After an afternoon of discussion, the proposal for war was finally passed. The civil servants still opposed it, but the cabinet in this world does not have the same rights as the cabinet in the late Ming Dynasty. At most, it only makes suggestions and makes decisions.
The person is still the lord Garsain, and another reason for them to reluctantly agree is Linton's side.
Yes, Linton also said that if he really couldn't win the gold mine and was dragged into a protracted war, he would find a way to get money and food. This is still somewhat credible, because Linton didn't have to do it in Torgart City before.
As for the construction, there was no money. In the end, didn't Linton get investment from the Guangming Church to complete it? They didn't know what the relationship between Linton and the church was, but since the church would give him money, it meant that the relationship was not shallow. Then the church
There will be no shortage of money. Since Linton dared to say this, he should have received approval or support from some churches.
In short, after the proposal is passed, it is time to consider the war. The currently agreed upon plan is to quickly capture the gold mine. If there is the support of the gold mine, then the financial problem of the territory is really not a problem, but the problem is Covey
It is absolutely impossible for the Kra Kingdom to give up the gold mine. If there is no gold mine, their entire country may be ruined. It will be very difficult to capture the gold mine. Even if it is captured, it will have to face a strong counterattack by the Kingdom of Kowikra.
After discussion with the civil servants, they only gave half a month to win the gold mine. If it is not won in half a month, there will be financial problems in the territory, and then Linton will need to fulfill his promise. As for taking the gold mine,
How to mine and defend it after the fall has not yet been discussed, because no one expected this war in advance. Who knows why Gasan suddenly lost his mind and wanted to fight? You can wait until next year's autumn harvest to recover.
Can't you just prepare for war if you have lost your strength?
Linton himself was unable to participate in this war. He was able to deal with the troops left behind by Ren before because they were rebels and were part of the country's internal purge of rebels. This did not hinder it, but this time
In terms of war, the Kingdom of Kovikla is still a kingdom no matter how small it is. There may not be a single Saint in their entire country, but if Linton participates, the nature of the war will change, and the Saint Association will not sit idly by.
Of course, Linton really didn’t want to participate, and it had nothing to do with the Holy Association. It would be too easy to win this war, let alone the Holy Association matters that he didn’t care about at all. Even if he didn’t want to offend them, Linton
Linton just threw a Godzilla in the Kingdom of Kowikla. You see what else they can do. But Linton’s purpose is not to win. Isn’t it to complete the task of battlefield construction? So this time Linton also
He said that he would not participate in the war. Of course, others had no doubts. Indeed, they did not include Linton in the first place.
The civilian officials are worried that Linton's participation in the war will lead to the escalation of the war in various senses. The generals do not want him to participate in the war. In the previous war against the rebels, Linton has already robbed them of all their military exploits. Brother, you will do it this time.
Just stay well, okay?
In short, after some discussions, the preliminary plan was basically determined. Headed by Garserne, he personally led a 3,000-man troop attack. It can be said that the entire army was dispatched. As for the interior of the territory, although there are still some small rebel units, this is not Lin's case.
Come on, even if there is not a single soldier, who dares to cause trouble?
After the plan to send troops is determined, the next step is to declare war. There is another condition for launching a war, which is that the troops are famous, and this world is also very particular about this. At least you must have a legitimate reason. The Kingdom and Territory of Kowikra
The relationship is not very good. There are quite a lot of excuses for war between the two sides. The question now is which one to choose.
The biggest target this time is the opponent's gold mine, but they only have fifteen days to capture the gold mine. The time is relatively tight. All Gasan can think of is to wait for the opponent to catch it by surprise. Then you
When you declare it, you can't say that ours is here to seize the gold mine, otherwise it won't let others take precautions in advance.
After discussion, a more appropriate plan was put forward, claiming the Atonwall area. This Atonwall area is an area handed over by the two sides. In fact, the ownership of this area has always been controversial. The two sides fought a lot over the ownership of this area.
The battle was over, and it is now temporarily under the control of the Kingdom of Kowikra.
The better part of this proposal is that it is in the eastern part of the border between the two sides in the Atonwall area, and the gold mine they want is in the west. Therefore, after the war breaks out, it may attract the enemy to the east to defend, and they take the opportunity to seize the west.
Gold mine. Of course there are still problems, such as...
"What if the other party agrees..." asked a general.
This is a good question. If the other party really agrees to cede the Etonwall area, then they have no reason to continue fighting. This is indeed a troublesome matter.
"I think so." Linton stood up and said, "They probably won't agree. After all, the enemy knows our situation well. They probably also know that we are short of money, and they may think that we won't really
Waging war is just to scare them."
"Hmm... That makes sense." Garsain also nodded. None of them thought that they would actually launch a war, and the enemy wouldn't think of it either. Linton's suggestion was more likely.
"That's it. If they really agree, we are thinking of individual reasons for declaring war. Anyway, we just have to fight." Linton said.
So the letter of war was immediately handed over. Garsain used the name of the lord to inform the king of the Kingdom of Kowikra that the Etonwall area has been a sacred and indivisible part of their territory since ancient times, and demanded that the other party return it immediately. If the Kingdom of Kowikra is returned within three days,
If they do not hand over the Etonwall area, they will take back the area themselves, which will naturally lead to war.
Three days is also the time for the troops in the territory to assemble. The plan is to take action after three days. Their troops will pretend to attack the Atonwall area, suddenly change lanes halfway, raid the gold mines to the west, and defeat the enemy.
Caught off guard.
However, it was Linton who was caught off guard. Two days later, they received the letter of credence from the Kingdom of Kowikra, expressing their agreement to cede the Atonwall area. Seeing this letter of credence, Linton and Gasein
They were all stunned for a long time.
"What's going on?" Garsain looked confused.
"How do I know that the king opposite has cerebral palsy?" Linton was also confused. He even pretended that the other party could not agree. After giving the reasons for a long time, the other party actually agreed? But this is wrong, why?
The other side would agree. It was impossible to think that they would actually send troops at this time. After all, none of them themselves had thought of it.
What Linton didn't know was that there was another force involved in this matter. In fact, just as he thought, the first thought of the king of the Kingdom of Kowikra when he saw the letter of war was that it was fake. The newly appointed Duke's
Of course, they knew the situation very well. How could they be qualified to send troops at this time? It was definitely just a threat. In fact, they also knew that the opponent's territory seemed to be gathering troops in the past few days, but the king thought it was just a smoke bomb and pretended to do so.
The means of sending troops is that it is possible to send troops. So I am ready to reject the opponent and come if you want. Do you have the money to fight?
However, this incident was later known by another force, that is, the Church of Light. Yes, the state religion of the Kingdom of Kowikra is also the Church of Light. The Church of Light has great power in the country, and the high-ranking priests in the country are equivalent to the national teachers.
status, and when he found out about it, he reported it to the church headquarters.
As for the headquarters, they have received a lot of information about Linton before. Now the high-level discussion is to win over Linton. Looking at this information, isn't this a good opportunity to sell favors? It is obvious that they
I don’t believe that Linton can send troops. The finances cannot support it. Linton wants the Etonwall area, so give it to him. This is not the land of their church. If you are generous to others, you can still give Linton a favor.
Good thing.
So the headquarters issued an order to intervene. Although the highest priest of the Kingdom of Kowikra who received the order did not know what was going on, he also carried out the order. Since he had a very powerful say, the king must consider his words carefully. Because the situation in the country was very bad,
The king does not dare to mess with the church now. After all, there are too many refugees in the country now, and they can only be suppressed with the help of the church. If he falls out with the church now, with just a word from the pastor, the refugees who have no food to eat will probably rise up in rebellion.
, overthrow him.
After much thought, the king still agreed to the church and agreed to cede the territory, so he wrote a reply letter and expressed his apology to Garsain and others.
Of course, Linton still doesn't know that this was done by someone from the church, otherwise he really wanted to hit someone. Now they are really in trouble, and they didn't expect that the other party would agree.
"What should we do now?" Gaseon said. "If we want to start a war again, it's hard to make up a reason. The other party has already given in. How about we forget it."
Gaseon didn't agree with the war in the first place. He had no money. Now that he got a piece of land without fighting, he thought he might as well forget it.
"Let's do this. You write another letter and say that your illegitimate son disappeared while playing on the border between the two countries. There is evidence that he was kidnapped by people from the Kingdom of Kowikra. Give them three days to get him safe.
Send it back, or take someone to find it yourself." Linton said.
"Where did I come from as an illegitimate child?" Garsain said.
"I know you don't have it. You just want to prevent the other party from giving it." Linton said.
"Hey, hey, I'm not married yet, and I have an illegitimate child. Aren't you ruining my reputation?" Garsain said.
"Reputation is not important..."
"Then go ahead and tell me about your illegitimate son, okay?" Gaseon said.
"That's okay, just say it's mine," Linton said.
"Really?" Garsain asked.
"Oh, wait, I like my daughter, tell me she is an illegitimate daughter." Linton said.
"What difference does it make?" Gasan shouted, "Forget it, I'll write it now."
"You can't just turn into a daughter again, right?"
One day later, Garsain found Linton again with a letter of credentials: "Congratulations, you have a daughter."
"What?" Linton looked at Garsain in confusion.
This chapter has been completed!