Eagle’s Glory

"Andre!"

After hearing Aigron's greeting, Andre Davout, who was guarding the door, walked in immediately.

"Your Majesty, do you have any orders?" After confirming that nothing unexpected happened inside, he asked in a low voice.

"Just now, Colonel Hench made a suggestion to me. I think it is very reasonable, so I want to ask for your opinion." Aigron replied.

Then, he told the captain of his personal guard exactly what he had just discussed with Major Hench.

"That is to say, Your Majesty, you decided to divide your troops to defeat the invading enemies one by one?" André Davout immediately understood Aigron's meaning.

"That's right -" Aigron nodded, "At any time, we must try our best to seize the initiative, instead of watching the enemy forces converging in front of us, we must take advantage of their opportunity to disperse, Thwart them in one fell swoop—and that's the only way we can continue to move freely."

"I agree with you." Andre Davout nodded immediately.

"This view is good in itself, but it will inevitably bring about a problem that cannot be ignored - we have a small number of people, and once we divide our forces, it will inevitably make the power in our hands even weaker. Moreover, in order to increase the chance of winning, I will Taking away our most elite forces, there will be very few people left here, which also means that the dangers faced here will become very serious. Once Nafpaktos falls, it means that we will face being cut off from the rear. In this situation, even if my side wins, it will become meaningless."

Having said this, he looked at Andre Davout with bright eyes, "In other words, Andre, the place where we are now, Nafpaktos, must always be under our control and must not be tolerated. There is a loss.”

"You are absolutely right." Andre Davout thought for a moment, then nodded in agreement with Aigron's words.

"So, I must leave the most reliable and brave people behind to stick to their posts here and defend our victory -" Aiglon stopped after saying this and just kept staring at Andre.

Andre Davout was not a fool. He immediately understood the meaning of Aiglon's gaze - it was both expectation and encouragement.

A raging fire suddenly burned in his heart.

"You are...you mean..." His voice suddenly trembled unconsciously, "You want me to stay here?"

"This is a difficult task,

And we have to get it done. "Aiglon did not answer directly, but sighed softly, "If it were not someone who has been tested in my mind, I would never entrust this important task... Andre, are you confident? "

Seeing that his suspicion came true, Andre's face suddenly heated up with a surge of ecstasy.

"I'm confident!" He clenched his fists and waved heavily. "Your Majesty, I have sworn to you unswervingly, regardless of personal gain or loss, or even life and death. Now that you are willing to give me a chance to prove myself, how could I run away?! I will definitely keep this place for you. , defend the victory!”

After arriving on Monte Cristo Island and taking refuge under Aigron's command, he was favored by His Majesty and was directly promoted to captain of the personal guard. Although he was very grateful for His Majesty's trust and importance in him, he also had some regrets in his heart - -After all, being the captain of the personal guard means that he can only be responsible for the communication and coordination between His Majesty and other officers in many cases, and cannot personally charge into battle and win decisive battles for His Majesty.

He did not expect that this regret would be made up for so quickly. After careful calculation, His Majesty planned to leave the important task of staying in Nafpaktos to himself - and this also proved that in His Majesty's heart, he was indeed the most worthy One of the trusted people.

How could he not be excited and excited to be so recognized by His Majesty? How could he run away from the battlefield and evade his responsibilities?

Seeing Andre Davout being so excited, Aigron felt very relieved that he had not misjudged the person.

"I'm very moved by your loyalty, but if you want to win, it's not enough to be passionate." He made a gesture to signal Andre to calm down first, "Andre, although I can't There are too many people left for you, but I allow you to choose some people from the guard to assist you. In addition, I plan to leave the Greeks in our army who have surrendered to us here under your command - the Count of Monte Cristo will also stay. Here, as your deputy, I will assist you in commanding the Greeks. Now that we have a little time left, you can communicate more with the Count of Monte Cristo and the others to let them become familiar with your command, and by the way, urge them to hurry up and build fortifications."

"Yes!" Andre Davout immediately stood up straight and accepted Aiglon's order.

Aiglon himself knows that the weakest people in his army are the Greeks. They are erratic and only come to him because of the temptation of money. Their fighting will is really unflattering.

Precisely because he had to win quickly, he handed over the weakest part of his army to Andre Davout, asking him to lead these people to hold on with fortifications everywhere, trying to delay as much time as possible until he Until we return to the army victoriously.

"No need for me to emphasize it, you should also know the difficulties at hand, and reality prevents me from allowing you to fail. So Andre, I hope you will use all your intelligence and courage to withstand it no matter what. ." Aigron continued to warn the other party, "Remember, there are no extra reinforcements for you. You can only hope that everything will go well on my side, and then come back as soon as possible to solve your troubles."

Andre Davout knew the weight on his shoulders, and his heart was pounding, but even so, he did not flinch, but looked at Egron with high spirits. "I will do it, Your Majesty."

After being together for so long, Aigron has of course already understood who Andre is. He knows that since Andre has made such a guarantee, he will definitely use 120,000 efforts to carry it out. He will never do it. Take any discount.

In this case, there is nothing to worry about anymore.

He can't appear everywhere at any time and rely on his own personal charm to solve problems. Sooner or later, he will face a situation where people can stand alone - and now, Andre is the best candidate he can choose. If he can't even That can only mean that his small group cannot withstand the test and is destined to fail to achieve great things.

"I believe that fate will be on our side and we will succeed." He changed his solemn expression and smiled slightly, "Okay, I have said everything I should tell you, Andre. , start to relax now, we have many big things to do in the future, this small scene is really not worth worrying about. "

Amid his laughter, the solemn atmosphere in the room was slightly diluted.

Next, Aigron turned to look at Major Hench and others who had been silent next to him, "Sir, I have completely followed your idea. Please wish us good luck."

"Your Highness, you will definitely have good luck." Major Hench smiled slightly, "Winning or losing a war is full of accidents. Sometimes no one can tell how the winner is determined, but as for me From years of experience, luck will always be on the side of courage and quick action. If you adopt my suggestion immediately after hearing it, it means that you have the courage to make a decision. The next step is to implement your decision. I believe that your followers will do it—as long as they are like the captain of the guard beside you."

"If all of them were as loyal and brave as Andre, then I wouldn't have to worry about anything..." Aigron shrugged, and then replied with a smile, "I have already made arrangements here. May I ask what your next plans are? How to do it?"

"Since you have decided to divide your troops, let us also divide our troops here - I will leave two people here to help your guard captain hold on; the rest will accompany you." Major Hench replied, "If you don't mind If so, I will continue to serve you by your side.”

"Great." Aegron didn't raise any objections, but stretched out his hand to the other party, "Then I hope everything goes well in the future—"

Without any hesitation, Major Hench took hold of the young man's hand, and then the two shook it vigorously a few times - which also meant that their brief but close cooperation began.

Aigron was in a good mood, and the arrival of this group of consultants solved one of his problems.

He has always made decisions by himself. Even though his self-confidence is different from ordinary people, sometimes he still has doubts or worries about gains and losses. Now that they are around, he at least has a reference.

"By the way, there is one more thing I want to tell you -" as they finished shaking hands, Major Hench suddenly remembered something, "Originally, we planned to return home as soon as your war is over in victory, and never cause any trouble. Any attention will not cause trouble to His Royal Highness..."

When he said this, the corners of Major Hench's mouth twitched slightly, and then he looked at Aigron narrowly, "However, just before we came here, Her Royal Highness Theresa invited us in person. At that time, we will be at your wedding. Acting as a guard of honor, I would like to ask, do you agree that we have such an honor?"

Since Princess Teresa gave this invitation, this has become what Major Hench is most concerned about.

Of course, to him, Her Highness Teresa means much more than the young man in front of him.

"Of course!" Aigron immediately agreed with a smile without thinking, "When that day comes, Theresa and I will be very happy to see you blessing us."

Teresa... that's what's on her mind. He was both amused and touched.

"In my opinion, a wedding is not just a celebration, but a lifelong commitment. I sincerely hope that the two royal highnesses can grow old together and spend a lifetime together. Only in this way can our hard work be meaningful. "Major Hench looked at Aigron pointedly, "Your Highness, now you are no longer a child, but a man. I don't know what your future will be like, whether you will ascend the throne or remain unknown, or become an empire. Friends or enemies of the empire, but no matter what the outcome is, I hope you can act with the courage of a man and be worthy of the favor and praise you have received."

After saying this pointed long paragraph, he directly saluted Aigron, then followed André Davout out of the room and went to rest.

After sending these people away, Aigron continued to devote himself to his work-everything Major Hench said to him just now prompted him to make a decision on the next action, but apart from the broad decision, there are too many There are so many details that require him to think about them, so he has been taking notes, and comparing them on the map from time to time, until late at night, he hastily washed and closed his tired eyes.

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Early the next morning, Aigron directly called Edmond Dantès in front of him.

"Your Majesty, do you have any orders?" Edmond Dantès asked respectfully after saluting.

"I have an important task for you, Edmund." Aigron didn't waste time and directly told the other party his ideas.

After finishing speaking, he made a summary, "In a word, this place will be handed over to Andre and you. I hope that you two will work together and stick to this place for me, and then wait for me to come back—"

Edmond Dantes listened carefully to Aiglon's words, and then like Andre, he quickly weighed the weight of this task.

This is clearly an order from His Majesty that does not allow for any mistakes.

"Edmund, do you understand?" While he was thinking, he heard the young man's question.

He raised his head subconsciously, and then met Aiglon's aggressive gaze.

This gaze seems to be asking sternly - do you have confidence in yourself?

For a moment, Edmond Dantès shivered subconsciously.

He has built up confidence in himself.

He knows even more that there is only an extremely narrow road left by fate, and he must muster up the courage to go forward, even if there are any difficulties and obstacles in front of him, he must go through until he reaches the end of victory.

Just like his master, he would never allow himself to retreat or fail.

"I understand." Edmond Dantès responded to the young man's question with the simplest words.

Next, he shouted, "I will defend to the death the trust you have placed in me! I will let you know that you made the right choice."

Seeing Edmond Dantès's spirited answer, Aiglon couldn't help but laugh, and then patted his shoulder gently.

"I knew you would answer me like this, so let's do it accordingly."

Then, Egeron made a gesture and asked his personal guard captain Andre Davout to come over.

"You two should communicate well next. I wish you all the best."

"It's a great honor to have your assistance. I hope that you can do your best like me." André Davout offered to extend his hand to the Count of Monte Cristo, "For victory."

"For victory." Count Monte Cristo also tightly held the hand of the young man opposite.