Chapter 562 The wolf is coming. No, it's Lisa who is coming.
It was different from what the Kingdom of Bolen had expected.
The king was assassinated, and the Frost Moon Kingdom actually found out the murderer and then declared war on the Borun Kingdom.
According to the Borun Kingdom's idea, shouldn't the king be dead and the world in chaos? Then there might even be a third civil war in the Frost Moon Kingdom.
Anyway, in the eyes of people from other countries, the Frost Moon Kingdom is such a country.
In any case, a normal country would not do such a thing as fighting two consecutive civil wars to decide the throne. This means that the internal political situation of the Frost Moon Kingdom is very unstable, and the nobles of the Frost Moon Kingdom are obviously belligerent.
Then the Kingdom of Bolen took the opportunity to send out its army and defeated Rand's army, whose combat effectiveness had been greatly reduced due to domestic chaos.
Maybe they won't even encounter resistance.
Of course, they have considered situations where things might not go so smoothly.
For example, the assassination failed, or Rand came up with some trick.
But it shouldn't be like this now - the Frost Moon Kingdom launched an attack on the Borun Kingdom without any hesitation.
"Obviously, the Frost Moon Kingdom has been plotting against us for a long time. It is normal for the Frost Moon Kingdom to have ideas about us." The former Minister of Military Affairs said lightly.
This is indeed normal and unreasonable. The Kingdom of Boren is allowed to covet the land of Rand, but the Kingdom of Frost Moon is not allowed to covet the land of Boren.
"Damn it." The new king of the Kingdom of Bolen knocked on the table in annoyance.
Compared to Rand, the Kingdom of Bolen is naturally larger in size.
But compared with the Frost Moon Kingdom as a whole, it seems to be lacking in strength.
The fleet might not be much weaker, but if we only consider the land force...
That only means the chances of winning are not high.
Fortunately, the assassination was successful, and they had already gained allies, namely those forces that were hostile to Rand.
"Our army will be assembled earlier than the Frost Moon Kingdom, so we can still do something during this period." The former Minister of War gave a plan.
The previous old king of the Kingdom of Bolen didn't like the former Minister of Military Affairs very much, and the current new king doesn't like the former Minister of Military Affairs very much either.
But the old king would at least listen to the opinions of this former minister of war, while the new king didn't really want to listen to this old guy.
But it's now time.
It was difficult for the new king to ask the former Minister of War to shut up.
Although the Frost Moon Kingdom has long been eyeing the Bolun Kingdom.
But the assassination was not anticipated, so it would take some time from the declaration of war to the assembly of the army at the border.
The Kingdom of Bolen was planning an assassination and planned to send troops to launch a surprise attack directly after the assassination, so the assembly speed had to be faster.
Therefore, at the very beginning of the war, they had to face only the relatively scattered army of the Frost Moon Kingdom.
"We should use our advantages." Seeing that everyone stopped talking and looked at him, the former Minister of Military Affairs said slowly, "Use the fleet to transport the army to the seaports of other countries close to the Frost Moon Kingdom, borrow the passage, and then attack the heartland of the Frost Moon Kingdom."
The "borrowing the road" mentioned here of course also includes occupation.
In short, use the fleet to bomb the ports of other countries, and then attack the heartland of the Frost Moon Kingdom by land.
As for why not attack Crescent Moon Harbor.
That was naturally to avoid the edge of Rand, the powerful enemy.
Whether or not the Frost Moon Kingdom will fall into civil strife because of the unknown life and death of the king.
Rand is a very difficult problem to deal with.
And since it is no longer just targeting Rand, but an all-out war with the Frost Moon Kingdom, it is obvious that it is very necessary to avoid the sharp edge.
Otherwise, it will be a tit-for-tat confrontation...
Anyway, the former Minister of War believed that even with the assistance of the allies secretly summoned, it would be almost impossible to defeat Rand in the short period of time when the Frost Moon Kingdom assembled its troops.
In the originally quiet palace of the Kingdom of Bolun.
The quarrel started again.
The solution proposed by the former Minister of War is indeed a solution, but it seems to be very ordinary and carries considerable risks.
The new king of the Kingdom of Bollen was very reluctant to admit that they could not deal with Rand in a short period of time.
As a great border duke, Rand possessed the exchange territories of the Stag Marquis family and the Holy Moon Territory.
The area of land under Rand's control is already quite large.
Whether it is the area of his directly affiliated territories or the territories he governs, it is almost the size of a normal grand duke.
At this scale...
If it were in the ancient times of Rand's previous life, he could have established his own regime.
After having a certain degree of strategic buffer zone.
This kind of force cannot be easily destroyed.
If Rand ordered his vassal nobles to hold out in the castle, then even without the support of the Frost Moon Kingdom, Rand would not take active military action and might be able to hold out for several years in the face of the attack from the Boren Kingdom.
"Stupid and cowardly." This is how the new king of the Kingdom of Bolen evaluated the ministers in his heart, especially the former Minister of Military Affairs who came up with the plan.
Of course he knew that he couldn't say such words.
Now that the Frost Moon Kingdom has directly declared war, many of the original plans have indeed had to change.
"Are there any other strategies?" asked the new king of the Kingdom of Bolun.
None of the ministers present thought there was anything wrong with the previous strategy.
After all, it is obvious that if they don't deal with the Frost Moon Kingdom, the Frost Moon Kingdom will already deal with them. Now that the assassination of the other party's king is suspected to have been successful, they have already gained something.
"Attack Crescent Moon Harbor."
"Cut off the road between Holy Moon Territory and Lunar Duke Territory and recapture Holy Moon Territory first."
"Defend the territory and seek support from the Kingdom of Lunsa and other southern countries."
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The ministers of the Kingdom of Bolun put forward many plans.
All are feasible.
Attacking Crescent Moon Harbor again would not necessarily result in failure.
There are many benefits to taking advantage of this opportunity to retake the land that Rand calls the Holy Moon Territory.
Defending the territory against the Frost Moon Kingdom's attack is a bit passive, but it may result in less losses and a greater chance of winning.
The new king of the Kingdom of Borun was thinking about these strategies of his ministers.
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Today, the ministers of the Frost Moon Kingdom have arrived at the Dukedom of the Moon Phase again.
Rand greeted them personally and then handed over the work to them.
The ministers of the Shimotsuki Kingdom were not in a good mood.
Although not all ministers liked Marcus's way of doing things.
But no one can deny that under the rule of King Marcus, the Frost Moon Kingdom has gradually recovered and developed over the years.
The overall development of the country will benefit all nobles.
Therefore, in the eyes of most domestic nobles, King Marcus is at least better than the previous king and the king before that.
However, the sudden assassination left King Marcus' life or death unknown.
This undoubtedly makes the throne of the Frost Moon Kingdom seem like a high-risk job.
Rand rubbed his brows and looked helplessly at the heavy atmosphere. He wondered how the ministers of the Frost Moon Kingdom would feel if they knew that King Marcus was probably embracing a beauty, drinking wine, and enjoying a drama performance.
And Rand was in a bad situation too, as he had now exposed Marcus and dragged him out from nowhere to do the job.
Because Marcus only wrote to Rand but did not tell Rand where he was.
Marcus also warned Rand that if he exposed him, he would disappear and stop working in the name of losing face.
But out of concern for Marcus.
Rand finally found the Duke of Thorn, the eldest son of King Malcus, and asked for details.
Rand called Adrian, the Lord of Thorns, to a secluded place.
After making sure there were no outsiders around, he asked in a low voice: "What's the situation?"
Adrian was a little helpless.
As a serious person, Adrian found it difficult to face the way his father was.
How could any normal person choose to play dead to avoid his responsibilities as a king?
Although Adrian had gotten used to it when he recalled his father's previous actions.
But now Adrian found it difficult to face the ministers of state who were in a heavy mood.
All I can say is that my father's assessment of the situation in the Frost Moon Kingdom was very accurate.
If something happened to the kings of other countries, there might be chaos.
But everyone in the Frost Moon Kingdom currently has a unified goal - to attack the Bolun Kingdom, and the King's Hand, who can serve as the second-in-command and rule the entire country.
So nothing went wrong. On the contrary, the team's cohesion became stronger because of the king's assassination.
"Father was assassinated by a vampire, but he only suffered some superficial injuries." Adrian frowned and hesitated for a while. He felt that there was no need to cover up for his father in front of Duke Land, so he continued to explain: "Actually, he bit his tongue when he was cursing, and broke a little skin. There is nothing else."
That was indeed a skin injury...
Now that he knew Marcus's specific situation, Rand was completely relieved.
"I understand." Rand covered his face. Even if he was as thick-skinned as Rand, he wouldn't know what expression to use to deal with this news. Marcus's skin was much thicker than Rand's.
Then Duke Adrian of Thorn returned to the conference room and took over the work with other ministers.
Adrian himself did not hold any ministerial position.
Because there is no need for that, and we always have to avoid suspicion.
Although in reality the politics of the Frost Moon Kingdom is completely controlled by the alliance of Marcus, Rand, Marquis Black and Brown, and Marquis Stag.
But this cannot be made clear directly to either the inside or the outside.
There are still many other great nobles serving as ministers in the Frost Moon Kingdom.
This is beneficial. Not only can it stabilize the domestic situation, but it will also prevent the domestic nobles from completely viewing Rand and his group as a whole.
Nor would it make foreign countries aware of the true situation of the Shimotsuki Kingdom's political landscape.
The current situation of the Frost Moon Kingdom after Marcus was assassinated is completely beyond the imagination of the Kingdom of Borun.
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After handing over a few days' work, Rand felt much more relaxed and could wander around the territory again.
Of course, this stroll now is not really strolling.
Rand is inspecting the production situation in the territory.
As for Bolan, who was still with Rand, he was a little nervous.
Because Lisa is coming today.
During the time that Rand was in the North, a lot seemed to have happened in the Elf Forest.
Lysa even left the Lunar Dukedom for a short while to deal with it.
But now I'm coming back.
So Berlan was going over and over what Ellie had warned her about.
After getting through the initial difficult stage, Bolan was able to deal with the high-level officials of the Sanctuary with relative ease.
But Lisa seems to be a little different.
Anyway, it seems that the top leaders of the Sanctuary, including Ellie, are unwilling to mention too many things other than work related to Lisa.
After witnessing all kinds of abnormal situations among the high-level officials of the Holy Land.
Bolan also needs to be more cautious about Lisa.
The direction of today's inspection is the industrial area.
Since Rand has some modern thinking, the construction of the Dukedom of the Moon has a certain degree of modern urban planning.
The question is location advantage and integration effect.
The land in the Burning Area is already severely polluted and cannot be used for farming anyway, so it is a good choice for industry. There is still a lot of coal in the Burning Area to support the industry.
The only pity is.
The productivity of this era is limited, too limited.
Industrialization requires a huge population, which Rand obviously cannot meet.
Even with the manpower provided by the Work Act, Rand could only develop a little.
But then again.
This slightly developed industrial power is already enough to defeat the industrial strength of many dukes in the world.
In the foreseeable future, Rand's industrial strength will continue to develop to a level that surpasses many small countries.
even……
"You call this substance in the coal that affects the quality of the iron produced sulfur?" The dwarf prince walked up to Rand.
"Yes." Rand nodded.
"Is this the same thing as the sulfur in Purgatory materials?" the dwarf prince asked again.
"Yes, it's the same thing, provided it's pure," Rand replied.
"Can some of it be removed by washing with water?" the dwarf prince continued to ask.
"Yes," Rand answered again, "It is impossible to completely remove it now, but removing some of it can effectively improve the quality of coal."
In fact, of course, there is also high-quality coal with very low sulfur content, even anthracite.
But unfortunately, the coal here in the Burning Land obviously has a high sulfur content.
The dwarf prince stopped asking questions.
Rand looked at the dwarf prince with some admiration.
He had written a letter on behalf of the dwarf prince before. After the dwarf king learned about it, he agreed to let the dwarf prince study and exchange with Rand for a period of time. The dwarf king and queen also knew the situation of their eldest son, so they did not want to force him too much.
The dwarf prince is indeed a master.
After the dwarf prince came to Rand's territory, he not only invented the basic magic wand but also improved the engineering and metallurgical technologies of the territory.
After the arrival of the dwarf prince, the development of Rand Engineering Science finally had a backbone.
It's a pity that this prince will have to go back to inherit the throne sooner or later.
The dwarf prince also admires Rand very much.
Many things that were originally incredible were born in Rand's hands.
The dwarf prince was fascinated by many of Rand's theories.
This integrated industrial zone also gives the dwarf princes the opportunity to display their abilities.
It’s a pity that the current era is too limited, and the dwarf prince is unable to try many things he wants to try.
Rand continued to move forward under the leadership of the dwarf prince.
The current industrial zone is already capable of producing armor and weapons in an streamlined manner.
Rand is now capable of being an arms dealer and selling weapons and armor, but he did not do so because he knew very well that the demand for weapons and armor in his territory would soon increase.
But now Rand needs new iron ore.
Rand wants to seize a mineral vein in the Kingdom of Bollen.
I hope the next war goes smoothly.
After inspecting the territory for a while.
Lysa appeared before Rand.
As always, arrogant and cold.
But this time when they met, Lisa glanced twice at Ellie who was beside Rand.
(End of this chapter)
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