Chapter 1134
On the tenth day, Lotaire's rain still showed no signs of stopping, but Byrne and Elman’s Legion had already been cleaned up and were ready to set off.
For a Legion, too bad weather is terrifying like a plague-but there is no way. Brandon, who is far from the front of Eboden, is in a position to explode at any time. If he doesn’t leave quickly, His Royal Highness is really likely to leave others behind and fight the battle of Eboden, which will determine the fate of the empire.
Whenever you think of this, Ulrich Wiertz’s expression becomes very complicated; because they are worried that Brandon is likely to make his own claim, they have to take the risk to march in heavy rain. .
But for Loren, it's not difficult for him to understand why Brandon did this.
Prestige.
As Brandon himself admitted, he may be the most prestigious crown prince in the history of the empire and the "half supreme emperor" who has mastered real power. There are character and all external factors in it. More than that, the power and majesty of the Heavenly Dome Palace declined rapidly because of the deaths of two consecutive emperors.
Because of this, as the representative of the Heavenly Vault and the Imperial Family, he can no longer lose the prestige of the little bit. It must be ensured that the Imperial Family of Dessa Leon is respected enough.
For the "rich" of the empire, the way to maintain prestige is different-Byrne's "Knight spirit", Poy's "nomadic tradition", Arles' "cruel", The "unity" of Arles, the "promise" of Lotaire... and the Imperial Family, it is "tough".
Because he is the emperor, it symbolizes the supreme power of the empire; he does not play a role through negotiations, negotiations, or regulations; the empire is not an alliance established between several big duchy, but a Powerhouse The relationship between the vassals he conquered.
The emperor never compromises or negotiates. The emperor only gives orders; those who disobey the orders will be punished due to them; those who humiliate the emperor will either be acknowledged allegiance mentally or be eliminated physically.
Any harm to imperial power must be answered with the strongest; and the protector of imperial power is the emperor himself.
If Brandon had room for "compromise" and "reason" before Severin Desalion was killed, when this Imperial Family collateral was publicly executed, he It must be tough, otherwise it will leave the impression of "weak" to outsiders-even if it is only a little bit, even if it is only possible, it will not work.
The reason for ordering Loren to join the army of the three Duchy is almost the same. Brandon needs to use this to establish and demonstrate his prestige. A letter can make the Duke of the three Duchy and them Braving heavy rains and all kinds of hardships and obstacles, the army came to loyal to themselves as scheduled.
What he wants is not reinforcements, but news of the victory of Lothar, plus the appearance of the three dukes...As for the army, the width of the Eboden battlefield, more than one hundred thousand Two hundred thousand is only a difference in numbers, and it does not really affect the situation of the war. Ten thousand knights are not even as effective as a giant dragon.
So before officially leaving, Loren had to talk to a female elf again to make sure she and Lotaire abide by the previous agreement.
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"Um...I need an explanation."
Under the downpour, it was almost soaked in black The hair wizard looked towards the female elf beside her in confusion, and glanced at Lothair Legion from the corner of her eyes: "What's the matter?"
"Is there any problem?"
The female elf with her waist squinted her eyes, with an expression of "Do you dare to say that you have a problem, then hit you": "Lotaire will abide by his agreement and send troops to assist the empire...His Royal Highness, this The name is really awkward!"
"No, you misunderstood; I'm not talking about this, I'm talking about..."
"Don't worry, I know what-see you later When I got to the royal prince, I bowed down on one knee and bowed to him or something... Ruben taught me this before, maybe I can use it someday-anyway, it won't make you embarrassed to get off the stage. "
After finishing talking, the female elf tilted her head, blinking her eyes and said, "What's the problem?"
The black hair wizard was heavily sighed, ready to break the jar. A broken posture.
"Okay, then I will say something different." Raising the right hand feebly, Loren pointed to Lotaire Legion who was waiting in the rain: "Although I am not good at math, and the rain is too heavy It blocked the view-but even if it rained heavily, I knew that Lotaire Legion standing there would definitely not exceed five thousand people!"
"According to the empire’s total war mobilization order, every A Duchy must dispatch all the standing and conscripts to join the Empire’s army; tell me what can I do to convince Brandon Desalion that these five thousand men are Lotaire’s entire force?!"
Faced with Loren’s unbelievable questioning, the female elf seemed as it should be by rights.
"This is not all Lottel's battle strength. Speak frankly is fine." Liya blinked again: "I just told them whoever wants to stay and stay. The rest. People follow me to Eboden to fight the Azores."
"So..."
"So only these five thousand people are willing." Liya said, "I understand "You mean" expression, patted Loren on the shoulder and continued: "Don't worry, in addition to the original Ruben guard and Knight, there are nearly a thousand warriors from the ancient wood forest. These five thousand are basically Lottie. Er’s most elite battle strength... won’t be embarrassed in front of the palace of the crown prince on the battlefield."
"As for the remaining twenty to thirty thousand people...Aaron will take them to regain the deep forest in the north. Fort, completely wipe out the Azores offal and rebuild there."
"Oh, yes, there is also Eagle Fort... Ayin told me before that he should hurry up before the dry season. It takes manpower to dig the canals and reservoirs. If the soldiers are taken away, Lothar is impossible to complete these tasks by relying on women, children and the elderly, and they have to stay here."
"So you still don't understand what I mean!" Loren didn't know how to explain to her:
"This matter is no longer just about the outcome of a war, but also After the war, the relationship between the empire and the great duchy, the next generation of emperors and dukes, this is the key to Lotaire’s dispatch of troops, and must dispatch troops!"
"Dukes of Lotaire, all He is loyal to the Sky Vault; so if someone from the Fried family does this, Brandon and Sky Vault probably have nothing to say...but you are different!" black hair wizard said solemnly:
"You are not from Lothar, not even from the Empire...If you want to secure the position of Lord Lothar, you need Brandon’s assistance; and if you want to get the assistance of an emperor, it’s best The way is to show how loyal you are to him."
"I know that Lothar is very difficult right now. You have to regain lost ground, rebuild your home, and maybe even be prepared. Resist drought and plague-but under such difficult conditions, do everything possible to obey the empire, the more you can show your loyalty to her, understand?"
The female elf thought for a while, and then Nodded who looked thoughtful: "It turned out to be like this...I understand."
Loren took a deep breath, but before he could speak, Liya on the other side suddenly spoke again:
"So if I don't need his help, Lotaire doesn't need to send so many troops...Is it?"
Looking at the woman who should have a face Ling, Loren found that he really couldn't explain it.
Raising her eyebrows, Liya looked towards the black hair wizard with a very calm gaze:
"Because when this war is over, I will no longer be the Duke of Lotaire. "
Huh? !
The stunned black hair wizard did not speak, and several possibilities flashed in his mind immediately.
"Don't be surprised, and don't doubt who...I asked for it." Liya was very sly laughed: "I wanted to wait until the war is over before telling you, but it seems that there is no way to hide it. That's it."
"Why?"
"No why...I just don't want to." Liya said indifferently:
"Ru Wen will The title of Duke is given to me so that I can lead the elves of the Morning Star Forest and the Lothars to fight side by side and overcome difficulties together; in that case, there is no need for me to continue until the war is over, right?"
Loren was stunned.
"I have discussed this matter with Aaron and the others. After I leave office, they will find a side of the Fried family to inherit the title." The female elf's tone was very brisk: "I will take the remaining elves back to the ancient wood forest, where I will rebuild the morning star forest."
"Morning star forest?"
"Yes, I asked I have passed all the elves who came with me-although many of them come from other settlements, they are all willing to join the Morningstar Forest. We are the elves of the ancient wood forest. That is our home, and that is where we should go back. Place."
"Don’t worry, after I set up the settlement, I invite you and Ayin to be a guest——I remember everything you and I said, we will never Closed as in the past, we will also establish a caravan, do business with you normally, respect your Holy Cross, and welcome your priest to come..."
"Liya." Loren Can’t help but interrupt: “I’m still suggesting that you and the elves of the Morning Star Forest can come to Byrne. There will always be your seat in any forest here..."
" I also said that we don’t need it!"
The female elves coldly said: "We have our own way of life, our own traditions, homes, and land; we will never let others down and bow to our knees."
"We are friends, Loren·Torino...Friends should respect each other, don't intervene too much...even if you are out of good intentions!"
Looking at those proud eyes, In addition to giving up the black hair wizard, there is no second option.
"Well, that's it."
"Hmm."
The female elf was gently nodded, and the joy of being understood flashed from the corner of her eyes.
For Loren, in Liya's eyes, she is not so much a friend, but more like a "comrade-in-arms" relationship in a sense-tacit understanding, cooperation, trust, and mutual understanding and respect; As long as she needs help, she will definitely appear on her side and become that sharp lance.
This is the same for myself and Ruben: I joined the empire because of me, and defended Lothar because of Ruben; and when the mission is over, everyone no longer needs her. , The female elf will return to her place again and continue her own life.
Like a real hero.
At this moment, a slightly hurried step came from behind to the black hair wizard and the female elf.
"Letter from Imperial Capital, Golovin, for you." Yuli Wirtz stepped forward, and stuffed a soaked letterhead into the black hair wizard's hand:
"Your wizard friend...Isaac Grantham, has assembled 20 lightsabers and two thousand light spears in Imperial Capital, and is currently working with the last Byrne and Sackland. Legion, a total of 5,000 people traveled along the Hebei province, and is now about to reach the border of Western Sacrament."
"Oh, so fast?" The black hair wizard was a little surprised.
According to the previous efficiency, he thought he would have to wait another month.
"It is said that the wizard of the wizard tower brought a batch of parts directly from Byrne, and only completed the final rune inlay and assembly work at the Imperial Capital." Grand Duke Elman said solemnly: "In addition...they Bringing your Floating Void City together will greatly speed up the march."
"If no surprise, we should be able to meet them at the border of Eboden and go together. On the front line; in addition, there are two giant dragons;"
While speaking, Ulrich Wiltz couldn’t help but pause: "This is information sent from East Sackland-before The Eboden frontline has supported our two giant dragons, and now they have already started from Jufeng Mountain to the northwest. The destination should be Eboden."
Loren's eyes lit up: "That is to say..."
“This time, it’s a decisive battle that really gambles on everything.” Grand Duke Elman who took a deep breath, nodded with great solemnity: “The fate of the Sacland Empire, and even living in this land The fate of all creatures in the world will be determined by our victory or defeat."
"The army of the empire-Knight, conscripts, standing soldiers, nobles, civilians, wizards, priests, elves, giant dragons …We have already staked the capital that can be staked; if we lose this battle, we will never have the possibility of a comeback. The next 100 years will belong to the Azores kingdom of Xiong Yingwang."
The emergence of giant dragons definitely means a lot to the empire-unless they are dragon riders, the giant dragons who generally speak Jufeng Mountain will not take care of the affairs of the empire at all.
But on the other hand, if they are willing to show up and help the empire, it means that the critical moment is really reached, and they must be prepared to die if they can’t win.
Brandon I, the "sage" of the sixth generation, Charlotte I, the "Crazy Dragon Queen" of the tenth generation...
"So...we absolutely can't lose." black hair wizard nodded, his eyes turned to the excited female elf with eyes on fire:
"I'm interested in going to the front of Eboden, together See what it is like to see the wings of a magic dragon?"
"That's a must!"