It was pouring rain outside the window.
"Our target for gathering this time is here, the port of Ametrine." Lorist tapped the little red dot on the map with a stick and said, "Everyone should remember that when we set off from Morente City to the north Let’s make the first stop, the only port town in the Armenian province of the former Principality of Rulm. That’s where we wiped out that so-called slave hunting group and formed a northbound convoy…”
There are not many people in the conference room, that is, Fatty Speer, Director Speer, Director Kedan, and Malek, Baron Camorra, Terman, and Reddy, except Director Speer, Director Kedan Except for Baron Camorra, the rest of the people formed a northbound convoy with Lorist to return to the Northland.
"The reason for choosing the Port of Armitelin is because it is only a one-day and one-night voyage from Hidden Gold Bay, and it is only two days away from the front line of the Fali Hill Plain. Even if our family's North Sea Fleet is frustrated in Hidden Gold Bay The plan to destroy the Armada does not prevent us from implementing a backup plan to reinforce the city of Bruvik.
Of course, it would be the best result if the Armada can be successfully wiped out and landed in Gold Bay to capture Morente City. We can deal the heaviest blow to the Business Alliance in the fastest time and at the lowest cost, forcing them and our kingdom A truce peace agreement is signed. This war has been going on for more than two years. Both the Business Alliance and our kingdom have suffered heavy casualties and losses. Now it is time to come to an end and end this bloody battle.
Sending troops to reinforce our Majesty the King is not because of interests and obedience to orders, nor is it because we are warlike and like war. You must know that the condition for His Majesty the King to let us send troops is to hand over Yungeshandra Province to our family as the jurisdictional territory. To develop a barren Yungeshandra Province, our family needs to invest a huge amount of development funds. We really don’t have It is necessary to sacrifice the lives of countless loyal family soldiers for such a province.
Our reason for joining the war is to stop this war and teach the Merchant Alliance a lesson. The Norton family territory is not a place where they can come and go freely and get away with it. They colluded with those rebels, set off riots in our family territory, slaughtered our family soldiers, and stole our confidential information. This is a shameful and despicable act! Whatever they take from our family, we will make them pay back tenfold! "
Well, what Lorist is talking about now is all nonsense, and everyone here knows that the real purpose of adopting Malek's proposal is actually to rob Morente City. That is the richest city in the Galintia continent, the place where wealth gathers, and the largest commercial city in the mainland. If Malek's plan is successful, it would be such a blessing to occupy Morente City and search for wealth. Moreover, Morente City has never been captured by the enemy. Once the Norton family armed forces occupy Morente City, all the fame and fortune will be there.
Of course, Lorist is not aimlessly aiming, he has to find a fair reason for himself and the family's armed forces, he can't tell the family soldiers, everyone, follow me, let's go to Morente City to rob...
So two years ago, the business alliance sent great sword masters to infiltrate the Northland to search for Lorist's whereabouts, preparing to assassinate the seriously injured Lorist, colluded with Chief Hansk to set off family strife, killed soldiers at the artillery training base, and swept away a large number of Master Sid The blueprints of the designed weapons and equipment became the best excuses, regardless of whether those great sword masters did it or not, anyway, those great sword masters did not dare to argue in front of the sword master Lorist. …
Genorio was scribbling on the sidelines. He had to record these words of Lorist and then print them into leaflets and distribute them to the armed forces of each family, so that all family soldiers could understand such a simple truth. Let’s go to Moron The robbery in Special City is just. We represent the righteous party to punish the despicable and shameless business alliance. All the property we robbed is the compensation given to our Norton family by the business alliance...
Lorist doesn't want to turn his family's armed forces into a gang of robbers, so necessary deception is indispensable, and ideological work must be paid attention to. Practice has shown that organized robbery with a sense of justice and discipline is the most efficient. In my previous life, my motherland slapped that arrogant monkey neighbor on the southern border. After a counterattack, the troops were withdrawn and returned to the country. The richest and most developed area of the neighboring country did not even have a telephone pole after the war. It is the best proof. So the ideological work has to continue...
"... This war should not have happened in the first place. The business alliance illegally occupied the territory of the former Krissen Empire. Our Andinak Kingdom inherited the legal lineage of the Krissen Empire. His Majesty the King is the orthodox bloodline of the Krissen Royal Family. Inheritance, so it is justifiable for us to unify and recover the territory of the Krissen Empire, and it is our duty and responsibility to restore the glory of the former Krissen Empire.
His Majesty the King doesn't want to go to war with the Commercial Alliance, he just wants to negotiate and sign a peace agreement with the Commercial Alliance. But the result is known to everyone. The business alliance violated the noble traditions, broke its promises, played tricks and tricks during the peace talks, not only wanted to threaten His Majesty, but also sent troops to attack, so that this war that shouldn't have continued until now.
Our Norton family sent troops to the war this time to punish the unjust business alliance and stop this cruel war from continuing to bring greater misfortune and disaster to the people of our two countries. May every soldier of our family fulfill their duties, fight bravely, make immortal contributions to our family and kingdom, and bring peace and hope to the unfortunate people in this war! "
Finally finished speaking, Lorist wiped the sweat from his brow. Fortunately, he only spoke in the meeting room this time. Due to time constraints, the four major legions of the family have already made their own schedules and did not make any military parade speeches before dispatching troops. Otherwise, Lorist didn't know if he could hold back such a long paragraph of sanctimonious remarks in front of the public.
This time I thought of it on the spur of the moment, because Malek believed that Lorist, as the head of the family, should encourage the soldiers of the family who went on the expedition and improve their morale. It seems that in the future, we will have a clerical team to write speeches for Lorist. Lorist used to despise Fatty Shi for his poor writing skills, and his speeches were written in a mess. I didn't expect that he would not be much worse when things came to an end.
Genorio has finished recording Lorist's speech, sorted out the manuscript and handed it to Lorist. After reading it, Lorist signed it, and then this manuscript will be printed and sent to the families who are going to war. Armed with the four armies to go. As for whether the soldiers would wipe their asses with the leaflet after reading it or keep it in a collection, it was none of Lorist's business, as long as the family soldiers thought that the robbery in Morente City was a just act, that was the most important thing.
After finishing the nonsense, it's time to get down to business, Lorist first called Fatty Shi's name.
"Baron Shreid, this time you agree to His Majesty's request to send troops, and the Yungeshandra Province will be brought under the family's jurisdiction. I am going to let Sedkamp serve as the acting governor of the Yungesandra Province to fully preside over the The development plan of Yungeshangdela Province. As the head of the family administration office, Sedkamp is under your direct control, and you have to be responsible for supervising and supervising the implementation of the development plan."
Fatty Shi stood up: "His Royal Highness, the original administrative department planned to let Soderkamp take charge of the development of Muyeyuan Province. He went to Yungeshangdela Province. Can Baron Sickerd take over Muyeyuan Province?"
Lorist nodded: "Appoint Baron Hickerd as the governor of Muyeyuan Province, and preside over the development of Muyeyuan Province as planned."
Then Lorist turned his attention to Director Speer: "Director Speer, starting from this year, the family will develop Muyeyuan Province and Yungeshangdela Province, and the development funds needed for these two provinces must be timely. The appropriation, do you understand?"
Director Speer stood up and nodded: "Your Highness, please rest assured, I will do a good job in financial supervision."
The third is Director Kedan.
"Director Kedan, you are in charge of setting up a patrol system in Northland and several jurisdictions. This is the most important issue related to the security of the family territory. You must not slack off. This is also the second armed force of the family. The person in charge needs to be selected carefully, otherwise it will affect the reputation and prestige of our Norton family among the people..." Lorist said.
Director Kedan stood up and replied seriously: "His Royal Highness, I understand that the candidates for all places are selected from the retired officers of the family's armed forces. They have indeed proved that they are loyal and reliable to the family. At the same time, I also arranged After training, they will take up their posts in different places, and they will be evaluated and rotated every five years."
"Okay," Lorist said, "as soldiers, what they need is loyalty and bravery. As patrolmen, what they need is care, fairness, and law-abiding. From now on, the family's garrison will no longer intervene in various places." Administrative affairs, unless there are natural disasters and riots. Maintaining the order of the family territory and the safety of the citizens are left to you patrolling police."
Director Kedan bowed his head: "Yes, Your Highness, we will do our best."
"Well, Malek, it's your turn to talk about the current situation of the family's four major armies."
The expressionless Malek stood up, opened a white folder in his hand, and began to report: "Your Highness, according to the overall plan of our Armed Forces, the Rock Legion has arrived at Hilovas Island by boat. After spending the rainy season on the island, we will depart for the port of Ametrine and wait for the result of the battle between the North Sea Fleet and the Armada of the Merchant Alliance before deciding on the itinerary. Whether to reinforce His Majesty the King or land in Morente City needs to be decided separately.
The Flying Tiger Legion and the Hunting Cavalry Legion have already arrived at the city of Vandenas in Dremke Province. After the rainy season, they will arrive at the Port of Ametrin by land. May 20th is the arrival date of the two legions. For the cavalry corps, there should still be a few days to spare. This time, the Guards Corps accepted the task of being in charge of logistics and supply support. They were also the first legion to set off in our family's armed forces. According to Xinying's message, they used sleds to reach Liushuichuan in winter and set up a base camp for logistics supplies there.
The head of the logistics of the four main armies of the family is still Baron Camorra, who will be in charge of the Armed Forces Department to manage the allocation and dispatch of all logistics and supplies for the expedition. And I and Captain Terman will continue to be responsible for reorganizing the garrison regiments in the provinces of Northland and the jurisdictional territory, so that they will become a reliable family armed force as soon as possible. "
Lorist nodded in satisfaction, motioned for Malek to sit down, and then looked at Terman who was sitting next to Malek: "Terman, are you annoyed that you didn't send your Knights out? I haven't let the knights fight for the first time, and your knights complain a lot..."
Terman stood up blushing: "His Royal Highness, our Knights of the Angry Bear obey the arrangement of the family, but we really look forward to going out to fight for the family..."
Lorist waved his hand: "Terman, it's not that I don't want the Raging Bear Knights to fight, but that the family territory needs a reliable armed force to sit in charge. I didn't let you serve as the executive deputy minister of the Armed Forces Department not to let you To become a fierce general who only knows how to charge into battle, you need you to help Malek complete the reorganization of the garrison regiments of each territory as soon as possible. At the same time, the members of the Knights also perform part-time law enforcement tasks. Judging from the current situation of the main forces of the family's armed forces , Indeed, there is no more suitable unit than the Knights of the Raging Bear to stay in the family territory. Don't worry, you will have the opportunity to fight in the future."
Terman made a knight salute: "Your Highness, I am also looking forward to the day when I will go to battle."
Lorist tapped his fingers on the table: "Actually, the key to our battle this time lies in the North Sea Fleet. Malek, at the end of February, Sambawood reported the situation of the North Sea Fleet's two encounters with the Armada Fleet, and asked for punishment. Claiming to be responsible for the loss of two Thunderbolt warships, four large armed warships and nearly a thousand sacrificed soldiers, does the Armed Forces have any results and opinions?"
Malek stood up again: "Your Highness, after investigation by the Armed Forces, it is believed that the loss of the North Sea Fleet in the second confrontation was not the responsibility of Admiral Sambawood, and his command did not make mistakes. The six warships lost were due to being hit by the enemy. On the contrary, after escaping from danger, the North Sea Fleet commanded by Admiral Sembawood fought very well. From this point of view, Admiral Sembawood did nothing wrong."
"Then do you think it is possible for the North Sea Fleet to defeat the Armada and escort our family's armed forces to the city of Morente?"
"It's a bit difficult." Malek thought for a while and replied: "Your Highness, it was the Fourth Squadron of the Armada stationed in Zangjin Bay that confronted the North Sea Fleet twice. Now the Fourth Squadron has been disabled by the North Sea Fleet, but The Armada still has two squadrons in the southern waters. Although Admiral Sembawood set fire to all the warships of the third squadron when he raided El Niba Port, if the first and second squadrons return to Tibetan Gold Bay At that time, the number of warships in the Armada would still have an overwhelming advantage over the North Sea Fleet. Our lightning strike warships are too few, and now there are only 14 left... "
"There is no need to consider the issue of the battleship. Niujiaowan Shipyard has been rebuilding the rest of the warships day and night, and Master Sid has also cast more than 300 bronze cannons. At present, 16 whaling ships have been transformed. To become a large lightning strike warship, more than 80 large and medium-sized armed warships will be equipped with bronze artillery by the end of April. The modification of the battleship and the equipment of the bronze artillery alone cost the family an additional two million Jinford. With these warships, I think defeating the Armada should be a no-brainer." Lorist said somewhat proudly.
"Your Highness, if this is the case, I hope that the North Sea Fleet can lure the Armada Fleet out of the Gold Hidden Bay and engage in a decisive battle at sea. After defeating or destroying the Armada, I hope that the North Sea Fleet can reduce the loss of the Gold Sea Fleet. But in terms of combat power, the biggest weakness of the North Sea Fleet is the lack of high-end combat power. As Admiral Semba Wood reported, a single great swordsman slaughtered the entire crew of a Thunderbolt battleship... "
A smirk appeared on Lorist's face: "High-end combat power? No problem, I, Reddy and Hughes Great Swordsman will also go to Shilovas Island after the rainy season, and we will board the ship with the guard battalion Assist. Hehe, I really want to see if the Armada will have a Juggernaut."
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