Duke Gna stared at the ceiling and said lightly, "Guys, let's be realistic." ”

"Isn't there any news from the military department for such a large-scale operation of the orcs?" Duke Eric frowned, "Also, the military intelligence department of Anku Fortress, do we put at least 100,000 gold coins there every year and feed them to the dogs?"

"Half a year ago, in the war for the unification of the northern clans of the orcs, the spies we bought and planted within the orc clans were purged almost overnight... Now it seems that the orcs have been prepared for this invasion war. Earl Ron explained in detail what he had just said, "Moreover, many of the small and even medium-sized clans that we secretly controlled were almost completely slaughtered in the later liquidation operations. ”

"Bang!" Duke Eric slammed his fist on the conference table, "You are responsible for this, the power planted within the orcs took us a hundred years to build, and you have lost it in just half a year!"

"Yes. Count Ron jerked off his shirt, he turned around, and the dense and hideous wounds on his broad back were numb to the candlelight in the hall, "I took the punishment in the place of my father, I should have died, but the goddess brought me back to life, so, I will spend my life to make up for the mistakes committed by the Clan." ”

"No one blames you, Count Ron, the Dhora family has been guarding the Black Mountain Pass since the founding of the Empire, and we all know the price you have paid for it. Duke Nick glanced at Duke Eric, "Alright, now, let's get back to business." ”

At this time, the Imperial Prime Minister looked at Emperor Laborot, "I have a suggestion about the 'United Legion'..."

"Is this the time to discuss this?" said Duke Enhy, interrupting the Prime Minister.

"Then I'll put it another way..."Duke Nick was not in the slightest dissatisfied with Duke Enxi's interruption, he tapped his fingers lightly on the table, and after briefly sorting out his thoughts, he asked Count Ron, "Crane Territory should not be able to face the orc attack on his own now, right?"

"Yes!" Count Ron nodded, "but strangely, the orcs are not in a hurry to attack now, they seem to be waiting for something. ”

"They're waiting for the time when they have the ability to crush us with a single blow. Duke Gna immediately added: "It's very simple military common sense, they are gathering enough troops, just like eleven years ago, but this time, no one like Count Anse has stepped forward to defeat the orcs before they can gain a foothold, after all, no one wants to live on some trumped-up charges." ”

"I'm sorry about the Earl of Anse. Duke Nick faced this question calmly, he nodded too much when dealing with Count Anse eleven years ago, but Duke Nick's original intention was to give Count Anse a verbal warning first, and then commend him for his heroic performance in the name of the Cabinet, but then things developed beyond his expectations.

But it is undeniable that it was Duke Nick's bureaucratic practices that made Count Anse's merits sinful, but this kind of thing cannot be said who is right and who is wrong, after all, if it were not for the rough expulsion of the officials sent by the military department by the Grand Duke of Bogue at that time, maybe this matter would have gone in a different direction.

At the very least, after the verbal warning from the military department, Count Anse will be commended by the cabinet, which is the case in the heart of Duke Nick, and the warning is just to silence some forces in the military department.

For Duke Nick and Duke Baoge and the officials of the military department, the misunderstanding that occurred will not be deliberately explained at all, after all, for the nobles who 'profit first, face second', this is neither interest nor face!

...

Earl Anse's question only flashed through Duke Nick's mind, and he looked at the crowd and continued, "So, continuing with the topic just now... Count Ron just said very clearly, if we want to end the orc invasion war as soon as possible, then we must defeat the main force of the orcs on the frontal battlefield. ”

"You don't really want to have a decisive battle with the orcs at the Black Mountain Pass, do you?" Duke Gna was taken aback, "I think we should first mobilize the forces we can muster to defend the fortress of Anku first, and then consider a battle with the orcs." ”

"Of course, this is a matter of course, but then, I decided that we could have a real big fight with the orcs, rather than the usual petty fights. Duke Nick nodded, "If you want to fight, you have to fight a big war, until the orcs are no longer able to advance eastward, so I suggest that the entire empire's army be mobilized to have a large-scale battle outside the Orc Pass of Black Mountain!"

"It's going to take time, at least two months to half a year, Nick, and I need to remind you that the Anku Fortress can't wait—" The Emperor interrupted, though he was selfish and narrow-minded, but he wasn't stupid, and he wasn't stupid.

"Karen will lead two heavy armoured corps to arrive at Anku Fortress within half a month. The Duke of Chester stood up and said, "I believe that 10,000 heavily armored warriors, with the cooperation of the Cullen Commander's longbowmen, should not have a problem holding out for a few months, relying on the strong fortifications of the Anku Fortress. ”

Duke Nikk's eyes lit up when he heard this, "That's great, my original intention was to send the army led by Twak or the army led by Karen to temporarily support the fortress of Anku." ”

"So," said the Prime Minister, "we can now talk about the build-up of troops, and the recruitment of new soldiers, and, of course, logistical supplies, and wartime funding..."

"Duke Nick, IMHO, the Empire's treasury simply can't support a huge battle. "Although Emperor Laubert has already guessed that Duke Nick wants to use this orc invasion to form a 'United Legion', this is completely different from his previous idea.

He didn't think about a war at all...

Moreover, the current imperial treasury simply cannot support a war, and if the war is reluctantly started, even if it is finally won, his treasury will not be able to bear the expenses that the 'United Legion' needs next, and the result will not be much better than now.

"Military spending is shared between the six Dominions and the Central Empire. Of course, Duke Nick knew Emperor Laubert's calculations, "We need the officials of the Ministry of Finance to make detailed calculations for the specific situation, and if His Majesty cannot afford the military expenses of this war, the cabinet can impose additional taxes on Imperial merchants according to Imperial law." ”

"In addition, we need to find the Paladins from all over the world, form a strong paladin legion, and have someone inform the people of the Drake Mage Tower, so that their Council Leader can come to the Imperial Capital to hold a meeting. "Folks, I think we should continue the meeting in a different place, because more people will need to join us for the next meeting." ”

Emperor Laubert was not moved at all, he did not want to start a war without interest, he believed that the fortress of Anku would not fall, and he could admit that the orcs were slowly becoming stronger, but not yet strong enough to challenge the strength of the empire.

But the emperor was very clever, he didn't say a lot of words, and in the face of Duke Nick's topic, he took the opportunity to say: "You can discuss it with the military department and the finance department, my opinion is that if you can avoid a full-scale war with the orcs for the time being, try to avoid it." He wanted to drag this matter down, he didn't think that these six people had the time to stay in the imperial capital.