Why did the lord rebel

Chapter 285 Rosario's Twelve Trials ([-])
Xia Houyan frowned:

"Defend the land of cracking soul? What do you mean?"

His Majesty Basil III smiled mysteriously:
"Someone will explain the specific situation to you. Quentin!"

His Majesty Basil's call was not very loud, but it still surprised Xia Houyan who was sitting next to His Majesty, and turned his head to look at the door.

A small man in military uniform with meticulously combed gray hair and a delicate mustache, with a roll of maps under his arm, strode into the living room.

After the man entered the room, he looked around the living room, first saluted His Majesty Basil III with a fluent military salute, and then moved his gaze to the somewhat hesitant Lord Frost Maple Ridge.

"Let me introduce you. This is Quentin, Chief of Staff of the Imperial Army, Quentin, this is Eliot Igor..."

"Yes." Quentin's chief of staff smiled at His Majesty, "I recognized him immediately. He looks exactly like Vincent."

Xia Houyan blinked at Quentin's chief of staff with some embarrassment, and finally bowed his head shallowly as a salute.

——No way, after he entered the room just now, due to the special atmosphere, he didn't salute to His Majesty the Emperor, and now he can't let himself surpass His Majesty the Emperor with respect to the Chief of the General Staff of the Military Department.

Even so, Xia Houyan has heard a lot about the "Fox of the East" who is well-known in the empire:
Quentin de Amavis is a descendant of a well-known liar family. His father and grandfather were notorious swindlers in the empire. In the end, he was exiled to Orr on the Sea of ​​Salt for blackmailing the imperial family. Ba Island.

But Quentin, who came from a family of liars, seems to have different ambitions from his parents: Quentin, who was only 17 years old at the time, did not follow his father on the road to exile, but applied to the Empire to join the army on the front line of the East service;

At that time, at the beginning of the Fifth Human-Orc War and the friction between the two sides in the east, the Imperial Army, which was short of manpower in the east, of course promised to incorporate Quentin de Amavis into the Eastern Army. , became a scout responsible for drawing maps deep into the hinterland of the Orcs Glorious Federation.

Everyone probably thought that the son of a fraudster would end his life at the sword of the wolf cavalry.

But perhaps because of the genetics in the family, Scout Quentin has escaped repeated disasters in the Glorious Federation. Not only did he successfully draw the topographic map of the Ciano Mountains, he even successfully intercepted an orc messenger and stole the orc military information. A copy of the plan - it was to Quentin's credit that the Empire was able to take the moral high ground on the casus belli at the outset of the Fifth War.

The young Quentin also successfully cleared away the shameful family blood, and by virtue of his accumulated knowledge of the orc region during his scout career, he successfully entered the Eastern Army Staff Headquarters and became the former Grand Duke of Rose City, Old Rosario. subordinate staff;

As if by destiny, the only son of the old Grand Duke Rosario and the later Grand Duke of Rose City, Graham Rosario, cooperated with the staff officer Quentin in the Eastern Army.

Two ambitious young men cooperated seamlessly and made great achievements in the Fifth War. Graham Rosario won the nickname of "Blood Flower" for himself because of his magnificent tactics. Unpredictable strategy, several times with a small number of troops to divide the orc army into encirclement and suppression, becoming the most feared "Fox of the East" on the Eastern Front;
Sean Mountbatten, a graduate of the Imperial Military Academy and currently working in Frost Maple Ridge, once made a bold statement, saying that in the entire Imperial Army, there are actually only one and a half qualified staff officers—and among the "one and a half", "one and a half" ’, referring to the diminutive, but prodigious Quentin de Amavis.

During the short truce between the Fifth War and the Sixth War, old Rosario passed away wearing medals all over his body, and Grimm Rosario took over as Grand Duke of Rose City and Commander-in-Chief of the Eastern Army, while Kun Ting also finally got his reward, and was appointed as the chief of staff of the Imperial Army due to his outstanding achievements, and was even awarded a baron—for the son of a fraudster, this is simply an unimaginable grace.

Perhaps it was also to draw a line with the disgraceful family. Ever since he was made a baron, Quentin's chief of staff abandoned the surname "De Amavis" and only used "Quentin" as his name. Abandoned the official residence next to the imperial military academy in the imperial capital, and stayed in the east wholeheartedly, preparing for the future war between the empire and the orcs;
What happened later did not exceed the expectations of Quentin's chief of staff at all: Four or five years ago, the empire and the orcs fought again, which opened the curtain of the "sixth human-orc war". The two old partners of Grand Duke Rosario once again cooperated closely. With sufficient preparation and sophisticated strategic planning, they once had an advantage on the battlefield, and even had the potential to cross the dust mountain and regain Thorn City!

——Until the "Ice Demon Mammoth" appeared on the eastern battlefield.

And this is exactly what Xia Houyan was most confused after seeing Quentin's chief of staff:

It stands to reason that the current situation in the Eastern Territory should be at the most critical juncture, and Quentin and Grand Duke Rosario are the most important backbones in the Eastern Territory—but Baron Quentin, the chief of the general staff of the military, actually abandoned the East Territory. On the front line of the border, appeared in the imperial capital!
As if seeing the doubts in the young lord's heart, His Majesty Basil smiled and said:

"Chief of General Staff Quentin made a special trip to rush back to the imperial capital from the Eastern Region to report to me the latest battle situation and remind me of the possible orc conspiracy - Chief of General Staff Quentin's reminder was a little late, but fortunately we still have you, my child."

Chief of Staff Quentin also looked at Lord Shuangfengling appreciatively, and said with a smile:

"I have already heard about your achievements in the Kemal Manor—in my memory, there are really very few people who can be praised by His Majesty the Emperor and Duke Rivera of Sanshuiwan at the same time!"

Xia Houyan smiled "shyly" in response.

His Majesty Basil stretched out his hand and patted Lord Lord on the shoulder, saying:

"Eliott, you might think that we were punishing you when we moved you to the Land of Soulbreaker, but this decision was made jointly by me, Grimm, and Chief of Staff Quentin—you know we What is your intention?"

"What?" Xia Houyan raised his eyebrows and looked at the two old foxes.

It was not His Majesty Basil who took over the conversation, but Chief of General Staff Quentin.

The little soldier pushed away the sword case containing the "Golden Majestic Sword" on the table a little, then took out the map roll under his arm, and spread it out on the table.

Perhaps because he has served as a military staff officer for many years, Quentin's chief of staff has a capable and capable temperament unique to soldiers in every move;
The living room of Igor's mansion, which had a harmonious atmosphere just a second ago, immediately became chilling as the map unfolded.

Xia Houyan stared at the map brought by Chief of General Staff Quentin without blinking.

He keenly noticed that the entire map showed the overall outline of the inverted triangle of the Haven Continent, but only the mountains, rivers, and cities and villages were depicted in detail in the empire—in stark contrast, in the territory of the Glorious Federation of Beastmen, Only a few lines roughly outline the trend of the mountains and rivers, and only in the western part of the Federation, bordering the Human Empire, does it have detailed geographic information;
As for the demon territory, the map is much more detailed: from the arcane spire all the way to the south, basically the main roads, terrain, and villages and towns are marked. Only in the southernmost part of the demon realm, the various legend marks become sparse.

Xia Houyan recalled the history of the mainland that he knew, and if he realized something:
Due to the barrier of the dusty mountains, the imperial humans in history have never really penetrated into the heartland of the Glorious Federation, so there is a serious lack of detailed information on the orc mainland;

The demons in the south of the empire are different:

In history, the number of battles between humans and demons is extremely frequent, and the human army is even more powerful several times, going all the way south, almost driving the demons into the sea of ​​mist in the south, and feeding the "Crystal Demon Shark" and "Caixu Kun";
In addition, in recent years, the situation between the human and demon races has eased, and the business has been frequent. Today's imperial people, on the contrary, have a deeper understanding of the demon realm.

Xia Houyan was still thinking wildly, Quentin's chief of staff had already cleared his throat, pointed to a point on the map, and said:
"Two, please look!"

Xia Houyan followed Quentin's chief of staff's instructions and was taken aback:
Because the finger of the chief of staff happened to be at the junction of the three tribes of humans, demons, and beasts, south of the Lion Heart River, west of the Dust Mountain Range, and north of the arcane spire defense line, an extremely conspicuous panty-shaped area——

——The Land of Cracking Souls!
"This is... my territory." Xia Houyan said dryly.

"Yes." Quentin blinked slyly and said, "Eliott, when the empire entrusted you here, it wasn't for nothing."

"Of course." Xia Houyan sneered:
It's just such a shitty place, why don't you bring me here for any purpose?
——Don’t you just want to starve me to death?
Unexpectedly, Quentin's chief of staff said solemnly:
"Eliott, the location of your territory is actually a key node in this war. Whether the land of the broken soul is safe is the key to the sixth human-orc war! We have arranged you here precisely for Prepare for future war situations!"

"Ah?" Xia Houyan was dumbfounded. "There is a mountain of dust between us, Shuangfengling and the Beastman Federation, that no bird can fly! You are fighting in the east, and you care about our southern wilderness?"

"Actually, that's true." Quentin's chief of staff shook his head, "But unfortunately, we discovered a key piece of information in the final stages of the fifth war."

"What key information?" Xia Houyan was at a loss.

"At that time, the Glorious Federation's defeat was obvious, and the crazy orcs were desperately looking for a final chance to come back." On the face of Quentin's chief of staff, there was an expression of reminiscing about the beautiful past, "At that time, the old Grand Duke Rosario Your Excellency believes that the orcs will gather heavy troops and launch a final desperate counterattack on the front line of the Eastern Border—but Elliott, do you know what happened back then?"

Xia Houyan said in his heart, how the hell would I know.

Quentin's chief of staff gritted his teeth and said:
"At that time, the remaining federal orcs actually maintained their front-line forces on the surface, but secretly transported the main elite soldiers to the south! This seemed to be an extremely strange strategy at the time, but due to the rapid attack of our imperial army, the orcs quickly surrendered and negotiated a peace agreement. Well, the Eastern Army at that time didn't understand what the hell the orcs were planning-but when the whole country was jubilant, Grimm and I firmly remembered this mysterious little detail.

"Eliott, please think about it. What are the orcs of the Glorious Federation transporting elite soldiers to the south? Going south, what stands between the empire and the federation are towering and steep rocky mountains!—Let the elite soldiers go south. Could it be that the orcs have lost their minds and suffered from the human side, and want to suicidally challenge the demons? family?"

Xia Houyan blinked, unable to answer the question.

Chief of Staff Quentin sighed:

"This doubt has troubled Grimm and me for more than ten years, and just in the spring of this year, weird situations reappeared: the spies in the Rose City Whitehall reported back, and there were signs of secret troop transfers in the Orc Federation again, and The direction of this transfer is even the same as it was more than ten years ago, along the eastern foot of the Dust Mountain Range, going south, south, and south again!"

Xia Houyan's expression froze:
"Perhaps they want to use the magic realm to attack the southern border of the empire from the south?"

"Grimm and I used to think the same way." Chief of Staff Quentin said, "But whether it was the Fifth War or the Sixth War, the Demons remained completely neutral and silent. Dao Tongxing’s appearance! What’s more, now that there is an arcane spire defense line, the orcs go around to the south and attack from the territory of the demons, which is completely tantamount to hitting their own guns!”

"So..." Xia Houyan murmured.

"So in the southern part of the Dusty Mountains, there may be a secret passage that we don't know that allows the glorious Federation orcs to pass through the mountains! Only in this way can we explain the completely illogical movements of the Federation orcs!" Quentin's chief of staff snapped, "And According to our understanding of the geography of the Dust Mountain Range, this passage cannot be in the central eastern region, but can only be further south where data is scarce, at the southeasternmost tip of the empire border, that is—"

"The east wing of the Land of Splitting Souls." Xia Houyan let out a breath slowly.

He suddenly remembered the "Pyrobomb" that was a special product of the Orc Federation in the hands of the bandits in the Land of Cracking Soul.

"Eliott." Quentin's chief of staff said in a deep voice, "The reason why the empire wants you to be conferred in the land of broken souls, and the reason why it wants to rebuild the ruling order of the empire in the land of broken souls, is precisely to guard against this most unlikely situation. The possibility of preventing orcs from crossing the mountain range! This is the most important task Grand Duke Grim Rosario has decided to entrust to you!"

"Why should such an important task be entrusted to—" Xia Houyan asked halfway, then suddenly realized, and obediently closed his mouth.

——The place where the birds don't shit and the bandits are rampant, probably only the stupid lord who just died is willing to go.

(End of this chapter)