Warhammer Throne

August 2514, imperial calendar.

In the next few months, whether it is the Knight of Brittany, the imperial emperor Karl Franz, the Grand Duke of Nord (the self-proclaimed king) Theodoric Geisel or Keith The ice queen of Catalina in Lough, they are all afraid of the large-scale assembly and strange silence of the barbarians. The human kingdom in the north of the old world has continuously sent scouts and spies to Noska to obtain information to confirm whether the barbarians are true Intends to go south on a large scale.

As for Estalia and Tyril, it is still an attitude of nothing to hang.

At the beginning, everyone was very nervous, and very alert. Groups of troops were transferred to the front to prepare for the possible large-scale invasion of barbarians. At the same time, the courts of Brittania, Kislov, and the Empire continued. Several meetings were held to discuss how to respond, and even sent messengers to each other to prepare for cooperative operations.

But in the end, the news came as a surprise to everyone.

Fighted! It's really fighting!

But it was not the northern barbarian going south, but the pirate fleet of Noska and the black ark fleet of the dark elves fought in the chaotic sea. Hundreds of noska dragon ships and the entire dark ark fleet of the dark elves fought a terrible naval battle. No battle is won.

Subsequently, the wife of the blood **** Valkyrie personally led a chaotic army of more than 35,000 people and started a war with the dark elves of Nagaros. This war was led by the witch king Malkis and the post-witch Morasi. The Dark Elf Kingdom was caught by surprise, and once was breached by the elf's elaborate northern defense. After looting several Dark Elf fortresses, it drove the Kane bride Heliburn's capital, Hal Gunsey, Kalunde, and Hate Peak, The barbarians even built a chaotic fortress on top of the dark elf kingdom of the dry wood, named Ice City, to show their results.

Malkis was forced to withdraw his fleet and main forces preparing to attack the deserted islands of Osuan. The Witch King ordered his subordinate Marus Blackblade to lead the Dark Elf Army and Valkyrie's Chaos Army to fight, the Dark Elves and the Chaos Horde The blood warmed the ice field of Nagaros.

The beginning of the battle was good for Valkyrie, because the wife of the blood **** never lacked the heavy armor of the tyrannical warriors to follow, but the dark elves are a rich race of warriors, especially the 95,000 dark elves stationed along the north. The defenders were also the elite and tried-and-tested warriors of Druzi. Gradually, the dark elves stabilized the situation and contained the chaotic offensive.

At this time, almost all human kingdoms have received intelligence, that is, the Nosca Barbarians responded to the call of the Chaos Wasteland Barbarians, preparing to gather all their forces to fight the Dark Elves.

So it turns out! So this is ah!

The barbarians did not plan to fight us, but decided to fight the dark elves!

That's okay, I can finally rest assured.

Almost all humans in the old world ...

Both were relieved at the same time, and the emperors of the empire cried out fortunately, even ecstatically.

Okay, the barbarian is playing the dark spirit, and the **** is playing the bastard!

Evenly worried imperial electors even held a banquet to celebrate.

Empire capital Brunswick, Empire Palace, Empire Parliament.

Every year, the Emperor ’s Rick Guards will be reviewed in the capital, so that all citizens can witness the strength of the Emperor ’s Guards. This is generally done by Marshal Rick. This is when he checks whether his knights are fully equipped and weapons. The chance of whether the armor is in good condition, which is very significant for the new knights who performed the vigil after the last review and sworn to join the knights. It is related to a training and test that can be traced back to the Rick guard. There is no such formal and strict tradition of the times.

Starting from modern times (referring to Emperor Leopold), the first review of a new knight has become a symbol of his final acceptance as a member of the knighthood, and it has come to the noble families who intend to gain more influence in the imperial court. Say this is a great opportunity for them to attend the ceremony and bathe in honor.

Imperial Emperor Karl Franz reviewed the Rick Guards who were loyal to him during the day. The emperor ’s face was a bit stiff because he smiled for too long. He even wondered if he could make other expressions besides smiles.

But the emperor was destined to be exhausted and had just finished reviewing Rick's guard during the day. He immediately held a cabinet meeting at night.

Several of the emperor's core courtiers sat together. Emperor Karl looked around and said with regret: "Gailt did not come?"

"Our chief wizard and alchemist brought a message saying that he can't get away from one of the most important gunpowder improvement experiments now, but he gave advice, that is, as far as the current situation is concerned, it is not recommended to relax your vigilance." The Earl of the Imperial Spy, Valfin, said cautiously: "But the information I have obtained is that the barbarians are indeed fighting the dark elves on the far and cold continent of Nagaros, and the Nosca barbarians do intend to do their best to support them."

"So your suggestion is to relax your vigilance? Walfin, you idiot, do you know that the barbarous and unbelievable and shameless things of the barbarians have already dedicated their everything to the **** of darkness? How do we know that the other party will Would n’t you suddenly turn your head and attack the empire? ”Marshal Rick Kurt Heilberg still maintained his anger and vigilance. He shouted in dissatisfaction:“ We must not be taken lightly, you think we should relax our vigilance and disband Our army, you are wrong, Walfin, you are wrong! "

"But we can't go on like this!" The spymaster also launched a counterattack: "The intelligence shows so, yes, we may indeed be vigilant, but now it's August, Heilberg, look at your basihu, It's already August! "

"August?" Heilberg froze for a moment. Marshal Rick didn't understand why the other party said this suddenly.

"Autumn harvest is coming ...

Alright, my marshal. "The Secretary of the Treasury, Mrs. Hawkswall, looked at Heilberg with an unpleasant look. She seemed to be looking at a lunatic and an idiot:" The autumn harvest is coming in September, and there are complaints in the army, you know, we use it as military expenses. The food ... and the basis of taxation is agriculture. If we continue to send heavy troops at the border, we do n’t have to wait for the barbarians to come, our own treasury can raise rats! "

"But ..." Marshal Rick blushed and wanted to fight again.

At this moment, the emperor spoke, and Karl Franz said with frustration on his face: "If the electors themselves have begun to relax their vigilance, then what use do we insist on here? The army cannot be stationed for a long time. Outside, Rick Colleagues already have a lot of opinions on this. "

Heilberg had to admit that the emperor was right. There were not many professional soldiers who were completely out of production in the army of Rick. Most of them were semi-professional soldiers, who usually farmed and spent two or three days a week training. Salary soldiers, this kind of soldiers cannot leave the territory for a long time to fight, especially when the autumn harvest is coming, there is no fighting on the front line, and the soldiers are very dissatisfied with this inexplicable call.

Is it all right?

The barbarians want to deal with the dark elves, what's up with my empire?

Worse, the emperor's actions have hurt the interests of self-cultivating farmers and citizens in the middle class.

A famous female artist and writer in the empire, Mrs. Squill, who has written many books, said in public: "To test the scale of civilization in a country, it is never about how tall your palace is and how fast your carriage is. Seeing how powerful your weapons are and how powerful your military is, it does n’t depend on how well-developed you are in technology and art, nor how luxurious you are in meetings, and how gorgeous you are in fireworks, or even how many businessmen you have sold out to buy the world. Test you There is only one thing: your attitude towards the disadvantaged. "

Afterwards, the lady Squel began to give lectures and rhythms at the aristocratic salons and banquets in the capital, and disgusted the emperor. However, many emperors in the emperor's court were particularly expensive to eat her this theory and have been protecting her.

On the contrary, the emperor really ca n’t help it. After all, this sounds reasonable and is still a natural political correctness for the citizens and the poor. This rhythm is very successful. Everyone thinks that the emperor is making big fuss and expanding his power. It hurts the interests of the Ricks.

And there was a song "We hope the old emperor of Luitpold came back" in the city of Braunschweig.

We hope that the old emperor Luitpold will come back

Is the one with a beard and a long beard

Our parents have been talking about the good old days

Long time ago, that peaceful age

But it was really good then, a good day at that time

…………

In this song ...

The meaning is nothing more than that the new emperor of the emperor Ka was not good enough, too much warfare and taxation, and heavy taxes. People prefer the old emperor Luitpold, but Karl-Franz knows deeply that his father Lui Tebold is nothing more than a dumping emperor, doing inaction, compromising with the nobility and the electors and avoiding the war as a set of stable national policies. Many problems end up in the end. It is his son who cleans up the mess. Now his people blame themselves for doing too much?

At the same time, a new argument appeared in the imperial court, and the speed of spread was extremely fast.

That is the "Bretonian threat theory." Many scholars and bureaucrats believe that the northern barbarian must fight against the dark elves, and the empire can enjoy at least several good days. At this time, compared with the enemies in the north, recent The knight kingdom that rises at a rapid speed and wins the victory of Orbion's expedition again will become the real enemy of the empire, and must be guarded against and sanctioned, even using force.

This kind of argument is quite marketable, and spreads frantically in Braunschweig.

"Can't we leave a few elite legions?" Marshal Heilberg still insisted: "Your Majesty, Galt also said, we can't relax our vigilance."

"Enough, Heilberg, where does the money come from?" Mrs. Hawswall said frustratedly and angrily: "You can make a happy call, and who will pay for the money? Do you know that your majesty has begun to use herself? Your private vault? "

Heilberg suddenly understood what Marshal Rick turned his gaze around the emperor's entire private cabinet. He sighed: "I see, all of you want to be able to withdraw your defense, right?"

The people did not speak, and after a few minutes of silence, the ambassador and chief foreign minister, Baron Stilgao, Amadeus Menken finally spoke: "Kurt, there is a kind of argument, people think that if we do not withdraw In the army in the north, the Nosca people will not rest assured to fight against the dark elves, and even some Nosca chiefs directly ask for the protection fee from some Nord lords and Marimburg merchants ... some have already given Now, do you understand what I mean? "

"Stupid!" Heilberg shook his head in disappointment, and Marshal Rick stopped talking.

Emperor Karl Franz realized it too.

For decades of court life, the emperor deeply understood that Heilberg was a soldier, while others were bureaucrats.

For bureaucrats, maintaining stability, smoothness, peace, and stability are their natural pursuits and political correctness. They are also right in this regard. The empire is indeed financially constrained. The war loan owed to the Supreme King has not been paid yet!

"Withdraw troops, now, autumn harvest is the top priority!" The emperor finally made a decision.

"Yes!"

At the same time, in the court of Brittany, Ryan was also in a meeting. The Knight King summoned the dukes to discuss the barbarian movement.

If someone sees this, they may be very surprised to find out, whether it is ...

The empire is still the Breton court, and the topics of the discussions and the process of discussion are almost the same.

So it turns out! So this is ah!

The barbarians did not plan to fight us, but decided to fight the dark elves!

That's okay, I can finally rest assured.

awesome! The barbarians are playing secrets, and the **** are playing the bastards!

The Dukes of the Knights Kingdom all smiled and clapped their hands.

In Musilon's newly built palace, Aurora, as the leader of the intelligence department, reported the situation to the crowd.

Yes, not the Prophet of the Lake God, nor the manpower sent by Ron, but Aurora, the mature and beautiful and full of charm of the Holy Land witch reports all the recent past in the conference hall in the new palace Intelligence summary, according to the news of scouts and spies and analysis of multiple intelligence sources, it seems that the barbarians are indeed planning to fight the dark elves. Dozens of intelligences have been verified, and in this regard, Aurora has done a good job. .

Aurora only feels that she has a face, and can enjoy the status of reporting alone as a witch in the core power and decision-making level of the human kingdom. The Holy Witch only feels that she is a little floating, this is her previous in the Jialan Parliament I dare not think about the status and treatment.

Of course, if all this did not come from the guy Ryan, it would be better, Aurora thought a little unpleasantly.

"In this way, the barbarians will not call." The Dukes said one after another. Francois smiled and said to Ryan: "Every sign shows that the barbarian's goal is a dark elf. We are wary of nothing. . "

"It looks like this at the moment, but we can't take it lightly." Ryan motioned for Aurora to sit down and sit in the position behind him, sitting in a position to the left of Beria who had just returned from Marienburg: "There should be Be prepared. "

But Aurora moved her long legs and brought a scent of lavender and sat directly at the position of the absent court steward Kasenberg. Both Mogiana and Suria glanced at her, see Ryan said nothing without objection.

"But the autumn harvest is coming, Your Majesty." Lown reminded in a low voice: "We must guarantee the autumn harvest. Agriculture is the foundation of nationhood. The army cannot always concentrate on the northern coast. Military pay and military food will become a serious burden, soldiers. It ’s not a long-term way to stay on the front line. "

"Hmm ..." Ryan had to admit that Ron was right, but the Cavaliers still felt that something was wrong ~ www.ltnovel.com ~ Can't we leave a few elite legions? "At this time, the Duke of Birchmond proposed a compromise:" Chaos and chaos are really not trustworthy! " "

"So, where does military spending come from?" Duke Adaihard asked.

"Military expenses come from the national treasury, a Principality sends out 700 people, completely out of production knights, knight servants and professional troops, military pay and military food ...

Pay by the State Treasury. "Ryan said decisively:" Send me the elite infantry regiments formed by the Ranger Knights and the Eight Peaks who came back to you, who are doing nothing, fighting and disturbing the law and order. Even if the barbarians do not come, they are entitled to come out to train and travel! Tell them that the king manages meals, has no trouble with three meals a day, and also pays military bills! "

"Hahahahaha!" There was a burst of laughter in the conference hall. Ryan's prestige was high, no one dared to object, and he also made it clear that the maintenance fee would come from the national treasury, and the Duke would not object, completely The professional army and the distribution of 700 people will not affect the crucial autumn harvest, so everyone agrees, and even the Duke asked if he could send more points.

In this way, the meeting ended, a professional army of more than 8,000 people was quickly assembled, and Ryan gave the command to the Marquis of Loire, the Holy Grail of the Holy Domain, Turas de Changer. , And seconded from Bastogne, another holy grail, Calamé Count Calade, appointed Calade as coach and Turas as lieutenant general.

After everything was arranged, Ryan announced that he would adjourn the meeting and he would return to the city of Jean himself.

The humans of the old world finally breathed a sigh of relief. This year it looks like they can have a good year.

Good times, coming power!