21. Kill the Heart
Jared's heart was bleeding, and it kept bleeding.
Four generals, three death squads, twelve night knights, six starry sky magicians, three death assassins, and finally a mysterious figure as insurance...
To be honest, such a team would have a 100% chance of killing the queen even if they were to deal with it.
Now it was being used to deal with an ignorant regent, and his heart was about to be broken.
If this operation fails, the strength of the upper echelons of the resistance may be completely destroyed, and the process of the resistance's uprising to overthrow the decadent Succubus Kingdom will be prolonged for more than ten years.
If something unexpected happens during this period, the resistance's efforts may be in vain.
If the old village chief hadn't felt that the regent was too frightened, maybe Jared wouldn't have come up with such a terrifying lineup, but...
"Everything is for our future, the future of the country."
"Ah, everything is for our future, the future of the country."
At the same time, far away in the conference room of the palace in the capital of the Succubus Kingdom, Zhuang Mingge, who was struggling, naturally did not know that in order to eradicate him, the resistance army had already come up with a huge and luxurious lineup.
Now he is simply struggling with whether he should spend his own money to make up for the country's financial crisis.
"Your Majesty the Regent."
While he was struggling, the ministers standing under the steps to the throne were also struggling, but in the end one minister stood up from the crowd.
"Well, what's going on?" Zhuang Mingge woke up from his confusion and looked at the Minister of Foreign Affairs who stood up below.
As the name implies, the Minister of Foreign Affairs is the minister who handles the country's diplomatic tasks, such as economic cooperation between the two countries and negotiations when deciding to armistice.
A weak country has no diplomacy. The position of the foreign minister and whether he is respected or not depends on whether the country is strong or not. The more powerful the country, the more the foreign minister cannot be ignored. No matter where he is, he will be respected.
The weaker the country, the easier it is for the position of Foreign Minister to be ignored. Anyone can give him a shit, but as one of the five major forces in the demon world, the Foreign Minister of the Succubus Kingdom, Hubert Han.
No matter where he goes, he will cause a huge sensation and attention.
The Foreign Minister is one of the few ministers who has not been involved in the battle for the succession between Her Majesty the Queen's two sisters. Therefore, after the current Queen takes office, she is also one of the few ministers who has not been purged.
He remains absolutely sincere to this country, but only to the country, not to the Queen.
In his eyes, the Queen can be replaced, but the country will never be allowed to perish, so he is dedicated to serving the public good. Even now, he is not considered a loyal minister of Her Majesty the Queen.
Just a loyal minister of this country.
Among all the information on ministers collected by Zhuang Mingge, the Foreign Minister Hubert Hanke had a comment that no other minister had, and it was written by Her Majesty the Queen herself.
The content is very simple, only a short sentence, but it describes the character of the Foreign Minister.
He loves this country more deeply than anyone else.
"Lord Regent, I received invitations from the Kingdom of Dark Night in the East and the Alliance of Hundreds of Clans in the South a few days ago. They proposed a friendly mock war with our Succubus Kingdom. I don't know how we should respond.
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Foreign Secretary Hubert Hanke asked calmly.
Mock battle is a ritual that has existed for several major forces in the demon world a long time ago. It is to avoid the most terrifying collision between two countries. So some elite troops were selected and put into a specific area to conduct a real battle.
Fight to see who is stronger.
The significance of simulated warfare is very important, beyond almost everyone's imagination.
The simulated war represents the strength and weakness of the country's military strength. The stronger side in the simulated war represents the strength of the military strength. On the contrary, the weak side represents the weakness of the military strength.
Once the Succubus Kingdom shows weakness in this battle, or is too weak and is eaten by other enemies, it means that the military power of the Succubus Kingdom is very weak, and is weak enough to be eaten. Then the Dark Night in the East
The kingdom and the alliance of hundreds of tribes in the south will send troops without hesitation to bite off a piece of flesh from the weak Succubus Kingdom.
"wild ambition."
Regarding the two countries that proposed a mock war at this moment, Zhuang Mingge snorted lowly.
"If you refuse this mock battle, I'm worried..."
Zhuang Mingge wanted to throw away and say ignore them, but the Foreign Minister's next words dispelled Zhuang Mingge's idea. If they avoid fighting, doesn't it mean that they have a guilty conscience?
Maybe both countries will send troops immediately.
If we really want to fight, we can't send out the real ace army.
If they send out their ace troops even in this simulated battle, does it mean that the Succubus Kingdom is at the end of its rope? Even in this simulated battle, they have to send out their ace troops to participate in the battle. In this way, they don't have to worry about anything and can directly send their army all the way down.
Go straight to Huanglong.
You can't not participate, and you can't send out ace troops...
In normal times, Zhuang Mingge could pull out a group of troops at any time to win the simulated battle.
But now both Zhuang Mingge and the ministers at the scene know that the Succubus Kingdom's army and the rebels have been losing successively in the battle. Some troops are already vulnerable, and the remaining troops are still watching the rebels eagerly. If this
It's time to send these troops out to participate in simulated battles...
If the rebels know the news and take the opportunity to attack, maybe many more cities in the Succubus Kingdom will change hands, increasing the strength of the rebels.
"Your Majesty the Regent..." Hearing that Zhuang Mingge didn't answer for a long time, the Foreign Minister called out in disappointment.
"I understand." Zhuang Mingge straightened up and sat on the chair calmly and said: "After the meeting, you immediately tell the envoys from the Kingdom of Dark Night and the Alliance of Hundreds of Races that we agree to a mock war between the three countries, but the battlefield
We need to specify it.”
"Yes, yes. Since they proposed the mock battle, it is only reasonable for us to designate the battlefield. But Lord Regent, where should we use it as the battlefield?"
The Foreign Minister thought for a few minutes and replied.
"Of course it's Hebei Province...no, it's the Beihe River Basin."
The Foreign Minister thought for a few minutes, then his eyes suddenly opened, "Beihe River Basin, that one is..."
"That's right." Zhuang Mingge nodded slightly and said with a smile: "Resistance army, base camp."
The resistance base camp is not actually in the North River Basin. The North River Basin is still under the control of the Succubus Kingdom, but there is only a big river between the Bei River Basin and the resistance base camp.
The name of this big river is...Beihe.
The Beihe River is wide, about three thousand meters long, and can be crossed overnight. Therefore, the rebel base camp and the Kingdom's army stationed in the Beihe River Basin face each other across the river and restrict each other.
Zhuang Mingge placed the battlefield in the Beihe River Basin. First, although the army stationed in the Beihe River Basin was not the ace army of the Succubus Kingdom, it was still an elite force and was capable of handling this simulated battle.
The second nature is to frighten the base camp of the resistance forces so that they dare not act rashly.
Zhuang Mingge couldn't think of many thirty-six strategies, such as knocking on the mountain to frighten the tiger, or striking the grass to frighten the snake. With his mind functioning, he could come up with a few good ideas.
After understanding Zhuang Mingge's thoughts, the Foreign Minister withdrew with satisfaction.
Seeing this scene, several other ministers were ready to take advantage of this good atmosphere to explain the problems they encountered. Even if they couldn't solve them, maybe the regent wouldn't blame themselves.
The next person to stand up is the Minister of Civil Affairs, who is also one of the most important ministers in the Succubus Kingdom. He controls the lives of the people and manages the most trivial matters. Although the Minister of Internal Affairs is not urgent and the Minister of Military Affairs is important, he does represent the people.
It is a position that cannot be ignored.
This Minister of Civil Affairs is not a character who is die-hardly loyal to the country, nor is he die-hardly loyal to the Queen. He is a worm in the country. Although he is a Minister of Civil Affairs, he does not care about the life and death of the people at all and keeps making profits for himself. The wealth of his family is enough
The consumption of supporting an army for ten years.
Seeing him standing up suddenly, Zhuang Mingge's heart moved and he had an idea.
The Minister of Civil Affairs suddenly felt a surge of air-conditioning, and felt a chill in his heart. It seemed that something bad was about to happen, and he hesitated for a moment.
Zhuang Mingge didn't have the patience to wait for him to speak, so he asked, "What's the matter with you?"
The Minister of Civil Affairs felt a slight shiver in his heart and said: "Yes, Lord Regent, in recent days, I suddenly found that people in many parts of our country have the idea of taking refuge with the rebels. Groups of people began to seek refuge with the rebels.
The occupied areas have been relocated, and how should we treat these people now."
Zhuang Mingge felt happy, thinking, aren't you forcing me to go crazy?
"Oh, there is such a thing."
He looked at the Minister of Civil Affairs with neither joy nor sorrow, his sharp eyes almost piercing the other person's heart, "People are migrating in groups and planning to join the resistance. How do you think this matter should be handled?"
The Minister of Civil Affairs was stunned and said to you that I told you this precisely because I didn’t know how to deal with it. You suddenly asked me what I meant. Wasn’t this asking me to sit on the wax?
Zhuang Mingge really meant this. If the other party didn't come up with a reasonable solution, he would get mad and pretend to kill the civil affairs minister, then confiscate the family and exterminate the family, take out all the wealth, and let the Ministry of Finance get through this year's difficulties.
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The poor Minister of Civil Affairs naturally didn't know that he had become meat on a chopping board, ready to be cut by anyone. Although he kept scolding the regent for his wickedness, his head started to spin rapidly, thinking about how to get through this difficulty.
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Zhuang Mingge watched his last struggle with a smile.!~!
Chapter completed!