Why did the lord rebel

After Grand Duke Rosario left, Xia Houyan didn't take William Hyde too seriously.

The reason behind his contemptuous attitude is also very simple:
Regardless of whether this Mr. William Hyde is the alien version of Zhou Fohai or Chen Gongbo, it is always a matter of the empire, the military, and the occupied areas in the east, but has nothing to do with Shuangfengling, which lives in the south.

The Xiahou officials took the Igor family to the north this time, in order to get some benefits for the land of broken souls, not to worry about the urgency of the allies, to carry forward the spirit of internationalism to eliminate rape and catch ghosts-as for what is William Hyde? Xia Houyan neither cared nor cared about dominating the occupied areas of the eastern border and assisting the orc invaders;

Even, from the standpoint of Shuangfengling, it might be good to let William Hyde continue to add obstacles to the empire and let the northern Central Plains maintain the current situation of separatism:
After all, if one day the imperial army really explodes and defeats the orcs and regains the occupied areas in the eastern border, who knows if Basil III and the group of unscrupulous human nobles who are idle will turn their suspicious eyes back to the not-so-obedient The land of broken souls and the Igor family.

——Although saying this is a bit suspected of being a traitor, Xia Houyan actually hopes that the Empire and the Federation will have no time to breathe in the Central Plains, and both sides will suffer.

Therefore, the most serious and serious matter of the Shuangfengling Labor Art Troupe is to throw those two "Hercules" over the head of the federal camp as soon as possible.

In the past two days, the Igor family brought the artisans from the wasteland in the north, and they have been intensively promoting the transformation project of the "Kill You 3000" ballista so that it can accurately project and locate the magic crystal.

Adhering to the principle of "If someone doesn't use it, it will become invalid after the expiration date", Xia Houyan also specially invited several senior craftsmen from the Imperial Army Department from Tumubao, and asked them to serve as technical consultants to provide guidance to the craftsmen of Shuangfengling.

The country's great enemy is now, and these master craftsmen belonging to the imperial army are of course willing to help "dear allies of Frost Maple Ridge" in order to complete the scheduled bombing plan as scheduled.

However, to the astonishment of the masters, after they were invited to the Igor family camp's "I want you to die 3000" renovation site, although they were served tea and water by many attendants and treated them like national soldiers, they did not What "savage" craftsmen from the wasteland, come to seek technical guidance on ballista transformation from them;
On the contrary, when the Frost Maple Ridge craftsmen are intensively transforming "Kill You 3000" and leave these military master craftsmen aside, there are quite a few "Shuangfengling Craftsman Apprentices" who look very young, Pidiandian ran over to ask them all miscellaneous engineering knowledge.

However, to his surprise, 2 minutes later, when he was supervising the assembly of the "Kill You 3000" by his own craftsmen, the young staff officer of the Central Army sneaked up to him and called softly:
"Master Duke Igor!"

Most of these master craftsmen who served in the imperial army were old seniors with white beards. Ling craftsmen and apprentices answer all questions and teach each other.

"Holding, I'm sorry to bother you..." The staff officer of the Central Army said with some trepidation, "It's just that I think there's something you might need to know..."

"Before I shipped them to the people of Frost Maple Ridge, I sent the people from Molten Valley to check, and the result is that everything is normal." Marquis Grant replied gloomyly, "The devil knows that on the day of the military exercise, these **** magic Something went wrong with the thing..."

"In other words, the 'Hercules' at that time was indeed navigating and flying according to the engraved magic rhythm! It was the magic rhythm engraved in advance that guided it to the orc center on the east side of the Burning Crystal Canyon The big camp, not the planned target point of the test explosion!"

"My lord Duke Igor, I am also at a loss..." The staff officer of the Central Army said with a sad face, "I came here to remind you that the person who did these deeds may still be in the imperial army on the front line. Please help me." Just be careful!"

The Marquis of Grant obviously still kept the shame of the martial arts performance in his heart. After seeing the high official Xiahou, he just snorted coldly and did not salute.On the contrary, Prime Minister Guillaume Gaunt bowed to Lord Shuangfengling with a smile.

What the hell are these military treasures doing with planes?Xia Houyan was a little confused.

In view of the confidential nature of this mission, the official statement from the people of Shuangfengling is that the mysterious objects covered by oilcloth on these four major vehicles are large-scale objects used by the "Magic Troupe of the Frozen Throne" to perform magic tricks for the leaders of the Imperial Army in the civil castle. props;

"Mr. craftsmen are mainly doing technical investigations, and my work is more inclined to the military, because the possibility of military personnel's negligence and the enemy's secret sabotage during the accident has to be ruled out." The staff of the Central Army said a little awkwardly, " But you have also seen that the day after the military exercise, the federal side resumed the war, and our staff was also busy. I received an order from above to suspend the investigation of the accident and focus on it first. Concentrate on defending against orc attacks."

"Technically no problem? That is to say..." Xia Houyan rubbed his chin and narrowed his eyes.

"Who could have done this?!" Xia Houyan was dumbfounded, "Also, not to mention the bag drop, how did that real navigation magic crystal appear in the orc camp? To the other side of the canyon?"

Xia Houyan thought for a moment and asked:

In the camp of the Shuangfengling Labor Art Troupe, the industrious craftsmen put the remodeled "Kill You 3000" ballista, two real ones and three "Hercules" together, put them on a bullock cart and covered them with tarpaulins, and secretly transported them to The direction of Tumubao.

After escorting the car to the central square of the Tumu Fort that had already been blocked in advance, the people who greeted the Shuangfengling group were the Commander of the Eastern Army Graham Rosario, the Commander of the Central Army Ryan Grant, and the Prime Minister of the Empire Guillaume Gunter. The leader of the empire, along with his entourage of bodyguards and technicians.

"First of all, I checked the inspection report of the three 'Hercules' craftsmen in Molten Valley before the test firing ceremony, and then I talked with the craftsmen at that time - my conclusion is the same as that of the craftsmen : There is no problem with the navigation magic circuit inside the three 'Hercules', so the navigation error should not be caused by a technical defect." As soon as he talked about his own investigation results, the staff of the Central Army spoke faster and faster because of his excitement. faster.

"No! No!" The staff officer of the Central Army was sweating profusely, and hurriedly waved his hands, "...just, Lord Igor, among all the big figures of the empire here, only you are completely unsuspecting! After all, your people Organizations that have not participated in military exercises at all, and it is even more impossible to have access to magic navigation crystals—that’s why I came here to tell you about this..."

Although the staff of Shuangfengling were worried during the entire transportation, but fortunately, during the war, there were countless transportation vehicles coming and going on the front line of the Burning Crystal Canyon, and there were indeed no boring people along the way. to look at.

Xia Houyan keenly noticed that while Marquis Grant was speaking, a young staff officer behind the Marquis had a troubled expression on his face, as if he wanted to stand up and say something, but he remained silent in the end.

In the early morning of this day, the federal army on the opposite side of the canyon launched another round of retaliatory air strikes, and the empire's "Lancaster Air Force Wing" had to scramble to fight from the civil fort;
Therefore, this morning, all the imperial people on the front line of Burning Crystal Canyon smelled a pungent smell of griffin feces in the air.

Behind the lord, the craftsmen of Frost Maple Ridge have already moved the modified version of the "Kill You 3000" ballista from the bullock cart, and are assembling it on the spot while making final adjustments.On the other side, three "Hercules" missiles were also installed in the center of the square, quietly exuding the breath of death.

"Are you doubting your immediate superior, Mr. Staff?" Xia Houyan smiled playfully.

"Totally different?" Xia Houyan shuddered.

Although everything is proceeding in an orderly manner, the hearts of the imperial people present are still heavy:
Because once these three "Hercules" are launched, a humanitarian disaster will occur on the other side of the Burning Crystal Canyon. The cruelty and bloodiness of the war will undoubtedly be more obvious at this time.

"Master Duke Igor, the thing is like this - I am the second-class staff officer sent by the Imperial Army to the Central Army. After the military exercise three days ago, I was ordered by Lord Marquis Grant to form an investigation team , to investigate the cause of the 'Hercules' test-firing accident at that time." The staff officer of the Central Army said carefully.

The master craftsman who devoted himself to supporting the younger generation did not notice when he was busy with the younger generation asking for advice. In fact, only a small part of the questions asked by the group of Shuangfengling craftsman apprentices was the basic theory of engineering. Instead, most of them were about the mainland countries. The details, performance and defects of the equipment in active service—among them, the range and power of the Imperial Army’s standard equipment seem to especially arouse the curiosity of these craftsmen and apprentices...

"Have you talked to Commander Grant about these things?"

"Oh? Your military staff is also investigating the 'Hercules' missile that went off the rails?" Xia Houyan asked with great interest, "I thought only craftsmen in Molten Valley were doing this... ..."

Amidst the tinkling sounds of the craftsmen in Shuangfengling, and the Q&A sounds of the craftsmen's apprentices asking the master for advice, two days passed in a flash, and the day when the "Hercules" was scheduled to launch again had arrived.

"My lord Duke Igor, this is the crux of the problem!" The staff of the Central Army trembled a little, "Yesterday I made a special trip to ride a horse to the original target site of the test explosion—the site that should have been destroyed by 'Vigor' There is indeed a crystal engraved with a magic rhythm engraved on the hill that was flattened by the gods! However, when I brought that crystal back to the camp and compared it with the samples of the magic rhythm left by the craftsmen of Molten Valley I found that the magic rhythm engraved on the crystal at the test explosion point is completely different from the magic crystal used as the navigation object of 'Hercules'!"

"But it's okay to say!" Xia Houyan waved his hands loudly.

"So what's your conclusion?" Xia Houyan folded his arms, "Was the reverse navigation 'Hercules' intentional or careless?"

"Just look at it." Xia Houyan saluted with a cigar in his mouth.

It is strange to say that although the Duke of Shuangfengling is only in his early 20s on the surface, in recent days, the attitude of the soldiers, farmers, businessmen, and officials in the empire has become more respectful and fearful towards him—maybe Well, those red novels that Dong Bingku vigorously concocted and praised the lord's great achievements have really played a role in the propaganda of the Central Plains of the Empire.

"Yes! Lord Duke Igor, there is only one possible explanation for this phenomenon - that is, long before the Molten Valley artisans set off to bury the navigation crystals at the three test explosion sites, one of them was It has been dropped by someone! The real navigation crystal was not buried in a test explosion site as planned, but somehow appeared in the orc central camp! The 'Hercules' with 'navigation error', In fact, it is aiming at the magic crystal it should be aiming at accurately!"

"Is there something wrong?" Xia Houyan raised his eyebrows and asked calmly.

"I wanted to report to him before, but Commander Grant has been busy dealing with the orc attack these days. As soon as he heard that I was still investigating the accident, he let me go. I didn't even have a chance to speak..." The staff officer of the Central Army pitifully Authentic, "and..."

"But isn't the navigation magic crystal engraved with the magic rhythm already buried at the target point of the test explosion?" Xia Houyan frowned.

From the corner of his eye, he noticed that the Marquis of Lane Grant was talking with the Grand Duke Rosario and Prime Minister Gunter a little far away, and did not pay attention to the situation here.

"But I guess, you didn't follow the order to suspend the investigation?" Xia Houyan pursed his lips, "Otherwise, you probably wouldn't come to see me now..."

"Have the technicians in Molten Valley checked the remaining three Hercules?" Grand Duke Rosario looked a little tired, but he still asked cautiously, "Don't make navigation mistakes like last time. The problem……"

"It's really not a good day to choose to launch today. There have been griffin feathers floating in the sky this morning." Prime Minister Gunter laughed humorously, "But in another hour, they will be floating around. It's the ashes of the green-skinned bastards across the canyon!"

The staff officer of the Central Army swallowed, looked around, and after confirming that there was no one around, he lowered his voice and said:
"...And, I think, Commander Grant may also be the one who changed the crystal! After all, in this military exercise, our Central Army intervened in all the specific arrangements, including the test firing ceremony. Commander Grant and other officers, If you think about it, you actually have ample opportunity to commit crimes..."

"Prince Igor, you are as wise as it is written in the storybook!" The staff officer of the Central Army was a little excited and forced his voice down, "You are right. Although I received the order to suspend the investigation, I still I feel that this test firing accident that led to the resumption of war between the two countries is really full of doubts! So for the past two days, I have been using my free time to continue researching..."

Xia Houyan snorted a little unhappily: Indeed, until the start of the military exercise, he didn't know what the "Hercules Test Shooting Ceremony" was all about, and he was completely kept in the dark by that bastard Grant.

"All in all, there must be ghosts in the imperial army, so you must be careful!" The staff officer of the Central Army looked at the military leaders in the distance in fear, and said goodbye to leave, but was stopped by Xia Houyan.

"Mr. Staff, I like your sense of responsibility to try your best to complete the investigation." Xia Houyan smiled and threw an olive branch, "If you don't want to work in the Imperial Army and the Central Army someday, welcome to the Land of Broken Soul to serve Yi Ge If you want to work in the Er family, you can go directly to the Vincent Palace in Fenghuangtai, Shuangfengling, and find me for a job."

The young staff officer blushed all of a sudden, flattered and bowed to the official Xiahou, and walked away.

There is an inner ghost in the imperial army... Xia Houyan watched the young staff officer go all the way, thinking about the reminder the other party gave him, secretly cursed a mother, Xipi, and said in his heart that I walked from south to north in the empire, from Yanxi City From the imperial capital to the Burning Crystal Canyon, why the hell are ghosts haunting everywhere?
This idiot empire should just hang up its braids and be finished!