The aristocracy of this era rarely talked about war with anyone other than the nobility, because war was a game of the nobility, a chess game for kings and lords, and war was a tool and stage for them to distribute their interests, so they would not, and there was no need to explain to the commoners, why their land was involved in the war - but Gawain did not think so.

He had to let his men know why the war was going on and what it meant for the realm, so that he could tie the interests of all of Cecil's realm together.

"Ladies and gentlemen, peace is over, and in my judgment, it won't be long before Prince Edmund and Ansu's most powerful Eastern Legion will announce that the royal capital has been occupied by the rebels, and that the two dukes of the royal capital and the Wales they are holding hostage?? Moen would certainly have called on the nobles to raise their troops in the same name, and Ansu's second civil war might have broken out in the Fire Moon, and we—our greatest advantage was to know the news before anyone else. ”

Gawain didn't explain his sources, but his absolute authority and the miraculous performance he had been doing didn't need to explain either, and everyone in the chamber began to think about Cecil's future along the lord's lines, and the Byron knight was the first to break the silence: "Sooner or later, the flames of war will reach the south. ”

"That's right, three out of the four realms of the kingdom will be involved in civil wars, and the southern realm cannot be left alone forever," Gawain nodded, "so what we need to do is to keep the southern realm firmly under control before the war burns in—so as to take the initiative." ”

The death of Francis II was a big variable for Gawain, but this variable was also within his previous bad predictions for this peace negotiation, although the details were different, but he did deduce the possibility of a civil war in Ansu, and now that the king is really dead, the situation in this kingdom is about to be precarious, but for Gawain, there is indeed a hidden opportunity.

He can be more justified and more distracted, and he can complete the recovery and rule of the entire southern realm without distraction.

The chaotic royal nobles and the divided Moen royal family will not have time to take care of the situation in the south, and it is impossible for the Grand Duke of the Three Realms to spare extra energy to meddle in the reshuffle of the southern border, and those southern nobles who have a lot to do with the Holy Spirit Plains will also be affected by the chaos and become easier to deal with. As long as you can seize this opportunity to take the lead and complete the integration of the basic plate in the early stages of the Ansu Civil War, then everything will be easier than previously planned.

And Gawain can also take advantage of this civil war to make many of his follow-up activities more justified......

With this in mind, Gawain first mobilized the heads of the various departments before the war and completed the assignment of combat readiness tasks, and after the meeting, Byron, Philip, Sölderlin, Hetty, and Amber remained: the next was a real military closed-door meeting.

"The mobilization of the combat corps is in place," Byron first reported his situation, "and the arsenal is still working overtime to stock up on weapons and ammunition." ”

Hetty continued: "The propaganda of preparing for war in the territory started a few days ago, and besides, I have asked Godwin?? Orlando went to prepare side news about the major nobles in the south plotting to attack Cecil and plunder the wealth of the territory, and the whole territory could be released as soon as tomorrow. ”

Gawain looked at Amber again, and before he could speak, the latter had already begun to take the initiative to report the news he had just received: "The latest secret letter from Baroness Gülen has been sent by the Viscount of Carol and the Countdom of Peibo for many days, and it seems that the Count of Hossman has begun to gather troops. They also sent an invitation to the Gülen Collar – as you have previously told, the Baroness Gülen agreed. ”

"They only knew that I visited Glenn once last winter, but they didn't know that after just one visit, Glenn was already a member of Cecil's forces," Gawain shook his head, "I've always let Pruni be??" Gülen actively contacted Hossman, and it seems that the results are not bad. ”

"In what direction do you think they will attack from?" Thorderling asked, looking at Gawain.

Gawain stood up and walked over to the map of the South hanging on the wall of the conference room.

"Cecil's back to the Dark Mountains is a natural danger, at least those southern nobles will not challenge this natural danger, so they can only choose three offensive routes: the east side, the west side, and the north side.

"Count Horsman and the southern nobles with whom he was in contact were mostly in the western and northern regions, and if they attacked from the east, it would mean that most of them would have to travel long distances in the wilderness, and the eastern side of Cecil was mountainous, and the few plains he had were narrow, so it was not a good line of attack;

"On the west side, the dense western forest is a huge barrier, and if they don't want the army to go around in circle in the forest for half a month, they have to take the east-west road between the forest and the Whitewater River, or flow down the Whitewater River, the former facing Cecil's blockade, and the latter passing through the Leslie Territory, under the towering walls of Tanzanian Town...... But they might take the risk, because Andrew?? Although Viscount Leslie has always been close to Cecil, he is not impossible for the nobles of the South;

"North...... This should be the best offensive route. They can attack the Kant area first, because Kant is Cecil's 'new land', according to the general rule, they will think that the Kant area is poorly garrisoned, and the local knights and squires will have low loyalty to Cecil, so they will attack here first, and if Kant is taken, they can also use it as a stronghold and continue to attack Cecil City in the south. ”

After Gawain finished his speculation, Thorderling touched his chin and said, "So, they may attack from the west and north at the same time?" ”

"Then it will depend on how many men that Count Hossman can organize, and whether his authority is strong enough to support such a division," Gawain said, then retracting his gaze from the map, "Now what we have to do is to push the last ...... of that Count Hossmann"

"Push the last one?" Hetty asked curiously.

"Inform Padraic that the supply of alchemy potions to the entire southern realm will be reduced by fifty," Gawain said to Hetty first, and then turned to Amber, "Let the 25th Production and Construction Office draw up a plan, and let the 25th Brigade spread a message...... Let's just say that the knights of Cecil who lost their land and the mages of the royal capital who were despised broke out in a riot and destroyed the alchemy factory, and Cecil was in chaos internally, and the alchemy potion industry, which was the pillar of the territory, was about to shut down. Didn't there be a batch of defective products that had not been destroyed when the reexplosive grenade was tried to be produced before? Just go to the north bank reservoir to blow up the pit, let the 25th brigade go to the dock to lay the foundation, blow it up in front of them, and turn around and tell them that the mage in the territory is making trouble. ”

Amber's eyes lit up as she listened: "I like this plan!" ”

Not to mention amber, even Sölderlin admired Gawain's train of thought a little at this time, so Philip couldn't help muttering to Byron: "You say...... Isn't it a bit out of chivalry for the lord to do this? ”

Byron opened his mouth, habitually wanting to make up another set of nonsense to fool this upright young man, but this time the plan formulated by Gawain was too dirty, and Rao felt that he couldn't wash it with the mouth of the old fritter, so he had to sigh twice: "The lord has to sacrifice chivalry for the sake of the overall situation." ”

Philip thought for a moment and nodded, "Hey." ”

Byron looked at him in surprise: "Huh? Have you changed sex? Why don't you bother with chivalry as much as before this time? ”

Philip thought for a moment and waved his hand: "One thing I've realized lately, it's that I can't talk to you at all - so I'm more interested in when the Persuasor railgun you promised me last time than to dwell on chivalry?" ”

Byron: "......"

In the spring of Ansu 736, in the last days of the month of recovery, countless tides, bright and dark, surged through this ancient country.

But because of the slow spread of the news, and the isolation of the southern region itself, almost everyone in the southern region did not know what they were going to do in the next few years when these tides were just rising.

Eastern Regions, Gülen Collar, Penny Roberty?? Gülen sent off the messenger from the west, and watched the carriage with the Hossman family insignia disappear into the mountain road, and the corners of her mouth slowly showed a warm smile.

"How many rabble of seventy thousand people have gathered...... "What madness the lady" said to herself, "......"

The middle-aged butler, who had been following her for many years, came behind the baroness and said softly, "Mistress, the knights and soldiers have been assembled. ”

"Very well," Penny Lo Penny?? Gülen nodded, "Let the knights go first and go to Carol to get ...... I'll 'help' that good neighbor." ”

The housekeeper bowed and left, Penny Ro?? Gülen turned around and stood on the castle terrace looking out over the rolling hills of the southern region.

"Seventy thousand...... Duke Gawain, I hope you will indeed do what you promised, and this will be the last big gamble of my life. ”

Cecil led the river in whitewater, with the roar of steel from the giant repulsion mechanism and the hinge device, the huge mechanical bridge connecting the two banks of the river slowly lowered and closed, and the long-awaited procession of vehicles and pedestrians stepped onto the bridge deck, a messenger carriage to the Kant region ran in front, the carriage sped away, the stack of newspapers placed in the carriage was loose due to the vibration, and a few sheets of paper that smelled of ink drifted onto the bridge deck.

The newspaper was printed with a striking headline text:

"Extra-War Threatens Our Prosperity and Peace"

Underneath this, there is a line of subheadings:

"Mr. Godwin Comments on the Situation – Earl Hossmann and His Lackeys Don't Want a Good Life for the People of Cecil"

A pair of feet in coarse cloth shoes walked on the mechanical bridge, and the owner of the feet stopped in front of the "extra", and then a thick, strong hand picked up the paper.

Wright?? Aviken carefully looked at the contents on the outside of the number, this article and Godwin?? Orlando's usual style of writing is very different from the elegant language that is full of elegance even if it is hard to be simple, straightforward, but it is as offensive as a sword, strong and emotional, and there is no doubt that even if the article was written by Godwin himself, its content was not the "editor-in-chief and president" from the royal capital who came up with it alone.

"Battlefield ......"

The priest who had lost his light grunted softly, slowly clenching his fists.

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