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GOR Chapter 624 "Tacit Cooperation"
Inside the Royal Palace's main hall, the big shots of the capital were whispering to each other. Just now, the Prince Regent announced the latest battle report: The content is certainly exciting and inspiring.
It's just that when the report was read out, Prince Son swept his gaze over the crowd with a smile. However, all the big shots were sitting in their seats like ostriches, preferring to whisper to each other as if they were amazed by the contents of the report. However, no one dared to speak out publicly.
Prince Son smiled, he knew what these people were thinking.
"The Duke of the Tulip Family presided over a great victory on the eastern front, annihilating more than 40,000 enemies and recapturing the fallen eastern fortress in one fell swoop. This battle not only saved the empire from the humiliation and embarrassment of losing the eastern fortress, but also resolved the crisis for the southern part of the empire. In addition, such a victory is also the greatest victory we have achieved against these enemies since the beginning of the war. "
With these few words, Prince Son finally gave an evaluation of this great victory.
The people who were still pretending to whisper to each other finally breathed a sigh of relief.
Okay, the big boss has spoken. Since Prince Son said that this was a great victory … … then that should be it!
Speaking of which, if it was back in the day, such a victory and the fact that it was related to the Duke of the Tulip Family, would naturally be praised by everyone. Because at that time, everyone knew that Prince Son had great trust in Du Wei and that the Tulip Family was the pillar of the empire. At that time, everyone was naturally willing to add flowers to the brocade.
But now … … the situation is different.
The relationship between the Tulip Family and the imperial family became more and more ambiguous. It could be said to be harmonious or not, but it could also be said to be evil. In such a situation, who would dare to speak out of turn? Only the heavens know what kind of attitude Prince Son has towards the Tulip Family.
Let's talk about this great victory. The victory was indeed a victory, but no one dared to speak out of praise first. If Prince Son was unhappy with Du Wei, then it would be very inconvenient for them to publicly praise Du Wei.
Seeing that Prince Son was the first to cheer, the crowd quickly followed suit.
For a moment, the main hall was filled with cheers.
But then, these words of praise always came to an end, and the scene fell into a subtle silence …
Since they had won the battle and made great contributions, it was only logical that they would be rewarded.
But, if it was Duwei's reward, how could he confer it??
Pay? Stop joking, the Duke of the Tulip Family is recognized as the richest man in the Empire! Even the Lister Family had become a subsidiary of the Tulip Family, and the Delan Mountain Magic Beast had long since conceded defeat.
Promotion? Du Wei's current official titles included: General of the Empire, Commander-in-Chief of the Eastern Front. He held the right to command two hundred thousand regular soldiers of the Empire.
Rise even higher? How? Make him the commander-in-chief of the theater of operations? Apart from that, what was General Rostock to say about him? Moreover … … With the ghostly relationship between the Tulip Family and the Imperial Family, letting Du Wei command the Northern Theater of Operations, which encompasses more than eighty percent of the Empire's most elite troops?
Who would dare to make such a suggestion?! Courting death!
Then, promotion?
Du Wei's title is already a Duke! In theory, a Duke is already the best title a subject can get. Above that is the Prince rank. But the problem is, unless one is a direct descendant of the Imperial Family, it is impossible to be a Prince.
This is troublesome. Money can't be given, promotion can't be done, and promotion can't be done!
Then how is he going to be rewarded?
Some people couldn't help but think of a heart-palpitating phrase:
High merit overshadows the Lord, there is no reward!
None of the people here is an idiot. At the very least, they have been immersed in the big dye vat of officialdom for half their lives. Not a single one of them isn't a wily old fox. Even a young man like Camisillo has gradually evolved into a little fox under the influence of the old Prime Minister.
Everyone has witnessed the whole process of Du Wei's rise with their own eyes.
Carefully speaking, this young man, the Duke of the Tulip Family, since he emerged, the merit he brought to the Empire is really … …
Glorious!
His amazing performance on the day of the political change, if it can only be said that his personal prestige and the establishment of a close personal relationship with the Prince Regent. But after that, his contribution to the Empire is probably unmatched by any subject since the Augustine Dynasty!
First, he came up with the "spirit of sharing magic", participated in the establishment of the Empire's Magic Academy, and in one fell swoop broke the Magician's Guild's monopoly on magic. The Empire and the Magician's Guild have been secretly competing for many years. And the Magician's Guild's toughness is a headache even for the Imperial Family.
And with the establishment of the Magic Academy and the Magic Society, the spirit of sharing magic is promoted. The Magician's Guild no longer has a monopoly in the field of magic.
This allows the Empire to have a way to cultivate their own magic talents. Although in this war, the Empire's own magic talents have not shown much of a role, that is because the time is too short. From the establishment of the Magic Academy to the present, only a few years have passed. Even the first batch of students have only studied magic for a few years and have not yet reached a profound level of strength.
But it is believed that in the long run, the role of the Magic Academy will become more and more prominent.
Also, after Du Wei went to the Northwest, he successfully defeated the prairie invaders in the defense of Anglia City. With Du Wei in the Northwest, the threat of the prairie invaders to the Empire has been greatly reduced. Even now, among the Empire's upper echelons, some of them are vaguely aware that Du Wei has intervened in the prairie's situation, secretly manipulating it. In exchange for the current situation of the prairie invaders, they are unable to care about anything else.
Also … … In the war to annihilate the Northwest Army, the Tulip Family made the first contribution in that war!
Also … … The creation of the epoch-making Air Force!
Also … … In the three years of war, Du Wei donated at least 50 million gold coins from his own pocket to support the Empire's finances and military expenses!
As for the other minor contributions, they hadn't been listed yet!
Now, he has made such a huge military contribution in the Eastern front … …
Now?
To reward or not to reward, this is the question.
How to reward, this is the problem!
The silence of the crowd once again made the hall fall into a strange atmosphere.
Finally, at this time, Camisiro coughed and opened his mouth. Everyone immediately turned their eyes to the young military minister. Everyone knows that this Camisiro, in addition to being a direct descendant of the Regent, also has the old Prime Minister standing behind him.
"Your Highness." Camisiro's voice was very clear, his tone was magnanimous as he calmly said: "In my opinion, although the Duke of the Tulip Family has defeated the enemy in the Eastern front, we have not reached the point where we can really sit back and relax. According to the detailed report submitted to the military, although we have taken over the Longsong Stronghold, the destruction caused by the destruction of the Longsong Stronghold was destroyed. However, due to the previous destruction and demolition of the fortress by the enemy, the Duke of the Tulip Family had resorted to using fire to attack the fortress. As a result, although we have recaptured the Longsong Stronghold, all we got was a pile of ruins. "
Speaking up to here, he quickly added: "Of course, I have absolutely no intention of denying the Duke of the Tulip Family's contribution! It's just that as the military minister, from a purely military point of view, the most urgent matter right now is to re-perfect our Eastern defense system! Now we are faced with two choices! "
Prince Son's eyes lit up: "Go on."
"First." Camisiro raised his voice, and in the spacious hall, his confident voice floated: "Because the stronghold has become a ruin, it has no value and function as a garrison, and it can no longer play an effective defensive role. I'm afraid the Eastern troops will have to retreat to Yajin City. We must mobilize more materials and manpower as soon as possible to further strengthen and expand Yajin City! This will make it a new and stable military stronghold on the Eastern front. The advantage of this choice is that Yajin City is an existing city. As long as we strengthen and expand it, we won't need to invest too much time, money, and manpower. But the flaw is that Yajin City is geographically located at the rear. Once our army returns to Yajin City, it will be the same as giving up control of the territory north of the city. Moreover, Yajin City's defense lacks an overall effect and can only be regarded as a stronghold. In theory, the enemy can bypass Yajin City to harass or ambush our inner territory. Although this possibility is not great, the enemy we are facing is not human, but some kind of monster race. We cannot measure them with the normal human way of thinking. "
Everyone nodded in agreement after hearing this.
Especially when they thought of those barbaric races bypassing the frontline strongholds and running into the inner territory of the Empire to harass or ambush … …
In theory, as long as the enemy dares to risk losses and send out a large number of highly mobile Wolf Riders to carry out a surprise attack, it is possible for them to escape all the way to the capital!
This is definitely not an alarmist talk. If the enemy loses a few thousand Wolf Riders and escapes into the inner territory of the Empire, without any strategic objectives, only blindly burning, killing, and looting … … God knows if those barbaric races will do it or not.
And although this kind of thing may not cause real harm to the capital or the Empire, once it happens, whether it is the turmoil of the people or the dignity of the Empire, the royal family will absolutely not allow such a consequence to happen!
It is conceivable that if one day in the future, a group of Wolf Riders suddenly escapes to the outskirts of the capital, burning, killing, and looting, even if the Empire mobilizes troops to encircle and annihilate them … … Once such a thing happens, how much panic and turmoil will it cause?! If such a thing really happens, it will definitely be an extreme humiliation for the Empire!
"The second choice." Camisiro coughed and said with a bitter smile: "We must rebuild the eastern fortress that we have taken back. Because its geographical location is the best in terms of strategic defense! But the problem is that this stronghold has almost turned into ruins due to the destruction of the enemy and the fire. And according to the detailed battle report, the damage to the northern wall is especially severe. More than half of it has been torn down by the enemy! Although the fire will not shake the foundation of the building, it will not be easy to rebuild it. "
After a pause, he bitterly smiled: "Not to mention, the enemy is now on the northern bank of the river. Moreover, we have already lost control of the river! The enemy has control of the river. Once we rebuild the stronghold, it is conceivable that even if the enemy is stupid, they will not let us do this smoothly. They will harass and counterattack! Without the river, our defense will lack layers. The enemy can cross the river and directly attack the stronghold we are rebuilding … … While we are rebuilding, there are people constantly causing trouble on the side. This kind of reconstruction, as long as I think about it, I will feel my scalp tingle. "
When he finished speaking, everyone in the hall became silent. For a moment, everyone was looking at Prince Son with their heads out.
Sitting on the throne, Prince Son didn't have any other expression on his face. After a moment of silence, he softly opened his mouth: "This matter will be discussed in detail later … … .That's all for today. Camisiro will stay, the rest of you can disperse. "
In addition to Camisiro, when the other big shots left, there were still people whispering to each other.
But the finance minister, this old man didn't say a word today. After walking out of the hall, he unconsciously turned around and looked at the hall behind him. When he saw Camisiro's figure still lingering in the hall, he couldn't help but frown slightly.
Next to him, there was a colleague who had a good relationship with him. Seeing him stop, he casually smiled: "What's wrong, did you lose something?"
The Finance Minister smiled and shook his head: "I was just thinking that our Military Minister and the Regent's cooperation is getting better and better."
"What do you mean?" The colleague's eyes lit up.
The Finance Minister shook his head and left with an unfathomable smile.
Hmph … Camisiro, you deliberately threw out a difficult question like "two choices". You used such a thorny matter to attract everyone's attention, but you cleverly changed the topic!
The original topic was "How to reward the victory at the frontline", but after Camisiro finished speaking, it became "How to solve the crisis at the frontline".
Of course, it's not like some old foxes couldn't see through this little trick, but they were smart enough to keep silent. And the most important thing is that the Regent seems to be very cooperative.
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Inside Prince Son's study room, Kami Siro took out a detailed battle report from his arms. This report is much more detailed than the one Prince Son read out in the previous meeting. It includes all the details of the battle, the start of the battle, the stalemate, the final victory, and so on. The level of detail is almost as detailed as a text broadcast.
Obviously, in addition to the official channels, the Northern Theater of Operations has its own internal secret system of information transmission.
"What do you think of the new soldiers Du Wei created?" Prince Son sat back in his seat: "That Griffin Knight?"
Camisiro was speechless.
Prince Son smiled first, but it wasn't a relaxed smile. His voice carried a hint of emotion: "This Du Wei is always full of surprises! He's like a magician, pulling out one rabbit after another from his hat. God knows what else is hidden in his hat. "
"Your Highness." Camisiro cautiously reminded: "Du Wei himself is a magician."
"Mhmm, I know." Prince Son nodded and pondered for a moment. When he looked up again, his expression was solemn: "Let's not talk about the Griffin Knight for now. We have estimated that this type of soldier is expensive and rare, so it's impossible to build it on a large scale. Instead, it's his Thunder Cavalry … … This cavalry unit that Du-Wei has been hiding all this time, but the fighting power they displayed was truly astonishing. "
Ten thousand Thunder Cavalry charged head-on in the open field and beat the orcs to a pulp. This was something that no human army had ever been able to do before!
"Your Highness, are you worried … …" Camisiro carefully said the first half of the sentence.
"No, I'm just curious." The Prince Regent suddenly smiled. His smile was very calm: "Shouldn't I be curious? Du Wei's men have grasped too much power that I don't know about. As the ruler of the empire, it would be strange if I didn't show any interest. "
Looking at the calm smile on the Prince Regent's handsome face, the smile was as elegant as ever. His eyes were wise, exuding a sense of confidence that everything is under his control.
Camisiro sighed in his heart, but his face still showed a look of fear. He quickly bowed his head and said: "Your Highness, that's not what I meant. What I mean is … … We must first fully understand it! To this day, I still can't figure out how such a strange cavalry was formed. Some of the military's experts in the field of war horses have also studied it for many days, but they still couldn't figure out how such a strange giant horse was created … … "
"The court magicians also can't figure it out." Prince Son smiled: "But the only thing that can be confirmed is that unlike the Griffin Knight … … This thunder cavalry is a powerful army and can be formed in large numbers!! This is the point that attracted me. "
Camisiro gritted his teeth: "Perhaps … … We can find a way to investigate in the Northwest … …"
"No need." Prince Son immediately shook his head and rejected this suggestion. But he deliberately gave Camisiro a deep look: "Are you a bit slow in the head? You actually came up with such a suggestion. Du Wei's confidentiality measures have always been very good. Moreover, the Northwest has long become his base camp. We didn't have the slightest bit of information before, so if we deliberately investigate now, do you think we can hide it from him? What's more, wouldn't doing such a thing make him bitterly disappointed? "
Camisiro hurriedly nodded again and again: "Yes, Your Highness! I was wrong for a moment. "
Prince Son stared at this direct descendant for a while with a deep light flashing in his eyes. Then the light faded away and returned to his relaxed and calm smile: "Actually, you don't have to take this matter too seriously. I'm just curious, that's all. After all, this kind of Thunder Cavalry really amazed me … … If the Empire can form such a powerful force in large numbers … … "
He shook his head again and looked at Camisiro: "You don't have to have any doubts about Du Wei. From my understanding of Du Wei … … It's actually a good thing that he is willing to reveal such a trump card. Just imagine, if the country is facing a crisis and he still hides such a powerful force and refuses to use it … … Then if this force isn't used to deal with the orcs, then who is it used to deal with? "
The last sentence has some hidden meaning. When Camisiro heard this, he immediately broke out in a cold sweat!!
That's right! The establishment of an army is for war! If Du Wei doesn't take it out to deal with the orcs, but hides it … … Who does he want to use such a powerful army against?!
Against … … the Empire? The Royal Family?
Camisiro stopped himself from continuing to think!
"He is willing to take it out, but it is also a message to us: he has no selfish motives."
Seeing Prince Son speak so calmly, Kami Siro closed his mouth and went silent.
Afterward, Prince Son casually explained a few more things and asked Camisiro to leave behind a detailed battle report before telling him to leave.
After Kami Siro left, Prince Son leaned back in his chair and let out a deep sigh. The confidence and calmness from a moment ago has now turned into a trace of worry!
"To show that you have no selfish motives … … Of course, this is one of your intentions, Du Wei … …" Prince Son pursed his lips and muttered to himself: "But there is another intention. Is it to show off your strength to me? Is that so? "
Prince Son pinched his forehead hard.
Duwei, in the end, does he know about my illness?
Does he know? Doesn't know? Or does he know and pretend not to know?
(Today is a little less, tomorrow will be more)
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