The continent of Ailan has entered winter surrounded by war.

In the north, the war in the Twak Territory is over, and it is unlikely that a major battle will break out between Andy Barrett and Nishizawa Devon anytime soon.

The clans of Stonehill and Châteaborg, who had just taken over the Clan, were fighting in the jungle southwest of the ruins of Byvest, and the Duke of Trofil of the Cullen was pitting against the nobles and dwarves of the Lady of Ferrola.

On the Suker Plains, a combined legion of merchants is challenging the Empire's authority.

And the real source of this turmoil on the entire continent, between the orcs and the Central Empire, has come to the negotiating table.

...

The fortress of Kwen Town, after the time entered November, the severe cold also began to invade this fortress town.

The defeat of the Third Legion cast a shadow over the town, and the Commander of the Third Legion, Viscount Bivis, who had returned to the fortress, was arrested and imprisoned, and the fortress was thrown into an unusually busy state.

On the evening of the 26th, just an hour after the conclusion of the emergency military meeting at Fort Lion, his battle orders were delivered to Duke Nick via magical teleportation.

Half an hour later, Duke Nick summoned the Marquis of Nepdo-Quint in his office.

In the small prime minister's office, the Marquis Nepdo sat on the reception sofa with a two-finger-sized secret letter, and looked intently at the small words on the secret letter with a pair of old eyes.

Naturally, MeSign is an order letter from Lion Castle.

"Four legions," said the Marquis of Neptor, with a blank face, "although the town of Kwyn claims to have an army of 200,000, the actual strength is only 150,000..."

"The orcs are busy fighting in Kranling right now, so we don't have to worry about that side for the time being. Duke Nick rubbed his eyebrows tiredly, and said as if talking to himself, "Tell me, if we use four legions, how long will it take to end the turmoil on the Suke Plain?"

"If the operation goes well, a month can completely resolve the battle. ”

"Yes. The Prime Minister nodded, then asked, "What if it doesn't go well?"

The Marquis of Nepudo was stunned for a moment, and asked rhetorically, "What do you mean?"

"Anything is possible, don't forget about the crushing defeat of the Third Army. Duke Nick's tone was a little serious.

When the Marquis of Nepdo heard this, he fell into thought,

Duke Nick also fell silent because of his words.

A few minutes later,

The Marquis of Nepdo put down the secret letter in his hand and pushed away the coffee on the coffee table,

He looked at Duke Nick with caution and seriousness and said, "If our four legions attack at the same time, the rebels stationed in Hatis Town will most likely retreat to Tyre Town, and according to our intelligence, the rebels have been building the fortifications of Tyre Town as early as a month ago.

A few days ago, the rebels occupied the entire Fort Iruk area, which means that if the rebels plan to defend it to the death, the rebels who own the entire Iruk area can fight us for a long time in Tyre. ”

"How long will it take to storm Tyre?" said Duke Nick, picking up his coffee and putting it down, looking at the freshly replaced military map on the wall across from his desk, "You just said that if it goes well, it will only take a month to end this war." ”

"Of course, but only if the rebels don't continue to increase their strength. ”

Duke Nick was stunned when he heard this, and fell into deep thought again,

His intelligence officer had reported to him about the situation on the rebel side, and in fact, almost all the rich and wealthy people in the town of Tyre and Fort Iruk had joined the war, and many people had even donated money and food to the rebel government on their own initiative.

"You say, how did those rebels do it?" Duke Nick suddenly asked a strange question.

Marquis Nepdo shook his head slightly, "They should have been prepared, and besides, the merchants clearly know better than we do what the people of the empire need. ”

"Well—" Duke Nick seemed to agree with this statement, and as if he was preparing to refute it,

However, he eventually jumped away from the topic: "Which four legions do you think we should send?"

"Let the Fifth Combined Legion stationed in the Sumilo Forest go. The Marquis Neptor replied quickly, apparently the answer he had prepared a long time ago, and said, "You better not expect this war to end in a short time, it is a good choice to use the Fifth Combined Legion to find the way." ”

But the young prince in the Lion Castle couldn't wait, and he wanted to end the war as soon as possible and be crowned emperor. Duke Nick frowned.

Marquis Nepdo smiled, "He should learn to be patient. As he spoke, he picked up the cold coffee, and 'grunted' him as he drank all the coffee in his cup in one gulp.

He put down his glass, looked at the prime minister and whispered, "Do you really know those merchants?"

"I've studied them. Without waiting for Duke Nick's answer, the old man continued: "I am not as busy as you, I have had plenty of time in the first ten years...", he seemed to fall into memory, "I don't know when some nobles gave up their domains and began to trade, and trade by sea gradually became mainstream.

Speaking of this, Nepdo asked, "I've heard that the Barantown trading port earns even more gold for the Reagan family every year than the Lionburg tax. ”

"That's our family business. Duke Nick said subconsciously.

"Yes, it's business, and businessmen like to use that word. Nepdo laughed, "Don't you notice? We're all changing ourselves, and you're actually a businessman." ”

"What the hell are you trying to say?"

"The rebels have at least thirty percent of the empire's big businessmen to support, do you know what that means?" Marquis Nepdo's voice lowered a lot unconsciously, "This means that the rebels have a heavy hand on nearly thirty percent of the empire's wealth, and they can completely turn this wealth into a sharp blade in their hands in a short period of time, and they can tear apart the corrupt blade of the empire!"

After Duke Nick heard the old nobleman's words, his hands instinctively trembled a few times,

The old wound in my chest began to hurt again,

He never thought about the internal affairs of the rebels, he just wanted to end the turmoil as soon as possible.

The Marquis of Netop's analysis moved him,

Nearly thirty percent of the empire's wealth,

This is no joke.

As Prime Minister of the Reich, he knows best what this means.

On the other side, the Marquis Nepdo continued: "Moreover, I don't think that those merchants only have these actions, think about their performance in the battle of Hatis Town, think about the current actions of the first and second legions of the rebels, they even turn a blind eye to the defenseless imperial capital, which shows that they have their own clear goals. ”

"What are the goals of the rebels?"

"Open up the sea trade!" Marquis Nepdo stood up, walked under the map, pointed to the military port of Yekjar on the map, and said, "I think the rebels will attack here next... And you should probably issue a proclamation in the name of the Prime Minister prohibiting the operation of all sea routes in the Empire. ”

Duke Nick's gaze was immediately drawn to the military port of Yekjar on the map, and he did not withdraw his gaze until the Marquis Nepdo sat down on the sofa again.

After the Marquis of Nepdo finished speaking, he stared at Duke Nick,

But Duke Nick stared at the cup of coffee in front of him.

The two were silent again.

This time, the two were silent for more than five minutes,

Finally, Duke Nick said, "Let's talk about the Fifth Combined Legion..."

The Prime Minister avoided the topic just now, and he said in the disappointed eyes of the Marquis of Nepdo: "The provisional Twelfth Legion of the Fifth Combined Army belongs to the private army of the Southern Territory of the Empire, that is, most of these soldiers are assembled by local merchants. ”

"Are you worried that they will turn to the rebels, and their commander, Count Ferro-Ritter, will not stay in the castle?"

"This is far from enough, I can accept defeat, and the empire can accept defeat, but I can't accept betrayal!" A hint of murderous intent appeared in Duke Nick's eyes, "I propose..."

"Let the Provisional Twelfth Army continue to garrison the Sumilo steppe. Marquis Nepdo preemptively said: "The Fifth Combined Legion has a full four legions, even if the provisional Twelfth Legion is excluded, plus the Ninth Legion that has arrived in Hatis Town, it is enough for the four legions required by Lion Castle. ”

Duke Nick's gaze fell on him as Marquis Nepdo spoke, and when he finished speaking, Duke Nick stared at him for more than twenty seconds before saying, "Yes, but the four corps of the Provisional Twelfth Army must be dispersed, and the camps where they are stationed must be more than fifty miles apart." ”

"I'll leave this matter to me, and I promise there won't be any problems. The Marquis of Nepdo made a solemn promise, and he immediately changed the subject, "Are you going to personally command this battle?"

"If I were to command this war, I feared that my son-in-law would not be able to sleep. Duke Nick burst out laughing, "Count Devon can't either, let him continue to serve in the First Legion... This time, the four legions are attacking in separate ways, so there is no need to set up a commander-in-chief for the time being. ”

The Marquis of Nepdo was stunned, but then reacted again... Isn't the most suitable commander for this war the young ruler of Lion Castle?

"Passing on the order, the other three legion commanders of the four legions of the Fifth Combined Legion, except for Count Ferro-Terry, who was tentatively incorporated into the Twelfth Legion, can leave the castle of Kwyn. Duke Nick continued: "I need to see the detailed battle plan by eight o'clock tomorrow morning. ”(https:)

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