Chapter 531 The Prime Minister who came to greet him
Chapter 531 The Prime Minister came to greet him
No one dared to block the advance of the three divisions of the Thunder Legion. The so-called lords were nowhere to be seen in the dozens of aristocratic territories that had to pass through in the Nasseri area, and no intimidating butler came to protest against the destruction of the territory by the large group of troops.
Something inside was demanding compensation. But the poor residents stood numbly on the roadside watching the troops pass by on the streets of the dilapidated towns where they lived, leaving only horse shit along the way...
"I thought some blind noble would jump out and scare the monkeys... It seems they are all smart people. It's really a pity..." Claude sat on his horse and muttered.
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He really hopes that some territorial noble will loudly accuse the officers and soldiers of the Thunder Legion from passing through his hereditary family territory and causing damage to his property and demand compensation. Then Claude can hang him on the gallows and let everyone
The territorial nobles all understand that in the face of powerful force, the territory of the nobles is nothing. Even the orders and decrees of His Majesty the King are nothing, let alone the life of a small territorial noble...
The adjutant, Lieutenant Colonel Mason Hughes, exchanged a few words with the three cavalry scouts who came back from the front, then turned his horse's head and drove his mount at a trot back to Claude: "Your Excellency, Marshal, at the road pavilion next to the ten-mile national highway ahead,
Several local lords want to see you, and they even held a banquet and asked to see you..."
Well, are you finally here? Claude cheered up and thought that this was nothing more than blocking the road to dissuade me, using the righteousness of the kingdom and so on to dissuade me from marching on the royal capital. If I am not happy, they will irritate me by yelling and so on.
In the end, I just fought to the death to leave a reputation for being loyal and courageous in the history books, but I became the villain who killed loyal ministers and righteous men...
"How many troops did they bring?" Claude asked.
"Men and horses?" Lieutenant Colonel Mason Hughes was confused for a long time before he came back to his senses: "No, Your Excellency Marshal, those lords did not bring any men and horses, but Luting brought a few servants' entourage." Scout Qingqi asked
The reason for their coming is that they want to ask for your interview and want to discuss business with you..."
Talking about business? Claude was stunned. What kind of business did several territorial nobles want to discuss with him...
"Take me to see it." Claude said.
Among the six territorial nobles, the one with the highest status, like Claude, is a hereditary earl of the kingdom. They are really here to do business with Claude. As for the Thunder Legion's invasion of the royal capital, that is none of their business.
What they care about now is their hereditary family territory, not the kingdom. So the business they want to do with Claude can really only be discussed with Claude, and others have no right to make the decision. They just hope that the overseas autonomous territories can sell new models
Give them rifles so that they can form a family armed force capable of guarding the place.
"I'll tell you the truth, Your Excellency Marshal," the leader, Earl Hebras, said bluntly: "Your Majesty has granted almost all the nobles in the kingdom to the Nasseri area, and this place can only be stable for four or five years at most. Continue
When you go down to the Nasseri area, a territorial war will break out between the nobles of various territories, because the kingdom's army cannot intervene in territorial wars between lords. This is the matter of the territorial nobles themselves, and His Majesty the King can only arbitrate but cannot send troops to stop it.
We want to form an elite family armed force for self-protection, and now the most elite armies in the kingdom are the Thunder Legion and the Rock Legion commanded by the Marshal. So we hope that the Marshal can agree to sell the active equipment of the Overseas Dominion Military District to us, so that
We can have an elite family armed force to ensure that our territory is not invaded and coveted, and we are willing to pay any price for this..."
Claude really didn't expect that these territorial nobles really wanted to do arms business with the overseas autonomous territories, but now he could only pretend that the matter in the royal capital had not been resolved yet, and he could not make the decision alone. But he also
I promised that when the Dominion Military Region holds a meeting in the future, the sale of new weapons and equipment will be discussed, and the results will be notified to them as soon as possible.
When they camped at night, Claude asked what the Territory War was about. It turned out that Adjutant Mason Hughes actually knew something about it. He told Claude that the Territory War was a family war between two territorial nobles.
The winner annexes the loser's territory and expands the sphere of influence of his own territory. If two adjacent territories have too many territorial boundary disputes over the irrigation water of a small river or a certain tree or a cabin, it will naturally happen.
Conflicts eventually led to territorial wars.
The lords of both sides mobilized their troops and called for friends to come to support a fierce battle. The winner took all. In ancient times, the two sides also held duel trials in front of the gods. That is, each side sent a knight to duel in the Temple of War. The winner took away the loser.
The territory of the winner's family, or the loser becomes the vassal of the winner, and swears allegiance to the winner in front of the God of War in public, and is regarded as the master. From then on, he cannot disobey the master's wishes. It can be said that territorial war is the annexation of territorial nobles to each other to strengthen their own power.
war...
So that was it, Claude suddenly realized, but he had no interest in this so-called territorial war. It was nothing more than a village-level battle involving thousands of people. He turned around and asked Lieutenant Colonel Mason Hughes, where did the king get these two days?
What was the reaction and response of the three divisions of the Thunder Legion after they rushed to the royal capital? Did the Red Dragon Legion and the Griffin Legion take any measures to mobilize contingency?
"No," Lieutenant Colonel Mason Hughes replied: "The falcon message we sent to the royal capital did not receive any reply. The Red Dragon Legion and the Griffin Legion stationed on the border between the kingdom and the Nasseri region are still nestled in them.
There was no abnormal behavior in the camp, nor was there any mobilization of military supplies before war..."
"What is the current status of the Rock Legion in the Royal City of Polyvisia?"
"The First Division of the Rock Legion left the Royal City of Polyvisia three days ago, and was led by General Beach Kerin to the Odin Mountains. Before the action, he sent an eagle message to the legion headquarters, saying that the city of Amys was still there.
Under the control of the local garrison forces of our autonomous territory. He has ordered the 17th local garrison regiment to send two battalions to occupy the Odin Mountains until the arrival of the 1st Panshi Division. According to the itinerary calculation, even if all the 1st Panshi Division
Using horse-drawn carriages to transport troops, it would take sixteen days to reach the Odin Mountains.
In addition, General Beach Kerin also asked in the letter that if the royal capital uses the Red Dragon Legion and the Griffin Legion to intercept the Thunder Legion's advance at the kingdom's mainland border and a conflict breaks out, then he will directly lead the first division of the Rock Legion.
Attack to the royal capital, or penetrate from the flanks to the rear of the kingdom's mainland border, and cooperate with the Thunder Legion to completely annihilate the Red Dragon Legion and the Griffin Legion?" Lieutenant Colonel Mason Hughes opened the notebook he carried with him and reported.
At this time, everyone is marching, but communication is inconvenient, so they are using human messengers to deliver intelligence and messages. The biggest problem with the hawk eagle communication is that the hawk in the sky cannot confirm whether the troops marching on the ground are the target of the message, so they can only station them in
Communication between places.
Claude pondered for a while: "I doubt whether the royal capital will use the Red Dragon Legion and the Griffin Legion to intercept our advance. If His Majesty the King and the Prime Minister are clear-headed, they should understand that these two legions are not tied together.
They will be the opponents of the three divisions of our Thunder Legion. The Falcon message we sent to the royal capital has made it very clear that any action to intercept us will be regarded as a declaration of war against our overseas autonomous territories.
The Royal Capital will never dare to provoke another war at this time, and they do not have the confidence to defeat our Thunder Legion and Rock Legion. If the Red Dragon Legion and the Griffin Legion really come to intercept our progress, then
It means that there are new changes in the royal capital. Our arrested representatives of the congressmen and promoted officers may really be in danger.
Therefore, you send people to the Royal City of Polyvisia, send a hawk message from there to Amys City, and then ask the messengers there to take the hawk message to General Beach Kerin. If a war really breaks out, order
He led the Panshi First Division directly into the royal capital. He defeated the Imperial Guards stationed in the royal capital and did not give the royal capital more time to prepare for war or to evacuate..."
In fact, the closer to the kingdom's mainland border, the more nervous Claude becomes. Because once the Red Dragon Legion and the Griffin Legion are dispatched to intercept the three divisions of the Thunder Legion marching towards the capital, it means that the capital has made up its mind to
In this battle, even if Claude is sure that he can easily defeat or annihilate the two legions standing in front of him, he will never be able to take off the label of being a rebel in the kingdom.
In this era when monarchy is supreme, even if His Majesty the King makes a mistake, as a minister he should not send troops to do it. This is a veritable act of rebellion. Even if Claude used the excuse to go to the royal capital to escort the 30 million gold from the overseas dominions
Crown's huge funds, representatives of parliamentarians and promoted officers returned to the overseas autonomous territories, but in the eyes of many people, sending troops to invade the royal capital without the permission of His Majesty the King and the Kingdom's Ministry of War was already an open rebellion.
Claude has already made a decision in his heart. It doesn't matter if he wins the king or loses the bandits. If the royal capital really wants to go to war, then this time he will uproot the entire Sterling royal family and destroy the kingdom. As for what to do in the future
, there must be a road before the car reaches the mountain. When the time comes, we will convene those national and aristocratic members to discuss it. The republican system is actually not bad...
Without the Sterling royal family, then I don’t have to bear the charge of rebellion. A hundred years later, perhaps future generations will still praise themselves as the gravediggers of the old dynasty, the founder of the Republic, etc. Just like the overseas autonomous territories, no one
When a king, no one is above others, no one is nobler than anyone else, and everyone makes decisions through equal discussions. This autonomous parliamentary system can be regarded as a republican democratic system...
"Report!" Lieutenant Colonel Mason Hughes interrupted Claude's distraction: "General Albert Lund from the front line sent a messenger, saying that the border was successfully passed. The Red Dragon Legion and the Griffin Legion are still staying in their camps.
Any abnormal situation..."
Huh? Claude was happy at first, but then he felt a little worried. He was ready for a big battle, but he didn't expect this situation. What happened to the Red Dragon Army and the Griffin Army? What is the Royal Capital?
They did not want to provoke a war and did not give any instructions. The royal capital had already sent an order to intercept. However, the two legions knew they were outmatched and did not want to be ordered to attack and waste their own combat power in vain, so they stood still.
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If it is the former, the king's capital did not give any instructions to the two legions, which shows that the king's capital wants to resolve this incident peacefully and acquiesces to the Thunder Legion's excuse to send troops. Perhaps when the Thunder Legion arrives in the capital, the arrested
The representatives of the parliamentarians and promoted officers have been released, and the 30 million gold crowns have been returned. Then the Thunder Legion can all turn back and leave the capital and embark on the return journey...
If the Royal Capital has given the order to the Red Dragon Legion and the Griffin Legion to send troops to intercept the Thunder Legion, but these two legions disobeyed the order and stood still. This means that if a battle breaks out under the Royal Capital City, these two legions will sit back and watch Sterling.
The destruction of the royal family was indifferent. This shows that the so-called direct jurisdiction of these two legions under the Sterling royal family is just an empty promise. There are master messengers and controllers behind them...
Claude thought for a long time, but still couldn't figure out what was going on with the Red Dragon Legion and the Griffin Legion. But now that the troops had passed the border, he didn't need to continue to worry about this issue. The Red Dragon Legion and the Griffin Legion had become
Past tense. Next, it depends on whether the troops will encounter resistance from the Guards Corps stationed in the royal capital when they arrive at the Ibiniste Plain...
"Keep going!" said Claude.
Two days later, the fourth division of the Thunder Legion arrived at the Ibiniste Plain and stopped. General Albert sent a messenger to deliver an urgent message. The Prime Minister of the Kingdom, Marquis Blancart, came to welcome the officers and soldiers of the Thunder Legion and made arrangements for the troops.
The camp is ready.
"What do you mean?" Claude was a little confused. What was going on in the royal capital? The prime minister of the kingdom came to greet the arrival of the troops. This always sounded very strange. He asked the messenger again and again to confirm that there was no one around the troops.
As for the whereabouts of the officers and soldiers of the Guards Corps, Claude began to wonder if the king had accepted defeat from the beginning and did not want to start a war with the Thunder Legion.
"Take me to see Prime Minister Blancart." Claude decided to meet Prime Minister Blancart who came to greet him and find out what was going on.
The 4th Thunder Division had already set up camp, and Claude led the guards straight to the big camp. When he opened the tent curtain, he saw General Albert and several senior officers of the 4th Division accompanying a man with a rosy complexion and a haircut.
The tall man with a mustache and uniforms was chatting and laughing.
As soon as Claude entered the tent, General Albert and the senior officers quickly stood at attention and saluted. General Albert reported: "Your Excellency, Marshal, we are planning to go to the Chinese Army to ask for your audience after dinner.
This is the Prime Minister of the Kingdom, the Marquis Blancart, and he claims to have important matters to discuss with you..."
Claude nodded to the tall man, untied his outer cloak and threw it to Lieutenant Colonel Mason Hughes next to him. He clasped his hands and said, "I was also about to come and learn about the arrangements for marching into the Royal Capital tomorrow. Can you
It is really an honor for me to meet the Prime Minister of the Kingdom here. But I can put everything else aside first. I am really hungry and cold all the way here. The wind has been blowing on the horse for a long time, so you might as well give me some hot soup first.
Which one is better? I'll tell you after I've filled my stomach..."
So a large bowl of potato and beef stew soup was placed in front of Claude, along with four steaming slices of toasted black bread. Claude didn't take it seriously either, chewing on the slices of bread while sipping the potatoes.
soup, and signaled to the Prime Minister of the Kingdom that the food in the army was poor and the distinguished guests were not being treated well...
Ten minutes later, Claude, who had filled his stomach, signaled that he could remove the uneaten food. The senior officers also stood up and left. Only Claude, Prime Minister Blancart and Albert were left in the camp.
General Lieutenant Colonel Mason Hughes took two bottles of fruit wine and placed them in front of Claude, and then retreated outside the camp.
Claude opened the lid of the fruit wine, poured wine into three wine glasses, and then said to Prime Minister Blancart: "This is the first time we have met, Mr. Prime Minister, I have admired your name for a long time. Especially your share.
The five-year plan to revitalize the kingdom's economy amazes me. It is really in line with the current actual situation of the kingdom. If it can be implemented, it will only take ten years for the kingdom to become the most powerful country in Farea..."
"You are flattered, Your Excellency Marshal, I don't deserve your praise." Prime Minister Blancart took a sip of fruit wine, held it in his mouth and tasted it before slowly swallowing it. It can be seen that he
He is a veteran of wine tasting: "Actually, you understand. My five-year plan to revitalize the kingdom's economy actually borrowed a large part from the economic development strategies of the overseas autonomous territories. And the autonomous territories can be where they are today, Your Majesty the Marshal.
But a lot of effort was put into it..."
Claude laughed loudly: "I'm just a warrior. I only know how to fight. Everything else is just rumors made up by others. Well, Mr. Prime Minister, we don't need to flatter each other. Let's just be simple. We want to know.
How do you want to resolve this incident?"
Prime Minister Blancart did not expect that Claude would suddenly go straight to the point and directly ask about the final solution to the incident. He was stunned for a moment, but he quickly came back to his senses and slowly drank the fruit wine in the glass. Claude
General De and Albert didn't rush him and watched him drink the fruit wine bit by bit in silence.
"Actually, the kingdom has given the greatest goodwill." Prime Minister Blancart said after considering: "His Majesty the King acquiesced to your excuse for sending troops to the royal capital, and did not instruct the Red Dragon Legion and the Griffin Legion to intercept you. You want
I know that many officers in the Kingdom’s Army Department and the three major armies were very angry when they saw the notice you issued. They believed that your overseas autonomous territories did not take His Majesty seriously at all and sent troops without permission. They all applied to stop you.
Close to the royal capital, but all this was suppressed by His Majesty’s instructions..."
Claude sneered: "So can we reach the Ibiniste Plains or rely on your kindness? Stop talking nonsense, let us tell the truth frankly, how did this incident happen? Why did we send troops to the royal capital? Your
Don’t you know what bad things your stupid Queen has done? You should be grateful for your sanity when we are not fighting now, otherwise I can guarantee that after this war, there will be no Sterling royal family anymore...