This military plan formulated by Adrick is, to be precise, a "northern expedition with a limited scale", striving to control the scale of the war within the range allowed by his current strength, that is, to ensure that this battle will be fought with prestige, To boost morale and control the scale of the war, he knew very well that this Northern Expedition could not really wipe out the warlord party. At most, it would be able to capture two cities of Hughes—and it might not be able to hold it. , Maybe after he retired, he would be thrown back to Hughes.
But even so, Adric had to fight!
Otherwise, he instigated a mutiny to seize power that day, and seized the central power by himself. It is ridiculous to say that, during this period of time, he, a pillar of the empire known for his "courageous and loyal", has not even acted as much as a recognized "rebel" like Duke Minas. At least the old duke nominally killed the southern rebellion. As for himself, the marshal of protecting the country, it seems that during this period of time, he is really staying in the imperial capital to eat leisurely meals.
He must send troops to fight this battle.
As a mature military strategist, Adrick is very clear about a truth, a truth that any good commander must understand: Before starting a war, you must understand how the war will end!
Yes, knowing when to start a war, you must also understand under what conditions the war will end. This is a rational military strategist.
He didn't plan to fight Hughes to the death. With the current strength of the imperial capital, it is impossible to really destroy Hughes, unless everyone takes out their wealth to fight to the death, but this is not what Adrick wants, he can't take the risk. With the current strength of the imperial capital, even if Hughes really fought hard to the end, he might not be able to destroy Hughes. What's more, even if Hughes were really destroyed, the empire still had so many separatist warlords. Governor, when the time comes, the exhausted self and all the troops in his hands are exhausted. What else will be used to protect this country, and what will be used to deter those careerists
Only use one regiment, four flag regiments, two flag regiments to attack, two flag regiments to support, fight a limited-scale war with Hughes, and then make sure to get some results that can boost the morale of your own side. , and at the same time make sure not to push Hughes too hard and try his best.
For this battle plan, Adrick originally wanted to go out on his own.
But unfortunately, he is now the Marshal of Protecting the Country. If he leads his troops to leave the imperial capital, I am afraid that the royalists in the imperial capital who have been suppressed by him will change.
Therefore, in this battle, the ideal leader in his mind was Ruhr.
Note that this ideal candidate is "original".
In other words, the idea finally fell through.
Because just after this battle plan was formulated, something went wrong in the imperial capital.
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It was Lear who was in trouble.
That's right, the one who was thrown as a hostage in the imperial capital by the wife of the Governor of the Besta Military Region.
The rightful heir to the true Besta Military District is also a thorn in the eyes of the glamorous Governor's wife.
When Lear was left as a hostage in the imperial capital, the big bosses in the imperial capital were very happy at the beginning. They thought it was a signal of the Besta Military Region's loyalty to the Imperial City, and Lear was not only the governor of the Besta Military Region. The legal heir, and also the "sole" heir!
Such a person stays in the imperial capital as a hostage, which shows that the Besta people are willing to swear allegiance.
But soon they found themselves being tricked by the cunning Governor's wife.
This can't blame the big bosses in the imperial capital for being too stupid. No one really saw the ambition of the Governor's wife!
No one would have imagined that in this age where the whole world is dominated by men, that woman would have such ambitions! With a female streamer, he is in charge of the military region, and at the same time he has the intention of replacing her!
Later, when the governor's wife returned home, she took advantage of the fact that Lear was left in the imperial capital, and carried out a large-scale internal purge, cleaning up all the people who were loyal to the conservative forces from above and below. Then the big bosses in the imperial capital finally woke up and realized that they were being used by that woman.
Even that included the old prime minister, Sarum Bonelli.
This is already the case, so everyone has no choice but to pinch their noses. However, the old prime minister still sent someone to guard that Lear firmly - the old man is still very politically wise, no matter what, this Lear is finally the legitimate successor of the Besta Military Region, and in his hands, it is also a bit of a The deterrence of the Besta Military Region can also come in handy when necessary. If the governor's wife is unwilling to submit, although this Lear cannot be used to coerce her to submit, but it can become a bargaining chip to divide the opponent's internal. Even when necessary, as long as the imperial capital reuses this Lear, gives him a little support, and then throws him back to the Besta Military Region, it may have some miraculous effects.
It's a waste after all.
That's Salon Bonelli's idea.
The idea is correct and pragmatic.
But it is a pity that old Prime Minister Sarum Bonelli is not alone with this idea!
The young turtle in the north, who had risen in a powerful manner, also had his mind on this Lear.
And at the same time, Xi Ya also sent the top talent under him to do this kind of secret intelligence work: Dax.
But here is the problem.
Under normal circumstances, either Dax's mission was successful, and the General Lear was fished out of the imperial capital and brought back to the north.
Either Dax's mission fails, but it doesn't matter, Xi Ya also sent him an assistant: Mr. Dodoro, the white-clothed archmage.
The two are one martial and one demon, one cunning and the other wretched. Even if the mission fails, they will definitely have the ability to run back to the north safely.
But the problem is, from the beginning, there was a little deviation.
The deviation lies in the fact that the target person this time, this General Lear, is not a good boy who is obedient and obedient. He is not a pawn at the mercy of others, at least not an obedient pawn.
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What kind of person is Lear
Among Char's group, Dax is undoubtedly the one who is most familiar with Lear. Dax has been in the Besta Military Region for so long as a liaison officer, and naturally he is very familiar with Lear.
Even this clever and cunning Mr. Dax used to think highly of Lear. When Lear was in the Besta Military Region, the powerful governor's wife took over all the power, and he was almost overwhelmed by the real heir. But even so, Lear still stubbornly united a group of loyalists within the Besta Military Region. Some of these people were old officials of the Besta Military Region, and some were disgusted with the governor's wife ruling as a woman. , and some people with their own ambitions. In any case, the fact that General Lear was able to survive tenaciously despite being regarded as a thorn in his side by the woman, and at the same time he could make such a group of people unite around him and be loyal to him, is enough to show that this guy is definitely not a Idiot, but a little tricky!
Dax once had a very pertinent evaluation of this Lear: If he hadn't met the enchanting woman as his opponent, he should have been someone who could accomplish things!
Well, the tragedy of Lear is that he was born into the Bestars and became the adversary of that governor's wife. Otherwise, with his ability and means, he would have already succeeded in getting ahead in other places.
This is Lear's tragedy.
It was a tragedy for Lear to be born in the same time and place as that woman.
On the other hand...
For our honorable current Emperor of the Empire, His Majesty Garcia, it is also his tragedy to know Lear!
Yes, Lear, this poor bastard who was thrown as a hostage in the imperial capital by that cunning governor's wife, did not bow his head to his own destiny, even though he was in the imperial capital, even though he was far away from his own lair, even though he knew the power of his lineage. He has been gradually swept away by that woman, but he is still working tenaciously and has not given up.
And he got a very good opportunity - at least in his opinion, it was a very good opportunity.
This opportunity is the Emperor Garcia of the Empire.
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As a hostage left in the imperial capital by the Besta Military Region, Lear still possesses a certain political status. The embodiment of this status is that although he is under house arrest, his life is still very good.
And there is another small accident: according to the traditions of the empire, guys like him with the nature of hostages have a fixed residence in the imperial capital, but the imperial capital has just experienced a war and was once caught in the flames of war. After the rebels invaded the city, even the house of the prime minister's house was burned, not to mention other places
The place that was originally used to settle hostages like Lear has long since been burned to the ground, and even many officials of the government administration office in the imperial capital have no place to settle down. Who has time to pay attention to where Lear lives
However, Prime Minister Saron Bonelli still values this Lear very much. The old Prime Minister believes that although he was calculated by the Governor's wife, it was considered that he was murdered by the other party with a knife, and helped her detain this thorn in the eye, but if he can make good use of it, in the future It may not be possible to use this Lear to disgust that woman again.
So the old chancellor was very concerned about Lear's situation, and even personally sent someone to inquire about Lear's residence.
The other ministers and bigwigs in the imperial capital all mean the same thing, this Lear doesn't need to care about him, just let him fend for himself.
But Salem Bonelli insisted that someone should be sent to watch the man properly.
Regrettably, the entire imperial capital and all the armies were under Adric's control. Although Sarum Bonelli was the prime minister, he was unable to mobilize one soldier and one soldier.
Adrick didn't bother to pay attention to this Lear either. The old prime minister could only think of a way by himself.
He thought of this approach to His Majesty the Emperor.
Although the army of the imperial capital is all under Adric's control, at least as an imperial emperor, there are still some royal guards in the palace. Although the number was very small - on the day of the military coup in the imperial capital, most of the Royal Forest Army easily fell to Adric during the coup d'état, which made the emperor very angry, and immediately dismissed the Royal Forest Army and transferred them to the Central Army. to Adric. But in that coup, there were still some remaining officers and soldiers of the Royal Forest Army, who were loyal to the emperor. Even at the last moment, they guarded the gate of the hall and made a desperate gesture to fight against the army of the coup d'état. There are not many such people, only a few hundred people, but for Emperor Garcia, these hundreds of people are the ones he can really trust.
Therefore, in the current palace, there are at least several hundred imperial guards that the emperor can mobilize, and continue to stay in the palace to guard the last shred of dignity of the royal family.
It can be said that, in the entire imperial capital, the only one that is guarded by the army, and at the same time is not within the sphere of influence of Adric, is only the palace.
If you want to continue to control this Lear, then it seems that the palace is the only option.
The old chancellor couldn't do it either. He didn't want to let Lear go back! There is still some value in keeping this pawn in hand. But if there is no army guard, I'm afraid this Lear will run away.
So Lear was sent to the palace.
Originally, this approach was not suitable. In any case, how could a foreign minister live in the palace
But the problem is, everyone knows that the current emperor, His Majesty Garcia, is a... a fucking rabbit, and there are no female relatives in the palace at all. The only Her Majesty the Queen lives far away.
What's more, the old prime minister also asked the emperor to seal Lear the title of a court warrior, which was a nominal confession and gave him a legal identity to enter and leave the palace.
As a result, Lear, the hostage, was thrown into the palace, nominally a palace warrior, responsible for teaching the martial arts of the imperial army, but in fact, he was placed under house arrest in the palace.
The old prime minister Salon Bonelli is the last person that Emperor Garcia can trust. Ever since he was put together by his old husband, Duke Minas, Emperor Garcia has become remorseful. I was determined to trust the old prime minister.
Since the old prime minister valued this Lear, he threw it into the palace to take good care of himself, so Emperor Garcia naturally wanted to see Lear properly and take a good look at what kind of person this guy was.
then…
The trajectory of things has gradually deviated from everyone's expectations!
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Lear is a charismatic guy - otherwise, he wouldn't be able to attract so many supporters to work for him.
Lear is a good-looking man. Although he is not the kind of handsome boy who is like a handsome man, he is not the kind of terrifying muscular man. Lear, who was born in a family of warlords, has excellent genetics. He is handsome and quite masculine, and has a tall and straight physique.
From any point of view, he is the kind of sunny type of handsome man, and he is quite heroic and heroic.
At the same time, he is a smart person who is very good at making friends with people, and the means of communicating with people are also quite powerful.
So, after living in the palace, after being received several times by Emperor Garcia, the two quickly...
See you soon!
The hostage General Lear actually quickly became good friends with Emperor Garcia of the Empire! !
Moreover, based on the emperor's peculiar hobbies, outsiders have speculated that this so-called "good friend" relationship is not so simple.
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In fact, many years later, when future generations study the secret history of the court of the Byzantine Empire during this period, they will feel incomprehensible to this intimate and peculiar relationship between Emperor Garcia and General Lear.
Although it is said that Emperor Garcia does have a hobby of male sex, the question is... At that time, does he still have such a mood to hunt for sex
As the most useless emperor in the history of the empire, he lost his power, became a puppet, and lost most of the empire's territory. It can be seen that he will not be rated highly in the history books in the future.
At this time, is he still in the mood to develop a wonderful relationship with a prisoner of his own
What's more, to put it a bit harsher, although Garcia is a rabbit, it is true that he is not a picky eater!
Although Lear's talents and personalities are good, it seems that he is still a little too good to be in the eyes of the emperor.
You must know that the male pet before Emperor Garcia, that is, the one named "Bonfret" who was killed by Xia Ya, can really be called an extremely beautiful man, and was extremely famous when he was in the imperial capital. , the kind of human beauty that poured out!
Compared with his predecessor, Lear... It seems to be too bad.
What's more, Lear himself is not a rabbit. How could he suddenly have sex with the emperor... It doesn't seem to make sense.
If Emperor Garcia was a strong and powerful emperor, maybe Lear would pinch his nose and pretend to be a rabbit in order to cling to the powerful and to allow the emperor to support him.
What is Garcia? He's nothing but an empty emperor who has lost his power! One has no power and two has no soldiers! Said to be the emperor, but the actual situation may not be much better than the hostage Lear! In such a situation, if Lear is to submit, a dignified man pretends to be a rabbit for others, I'm afraid it won't make sense.
But things are so weird that people can't figure it out!
According to court records handed down at that time, the Garcian emperor and Lear became closer and closer since the first sight of each other. When His Majesty the Emperor eats, he must be accompanied by Lear. Whether it is reading or practicing martial arts, this General Lear must accompany him. He even said to others many times, "It's a pity, I know him." Lear is too late! If only I had known him ten years earlier! (The original words of the record are: It's too late to hate to know Li Jun! It's almost ten years!!)
The two quickly became inseparable. There are even rumors that the emperor's closest attendant once heard the emperor personally say more than once: If I regain power, I must give Lear the richest rewards and wealth in the world.
When future generations studied this secret history of the palace, they were very curious about this secret news - it can be seen that most of those historians also have the heart of gossip.
Many historians have different opinions about this secret, but they want to study this history of the Byzantine Empire, but they cannot avoid these two people, because what happened next between these two people can be said to have caused a major impact on that period of history. influences!
Therefore, regarding the relationship between Emperor Garcia and Lear, historians are holding all kinds of peculiar guesses and theories.
It has become an interesting phenomenon in historiography that many historians collectively study the inside story of an emperor's foundation.
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In fact, in the end, the one who really cleared the fog and found the truth of the matter was a later scholar named Shrek. This scholar is not a historian, but a poet who has written many excellent poems and operas. It was this literati who found the answer that was later recognized as the closest to the truth: what was the relationship between Emperor Garcia and General Lear? How did the two of them develop into such a peculiar couple
This guy named Shrek has not studied history, but fortunately, he has a very awesome surname: Minas! ! !
His grandfather, has a very prominent name: Roddy? Minas.
That is the little Sir Roddy.
And the reason why this Shrek was able to solve this mystery was because one day after drinking and gossip with other scholars about this historical secret, and later had the opportunity to meet his elderly grandfather, he dared to ask himself. This question arises.
It just so happened that Rhodey didn't know if he drank a few more glasses that day, so he answered a few words: "Fuck? And thinking about other people's butts! The two of them put it bluntly, it is the kind of friendship that sees each other in the same way, but it is actually a very simple friendship, and it was smeared by those of you who are full of messy ideas! At that time, Garcia was in power and was nominally the emperor. , but became a puppet. And the same is true of that Lear, who is nominally the heir, but was seized by an outsider woman's power in the family's military region, and he was driven out and left as a hostage in the imperial capital. The two have similar experiences and fates , Naturally, it was like seeing each other and feeling pity for each other. What happened to the rabbit? Can't the rabbit make friends normally? Could it be that the rabbit and the man can only be friends, so they can't be brothers normally? Damn!"
Then Roddy glared angrily, and scolded his unsatisfactory grandson with blood.
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And whether it's a love affair or a brother's intention. At least in the spring days of this year, after Emperor Garcia met Lear, the two quickly fought hotly and became inseparable in the palace.
And that makes a person sad.
This man is Dax.
Dax came to the imperial capital under the order of Char, and originally wanted to capture Lear secretly.
Unexpectedly, after coming to the imperial capital, Lear actually lived in the palace.
After all, the palace is the palace. Although the authority of the emperor is now on the sidelines, the defense of the palace is definitely not something that Dax can easily trespass.
What's more, in the palace, in addition to the last garrison army who swears allegiance to the emperor, in addition to the palace, there is also the central army city defense army stationed!
Moreover, according to legends, there are always some mysterious master guards enshrined by the royal family who are rumored to be extremely powerful in the palace.
Dax still has a bit of ability to ask himself, but he also knows that he is by no means a strong man. If he goes to the palace by himself, most of him will die.
Even if you add Todoro who came with him, it's just one more dead ghost who will die.
What's more, according to the news, that Lear and the emperor are inseparable all day long. The emperor is there where he is, and the defense is naturally the most strict in the place where the emperor is.
So, don't even think about robbing people.
"Then I'll have to think of another way." Dax rolled his eyes: "It's really not good, so I have to play a big game." He looked at Dodolo again: "I said magician, you Do you have any old acquaintances in the magic union?"
Dax himself never expected how much he would play this matter!