By the time everyone finished discussing, it was already sunset. Hunger began to rise and the meeting ended tacitly.

After the meeting dispersed, Evans couldn't wait to find Wayne.

"Young Master Wayne, why do you agree to Count Boris's proposal, it is obviously not good for us. ”

Wayne shook his head and said helplessly.

"Do you think I'm willing, if they come in, we won't have to do anything, why do I always delay the court meeting, unless it can't be delayed. The DPRK is not a contest of who has the most power and who supports the most people, but as you can see today, there are very few people who can speak politically. Compared to the other two counts, I was on my own. These aristocrats were wary of me and would not help me much. But can I keep putting it off and not holding it, that will only make the contradictions accumulate more, and one day it will blow us up. In short, we have too little political power. ”

Evans immediately understood the reason for this, but still had questions.

"But the council still can't help us. ”

Wayne shook his head.

"You still don't understand that it is only with the further development of the productive forces and the emergence of new classes that parliament will appear to our advantage. ”

Evans was still puzzled, but he couldn't inquire further.

On the other side, Count Cologne found Count Boris. Asked.

"Count Boris, why should we agree that His Majesty Audrey has a veto. If we were lucky enough to make a proposal that she would veto. Then we didn't do it in vain, isn't this council a façade?"

Boris said.

"Cologne, do you think about whether we will hand in the proposal if we agree to it? If we keep agreeing, then Audrey will only see the proposal we want, she can oppose it, but we can always submit it. ”

"What's good for us in such a stalemate. ”

"In this case, we will take a step back with Audrey and come up with a plan that is more satisfactory to both parties. ”

"But Count Boris, then we shouldn't have agreed to Audrey's veto just now, and everything was settled. ”

Boris just wanted to open his mouth, but immediately closed his mouth. In his heart he secretly despised the Count of Cologne. Thinking about how the Cologne family sent such a waste, this year's Count of Cologne is simply a heaven and a earth compared to the previous one. The current Count of Cologne didn't even figure out what politics was.

Politics is a bridge, a buffer zone, between two blocs.

Why did Wayne dare to propose a veto, he had a hard fist. It has a vast territory, advanced artillery, and a first-class army. These strengths mean that he can have a voice in politics, rather than a powerful mouth and a clever brain. Everything must be based on strength.

Even Cologne, if it weren't for the support of his family, with his pitiful IQ, he would have been lying in the cemetery outside the imperial capital city a long time ago.

"Our cavalry is constantly interspersed with enemy troops, and the enemy troops are constantly harassed with small units in order to slow down the enemy's advance. But this method is not very effective against the Holy Armor Army, the strength of their cavalry troops is not below ours, and with the blessing of divine arts, their cavalry mobility is far superior to ours. Moreover, our tactics require the consumption of a large number of war horses, and due to the long hours of fighting, many horses have been foaming at the mouth. ”

Mars reported on the recent state of the war.

Marshall nodded.

"Then don't use cavalry to harass, this delay is getting smaller and smaller. And in the next battle, we need cavalry even more. We should let the cavalry trim it up. ”

"General Marshall, Nolan's thirty artillery pieces reinforced today, one hundred flowering shells, eighty scatter shells, and two hundred core shells have arrived. There were also one hundred and twelve pairs of plate armor, and forty muskets. ”

The logistics officer reported.

Marshalles were finally in a better mood and could replenish their artillery in time, and the situation was not irreparably bad for them.

"Well, the loss of a few hundred artillery pieces is not a bad thing. The terrain here in Shishan City is flat, and whoever follows the swift and swift here can seize the initiative on the battlefield. Those bulky artillery pieces will undoubtedly drag us down, and Tekken II is undoubtedly more suitable. ”

Marshall could feel the dejection of the army, and now what he had to do was instill confidence in those around him.

"Remember to keep up your spirits at night now to prevent the Holy Armor Army from sneaking up. We have already suffered a loss once and cannot eat again. ”

Marshall looked at the sand table and asked.

"Pablo, the Wind Knight has led to a defense line of nearly twenty miles in Stone Mountain City, and this is also the weakest place. But I can only give you 50,000 men, and the artillery can give you more, one hundred and fifty, and the musket can give you a thousand. I don't know if you'll be able to hold on. ”

Pablo was responsible for the loss of the Maginot Pass, and this time he was guilty of meritorious service.

"General Marshalles, as long as I'm alive, don't even think of stepping through the line of defense. ”

"No! Even if you're not there, they can't step through the defense!"

"Yes, General. ”

Marshall pointed to the Wind Knights.

"The Wind Knight is the only high ground in the vicinity, and with the artillery, it can only cover a kilometer. But the terrain is not complicated, and the enemy is likely to sneak around from here to sneak up on our rear. So Duke, you must always keep an eye out for any movement nearby. The Holy Armor Army relied on two legs, and walked quietly twenty kilometers under our noses, and now they have war horses, not to mention. Probably take a nap and they'll slip behind us. ”

Duke nodded.

"General Marshall, don't worry, if there is a Holy Armor Army, I will inform you as soon as possible. ”

Marshall thought about it and felt that there was no weakness in the defense line at the moment, so he put his mind at ease.

It was unlikely that a crudely fortified line of defense could be built in just six days. But Marshall was different, he had a magician, plus the aid of an engineering team sent by Nolan. In six days, this line of defense, which is almost fifty kilometers long, is almost complete.

Marshall's heart was a little heavy after suffering a defeat, but he still felt that he could fight the enemy. Although a large amount of equipment and a strong defensive line have been lost, so far more than 6,000 people have been killed or wounded, but no more than 10,000 enemy troops have been killed. My own book is still there, and I can fight it. Of course, it's still tough to win.

Mar had now crossed the Lannau River, and his only disappointment was to find a pile of broken copper and iron on the Dragon's Breath Legion's position. The original artillery was all blown up. But no matter how small a fly is, it is still meat, and the rotten iron is sent back to Ortuno to be rebuilt and can be melted into new artillery.