Patriot, I Have to Say a Few Things to You.

He could already imagine how happy the emperor would be when the news reached his ears.

Thinking of this, Cheltsov's heart began to race.

He first called Lermontov back, asking him to wait a moment.

Then, this intelligence was urgently submitted to the Military Command.

Chapter 207 Luo Chen and his dog are both loyal subjects of the empire. (51)

Saint Petersburg.

Lermontov's plan had just been delivered to the Military Command.

The Minister of the Military Command's eyes instantly sharpened like an eagle's. He slammed his hand on the table and stood up involuntarily, clearly shocked by the gains and benefits of the plan.

"This Lermontov is truly a genius!" the Minister of Military Command exclaimed sincerely.

Not long ago, he earned a full ten million thanks to Lermontov's brilliant operation.

Before he could even savor this joy, Lermontov brought him an even bigger surprise.

"Looks like I haven't even had a chance to warm this money in my hands before Lermontov sends me more."

The Minister of the Military Command smiled smugly, his admiration for Lermontov growing stronger.

If this guy weren't Infected, I'd have to make him my right-hand man.

With such an outstanding adjutant, my career will be even more brilliant.

The Minister of Military Command eagerly sent the message to the Winter Palace and handed it over to Emperor Fyodor.

Fyodor was not as excited as the Minister of Military Command.

But the corners of her mouth also remained turned up so much they wouldn't fall down.

He turned to look at the Minister of the Military Command:

"Lermontov is truly a genius; his mind works incredibly fast."

Fyodor also praised the plan repeatedly.

No emperor ever complained about having too much military power.

To be able to seize a fortress and prison from the local nobles of Chernobog with a little trickery was undoubtedly a huge profit.

Eliminating the local nobles was one gain; taking over their military power and organizational structure was another; and having these people directly command the Military Command and the emperor was a third gain.

Fedor felt like he'd hit the jackpot.

The Minister of the Military Command echoed this sentiment:

"Lermontov is able to quickly adapt mission plans to the situation; he has the makings of a strategist. If he weren't Infected, he would definitely achieve great things."

Fyodor sighed:

"That's really a pity."

"But weren't the people carrying out that plan ours?"

The Minister of Military Command retrieved Wendell's file from the folder and handed it to Fyodor:

"This person is a graduate of the Saint Petersburg Royal Military Academy, whose family has no history of involvement in Great Rebellion, whose background is clean, and who is loyal to the Empire."

"Although there was a slight delay in reporting due to the attack on the tax collectors, he and Lermontov defeated the rebels and collected the taxes."

"In the end, it can be considered a small contribution to the empire."

"Good, his identity is not a problem. I am relieved." Fyodor nodded in satisfaction.

The plan is excellent, but the most crucial and uncertain factor is Wendell.

It can be said that the main person in charge of this plan has changed from Lermontov to Wendell.

As the emperor of Ursus, Fyodor knew that the key to getting nobles to work for him was profit.

He wanted Wendell to keep the secret and resolutely complete the Empire's mission.

You have to give him enough benefits for him to do things wholeheartedly.

"Send a telegram to Lieutenant Wendell and send him this plan."

"If he can take away the military power of those two men for the Empire, the Empire will promote him to fortress commander."

"All the troops he captured during this period will be under his command from now on."

"In addition, the Empire also subsidized him with 30 million in military expenses."

Upon hearing that His Majesty the Emperor had given them more money, the Military Command ministers felt they had made a fortune.

He immediately bowed and said, "Your Majesty, I thank you on his behalf."

With the Emperor's approval, Wendell openly participated in the secret talks three days later.

In the underground conference room of the Imperial Prison.

Luo Chen and Wendell revealed their identities as soon as they arrived.

"Hello, I am Lermontov, the chief of the Reunion Movement in Chernobog."

"Your relatives are currently in my hands."

Luo Chen's opening remarks were explosive. Before Boris and the other man could react with anger, Luo Chen slammed a telegram on the table.

"The Empire ordered me to do it."

To ensure credibility.

Luo Chen also had Wendell send a telegram between the scene and the Third Army Command.

The telegram content is:

"I am Lieutenant Wendell."

"I have arrived at the meeting place. Next, we will carry out the Empire's plan and monitor the movements of Lieutenant Colonel Boris and Major Bashar."

"I am now entering the private meeting room. Please expect good news from me, Your Majesty."

Shortly after the telegram was sent, a reply was received from the Military Command.

"Received, to be executed immediately."

Wendell's telegram clearly listed the names of Boris and Bashar.

The accurate reply from the Third Army Command proved this point.

Boris and Bashar now completely believed Luo Chen's words.

The Empire is using the Reunion Movement to eliminate both of them.

"Why would the Empire do this?!"

What exactly did we do wrong?

Bashar and Boris both lowered their heads and fell silent.

Both of them were conscientious and dedicated to their duties as soldiers of the Empire, and they did not form cliques or engage in personal favoritism.

I simply cannot understand why the empire would resort to such ruthless measures.

"Although we are not under the jurisdiction of the imperial central government, we are not close to the local nobles either. How could this be?"

Boris complained.

Luo Chen pointed out the reason directly:

"You two are true soldiers, prioritizing your duties above all else, and not caring about or participating in politics."

"But it is precisely because you do not care and do not participate that you have brought about your own demise at the hands of the empire."

"If you firmly align yourselves with the local nobles, the empire will be wary of the nobles in various regions and will be unable to take action against you."

"On the contrary, it is because you have no powerful backers that you have become the emperor's greatest concern."

People with unclear stances are far more untrustworthy than those with clear stances.

After listening to Luo Chen's analysis, the two suddenly understood.

But after understanding it, he became even more worried.

Now that the empire has raised its sword, it's clearly too late for them to seek a backer.

However, someone who can serve as a military commander might be a political idiot.

But there's nothing wrong with his brain.

Lermontov found them and told them that the Empire was the Black Hand behind it all, and that he certainly wasn't there to make fun of them.

Perhaps this guy came with a solution.

"Mr. Lermontov, you've risked your life to tell us such important information today. What are your thoughts and purposes?" Boris asked.

"Fellow countrymen," Luo Chen sighed, head bowed, "We are all in the same boat."

"Think about it, we in the Reunion Movement are all Infected!"

"You can't possibly be unaware of the situation of the Infected within the Empire?"

"The Empire is keeping us around only because we still have some use to it."

"If you two die, we'll be next."

"We must unite."

Chapter 208 What you can think of, Luo Chen has already thought of.

"All we need to do now is unite and put on a show for the Empire."

"Then the Empire will be unable to detect our true situation."

"As long as we steadily deplete each other's resources and maintain a stable balance, the Empire won't do anything to us."

Luo Chen proposed a plan to jointly appease the empire.

At this very moment.

Lieutenant Colonel Boris stared at Luo Chen with a solemn expression.

He was no longer a hot-blooded youth, and wouldn't be so easily swayed by someone's words that he would eagerly step forward and announce his intention to join.

Instead, he found another way out from Luo Chen's self-disclosure of his identity.

That was to report Bashar and Lermontov's conspiracy to the Empire.

He used this as a pledge of allegiance to gain acceptance from the imperial central government.

In this way, the empire would claim that Bashar, Lermontov, and others were plotting a rebellion, and their claims that the empire was actually planning to murder them would then be seen as lies told by the rebels.

To appease public opinion, the Empire proved this to be a lie.

Not only will they not silence me, they will also ensure I live a good life.

Although Tang felt somewhat guilty towards the people in front of him for doing this.

However, he felt that this method had a higher success rate than deceiving the empire.

So, after Luo Chen finished explaining his plan, he...

I raised my hand immediately to show my approval.

"Mr. Lermontov, your plan sounds good, but how do we prevent the Empire from finding out?"

Lieutenant Colonel Bashar did not anticipate this.

He had no goodwill toward the central government of the empire.

I think Luo Chen's plan to raise bandits to enhance his own importance is quite good, but I'm a little worried that the empire might discover it.

If the empire discovers this, they won't need to be raised anymore; they can all just die.

"The empire is prepared to kill us, and you're still worried about this?"

Having already made his plans, Boris took the initiative to persuade Bashar.