Chapter 518

When it comes to the rite of passage, Gabriel looks calm. But when Duwei mentions the word "fiancee", Gabriel's expression is a bit unnatural. He seems to take a look at his brother, but he deliberately jumps away from the topic: "I heard that you killed a holy knight, or a Grand Knight."

Gabriel looked at Dewey's face.

Dewey frowned slightly, then said with a smile, "Oh, the news is spreading so fast."

Gabriel sighed, a little worried: "brother, I know what you want to do, there is always your reason. So no matter what you do, I will be on your side... But don't forget, our mother is a devout believer in the church. My mother is very sad to hear that. "

Dewey thought for a moment, then said with a sneer, "hum, it's the church in the plain of Lorraine. What did you say at home?"

"... before I left, the Archbishop of the religious institute of Cote province came to my home once. In name, he sent me some gifts to congratulate me on my coming of age. But... He must have deliberately passed some words through the mouth of the servants at home and then to his mother's ears."

Du Wei sneered: "these magic sticks always like to play these tricks." He looked at his brother and said, "how did you do it?"

Gabriel's eyes showed a trace of perseverance: "what else can we do? Before I came out, I broke my legs and threw out two servants who were chewing their tongues in front of my mother. Then I told my mother that the struggle between imperial power and divine power always existed. Now that our family is tightly tied to the royal family, we have to do some things. As for the church in Cote Province... I have ordered it. This year's religious contribution tax will be reduced by 50%. I don't think these guys dare to go to the imperial capital to complain. "

Du Wei smiles and is very satisfied with his brother's growth. After all, the person who will be in charge of the Rowling family in the future can not be a gentle sheep, but a lion who dares to attack all provocations on his territory!

"Yes. After your rite of passage, there are two major events. One is to marry your fiancee, and the other is your future. According to the past tradition, the successor of the Rowling family naturally wants to join the military. Do you have any ideas? "

The two brothers rode side by side on horseback. After Dewey's question was raised, Gabriel didn't answer immediately, but he bowed his head and pondered for a long time. When he raised his head, the boy's face was full of sincere expression: "brother. Where do you want me to go? "

Du Wei was stunned for a moment. He looked at his growing brother and said with a smile, "when you grow up, you don't have to listen to my arrangement for everything. You should have your own opinion. I can only give you some advice, but I can't help you decide anything any more. "

With that, Dewey suddenly stopped his horse, looked at his brother's straight back on the horse, and suddenly laughed. He took off his cloak and threw it to Gabriel. "The emperor is not in the South after all," she said softly. "It's still very cold at night. Put this on."

Gabriel looked at his brother and his face. The two brothers are 50% to 60% similar in appearance. However, 14-year-old Gabriel prefers the traditional image of the Rowling family: strong and square in face. Even under 15. His face had already grown some light fluffy soft whiskers. It's Dewey, the eldest son of the Rowling family. But it seems that he is thinner than his brother, and his shoulders are not as broad as Gabriel's.

From this point of view, when Gabriel grows up, he will be more like the old count Raymond, an imperial general than Dewey.

On the contrary, Du Wei is more like a literary minister.

After looking at his brother, Gabriel immediately wrapped up his cloak without hesitation. Dewey said with a satisfied smile: "well, tell me what you think. You tell me first. Now I have some status. Which department do you want to go to? I will let you do it. "

"I want to go to the army and be an officer in charge of the army, even from a junior officer, just like my father used to be." Gabriel's voice is very firm: "I don't want to go directly to the headquarters as a civilian, that's too boring."

"To be a junior officer in the army?" Duvet pondered for a moment, but he stopped talking.

The two brothers kept silent, but Gabriel occasionally secretly looked at Duwei from time to time, looking at the change of Duwei's eyes, his heart was also a little uneasy, I don't know if his brother would support his decision.

He made such a choice for a reason. Their father, the late Earl Raymond, was a junior officer in the northern storm army for three years, starting as a cavalry commander and then as a captain, In the last three years, he was a commanding officer.

Of course, the speed of this promotion is the same as that of a rocket. After all, he is the heir of the imperial Rowling family. But even so, it is rare among the aristocrats, because most of the aristocrats would not send their heirs to the grass-roots units of the army where conditions are difficult. Instead, they would choose to get a good position in each department of the imperial capital, and then slowly mix up their qualifications. When they reach a certain age, they would be sent to the local army to directly serve as senior officers, After a few years of doing something like "suppressing bandits" and "maintaining local public order", you can return to the imperial capital with honor, get a rank of general in the military, or get a position of no lower rank in the headquarters

This is the official career of the heirs of most rich families. It's very smooth and doesn't have to suffer too much.

At that time, Raymond was a strange figure. He refused to stay in the military headquarters of the imperial capital. Instead, he went to the storm corps, which was the most difficult of the four main battle legions of the Empire. Although he was promoted to the commanding officer in three years, he also relied on the influence of his family. However, he was willing to bear hardships, but everyone admired him very much, and he didn't want to. The storm Corps was the most difficult place for the Empire at the beginning. He had fought Warcraft in the frozen forest with his army, and had fought with the smuggled mercenary regiments who were poaching. He had been injured and made contributions. These were the actual contributions without any water injection.

Originally, he did so, which was enough to make people admire him, and everyone thought that. As the heir of a famous Wuxun family in the Empire, he has done so enough to show his excellence, so he should be able to go back to the imperial capital to enjoy his happiness.

But he didn't!

He went to the northwest army again! As the head of the cavalry regiment for one year, he took people to fight with those ferocious horse bandits and grassland people in Northwest China for a while!

It can be said that he has been to the two most difficult main battle armies of the Empire. After suffering, blood flows!

The Empire has been peaceful for 200 years, and the aristocracy, including many so-called Wuxun families, have gradually become mediocre. Become addicted to peace, few people like Raymond so willing to suffer losses and temper themselves.

Now, it's clear that Gabriel also wants to trace his father's footsteps.

Dewey was meditating. Instead of answering Gabriel immediately, they went all the way back to the Duke's palace.

When I came to my home, I looked at the familiar house and courtyard. Although it has been expanded, the Duke's mansion now looks more magnificent than the Earl's mansion before.

"Your Earl's house has not been chosen yet." "There's so much going on these days," laughs Dewey. Besides, I'm sorry to you, this home... Should have been yours. But your Highness has given me the honor of being the Duke's house. So, in a few days, you will have to move

Gabriel laughed: "well, my brother, this family is yours, that is, mine, between the two brothers. There's nothing to divide. "

The servants came and took the horse. The cavalry guards who accompanied Gabriel to Beijing also went down to have a rest. Dewey took his brother directly. I went back to my study first.

A moment later, the servants brought dinner. The two brothers sat at the table in the study and had a simple barbecue.

Gabriel ate very sweet, finally wiped his mouth, said with a smile: "speaking of barbecue, or brother, you make delicious."

"Anyway, you are here now, and there will be plenty of opportunities in the future. If you are free, I will make it for you." Dewey smiles.

Then he gently lost the knife in his hand, his face returned to serious, looking at his brother: "OK, let's talk."

Gabriel's face was also solemn. They sat back at the desk with Dewey, looking at his brother's serious face and slightly frowning brow. Gabriel could feel that as his elder brother grew older, his title and official position became higher and higher, his power became heavier and heavier, and the power between his brows became more and more powerful.

Now sitting in front of his brother, Gabriel suddenly had a wonderful feeling in his heart: looking at his brother now is like looking at his dignified father.

"You want to go to the bottom of the army to train yourself. I'm proud of your courage." Dewey spoke slowly. His voice was low. "Which army do you want to go to?"

Gabriel laughed. He recognized that his brother supported his idea: "the local garrison naturally doesn't need to consider. You know what the local garrison looks like! If I go to a place like that, I'm afraid it will make me lazy. "

"No, Gabriel." Du Wei shook his head: "you may not know in the Lorraine plain. In fact, in the past two years, his Royal Highness The Regent has been reorganizing the local garrison, reducing a large number of miscellaneous personnel of the local garrison, and the daily training and military records have also been reorganized, which is much better than that in those years."

"I don't want to go to the local garrison anyway." Gabriel muttered.

Dewey laughed: "if you don't go, you don't want to go. Do you want to go to the main battle corps? Or the king city guards? "

"Don't worry about the guards! The imperial city guards are still stationed in the imperial capital. I just don't want to stay in the imperial capital. "

Du Wei sighed. He vaguely guessed his brother's plan, but in order to respect him, he asked, "where do you want to go?"

Gabriel laughed. He pulled his finger and said: "I was very interested in the newly established Thor's whip. I heard that the weapons and equipment of the newly established Legion are quite good. Many new weapons are given priority to them. I really want to go. But the commander-in-chief of this Legion is alpai. Although I have been staying in the Lorraine plain, I also know that alpai and his brother are not right. It's the enemy of our family, so I can't go under his command, otherwise I won't kill him. "

Du Wei smiles and looks at his younger brother's familiar childishness. His heart is warm.

"It's needless to say that the southern Legion always stayed in the swamp and radiated to the South... But the south is too peaceful, and the southern Legion has been disarmament and transferring people for many years. The Navy expanded, and a number of them were transferred from the southern army. When the guards of the Royal City were cleaned, a number of them were transferred from the southern army. This time, when the whip of Thor was founded, a number of backbones were transferred from the southern army. Now there is only one empty shelf left in the southern army. I'm afraid the actual combat effectiveness is not as good as that of the local garrison! I don't want to go to that boring place. "

"Do you want to go north?" Dewey's face was dignified.

"Yes. Storm Corps is my first choice Gabriel said with a smile: "as you know, when my father was young, he first served in the storm Corps. Now general Rostock, the commander of the Corps, was my father's good friend. If I go, he should take care of me, so you don't have to worry about me. "

Duvet sighed, but his face was still. He said slowly, "except for the storm corps? Do you have any other options

"It's good to go to the northwest independent division." Gabriel said with a smile: "but that's your place. The northwest independent division is controlled by you, the northwest military minister. It's your army. Although I'm interested in it, I'm afraid others will gossip. I want to temper myself, and I don't want to stay under the protection of my wings. "

The last sentence shows Gabriel's heart.

Dewey frowned faintly.

Because he knows. These two choices are not good! Very bad!!

If it's peace time, Dewey certainly doesn't object to his brother's suffering. It's also good to go to the storm Corps. Although the frozen forest may be a little dangerous, as long as he sends more family experts to protect him, there should be no big problem.

That's how my father came here.

But now it's different!

Gabriel doesn't know. But Dewey knows!

Within the next year. The mob would invade from the north, at that time. Storm Corps bear the brunt!

Although Dewey didn't want to hurt his brother's enthusiasm, as a brother, he was selfish! In the future war, as the first line of defense in the Empire, the storm army will be the first army to fight with the criminal army, and the casualty rate will be very high!

He didn't want his brother to take risks!

And the northwest independent division... In fact, this army is a cover made by Du Wei and Prince Chen!

In fact, this northwest independent division is not an army at all! Because after the collapse of the northwest army, the threat on the grassland has been blocked by Du Wei, so there is no need to garrison the northwest army. In fact, Du Wei and Prince Chen made this independent division in Northwest China

Future imperial air force!

Over the past two years, the Empire's large-scale factories in Northwest China have produced a continuous stream of hot-air balloon airships. After technical modification and renewal, they have begun to provide large-scale equipment to the northwest independent division, and have also carried out a lot of training. This army will be used in the future war!

This northwest independent division, the rudiment of the future imperial air force, will certainly fight with the criminals on the battlefield. Dewey doesn't want Gabriel to be a pilot for his brother's safety!

Think of the White River sorrow to himself with witchcraft back letter, describing the crime of the people's fighting power.

Those rhinoceros soldiers who are more powerful than human medium level warriors, and those Orc soldiers who can improve their combat effectiveness at any time... Powerful fighting machines made by dwarves.

Look at my younger brother's young face.

Du Wei was determined and shook his head!

"Brother, I said, I respect all your choices, and I will not force you to do anything. But as your brother, I need to give my opinion. " Dewey's face was dignified, and his eyes were fixed on Gabriel: "I personally... Object to your going to storm corps or northwest independent division."

"Why?" Gabriel did not immediately rush to refute, but very calm to Dewey raised questions.

This performance satisfied Dewey. It's good that my younger brother finally looks like an adult rather than a fidgety child.

"I don't hide you." Du Wei sighed, he lowered his voice: "this matter is still a secret, but in half a year, it will be published."

He suddenly took out a map of the empire from under the table. He flattened the table and raised his finger to the frozen forest: "I think you know what happened in the frozen forest two years ago when Warcraft was rampant, which caused heavy losses to the storm Corps."

"I know."

"Good! So I tell you, it's just a prelude. " Dewey's voice was full of cold air: "in the next year, in the north, north of the frozen forest, there will be a large number of evil ethnic invasions that we never knew or knew! They're not human. But alien, they have at least more than a million troops, and strong combat effectiveness! Their goal is not to leave after a while like those Warcraft. But to... Exterminate mankind! This is a big war! Frozen forest will be the front line

Gabriel was stunned.

The room fell into a dead silence!

Young Gabriel looked at his brother's eyes, and then looked at the location of the frozen forest on the map.

I'm afraid it's hard for anyone to believe and accept such a news in a moment!

The mainland has been peaceful for hundreds of years! All along, the only enemy known to the people of the Roland empire was the northwest legion, a separatist warlord. Now it's leveled by Dewey.

There is also the grassland outside kilimaro mountain. Those grassland barbarians are just local disasters, not a big threat.

If it's hard to find out, there may be Nanyang... But proud Roland people. Don't regard the aborigines with spears rowing boats as "enemies". They are not qualified!

"North?"

"North of the frozen forest?"

"Is it not a human race?"

Gabriel asked three questions in a row.

He could see that his brother was not joking!

"Among the people who know about it now, the only one in the imperial capital is his Royal Highness The Regent. He may have told Lord robustscher, but it was limited to the core power circle of the Empire, no more than five people. In addition, the only one who knows about this news is the Pope of the temple... And the chairman of the Magic Union, jago Doug, should also be informed. "

Dewey slowly moved his finger: "you know, we are in the north of the Empire. A military defense line has been established. It is a long defense line built at the level of Imperial military fortress. Kaspersky defense line! If it's just to prevent Warcraft from raging, is it necessary for us to build such a defense line at all costs? My brother... "

Duvidi's voice was full of coldness: "the external news is that this defense line was built according to the Imperial military fortress, but in fact, its construction standard and cost are much higher! I've invested 16 million gold coins in this defense line! The Empire also paid more than 100000 people for labor and labor, and almost half of the people in the imperial Department of labor and housing were mobilized to the north. The lowest wall of this defense line is as high as 15 meters. Where are we equipped with crossbows and defense equipment. The military fortress behind the line of defense. It is large enough to garrison more than three legions, as well as a large amount of weapons and grain and grassland storage. The food from the South was continuously transported to the north and the northwest. I spent countless energy squeezing the cattle, sheep and horses from the northwest grassland. Including the newly established Thor's whip army and my northwest independent division, they will go north in the near future to fight against the storm army, and then... This line of defense will be our wall against the invaders! "

Gabriel finally spoke, his lips wriggling a few times: "these invaders, very powerful?"

"Very powerful." Du Wei wry smile, his pressure in the past three years, for the first time, he can tell his relatives: "I'm so strong that I'm not sure! These invaders are far more effective than us. And... They have wisdom, hatred, determination... And so on! "

Duvet sighed, his face tired.

In fact, he has been very tired for the past three years! Only in front of his subordinates, he is a leader, he can not show the slightest weakness, but now, in front of his trusted brother, he can show his tired attitude.

"This is not the northwest war. It's not a local warlord like the northwest army. It can be wiped out in two or three months. It's not that the grassland war 20 years ago will end in a year or two... It's a war of national defense, or a "war of human defense." I even doubt that this war will last for 10 years, 20 years... Or even longer! "

Dewey thought of the two "mythical wars" ten thousand years ago.

That dark time, it's been 100 years!!

Silence

The two brothers looked at each other speechless.

Dewey suddenly laughed. Turning around, he took out a crystal bottle from behind the bookshelf. In the bottle was the habit of hiding good wine. Dewey also learned from his father, Lao Leimeng.

He unscrewed the cap and handed it to his brother. "I think you need a drink now."

Gabriel gave a wry smile: "it seems that I really need it."

He grabbed the bottle and poured down half of it, because he drank too fast and choked a few times.

Seeing that his brother's cough turned red, Dewey finally gave a gentle smile: "you are very brave. Gabriel. At least when you know the news, you're not afraid to pee your pants. If ordinary people know that we human beings are about to face such a big crisis of destroying our country and farming, I'm afraid most people will panic and collapse. "

"This... Why hasn't the news been announced?" Gabriel grinned bitterly.

"The news came three years ago." Dewey said with a bitter smile, "but we need time to prepare! You think, if this news is released, how much panic and chaos will erupt in the human world? It's filled with fear. There will be a lot of civil strife in the Empire. In desperation, everyone has no intention to produce... That won't work! We need three years, and we need to keep the farmers farming in these three years. So the Empire could store food. Only when the craftsmen continue to produce can the imperial army get enough weapons and equipment. Let merchants continue to circulate, imperial finance can wait until enough military spending! In addition, in the past three years, we have eliminated the warlords of the northwest army at all costs and eliminated the internal troubles... You think, if this news was announced earlier. I'm afraid we don't know what's going on inside us for a long time! But now it's very good, most people don't know, so we've done a good job in preparing the army for war, reorganizing the army, accumulating weapons, grain and grassland, accumulating financial reserves, and building defense lines in the North... "

"But it's always going to be announced." Gabriel whispered“ Yes, in a few months Dewey sighed: "then. Chaos is expected. But fortunately, we are ready to crush the chaos. The consolidation of the local garrison and the elimination of the warlords in the northwest have at least made us not worry about the interior. As for the panic of the people... It's inevitable. But enough food and weapons have been produced. Panic is panic. As for this, I believe our spiritual leader, the Pope of the church, will find a way to calm this fear. After all, he is a spiritual leader. " Goo, goo, goo. Gabriel took another swig. At this moment, under the stimulation of alcohol, the young man's trembling heart can gradually calm down. He is not cowardly, but when the news of such a big event comes, all people will always be in a state of disorder. Even Dewey, when he knew it, was the same“ I'm still going to the army! " Gabriel poured down a bottle of wine. Red faced, he put the bottle heavily on the table“ You are the heir to the family Dewey's serious reminder“ But I'm a Lorraine Gabriel said: "as the head of the Rowling family and the head of the proud Wuxun family, how can the Rowling family step back at such a great moment!! Our family is a part of protecting this continent! Our ancestors fought for the Empire, and our father bled for the Empire! How can I be willing to fall behind! "“ You'll have a chance. " Dewey wry smile: "however, I still don't think you should go to the front line now. You are likely to die in the first wave of showdown“ I'm not afraid of death. " Gabriel shook his head: "son of the Rowling family, there is no fear of death."“ I know Dewey still shook his head: "but you are the patriarch. If you die, who will inherit the family? Don't forget, now you don't even have a son. You're just an adult yourself. Before you die, at least leave an heir to the family. Otherwise, would you look at the Rowling family that I've worked so hard to recover and die? " It's a calm question, which makes Gabriel silent! Indeed, when the Rowling family came to this generation, Raymond died too early, and Gabriel was just an adult, but Duwei, the eldest son, had left the family and became a family. It can be said that if Gabriel died suddenly, I'm afraid that the Rowling family could not even find an orthodox successor... The only thing waiting for this great family is the end“ After your rite of passage, get married immediately. The wedding should be simple. And then... I need you to get your wife pregnant in a year or sooner. It's a responsibility to the family. As for your position... Storm Corps in the north, I don't recommend you to go, because if you go now, your role is just an ordinary low-level officer, and you don't have much contribution value. And I have other arrangements for you... Of course, all of these are based on your agreement. You are my brother, but you have grown up, I will not impose my meaning on you. You can think about it, if you insist on your plan... "Du Wei said with a bitter smile:" then I can only promise, but I will send experts to protect you, and try not to let you die in the post of a junior officer. It would be humiliating if the Earl of the Rowling family died when he was a junior cavalry captain. You should have a bigger stage, my brother Gabriel stood up and looked at Dewey. "You're my brother. I'm willing to listen to you." After a pause, he suddenly whispered, "brother, how sure are you about this..."“ You mean war? " Dewey shook his head. "I'm not sure. I'm afraid that this war will last for decades or even longer, so... I have a plan. In three months, I will try to pick up my mother from my hometown and send her to Nanyang by boat! In Nanyang, I have made some preparations, which can be regarded as my sphere of influence. "“ "Nanyang?" Gabriel was stunned for a moment, but he immediately caught a message: "do you think the Kaspersky defense may not be able to stop the other side? Are you worried about the fall of the Lorraine plain? "“ Everything is possible. " Dewey shook his head: "this is not a war between human beings. The war between human beings ends when one side gives up and surrenders. But it's a war of extermination! The other party's goal is likely to be the destruction of mankind! Such a war has never been encountered by human beings for thousands of years. " Gabriel looked at Dewey for a moment: "you are my brother, I believe you, unconditionally believe you! I'll do whatever you want me to do! " Du Wei smiles. His eyes are bright. He holds his brother's hand firmly: "don't worry, I'm a member of the Rowling family, too! I'm not going to let the Rowlings lose their reputation. My brother, I hope you will be another famous general of the Rowling family after you become a father Gabriel suddenly looked a little strange: "brother, can we discuss the matter of marriage again..."