(I have a serious illness and finally recovered. Everyone has been waiting for a long time!

Tian Tian really made a big joke with me. The first gift for the New Year in 2014 was to make me seriously ill. I can only say: Haha...)

“…………My only choice is…maintain this advantage in the city!”

In the city!!

The brilliant fireworks are still rendered on the black night sky, beautiful and gorgeous!

However, just when people were surprised by the fireworks that were suddenly released in the middle of the night, only the people in the palace understood the significance of the fireworks blooming at this moment!

For the emperor, this is a symbol of reinforcements, victory, and hope!

However, for the rebels on Hilo's side, these beautiful and gorgeous fireworks are desperate death talismans!!

It is only ten miles away from the Imperial Capital.

A garrison barracks in the southeast of the city.

This military camp was originally used as the outskirts of the imperial capital for the camp of the guest troops, or the place where the royal guards were stationed during the spring exercises every year.

At this time, the military camp was full of people. The royal guards who were replaced from the imperial capital during the day had already stationed the military camp.

The same situation here is also a military camp west of the imperial capital.

Although the Royal City Imperial Guards were known as a "legion" in the imperial army sequence, their actual organization was not as big as a regular legion.

As an army that guards the imperial capital, it only needs to guard the imperial capital, and obviously does not need to maintain a huge army. Therefore, in terms of actual organization, the Royal City Guards actually only have two full divisions.

In the imperial military system, a fully organized division consists of 20,000 people. Two divisions, plus logistics and logistics engineers and other auxiliary personnel, will not exceed 50,000 people.

This scale is much smaller than the other main combat corpses of the empire, which is much smaller than the scale of 100,000 people. However, as the "Imperial Guard" of the imperial capital, in order to highlight its status, it is still given the title of corps. Moreover, the officers of the Royal Guards have always been high-level. The commander of the legion even added the title of the deputy commander of the military headquarters - although it is only the second commander with a relatively low ranking.

For the sudden change of defense and handing over the city defense of the imperial capital to a guest army - even if this guest army is recognized as the elite imperial "Thunder Whip", the guards in the royal city were extremely dissatisfied.

The imperial order conveyed during the day, requiring the army to change defenses and hand over the city defense to Thunder God's Whip. The entire Guards gathered out of the city and temporarily stationed in the military camp outside the city. Such an order made the army feel a sense of potential resentment and dissatisfaction.

But if you are dissatisfied, the imperial order is issued, and the army deserves unsatisfactory execution.

Most of the soldiers selected by the Royal City Guards have always been from the children of good families in the imperial capital or nearby areas. The empire has been peaceful for a hundred years, and the people in the imperial capital area enjoy peace and live and work in peace. They can be said to be the most direct beneficiary of the imperial guards for a hundred years. Therefore, most of the Royal City Guards, who were born in the imperial capital area, have extremely high loyalty to the royal family. After the order to change defense was issued, although the royal city guards did not dare to complain about the emperor, this resentment was vented on the "Thunder Whip" who changed defense.

As the "Imperial Guard" who garrisoned the imperial capital, the Royal City Guards can be said to be favored by thousands of people. Whether it is food, salary or equipment, it is the first-class treatment among all the regular troops of the Empire, second only to the real Imperial Guards. Even any of the latest and best equipment from the Imperial Guards is the first to be equipped with this Royal City Guards.

After all, the garrison of the imperial capital is the top priority, and both military and political significance are the top priority of the empire.

With this series of treatments, the Wangcheng Guards were naturally extremely energetic. But suddenly, an order asked them to change defenses and handed over the defense zone that symbolized the honor of an army to an outsider's army. This action was really equivalent to slapping the royal guards in the face on the pride of the Wangcheng Guards.

The army was not convinced, and it was natural to say that after giving up the defense zone and heading to the military camp outside the city, the morale of the army was also somewhat floating. Under the strict suppression of officers at all levels, nothing happened.

But at this time, the entire royal city guards were like a fire hiding in their hearts, very impetuous, just a little bit.

Manstein was born into a traditional martial arts family in the imperial capital. Although it is not a first-class wealthy family, it is also a loyal royal family.

Manstein, who is forty-six years old, can sit in the position of commanding the general of the Second Division of the Royal Guards, because he does not rely on his extraordinary military talent, nor does he have outstanding achievements.

On the one hand, it was because of his family that was not visible and uncovered. The family where Manstein was located was born in the Imperial Army for four generations, and three generations served in the Royal City Guards.

On the other hand, it is the word "stable" in his daily style!

As a senior general in the Royal City Guards, you do not need any extraordinary military strategy or outstanding military talent. In the imperial capital, unless the empire encounters some great disaster, the Royal City Guards rarely have the opportunity to go to the front line to fight. The Royal City Guards exist as the garrison military force of the imperial capital, and the greatest significance is to deter and protect the security of the imperial capital.

Under such a background, as the commander of the Royal City Guards, what you need most is not how capable you are, but whether His Majesty the Emperor trusts you enough, and whether you are acting steadily enough!

Manstein is a general who is famous for his "stability".

If such a general is placed on the front line, he may be unqualified. He may not have extraordinary military strategy and courage, he may not have the ability to adapt to changes, and may not be able to command a large battle... However, it is most appropriate for such a general to stay in the imperial capital to lead a division of the royal guards.

The biggest characteristic of Manstein is loyalty! Absolute loyalty to the royal family! Manstein has never been strictly enforced for any imperial order from the palace. I have to say that he actually grasped the biggest element of being a general of the city guard: you may be able to give some discounts to the orders of the military headquarters, and you may not be appreciated by the military headquarters. But as long as you can get the trust of the emperor, the position of the royal city guards is as stable as a rock!

For example, once the defense change order is issued today, the entire army is full of complaints, and even the First Division of the Royal City Guards was in an uproar. It is said that when the defense zone was handed over, the First Division also had some minor frictions with the Thunder Whip.

But Manstein's Second Division was completely different!

This general of the Second Division of the Royal City Guards, who was the first to be honest, had no more words after carefully deciding and confirming that the imperial order was true!

He immediately issued an order to assemble the entire army of the Second Division, and even personally arrived in the army. One battalion and one battalion after another ran around and personally supervised the army to assemble as quickly as possible and hand over the city defense. Then he personally came forward to suppress the complaints from the army, and then pulled the team away from the imperial capital city defense at the fastest speed and headed to the designated military camp outside the city to station!

Manstein’s trick is: any emperor’s order——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————

He knew more deeply that his military talent was not outstanding among the generals of the Imperial Military level. Although he studied at the Imperial Military Academy in his early years, even his former classmates and division commanders were not optimistic about this guy who was very mediocre in all aspects.

But Manstein understood one thing: as the commander of the Royal City Guards, His Majesty the Emperor does not need you to have a genius military strategy, an excellent military talent, and no need to be very good at maneuvering. Even when sitting in this position, you should not think too much! In order to make the emperor feel at ease, you should be honestly a knife in His Majesty the Emperor’s hand! Wherever His Majesty lets you wave it, you will wave it to you!

If a knife has too many ideas about yourself, how can His Majesty the Emperor give you a chance?

I have to say that over the years, Manstein has done a great job in this!

The emperor asked him to change his defense, so he changed his defense and asked him to give up the defense zone and hand it over to Thunder Whip, and he did as he told him to gather troops out of the city, so he pulled the troops out of the city.

Although Manstein was also confused and curious, he would never talk too much and ask why!

As long as it is the order of His Majesty the Emperor, there is no need to think about the "why" yourself. It is enough to just do your duty as a knife!

After pulling the entire Second Division to the barracks outside the city, Manstein still supervised the garrison of his troops. Although he did not have any outstanding talents, his steady behavior was highly praised. He even personally summoned the officers in the army and arranged for his servants to appease the morale of the army.

In the evening, Manstein also took his own soldiers to patrol the camp himself. With temporary defense changes and out of the city to station, the military logistics must be a bit chaotic. Fortunately, this barracks are not the first time they have settled in. They will come to the spring exercises every year. As a regular barracks, there are also some reserved military supplies in the camp. Although Manstein does not have any special skills, he has also won the morale of his subordinates when he is in charge. With him in charge, the morale of the Second Division gradually stabilizes.

In the evening, the logistics department asked the logistics department to cook a hot meal. Although it was so cold that the soldiers would inevitably complain, but after a hot meal, there was a hot meal, and the highest commander in the army was patrolling the camp himself. Manstein also knew how to show off, and even served several soldiers with food, patted the shoulders, and hammered the chest. This style made many soldiers cry.

During the last dinner, he never went back to his commander's barracks to enjoy special dishes. Instead, he brought a food box and sat with a group of soldiers, surrounded the bonfire, and listened to his soldiers telling a few dirty jokes from time to time, and the atmosphere was harmonious.

Seeing that it was already night, Manstein breathed a sigh of relief when he saw that the snow had stopped.

I hurriedly left the city and stationed. If it snowed heavily for two days, I was afraid that the charcoal fire that was stored in the camp would not be enough for the heating, and the winter clothes and quilts that were camped would have to wait for the logistics to call tomorrow.

The snow stopped, but it also made Manstein feel a little relieved.

Looking into the direction of the imperial capital, this most prosperous city in the empire is also lit by lights at night.

"At this time, the New Year celebration in front of the palace should have ended." Manstein couldn't help but sigh, and sighed in his heart: If it were in previous years, he would have been with his wife and children at home, watching the excitement above the imperial city, and the fireworks that night...

Thinking of this, Manstein suddenly felt a little strange in his heart!

Fireworks!!!

Manstein looked at the outline of the city of the distant imperial capital, with faint lights... But there are stars in the night sky, where are the New Year's fireworks?

Manstein felt a little uneasy in his heart, pulled over a deputy general beside him and frowned: "Gregory, what time is it now?"

The vice general drank two glasses of wine in the evening, and his face turned red at this moment. However, facing the main general's inquiry, he still bowed and said: "Sir, the time has just been reported, it should be midnight."

"midnight?"

Manstein couldn't help but stand up, stood up straight, and looked towards the direction of the imperial capital with a serious expression!

midnight!

It's already midnight?!

Manstein's thoughts were turning rapidly: he had been in the imperial capital for many years, so he naturally knew that every New Year's Eve celebration. The fireworks set off at night have become an important repertoire of the imperial capital's New Year. Even the imperial capital's New Year's Fireworks Festival is well-known throughout the mainland. Every year on New Year's Eve, a large number of foreign tourists will come to visit.

The fireworks event of the New Year celebration is also a traditional program that has always been preserved. Even in the era when the war between the Empire and the Orcs was the most intense a hundred years ago, this event of the New Year has never been interrupted every year!

This symbolizes the prosperity, stability, prosperity and strength of the empire!!

There has never been a New Year fireworks event that has been interrupted for a hundred years, but tonight... It has been midnight, but the night sky of the imperial capital has not set off fireworks...

Manstein's expression became even more serious. He took a deep breath, looked at his subordinates and whispered: "Maybe I've read it wrong... But... before tonight, have you seen fireworks set off in the direction of the imperial capital?"

"Fireworks?" The general was stunned for a moment, then shook his head blankly, and he frowned: "Uh... Sir, I don't care much. In such a cold weather, everyone is roasting fire and drinking to keep warm, so how could they pay attention to these things? Besides, we are ten miles away from the Emperor here. Even if fireworks are set in the imperial capital, we can't see it here......"

Manstein shook his head: "No, if such a dark night is released, you will definitely see it! I took people to the Acropolis on New Year's Eve three years ago to escort a royal convoy. That place is farther from the imperial capital, and you can also see the fireworks of the New Year! The terrain here is open, so how can it be invisible..."

As he said that, Manstein could no longer help but walk back and forth a few steps, and felt increasingly uneasy in his heart.

Instinctively, the general of the royal city guards felt a little inappropriate!

A feeling of irritability arises in my heart... Do you want to send a patrolman to the direction of the imperial capital?

He was hesitating whether to send someone to greet the scout camp, suddenly the deputy general next to him laughed and laughed loudly at Manstein, "General, look, that's not the fireworks are rising!"

When Manstein heard this, his heart suddenly relaxed, and immediately turned around and looked towards the night sky in the direction of the imperial capital pointed by the deputy general...

But just by looking at this glance, Manstein's heart, which had already relaxed, suddenly suddenly reached his throat!

His heartbeat instantly leaked for half a beat, his face turned blue, his body stiffened, and even his fingers trembled slightly!!!
Chapter completed!