Why did the lord rebel

Chapter 402 Chapter [-] Turn around and walk towards the mountains and seas

Suddenly receiving an invitation to go north from Grand Duke Rosario, Xia Houyan fell into deep thought.

These days, although he is mainly busy with drinking and drinking, he is actually continuing to pay attention to the battle situation in the northern part of the empire.

According to the tip report obtained by the Shuangfengling Military Statistics Bureau, while the Igor family is busy with the famous Wang Xiao hunting and riding Huo Yichuanming, the human friendly forces far away on the northern front line are sadly marching forward:

The Glorious Federation is divided into three groups, and the offensive launched against the entire eastern border of the empire is not without its ferocity.

From the Goliath Pass at the northernmost point of the empire's front line, to the Burning Crystal Canyon in the center, and to the hot spring pass in the Yongri Mountains at the southernmost point, the human defenders encountered the overwhelming force of the federal army in three directions at the same time.

The loss of any of these three military strongholds will mean the fall of the Yongri Mountains and the eastern plains of the empire behind them, and the danger of the Glorious Federation sweeping the imperial court of the imperial family is even more imminent.

Guarding three passes at the same time is an extremely harsh and cruel task for any army. At the turn of summer and autumn last year, the Imperial Eastern Army was caught off guard by the appearance of the Ice Demon Mammoth and lost the bloody front. The bad consequences of the incident have not been fully revealed until today.

At first, the Imperial Army was relatively lucky, and soon found the only way to restrain the Ice Demon Mammoth—that is, to use the high-altitude bombing that the human air cavalry is best at, to quickly clear the orc soldiers around the Ice Demon Mammoth.

Although the huge ancient mammoth has amazing magic resistance, it is destined to be unable to protect the infantry around it. The lackluster projectile firepower of the orcs cannot endanger the imperial griffin cavalry cruising beyond the range of the archers.

At that stage of the battlefield, the most shining star on the entire eastern border was undoubtedly the only dragon knight in the human empire——Baron Wolfgang.Riding on the back of a silver dragon, this brave and skilled warrior of the empire left an unforgettable psychological shadow on the orc leaders on the ground.

However, just as the Frost Maple Ridge Expeditionary Army left the territory and migrated, the situation in the Eastern Frontier took a turn for the worse.

Due to the tight position at Goliath Pass at the northernmost point of the line of defense, Baron Wolfgang drove Silver Dragon and led [-] Griffin cavalry to set off from the Burning Crystal Canyon to rush to the rescue of Goliath Pass, but unfortunately got ambushed on the way.

After a period of futile resistance, Baron Wolfgang, the imperial dragon knight, was shot down by an orc priest with a war song in the area of ​​Fallen Dragon Mountain, a branch of the Yongri Mountains. His life and death are still unknown.

The loss of one dragon knight and three hundred griffin cavalry was enough to make the imperial army in the east feel heartbroken. The fall of the invincible legend Baron Wolfgang directly destroyed the morale of the imperial army.

Almost at the same time they received the news that Baron Wolfgang was in ambush, all the defenders of Goliath Pass, who were waiting for the support of friendly forces, fell into despair.That night, a large-scale mutiny occurred in the soldiers' camp. Countless soldiers took advantage of the chaos to escape from the front line, and even took away the weapons and equipment stored by the Imperial Army.

In order to stabilize the morale of the army and make up for the loss of troops, the Imperial Army had to change its plan and leave the main force of the Imperial Northern Army who was going to the Burning Crystal Canyon at the Goliath Pass.

But this incident still caused a chain reaction with extremely bad effects:
Burning Crystal Canyon, which did not receive the main support of the Northern Army, was forced to use the existing troops of the Eastern Army and the Central Army to resist the orc charge.Although Grim Rosario and Ryan Grant are two big men in charge, the imperial defenders of Burning Crystal Canyon are still fighting with the main force of the orcs to the point of running out of ammunition and food.

Without shame, if the Frost Maple Ridge Expeditionary Force hadn't forced out a ceasefire treaty in Bloodthorn City in time, the collapse of the Burning Crystal Canyon front line would be imminent. Not impossible.

Now, with the three-month ceasefire agreement negotiated by the lord, the imperial army in the eastern region, which is always on the verge of night, finally got a respite and can use this time to lick their wounds;
However, after the three-month ceasefire ended, if the orcs brazenly started fighting again, what would happen to the empire's eastern front was another eternal mystery that no one could answer.

In such a sensitive and special time period, Grand Duke Grim Rosario suddenly invited the Duke of Frost Maple Ridge to go north, and the intention behind it is worth pondering.

Leaving aside the Demon Race who was blocked to the south by the arcane spire defense line, both the Human Empire and the Orc Federation have been injured by this great war.

On the other hand, in the entire continent, there is probably only the Shuangfengling territory that is located in the south corner. Not only did it not lose its strength in this dark age, but it took the opportunity to make a fortune in war, and it was as strong as it was under the difficult situation. A military food stock.

At this time, Elliot Igor, the Duke of Frost Maple Ridge, if he is really invited to go north to the front line of the eastern border, it will undoubtedly be a major event that will profoundly change the balance of power in the northern part of the empire.

——When participating in the "St. Augustus Festival", the Igor family was just a down-and-out generation who had just been exiled, but now, Frost Maple Ridge is no different from a southern behemoth with its teeth and claws, and the tiger watching the wolf. No Imperial person in his right mind would be foolish enough to ignore the name Elliot Igor.

In fact, since Frost Maple Ridge became famous in the wilderness, the Igor family, who used to paint ten steel hooks on the cross streets without hooking the flesh and blood of their relatives, suddenly became the hottest supernova in the political arena of the empire;

Every day, those who fly into the Vincent Palace of Fenghuang Terrace like snowflakes, besides noble ladies from all over the empire expressing their heartfelt love letters to the lord, there are also Grandma Liu from all corners of the mainland, trying to go to Shuangfengling to play the autumn wind An entreaty——Xia Houyan never imagined that the Igor family, which is supposed to have a few families, came from where did they get so many distant relatives.

What kind of scene will it be if the lord, who is now more and more powerful, visits the eastern border of the empire, which is full of wars...

What the hell is Duke Rosario trying to do?Xia Houyan couldn't understand it.

In fact, if according to his own opinion, Shuangfengling has just experienced a heroic expedition that cost people and money, he would like to continue to stay in the territory to rest with the people - our little life on the Phoenix Terrace is also very good, isn't it?
To be honest, the last thing Xia Houyan wants to get involved in is the bad things in the northern aristocratic circle of the empire. The separatist tendencies of Ya clinging to the wasteland are enough to make the most fanatical adherents of the theory of imperial unification cry. Instead of attacking Dolores Great Plains, he also had the consideration of not wanting to deal with the northerners of the empire.

However, it was Grim Rosario, the great Buddha, who sent the invitation this time.

The envoy sent by Grand Duke Rosario was not even an ordinary envoy, but Bruce Skye, one of the "Four Court Pillars in the Eastern Territory" and a capable general in Rose City. The sincerity is obvious.

Could it be that Grand Duke Rosario is in trouble in the Eastern Territory and needs me to go to save him?Xia Houyan could only think of this possibility.

Although the lord holds grudges, he also knows kindness. The selfless assistance he received from Rose City during the initial period of the territory made it impossible for him to simply ignore the request of Grand Duke Grim Rosario.

After dismissing Commander Bruce Skye, Xia Houyan called several high-level officials of the territory to the Lord's Hall to hold a meeting to discuss the matter.

The high-ranking boys who rushed to the lord always felt that since the boss killed him back and forth in the orc land, the "upright and bright" plaque hanging above the main hall had an ominous murderous look wrapped around it. Much thicker.

After listening to the Lord Lord's statement, the first person to raise his hand to speak was the chief of staff who returned to Frost Maple Ridge with the main force of the expeditionary force, Sean Mountbatten——

——An expected player.

However, Xiao En's speech was somewhat beyond the expectation of Xiahou officials.

According to Xia Houyan's previous understanding of the "Central Plains faction" leaders headed by Xiao En, they are the group of potential rebels who look down on the empire the most. That's right, but the Grand Duke is, after all, a loyal minister of the empire who has guarded the Eastern Territory for decades;

The Central Plains faction hates the house and black people, and even the Grand Duke Rosario is not pleasing to the eye on weekdays——Pavol Eldridge, the direct descendant of Rose City, who is a direct line of the Rose City, is relentlessly corrupt, and the members of the Central Plains faction are usually a great pleasure.

Therefore, Xia Houyan originally thought that Sean Mountbatten would suggest that he should not accept the invitation of Grand Duke Rosario.

Unexpectedly, Sean Mountbatten flushed with excitement, trembling loudly:
"My lord! Please accept this invitation and bring people north to attend the meeting!"

"Ah?" Xia Houyan was a little confused by his chief of staff's positive attitude.

"My lord! Don't miss this opportunity, the time will never come again!" Sean quickly said, "Frost Maple Ridge is a reasonable opportunity to invite troops to the north, and it is likely to be the only one in the world! There will be no Grand Duke Rosario in the future." If we want to justifiably move troops across the Lion Heart River, it will not be so easy!"

Xia Houyan was stunned.

He really didn't expect that Sean Mountbatten's opinion was to let Shuang Fengling follow Dong Zhongying's story, take advantage of Rosario's invitation to recruit, and directly project its troops to the Central Plains of the Empire, which the Central Plains faction has long coveted!

As for whether he would go to the front line of the eastern border to resist the orcs after he led his army northward, or crusade against the "rebels" of other empires, or even direct his troops to the imperial capital...

Xia Houyan didn't dare to think about it anymore.

Just kidding, he is a loyal man who is well-known in the mainland. He has a red heart to His Majesty Basil III. The sun and the moon can learn from each other!

After hearing Xiao En's proposition, Xia Houyan was silent for a moment, then asked nonsensically:

"Sean, look, have I gained weight in the past few months?"

Sean Mountbatten replied in a daze: "Ah? No? You have been fighting with the expeditionary force in the Great Plains of Dolores. How did you get fat?"

Xia Houyan put his hands on his cheeks, sighed and said:
"It's better not to be fat... If the body fat rate is high, it will be easier to be lit by sky lanterns..."

Sean Mountbatten only felt that the Lord Lord's speaking style was becoming more and more unpredictable.

……

Whether to be invited to go north, of course, cannot just listen to Sean Mountbatten's one-sided opinion.

Even the question of whether the lord should bring soldiers and horses with him when he goes north, Bruce Skye is vague - it can be seen that the man, Grand Duke Rosario, obviously does not want to carry the "Where to Enter the Other World" on his back. infamy.

However, the Grand Duke did ask Bruce Skye to convey a very cryptic request:

"The eastern border is dangerous, so be careful."

In Xia Houyan's understanding, the implicit meaning of this sentence is "bring all the brothers with you".

At the brief temporary meeting in the Lord's Hall, except for Sean Mountbatten, the opinions of the other high-level officials in the territory were surprisingly consistent, and they all felt that the Lord Lord could be invited to take a tour of the north.

The Central Plains faction in the territory are all pawns who support Sean’s proposition. With Sean setting the tone, there will be no second voice; the Wilderness faction, they already have a good impression of Grand Duke Rosario, let alone Rejecting the Grand Duke's invitation——As for the Western Realm faction, who only follow the lord's lead, they are all holding Frisbees as usual, and speeches are useless.

Therefore, the matter of going north at the invitation of Grand Duke Rosario was decided so easily and happily.

Although Xia Houyan is ambiguous about whether to go or not, but thinking about it carefully, it is not unprofitable to go north—carrying the prestige of great victory and the name of a hero of the empire to the front line of the eastern border, think about the bamboo sticks you can get Also know how much there will be.

What's more, after going north, I can still see Isa Sandria, and the twin magic swordsmen...

Seeing the ambiguous smile that suddenly appeared on the Lord Lord's face, the higher-ups of the territory were full of question marks.

……

Beyond countless planes, the end of time, the land of purgatory.

Ahriman, the lord of purgatory, reached out and grabbed a little devil, ignoring the little devil's painful screams, put its head in his mouth, and bit out a blood-red burst.

The lord of purgatory just sat silently on the towering lava throne, chewing snacks, while looking at the river of purgatory flames rolling in the distance, as if lost in thought.

The High Priest of Purgatory, Baphomet, with a sheep's head and a human body, was standing by the side in a daze, holding the book of demons in his arms, wondering what the lord was doing today.

After a long time, Ahriman, the lord of purgatory, chewed and ate a little devil slowly.He opened his mouth, and the voice that made all creatures shudder echoed throughout the purgatory world:

"Bafflemite... the task I gave you... has it been completed?"

In the sound of thunder from the Lord of Purgatory, no matter how powerful and terrifying the evil existence is, it will inevitably crawl to the ground and tremble all over because of fear.

Bafflemet, on the other hand, just reported calmly:

"My lord... It's not an easy task to search for sinners from various planes. In the past month, I have successfully captured people in the Purgatory Realm..."

"Forget it..." Ahriman stopped the subject's report with disinterest, "I have...more important things...to ask you."

The Lord of Purgatory has always had a limited amount of patience.Bafflemet, who was not surprised by this, bowed lightly and said:

"My lord, please speak."

Ahriman frowned and said:
"I received a report from Asmodeus... this month...the number of little devils kept in captivity along the Ember Lake has somehow disappeared by a few hundred... Do you have any idea?"

Bafflemet was stunned for a long time, and then replied stupidly:

"I can't!"

(End of this chapter)