Although Grant, who had just spoken, was somewhat unhappy with the other party's rebuttal, he had to admit that what the other party said was very likely to happen, or even was already happening.
Edwin Lucas turned his head and looked at the three dukes in the front, Wellington, Fox and Raycent, and asked, "What do the three dukes think about this?"
Fox glanced at Wellington and Raysent, who nodded at him, indicating that he should speak.
Fox smiled and said calmly, "The answer given by Chief of Intelligence Decas just now was very good, and his judgment is exactly the same as ours.
According to the intelligence we have obtained in recent days, the unusual movements of the Jinde Empire must be guarded against. The most likely thing they will do now is to take advantage of our unpreparedness and bring the barbarians under their command or directly form an alliance.
We have always lagged behind the Jinde Empire in strength, and can only compete with it by joining forces with the Ikasi Empire.
But now the Ikasi Empire has been unable to work together with us. They have their own little calculations in their hearts. After all, we are the country that completely borders the Jinde Empire, and only a small part of them can be adjacent to the uninhabited area in the territory of the Jinde Empire.
As for other forces like the Caster Empire, they just want to sit on the mountain and watch the fight between the two tigers. They will try to take advantage of the fight between our empires. Judging from the current situation, it is impossible for us to bring them in.
If we could still join forces with the Ikasi Empire to contend with the Jinde Empire in the past, then once they form an alliance with the barbarians, we will be in big trouble.
After all, the Barbarians alone are enough to hold back the neighboring Ikasi Empire. It is difficult for us to withstand the attack of the Jinde Empire. When that day comes, we will have no chance of winning. "
After hearing what Fox the Fox of Farant said, everyone present turned serious. Although the current situation was not completely certain, the threat was already in front of them.
Edwin Lucas said: "I completely agree with Duke Fox. His analysis is completely correct. Although we are still living in peace, a sharp sword has been hung over our heads.
The purpose of inviting you here this time is to discuss a set of countermeasures. If we cannot react in the shortest possible time, we will fall into a completely passive situation. " As soon as he finished speaking, the ministers around him immediately began to discuss enthusiastically. Everyone's face was full of worry, and they couldn't help but feel a little nervous while talking.
The Duke of Wellington looked at everyone and said, "Your Majesty, I do have a plan in mind."
Edwin Lucas nodded to Wellington and said, "Duke Wellington, go ahead."
The Duke of Wellington glanced at everyone, and everyone fell silent, ready to listen to the speech of the iron-blooded grand duke in front of them.
The Duke of Wellington said: "My lords, I think our only solution now is to destroy the Jinde Empire's plan and prevent them from forming an alliance with Manzu.
What we will do is to form an alliance with the Ayi Na tribe and help them fight against the attacks of the Jinde Empire.
After all, the Aina tribe is the dominant party and is much stronger than the Quesat tribe. After we form an alliance with them, we should be able to barely withstand the attack of the Jinde Empire.
Since this battle has to be fought anyway, we might as well set the battlefield on the barbarian’s territory.
On the other hand, we need to contact the Ikasi Empire. They must have also received the news and know about the unusual movements of the Jinde Empire.
We are now forcing them to form an alliance with us, forming an offensive and defensive alliance, and sending troops to join forces with the Barbarians and the Ayina tribe to stop the Jinde Empire and the Quesat tribe."
As soon as he finished speaking, Raycent said, “Wellington, your plan is easy to say but not so easy to do.
The Ikasi Empire is very cunning. They may not be willing to form an alliance with us at this moment, because they are definitely not the first target of the Jinde Empire. So they can wait for us to enter the barbarian territory and fight the Jinde Empire to death before taking action.
In this way, this war will only consume a lot of our strength and the Jinde Empire's strength, and the Yikasi Empire, as the last party to join the war, will definitely retain a lot of strength and become the happiest one."
Recent words made the ministers around him nod their heads continuously, because in their understanding, the Ikasi Empire was indeed a group of people of this kind, and they would definitely find ways to take advantage of them.
Wellington nodded and said, “What you said makes sense, but we are not completely without strategies to deal with the rogues of the Ikasi Empire.
In fact, there has always been a saying among the people, "The best way to deal with a rogue is to be more rogue than him."
If we want to deal with the Ikasi Empire, the best way is to be more rogue than them.
If your Majesty is willing, we can send envoys to the Itasi Empire to force them to join forces with us to support the barbarians.
We can tell them that if they are unwilling to join the war, we will immediately send troops to help the Quesat tribe destroy the Aina tribe, and then announce its incorporation into the Jinde Empire.
Anyway, if we are taken down by the Jinde Empire, the next target will definitely be the Ikasi Empire. If they hope to follow in our footsteps, they can just sit back and watch the fight. They can’t watch the show for long anyway.”
After hearing what the Duke of Wellington said, the entire hall fell silent. Everyone frowned and looked at the Duke of Wellington with strange expressions.
The major empires in the Continent of Miracles attach great importance to honor and face. The method that the Duke of Wellington is talking about now is a completely rogue practice of giving up honor and face, which is not in line with the image of an empire at all.
Everyone wanted to object but they were unable to speak out because of Wellington's reputation as the Iron-blooded Grand Duke.
Edwin Lucas narrowed his eyes, glanced at the people below the stairs, and said, "I agree with the Duke of Wellington. Now is not the time to care about honor and face.
The best way to deal with rogues is to be more rogue than them. If the Ikasi Empire wants to act like a rogue and plot against us, then we will be more rogue than them and force them to board our ship and fight the Jinde Empire to the end.
Please remember, as the old saying goes, only a living lion can shake its mane, and a dead lion is left with only its bones.
The glory of our Farant Empire can only be displayed to everyone after we win the battle. Once we lose the war and the territory, we will only be left with a pile of bones lying in the wilderness."