Reinhardt took office. After the news of the appointment came out, the lieutenant generals did not have any resistance - after all, the new commander who took office was Reinhardt. Char's Reinhardt, who once dipped blood with them, was also a Reinhardt from the former Rodriguez cavalry.
For this candidate, the cavalry regiment had no objection and accepted it quietly.
The previous battle was so useless that the little-known little Nordins on the mainland were blocked, which made the generals and soldiers of the cavalry regiment feel very depressed. Sharba's resignation and the arrival of Reinhardt made everyone feel a little more at ease - after all, they are all old acquaintances, so maybe it will save everyone a bit of face.
However, the next day, everyone understood that they were wrong.
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In the early morning, before dawn, the army suddenly blew the bugle for an emergency gathering.
The hurried and shrill bugle broke the silence in the early morning. The sound of the bugle spread throughout the camp. The soldiers woke up in their sleep. The officers rushed out of the tent in disheveled clothes. When everyone found out that the enemy was not attacking the camp, it was only a little bit. Don't worry, then the soldiers began to prepare nervously.
The horn sounded only three times, and in front of the battalion gate, the soldiers of each battalion and each team had already assembled.
This speed is quite good. After all, it is a temporary emergency gathering. The soldiers of the independent cavalry regiment showed excellent military literacy. The speed of the gathering was very fast, and the soldiers and officers did not show panic. Although they were nervous, everything was in an orderly manner. conduct.
When thousands of officers and soldiers assembled, they found that the new commander, Reinhardt, had already stood under the flagpole in front of the camp.
Reinhardt was dressed in military uniform, his handsome face was full of sternness, his eyes were cold, and he swept around in the queue. All the officers and soldiers he swept across couldn't help but sink in their hearts.
Obviously, the new commander looked very bad.
It was noticed that Reinhardt had a sword in his hand—a drawn sword!
After the team was assembled and the officers of each battalion completed a brief report, Reinhardt just nodded to the adjutant beside him without saying anything, but stood there, staring coldly at the team in front of him and his soldiers.
The atmosphere of the scene seemed very cold and very stiff.
The cold wind blew in the early morning, and the soldiers and Reinhardt looked at each other in the cold wind. For a long time, Reinhardt did not speak or scold, and there was silence below.
Finally, Reinhardt's furrowed brows stretched slightly—his expression looked as if he had finally made up his mind.
Then, under the gaze of thousands of pairs of eyes, the new commander of the independent cavalry regiment did something that surprised everyone!
He turned around, walked to the flagpole, raised the long sword in his hand, and slashed towards the flagpole!
He slashed very hard, and with one sword, the cold light passed by, and with a click, the flagpole was immediately cut off, and the flagpole fell with a crunching roar!
The team began to be a little unstable. The faces of the soldiers showed some surprises and some anger, but strict discipline restrained them, and no one moved without authorization.
Reinhardt walked slowly a few steps, and from the collapsed flagpole, he tore off the flag—the flag of the Independent Cavalry Regiment of the Northern Army.
The flag was in his hand, he walked up to the team, grabbed it with both hands, held it high, and then...
"laugh"! ! ! ! !
tearing sound!
The flag was torn into two pieces by Reinhardt, and then tore again...
Seeing that mighty military flag, Reinhardt was so ruthlessly torn to shreds, and threw it to the ground, that he even trampled on it with his leather boots, rudely stepping on it a few times. foot!
Some officers' faces began to show humiliation.
In the quiet team, there were finally whispers and discussions.
"What, are you not satisfied?"
Reinhardt's cold voice carried a deep mockery.
This sound is not big, but it seems so harsh when it falls in everyone's ears.
"Don't talk?" Reinhardt sneered, looking at the soldiers in the first row in front of him, and the humiliation and anger on the faces of the soldiers and officers: "Your expressions tell me that you seem dissatisfied?"
Those who were swept by his eyes, some bowed their heads angrily, while others looked at him angrily.
A sneer appeared on the corner of Reinhardt's mouth, then he raised the sword in his hand, pointed it back and forth in the queue in front of him, and finally, the tip of the sword pointed at the officer standing first in the queue.
"You! Get out." Reinhardt took a deep breath.
With a gloomy face, the officer slowly took a step forward, put his legs together, and gave a military salute.
"Report your rank." Reinhardt narrowed his eyes.
"Wagner! Deputy of the 4th Cavalry, 3rd Battalion, 1st Banner Regiment, Independent Cavalry Regiment! Your Excellency!"
Reinhardt seemed to nod his head, then raised his eyelids slightly and glanced at the officer: "Your resume, Mr. Wagner."
"..." The officer glanced at Reinhardt, but still answered the question: "General, I served in the Fourth Banner Regiment of the Imperial Rodriguez Cavalry Regiment..."
Before he could finish speaking, Reinhardt's face suddenly changed suddenly, and then a thunderous roar interrupted the officer's words.
"To shut up!!!!!!"
This angry reprimand, with thunderous anger, evacuated the audience with a sound like thunder!
The officer was stunned, and he stared at the general who suddenly became furious.
"Shut up!!" Reinhardt raised his head high and stared at the officer condescendingly, as if an angry lion was roaring: "Shut your beak! You don't deserve it! You don't deserve it!! Rodia You don't deserve this name! You don't deserve this noble and proud name! You don't even deserve to mention it!!"
Reinhardt turned his head angrily, walked to a large wooden box in front of him, jumped up, and then looked down at the black team in front of him with a stern look. His voice was still angry, still like a roar.
"You! Not worthy! You do not deserve this name! Not even to mention this great name! Not all of you!!"
Reinhardt's humiliating words made most of the soldiers angry, but they didn't speak, and more people bowed their heads deeply.
"Almost all of you know me!" Reinhardt took a deep breath and shouted in a vicious tone: "Me! Reinhardt! Just last year, we fought side by side outside Osgilia. Yes! We witnessed that bloody night together! Watching our brothers on the road of no return! Watching them bravely rush to Osgilia, to the rebels dozens of times our size We were forced to be the only deserters in our life! At that time, each of us was filled with humiliation! Each of us was not reconciled, and everyone wanted to go to charge with those brothers, Died together under the city of Osgilia!! At that time, no matter how desperate and weak we were! But we never really bowed our heads! Because at that time, there was still anger in our hearts! There was still anger in our hearts Scream!! But today, I'm looking at you, looking at each of you! I really want to laugh!! Because, I really think, if I knew we would become what we are today, it would be better to die in Austria The city of Sgilia is good! Because, I saw with my own eyes a group of brave warriors turned into a group of cowards who only bow their heads! Cowards!!!”
Speaking of which, Reinhardt shouted: "All raise your heads!! What are you doing with your heads down! Lift your heads!! Don't you even have the courage to look at me now?!"
"You used to have the most splendid, greatest, and most proud name on this continent! But now, you have tarnished it!! The meaning of that name, each of you has forgotten! The glory that the name represents, each of you Everyone has been lost!!" Reinhardt's voice was thick and smashed into everyone's heart! "We have faced the most vicious, brutal and powerful enemy in the world!! Because at that time, we still had that great name! The one who can oppose us and is qualified to be our opponent is Odin The Black Banner Army! It's the Thunder Cloud Army! It's the Guards Army of the Odin Royal Family!! It's not some kind of cat or dog, all of them are qualified to be our enemies!! But now, look at you! Look at what you look like now!! Nodding? Haha! What the fuck! Who of you has heard of this name before?! Shit!! I haven't heard of it!! I've never heard of this shit's name!! I know the Black Flag Army, only the Thunder Cloud Army!! I know that only these powerful opponents are qualified to stand in front of us and be our enemies! Other rubbish are not even qualified to stand in front of us !!! But you! You bastards! You cowards! But you were blocked by a bunch of unnamed shit!!! When you can't even defeat a bunch of shit, you already I don't deserve to have the name I used to have! A group of people who can't even beat shit, you guys are worse than shit!!"
Many soldiers and officers blushed, and many clenched their fists and gritted their teeth.
"Don't mention the name 'Rodria' to me again! Those brothers who died in the city of Osgilia are the real Rodria! You have transformed into cowards and are not qualified to be side by side with them! !"
"Yes! I cut down the flagpole! I ripped off the military flag! Because I don't think a group of troops that are not as good as shit is qualified to have a military flag! They are not qualified to have their own designation!!"
Reinhardt looked at the angry soldiers in front of him, and then coldly threw out words that shocked everyone even more.
"Just yesterday, when General Xia Leiming appointed me, I made a request directly to him, that is, just remove the designation of this independent cavalry regiment! Because you are not worthy!"
"I know! You all participated in the Battle of Syltan! Many of you have made meritorious deeds. After the war, all of you have been divided and landed! Many of you have now become landlords. I I heard that some of you have even hired farmers to farm the land for you! You have become the 'master' as they call it!! Very good! You all have an estate! If you don't want to fight again , I don't want to bleed and work hard, I will fulfill you! I can even ask Lord Xia Ya to allow you all to retire from the army and go home! Go and enjoy the days of your master!! You will no longer need the sword in your hand, you can in the future Holding gold coins in your hand every day!! But I want to tell you, when your children grow up, ask you, say, father, what did you do in those days... I ask you, all of you, don't be in your Mention Rodriguez in front of your children! And don't tell anyone that you were once Rodriguez! Because you don't deserve it!!!"
"Our empire is already riddled with holes, and those warlords are dividing our country! Those nobles are living a rotten and stinky life again! Our emperor has abandoned the people! Our ministers are in a state of panic!! Foreign enemies are here. Covetousness!! This country has reached the most desperate time!! So! Yes, you have reasons to give up! You also have reasons to despair! You have more reasons to be cowardly!!! But I look down on you! I spurn you!!! Because I still remember that night in Osgilia, I still remember that group of people! There was such a group of people! They shouted slogans, paved the road with flesh and blood, and used their blood to obliterate the enemy's courage! Their flesh and blood went to resist the enemy's sword! They proved their courage with their last cry before they sacrificed!! That group of people, their name is Rodia!!!
Yes! I still remember them! I still remember them! Because I remember that when our country was in a desperate situation, there were such a group of people who fought and sacrificed for it!
They never fear, never retreat, never evade, never hesitate! Their slogan is... Onward! forward! Always move forward! !
Even after ten years! a hundred years! A thousand years! People in this world will still remember them! I will still remember the cry they once left behind! Still remember their slogan of 'forward'! They died very early, but the voices they left, never die!
As for you..."
Reinhardt looked at everyone coldly: "In my eyes, you are no longer Rodia! You are already cowards... You are already dead!"
Having said this, Reinhardt took a deep breath, his voice was slightly lower, and his voice became hoarse: "You may think that I am playing a role in front of you, or you may think that I am deliberately insulting you, stimulating Your fighting spirit... Shit!! I don't even want to hope for a bunch of cowards! I have you all gathered here today, just to let you know! The independent cavalry regiment has been disbanded! From now on, I announce that you are all evacuated Out of active duty! This battle, for you, can be over!! You can go! You can go home! I don't need you! The Northern Army doesn't need you either! You've lost your courage! The love of the country has lost confidence in this country!
But I won't! I just don't want to be with a bunch of cowards! So, I will continue this battle in my way! But until then, I'll let you all get out of here! Because when I'm fighting, I'm only going forward! I don't want to have a bunch of cowards by my side as I go forward! "
"You think I'm here to be the commander of the independent cavalry regiment? I tell you, you are all wrong! The independent cavalry regiment no longer exists! Disbanded!! I have received an order from General Char, and I will rebuild the empire Rodri Sub-cavalry! I will regroup the true brave, true warriors with the belief in victory, and rise up against the banner that always goes forward! As for you, you are all eliminated!"
After finishing speaking, Reinhardt looked down at the faces of shock or despair or anger or dazed, slowly raised his hand and pointed to a certain direction in the barracks: "After disbanding, you can go to the quarters to pick up your severance pay, then put your burdens on you, go home! All of you can leave at any time after you get your severance pay, but I advise you, it is best to leave early! Because the battle will start tomorrow morning! I think , For cowards, it should be the most suitable choice to leave the battlefield early and go home. Now, I announce... Disbanded!!"
After saying the last sentence, Reinhardt jumped off the wooden box, then kicked the wooden box to smash, turned around, and walked away without looking back.
Behind them, thousands of pairs of eyes, most people's eyes showed fear and confusion.
Dissolved, disbanded
Completely disbanded
The independent cavalry regiment was really revoked? !
Retired? Severance pay? ? !
That's it... is it all over? !
Every officer or soldier has a dazed or deep panic in their hearts! Most of them have been in the army all their lives, and almost all of their lives are in the army.
Suddenly one day, someone said to them: You can go home!
Everyone suddenly became at a loss.
Deprived of all honors... Or rather I have thrown away all honors, that's all...
So... go home? !
go home? ? !
With humiliation, with all humiliation, to go home so bleak? !
Walk home like a common man? ? !
The soldiers were in an uproar, the officers were angry, shouting, and clamoring, and the scene suddenly became a little chaotic.
Especially those officers, they began to look around anxiously, hoping that someone would take care of them and tell them what to do...
but.
Soon, a group of soldiers from the Northern Army came from behind the camp. They brought some tables and carts of boxes and came to the front of the team.
"All be quiet!!"
Among the people who came, a man in an officer's armor shouted loudly: "Everyone be quiet and listen to my orders."
As soon as they heard the "order", the officers and soldiers of the independent cavalry regiment seemed to have finally found a life-saving straw, and Qi Shushu's eyes turned over.
"Listen, by the order of Lord Reinhardt, the severance pay is now distributed here according to the roster! The people of the former independent cavalry regiment, according to the formation number to which they belong, come to collect the severance pay from the first flag regiment! Everyone! Listen, get your badges ready and collect them according to the roster!"
Severance pay!
Is there really a severance pay
Is it really over
When many people heard these words, they suddenly sat down on the ground, and some people had tears in their eyes on the spot.
"grown ups!!"
The officers of an independent cavalry regiment came out more and more and strode up to the officer who paid the severance pay. The person who came out was the officer named Wagner who had been questioned by Reinhardt earlier.
Wagner's face was ashen as he looked at the chief officer who issued the severance pay: "Excuse me, sir, are we... that's it... it's over?"
"Yes, it's over." The officer who paid the severance pay didn't look good, and said coldly: "Otherwise, what do you think?"
"I..." Wagner's eyes turned red.
"Okay, don't talk nonsense, I don't have time to waste time with you here." The officer said coldly: "If you want to receive severance pay, you should act faster, I have finished this matter, and there are more important tasks. Where's my son?"
"Then... what about us?" Wagner said excitedly: "Does... really let us go home?"
"Otherwise, what else do you want?" The officer said lightly, "You guys, what kind of bullshit are you fighting? Hmm... In nineteen days, I went to the east with Lord Xia Ya, and both military regions gave us a fight. It's a draw! In nineteen days, the brothers of the First Corps followed General Green and surrendered the Beckerp Military Region! But your independent cavalry regiment... Don't you usually despise the infantry of the First Corps? Nineteen days , you are still standing on the border of the Nordins watching them helpless... What else do you want to beat with such a pustule?"
"You! Damn! Who are you, dare to insult us like this!!" Wagner roared angrily.
"Me?" The officer was even more angry than Wagner. He slapped the table and glared at Wagner fiercely: "Tell you! Lao Tzu is a strong cavalry battalion!! In the past, Lao Tzu was also a Roderian cavalry!! It stands to reason You and you are all brothers! But you bastards are so humiliating, I will be embarrassed to tell people that you are my colleagues!!”
Strong Riding Camp…
Looking at the officer in front of them, many people vaguely recognized the other party... It seems to look familiar. After all, the strong cavalry battalion is selected from the elite of the original Rodriguez cavalry, and many people recognize this person at the moment. Come.
Qiangqiying... Looking at this guy just said the sentence "I am a strong horseman", the incomparable pride, incomparable arrogance, and incomparable pride released on his face...
Back then... Back then, we used to be so arrogant when we said "I'm a Rodriguez cavalry" to others...
But now... is there such an arrogant qualification
"What are you doing!" the strong riding battalion officer shouted loudly: "Was I wasting my time? Hurry up and line up to get the money! After the money is sent, I have to prepare for the battle! Damn! You guys are on the battlefield. If you lose your face, tomorrow I will try your best to get your face back! I don’t have time to waste time with you here!”
With that said, he threw a bag filled with gold coins to Wagner who was standing in front of him: "Here it is! Take it! Come and write your name! Hurry up!"
"I..." Wagner blushed, the officer gritted his teeth fiercely, then roared suddenly, and threw the bag of gold coins in his hand back on the table.
"I don't want money! I'm not going home!!" Wagner suddenly pulled out his saber and slashed the ground in front of him!
With a bang, the saber slashed to the ground, bursting out a series of sparks.
With a face full of humiliation, the officer shouted loudly: "I am not a coward! I am not a deserter!! I should have died in the city of Osgilia! When I was a deserter once, I was forced to be helpless by order! Today If Lao Tzu were to leave here, he would not be able to hold his head up in his life! If he were to die in the future, he would have no face to see those brothers!"
After he finished speaking, he raised his head and raised his sword, stared coldly at the officer of the strong cavalry battalion, and said ruthlessly: "I lost face, I will kill it myself! Don't force the cavalry battalion to help us find it! Tomorrow I will go into battle by myself!! I signed up to be a striker!"
Saying that, he spat fiercely towards the ground, and Hengdao turned away.
The officer of the strong cavalry battalion sneered and said loudly from behind: "Don't you want money? Good!! If you die tomorrow, I will treat you as Rodria's brother!"
With that said, he turned his head, looked at the crowd, and shouted loudly, "Have you seen enough? Those who receive the money, come and line up!"
The originally noisy scene suddenly became a deadly opportunity!
After a while...
"Bah! I'm not a coward!" An officer raised his head and left.
"The face we lost, we will kill ourselves!" Several soldiers turned away with red eyes and sabres.
"Money? I don't want my life, what do I want money for!" Several officers laughed wildly and left.
More people spit at the table where the severance pay was issued, and then returned to the camp fiercely.
Soon, the thousands of soldiers crowded here were swept away.
No one has ever looked at the table where the severance pay is paid!
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Somewhere in the dark, Xiaya looked at the place that was gradually emptying out, looked at the dispersed soldiers, couldn't help sighing, and looked at Reinhardt who had just returned beside him.
"I said... Isn't it a bit too cruel to do this?" Xia Ya frowned and said, "In case... they were so embarrassed by your scolding that they really took severance pay and went home. How will it end then?"
Reinhardt looked calm: "Sir, do you think I'm just acting?"
"..." Char looked at Reinhardt.
"I'm not acting at all." Reinhardt said slowly: "It's very simple... If they really get the money... it means they are really cowards, then I will not hesitate to ask them to return directly. Home! Because if they really made this choice, then such a person is really unworthy of being in the army. I will really apply to you to recruit and select elites from the entire army to rebuild a Cavalry. No matter how difficult it is, I will not regret it, because what I need in the army is a group of soldiers with conviction, not cowards."
Reinhardt said this, staring into Char's eyes: "The Nordins are not a big problem... They never have been. They will not pose any real threat to us at all. But this cavalry, if it is really lost Spiritual belief is our biggest problem. To rebuild a strong cavalry is our biggest goal. For this goal, I will spare no expense!"
Xiaya was silent for a while before asking, "This method you used can rebuild their beliefs?"
"cannot."
Reinhardt's answer surprised Char.
However, Reinhardt's expression was very calm: "It's not that simple - what I did, just temporarily stimulated their courage, stimulated their gradually numb blood, and aroused their yearning for the glory of the past... But the real establishment Faith is not so simple, nor can it be built in a day or two by this method. My lord, I must say that this requires a process. The Rodriguez cavalry also relies on the blood of several generations. Only by fighting hard can the forward spirit be rooted in the blood of every cavalry. It takes a process to build belief. The method I am using now can only be relieved temporarily. If we want to truly build belief, we will continue to do so in the future. One thing that has to be done is let the soldiers know why they are fighting, and that's the bottom line."
"... What can you do?" Xia nodded.
"No, my lord." Reinhardt looked at Xi Ya, and there was something strange in his eyes: "My lord, I have to say that solving this real fundamental problem does not depend on me... but on you. ."
"I?"
"Yes, you!" Reinhardt suddenly smiled slowly, and then he looked directly into Char's eyes: "You are our supreme commander, why the soldiers fight depends on your will. Lord Char , Do you still remember the question I asked you when I first arrived in Denzel City and we met privately that day?"
question
Xia pondered for a while, then remembered it immediately.
Back then, indeed... Reinhardt asked himself a question.
"What do you want?"
That's the problem.
"Your will determines the beliefs of those of us who follow you." Reinhardt's voice was steady as if without a trace of emotion: "If your ambition is to dominate a county, then after you conquer a county, people's hearts will be Slacken. If your ambition is only to expel the foreign enemies, then after driving the Odins away, your heart will relax. If your ambition is to become the No. 1 tyrant in the empire, then after pacifying the Fourth Military Region this time, you have already achieved it. , the people around you will also lose their goals..."
Having said that, Reinhardt took another look at Char: "Actually, you never answered me that question at the beginning, and that's the only worry I have for you. Char is thundering... you want Yes, what exactly is it? Where exactly is it going?"
"Personal ambitions?" Xia Ya laughed: "You want to know my personal ambitions? Even if my ambitions are great, will you still have these soldiers willing to sacrifice your life for my personal ambitions?"
"Personal ambition, national ambition... Is there a difference?" Reinhardt smiled lightly.
"Is there no difference?" Xia Ya asked back with a frown.
"There is a difference, but in fact it can be said that there is no difference." Reinhardt said lightly: "We, and the soldiers outside just now, they love this country because this country has their home, their relatives, their Parents, wives, children... So they love this country, and they want this country to be strong, prosperous, and peaceful. As for who the emperor is, most people don't really care, whether the emperor is Cantos the Great or Garcia... Even if it is replaced by a 'Charle Thunder Emperor', I think most people will not object - as long as you can really make this country strong and peaceful, you can lead them to protect this country and protect their homeland. And relatives, then most of them will be willing to work with you. Since ancient times, things have always been this simple."
"Ha!" Xia laughed: "Reinhardt, do I remember that you are not a pure patriot? If I say I want to be the emperor and usurp the Byzantine Empire... can you tolerate it?"
"I love this country." Reinhardt said lightly: "As long as it is strong and prosperous, it is all my wish... As for the name of this country to continue to be called Byzantium, or to change the name, I really don't care that much. Lord Xia Ya … You still haven’t answered my question. What is your ambition, what you want.”
"..." This time, Xia Ya was silent for a longer time.
After a long time, he took a deep breath.
Our native turtles have never been so serious and so serious as they are now.
His eyes were wide open, and even at this moment, it seemed to emit a kind of light.
"I... also have something I want to protect." Xia Ya's voice was very soft, it sounded as if it was very calm, but under that calm surface, there seemed to be something intense hidden.
"I want a lot... I want to protect the people I love and the people who love me... I know it's vulgar and ridiculous, I hope those people I respect and love don't die, don't end up miserable, I hope I The people who hate and hate get what they deserve. I want those who have expectations of me and will not be disappointed in me. Those who put their lives on me will have a good ending in the end. Except for these seemingly sublime In addition to my words, I also have my selfishness. I hope that my name will spread throughout the world and be looked up to by the world. I hope to achieve something that will amaze the people of this world, and even the people of future generations! I hope to achieve what I want What I want, I want my people to stay with me..."
(It also includes Daphne.) Char added in her heart.
To make the queen my... Well, it seems like there's only one way for me to go, right? Ha ha ha ha…
Finally, our native turtle, suddenly with a very strange expression, slowly took out a gold coin from his pocket, tossed it in his hand, and finally threw the gold coin to Reinhardt. He caught it and looked at Xia suspiciously.
Xia Ya smiled shyly.
"Then... let this gold coin have my picture on it one day."