Blade and Poetry

After that, I successfully joined the Ninth Army and became a deputy to Commander Peter Peterson.He believed that I was loyal to Columbus, and he didn't mind that I failed to produce my ID card, so he let me stay under the name of "Wizard of the Sword" Shaw Karl.

I don't know if he had explained anything to his subordinates before, those soldiers who witnessed the battle of Xuanye City didn't seem to complain about this arrangement.The sporadic voices of dissatisfaction disappeared completely after the few battles we experienced together.

The Ninth Army is not the more famous one in the Pioneer 25th Army.It consists of 300 people, including 20 swordsmen, [-] medical squads, several magician advisors, and other outstanding ordinary cavalry infantry.Its chief Peter Peterson is also one of these ordinary people, but I gradually realized during the march that he is indeed the best candidate for the commander; His experience made him able to dispatch the Ninth Army like a finger.

The Puguo-India-Atlanta alliance also showed its minions at the beginning of the battle of Xuanye City.Since then, the internal battlefield of Colendonan has been divided into two fronts, the north and the south. The center of gravity of the battlefield is sent from Puguo to the northern front, and a rapid defense battle is carried out; the southern front is slightly weaker, but the number of people is still large.The northern line was caught off guard at the beginning, and eight cities and twelve towns were lost in one breath. Fortunately, Columbus quickly introduced countermeasures. Two veterans put on horses, plus some newly promoted outstanding officers and a few invited by the king. A great magister and Dao Feng resisted the overwhelming Pu Guo army.Since then, Columdunan's decline has been gradually restored, and a cautious defensive counterattack has been launched.

The Ninth Army led by Peterson has been wandering the southern front, and the content of the command is to put out fires on the major battlefields.The Ninth Army is known for its mobility. Occasionally, when encountering a few frontal battles, it will adopt various strategies of fighting more with less, and often wins at a very small cost.

The reason why I commented on the Ninth Army as "not very famous" is because I rarely saw it published in the newspapers for its outstanding military exploits.However, when I actually became a member of it, I realized that the reason is not that its soldiers or generals are not good enough.Peterson's tactics are always reserved, and he never publicizes the results, as if every game happened to be restrained within the scope of "small wins"; It was a shocking defeat.

I often think that with the talent of this middle-aged man, it is a waste to lead the Ninth Army to do the finishing work.However, he always looked confident about the future, and never expressed any concern about his treatment. Instead, he always seemed to be interested in cultivating me and discussing strategic essentials with me from time to time.Over time, I learned a lot from this process, which I couldn't get from college and books.

He even asked me once if I aspired to be a commanding officer—a delusion for a soldier with no roots.

I said to him, "I just want to stay on as a stormtrooper, sir."

He may have believed that I have talent in this area, and he still did not give up on my induction.

"The positions of a stormtrooper and a commander are compatible, Carl," he said. "I'm not the type of commander who is used to being on the front line, but that doesn't mean that others can't."

His words seemed to imply something.It wasn't until April of the following year that I got my hands on the real content of the hint.

On March 859, 3, the No.19 Army of the Pioneer Army, with a total of more than 15 people, launched a fierce counterattack against the aggression of the Pu Guo Army, and caught the enemy by surprise with an unprecedented positive attitude. Cast Iron City was recovered on March 3, Lilan Town was recovered on March 23, and Shisong City was recovered on March 3. The No.25 Army recaptured one of the strategic fortresses and successfully gathered with the Third Army in Lucheng for a short rest.

This battle greatly boosted the morale of Columdunan, and it was called "Cast Iron-Pine Pine Counterattack".

Before that, the people in the country had been quite restless; people were skeptical about the news that somehow got into the country of Song: "Pu country has mastered a method that can make ordinary people obtain magic power".Most people were worried about Song Guo's army, but a few people were moved and began to inquire about the source of the news.The Human Rights Association began to march more in the turmoil of the war, and the slogans of "fighting for equality for ordinary people" and "recovering rights and interests for ordinary people" appeared in newspapers distributed across the country.King Du Ling Jin, who has been on the throne for more than two years, seems to have become an invisible ruler. Under the instigation of a part of the Magic Society out of control, the royal power seems to be separated from the direction of the country.

However, on April 859, 4, King Du Ling Jinyi changed his previous obscurity and showed a tough attitude for the first time, using the special right of consultation that belonged to the monarch.Under his vigorous promotion, three new bills including the "New Equality Act" were successfully passed and enacted.Taking risks, he quietly went overnight to Stoke City, the population center, accompanied by an escort group, and delivered a public speech on April 1.

"From now on, the saying that 'an ordinary learned man is not as good as a mediocre magician' will be erased from this country." In front of the tightly packed crowd, Du Ling said standing on a high platform "I am a sorcerer, or rather a king who is a sorcerer; but I never thought that I was born superior to other men. I have heard that swordmen are cruel, for their swords do nothing but cut wood It can only kill; I used to hear people say that magicians only live for the benefit of elite groups, because their profound research related to magic can never be really touched by ordinary people; I used to hear people say that ordinary people are mediocrity at the bottom Laborers, because they know nothing and have weak hands and feet, those who have magical powers can easily cross the gap that they cannot cross.

"But is the fact really the same as the above formula? Our swordsmen, they are using the knives for killing, to defend the square inch of land under our feet; our magicians, their research results are quietly spreading to thousands of households; Our ordinary people—among them are the essence of countless eras. They are excellent fighters, doctors, researchers, and scholars. Every field will have their place. It is true that those in high positions have more It is like the innate talent of some people, but this does not mean that one part will take away another part, and one part will be cut off by another part. Whether a person is noble or not depends on what he has in the depths of his soul. Character, innate enlightenment and acquired ability depend on his self-knowledge, introspection and struggle.

"I know that some professions require magic power, but more don't. I also know that most institutions will give priority to recruiting people with magic power under the same conditions, even if magic power is indispensable for this position. .This rule has never been expressly stipulated. When you study every law of Columbus carefully, you will never find a trace of it. However, it has become a tacit consensus for a long time, becoming The shadows coexisting under those small fonts have become a kind of tilted measure.

"So my "New Equality Act" will ensure one thing: for any occupation that is not required by magic, the ability level of the applicant must be the only criterion for admission. The treatment effect of magic hospitals is not as good as that of ordinary hospitals, and ordinary hospitals will be given more attention; An ordinary person's magic theory is better than a magician, and he will get the corresponding position first.

"I will then clean up the corruption in the Magic Association. On behalf of the royal family, I promise that it will always shoulder its responsibilities—the new general of the No.15 Army in the 'Cast Iron—Pine Pine' counterattack is none other than the Prince Coleman King.

"This is a belated greeting from your king, and also from Du Ling who has the honor to lead Columbus to a future."

In this speech, Du Ling also admitted for the first time on behalf of the government the authenticity of the Puguo rumors, but at the same time broke the hypothesis that this technology that transforms ordinary people "works perfectly".He pointed out that it has been tried in small batches by Puguo in the Allied forces on the southern front, but "the death rate is extremely high, the follow-up stability is poor, and the transformed people are very easy to go into shock due to the turmoil of magic power"-the above phenomena have been actually observed during the march .

I don't know how Puguo came up with such a quick but harmful method without a "password string"; I don't want to think about how it advertises this technology to its allies and imposes It must be allowed to implement it on soldiers from other countries; perhaps it is just that India, Saudi Arabia and Atlanta have limited geographical populations, so that their needs for strong troops are too urgent.What surprised me was that During didn't seem to have any intention of concealing the existence of this technology.At this point, his choice is different from that of the old king Toscaia.

This speech washed away the old name of the silent royal family, and people's expectations for the royal family are gradually returning.What I have noticed are two real points: Ordinary hospitals started to be built instead of magic hospitals, and besides Lusi, the president of the Magic Association, the names of more than a dozen important figures in the Magic Association in the daily newspapers were gradually replaced.

Regarding this huge machine of Columdunan, I once felt that it had gone to a dead end in one place, and the parts were gradually rusting; now I felt another force gradually bringing it back on track.

Peter Peterson was transferred after Turing's vigorous April political reform.His rank was promoted to a second-class officer, and he was transferred to the Third Army of the Vanguard Army as the command. From then on, he could show his skills on the northern front battlefield.He recommended me as his successor to the higher-ups, so that I was promoted to the rank of officer and took over the command of the Ninth Army.

I can see that Peterson is very pleased with this political reform, and seems to have foreseen and understood the inside story.I was in the dark when I actually started, but Peterson gave me great encouragement in his farewell.

"I know you can lead this army well," he said. "I've actually been looking for someone like this—you're a good fit. Now that the Magic Society has finally changed, you don't have to be as cautious as I used to be. You can Start fighting."

It was only after he left that I really discovered another part of what he had intended to guide: when I walked with those soldiers, I hardly felt my change of position and his absence.As before, I rushed to the front during the battle, opened a gap in the enemy's phalanx, and gave orders in advance-but from then on, it was my sole discretion to formulate strategies.

Peterson is right, the style of this army does suit me.