In the cold winter season, there is heavy snowfall.
The entire Yulong City has been covered with silver, and the thick snow makes the residents of the city only want to curl up by the warm fireplace, and few pedestrians are seen on the wide streets.
In the bitter cold wind, a gorgeous carriage was slowly driving towards the Phoenix Palace.
The Minister of Military Affairs, Marquis Creek, stretched out his hand to hold down the curtain of the carriage that was constantly shaking by the howling north wind. Although the brazier was burning inside the carriage, he still felt the biting chill.
Recently, the Marquis of Creek has been deeply tired, and the thick dark circles under his eyes cannot be completely covered even with makeup.
Ever since the news of the establishment of the Orcs Third Reich was confirmed, the war machine of the Glorious Empire began to operate immediately.
Although the orc army that crossed the Tianduan Mountain Range has not yet been discovered, no one in the Glorious Empire dared to take a chance.
Because after the orcs established a unified empire twice before, the first thing they did was invade the Glorious Empire.
In the past, the Glorious Empire tried to send envoys to explore the possibility of peaceful coexistence between the two empires, but unfortunately, after the first two envoys went to the orcs, they turned into skeletons hanging on the flag of the orc army.
It was a barbaric race, and the desire to kill in their bones made them unable to understand what peaceful coexistence was.
When this race split into countless orc tribes, the infighting among them would lead to corpses everywhere, and when one of the powerful tribes defeated all the enemies, the unified orc empire still couldn't stop the war, it needed Find a new enemy to unleash the unrepressible tyranny of this race.
And this enemy can only be the Glorious Empire.
So this time, the Glorious Empire did not send envoys at all, but immediately started mobilizing for war.
As the Minister of Military Affairs of the Empire, the Marquis of Creek has not slept peacefully for more than a month. In order to deal with the upcoming orc army, Emperor Reinhardt is determined to mobilize an army of one million.
Millions of troops!
It's a number that can spin anyone's head, and the sheer amount of preparation required is enough to overwhelm any workaholic.
What made the Marquis of Creek even more exhausting was that in order to demonstrate his authority and ability, Emperor Reinhardt continued to intervene in the war mobilization work. This not only did not reduce the burden of the Marquis of Creek, but added countless troubles to him.
In fact, ever since Prince Lexi was expelled from Yulong City, Emperor Reinhard has become extremely diligent.
Unfortunately, sometimes, diligence does not necessarily increase efficiency.
The Marquis of Creek even began to miss the Emperor Reinhard who ignored political affairs and was busy cuckolding his subordinates.
But he also knows that now that Prince Lech has been expelled, the Senate has been weakened, and the church is overwhelmed by the changes in the Eastern Territory. How can Emperor Reinhard, who has no constraints, be willing to play with women again after regaining power
The taste of power is definitely more attractive than beauty.
This is the realization that every man who has truly mastered power will have.
In fact, it would be fine if Emperor Reinhardt really had the ability to take over the power of the empire, but unfortunately, this emperor seems to have been playing with women for too long, and he has long been unfamiliar with the government affairs of the empire. Substantial help.
Of course, the Marquis of Crick could only slander these thoughts secretly.
Dragging his exhausted body, the Marquis of Creek walked into the Political Hall of the Phoenix Palace.
Several cabinet ministers in the palace were already present, but everyone's spirits were not very good. Obviously, they were all tossed by the war order and the emperor who regained power.
The Marquis of Creek nodded to the ministers as a greeting, and then stood in his own place.
After dozing off for a while, I saw Emperor Reinhard striding into the palace.
Compared with several extremely exhausted cabinet ministers, this emperor in his prime appears to be full of vigor and fighting spirit.
He has a strong body and sharp eyes, and just standing there exudes an intoxicating charm all over his body.
Emperor Reinhard sat down on the throne, waved his hand, and motioned the ministers to sit down too.
Immediately, a group of young and beautiful maids walked into the hall with light steps, presenting a steaming cup of coffee to everyone.
Immediately, the hall was filled with a refreshing fragrance.
The Marquis of Creek stretched out his hand to hold the coffee cup, warmed his palm, and then put it down.
Raising his head, he saw that Emperor Reinhard had already drank the coffee in one gulp, then scanned the hall with falcon-like eyes, and said loudly:
"Now that we're all here, let's start. Let's talk about the preparations for the war against the orc invasion. Will the task of gathering a million troops in March next year be completed?"
Hearing this, everyone's eyes focused on the Marquis of Creek. After all, he was the Minister of Military Affairs of the Empire and the main person in charge of mobilizing this war.
The Marquis of Creek felt bitter for a while, but still bit the bullet and said:
"Your Majesty, winter preparations are a military taboo, not to mention the mobilization of a million-strong army. All the lords of the empire have sent letters expressing their hope that the time for assembly can be delayed a little so that they can prepare more... "
"No!" Emperor Reinhard waved his hand and interrupted mercilessly, "How many times have I said that since the plan has been made, it must be strictly followed, otherwise we will push it again and again, When can we be ready for war
You know, the orcs will not give us time to slowly prepare for battle! "
The Marquis of Creek tried hard to make his tone not so tough, and advised:
"However, Your Majesty, the Tianduan Mountain Range is also blocked by heavy snow at this time, and it is impossible to pass through. Even if the orc army is to be dispatched, it will have to wait until the spring of the next year. Counting the marching time, it will not be possible to reach the western region until April or May at the earliest. We There's no need to be so anxious..."
"Are you questioning my decision?" Emperor Reinhard glared and roared angrily.
When the Marquis of Creek couldn't bear his aura and lowered his head, Emperor Reinhardt continued:
"War preparations should be made sooner rather than later!
You say that the mountain is impassable due to the heavy snow, and it is only for the normal human army. How can you be sure that those crazy and savage orcs will also be restricted by this
What's more, if we complete the assembly in March, even if the orc army has not arrived, we can still use the extra time to carry out coordinated combat training.
You say, right? "
Emperor Reinhard's remarks sounded reasonable at first, but they were extremely unrealistic to these cabinet ministers.
No, hearing that Emperor Reinhardt was going to assemble an army of millions in advance to start coordinated combat training, the Minister of Finance, Earl Lloyd, finally couldn't help but persuade:
"Your Majesty, every day a million-strong army assembles, the losses will be extremely huge. If combat training is carried out again, the meals will need to be supplemented with vegetables and meat, and the losses will be even more terrible. If the orc army arrives late, the empire's finances may not be able to support it." Living… "
"Bastard!" Emperor Reinhard said angrily, "Is the empire's finances so fragile!"
Earl Lloyd sighed inwardly, and nodded with a bitter face.
Emperor Reinhard's chest heaved violently a few times, then he narrowed his eyes, and suddenly said:
"I heard that the lords of the Eastern Territory have borrowed some money from the church..."
As soon as these words came out, there was a complete silence in the hall.
(end of this chapter)