Monarch of Evernight: The shadow behind the 21st cocktail party

bsp;Although Qianye was still doubtful, he couldn't miss such a fighting opportunity. He started to charge directly, his arms were filled with crimson light, and the war hammer once again brought out a sharp whistle. After a round of stormy attacks, the spider demon The commander was knocked to the ground.

He stepped on the spider demon's chest, pulled out the shining fang, and stabbed deeply into the heart. Rich blood poured into the body along the shining fang, and he suddenly felt refreshed.

After killing two spider demons and a werewolf again, the blood in Qianye's body was almost full again.

In the final battle, many high-level warriors still assisted Wei Bainian in killing Sodo. However, after learning the lesson from last time, Qianye did not use the shining light fang again when executing the final glorious blow, but used the warhammer to smash the spine of the werewolf general.

After this battle, Black Ni Town was completely razed to the ground. Although Wei Bainian was injured again, he seemed to be in a good mood. He left only a symbolic garrison squadron and a scout team, and returned to Blackstream City with his army. Qianye and the Dark Fire Mercenary Group were also taken away by him.

The first thing Wei Bainian did when he returned to Heiliu City was neither to strengthen the city's defenses nor to check the battle status of other front lines. He ordered people to prepare a grand celebration party and invited all the prominent people in the defense area.

The heads of Brahms and Sodo Split Soul were preserved using secret methods and displayed at the celebration reception. The battle report has been sent to the expeditionary force headquarters, but these two trophies will be sent to the empire to demonstrate martial arts.

Qianye was naturally one of the guests at the cocktail party, and his mercenary group also got several places to attend the cocktail party, which was considered an honor. However, he was still not very accustomed to such a grand event. After chatting with a few expeditionary force officers, he took the food and found an inconspicuous corner behind the pillars of the hall. The Wei family is worthy of being a noble family. They only had one day and it was during the war, but all the details of the reception were arranged impeccably.

Song Hu has been following Qianye and naturally noticed Qianye’s expression. He waited until both of them had finished cleaning the food before he said, "Master, do you not understand why General Wei left so many urgent matters?" Instead of handling military affairs, celebrate with great fanfare at this time?"

Qianye looked up and saw that no one noticed them, and said: "Although we won two games, the casualties of the officers were close to one-third, and the casualties of the soldiers were also about the same proportion. And this is just the dark race. Troops coming from this direction." What he didn't say was that the battle situation was not easy but more tense. It seemed too early to celebrate at this time.

Song Hu seemed to understand what he meant, smiled and said: "Master, when you get to the position of General Wei, you will see more aspects of the matter. For example, this time the Wei family in the Far East suddenly ran away He came to suppress the 7th Division of the Expeditionary Force and killed a major general. Although General Xiao Lingshi did not say anything, there were other generals at the Expeditionary Force headquarters. Even if those people did not show it on the surface, how could they not have any ideas in private? You can’t do anything openly, but you can do a lot behind the scenes.”

"Secretly?" Qianye vaguely got a clue.

Song Hu said: "For example, supplies, military pay. Originally, the materials allocated by the empire to the expeditionary force were insufficient, and now there are even fewer hands passing through the headquarters. Anyway, arrears are the norm, and they are from top to bottom. As for the third No one will ask whether the Seventh Division received too little."

"Hasn't the Wei family been allocating military supplies?"

Song Hu chuckled and said: "Wei family? The Wei family is far away in the Far East Province. It is more than ten thousand miles away from the Yongye Continent? If it is sent from other continents, the freight will probably be several times the price of the materials. But if it is sent from Yongye Ye Dalu can raise funds on the spot, so there’s no way he can bypass the expeditionary force headquarters. In fact, it’s not just about supplies, but military achievements as well.”

Qianye's eyes turned cold and he said calmly: "Do they still dare to deduct military merit?"

"Why don't you dare?" Song Hu asked.

Qianye was slightly startled. The Red Scorpion he belonged to did not have this kind of custom. However, he had heard that even within the main army, there was unfair distribution of military merit. However, he never thought that an organized army would Military merit can also be deducted from actual battles.

"They dare to even touch the Wei family's military exploits?" Qianye couldn't help but frown, not to mention that Wei Bainian was not a nobody in the Wei family.

Song Hu sneered and said: "What is the Wei family? The Marquis of Fengjiang is considered the number one figure in the court, monopolizing the military and political power of the Far East Province, but correspondingly, he has much less say in the emperor [***] . In terms of overall strength, the Expeditionary Corps is still higher than the Wei family, but it is such a giant, internally divided and scattered, and Xiao Lingshi himself has a poor background, so his reputation in the empire is not obvious."

Speaking of this, Song Hu said proudly: "If the Song clan is replaced, let's see what other changes they dare to make!"

Qianye raised his eyes to look at Song Hu, then lowered his eyes to think for a moment, and said, "General Wei, at this celebration reception, is he trying to get the word out first so that some people at the expeditionary force headquarters don't dare to go too far? ”

"Exactly."

Qianye felt uncomfortable for a while, "The merits of the soldiers who fought desperately on the front line will be withheld. Who will be willing to fight for the empire in the future?"

Song Hu, however, looked calm as usual, without any anger. He shrugged and said: "This is the abandoned place of the empire, isn't it? Some people can't plan so much, and don't want to take such a long-term view. More What's more, Wu Zhengnan's matter is a thorn in the side. Some people want the entire 7th Division to be wiped out."

Qianye took a deep breath, not knowing whether to be angry or depressed for a moment.

At this time, a Wei family guard came over and said, "Master Qian, General Wei, please come over. He is in the study."

Qianye nodded to Song Hu and left with his guards.

Song Hu looked at Qianye’s back and smiled silently. This friend of the Seventh Young Master is an expert in individual combat, but in other respects he is like a blank sheet of paper. He is indeed a typical result of elite soldier training he received since childhood. If there are no accidents, he will grow into the sharpest sword. However, everything that is too rigid will break easily.

But now it seems that there is no need to worry too much. Although it does not match his surname, Qianye is keen on strategy. Even if he does not plan the plan in the future, he should not easily fall into the trap of others.

In the study, Wei Bainian was standing in front of the war zone map that occupied one wall, his eyebrows furrowed and his face solemn. It was completely different from the way he was in high spirits and chatting and laughing at the cocktail party just now.

"General, are you looking for me?" Qianye knocked on the half-open door and walked in.

Wei Bainian handed over some pieces of paper and said, "Take a look at the battle report we just received!"

Qianye took it and took a look, and was immediately surprised: "Xiyan Town was lost? Zhonghui Town and Sanbai Town were also lost?"

"The entire defenders were wiped out, and only a few people escaped." Wei Bainian's voice was very heavy.

These three small towns are located at the borders of the defense zone, which are the frontiers facing the territory of the dark kingdom. Now that all three towns have been lost, it is clear that an army of dark races has also appeared in that direction.

"Why are there so many troops coming this time?" Qianye suddenly remembered something and asked: "General, how are your injuries?"

Wei Bainian sighed and said with a wry smile: "After two consecutive battles, the accumulated injuries will require a week or two of rest. It will be very dangerous if another warrior comes." This is also due to Wei Bainian's family's martial arts. Specially, Qianzhongshan is a top-notch defensive technique. Otherwise, if you want to kill a warrior of comparable strength, how would it be possible without paying a price? Wei Bainian's current injuries were mainly from continuous battles, and he was not seriously injured. This is an excellent result.

Qianye couldn't help but feel awe-inspiring. Looking at the battle report, the three border towns were defeated almost immediately after the battle. They didn't even have time to send out a message for help. The leader of the dark army must be a general.

If Wei Bainian cannot stop him, the situation will be worrying. If Qianye succeeds in a sneak attack now, he can seriously injure an ordinary warrior with a full blow, but it is absolutely impossible to kill him, and he will definitely not be able to escape from the opponent's seriously injured counterattack.

Wei Bainian let out a breath and said: "Although this incident is unexpected, it is not completely unreasonable. I have made some preparations here, and this is the purpose of holding this cocktail party."

"To avoid having military merit deducted?" Qianye asked hesitantly.

Wei Bainian shook his head and said: "Military merit is a trivial matter. As long as you are not a direct descendant of the generals at the expeditionary force headquarters, you will always be detained, but it is just a little more or less. I held this cocktail party to let everyone know that we I have won two great victories. With this military achievement, no one can criticize me no matter what I do next.”

Qianye was slightly startled, waiting for Wei Bainian's next words.

Sure enough, Wei Bainian reached out and slapped the map hard, and said: "I have ordered that all troops withdraw to Heiliu City, and all peripheral towns are abandoned, including the Sishui Base."

This strategy immediately shocked Qianye. It seemed to be a taboo in military affairs to huddle up a large number of troops to defend the city. Without the depth of the battle line, it would be an isolated city, not to mention that Blackstream City's city defense was not as strong as Dark Blood City's.

Wei Bainian said: "The forces mobilized by the dark race this time exceeded everyone's imagination. Although I don't know what they want to do, they are definitely not targeting the barren and barren land of the 7th Division. Concentrate all military forces on In Blackstream City, whoever wants to eat us will have to pay a sufficient price. As long as the price is heavy enough, if I were the commander of the opponent, I would definitely take a detour and never dwell on it."

Speaking of this, Wei Bainian returned to his usual indifferent and leisurely manner, and said with a smile: "The dark race's soldiers are so sharp, it's time for our colleagues in the expeditionary force to have a taste of it. Let's see how many waves of attacks they can withstand, How many generals have been killed?”

Qianye couldn't help but be dumbfounded. Wei Bainian's approach of shrinking to a corner and letting go of the road was clearly diverting trouble to the east. Not to mention the army of darkness that joined forces from several directions, even the army that passed through the Black Swamp. If Wei Bainian had not advanced the battle line, once the Brahms and Sodo armies were united, could Blackstream City be able to defeat them? Keeping it is problematic.

Wei Bainian patted Qianye on the shoulder and said meaningfully: "When this war is over, maybe Blackstream City will be yours."