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Outside the luxurious giant wooden door of the Empire's parliament, there was a large row of Rick Guards on duty.
The Rick Guards had always been the emperor's personal army and the strongest cavalry unit in Brunswick (except for the Brunswick Royal Half Griffin Guards). They were also responsible for acting as the emperor's personal guards and representing the emperor in many cases to patrol and supervise tasks.
This year, the Rick Guards also recruited a lot of new soldiers. Most of them were the children of big nobles, and there was no lack of children from knight families and elite military families. The Rick Guards welcomed many people with open arms. The prerequisites were that they passed the military standards and were absolutely loyal to the emperor.
And there was an inner circle organization in the Rick Guards, known as the Rick Inner Circle Knights. This group of knights was only 30 to 40 people, but they still had solid armor and flexible skills, powerful strength, and excellent ability to deal with things.
The Inner Circle Knights were responsible for isolating the people and protecting the emperor. They usually held heavy shields, were equipped with heavy swords, halberds, and two-handed greatswords. They wore full-body plate armor that was polished to a mirror and decorated with beautiful feathers.
They fought together with other Empire troops. As flexible and good at prolonged battles, they performed well in sieges and formations.
Today was the day of the Empire's parliament expansion emergency meeting. The Inner Circle Knights lined up outside the parliament gate, ready to protect the emperor's palace.
The ones closest to the gate were two senior imperial guards of the inner circle named Schuler and Wadesi. While they were reprimanding the recruits of the imperial guards to improve their concentration and spirit, they were also telling everyone in a ferocious manner that the emperor and the Kurfürsten were in a meeting, and that the only and most important task for the court of the Imperium right now was the war.
"War, what war?" Many of the emperor's favorite ministers and nobles sneered. Where was the war?
In the past two years, the Empire had finally been able to relax. After the Eight Peak Mountain in the South was recovered, the threat from the Green Dwarfs was reduced by a lot. With the three guards of the Evil Lands, Eight Peak Mountain, and Sea Gate as the first line of defense, the Empire could relax a little.
In the east, Supreme King Sol 'Green conquered Ganbard Peak. He personally threw the last Goblin from Ganbard Peak off the cliff and declared that another grudge had been avenged. Sol' Green left a 500-man expedition team to mine at Ganbard Peak before returning to Eternity Peak in victory.
Needless to say, after Brittany and the Empire signed the "Tibu Friendly Alliance Agreement", there were very few conflicts and conflicts between the two sides. After the border was determined, both sides withdrew their troops several times. Now, there were less than a thousand troops left on the border, which was one-tenth of the previous number. A large amount of military expenditure and troops were saved to be used where it was more needed.
Then, it could only be the North. But didn't the Barbarians go to fight the Dark Elves?
War? What war?
The Rick Guards were very stubborn. They refused to let any guests in. Some nobles and high-ranking officials who were wearing perfume and came from famous families tried to put on airs, but the Rick Guards pulled out their weapons to let them know that they were not joking.
However, the long meeting still made the Rick Guards feel like they were about to collapse. Some of the new recruits could not hold on after standing for a long time. Even the strictest Inner Circle Guards felt tired, but they knew that they could not slack off.
After a while, a general opened the door and came out. It was Rudolf von Lichtenstein, the Empire's general. The Inner Circle Guard Schuller quickly asked him, "Rudolf, what's the situation?"
"In general, everyone is aware of the threat of the Chaos in the North. Kislöw, those sons of bitches, did not report such a big situation to us. Instead, they went to fight the Chaos on their own." Rudolf's voice was very gloomy. The Empire general did not close the door and just went out. "That's the general situation. There's no need to keep it a secret."
A voice came from inside.
"Katarina and her court have just retreated to the territory of Ostmark. She brought the wealth of the Tsar family over thousands of years, but the elite troops that we urgently need have almost all been lost. She also brought a large group of palace servants and Poillé nobles. I can't find a place to put them." Speaker Ostmark and Kurfürst Becafen's extremely agitated and anxious tone was very clear in the chaotic discussion. "The refugees are rushing to the border, bringing great pressure to the defense system. Ostmark needs more reinforcements, food support, and weapons support. Now, we need at least ten thousand sets of standard equipment and five thousand tons of food support."
"Our situation is the same." Grand Duke Wamir von Zhukov also emphasized, "No one expected this to happen. Kislöw should have relied on the strong city to resist and ask for reinforcements, but I received news that Prague has fallen. The Army of Chaos has taken over that place, and Örengrád has no news."
"Impossible!" Grand Duke Theodorick Geisel's voice was angry and weak. "I know the strength of Kislöw's army. Even if the war is lost, ace troops like the Bear Cavalry, the Wing Cavalry, and the Karim Guards will not disappear so easily. Do you think Kislöw is completely finished? I suspect that Katarina is saving her strength and throwing the burden over! "
"Listen, listen, I don't think we should spend time feeling sad for the Russians in the north. They may have suffered heavy casualties, but it's better than them turning to Chaos or giving up." Kurfürst White Wolf Boris Todbringer was still familiar with his loud voice. "Now is not the time to argue about this. The Empire must unite. Immediately announce the general mobilization order and summon all the troops. We will fight the Chaos bastards at the border of the Empire to death. Since they want to come, let them come. Before the last son of Yuric falls, Mildenheim will stand forever."
"Wait, wait, wait, friend!" Kurfürst Talabek and Grand Duke Talabek Helmut Feuerbach raised his hand and made a "T" gesture to signal Boris to calm down. "You are a f * cking animal! Brother, you have to be clear. Who is going to give the order? General mobilization? Are you serious? General mobilization just like that? I'm afraid your Grand Duke position is coming to an end! "
"At present, the situation is still unclear. General mobilization is really … unrealistic, and it will cause almost permanent damage to the territory." Kurfürst Marius Leitendorf, Grand Duke Avey, also disagreed with the general mobilization. "All the provinces have their own problems. We should first send troops to strengthen the defense line and ensure food support, and then we will see the situation. How can you be sure that this is not an exaggeration by Tsar to cover up her failure?"
The Emperor did not speak. He did not seem to want to express his opinion so easily.
Hildebrand Rudenhoff, Grand Baron of Hocke, said in a loud and clear voice, "Hocke will try to mobilize, but we are alone and need more support, including but not limited to troops, equipment, food, and gold coins."
Shu Lei had heard everything. The Inner Circle was trying to think of a way to share the emperor's burden.
The Empire was in a very difficult situation right now. It was estimated that the army of Chaos would reach the border of the Empire in less than two months and at most three months. The Empire, however, was not prepared at all. Kislöw had been devastated by the war, and the Empire had not even started to mobilize the troops yet. After all, the autumn harvest had just ended.
It would take at least three to five weeks to fully recruit a large army, and it would take at least six to eight weeks to march from the capital to the northern border. So, the problem was, who was going to pay for the astronomical amount of money and the huge amount of food that needed to be consumed every day?
In the parliament of the Empire, Emperor Karl-franz was frowning. He looked at Archbishop Wickmar who was sitting not far away and wanted to get his support. However, Archbishop Wickmar was distracted by other things. The incident of Luthhus was very serious. One of the Grand Chanters of the Church of Justice, Esme III, was using this as an excuse to attack Wickmar. He wanted to replace Wickmar or fulfill the demands of many people in the church, including but not limited to selling indulgences, hereditary fiefs, and expelling Luthhus from the church.
Vickmar did not agree with any of the three conditions, but he knew that his enemies came from within the Church. There were many regional bishops, cardinals and cardinals who supported Esme III. No one would complain about having too many benefits and benefits, but they hated responsibilities and obligations.
"We should start mobilizing those that we can." Finally, after arguing for a long time, the Emperor spoke, "For example, the provinces closest to the frontlines, which are most likely to be attacked, such as Nord, Auster, Ostmark, and Hocke, can immediately mobilize the army when we return. As for the provinces in the south, including Ricker, we will immediately follow up and provide support for the army's provisions and salaries."
"When will we follow up? How much can we provide? Five hundred pounds of food, five hundred tons of food, and five hundred tons of food! " Hetwich was very agitated. He slammed the table as if he did not realize how much damage he was doing to the three-hundred-year-old sandalwood antique. "Your Majesty, don't do these empty things. Isn't the lesson clear enough? Slow to react and not help? This is the Empire? This is Karl-franz? Enough, I should go to the Butcher's Castle and look for the Butcher King Agrim. He is much more reliable than you, Franz! "
"It will take time to gather food and recruit soldiers!" The Emperor retorted, "Hetwich, I understand your difficulties. We are already trying to solve them! What else do you want? Otherwise, I wouldn't have called you here for a meeting! "
Hetwich also realized that he was being too impatient, but the situation was too urgent. Austermark could not sit still, so he simply stood up and paced back and forth behind the table.
"Then you should immediately send all your regular and garrison troops to the north. Now is not the time to be calculative!" Gethel, Grand Duke of Nord (self-proclaimed king), said angrily, "Also, we need more gold coins, the gold coins that are stamped with the portraits of the emperor, the Kurfürsten … or the dwarves and the knight king on the other side of the mountain! Elves will do as well. Only with gold coins can we convince the nobles, the city council, the mercenaries, and even the ogres to accept our invitation to fight for the Empire! "
The emperor's face was rather awful. There was still money in his treasury, but almost half of it was the war loan from the supreme king. Also, there had to be a certain amount of money in the treasury. There was not much money left that could be used. After all, it was not enough to satisfy the appetite of the Kurfürsten. This year's harvest was not easy, and the Emperor's treasury had quite a bit of surplus. He even planned to renovate the palace.
At this moment, everyone stopped talking and looked at one person.
Who was the richest person in the Empire in the past few years?
Without a doubt, it was the ruler of Nur, Duchess Emmanuel von Lebowitz Bernardino of the Empire. Nur was the biggest beneficiary of the Tib Treaty of Friendship, Alliance, and Emmanuel had also become the most popular noble of the Empire in Brittany due to her special relationship with Laing.
The Duchess of the Empire had not said a word since the beginning, but she was clearly listening carefully. Behind Emmanuel were her right-hand men, Nur's Grand Marshal Erstein and Nur's Chief Justice Theodor Bruckner. The Duchess of the Empire was wearing a classic tight-fitting dress with a black and gold cape. Her slender legs were matched with dark red semi-translucent velvet pantyhose and a pair of nude pointed suede heels with a skull print. Her long blonde hair was tied up in a noble lady's hairstyle and secured with a Kurfürst's crown. After being the ruler of Nur for many years, Emmanuel's every move was full of majesty. Now, she could create a huge psychological pressure with just one look.
Feeling everyone's gaze, Emmanuel did not smile. The Duchess of the Empire was already filled with disdain and hatred for Tsar. She thought for a moment and said, "Nur and Wesson will provide assistance to the Empire. I can promise that, but I will need to return to Nur and discuss the exact amount with the city council. As for the army, Nur and Wesson can immediately send five legions to the north to provide support, along with some supplies."
"That's not enough, my Duchess!" Gaither continued to complain, "Everyone knows that you can mobilize at least thirty legions, and those steam tanks and Armoured Nur, not one less!"
"If the Armoured Nur is used to protect you, who will protect me?" Emmanuel retorted, "It's not that Noor and Weissen don't have any enemies. In the Black Mountain Range in the south, there are still many goblin tribes there. The south of Weissen is attacked by them from time to time!"
"Saul has already been taken over by Gaither's Alchemy College. They will solve the problem in the south. You must send your army to the north now, or it will be too late!" The Grand Duke of Auster and Wolffin Kurfürst Wamir shouted angrily, "The army of Chaos can appear at the border of the Empire at any time!"
"Don't move the river patrol army of Steyr and the army of Sylvania. On this basis, I will send a few legions of soldiers from Uttbad, but you will have to take care of the logistics and pay of the soldiers. I am not joking." The Grand Duke of Steyr, Kurfürst Graf Alberich Haute Anderson, was still wearing a worn-out leather coat and a woolen shirt. He looked more like a beggar than a Kurfürst.
"You want us to send our army, mobilize our troops, and provide us with money and food? How can there be such a good deal in the world!" The Mad Count, Grand Duke of Avey, Marius Leitdorf, was also mad. He shouted, "Who said we are not going to support you? Who said we are not going to provide help? Don't go too far! How can you give the order of mobilization so casually? Do you know how much you will pay for this territory?! Are you all pigs? If you don't want help, go back now! "
"Enough! Shut up! Marius, we are discussing how to face the tide of Chaos this time, not fighting among ourselves! " Karl-franz knocked the wooden hammer hard, silencing everyone in the parliament of the Empire. The Emperor could tell that the Kurfürst in the south did not want to announce the general mobilization at this time. They still wanted to see how the situation was going. The problem was that the Kurfürst in the north was not as rich as the Kurfürst in the south. They had enough money to support the general mobilization.
After arguing for a while, the Kurfürst had indeed realized the seriousness of the invasion of Chaos. Time waited for no one. The final result of the discussion was that the Kurfürst in the south would provide money and food and send part of the regular troops and conscripts to the north as reinforcements, while the Kurfürst in the north would mobilize and set up defenses along the border, ready to welcome the tide of destruction in the north.
"Your Majesty, can the Empire ask the High Elves for help?" At this moment, Grand Duke Geisel of Nord asked the Emperor.
"I will inform Ambassador Gao Jing." The Emperor nodded.
"Your Majesty, I suggest that we ask the dwarves for help immediately." Grand Duke Marius of Avey immediately added.
"I will send a messenger to the Supreme King." The Emperor could only say again.
"Then, Karl, should we ask the Knight King's Kingdom on the other side of the mountain for help too?" Grand Duke Boris Todbinger of Midden Hill, the White Wolf Kurfürst, immediately said, "The treaty is not for nothing, is it? If we don't ask for help now, when are we going to wait? "
"Well …" The Emperor could not help but hesitate. Ask for the Brittany's help? Was the Empire really in such a difficult time? This was a huge favor.
"Countess Emmanuel, what do you think?"
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