"Barton, tell me..." Ekaterina on the throne said slowly. Her eyes like a sea of blood stared at Barton's face, her gaze was very scary.
"Yes...yes..." Barton was so frightened by the sight of Her Majesty the Queen that cold sweat broke out on his back, but he did not dare to say anything more and quickly revealed all his plans.
Patton pointed at the model of Budapest on the sand table and said: "Our entire army went around to the north of Budapest, set up camp fifty kilometers away from the outskirts of Budapest, and let go of the shadows. Of course, during our march, we were not allowed to burn anything.
We will never kill or rob ordinary humans in the Holy Roman Empire. Moreover, we need to write a letter to the Holy Light Holy See in advance to express our goodwill and declare that we are only resisting the Ottoman Empire's army and have nothing to do with the Holy Light Holy See."
"You mean to move the battlefield to the territory of the Holy Roman Empire?" a voice immediately asked.
"That's right!" Barton affirmed.
"What's the point of doing this? More than 100,000 vampires have entered human territory, which is a serious violation of the peace contract signed after a thousand years of bloody war. Aren't you afraid that the Holy Light Holy See will directly start an all-out war with us!?"
"Haha... If they want to fight, we will fight with them to the end! I want to see what they will do after the hundreds of thousands of Ottoman Empire troops move north?" After Barton sneered, he added: "What if the Holy Light Holy See is exhausted?
Going to war with us with all our strength will only give us an advantage after losing both sides. The Ottoman Empire's expeditionary force will then go north. Moreover, if the Holy Light Holy See deploys its troops to fight with us, their position will just block the advancing route of the Ottoman Empire's army for us.
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There was silence in the hall for a moment, and then someone asked again: "What do you mean?..."
"As long as the Holy Light Holy See is clear-headed, it will never take action against us when it knows that the Ottoman Empire's expeditionary force is approaching." Barton said calmly: "And Budapest, this city of the Holy Roman Empire, will become
The shield in front of our army! If hundreds of thousands of troops from the Ottoman Empire want to come over, they must first pass through Budapest. You can just imagine how the Holy Light Holy See will react?"
"The Ottoman Empire can completely bypass Budapest." Someone immediately retorted.
"Then they will have committed a major military taboo!" Patton explained patiently: "If they occupy Budapest and deploy their troops with their backs to the city, they can attack when they advance and defend when they retreat, then we will be completely at a disadvantage. However, if
They divided their forces to bypass the city. First of all, not to mention how dangerous it is to conduct long-distance maneuvers on such a large land area. There are opportunities to intercept the army everywhere. Moreover, do you think the Holy Light Holy See can tolerate such a large-scale enemy army in its own territory?
A large-scale detour across the country?”
"Aren't you afraid that the two human empires will join forces to attack us at the same time?" Thomas, the butler who had not spoken for a long time, slowly asked.
"Difficult! I don't think the Holy Light Holy See would dare to fight side by side with the heretics, which would seriously affect the foundation of their faith." Barton said calmly: "If we cower in our own territory, the Holy Light Holy See will naturally be very happy to see it.
We will have a life-and-death fight with the Ottoman Empire. However, if we break into the territory of the Holy Roman Empire, it will be different."
"how do I say this?"
"If the Holy Light Holy See watched the two of us mingle in their home, let alone the losses caused by the war, what would the ordinary humans at the bottom think?" Barton asked rhetorically.
"I understand what you mean. If the Holy Light Church were to side with the Ottoman Empire, it would be against faith. However, it is also impossible for them to side with us. That would be against racial stance." Thomas said slowly.
"So, the only choice the Holy Light Holy See can make is to mediate the war before Budapest is destroyed by the war!" Barton said calmly.
The discussion hall fell into silence again, and then the buzz of discussion gradually rose...
After a while, someone asked again: "Have you ever thought about another possibility?"
"Say!" Patton answered without hesitation.
"So the Ottoman Empire expeditionary force did not fight us to the death, but went straight to the Transylvanian plains? In this way, it is impossible for the Holy Light Holy See to tolerate us staying in their territory for a long time."
"What's the point of occupying an empty territory? Besides, if they really dare to cross the Transylvanian Plains, then just wait for the Mandala Clan to join the war!" Barton sneered and said.
"You are dragging the Holy Light Holy See into trouble, and you cannot predict the specific actions and choices of other parties in the whole process. This is completely gambling..." Thomas said in a difficult tone, facing Barton's almost crazy plan.
, he could not comment.
"This is a conspiracy. I believe that as soon as our letter arrives, there will be smart people in the Holy Light Holy See who can understand all this." Barton smiled bitterly: "The most important thing is that we have no better way.
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After Barton said all this, he turned around and bowed to Catherine on the throne, and said cautiously: "Her Royal Highness, the current situation, if we resist alone, everyone will choose to watch the fire from the other side, lest we and the Ottoman Empire expedition
Both armies will be defeated! I even suspect that Alexander of the Mandala clan will wait until we shed the last drop of blood before taking action..."
Yekaterina listened to Barton's words and did not express her position. Instead, she looked lazy. The hall fell into silence again...
Barton also didn’t know the specific thoughts of Catherine’s heart, but anyway, he had already explained the general idea clearly. He simply gritted his teeth and said: “I kindly ask Her Majesty the Queen to send Alexander a letter to inform him of the great relationship. If
When the three parties confront each other in Budapest, it is of great significance that Alexander can lead the Mandala clan into the war! From a military perspective, based on the position of their Mandala clan's territory, they can just give the Ottoman Empire diagonally.
A fatal blow. On a political level, this is what our vampires are giving them in front of the Holy Light Church! This is a shocking shock that our noble vampires have given to the entire human world!"
Barton spoke in one breath, but there was still no response from the throne, and the sweat on Barton's forehead became even more.
"Pah...pah...pah..." After a long time, Ekaterina's delicate jade-like hands clapped slowly. Is this applause?...
Everyone did not dare to make a sound and waited quietly for Her Highness the Queen's attitude.
Yekaterina suddenly stood up and announced loudly: "Everyone listens to the order! The Rose Clan is mobilized! Be ready within a month! The entire army is marching to Budapest!!!"