Generally speaking, the Roland Empire has been peaceful for a hundred years.

Over the past century, although there have been occasional minor frictions with orcs at the border area, overall, this century is definitely an evaluation of "peaceful era".

A top wealthy family in an empire, in a peaceful environment, carried the emperor and two generations of emperors, quietly cultivated their own army and expanded their army, and even hid the army quietly abroad to hone and experience...

What's more, this family was originally closely related to the royal family. Whether it was strength, reputation, or blood, they were qualified to compete for the throne, and they were definitely qualified to launch a powerful challenge to the throne!

At this time, the family suddenly formed a secret army that no one knew, and the number should not be too small, and they were secretly preparing for war...

What is this intention?

If you analyze this way, it is terrifying to think about it carefully!

The Duchess of the Tulips family, what exactly does she want to do?

If it was after Hilo took office, she secretly pulled out an army and secretly cultivated it on the grassland, perhaps it could be argued with the reason of "self-protection". After all, Hilo raised the butcher knife to the Tulips family first.

But the problem is... this duchess started to make arrangements two years ago...it was probably even earlier?

You know, what I was doing two years ago was His Majesty Marshi! His Majesty Marshi has always treated the Tulip family very favorably!

So what do the Tulips family secretly cultivated such an army?

Do you still need to ask?!

Apart from rebellion, there seems to be no other answer!!

Span sat there, his body falling into the ice cellar! He felt cold all over his body, and even his fingers were already cold!

If the great Tulip family was about to rebel, this fact completely subverted the glorious and great image of the Tulip family in Span's heart, then the more important question in reality is: As an imperial official and an imperial official who assisted Panin in the northwest, how should I deal with it?!

The most important reason why he was willing to do his best to help Panin in the northwest was that he believed that Panin did not want to fight a civil war, and he believed that Panin wanted to stabilize the situation in the northwest.

But I never expected... I was here and Panin, who tried his best to suppress the Rollin family and Aker's direct descendants, and suppressed them to cause trouble in the northwest.

But it turns out... the Tulips itself has already prepared for war!!

If it were the Tulips family who would have been ready to launch a civil war long ago?!

...

"There are two possibilities, we must fully consider it." Panning said slowly: "First, this abnormal movement on the grassland, the gathering of the grassland people, and the invasion of our country from east, there is a very likely role of the Tulips family in it. I even suspect that this is the movement deliberately caused by the Tulips family, and even... Although the Grassland King was the initiator of the war, he was probably just a puppet of the Tulips family. It is not difficult for you and I to imagine... By then, the Grassland people will enter the country and drive straight in the northwest. The Tulips family sits on the mountain to watch the tiger fight, and watch the imperial army and the Grassland people fight both sides. Then... they come out and clean up the rivers and mountains.

At that time, the prestige of the Tulips family will reach its peak! At that time, even if they follow the trend and replace the royal family, it will not be difficult."

The guess that Panin said immediately hit the most feared and softest part of Span's heart!

This is also the most terrifying answer he vaguely guessed in his heart!

"There is a second possibility... the 'White King' on the grassland. I suspect now. Our Majesty Hilo was deceived. His Majesty Hilo originally thought that he and the White King were joining forces to mobilize the grassland people to put pressure on the Tulips. But in fact... I even suspect that the White King has actually colluded with the Tulips. Otherwise, it would be a coincidence in this time!"

"Legend... The lineage of the 'White King' on the grassland was originally related to the Tulip family." Span gritted his teeth.

Panning nodded, he quickly walked to the table, took out a map from the cabinet, laying it flat on the table, and asked Span to stand and take a look.

"We only have two divisions of Thunder God's Whip. Although they are elite, their strength is obviously insufficient. There are only tens of thousands of troops in total. And... half of them are infantry. In the northwest, a flat terrain, infantry can only be used to defend the city. If we fight the cavalry on the plain, it is definitely a death-and the opponent's troops still have an advantage." Panning said quickly: "So, I have made some plans in my mind. Once the war breaks out and the enemy comes from the west, then we can only shrink our strength. When necessary, use Mulan City as the stronghold to radiate three to four towns around to form a military zone... As for the other lands in the Nulin Province west of Mulan City, we can only give up temporarily! With Mulan City as the boundary, we must defend to the death! Because once we cross Mulan City, the east will be the thousand-mile plain and the Lancang Canal, and the enemy can go downstream and attack the imperial capital! So..."

Span nodded immediately: "So, Mulan City is the key! The city defense of Mulan City was originally built according to the standards of the first-level military fortress of the Empire. The other three cities around also met the standards of the second-level fortress. We rely on these cities as the key to defense and firmly nailed it here. So no matter who the enemy is, unless we eat us here, as long as we still exist, they will never be able to cross us and go straight in. Otherwise, we can threaten their rear at any time - from a military perspective, your plan is feasible."

The two looked at each other and knew very well. Although they said "no matter who the enemy is", everyone knew in their hearts that this enemy was probably the invincible Tulip Family!

"Once the war breaks out, as long as we can hold on to the Nulin Province for half a year, no... maybe three months will be enough. Then we have the entire empire as the rear, and the east-west artery of the Lancang River as a blood transfusion channel, and the assistance from the rear will be continuously transported to us. The empire mobilizes troops, local garrison troops, and even reserves in the rear... and draws troops from the north, south and eastern coasts to transport them from the Lancang River to the northwest by water... As long as we can guard here for three months!" Panning said quickly.

Three months?

Span's mouth was a little bitter.

Three months, it’s not easy!

If it was before he came to the northwest this time, including Hilo and Aker, they all believed that the Thunder Whip of the two divisions was enough to keep an eye on the Tulips in the northwest. Even if the forces of the two divisions could not match the Tulips, at least, if a civil war broke out, there would be no problem to temporarily hold the Tulips.

But now... the situation is absolutely different!

Because now the two of them already know... Tulip had already prepared for the war two years ago!!

A tulip home that did not start a war mobilization and a tulip home that had been deployed for two years of war preparation are two completely different existences!!

Two years of secret preparations were enough to adjust the Tulips family's army to its best condition.

The army's equipment and weapons have been replaced and maintained to the best state. The army's morale and personnel configuration have been secretly adjusted to the best combination.

Even the supplies, weapons, and supplies have been fully prepared!

They... even secretly cultivated a cavalry in the grassland!

It can be imagined that with the financial and strength of the Tulip family, the number of cavalry trained will never be small! The strength will never be bad!

Moreover, unlike the Roland Empire, there has been no peace on the grassland in the past century.

Wars between tribes, changes in grassland kings, wars for royal power...

It can be guessed that the army secretly cultivated by the Tulips family on the grassland must be elite soldiers in a hundred battles! They are definitely not just soldiers trained from the training ground.

They have definitely been on the battlefield. They have killed people and seen blood. They are truly elite!

Such an army can definitely be one to ten when encountering the so-called "elite" who have never been on the battlefield!

This is by no means a joke or an exaggeration.

The two looked at each other, and their faces were full of worry.

No matter how confident Panin is, no matter how proud he is, he will not think that he has the Thunder God Whip of the two divisions. He can compete with the elite army of the Tulips family, and he has to add 200,000 to 300,000 grassland cavalry?

The two divisions will not exceed 50,000 people in total.

What's more, it's not the old army that I've used to, and it's only been two or three months since I took over this army.

The Tulip Family...and many terrifying war weapons!

For example... Air Force?

Span's face turned pale. In the protracted battle more than a hundred years ago, the Tulips family contributed so much magical power!

The only air force in the Empire at that time was the Tulips family!

After more than a hundred years of history, although the Tulips are now on the surface, there is no powerful air force.

However, as long as someone with a little brain can imagine, will the Tulips really not have an Air Force as the creator of the Air Force?!

"I can't figure it out now."

Panin's face looked solemn, sighed softly, and reached out to a place on the map and pointed.

Span's eyes flashed!

The place where Panin fingers are, not elsewhere, it is... the Northwest Fortress!

"As a key town in the northwest, the empire's northwest border, the fortress group... such an important position... If the Tulips really wanted to rebel, why would they give up such a place? Leave this place to Darling Chen?"

Panin narrowed his eyes: "In theory, from a military perspective, if the Tulips really have the intention to rebel, they should firmly grasp this place. Once the war breaks out, they can draw troops from the Gaobeixi Fortress and go south directly! At that time... they can attack us from both sides."

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【Unknown to you, Chapter 500…Haha.】

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