Chapter 587 [Doing it or not? 】

Nine hundred and sixty-six years of the empire.

Although the New Year has passed, winter has not passed yet and spring has not arrived.

However, in the imperial palace, orders were issued one by one to the military headquarters, and then through the military headquarters, these orders were distributed to various places. The meaning of this was quite thought-provoking.

Because the empire is in a state of war, the military has issued an order to enhance the combat effectiveness of the local garrison and reserve forces and to always prepare for frontline operations. This year's national "spring drill" will be held earlier than in previous years.

Especially in the north-central region of the mainland, to be precise, with the imperial capital as the center and radiating to several surrounding provinces, the local garrison and reserves were mobilized early.

The ice on the canal has not completely melted, and the cold wind is still biting. After receiving the red military order from the imperial military headquarters, which symbolizes the highest authority, the local garrison forces in various places immediately mobilized nervously.

Because the empire is in a state of war, after careful operations in the past three years, military affairs in various places have been reorganized, and food and grass supplies are in place. Although this year's spring drills are much earlier than in previous years, the most is

The soldiers and officers were just complaining, but the supplies and food supplies were quickly received thanks to the overtime work of the military department.

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Nulin Province, as an area adjacent to the territory of the Tulip family, has been managed by the former Governor Bohan for many years. It can be regarded as the richest place in the northwest. Of course, this situation was broken after Duke Tulip came to the northwest.

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However, Governor Bohan was a rare talent in the empire. Although he later resigned, he left a very rich family fortune to his successors.

Governor Bohan was not a direct descendant of Prince Chen, and it was normal for him to be transferred after he wiped out the local separatism of the Northwest Army. Later, after Du Wei assumed the special position of "Minister of Military and Political Affairs of the Northwest", Nulin Province was once in two years

There was no governor-general in the province, which made this province almost within Du Wei's sphere of influence.

However, after the Northwest Independent Division moved north and was officially reorganized into the Imperial Air Force, Du Wei's special position of "Northwestern Military and Political Minister" was also eliminated by the regent, and the Nulin Province was finally re-assigned to the central jurisdiction.

The successor governor was, in a sense, an old acquaintance of Duwei.

Marquis de Seine.

This Lord Marquis is a nobleman from a southern family, and he is considered a member of the royal family. However, something happened two years ago: at that auction, a young master from the Senna family was married to a saint.

His Highness was so bewitched that he actually dared to bid for and compete for...

That incident almost caused the Marquis of Seine to lose the favor of the royal family. Later, this old fox in politics reportedly ran into the palace himself to plead guilty. At the time, he even broke the legs of his idiot son and deprived him of everything.

He inherited the right and rushed back to his hometown in the south.

Later, when the empire was reorganizing its armaments in the first two years, the Marquis of Seine even shed a lot of blood and donated money, which was how he regained the trust of the Prince Regent.

Therefore, when choosing the candidate for the governor of Nulin Province, the regent chose him. On the one hand, Nulin Province is far in the northwest, while the family of the Marquis of Seine is in the south. This is also the place where the empire has historically appointed local governors.

Consistent policy: Whenever a governor is appointed, his jurisdiction must be far away from his family's sphere of influence, so as not to cause the local governor to have too much power.

Secondly... Although the Marquis of Seine has regained the trust of the royal family, after all, because of the incident at the auction, Du Wei more or less killed his son with his own hands. The Marquis of Seine even paid lip service to his father's thoughts.

Not to mention, he naturally didn't dare to hate the royal family, but in his heart he had no good impression of Du Wei!

Having such a candidate from the "non-Duwei" camp guarding Nulin Province can somewhat suppress the power of the Tulip family in the northwest. This is also a normal imperial balancing technique.

In late January, after receiving the red military order from the military, the then Governor of Nulin Province, the Marquis de Seine, immediately followed the instructions and mobilized two local garrison divisions stationed in Nulin Province, and began a routine

spring drills.

In previous years, due to the special pattern of the northwest, after the Northwest Army was wiped out and when Du Wei was still the military minister in charge of the northwest, the spring drills of Nulin Province and Desa Province were jointly held.

Now, the family is officially separated. Governor Senna has received a special "order" in addition to the official military orders.

This order was a personal order from the regent sent directly from the commander of the Royal Guards in the palace.

This order is not considered a "secret order" because the regent did not say that it should be kept secret. However, at the same time, it violates the convention and is an additional order in addition to the military order. The meaning of this order is worth pondering.

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Moreover, the content of this order is aimed at...

In late January, two local garrison divisions that had just assembled in the southeast of Nulin Province for drills suddenly received an order from the Governor of Nuhang Province, and then immediately changed their marching route and turned around to head west.

After six days of long-distance training and marching, the troops divided into two groups and arrived at the border area where Nulin and Desa provinces meet.

Subsequently, through some subtle operations, the two infantry regiments quickly crossed the border and entered the territory of the Tulip family. After the infantry had crossed the border for 60 miles, a "notice" was officially delivered.

The Tulip family is in the hands of the garrison commander of a military fortress on the eastern border.

The content of this notice is very simple: the Nulin provincial garrison is conducting long-distance spring drills and requests to cross the border for long-distance marching exercises, and hopes that the Tulip family will cooperate.

This kind of "cross-border exercise" was not uncommon in the empire in the past. Because the annual spring drills usually mobilized the garrison from various places to perform, and the local troops were mobilized. It would inevitably leave oneself.

station, and ran into other people's jurisdiction.

In the nearly a thousand years since the empire was founded, there have been countless nobles, large and small. There are scattered private estates of nobles, large and small, all over the continent. They are scattered across the continent like patches of psoriasis. Any one can gather for exercises.

When marching long distances, it is inevitable that they will end up in the territory of a noble, big or small.

In the past, this kind of thing was normal, but in order to show respect for the lord, they would usually send an official document in advance to say hello to the other party. After all, since it was a military performance, it was naturally done well in advance.

Marching plan. Know in advance where you are going to march and where you will pass.

Before running to someone else's home, saying hello in advance is considered a sign of respect for the host and is also the proper etiquette.

But this time, the troops had already marched directly into the family's territory, and the notice was only passed on. This approach cannot be explained by "unintentional".

The two infantry battalions entered the territory of the Tulip family and crossed the border for sixty miles, and were immediately stopped.

The young general of the Tulip family, Gaida, known as the "Little Two Hundred and Five", personally led a thousand cavalry and blocked the way of the Nulin Province garrison.

The Nulin garrison tried to send someone to talk to him at first, and took out the notice to explain the matter. It turned out that little Gaida was indeed a stupid young man trained by Longbottom. The Nulin garrison sent three officers over.

He sent all the notices back without mercy, and his reply was just one sentence: Leave immediately!

The Nulin garrison was stunned.

What kind of thing is this? The original order for this exercise was a bit strange, and they rushed to the territory of the Tulip family. They were not happy, and it was not surprising. Although they had orders from the Imperial Military Department... but they were the family's private army.

The Imperial Military Department can control the official army, but it cannot control the private army of the nobles.

Try to be accommodating, the little guy on the opposite side has made it clear and won't give way.

Moreover, look at the thousand cavalry led by Al Qaeda. Each one is a high-quality war horse that came from the grassland. Each cavalry is wearing the most expensive full-body armor. The cost of this set of armor is probably higher than that of the most elite in the empire.

The cavalry of the Storm Legion are much taller!

The weapons prepared are not comparable to those of the local garrison. I am afraid they are not even comparable to the Royal Guards.

The whole continent knows that the Tulip Duke is very rich. But money should not be wasted like this!

Each of these cavalrymen is equipped with high-quality full-body knight armor. Note that this is not the standard army cavalry armor, but the kind of full-body armor that only "knights" wear!

Not to mention the humans, even the horses were armed to the teeth with a layer of light armor, just like throwing gold coins into the water.

However, such thick armor can only be made by the best war horses produced in the grasslands. Otherwise, ordinary war horses would not be able to carry a person with armor.

In terms of weapons, the imperial cavalry's weapons are nothing more than charging spears, but the weapons of these Tulip family cavalry are maces, and each of them is also equipped with a mechanical short crossbow.

The cost is even more expensive. In the past, only the ace troops of the Royal Guards who specialized in guarding the imperial capital would prepare such weapons.

In the Tulip family, it seems that these are just ordinary uniforms. Even the weapons worn by officers above the cavalry commander are magically blessed. This is simply a luxury.

What's even more depressing is...the opponent actually has other troops fighting together!

A thousand cavalrymen in Al Qaeda blocked the way, and within a moment, the "air force" of the Tulip family appeared in the sky.

The hot air balloons and the airships were clearly painted with tulip totems. Dozens of airships floated over the heads of the Nulin garrison. From the looks of it, if they don't retreat, I'm afraid the Northwest Army cavalry will be fully compensated for their losses.

The painful "bomb" is about to fall on yourself.

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After hesitating for less than a meal, a report came from the front. The two infantry regiments that ran into the territory of the Tulip family were disarmed by the Tulip family's army!

Gaida was really brave. He led a thousand cavalry and dared to attack two infantry regiments and 6,000 local garrison troops.

One thousand cavalry rushed directly in front of the Nulin garrison, and rushed into the opponent's formation without saying a word. This style of attacking directly without even saying hello immediately put the two forward infantry regiments in trouble...

...Let’s fight? But they are the private army of the Tulip family. Who dares to put the power of the Tulip Duke there?

Although he had a military order in his hand, after all, the head was on his own neck. Watching Gaida charge over with his cavalry with murderous intent was definitely not a joke.

Therefore, the officers of the two infantry regiments, with a tacit understanding, immediately ordered their formations to separate quickly, get out of the way of the opponent's charge, and then raised the flag to retreat...

After all, Gaida was not really two hundred and five. Although he was a fierce general, he also knew that at times like this, it was okay to scare the opponent, but not to fight him. He led a thousand cavalry and rushed in front of the opponent like a whirlwind. He almost brushed against him.

The nose of the two infantry regiments of Nulin's garrison formed, and then suddenly gave an order, and a thousand cavalry were running at high speed, and they were able to calmly and suddenly make a big turn, an almost ninety-degree turn.

Thousands of cavalrymen passed calmly in front of the two infantry regiments, and even the dust kicked up by the horses' hooves made the soldiers of Nulin's garrison choke and cough.

Later, Gaida divided his troops into two groups, and one group of people calmly circled behind the opponent's buttocks. One thousand cavalry actually "surrounded" the two infantry regiments in such a grand manner!

"Surrender and surrender, we will send you out of the country!"

Al Qaeda did not give the opponent a second option.

The cavalry of the Tulip family are strong and well-equipped with weapons. Their blades are pointed at the Nulin garrison in the middle. There are also airships from the Tulip family hovering in the sky...

The two officers of the Pioneer Regiment thought for a while and thought about their fate... After all, they are all from the northwest. Although the military order has not been completed, at most they will be reprimanded and scolded, or at most given a military stick. But

If you fall out here, it will be better to fight than to fight, but let's talk about it another way.
To be continued...