There is a lord who just wants to draw cards, what's wrong with that?

After Carlos said this, Domi did feel that it was not appropriate.

“I will try my best to pass…”

"Well, come on, my son. If there's nothing else, I'll leave first."

"So, father, you came here just to chat with me like this?"

Carlos had already stood up and stretched his muscles. "Yeah, can't you come and chat with my son if you have nothing to do?"

"Okay, don't think too much. Your father won't harm you. Let's go."

As soon as he finished speaking, Carlos disappeared in front of Domi, looking very relaxed and awesome.

Domi sat alone again, thinking for a long time, and even ignored the maid knocking on the door.

After a few seconds of this, he took out the small jar that Xia had given him, poured out a small black pill from it, put it directly into his mouth and swallowed it...

The night was getting darker, but one room in the VIP building was still lit.

Chapter 190: The Power of War Boy

Chapter 190-189- The Power of War Boy

At this moment, in the northern part of the empire, where the newly conquered border meets the northern border, in an inconspicuous town nearby, a raid is quietly brewing.

The elite soldiers of Slampia who were determined to make a desperate effort had already transformed this town into a temporary military base, where they recuperated and gathered their strength, and united with some restless forces in the north.

As long as the motherland gives the order, their joint forces will march south together and head straight for the vital points in the north of the empire.

The goal is not to conquer anything, but to delay the offensive of the Empire's front-line legions and give the motherland a chance to catch its breath.

In the brick and stone building that originally served as the town hall, the commander was studying the topographic map. At this moment, a hurried sound of footsteps came from the corridor outside the door. The sound insulation of the town's buildings was extremely poor. The commander knew without thinking that there must be bad news again, and he couldn't help but sigh.

"May the God of Glory bless me, Slampia."

"Commander! The investigation report of the scout team is out! The empire really has no extra troops stationed at the border. There are only scattered teams scattered along the entire border. The situation is very good!"

"what?!"

Louis couldn't believe his ears. Did the Empire really not build defenses on the border? Such a defense would definitely not be able to stop them.

He took the report and read it carefully from top to bottom, afraid of missing a word.

When he finished reading and confirmed that it was correct, his face turned red and he said three good words:

"Now is the perfect time to launch an attack. Hurry up and notify our allies in the north so they can prepare quickly."

"So when should we set off?"

Louis turned his head and looked at the strategic map spread out on the table. The area that completely overlapped with the area marked by Domi was marked with a big red cross:

"They will never expect that we will land here and unite with the people from the North. Let's set the date at five o'clock tomorrow morning and catch them by surprise! May God bless Slampia!"

On the other side, at the imperial border, guarding the fortress.

The kitchen team members disguised as border guards put on their own cook uniforms again and left in a hurry, leaving only a few sets of armor in the fortress.

A similar scene took place in almost all border fortresses near this area.

Early the next morning, the profit-seeking private troops from the North reunited and reorganized with Slampia's elite assault force. In order to unify the actions, the command was handed over to Louis.

He rode on a tall horse, drew the long sword from his waist, pointed it in the direction of the empire, and shouted: "All troops, attack!"

A large force of 500 heavy cavalry, 2,000 infantry and 2,500 archers set out.

The sound of horse hooves and marching footsteps was drowned in the thick snow. They were like silent ghosts, rapidly approaching their destination, an important town on the northern border of the empire.

Louis had calculated that as long as they could capture the place quickly, they would be able to obtain more horses, supplies, baggage carts and laborers. Most importantly, there was a well-maintained road leading directly to the heart of the empire, which would greatly increase their marching speed.

As long as they enter the hinterland, with their mobility, they can burn, kill and plunder everywhere, which is enough to cause headaches for the empire.

In addition, he had another purpose, which was to "use war to support war". Along the way, he called on the countries that were conquered and ruled by the empire, gave them weapons, and expanded his own team.

When their team grew to the point that the empire had to pay attention to it, the Burning Cauldrons Plan was truly a success.

At least Louis was confident about this. He was extremely excited at the thought that he could lead tens of thousands of rebels to resist the tyranny of the empire. That momentum directly affected the people around him. For a time, the morale of the entire team was greatly improved.

After two hours of full-speed trekking, the scouts returned to report that the outline of the town was already in sight.

"How is the garrison?"

A scout jumped off his horse and half-knelt in front of Louis: "Everything is as the commander expected. There are very few defenders in the town, and there is only a small team of ten people patrolling the surrounding area."

Louis' excitement was palpable, and he stroked his sexy chin proudly:

"The folly of the Empire is that we blow the horn of counterattack. Order the cavalry to start diving! Infantry and archers to follow quickly!"

They were now hiding in the pine forest on the hill outside the town. The vast plain before them was all flat and covered with snow, and there was absolutely nothing that could stop the iron hooves of the heavy cavalry.

The cavalrymen checked their equipment one last time, then rubbed their hands together, and after receiving the order to attack, they kicked their horses' bellies, and accompanied by the neighing of the horses, five hundred elite heavy cavalrymen launched a devastating charge towards the basically undefended town!

The spears, gleaming with sharp edges like white snow, were lined up in a row.

Even in the Empire, five hundred well-trained heavy cavalrymen with rich combat experience are a force that cannot be underestimated.

"kill!!"

The soldiers raised their swords and shields and rushed down the hillside shouting. For a moment, the snow-white hillside was covered by a torrent of steel, which was daunting.

At this time, the cavalry unit, as the vanguard, had rushed into the town gate and rampaged all the way, destroying the facilities inside and killing soldiers as much as possible.

But as time went on, they gradually discovered that something was wrong. Why were there no civilians on the roads in the town?

The scouts just said that there were civilians inside. Could it be that they all knew the future and hid in advance?

"No, there may be something fishy here, let's retreat first!" The commander of the cavalry regiment made a prompt decision, but when they were about to slow down the horses and turn their heads, countless spearmen suddenly rushed out from the alleys on both sides.

As we all know, spearmen have always been better than cavalrymen, especially in narrow street fighting.

The cavalrymen struggled for only a short while before they were knocked off their horses by numerous spears. Of the 500 heavy cavalrymen, only less than a hundred escaped back to the main force.

They shouted that there was an ambush, there was an ambush!

But this is not an online game. It’s not like a few people can just type a few words on the world public screen and let everyone know the information. This is a real battlefield.

It was a minute later that Louis found out. He quickly asked the messenger to blow the retreat horn, but the soldiers on both sides had already rushed in because the distance was too far.

Then they saw a rain of fire bursting out from the back of the town. A large number of imperial heavily-armored soldiers rushed out of the houses in the town, and together with the spearmen in the middle, they strangled all the soldiers who had penetrated deep into the enemy's rear.

Louis suddenly felt scared to death. If the guards around him had not quickly raised their shields to block Louis, he would have been shot into a sieve or burned to death by the burning arrows in the next second.

"Commander, please leave!"

"But...but..."

"Hurry up...if you don't hurry up we will have to..."

Before the guard could finish his words, his chest was pierced by the charging cavalry. The smelly blood soaked Louis' entire body. He could feel the heat and stickiness on his skin, and could no longer tell whether it was his own blood or the guard's.

If spearmen ride on horses, they become cavalry.

The shot, like a dragon emerging from the sea, directly pierced through both the guard and the commander who died before he could accomplish his mission.

"The enemy commander is dead! Disarm him and we won't kill him!"

-

It was a day later that the news reached the Imperial City.

Domi, who was working hard in the intelligence department, was the first to receive the good news from the border. After reading it, he got up and went to find Simon without saying a word.

"It seems that your plan was a great success. Congratulations. This is a great contribution." Simon was also very happy. The threat on the border was resolved.

"Your Excellency Prime Minister, you are too kind. I am just the one who proposed it. The one who carried it out deserves the greatest credit, right?"

Domi's meaning was very clear, which was to give most of the credit to Simon, just to have a title for himself, and to improve Simon's favorability. After all, even a reward from the emperor was nothing to him, a man born in Blofeld.

Simon looked at Domi deeply. As smart as he was, he knew very well what Domi needed now. It was just a reliable background as a bargaining chip to convince others.

If the two of them had just met, he would have just laughed it off as a joke.

But now, he already felt that Dominic Blofeld was... no, he could no longer be called a child in the strict sense. This person was definitely worth making friends with, and it was an investment in the future.

Thinking of this, Simon already knew what to do next.

"Haha, then I will obey your command. However, I will also report your contribution to His Majesty, Minister Dominic. Please don't shirk your responsibility."

"Then I'll leave it to you, Prime Minister."

The two foxes, one old and one young, smiled at each other, as if they had said everything, and yet seemed to have said nothing, everything was left without words.

After drinking a sip of health tea, Simon took the initiative to speak:

"By the way, to celebrate the great victory in this anti-raid campaign, I plan to hold a banquet at home tomorrow night. I hope Minister Dominic can come. I believe we will have a more pleasant time at the banquet."

If Simon's attitude seemed a little vague just now, now he clearly expressed his intention to get closer to Domi.

And this is what Domi wanted, so there was no reason to refuse:

"No problem, I'll bring Xia with me then."

"That's great~"

In order to make his presence felt at the banquet and to highlight his relationship with Simon, Domi made preparations in advance.

He put on an exquisite and handsome black suit and spent a long time carefully dressing up. He dared to guarantee that this must be the most handsome he had ever dressed since he was born.

Xia also understood the importance of this banquet to Domi. As his female companion, she put a lot of thought into it and even wore high heels that were uncomfortable for her feet, because she wanted Domi to be the most eye-catching person in the audience.

This was different from her previous request to Domi to keep a low profile, because she knew how reckless Domi could be when he got arrogant. At that level, being dazzling at the banquet was nothing.

The carriage picked up the two people, and then set out from the palace and took them all the way to the door of the Prime Minister's residence in the city.

There was a lot of activity in front of the door, and Simon himself, his wife, son and daughter were there to greet guests.

The two of them have attended such occasions so many times since they were young that they can’t even count them all. They are old hands at it.

Holding Xia's hand, he calmly stepped down from the carriage and walked forward on the red carpet. Simon was stunned for a moment when he saw her, and then he greeted her enthusiastically:

"Domi, you and Her Highness the Fifth Princess are a perfect match."

"Thank you so much~"

"Come, let me introduce you two. This is my son and my daughter, Chris, and Susan."

The two children who are three years younger than Duomi are very good at etiquette. Duomi can still see their twinkling eyes, which are full of admiration. +1 for the little fanboy and fangirl

"It's a bit cold outside, let's go inside quickly..."

In front of the emperor, words meant the distribution of credit, but at the dinner, Simon praised Domi highly, which made everyone who came to attend have a new understanding of the young minister.

It turns out that he not only has a talent for management, but also has a unique strategic vision.

Xia, who was beside him, truly experienced what it meant to be proud. The boy beside her was like the sun, radiating brilliant light.

After the main purpose of the banquet is achieved, things will become much more relaxing. You can dance, drink, chat with familiar people, and just wait for the banquet to end.

This is exactly the same as the drinking party in the previous life, except that it is a little more high-end.

Domi, who had attended so many banquets, was naturally aware of this. After chatting symbolically with some people, he and Xia, who had nothing to do, walked out of the banquet hall and went to the balcony outside to admire the moon tonight together.

"What are you going to do after you establish a good relationship with Simon Bolivar?" Xia asked curiously.

Duomi shrugged. "Who knows? I'm not working on anything right now. I'm waiting for things to come to me. If you find any problems, tell me. Maybe I'll have something to do."

Xia really thought about it, and after a moment said: "Yes, I don't know if you have noticed that the income and expenditure of the national treasury have become unbalanced again. Originally, the income and expenditure have been balanced thanks to the reform, but recently, for some reason, the expenditure has increased again..."

"I also saw this from yesterday's intelligence. Then I went to the Finance Department to check the expenditure records of the past few days and found that they were all military expenditures for suppressing the resistance forces within the new country."

"Military expenditures..." Xia pinched her chin and thought: "The resistance forces are indeed a headache."

“And it can’t be suppressed completely.”

"Yes, once the Empire conquers Slampia, suppressing the rebellion will probably become the most important task in the country."

Xia looked up at the crescent moon in the sky, worry showing on her face:

"Now I'm afraid that a large resistance organization will suddenly appear..."

Silently, Domi put his hand on Xia's shoulder: "Don't worry, it will take at least a few more years for the civil resistance organization to grow."

"If something unexpected happens, will the resistance organization still be there at that time?"

There was no reason for it, but Xia always felt that it was very likely to come true in the future. Was it a premonition?

By that time, they were probably no longer children.