Of course, it is impossible for Du Wei to be ignorant of the general history of General Alpay, the commander of the 4th Infantry Division of the Royal Guards.
How could it be possible that Du Wei didn't know who was the commander-in-chief of the friendly army in such a great battle related to the fate of the empire? It's just that Du Wei didn't expect that Alpay would dare to make such an outrageous move.
According to the information in Du Wei's hands, this General Alpay is still quite young. As a senior imperial officer with the rank of general, he comes from an ancient family with a long history in the southern part of the empire. This family and the royal family also have some Inextricably linked...but that's not unusual.
And he can be regarded as an upstart in the imperial army. Because of the coup d'état in the imperial capital more than two years ago, after the coup d'état, the royal guards were reorganized on a large scale. The original second division that guarded the imperial capital was abolished because of their collective participation in the coup d'état (of course, more than 4,000 officers and soldiers , and later fell directly into Du Wei's pocket).
After a large-scale reorganization, the current Fourth Division is composed of 5,000 veterans of the Royal Guards, plus a few thousand more elite reserves drawn from various places, plus 10,000 people drawn from the Southern Army. Compiled. It is worth mentioning that according to the news Du Wei received, the 4th Infantry Division of the Imperial City Guards, and the 500 Royal Forest Army that Prince Chen specially transferred to Alpay were mixed in it.
Let the regent bestow five hundred Imperial Forest Army. This is at least an obvious sign: the background of this Alpay is not simple.
The 31-year-old General Alpay can be regarded as a standard young officer. It can be regarded as coming from a wealthy family. However, his family has never had a deep foundation in the military. Du Wei only got a rough understanding of it. This General Alpay. More than two years ago, it was just a deputy commander of a local garrison in a certain province in the south. And just over two years. Taking advantage of the opportunity of the coup, Prince Chen needs to rectify the army on a large scale. It is good to strengthen the control over the army. Among them, a group of young soldiers had to be selected and promoted. According to the military's resume, this General Alpay was in charge of the local garrison in the south. The management of local policing is excellent. At the same time, he stabilized the local order and made some military achievements in suppressing bandits.
bandits...
the word. Du Wei laughed when he heard this. This kind of excuse is okay for outsiders, but Du Wei himself was born in a family of martial arts. His father was once the No. 2 boss in the military. How could Du Wei not know the doorway here
Generally speaking, any officer with a family background is just going to be gilded in the local army. And as long as you mix in the local area for two or three years. Accumulated some military experience and qualifications, and then under the operation of family relations. With a flick of a pen, you can add the vague concept of "meritorious service in suppressing bandits" to your resume.
What is bandit suppression? It's ridiculous. The south is the richest region of the empire. Where do so many "bandits" come from
If it is the Storm Legion in the north, it is also responsible for patrolling the frozen forest every year and hunting monsters. And from time to time, there will be small-scale battles with the mercenary group that enters the frozen forest to poach, as well as some families' private armed hunting teams. These can barely be counted as military exploits.
But to suppress bandits in the south. It can make people laugh out loud. Thousands of miles of fertile soil. In the rich and peaceful south, there is no room for large-scale gangsters to survive. The so-called "bandit suppression" is mostly exaggerated. Sometimes. Catch a gang of thieves or two. In the report, it can be written as an exaggerated military exploit to put down a bandit rebellion.
certainly. This Alpay was able to be promoted from a commander to a general in just over two years. Apart from his family background and the military achievements of these so-called "bandit suppressors", it was more because he had the best timing!
After the coup d'état in the imperial capital, the Royal City Guards, the first main battle regiment of the empire, underwent a large-scale reorganization and purge. In order to strengthen his control over the army, Prince Chen naturally would not use those proud old men in the army, but A group of young men were specially selected, because young people do not have a deep foundation and are easier to control. And this Alpay is one of the beneficiaries.
It took him just over two years to be promoted from a commander to a general. And it's still in the Imperial City Guards, the main battle legion of the empire!
However, Du Wei himself is also the type whose promotion speed is terribly fast. If we talk about the "young faction", then Du Wei himself can be regarded as the largest "young faction" in the empire. Now I meet the same typical young and strong faction. Originally, if this guy was smarter, he should be respectful to himself as much as possible. Among the commanders of an army, Du Wei's status is the highest. In terms of emotion and reason, this Alpay should also show a little respect to Du Wei.
However, it just happened to Du Wei's surprise!
In front of Governor Andre and Bohan, Du Wei sent someone out to the barracks of the royal guards outside the city to "invite" General Alpay to come into the city. As a result, the person sent there came back very quickly—one came back alone, and brought the reply from General Alpay.
"Although I have admired His Excellency the Duke for a long time, but during the war, the military affairs are busy, so I cannot be invited, what a pity!"
When the answer was sent back, both Andre and Bohan were stunned—this Alpay, what a brave man!
But after Du Wei heard it, his face was very silent, and then he just nodded and sneered.
Hmph, this answer is clearly a faint expression: You are not my boss, you have no right to order me to meet you, you can only invite me, but I have no time to accept your invitation!
Speaking of this, this Alpay is really arrogant enough.
Du Wei is not a reckless person, based on his current status and status in the empire. If this guy dares to put on airs to himself like this, he must have something to rely on.
"What a big air!!" It was Andre who got angry, because of his action of stealing credit from the royal guards today. It caused his subordinates to suffer additional losses, and he naturally felt a burst of anger in his heart. and. He respected Du Wei very much in his heart. Seeing that this guy didn't even give Du Wei face, he couldn't help but said angrily: "Hmph! It's just a small division commander, but he is so arrogant? Lord Duke, just wait. I'll take someone to guard Army camp, tie this guy up!"
He is a fiery temper. Immediately strode out. Du Wei smiled and took two quick steps. Stop Andrea. Comforted the two armies and held him back. Then he said: "Forget it, after all, he is not a subordinate under my control. It is reasonable not to order me."
Governor Bohan next to him sighed, his eyes were a bit complicated, he bowed to Du Wei, and said slowly: "My lord, if this is the case, then this breath can only be swallowed. Sigh..."
Du Wei understands that Bohan
What to worry about. After the Northwest Army resolved. He, the Governor of Nulin Province, has no continued existence value. What's more, he is not a member of Prince Chen's direct lineage, and there is no Northwest Army. He, Bohan, will inevitably lose his authority in the future. Even if Prince Chen is a relatively famous monarch, he will not cut his official position directly, but he will be transferred from the position of governor, and give him a vacant position that will be promoted secretly. It is also expected.
This time, the Royal City Guards were on the battlefield. Seeing that Bohan's army was damaged, they stood still. Bohan was worried that it might be the intention of the imperial capital to weaken the power in his hands.
Ridiculous... I have no intention of rebelling. What's the point of weakening my troops like this? The 200,000 rebellions in Lu Gaodi were suppressed. How many troops do I have in Bohan
"But!" Andre couldn't help but glanced at Du Wei: "Did you just swallow this breath? You can bear it. I, the Storm Legion, can't bear it! The dead and wounded soldiers are the same, so why are they all close by him in the royal city?" The guards took it? Beheaded more than 10,000? I’m going to fucking Alpay!! I’ve seen the matter of robbing military merits. It’s the first time I’ve seen something so shameless!”
Du Wei gave a dark smile, but said casually: "General Andre, you are wrong... General Alpay just sent me the document for asking for credit... Whether it will be approved or not is not yet finalized! Let's talk Oh, have you forgotten? I, Du Wei, am not the commander-in-chief of this war. I am not qualified to decide on the military text of the request. It must be sent to the Imperial Command before it can be concluded! He Alpay can write the request Don’t you know how to write the merit table? Can he write 10,000? Can’t you write 20,000??”
What Du Wei said made Andre stunned for a moment. To be honest, General Andre is a rigorous soldier who believes in chivalry. He has never seen this kind of false credit in the army. Never did. Moreover, let alone such a blatant false report
"This... I'm afraid it's not good, my lord. The total number of deaths in the Northwest Army is less than 20,000... If I report it like this."
Du Wei snorted: "He is doing the first day of junior high school, and you are doing the fifteenth day. What are you afraid of? Don't you know how to write? Also, you write about beheading 20,000 people... Well, how many people did we capture in World War I today? 30,000? Like this , 30,000 prisoners, your Stormtrooper and Governor Bohan will share. If you have seven and three, just write 20,000 prisoners of the Stormtroopers, and 10,000 prisoners of Bohan Governor!"
point
Andre was stunned, he had never heard of military merits being "allocated" in this way.
But Du Wei had already turned around, picked up a pen, and wrote a merit form in a few strokes. Asking Andre to sign, Andre hesitated for a moment, remembering the behavior of the royal guards on the battlefield today, and Du Wei deliberately said at the side: "General Andre doesn't want to pay more for the soldiers who died or were injured." Some pension?"
As soon as these words came out, Andre immediately made up his mind. Write your name on this application form. On the contrary, Bohan glanced at Du Wei, as if he wanted to say something, but he didn't say it, and wrote down his name.
Finally, Du Wei also signed at the end of this thing.
"Let people quickly send this thing to the imperial capital! Huh, at that time, everyone will go to the headquarters to file a lawsuit at most! The signatures of the three of us, no matter how much more important than Alpay alone! It's too much, but he provoked first, so we can't blame us."
Andre was a straightforward person, so he said goodbye and left. On the contrary, Bohan stayed and seemed to have something to say to Du Wei.
"My lord duke." After sending Andre away, Bohan walked over slowly, closed the door, turned around, glanced at Du Wei, with a slightly worried expression: "You do this. I'm afraid some Not right."
Du Wei smiled lightly: "What's wrong?"
"That Alpay. Since he dared to do such a thing, he must have something to rely on. He can serve as the division commander and general of the Royal Guards of the Imperial City. He must not be a fool. He dared to go so far. There must be something The reason, and…”
Du Wei also sighed: "Governor Bohan, you and I have been in the Northwest for more than two years. No matter what, we have some kind of friendship. There is no one else here. You can just say it."
Bohan smiled wryly: "He Alpay refused to save him today, although I am annoyed. It is not surprising that he dared to do this on the battlefield. Most likely it was the intention of the imperial capital. From this point of view, I am afraid that I will be asked to resign. order. It will come down within a month at most."
Du Wei nodded. Everyone knows this in their hearts, so there is no need to say more.
"It's this Alpay... Grand Duke, think about it, he dares to do this. I'm afraid there is someone supporting him behind his back. With your current status, even the regent will give you some face. The king of the empire The dignitaries of Zhongdi, who would be so arrogant in front of you? Besides, I have never heard of such things as stealing credit in the army, but it is so blatantly done. It is so naked and undisguised. It is rare. Yes. I'm afraid... someone instructed him to do this - dare to play this kind of trick under your nose. I'm afraid the people behind him are not light... "
Du Wei laughed: "Governor Bohan. As I said, just say it straight. You don't need to go around in circles like this. I know what you mean. You are worried that Wang Cheng's guards dare to do this. Is it the meaning of the regent?"
"Isn't it?" Bohan smiled lightly, looking into Du Wei's eyes: "Du Wei, you and I have a friendship, and I'm about to leave the Northwest anyway. Before I leave, I have a few words of advice for you. Since ancient times You have to remember the reason why you have self-doubt. In the past, you had 100,000 soldiers in the Northwest, with military and political power in your hands, and made so many great achievements. However, because of the threat of the Northwest Army, the Empire relied on you to contain the Northwest. Army, it is natural to tolerate you. But now the Northwest Army is gone—although such things as the birds are exhausted may not necessarily fall on you, but the central government has never allowed the local government to have too much strength. Otherwise, They are not worried about the appearance of a second Northwest Army, Lu Gao? You now have 100,000 soldiers, and the Northwest has a huge popularity. I'm afraid... "
After a pause, he slowly said: "Originally, this battle is based on reason and reason. You have the strongest military force and the highest status. It stands to reason that you should be appointed as a commander. But for such a smart person as the Regent, But I deliberately omitted this point. I just gave you the name of coordinating the overall situation, and the specific position of commander was not mentioned. Could it be unintentional? The Royal Guards have always been the most trusted and relied on army by the central government. This It’s hard to guarantee that it’s not the central government’s intention that the Imperial Guards of the Second King’s City take credit so much. To allow their most trusted guards to compete for credits, and to reward them in the end, will naturally divide the credits of us people. I’m afraid it also means to suppress you. "
After saying this, Bohan didn't stay any longer, he nodded to Du Wei: "That's all I've said, other things, you naturally have a sense of proportion in your heart, so I won't say more."
Afterwards, Bohan said goodbye and left, leaving Du Wei alone in the room.
Du Wei sighed after a while
He took a deep breath, looked at the ceiling, and said to himself: "Bohan, Bohan, the two points you said are good, but there is a third point... the regent did this, clearly wanting to cultivate it well. This Alpay! What does Prince Chen want to do? By suppressing the Northwest Army, give this Alpay a great contribution, and then praise him? Is it for the war in the next two years? Prepare
After a while, Philip came to Du Wei, saw Du Wei thinking alone, and asked a few words. Du Wei didn't hide anything about his most capable staff member, so he told the matter. After Philip finished listening, he smiled slightly: "Your Excellency, this matter is very clear. I'm afraid that the regent deliberately cultivated Alpay to become a new rich man."
Du Wei nodded: "Do you want to praise me?"
"That's natural." Philip thought for a while: "My lord, in just three years, you have become the Duke of the Empire, mastered a party's military and political power, and become rich as an enemy. Of course, your own efforts and wisdom are behind all of this." Inside, when it comes to the root cause, it still depends on the support and trust of the regent. But now, the Northwest Army has fallen, and you... To be honest, my lord duke, your strength is already very strong. Throughout the history of the empire, At any time, if there is a person with such strength as you, even those marshals who hold great power in the history of the empire, I am afraid that they will immediately reduce their military power, and then raise them high. In this way, the monarch can rest assured But now, the regent still relies on you to serve him. If you can’t cut your strength, you can only choose another person to contain you! The upstart of the empire. If you are the only one, it will take a long time, I’m afraid you It will affect the status of the royal family. Bringing out a new rich man is also a means of balance. It’s nothing new. I think this Alpayi’s origin is not simple. Hmph... Sir, don’t forget, the one that was just formed The new head of the main battle army "Thunder's Whip" has not yet been appointed! Now, it seems that this Alpay is probably the most likely. With the military exploits of the Northwest Army and the regent's intentional cultivation, when the time comes Appoint him as Legion Master of Thor's Whip. Who can object?"
paused. Philip looked at Du Wei with a calm expression. Frowning, he said: "My lord, it seems that you understand these principles... But why did you deliberately let General Andre and Governor Bohan write the official document asking for credit..."
"I did it on purpose." Du Wei smiled: "Who in the imperial capital doesn't know my temperament? If Alpay is so arrogant in front of me, if I don't react at all, I'm afraid it will make some people with ulterior motives more angry." I'm worried. It's reasonable to make such a fuss on purpose. Um... But, this is the document for asking for credit. I'm afraid we can't compete with that Alpay."
"That's for sure. If the regent really intends to cultivate this guy, then this military merit will definitely fall on him."
Philip looked into Du Wei's eyes, and said with a low laugh, "My lord, you are right to do this!" He said slowly, "Since we have guessed that Alpay is the upstart who is about to be picked up by the regent, then You made such a fuss on purpose to show everyone that you have a bad relationship with Alpay! Just imagine. If you and General Alpay, the two upstarts, if the relationship is too harmonious, the regent may feel in his heart. I'm uneasy!"
Du Wei blinked, looked at Philip, and then patted him on the shoulder: "Okay, you can help me write another official document, to the military's accusation that the Royal City Guard General Alpayi connived at the soldiers and slaughtered the prisoners of war, which almost caused trouble. Chaos. Strict words, after you finish writing, sign it for me, and then send it to the imperial capital. Since it’s an act, you might as well act more realistically.”
The Royal Guards stayed outside the city for a day, and immediately set off. Before leaving, they sent people into the city to ask Du Wei for military supplies. half. The guards of Wangcheng also seemed to know that they were in the wrong, and moved away the rations without saying a word. And that General Alpay never came to see Du Wei from the beginning to the end. It can be described as extremely rude.
But Du Wei didn't seem to be angry. Because Philip told him: This Alpay is probably a smart man, the more he behaves that he has a bad relationship with him, the more the regent will praise him! If he acts too respectful and intimate with himself now, the regent may change his mind immediately to flatter others. The reason to support him is to balance his own strength, if he gets too close to himself, he is stupid!
After the royal guards set off, Du Wei didn't bother to take care of him.
Finally on this day, Du Wei received a message that he had been waiting for for many days!
Rodriguez is back!
This Silver Night Sword Master came back alone, and his complexion was not very good. After returning, Rodriguez brought a piece of bad news to Du Wei...
When Lu Gao's cavalry was annihilated that day, two paladins were responsible for intercepting and killing Lu Gao on the battlefield. Although Lu Gao is also very strong, he is still far from being as strong as Bai Hechou's perverted state. Under the attack of two paladins, he can only walk away and lose.
And Lu Gao was really decisive. Seeing that his army had been defeated, he didn't turn around and run back to find Guhuaduo Luobu for a round. He actually made a decisive decision, abandoned his defeated army, and headed alone Fleeing down to the west! ! Anyway, the army has been defeated, and the rout of the cavalry has made his entire battle plan fail, and it is meaningless to go back to join Guhuaduoluo. Lu Gao fled to the west just like that. Under the close pursuit of Rodriguez and Hussein, the three of them marched westward all the way, fighting and running, crossing the entire Desa province, and finally even crossed the Loulan City, ran directly into the northwest corridor!
Lu Gao can also be regarded as a generation of powerhouses, and he is also a master of Frost Fighting Qi and Daxue Mountain Witchcraft. Under the pursuit of two paladins. To be able to hold on for so many days.
In the end, the three of them left the northwest corridor all the way and entered the desert area outside Mount Kilimaro, if they continued to run forward. After crossing the desert, we will enter the northwest prairie. And at this time. finally. Rodriguez and Hussein caught up with Lu Gao!
Three holy rank powerhouses had a battle on the desert, and in the melee, Hussein stabbed Lu Gao with a sword. He also cut off the thumb of Lu Gao's right hand on the spot, and Lu Gao desperately injured Hussein, who was stabbed in the back. This sword almost cut off the back of the paladin.
Lu Gao took the opportunity to escape, but Hussein was unable to chase after being seriously injured, and Rodriguez could only bring Hussein back. Hussein was sent directly to Loulan City to recuperate, and Rodriguez came back alone.
"Hussein's ground injury is not a big problem, but I'm afraid it will take a while to cultivate. As for Lu Gao... this guy is really cunning, and his Frost Fighting Qi is very powerful. The two of us worked together to finally stop him. The sword he was stabbed by Hussein pierced his right chest. And in the end, he cut off his right thumb with a sword. Even after he recovers from the injury, his strength will be compromised in the short term. But It's a pity. He ended up running away..."
Du Wei nodded: "Well, I know. In fact, I should have thought about it a long time ago. This guy Lu Gao... um. He should be called Chishui Duan. His biggest enemy in life is Bai Heshou. The soldiers marched west and wanted to enter the grassland, and they also wanted to rely on his 70,000 cavalry to make waves on the grassland. The final target was probably the Daxue Mountain. Now he ran back to the grassland alone. With his temperament, he will definitely not give up revenge. I'm afraid it will be dormant in the dark for a while in the short term. But the grassland is Bai Heshou's territory after all, and Bai Heshou's ability. You and I know it. With Bai Heshou, Lu Gao may not be able to survive."
Although Du Wei was deeply regretful, after all, he let Lu Gao go, if this guy secretly seeks revenge on himself. Do something like assassination. With his ability. I'm afraid I will be in trouble! Although his current strength is quite good. And there are many masters around him, but after all, he has relatives, friends and fiancee. If Lu Gao attacks those people, he will be hard to guard against... It's really a headache.
But looking at Rodriguez's pale face. Du Wei also knew that he could not blame him, after all, he and Hussein had tried their best. Lu Gao is the former Witch King's disciple and Bai Heshou's junior, and his strength is probably even higher than that of Rodriguez's teacher, Lan Hai.
After letting Rodriguez go down to rest, Du Wei frowned and thought for a long time. Then he sighed, and asked someone to send a secret letter to Saladin on the grassland. Tell that guy to pay more attention, besides that, Du Wei has no other way to think about it.
This is not good news, but Du Wei still cheered up, after all, he still has a lot of things to do now.
The captive cavalry of the Northwest Army. It has all been handed over to Longbottom to lead people to reorganize. The official document for the meritorious service has also been submitted long ago.
But Du Wei was concerned about another important thing.
Sebasta!
This guy has turned into a beast. Since he was captured by Du Wei, he was banned by Du Wei with a magic ban and locked up in his own residence in the city.
In the past few days, Du Wei has tried several methods, but none of them can wake up Sebasta's mind. This poor guy has lost all his memories and has completely turned into a ignorant beast—the only thing left , I'm afraid it's just such a fear of myself.
But even so, Sebasta's strength still surprised Du Wei. Especially after killing those court magicians. Sebasta seems to have evolved immediately. Originally, he was only good at Frost Fighting Qi, but now he actually has a little bit of magic fluctuations of both light and darkness!
Moreover, Du Wei was also very curious about his weird physical fitness.
In the past few days, Du Wei has taken the time to do some research. He even took a little blood from Sebasta for research-Du Wei has already made a simple microscope based on his previous life knowledge. The blood of Sebastian was studied. It's a pity that Du Wei's own knowledge in this area was almost blank, and he didn't get any results from his research.
But he had a whim one day. Someone brought two dogs separately, took out a little of Sebasta's blood, first fed a few drops to one dog and drank it, but the poor dog exploded to death in less than a moment. Very miserable. Du Wei took out a simple needle made by himself and injected a few drops of blood into another dog.
As a result, after a while, the dog changed, became crazy and irritable, and its strength became several times stronger, and it even almost broke through the cage it was locked in! A subway stick as thick as a little finger, it will break in a few bites! The whole body also became extremely strong, and the guarding soldiers around cut the dog seven or eight swords before hacking the dog to death.
This result surprised Du Wei. However, he was still confused, and quietly read the notes left by the previous Witch King Gu Lanxiu, trying to find some records about the "Perfect Body", but unfortunately he couldn't find any.
He immediately remembered that in the secret passage under the Governor's Mansion in Gilliat City, there seemed to be the corpses of the strange creatures left behind by the previous witch king, Gu Lanxiu, who were used for experiments.
It's a pity that he is busy with things in his hands now, so he plans to take Sebasta to go to Gilliat City as soon as the matter here is finished, re-enter the secret passage, and dig out the corpses of those strange creatures. Study it again.
On the early morning of the fourth day after the war, after Du Wei signed several documents, he sent someone to send another copy of the final statistics to report to the imperial capital. He was heaving a sigh of relief, but a voice came from outside the door, that the boy of the Liszt family, Miao See you.
Muse
When Du Wei heard this, the corners of his mouth twitched slightly unconsciously.
This guy, entangled with him, came to the front line, but how could he really let this guy go into battle
These days, Du Wei gave him a leisurely mission, asking him to search around with the cavalry squad he sent out to hunt down the defeated soldiers of the Northwest Army who fled on the battlefield. This task is not very dangerous. Moreover, Du Wei sent thousands of people to search the surrounding area for more than two hundred miles, and finally sent this guy far away, so as not to cause trouble for himself in front of his eyes.
Wearing a tulip family cavalry uniform, Muse strode into the room, knelt down on one knee, and gave Du Wei a standard military salute: "Your Excellency."
Sitting behind the table, Du Wei raised his eyelids and glanced at this kid... Although he looked tired, the look in his eyes was very energetic. It seemed that he enjoyed the training of the past few days.
"Have you finished everything I told you?" Du Wei said lightly, "I ordered a twenty-day search, and it's only been a few days since you ran back? Muse, don't forget, your current identity is a small It is a violation of military law for a small ten-man cavalry commander to leave the battlefield without the order of his superiors."
Muse snorted, with an expression of "I knew you would say that", raised her head and said loudly: "My lord duke! I didn't leave the battlefield without permission. This time I came back in a hurry because... I have a huge reward!"
"Oh?" Du Wei dropped the pen in his hand.
"I caught a big fish! Really big fish!!" Muse said excitedly, "Master Duke, you can't think of it! You can't regret the reward regulations you set!!"
Du Wei frowned: "What big fish did you catch?"
Muse blinked: "Northwest Army Nishou No. 2! Guhuaduoluo!!"