For the whole afternoon, Pedi was receiving the nobles and representatives of the burghers who had come to visit, which was a necessary process, because the nobles needed to know Pedi, and Pedi needed to know them.

In the evening, Pedi did not entertain anyone, but he did not accompany his mother and sister, because he was short on time, and there was a regular meeting waiting for him immediately after dinner, so his dinner was simple, only a bowl of porridge.

Regular meetings are regular military meetings,

The main participants in the meeting were the staff of the Knights' Guard of the Castle, and there were not many of them, and most of them were young men, because the experienced veterans were either stationed in the town of Kwyn with the heavy cavalry regiment or died on the banks of the Kemir with the Count of Omar, so that less than a fifth of the seats were occupied in the large battle room.

Pedi brought the knights and nobles together and let everyone speak freely.

Not surprisingly, Sir Glick, the captain of the Knights' Guard, was the first to speak, "My lord, the main content of this meeting is..."

"For orcs, of course. Pedi pointed to the orc markings on the military map.

Ser Gorrik was not surprised by Pedy's answer, he subconsciously took two steps to distance himself from the knights and nobles beside him, and then said, "With all due respect, my lordship, the current military power of the territory is simply not enough to launch a counterattack against the orcs. ”

"Soon," said Pedi, "soon, we will have a mighty army. ”

"I never doubted. Sir Grek nodded, "We need to know the exact size of this army. ”

Pedi's gaze skimmed over the faces of every member of the Knight Guard, "It won't be less than fifty thousand." ”

"Where's the class configuration?"

"Three regular corps, two reserve mixed corps. "In addition, Fort Herien and Fort Cowinde will send at least two regular corps and two thousand heavy cavalry. ”

"When can we recruit troops?" asked a young knight, with eagerness on his face, no, it was not only the young knight who was in a hurry, but all the generals present were in a hurry, because the results of the battle of the Kemir River had reached the knights' guards, and they were anxious to avenge their mentor or elders.

Pei Di's gaze once again skimmed over the faces of these relatively young knights, "My handwritten warrant will be sent to various places early tomorrow morning, and in half a month, a steady stream of soldiers will arrive in Crewe City." ”

"You are truly a wise ruler. "There are nobles who praise.

Soon, one after another, there was a flurry of praise...

Pedi frowned, but quickly unleashed and accepted their compliments with a smile.

When all the sounds stopped, Sir Grek took two steps forward again, first inserted the marks of the twelve legions on the map, and then pointed to the orc markers and introduced: "The orcs and goblins are increasing their troops, ten days ago, the orcs increased their troops to strengthen the wing, and the goblins..."

Sir Grek paused for half a beat when he said this, "Goblins, they are obviously preparing for a big war, according to the news from Colonel Fred's Seventh Mixed Legion, ten days ago, the goblins were almost all goblin mercenaries on the ships of the entire two fleets, and it was conservatively estimated that there were about 20,000 people. ”

"In other words, the total number of troops in the Orc Territory has exceeded sixty thousand?" Hades frowned, and said with a suspicious look on his face, "With their strength, they should have already broken through Harrensburg, right?"

"This is the credit of Colonel Fred, they have effectively contained the logistics supply of the expeditionary coalition forces..."Glick pointed to the Garmic Plains, "The orcs would not dare to storm Harrensburg if they did not establish an effective logistics supply depot on the Garmage Plains, after all, Viscount Zerodin of Fort Cowinde was eyeing the Eastern Highlands...

However, Colonel Fred's strength was always limited, and the orcs' patience had reached its limit, and three days ago, the orcs sent a whole regiment of troops to begin to encircle and suppress the 7th Mixed Legion, although the 7th Mixed Legion could use the mountains and forests as a barrier to entangle with the orc army, but in this way, it lost its restraining effect. ”

Pedi raised an eyebrow, "In other words, the orcs could gather their forces at any time to launch a strong attack on Harensburg?"

"I'm afraid so," Ser Gorrick nodded, "and, according to the tip, some of the lords of the orc-occupied territories have chosen to surrender and raise at least one legion of rebels, stationed near Lake Garmic. ”

"These damn cowards. A knight cursed, "When they die, they will go to hell." ”

Peidi only frowned slightly, and after a few seconds of silence, he said, "It seems that our opponent is very smart. ”

"Yes. Hades couldn't help but nod.

"So, we can't be soft on traitors. A cold light flashed in Peidi's eyes, and he stared at the military intelligence chief standing in the corner and said, "Baron Danmen, it's time for you to act, I don't care what means you use, so that those traitors can get the punishment they deserve." ”

"Yes, sir. Baron Danmen's face was unusually kind, "I promise, there will be results within half a month." ”

"I'm looking forward to your answer. Pedi was very satisfied with Danmen's answer, and then he turned to look at the knights of the Provisional Staff Officer, "So, do you have any good opinions on the current situation?" asked casually, because Pedi did not expect to be able to really discuss a feasible plan at the regular military meeting.

But the young knights didn't think so, and soon they formed their own team and began to deduce the battle situation using the enemy marks on the map...

A heated discussion began.

Pedi did not join in the discussion, and he was accompanied by Baron Aemond, the treasurer, and Sir Glick, the captain of the Knight Guard, and, of course, Sergeant Hades, Pedi's personal military adviser, and Danmen, the military intelligence chief, who was also called by Pedi.

"If I want to rebuild a regiment of hoplites, is this possible?" Pedy asked Sir Glick, but also Baron Aemond, because every soldier of the hoplites needs to undergo rigorous training in physical, tactical, horsemanship, etc., which is not feasible with recruitment, and of course, it also needs a huge amount of military support.

Sir Glick and Baron Aemond glanced at each other, and finally, it was Sir Glick who spoke, "Don't worry about the source of troops, the Oath Knights of the Lords of the Crewe Territory and their servants can replenish half of the troops, and we don't need to pay too much military expenses... As for the other half, veterans of the Heavy Cavalry Legion who have been discharged in the last five years have a file in the Knight Guard, and these people can enter the battlefield after a simple training, but, my lord, I must remind you that these people belong to the last elite force of the Crewe Territory..."

"I understand!" Pedi interrupted Glick, "but you also need to understand that the Empire has lost the Klan Territory, the Hoko Islands are in danger, and maybe, the Kru Territory will be next, so I think it's time to use our reserves." ”

Sir Gorrick straightened up at this moment, and then saluted, "Your will." ”

"Then, this matter will be left to you, and Baron Aemond will cooperate as much as possible, and the necessary military expenses will be provided directly by Castle Cavall. Pei Di's tone was resolute, and he looked at Xiang Military Intelligence Chief Danmen again, "Regarding the issue of secrecy, I don't think I need to emphasize it again... You should know very well how the fortress of Anku fell, and if the same thing happened in Crewe, then I must have made you understand the consequences of dereliction of duty before the fall of Crewe. ”

Baron Danmen immediately bent down respectfully and said flatteringly: "My lord, I have been investigating as early as a month ago. ”

"Well," Pedi said, "Good." ”

Baron Danmen smiled and nodded, he could tell that Pedi didn't trust him, but he didn't care.

...

The regular military meeting lasted nearly two hours, and most of the time was spent deducing the battle situation, except for the initial briefing on the military situation, but in the end it failed to come up with a useful plan.

After the knights and noble generals left, the battle room seemed even more empty...

Pedi sat next to the map and stared at the map in a daze, and Hades silently stood next to him to accompany him.

After a long time, Pedi suddenly said: "It seems that it is impossible to end this war as quickly as possible. ”

"Orcs and goblins are prepared, and they won't give in easily. Hades agreed, "But it's impossible for anyone to take Crewe on that alone." ”

Pei Di's brows kept jumping, "We can't be careless, those rebellious nobles are not small. ”

"Are you worried about the orcs dismantling our interior?"

"This is an opportunity, isn't it," said Pedi in a low, self-deprecating tone? "This is an opportunity, isn't it?," said Pedi, a young and unpreevolent leader, who are as humble as my servants on the surface, but who actually have enough real respect for me and truly fight for me? ”

"In that case, let them fear you. Hades said in a very low voice.

"Fear is not enough for me to lead them. Pedi shook her head.

"But it can frighten them. ”

Pedi continued to shake his head and said, "You go and rest too." ”

Soon, Pedi was the only one left in the empty hall, but he still had no intention of leaving.

He lay in his chair and pretended to sleep...

Until there was a knock on the door.

"My lord, Cowlier asks to see you. Wren said humbly at the door.

"Let him in. Pedy's voice was a little tired, and at the moment when Wren turned around, he said again: "Wren, leave the matter in hand to Eden tomorrow, and you go to the Knight Guard to find Knight Syra, she still lacks a sergeant's place." ”