When Lint arrived outside the meeting hall, a fierce argument seemed to have broken out.
"You are abandoning my people in the North!"
"Subjects? They pay taxes to their own nobles. Who are your people? It won't be too late to send troops until the ogres enter the territory of my Lanster family."
"You..., you have no conscience!"
"Hmph, I only think about my Lanster family."
Both sides had supporters. Marquis Wade sat in the main seat and said nothing, allowing both sides to argue with red faces below.
Lin Te didn't attract anyone's attention and quietly walked into the meeting hall and sat down. He got to know the ideas of both parties a little bit.
One side believed that the Jingbei Army should be dispatched immediately to defend the enemy in the wilderness, and it was best to let this group of ogres retreat before the difficulties.
One party felt that the loss in a wild battle with a super-large ogre tribe was too great, so it was better to defend the castle with a strong wall and clear the field. The ogres were not good at attacking cities anyway.
But doing so is equivalent to giving up the territory of many small nobles. No matter how good the ogres are at attacking cities, some small castles will be difficult to resist. Not to mention that it is the time of spring plowing and there are still many villages that cannot be evacuated.
After some careful consideration, Lint was still more inclined to take the initiative. If he sat back and watched the Northland rot, the consequences of the outbreak in the second year might be even more unbearable.
However, when he thought of sending troops, Lint felt a little uneasy. The arrival of this ogre tribe was a bit strange, and Lint instinctively smelled some conspiracy.
"Xiaosi, tell me what you think."
While Lint was thinking, Marquis Wade suddenly spoke up,
For a moment, everyone at the table turned their attention to Lint.
The people who can sit here are naturally not as superficial as the ignorant people outside. With Lin Te's management ability in the past few years, no one will just regard him as a waste who cannot cultivate.
Finding that everyone was focusing on him, Lint could only express his own opinion.
Lin Te glanced at the two parties in the dispute and then said in a deep voice:
"What if the ogres break through the territories on the edge of the wilderness and continue to move eastward? What if they don't leave this time? Do we have to hide in the city for the rest of our lives?
Don’t think that strong walls and clear fields will make the ogres retreat, think about why they are called ogres.”
The reason why the lips are dead and the teeth are cold is well understood. When the noble families near the wilderness cannot withstand it, the territory of Piaoxue City may be directly destroyed by the wilderness tribes.
Moreover, the option of strengthening the walls and clearing the country may seem useful at first glance, but with so many villages in the North, it is impossible to move all the people into the city. They may all become the food of the ogres.
Lin Te's intention was obvious, supporting the Jingbei Army to take the initiative.
Marquis Wade nodded at the table. Although he did not speak, it could still be seen that he agreed with Lint's point of view.
"Then I suggest that the lords from various places rely on the castle to resist for a period of time. When they can no longer hold on, our Jingbei Army will take action."
"Uncle Dawn has a point."
"That's right, we can't take action so easily. These people usually don't pay a single copper tax to our Piaoxue City."
"We have to let them know it hurts before they can appreciate us."
Everyone was talking and most of them agreed with Dawn's statement.
Although the Northland acquiesces that the Lanster family is respected, legally speaking, other nobles are also professed by the kingdom and have no direct affiliation with the Lanster family.
Now that the ogre tribe came from the wilderness and was separated from the Lanster family by several territories, most of the Lansters did not want to take the initiative to attack.
Lint frowned. He didn't quite agree with this in his heart, but this approach seemed to be more in line with Lanster's interests, so he didn't express any clear objection.
"I think that in order to allow these territories to resist the ogres for a while, we can provide them with some supplies first."
"Divide them into several more war zones, let them choose their own commanders, coordinate their defense, and our Jingbei Army will hold them down."
As soon as Dao En finished speaking, some echoing voices sounded again.
"What a good idea. It can keep them going for a while."
Hearing Dao En's words, Lin Te raised his head and looked over, a glimmer of light flashing in his eyes.
I don’t know how many benefits this old thing has gained.
The Marquis Palace has the power to command the lords of the Northland during the war. This is not a bad rule. After dividing the war zone, it is said that it will choose a commander through consultation.
But if we don't choose a leader that the Lanster family is satisfied with, I'm afraid we won't be able to get any support from the Lanster family.
Lint thought for a moment and knew that this suggestion would definitely be adopted.
It doesn't cost much, but it can strengthen the Langster family's influence on other lords in the North. This is something Marquis Wade will definitely do.
The Lanster family only needs a chicken feather, and someone can take it and use it as an arrow.
Lin Te unconsciously thought of Richard, who had left a deep impression on him.
Maybe you can help this guy. I wonder what tricks he can do if chicken feathers are thrown into his hands.
Lin Te was actually slightly looking forward to it.
After formulating the tone for the entire operation in Piaoxue City, everyone began to discuss the specific details. The atmosphere in the entire meeting hall was relatively relaxed.
Although a super-large ogre tribe deserves Piaoxue City's attention, it will never cause the Lanster family to feel a great sense of crisis.
If losses were not taken into account, under normal circumstances the 100,000 Jingbei Army would definitely be able to defeat a super large ogre tribe.
Only Linte secretly felt that something was wrong, but he could never figure out what the danger was.
"Okay, let's do it like this. Everyone, go down and get ready."
In the end, Marquis Wade decided on the final course of action.
The more than 20 territories that may be attacked by the ogre tribe were divided into five war zones, and 80,000 Jingbei troops were dispatched to wait for the opportunity.
Except for some necessary left-behind troops, almost the entire Jingbei Army was mobilized, showing off a lion-fighting-a-rabbit momentum.
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"Sander, gather the Dark Riders together."
When Lint returned to his residence, the more he thought about it, the more he felt something was wrong. Although the ogre was reckless, it was definitely not a mindless beast.
It is impossible for a super-large ogre tribe not to know the power of the Marquis Mansion in the North. Since they dare to come, they must have some confidence to compete with the Jingbei Army, or there is some reason why they have to come.
Without enough information, Lint was unable to make an accurate judgment and could only try his best to gather the strength at hand for emergencies.
"The Dark Riders are still distributed in various caravans. If they are all mobilized, it will have a great impact on the Chamber of Commerce."
"Stop the Chamber of Commerce activities for a moment. The Dark Cavalry must gather before the Jingbei Army is dispatched."
"Yes, Master"
Although Sander always likes to put forward his own ideas, as long as Lint makes a decision, whether he understands it or not, Sander will implement it to the letter.
The Dark Cavalry is an elite force secretly cultivated by Lin Te himself. Although there are only three hundred members, all members have the strength of quasi-knights or above, and they all ride expensive river valley horses. Together they will definitely have an impact on a small or medium-sized game.
The strength to win and lose battles.
People like Lin Te who are smart but weak have a serious lack of sense of security.
In layman's terms, such people tend to be more stubborn and always keep some trump cards in their hands.
The Dark Riders were one of Lint's trump cards. When Sander went to issue the summoning order, Lint
Finally, I suppressed some of the uneasiness in my heart.
"I hope I'm just scaring myself."
Lin Te muttered something, then calmed down and slowly made himself a pot of light tea.