Complete victory.
This was a word that was rarely heard in any war.
The appearance of this word meant that in this battle, the winning side had won the battle by a huge margin.
If zero combat losses were added to the victory, then this battle would be written in the history books for future generations to learn from.
When the news of Lu Yu leading the army to break through the city was sent back to the palace, the entire palace and even the entire imperial capital shook because of this news.
In just a few days, the enemy's border fortress that hadn't been captured for countless years had been taken without any losses.
How many years had it been since the country had seen a general who could produce such horrific feats?
Without seeing it with their own eyes, no one dared to believe that Lu Yu could destroy all the city defense forces on the other side's fortress with just a hundred men, something that even Bianka, the country's recognized number one powerhouse, could not do.
But on the contrary only Bianka, who had just returned to the palace not long ago, knew that everything written in the battle report was true.
If divided by realm, Lu Yu's current strength might not be able to be called a human being anymore, and with that technique of killing people like weeds and grass, Bianka felt that it would be more apt to describe Lu Yu as a god or a demon.
"Your Highness Bianka, I believe that General Lu has won a great victory, Your Highness should reward General Lu heavily."
"General Lu is truly a genius of the world."
"If our country has such a godly general, why worry about the great cause not being accomplished?"
Above the palace hall, sitting on the throne, Bianka looked at the face of these ministers in the hall, she felt a little nauseous.
Lu Yu has not yet come back, the atmosphere of the ministers has turned into such a pattern, if you wait for Lu Yu to return from a great victory, this group of grandchildren are not going to kneel on the ground to lick Lu Yu's shoes?
Well, Bianka was actually right.
If Lu Yu could really take down the capital of the enemy country and return to the palace with the head of the opposite king, then many of the ministers in the hall might not mind kneeling down to lick Lu Yu's boots.
There was a difference between a great general who guarded the borders and a great general who broke new ground.
And the difference was enough for them to add Lu Yu to their genealogy, and at least in the grandmaster generation.
"Shakespeare, what do you think about General Lu's victory in this battle?"
"Back to Your Highness, General Lu's victory in his first battle should be rewarded, however, at the moment the treasury is empty, and the number of troops and horses that General Lu is carrying is not considered sufficient, my suggestion is that Your Highness first repair a letter to express a reward, but the actual reward can wait until General Lu's return to the court, more than a reward, Your Highness should still put more effort into sending some additional manpower and food and supplies for General Lu. "
Standing in the great hall, Shakespeare, who had been made an official by Bianka not long ago, did not shy away from the stage, even though she was the only female official in the great hall at the moment, every word Shakespeare uttered was in the right tone.
"Understood, then let's do it."
Compared to the so-called reward, the matter of Lu Yu's understaffing was indeed more worthy of Bianka's attention.
Today's Bianka was not the Bianka she once was, sitting on the throne, even if she had yet to formally inherit the position of king, she needed to ponder whether her every action was correct for the sake of the country.
"Everyone, if there is nothing else to report, then let's end today's agenda."
Taking a look at the other ministers in the hall and no one intends to report back, Bianka directly announced the dissolution, Bianka who was born as a military general looked at this group of people and became angry, now she can sit here temporarily replacing the throne or Shakespeare in the again and again persuasion, if it is not Shakespeare said a bunch of axioms, she Bianka not to take this rotten job.
Doing a temporary replacement for the country where to take a lance to follow Lu Yu to stab people happily?
A short time later, waiting for everyone else to leave, Bianka left Shakespeare alone to talk in the study.
"Your Highness Bianka, I'm here."
"Come in."
As Shakespeare pushed open the door and entered the study, Bianka then asked Shakespeare to bring the door with her.
"Shakespeare, close the door behind you and find yourself a place to sit."
After closing the door behind him, Shakespeare smiled and glanced at Bianka, who was listless at the moment.
"Yo yo yo, my highness, it's only the third day in office, and you look like this?"
Hearing her best friend's teasing, Bianka glared at Shakespeare without any good reason.
"You still say that? Isn't this all what you told me to do?"
"Your Highness, you have wronged me here, I only asked you to come back to unify the general situation, in order to maintain the current stability of the country, I don't remember that I have asked you, Your Highness, to look like a listless person every day."
"Sasha, don't call me highness, it's just the two of us, I'll get angry if you keep on talking about your highness."
Since Bianka came back, the word your highness Bianka is going to get callus from hearing it, these days Bianka is most afraid of this title.
"Alright alright, Bianka, I know that you are not comfortable right now, you were not meant to be an emperor's material, staying here as a power holder for the time being is also a stopgap measure, just bear with it for now, this is also for the sake of Lu Yu."
For the sake of Lu Yu.
This is the reason why Shakespeare convinced Bianka to sit on the throne.
On the way back to the palace, when Shakespeare initially told Bianka that she needed to take over Stan's position to temporarily sit on the throne, Bianka refused.
After all, Bianka doesn't crave power and doesn't like the idea of being an emperor.
But Shakespeare changed Bianka's with just one question.
"Bianka, do you want what happened to you and me at the fortress to happen to Lu Yu again?"
It was a statement like that that made Bianka decide that she wanted to sit on that golden throne when she returned to the palace.
The reason why Shakespeare and Bianka didn't have support when they were guarding the border fortress was why?
It is because the palace at that time the situation is too complicated, Bianka's younger brother is young and unknowledgeable, the mother is a woman who does not understand politics, the court and the military government that is not the ministers say?
That's why the two waited so long for help.
And if the two do not come back this time and continue to follow Lu Yu to attack the enemy country, then it is likely that the same situation will occur again in Lu Yu's body.
Shakespeare and Bianka were lucky to have Lu Yu's help to save them in a time of despair, but if the four of them were trapped together next time, who would come to their rescue?
But if Bianka and Shakespeare return to the palace, the situation is completely different.
After Bianka takes the throne, Shakespeare will assist her.
Bianka wasn't good at politics or socializing, Shakespeare would be fine to take care of that.
One of the two had the status of a princess and was the rightful heir, and one had a great deal of wisdom and could help the other one to smooth out almost any difficulty, and together, these two could naturally make things better within the palace.
And as long as the situation in the palace settled down after that, the power gradually gathered into Bianka's hands, then Bianka could give much more support to Lu Yu.
"Sasha, so tired ah like this, when are we going to leave this shitty place, every day with those old bastards discussing about some national issues, my head is getting big."
While talking like this, Bianka was lying on the table and swinging her little head back and forth, her long blonde hair swaying from side to side following her movements, looking especially cute.
"Hahahahaha, Bianka, you look like a little blonde lion in this way right now."
"..."
"Alright, alright, bear with it a little longer, you know how your brother is, he's too young, until he grows up, you should just be the queen for a few days."
"Alright ..."
Bianka sighed.
It was relatively fortunate that her younger brother, Stan, was a very intelligent child, unlike her sister who was full of nothing but creating dead enemies, Stan belonged to the Intellectual Faction, which meant that he should be a qualified emperor in the future.
"Shi Dan ah Shi Dan, you have to work hard, for the sake of your sister's happiness, you have to understand things early!"
[Age 22: After breaking down the enemy's border fortresses, you have precisely started your journey of conquest.]
[No one knows why you have the power to fight a thousand men with one, all they know is that under your leadership you captured one city after another.]
Along with your accumulated battle credits and victories comes your terrifying style that can scare the pants off of countless cowards.
Whenever you have captured a city, you are very brutal to prisoners of war, either they surrender to you, or they are killed on the spot.
[In the old days, there was a practice of negotiating and trading for the redemption of soldiers, but you don't seem to have a problem with that.]
[The enemy once sent a negotiator to try to get you to ransom some prisoners of war, and the so-called expert was killed by you.]
[To be merciful to an enemy with a wolf's heart is to make things difficult for yourself.]
[You know exactly what you need and what you should do, the purpose of your trip is simple, and that is to plant your flag on the walls of the enemy's capital.]
Several months later.
Accompanied by Lu Yu's repeated victories in battle report after battle report was sent back to his country's royal capital, now Great General Lu's fame has been famous throughout the country.
Although Lu Yu's father, who is the Minister of Finance, has resigned from his post and is now resting at home, the old father's life is busier than when he was in power.
After sending off one batch of guests after another, the old father couldn't help but think of what Lu Yu said to him.
"Old man, after I go to the border you should resign your official position earlier."
At that time, Lu Yu's father still didn't understand why this child of his had to resign his official position himself, but now he understood.
Because, the power of the heavens, too much is not enough.
Everything should have a degree, if it goes over that degree, then there will be a bad reaction.
Lu father is the minister of finance, holding the whole country's finances, already belongs to the country's lifeblood role, in this foundation if also add a hand in military power and destined to fly the general's son, then will be a share of what is the situation?
When a country's money and soldiers are in the hands of a family, then the time for this country to change its face is very close.
Of course, for Lu Yu, turning this country around was something he would definitely do, it was just a matter of time.
But before he completely bared his fangs, Lu Yu did not intend to let others know his intentions, so he chose to let his old man delegate his power.
The thing called money was obviously much worse than military power.
Wanting to take this country, Lu Yu only needed military power in his hands to be enough.
And how to get more military power, then naturally the only way is to fight, to fight to feed the war.
Every battle Lu Yu conquered could bring him hundreds or even thousands of surrendered soldiers, which would all become the power belonging to him, Lu Yu.
And these forces will one day become important bargaining chips for him to ascend to the throne of the king.
[23 years old: You have been on the warpath of the enemy for two years, during these two years you have led your army to sweep through all the major cities of the enemy country, and with the war, your army has become stronger and stronger, and your reputation has also emboldened the enemy country].
With your undefeated record being known by everyone in the enemy country, some of the enemies even announced their surrender when they saw you coming.
After seeing the blood-stained, one-meter-long sword in your hand, no one dared to be your enemy.
The only one who wanted to fight you was a gambler, a madman.
This madman took out a gadget called a revolver from another country.
The lord tells you that he has 20,000 trained cavalry and enough gold to fill a room, and he doesn't want to fight a legendary general like you because it's too boring.
He wants to play a game called "Russian Roulette" with you, and if you win, everything under his command will be yours.
Russian roulette is a brutal game of gambling.
The rules of Russian roulette are simple: place one or more bullets in the six slots of a revolver, spin the wheel any way you want, and then close it. Participants in the game take turns pointing the pistol at their heads and pulling the trigger; those who are shot are, of course, automatically withdrawn, and those who shy away from the game are also losers, and the one who persists to the end is the winner. The gamblers, who are spectators, bet on the lives of the participants.]
[20,000 well-trained cavalrymen, that's a lot of temptation for you.]
[Are you going to agree to this madman's offer to bet on the fight for your life?]
[1 Accept]
[2Refuse]
"????"
"The Russian reels are out, come on, come on, I've gambled with you."
"Although the advantage is now with me, but these 20,000 cavalry fighting is really hard to top ah, bet on it, I shouldn't really be stupid enough to kill myself in the simulator."
[You accepted this madman's request.]
[This city lord hands you the revolver, and he asks you to choose a number of bullets you like.]
[You smile.]
[Put five bullets in it!
[At the horrified look on this city lord's face, you don't hesitate to pull the trigger at your temple.]
[Click, click, click.]
[You won the bet.]
[You smile and hand the revolver to the madman.]
[And this lunatic townie falls to his knees.]
"I lost."