Chapter 36 Disobeying Orders (Part 2)
Alice's face turned red and green. She also knew that Cons, who was born in an infantry, might really not have any command ability, but which general would command the army as soon as he was born? Didn't they all make a chain on the battlefield? She appointed him as the brigade commander to forge him.
Alice was so angry that she couldn't speak. At this time, Isna, who had been beside her, gently patted her jade hand. Alice saw that Isna's eyes showed a look that made me come, stabilized her mood, and sat down angrily.
"Mr. Cons, do you mean that you would rather be a soldier than a brigade commander lead those soldiers to die? The reason is that you do not have the ability to command, right?" Isna maintained her usual cold tone, and her eyes became calm without any emotion.
"Yes, sir." Cons, who was still kneeling, nodded and lowered his head.
"You are really selfish, Lord Cons." Isna suddenly said this, which made Alice and Cons stunned, looking at the great priest.
Isna ignored them and continued: "Isn't it? You are a god of war with the ability to fight thousands of people. As a soldier on the battlefield, whether you win or fail, you can definitely save your life.
"And those soldiers who trust you will die in the battlefield like ants. Don't tell me, they don't have to die if they change to a general.
"You don't want to be a general but are willing to be a soldier, just to escape the responsibility of a general after his defeat! Maybe you think that as long as those soldiers are not killed by your leadership, you can no longer bear any responsibility? So, I say you are very selfish!" Isna's eyes are indescribable, and she is just a different person from before.
Hearing this, Cons shook his body, and he raised his head and looked at Isna in confusion.
Isna's eyes showed a hint of imperceptible expression, and she continued to say in a cold tone: "You are a soldier, and your subordinates are also a soldier. If you are a soldier, you must obey the orders!
"No matter whether you have the command ability or not, as long as you are their commander, they will follow you onto the battlefield. Regardless of victory or defeat, it is your duty as a soldier to lead them to fight!"
Speaking of this, Isna suddenly changed her tone and became gentle: "Actually, the biggest reason why you refused to serve as the brigade commander is because you believe that you do not have the ability to command. But you can learn this, you can learn it on the battlefield, or you can gain some command knowledge from books. Don't forget that I, the great priest, are your teacher."
At the end of the day, Isna's eyes seemed to have a sad look, but this expression disappeared.
Alice kept looking at Cons quietly. She hoped Cons could change her mind, but after Isna finished enlightenment, Cons still lowered his head and knelt on the ground speechlessly. He couldn't help but stand up and said coldly: "Cons, you are a soldier of the Qihong Kingdom, and I am the supreme commander of the Qihong Kingdom. The order I gave cannot be changed.
"Captain of Qihong National Brigade, front-line commander Cons! I order you to return to your post and continue to prepare for pre-war preparations! Okay, let's retreat." After saying that, he waved his hand and stopped looking at Cons.
"I'm leaving." After spitting out these words, Cons immediately got up and quit. No one knew what Cons was thinking, because he kept his head down, making people unable to see his expression.
The door was taken by Cons. After waiting for more than ten minutes, Alice sighed deeply: "Oh, Isna, are you wrong? You actually chose such a man without ambition."
Isna did not answer. Not long ago, she followed Alice to the inner hall. For some reason, Alice actually told her friend about her feelings for Cons. The sensitive Isna immediately knew that her concern for Cons had fallen into Alice's eyes.
She now understands why Alice has been holding a ceremony for apprenticeship for Cons, because it is impossible for teachers and students to talk about love.
From that time on, Isna immediately decided to suppress her feelings and treat herself as Cons's master. No, she just wanted to achieve her childhood sweetheart's wish.
Alice looked at Isna and smiled bitterly: "But even if he has no command experience, he can still do this job, because I have arranged some people to join his troops. I believe Cons is not so stupid that he can't even tell the difference between talents and fools, right?"
Isna was stunned, but she didn't expect that this future queen was still scheming.
Alice suddenly grabbed Isna's hands and begged: "Isna, Cons doesn't understand military at all. All he has is the experience of fighting alone. Please teach Cons the military knowledge in the book. Although temporary bad things may not be useful, it is better than not, right?
"Please help me to train Cons into an outstanding general."
Isna broke free from Alice's hand slightly, squatted and said in a plain tone: "I'd like to serve you."
Soon, Isna left, Alice looked at Isna's back and showed deep apology. "I'm sorry, Isna, I tell you my feelings for Cons, not forcing you to give up your favor for Cons. But giving up now is beneficial to you, and when you can't let go like me, it will be painful. Alas..."
Cons left the palace quietly, and he rode on the horse, thinking about Isna's words: "Personal? Escape from responsibilities? Obligation?"
Cons thought about these words repeatedly, and after a long time, he smiled self-deprecatingly: "Haha, it seems that the great priest is right. I may be really evading responsibility and I am very selfish."
He thought that since he joined the army, he had been accustomed to bearing his own life, and now he suddenly had to be responsible for the lives of five thousand people, and he couldn't help but become confused.
He said he was worried that the engineers would die because of him, but he also unconsciously thought of avoiding the responsibility of defeat.
Although he saw deaths many times, he was a pawn like them there, and he could not imagine the scene of his command to go down and die.
"Oh, why do I feel deeply guilty when I see my companions die when I am a soldier, but when I see my subordinates die when I feel deeply guilty?" Cons didn't know that this is the consciousness that a commander should have.
Any general with a heartfelt heart will feel distressed when he sees his subordinates die in battle. The only difference is whether he can control this kind of relationship.
"Ah... there will be casualties when there is war. All soldiers will die on the battlefield one day. I am a soldier, and they are also soldiers. They understand the cruelty of war just like me. They go to the battlefield for their obligations, and what about me? What is it for?"
Cons remembered that he joined the army in order to be bored, unwilling to live a wandering life, and unable to find his own purpose of survival.
At that time, I fought desperately to find the purpose of survival, but now I led my subordinates to lead my subordinates to fight for what?
For the obligations of soldiers, to recover the lost land of Qihongguo, and for the glory of soldiers, Cons shook his head helplessly, and no one could mention his willingness to lead them into the battlefield.
Forget it, just for the obligation of the soldiers! I will contribute my life to this reason, and under this reason, try to reduce the sacrifices of the soldiers!
"The great priest said that I can teach me the knowledge of command, so that I may be able to take on this position, right?" Cons looked up and sighed, slowly riding his horse.
In the palace where the queen lives, Prince Kanata of the Purple Heart Kingdom was talking to his aunt.
"Kannata, why are you so free to stay with your aunt? Don't you talk to Master Isna?" The queen sat on the chair and fanned leisurely, looking at her handsome nephew, playing with her wine glass.
Kanata's eyes showed an inexplicable cold light, and he looked at the wine glass in his hand intently. He was in a state of thought and did not hear the queen's question.
When he entered the council hall, he happened to see Isna's back entering the inner hall. When he visited him, Isna would greet him.
This time I suddenly became ignorant of myself, which means that the situation I learned before I arrived had further worsened.
What's good about that man? He was just a team leader and a lowly orphan. He had neither outstanding appearance nor amazing talent. He could only show off his achievements in killing one or two thousand inferior untouchables from enemy countries within three years.
What's so great about this contribution? If I were myself, I could kill ten thousand enemies in three years! Humph! What kind of title of God of War has he actually won this?
With a crisp sound, the cup in Kanata's hand was crushed by him, and the red wine inside dyed his hand red. I wonder if there was blood in the red?
The queen seemed to have seen this scene and didn't make a fuss at all. Instead, she asked with a smile: "Nephew, are you so angry because Isna didn't greet you?"
Kanata took out a snow-white hand towel and wiped his hand wet with wine. There was no scar on his hand, and it was not cut by the glass fragments of the wine glass.
Then he showed an elegant and charming smile and said in a calm tone: "Aunt, you are joking, how could my nephew get angry because of this?"
"Haha, there are only two of us here. Don't show such a deceptive expression. Do I still don't know your nature?" the queen said bluntly.
When Kanata heard this, her expression did not change much, and she still maintained a noble demeanor. "Haha, I can't hide it from my aunt. By the way, what kind of person is that team leader of Cons?"
"Cons?" The queen was stunned for a moment, suddenly woke up and smiled: "He is now the commander of the brigade, and he is also the commander of the front line. Do you think Isna suddenly cares about him?"
Kanata said gently with a smile: "Auntie is really a worm in her nephew's belly. Her nephew can't escape her eyes no matter what she wants. But it's OK for Lord Isna to care about him, after all, that's her student."
"You kid is also very informative. What happened recently, you, who are thousands of miles away, know? Do you really think so? Cons is a celebrity in the court now." The queen told Kanata about Cons in detail.
"Oh, he got such an opportunity because General Gula's son was defeated? And he really has such a high reputation among the people?" After hearing about Cons, Kanata tapped gently on the table with his hand. Although there was a smile on his face, his eyes kept flashing.
"Yes, what are you thinking now?" The queen knew what Kanata was thinking, and she couldn't help but ask strangely.
"Haha, my nephew dared not make any mistakes. My nephew praised the brigade commander Cons for such a momentum. He really wanted to make friends with him."
"Hehe, make friends? I wonder how many friends you have?" The queen smiled. She knew very well what kind of person her nephew was.
"Aunt, don't expose your nephew's trump card. By the way, Auntie, do you want to..." Kanata whispered in the ear of the queen.
"Oh, has my big brother changed his sex?" The queen smiled with satisfaction and patted Kanata on the shoulder with a fan.
Kanata showed that charming smile again, "Why do you say that you are also your nephew's only aunt and your father's only sister. If we don't help you, your only relative, who do you want to help?"
"The little brat is so good at coaxing people. Tell me, what do you want my aunt to help?"
"Then my nephew, thank you aunt first, I think..." Kanata muttered in the ear of the queen.
Chapter completed!