Chapter 1180: Fruitless persuasion

"Where is the man?" The Marquis of Maraton grabbed the shoulder of the informant with his big hands like iron tongs, his expression nervous and anxious.
This expression rarely appeared on the face of the Marquis of Marleyton.
The officer who reported the letter was suddenly startled, and his heart felt nervous.
In his eyes, the commander-in-chief of the northern theater has always been a typical soldier. Possessing all the outstanding qualities unique to soldiers, he is bold and firm, calm and calm. Even if the enemy slammed into the door, he wouldn't pick the corner of his eye.
But now, he looks like this. From this it seems obvious that something has happened~!
Due to the loudness of the voice, even the little staff members who were immersed in their work in front of the map stopped one after another and looked at their big boss in surprise.
The Marquis of Marleyton was very dissatisfied with the slowness of his subordinates, and increased his voice and said, "Where?"
The officer suddenly woke up, hurriedly put his feet together, and said loudly: "The messenger said they live at No. 35 Blacksmith Street."
"Okay, very good." Baron Marleyton said, suddenly standing up.
He pushed the officer away, strode out, and said loudly, "Prepare a car~!"
The city of Trento long ago was an imperial military fortress in the north.
Since it was built for purely military purposes, it is different from the city that was formed spontaneously by ordinary people, like a courtyard. At the beginning of its construction, its layout was unconventional and reasonable, such as a square chess board with criss-cross streets, dividing the city into different plots.
Each plot has its own purpose. Or barracks. Either a horse farm, or a munitions warehouse.
The streets are therefore named after local functions. As the name suggests, Blacksmith Street has a large number of blacksmiths and blacksmith shops.
After all, as a military fortress, there is naturally a place to repair armored weapons, various war machinery parts, vehicles and tools. Therefore, the demand for blacksmiths is very large.
Over time, this street of blacksmiths gathered.
Of course, hundreds of years later, this has become the largest residential area in Trento.
Thirty-five Blacksmith Street is a single-family mansion at the end of the street. Although it is a bit worse than the houses in the central area and the villa area, it is considered a top residential house in Trento, and the land price is at least several hundred gold coins per square meter.
The Marquis of Marleyton took the light car to Jane, with only his adjutant and a few guards. It took less than a quarter of an hour to come to the dark gate of No. 35 here.
The door was open, there was no one inside or outside, and there was a strange silence.
The attendants took a few glances, and then cautiously stopped in front of the gate.
One of them turned around and asked for instructions: "My lord, things are a bit wrong. Should we be more careful?"
For a long time, the remnants of some barbarians who harbored a deep-seated hatred of Ruman people, and terrorist attacks against Ruman Empire officials and regular troops have never stopped, and the attendants cannot be careful.
The Marquis of Marleyton was slightly annoyed. Said: "What are you afraid of? Go straight in. No one can eat yours. A bunch of cowards~!"
The attendants looked at each other, and they all saw the helplessness on each other's face.
Everyone made the proposal out of love for the general.
If the enemy is ambush in it, the big guys can't eat them all and go around.
At the same time, they were also faintly curious: what exactly was written on the note that the general received today made this old guy as nervous as if he had taken gunpowder.
In desperation, they had to crowd the convoy into the gate.
But at the same time, they clenched their weapons and opened their eyes wide. Watching the surroundings vigilantly.
The carriage had just arrived in the courtyard, and before the attendants were able to observe the surroundings, and even before the carriage had stopped, the Marquis of Marleyton had already pushed the car door and jumped out and went straight to the door.
The attendants wanted to stand in front of the Marquis of Marleyton. But they were all pushed by him impatiently.
Immediately, the old general stepped up the steps and opened the door, and walked in greatly-what a joke. This is the resident of the Northern Commander. If it is in the backyard of his own home, someone will be responsible for guarding and protection. This also shows that Master Marleyton is too ridiculous. What kind of general do you need to find a sharp knife yourself and wipe your neck.
He came into the room, stood still, and looked a little.
The room is not too big.
The fire in the fireplace was very hot. Right in front of the burning fireplace, the Marquis of Marleyton saw a huge and strange animal as big as a meat mountain lying there, dominating the whole stove and roasting it hummingly. On fire, he flicked his long nose, which was relaxed and happy.
On the sofa by the fire, sat a young man and a white and tender little fat child.
The two men also stood up when they saw him.
There was no one besides that, which surprised the Marquis of Marleyton. How could a big man go far without any entourage.
At this moment, the entourage of the Marquis of Marleyton, fearing that they might have lost, took a few steps and rushed in. But seeing the situation in the room, they were also a little dazed.
‘This...what is going on? ’
‘The boss rushed over in a hurry, just to see the two of them? ’
‘What are they doing? ’
‘Also, what happened to that strange animal? ’
"..."
"Waiting outside" the Marquis of Marleyton confessed to his entourage, slammed the door, and shut the confused entourage outside. They left them outside speculating about the identities of the two in the room.
"His Royal Highness Leo" Marquess Marleyton bowed slightly to Leo on the sofa, then nodded to Lorraine, and said in a rather complicated manner: "Your Excellency Earl Lorraine."
As one of the important ministers of the empire, Marleyton certainly met Leo and Archduke Julian, but that was also a few years ago. Fortunately Leo has not changed much, Marleyton can recognize it at a glance.
Often brought Leo around to cause trouble. It convinced him. Needless to ask, it is naturally the famous Earl of Lorraine.
Although everyone did not say it clearly, no matter who it is, everyone admits that this is the only one who is versatile, knowledgeable, uses soldiers like a god, and has profound thoughts... a great military strategist, philosopher, politician, economist, inventor... in one. Yes, only those with great wisdom can become the mentors of the little grandpa.
The reason why everyone did not say clearly. It's because everyone knows that although this ruffian has countless advantages, he is really too greedy, and the methods used to scrape the ground are really too ruthless.
If officially titled him. Maybe he, like the current Fengye Danlin, called out "education industrialization" and collected tuition directly according to the tax rate of the national treasury.
Therefore, many people feel a headache whenever they think of Lord Luo. Hate God will be so unfair, and put so much knowledge and talent into the hands of a morally corrupt person.
Leo waved his hand and said, "Uncle Marleyton, you are welcome, we have rushed to your site, and I'm sorry. Please sit down, please."
Talking, moved a chair with a smile. Placed behind Mareton.
The Marquis of Marleyton hurriedly thanked him, and then sat down.
But then he found Leo standing next to him, not talking, but two big, dark, bright eyes staring at the seven-jeweled dagger around his waist.
He couldn't help but smiled bitterly. It seemed that his family's dagger could not be kept.
He took off the dagger and said, "Little grandpa, I was in a hurry and didn't bring any gifts. I will give you this little thing."
Leo hurriedly refused. Said: "How embarrassing, how embarrassed. Uncle, I just came here to play, how can I ask for your things, I can't. I really can't ask for it, I hate it. I really can't ask for it..."
While talking, he quickly took it, and then looked at the sunlight in front of the window, carefully checked the purity of the few gems, and then smiled in his arms.
The Marquis of Marleyton looked at the dagger very regretfully, and then gave a wry smile: This little rascal did not learn from Lorraine~!
When the Marquis of Marleyton looked at Lorraine, Lord Lorraine was also looking at the veteran.
Lorraine’s own Governor Nyan was the post of Marquis of Marleyton.
Because of the seven or eight years of continuous service on the northern front, the Marquis of Marleyton has made outstanding achievements. Emperor Rudrun, considering his hard work, deliberately promoted him to governor Nyan.
But the Marquis was as firm, rigid, and demanding as his appearance showed.
This is the quality of an excellent general in the military, but as a politician who rules millions of people, because of lack of flexible skills and understanding of the nature of politics, this stubborn character will inevitably run into a wall.
In addition, Governor Marleyton has extremely strict requirements on his subordinates, which provokes complaints from above and below.
In the end, there was a demonstration of ethnic minorities' resistance to taxation. As a result, Governor Marleyton, who was going straight, almost went straight into the army to quell the chaos.
When the incident got to Ruderen, the emperor and the prime minister realized that this marquis of the long-time general was not a piece of material to sort out the place. It happened that the Northern Front was defeated and an veteran who had enough qualifications and prestige to convince the crowd was in desperate need. He was promoted and transferred back to the northern line.
This can be regarded as a decent result for the Marquis of Marleyton. Of course, the army on the northern front had just been relaxed for two years, but in the end, it was ruthlessly rectified in his hands, and the puppies who provoked him were screaming and scolding his mother.
Strictly speaking, he gave Lorraine the position of governor, or Lord Lorraine might have to go to the Eastern Front or the Northern Front as an ordinary deputy commander.
In the eyes of the Marquis of Marleyton, it was Lord Lorraine who cleaned up the mess he left behind and took good care of the old people he left behind, so he also had a good impression of Lord Lorraine.
But a future emperor of the empire, a deputy commander-in-chief of the pan-continental coalition forces, two of them came together, and still quietly came to the door. The taste inside was too strange.
They will definitely not come here for a tour of the mountains and water. In February in the north, their spit can be frozen.
The Marquis of Marleyton asked cautiously: "Excuse me, what can your Highness and Sir Alex come to me?"
Lorraine and Leo looked at each other, then shrugged and said: "I have news, don't be surprised."
The Marquis of Marleyton suddenly felt a sigh, and secretly said: broken. Nothing good.
"In the snow-capped mountains in the north. There is a team of dark mages that have been lurking, waiting for an opportunity to attack us." Lorraine said flatly.
The Marquis of Marleyton jumped up in fright and shouted: "What? Why didn't anyone tell me? How many people are they, and how large? Where is the place? When?"
The Marquis of Marleyton raised a long list of questions. Lorraine only waved his hand to signal him to sit down, and slowly said, "The current situation can be controlled. The other party has built a city that has enslaved 100,000 barbarians in the past. We don’t know the problem."
"When did it happen? Why did no one notify me?" Marquis Marleyton frowned unhappy.
Lorraine explained patiently: "The Northern Intelligence Headquarters has been infiltrated by the Dark Mage, and the Marquis is not notified because we are afraid that you will also have enemy undercover here."
The Marquis of Marleyton scolded angrily: "Gore's stupid donkey. He is going to die and cheat me."
The intelligence headquarters was infiltrated by the enemy. The consequences are quite serious, which means that the entire combat plan has been mastered by the enemy, and the enemy can easily set a trap to defeat them.
Leo lined up the armrests and said, "About this. I have the same opinion as you."
The Marquis of Marleyton slapped the table hard and said decisively: "I need detailed information about the enemy, and now I have to revise the battle plan to get rid of the dark wizards as soon as possible."
Lorraine shook his head and said: "My opinion is different from yours. The enemy's situation is unknown now. Only an enemy base is exposed, but is it possible that there is still one that has not been exposed?"
The Marquis of Marleyton suddenly stagnated. There were a million troops hidden in the rolling mountains to the north. It was impossible to find it without knowing the exact location. The situation Lorraine said was very likely.
The Marquis of Maraton pondered for a moment, and said: "But our combat readiness is almost complete. The combat plan has been formulated and distributed to various ministries, and most of the corps have been deployed in their starting positions after two months of mobilization.
Seventy percent of the materials were prepared, and the battle was already on the line two months later. I can wait, but half a million troops can't wait. "
Lorraine spread his hands and said: "We don't even know where the enemy's army is? They boasted that they wanted to destroy the entire Northern Army in Haikou, but until now we have not found the shadow of the Demon Army.
We must wait for us to get accurate information before we can take action. "The Marquis of Marleyton said unceremoniously: "How long will it take, one month, two months? We cannot wait indefinitely. "
Lorraine said helplessly: "My people have done their best. They are risking their lives to work. But the dark wizards are very cunning. They have not shown their feet until now. Our first choice is to wait for accurate information."
The Marquis of Marleyton shook his head and said: "There must be war in May, and a month has been missed. The whole year of our preparations in the northern theater has been in vain. Next time we can organize such a powerful force again, I wonder if there is still a chance? "
Lorraine scratched his head in distress. I also understood that Marquess Maraton made sense. From the start of the war to the elimination of the savages, to the return of all the savages, three and a half months was just enough, and a waste of a day may lead to failure of the operation.
But Lorraine knows the dark wizard's methods better than anyone else, and said: "Don't say anything else, Marquis, I saw a monster on Aiting Island. He was made by a necromancer from the corpses of ordinary people and can devour the living infinitely. Kill them and wrap them in the monster's body."
The Marquis of Marleyton nodded solemnly, he had also heard of it.
"If you encounter such a monster called a corpse demon, the regular army can't deal with them at all." Lorraine said.
The Marquis of Marleyton shook his head, disagreeing with Lorraine's point of view, and said: "We have at least five artillery in each legion. Thanks to His Royal Highness and Lord Lorraine for this. I believe that my soldiers will have no problem dealing with them. "
Lorraine was a little bit distressed, talking to this old guy was a bit difficult, he could only shook his head, and said: "You still have to deal with a huge number of dark wizards. Plague, poisoning is their most common method, and any one is destruction. Sexual."
The Marquis of Marleyton had nothing to say. After a moment of silence, he said: "Well, you still have three months to figure out all this. In this short time, I will closely cooperate with your actions.
But three months later, regardless of the situation, the northern front will launch an offensive as planned. The big deal is that we will focus on attacking the Dark Mage first. "
The Marquis of Marleyton said that afterwards, he waved his hand vigorously and said flatly: "I don't believe that he can stop my 500,000 army~!"
Lorraine couldn't help but smile secretly.
For the general. Take Zhenghe. To win over.
In truth, the old general was right. No matter how powerful he is, how many conspiracies and tricks, as long as he is forced to push it with strong military power. Although it may take some effort, it can definitely flatten the opponent.
Wasn’t that what Lao He’s troops did when they fought General Hadu?
With a strong military power, no matter what kind of conspiracy and tricks Hadu resorted to are all useless. In the end it can only be a tragic defeat.
The two chatted for a while. Immediately, the Marquis of Marleyton hurriedly left with a detailed information about Oldheim.
He has to go back and revise the plan for the summer offensive.
You know, the detailed plan has been leaked from Baron Gore. Of course the original plan can no longer be used. Moreover, the emergence of the dark wizard also added variables to the war. It can only be done more carefully.
But no matter what, the attitude of the Marquess of Marleyton to insist on going to war at that time has not changed.
Leo also had a headache for this guy, he and the boss went out together. He couldn't take down this stubborn old guy, so he could only sigh helplessly: "What a stubborn person."
"Yeah" Lorraine nodded and commented: "With firm will and decisive behavior, he is also a good general."
"I really threw the fifty army to the dark mage and made people stew in a pot?" Leo said in a huff: "If there is such a defeat, this country will have to change its name."
Lorraine laughed and said, "Of course not, you can stop with an order from your uncle. Forget it, let Russell have a headache first. We still have two and a half months.
This is just a small step on the big chess board, even the general is still early.
Instead of spending time here, if I want to meet the Dark Mage. "
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The goblin Yinguang frowned, and unconsciously turned a beautiful signature pen in his hand, with a pure gold nib, and the finest sandalwood pen, with the name of the producer engraved on it.
The market has been selling three gold coins at a sky-high price.
But when Yinguang missed his hand and threw the pen to the ground, he didn't even move his eyebrows. You must know that usually Yinguang is distressed for a whole day because of falling crumbs.
Candice, the charming little secretary, knocks on them. He walked in with a tea tray in his hand, and put a cup of hot tea and a few letters by the goblin's hand.
For Miss Candice, she simply got an excellent position. Every day, as long as I go to work to receive my boss, bring a cup of tea and deliver documents, there is nothing to do all day.
Clean up Yinguang's office after get off work. Even if the day is over, don’t worry about your boss’s picks. There is no need to accompany the leader to socialize, listen to some dirty pornographic jokes, and let the men pour their own spirits.
Apart from being a bit ugly, his own boss has no major shortcomings.
The goblin looked down at the exquisite envelope on the table, and asked in confusion: "What is this?"
"Invitation, invitation," Miss Candice replied: "All are for you to come to a banquet."
The goblin nodded clearly, and said, "Can you not go?"
"Of course" Miss Candice smiled, thinking that the goblin might not be familiar with human etiquette, and explained kindly: "But you have to give the gift and attach an apologetic card."
The goblin grinned, before he got his salary, he had to pay out first.
With a wry smile, he shook his head and said, "Leave it to you, Miss Candice. By the way, where is Flint?"
Miss Candice looked disgusted and said, "He and the dirty barbarian are in the staff office. Those two drink at work, and you have to let them pay attention to the impact."
"Forget it." The goblin Yinguang waved his hand depressed, and said, "Let them go."
When Miss Candice was twisting her waist to get out of the room, Yin Guang suddenly stopped her and said, "Wait."
"Do you have any more orders?"
"I ask you a question" Yinguang rubbed his chin ~EbookFREE.me~ and said: "What is clearly in front of your eyes, you can't see it, but he will startle you when he pops out?"
Miss Candice frowned her beautiful brows for a moment, and said, "You mean... pay taxes?"
Yin Guang laughed dumbly, waved his hand to let his secretary go out, and muttered in his stomach: "Sure enough, she has a big chest and no brain."
After half an hour, the goblin Yinguang suddenly felt a sudden turn of the river in his stomach, rushed to the bathroom and rushed into a compartment.
Flint followed the goblin all the way, but after smelling a pungent smell that day, he waved in front of him and walked out.
Yinguang sat on the toilet and wondered how he would eat his stomach. After thinking about it, he must have eaten too much seafood in the morning. I knew I shouldn't have eaten so much for the purpose of reimbursing public funds.
At this time, a low voice came from the side, saying: "Hello, number seven~!" To be continued)! ~!