Why did the lord rebel

Chapter 290

After the guards reported, Tom Lawrence, director of the Political Department of the Igor Pioneering Army, quickly rolled out according to the Lord Lord's order;
Moreover, it literally "rolled" out——

Lawrence, who was wearing a messy military uniform, rushed out of the city gate of Phoenix Terrace from under the slowly rising iron fence. Perhaps because he was too hasty to go out and his boots were not put on properly, he suddenly staggered and fell a dog. Nibbling on the mud, the momentum was not exhausted, and the wheel rolled all the way, and finally hit the hooves of the lord's steed, and then it will stop.

The recruits and trainees of the Pioneering Army have never seen Director Lawrence so embarrassed in the lecture hall of Huangpo Military Academy every day. They are all dumbfounded and horrified.

Xia Houyan, who was sitting on the white horse, poked his head out slightly, and showed a kind smile to Tom Lawrence in front of the horse's hoof.

"Lord, Lord Lord, hello—!" Lawrence's expression could only be described as dismayed, and before he even had time to get up from the ground, he wailed and greeted extremely sternly.

"'Lord, how are you'? I don't think I'm good." Xia Houyan looked down at Lawrence on the ground, the smile on his face was still as warm as a spring breeze, and he turned to Cousins ​​next to him, "Allen, how am I? "

"You're not good." Cavalier Commander Cousins ​​said solemnly, and gave Lawrence, who was getting up in a panic, a hard look.

"Did you hear that, Tom? I'm not good." Xia Houyan still had an amiable expression on his face, looking at Tom Lawrence in fear, "Because I rushed back to my territory, but was blocked by my own guards outside the city gate Tom, how are you doing during your stay in Phoenix Terrace these days?"

"I'm not good!" Tom Lawrence roared angrily, looking at the lord's sad eyes as if he saw his own father, "The lord's life is not good outside, I dare not live better than the lord !"

Even Master Laurie and Cavalier Commander Cousins, who rode their horses beside the lord, couldn't help but be drawn to Tom Lawrence's astonishing ideological awareness and admired inwardly.

Xia Houyan was also annoyed by this guy who had died several times.

"Tell me, what's going on." The lord sneered, "Why did I go all the way home and couldn't even enter the door of my own territory, and I still have to trouble the guards to inform you, Mr. Tom Lawrence?"

Lawrence wiped his cold sweat and said with a smile:

"It's really negligence at work. Today's gatekeepers are all newly recruited recruits. They really don't know you. Even if our Huangpo Military Academy's training is not in place..."

Xia Houyan snorted noncommittally, but Chris Mann frowned and said:
"They don't know the face of the lord, and they don't know the name 'Master Igor'?!"

Back in the infected area, Chris was still Lawrence's little follower;

Now that times have changed, Lawrence is still the director of the Political Department of the Pioneering Army, but Chris has been promoted all the way to the Deputy Commander of the Pioneering Army by virtue of his shrewdness, and has become the immediate boss of the former Big Brother;

Lawrence had no time to take care of the little brother's questioning, so he smiled and said to the lord whose complexion gradually turned cloudy:
"The guards are afraid that someone will pretend to be your name to deceive you——Since I took them to the rest area of ​​​​Route 66, these recruits have a ridiculously strong anti-fraud awareness...Look, my lord, I am not As soon as I heard the news, I ran out to open the door for you... You have been away from the territory for such a long time, and when you come home suddenly, everyone will inevitably be caught off guard..."

"Don't take this as an example. Remember to give a bonus to the young man at the door. He will do his duty well. It is a good material." Xia Houyan rolled his eyes, then squinted his eyes and looked into the distance.

Lawrence quickly turned his head and found that the old Mayor Joel, who had also received the news of the lord's return, was also coming towards the city gate from the direction of the "Vincent Palace" in the town hall of Phoenix Terrace.

The old mayor leaned on crutches and walked slowly, but the excitement on his face was palpable.

The old mayor of Eagle's Rest Castle, who was childless, obviously regarded the lord as his own child.

"Mayor Joel." Xia Houyan quickly walked up a few steps with a smile, and supported the old man who was going out.

What a character Mayor Joel is, he grabbed the velvet cloth of the red robe on the lord's body, and was so excited that he couldn't speak for a long time.

"I took back our family's duke title." Xia Houyan smiled and opened his arms, and gave Mayor Joel a bear hug.

Katerina, Captain Cousins, Master Laurie, Alice, Chris and others also quickly dismounted and hugged Mayor Joel, who had been reunited for a long time.

Hearing that the lord returned from the imperial capital, the Igor citizens of Phoenix Terrace also rushed out of the house, and gathered in Fenghuangtai Square in a blink of an eye, forming a large circle around a group of returnees from the north—just a brief glance At a glance, Xia Houyan found many familiar faces who had followed him from the infected area to the present.

"Raise the flag!" Xia Houyan was thrown into his arms by Vilf who rushed over on tiptoe, and he didn't forget to turn around and shout at the team members.

In fact, Eldridge had already picked the flag of the Duke of Frost Maple Ridge bestowed by His Majesty the Emperor from the top of the carriage;

Several pioneer army recruits hurriedly lowered the tattered Frost Maple Ridge flag, and carefully took the Goshawk Maple Leaf flag in Eldridge's hand, amidst the singing of "The sky in Frost Maple Ridge is a bright sky" , raised this brand-new banner with golden tassel edging, which symbolized the authority of the Duke of the Empire, to the sky above the Phoenix Terrace.

Xia Houyan put his arms around Anjie and Weierfu like an unscrupulous rich businessman, and when he turned around, he saw Sean Mountbatten standing beside him with a smile on his face.

"My lord, the saber is not bad." The graduate of the Imperial Military Academy pointed to the ceremonial command knife on the lord's waist, and blinked.

Xia Houyan's heart shuddered suddenly.

"Okay, hurry up, let's go, what to do!" He shouted at the surrounding crowd, then turned to Sean Mountbatten, shrugged, "There is still a war waiting for us... "

……

That night, in the meeting room of the "Vincent Palace".

For the first time in several months, the top leaders of the Igor family gathered together again.

Once again occupying the first place with the posture of a mountain sculpture is Xia Hou, who has now become the Duke of Shuangfengling and the chief executive of Southern Military Affairs.

In addition, Victor Laurie, the chief mage of the Igor family, Sean Mountbatten, the chief of staff of the Frost Maple Ridge, Juan Clement, the commander-in-chief of the pioneering army, Chris Mann, the deputy commander, Guard captain Alice Comstock, and knight commander Aaron Cousins... all the important military personnel in this wasteland territory are also present;

Except for Karen Lepage, who is still in Luna Village, and Eldridge, who has gone fishing somewhere—since he joined the family, this guy has never attended a few family meetings at all, and the lazy dog ​​is extremely pure. high.

Xia Houyan placed the ceremonial command knife bestowed by His Majesty Basil firmly in front of him with great care.

Sean Mountbatten and Knight Commander Cousins, who were considered to have a background in the regular army of the Empire, sat up straight at the same time.

Xia Houyan pinched the center of his brows, smiled wryly at these old guys:

"Everyone is our own, so I'll make it clear—His Majesty the Emperor is a top-notch businessman, and he doesn't do business at a loss. He gave our Igor family a flag and a knife, and he bought our lives!"

Everyone was stunned.

"But your Majesty is really the only buyer to take over our life in Shuangfengling." The lord said in a deep voice, "I have led the team to Beijing for the past few months. I believe that everyone has a lot of problems, but As the Lord of Frost Maple Ridge and the owner of Igor, I hope that everyone who stays in the territory can answer me first—"

Xia Houyan took a deep breath and asked:
"How did our territory become like this in just a few fucking months?"

The lord was referring to the stone walls, arrow towers, houses and farmland that rose up around the Phoenix Terrace.

It stands to reason that it would be best for Mayor Joel to answer this kind of question related to territory construction;
But this is a military meeting, and Mayor Joel is still checking the accounts in his office.

So, all the piercing eyes turned to Sean Mountbatten.

The chief of staff of Shuangfengling, who was born in the Imperial Military Academy, naturally did his part, stood up and reported to the lord:
"Report Lord Lord, after you led the team to leave the territory, the Phoenix Terrace Exploration Army and Commander Le Pegg's Luna Village echoed each other, and launched five large-scale siege and suppression against the Bandit Armed Forces in the Land of Cracking Soul!"

The lord moved his "president" knife uneasily.

Mountbatten continued:

"During the battle, the Southern Army of the Arcane Spire Defense Line also specially dispatched military observers. Commander Paulus seems to appreciate the performance of the Igor Pioneer Army in suppressing the bandits."

"Good job." Xia Houyan muttered.

"The main reason is that you have a good leadership, Lord Lord, and the officers and soldiers of the pioneering army are united!" Mountbatten said politely, and then said solemnly, "After the five rounds of encirclement and suppression, the bandits and bandits in the entire Soul Breaking Land have basically been wiped out. Swept away, Shuangfengling also took the opportunity to absorb a large number of local soldiers and productive population who converted to the revolution!"

Xia Houyan could imagine that the term "conversion to revolution" must have been invented by Lawrence's Political Department.

Mountbatten continued:

"With the population expanding, Frost Maple Ridge's infrastructure at that time seemed a bit stretched—so, Commander Paulus came to Frost Maple Ridge in person, inspected the surrounding situation, and proposed to let the Southern Army assist us in building a stronger Reliable fortification."

"You mean, Paulus sent people to help build these stone walls, city gates, and watchtowers?" Xia Houyan was a little surprised.

"It's not just sending people." Mountbatten said with a smile, "When the Arcane Spire Defense Line was built, the stones used to build the towers were extracted from the 'Donetsk Mine' at the westernmost end of the defense line and near the coast. Stone. Up to now, this quarry is still producing stones for repairing the defense line of the arrow tower. Your lord, even the stones used to build the stone walls come from the 'Donetsk Mine', directed by Paul Commander Si sold it to us at a low price! There is also the barracks hall in Tongque Terrace, which is also a masterpiece of military designers sent by the Southern Army."

The senior officials of Shuangfengling burst into admiration.

Only Xia Houyan frowned slightly:
"But Sean, what's the price?"

The chatting and laughing of the high-level people stopped abruptly.

Mountbatten picked up a scroll from the table, and handed it to the lord respectfully:
"The conditions proposed by Commander Paulus are that we, the Southern Army on the Frost Maple Ridge and the Arcane Spire Defense Line, sign a "Mutual Defense Agreement": military supplies, mutual exchange of supplies; recruitment of soldiers, all divided equally; food and grass transfer, joint guarantee ;Once there is a war, watch and help each other."

Xia Houyan raised his eyebrows: "You signed it?"

Mountbatten smiled and said: "I told Commander Paulus not to sign it yet, we must wait for your lord to come back to make a decision! However, Commander Paulus seems to be convinced by me that you will definitely sign after you come back, so I will help you first. We built the walls and dwellings!"

Xia Houyan nodded solemnly, then slapped the scroll of the "Mutual Defense Agreement" back in front of Mountbatten:
"That's great. But Sean, how come I've never heard of that "Mutual Defense Agreement" you mentioned? Is there such a thing?"

"Maybe you heard it wrong." Mountbatten grinned, and put the scroll back under the table without changing his face and heartbeat, "Since the people of the whole territory have worked hard to improve themselves and built the new Phoenix Terrace fortification independently, our Shuangfengling It’s been a long time since I’ve received any news from the Southern Army! There’s absolutely nothing about the “Defense” or the “Agreement”!”

(End of this chapter)