Charlotte's words finally succeeded in calming down the panicked northern nobles.
Of course, what reassured the nobles was not the so-called "reinforcements", but the conspiracy mentioned by Charlotte, that is... they could afford to waste time, but the third prince could not.
Being able to survive the Star-Moon War and the repeated demonic tides and pirate attacks over the past thousand years, Castel's capital, North Port, is naturally no pushover.
While being the most famous commercial center in the North, it was also an isolated fortress overseas. The tall seaside walls, the large stone-shooting cannons on the fortress, and the towering wizard tower are evidence of this.
However, with the rapid population growth and influx of immigrants in recent years, the expanding blocks outside Beigang have made it seem as if it has lost its edges.
The northern nobles were well aware of this, and their panic was only directed at the powerful army of the third prince.
After Charlotte made everything clear, the nobles were still worried, but at least they had hope.
All of this became particularly obvious after Viscount Roman Forlao came to the conference room.
The moment the viscount with a not-so-good reputation entered the venue, the northern nobles almost all breathed a sigh of relief, and their frowns relaxed a little.
It is obvious that although the vast majority of nobles do not like this viscount who was born a pirate, everyone can see the fighting power of the Roman Forge family.
Roman Foerster's arrival in North Port has undoubtedly made North Port's defense stronger.
"My Lord, the fleet of the Roman Fore family has arrived at the port, and all the extraordinary people of the family have also landed. We swear to fight with you until the last moment."
Viscount Roman Forge, who always wore a black suit, knelt on one knee and said respectfully.
Behind him followed several barons of the Roman Forge family and more than a dozen hereditary knights.
Charlotte compared the memorized roster with the badges on their chests and was surprised to find that all the middle and senior management of the Roman Fowl family were there.
This attitude is even more resolute than that of the Len-Castel family.
You know, even for old Viscount Ryan Castel, who had always followed her, not all the noble lords in his family came to North Port. There was even a small barony of their family that surrendered in the occupied area in the south.
"I'm glad you're back. From now on, Lord Roman Forge will have to worry about Beigang's coastal defense."
Charlotte nodded slightly and said.
"Don't worry, Lord Earl. We have already fought with the fleet of Bold Violet once. Although they are very powerful, we are not powerless to resist with the defenses of North Harbor."
Viscount Roman-Folt replied solemnly.
Viscount Ryan Castel looked at the "Pirate Viscount" thoughtfully, then looked around at the nobles who had quieted down in the meeting room, nodded slightly and said:
"It seems that everyone has calmed down. Lord Roman Fore has also returned. So... let's discuss how to defend North Harbor."
This time, the nobles did not object.
They soon began to discuss the defense of Beigang under the leadership of the old viscount.
Of course, the vast majority of nobles just listened, and they would only occasionally offer their own suggestions.
The only ones who actually participated in the discussion were the two viscounts and the barons. On the one hand, these nobles with higher titles had higher status, and on the other hand, most of them had commanded similar battles and were commanders.
Charlotte did not participate in the discussion anymore, but listened quietly to the discussion of the nobles.
She knew she had no experience, so it would be better to let the professionals take care of it at this time.
But this does not mean that she can just sit back and do nothing. The process of attending is also a process of learning. Apart from that, no matter how the nobles discuss, she will still make the final decision.
Gradually, as the nobles discussed at once, a defense plan led by Viscount Roman Forge and Viscount Ryan Castel, supplemented by many nobles, was put forward.
The core of the entire defense plan was quite simple and crude, that is, to abandon other territories south of North Port, to defend North Port and North Port Bridge, to control the Dorne River with small warships, and to defend and delay with North Port as the center.
Thanks to the Dorne River, North Port was originally the gateway to the north of Castell. As long as the North Port Bridge and the Dorne River were controlled, the Bold-Violet Alliance would not be able to continue northward, nor could they completely surround North Port.
Beigang can still maintain its logistics and will not become an isolated city, and Castel's side can rely on Beigang's city defense to fight the enemy.
If they win, the enemy will be unable to capture the city after a long siege, and the coalition forces of the two principalities will most likely retreat under pressure from all sides after suffering heavy losses, and Castel's army will even have a chance to seize the opportunity to counterattack.
If they lose, the city will be destroyed, and the Castel family will likely become history.
In addition, Charlotte also made several suggestions, but they were not about how to defend, but to promptly bring the poor people from the Diving Street outside North Port into the inner city, or to evacuate them directly to the north.
The nobles did not object. Many of them did not care about these poor people and simply regarded this as Charlotte's kindness.
Charlotte does have this consideration, but it’s not entirely true.
Expanding Beigang has been an idea that has always been in her mind since she ascended the throne. However, if she wants to expand Beigang, she must first demolish the large area of slums in Shallow Water Street outside Beigang.
Demolishing Shallow Water Street is a huge project. Beigang City Hall has mentioned many times in previous reports that this matter will face great resistance and is also full of hidden conflicts of interest. However, this war may be a good opportunity.
A battle of offense and defense is enough to shut up those who oppose it.
It is worth mentioning that when discussing the plan, the reinforcements mentioned by Charlotte were not mentioned much by the nobles.
In other words, although Charlotte promised solemnly that her side would have reinforcements, the nobles did not really take it seriously, or... did not take it to heart.
What made them regain their confidence was the political situation in Xinyue, the "evidence" of the third prince's guilt revealed by Charlotte, and the easy-to-defend and difficult-to-attack terrain of Beigang, rather than the reinforcements she promised.
In the eyes of many nobles, the so-called powerful reinforcements of a girl who was born in Bolder and had no deep exchanges with other noble families were at most some mercenaries, just to reassure everyone.
The only mercenaries they could think of were those in the East Yunite Black Land.
Although there are many powerful mercenary groups in East Yuneite, the hiring price is also sky-high, and many times those truly extraordinary mercenary groups do not want money, but corresponding extraordinary materials.
Castel is rich, but lacks channels to obtain extraordinary materials. The only extraordinary material he can afford is mithril.
But the amount of Mithril also depends on the stock.
During the rebellion in the north, the connection with Silver City was cut off, and the situation in the north was unclear. The nobles did not think that Charlotte could really hire those powerful extraordinary mercenary groups.
The extraordinary supplies in Beigang might not be enough for defending the city, so how could they possibly hire more mercenaries
In their view, Charlotte could at most add some garrisons to the North.
The plan was finalized and Charlotte made the final decision.
The nobles also took action and made final preparations for the upcoming war...