XXII. Operational Meeting

The Earl of Bain dismissed all his servants, and the Duke of Gilheim left the Duchy of Almac. Pen, fun, and www.biquge.info

Alicia Bain was among them, and she rode in one of the most luxurious carriages as she slowly left the city where she had lived for 15 years.

On that day, Fan did not appear in the farewell procession.

The next day, the Hall of Hearings.

"War is by no means violence, it is the catalyst for human progress! It is war that produces the history of human prosperity, and without the tempering of war, mankind will sink to the end!

Van der Almac stood in front of his throne and spoke with great vigour, the famous aphorism he had just come up with.

"Pol's bastards, those despicable hooligans dared to bully me, and even more excessively, they even snatched Ellie, unforgivable, unforgivable, for that kind of bastard, only killing and killing can cleanse them of their sins!!"

Fan used 5 kills in one breath to show his determination.

"So, go to war. ”

At the moment, most of the ministers here participated in yesterday's farce. Leon, Guy, Bernal and others are among them.

The only thing missing from the old face was Thomas Bain, the fat minister who had already followed Ed Gilheim and left the country for good.

The absence of the minister, as the first minister, did affect the course of the meeting, so much so that no voice was heard for a long time after Van had declared his declaration of war.

These people had long been accustomed to the days when Thomas Bain was the first to speak, and it was really unaccustomed to not hearing that calm and modest voice now.

After a long time, the first to come forward was Leon Ann Hart.

The leader of the Knights of the Guards seems to have recently become a favorite of the Duke, and now that Thomas and Alicia have left at the same time, he has become the first person to be worthy of the Duke's side.

"The Principality of Boer's blatant invasion of our country without any justifiable reason is an outright humiliation to our country, and if we do not fight back appropriately, our dignity will cease to exist, and our country will become the laughing stock of others. As the head of the Knights of the Guards, as a knight, I, Leon Ann Hart, support the Duke's decision. ”

With Leon taking the lead, the next scene finally came alive.

Members of any faction, whether it be the military, the ministers, the local nobles, the kingdom, the Templars, even those who are dissatisfied with the rule of the mortals, they have the same attitude in this matter.

Eddard Gilheim has gone beyond what they can tolerate, openly leading an army to infiltrate the borders and threatening the nobles of a country with death, and if the nobles of Almac can endure it without any temper in the face of such humiliation, then the Templars can declare the kingdom of heaven on earth in Almac.

Under the oppression of external forces, the various factions within the principality were united as never before.

Although there are doubts that Almac, as a weak country, can defeat the powerful Bol, even if there is a so-called rational faction at this moment, it will immediately be drowned in the anger of the crowd.

In this way, the resolution of the war was passed with unprecedented speed.

"Then everyone wants war!"

"I will obey the orders of the Duke. "This must have been trained, everyone said in unison.

"Very well, let's fight all the way, goal, capture Gilheim alive, and then have a barbecue at the celebration feast!!" the Duke drew his sword and pointed upwards. It was a stabbing sword, an ultra-light weapon that Leon had specially found for Fan, so even Fan could use it easily.

And so it was decided.

The scene transitions to the castle's study, where Van, Leon, and Leon's lieutenant Scott gather here.

"Come on, Leon, come and see the declaration of war I just finished. ”

Leon opened the parchment and saw what was written on it.

[Ed Gilheim defecated in the open in our country and exposed the indecent parts of his body, which frightened the wild underage girls on the roadside, such a public enemy of humanity is simply an unforgivable crime, so it is decided to crusade against him!]

[Drafter: The Great Duke, Van de Almac]

Scott almost spurted out a mouthful of old blood, and he looked at his head of the regiment worriedly.

God knows how this upright knight would react to such a child's playful message.

The knight remained calm.

Habit is a great force, and the upright knight has recently become familiar with the Duke's various patterns of behavior, and he has been able to deal with the Duke's unusual behavior with a normal heart, so the crisis of loyalty that Scott feared did not happen.

In fact, far from being discouraged, Leon was on fire.

It was impossible for Leon to remain indifferent to the scene at last night's feast, for the little happiness that the young men and women had pursued in this sad age was not what the knight had sworn to protect?

What's more, the protagonist of the incident is still the lord who has sworn allegiance himself.

The apparent calmness was nothing more than habit, and the knightly soul of Leon Ann Hart was burning brightly at the moment.

"Your Excellency. He said: "It would only be disgraceful to confuse Miss Alicia with the villain in the proclamation, and it is considered that a proclamation describing the true charges of the Duke of Pol would be sufficient to justify the war, and that there was no need to fabricate his crimes." ”

Scott looked at his boss in surprise.

In the impression, uprightness, firmness, and uncompromise are synonymous with Leone, this powerful knight will never compromise, will always carry out his beliefs, and will never bow his head to any mistakes, in the face of such a farce, Leone will only push back hard, such a curvy exhortation to save the country was impossible in the past, and at this moment, the knight who has become sleek has subverted the inherent image in Scott's heart.

What kind of magic did the little duke in front of him use to make the upright knight sleek? Scott didn't know, but because it was the first time he came into contact with mortal, this Leon's deputy always implemented the concept of only looking and not talking, and honestly stood aside to make up for it.

"Hmm...... There is some truth to what you said, it's really disgusting to associate that bastard with Ellie, it's going to be angry just thinking about it, forget it, leave this matter to you, and write a bloody war essay to come out. "Whoever is irresponsible has started to shake off the shopkeeper.

"Yes, Lord Duke. ”

The knight threw himself into the work he had been delivered, and then made a new declaration of war.

In short, it was a very glorious and lofty proclamation, sprinkled with a large article, and it made people's blood boil when they saw it, and the grievances suffered by Almak were simply sad to see, and those who heard it shed tears, and they wanted to immediately kill the evil Duchy of Boer, hold a barbecue there, and burn all the evil people to the ground.

With this righteous and awe-inspiring declaration of war, coupled with the fact that the Duchy of Boer had truly led an army to invade its own territory, even the neighboring countries could not deny the legitimacy of Almac to start this war.

"Well written, Leon, worthy of being my knight, you can almost go and write a knight's novel, it will definitely sell well, but now there is no time for you to develop a new profession, please send this declaration of war to Bol, find someone to send it to Bol and the surrounding countries, and then ...... tomorrow No, start the war in the afternoon, bring the army, I will retaliate with a tooth for a tooth!!"

"You're too impatient, Lord Duke, and before that happens, please have a combat meeting. ”

"Still going to have a meeting??" Fan looked unhappy: "Ellie is waiting for me over there, I said I was going to pick her up, I don't have time to slowly grind slowly! What if that damn Gilheim does something weird to Ellie?!Can you afford it?!"

"Such a meeting is absolutely necessary in order to fully understand the disparity in strength between the enemy and the enemy, and to formulate an effective battle plan, Lord Duke, I hope you can understand this. ”

"You...... Are you looking down on me? Leon!!"

"You don't want to fail, Lord Duke, because you really won't be able to get Miss Alicia back. ”

"That's what I said...... "Van was hit in the vital point." He muttered unwillingly, "Leon, you've been getting better and better at talking lately......"

"This is thanks to you, Lord Duke. A faint smile spread across the knight's face.

"Woo-goo......"

Next came the time of the meeting hosted by Leone.

First of all, Leon listed the comparison of the combat power of the two sides in front of Fan.

For example, the capital city of Almac is inhabited by about 5,000 people, and the total population of the entire Almac region is about 8,000. It's easy to calculate how many adult men can be squeezed into the army in such a medium-sized province, and the same is roughly true for the surrounding countries, and the number of troops is clear at a glance.

What is difficult to obtain is the training, organization, generals, and weapons and equipment of the soldiers of each country.

A well-trained and well-organized army can easily sweep away a rabble, a large number of elite cavalry equipped with steel plate armor can naturally crush the poor worm in leather armor, and a good general can withstand most of the army in every way.

"Thankfully, Bol doesn't have any big players. Maybe there used to be, but the fire had wiped everything out, and the talented people around the old duke were wiped out, and now Bol lacked famous generals, and even capable knights, so that the duke had to bring the four mediocre knights to fill the scene at the banquet. ”

After saying the above, Leon continued: "The next thing is the situation on the part of our country. ”

"Leon, you're a generation of famous generals, aren't you?" Fan interjected.

"No, I'm still far from it. In the face of the duke's approval, the knight was not complacent, he said calmly: "I have no practical experience in leading troops to fight, and I can only march according to the theory, so I am a third-rate." ”

"You're too modest, Leon, you're absolutely top-notch, you know this kind of thing!"

"You've won the prize, Lord Duke. Seeing one's own strength clearly is the most basic quality of a general, if Boer lacks powerful generals, what our country lacks is experienced generals. Captains of the Order...... It's too young. ”

Scott couldn't help but say to the side: "Lord Leon, our country is not without famous generals who are good at war, such as your father, the former head of the Knights of the Guards, His Excellency Baron Dihar Ann Hart. ”

"Father......" Leon pondered, "Indeed, he has experienced the Lindenwan Rebellion more than ten years ago, and even has the valuable experience of leading more than 10,000 legions to fight, this is a shameful battle for our country, even if he has retired, but my father will definitely not be able to ignore it, in this way, if my father is also counted in our combat power, the odds of victory will be greatly improved." ”

"That old handsome man, he does seem to be more reliable than you. ”

Scott was terrified again, this topic once again poked Leon's weakness, I remember that a few years ago, when Leon was a second-year teenager, if anyone dared to face his father in front of him, he would dare to turn his face with whom.

But once again, things went wrong with Scott. Listening to Fan's words, Leon did not get angry, and said calmly: "Indeed, my father is my pride and the object of my pursuit, and sooner or later, I will surpass him." ”

"Oh oh oh ~~~~ Very good fighting spirit, worthy of being my knight, that's how to do it! Leon, I'm optimistic about you!!"

"The most pressing problem comes from the disparity in the number of troops. Leon continued to analyze.

"It is an indisputable fact that in terms of the number of troops, our side is at an absolute disadvantage. ”

The Duchy of Boer has two coastal provinces, Gaske and Boer, the other side is famous for its prosperous maritime trade, which earned a lot of gold coins, and in this way, freed up the labor force of the land, most of Boer's grain is imported, and the farmers who actually cultivate it are extremely scarce, so the country is naturally able to organize a large army. ”

"According to intelligence, Bol has an army of about 4,000 people. On the other hand, our country's ...... "Leon Lisso" listed all kinds of data, and all the military affairs have long been familiar with it.

"We only have the Almak region, and the total number of troops is about 500. ”

"But our country's conscription system is different from foreign countries, after the Lindenwan Rebellion subsided, Saul overrode public opinion, developed a new regular army system, most of the armies of other countries are led by dozens of officers with temporary conscription, and have not experienced much training of peasants, while our army is composed of professional soldiers who have undergone a lot of training, they do not produce, simply combat as a profession, have good training, high morale, standard weapons, but the maintenance cost is high, so it can not maintain a large number。 ”

"In a head-to-head confrontation, our army is enough to engage an enemy exponentially overnumbered, but even so, we still have a decisive disadvantage in numbers, and such a large disadvantage is almost impossible to reverse even if we have a good general to command the battle. ”

No one proposed the use of the militia as cannon fodder, and from the day Almak's regular army was created, the old duke had made an agreement with the people.

War is a matter for the army, and the flames of war will never be allowed to reach the people.

All the nobles of Almak followed, at least superficially, this and took pride in it.

But now, as a side lacking troops, this rule seems a bit out of place.

The knight continued: "Bol is a traditional power in the south, and it is quite reluctant to compete with it in terms of our national strength alone. ”

"But......" The next moment, he showed a smile on his chest: "This battle is not without a chance of winning. ”

For the first-level administrative districts, I struggled with whether to use provinces, states, or whatever, and finally decided to use the term region. The Almac area, the town of Fine, the town of Minsidia, is pretty much what it feels like.

There are still 15 chapters left until Alicia's return......