Chapter 390 Assemble

? Nobles in this era rarely talk about war with people other than nobles, because war is a game of nobility, a game of chess for kings and lords, and war is a tool and stage for them to distribute benefits, so they will not. , and there is no need to explain to the commoners why their land is involved in the war - but Gawain doesn't think so.

He must let the people under him know why the war broke out and the significance of this war to the territory. Only in this way can he tie the interests of everyone in the entire Cecil territory together.

"Everyone, the peace is over. According to my judgment, it won't be long before Prince Edmund and Anzu's most powerful Eastern Front Army will announce that the capital has been occupied by the rebels, and the two dukes of the capital will be announced. And the Welsh they encircle?? Moen will certainly call the nobles to raise troops in the same name, the second civil war of Anzu may break out in the fire moon, and we - our greatest advantage is to know before everyone the news."

Gawain did not explain his source of information, but his absolute authority and his miraculous performance all along made it unnecessary for him to explain. Everyone in the conference hall began to think about Cecil's future along the lines of the lord. Knight Lun was the first to break the silence: "The fire of war will burn to the south sooner or later."

"That's right, three of the kingdom's four borders will be involved in civil wars, and the southern border can't be immune to it forever," Gawain nodded, "so what we have to do is to firmly control the southern border before the war comes in—thus Take the initiative."

The death of Francis II is a big variable for Gawain, but this variable is also within his several bad predictions about this peace negotiation before. Although the details are different, he has indeed deduced the Ansu outbreak. The possibility of civil war, now that the king is really dead, the situation in this kingdom is about to be unstable, but for Gawain, there is indeed a hidden opportunity here.

He can be more justifiable and more focused on completing the recovery and rule of the entire southern border.

A chaotic group of nobles in the capital and the divided Moen royal family will have no time to take care of the situation in the South, and the Grand Duke of the Three Kingdoms will not be able to devote any extra energy to intervene in the shuffling of the South, and those nobles in the South who have many ties to the Holy Spirit Plain They, too, are hit by chaos and become easier to deal with. As long as we can seize this opportunity to start, and complete the integration of the basic set in the early stage of the Ansu Civil War, then everything will be easier than previously planned.

Moreover, Gawain can also take advantage of the opportunity of this civil war to make many of his follow-up activities more justifiable...

With this thought in mind, Gawain first mobilized the heads of various departments before the war and completed the assignment of combat readiness tasks. After the meeting, Byron, Philip, Soldrin, Hetty, and Amber stayed behind. Down: What follows is a real military closed-door meeting.

"Combat Corps mobilization is in place,

"Byron first reported his situation," The arsenal is still working overtime to hoard weapons and ammunition. "

Hetty continued: "The preparations for the war in the territory started a few days ago. In addition, I have asked Godwin Orlando to prepare the news about the major nobles in the south conspiring to attack Cecil and plunder the wealth of the territory. , it can be released in the whole territory as soon as tomorrow."

Gawain looked at Amber again, and before he could speak, the latter had already started to take the initiative to report the news he had just received: "The Lady of Glenn has sent the latest secret letter, the Viscount of Carroll and the Earl of Pebble have been around for several consecutive days. There are armed militias and knights, and it seems that the Earl of Horsman has already begun to assemble the army. They also issued an invitation to Glenland—according to what you explained before, Lady Glenn agreed."

"They only know that I visited Glenn once last winter, but they don't know that after just one visit, Glenn is already a member of Cecil's forces," Gawain shook his head, "I have always asked Ropeni? ?Glen has actively contacted Hossman, and it seems to be working well."

"What direction do you think they will attack from?" Soldering asked Gawain, looking at him.

Gawain stood up and came to the map of the Southern Territory hanging on the wall of the conference room.

"Cecil's territory is backed by the Dark Mountains, which is a natural danger. At least those southern nobles will not challenge this natural danger, so they can only choose from three attack routes: the east side, the west side, and the north side.

"Count Hossman and the nobles in the south with whom he is connected are mostly located in the west and north. If they attack from the east, it means that most of them have to travel long distances in the wilderness, and the east side of Cecil is mountainous. , the only few plains are narrow, so this is not a good attack route;

"On the west side, the dense western forest is a huge barrier. If they don't want the army to walk in circles in the forest for half a month, they have to take the east-west road between the forest and the Baishui River, or flow down the Baishui River. , the former has to face Cecil's blockade, the latter has to pass through Leslie's Land, passing under the towering city walls of Tanzania... But they may take this risk, because although Viscount Andrew Leslie has always been It is very close to Cecil, but it is not impossible for the nobles in the south to win;

"North... This should be the best route of attack. They can attack the Kant area first, because Kant is Cecil's 'new land', and as a general rule, they will think that the Kant area is poorly defended, and the local knights and squires are against each other. Cecil's loyalty will also be very low, so they will give priority to attacking here, and if they capture Kant, they can also use it as a stronghold and continue to attack Cecil City south."

After Gawain finished his speculation, Soldrin touched his chin and said, "So, they might attack from the west and the north at the same time?"

"Then see how many people that Earl Hossman can organize, and whether his authority is enough to support such a division of troops," Gawain said, then looked away from the map, "What we have to do now is to Push that Earl Hossman one last time..."

"The last push?" Heidi asked curiously.

"Inform Patrick that the supply of alchemy potions to the entire southern region will be reduced by 50%," Gao Wen said to Hetty first, then turned to Amber, "Let the 25th Production and Construction Office draw up a plan, and let the 25th Brigade spread a message ...Let's just say that the Cecil knights who lost their land and the despised capital mages broke out into riots and destroyed the alchemy factory. Cecil was in chaos, and the alchemy potion industry, which was the backbone of the territory, was about to come to a standstill. Wasn't there a batch of defective products that had not been destroyed when the grenade was launched? It happened to be used for blasting the North Shore Reservoir, and the 25th brigade was asked to go to the wharf to lay the foundation, blow it up in front of them, and tell them that the mages in the territory were making trouble."

Amber's eyes lit up: "I like this plan!!"

Not to mention Amber, even Soldrin admired Gawain's ideas at this time, so Philip couldn't help but muttered to Byron: "You said... the lord is doing this a bit inconsistent with chivalry? "

Byron opened his mouth, and habitually wanted to make up another set of nonsense to fool this upright young man, but this time Gawain's plan was too dirty, and Rao Yi's mouth could not be washed away. , he had no choice but to tut twice: "Lord, this is for the sake of the overall situation, and he has to sacrifice chivalry."

Philip thought for a while, then nodded: "Hey."

Byron looked at him in surprise: "Huh? You've changed? Why didn't you struggle with chivalry as before?"

Philip thought for a while, then waved his hand: "I realized one thing recently, that is, I can't speak to you at all - so instead of struggling with chivalry, I want to know the persuader railgun you promised me last time. when are you giving it to me?"

Byron: "..."

In the spring of Ansu 736, in the last days of the month of recovery, countless tides, bright and dark, were surging in this ancient country.

But due to the slow spread of news, coupled with the occlusion of the South itself, almost everyone in the South didn't know what they were going to face in the next few years when these tides were just coming in.

In the eastern region, Ge Lanling, Luo Penny?? Ge Lan sent the messenger from the western region, watching the carriage with the Husman family emblem gradually disappearing on the mountain road, the corner of her mouth slowly revealed a warm expression. smile.

"Is there a crowd of 70,000 people gathered..." The baroness muttered to herself, "It's crazy..."

The middle-aged butler who had followed for many years came behind the baroness and said softly, "The mistress, the knights and the soldiers have assembled."

"Very good," Ropeney Grant nodded, "Let the knights set off first and go to Carroll Land... I will 'help' that good neighbor."

The butler bowed to leave, while Ropeney Grant turned around and stood on the castle's terrace overlooking the rolling hills of the southern region.

"Seventy thousand people... Duke Gawain, I hope you can do what you promised. This will be the last big gamble in my life."

Cecil Territory, Baishui River, accompanied by the steel roar from the giant repulsion mechanism and hinge device, the huge mechanical bridge connecting the two sides of the river slowly lowered and closed, and various vehicles and pedestrians who had been waiting for a long time followed. After reaching the bridge deck, a messenger carriage heading for the Kant area ran at the forefront. As the carriage galloped, a stack of newspapers in the carriage was loosened due to the vibration, and several sheets of paper with the smell of ink drifted to the bridge deck. superior.

The newspaper printed a prominent headline:

"Outside - War Threatens Our Prosperity and Peace"

Below that, is a line of subtitles:

"Mr Godwin commenting on the situation - Earl Horsman and his lackeys do not want a good life for the people of Cecil"

A pair of feet wearing sackcloth shoes was walking on the mechanical bridge. The owner of the feet stopped in front of the "outside", and then a thick and powerful hand picked up the paper.

Wright?? Aviken carefully looked at the content on the outside of the number. This article is completely different from Godwin?? Orlando's previous style of writing that is full of elegant language even if he tries to be simple. It is simple and straightforward. But it was as aggressive as a sharp sword, with strong and hot feelings. There is no doubt that even if this article was written by Godwin himself, the content of it was not the "editor-in-chief" from the capital alone. figured it out.

"A battlefield..."

The lightless priest muttered softly, clenching his fists slowly.

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