The more times of crisis, the more efficient they are. As soon as the national council ended, the nobles of the two provinces of Covacia and Obra returned to their fiefdoms overnight to preside over the overall situation.

Regardless of whether the war can be fought or not, it is certainly not wrong to make adequate preparations first.

I have to admit that Caesar IV's luck was still very good. Everyone's eyes were attracted by the southeast crisis, and they didn't have the heart to continue to test him as a king.

Absent from the nobles of the two provinces, the next meeting process also advanced at a faster pace.

Some unimportant small issues, everyone is too lazy to dwell on. The aristocrats, who originally wanted to do something about the repayment tax, also chose to be silent at the moment.

It seems that the two provinces of Kovacia and Obra are in crisis, but in fact, the entire southern Xinjiang is shrouded in the shadow of war, at least the nobles of the southern provinces think so.

The southern nobles are not in the mood to toss, the emerging nobles have no confidence to toss, and the northern nobles have just been co-opted by Caesar IV, and it is not good to slap the boss in the face immediately.

Except for the kingdom's relaxation of its suppression of the Northland nobility, the theme of this meeting almost always revolved around war.

As a member of the main battle faction, Hudson naturally advocated a lot - the three kingdoms in the middle of the country.

The operation is domineering, and in order to ease the internal struggle of the kingdom, Hudson also fought hard, throwing out three potential enemies at once.

Although only the Hessian Kingdom and Alpha are directly bordered by the three central kingdoms, it does not affect his three kingdoms in the slightest.

[In view of the general environment,

In order to enhance the persuasiveness, Hudson comprehensively analyzed the reasons for the invasion of Alpha by the three central kingdoms from three aspects: politics, economy, and military.

If it were left in other countries, this set of theories would be taken out and bragged, and few people would believe it at all, but in the Alpha Kingdom, it was sought after by a large number of nobles.

The reason is very simple, Hudson did not take the security of the kingdom itself as the starting point, but talked about the strategic security of the three central kingdoms.

The three central kingdoms are located in the center of the continent and seem to be strategically advantageous, but strategically they have to face the threat of being flanked by the north and the south.

If they don't take advantage of the decline of the northern powers, and wait for them to recover, the good days of the three central kingdoms will be over.

""The North and the South join forces to carve up the Central Continent", "The Road to the Growth of the Southern Power", "The Strategy for the Rise of the Northern Power" ......"

A series of things that no one thought of were thrown out directly by Hudson. It was as if the countries of the North and the South had reached an agreement to divide the middle of the continent.

To sum it up, it can be summed up in one sentence: the three major kingdoms in the middle are very dangerous strategically, and if they want to get rid of their own dangers, the only way to defeat the Alpha Kingdom is to go north.

By the end of the conference, not only the nobles of the southern provinces were frightened, but even the nobles of the northern lands who were eager to try it were also frightened by the self-substitution of brain supplements.

Everyone in a Hessian kingdom has no confidence, if the three kingdoms in the middle come together, it will be a more powerful combination than the orc empire.

Regardless of whether the three central kingdoms will invade the north, anyway, after assuming their own roles, everyone thinks that if they are in the position of the rulers of the three central kingdoms, they will definitely promote the northward expansion strategy to reverse the strategic dilemma.

In the alpha thinking mode with an over-crisis awareness, everyone is no longer thinking about whether there is a threat to the three kingdoms in the middle of the country, but when they will invade the kingdom.

No matter how terrifying the threats that come out of other people's mouths are, they are not as terrible as the threats that come up in their own brains.

It's like the legendary 10,000-year catastrophe, everyone knows about it, but few are really afraid.

After all, time is too far away, and the relevant written materials, and the seven-seven-eighty-eight destroyed in the war, have been handed down in a few words, similar to myths and legends.

There is no eternal power, even if it is an old nobleman who claims to have been inherited for tens of thousands of years, in fact, there is only an ancient surname left, and I don't know how many times it has been destroyed by someone along the way.

If you don't know the ancestors at the source, it's all because of political needs

, casually recognized halfway, there is no blood relationship between the two parties.

I thought that the three kingdoms in the middle would invade the north, and many things that are happening now have been interpreted in depth by conspiracy theories.

After the meeting was hurriedly ended, they all hurried back to prepare for the battle. The nobles of the southeastern provinces are naturally no exception, and the most discussed thing along the way is: how to improve the blood moon defense line.

For no other reason, it was believed that the defense of the Blackstone Mountains alone was not enough, and that the Hessian army could fight from the neighboring provinces.

Some nobles who had a good relationship even began to discuss the issue of joint defense. The same family, whose territory is relatively close, is ready to join forces to build a castle.

Some people are proud, and some people are frustrated. Watching the heated discussion of everyone, the careerists could only sigh deep in their hearts.

The opportunity for a great merger was just taken away from his hands. Once the minor nobles are in a group, they are not able to annex them if they want to.

Looking for five people may not be able to connect the whole world, but when the five nobles gather together, they can be related to most of the nobles in the province.

Hurry up and return to the territory. Picking up his son, who had just been born for a few days, Hudson's whole body relaxed.

When it is a big fool, it is also very laborious. Especially if you want to fool a group of old foxes, it is even more difficult +1008......

Even now, Hudson still suspects that someone has seen through his plan, but chooses to shut up for his own benefit.

With the exception of a few careerists, most of the nobility did not want to see the kingdom plunged into endless infighting. The royal family, in particular, is even more worried about the escalation of infighting.

In the process of Hudson's fooling everyone, the prime minister and military secretary from the royal family ...... But they came out together to help the field. Even among the great nobles, half of them have opened their mouths.

Either intentionally guided, or struck from the side. Even when he came out to sing the right play, there was no shortage of water during the debate.

There are too many smart people, and Hudson is also helpless. It wasn't until I got home that my nerves relaxed.

"Hudson, be careful! The appearance of hairy hands and feet, in case it hurts little Franz......

Hearing Melissa's complaint, Hudson's eyes immediately became resentful, his son had just been born, and his family status was -1, and it would be better if he had a few more.

"Rest assured, Melissa. I'm a good magician, and I won't have a problem. Do you see little Franz smiling so happily?"

The cowhide blew very loudly, but his son didn't give face. As soon as he finished speaking, Franz's smiling face disappeared, followed by a burst of wah-wow-wow.

Seeing this scene, Melissa snatched her son directly from Hudson and never gave him a chance to fiddle with it again.

What's even more infuriating is that little Franz came to Melissa's hands, and the cute smiling face returned, making Hudson have a hard time.

Deep down, he had decided to make papermaking and prepare a few more homework books for Franz, so that he could know the dangers of society in advance.

……

The Hessian Kingdom, looking at the overreaction of the Alpha Kingdom, for a while Alexander V didn't know how to end.

When the standing army went to the border and wandered around, the people directly mobilized it, causing the border situation to be extremely tense.

The question that needs to be considered now is not only whether to fight, but also whether people will call.

When the forest is big, there are all kinds of birds, and there are more nobles and any strange things. Because of a few Hanhan, a war has happened, and there are too many things that have happened in the continent of Aslanth.

"What do you think of Claude writing to me, stating the pros and cons of all aspects, and expressing his opposition to provoking war?"

Alexander V asked.

He is still very satisfied with this son. Ordinary people have long been panicked when they encounter this kind of thing, but Claude can deal with it rationally and not be swayed by emotions.

It's a pity that Claude is not the eldest son, otherwise the next generation of the Hessian Kingdom will be guaranteed. Of course, the boss is also quite good, except that the ambition is a little too big, there is nothing wrong with it.

It's normal for young people to be arrogant.

When you get older, your mentality slowly calms down, and it's fine.

"Your Majesty, Your Highness is very insightful and has a very pertinent analysis of the problem, and the Alpha Kingdom is a quagmire.

Looking at the reaction of their domestic aristocracy, you can see that these guys are completely born for war and do not understand what politics is at all.

It is estimated that they have been fighting with orcs all year round, and they have made their heads stupid, and the first thing that comes to mind when they encounter problems is war.

We don't have to deal with these crazy people and drop our bodies for nothing!"

Duke Milton said with a pretense of disdain.

In the depths of his heart, he prayed to the king not to jump into the mire.

"Your Majesty, the Prime Minister is right. Now the Alpha Kingdom is a puddle of mud. "The lake doesn't go up the wall, it's still sticky", no matter who touches it, it will get dirty.

Referring to the previous orc invasions, you can see how stubborn the Arfa is. Even the lowest serfs can fight the orcs to the death.

Even if we defeat such a country, it will be difficult for us to gain much benefit."

Chancellor of the Exchequer Baxtro echoed with a look of agreement.

The facts are in front of us, the Alpha King has a high national debt, and once the war is defeated, the finances will collapse immediately, and the war reparations will certainly not be collected.

Ceded territory, even if Alfa agrees, other powers on the continent will intervene.

Even if they get their diplomatic skills full, they'll take one or two counties at most. It can't be any more, otherwise you will have to spit it out in the end.

No country wants to watch the Kingdom of Hesse grow bigger, and the expansion beyond the bottom line in everyone's hearts is forcing others to pull the encirclement net, which is determined by the location of the ground.

Now everyone is encouraging them to do it, not to watch them expand, but to use their hands to probe the bottom of the Alpha Kingdom.

The third largest military power on the mainland before the war was not a name for itself, but was killed through war after war.

In the past, there was an orc threat, but everyone was not too worried. Now that this threat has been eliminated, countries have to raise the ceiling of the Alpha Kingdom's development.

After all, when it comes to territorial area and development potential, the Alpha Kingdom is the top in the entire continent of Aslant.

Especially after recovering the seven provinces in the north, the territory area jumped to the Frankish kingdom and ranked first on the mainland.

It was originally the number one power in the Northern Continent, but if it recovers its vitality and concentrates on development for a few more decades, there is hope for the Frankish Kingdom, which is catching up with the number one country in the mainland.

It was precisely because of this that Alexander V felt torn between two things.

On the one hand, I don't want to see the Alpha Kingdom get bigger; On the other hand, he didn't want to be a pawn for others and make enemies for the Hessian Kingdom.

"Your Majesty, let's try diplomacy first! I met with Minister Alpha last night, and his attitude was clearly different from the previous one.

After a series of probes, I found that their national focus was undergoing a major shift, and it seemed that they were about to undergo a strategic retrenchment.

By the way, let them recognize the country of Korubia as our vassal, I thought he would strongly oppose it, but I didn't expect him to just symbolically condemn it.

It was as if we had given them some compensation, and we would have acquiesced in our annexation of the country of Korubia.

Of course, it is also possible that the Arfa is in dire need of reinblood and wants to carve up the country of Korubia with us."

The words of the Marquis of Krasner made Alexander V's eyes shine. It is obviously easier to succeed by bullying small countries than by challenging the big ones.

Although Korubia speaks nicely, it is a gift throughout the year, but it is still a wall-to-wall grass.

For the past 100 years, it has been swaying from side to side. One moment followed them, and the next fell to the Alpha Kingdom.

Such a lack of loyalty, Alexander V did not consider them to be his own. As long as they have the support of the Alpha Kingdom, it is only a matter of time before they annex the country of Korubia.

The specific operation is very simple, constantly looking for excuses to create disputes, cutting a town today, cutting a city tomorrow, slow

Slow encroachment and annexation are sufficient.

"Then let's try, but it's not enough to acquiesce, we must also enlist the support of the Alpha Kingdom.

Whether it is to join forces to carve up the country of Korubia, or to give them some compensation, you can discuss it slowly!"

Alexander V said with a blank face.

Those who know him know that his own king is tempted. The country of Korubia is not very large, with an area of only 50,000 square kilometers and a population of less than one million.

But it is precisely because of the small country that it is easy to annex. A big guy like the Alpha Kingdom can't swallow it even if it is sent to them.

If you have a little more appetite, it will cause a chain reaction and provoke the interference of the countries on the mainland.

"Your Majesty, if you want to plot against the country of Korubia, then the troops we have placed on the border should be withdrawn for ten miles one after another!

It's always been there, and it's easy for accidents to happen. By the way, you can also use the withdrawal of troops to show goodwill to the Alpha Kingdom.

Anyway, the contradictions between us and the Alpha Kingdom are all caused by the Korubia Country. With that out of the way, the rest will be easy to talk about!"

Count Niklas said with a smile.

There is no doubt that he is really happy. Compared to attacking the Alpha Kingdom, it is obviously more certain to invade the Korubi Country.

The former has to work hard, but the latter is lying down to pick up credit.

"Hmm!"

"The retreat of ten miles is still too close, not enough to show sincerity, the order to go down to the army to retreat directly for thirty miles, and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs will take care of the rest!

If the matter can be settled, then let the Arfa reissue a new investigation report on the assassination of Eucalyptus.

The cult July Society is only the specific executor of the assassination of Eucalyptus, and the black hand behind the scenes of all this is the country of Korubia.

The purpose is to provoke a war between us and the Alpha Kingdom, so that we can profit from it!

The details will be compiled by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Alfa in consultation with the Alfa Division!"

The more he talked about it, the more outrageous he felt, and Alexander V himself felt a little embarrassed by such an obvious frame-up.