Great Nobleman

Walking through the wind and snow, we gradually approached the 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 happened to Brand’s surprise was:

Along the way, I 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 Cold River Castle 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. Romine on the side said:

“Ever since the orcs moved, the fortresses in the north have entered a state of war and martial law.

Because the war is about to begin, 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 the fortress in the north.

Therefore, the streets of these fortresses are relatively deserted. "

After hearing this, Brand asked:

"Martial law in domestic cities should have started, 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 might interfere with the war effort were ordered to cease.

So it's not just these forts 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 war is over..."

After chatting all the way, we arrived at the garrison where we were stationed and had 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 lead the largest force from the west of the border and advance northward.

Marquis Franco will lead the central coalition.

Mr. Jonas is the commander of the Eastern Allied Forces.

Currently, the scheduling and deployment of the Imperial Legion has 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 such 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 has a lot of leadership experience, 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 reaching the Endless Sea first.

I originally thought that His Majesty the Emperor would personally go into battle. "

Lord Mesa explained:

"His Majesty the Emperor probably won't care about such trivial matters.

And 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 later stages of the war.

In addition, according to our original guess, the probability of Marquis Franco becoming the commander-in-chief of the coalition forces is not high.

So I think that in order to obtain the position of commander 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 would make the war go more smoothly. "

After Mr. Mesa finished speaking, Mr. Romine began to express his personal opinions:

“Our Romine family has some business dealings with the Franco family, but our relationship is average.

If I don't consider anything else and only make a choice among the three coalition commanders, I would be more inclined to choose His Majesty the Emperor or Mr. Jonas.

Combined with the previous decision, I am more inclined to keep the original plan, use the east as the starting point of the Northern Expedition, and join Mr. Jonas's command. "

After Mr. Romine finished speaking, Mr. Robert said:

“The Robert family and the Franco family have nothing to do with each other.

If I were asked to make a choice, comparing the three, I would prefer Mr. Jonas from the East. "

After a brief thought, Mr. Holland said:

"Same as before, I still prefer to go to the western region and follow His Majesty the Emperor."

Followed closely by Mr. Mesa:

“I think the risk in the west is too great. Between the central and eastern regions, 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 certainly not be able to give us too many biases.

So I still stick to my previous position:

It is more appropriate for us, who have the right to act independently, to act in the central region! "

Immediately afterwards, the several 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 Lord Jonas are not very familiar with each other, and the situation with His Majesty the Emperor is similar.

If you 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, Master Claude decided to mess it up.

The stage was left to Mr. Cecil and Brand.

Mr. Cecil, who frowned slightly in response to everyone's gaze, suddenly turned to Brand and asked:

"Brand, what do you think?"

After glancing at Mr. Cecil in surprise, Brand faced everyone and slowly said:

“I still feel that there are too many variables in war.

From a long-term perspective, it will be more beneficial to us to choose a coalition commander with whom more of us are more familiar.

So I tend to go east and follow Uncle Jonas. "

After hearing this and pondering for a moment, Mr. Cecil said:

“I agree with Brand’s point of view, although our legion’s strength is barely 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?"

Mr. Mesa spread his hands and said:

"Let the east be the east. It just so happens that our legion in Spruce Castle is too lazy to move, which saves a lot of energy!"

Mr. Holland also nodded helplessly and said:

“It’s not a bad thing to be safe!

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. "