Chapter 428: Go south

"Hey, don't you tell me, I have forgotten this. I heard that the lord of the Yongye army leader is very young, similar to Little Sophie Liya, and has never been married. If Little Sophie Liya marries him, how can we Not a family? Can't good things be shared?"
　　 "You just sold Little Sophie Liya for these extraneous things? Isn't your conscience hurt?"
"What does it mean to sell Little Sophie Liya? Little Sophie Liya hasn't married yet. Don't you worry? If she changes to an ordinary family, she should be the mother of five or six children at her current age. The longer it drags on, the fewer men are suitable for her. Now one has appeared. Of course, we must hold on tightly."
"Okay, don't talk about it, the more you talk, the more you can't make it. This is a military meeting. We are not discussing marriage leave, nor are the bandits sharing the spoils." General Esmond waved his hand and drew a stop sign for the discussion. , I’m afraid it’s not appropriate to leave the Blood Fortress at this time?"
Grand Duke Cedric shook his head and said: "It's okay, every year and a half, this war will not develop into a full-scale war. Even if the East Odin Empire is weak, it will not be broken with a single blow. Before that, It is not the best time for us to intervene in this war, but it is to threaten those bastards, otherwise we will be involved in the war and will not have time to care about them."
　　 Esmond lowered his head and thought, this is also true.
　　 It's useless to talk about morality and reason with those in the south. They have the belief that they will protect the blood fortress to the death. They don't think they have it. This is probably a good method.
　　 And if you want to interfere in this war, it can't be done without sufficient logistical supplies. Isn't this the greatest sorrow of this group of soldiers. If you want to fight a big battle, you have to go out and befriend people first.
　　 "If you go to the south, will you find Arnold back by the way? This kind of large-scale battle cannot be without his spear." Esmond suggested cautiously.
"Don't mention this to me. If I get caught, I'll be the first to break his leg." Grand Duke Cedric slammed the table and said angrily. "This finished off and ran away. , Where do I put this old face? How will I face my brother after death?"
"Arnold did a little too much this time." Esmond cleared his throat and said in agreement. "The previous runaway was a cowardly behavior that lost us Strachey. The face of the family, one size fits one size, and the war is very important now. When this war is over, I will personally hold him and marry Mrs. Margaret."
　　 While persuading Esmond, he winked at General Pedro. This is the best time. If he doesn't persuade him at this time, there will be no chance in the future.
Although General Pedro did not want to be involved in the housework of the Strache family, he had to say that Arnold, the war lunatic, was indeed a member of the cavalry. It is completely different to have him and not. If it were to fully intervene in the war between the two Odin Empires, it would have to rely on the other side's crazy momentum.
After hesitating for a while, General Pedro also followed up with a tactful admonition: "Your Majesty, this kind of thing is yours after all, and General Arnold is not a day or two. Mrs. Margaret is willing to have a relationship with him. , We should be prepared to face this situation."
　　 "What? Are you still defending him? Is it possible that I was wrong?" Grand Duke Cedric's anger was filled with anger, pouring his anger onto General Pedro.
General Pedro repeatedly shook his head and said: "I don't mean to excuse him. I just want to say that things have happened. What we are thinking about now is how to solve the problem. General Arnold will not come back for a day, Margaret. The wife can’t hang on the other side. Once the child is born, the reputation of the two families will not look good. It is better to find a way to get them married. When you have a family and a child, there will be worry. Let Arnold take care of it."
　　 "Just because of his prodigal virtues, would he care for his children?" Grand Duke Cedric snorted, obviously not believing that Arnold could make changes so easily, but after all, his anger was not as strong as before.
　　 The reason why Grand Duke Cedric is so angry is that Arnold lost the face of their Strache family this time, but it is only one aspect. After all, what happened to him is not big or small.
　　 Although Mrs. Margaret is married, her husband died in the war for many years and has been widowed. The mingling with Arnold is not too vulgar.
　　 The most irritating thing about Grand Duke Cedric is that Mrs. Margaret’s husband had followed him for many years because of one of his wrong orders.
Grand Duke Cedric always felt ashamed of their family, who took good care of his family, but it turned out to be good. His son took care of the widowed young lady into the bed, and ran to him with his big belly to urge the marriage, his old face Nowhere to put it for a while.
　　In addition, Arnold had too many bad roots in the past, and among the many sons, he was always the one that Grand Duke Cedric valued most. The love was deep and the responsibility was so serious that he would be punished heavily in anger.
　　 As a result, no one was found, and Arnold slipped away early.
　　 I don't know whether he is afraid of facing the anger of Grand Duke Cedric or whether it comes from Mrs. Sugritte's urging marriage.
　　 Regardless of the reason, one thing is certain, his irresponsible behavior completely annoys Grand Duke Cedric, who regards responsibility above all else.
　　 For a long time, no one in Broken Blood Castle dared to mention the name Arnold, lest he angered the tyrant.
　　 But Arnold's ability and reliability on the court are obvious to all.
　　 The war is coming, and everyone prefers to have this lucky young God of War sitting in town.
　　 "Where is that now?" Although Grand Duke Cedric didn't explicitly say that he was going to spare Arnold, his attitude undoubtedly eased a lot.
"The last time I showed up was at Little Sophie Liya, but after being questioned by Little Sophie Liya for a while, he showed his timidity and ran away within a long time. The last time I made an appearance was at the Man Yujun leader Angie Bena City. After that, no one saw him again, and we could avoid our sight. There are just two possibilities, one is to go to sea by boat, and the other is to enter the leader of the eternal night." General Esmond Had He replied without hesitation, "Judging from his appearance in Anjibena City, he is more likely to go to the latter."
　　 "Sure?" Grand Duke Cedric was not satisfied with General Esmond's ambiguous answer.
"There is a 90% chance that he has the best relationship with Little Sophie Liya. He usually has correspondence with him. In recent years, he has shown a keen interest in the new rising power in the Andes, especially Yong Ye. The military leader even used new weapons to win the alliance between the Kingsley family who used the artifacts of the battle and the Commons family who used the dragon skeleton battleship. He will definitely find out, especially the method of manufacturing that new weapon. If you don’t get it, it’s not Arnold.
General Esmond smiled,
If Arnold can bring back this new weapon manufacturing method, it would be considered a crime.

　　 "Naughty!" Grand Duke Cedric was unhappy and angry.
The other party’s abnormal reaction caused General Esmond to be taken aback, and said in confusion: "Your Majesty has already seen the power of this new weapon. If it can be used on a large scale, it will definitely greatly improve the combat effectiveness of our Broken Blood Fortress. It's definitely a good thing to come back to the formula, how can it be a nonsense?"
"The leader of Yongye is now a firm ally of Little Sophielia. Little Sophielia has been thinking of ways to get the black powder formula. For secrecy reasons, she has never let go. Since the end of the war with the Kingsley family, Everyone in the world has seen the power of black powder and started to think of ways to reverse it. The young lord's tone is not so tight. With the help of Sophielia, it is not difficult to get hands." Grand Duke Cedric again He banged the table and said, "What kind of tricks does Arnold use for something that can be obtained through trade? Once it is discovered by the other party, how do you let me explain it? How do you let Sophie Liya explain it? Honestly , How much do you know about this?"
This time it was General Esmond’s turn that was dumbfounded, he hesitated for a few seconds, and finally did not dare to conceal:
According to the wire report, the news that Arnold was inquiring about Angel Bena was all about the Yongye Army’s leading merchant ship. I think he I want to enter the Yongye army leader this way."
　　 "What do you want me to say about you? Why don't you report this matter to me the first time?" Grand Duke Cedric asked through gritted teeth.
　　 General Esdmund opened his mouth and couldn't answer for a long time. He couldn't say, sir, you were in anger at the time. Whoever dared to tell you about Arnold, you should be anxious and there is no way to tell.
"Forget it, you don't need to take care of this matter." Grand Duke Cedric waved his hand. He knew that he was also responsible for this matter. He shouldn't let the little Arnold go everywhere. This is just half a year. Know how many wild species he left outside for the Strachey family.
　　 Strachey, a family that inherited and established a family in the name of knights, how did such a freak come out?
Grand Duke Cedric, who was upset by Arnold’s news, was not in the mood to continue this military meeting. He made a decision and said: "All the Rangers will cancel their shifts, and they will all be thrown out for me, not just watching the West Odin Empire. Don’t let go of the big tribe’s every move in the Eastern Odin Empire. General Esmond will follow up on this matter, especially the two king courts. I want to know their precise stationing points every month."
　　 "Yes, Your Majesty." General Esmond said in a loud voice.
"The defense of the Broken Blood Castle is entrusted to you, General Pedro. I want every soldier and every horse to be adjusted to the best condition, every weapon must be polished to the sharpest, every armor They are all maintained to the strongest and can be attacked at any time."
　　 "Yes, your majesty." General Pedro got up and said.
　　 "General Yaswes, the armament mobilization is up to you. No matter what method you use, I will raise at least 200,000 troops for three months."
"Yes, Your Majesty." The general with a slightly distressed expression responded. He didn't know whether the sky was like this, or he was worried about the impossible task arranged by Grand Duke Cedric, but at this time, even if it is not completed, he cannot To say nothing, I only hope that Grand Duke Cedric can do a little bit more southward this time and get more supplies back.
"General Castle, General of the Austrian League, the task of patrolling the borders on the eastern and western borders, is left to you. I want to make sure that the soldiers do not relax because of the lack of war in these years, and can respond to my call at any time. ."
　　 "Yes, Your Majesty." Two young generals stood up at the same time to take orders.
"As for the two of you." Grand Duke Cedric did not forget that there were two temporary members at this military meeting. "You will go south with me and still temporarily command the original Rangers. Give you a week to adjust your status. Wait for my order at any time."
　　 "Yes, Your Majesty." Captain Yarus and Captain Southell, who had been a little restless, got up and led the way.
　　 "Perform the task." Grand Duke Cedric waved his hand.
　　 After the generals of Broken Blood Fort paid a military salute, they left one after another, only General Esmond stayed at the end and did not leave.
　　 "Is there anything else?" Grand Duke Cedric looked up at his eldest son.
General Esmond hesitated for a moment: "I don't know what my father wants to do, but it's a bit wrong to promote a soldier in such an extraordinary way, especially when he is still preparing to take him with him. After all, he has just grown up. The grassland is back."
　　In private, the relationship between General Esmond and Grand Duke Cedric is no longer so official.
"Even if he has a problem, it is also on the prairie. I will take them to the south and there will be no problem. As for the exceptional promotion, I have not considered this issue for the time being. I will talk about it when I return from the south." Grand Duke Cedric replied with a smile, "Don't worry, a small team leader, even if something really goes wrong, he won't be able to get out of my palm. Your father is not that old yet."
　　 "Father has a good idea." General Esmond nodded, "When is my father going to go south?"
"Fast for one week, slow for two weeks, and no more than three weeks at the latest." Grand Duke Cedric sighed lightly. "We are also racing against time. There is news from Valesta, Little Sophie. Liya is ready to let go and push Prince Laurie to the stage."
　　 "So early?" General Esmond was taken aback, "Isn't it another year and a half before Prince Laurie will officially come of age?"
　　 Regent Princess Sophie Liya is now the biggest supporter of Broken Blood Castle. If she steps down, their life will be even more difficult.
　　 Not only is Sophia’s relationship with them close enough, but also because she grew up in Broken Blood Castle, and even went to the prairie with Duke Cedric in person, knowing the threat of Odin orcs to the Byron Alliance very well.
　　 When Prince Laurie takes the stage, everything is unknown.
　　 Not only is this young prince elusive, but also because he is more likely to be influenced by other members of the Lancelot royal family.
　　 If it is possible, Broken Blood Castle hopes that Sophia Liya will always sit in this position.
"Little Sophie Liya must have her own consideration to do this, but this is the situation we have to face sooner or later, but sooner or later." Grand Duke Cedric was obviously more open than General Esmond, "This is for us. It’s not all bad. At least we can get to know the young prince in advance. If something goes wrong in the middle, Sophie Liya can still deal with it a little bit and win more preparation time for us.
　　 "So, my father's trip is not only for those lord and nobles to settle accounts, but also for the new king?" Esmond said with an enlightenment.
　　 It seems that the changes in the Western Odin Empire are just at the right time. Regardless of whether there is such a thing or not, with the news of the new king alone, Grand Duke Cedric will visit Valesta.
"That's right." Grand Duke Cedric nodded. "Marriage with the royal family to ensure that there is the Strache family blood in the royal blood~EbookFREE.me~ is the key to maintaining the stability of the entire north. The previous generation is your sister. There is a problem with Ariel, and she can only find it in the new generation, so that Jennifer and Beverly are ready to go with me to the royal capital."
　　 "Jennifer and Beverly?" General Esmond said with a bit of embarrassment: "Jennifer has the blood of Odin orc, and Beverly is only twelve years old this year, I'm afraid they are not suitable?"
　　 Jennifer is the granddaughter of General Esmond, and Beverly is the youngest daughter of Cedric's third son.
Grand Duke Cedric sighed a little helplessly: "The two of them are the closest in age. Jennifer should be the most suitable candidate, but there are always so many short-sighted people in the world who can only make Beverly a backup. The choice is the responsibility of the Strachey family."
　　 General Esmond can only be silent. The unique identity of a mixed race may have caused him trouble when he was young, but it is not anymore.
　　 Just like when Grand Duke Cedric told him when he was a child, who you want to be is not determined by your birth and descent, but by who you want to be.
General Esmond can now say to all doubting eyes that he has become the person he wants to be. He is not ashamed of his blood, but proud of it. With this unique blood, he has completed it. Tasks that ordinary people did not complete.
　　 As the unique population of mixed blood in Broken Blood Castle has gradually increased and made unique contributions, those rough men no longer look at them with alien eyes.