"Although we all knew that King Dai was not a clear-minded person, we always prayed that if King Dai could unify the world and restore peace, it would be a great achievement, so we tolerated it. After all, who is not an emperor? At least King Dai has been managing the southwestern continents for many years, and most of his ministers are from the southwest. If King Huainan ascends the throne, he will definitely use the Dongshan aristocratic families. Wouldn't we be even more miserable? Alas..." As he said this, the man shook his head and sighed.
Listening to the idle chatter of several people in the courtyard, Loran Hill stopped and looked at the tall gate of the academy. Then he realized that this was the famous "Fangyou Academy" in Jianyou City.
According to the people of the southwestern continents, this academy is like "sitting in a well and looking at the sky", not being affected by the external dust and noise, and can concentrate on studying and learning. It is most suitable for people who need to study quietly. Although not many students of the academy become officials in the court, many of them are geniuses and are extremely famous.
After seeing this academy, Loran Hill suddenly remembered something. Although there are many masters in the four Xuanwu factions, and even a lot of top-level Sequence 8 beings, there are actually not many people who are capable of handling government affairs.
If there were enough time, Loran Hill could also open a school to train a group of people, but the world is in chaos now, and stability needs to be restored as soon as possible, and preparations need to be made for the arrival of the Chaos Phantom in the future. There is not enough time and energy.
If we can make use of the talents of academies in various places, it would be a good idea, but the question is whether the ideas and concepts of these people are appropriate. Some things must be set in the early stages, otherwise it will be difficult to change them later.
Thinking of this, Loran Hill decided to stay here for a few more days and visit the Fangyou Academy.
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Just as the southwestern continents were gradually returning to stability, wars broke out all over the world.
First of all, what attracted the attention of the world the most was naturally Beifushan's single-handed attack against two enemies, with both the east and west sides simultaneously marching to deal with the new king and the King of Huainan. Even with the powerful military force of Beifushan, many onlookers were worried.
As the only one of the few great cities in the world and the only one famous for being a military town, Beifu Mountain City has produced one famous general and brave army after another over the past hundred years. Since the pacification and unification of the world, although there are troops stationed in various states and counties, there are few reports of wars. Only Beifu Mountain City has been fighting against foreign races and the beast tide outside the Great Wall.
Later, the Northern Palace Army became the largest faction in the dynasty's military, with several successive generals coming from the Northern Palace Army. The Northern Palace Army not only included the elite frontier troops stationed at Beifu Mountain City, but also subordinate troops recruited from foreign tribes outside the Great Wall, and finally, some corvée soldiers and civilians drawn from various states throughout the country to rotate to Beifu Mountain.
Among them, the soldiers of the Beifushan headquarters camp are naturally the most elite and have strict discipline. The subordinate armies of foreign races are uneven. Some are weak, while others are extremely fierce and comparable to the elite of the dynasty. As for the militia who go to perform labor service, most of them are in logistics and construction, and not many of them directly participate in the war.
Now, those marching westward to Luojing are the elite cavalry of the Beifushan headquarters and some fierce subordinate troops.
Outside Luojing City.
It was almost sunset at this moment. Over the boundless wilderness, the deep purple-red twilight sky slowly descended. The whole world seemed to only be able to see the fiery red-yellow line at the junction of heaven and earth.
The sight slowly moves down from the horizon, and there is a neat and dark camp with fluttering flags, stretching endlessly to the invisible end. Even though it is so far away, one can still feel a sense of oppression.
The night wind blew, making the flags on the city walls flutter and make noises, dispelling the heat of the day and bringing some coolness. Occasionally, a few grains of gravel rolled down from the cracks in the city wall and drifted towards the dim world ahead illuminated by the afterglow.
Several soldiers defending the city carried slightly heavy muskets and walked back and forth on the city wall at dusk. Occasionally they stopped and stood to look into the distance, looking at the camp in the distance with blurred figures.
"Cough cough." A few coughs sounded on the top of the city wall, suddenly breaking the silence and causing some soldiers to tremble involuntarily before they reacted.
"Fuck, your coughing scared me to death. I thought a fight had started." They had been patrolling the city these days, and their nerves had become extremely tense. Otherwise, they wouldn't have trembled with fear because of a cough.
"Ahem, no, sorry, I probably caught a cold and scared everyone." The thin soldier covered his mouth, coughed twice, and then spoke with an apologetic look on his face.
"Forget it. I think you're too weak to bear the wind at night."
"It's okay, I'll just hold on. I'll get used to it in a few days, cough cough."
"Come on, why don't you go stand next to the brazier and warm yourself up. I see that you have only been in the army for a short time and you are not used to it yet." The old soldier shook his head.
If they were in the past, they would probably tease the new recruits, but now that the war is imminent, they don't have any thoughts about it. They just want to survive safely. Now that they can go up to the city wall and patrol with them, who knows when they can rely on each other's strength to fight their way out, so some old soldiers have also become much kinder.
Luojing is the most prosperous city in the world, and being able to serve as a soldier here is naturally a good job. In the past, soldiers were selected from good families in Luojing, but this year, Luojing has been involved in a series of wars. First, it had to deal with the attack of the army led by King Dai, and now the Northern Army is moving south. Due to the casualties, some wealthy families who valued their lives had already sent their children away from the barracks. Later, the new king had to issue an edict to relax the recruitment restrictions and recruit a large number of new personnel for training.
Most of those patrolling on the city walls now are these low-level musketeers. As for the real elites in Luojing, they usually rest well and conserve their energy and strength. They will only go out to fight when the city is actually under siege.
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