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On the evening of the second emergency military information arrived in the imperial capital, in the majestic palace, the imperial high-level meeting presided over by Charlemagne himself, attended by thirteen of the most prominent elites of the empire.

Charlemagne, who was sitting on the dragon chair with a frown, tapped the armrest of the dragon chair with his left hand, and said to the military minister on the left hand side: "Cullen, the time I gave you has come, how are your countermeasures?"

"Your Majesty, this is the response I have worked out, please take a look. The respectful Duke of Cullen immediately took out a scroll from his spatial ring and handed it to the emperor's guards in the main hall, who then forwarded the scroll to Charlemagne.

Duke Cullen was able to step by step from a lowly nobleman to the position of Imperial Duke of the Empire, who was above one person and more than 10,000 people, and became the Minister of War of the Empire, relying not only on his loyalty to Charlemagne, but also on his own outstanding ability and strong strength.

This is the way this is the world, there are many capable people, and there are many loyal people, and only those who are both capable and loyal can eventually grow into a high and powerful ruler, and there is no doubt that the Minister of War, Duke Cullen, is one of them.

After browsing the scroll presented by Duke Cullen at a glance, Charlemagne, whose brows were still not stretched, questioned with dissatisfaction: "I remember that the military headquarters should have 300,000 reserve troops near the imperial capital, why only eight new legions?"

"Your Majesty is wise! The military headquarters does have 320,000 reserve troops near the imperial capital that can be incorporated into the regular army at any time. In the face of Charlemagne's dissatisfaction and questioning, the Duke of Cullen, who was full of sincere fear, first gave a sycophancy, and then explained:

"However, only half of the 320,000 reserve soldiers are qualified officers and men who can be directly organized into regular corps; more importantly, the weapons and equipment in the military department's inventory are only enough to arm 80,000 officers and men at most, and it will take time for the follow-up weapons to be produced. ”

"How come the Imperial Military Department only has enough weapons and equipment for 80,000 soldiers?!" As soon as Duke Cullen's words fell, Duke Kleist, who was on the right hand side of Charlemagne, was furious and said, "You, the Minister of War, don't you know the content of the Imperial Military Law?"

"Imperial Military Law?" Duke Cullen, whose eyebrows were slightly raised, sneered directly: "Kleist, how many years have you been away from the military department, do you know how difficult it has been for the military department these years? If everything is in accordance with the imperial military law, I'm afraid that the soldiers on the front line would have starved to death long ago!"

"You ......" Duke Kleist, whose face was red with anger, just wanted to scold back angrily, but was interrupted by Charlemagne: "Duke Kleist, it is true that Cullen is not to blame for the insufficient number of equipment reserves in the military department, this is the inevitable result of the two-front battle of the empire." ”

Charlemagne's words relieved the siege, so that Duke Kleist had to stand back indignantly, but Duke Gna, who was on the side, stood up and asked Charlemagne: "Your Majesty, can you withstand the attack of a million orcs with only eight recruit legions?"

As soon as these words came out, Duke Cullen, who was still a little complacent, instantly turned pale, and even Charlemagne showed a sad face; everyone present knew that the eight newly formed legions could not resist the million-strong army of the Orc Empire.

Feeling the dull and oppressive atmosphere in the main hall, the Duke of Gna, who had already planned in his heart, glanced at the Duke of Patel, who was standing at the head of the left, and after the Duke of Patel nodded, he took the initiative to stand up and say: "Your Majesty, the minister has a plan to solve the current siege!"

"Duke Gna, if you have any countermeasures, just say so. Charlemagne, whose face was as heavy as water, did not show any unusual excitement, but looked at Duke Gna very calmly, as if he did not expect the Duke of Gna's proposed countermeasures.

"The old minister's response was divided into three steps: the first step was to immediately form eight new legions to go to Sunset Fortress according to Duke Cullen's words, but these eight new legions should be composed of 160,000 soldiers, not just 80,000 soldiers. ”

"Duke Gna, your idea is good, but our military department lacks sufficient weapons and equipment!" In response to Duke Gna's first step plan, Duke Cullen raised his own questions.

"What the military lacks is not only weapons and equipment, but also the gold needed to recruit new soldiers and build weapons and equipment, and the solution to this problem is simple, the Westminster Chamber of Commerce is the largest chamber of commerce in the Empire, and now is the time for them to contribute to the Empire. ”

Charlemagne, whose eyes flashed, said indifferently: "Duke Gna, how much do you think we should let the Westminster Chamber of Commerce contribute to the empire in order to be in line with their status as a chamber of commerce." ”

"With the size and strength of the Westminster Chamber of Commerce, they are fully capable of providing the empire with enough weapons and equipment to arm 80,000 soldiers within a month, and in addition, in the next six months, they must provide one billion gold coins to the empire for free!"

"Hiss......" Duke Gna's open-mouthed asking price made the other dignitaries in the hall gasp, but Charlemagne showed a smile on his face, and then directly agreed: "This plan is very good! ”

"The second step is to recruit at least 100,000 new soldiers in the central provinces of the empire on the basis of the 160,000 reserve troops left by the military department, and in the next six months, the military department must provide 200,000 well-trained recruits for the eastern front to ensure the strength of the imperial army on the eastern front. ”

The second-step plan proposed by Duke Gurner can only be completed by Duke Cullen's military department, and everyone in the hall naturally turns their eyes to Duke Cullen; after a little thought, Duke Cullen promised: "This task can be completed by the military department!"

"In the third step, half of the city defense troops of the four provinces in the north of the empire, ten provinces in the south, eleven provinces in the west, six provinces in the east, four provinces in the northwest, and three provinces in the southwest of the empire were transferred.

Judging from their geographical location, it only takes one month for the city defense troops of the six eastern provinces closest to the Sunset Fortress to reach the fortress, and the city defense army of the eleven western provinces farthest from the Sunset Fortress only needs four months, and the continuous reinforcements can effectively supplement the defenders. ”

As soon as Duke Gna finished talking about the third step of the plan, Duke Patel, who had reached a tacit understanding with Duke Gna, answered: "After all, the city defense army and the regular army do not belong to the same system, would it be inappropriate to directly supplement the city defense army into the regular army of Sunset Fortress?"

"In response to this problem, we can select a general in the empire who has experience in commanding both regular armies and managing city defense armies, to be the supreme commander of all the city defense armies that reinforce Sunset Fortress, and let him regulate the relationship between the two armies. ”

The Duke of Patel and the Duke of Garner sang and harmonized, and the others may not see anything, but how could Charlemagne not see their true purpose, and even so, Charlemagne had no intention of breaking it, because he himself was not against this plan.

"Duke Cullen, the formation of eight new legions is the responsibility of your military department, and in three days, the new army must embark on its journey!"

"Yes!"

"Duke Kleist, you are the supreme commander of the four royal legions, and tomorrow morning you will go out to the aid of Sunset Fortress!"

"No!"

"Duke Gna, I have appointed you as the Marshal of the Empire, and all the armies of the Sunset Fortress are under your unified command, and the life and death of the Empire will be handed over to you!"

"No!"

"Duke Patel, you are immediately planning to promote the Governor of Perpignan, Count Rundstede, to the rank of Marquis of the Empire, and appoint him as the Supreme Commander of the Imperial City Defenses, so that he can immediately lead his Iron Guards to the Sunset Fortress to fight!"

"Yes!"