The first ray of morning light fell, and the new city was already busy. The expansion and maintenance of the city wall is still in progress. At night, the hired craftsmen and soldiers simply live in tents under the city wall. In order to meet the construction period, everyone started to work very early. , the vehicles carrying water and stone are busy, and the craftsmen carry sledgehammers or various tools and start to work in the city. And the defenders of the city wall also began to change their shifts. The soldiers on the night guard yawned and changed their guards, ready to go back and have a good sleep.
In the morning, the buckets of noodle soup sent by the logistics exuded heat, and the aroma diffused in the air, which made the soldiers who had been guarding the watch all night smell it. Everyone was drooling. When I got down, I immediately rushed up and everyone grabbed a bowl.
The food of the Northern Army is still very good. In addition to a bowl of noodle soup for breakfast, there is also a spoonful of stewed and pulpy beans. And for those craftsmen, they don't have to be greedy. The commander's office is also very kind to these recruited craftsmen. Their meals are almost the same as those of the city wall defenders, and there are even some who specialize in heavy physical work. Allocate some special meat dishes.
Syltan County has just experienced the poisoning of the Odins. It is in ruins, and it is displaced for thousands of miles. Many refugees who have lost their countryside and are homeless have flocked to the new city. Although the land has been distributed, it is already late autumn, and we have to wait for the next spring to cultivate. This is half a year left, and a large number of refugees have nothing to do. Originally, it was a headache. However, the large-scale construction of the new city just happened to give many refugees a way to live.
The man in the Commander-in-Chief's House trusted the female chief of staff and set a policy of "relief for work". Although the northern military government is financially tight, these hired craftsmen and civilians really can't get any wages, but at least two full meals a day are not less. These refugees have just experienced the ravages of the Odins. They don’t need to be treated very well. In this chaotic world, they can earn a life and have food to feed their stomachs. Fortunately, it has been satisfied. In this way, the construction of the new city, at least in terms of manpower, is no longer a problem. Once the recruitment order under the commander-in-chief's mansion was issued, the responders immediately gathered, almost crowding out the place to recruit craftsmen.
In front of the city defense construction site recruitment point every day, there are young and strong farmers queuing up to find work. Although blacksmiths, carpenters and other fine work people are rare after all, and the wages are slightly higher, but Even if you don’t know how to do these jobs, you only have the strength of two shoulders. After working hard for a day on the construction site, you can still get two or three noodles in exchange for work at night, so that the old and the weak at home will not be hungry. There are even some other healthy women who are recruited here to specialize in the logistical work. It is always possible to do laundry and cooking. As long as you work hard, there is always a way to survive. This damn troubled world. , Human life is worthless, to have a way to live, and to be able to look at the hope of the future, is already the most extravagant thing in most people's hearts.
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Nigur woke up in the smell of food in the air. He lived in a tent under the city. In the morning, he was awakened by the sound of craftsmen beating stones. He turned over and scooped out of the bucket with a horse spoon A spoonful of water, wiped his face and got out of the tent. The majestic body immediately attracted those craftsmen in the past, and the figure of Nigur was uncommon even in the so-called elite Northern Army.
After moving his hands and feet, looking at the people working like ants on the city wall, Nigur took a deep breath and spit it out, then turned around and lifted the armor bag, and quickly put on the polished bust armor. Picking up the axe and spear, he strode towards the city gate.
It has been some time since Nigur came to the Northern Army, and he has been transferred from General Charlei Ming's personal guard battalion to the city guard army for training. It can be said that Xia Ya has fulfilled his promise to Ruer. Nigur was sent to the grassroots of the army in his personal guard camp, and he did not really start from the top soldier, but in the new city. Beichengmen served as a rotating small leader, a squad officer, with a dozen light-armored infantry under his command, and his battalion was specially responsible for guarding the Beichengmen.
He came from the Guards Battalion of the General's Mansion. The people in the troops below knew his origin, and naturally gave him a high look. The night shift work would not be assigned to him, but the military discipline of the Northern Army Very strict, daily drills and training are not sloppy, even the military salary will not be more than one penny more than others. If you should be treated for room and board, you are also like others, and you won't get any preferential treatment.
He was a person who had experienced hardships. He had already sharpened his temperament from a young age, and was sent to the grassroots of the army. He was willing to endure hardships. He was assigned to guard the city gate, so he simply moved the tent to the construction site next to the city gate. There are many people here, and many craftsmen and people will inevitably have some messes during the day. He has learned a painful lesson. Since he came to the city gate this time, he has really eaten and stayed here. Among the seven or eight officers in a battalion guarding the city gate, he was the most diligent.
After working in the North Gate for half a month, although Nigur suffered a lot, his heart was much more peaceful. Sometimes, looking at the tall and majestic new city wall that is being built day by day, I can’t help but think back to the Arc de Triomphe in Osgilia, and think of serving in the Imperial City Guard and fighting the rebels on and off the city. In the days of the past, I remembered the screams of fighting that kept fighting day and night, the golden iron horse, the mountains of corpses and the sea of blood in the imperial capital, as if they were right in front of me.
And right now, in the tranquility of this new city, those northern army guards with distinctive uniforms and miraculously lined up patrolling. The invigorating work of the craftsmen, the peaceful smiles on the faces of the commoners in the new city... Compared with the scene in the fierce battle in the imperial capital, all of these seem to be two worlds.
All that, that bloody night in the imperial capital, seems to have happened in a previous life...
Standing in the morning light at this moment, watching the rising sun slowly rise in the distance, the red sky that spewed out, and some of the gloom in my heart seemed to gradually fade a lot. The faces in front of them, full of vigor and hope, were especially precious compared to the expressions of despair and pain in the city of Osgilia in the past.
"Peace... Maybe that's what it feels like."
Nigur suddenly had such a feeling in his heart, and even he himself felt that his originally hard and indifferent heart had loosened a little these days. Originally, he most hoped that the northern army would go south to fight the rebels as soon as possible, and he vowed to kill Hughes in the Armenian military region with his own hands. That guy's life was what Nigur thought about it day and night.
But now, looking at the peaceful new city in front of him, there is an air of peace in the air, and even he himself can't help but think: If the days can continue to be so peaceful, there will be no more corpses and blood, no more fragmentation, Seems like... is a better thing...
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A special rule of the Northern Army was inherited by Char from the Roderian cavalry: meals in the army, soldiers are not full, and officers are not allowed to eat.
Although Nigur was only a low-level team officer, he also strictly abide by this rule. In the morning, he had fed more than a dozen soldiers under his command, and then he went to hold a bowl of thick noodle soup.
He was extremely tall and majestic, and was well respected among the soldiers. The army has always respected heroes, like Nigur, with a majestic body and a strong general type of people at first glance, they are generally very popular in the army.
I have been a team officer for more than half a month here, and my subordinates are also loved by everyone. Except that the boss is a little silent and doesn’t talk much on weekdays, other things are considered to be very kind to his subordinates. Of course, when it is time to be strict, Ni Guer is also half-pointed. Will not slack.
After eating breakfast early, he went to the city to change his defense. Today, he is going to guard the city gate. There is a lot of construction in the new city, and there are naturally many and many people passing in and out of the city gate, so the burden of guarding the city gate is not light. Nigur is considered to abide by his duties and is very dedicated.
Just in the morning, a strange thing happened.
As soon as he changed classes, he saw two horses coming from the north on the road outside the city. The speed was not fast, but when he took a closer look, Nigur was a little surprised by the person on the horse. .
Two riders, one man and one woman, the man is the Junker general. After all, Nigur is also a nobleman of the imperial capital. Naturally, he has heard the name of the royal elite "Dark Night Royal Forest" for a long time. This Junker general, he also once I saw it once at a certain banquet, when Juncker followed the old emperor Cantos the Great, never leaving. As for the leader of the Dark Night Royal Forest, he was the emperor's first-class confidant, and in the eyes of those nobles, he was also a great figure. Nigur is also not qualified to know such a big man. But now that Juncker has come to the Northern Army, he has seen it several times from a distance.
What made Nigur even more strange was the woman beside Nigur.
This trusted chief of staff of the Commander-in-Chief's Office was already well-known among the Northern Army. As the chief of staff as a young woman of a young age, in the masculinity of the northern army, it is naturally an anomaly. However, it was later rumored that the background of this chief of staff was said to be a close disciple of the great wise man of the empire, Cavie Hill, and he was the same as General Xia Leiming, and the voices of objections and doubts immediately became much smaller.
First, although Caviehir has passed away, the prestige he left behind cannot be underestimated; secondly, General Char Leiming heard that he was also under the family of Caviehir, and he belonged to the same family. It has always been a high-ranking and cronyism, and it is also a practice, and no one will feel that there is anything wrong. What's more, this chief of staff's talent is naturally not low. The chief of staff is regarded as the personal subordinate of General Xia Ya, but it is not actually the official title of the empire. There are a few close friends around the general, and others can't say anything. As for whether it is male or female, who cares so much? What's more, this chief of staff is young and beautiful, and he is also a colleague of General Xia Ya. There are quite a few rumors about the relationship between the two in the Northern Army. Although the general already has a fiancée, it is not unusual for such a big man to marry several more wives. If the chief of staff is also considered to be half a "mother", no one would object to her being the chief of staff.
Furthermore, the division of military merits in the army, and the replacement of rewards with fields, is said to have come from the handwriting of the chief of staff. In addition to the construction work, they also recruited a lot of healthy women to wash and cook. The defenders of the new city have added a large number of logistical auxiliary soldiers. Even the uniforms and armors have been scrubbed. Hui, he also has kindness in his heart for this chief of staff.
What surprised Ni Guer was that the chief of staff actually came from the north outside the city in the early morning. Did he leave the city last night? The chief of staff usually sits in the new city, and she handles all government affairs in the city. The chief of staff actually went out of the city overnight. Could it be that something big happened
Is there going to be a war
Nigur was thinking wildly in his heart, and when he saw the two horses reach the gate of the city, he immediately gave an order, and the whole team stood up and saluted.
Sophie rode the horse in the middle of the night, and her face was full of exhaustion, but her eyes were still bright and thorough. When she arrived at the city, she actually restrained the horse and looked at the defenders standing under the city gate. Ni Gu'er is tall and striking, Sophie's eyes immediately turned to him, the girl pursed her lips and smiled, looking at the team officer who was standing upright and saluting, and smiled softly: "You are Ni Gu. you?"
Ni Gu'er's expression did not move, and he opened his mouth and said slowly: "Master Chief of Staff, I am Ni Gu'er, the officer of the fourth squad of the first battalion of the City Defense Army."
"Well, I know you. You are General Spahn's nephew, after Zhongliang." Sophie didn't know what she was thinking, but she stopped stationing on the horse. She sat on the horse and looked at Nigur, smiling very kindly. Appearance: "When I was in the imperial capital, General Spahn once went to visit my master. I had the honor to meet the general. The general is loyal and loyal to the empire. Thinking back to the past, it makes people feel emotional."
Nigur's eyes warmed slightly, and he hurriedly lowered his head.
However, Sophie seemed to be interested in Nigur, so she started talking and continued to laugh: "I heard General Xia also talk about you, you did a good job, and you were transferred from the general's guard camp. , do you have any ideas?"
Ni Guer quickly shook his head and said sternly: "The transfer is at the grassroots level. It is the cultivation of me by the general, and this kind of tempering for me is naturally the general's painstaking efforts."
In fact, in the personal guard battalion around Xia Ya, everyone is a carefully selected elite from the army, and it is even a "strong cavalry" after strengthening the muscle fruit. These elite soldiers naturally hope to be sent to the front-line troops. Stay by Xia Ya's side, although Xia Ya is very friendly to them, and the treatment is the best in the entire Northern Army, but after all, a real hero, who doesn't want to fight on the front line of battle and use his martial arts Get a wealth of fame
Nigur was transferred out, but he was envied by his colleagues in the guard camp for a while.
Sophie sighed in her heart when she heard Nigur's proper answer: after all, she was born from a noble family and had seen the market, so her words and actions were naturally different. She suddenly smiled, becoming more and more interested in this Ni Guer, and said with a smile: "I've been riding a horse all night, and I'm tired. Stop here for a while, you should have some water here, right?"
Saying that, she turned over and got off the horse. Nigur was stunned for a moment. He instinctively walked up and took the reins of Sophie's horse. He saw that the taciturn General Junker also turned over, even though he was standing there. Sophie was beside her, but her eyes always showed a bit of anxiety from time to time. She couldn't help but turn her head and glanced at the north road behind her, as if she was expecting something.
Sophie is the chief of staff, and in the minds of most sergeants, I'm afraid there is more speculation about "half mistress". She said that she was thirsty and wanted to drink water. How dare others ask more? Although it is strange in my heart, this is all at the city gate. The chief of staff does not return to the commander's mansion to rest, but what is the purpose of staying at the city gate, but who dares to ask her
Nigur came over with a wooden barrel, which contained herbal tea specially for the defenders under the city to drink, found a clean wooden cup, washed it again, scooped out a cup, and handed it over with both hands.
The utensils and tea at the grassroots level of the military are naturally crude, but Sophie did not even frown, she took it and drank it in one go. Come out, the cup is empty.
Sophie looked around and smiled, "I still have to wait for someone here. You don't have to look at me, just do your own thing. The task of guarding the city gate is very important, and you can't slack off."
Although she said that, how could Nigur really ignore the chief of staff and go out of tune? He sent someone to find two chairs and put them in the shade under the city gate, and then asked his team mate to lead someone to check and pass the city gate, while he himself stood beside Sophie.
Sophie did not refuse, but just sat down and chatted casually with Nigur about some past events and anecdotes of the imperial capital. Nigur answered cautiously, where is the mind to chat? And Junker next to him also became more and more anxious, and the frequency of looking at the northern road outside the city gradually increased.
A moment later, Sophie had already drank two cups of tea, but the teacup in Junker's hand hadn't even touched a drop.
Sophie looked calm and calm, looked at Junker's impatient look, pursed her lips and smiled, and said lightly: "Mr. Junker, just sit at ease."
Junker frowned and hesitated for a while, but after looking at Nigur, he finally didn't speak.
Where did he get quiet
The mad dog Green ran away, and even though he caught up last night, God knows if the mad dog who persuaded him could turn back! Green is now the backbone of the new city, and it is already bright at the moment, and the commander's mansion finds that Green is not there, I am afraid that chaos will soon occur.
In case... In case that Green really doesn't come back, the top priority now is to rush back to the Commander-in-Chief's Mansion as soon as possible to maintain the situation!
But I don't know where this little Sophie came from, but she stayed at the gate of the city to chat with Nigur.
Sophie's talk was very happy, but poor Nigur was more and more restrained in dealing with it. Often, Sophie said three or five sentences before he dared to reluctantly answer. Seeing that Junker's eyes became more and more impatient, Nigur knew that Junker seemed to have something to say to the chief of staff, and he had to leave several times, but Sophie left Nigur behind and carefully asked him to defend the city. When the details of the military affairs came, Ni Guer had to bite the bullet and respond mentally, but the clothes on his back were already wet.
Finally, when the sun has risen above her head, and seeing that most of the morning has passed, Sophie suddenly smiled, pointing to the far north outside the city and saying, "Come on."
Junker looked up immediately, the anxiety and haze on his face were swept away, and he let out a long sigh of relief, but then he realized that his expression was too obvious, and immediately coughed and returned to his normal color.
In the distance outside the city, a horse came galloping, and came under the city gate.
With a dignified expression on his face, Green galloped to the city and saw Sophie and Junker sitting under the city gate. The dignified expression on his face suddenly turned into a wry smile, he got off his horse and walked over slowly, with a complicated tone: " The chief of staff is very interested, are you sitting here chatting?"
Sophie smiled lightly: "How late is the general? Let's wrestle all night, but I won the chase, right?"
Nigur was confused.
Wrestling? chase? Could it be that the chief of staff and General Green went out of town in the middle of the night to race horses
This is too bizarre, right
But even in horse racing, what kind of person is General Green? A veteran in the army, fighting in the north and south, how could a horse race lose to such a delicate chief of staff
But this kind of question, how could he, a small team officer, ask questions, he can only keep all his doubts in his heart.
Green heard Sophie's words, and his face moved slightly - he left in the middle of the night, naturally he can't publicize it, since he has come back, he naturally wants to pretend that nothing happened, so he smiled lightly and took the message: " Yes, the chief of staff has won."
But Sophie hit the stick: "Since I won, I want to ask the general for a request, don't you know the general will agree?"
Green hesitated for a moment—could this little girl use this as a lever to blackmail me in the Northern Army, and from now on...
But this thought was just a flash, and Green immediately said lightly: "Whatever the chief of staff asks, please say it."
Sophie turned around and pointed at Nigur: "This person is the old man of my imperial capital, and he is also a loyal queen of the empire. General Xia asked Mr. Junker to establish a new army, and he is currently short of manpower. I talked to him just now, This person is exactly what I want, I want to ask General Green to give up my love and transfer him to my subordinates, I don’t know…”
Green was stunned for a moment, never expecting Sophie to put forward such an unreasonable request, Ni Guer, he naturally knows the details of the other party's origin, a small team officer defending the city, it is not a big deal to transfer Big things, nod at the moment.
Sophie just smiled, looked at Junker and said, "Mr. Junker, you always complain about the lack of staff. Are you satisfied with the deputy I asked for you?"
Junker doesn't have these thoughts to think too much now. Looking at Nigur, he nodded: "Yes."
Only Nigur was at a loss, how to say it, but he said the thing about his transfer away
But the two in front of them, one is the deputy commander of the Northern Army, and the other is the chief of staff. One is in charge of the army and the other is in charge of government. They are all core figures in the Northern Army.
Sophie and Green immediately mounted the horse back to the Commander's Mansion, and Junker slowly followed behind.
On the way, Sophie and Greene were very tacit and didn't mention what happened last night.
It was only after riding the horse all the way to the gate of the commander-in-chief's mansion that Sophie suddenly seemed to remember something, and said, "Sir, there were some omissions in the military awards before, and I would like to ask you to decide."
Green gave a "um", and Sophie said lightly, "Master XXX did a good job in dispatching the rear during the previous Syltan battle. The previous reward, I want to come now, is quite debatable, so..."
Green's eyes lit up immediately, and a sharp edge shot out from his eyes to look at Sophie.
The "Lord XXX" Sophie said was the secret line of Duke Minas in the Northern Army, that is, a general in the Northern Army who quietly put the letter in the military text and handed it to him!
Sophie suddenly mentioned this person's name, and Green's heart suddenly froze!
He is very clear that since he has decided to stay in the Northern Army, then... this person has been bribed by Duke Minas to win over.
However... How to deal with it, Green has not yet thought about it.
Did... the chief of staff mean... quietly execute it
Although Green decided to stay in the Northern Army, he still couldn't bear to want him to kill this man immediately. After hesitating for a while, Green said lightly: "Since it is meritorious, let's be promoted according to the imperial military law. Imperial practice, if there are meritorious people in the local army, you can recommend them to the Imperial Capital Army. My Northern Army is also a local army. Since this person has a talent for dispatching, why not recommend him to the Imperial Capital Military Department. This person is good at dispatching, and the Imperial Capital is currently preparing to counterattack the rebels, and such dispatching talents will come in handy."
This means that the person who secretly took refuge with Duke Minas was expelled from the Northern Army and thrown into the imperial capital in the name of "recommended promotion".
Sophie listened, thought for a while, and knew that Green had no intention of killing, and nodded: "Then let's do it according to the general's wishes."
Green suddenly gave Sophie a deep look: "Master Chief of Staff, what happened last night, I..."
Sophie smiled lightly: "Last night, I rode out with the general for a trip outside the city, and there's nothing to talk about. There's no need to mention this kind of fun."
Green's eyes were dignified, he looked at Sophie, and said lightly, "I'll talk to him about what happened last night when Xia Ya comes back."
Sophie's expression changed slightly, but she immediately understood Green's thoughts.
The mad dog is an upright soldier, and naturally he refuses to do such a hideous thing. When things are done, they are done, but they disdain to cover up.
Of course, in order to stabilize the morale of the army, this matter will not spread among the Northern Army, but with Green's temperament, he will definitely tell Xia Ya clearly about this matter, and will never hide his privacy.
For Sophie, it is even more interesting: you better not make the wrong idea, thinking that you can blackmail me in the future! I will take the initiative to explain this matter to Xiaya! Don't you think about it!
When Sophie heard this, she just smiled faintly, and then said goodbye and left.