Chapter 363: Alice's Calculations

Chakara, who had just left a few steps away, almost vomited blood in anger when he heard Gervais's voice, and his teeth rattled, but it was clear that he could not get back to the field now.

Although he can pick some things that embarrass the Jones family as he takes his position, such as choosing a location to be stationed, Alice and the others can't stand him.

But if he Chakra really did any real harm to the Jones family, if he did it, even if Gervais and others besieged him, the king would not help him at this juncture.

Chakra, who can be the head of logistics, is obviously not an impulsive person, and in the end, he even pretended not to hear half of Gervais's words, and left on foot in the arch of the cavalry.

It's not that Chakra doesn't sympathize with his subordinates and doesn't want to change horses, it's just that he knows that if he rides again, he will probably fall in the way of Gervais again.

After Chakra walked away in embarrassment, Gervais withdrew his gaze, turned his head triumphantly, and looked at his cheap wife.

"This guy is obviously deliberately finding fault, Alice, or you will deliberately be slacking off in this southern expedition, it's not worth it to contribute to such a king!"

"This incident should have nothing to do with the king, the king has made a lot of determination to go south this time, and he will definitely not want such a thing to happen at this time, although my father is missing, but the strength of the Jones family is still the top of the principality!"

Alice's beautiful eyes flickered, she didn't expect that one day she would need Gervais to help her get angry, in fact, even Alice herself didn't notice it, and her defense against Gervais in her heart was getting weaker and weaker.

"But even if it doesn't mean it, there is definitely someone behind this chakra, and I will go and meet the king later!"

"As for the matter of the Southern Expedition, if our Duchy can really take the Duchy of Alban this time, it will actually be a good thing for the Jones family, attracting the attention of other earl families to the land of the Duchy of Alban, so that the Jones family can get a real respite."

The latter sentence Alice used a relatively soft voice, only she and Gervais could hear, such words should have been only placed in the stomach, but it was because of Gervais's performance just now that Alice felt that Gervais was really very reliable, so she confided in him.

"Well, let's start camping!"

Gervais also agreed with Alice's last sentence, so he didn't say anything more.

Whenever an empire reaches a certain level of strength, it will start a foreign war, why is that?

Is it because of belligerence?

In fact, it is not, but because once an empire develops to the peak, it also means that the interests within the empire have basically been divided and utilized, and at this time, the various interest groups of the empire want to obtain more benefits, so they can only snatch it from others.

For example, other earl families want to get a piece of the cake from the Jones family, but if these interest groups really steal the interests within the empire, it will inevitably lead to internal turmoil in the empire, and it is likely to plunge the entire empire into the abyss.

On the other hand, if you set your sights on the territory of other empires.

Then, if the snatch is successful, it will be able to safely resolve the strife within the empire, and it is likely that it will push the empire to a higher peak.

If this southern expedition really takes the entire Duchy of Alban, the vast and rich land of Alban is enough for all the nobles of the Duchy of Jean to eat a lot of money, and no one will be so bored to continue to stare at the Jones family.

No family in this world really fights because of hatred, but because the competition of interests is the real cause of war, and those hatreds are just an excuse to start a war.

"Yes!"

Alice knew that Gervais understood her words, and her pretty face rarely retreated from the frost at this moment, and nodded obediently.

"Nadine, let them start camping!"

"Yes! My lord! ”

Nadine, who was not far away, answered, and then gave orders to several heralds beside him, and soon the rear team that received the order also began to converge towards the camp.

Although the camp Chakra chose for the Jones family was remote, he didn't dare to play tricks on the other side.

The dirt floor of the camp had been marked with lime in advance, dividing the squares of different sizes.

These squares are designed to make it easier for the incoming army to camp so that there is no mess when they set up camp.

……

"The date of departure stipulated in the conscription order is the day after tomorrow, and the remaining counts' troops should arrive today and tomorrow, so in addition to the soldiers, you can still move freely during these two days!"

"But one thing to remember, everyone must return to camp before dark tomorrow afternoon, so as not to delay the next day's expedition."

When the camp was settled, Alice gathered all her vassals to the central camp to speak.

"Yes, sir!"

Alice's words are meant to be heard by Gervais, a small nobleman who went on a journey for the first time, and old fritters like Pat actually knew it by heart, and there was no need for Alice to remind him again.

However, no one dared to object to the perfunctory speech of the Earl, so everyone stood in front of Alice and respectfully complied.

"Well, then you can move freely! Restrain your subordinates and don't make trouble! I will tell you the details of the future arrangements for the expedition after the king has worked them out. ”

Alice nodded, dismissed all the vassals, and then turned to Gervais beside him and said, "I'll go to the city of glory to see the king now, and ask about Wright by the way, you are as free as they are, but you should be careful." ”

"Okay, there you go! I'll pay attention! ”

Gervais nodded, there is no need for Alice to remind him of the safety issue, he will always keep it in mind, after all, although it is the first time he has walked out of Jones Territory, there are really many nobles who have been offended directly and indirectly.

For example, at Alice's banquet, he offended two earl families, the Charles family and the Larkin family, which still killed their sons.

In addition to these two earl families, just now he also offended that Charles dead fat man to death.

Alice received an affirmative answer from Gervais, and then turned and got on her horse, escorted by dozens of rose knights, and headed for the city of glory ahead.

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"Gervais, are you going to the City of Glory?"

After Alice left, Pat's little fat pony, who had been standing not far away, came out and greeted Gervais with a grin.

"Let me tell you, although this city of glory is a border city, it is also an important trade gateway on weekdays, and the prosperity inside does not belong to Winterfell, and it borders the Duchy of Alban, and there is an exotic atmosphere!"

"It doesn't matter what exotic it is, take me to a good meal first! After more than ten days of travel, my mouth was full of the taste of jerky. ”

Facing Pat's ambiguous smile, Gervais rolled his eyes, saying that he was a young man with three wonders, and everything would be said alone when he was full.

"Hey, hey! No delay, no delay! I'll take you to a nice place to eat and play! But you have to bring the wine with you! ”