The news of the exchange of fire between the Palch Navy and the Frank Navy soon reached Li Tianhao's ears, and at the same time spread throughout the Palchi high-level. Pen, fun, and www.biquge.info

A small number of people were shocked by the news, while most were excited. The so-called small number of people mainly include the top decision-making level including Li Tianhao himself and the civilian official group, while the excited people are all military generals.

Judging from this ratio, the claim that the so-called Palci power is in fact a military attaché system is true. Because Li Tianhao started from a horse and then seized the world of the Dils bandits, the status of his military generals is obviously higher than that of the civilian system, even after the destruction of Arubania, the main work of Palchi has shifted from military to internal affairs today, the status and number of civilian officials in the court are still not comparable with military generals. As for why the generals are so excited, in fact, to put it bluntly, it is boring.

The period from 813 to 814 was the most peaceful period in Palci, and the word peace for military generals was almost synonymous with idleness. The generals who have been accustomed to galloping and fighting on the battlefield for many years suddenly have no enemies, which is like a person suddenly losing the purpose of life, and almost everyone faces the same problem, that is, in addition to daily affairs, they can only rely on drinking and hunting to pass the time.

In order to get out of this boring state of life, the generals decided to go to war with Frank at the Imperial Council.

For this imperial meeting, Li Tianhao was not so enthusiastic. Strictly speaking, even Li Tianhao himself is not very accustomed to this kind of peaceful life, but he has all kinds of affairs in his hands that he has no time to think about these problems, plus Miss Tia is pregnant with his child again, and Li Tianhao, who is excited, is immersed in the joy of welcoming the new members of the family, so he stands on the opposite side of the generals.

As a representative of the Palci Conscience, Chancellor Wei Song certainly did not want the country to be involved in the war again at this juncture. The fifty-five-year-old man had devoted his life's work and fourteen years of his life to building Palchi into the ideal state, and now his grand plan was being realized step by step, and if it was to be dragged down by war, all his plans would need to be adjusted again, and worse, as the state of war would inevitably slow down, which he did not want to see. Therefore, his proposition on this matter is to thoroughly investigate the cause and effect of the matter, and avoid an unnecessary state of war as much as possible.

Unfortunately, he was disappointed by the results of the investigation, and the act of being the first to attack the Palchi patrol ships and brazenly invading the land of Palchi was enough to justify the war, and in the face of the eager generals, Wei Song knew that it would be difficult to convince this group of warmongers to abandon the war that was at their fingertips.

The most excited among the generals would have been predicted by no one to guess, as Senas and Alam, the old and the young, had always been the two most brilliant in the meeting, although the civil officials privately called them the clowns in the meeting. Forty-six-year-old Senas seemed twenty years younger, and every pore of the two-meter-tall man exuded a cry of contentment, stirring his lips and tongue to count the actions of the Franks and how to retaliate against them; Twenty-six-year-old Alam sang and sang with him, trying to stoke anger in the hearts of the people to ensure that the dispatch was passed. In Wei Song's eyes, this scene was like a baboon jumping on the back of a bull, but the effect was extremely obvious, this was not so much the work of the two instigators, but the fact that everyone thought so in their hearts, Wei Song had to sigh secretly in his heart.

Even the precious apprentice of Cenas, Eglius, who had always regarded himself as calm, stood up this time on the master's side, and in the gap between the two instigators who had to sit down to drink and quench their thirst because of their dry mouths, Eglius stood up and said aloud: "Everyone! Not to mention that Frank's brazen aggression against our other ally, Paz, is in itself a very embarrassing position for our country, and the mere fact that Frank has betrayed the covenant with us and invaded our territory without permission is absolutely unforgivable! It is reasonable that we must all teach the betrayer a lesson that will be remembered for a lifetime! Palci doesn't like war, but it's definitely not afraid of it! Whoever dares to bleed Palci will let them die! ”

Eglius's words attracted a lot of applause, and at the same time, his position as a conscientious among the generals also explained the bottom line of the generals. In addition to this, Wei Song also knew that there was another thing that contributed to Eglius's attitude today, and that was that with the end of the war with Arubania, the Nubian mercenaries who had served in the Palchi army for many years were no longer useful. These brave and resolute mercenaries returned to their homeland with the treasures and honors they had earned over the years, which reduced the number of Parchi's most elite infantry regiments by more than seventy percent. With the dispersal of the mercenaries, the three Nubian brave generals, Zukar, Wod and Agobar, except for Agobar, who wanted to stay by Li Tianhao's side, the other two had the intention of returning to their hometown, which made their long-time comrade-in-arms Eglius very sad. In a sense, Eglius was keen to get involved in the war in order to keep his comrades, and there were many people in the top echelons of the Palci generals who harbored such thoughts.

At this time, Brooks, the Minister of War, stood up and said, "Ladies and gentlemen, I would like to say a few words below. As Palci's second chief of staff, he didn't want to see Palch get involved in the war again when he was vigorously building up his internal affairs, but as the country's military minister, he couldn't tolerate Frank's behavior either! ”

Brooks' words silenced everyone. After all, it has been a one-sided situation for the main battle faction since the beginning of the Imperial Council, and at this time Brooks put forward a different opinion for the first time. If this is a civilian official, then it may attract strong opposition from the generals, and if it is Wei Song himself, then because of his identity, it may be inconvenient for everyone to raise objections publicly, at this time, as the Minister of War, Brooks put forward a different argument, and he is the most suitable person from the standpoint.

Brookston paused before continuing: "From a strategic point of view, we want to teach Frank a hard lesson, but we don't want to involve our country in unnecessary war, so it is necessary to accurately assess the prerequisites for deciding whether to go to war or not. What are the prerequisites? In the next thought, it is nothing more than if we start a war and we will not win the war, and there is also the extent to which the war will end. Should it end with peace with the other side with the victory of a battle, or should it end with the goal of forcing the other side to make an alliance under the city, or should it end with the destruction of the country? Also, do we have a comprehensive understanding of Frank's country and how strong its army is? If not, is it necessary for us to have more intelligence to form a sound strategy? I would like to share your enthusiasm, but I am more concerned about the answers to these substantive questions, and I hope that you will be able to discuss them at this meeting. ”

Wei Song sincerely felt grateful for Brooks's remarks - since it was impossible to prevent the outbreak of war, it was the safest way to formulate a reasonable strategy and plan, and it was Brooks's words that brought back the sanity in the hearts of the generals and brought the imperial meeting back to the main topic.