Gold is Justice

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September 9th, sunny, vanguard battalion.

This 5000-person camp is stationed on a wide plain, and soldiers are cooking and cooking everywhere in the camp, and everything looks so orderly.

At this time, the leader of the Vanguard Battalion opened the tent and walked out.Relying on the setting sun, he looked at the flagpole of the castle of Laihu City, which was already somewhat faintly visible in the distance, with a cold smile on the corner of his mouth.

"Your Excellency."

At this time, a lieutenant next to him stepped forward and stood beside the earl——

"All the equipment for the siege has been delivered, and the soldiers are now assembling. It will probably be assembled by tomorrow morning."

The earl stretched out his hand, and an attendant immediately brought a plate with a cup of freshly brewed black tea on it.

He picked up the black tea, sniffed it happily, and then took a sip, with an expression of admiration on the corner of his mouth——

"The black tea before the war tasted so delicious. Now, the sunset is like blood. It's embarrassing to use such a beautiful scenery to set off the taste."

The lieutenant heard the earl's words and said, "Your Excellency, what's on your mind?"

The earl chuckled, sighed slightly, put the black tea in his hand on the attendant's cup, put his hands behind his back, and said slowly——

"If it was six years ago, I wouldn't believe what you said. The slave who used to work as a maid in my house has the courage to raise a weapon against me now? Hehe, this is simply a ridiculous joke."

"The family education is not strict... the family education is not strict! Alas, I should have persuaded my father not to let that slave girl follow my sister. She spoiled that maid too much, and finally spoiled her to the point of committing suicide. condition of the road."

The lieutenant also gave an apologetic smile, and said, "Your Excellency, this time you can count yourself as cleaning up the house yourself. I believe that Your Excellency the Duke will also be very pleased with the result."

The count took another breath.Afterwards, he reached out and stroked the mustache at the corner of his mouth, and said with a smile, "Oh, I should have told my father a long time ago, asking him to give me that slave girl as my concubine. If that's the case, things won't happen at all. It has become so troublesome. If I had done this earlier, I, Philip Kingo, might have become the savior of the entire empire."

The lieutenant smiled and said flatteringly: "Your Excellency, even now, you can still be the savior of the empire. I believe that the [-] vanguard army under your command will be able to completely destroy this marginal province! There is no need to let the generals behind come to pick up the leak."

When Philip was constantly being flattered, he felt a little flustered in his heart.

At this moment, he closed his eyes and imagined the appearance of the slave girl six years ago.Hmm~~~ Back then, she was wearing a maid skirt and following behind her sister. Although she looked very docile, she knew that this slave girl was an out-and-out little wild cat.Six years ago, she was only 16 years old, and she already showed a beauty and cuteness that was not lost to her younger sister.At that time, I should be more determined and occupy her earlier, so as not to let her have the opportunity to become my sister's dowry.That's right, just like my father did with his sister's previous dowry.

This year, she should be 22 years old, right?

Heh, a 22-year-old woman is a bit old to be honest, right?No matter how much you take care of it, it may not be as youthful and charming as when you were sixteen or seventeen years old, with bright eyes and white teeth.But every time they heard about her, those people still heard about her beauty. Not only did it not disappear with the years, but it became even more beautiful.

Especially when he heard her title of "Charming Witch", Philip became a little curious.

Curious about how beautiful she is now, to be able to bear the title of "Charming Witch"?

After breaking through the border province, let's find a way to catch her first.

Before that, she was the prince, the mistress of the current emperor of the Blue Bay Empire, and it was impossible for him to touch her.But now, she has become the leader of the rebel army.Philip really wanted to see how beautiful she could be now.

Yes, that's right, to see and see well, from top to bottom, from the inside to the outside, the kind of insight that can see every inch of her skin and every hair without hindrance.

Thinking of this, Philip couldn't help but nodded slightly, with a slightly obscene smile on the corner of his mouth.

Seeing that the setting sun had gradually set, he turned around, followed the lieutenant to the main account, and began to discuss how to capture Xiehu City better, faster, and more elegantly tomorrow while having dinner.

Inside the tent, the candles were bright, illuminating the place like daytime.

Headed by Philip, nearly ten generals under his name all gathered around a large square table. The table was filled with all kinds of delicacies, such as chicken, duck, fish, crab shells, and thick sea cucumber and abalone. The wine in the glass, if you don’t know that there will be a siege battle tomorrow, you might think it’s a banquet at the home of a rich man.

Philip first picked up the glass in his hand and raised it up. After the rest of the generals had all raised up, he said with a smile: "Then, on behalf of my father, the Duke of Jinguo, I would like to express my sincere gratitude to all of you who are willing to accompany me to participate in this event." Thank you for fighting. I will definitely report your achievements to my father truthfully, and the promotion of officials and ranks in the future will definitely be indispensable to you."

Everyone laughed, drank their wine, and began to eat vegetables.

But during the gathering, one general ate slowly.At the same time, while eating, he raised his head and looked at the candlelight next to him, looking thoughtful.

Seeing the general's hesitation, Philip immediately said, "Bacon, are you feeling unwell?"

The general named Bacon was slightly taken aback, and quickly said: "Sorry, Your Excellency, I was just thinking about tomorrow's battle. Think about whether our weapons reserves are sufficient, and whether there will be something we didn't expect to happen."

Another general next to him laughed and said, "General Bacon is mainly responsible for logistics management, and he has not forgotten his duties even in this situation! Good! I toast you!"

With that said, the general handed over the wine glass.Bacon, on the other hand, smiled. After clinking glasses with the other party and drinking, he raised his head again and glanced at the candles around him. Then he frowned, turned to Philip, and said, "Your Excellency, the attack range of our elemental gun is within It's around 300 meters now, isn't it?"

Philip obviously didn't really want to talk about these topics. After all, now is a good time to eat and chat. If he talks about work at this time, it will only make people think that these meals are not delicious.

After all, during this expedition, all the food is just dry goods and reserves. It is better to be able to eat fresh anytime, anywhere at home.

At the moment, Philip smiled slightly and said: "Tomorrow we will attack. It only takes one day to capture Lagoon City, and then we can go to Pelican City after a little preparation. The whole process will take less than a week. So you don't have to worry, even in terms of quantity There is a slight difference, but it doesn't make any difference to the overall situation."

The general at the side also seemed to see that the earl didn't want to talk about this topic, and said, "That's right! General Bacon, according to the information we got, the range of the elemental guns of the Mermaid Army in the Marginal Province is at most 300 meters. Also 300 meters. So we are now on the same equipment line as them. And we have more than three times the number of them! What are you worried about?"

The more they talked, the more the generals felt that this counter-insurgency operation would still be as relaxed and happy as before.I think that the knights led by Paladin and the army led by Menglang Bilan once again encountered the kind of disastrous defeat due to insufficient range, and it should never happen again.

However, in the eyes of General Bacon, things still seemed to be a little bit wrong.

His eyes were still fixed on the candles used for lighting, watching the flames flickering and flickering in the candlesticks, emitting flickering light.

When the people around showed that kind of relaxed and happy expression again, the general said some "unsightly" words once again——

"We light... still use candles."

"Even though the elemental gun is used, we still use candles to light the lamp!" Seeing that this guy is still so stubborn now, the expression on Philip's face finally stopped being gentle.He put down the wine glass in his hand, and snorted with a little anger: "Bacon, what on earth are you trying to say? Now that the decisive battle is imminent, are you saying these words to shake the morale of the army? Or are you really impatient? You want me to chop off your head right now?!"

Accompanied by the unhappiness in the words of the Earl of Jinguo, the surrounding atmosphere immediately became oppressive.Seeing this, some other generals came out boldly to smooth things over: "Your Excellency, Bacon is in charge of logistics work, and logistics work is always a little nervous, please don't mind~~~ Bacon! Hurry up and apologize to Your Excellency the Earl Apology! You must have been drinking too much and talking nonsense, right? Let me apologize first, Your Excellency the Earl has a lot, and I will definitely not blame you!"

For Bacon, of course, he also noticed that the current atmosphere seemed a little tense.However, out of his loyalty to the empire and his responsibilities as a quartermaster, the uneasiness in his heart has not diminished in the slightest.

That's right, why are candles still used for lighting in the army now that elemental guns are clearly used?

Those magicians and templars clearly expressed their desire to avenge the late emperor, but now no one appeared in the forward battalion?

Five thousand against one thousand...or even fifty thousand against one thousand, this number seems to be crushed, but is it really crushed?Is it really that easy?

Thinking about it carefully, the leader of the Paladin Knights led a thousand cavalry to attack Pelican City, which only had more than 100 gunmen. Isn't it crushing?

The first emperor Menglang Bilan XIII led [-] soldiers to attack Pelican City, which only had [-] soldiers. Isn't it crushing?

But what was the result of the previous two crushes?It was because almost no soldiers in Pelican City suffered damage, which in turn formed an anti-crushing stance against the Imperial Army!

If one was a coincidence, what was the second?Coincidence of superposition states?

Even if there are [-] soldiers now, the mentality of everyone is probably the same as the previous two times. They all come here with the mentality that they can be easily crushed, and with contempt for Pelican City, right?

Crushing...crushing...!Crushed -!

Why do you feel that you can crush each other every time?

Why is it that people in the Marginal Province can use elemental lamps four years ago, but the army I am in is still using candles? !

Crushing in terms of numbers...does it really mean real crushing?

Bacon's teeth could not help but start to tremble, and he began to feel a bone-piercing cold.

That is synonymous with fear, representing a kind of fear and panic about the unknown.

It was because of this fear that he now said some words that seemed absurd to others——

"Your Excellency, should we...should we retreat first? We should retreat for at least three days and adopt a more steady approach. After the follow-up troops catch up and more weapons, equipment and provisions have arrived, we will dispatch spies. Infiltrate into Lagoon City, sabotage from the inside, inquire about the news, and then attack..."

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This time, there was no smile on Philip's face.

He slapped his hand heavily on the table, and his eyes were full of anger and ridicule.

With his slap on the table, the generals beside him didn't dare to say anything again, they all stopped the wine glasses in their hands, lowered their heads timidly.

"Do you know what you're talking about?"

At that moment, Bacon finally understood what he was talking about.His face, which was originally wrinkled due to some nervousness, suddenly turned dead gray, and his whole body immediately trembled in horror, unable to speak.

Of course, the generals next to him knew what the young master of the Jin Guo family meant by what he said now.But now, no one dared to persuade her again.

Philip Kingo waved his hand and said loudly, "Come here!"

Two soldiers walked in, followed Philip's gaze, and stood behind Bacon in unison.

Philip: "Pull Bacon down, because he disturbed the morale of the army and committed a capital crime, now immediately push him out and hang him!"

Everyone's faces turned pale now, and Bacon kowtowed to Philip in a hurry: "Your Excellency! Your Excellency, I know that I have said something wrong! I was just excited for a moment! Your Excellency, spare me! Forgive me!"

In this regard, Philip did not show the slightest expression of forgiveness. He waved his hand again and snorted coldly: "Drag on!"

Immediately, two soldiers stepped forward, one left and one right to support the general, ignoring his struggle and crying, and dragged him out of the tent in twos and threes.

Soon, the tent became quiet again.

Everyone's face was full of horror, and they even dared to look down at the wine glass in front of them, for fear that their eyes would meet the enraged Earl.

It was at this time that the anger on Philip's face finally eased a little.He snorted, poured himself a glass of wine, and drank it down.Soon the wine had stained his face a rosy red.

"Why, why don't you all talk? Do you think I killed it wrong?"

Under Philip's questioning, these generals remained silent.But seeing that things might get worse if things go on like this, one of the generals quickly said with a flattering smile: "Your Excellency, of course, did not kill wrongly! To shake the morale of the army on the eve of the battle, even if you kill a hundred times, a thousand times." One time, ten thousand times will not make a mistake! Bacon is a man, sometimes he just makes a fuss too much! He always thinks some very simple things are very complicated. No, I know he will one day He died by his own hands! So, Your Excellency Earl did a good job! The killing is extremely correct!"

Hearing the general's flattery, Philip's expression finally changed from sullen to a smile.He nodded slightly, raised the wine glass in his hand again, and said with a smile: "Okay! Since I killed well, let's have another drink! After this glass is finished, we will discuss who will come tomorrow." Be the leader of the way, and go directly into that Xihu City! I am issuing a military order here, and the first general to enter into Xihu City will be rewarded with a thousand gold!"

With the reward, the atmosphere at the banquet finally became active again.All the people staggered one cup after another, toasted each other, and drank while wiping the oil stains from their mouths. Gradually, all vulgar words came out between talking and laughing.Later, they even directly discussed the appearance and figure of the rebel leader, saying that after capturing the countess named Ariel Garcia, she must pinch her body to see if she is real. Just like the title "Charming Witch", it can hook people's souls away.

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"Your Excellency, it's fortunate that those magicians did not accompany us this time. Otherwise, they must have said that they would light up the ball of light every night and act as a light source for us. Every time I heard them chirping I find it annoying to say such things in a crooked way! This time without those shady magicians, no one will take credit for us!"

A general obviously drank too much, and began to raise his cup and yell loudly, even his tongue grew bigger.

The general next to him laughed, stretched out his hand and patted the opponent's shoulder, and said, "That's right! Those magicians are timid! A what... magic swordsman! I'm afraid to die! Hahaha! Legend has it that it is specifically for magic The soldiers of the division? I heard that the Holy See of Light and they are also training, why are they not afraid of the Holy See of Light? Hahaha!"

"Hey, don't you understand? Those magic swordsmen in the Holy See are purely in vain, they just look a little bit like that! I heard it from a nun in the Holy See!"

"Nun? I think it's an old lady! Hahaha! You dare to touch a woman who serves God, you are not a coward!"

"Fucking women who serve God, who doesn't know that the high priests of the Holy See of Light pretend to be like dogs on the surface, but there are some dirty and dirty things behind their backs? I see, the entire Brightness The Holy See is up and down, and the saint is still relying on her identity and has not been touched by those old things. Besides, all the nuns and priests have hooked up! The God of Light? It’s almost the same to deceive the ordinary people with the God of Light , lie to us? Cut!"

"Hey, hey, these words can only be said here, and the people of the Holy See must not be listened to. You said, now that His Majesty has just ascended the throne, he will greatly expand the jurisdiction of the Magic Association and the Holy See of Light. They are asked for their opinions on almost all domestic and foreign affairs, is it really okay if this continues?"

"Don't worry about that, the Holy See and the association don't say anything else, just a single elemental machine will scare them enough! Isn't it? Apart from the elemental gun, they are afraid that there will be any little guns on our side. Something related to the elemental machine! They are so afraid of these things because they are worried that after everyone uses the elemental machine, those guys who rely on magic and elemental affinity will lose their value! And we follow the Earl of the Golden Fruit , I believe Earl Jin Guo will be able to lead us to great success in the future!"

Under everyone's flattery, Philip seemed a little smug.

Even though he grew up enjoying such flattery since he was a child, except for a period of rebellious psychology in his teenage years when he didn't want others to call him that, now he likes to listen to such compliments more and more.

People in the Jinguo family should be praised. After all, the Duke of Jinguo is a duke family that has existed since the establishment of the Blue Bay Empire. It is a big family!Everyone born in the Jinguo family is different from ordinary people from the moment of birth.

It can be said that, except that the people of the Jinguo family only have 24 hours a day like ordinary people, anywhere, from the hair to the toes, every hair and blood vessel no longer belong to the same species.

Those lower species must express their admiration and admiration when they see the higher Duke of Jinguo family, isn't that a matter of course?