Age of Arcane

Chapter 462 Triumph Fortress
Triumph Keep is the northern gateway to the Tedgar Hills.It was built against the mountain, and most of the structures were inside the mountain. The barbarians built a large number of suspension bridges on the mountain wall, allowing them to condescend to attack the intruders below.In the past, when the barbarian army fought for the empire, they walked out of the Tedgar Hills from the triumphant fortress;

It can be said that the Triumph Fortress has recorded too many honors of the Barbarian Legion, and now it has fallen into the hands of the Imperial Northern Legion.

During the tacit truce between the Northern Legion and the Barbarian Legion, the Triumph Fortress became a large military camp.On the top of the mountain, the Northern Legion built a large magic tower, and the magic detection wave continuously scanned the surrounding area; in addition, the Northern Legion opened up many mountain passages on the basis of the internal tunnels of the fortress, connecting all the surrounding mountains. .

The engineering troops laid railroad tracks and built roads, and the materials brought in from the rear could be quickly unloaded and then scattered and transported to the mountain.

The train from the Imperial Capital drove into the Fortress of Triumph, and Luke and Agatha got off the carriage.

There was a small guard of honor on the platform outside to greet them, but neither Sinclair nor General Joshua was seen.Agatha is the eldest princess of the empire, Luke is the marquis of the empire, and at the same time the number two and number three of the empire, and the highest military officer who came to greet him only wore the rank of colonel.

This is contempt and humiliation. It can be felt that the entire Triumph Fortress is full of deep hostility towards the condolence group.

The colonel stepped forward to salute Agatha and Luke: "Her Royal Highness, Marquis of the Meteorite, on behalf of the Northern Legion, I welcome the visit of you two. The accommodation of the visiting group has been arranged, please come with me."

Luke scanned the mountain and walled fortress without moving.

Agatha did not follow the colonel either, she asked with the air of the eldest princess of the royal family: "Where is His Royal Highness Sinclair?"

The colonel replied: "His Royal Highness Sinclair and General Joshua are discussing urgent military affairs. Her Royal Highness Princess and the Marquis can stay in the fort first, and then they can receive the two of them after His Royal Highness Sinclair finishes his military affairs."

The colonel described the condolence group as a visiting group, and used the special term "interview" for the superior to the inferior, and the meaning he wanted to express was very obvious.

Agatha said with a bit of anger: "You tell Sinclair that the Marquis of Meteor and I came to Triumph Fortress to solve the problem. If he doesn't see us, the problem cannot be solved.

He also told General Joshua that he had already made a mistake in not preventing Fania from launching a coup d'état, and this time he should not make another mistake and harm Fania's only son.

We live on the train, and when Sinclair decides to meet us, we move into the fort. "

After speaking, Agatha turned around and walked back into the carriage.

The colonel was left at a loss.

Luke stepped forward and asked the colonel, "What's your name?"

The Colonel replied: "My name is Doyle Chester, the fourth son of the Earl of Chester of Palington Town."

"Colonel Chester. As you can see, Her Royal Highness the Princess is very angry at the negligence of the Northern Legion. Think about the exquisite military uniform you wear, as well as the food and drinks you can enjoy every day, cigarettes, coffee, and razors." ...

The treatment given by the Empire to the Northern Legion has never been reduced because of that incident. This time we brought the whole train of high-end condolences, including caviar and red wine from the Westland, which are special products of Luthen Bay.You said that this car of condolences should be unloaded or not? "

Colonel Chester didn't respond in particular, but the officers and soldiers who were with him couldn't help pursing their lips when they heard the caviar in Lucen Bay and the red wine in the Westland.

After all, this is a war zone, and no matter how good the empire's supply to the Northern Legion is, there won't be too many luxuries.Most officers and soldiers can eat enough, but food is almost out of their reach.

Colonel Chester said: "I'm sorry, Marquis Meteorite, this is not something I can decide."

Greeting the imperial consolation group is definitely a thankless task, and if there is a slight mistake, it will be unfavorable to both sides.Colonel Chester looked calm on the surface, but he was actually panicking in his heart.

From Colonel Chester's answer, Luke had a general understanding of the attitude of the Northern Army.

If the Northern Legion really wanted to embarrass the Imperial Consolation Corps, they would send a tougher figure, who must be the core officer of the Northern Legion.According to the Secret Service's intelligence, Colonel Chester is in charge of the logistics of the Northern Army Corps. He has outstanding professional capabilities but is not a core member of the Army Corps.Moreover, although he came from a big family, he was only the fourth son. The colonel was basically the end of his military career.

The Northern Legion sent such a person to greet the condolences group, even if he was pushed to take the blame, it also means that there is quite a lot of room for maneuver inside.

Now that Agatha has finished singing the red face, it's time to sing the bad face herself.

Luke smiled and said: "You can't decide, let me decide. This is the list of condolences we brought this time. The Northern Army Corps unloaded immediately, and the colonel and I supervised the inventory.

Let's hurry up and send the condolences to every soldier who fought for the empire as soon as possible. "

The accompanying Karina took out the condolence list from the briefcase, and Luke took it and handed it directly to Colonel Chester.

Colonel Chester was surprised and forgot to take the list.

The Northern Legion treated the imperial condolences in such a humiliating way, and Her Royal Highness the Princess even refused to leave the train angrily. He thought he would not receive the consolation supplies, but he did not expect the Marquis of Meteorite to let him unload them.

"Lord Marquis, are you really unloading?"

Luke smiled and said: "Of course we have to unload the goods! Can we pull them back again? The eldest princess is angry with Her Royal Highness Sinclair, and has nothing to do with you.

Don't waste time, everyone wants to taste caviar and red wine quickly.By the way, there is also a medical team and a mechanical reformer with us, so that the officers and soldiers who are injured or need to replace their limbs can go to them. All the medicines and mechanical prosthetics are sponsored by Raging Waves City. "

Luke's words brought the distance between the two sides closer in an instant. If it wasn't for the constraints of military discipline, they would have already cheered.

Colonel Chester took the list: "Thank you, Lord Marquis!"

Colonel Luke and Colonel Chester led their subordinates to supervise the unloading of the freight train. Prince MacDonald said angrily in the carriage: "The grandson of Sinclair has humiliated us so much, and the elder brother even let the Northern Army unload the cargo. If someone offends like this Me, I'll take the goods back intact and throw them all into the sea and not give them back. Agatha...you won't stop him?"

Agatha watched the lively scene outside, with a smile on her face: "He did the right thing, why should I stop him?"

"Is this... right?"

"Of course. These are soldiers of the empire. They used to resist the United of Attorney in the north, and now they have entered the Tedgar Hills to quell the rebellion of the Duke of Celtic. They shed blood for the empire, and the empire cannot treat them badly."

Prince Macdonald showed a disdainful expression: "Don't make me feel sensational. I would rather believe that Big Brother used these materials to buy the morale of the low-level officers and soldiers of the Northern Army, and let them arrest Sinclair, as well as Joshua."

Agatha said, "You can see that, and ask me?"

Prince MacDonald was shocked: "Really? Did I really guess right?"

Agatha picked up the coffee on the table and drank it: "I don't know if you guessed it right, but I don't know what Meteor wants to do. According to my previous experience...you can just wait here, Meteor will destroy the northern border. The Legion has regained its side of the Empire."

"what?!"

At this time, on a protruding platform of the mountain, Emperor Sun Sinclair and General Joshuaer stood there overlooking the military columns parked in the fortress.

The sergeants of the Northern Legion were happily unloading the cargo. The Marquis of Meteorite and Colonel Chester took the people to check the list carefully.The doctors who came with the condolence team set up a medical tent, and the outside was full of medical equipment and mechanical transformation equipment for the human body, waiting for the tent to be set up before moving in and installing it.

Sinclair, who has experienced great changes in his life, has matured a lot. He watched the train of condolences silently, not knowing what he was thinking.

General Joshua also looked at the train, and said to Sinclair after a while: "Agatha refused to get off the train, but Meteor allowed unloading. They want to buy the morale of the Northern Army. Your Highness, you have not expressed your attitude for so long. , it is easy to shake the will of the people below."

"Uncle Joshua..." Sinclair looked at the train and said calmly, "You know my ambition. I have regarded you as my role model since I was a child. I want to be a general like you and lead the army to fight for the empire. .It never occurred to me to have a civil war, especially one that might bring about the end of the Empire."

Joshua looked at Sinclair as if he were his own son, and said, "Sinclair, you are too young, your heart is full of fiery ambitions, and you still don't understand the cruelty of politics. The struggle for the throne has reached this stage, isn't it Your death is my death.

If you don't fight, these military families behind the Legion of the North have no reason to support you.When they give up on you, they will tie you up and give it to the queen without hesitation.

There is no way out for you, and there is no way out for us. "

"Is there really no other way?"

"No!" Joshua said affirmatively: "There are rumors in the court that His Majesty has passed away, and the Empress is acting as a regent under the guise of His Majesty's will. Now she is wantonly eliminating dissidents, appointing a large number of officials recommended by Meteor, and making the entire court full of people. Danger.

If His Majesty is still alive, will the Queen be allowed to do this?

If you continue to hesitate, the empire of the Augustine family will be stolen! "

"But that's just a rumor." Sinclair said: "The queen's regent is an order from His Majesty in the cabinet meeting before the imperial court. The queen supervises the country, and the eldest princess Agatha, the governor of Raging City, the Marquis of Meteor, and the royal chief knight Millscombe Knight confirmed.

Facts have also proved the correctness of this purpose. The Snow Army established by the queen has fought very well in the northern border.Many people are comparing the Snow Army and the Northern Army, thinking that the Snow Army is stronger than the Northern Army. "

Joshua said with a grim expression: "The Snow Army did a good job in the northern border, but it cannot be concluded that the Northern Army is weak. This kind of comparison is meaningless. Your Highness, the special envoy of the Duke of Celtic and the special envoy of the cabinet They are all here, when are you going to meet them?"

Sinclair did not change his mind because Joshua changed the subject: "Let them wait, let's talk about the northern army and the snow army. I heard that the snow army was formed in a hurry, and the additional officers Many of them are military cadets who have not yet graduated, and they are mainly civilian officers."

Knowing that Sinclair likes military topics, Joshua could only put the special envoy aside. He replied: "Yes. Before spring, everyone was generally not optimistic about the Northern War. Most of the students refused to serve in the Snow Army, so the supplementary officers of the Snow Army were basically of civilian origin."

Sinclair added: "Most of the officers of the Northern Legion come from big families, especially senior officers, and many of them are family heirs."

Joshuaer admitted: "Yes, many of the officers of the Northern Legion have aristocratic status. Your Highness, I know what you mean, the ranks of the Northern Legion are solidified, and the bastards of the family do not have much room for advancement, let alone civilian officers.

But our officers are all from military families, and they have been educated in military skills since they were young.And these families are loyal to Prince Fania, and now they are loyal to you, and they all hope that you can become the emperor of the empire and bring greater honor to their families. "

Sinclair nodded and said, "Yes, our officers are very good. But are they loyal to me? Or to the Empire? Or to their families?"

Joshua didn't know how to answer.

Sinclair sighed and said: "Uncle Joshua, I am very confused now. Any decision I make now may destroy me and the empire. I hope you can understand. Father has done a wrong thing, and I must not Wrong again."

Joshua recalled the words from Agatha, and immediately apologized: "I'm sorry, Your Highness Sinclair. I didn't stop His Highness Fania, which was the biggest mistake I made in my life. This decision is indeed too great for you. It's difficult. But I still insist on my opinion. Only by seizing the military power of the Northern Legion can the queen dare not harm you.

Please think it over. "

"I will think about it carefully." Sinclair nodded: "What is the purpose of the special envoy of the Duke of Celtic coming this time?"

"It's still a matter of forming an alliance. Now that the Duke of Celtic has lifted the factory restrictions, the factories in the holy mountain are being built very quickly. Leo and Art County have given him a lot of funding. I believe it won't take long. Can support two legions.

With the Barbarian Legion and the Northern Legion, and the loyal ministers of the court to support you, you can easily defeat the queen and become the emperor of the empire. "

When it comes to the situation, Joshua is very optimistic, and has no reflections on Fania's death in the coup d'état.

Sinclair was still in that ordinary state. He looked at the meteor below and said, "A lot of the supplies that entered the Tedgar Hills through the Triumphant Fortress came from Raging Waves City. Some time ago, the charity organization of Raging Waves City even sent a research team." And the census team are planning to invest in the construction of livelihood facilities in the Tedgar Hills.

Uncle Joshua, you don't know Meteor, and I've been with him for a while.

As his opponent, don't be optimistic at any time, just be afraid. "

(End of this chapter)