In Yanjing in late autumn, the streets are covered with yellow leaves. As the sun sets, the spiers of the majestic buildings are projected on the sparsely populated streets. The tall sycamore trees sway silently in the autumn wind, and a deep twilight envelopes this city.

An ancient and magnificent city.

The carriage with the cross pattern of swords and shields printed on the outer wall passed through the middle of the street and drove into the alley next to Central Street. Since the incident on New Year's Day this year, the forces that believe in this pattern have become the actual rulers of Yanjing.

Pedestrians on the roadside stared at the carriage, with complex emotions in their eyes. People who were familiar with each other winked and whispered "How long will it take?"

The high-ranking dignitaries in the carriage would not pay attention to the discussions of the common people on the side of the road. After passing through the hidden cordon, the carriage stopped in front of the small door at the end of the alley. The door opened, wearing a black prosecutor's uniform but wearing a

Gopura, who was wearing a gold star logo, jumped out of the car. Two men in civilian clothes guarding the door went up and saluted him, "Sir, you are here."

"Is the Inspector General at home?" Gopra asked politely.

"I'm at home. Please let me know." The man said respectfully. He entered the small door and came out quickly. "Your Excellency, please invite me."

"Thank you, Your Excellency."

Although he is the commander and the leading figure in the Supervisory Office, it is surprising that Gopura was so polite to a small person watching the door. If you think about this simple conversation carefully, people will be surprised by this fact.

The actual controller, Di Lin, lives in seclusion in this remote and quiet alley.

Although the small courtyard is inconspicuous from the outside, it is unique inside, with rockeries, quiet ponds, lush green trees, and exquisite pavilions looming among the trees. Gopura knew that this was originally a royal villa of the Zichuan family.

After Lin's coup was successful, in order to avoid revenge from his enemies, he secretly placed his wife and children here. This was done very covertly, and only a few confidants knew about it even within the Supervisory Office.

At the entrance of the corridor, a four- or five-year-old boy suddenly rushed out and ran towards Gopura, waving a toy sword in his hand and shouting "Drive, drive, drive! I am the Black Cavalry, you are

Big demon, beat me up!" Behind the little boy, a beautiful young woman was chasing from a distance, and a soft call came, "Didi, don't run around... don't be rude to your uncle... come back soon...

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Gopra showed a kind smile, leaned down and picked up the little boy, lifting him up high. Although the child struggled desperately, Gopra's hands were as if they were made of iron. He said with a smile, "Didi

Master, you are not good again."

"Let go, let me go..." The little boy struggled hard, his big dark eyes rolled, his little mouth raised high, and he shouted, "Uncle Gopura is the worst!"

"It's true!" At this time, the beautiful young woman had rushed over and said breathlessly, "Didi, come down quickly, don't be rude to your uncle."

Gopra put the little boy down and bowed respectfully to the woman, "Hello, madam, you are in good health." The child was freed and ran into the garden and disappeared.

Lin Xiujia smiled and said, "Gopula, you haven't been to our place for a long time. You have been working too hard these days, and your face is so bad. Just stay here tonight and drink soup to replenish yourself...Didi Lao

It means that you are bad, and I am scared when I see you coming. It seems that only you can cure him! Di Lin and I are too used to him. This guy keeps poking around all day long, which makes me unable to feel at ease for a while. "

"Master Didi is talented, intelligent and full of energy..."

"Come on! Why is this little bastard so smart? He is the best at making trouble and the best at peeing his pants!" A familiar voice sounded behind Gopra. Gopra turned around and saw Di Lin yawning from the corridor.

When he came out, the collar buttons of his military uniform were open, revealing the white shirt underneath. He had obviously just woken up.

Gopra bowed and saluted, Dilin waved casually, "Gopra, you came just in time. I have something to see you for."

"Yes. I have some important matters that I want to report to you, sir."

Lin Xiujia smiled and said, "You two talk. I'm going to find Didi. This naughty little naughty guy ran away without knowing where he was in a while. Di Lin, please remember to leave Gopra for dinner later!"

The two men smiled as they watched Lin Xiujia walk by, calling Didi's nickname in the garden, "Didi, Didi."

In Zichuan Ning's announcement, Di Lin and his chief subordinate Gopura were synonymous with cruelty and blood, and were the total collection of evil in the world. But at this moment, when they looked at their wives and children, their eyes

It contains only concern and love.

Looking at Lin Xiujia, the smiles on their faces faded away, replaced by a serious look. Di Lin simply said, "Come into my study and talk."

After entering the study and sitting down, Gopra quickly entered the topic, "Sir, Imanishi has sent a report back from the front line. Please read the instructions."

Di Lin opened Imanishi's report. He read it slowly and carefully. The styles of several generals in the Supervisory Office were different. If it was Gopura's report, because he had served as Di Lin's guard captain, he was very fond of Di Lin.

He is very frank and talks about the key points straight to the point; Shabro is a reckless man and talks about what he has to say, and his report is straightforward and clear at a glance; Lu Zhen's report is full of nonsense, and the worse the task is completed, the longer his report becomes.

There were dozens of reasons to explain why the mission could not be completed, so Di Lin did not need to spend much time thinking about their reports.

Only Jin Xi is different. This subordinate is a very thoughtful person. Every word in the report has its own meaning. Di Lin never dares to take his reports lightly. Just like today's report, on the surface, Jin Xi Xiang Yanjing Headquarters

Reporting on the recent battle situation and enemy situation progress, the Far Eastern Army Headquarters has been stationed in the capital of Kege Province, and governors from all over the country have joined forces. The Bartley Provincial Army, which has fought many times with Imanishi, has officially revealed its designation. They are commanded by Shirakawa.

The vanguard of the rebel army.

"Currently, only Shirakawa's troops are fighting with our army. However, his troops are brave enough to fight and are very good at fighting. Our army has been unable to repel them, and it has become a stalemate. However, the surrounding situation is extremely unfavorable to our army, Bartley, and Wage.

, Kege, Ankara and other provinces have rebelled one after another. The main force of the Far East rebels has settled in the capital of Kege. The governors and towns in various places were confused by the Far East's propaganda and blindly hated our army. Unidentified soldiers and horses appeared everywhere and attacked our army's food teams and messengers.

Our headquarters was attacked everywhere, and the military law office of Os Province was massacred. All 300 people were killed overnight. The subordinate suspected that the incident was caused by the Governor of Os, Kovich, but the situation was delicate, and Kovich

Qi was prepared early and stayed in the provincial military camp day and night and refused to show up. Our troops were unable to question him.

"Because the rumors in the Far East are widely circulated, even though strict orders have been issued to prohibit them, except for a few strong-willed officers, most of the army officers are still deceived by them. In recent battles, the troops facing the battle have collapsed on the battlefield, and some have even surrendered to the enemy on the spot.

.Such a situation is rare since Xiaguan took charge of the army, and it is shocking beyond words..."

"It's unspeakable how shocking it is!" Di Lin closed the report and said in a deep voice.

Gopra wisely poured tea for his boss and said, "Because it is an urgent matter, the staff opened it and read it first. The only one facing Imanishi now is Shirakawa, but the main force of the Far Eastern Army will appear at any time. See what Imanishi means.

I hope the troops can be withdrawn. But he is the coach and it is not easy for him to take the initiative and say withdraw the troops."

"What does the staff think?"

"We don't have many reliable troops now, and the troops Imanishi has are very valuable. If Imanishi is wiped out by the Far Easterners at Bartley, our losses will be huge."

"Yes." Di Lin rolled up the report into a ball and tapped it gently on his hand. Imani thought he agreed. But he said, "Imani cannot retreat."

"Sir, he will be eaten by the Far Eastern Army in one bite..."

"The entire Supervisory Office is dispatched to reinforce Imani. We will have a decisive battle with the Far East Army over there."

Di Lin's voice was not loud, but it was like a thunderbolt in Gopra's ears. He exclaimed "Ah, ah", stood up unsteadily, and opened his eyes wide.

"A decisive battle with the Far Eastern Army in the field? Sir, we have no chance of winning..."

"Trapped in Yanjing, we really have no chance of winning."

"Sir, Yanjing is a fortified city in the world. Back then, you were able to defend the city and resist the attack of 600,000 demons. Today, we can also rely on this to resist the Far Easterners!"

"If there are no soldiers who must be rescued from the outside, there will be no city to defend within. When we defended Yanjing, we had deep support from the Northwest, Southwest, Lin family and even the Liufeng family. We also had the support of Zichuan Xiu from the Far East and Sterling from Oslo.

We need assistance, so we can talk about holding on; if we continue to defend Yanjing today, there will be enemies on all sides, and the fortified city will be in danger."

Di Lin smiled and said, "He is also the Demon God Emperor, but Zichuan Xiu is not Carter. Using troops to fill up the walls of Yanjing is such a stupid thing. He cannot make the same mistake."

"Well...but there are also the Lin family and the Liufeng family. As long as we can hold on in Yanjing City long enough, they might get involved, and the situation might change..."

"The Lin family and the Liufeng family may get involved, but their first target of attack will definitely be us." Di Lin sneered, "Be clear, we are now the public enemy of the world, and various soldiers and horses may fight among themselves, but then

After we are finished."

Di Lin stood up and marked the position of Yanjing on the map on the desk. "Yanjing is the key point of the world! The Far East Army is going to march west, the Heqiu Army is going east, the Northwest Frontier Army and the Liufeng Army are going south, no matter which way

When soldiers and horses want to fight for hegemony in the Central Plains, we are the first to bear the brunt.

"We are attacked on three sides, but among the troops from all sides, only the Far East Army is our unyielding life and death enemy. They are the authentic royal army that regards Zichuan Ning as the authentic army, and they must attack us. Between us and the Far East, there is

Either you die or I die, there will be no compromise, so a deadly battle between us and the Far East will be inevitable.

"The Heqiu Army and the Liufeng Army sent out troops in the name of fighting against rebellion, but in fact they were taking advantage of the situation. We left the city empty, no matter whether it was Liu Fengshuang, Lin Rui, or Minghui who won the city, as long as we lost Yanjing City

Give it to them. No matter who gets the city, they will never allow the other two families to enter the city. The three families are restrained by each other and have no spare power to follow and pursue us.

"Being trapped in Yanjing, we have to face four enemies including the Far East, Minghui, Heqiu, and Lancheng. If we take the initiative and move the decisive battle battlefield to Bartley, then we can fight the Far Eastern Army without being disturbed.

As long as we defeat the Far Eastern Army, the last remaining power of the Zichuan family's imperial power will disappear. Looking back, we can still deal with the Lin family and the Liufeng family calmly. Whether it is war or peace, we can still keep the southeast.

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Di Lin's words were conclusive, and the look on Gopura's face slowly changed from surprise to admiration. He lowered his head and thought about it, and said with admiration, "Your Excellency is far-sighted and thoughtful, far beyond what I can do for my subordinates. I am a low-ranking official and

The general staff was short-sighted and did not understand the general trend of the world, and almost missed important events."

"This is just talk on paper. How can it be so easy to talk about the general trend of the world?"

Di Lin smiled, shook his head slowly, and his tone turned serious, "Since we started the uprising, there have been constant wars and devastation, and the world has suffered a lot because of us. The war can't be dragged on any longer, no matter whether we win or lose, it's a battle.

And the decision should be regarded as us doing something good and allowing the country to retain some vitality."

Gopura was surprised. In his impression, this old chief had always been the kind of person who said, "After I die, the world will be flooded." Why did he suddenly become so compassionate? He was stunned for a moment, and then said, "Sir, what are you talking about?"

Quite true."

Because Di Lin was determined to fight against Bartley, the staff had to seize the time to make a new plan. Gopra left in a hurry. Di Lin sent him to the yard, and happened to meet Lin Xiujia and Didi, whose mother was chasing him all over the yard.

Naughty son, a voice as crisp as a silver bell echoed in the yard at dusk, "Didi, come out quickly, uncle is leaving, come out and say goodbye to uncle!" But the child was laughing and running around, letting his mother chase him.

Can't catch up.

Di Lin shook his head and smiled bitterly, "That's ridiculous. There's really nothing you can do about this little beast." The devil who was once known for his ruthless iron-bloodedness was no different from an ordinary father at this moment.

"No. It's a good thing for children to be naughty. They have more energy and can do great things in the future!"

Gopra smiled and left, watching his back disappear in the dusk. There was a hint of guilt in Dilin's eyes, but when he moved his eyes to his wife and son in the garden, the guilt in his eyes had disappeared.

, replaced by a treasure and regret as deep as the sea.

The low-level officers and soldiers only care about victory or defeat, but Di Lin must take a longer view, looking at the outcome after this battle. Hold on to Yanjing and fall into a brutal siege. The war lasts endlessly and consumes huge national power. In this way, the Supervision Office
To be continued...