Chapter Ninety-Nine: The Dawn Offensive (4200 words)
Just do it, although it is currently a dual constitutional monarchy and can decide anything by itself, the necessary situation still needs to be taken.
The first is to convene a parliamentary session for the parliament to vote on the plan to return to the surface.
Now the council has built a special council hall, and all the members in the hall are present.
Previously, the people in the parliament only had power and no salary, so there were often people who were absent from the meeting because of economic production, after all, life came first.
But now that resources are abundant and the economy is strong, the legislators also have salaries, and they can be treated as full-time workers, visiting farmers every day, listening to their voices, and then forming bills and submitting them to the parliament for voting on reform, and receiving monthly wages.
In this way, naturally no parliamentarians will be absent from the meeting!
The parliament was presided over by Barron Vincent, who presented the plan to the public with a plan signed by the young king himself.
When the announcement ended, the councilors at the scene immediately became noisy, causing an uproar.
"How is it possible, isn't it good to stay underground like this, now we have everything, no different from the ground, not to mention that those monsters on the ground are not something we can deal with at all, Holman guards don't have this kind of strength at all. ”
"His Majesty the King is too whimsical, and if such a bill is passed, it would be self-murder for the Federal Empire. ”
During the discussion, Downing stood in a dark corner of the council hall and observed, thinking that there might be people who were afraid to doubt the bill, but not that almost all the councillors had a huge opinion on the proposal.
Monsters have inflicted great trauma on these people's hearts, causing them to have a natural fear when confronted by monsters.
There is no doubt that the next step in parliament will be a broad negative vote against the proposal.
Shaking his head, Downing turned and left the council hall and returned to the palace.
But he had made up his mind that he would carry out this "Dawn Offensive" even if these people were against it. “
After sitting for a while, there was a noise in the palace, and Downing looked back to see that Raven Defia had just come out of the steampunk factory, resting with a glass of water.
She walked over, saluted respectfully, and asked curiously.
"Your Majesty, it looks like you have something on your mind?"
Downing smiled wryly, and then informed the witch of his plan.
"Do you think there is hope for this plan?"
Hearing the "Dawn Offensive" plan, Raven Diarra's eyes revealed surprise and shock, and after a long time, she did not answer directly, but asked rhetorically.
"Do you think it's bad for our Federal Empire to be underground?"
Downing understood this, and the witch Raven Defia was obviously a little repulsed by his plan, and he got up from the throne and stood with his hands in his hands, his eyes deep.
"There's nothing wrong with living here, we have everything, we don't have to worry about it at all, we can continue to develop from generation to generation, until we can take in all the shelters in the world, and we can form a big empire, and all the people can enjoy such a wonderful life. ”
Raven Defia nodded, approving.
But then Tang Ning changed his words and frowned.
"It's all good to live here, but there is only one thing, we are born on the ground, bask in the sun, sleep with the moon, welcome the changes of spring, summer, autumn and winter throughout the year, this is the power we are born with as human beings, and we can't enjoy it underground, so ...... We're going to get back to the ground and take back the power that rightfully belongs to us. ”
That being said, Downing still has some selfishness.
"To find the rest of the item cards and collect all the cards, you must go back to the ground and find the magical organization relics that have become monsters. ”
Raven Diarra pondered for a moment, her eyes looking forward to it.
"I do miss the time spent on the ground in the spring, summer, autumn and winter. ”
When the witch returned to the steampunk factory, Downing immediately ordered the guards to gather all the cabinet members.
Soon all the cabinet members were all in place, and now the cabinet is fully functional, and the number of people has increased many times, and everyone is seated in the palace, and after sitting down, they are still talking to each other, and the content of the conversation is also because of the "Dawn Offensive" plan.
Only the Speaker of Parliament, Barron Vincent, was not present, and Downing sat on the throne and observed all the cabinet members in attendance.
Moments later, Barron Vincent, the Speaker of the Parliament, arrived, and took his seat.
Downing coughed, motioned for the cabinet members to be quiet, and then began the meeting.
"What do you think about my Dawn Offensive?"
Hearing this, everyone looked at Barron Vincent, who was the last to come in.
Barron Vincent immediately stood up, his voice depressed.
"Your Majesty, the result of the parliamentary vote was that 93% of the members of parliament rejected the plan for the "Dawn Offensive". ”
Unsurprised, Downing motioned for Barron Vincent to take a seat, then scanned the crowd.
"What I want to hear is not the decision of the members of Parliament, what I want to hear now is the opinion of the Cabinet members. ”
No one responded, and the audience fell silent.
This already represented the answer, but Downing wanted to listen to these people, so he simply began to name them.
"Starting with Prime Minister Fran, everyone has to give their opinion and why. ”
Fran reluctantly stood up, saluted respectfully, and spoke.
"Your Majesty, now that the people are living in abundance, no one wants to go back to the ground, so why should we take great risks to confront the monsters head-on, once the guards are killed or wounded, the people will definitely complain, thinking that this is a joke on the lives of the guards. ”
Then came Romero, who looked at the young man's face before he spoke.
"Your Majesty must have made such a decision for a very good reason, and I think you must have thought it through, but now that the economy is at an important juncture, fighting monsters requires a lot of resources, and it may not be rewarding, so I also oppose it. ”
Then there was Master Merlin.
"Your Majesty, combat requires strong logistics, you know that, but the treatment of our wounded soldiers is still a huge problem, and once they are injured by monsters, they will become monsters after being infected, and they cannot be treated at all. ”
Thorin also stood up at this time and complained in a low voice.
"Your Majesty, are you sure our soldiers will be able to kill monsters?"
And then one after the other, all of them were opposed, and for good reason.
Soon only Grant and Holman remained.
Downing pinned his hopes on two men, who were the main executors of this "Dawn Offensive", and their opinions mattered.
A moment later, Grant stepped forward and saluted respectfully.
"Your Majesty, if Holman refuses to fight, I request that the combat armor be handed over to our bailiffs, and we are willing to serve as the main force of this Dawn Offensive. ”
Tang Ning finally had a smile on his face.
The next moment, Holman gave Grant a blank look and knelt on the ground as well.
"Your Majesty, the soldiers of the Guard are ready to fight any enemy, and at your command, the soldiers of the Guard will act according to your will. ”
Tang Ning got up, walked up to the two men, and helped them up.
"Very good, with your support, this Dawn Offensive is planned to be held fifteen days later on the night of the full moon. ”
He thought to himself that these two martial artists were better to speak, and finally gave him a little support at this time.
But after hearing this, Grant and Holman both had extremely frightened expressions on their faces, but in the end they didn't say anything and returned to their seats.
Tang Ning looked at everyone with a determined expression.
"At this cabinet meeting, I am not asking for your opinions, but asking you to cooperate with Holman and Grant in preparing for the war. ”
After that, he dismissed the cabinet members.
"Grant and Holman stay, I have something to tell you. ”
By the time the rest of the people left, there were only three people left in the palace.
Tang Ning looked at the two and motioned for them to continue talking.
At this time, Holman stepped forward and saluted, suggesting: "Your Majesty, the number of monsters at other times outside of the full moon is relatively small, and they are not crazy, and they are easier to deal with, I think we should avoid the night of the full moon and send troops." ”
Grant was like Holman at this time.
"That's right, Your Majesty, Holman proposed that I agree that if the battle begins on the night of the full moon, the pressure on the guards will be very great, and if we are defeated, we will have a large number of casualties. ”
Of course, Tang Ning also thought of this, and patted the two of them on the shoulder.
"Holman, Grant, if we avoid the full moon night and send troops to recover the territory on the ground, what if the monsters go berserk on the full moon night, and then do we have to go back underground and avoid those monsters?
Holman and Grant looked at each other.
Tang Ning continued: "I chose to start the battle on the night of the full moon, the purpose is to see how the strength of the guards compares to the crazy monsters, if the battle on the night of the full moon is unfavorable, it means that our strength is indeed not enough to return to the ground, and when the time comes, we will retreat to the dark market, the dawn offensive fails, if we can defeat the monster on the night of the full moon, it means that we do not have to go back to the ground on the night of the full moon in the future, and take root directly on the ground, which means that the dawn offensive plan is completely successful." ”
Holman and Grant suddenly realized that it made sense.
Tang Ning breathed a long sigh of relief and looked at the two of them.
"Now the three of us are tied together, if the Dawn Offensive fails, then all three of us will face tremendous pressure and criticism, if we succeed, we are all heroes of the Federal Empire. “
Holman and Grant immediately fell to their knees and spoke in unison.
"Live up to Your Majesty's trust. ”
"Okay, you go out and train quickly, Grant's guard will also be assigned a part of the Obsidian Armor II later, and when the time comes, it will be used as a reserve source, and I will make a detailed battle plan. ”
After sending the two away, Tang Ning immediately began to plan.
"If you directly open the door of the dark market and rush out on the night of the full moon, when the time comes, you will lose the monsters, and the monsters will definitely pour into the dark market, and it will become purgatory, so you must find a suitable place as a gathering point for soldiers, and when the time comes, the night of the full moon will start fighting, and once you fail, the dark market will not have any problems. ”
Thinking of this, Downing wrote a place on a blank piece of paper.
The palace of the old kingdom, which can be used as a rallying point, also has a barrier to guard, after all, I don't know what the strength of the monster is on the night of the full moon, and there is no danger to defend directly in the open field, once the enemy is defeated, the guards will be wiped out.
At present, there are 5,000 guards and more than 3,000 bailiffs in Grant, adding up to a total of more than 8,000 people, which should be enough.
After making a battle plan, it was already daytime, and after stretching his waist, Tangning fell asleep.
......
At this moment, the people also knew about this plan, and for a while people were panicked, and many people began to complain.
"What the hell does Your Majesty think, suddenly we have to fight monsters, there's nothing wrong with us living underground like this, what do you want now. ”
"Someone should remind Your Majesty to sober up, he is going to bury the Federal Empire established by him with his own hands. ”
"I heard that both the cabinet members and the parliament rejected His Majesty's plan, but His Majesty insisted on going his own way and did not listen to any persuasion at all. ”
This conversation was all carried out in taverns, and now that there was plenty of food, many people started making sake and opened taverns for people's daily pastime.
But the young king's decision was not known elsewhere, such as the Dawn Abbey.
The life of the witches of the Dawn Monastery has improved a lot, and there is plenty of food, but in other respects it is still far from that of the completely free Federal Empire, which implements a unified supply system of resources.
The message of the Federal Empire was found a way to be relayed back to the Dawn Monastery by the witches who worked there.
For example, witches who were out there to help exiled women in other shelters would go to the Federal Empire to rest as a transit point, and the working witches would inform the temporary witches of the situation and let the witches bring back the message.
"We live here very well, we have everything we need, the degree of freedom here is unimaginable, and living here is as comfortable as staying in a royal palace. ”
The witches, who had rested for a few days, lingered and told their companions at the Dawn Abbey what they had seen.
What's even more terrifying is that those women who were rescued by witches chose to settle down in the Federal Empire directly after resting for a few days in the Federal Empire, instead of going to the Dawn Monastery.
The news was gathered together to get the witches of the Dawn Abbey into action.
In the room, Elizabeth reminded in a whisper.
"Sister Lori, I heard that more than a dozen witches fled today and went directly to the Federal Empire. ”
Lori Hannah frowned, looking dissatisfied.
"That guy, he's eating away at our membership so that there are fewer and fewer Sisters at Dawn Abbey. ”
Elizabeth hesitated for a long time, then said, "But it is indeed better there, the food is sufficient, there is no discrimination against witches, and there is no need to pray every day to live there." ”
Lori Hannah gave Elizabeth a blank look.
"It sounds like you want to be there, but don't call me sister if you want to be a deserter. ”
Elizabeth looked embarrassed, rubbed her hands, which had become rough from the cold climate, and muttered quietly.
"I want to go there and buy some cosmetics, and the girls there use one kind of makeup, and the skin will be much smoother after use. ”
Now Downing even the machinery for producing cosmetics is made from steampunk factories to enliven the market economy and increase the variety of goods in the market.
Hearing this, Lori Hannah looked down at the back of her rough hand.
She also saw that the other sisters who had borrowed from the Federal Empire were using a white lotion, and the back of her hand was indeed smooth, and she wanted it too, and after hesitating for a long time, she got up.
"I'll have to talk to that guy and get him to stop absorbing the dangerous behavior of the Dawn Monastery, and we'll be there in the afternoon. ”
In fact, she also wanted to buy some use, but she was too embarrassed to go directly like everyone else, so she made an excuse.