The sneer on Duke's face intensified when he replied to Jena, and Teucer finally showed that he had to use it well. Even if you can't beat Teucer to death with a stick, at least you have to suppress Teucer's unscrupulous behavior of providing equipment to the Shark Tribe, so as to reduce the current pressure on Stormcastle, which can be described as killing two birds with one stone!

After a few words with Princess Gina, Duke called the Storm Guards, and went to the lion army's camp under the pretext of discussing an attack plan.

On the other side, inside the big tent of the lion army, Duke Otto looked at Teucer with a blue face, because he was about to go out to count the weapons depot, and found that the 30,000 weapons and equipment in it were almost less than 20,000 left.

You must know that if the entire Lion Army is added to the Silver Moon Army, the Maple Leaf Army and other small lord armies, the number will almost reach 50,000. There is not even ordinary spare equipment in this, and a general battle is about to be fought, how can such a situation appear under his nose without making Duke Otto angry!

"Teucer, you've always been in charge of the Lions' arsenal, what the hell is going on!"

Duke Otto roared at Thork, and the arsenal was actually short of tens of thousands of weapons, which was definitely one of the most serious incidents in the history of the Lion Army.

In the face of the enraged Duke Otto, no one in the entire duke's tent dared to gasp loudly. Although in recent years, Duke Otto no longer has the domineering spirit of a lion back then, but the image of the imperial military god for a long time has made Duke Otto angry and no one dares to touch his tiger whiskers.

Looking at Duke Otto's pale face, Toke's heart was also beating a drum, and he didn't expect that Marquis Barton would suddenly make an offensive plan, causing his father to count the arsenal and prepare for the expedition.

What's more important is that in order to take advantage of Duke's absence in Storm Castle to let the Shark Tribe destroy Duke's lair in one fell swoop, he gritted his teeth and directly provided 10,000 weapons and equipment.

But things have come to this point, and Teucer understands that there is no point in fearing and covering up, and he can only find a reasonable excuse and explanation to cover up this level. Otherwise, not to mention any other punishment, as long as he is disqualified from being in charge of the arsenal, how will his Maple Leaf Army develop, and how will he compete for the final dukeship?

"I would like to tell my father, that there is indeed a deficit in the arsenal, but this is not for me to embezzle or enrich myself, but for the future development of the Principality of Berry!"

Teucer gritted his teeth and replied to Duke Otto, the only thing he could do now was to put his weapons in deficit on the Duchy of Berry, and only by standing on the commanding heights of morality or righteousness, Duke Otto had no way to blame himself.

"For the development of the Duchy of Berry, does the Duchy of Berry need you to develop now!"

When Duke Otto heard this excuse, he was even more furious, and slapped it directly on the table, causing the air in the entire tent to freeze.

Now Teucer has reached the stage where it is difficult to ride a tiger, so he simply let it go and said: "Father, after more than a year of confrontation in the Principality of Berry, the people of the entire Northern Territory have almost been lost, and this year's tax revenue has dropped by at least thirty percent compared with previous years, while military spending has nearly doubled!"

"Father, in this case, the Empire's support for the Principality of Berry is a drop in the bucket, and the finances of the entire Principality are in a tense situation, which is supported by the surplus of the previous Duke's Palace. But when the confrontation will end is far away, and the Duchy of Berry can no longer lose so much blood. At that time, we will not only face external troubles, but also internal worries!"

Teucer didn't make it clear, but what he was referring to was a concern that everyone in the big tent knew. Duke Otto naturally understands, maybe when it comes to this status, it is impossible not to understand these things.

It's just that Duke Otto is not like a young man, he still has ambitions and delusions, and the memories of fighting together when he was young, coupled with his loyalty to the French royal family, made him unable to make some radical moves, and could only passively endure the suspicion of Emperor Henry VII of France.

So when Teucer said this, the angry expression on Duke Otto's face was suppressed, and he just asked Teucer coldly: "What does this have to do with the lack of tens of thousands of weapons and equipment in the armory?"

"Returning to my father, I have used these weapons and equipment to support the Sea Clan in the Sea of Death, because I have reached an agreement with the Sea Clan's Shark Tribe to open up the sea route to the outside world in the Sea of Death, and then our Principality of Berry will have its own maritime trade and trade directly with other principalities on the continent. In this way, not to mention the losses brought by the confrontation, and the benefits of the Principality of Berry will also increase exponentially in the future!"

"Father, now that the Principality of Berry is in such a difficult situation, we have to think about ourselves!"

When Teucer said the last two sentences, he said them with red eyes and a crying voice, which made the expressions on the faces of the other Lion Army generals in the duke's tent change from the anger they had just learned about to a sympathetic and even excited attitude.

After all, these lion army generals, unlike Duke Otto, have no other feelings with the French Emperor, and they are not vassals of the French royal family. At this time, I have to say the tongue-twisting words of the Middle Ages again, that is, the vassals of the emperor's vassals, and they cannot be directly regarded as the emperor's vassals!

Therefore, they can bear the suppression of the French Empire in normal times, but now they are facing various economic and military pressures, and there are already many dissatisfied voices below. Even if Duke Otto gives an order, the lion army under his command may be able to rebel directly!

But this explanation alone did not impress Duke Otto, after all, 10,000 weapons and equipment was not a small amount, and this was done completely without informing himself, which made Duke Otto feel that the majesty of his lord and father was challenged!

"Then what is the result of your transaction with the Sea Clan Shark Tribe, 10,000 sets of weapons and equipment is not a small amount, if you can't give me a satisfactory answer to the Lion Army, then you will not be suitable to continue to hold the position of logistics officer of the Lion Army in the future. ”

Hearing his father's tone seem to soften, Teucer felt an uncontrollable sense of pride in his heart. Sure enough, I still made the right bet, although my father has always emphasized on the surface that I can't be disrespectful to the French royal family, but in the face of the French royal family's pressing step by step, my father is obviously also interested in maritime trade, at least this may be a back road for the future of the Duchy of Berry!