Nobles in this era rarely talk about war with people other than nobles, because war is a game for nobles, a chess game between kings and lords, and war is a tool and stage for them to distribute benefits, so they No, there is no need to explain to the civilians why their land is involved in the war - but Gawain doesn't think so.
He must let his people know why the war broke out and the significance of this war to the territory. Only in this way can he tie together the interests of everyone in the entire Cecil Territory.
“Everyone, peace has ended. According to my judgment, it won’t be long before Prince Edmund and Ansu’s most powerful Eastern Army will announce that the capital has been occupied by the rebels. The two dukes in the royal capital and the Welsh Morn they have coerced will definitely call on the nobles to raise armies in the same name. The second civil war in Anzu may break out in the Fire Moon, and we - our greatest advantage He just knew the news before everyone else.”
Gawain did not explain his source of information, but his absolute authority and miraculous performance all along made him no need to explain. Everyone began to follow the lord's thoughts and think about Cecil's future. Knight Byron was the first to break the silence: "Sooner or later, the war will burn to the south."
"Yes, Kingdom Four All three territories will be involved in the civil war, and the South Territory cannot remain alone forever," Gawain nodded, "So what we have to do is to firmly control the South Territory before the war breaks out - thus taking the initiative."
The death of Francis II was a big variable for Gawain, but this variable was also within his previous bad predictions about this peace negotiation. Although the details were different, he did After deducing the possibility of a civil war breaking out in Ansu, now that the king is really dead, the situation in this kingdom will be unstable, but for Gawain, there are indeed opportunities hidden in it.
He can complete the recovery and rule of the entire Southern Territory with more integrity and focus.
The chaotic nobles of the Royal Capital and the divided Morn royal family will have no time to take into account the situation in the Southern Territory. It is impossible for the Grand Duke of the Three Realms to allocate extra energy to intervene in the reshuffle of the Southern Territory, and those with the Holy Spirit The nobles of the southern border who have many connections in the plains will also be affected by the chaos and become easier to deal with. As long as we can seize this opportunity to take the lead and complete the integration of the basic plan in the early stages of the Ansu Civil War, everything will be easier than previously planned.
And Gawain can also take advantage of the opportunity of this civil war to make many of his follow-up activities more legitimate...
With this idea, Gawain first asked the staff of each department The supervisor conducted pre-war mobilization and completed the assignment of combat readiness tasks. After the meeting, Byron, Philip, Solderin, Hetty and Amber stayed: what followed was a real military closed-door meeting .
"The mobilization of the combat corps is in place," Byron first reported his situation,"Currently, the arsenal is still working overtime to stockpile weapons and ammunition."
Hetty continued: "The war preparation propaganda in the territory started a few days ago. In addition, I have asked Godwin Orlando to go Prepare extra news about the major nobles in the south plotting to attack Cecil and plunder the territory's wealth. It will be released to the whole territory as soon as tomorrow."
Gawain looked at Amber again, and before he could speak, the latter. Already started to take the initiative to report the news they had just received: "Countess Glen sent the latest secret message. There have been armed militiamen and knights near the Viscounty of Carroll and the Earl of Peppo for many days in a row. It seems that Horsman The earl has already begun to assemble the army. They also extended an invitation to Glenland - according to your previous explanation, Dame Glen agreed."
"They only know that I visited once last winter. Grantland, but he didn’t know that after just one visit, Grantland was already a member of Cecil’s force.” Gawain shook his head, “I have always asked Luo Penny Grant to actively contact Horsman. It seems that The effect is pretty good.”
“From which direction do you think they will attack?” Solderin asked, looking at Gawain.
Gawain stood up and came to the map of the South hanging on the wall of the conference room.
“The Cecil Territory is backed by the Dark Mountains, which is a natural barrier. At least the southern nobles will not challenge this natural barrier, so they can only have three optional attack routes: the east side, The west side, and the north side.
“Count Horsman and the southern nobles he contacted are mostly located in the west and north areas. If they attack from the east side, it means that most of them will have to attack from the east side. It is a long journey in the wilderness, and the east side of Cecil is mountainous and the few plains are narrow, so this is not a good offensive route;
"On the west side, the dense western forest It's a huge barrier. If they don't want the army to circle in the forest for half a month, they have to take the east-west highway between the forest and the Baishui River, or go down the Baishui River. The former has to face Cecil's Blockade line, the latter has to pass through Leslie Territory and pass under the towering city wall of Tanzania Town... But they may take this risk, because although Viscount Andrew Leslie has always been very close to Cecil, It is not impossible for the nobles in the south to win;
“The north... this should be the best offensive route. They can attack the Kant area first, because Kant is Cecil's 'new land'. According to general rules, they will think that the defense of the Kant area is low, and the local knights and squires will also have low loyalty to Cecil, so they They will give priority to attacking here. If they capture Kant, they can use it as a stronghold and continue to attack Cecil City southward. "
After Gawain finished speaking about his speculation, Solderin touched his chin and said: "So, they may attack from the west and the north at the same time? "
"Then it depends on how many people that Count Horsman can organize, and whether his authority is enough to support such a division of troops," Gawain said, and then fromThe map looked away, "What we have to do now is to give Count Horsman the last push..."
"The last push?" Hetty asked curiously.
“Inform Padric that the supply of alchemy potions to the entire southern territory will be reduced by 50%,” Gawain first said to Hetty, and then turned to Amber, “Let the Twenty-Five Production and Construction Office draw up a plan. Let the 25th Brigade spread the news... that the Cecil knights who lost their land and the despised mages of the royal capital broke out in riots and destroyed the alchemy factory. There was chaos within Cecil. The alchemy potion industry, which was the backbone of the territory, was about to end. It's been suspended. Didn't there be a batch of defective products that had not been destroyed when we were trial-making heavy explosive grenades? They were just used to blast the pits at the North Bank Reservoir. Let the people from the 25th Brigade go to the dock to lay the foundation and blow it up in front of them. Then tell them it's their territory. The mage above is making trouble."
Amber's eyes lit up when he heard this: "I like this plan!"
Don't talk about Amber, even Solderlin was at this time. Everyone admired Gawain's thinking, so Philip couldn't help but murmured to Byron: "You think...isn't it a bit inconsistent with the spirit of chivalry for the lord to do this?"
Byron opened his mouth. , habitually wanted to make up another set of lies to fool this upright young man, but this time the plan drawn up by Gawain was so dirty that even the old man's mouth felt that he couldn't clean it up, so he had no choice but to click his tongue. Twice: "The lord has to sacrifice chivalry for the sake of the overall situation."
Philip thought for a while and nodded: "Hey."
Byron looked at it in surprise Him: "Huh? Have you changed your gender? Why don't you worry about chivalry this time as before?"
Philip thought about it again and waved his hand: "I have realized one thing recently, that is I can’t talk to you at all - so instead of worrying about chivalry, I want to know when you will give me the Persuader rail gun you promised me last time."
Byron: "..."
In the spring of Anzu 736, during the last few days of the Moon of Resurrection, countless overt or covert tides surged in this ancient country.
However, due to the slow dissemination of news, coupled with the isolation of the southern region itself, when these tides first surged, almost everyone in the southern region did not know that they would be in danger in the next few years. What to face inside.
In the eastern region, Grant led, Luo Penni Grant saw off the envoy from the western region. Watching the carriage with the emblem of the Horsman family gradually disappear on the mountain road, the corners of her mouth slowly revealed A smile without warmth.
"A crowd of 70,000 people has actually gathered..." the female countess said to herself, "It's really crazy..."
The middle-aged housekeeper who has been following for many years came here He walked behind the Baroness and said softly: "Mistress, the knights and soldiers have gathered."
"Very good," Luo Penny Grant nodded, "Let the knights go ahead. Carol...I will 'help' that good neighbor."
The housekeeper bowed and left, and Ropenny Grant turned around and stood on the terrace of the castle looking at the rolling mountains in the south.
"Seventy thousand people Ah...Duke Gawain, I hope you can do what you promised. This will be the last big gamble in my life. ”
Cecil Territory, White Water River, accompanied by the roar of steel from the giant repulsion mechanism and hinge device, the huge mechanical bridge connecting the two sides of the river slowly lowered and closed, and all kinds of long-awaited... The procession of vehicles and pedestrians then stepped onto the bridge. A messenger carriage bound for the Kant area ran at the front. As the carriage was speeding, a pile of newspapers placed in the carriage came loose due to the vibration, and several of them smelled of ink. Papers flew onto the bridge.
The newspaper had a striking headline:
"Extra Number - War threatens our prosperity and peace"
< p>Under this, there is a line of subtitles:"Mr. Godwin comments on the situation - Earl Horsman and his lackeys do not want the people of Cecil to live a good life"
p>A pair of feet wearing coarse cloth shoes walked on the mechanical bridge. The owner of these feet stopped in front of this "extra number", and then a thick and strong hand picked up the paper.
Wright Aviken carefully looked at the content on the post. This article was completely different from Godwin Orlando's previous writing style that was full of elegant language even though he tried hard to be simple. It was simple, Straightforward, but as aggressive as a sharp sword, with strong and fiery emotions. There is no doubt that even if this article was written by Godwin himself, its content is not that of the "chief editor and president" from the royal capital. "A person came up with it.
"Battlefield..."
The priest who lost the Holy Light mumbled softly and slowly clenched his fists.