Eastern mythology system

Chapter 187
In the Grand Duke's Mansion of the Province of Hanover, the Duke of Smolwa and his son, the Marquis Marco, stood side by side in front of the upstairs window sill, looking at the provincial capital city under the night.

That direction is exactly where the Duke's Mansion arranged for Princess Yalena and her party to stay.

"What happened to our princess during this time?"

Duke Smolwa asked slowly.

Marquis Marco has obviously been paying attention to this matter. As soon as his father asked a question, he opened his mouth to answer, without any need to recall or think.

"Same as before, I still continue to visit various big and small families in the city. The difference is that most of the time, the little nobleman named Xu Feng is used to act on his behalf. Because the number of noblemen who return to the place where the princess is staying has slowly begun to increase. , she wants to sit in the town to receive. According to the reports from the observers below, most of the return visits are minor nobles below the viscount, and occasionally one or two earl families. If you go up, there will be no more."

Afterwards, he reported the names of the two earls and several nobles who he thought were worth noting.

Duke Smovar nodded as he listened.

His son's ability to do things still reassures him.

"The 300 Aberdeen soldiers brought by the princess mission were placed in an open space outside the city, not far from our school grounds. Every day, under the command of general Tang Feng, they practiced their original formation. Didn't take half a step out of the camp."

"The only thing that is a little weird is the banquet held by Her Royal Highness the Princess last night."

After briefly introducing the situation reported, Marquis Marco finally got to the point.

"At that banquet, Her Royal Highness invited about one-third of the nobles in the city to participate. Among them, the nobles who were on our side were also included. According to what they said after returning, this banquet was no different from the usual night banquet held by the nobles. Her Royal Highness has also been talking and communicating with the helmsmen of various families at the banquet, and has not had any private contact with anyone. In such a public occasion, under the sight of all nobles, there should be no secret or special measures."

He said it was weird before, but later said it was no different from an ordinary night banquet.The seemingly contradictory words, the Grand Duke Smolwa's face changed when he heard it, and he immediately grasped the main point of his son's words.

"Only a small number of nobles are invited? Is there a list of all the nobles who attended the banquet?"

Marquis Marco was prepared, took out a piece of paper and handed it over.

The Grand Duke took it over and glanced at ten lines. He already roughly knew which noble families they belonged to, but his doubts in his heart became heavier.

The noble titles in the list range from high to low, and attitudes and stances also cover all types.Judging from these names alone, it seems that Princess Yalena randomly selected some families to participate in the banquet, without any inclination at all.

But is this possible?
As the supreme controller of the province of Hanover, the Grand Duke of Smolwa certainly knows the position of each family.He knows which one wants to fall to the Riga Empire, which one is a staunch supporter of the royal family, and which one is a gangster who swings from left to right.

It's only been a few days since Princess Yalina arrived, so she certainly doesn't understand as well as the Grand Duke, but it's impossible not to notice it at all.So what purpose is hidden in her seemingly random guest list?
"If I remember correctly, several nobles have publicly expressed their stance to side with the princess, right?"

"Yes." Marco nodded affirmatively.

Duke Smolwa frowned even tighter.

Since there are local nobles to help, Princess Yalena should have a good understanding of the situation of each family.Then she must have her intentions in randomly delineating some nobles regardless of Ding Mao, but she can't guess it.

The Grand Duke didn't care much about the nobles in the province of Hanover declaring themselves in the arms of the princess or the royal family.After all, this is just a matter of attitude, a choice of position when facing the invasion of foreign enemies.Don't forget that everyone was originally a citizen of the Glorious Empire, and they must submit to His Majesty Beckenbauer in name.

The Grand Duke frowned and remained silent, while Marquis Marco turned to another topic.

"Father, everything is almost ready for the dispatch of troops to suppress the bandits. We can start at any time after Her Royal Highness nods. Is it true that our Grand Duke's Mansion will not send someone to follow?"

Duke Smolwa pondered to no avail, so he had no choice but to temporarily put aside his doubts and point out to his son.

"What are you doing after?"

Marquis Marco was taken aback, not understanding what his father meant.

Although the name of this dispatch is to suppress bandits, in essence what everyone wants to see is the performance of the 300 soldiers from the Princess Mission.

In this matter, the Grand Duke's Mansion played a role in fueling the flames.Because the Grand Duke, like other nobles, also wanted to accurately measure the strength of this army.

As for the strength and performance, of course, you have to see it with your own eyes before you can be sure.Therefore, the major families will send people to set off with the princess and others to follow and observe the whole process.

Her Royal Highness the Princess does not refuse anyone who comes, no matter how big or small aristocrats, anyone who wants to come can come.

But the Duke of Smolwa said that he would not join in the fun.

You know, the Grand Duke pays more attention to the mission than anyone else.Even the future path chosen by the Grand Duke's Mansion is related to the performance of the mission and that Anthony.

"Marco, if you want to know the situation of the princess mission to suppress the bandits, you don't have to be accompanied by someone from the Duke's Mansion. The eyes and ears of other families are our eyes and ears. What they know, we can know as well. "

The Grand Duke continued to point out his son.He knew that as he got older, such opportunities would not be too many.

"On the surface, it doesn't hurt us much if the Grand Duke's Mansion is not involved. But for others, our absence provides them with great convenience. If you want to do something, you can just let it go. There are too many worries."

The eyes of Duke Smolwa flashed with a dangerous light.

"This is true for the nobles. It is also true for the princess mission."

……

The sky is blue and the wind is blowing.

Unknowingly, it was early autumn, and it was nearly a month before the end of the Taranto counter-insurgency war.

From the iron-blooded battlefield on the front line of life and death to the calm and prosperous Hannover, it makes people feel as if they have jumped from one world to another.Strange and unreal.

Anthony didn't know how the 300 soldiers felt, and he himself could only sigh in return, with complicated and incomprehensible emotions.

No matter what his original intention was, since he decided to devote himself to this dangerous but magnificent change, Anthony had anticipated the hardships ahead.But now that he has taken on this burden, no matter how heavy the pressure is, no matter how rough the road is, he must grit his teeth and go on, never giving up!

Anthony turned to look at the girl beside him.

...Even if it's just for that flowery smile.

Yalena seemed to feel his gaze, and turned her head, just in time to meet the boy's gaze.

"What's the matter? I have something dirty on my face?"

"It's nothing." Anthony smiled, still unabashedly admiring the pretty face of the young girl.

After all, Yalena was thin-skinned, her heart was pounding, she looked away in a panic, and tried to change the subject.

"Look at the nobles of Hanover, they don't look like they are going to fight a war or suppress bandits. It's almost like going on a picnic."

Anthony also knew that enough was enough, and immediately followed her words: "For them, this is an outing. Maybe there is one more thing to add: watching a play."

Yalena frowned her delicate eyebrows, and said dissatisfiedly: "At any rate, this is also suppressing bandits, and there are thousands of bandits on the opposite side. Shouldn't you be nervous, scared, and apprehensive at this time?"

"Maybe they don't think it's necessary to act anymore." Anthony said lightly.

The Princess Mission traveled thousands of miles north to the province of Hanover, nominally to inspect and supervise preparations for war.However, the development of things slowly deviated from the original track somehow, and went further and further away.

The military parade at the northern school grounds can be said to be an inspection of the training and military appearance of the army. It is a bit irrelevant to send the troops of the regiment to participate in the battle drills in person.Then it actually turned into a quarrel, arguing and debating the strength of the Aberdeen troops who followed the mission to the north.He even sent troops to the west of the province to wipe out bandits as proof.

Things have developed to this point, it can be said that it has completely become a farce.

But the parties did not speak, did not raise objections.No one from the nobles standing opposite the mission and the cadres in the middle reminded them too much, so the matter was settled in such a muddle-headed way.

What happened to the so-called "thug bandits", the nobles who followed the army knew it well.Facing your own people, of course, you don't need to be nervous or afraid.

The trees in this western mountain forest are tall, with dense branches and leaves, making it a lush scene.

On a small piece of grass, hundreds of people were sitting on the ground, forming small circles in twos and threes, resting.

Several men who looked like leaders were sitting on the trunk of the felled tree, talking about something with serious expressions.

"Captain, the enemy is less than [-] miles away from here. I ask the captain for instructions on how to fight this battle!"

The man called the captain glared at the man: "How many times have I told you, don't call me the captain! You can call me the boss, or you can call me the boss or the leader. And you, the second boss, remember? !"

The man smiled and apologized quickly: "Yes, yes, I was wrong. Well, the enemy hasn't arrived yet, I'm sure I won't make a mistake later."

"never mind."

The captain or the "big master" was quite helpless, and he was unwilling to get entangled in this section.

"Even if you haven't seen the results of the battle drill on the school field in the north of the city, you should have heard of it. I won't talk nonsense here. The opponent has seen blood on the battlefield. When it comes to array battles, even the regular Hanoverian army They are not as good as others, let alone our family private soldiers. So we have to make good use of the terrain here so that the opponent cannot form a formation. Once they can't play the overall advantage of the formation, these recruits will definitely fight alone. Not our opponent."

"Big Leader" looked around and was quite satisfied to see that everyone was listening carefully.

"The higher-ups attach great importance to this battle, and even promised generous rewards. Besides our family, many other nobles also participated in this attack, and they are now ambushing not far from the two wings. As long as the enemy steps on Entering this forest area, there is absolutely no return. Except for the people of various families who follow far behind, don't let any enemy go. Do you understand?"

"understand!"

Several leaders raised their arms and responded loudly.

"Big Head" turned to the east, his eyes seemed to be able to penetrate the lush branches and leaves, and he saw a small army approaching here.

He is a dead man raised by the family from a young age, and he is loyal to the family.As long as the family ordered, let alone the princess, even if the opponent was the king of the Brilliant Empire, he would not hesitate to slash down.

As for the others, they were recruited by the family, and their loyalty was far inferior to his.The 300-man army that attacked Aberdeen was fine, but they might not have the guts to attack and kill Her Royal Highness the Princess.

So he's going to turn the fight into a big dogfight.

As long as there is chaos, no one has the time to care about your identity.As long as they are not our own people, they are all enemies and must be cut down with a single knife.

If Princess Yalina did not participate in this battle, King Beckenbauer would be furious.No matter what the Grand Duke Smolwa has done or not done here, he will inevitably bear the wrath of His Majesty the King.If someone operates a little more in it, the entire Hanover province may completely fall to the opposite of the glorious empire.

And the beginning of changing the situation of the entire empire lies in the weapon in his hand!

As if a fire was burning ragingly in the chest of the "big master", he clenched the handle of the knife tightly.

(End of this chapter)