via had just climbed the stairs, and suddenly stopped on the steps.
There were not many people on the second floor of this tavern. The most striking thing was naturally a man and a woman sitting near the window. Dax was dressed in casual clothes, with clear eyes and beautiful eyes, and although the two beauties had put on some makeup to hide their beauty, after all, their graceful bearing was still unavoidable to attract attention.
Via stood on the steps, looked over at a glance, and suddenly saw the backs of Daphne and Adeline, and a strange color flashed in her purple eyes!
There was no change in the glamorous face, but she walked over slowly step by step, and then sat down against a table next to her.
With a snap, a long bow was slapped on the table!
I saw that her hand was still holding the bow horn, sitting there, but staring at Dax with her eyes.
There was a table between the two, and they just looked at each other like this, their eyes flashing.
Daphne and Adeline also noticed the strangeness, and they were all surprised by Via's strange dress, but they saw Dax's smile changed, and his expression was unprecedented...
"Have you seen enough?"
Via opened his mouth first, and the cold voice fell in people's ears, as if it was cold, making people feel cold all over!
Dax sighed softly: "Enough... You came upstairs and walked a total of thirteen steps, right? In the thirteen steps, you have already adjusted your breath to the best state... "
Speaking, Dax smiled bitterly: "Dear Via... You are much better than the last time we met."
Viamo was silent, but the fingers gripping the horns tightened.
Dax smiled: "It seems that God really can't get along with me. I can find you at any pub, and I can meet you. Are you from the north or the south?"
Via frowned and didn't answer, but set his eyes on the two girls beside Dax, and after two more glances, Via's expression became even more ugly.
She took a deep breath, stared at Popovdax, and spit out a short sentence.
"Let go, immediately!"
Dax laughed dryly, touched his nose, looked at the strange faces of the two girls, and sighed: "Don't the two highnesses recognize this icy beauty? She is very famous in the Byzantine Empire. A famous character."
His tone gradually became solemn: "One of the most outstanding disciples of Mr. Cavie Hill, and the only disciple trained by Mr. Cavie Hill with both civil and military skills, the famous 'Purple Eye'!"