Chapter 629: Choose
to walk through the wind and snow, gradually approaching Spruce Castle in the northeast.
Originally, Brand was looking forward to meeting orcs on the road, which would relieve their boredom on the road.
But what was beyond Brand's expectation was that
along the way, he didn't even see any beasts, let alone orcs!
Starting from the second day after leaving Cedar Fort, the marching road became somewhat lively.
After half a day's journey, they met many teams that were also on their way.
Standing in a wide field of view and looking far away, they saw many teams marching along the surrounding roads.
——The legions in the north are making large-scale troop mobilization!
Obviously, this should have something to do with His Majesty the Emperor's northern military parade and subsequent attack plan.
At noon that day, under the sunshine, Brand and his team followed a floating river all the way to a medium-sized fortress called Hanhe Fort in the eastern part of the border.
After entering the fortress, ride a war horse slowly through the streets inside the fortress.
Brand glanced around curiously.
The last time I came to the Northern Territory, in addition to legionnaires, there were many merchants and adventurers looking for opportunities inside the fortresses in the Northern Territory.
He even found Behemoth Skin in the market run by these people!
However, this time heading north, Brand rarely saw merchants and adventurers when passing various fortresses.
While he was thinking about it, Mr. Romien on the side said:
"Since the orc movement, the fortresses in the north have entered a state of war and martial law.
Because the war is about to start, most adventurers and merchants have left early.
Only A small number of chambers of commerce and adventurers who have cooperative relations with us are still stationed in fortresses in the north.
Therefore, the streets of these fortresses are relatively deserted."
After hearing this, Brand asked:
"Martial law in domestic cities should have also begun . Right?"
Mr. Romien nodded and said,
"Yes, in the past few days, the nobles in the country are successively issuing martial law orders to the cities and towns in their territories.
Many commercial activities that may interfere with the war have been banned. Ordered to stop.
So it’s not just these fortresses in the north.
Other cities in the country are also much deserted than in the past.
Next, we should quickly fade out of the sight of other countries in the Human Alliance until the end of the war..."
Chatting all the way to the station After camp and lunch.
Lord Mesa summoned everyone and told an important news:
"The specific appointments of the commanders of the various coalition forces will be made public this afternoon, but I received the news in advance!
At the beginning of the war, His Majesty the Emperor will bring The largest number of troops will advance northward from the west of the border.
Marquis Franco will lead the central coalition forces.
Mr. Jonas will command the eastern coalition forces.
Currently, the scheduling and layout of the imperial army have been carried out in advance.
In order not to waste time, We also need to choose the starting point of the Northern Expedition as soon as possible!"
After hearing this news, Mr. Holland raised his eyebrows slightly and said:
"I didn't expect that His Majesty the Emperor would let Marquis Franco serve as the commander-in-chief of the coalition forces.
Although this gentleman His leadership experience is very rich, and the Franco family can be regarded as being promoted by the royal family and has many friends in the empire.
However, the coalition forces in the middle have the best chance of touching the Endless Sea first.
I originally thought that His Majesty the Emperor would personally go into battle."
Mesa The master explained:
"His Majesty the Emperor should not care about such trivial matters.
Moreover, this is only the arrangement for the early stage of the war. No one knows what the situation will be like in the middle and late stages of the war.
In addition, according to our original guess, Frank The probability of the Marquis of Co becoming the commander-in-chief of the coalition forces is not high.
So I think that in order to obtain the position of commander-in-chief of the central coalition forces, he should have paid a certain price and commitment. His Majesty the Emperor should have made the decision based on the consideration that this choice can make the war go more smoothly. ."
After Mr. Mesa finished speaking, Mr. Romien began to express his personal opinion:
"Our Romien family and the Franco family have some business dealings, but the relationship is average.
If you don't consider other things, only the three of them have some business dealings. If I had to choose between the commanders of the coalition forces, I would be more inclined to choose His Majesty the Emperor or Mr. Jonas.
Combined with my previous decision, I would be more inclined to keep the original plan and use the east as the starting point of the Northern Expedition, joining Mr. Jonas Under his command."
After Mr. Romien finished speaking, Mr. Robert said:
"The Robert family and the Franco family have nothing to do with each other.
If I were to make a choice, compared with the three, I would be more inclined to choose Mr. Jonas in the east."
After a brief thought, Mr. Holland said:
"As before, I am still more inclined to go to the western region and follow His Majesty the Emperor."
Followed closely by Mr. Mesa Master:
"I think the risk in the west is too great. Between the central and eastern areas, I still prefer the central region.
Our Mesa family has a lot of friendship with Marquis Franco or Mr. Jonas. .
However, in such a high-stakes war, they will definitely not be able to give us too many preferences.
So I still stick to my previous position: it
is more appropriate for us to operate in the central region with the right to act independently!"
Then, the elders who had expressed their opinions turned their attention to the remaining three people who had not yet expressed their opinions.
Mr. Claude first spoke hesitantly:
"Our Claude family, Marquis Franco, and His Excellency Jonas are not very familiar with each other, and the situation with His Majesty the Emperor is similar.
If we don't look at the commander-in-chief of the coalition forces... ...
Forget it, I still listen to you, I abstain!"
At the end of the day, Mr. Claude decided to give up.
The stage was left to Mr. Cecil and Brand.
Facing everyone's gaze, Mr. Cecil, who frowned slightly, suddenly turned to Brand and asked,
"Brand, what do you think?"
After glancing at Mr. Cecil in surprise, Brand looked at him. He slowly spoke to the crowd and said,
"I still feel that there are too many variables in the war.
From a long-term perspective, it will be more beneficial to us to choose a coalition commander who is more familiar to more of us.
So I tend to go east and follow Uncle Jonas. "
After hearing this, after pondering for a moment, Mr. Cecil said:
"I agree with Brand's point of view, although the strength of our legion is barely able to be at the upper level of many legions.
But since it’s a war, it’s better to be on the safe side!
All the information we have is only about the early stages of the war.
We don’t know exactly how the situation will develop in the middle and later stages of the war! "
As Mr. Cecil finished speaking, Mr. Romien smiled and said:
"Now that everyone has their own choices, can we make a decision? "
The great master of Mesa spread his hands and said:
"Let's just go to the east. It just so happens that our legion in Spruce Castle is too lazy to move, which saves a lot of energy!
Mr. Holander nodded helplessly and said,
"It's not a bad thing to be on the safe side! "
If it doesn’t work, we will talk to Mr. Jonas in the middle and later stages.
Try to represent the eastern coalition and join the general offensive in other regions. ”
(End of chapter)