Steel, Guns and the Industrial Party Across the World

After letting Emerson go, Paul and others stayed in the reception room and called other high-level officials from the State Council and the military.

Now it's directly turned into a battle meeting.

"We must make the Kent family pay the price!" After hearing what the Kent family envoy had done, the officers were all excited.

Huxin Town has already backed down to such an extent that it is a shame and a shame that the other party went so far as to make such excessive demands.

After careful discussion by everyone, several resolutions were quickly reached:

1. Strengthen the investigation in the border area and be alert to Emden's movements at any time;

2. The Ministry of Intelligence did its best to collect information on Emden, from information on high-level personnel to the mobilization of the army;

3. On the basis of the current independent musket company, form a third infantry battalion, with Joyce, Schroeder's former squire, as the battalion commander;

4. The staff department further strengthens the training of the militia, and directly supplements the regular army when necessary;

Fifth, order the navy to prepare for battle so that it can go ashore at any time to support the army's operations.

In fact, if you want to go to war immediately, the army currently stationed in Huxin Town can start in two hours. After all, Emden is next to Arda in the south, so it doesn't need long-term preparations like a long-distance expedition.

This is the advantage of the standing army. Thousands of people can be assembled at any time for small-scale and short-distance combat.

But his opponent, the Earl of Kent, is different. Paul concluded that although the opponent's overall strength is very strong, if he wants to fight a decent war between lords, it will take 1 to 2 weeks. Assemble the army.

This makes people very entangled. Should I lead the army to catch the opponent by surprise? Or wait for the Kent family to slowly assemble an army to fight over?

If he had called first, he would probably have stabbed a hornet's nest. After all, the Kent family did not cause any substantial harm to him. It would be morally untenable for him to do it first, and then he would offend Duke Ferdinand and the Duke behind him. A large number of vassals also ended up, that would be bad.

But if you just give up your speed advantage and be beaten passively, it seems stupid to think about it. Don't military strategists in ancient and modern China and abroad all emphasize that "soldiers are expensive and fast"?

A group of officers headed by Bryce looked at Paul longingly: "Master Greiman, let's fight there first!"

But after thinking it over and over again, Paul still felt a little more conservative. After all, the Greiman family was the direct vassal of His Majesty the King in the Northwest, and the Kent family had to think carefully if they really wanted to move him.

The probability of war breaking out is not 100%.

Therefore, at the end of the meeting, in addition to the above five measures, Paul only ordered the implementation of martial law in Arda and Bairdin, and did not order the declaration of war on Emden.

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The lord of Emden resides in Fort Byram. There are no towns or farms here. There is only a lonely castle standing. Members of the Kent family and their servants live in this castle.

Emerson waited in the hall a little nervously, pacing back and forth constantly.

Finally, footsteps were heard in the corridor, and a figure quickly appeared in the hall.

He bowed to the figure: "Uncle Kent."

The Earl of Kent seemed to be in a good mood. He went to the table and sat down. Immediately, a servant brought twice the wine, one glass was placed in front of the Earl and the other in front of Emerson.

"Little Emerson, tell me how our Earl Greyman responded."

Emerson looked at the Earl of Kent, hesitant to speak.

"What's wrong?"

The earl sensed something was wrong from Emerson's expression. Could it be that the young lord rejected his offer, haha, how could it be possible?

However, Emerson's words confirmed his guess just now.

"Uncle Kent, Graham has rejected your request! I'm sorry, but I'm too incompetent."

Emerson said with an extremely guilty expression on his face.

After hearing these words, the expression on the Earl of Kent's face gradually froze.

"How dare he... how dare he..."

The earl repeated these words with a slightly incredulous expression on his face.

Soon, he ordered the servant next to him: "Call Jais over here."

Soon, Jia Aisi, who was still practicing swordsmanship just now, came here.

Seeing the dull atmosphere in the hall, he asked suspiciously, "Father, Emerson, what happened?"

The earl froze and did not answer. Emerson on the side said, "The Greiman family has rejected Uncle Kent's request."

Jaaisi knew why his father had that expression. He also sat down and asked, "Father, what is your decision?"

The count turned to Emerson and said, "Little Emerson, please tell us the details of your meeting with Greyman first."

Emerson let out a long sigh of relief, carefully controlled his expression, and began to elaborate on the "pass" of meeting Paul.

"...I have repeatedly emphasized that Uncle Kent, you have already lenient him, and it is just a small punishment for him acting without authorization..."

"...But Graiman still refused arrogantly, it seems that he has been dazzled by the previous victory..."

"...The officials under him are all extremely arrogant, saying that they want to show some color to the Kent family..."

Emerson spent nearly half an hour describing the "passes" of meeting Paul to the Kents.

Following his statement, the expressions of Kent and his son became more and more ugly.

After Emerson's statement was over, Jayce looked at his father: "Are we going to punish the Gleiman family?"

"certainly!"

The count almost growled, and gave his son an affirmative answer without hesitation.

He stared at Jayce with a firm tone and said:

"The reason why the Kent family can gain a foothold in the northwest is because other families fear us."

"For the enemies of the family~www.readwn.com~ it will take a month if they are not defeated in a week, it will take a year if they are not defeated in a month, and it will take ten years if they are not defeated in a year. It can be dormant for a long time, but we will never forget the enemy."

"Because of this, apart from Duke Ferdinand, who in the Northwest Gulf would dare to refuse the Kent family's request, and who would dare to disrespect the Kent family?"

"If the Greiman family is let go this time, allowing him to insult us without punishment, then other families will follow suit, and we will eventually become a second-rate family in the Northwest, and the image we have established before will disappear in smoke. "

"In short, Greiman must be punished!"

Jayce nodded: "I understand, father."

A sneer appeared on the Earl of Kent's face, showing his sharp and long canine teeth, and said darkly:

"Hmph! The current Graveman family is not worthy of our forbearance. His current little strength can't withstand our blow at all."

"Jiace!"

"Father, please order." Jayce responded immediately, his father was about to give an order.

"Immediately gather half of the knights in the territory and inform the vassals of the family that at least 2,000 soldiers must be recruited for me. Everyone must gather in Fort Byram within three weeks."

"Yes, I'll do it right away."

The count then told Emerson: "I heard that you also studied military affairs when you were in the capital, so I will ask you to be Jayce's deputy this time."

Emerson immediately stood up and said, "Uncle Kent, I will definitely help you teach Graham a lesson."

The count took up the glass and drank the wine, and then let go, and the glass fell to the ground and shattered.

"Gleiman, this is your future fate!"