Black Iron’s Glory

Chapter 388 Oral Messages

Claude now has only one question in his mind: if the Kingdom of Hicks has lost its threat to the immediate area of battle for the next six months or more, why would the Royal Army send a king to succeed him in the post of commander in chief of its own area of battle in the future, while also bringing in the strength of a corps of defensemen, and for what purpose?

Flying bird exhaustion, good bow hiding? Claude shook his head slightly, which was impossible. Since taking over the post of Commander-in-Chief of this theatre, Marshal Michel himself, he has followed the rules and has done nothing to make a choice. And I've just done a great job for the kingdom, wiping out three major legions of the Hicks. If the Royal Army Department is to deal with itself, there is no need to make such a big move, just send a direct order to return to the King.

Sending a high ranking general in a kingdom to lead a corps of guards against himself would be too much of a consideration for him. This is only the overseas territorial jurisdiction of the Nubian continent, and for those high-ranking figures in the kingdom, being posted here is like exile. Otherwise, how could I have become the Supreme Commander of the theatre as a small Major General of the Kingdom, Baron Emeritus? While the recommendation of Marshal Michel is one thing, the unwillingness of the corresponding senior general of the Kingdom to serve in this position is also an important determinant.

Think of it differently, if not against yourself or any senior general in the war zone, the Admiral of that kingdom, the hereditary Count Algers. Has General Kai Osmorin offended a high-ranking figure in Wang Du to be exiled here as he thought he would? It's also unlikely, because if he's in exile, he doesn't need or have the power to lead a division of security officers with him...

Claude began to look at the Wang Du newspapers brought by Mr. Viberon and the handwritten gossip news, but it was clear that the newspapers were full of official articles. The news about other countries was very hot, the people didn't chat, and the news from home was a very good situation, happy and prosperous. Especially with the news of the Third Colonial War, Claude suddenly found himself with dozens of lovers and dozens of bastards.

Titles such as "The Matters of Me and the General", "The Bravest General in the Kingdom", are found all over the third edition of the newspaper, nothing more than a beautiful young noble lady who remembers the wonderful times she spent with Claude. Or a famous lady from Wang Du remembers that she and General Claude had fallen in love at the first sight of a prom, had a private life and then the beads were tied, while the general went overseas to serve the country, and the two had to be finally separated...

Goddamn it, Claude's furious: “Can I sue these newspapers for slander? ”

Mr. Viberon is slowly drinking tea, waiting for Claude to finish reading the newspapers and hand-crafted gossip messages he brought. When he heard Claude's question, he raised his eyebrows in a loud voice: "You can't win..."

“Why?” Claude stunned.

Mr. Vibran dropped the teacup: “Very simply, all newspapers have a generic title in the third edition, and you can see the lowercase words on the top, it says that all the articles in this edition come from folk fiction, and if there is a Ray Tong, it is a coincidence, it is irresponsible. So the third edition of the newspaper is also called the rumoured edition. It says it's a rumor, you're gonna sue it, it's a joke.

No one used to sue, but none won. For example, if you look at that lady who remembers her wonderful time with Claude, you don't know this lady, but this lady knows another Claude, and she's not talking about you, you just have the same name. And the famous socialist said she had an illegitimate son for General Claude, and that's easier. The name of the man she knew was General Claude, not Claude, so you sued her just because you misunderstood yourself... "

Huh? And this... Claudetten has no words. But the news in the newspaper about the flowers eased his anxiety. Honestly, Wang du's newspapers don't have much value for anything, so let's analyze some truth from the newspaper's trail news gossip.

Claude began to look at the hand-crafted gossip message files brought by Mr. Viberon, which were all privately circulated by Wang Du and were more informative than those in the newspapers. Like Algers. General Kay Osmorin served in the immediate area of operations, as mentioned above, even the establishment of the regiment of the Guardians he brought with him is well documented. It is noteworthy that before the departure, the Guardian Corps made some personnel changes and dozens of senior officers from the old noble family entered the Guardian Corps...

Apart from that, there's nothing else about this Algers. General Kay Osborne and the Forbidden Division have been informed. Claude looked at Mr. Viberon and said, "Your association already knows this Algers. General Kay Osborne is coming to the war zone to serve as Supreme Commander. ”

Mr. Vibran laughed: "General, I'm here to talk to you at night. There's some news that we can't leave on paper so that there's no muscle errors that can only be handled by mouth-to-mouth. Out of my mouth, in your ear, out there, I don't admit I said those words.

Actually, this is Algers. General Kay Osmorin came to the theatre for only one purpose: to lead all the forces in the theatre to capture the port of Vibato, occupy all the colonies of the Kingdom of Hicks on the Nubian mainland and put an end to the colonial war, while paving the way for his promotion to the Kingdom's Marshal. ”

Claude suddenly realized.

It has been questioned why the Ministry of the Royal Army was so slow in its recollection of the Third Colonial War, delaying it for more than two months, and the Ministry of the Royal Army was concerned about the reaction of the Kingdom of Hicks. Naturally, the Royal Army Department can analyze what it figured out through articles published in the newspapers of the neighbouring countries of the Kingdom of Hicks. Following the conclusion that the Kingdom of Hicks could not provide military support to the colonies of the Nubian continent within six months to one year, the Royal Ministry of the Army decided to put an end to this protracted colonial war.

Claude remembers what General Bolognick told him about Algers. Rumor has it that General Kay Osborne, the kingdom's best commanding general at offensive positions, will be overthrown by any castle or fortress. The only regret is that the casualties in his ranks will be heavy...

If the Kingdom wants to put an end to this colonial war with the Kingdom of Hicks, and if the Kingdom of Hicks refuses to negotiate peace, then the best way to do so is to take over all the colonies of the Kingdom of Hicks on the continent of Nubian. Without a colony, the Kingdom of Hicks had lost its foothold and would no longer be able to send army troops to the continent of Nubian to fight for a man. Perhaps it could send a Neptune fleet to harass later, but such piracy could be solved by placing a number of city artillery cannons in coastal ports, and without disembarkation the territory could not be occupied.

So this Algers. General Kay Osborne, who would only come to power with a corps of security officers and soldiers, feared that he would not be able to command the five reinforced divisions in the theatre, would need a pro-familiar armed force to carry out his supervisory duties. As the former Commander of the Guardianship Corps, he easily asked the Royal Ministry of the Army to send out a division of troops.

“By the way, you just said this, Algers. General Kay Osborne wants to be promoted to the rank of Marshal of the Kingdom?” Claude asked.

Mr. Viberon nodded: “This is his only chance. After all, the kingdom is still at war in our immediate war zone, which is where it can earn its fortune. In five years of Eastern Wars, Algers... While some progress has been made during the three months of the war in which General Kay Osmorin commanded the AUC to attack the Principality of Rimodra, the casualties of the AUC and several second-line regiments who assisted in the attack have been too severe.

The Grand Prince of Hansburg had to rest and dismiss the National Guard Corps. Because, given the intensity of his attack, the Kingdom will have to pay at least a million casualties for the attack on the Principality of Crimodala, which no one can afford. And that's why, Algers. General Kay Osborne could not have been one step closer to the Great War in the eastern part of the country and become the Army Marshal of the Kingdom. This time he came to the post of Commander-in-Chief of the theatre in order to seize Port Vibato, gain a great deal of credit and promote him to the Kingdom Marshal. ”

Claude thought about it: "So this Argers. General Kay Osborne is not a man of the great prince? ”

Mr. Viberon laughed: "General, this general who is going to succeed you is not going to be the Grand Prince of Hansburg, he is the representative of the old noble family in the Royal Army. In the dispute between the heirs of the royal family, they belonged to the neutral faction, neither supporting the Grand Prince nor supporting the Second Prince. Our association thinks he's here to succeed you as the commander in chief of the battlefield, mainly looking out for this fighter plane. Port Vibato is currently defended only by a standing regiment of the Kingdom of Hicks, and he is confident that he will take over the walls of the city, with only a few more casualties. ”

Paralyzed, any moth comes out, and if Claude doesn't lead the Thunder Division this time, destroy the three standing legions of the Hicks kingdom, believe this Algers. General Kay Osborne will remain in King's blessing and not rush to fight for merit.

The idea of this kingdom is still very reasonable, and the Hicks kingdom is currently unable to provide military support to the colony, leaving only one standing division in Port Vibator City. Together, he brings in a corps of guards, plus five reinforced divisions in the theatre, almost three corps of troops, with an offensive and defensive force gap of almost three to one, enough to overpower Port Vibato City.

Even if the enemy's defense is boosted by the King's Separate Fleet, it doesn't matter, as the casualties of the troops are greater. As soon as the walls were breached, the whole city would fall into his pocket. All he wants is the results of the siege. With this credit, he can be promoted to the Kingdom Marshal, slap his ass back to Wangdu, and leave a mess to clean up the war zone...

Claude's thinking about taking advantage of this, Algers. In the absence of General Kai Osborne, he led his troops to the port of Kvibator and sent the general, who wanted to be promoted to the Kingdom's Marshal, on a journey for nothing. Just a moment later, Claude himself dismissed the idea, not because he couldn't do the work of Port Kvibato, but because it would unnecessarily offend the old aristocratic family of the military.

The other was Claude's fear that if he led the Thunder Division to take over the city of Vibator, the kingdom would be left hanging on the stage. If he leads the battlefield forces to take over Port Vibator City, he can be promoted to King's Marshal as he wishes.

But if he comes and finds out that Port Vibato has been overrun by himself, then it is conceivable that he must regard himself as a nail in the eye. And without the credit for his siege, he could not be promoted to the Kingdom Marshal, and he did not know how long to stay in the post of Supreme Commander of this war zone. Obviously, as long as he stays in this position and promises not to get past him, who told him to promote himself to the marshal's dream is ruined.

Mintzel, keep it that way. Claude can only think so. But I know this Algers. Claude was relieved by General Kay Osborne's clear intentions. Anyway, his own Thunder Corps was the Light Mounted Field Corps, and although the Third Colonial War had been won, it had caused a great deal of casualties, with a third of the troops remaining in treatment centres to feed the wounded, and the shortfall of thousands of soldiers who had died had not been filled.

When the Admiral arrives, he will also receive a formal order from the Royal Army Ministry to form a Legion of Thunder, so that he can avoid this dedicated adult and go to Wickham Castle to integrate his troops. There is no need to stay in theatre headquarters and listen to the call...

“By the way, my friend, do you have anything else to say?” Claude relaxed, leaned back on the chair and asked Mr. Viberon with a smile.

“Yes, General.” This time Mr. Viberon was more vigilant, he put down his cup of tea, stood up from the couch, came to the desk, and said to Claude in a very low voice: “It is said that our king, His Majesty, will be able to return to the kingdom of the gods of war in no more than four or five months...”

“What?” Claude stunned: “Is this news true? ”

How many years has Sterling X been awake? Claude had forgotten a little that, after the war in the eastern part of the country, he had heard that His Majesty was ill, rested in bed and rested, and that the affairs of the State were entrusted to the Grand Prince, and that the Prime Minister of the Kingdom and the ministers had negotiated a decision. Almost seven or eight years now, everyone is accustomed to His Majesty's inability to sleep. I didn't expect to hear today that he was dying in a few months...

“It is true that the source cannot be revealed, but it is guaranteed to be reliable. His Majesty the King had a stroke in the second half of last year. He could not speak clearly and his mind was sober and confused. It is said that the greatest wish of the kingdom ministers is for His Majesty the King to appoint a prince to succeed him before his death, lest the two princes compete with each other to disrupt the situation prevailing in the kingdom..."

Claude shook his head: “Why did the Second Prince compete with the Great Prince? The Great Prince could not sleep in His Majesty's bed for years. He has done well. Moreover, the Royal Army is also on the side of the Grand Prince. If the Second Prince acknowledges his defeat, he will be better off. Otherwise, the Grand Prince will probably deport him to another country after his succession, and he will not be allowed to return to the country for life...”

Mr. Vibato laughed: "General, you can't be so sure that the kingdom's high echelons are opposed to the succession of the Great Prince. At least the Navy has been singing the opposite of the Army Ministry. In addition, more than five months ago, when you were on the battlefield, there was an assassination of the Great Prince. The Grand Prince is fine, but with him the Marshal Michelqi is seriously injured and is still resting.

The assassins were also caught on the spot, but they still found a chance to poison themselves. The angry prince ordered the guards around him to cut the assassins into pieces of meat and throw them in the dung pit, and then went to the house of the second prince to make a scene. The second prince made a public vow to ensure that the assassins were not under his command and that he would not send assassins to murder his family. The Grand Prince has only let him go. Only then did the Grand Prince lose his mark in the eyes of many people and think that the future king of the kingdom should not be so impulsive... "