The Knight's Journey to the Empire
Chapter 43: The Battle between the Kingdom's Upper Class
The city of Olivia, the second largest city in Saladin County, is the military base of the Kingdom of Midburg.
In the military council hall of the city lord's mansion, around a long wooden table covered with bright red cloth sat more than a dozen nobles in gorgeous armor. The lowest professional level of these nobles was at the entry-level knight stage.
Of course, as for their specific strength, I don’t know.
No one spoke at this time, and the atmosphere on the scene was solemn, heavy and depressing.
Yes, the enemy has driven them to the city and surrounded them. They have been nailed to the pillar of shame of the kingdom. How can they be in a good mood?
These dozen people were of noble status, at least they were all hereditary barons, and they were all top nobles or family representatives of the Kingdom of Midburg.
Sitting at the head of the table was a handsome young nobleman dressed in gorgeous clothes.
He is the second prince of the Kingdom of Middeburg, Leo Glauber.
However, his complexion at this moment could not be described as good, with a faint but lingering sadness hidden between his brows.
"Everyone, tell me, why did the offensive of the Principality of Glia suddenly slow down in the past few days? What is the reason?" Prince Leo glanced around from his upper seat, and when he saw that no one was ready to speak, he asked first.
After surrounding the city of Olivia, the Principality of Glia began to mobilize troops on a large scale and launched a fierce attack on the city, with the intention of capturing the city of Olivia.
But in the past few days, the offensive has suddenly slowed down, and even a waiver of war has been put up, which is obviously a slowdown in the offensive.
You have to know that the Principality of Glia is not fighting on its own land. Their supply lines are long and military supplies are not easy to provide.
The best way to fight is to capture the city of Olivia in one fell swoop and use it as a stronghold to defend against the enemy.
But now they are clearly slowing down their offensive, which is obviously not in line with their strategy.
"Your Highness, according to the information detected by our spies, the Principality of Glia has sent many scouts into the Barinas Mountains in the form of a reconnaissance team. It is roughly estimated that there are no less than 2000 people. It is obvious what they are looking for."
The middle-aged man in the first position on the lower left hesitated for a moment, then stood up and responded first.
He is Blomjerry Saladin, the contemporary ruler of the Saladin Marquis family. Marquis Saladin is known as the "Guardian of the West" of the Kingdom of Midburg.
But it is obvious that he has been slapped in the face, and it was very loud.
"Oh? Then uncle, have you found out what they are looking for?" Prince Leo continued to ask.
The contemporary Marquise Saladin is the cousin of Prince Leo, and the cousin of the contemporary King of the Kingdom of Midburg, so Prince Leo calls Marquis Saladin "uncle".
Leo had thought about it himself, and knew that the thing the enemy was trying so hard to find must be very precious, but he really couldn't guess what the enemy was looking for, so he could only continue to ask.
"This..." Marquis Saladin was a little hesitant, because he didn't know what the enemy was looking for, and this was also the reason why he hesitated before standing up to speak.
"Your Highness, our spies have not found out what they are looking for," Marquis Saladin said in a low voice, "but it is certain that this is something very important."
Prince Leo: Look at what you said, it's like you were talking.
The Principality of Glia launched such a big fuss, how could I not know that they were looking for something very important?
However, since the other party was one of the powerful hereditary nobles in the kingdom, he certainly could not lose his temper and offend him.
After looking around again and seeing that no one was ready to speak, Prince Leo could only sigh and say, "Then please ask Uncle to send more people to find out what the enemy is looking for as quickly as possible and see if we can find an opportunity to resolve the current crisis."
"Yes, Your Highness. I'll do it right away." Marquis Saladin also felt a little embarrassed, so he immediately trotted out, looking very hurried.
"If you have anything else to report, please speak up," Prince Leo gestured to everyone.
The people in the lower positions looked at each other, and no one said anything.
After a long time.
"Alas!" Prince Leo sighed imperceptibly.
"Your Highness is tired too, everyone please leave!" Prince Leo waved his hand, his eyes full of helplessness.
So everyone left.
"Odyssey Wiggins, what's the latest trend in the capital?" Prince Leo said to the empty room after everyone left.
A middle-aged man in his forties came out from behind the screen behind Prince Leo. "Your Highness, ever since the news from the Western Territory reached the capital, it has caused a great uproar. Now the public opinion in the capital is pointing at you, saying that you have low military ability and poor command, and are not qualified to lead the Western Territory army to counterattack the Principality of Glia!"
Odyssey Wiggins glanced at Prince Leo, and after seeing that his expression did not change, he continued, "Three days ago, at the regular morning meeting of the royal court, Earl Aaront openly declared in front of His Majesty the King that such a serious mistake occurred in the war in the Western Territory because of Your Highness's poor command and mismanagement. He proposed that His Majesty the King recall you to the capital to punish you, and then let the Fourth Prince replace you to lead the army in the Western Territory to resist the next attack of the Principality of Glia!"
"Don't pay any attention to Aaron, this clown. He is just a court noble who doesn't even have a fief. This dog that bites people will die at the hands of his own master sooner or later." Prince Leo curled his lips and laughed sarcastically, "What did my father do?"
"His Majesty the King rejected Earl Aaron's proposal on the grounds that changing generals on the battlefield is a military taboo, but His Majesty the King also sent an envoy to the Western Territory. In addition to comforting the soldiers on the front line, he probably also wanted to question you!"
"Hahaha, it's okay! It's okay!" Prince Leo laughed heartily.
The fact that his father did not replace him shows that he still has hope for him and that he still has a chance to make amends.
As for the criticism, it was just a few harmless words.
"Odyssey Wiggins, tell Shinoborth that her people can start moving now. We can't let the public opinion in the capital lean only towards us, but we can't shirk responsibility too much. The specific degree is up to her to decide, and I only look at the results." Prince Leo began to give orders calmly: "Then let the spies in the Principality of Glia spend more time on it. No matter what, find out what the other side is looking for as soon as possible!"
The Fourth Prince is a supporter of the First Prince, and Count Aaron is the First Prince's dog.
Now that the eldest prince's camp has begun to take action to suppress him, he must also take action to fight back and cannot passively take the beating.
"Yes, Your Highness!" Odyssey Wiggins took the order and retreated.
"Alas!" Looking at the empty military council hall again, Prince Leo sighed heavily again.
Originally, Prince Leo was sent to the western battlefield as a representative of the royal family. He thought he could make military achievements here, gain his father's appreciation, and lay a solid foundation for his future fight for the throne.
It would be even better if you could make friends with some nobles of the kingdom or military generals.
But now, Prince Leo no longer wants to think too much. He just hopes to repel the Principality of Glia. Otherwise, he will be permanently nailed to the kingdom's pillar of shame.
Oh, it's all the fault of that old Bill August. You said you wanted to retire, so why not just wait and die? But you had to get involved. Aren't you afraid of dying too early?
Finally, the second prince kicked the chair next to him hard to vent his resentment and show the rage of an incompetent person.
Faced with such a knowledgeable, experienced and tactically sophisticated veteran general, most of the generals of the Kingdom of Midburg would feel incompetent.
Therefore, after almost crazy investigation, the Kingdom of Midburg finally found out the result: the only son of the Grand Duke of the Principality of Glia disappeared while hunting in the Barinas Mountains. He was suspected to have been kidnapped and his whereabouts are currently unknown.
Then the Kingdom of Midburg also sent a large number of spies into the Barinas Mountains to join the frantic search for the eldest son of the Principality of Glia.
This is a perfect opportunity to turn the tables. As long as they can find the eldest son first, the war can end without bloodshed, and even the Principality of Glia can be forced to pay a heavy price in blood.
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