"Stop, stop, stop! Come one by one!"
Hearing these guys complaining to him one by one, Kroeber felt like his head was about to explode.
"You go first, you go first."
Krober pointed at the intelligence chief who was shouting the loudest and signaled him to ask first.
"grown ups."
The intelligence director stepped forward, bowed briefly, and said:
"After His Excellency the Grand Duke issued the order to prepare for war, the Dragon Breath Knights of Saint Gold Castle have made preparations for battle and have also sent out ravens to the nobles to prepare as well."
"But the problem is that the Grand Duke only told us to prepare for war, but didn't say whether we would actually fight or not. We can't just gather the soldiers and do nothing."
The question raised by the intelligence chief is very insightful.
According to Kroeber's understanding of Grand Duchess Veronica.
As long as she gives the order to prepare for battle, the chances of war breaking out will be very high.
However, the specific time of the start of the war may be different.
He carefully recalled the letter Veronica had written to him in his mind and continued to ponder:
"From the letter Grand Duke Veronica wrote to me, it seems she has no intention of proactively attacking Duke Edwin. Instead, she prefers to adopt a strategy similar to a self-defense counterattack."
Kroeber stood up, walked to the window and stared at the scenery outside.
He was mulling over the cost of the war.
A large number of troops gathered together required a large amount of food every day.
Each noble provided his own food. Once it was all eaten up, he could only continue to transfer food from the territory or find other ways to obtain food.
In addition, if war really breaks out, the trade routes between the two sides will be cut off, which will undoubtedly be a major economic blow to the nobles in the northern part of the kingdom and all coastal areas.
A prolonged war may also lead to low morale and may even affect the entire war situation.
Kroeber turned back to the table and sat in his chair.
He realized that although Grand Duchess Veronica was prepared for war, she still hoped to avoid it.
Perhaps she is trying to find a peaceful solution to the problem, or waiting for the right time to launch an attack.
In other words, the Golden Duchy currently has no intention of actively attacking the enemy, but is simply gathering troops to protect itself.
Whatever the case, Kroeber knew he needed to remain extremely vigilant and be ready for any eventuality.
"First, have the Dragon Breath Knights step up their guard. As for the other territories, for now, only summon those above the rank of official knights."
There is no doubt that the Golden Duchy's current food reserves are not enough to support another large-scale war.
Therefore, Krober planned to take the elite route and only recruit nobles with the strength of official knights or above to join the army.
Although it is impossible to engage in a tug-of-war, it is still possible to take risky moves and use tactics such as decapitation attacks.
"yes....."
In this world, although apprentice knights are not as powerful as official knights, they are not completely useless.
In fact, these trainee knights can still play an important role on the battlefield.
After all, there are a large number of apprentice knights. If they work together to attack a formal knight, even if they cannot defeat the opponent, they can at least consume a lot of his fighting spirit.
Once a formal knight has exhausted his fighting spirit, he is no longer the formidable strong man, but just a guy with much stronger physical fitness than the apprentice knight.
At this point, he has lost the blessing of his fighting spirit, and his defense and attack power will be greatly reduced, thus creating an opportunity for the enemy to take advantage.
Therefore, the value of soldiers composed of apprentice knights in battle cannot be underestimated.
"Next."
Krober temporarily resolved the question raised by the intelligence director, and the next questions were raised by the logistics director and the financial director.
“No money!”
“No supplies!”
Krober scratched his head. If he remembered correctly, it seemed that just a few days ago, he had used the same method to help his territory solve a similar problem.
Now, he still intends to use the same strategy to deal with the current predicament.
"Ah? Is this... really feasible?" someone questioned.
"This goes against the spirit of chivalry!" another person also raised an objection.
Kroeber explained his carefully conceived plan to them in detail, but to his surprise, except for the intelligence chief who slowly nodded in agreement, everyone else showed resistance.
"Just do it with confidence. Believe me, this method is absolutely reliable!" Krober said confidently.
"All right……"
Although they were still somewhat reluctant, everyone nodded, indicating that they were willing to accept Krober's plan.
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In the southern part of the Emerald Kingdom, Luoyan City.
The city is located on a vast plain, surrounded by dense forests and rolling mountains.
Luoyan City is an important stronghold of the Duke of Edwin's territory and one of the gateways to the southern region.
As a major commercial town connecting the Emerald Kingdom and the Golden Duchy, Luoyan City is famous for its wealth between the two countries.
The owner of Luoyan City is the Blue Flame Grass Family, the most respected family under Duke Edwin.
It is said that the members of the Blue Flame Grass family practice a special kind of fire-attributed Dou Qi, and they can cultivate a special blue flame Dou Qi by using the magic potion made from their family's unique blue flame grass.
The Blue Flame Grass Family is an earl family. There are three Earth Knights, more than ten Grand Knights, and dozens of official knights in the family.
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