Nothing else in life will happen except for the mistakes we make.

- Arnault Geiger (Austrian writer)

Bai Feng, who told the truth, just a true description of the Imperial warehouse, turned the atmosphere of his conversation with the Marquis of Besançon into a solemn atmosphere, and even the three legion commanders such as Cavani, who followed the two of them, couldn't help but restrain the smiles on their faces.

"Yes, the two wars that the Empire is going through have exhausted the Empire's remaining strength. Marquis Besançon, who looked stern, changed his words and said: "Fortunately, His Excellency Bai Feng turned the tide, otherwise the war on the eastern battlefield would not be over." ”

"The war in the East never ends, and the calm at this time is only a build-up of strength before the next time a larger battle breaks out between the two sides, and if we fail to reclaim Sunset Fortress before the Orc Empire is ready for war, the consequences will be dire. ”

Seeing that Bai Feng took the initiative to mention the matter on the Eastern Battlefield, the Marquis of Besanson, who was in doubt, took the opportunity to ask: "Your Excellency Bai Feng, I have always had a lingering question in my heart about your successful reconquest of lost territory on the Eastern Battlefield, I don't know if to ask?"

"You ask. Bai Feng, who roughly guessed what the Marquis of Besançon wanted to ask, nodded and motioned for the Marquis of Besançon to ask questions.

"Your Excellency Bai Feng......" As soon as the Marquis of Besançon, who had received Bai Feng's consent, spoke, he was interrupted by Bai Feng's words: "Marquis Besançon, in terms of title, I am one level higher than you, and in terms of age and seniority, you are one level higher than me; ”

"This ......" Marquis Besansong, who looked a little hesitant, met Bai Feng's honest eyes, and after some consideration, he changed his words: "Then I will ask you to call you Brother Bai Feng; Brother Bai Feng, I want to know, why did the army of the Orc Empire retreat without a fight?"

"Brother Besançon, I don't know the real reason why the orc army retreated without a fight, but according to my guess, the commander of the orc army must have chosen to withdraw from the province for the purpose of digesting the spoils of war and avoiding a war of attrition with us. ”

"I can understand the spoils of war, after all, the orc army has occupied the five eastern provinces of the empire for so long, and must have plundered countless resources, but what does it mean to avoid consumption?

This view of the Marquis of Besançon also represents the opinion of the vast majority of people who know the inside story, to which Bai Feng replied: "In my opinion, it is not that the commander of the orc army cannot see the situation clearly, but that the commander of the orc army sees the situation too thoroughly!"

"On the surface, the Empire is at a disadvantage on the Eastern Battlefield, and the Orc Army, which is no less numerous than the Imperial Army, can continue to advance with their qualitative superiority, and in this way, they can at least completely occupy the six eastern provinces of the Empire. ”

"But that's not the case, the biggest strategic advantage of our empire is precisely the advantage that we humans retained when we humans expelled the orcs, that is, our huge population;

As soon as Bai Feng's words fell, the Marquis of Besanson, who understood it, suddenly realized: "I see! The empire's hundreds of millions of people are behemoths that the orc empire with a total population of only tens of millions cannot fight; ”

It was not only the Marquis of Besançon who understood the deep meaning, but the careful Bai Feng found that the faces of the three army commanders such as Cavani also showed expressions of sudden realization; it seems that there are still a lot of people who are curious about the Eastern Battlefield.

The Governor's Mansion of Besançon County is located in the most central position of the city, and it is still a long way from the city gate; Bai Feng and the others, who were on foot, walked for nearly twenty minutes before walking from the city gate to the next door of the Governor's Palace, and came to the temporary residence prepared by the Marquis of Besançon for Bai Feng.

Because the province of Besançon is governed by the governor of the province Marquis Besançon, it is naturally impossible for the governor's palace to be given to Bai Feng to live in; however, the thoughtful Marquis of Besançon still prepared a small mansion for Bai Feng next door to the governor's mansion.

The 500 personal soldiers led by Steve, under Bai Feng's orders, entered this mansion first, and after that, Bai Feng took Bai 1 and Bai 2, two personal guards, and entered the heavily guarded governor's palace with the Marquis of Besançon and others.

"Brother Bai Feng, we originally only had more than 200,000 people in Besançon County, but with the influx of a large number of displaced people, the number of people has suddenly increased to 400,000; ”

"The gathering of 400,000 people in Besançon County will indeed bring too much chaos, and it is appropriate to be vigilant. Bai Feng, who nodded yes, understood in his heart that the real reason why the Marquis of Besançon strengthened the guard force of the Governor's Palace was food in the final analysis.

No matter how short of food the empire is, it is impossible to lack the military rations necessary for the soldiers to maintain their combat effectiveness, so the governor's palace of the Marquis of Besançon became the most suitable place to store military rations under the premise that the granaries in the city were no longer safe.

No one dares to guarantee what the nearly 200,000 hungry people who are starving and hungry will do when they are dying or dying; in order to avoid an uncontrollable situation, it is a matter of course that the governor's palace will be heavily guarded with troops to store large quantities of military rations.

After really entering the Governor's Palace, Bai Feng found that compared with the heavy guards outside the palace, the three steps, one post, five steps and one sentry inside the palace made people have a sense of urgency that the war was coming;

"Brother Besanson, these soldiers under your command wearing the uniforms of the city defense army use weapons and equipment that are not bad!"

Facing Bai Feng's smiling expression, Marquis Besansong explained with nostalgia: "Brother Bai Feng, these 5,000 city defense soldiers stationed in the Governor's Mansion are all my cronies and old troops six years ago, and their weapons and equipment are all accumulated by themselves little by little. ”

This is an explanation that Bai Feng did not expect, but it is reasonable, for six long years, how many people's loyalty can stand the test of time, and the sworn observance of five thousand cronies of the old ministry may be the real reason why the Marquis of Besançon can sit in the position of governor.

A dismissed regimental commander worthy of the 5,000 lieutenant generals to follow him to the death was in himself a worthy courtier for a person like Charlemagne, and if it were not for the invisible contradiction between the Marquis of Besançon and the Duke of Coulomb, perhaps Charlemagne would have reused him long ago.

Thankfully, nothing in this world exists, and between the Marquis of Besançon and the Duke of Coulomb, Charlemagne chose his own confidant, Duke Coullen, which was Charlemagne's choice and Bai Feng's chance.

The so-called reception and dust washing dinner was actually a group of people gathered in the banquet hall of the Governor's Palace for an ordinary dinner; after the dinner, all the non-core people discussed as if they had to leave the Governor's Palace, leaving only Bai Feng, Marquis Besançon and other seven people.

Under the guidance of the Marquis of Besançon, Bai Feng and the other three legion commanders came to the conference room in the governor's palace; after everyone else walked into the conference room, Bai Feng, who was deliberately one step behind, ordered the two behind him: "Bai Yi, Bai Er, you are waiting for me outside." ”

"No!" Flame Sword Saints Bai Yi and Bai Er, who were extremely good at hiding their aura, immediately stopped and stood on both sides of the door outside the conference room.