Chapter 67 The War Begins
"I have a question for you. After entering Alarda Territory, I felt that the atmosphere was inexplicably tense. I also saw Militia training in the villages along the way. Did pirates attack again?" Hansel asked.
"Bump!" Paul pointed his right hand toward the east like a pistol and said, "I was about to tell you that Arda is about to start a war with his neighbor to the east!"
Hansel was shocked. "Bairdin? Doesn't the lord there have a good relationship with the Greiman Family?"
"Haha! You know quite a lot."
"Uh... didn't I tell you? I spent some time in Butuya before and heard a lot about the Garnard Family."
Paul stopped talking in circles. "You mentioned to me before that there was something fishy about Old Garnard's death, right?"
Hansel nodded.
Paul continued, "Now it is certain that he was killed by his vassals. His son, Bairdin's new lord Mellon Garnard, sent me a distress message. The traitors not only murdered his father, but also attacked him."
Hansel understood. "So you are going to help Earl Garnard?"
Paul said meaningfully, "On the one hand, Mellon is my Blood Oath Brothers, and I cannot help but save him. On the other hand, there are Coal Mine and Iron Mine with high yields in Bairdin..." and then did not continue.
Hansel nodded. Thinking of the industrial plan Paul told him before returning to Royal Capital, it was not difficult to think of what the lord in front of him was planning. "Crunt against the vassals who betrayed the lord", this is really an excellent excuse for intervention.
"Then Earl Garnard..."
"Mellon is safely at Lakeheart Town. Now we can just concentrate on dealing with those traitors."
Hansel is relieved. If Earl Garnard is still in the hands of his vassal, it will not be easy. The other party can completely argue that Paul is slandering them.
As for whether he can win, he is not too worried. Before setting off to return to Royal Capital, he saw Alarda Army perform once in Lakeheart Town. He swore that even if Royal Capital has never seen such a uniform and uniform troops. The spirit of the Soldierss is comparable to the ceremonial soldiers in the Royal Palace, and there is also a faint murderous aura.
Even if Hansel knows nothing about military affairs, he still knows that such an army cannot be competed by small nobles like Viscount and the Baron. No wonder Earl Greiman is reluctant to send his Soldiers to the south to put down the rebellion.
Paul looked at Hansel and said, "Can you do me a small favor? I need a wonderful article to declare war. I heard that your grades in the Royal Crystal Radiance Academy are very good. Writing articles should not be difficult for you, right?"
"I don't deserve it if I am excellent, but if you really think that I should be the one to write it, I would be extremely honored!" Hansel actually became humble, which made Paul suddenly feel a little uncomfortable.
"Okay, then I'll leave it to you. I'll introduce Mellon to you later, and let's talk about Bairdin together."
Time passed day by day, during which Bairdin sent several envoys to ask Mellon Garnard to go back, but Mellon refused. Paul convened some very experienced people to form an organization called "Weather Bureau". Their daily task is to observe and record the weather, and predict the weather changes in the next few days based on their summarized experience.
On September 1st, autumn has arrived, and Weather Bureau speculates that there is a high probability that it will not rain in the next few days. Paul also feels that his army is almost ready, and the time has come for the showdown.
A notice was distributed to Northwest Territories, including Bairdin. The notice first denounced the four Bairdin who had clearly participated in the conspiracy in the name of Count Mellon Garnard. The vassals revealed the fact that they had murdered their lord, and tried to frame and harm the lord's heirs. Then they quoted scriptures and severely criticized their rebellious behavior. In short, Anqiluo and others were described as being perverse and outraged.
At the same time, this notice is also an ultimatum, requiring Anqiluo and others to tie themselves to Lakeheart Town for request within two days after receiving the notice, otherwise Alarda Territory master Earl Greiman will seek justice for his Blood Oath Brothers and lead a crusade.
After reading the notice, the four vassals of Bairdin confirmed that Mellon had been informed of their crimes and conspiracy. Except for Anqiluo, the other four people were in panic and chaos, worried that the surrounding lords would send troops to attack them. Aibute jumped up and accused Anqiluo.
"A bunch of idiots!" Anqiluo cursed inwardly.
He looked confident and said calmly, "Do you think I am as unprepared as you are? I only worry about this and that when things come to an end. I might as well tell you and put your mind at ease. I have already contacted Northwest Duke Lord Flower and Earl Kent of Emden, they have agreed not to interfere in this matter. Without these two strongest lords in the northwest to take the lead, will the other people have enough to take care of our affairs?"
One of the barons was still worried. "Even if there is only one family left, Paul Greiman is a count after all. He can recruit a lot of troops in the territory. Not long ago, two Pirate Crew were wiped out!"
Anqiluo looked disdainful. "I have already found out. The big pirate Edward has led his direct lineage to disappear for several months. How much power can the remaining gang of shrimp boys have? Even so, the Greiman family still risked the life of the old family leader. He Although he is a count, he was sent here by the Royal Family. There is not even a regular knight in the territory, let alone a vassal. How capable can the peasants gathered be? When we gather all the knights to charge, they will be so scared that they will lie on the ground with their butts raised and begging for mercy."
Only then did the other three calm down, and the two barons flattered Anqiluo one after another. "The steward has the foresight!"
Anqiluo stroked his mustache proudly.
A voice that annoyed him sounded, "Haha! It will cost a lot of money to bribe those two adults, right? Tell me, has the money bank in the Lord's Manor been emptied by you, the manager?"
Anqiluo was furious in his heart. "At this time, he is still thinking about the Lord's Manor's money bank?"
But on the surface, he just snorted coldly, raised his head and said, "I am Bairdin Territory, the upright Seal-Holding Chief Steward. While the lord is being 'hijacked', the money bank in the Lord's Manor must be managed by me. Until the lord comes back or..."
Anqiluo suddenly stopped, glanced at everyone and then continued, "Or after the new Count Bairdin is selected from the four of us."
Aibute said coldly, "Humph! Just don't forget it!"
A tit-for-tat announcement from Arda was also distributed by Bairdin to Northwest Territories. Anqiluo and others originally wanted to go to Arda in September to grab people, but Paul beat them to it.
The notice accused Paul Greiman of coveting Bairdin's minerals and defrauding Blood Oath Brothers Mellon Garnard of his own into Lakeheart Town's imprisonment in the name of a party. After the request failed, they accused these loyal vassals of betraying their lord and attempted to take the opportunity to send troops to directly annex Bairdin. In order to maintain the dignity of the Garnard Family and protect the security of the territory, they could only rise up to defend themselves.
The war begins...
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