The capital of the Prussian Empire, Opsting.

The Imperial Palace of Prussia, known as the "Palace of Dreams", is still in a dream-like light, and although it is late at night, as the leader of the Empire, Shackland the Great and his cabinet ministers do not seem to be sleepy. Beginning at noon today, the emperor summoned all the cabinet ministers, including Prime Minister Berentiste, to hold a state meeting in the Wanzheng Palace, and the door of the Wanzheng Palace was never opened again. Outside the palace gate, there are three steps and one sentry, five steps and one post, and every Praetorian Guard soldier is full of energy, not daring to slack off in the slightest, and strictly controls the range of 100 steps around the Wanzheng Palace. Anyone who enters the area without the Emperor's permission, regardless of status, will be arrested as a spy.

In the Wanzheng Palace, the atmosphere was extremely tense, and every minister, even the Emperor Shackland, who had always been unfazed, had a solemn face. With the exception of Prime Minister Berentist, every cabinet minister was at loggerheads with each other.

In the end, the Sarkland Great, who could not stand the "noise" of the ministers, slammed his fist on the table in front of him. The startled ministers slowly quieted down.

Seeing that the eyes of all the cabinet ministers were shifted to himself, Emperor Sakran nodded in satisfaction.

"It's been almost six hours since the news came from Adlai City, what have you imperial elites done besides arguing with each other!"

The Shackland Emperor's tone was quite stern, and the domineering spirit of the emperor made all the cabinet ministers present bow their heads. Noticing that the prime minister, who had not yet spoken a word from the beginning of the meeting, the Emperor Shackran seemed to see a glimmer of hope.

"Dear Brendis, now only you can offer some help to this empire and to me!"

Seeing that the emperor had personally asked questions, Berentist, who had already made a fortune, glanced at the cabinet ministers sitting around him, and found that no one had made his own "noise", so he began his concluding speech.

"Your Majesty the Emperor, the Empire has been building up strength for ten years in order to start this war against the Brynpius Alliance. During this decade, the Empire's army increased from 170,000 to 250,000 now. It should be said that both in terms of the number of soldiers and the combat effectiveness of the army, we have far surpassed the Newingman Empire. Moreover, of these 250,000 soldiers, 90,000 were cavalry, and the ratio of cavalry to infantry was 1:1.6. Today, Newingman's army is only 170,000, and the ratio of cavalry to infantry is 1:3.6. But on the other hand, the Empire has doubled its annual expenditures to maintain such a large army compared to ten years ago, while our revenues have increased by only thirty percent in ten years. Therefore, the empire had to expand outward, and the empire could not raise an army that did not fight. If we do not immediately start a war, expand the territory of the empire, and increase the government's revenues, then in a few years we will have to reduce a part of our army. The capture of the Brynpius Union would nearly double the Empire's revenue and 60 percent of its population each year. At that time, the Empire will have enough funds to build up a huge military force of more than 300,000 men, and the royal family of Newingman will be driven into the sea, as His Majesty has said. ”

Emperor Shackland bowed slightly, and he was well aware of the pressure of military spending on the imperial government. In order to maintain the Empire's strong armament, the Imperial Government and himself tried to reduce other financial expenditures every year.

After a little gathering of his thoughts, Brendis expounded his views from a military perspective.

"In terms of military affairs alone, the main army of the Bryn Paces Alliance is the 70,000 cavalry of the 'Knights of the Seven Colors'. Although these cavalry were well-equipped and had strong combat effectiveness, they had been stationed in various places for many years, and there was no unified command, and they were even more intrigued with each other, so it was impossible to form a joint force at all. Apart from this, there is only one force in the entire alliance that is likely to pose a threat to us, and that is the personal forces of Boscomb Lord San Theo Lee. We haven't figured out how many people there are in this army, but judging by the economic strength of one city, this army will definitely not exceed 10,000 men. As for the rest of the mercenaries, they are simply stragglers and are not worth mentioning. Of course, the Washer Mercenary Regiment, which is listed among the 'Four Mercenary Groups', is not among them. But his scope is not limited to the Brynpith Alliance, they also have a lot of business within the Empire. As long as the terms can be negotiated, it is believed that they will not join the side of the alliance. As for tactics, I'm just a layman, and we still need our Minister of War to explain it here. ”

Before sitting down, Brendis glanced at the Minister of War across from him and motioned for him to continue.

Standing up and saluting the Emperor with a standard military salute, the War Minister began to talk about the tactical aspects, and the ministers who were purely in charge of the Empire's economy were not as attentive as before.

"There are two routes from the Empire to the Bryn Paces Alliance, the eastern route known as the 'Mountain of Death Road' and the southern route known as the 'Golden Pass'. The former will pass through the end of the Caucasus Mountains and the 'Resting Place of the Eagle', and will pass through the city of Adlai, one of the seven cities of the Alliance. As for the latter, I think everyone knows that the city of Okkale is the only obstacle to stopping the Imperial army. But after the city of Okale, the Lenia Gorge will be the focus of contention between the enemy and the enemy. On the eastern front, after passing through the city of Adlai, the army will not have any terrain obstacles, and can directly attack the capital of the alliance, the city of Eqiphon. Now the lord of Adlaide City has become a marquis of the Empire, and has signed a secret agreement with us. As for Babu, the lord of Okkale City, according to the news from Adelai City at noon today, it is already in our grasp. ”

The meeting that decided the alliance between the Prussian Empire and the Bryn Tempes lasted until the next morning, when Sarkland the Great was the first to walk out of the gates of the Palace of Justices, at the eastern end of the earth, a rising sun was rising.