Why did the lord rebel

Chapter 470 Dangerous Game
When Xia Houyan brought Sean Mountbatten to the frontline headquarters of the Imperial Army in Shan Cha Gang, he found the atmosphere a bit dignified.

The temporary wooden huts were crowded with staff members in military uniforms, as well as officers wearing iron helmets and breastplates.However, although the room was full of people, everyone hung a picture as if their father had just died, and then found out that the dead father was not their own father, and the real father actually hiccupped as early as 20 years ago General bad face.

If it weren't for knowing that Grand Duke Grimoire Rosario was busy inspecting the front line of the siege and didn't show up at the headquarters, Xia Houyan would almost have thought that something happened to the commander of the Eastern Army—otherwise it wouldn't be enough to explain , Why is there a funeral-like sense of desolation in this room.

"Fuck!" Xia Houyan stood at the entrance of the command department, yelling at the imperial officers who turned around all over the room, "Why are you giving me such a hard look? How can you fight a good war with such a bullshit attitude? !"

Logically speaking, the Duke of Shuangfengling, who is the "President of Southern Military Affairs", absolutely has no right to interfere in the affairs of the Central Army and the Eastern Army.

However, everyone knows that this young wasteland lord not only holds great power, but also has a narrow mind and is extremely difficult to provoke.

Immediately, an officer of the Eastern Army left the crowd and greeted Xia Houyan with a smile:

"Master Igor, by the Holy Spirit, what are you talking about..."

Xia Houyan narrowed his eyes and looked at this officer, and vaguely remembered that his name seemed to be Kenny Clever, who was a senior officer under Grand Duke Graham Rosario and a close confidant, and even had a relationship with Pavol One of Eldridge's eponymous "Four Walls of Roses".

When he was in Eternal Sun City before, Kenny Clever represented Grand Duke Rosario and dealt with Frost Maple Ridge, so he was an old acquaintance.

When Grand Duke Rosario was away, Clever must have been the person in charge with the highest status here.

Xia Houyan waved his hand to signal the staff in the room:

"Commander Clever, look, all of you are frowning, don't you look like soldiers? What happened?"

"Master Igor, I'm really sorry, but please understand everyone's feelings..." Kenny Clever smiled wryly, trying to smooth things over, "The war is not going well, the army has stayed on the front line of Shanchagang for so long, and we How can you be happy..."

"Speaking of war, that's why I brought the Shuangfengling 'Wagner' special force here..." Xia Houyan didn't bother to continue to help Grand Duke Rosario to rectify the military discipline, rubbing his chin and asked, "As far as I know , Your regular army has been besieging Shanchagang for half a month, right? Why didn’t you launch an attack for so long? Is this mountain town so difficult to fight?”

Kenny Clever didn't answer the Duke of Frost Maple Ridge's question immediately, but his smile became even more bitter.

It was Sean Mountbatten behind Xia Houyan who looked at the expressions of the imperial officers in the headquarters with great interest.

It was already the end of May in the 96th year of the Imperial Calendar, and the air in the eastern region was getting more and more humid, and there was a hint of sultriness.

A few days ago, the imperial family issued an edict formally pardoning Vincent Igor for the crime of treason.Although this pardon was vague and reluctant, it was the first time that a noble who had committed the crime of treason was rehabilitated and reversed in the name of the emperor.

For a while, the ruling and opposition parties were shocked, and the public was in an uproar.

And the Frost Maple Ridge Army Art Troupe stationed in Elm Castle—oh no, it has now been reorganized into the "Wagner" special force—the Frost Maple Ridge troops also abided by the agreement after the edict was issued, and led the army to the direction of Thorn City. Give your Imperial allies a helping hand.

However, not long after they set off, they discovered that the main force of the imperial army was still staying in the Shan Chagang area halfway, maintaining a strange posture of besieging and not attacking the town in the occupied area controlled by William Hyde. It has been more than half a month.

Xia Houyan couldn't understand what was so difficult about a small mountain tea hillock, which forcibly blocked the advance of the imperial army:

You know, if Shanchagang is liberated earlier, the imperial army will be able to reach Thorn City one step earlier, making preparations for gnawing down the hard bones of this bloody front - if you waste time around Shanchagang for nothing, it is tantamount to giving the federal orcs Give us a valuable opportunity to prepare for battle.

Therefore, Xia Houyan had to come to the headquarters of the Grand Duke Rosario in person to see what was going on here—the imperial army stayed on the outskirts of Shan Chagang for a long time, but did not launch an attack for a long time. Was it part of Grand Duke Sario's plan, or did something unexpected go wrong?

Under Jahouyan's gaze, Kenny Clever sighed heavily, and beckoned for two chairs to be brought over.

It appears to be a complicated story.Xia Houyan raised his eyebrows, and sat down with Sean Mountbatten.

Kenny Clever did not sit down, but leaned his butt on the map table, reached out and picked up a sketch portrait from the table, and handed it to Xia Houyan:
"You know this man, don't you? William Hyde."

Xia Houyan glanced at the sketch paper.The thin man with gloomy eyes drawn on the paper looked faintly familiar—it seemed to be the human who stood behind Omar Setting Sun when he rode a dragon to visit the orc camp in Burning Crystal Canyon.

"He is William Hyde? That human traitor?" Xia Houyan stared at the sketch paper for a few seconds before returning it to Commander Clever.

"The governor of the occupied area appointed by the Glorious Federation is also the owner of this Shanchagang town." Clever took the portrait and pointed to the direction of Shanchagang outside the window, "Now, he has gathered a group of human puppet troops who have defected to the Federation , are trapped in the town of Shanchagang.”

"Then why didn't you launch an attack?" Xia Houyan was a little confused, "I took a look when I came over, you have a lot of troops gathered here, right? Shanchagang is just an ordinary town built on a small hill That’s all! There are only the most crude temporary defenses around it, and the soldiers under William Hyde must not be strong in combat... Grand Commander Clever, you don’t want to tell me that you have so many regular troops from the Empire, you can’t take down the little One of the mountain tea hills, right?"

Kenny Clever looked as if he had just eaten a stinky shoe with slop in it.

"Master Igor, we originally planned to take down Shancha Hill and continue to march towards Thorn City..." Clever said with a sad face, "but... something unexpected happened."

"What unexpected situation?"

"Here... look at this." Clever picked up a red sheet from the table and handed it to Xia Houyan.

At first, Xia Houyan thought it was some special magic item;

But when he received it in his hand, he immediately realized through his touch that it turned out to be an ordinary piece of letter paper.It's just that the usual letter papers are all white, but this one showed a dark and ominous dark reddish brown——

Blood?Xia Houyan was stunned for a moment, and adjusted the angle of the letter paper in his hand under the light of the lighting crystal.

There is a circular hole in the middle of the letter paper, which seems to have been pierced by some kind of sharp weapon.On the dark red background of the letter paper, one can see the handwriting written in golden ink—only this special ink can still clearly reveal the contents of the letter even after the letter paper is dyed red.

"This letter was sent by William Hyde from Camellia Hills." Clever said succinctly, "He pinned it on the body of a noble lady from the empire, and that poor lady is dead."

What a fun way to send letters.Xia Houyan shrugged and began to read the contents of William Hyde's letter——

Dear His Excellency Grand Duke Grimm Rosario:

The last time I saw you was when I had just taken over as the mayor of Shanchagang and went to Rose City to report to you.At that time, you must have not noticed me, an inconspicuous little man, among a group of mayors waiting in line to report.Ah, how cruel the Holy Spirit is, when we talk again, everything is gone!
Yes, now I have to send this letter to you as your enemy, from Shan Tra Gang, which is being besieged by you.In order to let you not miss it in your busy schedule, and to convey my sincerity, I have chosen a particularly eye-catching delivery method, hoping to attract your attention.

I understand that you may be very contemptuous and contemptuous of me, the former imperial citizen who betrayed the motherland, in your heart.Yes, we have been emphasizing since ancient times that "loyalty is as precious as gold", but war is so cruel, chaotic and distorted: war forces you to remove the noble, elegant and upright disguise of "Blood Flower", Let you take innocent towns and cities of the empire as sacrifices to stop the orc soldiers, and make you an executioner who murders the common people of the empire!

Likewise, the war opened my eyes to truths I hadn't seen before.It made me realize that your country will betray you, your lord will betray you, every friend around you will betray you - and the only person you can trust is yourself.

The ridiculous thing is that now even the federal orcs I have taken refuge in have betrayed me!I have dedicated so much toil and sweat for them, but they have resolutely left me and my brothers here, in front of you imperial people...

Fortunately, I have always believed in myself.

I am grateful that a year ago, when the orcs had just appointed me governor of the occupied territories, I immediately embarked on a covert operation that even Adolf the Black-Eyed Warlord was unaware of.

I captured all the imperial nobles I could find throughout the occupied Eastlands, and imprisoned them in this underground prison in Camellia Hill—they are still here today.Among them, some are the father's children, some are the husband's wife, and some are the son's parents, but all in all, all of them are imperial nobles with noble blood, and they are all members of a certain prominent family.In the early days of the war, those Eastern nobles who were lucky enough to flee to the Central Plains of the Empire might lament that their families were lost in the chaos and never heard from them—but I want to tell you that these Eastern nobles who were considered missing did not die , but in the underground of Shanchagang, accepting my warm and hospitable hospitality.

The Miss "Messenger" who helped me deliver this letter to you is one of them—Your Excellency Collins Cavendish may be deeply impressed by this beautiful lady.

Dear Grand Duke Rosario, I understand that with the strength of your army, it is easy to capture this Camellia Hill; catch me and hang me, a despicable traitor of the empire, on the square of flowers in the imperial capital , and it's just as easy for you.

Therefore, I have to use my carefully collected chips to propose a deal to you:
Starting today, as long as there is an imperial soldier who dares to step into Shancha Hill, I will, with full apologies, kill these imperial nobles who are imprisoned by me, and there will be no one left.If a feathered arrow or a cannon ball dared to fly over Camellia Hills, my dear Lord Collins Cavendish would not be the only sad person tonight.

But on the other hand, as long as the Emperor of the Empire issues a public decree, promising to pardon me and my subordinates for their crimes, to let us go, and to allow us to stay away from the disputes in the Central Plains of the mainland and spend the rest of our lives in the far southern trade area, then I am willing Return these honorable gentlemen and ladies to the Empire.

You have time enough to consider my proposal, and may the wailing of these noble friends in the dungeons beneath my feet do not disturb your conscience.

your faithful servant
Sincerely, William Hyde
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Xia Houyan smacked his lips and put down the letter paper:
"William Hyde really captured all the imperial nobles in the occupied area?"

"Unfortunately, according to the current information, it is indeed the case." Clever said bitterly, "All the information shows that the nobles of the eastern border who failed to escape from the occupied area at that time were all rounded up by William Hyde and imprisoned in Shancha on duty."

"So that's the reason why you didn't launch an attack on Shanchagang?" Xia Houyan laughed angrily, "Because you are afraid that William Hyde will tear up the votes of the imperial nobles you kidnapped? Are you afraid?"

"Master Igor, you have to understand..." Clever scratched his head, "Don't look at the nobles captured by William Hyde, they are just a small group in the occupied area of ​​the Eastern Territory, but all the families in the empire There are extensive and far-reaching in-law relationships! Behind every imperial noble, there is a large political force! Once these Eastern nobles were imprisoned in Shan Chagang, they were punished by William Hyde for our reckless actions. The massacre will undoubtedly usher in an uproar in the political arena of the empire!"

"Imperial politics is none of my business!" Lord Shuangfengling's swearing was not at all unexpected by Clever.

"You can ignore political issues, but we can't ignore them..." Clever spread his hands and said, "You also know that there are many bastards in the imperial capital who want to pull Lord Rosario from his horse." Egg, if you mishandle this matter and get caught by them, the entire plan to conquer Thorn City may be ruined..."

"So you plan to stay here and stare at William Hyde in Shan Chagang?" Xia Houyan said angrily, "Or you plan to agree to his condition and pardon William Hyde's numerous crimes in exchange for those things?" The safety of the nobles in the border?"

"Master Rosario has been thinking of ways these days..." Clever sighed, "Master Rosario said that William Hyde, a traitorous bastard who killed thousands of knives, did many evils and deserved to be shown to the public. Let him leave here swaggeringly, we will be written into the history textbooks and be spat on by future generations! But, we must also ensure the personal safety of the eastern nobles in Shanchagang..."

Xia Houyan was almost laughed out of anger: After all, the imperial army is so embarrassed that they can't move here?

No wonder the atmosphere here is as oppressive as a dead mother!
"However, Master Igor, since you are here, things may turn around..." Clever tentatively asked.

"Me?" Xia Houyan looked at Clever inexplicably, "What does this have to do with me?"

"Your 'Wagner' special forces arrived at the front here, didn't it happen last night... that night, William Hyde sent us a second letter..." Clever picked up another letter from the map table A piece of letter paper was handed to Xia Houyan.

The same color is deep red, and the same has round holes.

Anyone who wants to know with his ass, this is sent by inserting on the body of some unlucky noble girl.

Xia Houyan picked up the letter paper and glanced at the light.

Compared with the lengthy speech of the previous letter, the content of this letter is very simple, with only one line of scribbled words:

Please, Duke Eliot Igor, come to Shan Cha Gang to talk to me.After the interview with Lord Igor, I am willing to release the imprisoned imperial nobles.William Hyde.

(End of this chapter)