Outside the Sighing Valley, the Frost Thunder Legion camp.
Grand Duke Palmer smiled and turned to the lieutenant beside him, "Arrange a banquet. I want to welcome Dino. His Majesty Stacey also mentioned my Frost Thunder Legion in this commendation order. It's all Dino's credit!"
Dino bowed under the tent, "Grand Duke, you are too kind. This battle is all thanks to the soldiers of my Frost Thunder Legion who are eager to fight and bravely kill the enemy. I, Dino, didn't even move a finger on the horseback. I can be regarded as picking up a credit for nothing."
"Humph, you are still self-aware. You picked up a credit for cleaning the battlefield outside. What's there to be proud of?" A discordant voice suddenly floated out.
Although the voice was not loud, the tent was full of high-level warriors. Naturally, they heard these two sentences word by word, and the atmosphere in the tent was stagnant.
Grand Duke Palmer's eyebrows stood up, and his eyes slowly turned over, staring at the Grand Duke's nephew, Milo Palmer.
However, Dino took the lead and said, "Master Milo is right. I, Milo, did get the merit for free, but if I just collect them, there are still four or five thousand orc heads. I heard that Elliot has led the orc army into the country. Please ask Master Milo to lead the troops to the front to pick up four or five thousand orc heads."
All eyes in the tent turned to Milo. Dino's words were so harsh that it was like roasting Milo on the fire. It depends on whether he dares to accept it.
Milo almost opened his mouth, but he didn't dare to continue. In The Lion King, Elliot's 300,000 orc army is so aggressive that anyone who dares to lead troops to rush into it is like throwing himself into the tiger's mouth and seeking death.
The second son of the Grand Duke, the deputy commander of the army, Edmond, glared at Xi Duo and took the initiative to take over the conversation. "It is the duty of soldiers to obey, not to show off their courage for a moment. If the commander of the army has a military order, General Xi Duo will definitely be the first to lead the troops to fight against the orcs."
Edmond was still wise, and he kicked the ball to Grand Duke Palmer with one sentence. He knew that even if he really went to war with the orcs, his father would not be at ease to let Xi Duo lead the troops to fight.
"The army has always encouraged soldiers to fight for military merits, but fighting for military merits should be done on the battlefield rather than in the general's tent. I don't want to hear anyone say sarcastic words in the general's tent in the future." Grand Duke Palmer reprimanded without naming him, and the matter was ready to be turned over.
Dino was not ready to turn the page. He stepped forward and continued, "Grand Duke, I rarely had the opportunity to interact with the soldiers before. This time, I talked more with the soldiers below. I found that the soldiers had many complaints. I don't know whether I should talk about it or not?"
Grand Duke Palmer was slightly stunned. He knew that this matter might become a big deal today, but he couldn't stop Dino in front of the generals in the tent. He had to give Dino a look before saying lightly, "Generals must sympathize with the sufferings of the soldiers below. If the soldiers have any complaints, just tell them."
"It's not a big deal. The soldiers just complained that the food is worse than before. The polished rice is mixed with brown rice, and the quality of the equipment distributed seems to be much worse than before."
Dino seemed to be talking about a trivial matter, but after he finished speaking, the tent seemed to be filled with a cold wind and the atmosphere instantly became solemn, especially the face of Grand Duke Palmer on the commander's chair was so gloomy that it seemed as if a layer of frost was hanging on it.
The generals who led the troops were all in the military account. They knew clearly that what Dino said was not a trivial matter of poor food and equipment quality. If what he said was true, it meant that someone had embezzled military supplies.
Embezzlement of military pay and military funds is a serious crime in the army. No matter who it is, they will lose their heads.
Grand Duke Palmer looked at Edmund with a cold gaze, "You have always been in charge of military supplies and logistics, right?"
Edmund also said with a stern face, "I will definitely go down and investigate strictly. If someone really dares to tamper with it, he will be severely punished!"
"I'm afraid it's embezzlement?" Someone in the queue suddenly interrupted.
"Conrad, what do you mean? If you have evidence, bring it out. Otherwise, you will be punished by military law if you talk nonsense in the military account." Edmund stared at a tall and thin young general behind him with an angry look.
This person is none other than the Grand Duke's third son, Conrad, who is currently serving as the rear army commander in the Frost Thunder Legion.
Conrad met Edmund's gaze and said calmly: "Then you go down and investigate. Don't find out nothing or find two scapegoats to take the blame."
Grand Duke Palmer has four sons and two daughters. The Grand Duke values his eldest son the most. If nothing unexpected happens, the title and the position of the legion commander should be passed on to the eldest son. But the eldest son died in a raid by the orcs a few years ago, and the inheritance of the title and the legion commander became ownerless.
The Grand Duke's second son Edmund, the third son Conrad, and the youngest son Todd are all likely to become heirs. Therefore, the three of them did not dare to compete openly in the past few years, but they have been fighting secretly. As the husband of the Grand Duke's eldest daughter Gloria, Hero is regarded as a potential opponent and is jointly hostile by the Grand Duke's three sons.
Hero suddenly provoked trouble this time, and Conrad couldn't help but jump out and take the initiative to attack Edmund. Because he knew that his father hated corruption the most. If Edmund was behind the embezzlement of his own military funds, the position of the legion commander would never be passed to Edmund.
"Bang!" The Grand Duke slammed the table heavily, and no one in the tent dared to speak.
"Dino, you go and investigate this matter yourself. No matter who you find, you report directly to me!"
"Yes." Dino accepted the order.
"Edmond, before the matter is thoroughly investigated, all military supplies and logistics matters in the army will be temporarily handed over to Dino."
"Yes." Edmund gritted his teeth and accepted the order.
"Dismiss." The Grand Duke angrily waved his sleeves and left.
Brothers are not in harmony, parents are worried, and a good celebration banquet finally became a farce.
In the human capital of Singer, Strange stood with his hands behind his back on a towering boulder halfway up Mount Lazaro, looking at the Royal Guards marching out of the city at the foot of the mountain.
In this war between humans and beasts, the orcs dispatched a total of 700,000 troops. The two 200,000 troops of the Wind and Snow and Frost Thunder Legions on the northwest border could not resist.
The Kingdom of Isaac mobilized the entire country, not only drawing 200,000 city guards and noble private armies from various inland areas, but also drawing two armies each from the Iron Flow and Blazing Fire, and one army from the Royal Guards Legion, forming a mixed army of 100,000 people to the front line.
Not only that, the Locke Kingdom and the Ba dos Kingdom, which border the Kingdom of Isaac, also supported a 100,000-man army each, and they were on their way.
In addition, the representative of the human race and the nominal common lord of each kingdom, the Bright Dynasty, also dispatched an imperial army of 100,000 people.
The human race has dispatched a total of 800,000 troops, preparing to fight another racial war with the orcs.
"Your Majesty, there is also movement from the Church of Light. Captain North led 30,000 Knights of Light out of the city early this morning, and they are also heading to the front line." Intelligence Chief Jace reported quietly behind Stacey.
Strata showed a meaningful smile, "The Church still thinks this war is not exciting enough, so let them come in too."