Chapter 173 Countermeasures and Camp Accounts
"We have to stop him, it's crazy! He's going to bury us all, and I'm only now realizing that Duke Griffon was right! This guy is a madman, he's hell-bent on getting rid of us! I'm not going to sit still! I'm going home, I'm going to go to the army, I'm going to join the Duke. The more a nobleman thought about it, the more angry he became, and said to the nobles around him.
"Listen, now is not the time to talk about this, if we want to take refuge in that, it will be a matter of later, we will stop it first, but we can't use our own identities, this will bring disaster to the family, and the little emperor will use this as an excuse to eliminate our military power! Territory! Even our noble titles, we can't let him catch us! "The man who spoke was obviously a very prestigious person, and as soon as he spoke, everyone looked at him.
"So what to do! Duke Oscar! You are a wise person, please give us a clear way! Hearing him say this, the other nobles seemed to see a life-saving straw, and all of them suddenly gathered around, babbling to discuss a solution.
"Alright, alright guys! Be quiet! Listen to me! As soon as Duke Oscar spoke, it fell silent.
"Now go home, gather your soldiers, don't wear equipment with family markings, you know how! Everyone is a nobleman, there is no need to hide it, give them a little obstacle in their way, they will definitely bring a lot of grain and grass from afar, if we destroy all this grain and grass! Can they still attack? When the time comes, they will have to retreat, and our children and ourselves will be safe! Oscar was quick to say what he could do.
"But even so, after all, they have a three-way army, and this is the only place we can defend! What should I do about this, and is it too wasteful to destroy the grain, a total of 300,000 troops, 100,000 all the way, which can be used by 100,000 troops to consume three months' food. Sure enough, the Phantom Moon Dynasty is rich! If these things are taken by us, wouldn't it be better for each family to be able to share a little profit? β
Greed had obviously blinded them, and when it came to things related to interests, the whole group of nobles began to discuss them, as if children were really nothing in relation to interests!
"Enough. You fools! Duke Oscar's angry scolding immediately woke them up! They all looked at the duke silently, and looked at him with a sense of grandeur.
"Everyone only has money in their eyes! Can you know anything more than money? Rush for supplies? You can imagine what a lot! Where did you hide it? Make it clear that it is your hand to sue the sΓΉ people! When the time comes, will you hand over or not? What should I do if I don't turn it in? If you hand it over, it's clear that you don't admit yourself! Think about everything in your own mind in the future, no wonder your children and nephews are reluctant to come back! As long as you don't care about family affection at all, I won't be coming back!
Don't worry about the things on the west coast, where is the town of the sea, plus the huge number of sea tribes in the endless sea, the team on the sea doesn't know whether it is dead or alive! The only thing to worry about is the team that crossed the wasteland and the team in our territory. If we succeed in blocking it, this team will not be effective, and if we fail, we will face double pressure, so now we need to send a message to the city that never sleeps to let them know about it early! The question is who is going and how can they believe us! β
Oscar looked at them after speaking, and as a result, one by one, you look at me, I look at you, and no one speaks. It seems that no one has any intention of going, and this situation makes Oscar angry. Of course he knew what these people were afraid of, nothing more than the fear of being discovered by the emperor, but now that they had been set aside by the emperor, these guys still couldn't see clearly, didn't they know that the emperor was going to borrow someone else's hand to get rid of them!
"Well, you don't have to go to the city that never sleeps. It's okay to go to Griffon City, tell Duke SΓΉ, Viscount Buye is his son-in-law, he will naturally help us convey it, and it won't be difficult to go to the West Coast to spread the news. I want to protect my own interests, and I don't want to take risks, there is such a good thing in the world! Oscar said angrily.
Finally, a few nobles stood up, one said to go to Griffon City, one said to go to the West Coast, and a few said that they could set up ambush points on the road, as for the soldiers, they were robbers on the road, and they would not be discovered, God knows if they were real robbers, maybe they had dens on the road, but everyone knew it until the last moment, after all, it was not only one family that was manipulated behind the scenes, in fact, the reason why the thieves along the road were repeatedly killed was that the nobles were to blame.
"Very good, since everyone has a division of labor, let's act quickly, I'll go and explore the tone of the Phantom Moon Commander to see if I can help you delay time, let's disperse!" After Oscar finished speaking, he went straight to his carriage, and the nobles went their separate ways after the conspiracy was completed.
For a while, there were a few more moving figures in the night, flying directly from the high city wall, hidden in the thick night.
At the border pass, in the tent of the Phantom Moon Army, the commander of the army, Grand Duke Ottoman, sat in the tent and observed the simple map on the table, and several people around him sat silently.
"You all know the plan this time, what is the plan to say, work together to have a perfect feasible plan, arbitrariness is the way to death, let's talk about it!" The Grand Duke of Ottoman said a lot, and the people below naturally had to react.
"Lord Duke, this operation is very risky, although borrowing is a perfect excuse, but we are also very likely to be attacked by the three parties, you must know that the strength of the city that never sleeps, we don't know, but from the internal war of the griffon empire, their strength is not weak, and the lord of the city that never sleeps is the son-in-law of the griffon principality that has just become independent, it is impossible for him not to help him, so we have to face more than one city that never sleeps, as well as the griffon principality that occupies a large part of the griffon empire, the griffon duke can fight well, His three sons are also famous generals, and I'm afraid this operation will not be too calm. β
A man who seemed to be mature and steady said his opinion, originally he did not support this operation, they did not have any information about the opponent, some were only the wealth of their territory, and now from the information collected temporarily, the military force does not seem to be weak, coupled with the unstable factor of the Duke of Griffon, it is really too unsettling.
"The analysis makes a lot of sense, so I've been looking at the map today, this is the latest version of the map, above is the territory map of the Griffin Empire, it is indeed half independent, and the city that never sleeps is also shown on it, if you want to attack the city that never sleeps by land, you must pass through the Duchy of Griffon, which means that the conflict is inevitable! What do you think! β
Duke Osman nodded with satisfaction, there are still people who understand under him, I'm afraid of those who don't know the height of the sky, now it seems that maybe he can be a little easier!
"Lord Duke, I think we have to worry about more than that, in fact, the chief of staff has not said it completely." At this time, a man dressed in aristocratic clothes on the other side came out to speak, he was different from the generals of the military, he was only subordinate to the House of Nobles, equivalent to the role of the supervising army, usually this kind of role is not pleasant, he himself knows it, so he generally does not speak, but this time he has to say it.
"Oh! What do you think to say it, I didn't know that the people of the House of Lords would still fight! As chief of staff, he felt that it was a shame to be questioned about his own construction, especially a group of nobles who didn't know anything but enjoyment.
"Of course I won't fight, but I understand people's hearts, as far as I know, the emperor of the griffin empire is very unpleasant to the griffin duke, just look at the duke title of the griffin duke, the name of the empire is the griffin, and the duke's name is also a griffin, it can be seen that its prestige is like the sky, as the emperor is a junior, how can it be at ease, it is impossible to get rid of it quickly, this territorial war is an opportunity.
It's a pity that I was disturbed by the dynasty viscount of the city that never sleeps, I don't know how much I hate it behind my back, we appeared at the right time, the emperor of the griffin empire will help us settle a situation, we just need to send troops, what I'm worried about is the big nobles within the griffin empire, they will definitely take action when we cross the border, so what we need to worry about now is not the duke of griffin and the city that never sleeps, but the great nobles of the empire. β
"What's the use of those nobles, as long as they dare to make a move, as soon as my army comes out, they will die without a place to be buried." Said one of the generals next to the chief of staff.
"So! If you are happy, the resistance of others will be more firm, and even the face of the Emperor of the Griffin Empire will not look good, after all, the order of borrowing the way was given by him, maybe in the end, he will be forced to fight with us, and when the time comes, we will have more pressure on the third-line battle, although in the end we were going to attack the Griffin Empire and replace it, but unfortunately not at this time, do you understand? After speaking, he glanced at the general who spoke with disdain, a look of disdain for being in the company of reckless men.
"You" General was insulted and stood up and was about to rush over and beat someone, but was intercepted by the chief of staff.
The people of the House of Nobles talked eloquently, and the chief of staff's face was cloudy, he knew that he was indeed negligent, in his opinion, the small country of the Griffin Empire, except for the Duke of Griffin, a strong man of the Holy Rank who could fight well, did not have any worries, and now it seemed that he took it for granted.
"Lord Duke, what the people of the House of Lords say makes sense, it seems that we still underestimate them." This sentence is a pun, not only talking about the situation within the Griffon Empire, but also talking about the group of nobles in the House of Lords who have become rotten in their opinion. (To be continued......)