The Imperial Capital of Austin, Austin Palace.

In the main hall, today is a "big regular meeting" once a month, and the hall is crowded with officials of all sizes, very lively, but at this time it is quiet, and no one makes even a little sound.

The officials looked at the Minister of State at the front very tacitly.

In the Austin Empire, there were three largest official positions: Secretary of State, Secretary of the Exchequer, and Secretary of State for War.

However, at today's regular meeting, in the hall at this time, there was no figure of the Minister of War, Ryle.

Although the Chancellor of the Exchequer is the most top-level official, his real power is not as extensive as the other two, and generally only the other two have the most right to speak. At this time, Riel is not there, and of course the Secretary of State has the most right to speak.

However, at this time, the elderly Secretary of State, Old Bud did not mean to speak, but lowered his eyelids, looking lethargic and listless.

Austin VII looked around at the ministers who had no one to speak, and continued.

"The situation is not optimistic, according to reliable information, the Lane Empire is pressing on the border with 500,000 troops. All of them are elite soldiers! Austin VII said in a deep voice.

But this time, an official finally spoke in the hall.

I heard an exclamation from among the officials.

"Impossible!"

As this exclamation sounded, the officials moved out of the way, revealing the speaker.

This is a young general, with black armor and a red sword hilt around his waist.

After the general was "revealed," many officials turned their heads to look at the Minister of State, Lao Bude, who was still standing in place, still "dozing off." The reason is very simple! This young general is the nephew of the old Bud family! Perhaps what this young general said represented the meaning of old Bude!

But old Bud didn't seem to be worried at all, not worried that the young nephew would say the wrong thing in front of the monarch and make others think it was his intention. In officialdom, many times, what relatives or even friends say can be used by people with intentions.

Being able to mix all the way to one of the three ministers, of course, Old Bud has always been cautious, tactful, and does not leave a trace of handle.

But this young nephew is not necessarily, at this time I don't know how many people in the hall want old Bud to make a mistake so that this old fellow can make room. This young general who stood up on his own, the nephew of Old Bude, may be their chance to bring down Old Bud!

In short, all the eyes in the hall and everyone's attention hit the young general.

There are those who want to find fault with his performance, those who really care about national affairs, and of course, those who watch the excitement......

The young general faced the eyes of the ministers without fright, and looked directly at Austin VII from the empty passage of the crowd, and knelt down on one knee.

"Your Majesty, I am the commander of the garrison of the city of Gandau. The 'impossible' I just said doesn't mean to question you, just pure questioning of the strength of the Lane Empire. After all, even our Austin Empire only has 100,000 elite soldiers! ”

"As long as you have studied the military, you should understand that in terms of combat effectiveness, the combat effectiveness of elite soldiers can be regarded as three times or even more than that of ordinary armies! In other words, the 400,000 ordinary troops of our Austin Empire, plus 100,000 elite soldiers, are equivalent to the combat effectiveness of 700,000 troops! ”

"He, the Lane Empire, took out 500,000 elite soldiers at once?! 500,000 elite soldiers is equivalent to 1.5 million troops! Twice or more troops than our Austin Empire?! The young general, Borg, knelt down on one knee and said respectfully.

Many ministers next to him also nodded secretly in agreement, after all, although there has been a slight gap in the strength of the major empires over the years, how can this be a multiplied gap as soon as it comes out?!

Austin VII looked around at the crowd and pulled out a document from his storage ring.

If Riel had been there, he would have instantly recognized the intelligence document he had given to Austin VII ten years earlier from the side of the Eteo Empire.

"I want to correct a little bit." Austin VII looked around at everyone and said in a solemn tone.

"What I'm saying is that the Lane Empire's troops pressing towards the border have 500,000 elite soldiers, but it doesn't mean that all the troops of the Lane Empire are only 500,000 elite soldiers!" Austin VII said.

"What?!" "Impossible!" With the first person taking the lead, the officials below also began to exclaim.

Of course, most of the people who spoke were young officials, and the older ones were very calm.

"This is the intelligence document of the Iteo Empire, and for their border with the Ryan Empire, I believe that there is no country that is more convenient to observe the movements of the Ryan Empire than the neighbor of the Eteo Empire."

"And this one in my hand, the intelligence document from the eastern neighbor Eteo Empire, clearly states that the strength of the Lane Empire is definitely more than 500,000 elite soldiers!" Austin VII said.

Although Austin VII took the intelligence document in his hand to talk about things, he did not mean to let everyone see this document, but simply held it in his hand.

"As for why I was able to get the intelligence documents of the Iteo Empire, of course, it was because we had an agreement with the Iteo Empire! An alliance has been formed! ”

"The story of the death of the cold lips and teeth in the "Austin I Stories", I believe everyone has spent it, right? This is how we have a relationship with the Empire of Etéo now! In the face of such a powerful Ryan Empire, the Iteo Empire couldn't resist it at all! When the Ateo Empire is wiped out, then it will be our turn next! ”

"Instead of sitting and waiting, it's better to take the initiative to attack!"

"So we've united with our eastern neighbor, the Iteo Empire, to fight against the mighty Lane Empire!"

"This time! Although it is an active attack, it is fighting on the territory of another country! But not aggression! This is a self-defense counterattack! A self-defense counterattack against the Ryan Empire! Austin VII's tone was passionate, but when he said this, he suddenly slowed down.

"I believe that you all have your own family and love your family members."

"I believe that you also love this land and this home named Austin!"

"So! We can't let the enemy step into our homeland! ”

Austin VII's speech became faster again, and his right hand clenched into a fist and suddenly raised.

"Keep the enemy out of our homeland!"

"For Austin!" Austin VII raised his fist and shouted.

All the officials who were lowered, including the one who had been silent at the head of the elder Bud, whose eyes were full of battle like the young general Borg, and even the two guards who stood in front of the door of the main hall raised their right fists and shouted like Austin VII.

"For Austin!"