Chapter 644 Return to Besançon
"O God, why do you treat my Otto family like this?"
Galvin lay motionless on the ground, full of tears.
"Hurry, help Lord Galvin up——
After a while, Lord Galvin, who had calmed down, spoke again, "Art, what are your plans? Tell me. Now, the Otto family can only rely on you."
At, standing by the window with his hands behind his back, sighed heavily and turned to glance at Lord Galvin, who had a stiff expression but still had a firm gaze.
Without hesitation, Art asked: "My father-in-law, you have lived in the palace for a long time and have always been with the king. You must know all the forces in the palace better than I do. "Are you trying to dig out the nobles and ministers of the palace who are dissatisfied with the rule of Flanders?" Galvin understood the meaning as soon as he heard this.
Att turned around and nodded slightly.
"Once the news of the death of the monarch reaches Besançon, we will be passive at that time. Rather than doing so, it is better to make plans in advance."
Odo, who was sitting aside, seemed to understand what Art meant and interjected, "My lord, do you mean to send the monarch back to Besancon in advance?"
"That's right!" Art walked slowly to Sir Galvin, bowed and said: "Father-in-law, at this moment, we must prepare for the worst. Otherwise, once the news of the assassination of the monarch spreads, the country will fall into civil strife again!"
Galvin is well aware of the serious relationship between this. Now, as the leader of the Otto family, he must do his best to safeguard the interests of the entire family and allow the Otto family's rule to continue. For this, he will do whatever it takes.
"Tell me, what do you need me to do?
"What? Return to Besançon!"
On the morning of the next day, Phoenix, the heir to Fort Sapp, captain of the Sapp Company of the Welsh Legion, and the only son of Galvin, the Palace Treasurer, who returned to the central army command camp after inspecting the city defense of Santia, was called aside by the deputy commander of the army, Odo, and informed the young and promising officer of Art's transfer order.
"Yes, this is an order personally issued by your lord. He asked me to tell you in advance so that you can complete the handover of military affairs as soon as possible and set off back to Besançon tonight. The lord will tell you the specific situation after you see him."
After that, Odo left Phoenix and walked towards the army camp in the south of the city with his bodyguard.
Last night, Art gave Odo a task, asking him to select dozens of elite soldiers from the Wells Army to accompany Phoenix northward as bodyguards to escort Flanders and others.
After Odo left, Phoenix stood alone in silence, thinking hard about what happened.
Since the Southern Expedition, he has rarely participated in the legion's operations. In this battle with the mercenaries outside Santia City, he was ordered to hold on to the city. After finally waiting for the war to end, the city defense was handed over to other companies. Just as Phoenix was gearing up to attack Sauronburg, his brother-in-law proposed to postpone the attack on Sauronburg at the military meeting, directly pouring cold water on Phoenix.
As the only son of Lord Galvin, the cousin of King Flanders, and one of the few men in the Otto family, Phoenix is determined to prove himself.
But due to his special status, most of the senior officers in the legion gave way to him, which made him feel alienated in his heart.
Coupled with the disability in his legs, he even fell into a low self-esteem mood and was unable to extricate himself.
Phoenix grew up in a well-off family and had a good childhood. But after some experience in the Art Army, his heart changed and he began to want to rely on his own abilities to realize his ambitions.
But that reckless act not only nearly cost him his life, but also left his legs and feet with lifelong disabilities. And this also destined him to be unable to kill enemies and make meritorious deeds like others on the battlefield. He could only watch other companies escort large quantities of supplies and prisoners of war back to the city, and he could only do some things to deal with the aftermath.
Every time he thought about this, he felt indignant.
But he still maintained restraint, because based on his understanding of his brother-in-law, if the matter was not of great importance, the legion commander would not send him to Besancon for no reason. "-Art, Phoenix is just a company captain in your legion. Do you ask him to follow me back to Besancon, can he calm the important ministers in the palace?"
Lord Galvin rode beside Art and asked with a forgetful mood.
While listening to Galvin's speech, Art looked at the houses being built on both sides of the street. Ron led seven or eight guards and fell behind the two of them, glancing around from time to time.
"Father-in-law, don't worry. Although Phoenix is young, after years of experience in the legion, he has already been able to stand alone. Moreover, as the king's cousin, he has the blood of the Otto family flowing in his body. For this reason alone, he should return to Besançon. I believe that as long as the Otto family is in charge of the palace, no one will dare to cause rebellion."
While talking, the group of people had already passed the tall church in the center of the city.
As an important place for believers to serve God, it was not destroyed during the war and is still standing there intact.
"But," Lord Galvin said what he was really worried about, "the Palace Guards are fighting south, and the city of Besançon is empty of troops. What will happen if a rebellion breaks out."
Looking at Lord Galvin's worried look, Art disagreed.
"Please rest assured, father-in-law, I have already considered this matter. In addition to the Sap Company returning to the palace with Phoenix, I will also draw thirty elite soldiers from the legion to follow him north to help him train new recruits and garrison Besançon."
"Recruits? Where did the recruits come from?" Lord Galvin was puzzled.
"That's right, new recruits. I have ordered Bas, the commander of the reserve regiment in Wales, the commander of the garrison of Beaune City in the west of Saône Province, and the commander of Marsy Castle in Côte d'Or to recruit a group of young men and train them secretly. Once you and Phoenix return to the palace, I will send this group of recruits to Besançon and hand them over to Phoenix's command."
"I feel relieved if you arrange it this way." Lord Galvin breathed a sigh of relief, and then asked: "How many are these new recruits?
How much is the military expenditure?
"The number of recruits is about one thousand, I will figure out the military expenditure, you don't have to worry."
"One thousand!" Galvin almost screamed when he heard this number.
You must know that an average province can only muster an army of 2,000 people. As soon as Art opened his mouth, he saw such a large number of new recruits, which really surprised Lord Galvin. It is somewhat laborious to support a corps of guards. Now that another corps of guards has been added, the palace will face even more severe financial pressure. As the palace finance minister, Galvin knew this account in his heart.
Although Att said he would come up with a solution, raising a thousand-man legion would cost a lot of money. Lord Galvin was worried about Att.
"Art, you have to think carefully about forming a new legion of such a large scale——"
Looking at Lord Galvin's sad face, Art put together his thoughts.
"Please rest assured, father-in-law, this matter was done in the past, and I would definitely not dare to try it easily. But now that the Welsh Army has occupied a large area of land and several cities on the Po River Plain in the Principality of Lombardy, I already have enough weight in my hand, and I no longer have to worry about military expenses.
In this battle, the Welsh Army has captured more than 6 million pfennigs, enough to support an army of a thousand people."
“Six million pfennig?” Lord Galvin was stunned by this figure.
"Yes, six million pfennigs~" Art showed a calm look.
"Now, we are like a nail stuck in the heart of the Lombards. As long as we are willing, every city in Lombardy will provide corresponding military expenditures for the arrival of the Wells Army. The Southern Continent is not like the territory of the Uncle Country, where commerce is prosperous, the land is fertile, and it is extremely wealthy. Supporting an army of a thousand people is nothing—"
After a while, the group of people had arrived at the entrance of the monastery.
Due to the war, except for a few servants who stayed in the monastery, the monks and sisters had already fled here and went elsewhere to avoid the disaster of the war.
As soon as the war ended, Art settled Flanders here and sent troops to block various surrounding intersections, making it difficult for ordinary people to approach.
At this time, the inside of the monastery was lifeless. The fallen stones from the walls and the covered moss made the place look a bit dilapidated.
When the door was opened, the inside of the monastery seemed a little dark. In addition to the beam of light that shines through the spire, several candlesticks embedded in the pillar walls emit a faint firelight. The coldness brought by the autumn made the walls on both sides of the corridor leading to the backyard covered with water drops, and the large and small spider webs on the beams told the story of the dilapidation of this place. The crows of crows could be heard from time to time from the towering tree in the middle of the courtyard, making the monastery even more desolate.
At originally planned to arrange for Flanders to be treated for poisoning in a mansion in the northeast corner of Santia City, but Bishop Olof insisted on choosing this monastery. He believes that the monastery is a place to serve God, and all faithful believers in our Lord can receive God's blessing.
out of respect for Oluo Catholicism, Ye Te agreed.
Since the day Flanders was assassinated, Bishop Olof has been by Flanders' side every day, guarding him in the name of God.
In addition, Bishop Olof has practiced every day and insisted on praying for Flanders three times a day, hoping to exchange his devotion to God for Flanders' safety.
As the bishop of the country, this is the only thing he can do for Flanders.
Through the backyard, the group came to the place where the monks lived in the monastery.
The soldiers guarding the door are the soldiers of the Earl's Guard.
「把门打开。」
「是！」
哎～
木门应声而开。
Matt strode to the door of the house where Flanders lived, and a strong smell rushed out of the door, familiar yet unfamiliar.
At stopped, took a deep breath, and just as he was about to take his steps, a familiar voice suddenly came~
"Att—"