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(Today's update, two in one chapter, 9,000 words ~ ~)
The 378 Chapter "Muse's Meritorious Deed"
Of course, it's impossible for Du Wei to be clueless about the general's background.
In such a war that concerns the fate of the empire, how could Du Wei not know who the commander of the allied forces is? It's just that Du Wei didn't expect Alpay to make such an outrageous move.
According to the information in Du Wei's hands, this General Alpai is still quite young. As a senior officer of the empire with the rank of General, he comes from an ancient family with a long history in the southern part of the empire. This family also has some inextricable ties with the royal family …. But this isn't unusual.
Moreover, he's also considered a rising figure in the empire's military. Due to the coup two years ago, the imperial city's military was reorganized on a large scale. The original 2nd Division was abolished due to their collective participation in the coup. (Of course, the 4000 plus soldiers directly fell into Du Wei's pocket)
After a large scale reorganization, the current 4th Division is made up of 5000 veterans of the imperial city's military, a few thousand elite reserve soldiers transferred from various places, and 10,000 soldiers transferred from the Southern Legion. What's worth mentioning is the news Du Wei received. According to the information Du Wei received, the Fourth Infantry Division also includes the 500 Royal Guards that Prince Son specifically assigned to Arpaii.
To be able to get the Regent to give out 500 Royal Guards, this is at least a very obvious sign: this general's background is not simple.
Currently 31 years old, General Alpai can be considered a standard young military officer. He can also be considered as coming from a noble family, but his family has never had a deep foundation in the military. Du Wei only had a rough understanding of this general. Two years ago, he was only a deputy commander of a local garrison in a certain southern province. But in just two short years, Prince Son needed to take advantage of the coup d 'état and reorganize the army on a large scale. In order to strengthen his control over the army, Prince Son had no choice but to select and promote a group of young soldiers. According to the military's resume, General Alpai was very good at managing local law and order when he was the commander of the garrison in the south. At the same time, he also had some military merits in suppressing bandits.
Exterminate bandits …
Duwei couldn't help but laugh when he heard this. This kind of excuse is only acceptable to outsiders, but Du Wei himself was born in a military family, and his father was once the number two big shot in the military. How could Du-Wei not know the secret behind this?
Generally speaking, any military officer with a family background would only serve as a gold-plated soldier in the local army. And as long as he stayed in the local area for two or three years and accumulated some experience and qualifications in the army, with the help of his family's connections, he would be able to add the vague concept of "meritorious service in suppressing bandits" to his resume.
What do you mean by suppressing bandits? It was simply laughable. The south was the richest area of the Imperium. How could there be so many 'bandits'?
If it was the Storm Corps in the north, they would be responsible for patrolling the frozen forest every year, hunting magical beasts, and occasionally engaging in small-scale battles with mercenary groups that poached in the frozen forest, as well as private armed hunting teams of some families. These could barely be counted as military exploits.
However, suppressing bandits in the south was a laughingstock. Thousands of miles of fertile land in the south, there was simply no space for large-scale bandits to survive. The so-called "suppressing bandits" was mostly just a boast. Sometimes, the capture of one or two gangs of thieves could be written in the report as an exaggerated military achievement for quelling a bandit rebellion.
Of course, the reason why Alpay could be promoted from a commander to a general in just over two years was not only because of his family background and his military exploits in suppressing the so-called bandits, but also because he had encountered the best opportunity!
After the coup d 'état in the capital, the Royal City Guards underwent a large-scale reorganization and purge. In order to strengthen his control over the army, Prince Son naturally didn't use the arrogant veterans in the army. Instead, he specially selected a group of young men. Because young people don't have a deep foundation, it's easier to control them. And this Alpai was one of the beneficiaries.
From a commander to a general, it only took him a little more than two years. Moreover, it was the Imperial City Guards, one of the Empire's main battle legions!
However, Du Wei himself was also the type that got promoted at a frightening speed. If one were to say "young men", then Du Wei himself could be considered the biggest "young men" in the Imperial Garrison Army. Now that he met a typical young man, if this guy was smart, he would've done his best to be respectful. After all, although Du Wei wasn't explicitly appointed as the commander in this war, Du Wei's position is still the highest among the commanders on the battlefield. Therefore, it was reasonable for this Alpai to show some respect to Du Wei.
However, this was outside of Du Wei's expectations!
In front of Andrew and Governor Bohan, Du Wei sent someone to the Imperial Garrison Army camp outside the city to "invite" this General Alpai to the city. As a result, the messenger soon came back — one of them came back with General Alpay's reply.
"Although I've admired the Duke for a long time, but during this time of war, military affairs are very busy. Forgive me for not being able to accept your invitation, it's a pity!"
Hearing this answer, Andre and Bohan were both stunned. This Alpai, he's got guts!
But after hearing this, Du Wei's face remained silent. He only nodded and sneered.
Humph, this reply is clearly saying: You're not my superior, you don't have the authority to order me to see you. You can only invite me, but I don't have the time to accept your invitation!
Now that he had said that, Alpay was indeed unreasonable enough.
Du-Wei is not a reckless person. With his current identity and status in the Empire, he is not a reckless person. Since this guy dared to put on airs in front of him, then he must have something to rely on.
"What arrogance!!" The one who got angry was Andrew. Today, because of the Imperial Garrison Army's actions, his subordinates suffered additional losses. Naturally, his heart was filled with anger. Moreover, he has a lot of respect for Du Wei. Seeing that this guy didn't even give face to Du Wei, he couldn't help but get angry: "Humph! You're just a small division commander, how dare you be so arrogant? Your Excellency the Duke, you just wait, I'll bring people to the Imperial Garrison Army camp and tie this guy up! "
With his fiery temper, he immediately strode out of the room. Du-Wei, however, only smiled and quickly took two steps forward to stop Andre. After comforting the two soldiers, he pulled Andre back and then said: "Forget it, after all, he is not under my command. It is reasonable for him to not listen to my orders."
Next to him, Governor Bohan sighed. With a somewhat complicated expression, he bowed to Du Wei and slowly said: "Your Excellency the Duke, if that's the case, then we can only swallow this anger. Sigh … … "
Du Wei understood what Bohan was worried about. After the Northwestern Army is dealt with, his position as governor of Nuling Province no longer has any value. Moreover, he's not under Prince Son's direct command. Without the Northwestern Army, Bohan will inevitably lose his authority. Even if Prince Son is a relatively wise ruler and won't directly remove him from his position, it's still within his expectations to transfer him away from the position of governor and give him a vacant position instead.
This time, the Imperial Garrison Army did nothing to save Bohan's men on the battlefield. Seeing Bohan's army suffer heavy losses, Bohan is worried that this is the imperial capital's intention to weaken his forces.
Ridiculous … … I don't have any intention of rebelling. What's the point of weakening my forces? Even Rugaard's 200,000 people rebellion was quelled. How many troops do I have?
"But!" Andrew couldn't help but look at Du Wei: "Are we just going to swallow this anger? You may be able to endure, but my Tempest Legion can't! The casualties are the same, so why is the military merit taken by the Imperial Garrison Army? Beheading more than 10,000 people? I'll go fuck Arpaio!! I've seen military merit snatching before, but this is the first time I've seen someone do it so shamelessly! "
Du Wei smirked and casually said: "General Andrew, your words are wrong … … General Arpaio only sent me the merit request document … … Whether it's approved or not has not been decided yet! Besides, did you forget? I, Du Wei, am not the commander of this war. I have no right to decide on this merit request document. It must be sent to the capital's high command! If Arpaio can write a merit request document, then can't you? Can he write 10,000? Can't you write 20,000?? "
Hearing Du-Wei's words, Andre was taken aback for a moment. To tell the truth, General Andre is a strict soldier who believes in the spirit of chivalry. It's not like he hasn't seen such a thing in the army before, but he never did it himself. And, let alone such a blatant false report?
"This … … I'm afraid it's not good, Duke. The total number of casualties in the Northwestern Army is less than 20,000 … … If I report it this way … … "
Du Wei snorted: "If he does it, you do it. What's there to be afraid of? Can't you write it? Also, you wrote 20,000 beheaded … … Hmm, how many people did we capture today? 30,000? How about this, the 30,000 prisoners will be divided between your Tempest Legion and Governor Bohan. You get 70% and he gets 30%. Write 20,000 prisoners from the Tempest Legion and 10,000 from Governor Bohan! "
Divide?
Andrew secretly cursed in his heart. He has never heard of military merit being "distributed" like this before.
But Du Wei has already turned around, picked up a pen, and wrote a merit request document. Asking Andre to sign his name, Andre hesitated for a moment. Remembering the actions of the royal guards on the battlefield today, plus Du Wei purposely said: "General Andre, don't you want to ask for more compensation for the dead and wounded?"
As soon as these words came out, Andrew immediately made up his mind. He wrote down his name on the merit request document. Bohan looked at Du Wei as if he wanted to say something, but he didn't. Instead, he also wrote down his name.
Finally, Du Wei also signed at the end of the document.
"Get someone to send this to the Imperial Capital as soon as possible! Humph, when the time comes, the most we can do is go to the high command and file a lawsuit! The three of us will at least have more weight than Alpay's! Although this is a bit too much, but he provoked us first, so he can't blame us. "
Andrew is a straightforward person, so he quickly said his goodbyes and left. On the other hand, Bohan stayed behind as if he has something to say to Du Wei.
"Duke." After sending off Andrew, Bohan slowly walked over and closed the door. Turning around, he looked at Du Wei with a slightly worried look: "I'm afraid what you're doing is a bit inappropriate."
Du Wei faintly smiled: "What's inappropriate?"
"That Alpay, if he dares to do such a thing, then he must have something to rely on. To be able to become the commander of the capital's defense force, he certainly isn't a fool. If he dares to do such a thing, then there must be a reason, and … … "
Du Wei also sighed: "Governor Bohan, you and I have been in the Northwest for more than two years, how can we have some friendship? There's no one else here, so just say it."
Bohan bitterly smiled twice: "Alpay didn't help today. Although I'm annoyed, but I'm not surprised. If he dares to do such a thing on the battlefield, then it's most likely the capital's order. I'm afraid the order to step down will come in a month at most."
Du Wei nodded. This matter is clear in everyone's heart, so there's no need to say more.
"But this Alpay … … Duke, think about it, if he dares to do such a thing, then I'm afraid there's someone behind his back. With your current status, even the Regent has to give you some face. Who in the Empire would dare to be so arrogant in front of you? Moreover, in the army, it's not like I haven't heard of things like stealing merits, but to do it so blatantly and without any concealment, it's rare. I'm afraid … … someone instructed him to do so. To dare to play such a trick under your nose, I'm afraid the person behind him is not light … … "
Du Wei laughed: "Governor Bohan, I've said it before. Just say it, don't beat around the bush. I know what you mean. You're worried that the Royal Guards dared to do such a thing because of the Regent's order? "
"Isn't it?" Bohan gently smiled, looking into Du Wei's eyes: "Du Wei, you and I are friends. In any case, I'm about to leave the Northwest, so before I go, I have a few words of advice for you. Since ancient times, you must remember the principle of doubting one's own army. In the past, you had a hundred thousand soldiers in the Northwest. You had a lot of military and political power in your hands, but because of the threat of the Northwest Army, the Empire naturally tolerated you. But now the Northwest Army is gone. Although the birds are gone and the bow is cast aside, the Central Government has never allowed a place to have too much strength. Otherwise, wouldn't they be worried about a second Northwest Army Rugaard? You now have a hundred thousand soldiers, and the Northwest has a lot of prestige. I'm afraid … … "
Pausing for a moment, he slowly continued: "Originally, in this war, you have the strongest military force and the highest status. Logically speaking, you should be appointed as a commander. But the Regent is such a smart person, yet he deliberately left out this point. He only gave you the name of overall planning, but didn't mention the specific position of commander. Was it unintentional? The royal guards have always been the most trusted and relied on army of the Central Government. This time, the royal guards are fighting for merits, so it's hard to say if it's not the Central Government's intention. They are condoning their most trusted soldiers to fight for merits, and in the end, the rewards will be divided among us. I'm afraid it's also to suppress you. "
After saying this, Bohan didn't stay any longer. He nodded to Du Wei: "That's all I have to say. As for the rest, I'm sure you have a sense of propriety, so I won't say more."
Then Bohan left, leaving Du Wei alone in the room.
After a long while, Du Wei sighed. Looking at the ceiling, he muttered to himself: "Bohan, oh Bohan, the two points you said are correct, but there's still the third one …. The Regent is clearly trying to cultivate this Alpai! What does Prince Son want to do? Using the suppression of the Northwest Army to give this Alpai a big contribution and then raise him up? Is it to prepare for the war in the next two years?
After a while, Philip came looking for Du Wei. Seeing Du Wei deep in thought, he asked a few questions. For his most capable aide, Du Wei didn't hide anything and told him everything. After listening, Philip slightly smiled: "Duke, this matter is very clear. I'm afraid the Regent is trying to cultivate this Alpai into a new noble. "
Du Wei nodded: "Just like how he used to support me?"
"Of course." Philip thought for a moment: "My Lord, in just three years, you became the Duke of the Empire, holding military and political power, and your wealth is comparable to a country. Of course, your own efforts and wisdom played a part, but the root cause is the Regent's support and trust in you. And now, the Northwest Army has fallen, and you … … To be honest, Duke, your strength is already very strong. Across the history of the Empire, at any time, if there's someone as strong as you, even if it's the Marshals of the Empire, I'm afraid they would immediately have their military power reduced. This way, the monarch can rest assured! But now, the Regent still has to rely on you to serve him. Since he can't reduce your power, he can only raise another person to restrain you! If you're the only new noble in the Empire, then I'm afraid you'll affect the status of the Royal Family. Raising a new noble is a way to balance things out, so it's nothing new. I'm afraid this Alpai's background isn't simple. Humph … … My Lord, don't forget, the newly formed 'Lightning God's Whip' still hasn't been appointed yet! Now it seems it's most likely this Alpai. Relying on the merits of pacifying the Northwest Army, coupled with the Regent's intention to cultivate him, when the time comes to appoint him as the Lightning God's Whip's commander, who can object? "
Pausing for a moment, Philip looked at Du Wei's calm expression and frowned: "My Lord, it seems you also understand these principles … … But why did you deliberately let General Andre and Governor Bohan write that document … …"
"I did it on purpose." Du Wei smiled: "Who in the capital doesn't know my temperament? If Alpai was so arrogant in front of me and I didn't react, then I'm afraid it would only make some scheming bastards think too much. It's only reasonable to deliberately make a scene like this. Hmm … … But this document, I'm afraid we won't be able to compete with that Alpai. "
"That's for sure. If the Regent really wants to cultivate this guy, then this military merit will definitely fall into his hands."
Philip looked into Du Wei's eyes and whispered with a smile: "My Lord, you did the right thing!" He slowly said: "Since we already guessed that this Alpai is the new noble that the Regent is about to raise, then you deliberately made a scene like this to send a signal to everyone: you and Alpai are not on good terms! Just think, if you and General Alpai are on good terms, then I'm afraid the Regent will feel uneasy! "
Blinking his eyes, Du Wei looked at Philip and then patted his shoulder: "Okay, help me write another official document. It's about the military accusing General Alpai of condoning the slaughter of prisoners of war and nearly causing chaos. Make the wording more severe. Once you're done, give me your signature and send it to the imperial capital. Since it's an act, then there's no harm in making it real. "
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The Royal City Guards stayed outside the city for a day and immediately set off. Before they left, they sent people into the city to ask Du Wei for military supplies. Du Wei waved his pen and ordered them to only give half of what they wanted. The Royal City Guards seemed to know that they were in the wrong, so they silently moved away the military supplies. General Alpai, on the other hand, didn't even come to see Du Wei from the beginning to the end. It could be said that he was extremely rude.
However, Du Wei didn't seem to be angry. Because Philip told him that this Alpai was probably a smart person. The more he acted like he wasn't on good terms with him, the more the Regent would praise him! If he behaved too respectfully and intimately with him now, the Regent would immediately change his mind and flatter someone else. Praising him was to balance his strength. If he was too close to him, then he would be stupid!
After the Royal City Guards set off, Du Wei was too lazy to care about him.
Finally, one day, Du Wei received a piece of news he had been waiting for for many days!
Rodriguez had returned!
The Silver Night Sword Saint came back alone, and his complexion wasn't too good. After returning, Rodriguez brought Du Wei a piece of news that wasn't too good …
When Rugaard's cavalry was annihilated that day, the two Paladin were responsible for intercepting and killing Rugaard on the battlefield. Although Rugaard was also very strong, but in the end, he was far from being as strong as Bai Hechou. Under the pincer attack of the two Paladin, he could only retreat and be defeated.
Rugaard was also very decisive. Seeing that his army was defeated, he didn't turn around and run back to meet up with Guardo. Instead, he made a decisive decision to abandon his defeated army and escape towards the west alone! In any case, his army was already defeated. The collapse of his cavalry had caused his entire battle plan to fail. Going back to meet up with Guardo was meaningless. Thus, Rugaard fled towards the west. Under the close pursuit of Rodriguez and Hussain, the three of them fought and ran all the way through the entire Desa Province. In the end, they even passed through Loulan City and ran directly into the Northwest Corridor!
Rugaard was also considered a powerhouse of his generation. He cultivated both Ice Dou Qi and Snowy Mountain magic. Under the pursuit of the two Paladin, he was actually able to hold on for so many days.
In the end, the three of them left the Northwest Corridor and entered the desert outside Kilimanjaro. If they continued to run forward, after crossing the desert, they would enter the Northwest Prairie. At this time, Rodriguez and Hussain finally caught up with Rugaard!
The three Saints fought a great battle in the desert. In the end, Hussain stabbed Rugaard with his sword and cut off his right thumb. Rugaard was seriously injured and went all out to slash Hussain. Hussain was stabbed in the back and this sword almost cut off Paladin's back.
Rugaard took the opportunity to escape. Hussain was seriously injured and couldn't give chase. Rodriguez could only bring Hussain back. After sending Hussain directly to Loulan City to recuperate, Rodriguez came back alone.
"Hussain's injury isn't too big of a problem, but I'm afraid he will need more time to recuperate. As for Rugaard … … this guy is really cunning and his Ice Dou Qi is very powerful. The two of us worked together to stop him. Hossein's sword had pierced through his right chest. In the end, Hossein's sword had cut off his right thumb. Even after his injuries were healed, his strength would be reduced for a short period of time. It's a pity that he ran away in the end … … "
Du Wei nodded: "Yes, I know. In fact, I should have thought of this earlier. This guy Rugaard … … Hmm, I should call him Redwater Broken. His greatest enemy in his life was White River Sorrow. Most likely, this time, he was trying to lead his troops westward into the grasslands. He wanted to rely on his 70,000 cavalry to stir up trouble in the grasslands. His ultimate goal was most likely the Great Snow Mountain. Now that he ran back to the Prairie alone, with his temperament, he definitely won't give up on revenge. I'm afraid he will hide in the dark for a while. However, the Prairie is still White River's territory. You and I both know White River's ability. With White River there, Rugaard might not be able to survive. "
Du Wei felt deep regret in his heart. After all, he let Rugaard escape. If this guy secretly seeks revenge by assassinating him, with Rugaard's ability, he's afraid he'll be in trouble. Although he's quite strong now and has many experts around him, he still has family, friends, and a fiancée. If Rugaard makes a move against them, it'll be hard to guard against … … It's a headache.
However, looking at Rodriguez's pale face, Du Wei knew he can't blame him. After all, he and Hussain did their best. Rugaard is the disciple of the former Witch King and White River's junior brother. His strength is probably above Rodriguez's teacher.
After letting Rodriguez go to rest, Du-Wei frowned and thought for a while. After thinking for a long time, he finally sighed and ordered someone to send a secret letter to Saladin in the prairie, telling him to pay more attention. Other than this, Du-Wei didn't have any other ideas.
This isn't good news, but Du Wei still cheered himself up. After all, he still has a lot of things to do.
The captured Northwest Army cavalrymen have been handed over to Longbottom for reorganization. The official document requesting for merit has already been submitted.
But Du Wei still has another important matter on his mind.
Cybuster!
Ever since Du Wei captured this beast, Du Wei used a spell to lock him up in his residence in the city.
Over the past few days, Du Wei had tried several methods, but none of them were able to awaken Cybuster's consciousness. This poor guy had already lost all of his memories and turned into a mindless beast. The only thing left was a sense of fear towards Du Wei.
But even so, Cybuster's display of strength still surprised Du Wei. Especially after killing those court mages, Cybuster seemed to have evolved. Originally, he was only proficient in Ice Dou Qi, but now he has both Light and Darkness Dou Qi!
Moreover, Du Wei is very curious about Cybuster's strange physique.
In the past few days, Du Wei had taken some time out to do some research. He even extracted a bit of Cybuster's blood for research. Using his knowledge from his past life, Du Wei created a simple microscope to study Cybuster's blood. Unfortunately, Du Wei's knowledge in this field is almost a blank, so he didn't get any results from his research.
However, one day, he suddenly had an idea. He had his men bring over two dogs and fed a few drops of Cybuster's blood to one of the dogs. In the end, the pitiful dog exploded and died in an extremely miserable manner. Du Wei then took out a simple syringe and injected a few drops of blood into the other dog.
A moment later, the dog changed. It became crazy and irritable. Its strength increased by several times and it even almost broke through the cage it was locked in! It bit through a metal rod as thick as a pinky finger and broke it in half! Its body also became extremely tough. The surrounding guards had to slash at it seven to eight times before it died.
This result made Du-Wei surprised in his heart. However, he was still confused. He secretly flipped through the notes left behind by the previous Shaman King, hoping to find some records about the "Perfect Body". Unfortunately, he couldn't find anything.
He immediately thought of the secret passage under the Governor's Mansion in Anglia City. It seems that the previous Shaman King left behind the corpses of strange creatures for experiments.
Unfortunately, he was too busy right now. He planned to take Cybuster to Anglia City once he's done here. He'll reenter the secret passage and dig up the corpses of those strange creatures to study them.
On the morning of the fourth day after the war, Du Wei signed a few documents and sent someone to report the final results to the capital. Just as he was about to breathe a sigh of relief, a voice came from outside the door. The Lister Family brat, Muse, is asking for an audience.
Muse?
When Du Wei heard this, the corner of his mouth couldn't help but twitch a little.
This guy pestered me to the frontlines, but how can I really let this guy go to the frontlines?
Over the past few days, Du-Wei has given him a leisurely task, allowing him to follow the cavalry squad he sent out to search and capture the defeated soldiers of the Northwest Army that escaped from the battlefield. This task wasn't too dangerous. Moreover, Du Wei had sent out thousands of people to search the surrounding area, extending the search radius to more than two hundred miles. Finally, he was able to send this guy far away, lest he cause trouble for himself.
Muse was wearing a Tulip Family cavalry uniform. Taking large strides into the room, he kneeled down on one knee and gave a standard military salute to Du Wei: "Your Excellency the Duke."
Sitting behind the desk, Du Wei raised his eyes to look at this kid. Although he looks tired, his eyes are full of vigor. It seems that the past few days of training have been quite enjoyable for him.
"Have you finished what I told you to do?" Du Wei lightly asked: "I told you to search for twenty days. How many days has it been and you're already back? Muse, don't forget, your current status is only a small ten-man cavalry captain. Without orders from your superior, leaving the battlefield without permission is a violation of military law. "
Muse snorted with an 'I knew you would say that' expression. Raising his head high, he shouted: "Your Excellency the Duke! I didn't leave the battlefield without permission. This time I came back in a hurry because … I had a huge harvest! "
"Oh?" Du Wei threw away the pen in his hand.
"I caught a big fish! A real big fish!! "Muse's face was full of excitement:" Your Excellency the Duke, you didn't expect this right? You can't regret the rewards you've set!! "
Du Wei frowned: "What big fish did you catch?"
Muse blinked his eyes: "The second in command of the Northwestern Army! Guhua Duo!! "
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