Proof of the Sun King
Chapter 904: , good times, coming force!
Imperial calendar 2514, August.
In the next few months, whether it is the Knight King Ryan of Brittany, the Emperor Karl Franz, the Grand Duke Theodoric Geisel of Nord, or the ice and snow of Kislev Queen Catalin, they are all apprehensive about the mass gathering and eerie silence of the barbarians. The human kingdom in the north of the old world has continuously sent scouts and spies to Norsca to obtain information to confirm whether the barbarians really intend to mass South.
As for Estalia and Tyrell, it is still irrelevant to their attitude.
At the beginning, everyone was very nervous and very alert, and batches of troops were transferred to the front to prepare for a possible large-scale invasion of the barbarians, while the courts of Brittany, Kislev and the Empire continued to Several meetings were held to discuss how to deal with it, and they even sent messengers to contact each other to prepare for coordinated operations.
In the end, however, the news came as a surprise to everyone.
It's up! It really hits!
But it was not the northern barbarians who went south, but the pirate fleet of Norsca and the Black Ark Fleet of the Dark Elves fought in the chaotic sea. Hundreds of Norsca dragon ships and the entire Black Ark fleet of the Dark Elves fought a terrible naval battle. A battle is won or lost.
Afterwards, Valkyrie, the wife of the blood god, personally led a chaotic army of about 35,000 people to start the war with the dark elves of Nagaros. The dark elf kingdom was caught off guard, and was once broken through the northern defense line carefully established by the dark elves. After sacking several dark elf fortresses, it approached Hal-Goncy, the capital of Kane's bride Heliburn, Karond and the peak of resentment. The barbarians even built a Chaos Fortress, called the Frozen City, on top of the deadwood kingdom of the Dark Elves, to showcase their achievements.
Malekith was forced to withdraw the fleet and main force preparing to attack the desolate islands of Ulthuan, and the Witch-king ordered his subordinate Malus-Blackblade to lead the army of the Dark Elves and the Chaos army of Valkyrie at war, the Dark Elves and the Chaos Horde blood warmed the ice fields of Nagaroth.
The battle situation at the beginning was favorable for Valkyrie, because the Blood God's Wife never lacked full-body armored Khorne Berserkers to follow, but the Dark Elves were a virtuous race, especially the 95,000 Dark Elves stationed along the northern route. The defenders were also Duruchy's elite and tried-and-true warriors, and gradually, the Dark Elves stabilized the situation and contained Chaos' offensive.
At this time, almost all human kingdoms have received information, that is, the Norsca barbarians responded to the call of the chaotic wasteland barbarians and prepared to gather all their military forces to fight the dark elves.
It is so! So this is ah!
The barbarians did not intend to fight us, but to fight the dark elves to the death!
It's okay, you can finally rest assured.
The entire Old World human beings breathed a sigh of relief almost at the same time, and the electors of the empire shouted luck, and even ecstatic.
Alright, barbarians fight dark elves, **** fight bastards!
The imperial electors, who were already worried, even held a banquet to celebrate.
Brunswick, the capital of the Empire, the Imperial Palace, the Imperial Parliament.
Every year, the Emperor's Rick Guards are inspected in the capital, so that all citizens can witness the strength of the Emperor's Guards. This is usually carried out by Marshal Rick, who checks that his knights are fully equipped and equipped with weapons. And the chance of whether the armor is in good condition, which is of great significance to the new knights who performed the vigil after the last review and took the oath to join the Knights, is related to a training and testing that can be traced back to the Rick Guard. The traditions of the era that were less formal and strict.
Since modern times, a new knight's first inspection has become a symbol of his eventual acceptance as a member of the Order, a ceremony and bath for noble families interested in gaining more influence at the imperial court Great opportunity for accolades.
Emperor Karl Franz inspected the Rick guards who were loyal to him during the day. The emperor's face was a little stiff because he smiled for too long. He even wondered if he could make other expressions besides smiling.
But the emperor was destined to be tired. He had just finished reviewing the Rick guards during the day, and he immediately convened a cabinet meeting at night.
The core courtiers of several emperors sat together. Emperor Carl looked around and said with some regret: "Gelt didn't come?"
"Our chief great wizard and great alchemist brought a message that he could not escape from one of the most important gunpowder improvement experiments now, but he gave advice, that is, as far as the current situation is concerned, it is not recommended to relax our vigilance." The spy chief of the empire, Earl Valfin, said cautiously: "But the information I got here is that the barbarians are indeed at war with the dark elves in the distant and cold continent of Nagaros, and the Norsca barbarians are indeed planning to provide the main force to support them."
"So your suggestion is to relax your vigilance? Valfin, you idiot, do you know that barbarians, such despicable and shameless creatures, have already given their all to the **** of darkness? How do we know that the other party will Wouldn't it suddenly turn around and attack the Empire?" Marshal Rick Kurt Heilberg still maintained his anger and vigilance, he shouted dissatisfiedly: "We must not take it lightly, you think we should let our guard down and disband Our army, you are wrong, Walfin, you are terribly wrong!"
"But we can't go on like this!" The spy chief also fired back: "That's what the intelligence shows, yes, we should probably be vigilant, but it's August, Heilberg, look at your mustache, It's already August!"
"August?" Heilberg was stunned for a moment. Marshal Rick didn't understand why the other party suddenly said this.
"The autumn harvest is almost here, my marshal." Mrs. Hawkswall, the Chancellor of the Exchequer, looked at Heilberg with displeased eyes, as if she was looking at a lunatic and an idiot: "The autumn harvest is coming in September, and the army is full of complaints. , you have to know that the food we use as military expenses... and the basis of tax revenue, but it is agriculture, if we continue to station heavy troops on the border, we don't have to wait for the barbarians to come, and our own treasury can raise mice!"
"But..." Marshal Rick blushed and wanted to fight again.
At this time, the emperor spoke, and Karl Franz said with a bit of frustration on his face: "If the electors themselves have begun to relax their vigilance, what's the use of us insisting here? The army can't be stationed for a long time. Outside, Rick led people have been very opinionated about this."
Heilberg had to admit that the emperor was right. There were not many professional soldiers in the army led by Rick. Most of them were semi-professional soldiers. Salary soldiers, such soldiers cannot leave the territory for a long time to fight, especially when the autumn harvest is coming, and there is no war on the front line, the soldiers are very dissatisfied with this inexplicable recruitment.
Isn't it all right?
What the barbarians have to deal with is the dark elves, what does it have to do with our empire?
To make matters worse, the emperor has done harm to the interests of the middle-class yeoman farmers and the townspeople.
A famous female artist and writer in the empire, Mrs. Squire, who has written many books, said in public: "The test of a country's civilization is never by how tall your palace is or how fast your carriage is. It depends on how powerful your weapons are and how powerful your army is, not how advanced your technology and art are, nor how luxurious your meetings are, how gorgeous your fireworks are, or how many businessmen you have out there to buy the world. Test you There is only one thing: your attitude towards vulnerable people.”
Later, Mrs. Squire began to speak and rhythm in the noble salons and banquets of the capital, making the emperor disgusting. However, many dignitaries in the emperor's court especially ate her this theory and always protected her.
On the contrary, the emperor really can't do anything about it. After all, it sounds reasonable, and he is still speaking for the citizens and the poor. It is natural political correctness. This rhythm is very successful. Hurt the interests of the Rick people.
And there is also a song "We Want Old Emperor Luitpold Back" circulating in the city of Brunswick.
We want the old emperor Luitpold back
We want the old emperor Luitpold back
The one with the beard, the long beard
The one with the beard, the long beard
Our parents talk all day about the good old days
long ago, in those times of peace
But it was really good back then, good days back then
…………
The meaning of this song is nothing more than the fact that the new emperor, Kazhuang, is not good enough. There are too many wars and conquests, and the taxes are heavy. People prefer the old emperor Luitpold, but Karl-Franz knows very well, His father Luitpold was nothing more than a national policy of being a throwaway emperor, doing inaction, compromising with nobles and electors, and trying to avoid war. He cleaned up the mess, and now his people are blaming him for doing too much?
At the same time, a new rhetoric appeared in the imperial court, and it spread extremely fast.
That is the "Brittanian Threat Theory". Many scholars and bureaucrats believe that the northern barbarians will fight against the dark elves, and the Empire can at least enjoy a good life for several more years. Compared with the northern enemies, the recent The kingdom of knights, which has risen rapidly and won the victory of Obiang's great expedition again, will become the real enemy of the empire, and must be guarded against and punished, and even force can be used.
There's a market for that, and it's spreading like crazy in Brunswick.
"Can't we leave a few elite legions?" Marshal Heilberg was still insisting: "Your Majesty, Geert also said that we can't relax our vigilance."
"Enough, Heilberg, where did the money come from?" said Mrs. Hawkswall, frustrated and angry. "You can have a good time, and who will pay for the money? Do you know that Your Majesty is starting to use himself. your private treasury?"
Heilberg suddenly understood something, and Marshal Rick turned his eyes around the emperor's entire private cabinet. He sighed: "I understand, all of you want to be able to remove the defense, right?"
Everyone did not speak, and after a few minutes of silence, Baron Amadeus-Mencken, the Imperial Privy Councillor and Chief Foreign Minister Styrgaard, finally spoke up: "Curt, there is an argument that people think that if we do not withdraw The army in the north, then the Norsca people will not be at ease to fight the dark elves, and even some Norsca chiefs directly ask some Nord lords and Marienburg merchants for 'protection fees'... Some people have given Now, do you understand what I mean?"
"Stupid!" Heilberg shook his head in disappointment, and Marshal Rick stopped talking.
Kaiser Karl Franz realized it too.
After decades of court career, the emperor deeply understood that Heilberg was a soldier, while others were bureaucrats.
For the bureaucrats, maintaining stability, smoothness, peace, and stability are their natural pursuits and political correctness. They are right in this regard. The empire is indeed in financial constraints now, and the war loan owed to the Supreme King has not been repaid!
"Let's withdraw, now, the autumn harvest is the top priority!" The emperor finally made a decision.
"Yes!"
At the same time, in the court of Brittany, Ryan was also having a meeting. The King of Knights summoned the dukes to discuss the movements of the barbarians.
If anyone sees this, they may be very surprised to find that the topics and processes of the meetings they discuss are almost the same, whether it is the Empire or the Brittany court.
It is so! So this is ah!
The barbarians did not intend to fight us, but to fight the dark elves to the death!
It's okay, you can finally rest assured.
awesome! The barbarians fight the dark spirits, and the **** fight the bastards!
The Dukes of the Knight Kingdom were all full of smiles and applauded.
In the newly built and somewhat crude palace of Musilon, Aurora, as the leader of the intelligence department, reported the situation to everyone.
Yes, it is not the prophet of the lake god, nor the man sent by Lawen, but Aurora, the mature and beautiful witch full of moving sanctuary, in the conference hall in the new palace, reporting all the recent events. Intelligence summary, according to the information of the scouts and spies and the analysis of multiple sources of intelligence, it seems that the barbarians are indeed planning to fight the dark elves. Dozens of pieces of information have been verified to be correct. For this alone, Aurora has done a good job. .
Aurora only feels that she has the face, and can enjoy the status of reporting alone at the core power and decision-making level of the human kingdom as a witch. The witch of the sanctuary only feels that she is a little airy. Unexpected status and treatment.
Of course, it would be better if all of this didn't come from this guy Ryan, Aurora thought with a little displeasure.
"In this way, the barbarians will not call." The dukes expressed their positions one after another, and Francois smiled and said to Ryan: "Every indication shows that the barbarians are targeting the dark elves, and we have been vigilant for nothing. ."
"It looks like this at the moment, but we can't take it lightly." Ryan motioned for Aurora to come down and take a seat behind him, sitting on the left side of Beria who had just returned from Marienburg: "There should be You still have to be on guard.”
But Aurora moved her long legs, bringing a scent of lavender, and sat directly in the seat of the absent palace steward Katzenberg. Both Morgiana and Sulia glanced at her, seeing Lane didn't object and didn't say anything.
"But the autumn harvest is coming soon, Your Majesty." Lawn reminded in a low voice, "We must ensure the autumn harvest. Agriculture is the foundation of our country. The army can't always be concentrated on the northern coast, and army salaries and rations will become a serious burden~www .wuxiaspot.com~ Soldiers on the front lines are not the long-term solution."
"Um..." Ryan had to admit that Raun was right, but the King of Knights still felt that something was wrong.
"Can't we leave a few elite legions behind?" At this time, the Duke of Bethmond proposed a compromise plan: "Chaos chompers are really untrustworthy!"
"Where, then, do military expenditures come from?" asked the Duke of Adaihad.
"Military expenses come from the treasury, and a principality has seven hundred people, full-time knights, knight servants and professional troops. The army's salaries and rations are paid by the treasury." Ryan said decisively: "The people under your command who have nothing to do, fight and disturb all day long. The ranger knights in the security and the elite infantry regiment formed by the return of Bafengshan sent me to go along the northern route! Even if the barbarians do not come, they should come out to train and travel! Tell them that the king is responsible for meals, and there are no worries about three meals a day. , and also pay for the army!"
"Hahahaha!" There was a burst of laughter in the conference hall. Ryan's prestige was so high that no one dared to object, and he also clearly stated that the maintenance fee would be paid by the treasury, and the dukes would not object, completely. The distribution of professional troops and seven hundred people will not affect the crucial autumn harvest, so everyone agreed, and even the Duke asked if he could send more.
In this way, the meeting ended, a professional army of more than 8,000 people was quickly formed, and Ryan handed over the command to the Marquis of Loire, the Holy Grail of the Holy Grail, Tulas-de-Changer. , and from Bastogne, another sanctuary Great Holy Grail Count of Garamente, Callard, was seconded, and Callard was appointed as the coach and Turas as the lieutenant.
After arranging everything, Ryan announced the dismissal of the meeting, and he himself would return to Jean City.
The humans of the old world finally breathed a sigh of relief, and this year looks like it's going to be a good year.
Good times, come force!
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