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Chapter 490: Discuss Strategy

Although Martin's idea to Richard was quite radical, it sounded quite ruthless and emotionless, which made Richard secretly wary. But Richard will not keep an account in his heart for this reason, and prepare to dispose of Martin in the future.

Richard is very angry, and the character of both lives is not a cautious person. Because of his experience in his previous life, he was able to put himself in his shoes, put himself in the shoes of others, and show concern and sympathy for the bottom.

Most of the time, Richard was able to empathize. This kind of character makes it easy for Richard to win people's hearts.

Martin father and son have followed the Haaland family for forty or fifty generations, forgetting life and death many times, and they can't punish the hero because of a proposal.

On the contrary, Richard believed that Martin's ideas were not isolated, and that the nobles under the command of the Kingdom of Haaland were basically from the north and had experienced countless brutal wars.

Since there is war, it will naturally destroy human nature. In order to survive in the brutal northern frontier, the people of this region must be fierce and fierce.

Even Richard's style has been changed a lot by the situation, not to mention others.

In the minds of the people of Northern Xinjiang, they can sacrifice everything for victory and ambition, and loving their wives and children too much is not a hero.

Feelings and interests must be prioritized at critical times.

Richard's court lady, Wendinee, is already a nine-ring magician, her soul is on the verge of transformation, and her spiritual power is very strong, and she can survive the attack of the royal seal.

Richard's strength is far less than that of a demigod, and he also needs to consider the opinions of his subordinates when making decisions, so as to avoid violating public anger and acting arbitrarily.

Although there is extraordinary power in the Dawn Plane, the power belongs to the individual. But Richard did not have enough strength to contend with a military and political group with the strength of one man.

In the minds of Martin's group, daughter-in-law Vivian is a complete outsider, and sacrificing her is not distressing at all. If Vivien had an accident, she would also be able to prevent the Grant family from interfering in the internal affairs of the Haaland Kingdom.

The only regret is Philip, but Richard is not only a son, but three heirs. Moreover, Richard and Sophia and Wendini still have a long lifespan and can have other heirs.

Needless to say, Martin has followed the Haaland family for nearly 50 years, and has a wealth of experience and achievements.

These people are the core backbone of the Haland Kingdom.

After all, people like Martin below have left their families and careers to follow the Haaland family and paid a lot of sacrifices. Martin's relatives and nephews also had many of them die in battle.

Although Rogge was talented, civil officials were merely tools in the eyes of the hereditary aristocracy, and could be sacrificed if necessary.

Martin and others like to marry the royal family and the big nobles in the country, and for conservatives, such marriages are the most stable.

There were no more than ten high-level people participating in today's meeting, namely Martin, the provincial consul of Rex, John, the lieutenant consul, and Thorne, the deputy consul. Commander Jennings of the 3rd Legion, Deputy Commander Morgan, Deputy Commander Bradlick, Commander of the 9th Legion Grumman, Deputy Commander Sosk, Foreman.

Although the military strength of the Haaland Kingdom is far stronger than that of the Grant Kingdom, the feng shui takes turns, once Richard and Sophia have an accident, the surrounding situation has changed greatly, and this marriage relationship will cause the internal political instability of the Haaland Kingdom.

Richard didn't want to sacrifice his son, brother and other relatives, and had to find a way to convince those who wanted to break the treaty and provoke war. There are many supporters of this idea, and the representative figure is Martin.

Now that the situation has changed, everyone is discussing whether to tear up the contract and take the initiative to participate in the internal war of the Delong Kingdom?

This matter is related to the strategy of the Haaland Kingdom, and after listening to everyone's news, I will return to the mainland to discuss with the ministers of the country, the senior officials of the legion, and even the important ministers who remain in the Red Moon Plane, I need to ask for opinions and synthesize the opinions of most people before making a decision. ”

I pondered for most of the night and thought of a statement. Early the next morning, Richard convened a meeting of the top officials of the provincial garrison of Rex and said straight to the point: "In the last few days, everyone has received news of the civil war in the kingdom of Delong.

Some time ago, under the witness of the Divine Radiance Empire, the Church of Justice and Justice, and the Church of Kingship, we signed peace treaties with our neighbors.

Cherish feelings too much, not a qualified king. Even if Richard is very prestigious, I am afraid that many people will be disappointed, and they will feel that Richard is not a person to follow.

Jennings is the benchmark for Richard to pull out of the slaves, and now he has been promoted to viscount, and is the fourth person in the military of the Kingdom of Harland, who has long been in charge of his own affairs, and has more influence in the army than Martin.

Even the gods need to establish a church and cultivate followers, and they must also consider the opinions of the top leaders of the Holy See and their subordinates from God, and divide the interests in order to win in the cruel competition.

Judging from the information we have, the Kingdom of Anton is very ambitious, and its ambition to emulate the reform of the Harland Territory has triggered a war between the reformist and conservative forces.

Hayden's qualifications and talents are average, and he can also sacrifice for the great cause of the Haaland Kingdom.

Morgan is Richard's cousin, who has followed Richard for 30 years, has made meritorious achievements in the army, is brave and good at fighting, and is now an eighth-order knight, a high-ranking officer at the rank of the legion.

Although Grumand joined Haaland halfway, he also made a lot of achievements.

Sosk is young and promising, his father is Roland, he is also from the family of the Harland Kingdom lords, Bradlick and Foreman are all generals, and they have served the Harland family for more than 20 years, and they have deep roots in the army.

John was the son of Bernard's butler and had followed his father into the Harland Collar for twenty-seven years. John spent his early years with his father, managing orc slaves, and then moved into local politics, serving as village chief, county magistrate, county warden, and more recently as provincial lieutenant consul.

Thorne is the son of Richard's third uncle Bernie, who joined the Grizzlies in the early years, and after retiring from the army, he entered the Harland Command and became a civilian official.

Of course, John and Thorne are only civil officials, and they don't actually have too much power in the Kingdom of Haaland.

Although the system of the Kingdom of Haaland is an absolute monarchy, the core is that the army has everything. It's just that Richard is the founder of the army, and he is also the commander with the highest prestige, and he is the brain of the Haaland legion, and he can easily command and mobilize the Haaland legion.

If he, the founder of the legion, has an accident, the heir will not be able to control the monster of the Haaland legion at all, and there is a high probability that the internal military leader will fight a civil war.

Their own authority is insufficient, and decisions and guidelines involving the general direction of the country can only be talked about on the surface by simple civil officials such as John and Thorne.

As civil officials in the government, the two did not like war, because war would expand the authority of officers and nobles, and the continuous wars seriously affected economic development and made the civilian class naturally disgusted.

When the two came up with the idea of complying with the treaty, Martin immediately refuted it loudly.

"Stupid, short-sighted, without political vision, and even less strategic. Anton is a very ambitious person, and once he succeeds in reform and takes power, he will be a great threat to us in the future.

Especially the province of Rex in the south, which is far away from the mainland, but close under the nose of the Delong Kingdom. As long as the kingdom of Delong defeats the two dukes of Visia and Creon, they will be able to put their troops on our waists.

When the time comes, we will be in a very troubled situation. ”

Martin's reprimand immediately left John and Thorne speechless. Martin's qualifications and military exploits far surpassed those of the two lieutenant consuls, and his own momentum also frightened the two civil officials.

After listening to Martin's argument, Richard nodded quietly, then turned to Jennings and asked, "What is your opinion?" ”

"We have to think not only about the internal situation, but also about the external situation. Some time ago, we just signed a peace treaty, this treaty is witnessed by the three major forces, tearing up the treaty will have very serious political consequences, maybe the Holy Radiant Empire, the Church of Justice and Justice, and the Church of Monarchy will find us in trouble. ”

Hearing Jennings talk eloquently, Richard nodded approvingly, obviously very satisfied with Jennings's answer.

Before Jennings could finish his sentence, he was interrupted by Grumman, the commander of the Ninth Legion.

"The Divine Radiance Empire is too far away to devote too much force to interfering in the civil war in the Kingdom of Delon, nor can it prevent us from tearing up the treaty. Moreover, the situation of the Divine Radiance Empire is not good now, and it is shrinking its forces, and it will not reverse the national policy and concentrate its forces on us. The only thing they can do is condemn us, and condemnation won't give us a piece of meat. If we are afraid of external interference, we will be too bold.

Moreover, we have the support of the Dawn Church, which is enough to help us resist the pressure of the two churches of kingship and justice. I mean, it's time to make a decision. ”

Although Grumand joined the Harland Command halfway, he also made many achievements, he commanded the aristocratic coalition on the battlefield many times, and was once appointed by Richard as the commander of the Fifth Army Corps, the commander-in-chief of the Priland theater.

In all wars, Grumand made many achievements. Now his merits have accumulated to the viscount, which is higher than that of Martin's father and son. He was promoted to the ninth order earlier than Soros and Jennings, and if he received Richard's strong support, he also had a high probability of being promoted to the legendary realm.

If it weren't for the special status of Ricks, Richard would not have transferred Grumand to take over as commander of the Ninth Legion.

Seeing that Grumand was unceremonious, Jennings was secretly angry in his heart, and he also retorted without giving face: "You are right, according to common sense, the Holy Radiance Empire will indeed not adjust its strategy and mobilize a large army to prevent us from tearing up the treaty.

But the probability of interference does exist, and it is not low.

For the past 1,000 years, the Divine Radiance Empire has been implementing the strategy of balancing the eastern kingdoms, and the Stark Kingdom more than 1,000 years ago, the Rex Kingdom 700 years ago, the Venus Kingdom 600 years ago, and the Delong Kingdom 400 years ago are all victims of this strategy.

For more than a thousand years, no matter which country has developed rapidly and has the idea of annexing the eastern countries, it will be attacked by the Divine Radiance Empire.

You say, if we tear up the treaty, will the upper echelons of the Divine Radiance Empire be afraid of it? Will it change its strategy and focus on attacking us, a country that undermines the regional balance, and take the initiative to find us in trouble?

In addition, the notary party is the Church of Equity and Justice.

Although the Church of Equity and Justice does not have many believers, the strength of the church is not as strong as that of the Dawn Church. But believers in the god of fairness and justice are paranoid lunatics who are not afraid of death and have the idea of destroying war. If we tear up the treaty, will the paladins of the Church of Justice and Justice stop us from going to war?

Another point is that the royal family of Delong is a believer in the god of royal power, and the royal power church will never want the kingdom of Delong to be destroyed by us. I believe that the current external environment is really not suitable for us to tear up the treaty. ”

After listening to Jennings's argument, Bradlick was also very dissatisfied, and asked: "You said that the external environment is not suitable for hands, do you just sit back and wait?" Wait for the enemy to accumulate strength and hit our doorstep? ”

Bradlick, like Martin, served as Jennings' prefect.

More than 20 years ago, Jennings served as his deputy, and now the two have switched positions, but at the moment of decision-making, Bradlick still agrees with Martin and Grumment's strategy.

As a native of the North who climbed from a slave to a general, Martin, Grumment, Bradlick and others have some common traits, in addition to being tenacious and good at fighting, that is, they have a very strong sense of adversity. Although they have not received much education, the harsh reality has trained their ability to see the danger clearly.

Jennings said: "Just because we can't tear up the treaty doesn't mean we can't interfere in the situation." ”

Richard heard this and took Jennings's words: "Jennings is right, war is a continuation of politics, and tearing up the treaty is the most clumsy means.

The foundation we now have is very strong, not counting the territory of the Red Moon Plane, the land area is twice that of the Delong Kingdom, and the total population of the territory is also millions more than the Delong Kingdom.

Even if the reform of the Delong Kingdom is successful, the national potential is far less than ours.

Moreover, the development of magical civilization and industrial technology does not only require institutional reform, but also a technological foundation, and at our current development speed, it will be difficult for the Delong Kingdom to catch up with us for fifty years.

In addition, even if we do not tear up the treaty, there are many means of interference. First of all, we can send people to buy serfs who have fled from the kingdom of Delong on the borders of the four dukedoms of Che Guevara, Visia, Kerryn, and Allen.

In addition, we can also send manpower to the four dukedoms to sell weapons, swords, guns, shields, cloth armor, trebuchets, magic hot air balloons, and even Radiant Potions, Alchemy Bombs, and enchanted weapons to the opposition in the Delong Kingdom. Even if it's a magic crystal cannon, I think it can be opened up and sold to the opposition nobles of the Delong Kingdom.

By exchanging weapons for population, we can weaken the kingdom of Delong by drawing wages from the bottom of the kettle, and the longer the civil war lasts, the better it will be for us.

In my opinion, the weapon-for-population plan will be left to Martin to be fully responsible, and the Divine Radiance Empire can formulate a balancing strategy for the eastern kingdoms, or we can follow the example of our ancestors and formulate a balancing strategy for the Delong Kingdom.

It is important to maintain the balance of power between the two sides and try to keep the civil war going on for many years. ”

(End of chapter)