Chapter 665:
Life is often full of helplessness, even in a high-powered six-member council.
Does the Council of Six really not want to clean up Fetztier? What are you kidding, the six of them are very sure of the fact that Fiztier's actions are already betrayal, and he should stay in the dark instead of wanting to appear in the eyes of the nobles.
But the problem is that the current parliament simply can't clean up Fezterle. Neither the sewer problem nor the international environment allows it. It is safe to say that at least for a year or two, Parliament will not take action against Fitztier.
It's not that it's incapable, it's that it can't. If Feztel is cleaned up now, it will inevitably cause unrest in the whole of Ascatila, which is unacceptable to the council, and if the turmoil in the city affects the settlement of the seal, then the city will be doomed.
Ascalla, the pearl of Am, is finished, and so is the council and the Council of Six.
And when the sewer problem was over, the parliament could not move Fiztele.
Don't forget, Fizsterer is the boss of the shadow thieves, and he is still very prestigious, at this time, the council is not worried about the chaos in the city, but there are still Tyrell and Sith Harriet and so on outside the country, and a group of enemies are eyeing it, if Fizsterer jumps back at this time, then the problem is even greater, and the whole Amm will be finished if he can't do it well.
In this case, will the parliament dare to clean up Fetzterer? Is it all self-inflicted trouble, or the kind of trouble that may end up together, as long as the six-member council is not stupid, they know how to choose.
So now they can only watch Fitzjiler get away.
"That's the way it is, we don't have a choice, get it? Since we can't choose, why should we discuss him? It's better to concentrate on the present! After solving the problems in front of us, as for Fetztier, we still have a chance. ”
"Yes......"
"Well, that's good, let's get down to business, this time we're going to face an army of the undead, and there are a lot of high-level undead among them! So we have to be cautious, and at the same time we have to deal with the undead as soon as possible to repair the seal, what are your plans? ”
Seeing that no one was bothering Fezterer anymore, the topic naturally continued.
"The Knights of the Heart of the City and the Burning Heart, I think we can all go out, as well as those adventurers, priests of the major churches, bring as many as you can, and masked mages, we must do it as soon as possible" Soon a councillor spoke.
However, it is clear that the congressman who said this did not understand the military.
"No! Do you know how many people will be there? The Knights of the Heart of the City now have a full strength of 8,000 people! The scale of the Scorching Knights is a little smaller, but there are more than 3,000 people, and the number of those adventurers is not too small, plus priests and masked mages, do you know how many there will be? ”
As the main military force of a megacity with a population of millions, the Knights of the Heart of the City are much larger than the average Knights.
Knights, Knights. Of course, the main body is a knight, and the knights serving in this knight order have a minimum rank of 5 knights. Therefore, under normal circumstances, some forces form a knight order, and it can reach a thousand people, which is quite large.
And these 8,000-strong City Heart Knights were also accumulated by the council with a lot of hard work. That's knights, not those poor civilian warriors, and their equipment alone is a terrifying number! There are also war horses, treatment, and other messy things, and the money spent is really astronomical.
Thanks to Ascala's economy, it was barely able to make ends meet. It's not that the council is a little out of place, it's that Askatra is so big and populated that it is impossible to suppress such a place without a strong military force.
And it is also because of the existence of this super strong knight order that the parliament can suppress the chaotic contradictions in the country.
The Knights of the Scorching Heart, much smaller in comparison, but not too small on the mainland, not to mention the Holy Knights, 3000 people is definitely quite a terrible number, as for the reason is the same as the Knights of the Heart of the City, Ascalla is too big, there are all kinds of birds, so you can only get more paladins.
I also want to mention here that the reason why the Knights of the Heart of the City are so big is also related to the Burning Heart. Because if necessary, the Knights of the Heart of the City must also be able to suppress the Knights of the Scorching Heart.
The struggle between theocracy and nobility is everywhere.
"That's more than 10,000 people, and you're going to shove them all down the drain? That's a sewer, not a great plain, how do you want so many people to do it? Also, according to the intelligence they brought with Solam, we are running out of time, how much time will it take for us to integrate so many people? And the march, logistics, how to guarantee? ”
The army is not a gang fight, as soon as the sleeves are hugged, the arms can be exposed, and there are so many things that people who don't understand can't think of it. And things after that are not simple, the march requires logistics, you can't let the soldiers who go to the battlefield bring their own food, water, medicine, tents, right?
And the place where they go is the sewers! It's full of twisty underground tunnels, and it's a hassle to give an order. Besides, the narrow terrain in the sewer is not conducive to development at all, so why do you want so many people to watch a play?
Fortunately, the person who can sit here may not be an all-rounder, but it is absolutely impossible to be a fool, since he is wrong, then admit it, will he continue to make a lot of nonsense in what he is not good at? They are all acquaintances, who doesn't know whom? Do you need to fight for that indifferent face?
"So what do you say you should do?"
"The priest must bring enough, they are the best way to deal with the undead, the Knights of the Burning Heart can bring more, the paladins have a good effect on the undead, as for the Knights of the Heart of the City, we can just choose some elites, and the others will be used as the second line of defense on the surface, just in case, but also to ensure that those monsters and undead will not sneak to the ground. As for the masked mage, you can bring a little more. ”
The councillor also took the lead and immediately stated his intentions.
"Didn't those paladins of the Burning Heart shout all day long to fight evil? This time it will be their fulfillment, the Knights of the Heart of the City, don't take their credit, I believe that the Knights of the Burning Heart will be very willing. ”
His meaning is also obvious, that is, this operation is mainly based on the power of the church, and anyway, the power in their hands cannot be consumed too much. In fact, he wouldn't even want to send the knights of the Heart of the City on the expedition if he could, but it would be too ugly to do that, and if such a large action council did not participate, it would be too unreasonable, what would the people think?
"How many people?" The six-member councillor who was mainly in charge of finance opened his mouth and asked, although this matter is a military operation, it still costs money, and it is impossible to spend less money, even if the main force is the church system, it will also cost money, after all, they are fighting for Ascalla, and the council should be responsible for everything that people eat and chew, and the rewards and pensions will go to the council.
Who is called the Knights of the Burning Heart, in terms of organization, it also belongs to the Parliament, of course, it is only in name, and the Council rarely interferes with the Knights of the Burning Heart.
"I think the total number of people is about three thousand, and we can't send all the people of the Knights of the Burning Heart, after all, we also need them to keep the city safe. On the side of the Heart of the City Knights, there are also a few hundred people. ”
"Well, I think it's okay, but these hundreds of people must not be fooled, since they have decided to send people, then don't be too petty and make people look down on them." When the previous very prestigious councillor heard this, he immediately nodded in agreement, and at the same time reminded him. Anyway, there are only a few hundred people on the left and right, and if they lose, they will also lose money, but they can't get over it in terms of face, otherwise it will seem that the council is too insincere.
At this time, another member of parliament said a little worriedly: "Will there be too few people?" The crystal ball that Solam brought back also seems to you, there were originally a lot of undead there, plus so many high-level undead and newly created undead, I think the 3,000 people are a bit less. ”
"It's a lot, the main force here is the paladin, and there are so many priests and mages, there should be no problem in dealing with those undead. And according to the topography of the sewers, this number is already the limit, and even exceeded, which is still too much for me to say. ”
"I think it's a good idea, after all, we have to start from reality." Hearing this, the councillor in charge of finance hastened to agree. There is no way, the financial consumption of 3,000 people is not small, if it is more, with the current financial situation of the parliament, it is estimated that there will be a deficit, and there is no shipping profit to subsidize the finances.
"What do the others say?"
"Agreed."
"Agreed."
"I ...... Agree. ”
"Well, in that case, then unanimously passed! Now comes the schedule. When do you think you'll be ready? "This is asking the parliamentarian who understands the military.
"I estimate that it will take about three days, after all, whether it is to prepare or choose people, we need time."
"Three days is too long, we still need time to rush, according to Solam's intelligence, they spent about four days, although I don't understand military affairs, but I know that so many of us will only walk more slowly! How many days do you think we're going to go? ”
"About six days, if there are no accidents." The sewers are too big, which is really not a good thing, and with the complex and strange terrain, six days is already an optimistic estimate.
"Those three days are even worse, we don't have much time, and the longer it is, the more dangerous we are! I'll give you just one day! ”
"One day! How is this possible? Not enough at all! ”
"Only one day! Must go the morning after tomorrow! We have to rush for time, what you have to do now is not to complain to me, but to wait for the meeting to end, start preparing immediately, and we will help you later, in short, you only have one day plus this night! We don't have any time to waste! ”