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No one can accurately say what life is.
It is a play, a grand journey, an arduous long journey, fireworks that bloom only for the most brilliant moment, or footprints in the wind and snow that only stay in this world for a moment before being covered and erased.
Flat, no traces.
But no matter what it is, fortunately, you have existed. And, in this journey of life, you can meet many people who are traveling with you.
Your parents, your wife, your children.
And your friends.
Without them, no matter how smooth and broad the road you take is just a lonely journey. But with them, no matter how dangerous and difficult the road under your feet is, you will be full of courage. Because you know that as long as you raise your head
, they are around, laughing and laughing.
However, on the road of life, it is difficult to find a few close friends, and it is even harder to find close friends who are as close as brothers and can trust each other.
And tonight, Roy has eleven.
The wine glasses collided together again and again under the bright light, and the wine rippled and was thrown into the air with loud laughter.
The laughter passed through the window and went far, far away.
On the castle wall in the night, the figures of several guards were vaguely visible in the light of the windows. Listening to the hearty laughter, they all had smiles on their faces and their chests were high.
This is the night after the victory.
Everyone is happy and proud of it.
I don't know how long it took before the living room became quiet. Most of the people were already drunk and went back to their rooms to rest. Only five people, Roy, Adolf, Fano, Kahn and Abraham were left in the room.
Sit on the sofa and have a drink.
"Huh..." Adolf stretched his legs and stretched out without any image. His eyes were looking at the ceiling in a daze, "It's really like a dream."
"More than twenty prayer hours ago, I stood on the battlefield. Around me, one knight after another rode towards the devil. One after another fell down. At that time, I could never have imagined that I would still be able to sit down now.
Let’s drink here and celebrate our victory.”
Thinking of the tragic battle and the soldiers who died in the battle, the smile on his face and the light in his eyes gradually faded: "We won, but Lulian was also disabled."
Everyone was silent for a while.
Yes, calm down now, everyone has to face the fact that Lulian is disabled.
Since the end of the war with the Fei Lie Empire, Adolf spent several months to accumulate more than one-third of the army in this battle. What's more serious is that one-third of this loss.
A large number of them are elites at the level of long knights.
And these losses cannot be made up for in the short term.
This also means that Lulian, who will send troops north to fight against the demons next, will be in a very weak position among the imperial coalition forces.
And being weak often means being bullied.
Not counting the Principality of Farrington, there are thousands of nobles and lords in the four major provinces and five major duchies of the empire. Their relationships are intricate and indistinguishable. Although everyone faces a common enemy, this
It doesn't mean that they can work together as one.
They will compete for control in the coalition; they will dictate tactical arrangements based on their own interests and positions; they will stand still out of selfishness, fear or hatred; they will also be involved in logistics, intelligence, etc., which may seem subtle but can affect the whole body.
The place is holding back.
In fact, the approach of Stevenson and others in Demon War is a microcosm of this phenomenon.
Therefore, in the imperial coalition, the strength in hand represents the right to speak, resources, power, and the support of more low-level nobles.
Although there is no guarantee that everyone will obey you, it can at least be guaranteed that your opponents will be wary before they are sure to destroy you.
In the Saint Solan Empire, Lulian's military strength was originally ranked last. It has always been called the wasteland of knights. This time it was hit hard again, and the situation will naturally be more difficult.
Everyone can now fully imagine how the Lulian Army, which has few soldiers and few generals, will be squeezed out and even oppressed when the imperial coalition is formed in the future.
This is almost inevitable.
Just like the weakest wolf in the pack or the old, weak, sick and disabled in the migrating wildebeest herd, they can only be ranked last when eating, but are the first to be abandoned when in danger. The weak eat the strong, and the strong are respected.
It is the law of this world.
Of course, Edward would not sit idly by. The southern nobles, who had just received the favor of the devil's war, would also show goodwill and support to Adolf, but in the end, one has to be strong in order to forge iron.
Facing Donald, facing enemies both overt and covert, and facing various situations that may arise in future wars, what Lulian needs most is his own strength.
In the silence, Kahn said: "Your Highness, there are quite a few knights coming to Lulian every day. If we hurry up and recruit them, we should still have time."
Kahn's words brought a wry smile to both Adolf and Fano's faces.
Kahn, the old knight, was Adolf's boy boy who grew up with him since childhood. Although he is now Adolf's captain of the bodyguard, with a high position and respect, he actually does not interfere with the military. His scope of authority is limited to
For the safety of Adolf and his family.
Therefore, he did not understand what this battle meant to Lulian.
In this battle, Adolf invested a total of 10,000 just knights. But in fact, this was not a force that the Principality of Lullian could possess.
Adolf's army, plus the subordinate private armies of lords and nobles, can gather less than 3,000 just knights. This means that the other more than 7,000 just knights all come from mercenary groups and business groups.
Major forces such as the Zaibatsu and the Freedom Riders.
To put it bluntly, these people were fished out of the big pond of Lulian. And the pond of Lulian drew a large amount of resources from the south of the empire and even from as far away as the imperial capital.
But in the battle, the backbone force of the Just Knights suffered the most severe losses, with a total of nearly 6,000 casualties.
That’s the size of the long knights of ten large knights!
Kahn thought that Lulian still had many people he could recruit, but he didn't know that for this battle, Adolf had already exhausted his efforts!
Fano smiled bitterly and explained for Kahn.
After listening to Fano's words, Kahn frowned and said: "Despite this, there are quite a few knights who have returned alive. They are still in Munich and have not had time to leave. Why don't we recruit them?"
"Do you think we, Lulian, are the only ones recruiting them?" Fano shook his head and said, "To be honest, now that the demons are invading, there are not many mercenaries or freedom knights who want to join the army. However,
It's not a question of joining the army, it's a question of which army to join."
He took a sip of wine and sighed: "As long as you are a normal person, you will choose a stronger lord. In the future, in the coalition army, it will be safer, the logistics will be better, and there will be more opportunities to make contributions. We were not bad at first, but this
After the First World War, not to mention military strength, even financial resources may be..."
Fano did not continue.
After this battle, the pensions of tens of thousands of soldiers alone were an astronomical loss. Even if Adolf owned the entire province of Lullian, it would not be easy to digest.
Kahn opened his mouth and stayed for a long time before regretting: "So, we can only watch these people being recruited by others?"
"Recruitment still needs to be done, but we don't have to count too much on how many people can apply." Fano said with a wry smile, "As far as I know, within half a hour of our return to the city today, there were quite a few members of the family.
People are coming to our door. Saxony, Sinasili, Pulu, and the four major families..."
Hearing this, Roy's heart suddenly moved.
He looked up and saw Adolf frowning and drinking wine.
"Your Highness," Roy thought for a while and said, "I want to make a deal with you. I wonder if you are willing?"
"Deal? What deal?" Adolf was stunned, then his face darkened, and he said displeasedly, "What are you talking about? You can ask for anything, but am I going to refuse? What kind of deal do you need!"
"It's different," Roy felt a little embarrassed, scratched his head and said, "I know, given Lulian's current situation, my request is a little inappropriate. But..."
He didn't know how to explain it for a moment.
However, this aroused everyone's interest. Kahn smiled and said: "Boy, if you have anything to say, just say it directly. You are a descendant of our Lulian, and you have made so many great contributions in the past two years. We have not treated you like
When we are an outsider, we are not afraid of His Highness being angry when we negotiate any deal."
"Yes," Fano joked, "His Highness wants to marry Miss Sophia to you. If you agree, the entire Lulian will be yours."
Everyone laughed.
Adolf nodded and said: "Yes, how about it? Boy, you don't think my Sophia is not worthy of you, do you?"
Roy's ears turned red. In this kind of conversation, if a young boy faced a few cheerful old guys, he could only die of being teased.
He hurriedly changed the subject, and with a sudden thought, he simply said: "I can create an order of Heavenly Transformation Knights for Lulian!"
The laughter stopped suddenly, and the smiles on the faces of everyone who were still grinning from ear to ear froze in an instant, and then quickly turned into astonishment.
With a crash, Adolf, Fano and Kahn all stood up suddenly.
"What did you say?"
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