Although Helen was essentially imprisoned, Mikoyan always treated her with courtesy because of Woolley. For example, now, as soon as he received the news that Helen wanted to see him, he hurried over.

"Excuse me, Archbishop." After asking Mikoyan to sit down, Helen picked up a scroll on the table and asked Mikoyan while opening it, "I found this on the bookshelf yesterday, but I couldn't understand the words and pictures on it, and I felt it was very strange, so I asked you, Archbishop, to take a look. What is on it..."

Mikoyan glanced at the scroll Helen had spread out, stroked his beard and asked with a smile, "This is the text written by the High Priest. Miss Helen has been with the High Priest for quite a while. Didn't the High Priest teach you?"

Helen shook her head. "He didn't teach me. I remember some of what he wrote, but I can't recognize any of it on this scroll. And the ink used is so strange."

"This was written by the high priest when he lived in the temple. At that time, I was by his side. When he finished writing, I was as curious as you, so I asked him what he wrote. At that time, the high priest smiled..." Mikoyan narrowed his eyes and recalled with a smile on his face. He said, "Then he said that he wrote it for fun when he had nothing to do. If there is a chance in the future, maybe he will give this scroll to someone."

"Did he say what he wrote?" Helen asked.

Mikoyan nodded: "The high priest said that it was written with one sentence - even if there is no return, even if I miss you deeply, I will still treat you as before, and the years will remain the same."

"Even if there is no return, even if..." After silently repeating this sentence twice, Helen suddenly felt a surge of pain in her heart, and her eyes suddenly became moist...

…

"What did you say?!" Adolf was horrified. "Say it again, louder."

"Yes, the Assyrian army launched a large-scale attack on White Shield Mountain... White Shield Mountain was lost, the defenders... the defenders were completely wiped out, General John died for his country, and now the Assyrian army has penetrated deep into the northern border of the Hurrian province, and one part of it is approaching Kimo!" When the courier from the Ministry of War finished speaking, he found that his entire back was wet with sweat.

"The whole army was wiped out? Sacrificed for the country?" Adolf sat down dejectedly, "How...how is this possible?"

The civil and military officials standing by all frowned, and some even directly scolded the military messenger, which frightened him so much that he trembled with fear.

Seeing the civil and military officials making endless noise, Adolf became even more annoyed: "Stop making noise! ​​Stop making noise!"

The hall suddenly fell silent.

"Good, good, good." Adolf nodded repeatedly. "What a great Assyrian! I worked so hard to stabilize the country, but they took the opportunity to attack us, and they marched straight in. Humph, they even took Hurlit. How is that possible? There must be a thief inside. There must be a thief inside! It seems that I have stayed in Tianjuan for too long! Let those thieves inside become unscrupulous!"

After hearing what Adolf said, everyone was even more afraid to say a word.

"We must conduct a thorough investigation! A thorough investigation!" Adolf's eyes became colder and colder. "All military officers, listen up! Send out troops immediately! Gather all the troops from Tianjuan Province and Kimo Province together! Move out immediately! Break the backbones of those Assyrians!"

All the military officers bowed their heads in agreement. A civil official hesitated for a moment, then bowed and stepped forward a few steps. "Your Highness, King Xiaoyao, I think that the decision to send troops immediately is a very good one. The fall of Baidun Mountain is probably true, but there is no news from Hulet City, which is a bit strange. So I think we can postpone it for a few days to find out more. In addition, in my opinion, the country cannot be without an emperor. Your Highness, King Xiaoyao, is the popular choice. It won't be too late to hold the enthronement ceremony first and then lead the army in person."

A group of civil and military officials quickly agreed.

After a moment's silence, Adolf nodded. The day and night planning in the past few years and the busyness in recent times were all for the throne...

…

Currently stationed at White Shield Mountain is Odo's first division. Naturally, White Shield Pass was not attacked on a large scale and the defenders were annihilated as the messenger from the Ministry of War said, but was captured without bloodshed - Woolley chose to let John's army surrender rather than feign defeat, because the former was obviously more beneficial to Woolley.

It is worth mentioning that the victory without bloodshed was limited to the Assyrian army. In order to successfully fulfill his promise to Woolley, John the Younger captured all the junior officers and soldiers who held opposing opinions, totaling more than 2,100 people, and killed them all at once.

Such cruel means and cruel facts made Wu Lai silent after hearing about it, but he was soon relieved. War is cruel in nature, and little John had no choice but to protect the continuation of his family. Then again, if these people did not die, more people would surely die in the future.

But such news always made Woolley feel unhappy. Fortunately, there were many things waiting to be done, such as the arrangement of the Seventh Division and the resettlement of John's army that surrendered.

The Seventh Division was sent to the border area between Hurlit and Kimo. White Shield Mountain is the last line of defense for the Hurlit Province. After crossing White Shield Mountain, the northern border of Hurlit will be a smooth road, and there will be no troops that can stop Inr even a step.

After arriving at the border, Iner stopped, and going forward was the province of Kimo. After learning from Little John that there were no other troops in Kimo except the militia, Wu Lai placed Iner's Seventh Division at the border of Kimo as a decoy - the border between Kimo and Hulit was very long, and with the strength of the Seventh Division, it was impossible to defend the entire line, and there was no need to attack Kimo at the moment, so the Seventh Division was allowed to "wander" along the border to remind the Tianjuan authorities to send more troops and food to Kimo Province, and to further dilute the already limited Tianjuan forces...

It was not only Tianjuan who was short of manpower, Wulai was also short of manpower. After John's army surrendered, a small number of them chose to disarm and return home. The remaining soldiers, except for the wounded, the elderly and the weak, were less than 30,000 capable of fighting. After consulting with John and his grandson, Wulai left 4,000 soldiers for the two of them and asked them to set off with the Seventh Division, because they were going to Kimo to meet the tribesmen.

The remaining 25,000 people were divided into three parts by Wu Lai and stationed outside the city of Samidaya. They will be reorganized, learn the new policies and be screened and selected there. If Wu Lai wants to use them for something, he will have to wait for a long time.

So Wu Lai occasionally regretted why he agreed to let Hagrid and his 4,000-plus men return home...

…

It was a light and peaceful day, and Wu Lai had a rare day of leisure, so he led the spotted wolf to climb up and see the sights. Not long after they sat on the top of the middle peak of White Shield Mountain, Oddo limped over.

"You have a really big heart." Wu Lai said to Oddo with a smile, "You're walking around even though your injury hasn't healed yet."

"I'm almost well now, but my left leg still hurts a little when I walk, that's all." Oddo said with a smile. Not only did the fire burn off his hair that night, but a piece of scalp on the back of his head was also burnt. After he recovered from his injury, there was no grass left, so he simply shaved the newly grown hair cleanly. Then, he followed Vulture and became the second "bald general" under Wu Lai.

After asking Odo to sit down, Wu Lai asked again, "What's the matter with you?"

"No." Odo answered as he sat down, "I just felt bored staying in the room, and I haven't talked to you for a long time, so, you know."

"That's right." Wu Lai nodded, and suddenly sighed softly. He still remembered Otto's youth very clearly, but it seemed like just a blink of an eye, and both he and Otto had turned into their current untidy looks.

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"Although I can't see it, I know that ahead are Samesia, Daxia, Misia, and Phoebe. A little further away are Black Stone City and Torasi." Oddo pointed ahead with a smile, "If we take them down, there will be no need to fight Hulit South. They will surrender on their own."

"That's right." Wu Lai smiled slightly, "The harvest season is coming soon. Northern Xinjiang is the grain-producing area of ​​Hulite, accounting for 75% of Hulite's grain production, while the population of Southern Xinjiang is more than twice that of Northern Xinjiang. Let alone taking these six cities, as long as we can defend Baidun Pass and prevent the grain from coming, Northern Xinjiang will naturally collapse."

"I guess you, Lord, don't just think about defending." Odo said with a smile.

"Of course, the foundation of victory is the people. If we lose the support of the people in Southern Xinjiang, what's the point of taking over Northern Xinjiang?" Wu Lai patted Oddo on the shoulder. "So, we have to think long-term about the issue of food. We have to consider the overall situation and not just think about military convenience."

"But this will slow down our progress. Lord, you said that we can't give Tianjuan too much time to grow, and our progress must not be slow either." Odo couldn't help but look at Wu Lai, "Lord, judging from the current situation, it seems difficult to take care of both."

"It is difficult, but it does not mean it cannot be done." Wu Lai smiled slightly. "Hulit's progress is much smoother than I thought. Puteng is also doing very well. By the way, you can select three elite companies from the First Division. The propaganda personnel will rush over from Samidaya tomorrow. Whether the Northern Xinjiang can also be won without bloodshed depends on them."

"Hagrid surrendered, and John's army surrendered too. Lord, you are right. People always want peace." Odo suddenly felt a little emotional. "That night I thought I was dead. After waking up, I was actually a little scared. But Lord, please rest assured, I, Odo, will never be afraid of fighting."

"It's human nature to be afraid of the consequences. Everyone is the same. After all, we only have one life..." When Wu Lai said this, he was suddenly startled. Was this my first or second time? Or is there a third or fourth time?

…

Adolf felt a little exhausted. Although he had always taken good care of his body, he was old after all, and he had been too busy recently...

After Tianjuan captured Kimo and entered Hurriyet, in order to consolidate the rear and prevent the Kimoans from causing trouble, all the Kimo troops were sent elsewhere. Since then, there were no troops in the cities of Kimo except for a small number of militias and noble private armies. Now the Assyrian army is stationed at the border and is eyeing it covetously, and the province of Kimo is as empty as a beautiful young wife who has stripped herself of her clothes, and is in danger of being pinned to the ground by the Assyrian army at any time. Adolf dared not neglect it. After receiving the news, he simply opened his private treasury and took out a large amount of money, food and weapons, and then drew 70% of the troops of Tianjuan Province in one breath, and squeezed from those princes and nobles, and put together 120,000 troops and rushed to Kimo.

After this army, which was highly expected but also criticized and suspected, went to war, Adolf focused his main energy on the coronation ceremony. Although this throne was usurped, he was still the second emperor in the history of the continent. In order to clear his name and to make this most important chapter in his life go down in history, Adolf decided to be willful for once and give himself a coronation ceremony that was far more sophisticated than Helen's.

In addition to more luxurious arrangements and more complicated etiquette and procedures, Adolf also planned to bring all elderly people over 80 years old in Tianjuan Province to Tianjuan Imperial City to watch the ceremony. Some people speculated that Adolf did this to express his desire to live a long life, but only Adolf himself knew whether this was really the case.

But no matter how carefully the arrangements were made, they could not prevent the bad news from coming in. Soon, a large number of Kimo people who were fleeing the war gathered in the border area between Tianjuan Province and Kimo Province. These people who were unwilling and afraid to experience the war fled here with their families, hoping to cross the border into Tianjuan. After all, for the time being, that was the safest place.

But they were destined to be disappointed, because when Adolf received the news that Assyria had stationed troops at the border of Kimor, he ordered the border to be blocked. When these refugees arrived at the border area, they were greeted by conscription officers - if they wanted to enter Tianjuan Province, they could, and if they recruited a young and strong man, they would be let go...

This was a method that the Ministry of War came up with to increase the military strength. Adolf naturally agreed to this because it would not only allow many young and strong Kimo people to join the army willingly, but would also increase a lot of labor for the Tianjuan Province, such as women and children who were about to grow up...