"Don't think it's possible, our Tanma has already determined that the Teutonic Knights are being prepared." The expression of the envoy of the Yuan Kingdom was a bit similar to that of a toothache, and he looked quite helpless. The venue presents two rings. Neihuan was the envoy who participated in the meeting, because they all spoke Chinese, and the envoys sat next to their deputies without interpreters.

The official language of the Alliance for Peace and Development in the Eastern Mediterranean is Chinese and Latin, and Sheila, who is in the outer ring, looks at the parliamentarians and the members of the council in the inner ring. The province of Europa itself is not a country, and naturally there is no Great Song Councillor. There was a parliament in Western Rome, a member of the Kuritai Assembly in Mongolia, a council in Eastern Rome, and a member of the Yuan State called a village school. Everyone looked a little surprised.

"Your Excellency, what are the people of the Yuan Kingdom talking about?" The speaker of the Eastern Roman Chamber next to him asked Sheila in a low voice.

Sheila also felt that Yuanguo's accent was indeed not easy to understand, so she explained to the speaker in a low and brief Greek voice. After explaining, I looked at the meeting again, and the representative of Yuan Guo said a few more words. At this time, I heard the representative of the Yuan Kingdom say in a slightly mocking tone: "We want to ask the countries for help, will the countries really help us?" ”

"If you apply according to the treaty, of course you will help Yuanguo." The representative of the province of Europa immediately gave a clear answer.

The emissary of the Western Roman Empire followed: "As long as you apply according to the procedure stipulated in the treaty, we are also willing to take on the obligation. ”

Sheila was stunned, the Western Roman envoy's Chinese was really good, but the accent was closer to that of the Yuan envoy. Think about it again, Mongolia is located in the northern part of the Great Song Dynasty. The Western Roman Empire, the Yuan Kingdom, and Damascus Mongolia all came from Mongolia. The province is the Great Song Dynasty. The Eastern Mediterranean Alliance was, in a sense, the addition of Eastern Rome to the Great Song Dynasty and the Mongols. Therefore, although the Eastern Romans felt that their level of civilization was second only to that of the Great Song Dynasty, their mastery of the Chinese language was at the bottom.

"We, the Eastern Roman Empire, are also willing to assist the Yuan State in fighting the enemies of the Yuan State in accordance with the treaty, and we also apply to the League to help us recover Bulgaria and Romania."

Hearing this, Sheila almost choked herself on a mouthful of saliva. She was sure she had heard correctly, although her attention after pregnancy was not as good as before, and she was not so good that she would forget it in the blink of an eye. When the meeting was over, the parliamentarians came out. Sheila was about to leave, but was stopped by the speaker, "Your Excellency, have you heard that the imperial court wants to recapture Bulgaria and Romania?" ”

"Yes." Sheila replied.

"Whose idea is this?" The Speaker was shocked by the news.

Sheila had heard her brother Cicelius say that the Legion wanted to retake Romania, so she shook her head helplessly, "Your Excellency, I don't know either. The court seemed to have made up its mind. ”

The Speaker agreed with Sheila's sentiments, and he lamented that the meeting had been an eye-opener for him. The mode of holding the upper level of the alliance was indeed beyond his imagination, and seeing Sheila's hand pressed on her waist, a little impatient, the speaker said, "Anyway, these people seem to be really doing things." And he took his leave.

Sheila was not at all interested in going with the Speaker to see a meeting of the League, at which the Yuan Kingdom, the Eastern Romans, and the Mongols of Damascus all raised the issue of war. It's better to discuss it with your mother-in-law than with those people in the council. Construction was taking place throughout the northern part of the Golden Horn, and the horse-drawn carriage stopped in front of a small building that had just been completed. Sheila got out of the carriage and looked at this building, which was obviously a commercial and residential building, and admired her mother-in-law in her heart. The duchess also bought a street, located to the west of the street where Sheila had bought, not far from each other. The building in front of her was nothing compared to the duchess's manor, but the duchess just lived in happily.

When I entered the house, there was no furniture inside, only a simple sofa. Duchess Bardon soon appeared in the room on the first floor, which was used as a shop, and the two sat down to talk about the latest events. This year's harvest is a bumper harvest, and a good harvest means that the duchess will be busier, arranging the production after that, and discussing the arrangements for next year with the nobles. In addition to repaying the debt, it is also necessary to discuss a new loan agreement with the banker. Seeing that the autumn harvest was approaching, the duchess arrived in Constantinople.

When she told her about herself, the duchess asked about Sheila's current situation. Sheila spoke directly about the meeting not long ago, and after she finished speaking, she smiled and said, "It looks like there is going to be a war." The alliance is called the Alliance for Peace and Development, and that's really interesting. ”

"Huh." The Duchess laughed twice, judging from her expression, she didn't think it was funny, "Since the Eastern Mediterranean Alliance itself has achieved peace and development, the surrounding countries will naturally suffer. If you are weak, you will be beaten. Wasn't it the same when the Eastern Romans were weak? ”

Sheila didn't expect her mother-in-law to have such an attitude, but she was a little surprised. Then I heard the Duchess of Bardon ask: "Did you say how to solve Romania?" ”

"What do you mean and how to solve it?" Sheila didn't understand what her mother-in-law meant.

"If you take Romania, who will those lands belong to?" Duchess Bardon asked.

Sheila was stunned, and the landlord's greedy taste for land made Sheila feel very unaccustomed. Her older brother, Cicelius, was a soldier, and Sheila didn't expect war. It is the duty of a soldier to fight for the safety of Eastern Rome, and the attitude of Duchess Bardon in front of him does not seem to be the same thing as the duty of a soldier.

Duchess Baldon saw that Sheila did not take this into account, and she said to Sheila in a serious tone: "Tell Cicelius that we will definitely support the Legion." If they can get a farm in Romania, the Baldens will run it together with His Excellency Suren. ”

Sheila had already decided not to think about politics in the last few months before giving birth, and before she got pregnant, Sheila thought that pregnancy was just a child in her womb, but she didn't expect that her body would change a lot with the growth of the child. Even the emotions she felt when she thought about the problem changed her previous way of thinking. A lot of things that were once important are now indifferent and even tiresome Sheila.

However, this incident made Sheila decide to pay attention. When she returned to her parents' house and saw that her father was at home, Sheila pulled her father to sit down in the living room on the first floor, and she really didn't have the heart to climb up to the study on the second floor.

At this time, the baby in the womb did not toss, and Sheila told her father what had happened. Then he talked about his worries about things, "Father, Baldon's side is very supportive of reclaiming Romania, they are interested in Romanian land. ”

Maximi already knew about the Eastern Roman court's desire to recapture Bulgaria and Romania. He was supportive. Bulgaria was originally the Eastern Roman land, and now the ancestors of these Bulgarians came from Central Asia, which was incorporated into the Byzantine Empire in 395 AD, established the Slavic Bulgarian Kingdom (First Bulgarian Kingdom) in 681, was reoccupied by Byzantium in 1018, and established the Second Bulgarian Kingdom in 1185.

Romania, on the other hand, has strong Roman roots. The Romanian region of Liben was inhabited by Dacians, and the Kingdom of Dacia was founded around 70 BC by the local nobleman Brebista. From 101 AD, the Dacian kingdom was attacked by the Roman Emperor Trajan, who finally completely destroyed the Dacian kingdom in 106 AD and re-established the province of Dacia. Since then, the Roman Empire has begun to infuse this new province with Roman culture, first by stationing a large number of soldiers, implementing the Roman political system, immigrating Latins, building Latino towns, spreading Roman culture, especially Latin, and expelling Dacians, etc., a series of policies that rapidly Romanized the region.

"You're against retaking the North?" Maximi asked Sheila.

Sheila also had no particular attitude towards the seizure of the north, knowing that when the previous ruler of the Yuan state, Hao Ren, was alive, the Eastern Roman government recognized that the Yuan state could give priority to the use of troops against Romania. At that time, the Eastern Romans were weak, where could they afford to take Romania. The Eastern Roman Empire was thinking about Bulgaria at that time. Unexpectedly, Hao Ren cared more about Poland in the west, and after conquering Warsaw, Hao Ren went to the Mongolian court as an official. After that, the Yuan Kingdom fell into chaos, and the Romanian side was put down. At this time, the Eastern Rome already had a legion of more than 300,000 men, and it was not surprising that they wanted to capture Romania.

Seeing that Sheila was silent, Maximi said with some excitement: "After the fall of the Western Roman Empire, Romania was occupied by the Huns, Visigoths, Germans, Avars, and Slavs. Now God help Rome, it's time for us to reclaim the old land. And after the reconquest of the north, the only barbarians left between the Eastern Mediterranean Alliance were the Serbs. Once and for all, the Serbian barbarians were completely eliminated, and the Eastern Rome could enjoy real peace. I support the reconquest of the North. ”

"But the Baldens have their eye on the land of Romania." Sheila reluctantly pointed out the language. Since she became pregnant, her previous keen attention has shifted to the child in her womb, and although she feels that something is wrong, she can't tell it accurately.

"We also discussed this, and if the nobles thought of Romanian enclosures, let them hand over the land they were in. There are so many benefits...... "Maximi began to elaborate on the discussions within the court. One of the major problems of the Eastern Romans at the moment was paying taxes. The power that the Eastern Roman court now has cannot match the land that the court controls.

The capture of Romania could turn the tide once and for all. The first was that the power of the imperial court matched the land, and if the nobles could be converted into farmers, and the land of Romania could be exchanged for their land in Thrace, the imperial court would have complete control of the core of the empire. Land in Romania must be measured first, and local farm taxes will not be a problem. In short, the stakes in recovering Romania are too great to be extinct.

The more Sheila listened, the more surprised she became, her father had changed. From a learned scholar to a politician who wants to fulfill his ambitions. As the Constitutional Council quickly completed the construction of many institutions, Dad did not leave politics and return to the study, but became more deeply involved in politics. Sheila didn't know whether to be happy or upset.

"This year's bumper harvest is a bumper harvest, and the food supply of the grain corps is not a problem. With the exception of the legions on the northern route, the other legions could be transported directly to the Romanian coast by fleet, and the legions of Constantinople did not have to travel long distances at all. Maximi spoke with great interest about war planning.

Romania is in the northern part of the Eastern Roman Empire, on the western shore of the Black Sea. The Northern Legion in the eyes of the Eastern Romans was the legion that set out from the border between the Eastern Romans and Romania. There was already a Western Legion over there, so there was no need for additional transfers. Constantinople's corps went north through the Bostrolus Strait directly from the Golden Horn into the Black Sea, and together with the Eastern Corps, which was also transported by fleet, went north to land on the Black Sea coast in the Romanian region. The fleet of the province of Europa has traveled between the Yuan Kingdom and the Eastern Mediterranean for so many years, and it is impossible to be more familiar with this sea area. When the army in this area attacks, there is no need to worry about going over the mountains and mountains like the corps of the Western Military District. Convenient couldn't be more convenient.

"I see." Sheila felt tired and simply gave up discussing the matter. She knew that there was no need to discuss it at all, that the court and the upper echelons of the Legion had already agreed on this, and all they needed was to make a request at this alliance meeting and get the consent of the other allies.

Back home, Sheila was hungry. After eating a few bites of food, the baby in the belly also got energetic and began to move a little. Sheila's mood was also aroused by the child, and she no longer wanted to think about any war. Even if Sheila is not pregnant now, she is still as vigorous as before, and she has not changed the common decision of the court. Sheila didn't even realize that this was the first attempt by the Eastern Roman Empire to regain lost territory in centuries without knowing it.

Sheila's brother, Captain Cicelius, felt pride and unease at the thought of this being the great battle of the Eastern Roman reconquest. He was not afraid of death, he was just worried about whether he would be able to complete his mission in the war. His Western Military District, which was tasked with attacking the Bulgarian region through the Thracian mountains, did not have an easy road.

While the training was being discussed with the deputy captain of the brigade and the squadron leader, a herald came to inform Cicelius to come to the regiment for a meeting. Cicelius stood up, looking at the excited expressions of the squadron leaders, and he followed the herald. When they arrived at the Legion's Tent, the other captains arrived at four or five, and it wasn't long before the other captains arrived at the Tent with the heralds. The Legion Commander then announced, "Ladies and gentlemen, the Legion General has sent a telegram that an agreement has been reached at this meeting of the Alliance, and that we can recover Bulgaria and Romania!" ”

"Hooray! Rome! The captain couldn't help but cheer. The other captains shouted as well. Cicelius had a more calm temperament, and although he was not so excited as to shout, he also shouted two sentences.

"The province of Europa agreed to provide transport support, and both the Eastern Military District and the Constantinople Military District will begin preparations. Our Western Military Region will take the lead. Everyone hurried to prepare, and the order to set off could be given at any time. ”

After briefly talking about the progress, the captains split up to prepare. Not long after Cicelius came out of the tent, he was called back by the heralds. This time, it was the regiment commander who met in the military tent at the back, and he saw the regiment commander and said solemnly: "Cicelius, are you willing to go to Damascus Mongolia to fight against the slave dynasty?" ”

"Why?" Cicelius was surprised.

"Alas, the Damascus Mongols also made a request, hoping to get support in the fight against the slave dynasty. Our Eastern Roman army was large and was assigned the task of supporting two legions. The military region discussed that the troops from each army corps should be transferred to form an expeditionary force. If you are willing to go, you will become a lieutenant general of the legion. ”