As a former Imperial Central Army officer, he was able to rise all the way to the deputy flag regiment level. Mr. Stephen is still a bit capable - he is not a waste, and of course he is not a genius.
He is in his thirties, he has been in the army for ten years, and he has briefly studied at the Imperial Military Academy, which is a bit predictable.
Of course, the reason why he was able to get to the deputy flag regiment level in the Central Army of the Empire is that he has stepped into the ranks of middle and senior generals with one foot. It is not simply because his army is superior to others. The reason is because of his origin.
Stephen was born in an aristocratic family in the imperial capital. He was not considered a top-notch wealthy family, but he had a lot of background. He was considered a middle-class family that lingered between second-rate and third-rate aristocrats, and he was firmly in the ranks of the royalist faction. Because of such a background, Stephen was considered to have enough loyalty and firm stance to finally be promoted all the way, and in less than a few years, he got the deputy flag regiment-level official position in the Central Army of the Empire.
Originally, Stephen thought that he still had great potential in his career: he was still young, from a good background, and the resume accumulated over the years was almost enough. If I have the opportunity, I may be able to use the connections in the family, walk around the door, and transfer myself back to the imperial capital, and then I can use the name of a well-versed military strategy to openly transfer myself to the military headquarters of the imperial capital or some other As an official in the department, you don't have to be exposed to the wind and the sun in the army, and you don't have to go to the battlefield to fight for life and death.
If you get along well, when you retire in 20 or 30 years, maybe you can get to the level of a deputy director.
Isn't that how most of the children of nobles came here in their entire lives
It's a pity that Stephen's luck is really bad.
If everything is normal, then his vision should have an 80% chance of being realized.
But unfortunately... he encountered war!
The Odins drove southward and swept the Syltan County. The 7th Corps of the Imperial Central Army fought fiercely against the Odins. As a result, the 7th Corps of the Central Army was defeated again and again, and finally the main force was almost wiped out. Fortunately, Stephen was not programmed into the main sequence at the time. He took his own troops and followed the remnants to Denzel City, Moore County, and finally took shelter under Char's command.
Since then, his career dream has been shattered.
The remnants of the 7th Corps were immediately incorporated by Char Ya, and the Northern Army was established, and he, a traditional noble family from the imperial capital, and those old oilies in the Central Army, obviously did not receive Char Ya's trust.
Both sides are well aware that they are not the same people at all. Many officers from the Central Army with aristocratic family backgrounds simply look down on that Xia Yaleiming. If a guy from a mud-legged background, if they were in the past and encountered on the road, they would have to take the initiative to salute themselves!
But now, not only do they have to look up to others, but they are also annexed by the other party. From now on, they have to live on their faces. The original positions and powers were all emptied, and the oil and water were naturally lost...
Although Stephen did not resist when he knew it, at least he was not completely overridden, but he also knew very well that there was no future for him to remain in the Northern Army as his own.
This time, he was accidentally chosen by Xia Ya as the commander of the escort army to escort the queen back. For Stephen, it was a pie in the sky! !
After all, he came from a noble family, so of course he was very familiar with the background of Her Royal Highness!
The Minas family, that was once the number one wealthy family in the military! The House of the Imperial Duke! If he can safely escort the queen back to the imperial capital, then no matter what, the Duke of Minas will definitely reward himself heavily! And in the same way, His Majesty the Emperor's reward will not be light!
As long as he can return to the imperial capital, with the personal connections of his family, make some moves and think of a way to keep himself in the imperial capital, there is no problem in thinking about it.
Then... From now on, you can break away from the Northern Army, a group that you can't integrate into at all!
This is a rare opportunity! !
Based on this kind of psychology, Stephen was very careful and responsible for escorting his party.
After starting from Denzel City, Stephen showed the attitude of an extremely responsible officer. He carefully dispatched a large number of scouts along the way to urge the team to advance, and at the same time, he was very careful about safety issues.
Whether it's walking, lodging, or stopping for a short period of time, he is cautious. Even if it is the water source on the road, he has to send someone to check it carefully—you know, he has not yet stepped out of the sphere of influence of Xia Ya.
Every morning and evening, he personally went to greet the queen, showing a full aristocratic demeanor, no matter in etiquette or attitude, he was impeccable. Will ask the queen's living, food and so on.
It can be said that this Mr. Stephen has considered every detail that can be thought of.
But what made him a little discouraged was that Her Royal Highness the Queen herself was not very enthusiastic, or even a little indifferent, to his diligent greetings.
It was only the first two times that Her Royal Highness the Queen opened the window to meet him, and politely said a few words to Mr. Stephen. But after that, every time Stephen greeted the queen, he couldn't see the queen. The queen just responded casually with "um", "oh" and "understood" in the car window. Twice, even Stephen listened to it. The repressed impatience in the Queen's tone came out.
Damn it... This woman is so beautiful, she came from the most powerful family in the empire, and she is the queen. Every day, her face seems to have a layer of frost on her face... With her identity, what else is there to be unhappy with? !
If it was in the past, Stephen would naturally be very sensible and would not dare to disturb the queen again.
But now, Stephen obviously lost his cool.
He knew very well that for him, it was a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to deal with the Queen so closely! If he can get the Queen's appreciation, or even the slightest favor from Her Royal Highness, then after returning to the imperial capital, it will be of great benefit to his attempts!
He only came from a middle-class aristocratic family, and he rarely sees the face of the emperor on weekdays. If he can climb the line of the queen... Then... in the future...
There is a fire burning in Stephen's heart!
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The team walked all the way to Syltan County, and it was naturally safe along the way. The 1,000-strong cavalry team that accompanied them kept marching slowly at a distance of less than a mile from the Queen's chariot and horse team. Stephen naturally knew about the leader of the army, General Sharba, who was the direct descendant of Xia Leiming, who was born in the Roderian cavalry. But for Stephen, a noble like him would not really look down on an officer from a civilian like Sharba.
Along the way, the two did not have any intersection, and only occasionally dispatched messengers to inform each other of news.
As long as you return to the imperial capital, you will no longer have to have anything to do with the Northern Army! Even if he Sharba is the confidant of Xia Leiming, I don't need to please him!
Stephen thought so.
When the team arrived at the new city, the capital of Syltan County, the two teams parted ways immediately.
Sharba's cavalry did not renovate in the new city, but after replenishing their supplies, they immediately marched eastward and went to Corsica to quell the rebellion. The queen and her party entered the new city for a day's rest.
The new town has almost become a big construction site. Since Char decided to move the administration to the new town in the future, the new town has been repaired. The city defenses and other fortifications that were destroyed during the war are under intense repair, and some buildings in the city that have been burned by the war have also begun to be rebuilt, such as the county guard, the military camp outside the city, the granary, and so on...
A large number of people who have been mobilized are working hard like ants in and outside the city, because there are construction sites everywhere, and there is a layer of stone dust in the air.
At night, Daphne, who was resting in the county governor's mansion, stayed up all night. She stood on her balcony and looked at the whole new city...
Even at night, you can see lights everywhere in the new city, the construction site is working in full swing, and the voices of shouting are constantly being heard from afar.
This will be an up-and-coming city in the north of the Empire... and also, that fellow's lair. He will definitely make the business here impregnable.
It is foreseeable that this place will become more prosperous than ever...
That Char, he will also be like a rising star, lighting up the northern sky of the empire...
Unfortunately, I can't see these anymore.
Early tomorrow morning, I will leave the new city and go south.
Everything in the North, what happened these days, everything, only, only...
It will only become a cloud of smoke in a dream, and slowly dissipate away.
Daphne was holding onto the fence tightly, fingers turning white from too much force.
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The second time, the team left the new city and went all the way south. Stephen ordered to speed up the march. The group of carriages and horses walked for more than ten days, and finally left the border of Syltan County and officially entered the sphere of influence of the Besta people.
The governor's wife of the Bestans kept her promise, and she sent a cavalry with two hundred carts.
The two hundred carts made the infantry in the guards finally break away from the belief of walking on foot. After the infantry got into the carriage, the marching speed increased a lot.
Obviously, the governor's wife also had the idea of sending this trouble away from her territory early.
The Bestars spared no effort in providing sustenance and even some horses. There are also cavalry escorts along the way.
It took less than fifteen days to travel through the Besta region.
To Stephen's dissatisfaction, the Governor's wife never showed up to meet Her Royal Highness.
For a noble like Stephen, he felt that this was a very rude thing!
After leaving the area of influence of the Besta people, Stephen ordered the team to continue to speed up their progress!
He knew very well that his group had entered the enemy-occupied area!
In the future, going south, the first thing on the way is to cross the territory of the four rebel small warlord military regions. In Stephen's expectation, this section of the journey should not be too dangerous. There are 1,500 troops in his party, and the small warlords He may not be willing to devote troops to fight hard with himself, and... even if things go bad, he can still use cavalry to escape with the queen.
The biggest danger should be the Armenian Military Region! To return to the imperial capital, the Armenian Military Region is a big mountain that must be climbed in front of it! As the top power in the rebel camp, Armenia has a strong army and a vast territory! That's when it's time to really test yourself!
But Stephen is not too worried... He has already thought of an idea that he thinks is an excellent idea! !
He had thought about it long before he left! As long as his party approaches the sphere of influence of the Armenian Military Region, he will immediately order the division of troops!
He will abandon the thousand infantry in the team, and all the other entourages, all the maids and servants! He will only take the queen and a few hundred cavalry, dash forward with light cavalry, and rush through the Armenian territory at the fastest speed! And the abandoned team can also be used as a suspect, attracting Armenians to pursue them! !
As for those who were abandoned by his plan, Stephen would not have the slightest guilt.
As for guilt... Joke! As long as you can protect the queen to arrive safely, then it is the biggest credit! Who will pursue these things then? !
Of course, this plan, he will not disclose it to anyone now!
As long as you can get to the imperial capital, then you will be promoted to become rich, and you will be prosperous and wealthy. It is just around the corner! !
Finally, on the twenty-ninth day after starting from Denzel City, the team walked out of the forces of the Bestas and officially entered the enemy-occupied area.
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"Hurry up, hurry up! We have to cross the Agate River ahead before dark, and make a stop on the south bank! Hell! All cheer me up!"
Stephen rode his horse and ran back and forth in the front and back of the line, shouting and yelling to cheer up the soldiers.
But this effect is not very good.
Because of his impatience and repeated requests to speed up, the team was already very tired.
Although there were a large number of carriages provided by the Besta people to transport the infantry, but after sitting on the carriage for several days, the bones of the soldiers were about to fall apart.
The carriages of the Besta people don't have any shock-proof devices like the carriages that nobles ride, and they don't have any soft carpets or the like. Those are just trucks designed to transport goods. Sitting on it to hurry on the road, after a day, almost all the bones in the body are broken, and everyone has back pain.
As for the cavalry, they had been trekking for so many days, and the inside of their thighs would bleed from the saddle.
It should be noted that these five hundred cavalry were not the Rodriian cavalry under Xia Ya's command, including the thousand infantry at the back, they were all drawn from the Second Corps of the Northern Army, that is, the Guard Corps.
These infantrymen were Stephen's original team, the team he led. Most of the people were originally from the Seventh Corps and some local garrison troops. When the army was reorganized, they were not selected into the First Corps, but were eliminated from the garrison.
The composition of the five hundred cavalry is also quite well written: the four hundred of them are not real cavalry, but a mounted infantry unit in the original garrison, which is the so-called motorized infantry. Only 100 people are genuine cavalry, and those 100 cavalry are the real elites that Xi Ya specially recruited in order to strengthen the strength of the escort!
These hundred cavalrymen were all those horse thieves who had followed Nene.
These horse thieves cavalry work in the army, and they train and live together with the Rodrian cavalry.
He clearly felt that these hundred cavalrymen were a little out of tune with his team, and they were lazy in carrying out his orders.
He had heard and heard that the cavalry in the Northern Army - those really elite cavalry, in the entire Northern Army, only four people can command them.
The first to bear the brunt is naturally Xia Lei Ming. Next is Sharba, the cavalry commander of the Northern Army. The other two were Reinhardt - Reinhardt once led the remnants of the Roderian cavalry to flee to Char from south to north, fought bloody battles along the way, and forged a deep friendship with the cavalry.
The last one, I heard that it is the special existence in the Northern Army, the only female officer, that is called the Nene guy.
Apart from these four people, other generals in the Northern Army had difficulty commanding these cavalry.
The hundred cavalry came all the way, although they did not cause any trouble for themselves. Even in all fairness, whether it is rushing, staying overnight, or guarding the scouts, these real elite cavalry are ten times better than the second- and third-rate guys under them.
But... their contemptuous eyes and arrogant expressions have never been concealed.
They looked down on Stephen and never had the slightest respect.
"Wait and see! Wait until the imperial capital and see how I clean up these bastards."
Stephen muttered to himself, and raised his whip again to urge: "Quick, quick! You must cross the river before it gets dark!! Hurry up!!"
The soldiers under him were already exhausted, and they were just barely advancing under his whip and scolding. The one hundred elite cavalry, who were still in line, just stayed outside the brigade, watching Stephen's jokes from a distance. , watching him drive the soldiers back and forth like a flock of sheep.
"Damn it... How could the uncle send us to give orders to this guy, this guy is like a muddy thing, why should he give us orders."
A horse thief muttered dissatisfiedly: "Look at these guys, they are all muddy! Why should the warriors of our dignified cavalry regiment be with these guys?"
Another horse thief leader frowned and stopped his companions from complaining: "Okay, shut up! Uncle's orders are naturally reasonable! Carry out the order! Damn... Don't forget Uncle's secret order before leaving, hehe... This The guy is unreliable, and when something happens, we have to clean up the situation with our brothers. Please wake me up!!"
After a pause, the cavalry officer who was the leader of the horse thief pondered for a while, and then said: "That Stephen is an idiot, it's just a matter of crossing the river in the dark, he just forced his way and didn't send anyone to inquire ahead. Damn... Pie Er The ten brothers went to the river in front of them to explore, guard the riverside, and respond to the brigade. Also, the nearby woods have sent people to send guards, and it is no longer our territory. Make the warning area larger and drive carefully. A ship of ten thousand years."