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Chapter 100 Chen Bing Boundary
Kingdom of Rhodes, Hall of Kings.

There are two important documents on the table, one of which is from the Marquis of Little from the south, and the other from the Duke of Osborne from the north.

Both documents illustrate an important issue, that is, war has come.

As the border conflict continued to intensify, although the arrival of the war had been expected for a long time, King Rhodes did not expect that it would come so soon.

Earl Bacal from the Kingdom of Hastings, in the name of revenge for his vassals, blatantly destroyed the castle of Viscount Hess, and directly captured Viscount Hess, and threatened to accept the ransom only after Marquis Leete apologized in person.

It's just that Marquis Leete is not the suzerain of Viscount Hess, and Bacal is only an earl. In his opinion, this is a blatant demonstration and humiliation.

In the letter, Marquis Leete spoke fiercely and said that he had summoned all the nobles in the south, a total of 20 troops, and was ready to directly invade the border of the Kingdom of Hastings as soon as the king gave the order.

Another document said that regarding the crisis of the orc prairie, the orcs who cannot survive will launch an attack on the North Wind Fortress within a few years, and the Duke of Osborne has found evidence of desertification and invited His Majesty the King sent someone to check.

After reading these two letters, His Majesty Rhodes only felt a little unlucky. Fortunately, Osborn's letter said that the orcs would attack within a few years.

As long as the orcs don't attack now, he will have time to deal with the affairs of Hastings Kingdom.

Moreover, it would take a long time to break through the miraculous building of the North Wind Fortress. In his opinion, it was a big problem for the orcs to prepare high enough siege equipment, and it was not so easy to solve.

In the early days of the founding of the country, in order to avoid repeating the mistakes of the First Empire, the Rhodes family did not set up many duke titles that might threaten the throne, but chose to split the dukedom into multiple marquis territories.

As for the Duke of Osborne, it was because the foothold was not stable at that time. In order to stabilize him, the ancestors of the Rhodes family made a promise, but this is a hidden danger after all. The Rhodes family has been vigilant against the Osborne family. Fortunately, The Duke of Osborne has not made any oversteps in these years.

However, this treatment did not improve the situation of the Rhodes family. They were still restrained by many nobles.

In many cases, the interests of the kingdom and the nobles are in conflict. They have also thought of ways to split the nobles, that is, the system of enfeoffment and inheritance, that is, the children of each family can obtain the decree of the fiefdom.

This was unanimously opposed by the nobles, and of course the second sons of the family also supported it. It's just that they don't have much power, so what strength do they have to promote all this.

Seeing that the king had no intention of revoking the decree, the nobles even started to join forces, and they wanted to abolish it.

In their view, such a 'brutal' person is not suitable to stay on the throne. After seeing the actions of the nobles, the Rhodes family had to declare the decree invalid and replaced the king.

This caused the king to be unable to control the kingdom for quite a long period of time. After several generations of management for a hundred years, the Rhodes family regained control of the kingdom.

Due to communication restrictions and deep-rooted systems, the Rhodes family is not so much the king, but rather the most powerful nobles in the kingdom. This kingdom is managed by all the nobles.Without the support of other nobles, he could not accomplish any great things.

Because when it comes to war with other countries, it is not something he can decide with one word.He must summon the nobles to discuss together, and he also needs the support of the majority of the nobles before he can finally make a decision.

Because the royal capital is located in the center of the kingdom, the nobles who received the letter, although they are greedy for profit, the survival of the kingdom is originally related to their interests. Their legal land comes from the recognition of the kingdom, not the Kingdom of Hastings. .

Most of the nobles came to the capital within a month, preparing to participate in the meeting that will determine the 'national destiny'.

This is a large circular venue, the most central act belongs to the king, and further outside are 18 seats, corresponding to the 18 marquises of the kingdom, these acts face the outside.

As for the other seats outside, there is no further distinction, but everyone has a steelyard in their hearts, and no one will mess with any position.

Respecting this rule means respecting their own aristocratic system.

As for the duke, there is no special designation. This is the king's suppression of the Osborne family, but the Osborne family doesn't care. Except when the kingdom was first established, they never set foot here again.

But today, among the 18 seats, 2 seats were vacant. The first one belonged to the Duke of Osborne, and the other one belonged to the Marquis of Little.

As everyone sat down, King Rhodes said directly: "Everyone, please take a look, because the length of the letter sent by the raven is limited, and the more detailed report is here."

After speaking, he pointed to the documents on the table. The palace guards quickly copied many copies of the documents and handed them to the adults one by one. When they finished the documents, the whole meeting fell into silence.

But not long after, the venue was full of curses, as if everyone had turned into a god of war, and one man and one horse could destroy the arrogant Earl Bakar.

But those viscounts were magnifying their words, while the nobles above the earl did not open their mouths. Instead, they held the documents in their hands and looked at them again and again, as if there were some secrets hidden inside.

In fact, they have also heard about this incident, if it weren't for those damned orcs attacking the pioneering territory, and Duke Osborne spread the news of the orcs' changes throughout the human world with ravens.

This put them all into a state of tension, but after that the orcs died down and made no further moves.

However, the entire northern border of the kingdom was restrained, that is, since then, border frictions have become more frequent, but what they did not expect is that it has only been a few months, and it has evolved into what it is now. This look.

Seeing everyone doing their own thing, King Rhodes was a little helpless, "What do you think about this matter? Let's speak freely."

As the words fell, no one spoke. The Viscount stared at the Earl, and the Earl looked at the Marquises. In desperation, Marquis Rocky stood up.

"Regarding this matter, considering the fact that the northern border is being held back, I think we still need to carefully consider the consequences of going to war."

"Go to war."

Those who support the war are more or less connected with the nobles who have been looted or whose interests have been damaged, or have relationships such as marriages or family friends.

Of course, there are still a small number of southern nobles who came here.

"be opposed to."

Everyone held different opinions, and there was a lot of noise, but the voice against going to war was still louder.

Because this kind of war often requires every family to send out soldiers, and those who carry food and grass and pay at their own expense, the kingdom can only subsidize part of it, and most of them need to be borne by themselves.

When the distribution of benefits has not been negotiated, it is often the time when these nobles quarrel the most.

It is impossible to ask them to contribute money and efforts now. King Rhodes knew that there must be a lot of opposition without even thinking about it.

They also know that now is not the time to vote, they are just showing their attitude, and no one should expect them to send troops if there is not enough benefit.

"I agree that at the twilight of the First Empire, we failed to defeat the Kingdom of Hastings. Now, they occupy the rich land, and they must be ahead of us in terms of population and military.

And since they dare to create friction and continue to expand the friction, I think they must want us to take the initiative to declare war, so as to hide their wolfish ambitions and avoid being besieged by the Three Kingdoms.

This is when we must not go up, and it is they who declare war, not us.

Considering that the other side is ready for war, I suggest that we must increase our troops to the southern border immediately, and at the same time let the Marquis of Lite guard against death and wait for the arrival of reinforcements.

Secondly, we can send a message to the ravens of the other two countries, saying that we are powerful and do not ask them to besiege. At least we must leave enough defensive troops in the Kingdom of Hastings, so that we can win the war. "

Although Marquis Rocky might have won the war at the end, in his opinion, the Kingdom of Hastings, which had prepared everything, would definitely be difficult to defeat; it is not that there is no way, but it depends on how much loss the nobles can bear.

After listening to Marquis Rocky's words, a quiet needle drop could be heard at the scene, and everyone was thinking about what he said.It is true that the Kingdom of Hastings is strong enough, but it is not invincible. As the most powerful of the four countries, the other three countries are guarding against it.

"I have already communicated with them about the other two countries, but the result is not very good. They don't think that King Hastings will attack us when the orcs change, although I also think so.

But it is a pity that this matter has become inevitable between the two sides.

I believe that as long as the news that the Kingdom of Hastings is going to war with us is confirmed, they will definitely send troops to the border.It is used to contain the Kingdom of Hastings. After all, we are dead, and it will be their turn next. This is only bad for them, not any good.

They must know the truth of being cold-hearted.They will even choose to attack whenever they have the opportunity. After all, the fertile land and suitable climate have always been what we all long for. "

This is quite a good statement. All of you present, there is no one who is not eager to acquire that fertile land, where the wheat is harvested twice a year. Just thinking about it makes their mouths water.

However, these lead to another important question, that is, why did the Kingdom of Hastings go to war against them? Knowing that declaring war would cause them to be besieged, why did they do it.

"Your Majesty, with all due respect. I don't understand why the Kingdom of Hastings must risk being besieged and create friction with us.

I think there must be something else going on in it, maybe it's just our border lords coveting their lands and distorting the truth, which is also out of character for King Hastings. "

"fart!"

"It stinks."

"Stupid guy."

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However, these words quickly aroused the scolding of the nobles in the south, but the grumpy Earl Brando of the northern border directly chose to scold back.

For a time, all kinds of cordial greetings filled the entire conference hall, all of which were only about interests. In the face of the threat of orcs, if the kingdom does not go to war, the resources of the kingdom will be tilted to the north, thereby reducing the loss of the Northland itself.

However, the southern nobles who were far away from the north did not feel the oppressive atmosphere in the north at all. With the end of Earl Barka, what they felt was the pressure from the Kingdom of Hastings.

It is obviously impossible to say that without their reckless actions, it is impossible to cause the current situation.But once the war comes, they alone are obviously not enough to resist the Kingdom of Hastings.

The southern nobles enjoyed revenge for a while, but now they want everyone to bear the consequences together.

This is an irreconcilable point of conflict, starting from their own, they are not wrong, but today is not for them to 'greeting'.

"Your Majesty, why don't you show everyone another document. Since we are going to discuss such an important matter, we must not ignore the threat of orcs."

Listening to another northern nobleman's opening, under the signal of His Majesty Rhodes, the guards quickly distributed another document to all the noblemen present.

When they saw that the orcs were facing the threat of desertification, and there was evidence to support them, they no longer had any doubts. At the same time, some southern nobles already regretted their connivance with their subordinates, which caused the current dilemma.

In front of the orcs, they will not tell you about noble rules, but they will be killed directly as a threat. Only in this way is it beneficial to the rule of the orcs.

Looking at the silent southern nobleman, Earl Brando directly started to taunt.

"Now I know how stupid you people are. I don't believe that the intensification of the conflict is not without your contribution. When the time comes when we face a double attack, everyone can ask for more blessings."

"Fuck you shit, with the blockade of the North Wind Fortress, I don't believe that the orcs can grow wings and fly in, unless you northerners are too hip, otherwise the North Wind Fortress alone is enough to resist the orcs.

Moreover, according to Duke Osborne's judgment, the orcs will launch an attack within a few years. It's been almost 10 years since the orcs came and went. The most important thing at present is to deal with the threat on the border. "

Following the rebuttal of the southern nobles, the two sides started a new round of scolding, but it was obvious that the northern nobles came too few, and they were not the opponents of the southern nobles.

"Okay, put away your damn interest theory. With the continuous deployment of soldiers on the border of the Kingdom of Hastings, this is already an imminent thing.

If we're still trying to shirk each other here, will you be able to decide this matter after they finish eating Marquis Lite's 20 troops?
No matter how great the threat of the orcs is, the orcs have not come now, so why should we wait for them all this time?If we don't solve the troubles from the border first, how can we allocate troops and supplies to support the northern border?

This matter must be expressed immediately. "

"agree."

"agree."

Obviously the issue before them is the most important. The threat from the orcs is still just a threat after all, and the war in the south has arrived.The northern nobles also agreed with His Majesty the King's statement.

Seeing the voices of approval, His Majesty Rhodes nodded in satisfaction, and continued to speak: "Then let's decide on sending troops. In order not to appear weak in terms of military strength, the nobles in the northern border must also send troops this time.

Of course I understand your concerns, but I also hope that you can understand the difficulties of the Kingdom, you can reduce the number, and as for the Duke of the North, there is no need to send troops.

When it comes to the understanding of orcs, none of us can compare to him. Duke Osborne just told us to be wary of orcs, so I naturally believe him. "

Nest grass?Can you still understand it this way?The Duke of Osborne, who was considered to be an old fool before, can be understood by you in this way. It really deserves to be understood at the enterprise level.At this time, the northern nobles felt as if they had been stepped on by countless alpacas, and they all ridiculed them as idiots.

"Your Majesty, I have another idea."

"Say."

"Didn't the kingdom re-issue the development decree? Now that the kingdom is in trouble, I think they should also contribute."

Most of the nobles agreed with Earl Carney's words, how could they object to such generosity.

"Okay, yes, there is no need for them to wait for a year, as long as they can bring development documents and soldiers with half of the title, I will directly award them the title.

Considering the environment in the northern border, the nobles in the northern border also apply to the previous regulations, and they can only send 1/3 of their troops. "

His Majesty's decision was like a stone stirring up thousands of waves, and it exploded among the nobles. They never thought that things would turn out like this, and how did this make them seek to seize the land of those pioneering territories.

"Put away your little thoughts. At this time, what we need is more strength, not for you to fight each other."

Considering that those who can seize territory from foreign races, their soldiers will definitely become a backbone force. Although their number may not be large, it is better than letting them contain each other in the country.

Although a little unwilling, they still accepted the result. If the Kingdom of Hastings wins, although they don't have to worry about their lives, the reduction of land is indeed inevitable.

And the reduction is definitely not a small amount. After all, King Hastings went to war to acquire land.

The matter of whether to go to war with the Kingdom of Hastings has not been settled, but the matter of Chen Bing's border and participation in military confrontation with neighboring countries has been determined.

It's just that this move also stimulated the nobles of the Kingdom of Hastings, making them decide to launch an attack in advance. They don't want to have a protracted confrontation with the Rhodes on the border, and they have to fight in the enemy's territory if they want to fight.

(End of this chapter)