Strip the Nobles of Their Military Power

Upon learning that all of this was on the Grand Duke's orders, and with the endorsement of Geis, a senior member of the Ducal House, Viscount Borey finally forced through the decision to eliminate traitors within the ranks at the meeting.

After all, the commander of the Kimberley Legion was a staunch supporter of Viscount Borre, and the commander of the Rabia Legion was very supportive of the Grand Duke's orders, so even if the nobles wanted to object, it would be useless.

At the meeting, Viscount Borey arranged for the First Regiment of the Imperial Guard Legion to cooperate with the Silver Maple Secret Guard in this operation.

After the meeting, the Silver Maple Secret Guard and soldiers of the First Imperial Guard, carrying the Grand Duke's warrant, began to roam the Main Camp. Now that they had the power of life and death, these assassins who obeyed the Grand Duke's orders became the execution squad.

The three Duchy's Direct Legion fared somewhat better; at most, some outspoken soldiers were singled out and executed, but officers were rarely punished.

However, the two Coalition of Nobles legions encountered a major problem. Apart from those independent nobles of high status, these Silver Maple Secret Guard dared to arrest and kill anyone. A dozen or so Battalion Commander commanders were either imprisoned or executed, dozens of Squad Leader leaders were dealt with in the same way, and hundreds or even thousands of ordinary soldiers were affected.

This level of internal purge turned the entire camp into a bloodbath, leaving everyone in a state of panic.

In the end, even several Regimental Commander were arrested and imprisoned by Viscount Borey on suspicion of espionage, and forbidden from contacting the outside world.

By this time, the nobles in the interior, including the two Legion Commander, finally realized something was wrong. This was not an anti-traitor operation at all, but a deliberate attempt to strip them of their military power. At this point, they had already lost control of the two legions of the Coalition of Nobles.

These two legions were originally composed of the private armies of these independent nobles, with knights or relatives from their own territories serving as officers at all levels.

If you send 100 people, you can appoint a Squad Leader; if you send 1,000 people, you can appoint a Battalion Commander; if you send around 3,000 people, you can appoint a Regimental Commander.

As a result, the anti-traitor forces of those duchies imprisoned or executed the original officers, and directly appointed new officers on the spot with the orders of the Grand Duke and the War Department. They would also execute those old troublemakers to help these officers establish their authority.

With these two approaches combined, the new officers quickly gained control of the troops, which naturally refused to obey the orders of the former noble lords.

The nobles immediately realized that the Grand Duke and the War Department were not after traitors, or at least not solely after traitors; their true objective was the army under their command.

But by this time they could no longer command most of their troops. Even if they led the remaining troops who still obeyed their orders to rebel, it would be too late, because the duchy's three directly subordinate legions had already moved their troops into the camp of the Coalition of Nobles.

The troops Duchy's Direct Legion entered the Coalition of Nobles's camp not only for suppression, but also to directly supplement the Duchy Legion with the troops that had already changed commanders.

All of this was personally directed by Viscount Borey and Labia, who were standing in the Coalition of Nobles camp at that moment.

Soon, the independent nobles, led by the two Legion Commander, found Viscount Borey and Labia.

"Bore, are you crazy?"

We are also loyal to the Grand Duke. By what right do you forcibly annex our troops?

How dare you falsely convey the Grand Duke's orders?

Faced with their questions, Viscount Borey simply replied, "This is the Grand Duke's order. If you don't believe me, you can ask His Majesty the Grand Duke!"

The nobles tried to rush to Viscount Borey's side, but Viscount Borey guards raised their swords at them, deterring them from making any rash moves.

The leading Legion Commander said resentfully, "Fine, Borei, you said it!"

Let's go find the Grand Duke!

We'll make you pay!

After saying this, the group of nobles left the camp in a grand procession to find Grand Duke Mora.

Labia wiped the sweat from his brow and asked with some doubt, "Viscount Borey, did the Grand Duke really issue this order?"

Viscount Borey nodded. "Of course it's true."

"But why would the Grand Duke issue such an order, directly offending so many independent nobles?"