Syltan County, New Town, former county governor.
This county governor's mansion has experienced the original county governor's office of the empire, and was later occupied by the Odins and turned into the base camp of the Chixue Army. After the final restoration, it became the new central stronghold of the Northern Army.
In fact, the county government has recently been expanded and renovated. The new official name is no longer the county governor's mansion. The northern army is up and down, and the name for this place has become the general's mansion. It can be said that basically the northern army has reached a consensus, and this place will become the entire northern army group. A new home base for the future.
Similarly, such a title also indicates that the Union Army has been unified from top to bottom, and the fact that the center of the group has been moved from Denzel, County Moor to New City, Syltain County will not change.
In the future, this will become the new headquarters of the Northern Garrison.
The expansion has been proceeding in an orderly manner. Ever since Char and Green and others reached a consensus, Green has begun to act, even when the financial constraints were initially caused by rewarding the entire army, the future commander's attention The expansion has not stopped either.
As the headquarters of a military group, this mansion cannot be built only according to the standards of government affairs, but more for military purposes. It can be said that this headquarters is based on the standard of a semi-military castle. built.
As the commander-in-chief of the Northern Army, Xia Ya was not in Xincheng, so the task of sitting in Xincheng and presiding over the situation fell on Green.
In terms of seniority, Green's seniority is much richer than that of the young General Xia Yaleiming, and his seniority is also older. He has the experience of serving in the Central Army, he was born in the orthodox Imperial Military Academy, he has also taught at the Imperial Military Academy, and he is also a disciple of Duke Minas, the elder of the Imperial Army. In the past, he had an excellent record of meritorious service. Although he was marginalized for a while in the political turmoil, this serious military veteran, in everyone's opinion, is better than the one who became a monk halfway, and then rose like a fly. General Xia Ya should be more in line with the status of a "traditional soldier".
That General Xia Ya is famous and famous, but in the eyes of some veteran generals in the army, he seems to be from a "wild way".
Green, known as the "Mad Dog", has now officially taken on the rank of Imperial General, and is clearly set to be the number two person in the Northern Garrison.
An orthodox eagle general, with rich experience in the army, Green is naturally proficient in military strategy. In the entire northern army group, he has actually been acting as the actual executor. Basically, the Northern Army has the scale and momentum it has today. It can be said that the actual big housekeeper of the Northern Army is a big contributor. When the Northern Army was first established, because too much of the original Central Army's forces were digested internally, it can be said that in the early days, there were many different voices inside.
After all, Xiaya's original capital was too low, and the establishment of the Northern Army was a typical example of a snake swallowing an elephant. Taking the head of a local garrison army to annex the remnants of the two central army corps, in the eyes of outsiders, it is almost an act against the sky.
In the hearts of those traditional soldiers who came from the Central Army, they really didn't look down on this General Char Ya at the beginning.
And at this time, Green's existence, in the entire Northern Army, is particularly important.
His orthodox military background is more able to win the approval of those generals in the Central Military Department. At the same time, he is familiar with military strategy, and he is familiar with all matters in the army. He fully assists Xia Ya and promotes the reorganization of the army. It is also responsible for communicating and handling various internal voices.
It can be said that in the early days, when Xia Ya had not established his own authority, Green more often played the role of the second commander. Only with his presence can those arrogant Central Army soldiers The arrogant soldiers were barely subdued.
What is even more commendable is that in fact, according to the situation when the Northern Army was established in the early days, it is entirely possible for Greene to establish his own mountain. After all, there are quite a number of military leaders from the Central Army in the army, and they are more willing to obey his leadership. Even if Greene builds his own power based on this, it is not impossible to compete with Char Ya, or even to stand up to Char Ya.
However, this General Green, from beginning to end, abides by the role of a "deputy", rejecting all kinds of overt and secret services on the premise of maintaining internal unity. Green is very clear in his heart that the Northern Army must have only one commander, an absolute core, and only one voice!
If this new group is divided because of his own selfishness, then he will become the biggest sinner.
In normal times, Green also pays great attention to maintaining Char's authority and leadership. On any occasion, always maintain the same will with Char Ya, even if there are differences of opinion, try to communicate in private as much as possible, and in public, make a gesture of supporting Char Ya.
The No. 2 commander has taken a "deputy" attitude. The No. 1 commander and the No. 2 commander are very close, so that the original military leaders who still have illusions in their hearts have to gradually dispel their own small calculations. Some people who were originally watching the wind from the wall had to die, and finally led to Xia Ya.
After the battle in Syltan County and the military operation of King Qin in the south of the ruins, several army reorganizations within the Northern Army finally completed the unification of the army and truly achieved unity.
It can be said that Green is a standard "military man", and even, from the comparison of several prominent top generals in the empire's current army, Green is even more in line with a standard pure military role than Adrick.
But Green doesn't have no opinion on Char Ya. His biggest dissatisfaction with Char Ya is that the real No. 1 commander of the Northern Army always disappears for a while for no apparent reason at every turn, causing a headache when he arrives.
The Northern Army has just been established, the territory of several counties will be consolidated, the army will be reorganized, the reserve force will be established... Everything can be said to be in vain. Qianjun threw the burden to himself to carry.
Sometimes, even Green couldn't help but have such thoughts in his heart: Is this Xiaya really so assured of me? Are you really not worried that I will take his inheritance
More often, although quarreling with Char, Green can only take this phenomenon as Char's "absolute trust" in him.
In the Northern Army Group, if you insist on a metaphor, Xia Ya's existence is like a high-ranking emperor with absolute authority, but more often, he only exists as a spiritual leader.
Green, on the other hand, has become a "prime minister", and he handles most of the actual military and government affairs.
As for this role, it is unknown whether Green really expected it.
At least, from the previous situation, Green still did a good job. The military has basically maintained the situation, and all military plans are being carried out in an orderly manner. Since the girl named Sophie brought back from the imperial capital by Xia Ya, and the post of chief of staff has been decided, basically, Green has also been able to withdraw from government affairs and focus more on military affairs. .
Sometimes, Green couldn't help but think: Maybe, that Sophie was also mentioned by Xiaya on purpose to divide some of the power in his hands? Is it intentional or unintentional? As a leader, it should be a good thing to have this means of balancing constraints.
Although Xia Ya is not in the new city at the moment, the army seems to be accustomed to this phenomenon. Most of the military affairs are submitted to the commander-in-chief's mansion, and General Green will always handle it, and then issue an order to execute it.
The reorganization of the army, the distribution of materials, the management of logistics, etc. This General Green handled it very well.
Green is resolute and resolute, introverted and unassuming, but he acts very resolutely, typical of the military style.
All the officers and men in the army admired his conduct. It can even be said that if Xia Ya is not there, the Northern Army can still maintain operation, but if Green is not there, I am afraid that the Northern Army will be paralyzed in a while.
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That night, Green was still sitting in the commander's mansion to handle military affairs, the expansion of the new city, the maintenance of the city defense, and the army's deployment plan were placed in front of him. As the new base camp of the future northern army, the army stationing of the northern army will naturally change. The previous deployment with Denzel City as the core needs to be completely revised, and more troops will be deployed with the new city as the core.
Green has to work until dark almost every night before taking a rest, and every morning, he has to go out on a routine patrol to inspect military drills.
Even the guards around him felt that the main general was too diligent in politics. Green was not too old, in his thirties, but in the past two years, he has aged very quickly. He looked almost like a man in his forties.
On the other hand, that General Xia Ya, who is in his prime, looks like a junior to Green.
You must know that when General Green came out of the imperial capital and went north to serve, he was also a young man in his early thirties!
At night, outside Green's study, several personal guards and adjutants are on duty here. Green is a strict person. If there is a need in handling military affairs, he will send an order to the chief officer of the army to ask questions. talk.
Therefore, the team around him cannot rest.
Only tonight, it seemed a little weird.
In the afternoon, Green locked himself in the study, and did not order any chief officers in the army to be summoned until the evening, nor did he send anyone to issue any orders, but only locked himself in the study.
The people around him didn't know what was going on, but when a few personal soldiers entered the study to deliver dinner to General Green, they saw the general sitting at the table, frowning, and his expression was a little anxious and gloomy.
Could it be that... our northern army has encountered some major difficulties that cannot be overcome
This question is the doubt in the hearts of the personal soldiers and adjutants around Green.
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Green does face a huge problem right now.
He was sitting in the study, the dinner on the table was already cold, but he hadn't taken a sip. On the bowl of meat soup, a layer of oil was floating, and it was already bright.
Green squinted his eyes, his eyes were full of haze, but he stared at the thing placed in front of him - he had maintained this posture for several hours.
In front of him, quietly placed on the table, was a letter, a letter sealed with a cowhide seal.
And until now, Green has never opened this letter!
What worries Greene is not the content of the letter, but the origin of the letter!
This letter was sent in the afternoon, and it was very inconspicuously caught in a very ordinary military training plan.
When Green was flipping through the plan, after accidentally flipping out the letter, his expression immediately became extremely ugly!
Because, although there is no signature on the envelope, the handwriting is very familiar to him!
The handwriting is elegant and the outline is tough, but it is familiar to Green many years ago and can't be more familiar! It was clearly his own teacher, a veteran of the Imperial Army, and the Duke of Minas wrote it by himself!
"Teacher... You, what the hell are you doing..." Green finally sighed, hesitated again and again, stretched out his hand and opened the envelope.
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The shocking news of Duke Minas' comeback was transmitted through the magic circle almost on the day the old duke resumed his post, and the news reached the Northern Army.
For the officers in the middle and lower ranks of the army, they don't know much about the situation of the upper echelons of the empire. They don't have any attitudes towards this news, but they simply feel excited and excited.
After all, at this moment, the empire can be said to be at the forefront of a national crisis. With Duke Minas, a well-respected and prestigious military veteran, coming out to preside over the situation, it will always have a positive impact. The old Duke of Minas was famous and famous, and there were many old friends in the army. After he came out of the mountain, he naturally expressed his determination to rejuvenate the empire.
But for a senior general like Green, it is naturally not as simple as the following.
The reason is very simple... In the current situation of the empire, Duke Minas' coming out has really involved too many entanglements of interests!
Green is of course the disciple of Duke Minas, but he is more aware of the current situation in Osgilia! It can even be said that he used to serve in the military, a general who made great achievements, and was finally demoted, deprived of military power, marginalized, and served as a civilian at the Imperial Military Academy. It can be said that he has personally experienced political struggle. The high-level games and battles can be said to be deeply experienced!
The situation in Osgilia is very clear. With Adric serving as the military leader in the army, he is a well-deserved core senior in the army. Everything should have been on the right track. Green is also very clear that any emperor will not tolerate the dominance of the empire's army, so as not to jeopardize the ruling foundation of the imperial power.
At this time, the comeback of the Duke of Minas, there is only one possibility: the emperor is going to use the Duke to suppress Adric!
If it were someone else, he would naturally be unable to compete with the prosperous Adric, but Duke Minas was the most suitable candidate! From a public point of view, he is a veteran of the imperial army with outstanding prestige. Privately speaking, he is Adric's teacher and has the status of a master and an apprentice. Steady pressed Adric's head.
but…
Even Green himself did not agree with the Duke's comeback.
The reason is very simple. As a pure soldier, Green does not have too many other ideas. He simply believes that at this stage, it is correct to maintain unity in the army and maintain a voice! The Empire has been through too much civil unrest! In order to deal with the current situation of internal and external troubles, there is a strong leader in the army, which is in line with the current situation. And Adric is a good fit for the role! Green agrees with Adrick's character very much. He believes that Adrick has no personal ambition, and Adrick's conduct and character will not pose a threat to the imperial power. That is a decent general who is dedicated to justice, capable and ethical, and is very suitable to play such a role in turning the tide.
At this time, the Duke's comeback gave people a taste of "power struggle".
Don't the old duke understand that the army of the empire can no longer withstand another split
If the Duke of Minas came out of the mountain, just as a vacant position, just as a spiritual leader, then Green would naturally have nothing to say, and he was very relieved.
But from the position of the old duke... the rank of imperial marshal, that is clearly the power to control the entire army!
And along with the old duke's comeback, there is also the young lord Roddy, who directly became the general of the Imperial Guards, which immediately divided a large piece of military power from Adric's command!
To put it mildly, Duke Minas came out of the mountain not to help, but to seize power!
After all, Green is not a rookie. He is very clear that if Duke Minas wants to be the real boss, not an empty marshal, he must convene the old department.
At this time, he actually received a handwritten letter from Duke Minas... The meaning of it is very deep!
Green is very aware of his current situation. He is the second commander of the Northern Army. At the same time, Green also knew about the close relationship between Adric and Char. Adrick was Char's old superior, a tradition in the army. This old and old relationship between superiors and superiors is the most iron-related direct line. descendants in. Char is naturally in Adrick's camp.
Moreover, Char is in the north, with troops on the side, with territory, strength, and army, and can act as a strong foreign aid for Adrick. When necessary, he can voice his support for Adrick! A general in the northern garrison, who owns several counties, makes a voice that no one can despise!
At this time, the old duke suddenly wrote a secret letter to himself...
What is the purpose? !
Yes, Secret Letter!
This is also a key!
This letter was not sent through normal channels.
Originally, if the teacher wanted to contact him, he could write a letter openly and send someone to send it to him!
But this letter was not through normal channels!
Trapped in a military document within the Northern Army, it was quietly sent to my own hands, without anyone noticing...
If there is no ghost in your heart, then what is there to be afraid of people knowing? !
What makes Green's heart gloomier is that this letter was actually sent from a military document inside the Northern Army... So that means, the old duke already has his own channel within the Northern Army!
This is not difficult to imagine. After all, the old duke has been a soldier all his life, and the old army is all over the army. Many of the northern army were adapted from the central army in the past, and it is not surprising that there are old dukes.
However, I didn't expect the teacher to move so fast! How long has it been since he came back, he has already been linked to the old past within the Northern Army! !
Greene is not a fool!
He has no personal ambition and doesn't like to fight for power, but that doesn't mean he doesn't understand the ways of political struggle.
Obviously, the teacher has quietly attacked the Northern Army! The intention is naturally clear. The Northern Army is Adrick's biggest foreign aid. If you want to compete with Adrick, you must not only make a fuss in the imperial capital, but also make a fuss in the Northern Army!
At least, to weaken the support of the Northern Army for Adric! Since Xiaya cannot win over, the best way is to find different voices within the Northern Army!
Without a doubt, you are the most suitable candidate.
If you want to pick out a person from the Northern Army to contain Xia Ya, you can't really find another person besides yourself.
With anxiety in his heart, Green opened the letter and quickly scanned it.
The teacher's handwriting is still the same as in the past, with a strong outline and a full martial arts style. The content of the letter also surprised Greene.
The full text of the letter did not mention even half a sentence about the current situation. The whole text was just like an elder's caring words for the disciple. First, he talked about some old and past stories, and then roughly cared about Green's body, etc. .
In addition, there is absolutely no sensitive content even a word.
It looks like an ordinary letter with a very casual chat.
But of course Greene wouldn't really be foolish enough to think that the teacher came to chat with him out of boredom.
This letter was sent quietly through a secret channel, which is enough to show the teacher's attitude!
Although I didn't say anything sensitive in my heart, the words in the letter made it clear that the superiors care about the subordinates, and the elders care about the disciples...
"Teacher... You are forcing me to express my position." Green smiled bitterly and rubbed his forehead hard.
That's right, it's a statement!
Do you still recognize me as your old superior, and whether you still recognize me as your teacher? You can decide for yourself.
Probably, that's what it means.
Green's forehead was full of cold sweat, and his heart was entangled, so he closed his eyes.
There is no doubt that Green is extremely grateful to his teacher.
In the past, he lost power in the political struggle, and a promising young general in the army was deprived of his military post. It was the teacher who came forward to protect him! From the perspective of the time, those warlords who wanted to target themselves were only afraid to get rid of themselves! However, the teacher came forward to save himself, but transferred himself to the Imperial Military Academy. Although he went to the military and lost his military power, he saved his life.
More importantly, keep the hope of your own recovery!
If there is no teacher's protection, I am afraid that I may be killed by others. The best situation is to be sent to an idle position in the army and hang up, and then wait to die slowly.
Putting yourself in the military academy is enough to prove the teacher's love for you! Everyone knows that the Imperial Military Academy is the cradle of the Eagle Department. Putting yourself there will allow you to make more colleagues and expand your network, and on the other hand, it will also allow you to stay in the "reserve force". in the sequence.
It can be said that the teacher's kindness to him is like remaking!
But now, it is this teacher who is as gracious as a mountain, who wants to express himself...
If you don't follow, then you are sorry for the teacher, ungrateful...
But if he obeys... From now on, he will be the enemy of Char, and he will fight with Char in the Northern Army, split the Northern Army, or even replace it. At the same time, it is also necessary to fight against Adric...
Backtracking!
"Teacher, you really look up to me."
Green opened his eyes, put the letter to the candle next to it, and burned it quietly. After standing up, he slowly walked out of the room.
The guards and adjutants standing outside the door saw the general coming out, and immediately greeted them all. Green waved his hand slightly: "I'm tired of sitting, so come out and walk around, you don't have to follow."
Saying that, he walked out with his hands behind his back.
After all, it is in the headquarters of the headquarters, so naturally there is no need to worry about safety issues. Green sent a message, and his subordinates naturally did not dare to follow.
Green walked in the commander-in-chief's mansion for a while with his hands behind his back. After the expansion of the mansion, the original yard was opened up and doubled in size, and several rows of trees were transplanted. Green paced slowly, and finally stood under a tree. .
Suddenly, an extremely strange and extremely absurd thought appeared in his mind.
If he is really an enemy of Char... That guy, is he his opponent
And... If Xia Ya knew that he and he were not in harmony, what expression would that proud boy have
No one knew that on this seemingly peaceful night, the Northern Army Group, an emerging force on this continent, encountered its first real major threat since its establishment!
It can even be said that the degree of this threat is greater and far-reaching than that of Odin Chixuejun!
"Where to go, it's just in my mind! Hehe... Xia, Xia... At this time, where did you go?" Green sighed.
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Xia naturally wouldn't know Green's sigh at the moment.
Just because, at this moment, the situation that Xia Ya is facing is even more critical!
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With that amazing roar, the entire crypt seemed to be shaking, and the ears of those who were pierced by the sound were faintly aching! Even on the crystal wall, there seemed to be a creaking sound that was about to burst!
At this time, Darwin and Dodoro jumped up quickly. Darwin looked serious, and he couldn't care about talking to Xia. He looked towards the depths of the crack, where the sound came from.
Dodoro had already thumped and knelt on the ground, his face was pale, his face was full of pain, he raised his hands to cover his ears tightly, trembling all over his body. A shrill howl came out of his mouth.
Xia Ya went up to try to draw Dodoro, Darwin had quickly grabbed a few steps and stopped Xia Ya's hand with a solemn expression: "Don't touch him! If you touch him now, if external forces interfere, he may not be able to resist, immediately madly!"
Xiaya's eyes widened: "this, what kind of ghost sound is this..."
Darwin took a deep breath, knelt down in front of Dodoro slowly, got close to Dodoro's ear, and suddenly read a few words in a peculiar tone, his voice seemed to be chanting Some kind of strange language, the tone is distant and long...
As Darwin chanted beside Dodoro's ear, Dodoro's trembling finally calmed down. Although his face was still full of pain, it was better after all. The eyes that had been dull at first gradually returned to a certain look.
"This is the dragon roar..." Darwin raised his head and looked at Xiaya with a grim expression: "A kind of dragon language magic... In your understanding, it is... Longwei!!"