Tome of Blood

  Chapter 294 - 144 - Guarding the City

  Charlotte's words finally managed to appease the panicked nobles of the Northland.

  Of course, what reassures the nobles is not the so-called "reinforcements", but the conspiracy mentioned by Charlotte, that is...they can afford it, but the third prince cannot afford it.

   Being able to stand up in the Star-Moon War, and being able to stand up against the tide of magic and pirates again and again in the millennium, Beigang, the capital of Castel, is naturally not a vegetarian.

  While being the most famous commercial and trade center in the Northland, this place was originally a fortress hanging overseas, as evidenced by the tall city walls facing the sea, the large stone-shooting cannons on the fortress, and the towering mage tower.

   It's just that with the population explosion and the influx of immigrants in recent years, the neighborhoods outside Beigang have been expanded circle after circle, making her seem to have lost its edges and corners.

  The northern nobles knew this very well, and their panic was only aimed at the powerful army of the third prince.

  After Charlotte explained everything, although she was still worried, for the nobles, at least there was hope.

  And all of this became even more obvious after Viscount Romain Ferrer came to the chamber.

  The moment this not-so-famous viscount entered the arena, the nobles of the Northland were almost relieved, and their frowning brows eased a bit.

   Obviously, although the vast majority of nobles don't like this viscount who was born as a pirate, everyone can see the fighting power of the Roman-Fauer family.

  Romain Foer's family came to Beigang, which undoubtedly made Beigang's defense stronger.

   "My lord, the fleet of the Roman-Fore family has all entered the port, and all the extraordinary members of the family have also landed. I swear to fight with you until the last moment."

  The old Viscount Roman-Furr, who was always in a black dress, knelt on one knee, respectfully speaking.

  Behind him, there were several barons and more than a dozen hereditary knights from the Roman-Fore family.

  Charlotte compared the memorized roster against the badges on their chests, and was surprised to find that all the middle and high-level members of the Romain Foer family had really arrived.

  This attitude is even more determined than that of the Leon-Castell family.

You know, even the old Viscount Leon-Castel who has been following her, not all the noble lords in the family have come to Beigang, and even in the occupied area in the south, there is still a small area of ​​baronies that their family surrendered. .

   "It's good to come back, and the coastal defense of Beigang will need to be worried about by Roman Furre."

  Charlotte nodded slightly and said.

   "Don't worry, my lord, we have already fought the Polder-Violet fleet once. Although they are very powerful, relying on the fortifications of North Harbor, we are not powerless to resist."

   Viscount Romain Fore replied solemnly.

  Viscount Lien-Castel glanced thoughtfully at the "Viscount Pirate", then looked around at the quiet nobles in the chamber, nodded slightly and said:

   "It seems that everyone has calmed down. It just so happens that His Excellency Viscount Roman Foer has also returned, so... let's discuss how to defend Beigang next."

   This time, the nobles did not refute.

  They quickly started discussions on the defense of Beigang under the leadership of the old Viscount.

  Of course, the vast majority of nobles are just listening, and they only occasionally offer their own suggestions.

   Only the two viscounts and barons really participated in the discussion. On the one hand, these nobles with higher titles have higher status, and on the other hand, most of them have commanded similar battles, and they are all commanders.

  Charlotte did not participate in the discussion anymore, but quietly listened to the discussions of the nobles.

  She knows that she has no experience, so it is better to let the professionals continue to worry about it at this time.

   But this does not mean that she will be the shopkeeper. The process of listening is also a learning process. Besides, no matter how the nobles discuss it, she is the one who makes the final decision.

   Gradually, as the nobles chattered and discussed, a defense plan led by Viscount Roman Foer and Viscount Leon Castel, supplemented by many nobles was also taken out.

  The core of the entire defense plan is quite simple and crude, that is, to abandon other territories in the south of Beigang, stick to Beigang and Beigang Bridge, use small warships to control the Dorne River, and defend and delay with Beigang as the center.

  Thanks to the Dorn River, Northport was originally the gateway to the north of Castel. As long as the Northport Bridge and the Dorn River are under control, the Boulder-Violet coalition forces will not be able to continue northward, nor will they be able to completely surround Northport.

  Beigang can still maintain its logistics and will not become an isolated city, and Castel can rely on Beigang's city defense to fight the enemy.

   If they win, the enemy army will be unable to attack for a long time. After suffering heavy losses, the coalition forces of the two principalities are likely to retreat under the pressure of all parties, and Castel's army may even have the opportunity to counterattack.

   Defeated, the city will be destroyed, and the Castel family is likely to become history.

  In addition, Charlotte also made a few suggestions, but they were not about how to defend, but about bringing the poor in the diving street outside Beigang into the inner city in time, or evacuating directly to the north.

   The nobles did not object. Many of them didn't really care about these poor people, and they just regarded it as Charlotte's kindness.

  Charlotte does have considerations in this regard, but it is not always the case.

  Expanding Beigang is an idea that has been in her mind since she took the throne, but if she wants to expand Beigang, she has to first demolish the large area of ​​shallow water street in the slums outside Beigang.

  The demolition of Qianshui Street is a big project. The Beigang City Hall has mentioned many times in the previous report that this is a very difficult task, and there are many hidden interest disputes, but this war may be a good opportunity instead.

  An offensive and defensive battle is enough to silence those who oppose it.

   It is worth mentioning that when discussing the plan, the reinforcements mentioned by Charlotte were not mentioned by the nobles.

   Or in other words, although Charlotte vowed that there would be reinforcements on her side, the nobles actually didn't really take it seriously, or... didn't take it seriously.

   What made them regain confidence was the political situation in the new moon, the "evidence" of the third prince exposed by Charlotte, and the easy-to-defend and difficult-to-attack terrain of Beigang, not the reinforcements she promised.

  In the eyes of many nobles, the so-called strong reinforcements for a girl who was born in Boulder and did not have deep communication with other noble families are at most just some mercenaries, just to make everyone feel at ease.

  The only mercenaries they could think of were the mercenary regiments in the East Unet Blackland.

  Although there are many powerful mercenary regiments in East Unet, the price of employment is sky-high, and in many cases, what the real extraordinary mercenary regiments want is not money, but corresponding extraordinary materials.

  Castel is rich, but lacks the channels to obtain extraordinary materials. The only extraordinary material he can sell is Mithril.

  But Mithril also depends on the stock.

  During the rebellion in the north, the connection with Silver City was cut off, and the situation in the North was unclear, the nobles did not think that Charlotte could really hire those powerful extraordinary mercenary groups.

  The extraordinary supplies in Beigang may not be enough for the defense of the city. How could they hire mercenaries again?

  In their view, Charlotte can at most add some defenders to the Northland.

  The plan was finalized, and Charlotte finally made the decision.

  The nobles also took action, making final preparations for the upcoming war...

  (end of this chapter)