The ball in the imperial capital has ended.
Many people came to Grand Duke Olexian's birthday celebration.
Everyone celebrated the Grand Duke's birthday in harmony.
During this time, Lynn made many preparations, such as building railways and figuring out the troop deployments of various nobles.
While building the railway, he also had people from the political department act like missionaries, going to the villages to spread the idea of freedom and liberate serfs.
This spread of ideas naturally caused resentment among the nobles.
Did they really think he wouldn't make a move against Lynn just because he was pushing his luck?
However, considering that Duke Olexian's birthday was approaching, they held back and decided to report the matter to Duke Olexian.
Odris. Grand Duke Olexian, today marks his fiftieth birthday. His wife is by his side, and their two sons, along with their wives, bow to him.
"Father, happy birthday." Andre. Olexian bowed to Odris with his wife, offering congratulations.
"Andre, thank you. You've certainly matured."
"Father, happy birthday and good health." Andrew. Olexian also bowed to Odris with his wife, offering congratulations.
The people around couldn't help but exclaim, "What a warm, happy, and beautiful scene."
Wonderful.
People around greeted Odris one after another.
"My dear, you're 50 in the blink of an eye," Sophia. Olexian said. "The children have all grown up too."
"Yes, it really passed in an instant."
"By the way, Father, I have a surprise for you," Andre. Olexi suddenly said, then looked towards the door.
The door opened, and Andrew, with his wife, pushed the baby carriage over. "Look, Father."
"This is?"
Odris looked at the child in the baby carriage, then at Andre, seeming to understand something.
"Audrey and I went to another continent for two years, and we actually had a child long ago. We just wanted to surprise you, so we waited until now."
Half a century old and he already had a grandson!
Odris laughed heartily, "Hahahaha."
"You rascal, you really know how to surprise this old man."
"You little brat, you have a grandson and didn't tell me sooner!" Sophia scolded. "Come, let me see my grandson."
"Yes, Mother."
Andrew also congratulated him from the side, "Big brother, congratulations. The nephew is so cute."
Such a heartwarming scene made those nobles unsure of how to speak for a moment.
They couldn't possibly dampen the Grand Duke Olexian's spirits in such a situation, could they?
"Beep beep beep beep beep, beep! Beep beep beep, beep beep, beep beep beep beep." Lynn sat on his horse, playing the Grenadier March, leading his 3,000 troops to prepare to travel by railway to Stomasi and then advance further.
These 3,000 troops consisted of Lynn's own soldiers, cavalry battalions formed from the Demi-human Special Commissioner's jurisdiction and other minor nobles, and his own Cuirassiers.
"Lynn, isn't this a bit inappropriate?" Lilim reminded Lynn. "When you reach your destination, why not wait a day before attacking? The date you set seems to be your father's birthday. You're sending someone to deliver a letter to him and attacking his vassal, it's a bit..."
Lynn flicked Lilim's forehead with one hand. "A bit what?"
"It's a birthday, it should be festive, so I'm going to set off fireworks for my old man's birthday!"
"Right, how many reserve soldiers have I asked you to prepare?"
Lilim rubbed her head and said, "Tens of thousands. They've only been taught how to shoot and line up, which takes 14 days. If you only need Line Infantry who can form ranks, the reserve force might only be 3,000. But in another month, it could be 10,000."
"That's good. Line Infantry are known for their rapid deployment. Although it takes three months to train qualified soldiers, thankfully, the demi-humans' lifestyle integrates production and training. We don't need to train their close combat skills too much; we just need them to be able to form ranks and shoot."
"Alright, I'm off to war."
"The Principality of Olexian has hundreds of thousands of soldiers. How do you plan to fight, Lynn?"
"War is fought through a series of small battles, and even large battles are composed of many small battles, aren't they?"
"Alright, Lynn."
"Well, there will be troops from other nobles as well."
Lynn had previously built roads, completing the logistics. While building the roads, he also won over some nobles, distinguishing between enemies and friends.
Thus, Lynn set off with his troops.
Although Kage was the closest according to the road, Baron Kage was neutral, so he didn't attack. His target was Baron Stomasi's territory, then Baron Biginji's territory, and then Count Drowo's land.
According to the plan, after arriving at Yizhenuo, they would rest for one night and launch an attack the next day.
At the same time, his letter should also arrive.
Beep beep beep beep beep, beep! Beep beep beep, beep beep, beep beep beep beep!
Joyful music played as the Infantry leisurely marched towards Baron Biginji's territory, listening to the cheerful songs.
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