Fang Mo reacted at this time, just in case, he never let Anna show up, but he didn't expect to be recognized on the first day.

"Prepare well for the military meeting, and don't neglect the Grand Governor."

"Okay, then I'll send the portrait in a moment."

"Well, remember, you delivered it personally!"

"Howler!"

Ballas staggered out of the courtyard.

At this moment, he was very excited, it seemed that Lord Kuka was more and more important to himself, and the family's prestige in Puff Town was also growing day by day.

An hour later, Barras returned to the courtyard with a delicate metal box.

The next day, the military meeting of the 21st Army was held in the conference chamber.

Fang Mo, on behalf of the Crusaders, attended the meeting.

Khalifa sat in the center in a new imperial red uniform.

Ten representatives of the legion were separated on either side.

Khalifa glanced at everyone, shook his mustache a few times, and said with a solemn face: "There are three topics today: the allocation of troops, the location of the garrison, and the distribution of food and salary. The group army has rerated the number of troops in the 21st Army, requiring a 20% increase in numbers, so everyone needs to share it. ”

Khalifa's tone was more tactful, and there was no need to discuss this issue at a military meeting, just a forced mobilization order.

The reason why I say this here is to see how everyone reacts.

As soon as Khalifa's voice fell, a big lord couldn't sit still.

The six lords expressed the difficulty of increasing the number of soldiers for various reasons, while Jeffman, Dort, and Brady remained neutral, seemingly waiting for the Governor to allocate them himself.

"Kuka Overseers! What are your comments. ”

Khalifa was very patient, and even though it was the Three Stars Mansion, the legion representatives present did not feel the slightest oppression.

Fang Mo said seriously: "This should be distributed according to the military tasks undertaken by each legion, and the overall situation should be the priority. Of course, if the other lords are really difficult, our crusaders can take care of it, in short, everything is subject to the overall arrangement of the 21st Army. ”

Khalifa nodded and said, "Our task is to assist in the defense of the three passes, and the task is not heavy, I think you will be the bottom of the crusade." ”

After a little calculation, all the 20% increase was put over, that is, the crusader corps was doubled, and the rated strength would reach 40,000.

The entire 21st Army was rated at 120,000, and the Crusaders accounted for one-third of the entire legion.

But this is only the data on the surface, the larger the size of the corps, the more logistics support personnel are needed, sometimes even a one-to-one ratio.

Because the logistics of each regiment were independent, Fang Mo himself had to transport 6 to 80,000 people to the front line, which was a staggering number.

Fortunately, Fang Mo had already prepared, and it was not a big problem to get these people, but the size of the fleet needed to be doubled, in addition to the increase in sergeants and logistics personnel, there were also food supplies, weapons and equipment.

Although the Holy Empire has abandoned technology, when it comes to the battlefield, it is not a battle with a big blade, heavy offensive weapons, long guns and short cannons are also standard weapons, but they are relatively backward.

Khalifa's military aides pulled out a map of the eastern border, which was set as a buffer zone for an armistice, with mountains hundreds of kilometers between the Holy Empire and Seiya Empire separating each other.

The three passes of the Holy Empire are actually three highlands in the mountains.

Khalifa pointed to the map and said, "The passes of the various legions have not changed, but the specific garrison positions have changed, and you need to go 200 kilometers forward and be stationed near the center line of the buffer zone. ”

In the early announcements, it was actually a pass to assist in defense, but now it has become a buffer to go to the middle line, and the nature is completely different.

Several lords couldn't sit still again, and began to sigh one after another, so a little bit of troops went to the middle line, and it was clear that they were used as cannon fodder, which was to play the role of a war siren.

Jeffman, Dort, and Brady also held this opinion, but they didn't show it.

Especially for these inland lords, it is okay to fight a dozen small-scale cavalry warriors in peacetime, but when it comes to the frontal battlefield, it is definitely not possible.

According to the current arrangement, the 21st Army must be a cannon fodder legion, and if you think about it, the small and medium-sized lords in the lower echelons can only be this role.

The main defense had to be the descendants of the royal princes.

This is another reason why Khalifa is softer.

Khalifa saw that the few little lords were unhappy again, so he turned to Fang Mo and said, "What do you think, Governor Kuka? ”

How else can you look at this thing, it's all a military order, and you can just execute it according to the rules.

But Fang Mo thought about it seriously and replied: "The Crusader can reach the designated location, but we must be given the authority to make decisions on the spot, such as encountering some special circumstances, we can handle them independently. ”

Fang Mo can't say it too bluntly, that is, when it's time to run, don't let you die, we can be used as cannon fodder, but we must be assertive cannon fodder.

We've gone to the middle line to act as a siren, and we can't be jerked off.

For Khalifa, he doesn't have much room to play, everything is arranged by the group army, and he only does things according to orders, and he can meet part of the authority to make decisions on the spot.

Khalifa smiled: "As long as the relevant tasks are completed at the specified time and in the designated location, I don't care about the rest." ”

Fang Mo wants this sentence, the crusade is relatively large, and the part can be pulled up first, which means that the other parts that are not pulled up can move freely.

But the little lords with few soldiers had to go all at once.

The next thing is to discuss the issue of food, the most critical issue of food and salary is the problem of transportation, and the distribution problem is to set it according to the number of soldiers, and the end of the square can be divided into 30%, that is, 30 million gold coins, which is still very considerable.

But transportation is a big problem, in addition to gold coins and food, in fact, it is also a logistical supply.

The 2,000 km from Hudson to the Crusader Pass at Lorto and the 200 km before the buffer add a total of 2,200 km.

This is still a straight-line distance, if calculated according to the actual journey can reach about 3,500 kilometers, the road is extremely long, from this can also be seen from this point, the urgency of this military operation, will not be a small fight, or last for several months to finish.

Khalifa looked at Fang Mo again, and said with a warm smile: "Overseer Kuka, I heard that you are building some ships?" ”

Fang Mo nodded and said, "Yes, they are all transport ships, if the Metropolitan Governor doesn't want to take the steam spaceship, he can also take the waterway with us." ”

Khalifa was surprised: "By water, you mean the entire Crusader?" ”

Khalifa, like the lords, only knew that the Crusaders had shipbuilding business, but they didn't know how large it was.

In fact, in addition to conventional transport ships, the main construction of the crusader dockyard is submarines and gunboats, which cannot be disclosed.

Khalifa asked with interest: "Is it convenient to reveal the number of ships?" ”

"There are only 35 large transport ships at the moment, and it is enough to load the Crusaders."

As soon as Fang Mo's words came out, the lords of the audience were suddenly shocked.

In the past, due to Blackbeard, they had no plans to develop the ship industry at all, and they all thought that the Crusaders would build a few for fun, but the sudden emergence of 35 giant transport ships was indeed shocking.

Because in such a short period of time, the Crusaders needed to concentrate on mobilizing a large number of human, financial and material resources.

Harry's law is relatively calm, if it is only a few dozen transport ships, it will not have a big impact on the control of the sea, but it will be of great help to this troop transportation, he feels that Fang Mo is credible, so he said: "I hope you can help your colleagues transport some supplies and money." ”

As soon as Khalifa's words came out, the lords present suddenly became excited, if the Crusader transport ships helped transport supplies, money and food, not only could they save a lot of transportation time, but also save a lot of costs.

"Of course, I will apply for a 20% transportation subsidy from the group army in the name of the 21st Army, all for you, this time the group army has high requirements for the speed of marching, and you also know that in the case of the Holy Empire, the sea is faster than the airship, and the cost is lower."

Khalifa stared at Fang Mo and said seriously, the other lords naturally have no opinions, although the transportation was given to the Crusaders, but it also helped itself to transport things, which can be regarded as a disguise.

"Governor, please rest assured, I have set aside two special ships for each legion, and your lords can personally or send someone to escort supplies to ensure safety,"

Fang Mo's words completely dispelled the doubts of the lords present.

Khalifa was also very satisfied, and finally said: "In addition, you can submit me a report on the development of the coastal shipbuilding industry, and the upper echelons should support it, and there will be subsidies." ”

As soon as Khalifa's words came out, the lords who attended the meeting couldn't help but look at each other, secretly saying in their hearts that they had no vision and missed a good opportunity for development.

Except for the Crusaders, Jeffman has the conditions to develop the shipbuilding industry, Blackbeard and landlord thinking made him just think about it, but did not implement it, and now he can only watch the opportunity slip away.

Dort's opinion is even greater, because the coastline of the Crusaders was originally his, but on the other hand, even if he had the coastline, it is estimated that he would not vigorously develop the shipbuilding industry.

The other lords are all landlocked, and there is nothing to say.

"Thanks to the Grand Duke, in fact, the Crusader Legion is also struggling to develop the shipbuilding industry alone, if all the lords here are interested in participating, the Crusader will be very welcome, of course, it may not make money in the early stage, and there are potential hidden dangers of Blackbeard, but the long-term development potential is huge."

Fang Mo said a word and brought everyone in, and a few lords were moved at that time, but this time it was a military meeting after all, so they could only talk about it in private.

Khalifa nodded: "This is the end of today's military meeting, the military mobilization at this time is very important, give you another month to prepare." ”

After the meeting, Fang Mo arranged a special lunch for Khalifa and the lords in Hudson, and led the crowd to visit several docks, the scale of which was breathtaking.

Fang Mo said the truth, if you really want to build a big ship, you must have the support of the upper echelons, and you must also have the support of local resources and manpower, these lords can not invest money, but can invest in sources, such as forest land, mines, grain, etc.

It may not be obvious now, but once the spiritual realm is in turmoil on a large scale, it will be a very reliable thing to have an incomparably powerful fleet.

With Princess Anna's disappearance as the fuse, the development direction of the Holy Empire is changing subtly, and Fang Mo believes that this is just the beginning.

"Kuka-sama, how is today's meeting?"

Jim was in a good mood after seeing Fang Mo send off the adults, and stepped forward to ask.

"Today's meeting was very successful, attracting a lot of potential investors for our shipbuilding business, and the most important thing is that we have the possibility of getting an official shipbuilding license."

"That's great."

"But some things still have to be kept in the shadows."

"Got it!"

"How's the selection staff?"

"It's basically done."

"Quiel, Harlan, Dre, Ballas, and you each have a team."

"Got it!"

"In a month, I hope they all go to the two-star mansion."

"With your resources, it shouldn't be a big problem."

"After the legion departs, Lord Bross will personally rush to Hudson to preside over the construction of the dockyard, and you will hand him over."

"It's all ready."

Fang Mo rubbed his brows and said, "Okay, it's best to complete the sergeant recruitment in advance." ”

"The crusaders have a lot of prestige right now, and a lot of down-and-out knights should take their chances."

Fang Mo arranged all the necessary arrangements, returned to the courtyard, found Liyue occupying his chaise longue, and asked, "Why are you free?" Bross's nephew didn't treat you well? ”

"I heard that your crusade is going on a campaign, can I join us?"

Liyue asked directly.

"Yes, you can be my personal guard!"

Fang Mo directly agreed, Liyue was already in the plan.

"What about Princess Anna?"

"He's my maid, of course he's going."

Fang Mo glanced at Princess Anna, who was planting flowers, and couldn't help but smile with satisfaction.

"Tsk! You're amazing, and in that case, I'm staying here. ”

"We didn't leave until a month later."

"I don't care, prepare one more person's meal at night."

"Okay!" Fang Mo had no choice but to agree.

It's a good thing that Delis's son isn't here, otherwise I don't know how much trouble it would have.

A week later, Barras hurried to the courtyard at the end of the square and presented a black letterhead.

"Catherf?"

"Lord Kuka, Blackbeard has suddenly disappeared for a long time, is there something strange about this appearance?"

"No, the Imperial War is imminent, he is in the Inland Sea of the Empire, and he won't make any trouble."

Fang Mo said as he browsed the contents of the letter.

Blackbeard actually took the initiative to open the route, which confirmed his identity, in fact, with the strength of the old Holy Emperor, there is no force in the empire that cannot be handled.

Some people died, but not completely......