The Face Changing Warrior

[New work of sad ecstasy] The battle of the gods of gamblers, the battle of tycoons, and the manipulation of gamblers' lives are all in "The Legend of the Gods of Gamblers"...

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Chapter One Hundred and Six

All the noble local officials in the main hall were shocked, seeing Camus kick over the wine bottle in a frenzy. It was just because of Camus' identity that he didn't dare to speak, he just looked at the expressions of Governor Schill and Lord Duke.

The Governor-General of Schilling Province looked ugly, but after all, he was the commander-in-chief of the Southern Army's hundreds of thousands of troops. Even though he was a Governor, how dare he be angry with him? The muscles on a face were trembling, and he couldn't help but glance at Roddy.

Roddy was excited, but his face was still calm. He couldn't help but remember the information about Camus that he had inquired about from Zieg and Nicole.

Camus, commander of the Imperial Southern Legion. At the age of fifty-three, at the age of eighteen, he was awarded the title of first-class warrior. After graduation, the civilian students of the Imperial Academy entered the army.

Served as deputy commander of the First Cavalry Regiment of the Northwest Army and later promoted to commander. When the former Duke of Tulip served as the commander of the Northwest Army, he was promoted to the deputy commander of the Northwest Army.

After being transferred to the Central Cavalry Corps, he continued to serve as the deputy to the Duke of Tulip and the deputy commander of Thor's Whip.

In twenty years, he was a man of civilian origin and became one of the best generals in the empire. Later, he was given the title of baron by the emperor, and was promoted to earl three years later.

In the hundreds of years since the founding of the empire, from a commoner to an earl, to the founding fathers of the country, there were fewer than ten in a few hundred years.

Camus is resolute and courageous. But the only drawback is that he is too extreme and has aloof personality. After serving as a close assistant to the Duke of Tulip for 20 years, he finally broke with the previous Duke because of something unknown. Originally, Camus could be said to be the second military commander in the empire besides the Duke of Tulip. However, because he didn't know why he opposed the previous Duke Yujin, Earl Camus himself proposed to leave "Thunder Whip" and finally went south and was transferred to the commander of the Southern Army. After the last Duke Tulip died of illness, he has not returned to the imperial capital once in five years.

The feud between the Captain Camus and the Duke of Tulip was almost an open secret among the imperial nobles. This time the emperor didn't send it somewhere, but instead sent Roddy to Camus, there might be reasons to make it difficult for Roddy.

A few years ago, the southern mountain tribes rebelled and all three provinces in the southeast were shaken. Because Shirhang Province is closest to the mountains, the local residents are mixed. For hundreds of years, many people have mountain descent, while many residents are simply mountain people. That rebellion almost swept the entire province of Shir. Relying on his superman's military talents, Camus cleverly used various means of division and separation to defeat the mountain rebellious tribes one by one, and finally drove the mountain barbarians back into the mountains.

But he is not a bloodthirsty person. After smashing the rebel forces militarily, they are good at taking advantage of the hatred and discord between mountain tribes and tribes to divide governance. The technique of balance was fully demonstrated in his hands. Otherwise, in the three provinces of the southeast, especially in the province of Sil. Mountain blood occupies 30% of the local residents. In such an environment where the ethnic hatred between the empires and the mountain people was so fierce, the overall situation in the southeast was stabilized because of the presence of Camus.

In the past few years, because the Great Moon Kingdom, an alien race of grass carp in the northwest, broke away from the empire to establish a nation, all tribes in the mountains have been greatly shaken. The existence of Miu made those mountain tribes dare not move!

It can be said that Roddy admired the Camus army commander in his heart. After all, he is not the real Duke of Tulips, and he has no idea about the grievances between the Tulip family and Camus. Just as a young soldier in the empire, there is a kind of respect in the heart of this heroic predecessor.

Taking a deep breath, Roddy said in a calm voice as much as possible: "Master Camus, please sit down. I just arrived in Purple Leaf City today, and I was thinking about meeting you at Southeast Daying, you have already come."

Camus just nodded, gave Roddy a faint look, and said coldly: "Master Duke, I'm not here to drink. I just have important things to discuss with the Governor. I don't think you need to drink this wine anymore. Everyone is scattered. Got it!"

The last sentence was turned to the nobles in the main hall.

"Important things?" Roddy frowned.

Camus looked at Roddy calmly, then looked at the Governor, and said coldly: "Please order from the Governor! The whole city of Ziyecheng will be on guard today! The province of Shir is on guard, and the defenders are in a state of war readiness. The Southern Army will also cooperate with the local defenders...I received the latest news, and those mountain people seem to have a new trend."

"What?" The governor stood up, hesitated: "No...no...their tribe elders came to see me the day before...I..."

Camus had a sneer on his face, and there was a bit of mockery in his smile: "I also gave you some beauties from the mountain tribe, didn't you?"

"Nonsense! How can it happen!" The Governor blushed, and immediately said solemnly: "Since Lord Camus has something important! So let's end today's banquet... Lord Duke, what do you think?"

Roddy stood up and said loudly: "I am entrusted by your Majesty. Since there are important military affairs, I can't slack off! That's it for today!"

Both the governor and the duke spoke, and the distinguished guests in the main hall immediately stood up to leave. Some of the careful thoughts were shocked by what they said just now, just afraid that something big happened this time. Others are also ready to flee the Southeast, thinking in their hearts how to preserve their wealth...

The women who accompany the drink withdrew one after another, and soon there were only Roddy, Camus, and the three local governors of the Southeastern Province left in the main hall.

Camus had a serious expression, his expression grim. Slowly said: "The three governors, the situation in front of me is probably a bit complicated. At present, I have received news that the nineteen tribes of the mountain have held a tribal meeting in the Flame Tribe in the Jiuqu Mountain ten days ago, and the nineteen tribes have jointly elected. The Wuya of the Flame Ministry is the chief!"

"Chief!" Governor Schill immediately changed color and exclaimed: "Are they crazy! Empire decree, no tribe can set up a chief! Are they united in this way, do they want to rebel!" So did the governors of the other two provinces. His complexion changed drastically.

Camus glanced at the silent Roddy and slowly said: "Rebellion? Didn't they do it once ten years ago? That's nothing! It's just that they violated the imperial decree and formed a private alliance this time. , To set up a chief... Humph, it seems that Wuya is a bit ambitious."

Governor Schill gritted his teeth and said: "Asshole! The imperial decree, no tribe can have a chief, all mountain tribes must respect the emperor as a common chief, they dare to do this, are they not afraid to beheaded! I...I want to immediately Send someone to report to the imperial capital!"

Camus looked at him with a little disdain, but said indifferently: "The thing has happened, but the message has not changed in the mountains. I have been behind the news for ten days. The most important thing now is to immediately restrain the subordinates. , Get ready. If I'm not wrong, they will set up the banner in less than a month! The southern part is complicated, and there are many mountain tribes among the defenders. The most important thing now is to stabilize the army! Please! The two governors immediately rushed back to the jurisdiction! I will immediately dispatch people from the Southern Army to assist."

After a pause, Camus talked and slowly said: "Now things are like dry chai fire, a little spark will cause a violent flame! There are now 30,000 defenders in Ziye City, including 10,000 mountain local infantry regiments, governor. Your lord, please immediately send someone to step up surveillance and order the closure of the military camp. They are not allowed to contact the outside world!"

Governor Schill's face was trembling with fat, "Could it be...do these guys dare to rebel openly? I...I immediately mobilized the defenders and took them all down!"

Idiot! Camus cursed in his heart: Take it? They are an infantry regiment of 10,000 people, well equipped. How to get it? Relying on your garrison army in a place where the 20,000 military discipline is depleted, I am afraid that the two face-to-face will be defeated by those fierce mountain troops!

With a thoughtful expression on Roddy’s face, he slowly said, "My lord Governor, I don’t think I can do it rashly now! After the mountain tribes unite, the first thing they must do is to contact the armies of the mountain tribes in the southeast! Those armies are under The empire, but after all, is a foreign race, if someone instigates it, it will inevitably cause some trouble! Now we suddenly act first, I am afraid that some people will be forced to rebel even if they are not opposed!"

Governor Schell immediately laughed and said, "Yes! What the Lord Duke said, what does Lord Duke mean?"

Roddy frowned secretly, and said: "Just follow Master Camus's will, first order the barracks to be confined! Do not enter and leave at will! Do not contact the outside world! Then...then slowly mobilize the army to show deterrence!" Camus glanced at him and said with a serious face: "Master Camus, how many troops can you draw out of your southeast camp now?"

Camus glanced at Roddy with a complicated expression, and he pondered for a while, and said, "At most fifty thousand! No more! The Southeast Camp must keep enough troops. Once the various tribes in the mountains unite and rebel openly, the southeast camp is located At the forefront, we must immediately put down the rebellion!"

Roddy nodded and said: "I heard that there are two mountain infantry regiments in Shirhang Province, one is stationed in Ziye City, and the other infantry regiment was dismantled and divided into five thousand-man detachments stationed respectively. All over Schill, right?"

"Yes!" Governor Schell nodded immediately, and bowed and said, "Your Lord Duke is aware of the details!"

Roddy nodded faintly, thinking that I came to the South for this purpose. If you don't get some information in advance, would you wait to be fooled by corrupt officials like you?

Looking at the governors of the other two provinces, the two governors immediately understood and said separately: "My local garrison has four thousand mountain tribe troops."

"I have five thousand people, but they are all reserve forces."

Roddy sighed secretly in his heart and couldn't help cursing in his heart: These **** places are guarded, knowing that the mountain barbarians are ready to move, he dare to set up so many mountain clan defenders! Isn't it that they know that they are going to rebel, and they are given weapons! Damn it!

He didn't know that the South hadn't fought for ten years, and the local defenders had been abolished. The officers everywhere embezzled the military pay, but under Camus's eyes, they didn't dare to be too presumptuous, so they could only set up as many mountain tribe troops as possible. The soldier of the mountain tribe has a lower military salary than the imperial soldier, and there is much to do in the middle. In order to satiate their own pockets, where do these officers still manage so many? I always thought that the Mountain Clan had been surrendered for many years and would not rebel again. Others call the **** slogan "rule barbarism". They don't know that the method of ruling barbarism is feasible, but it must be established under the leadership of a highly powerful central government. There is a strong force as a backing to deter the other party, and at the same time, supplemented by soothing means, can the brutality be controlled.

And now the imperial power is weakened, and the local defenders are evacuated. The knife in his hand was already blunt, and he shouted something to deal with brutality. If he took the initiative to give the knife to the enemy, wouldn't anyone stabb it?

Roddy made a rough calculation. In the three southeast provinces, there were about 100,000 local defenders, and the mountain tribe's army occupied 30,000 people. This ratio is basically the same as the population-but considering the fact that the imperial defenders have inadvertently reported inflated figures, it is probably not the case...

Roddy didn't care about so much, put on the air of a duke, and asked the governors of the other two provinces to leave Ziye City and return to their jurisdiction immediately.

Camus had already brought ten thousand cavalry regiments of the Southern Legion to the outside of the city. He has already sent 20,000 people to the other two provinces in the southeast to assist the local governor.

After Camus gave his explanation, he immediately left the city. When he left, he just nodded carelessly at Roddy, and didn't even look at that Governor Schill.

After Camus left, Governor Schill was uneasy and couldn't help but snorted coldly, and said cruelly: "This Camus, don't put Lord Duke in his eyes at all!"

Roddy smiled faintly, thinking that it would be trivial not to put me in his eyes, I am afraid you are angry that he does not put you in his eyes. But he said indifferently: "Now things are urgent, Master Camus is also busy with big things."

Governor Schell's flattery slapped on the horse's legs, and his face was just a wry smile.

In the afternoon of the same day, an order was passed from the governor's mansion, and Ziye Chengzhong began to strictly guard.

Roddy took Rand quietly to the street to take a look. I saw the noisy local defenders of Ziye City running around chaotically, without order, like headless flies. In the city, too, many local defenders also took the opportunity to blackmail merchants and extort money. Roddy secretly gritted his teeth in his heart: With such an army, don't wait for the mountain tribe to rebel. As long as the mountain tribe outside the city mutinizes, I am afraid that this Purple Leaf City will be captured immediately!

Looking at the towering city gate, the city wall like a copper wall and an iron wall, Roddy sighed in his heart: What is the use of building the wall high? Improper use of people is also displayed on the tall walls! Seeing the deeds of the three governors I saw today, and the appearance of these local aristocratic officials, it would be a joke to say that they can manage the place well! I am afraid that if Camus hadn't been watching from the southeast, most of the money for building the city wall would have been greedy. Just like the Watt Fortress, the 12-meter city wall is actually less than 10 meters...