As the saying goes, victory or defeat is commonplace in the military. For this sentence, Roja, who has fought countless times in this life, can be said to have a deep understanding, but it has to be said that even victory and defeat are distinguished.

Individual victory or defeat in battle may be related to future health and life, while the price of victory or defeat in war is the life of the soldiers and the benefits that were robbed. The current state of St. Meister is indeed a bit undefeated.

In the tragedy of Tuck Fortress, the loss of hundreds of thousands of regular troops was too great, even if it was as strong as the religious state, it was unbearable. This civil war can be said to be a desperate gamble. If it can smoothly defeat Eric’s family, then The religious nation can take this Nirvana to rebirth, but if there are heavy casualties, the country's turmoil may be unavoidable.

So when Roja got the news that Edgar City’s second siege was defeated, his heart was immediately tensed. Siege warfare, which is the most prone to heavy casualties for the offensive in all modes of war, if it is a miserable defeat. , Then it is very likely to seriously affect the future of the war, and even turn the outcome of this civil war to defeat.

The black-haired boy didn't care about hiding it when he thought of it. While frowning, he directly tore the report open with his hands. After scanning it quickly, Luo Ya's hanging heart finally relaxed a little.

Although there is no specific casualty figure, according to the description in the battle report, this second attack still seems to be a tentative attack, and it has not reached the point where the main force is fighting for life and death, and therefore it has little effect on morale.

To be honest, after seeing the content of the battle report, Roja was a bit strange. As the saying goes, knowing the son Mo Ruo father, in fact, the reverse is also true. Roja and Kadia deduced dozens of battles from childhood. There is still some understanding of the way of using troops.

Normally speaking, the total offense after the first tentative attack should not be delayed for too long. After all, the tentative attack is to collect information. The second time is far less significant than the first one. , There is really no need to operate multiple times, nor does it meet the character of Kadia and the needs of the country.

Quickly end the war and eliminate internal troubles and build up forces. This is the purpose of this war and the only way to rejuvenate the country. The current religious state seems to be peaceful, but in fact, countless people are watching the situation. The second war cannot show enough muscles in a quick fight, so the nobles everywhere will definitely think that the royal family is in decline and give birth to the mind of supporting the soldiers and self-respect.

In this environment, what is the purpose of repeated probing?

"My lord, has something happened to the frontline?"

"...No, it's nothing, you guys have a look too."

Perhaps Roja’s thinking expression was too serious. Cynthia and others couldn’t help but come to inquire about the details after considering it for a long time. In order to stabilize the military, Roja handed the battle report to Cynthia and other generals to circulate, but for the frontline tactics. , Cynthia and others did not discuss any useful results.

The lack of information made Roya helpless, but fortunately, this situation did not last long. That night, the battle report from the front line came again. Some of the content immediately attracted Roya’s attention and made him understand his own old man. Dad's thoughts.

According to this report, during the second offensive of the Allied Forces of the Church, the movement of the army of the Austin Empire was almost immediately followed. The army of the Nishizawa family even crossed the national border and entered the Erik’s territory. , And later found out that this was a fake action before retreating again.

Seeing such news, Roja understood Cartier’s thoughts very well. The second offense was indeed a tentative offensive, but it was not the Eric’s family that was tempted, but the Austin Empire army that was ready to move. Facts have proved that just as Cartier thought, the Austin Empire was clearly plotting wrongdoing.

For the reaction of the empire, Roja was quite puzzled at the beginning. After all, in the view of a young man, it is urgent to end the civil war and let the main force of the religious nation advance eastward, and it is also the only choice to ensure the safety of the human world, but he is thinking about empathy. After reviewing the history again, Roja seemed vaguely understood the reason why the Austin Empire did so.

In the final analysis, it is a question of the right to speak.

The operation of the Austin Empire may seem confusing, but if you look at history as a mirror, you will find that frictions of this kind existed in the last alien war, and the purpose is the same, that is, to rob the leader of the jihad against aliens. status.

In addition to a few large countries, Xia nowadays has many small countries. They have different regions and cultures, and may even have enmities between each other. The reason why we can join forces for several alien wars over the past millennium The platform of the Holy See, in the name of the original goddess Shia, the Holy See will unite the entire race to tide over the difficulties every time there is a turmoil.

There is no doubt that the Holy See has played a decisive role in the continuation of the human race, but it must be mentioned that in this process, the power of the Holy See and the Holy See will naturally expand, and the number of believers will also increase sharply. In fact, after every alien war, the religion will have a golden period of decades, and the national power and influence will increase significantly.

As an old opponent for thousands of years, this situation is obviously not what the Austin Empire would like to see. In fact, in today's Shia, Bronia, the country of scholars, is responsible for cultivating talents. Everyone who pays money does not have the interest and ability to be a leader. The country of knights is introverted and powerful, but maverick, and does not participate in power struggles at all.

That is to say, only the religious state is blocked in front of the Austin Empire, and now, this country is still in an unprecedented weakness, which is a good opportunity to replace it.

As long as it can seize the opportunity to replace the status of the religious state in the jihad, the Austin Empire will have an unprecedented opportunity to lead the entire race with the banner of the ancient Austin empire’s human orthodoxy in this jihad led by itself. , To replace the faith-led system of the Holy See.

Once it succeeds, let alone the country’s strength, the Austin Empire, which has the largest territory and population, may even start with this, and once again establish a unified human empire like the ancient Austin empire thousands of years ago. This should also be the emperor of the Aqiman clan. Long-cherished wish.

As for the risk of aliens, in the face of such huge interests, it seems that it cannot be ignored temporarily. After all, the past several alien invasions have been survived by humans. In the eyes of many people, this time is no exception. Of course, there is another It may be that the Austin Empire used some means to make sure that aliens will never be detained during this time.

"Now, things are in trouble."

In the camp at night, the black-haired boy could not help but let out a long sigh as he looked at the various news received on his hands. Now that the Austin Empire is just about to move, Kadiya may not be able to use his fists, and most importantly, if Luo Ya didn't guess wrong, Holy See John might have had to come back.

Although Edgar City is strong, it is only a matter of time before it can be broken if the power of active level 1 helps. The original battle plan should be the Holy See John's dispatch at this time, but now the army led by the Duke of Nishizawa is working. Interfering in this war on the grounds of "have blood relationship and alliance treaty with Eric's family", then Saint John will never show his face, because this is a trap.

Saint John represents the Church and the Holy See. As long as he does not come forward, then this is at best a war between nobles. If Saint John comes forward, the situation will immediately be upgraded to a national level, and the Austin Empire is ready to go. I'm afraid it will be dispatched immediately.

"Either the Holy See has come forward to trigger an all-out war, thereby grabbing profits at the negotiating table, or delaying time makes Edgar City unable to attack for a long time, leaving the church country completely without the possibility of rejuvenation... Yangmou."

Looking at the map in the camp, the black-haired boy sighed like this, while behind him, Rodney and others looked at each other, not knowing what to do.

Yangmou is different from a conspiracy that can be broken with a single jab. Even if everything is figured out, it is in vain, because Yangmou has no easy solution from the beginning, and that's why there is no need to cover it up.

There is only one solution to the problem presented by the Austin Empire today, that is, the Allied Cultivation Army led by the Acate family has resisted the pressure of the Nishizawa family while conquering the heavily guarded city of Edgar, and it is still before the spring.

For this kind of task, even Roja, who has confidence in his father and the army, finds it too difficult, but as if there is really a **** blessing, the current situation of the church is not completely incomprehensible, because unintentionally, He personally shot a light for this dark future, and that was Brian's death.

Brian, the owner of the Eric family, died in a different place, which caused the difficulty of the fall of Edgar City in one breath. This should be unexpected in the Austin Empire. As long as the war starts normally, the coalition under the command of Cardia should be able to win. Yes, then the problem is only with the Nishizawa family.

"Sure enough, intelligence is still needed."

Looking at the Austin Empire on the side of the map, the Duke of Nishizawa, who occupies a huge territory, the black-haired boy muttered to himself like this, full of coldness in his golden eyes.

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Austin Empire, the imperial capital Xi'o.

In the retro-decorated room, the black-haired girl looks at the snowy scenery outside the window, her amethyst pupils seem to be frozen in silence, and behind her, a brown-haired maid is bowing her head. Softly reported the information collected today.

The maid chief Audrey, this is Lilian's most trusted capable officer, and the personal maid that the girl has accompanied since childhood. During Lilian's absence in the empire, she has been a confidant to help her deal with various affairs and run the forces that support the emperor.

The personal maids of the upper-level nobles are not a position that everyone can do. They are often held by the female relatives of the lower-level nobles. This is the tradition of the empire, and the personal maids of the royal family members must be carefully selected. Lilian has a different talent. The gifted emperor, her personal maid Audrey came from the earl's family, so although she is a maid, she is not low in status and she is quite talented.

However, before Lilian went to school, she was inseparable for most of the time, and she was calm and decisive in her work. She looked at the girl’s back but her eyes revealed a little worry, and she was also quite puzzled. , The reason is also very simple, that is, today's report has been reported for more than ten minutes, but Lilian did not give any orders.

As a personal maid, Audrey is almost familiar with everything about Lilian, and she has a deep understanding of the girl’s far beyond ordinary wisdom. Normally, let alone waiting, Lilian’s handling of various affairs is not even faster than Audrey. Lilian can keep up, even if she encounters a problem that needs detailed consideration, Lilian will not take more than five minutes to decide.

For five minutes, whether it is to make a decision directly or temporarily put aside to continue collecting information, Lilian will tell Audrey clearly, but today ten minutes have passed, the girl is still quiet, and the most strange thing is the intuition of the shrewd and powerful maid. Really felt that Her Royal Highness didn't seem to be thinking about her words.

In fact, this kind of thing has happened several times since the girl came back last winter. The most common manifestation is that Lilian stood by the window and looked outside, thinking and reminiscing about something.

Since the girl’s expression has basically not changed, it is difficult for outsiders to see what Lilian is thinking, and Audrey dare not bother easily, but this time, the maid inexplicably sees a bit of missing from the girl’s figure. What does it feel like.

and many more! A girl of this age, thinking of others or something, is your Highness!

No, it's impossible.

After a brief period of doubt, Audrey hurriedly deleted the disrespectful thoughts from her mind. For the time being, Lilian’s feelings were aside. Audrey didn’t believe that there was anyone in the world who was worthy of her Royal Highness. .

"His Royal Highness, do you have any instructions?"

"!"

After waiting for another five minutes, Audrey, who was really helpless, finally couldn't help but ask questions. When she heard the maid’s question, the black-haired girl showed a look that had just returned to her senses. Her purple pupils contracted slightly, her eyesight. Also turned back indoors.

"Sorry, Audrey, just thinking about something else, can you say it again?"

"Of course, then, let's start with Duke Nishizawa..."

The maid who worked hard did not hesitate. After receiving the order, she reported everything again. Lilian, who had listened to the report, also responded to them one by one. At the same time, she couldn't help but think back to the day of the founding of the nation. The game of Emperor Lucas.

On the day of the founding of the People’s Republic of China, during the emperor Lucas’s solo summons, Lilian tried his best to conceal her close relationship with Roja. Although faced with various problems, the girl’s response was quite appropriate, but Lucas did not seem to have taken it lightly. Putting aside the doubts, instead of planning to let Lilian go to the East, completely cut off the possibility of two people meeting.

According to His Majesty the Emperor, this is a response to Roja's fame. After winning the Challenger Cup championship, it is impossible for Lilian to have no contact with each other in the academy. In order to avoid embarrassment for the girl, she simply stayed away.

Regarding Lucas’s statement, Lilian was naturally unable to question, and from an attitude point of view, His Majesty the Emperor did not intend to solicit her opinions. As for the reason for the prohibition of access to this order, there is also no intention to explain this. As a result, Lilian obviously couldn't accept it anyway.

Going to the far east to guard against aliens is almost exile for those who have always been at the core of the empire. However, in the context of jihad, Lilian doesn’t care, but she can’t meet her favorite people anymore. , Only this is something Lilian can't stand anyway.

"...My father, I have only one year of study and life at St. Freya College. Can the matter of going to the East allow me to complete the task outside of school? That's it. Stay away from that person, and you can reap the fruits of the past three years."

"..."

Under tremendous pressure, Lilian said something like this, Lucas was silent for a long time before agreeing, and then ended the summoning.

After this incident, various news came one after another, but I don't know if the last paragraph made Lucas aware of something. Among the many news, none of the news was beneficial to Lilian, but they were suppressed in disguise.

The Duke of Nishizawa is currently in a military dispute with the church’s attack on Eric’s coalition forces. This incident is obviously a military action authorized by the top of the empire to expand the situation so that the Austin Empire has the opportunity to intervene, thereby attacking the church. The power of the country prepares for the seizure of the leadership of the jihad afterwards.

To seize the position of the leader of mankind and re-establish the banner of human orthodoxy of the Austin Empire. If it succeeds, the Austin Empire will hopefully reproduce the glory of a thousand years ago. If it succeeds, this is the first step to plan and lead after the situation expands. Members of the royal family who go to war between the imperial army and the religious nation will receive unprecedented honors.

However, the candidate waiting to go to war was temporarily designated as the first prince Lucis Aqiman.

One is the prince who is about to embark on the glorious road to revival, and the other is the prince who was transferred to the remote frontier at this critical moment. Lucas’s different arrangements for the two children immediately attracted everyone’s attention, but in fact Since this decision was made, some of the nobles who had tended to Lilian have also begun to leave.

The situation seems to be unfavorable to the girl like never before. This is also the reason why Audrey has worked so hard in recent days. However, what makes the maid lady strange is that her Royal Highness doesn't seem to care about it, and doesn't even counterattack.

"His Royal Highness, do we really do nothing? We still have the advantage now. As long as we unite with the second prince, we may not be able to let your Majesty change his decision.

The brown-haired lady maid said so with a slight eagerness on her face. The first prince plus this kind of epoch-making honor, this combination is too dangerous. Compared with the second prince Aubrey, they are stronger, but let Audrey was surprised that the emperor who heard her words shook her head faintly.

"No, we don't have to do anything."

The black-haired emperor said so, she stretched out her hand to stroke the file on the desk, and touched the familiar surname with her finger, gently rubbing it like a gentle caress. After a long time, Lilian spoke calmly:

"Because of the result of this plan, there is only one way to fail."