I really can't control myself

Three days passed quickly, and the situation in the Holy Empire of Yilan suddenly became somewhat stable.

To say it was stable was because the rebellion here was not as ferocious as imagined. Yes, neither the First Army in the north nor the Second Army in the northeast seem to be in a hurry to attack. They are indeed advancing, but at a very slow speed. Moreover, the large troops have been sitting in the city behind, showing that they are not in a hurry.

This lack of urgency is obviously strange in the performance of a group of rebels. But Linton wasn't too surprised. After all, these guys had been acting strangely from the beginning. No matter how weird they were, Linton didn't bother to care about them.

On the contrary, the progress on Linton's side was very smooth. First of all, the third legion led by Esdeath has arrived to the north of the imperial capital, but it did not go directly to the front line. Instead, it chose to station in the northern Sukal City and Milligran City, and began to strengthen the city defense, and Build a fortress on the spot and prepare for defense.

Then Gasain took over the military affairs of the Seventh Army very smoothly. According to his judgment, there should be no problem with the Seventh Army. Although Linton did not confirm it personally, he believed in Garsain's judgment, so he informed him to directly lead the Seventh Army to station near the imperial capital to defend the surrounding area.

In short, two legions from Linton's side have been transferred to defend the imperial capital. Their strength is similar to that of the opposite side. This makes the worried ministers in the imperial capital feel a little more at ease. No matter what, at least they were able to fight. At first, they were really worried that the two rebel legions would directly attack the imperial capital, and they would not have time to make defensive arrangements.

The remaining three legions, the 4th, 5th, and 6th, seem to have shown no reaction in the past three days. After receiving the order from Linton, they all stayed at their stations without making any movement. At least it seems to be quite good now, but Linton has no further instructions from his side.

The temporary crisis has been somewhat resolved, and the next question is how to deal with these rebels.

Linton naturally did not go to the guild directly in the past three days, mainly because he knew that the invitation was really a one-time thing. I can only go in once now. If something happens, I may not be able to come back for a long time.

Linton himself was obviously worried about leaving the current situation to Yalan and the others. Fortunately, the task had been completed. Linton was not so anxious now, so he might as well deal with it first.

Of course, the people from the Holy Association also came back, and it was President Toliman who came to Linton and explained to him the situation of the rebels there.

"They want to support a new emperor? Are they already loyal to the new emperor?" Linton frowned when he heard what Toliman said. Isn't this just trying to seduce the Qing emperor? Is it just to grab the throne?

"They said that the emperor they supported was the true heir to the empire and their true allegiance." Toliman said here.

"Who?" Linton asked strangely. Is there anyone with inheritance rights above Yalan? There is no such person in Linton.

The previous emperor Wigley had two sons, both of whom were dead. Yalan does have two sisters, but both the eldest sister Fulla and the second sister Jorah are now staying in the imperial city. They also gave up the throne themselves, so there is no more suitable heir.

"So who is it?" Although Linton was surprised, he was too lazy to guess and asked Toliman directly.

"I don't know..." Toliman here shook his head, "We haven't met the heir they talked about at all."

"What? Didn't you meet him?" Linton was stunned for a moment.

"They said that their new emperor is now in a very dangerous situation and is temporarily hiding in a safe place. In order to prevent similar attacks by assassins, it is inconvenient to show up now," Toliman said.

"Is this assassin referring to me?" Linton looked at Toliman strangely.

"I think that's what they meant." Toliman thought for a while and nodded.

"Ha... this heir is really timid." Linton smiled and said, "Then I don't even know who the other person is, how can you be sure that this guy is the real heir to the throne? This is not People from other countries are pretending to be here, especially to subvert our empire."

"At the moment, there are only guarantees from the two legion commanders who met with me. They both said that they could confirm the identity of the other party and that they were the legitimate heirs to the throne. So they said that this war was not a war to subvert the empire, they just wanted to Help their new emperor regain his throne..." Toliman said.

"So your Holy Association can't take action or anything?" Linton asked.

"Generally speaking, that's the case...it's just an internal problem within the royal family." Toliman said.

"Let's not talk about whether the new emperor is real or not. Why did two saints come out to trouble me when I rebelled?" Linton asked.

"Linton Sword Master, isn't it because you, a saint, interfered with the internal issues of the royal family?" Toliman said, and these two people have been killed by Linton. Logically speaking, the saint association should go to Linton. Inquiring about the situation.

"Then how do you know that the other side doesn't have any saint-level thugs?" Linton asked.

"As long as there is a Saint on the other side taking action, our Saint Association will all be on your side." Toliman said immediately.

"You are really naughty, just to show off." Linton spread his hands and said, "But forget it, because this time, I really don't plan to push them directly. You are actually afraid that I will go directly to their hometown. ?Although I have indeed done it before, it can be regarded as my mercy. Since they want to see something more cruel, I promise to grant it to them."

"Ah? Linton Sword Master, are you ready to..." Toliman asked immediately. What he was worried about now was that Linton would go up and fire a big shot to kill all the people in the two legions. He probably also knows that Linton can do it, but if he does this, their Holy Association will really not be able to continue. Do you think Linton will be held accountable?

"Don't worry, I told them to take good care of them, so I will take good care of them. Not only will I not go there myself this time, I will not even send an army. I will let them see how cruel it is to cut flesh with a dull knife." Linton said.

After sending the worried Toliman away, Linton waited for another two days. On the third day, after his two legions were in place, he also found Prime Minister Tyrard and was stationed in the imperial city. Garçon in the military camp next to it.

"Are you preparing for a defensive war?" The first person to ask was Gasein, whose surprise was already written on his face.

Yes, he was really surprised for a long time when he received Linton's new order, which asked the Third Army to build defenses. He was just stationed here. This was a defensive posture.

You said that if this happened to other people, Gasein would certainly not be surprised. Defense is definitely more stable than offense. Now the main city is naturally the most important. Judging from the general general's judgment, of course it is more important to protect the main city, so he will definitely choose a defensive plan.

But the problem is that if this order appears on Linton, it is abnormal. Linton actually gave such an order, which shocked Garsain. Is this guy someone who can conduct defensive warfare? There were only a few of them at the beginning, and Linton's rebellion was a direct assault on the palace. It was really hard to imagine that this person would talk about defense.

"Don't you find it strange? In general rebellions, the rebels are absolutely eager to get to the point, but this group of rebels is quite quiet and has been advancing at a steady pace until now. It seems that they are not in a hurry at all. . If you rebelled, would you be so calm?" Linton asked.

"Uh...I haven't thought about rebellion." Garsain said.

"Hey, this matter has already been engraved on the family tree of our Melowei family. You..."

"So, can you please stop changing the family tree randomly? I know you are familiar with this matter, okay." Gaseon shouted, "Then what do they want to do?"

"Of course they want to... force us." Linton said, "It has been more than ten days since the First Legion started the rebellion, and the opponent is still in the north. If they attack earlier, our legion will really be in trouble. They will definitely be able to assemble them immediately. It looks like they are waiting for our legion to assemble and then challenge them for a decisive battle."

"Well...then what? Are they confident of defeating us? Although the first and second legions are indeed more elite, they are not guaranteed to win, right?" Gaseon here said, "Currently we have only summoned two legions. But there are still three legions that have not been summoned, aren’t they afraid?”

"I guess there is some follow-up plan waiting for us." Linton said, "For example, when we send out the troops, give us a stick."

"You mean there are legions who have rebelled with them, but they haven't taken action yet?" Gaseon asked.

"The devil knows, and I don't want to know either." Linton spread his hands and said, "Are you sure your group of people is fine?"

"There should be no problem, but I can't say anything about Esdeath," Garsain said.

"Well... OK, in short, it doesn't matter what follow-up surprises they have prepared, because I have no intention of following the script they wrote." Linton said, "They are not in a hurry, we are competing. They are not in a hurry. Aren't they waiting for us to send troops? Let them wait."

"So, if we don't take the initiative?" Gaseon asked, "What about watching them occupy the northern cities?"

"Well, I just watched them occupy. Not only did I watch them occupy, I also gave them time to digest it." Linton said with a smile, "They want to play military games with me, so I will compete with them to govern the country, and tell them, How troublesome it is to govern a country."