Iron Powder and Spellcaster

Ronald's tribe and Epel's tribe were annihilated one after another, and the New Reclamation Army had no more available troops in Tiefeng County.

After wiping out Tiefeng County, Winters first sent a letter to Maplestone City.

They also used the messengers stationed in Jevaudan and used the communication channels of the New Reclamation Corps.

The "rebels" captured the county capital, and it was impossible to hide it from the eyes and ears of the legion.

What's more, Ronald and Epel have already sent messengers to request troops from the Legion for reinforcements.

Therefore, Winters did not intend to hide it. He wrote a letter to General Adams openly.

Compared to the arrogant attitude of sending the letter itself, Winters' words in the letter were very humble.

He reported to General Adams in a formulaic subordinate tone, "Major Ronald went out to fight the rebellion, was ambushed on the road, and the entire army was wiped out."

Gévaudin is currently taken over by his troops, and he himself acts as garrison officer.

Finally, Winters wished General Adams good health and looked forward to the early dispatch of a new garrison officer from the Corps headquarters.

The recipient of the letter was "The Honorable General Kevin J. Adams."

The sender's signature was "Winters Montagne, Captain of the Army of the Republic of Plato."

"Brother." Temporary scribe Charles asked doubtfully: "Why do I feel that you are deliberately irritating General Adams, but you also seem to be speaking softly?"

"I'm making progress." Winters was concentrating on carving chess pieces with a leather cord-handled knife: "I'm just talking softly."

"Speaking softly... General Adams won't hit us?" Charles stopped writing, raised his head and asked.

"No, the softer you speak, the more Maplestone City will send troops to attack us." Winters blew off the wood chips on the chess piece, revealing the shape of the horse's head representing the knight.

Charles was puzzled: "Then why..."

"If I say something tough, will Adams let us go?" Winters handed the carved chess piece to Heinrich and picked up a new piece of wood.

Heinrich took the chess pieces and carefully colored them.

In front of Heinrich were many painted [Soldiers], [Knights] and [Cannons], drying in the sun.

Ronald's office has now become a wood carving workshop.

"General Adams will attack us anyway." Charles thought hard and asked tentatively: "Instead of showing toughness, why not show weakness?"

"That's it." Winters coughed and opened the door and window: "The smell of paint is choking. We have to go to a place with better ventilation."

Heinrich nodded vigorously.

"Have you heard any news about your grandfather?" Winters asked Heinrich.

Heinrich shook his head sadly.

There is no news about Heinrich's grandfather, the executioner "Master" Franz, and he is neither in Gevaudan nor in Tiefeng County.

"It doesn't matter, keep looking." Thinking of the silent and resolute old man, Winters also felt a little sad: "The cavalry will go to Linjun soon to conduct reconnaissance, and they will also help you find out the news."

"Itinerant executioners have no fixed abode and go wherever they want to kill people." Heinrich tried his best to smile: "Maybe my grandfather just retired. In today's world, the most indispensable thing is executioners."

…

Winters wrote to Adams.

In Hailan, Grand Consul Debela and four governors were also holding closed-door meetings.

In addition to the ruling five, Antonio and Jacob de Bar, the commander of the 4th "Fallengo" legion, were also present.

III Corps is currently stationed in the Tanilia Islands.

The Fourth Army is currently facing off against the Second Army of the United Provinces on the south bank of the River Run.

The two legion commanders were secretly recalled to Hailan to discuss a major matter - how many troops can the two legions mobilize to intervene in Plato?

The ruling five-member group has reached an agreement:

[The noble republic must use the most severe means to punish the Platoans for their "malicious breach of contract"; otherwise, from now on, all the debtors of Veneta will be ready to take action] - These are just superficial reasons.

The ruling council was determined to "arm debt collection" and called the two generals back not to ask them to discuss "should they do it", but to ask them "how to do it".

But Antonio rarely resolutely resisted the decisions of the ruling group.

"Once our troops enter Plato, it will be equivalent to going to war with the United Provinces!" Antonio asked the five-member group face to face: "Dear Excellencies, are you determined to go to war with the United Provinces? Veneta is ready Ok?"

According to Antonio's beliefs, soldiers should not be involved in political decision-making.

But this time, Antonio went against what he had long insisted on.

Archconsul de Bella showed great patience towards Veneta's most loyal general.

He carefully explained the secret agreement with Arpad: "Our army will serve the Palatine military government in the form of mercenaries and avoid direct conflict with the United Provincial Republic as much as possible."

Antonio's eyes were filled with grief: "These are just self-deceptions! Your Excellencies are all hoping that things will develop in the best direction, but reality often falls in the worst direction. Armed intervention in Plato will definitely end up... On the road to a head-on war with the United Provinces. That is the real civil war of the Alliance! Brothers fighting against each other! But we are not ready yet, far from it!"

"Shut up!" Zio interrupted his beloved general, not letting the latter speak any more: "Do you still need to teach the ruling council about the trade-offs and considerations?"

"Militarily, Veneta may not be ready yet. But politically, we must respond." De Bella slowly said to the commander of the Third Army: "If Veneta's debtors all learn from Pa What would happen if the Lato people did it? What if we let the United Provinces step in and take control of Plato?

Monta and Varn will be puppets of the United Provinces if they continue to control Plato. Can Veneta still exist independently in the world? No matter what the price is paid, Veneta must at least ensure the independence of Plato and prevent it from falling to the United Provinces in order to continue the balance within the alliance. "

Antonio cannot argue with Debela because he knows that Debela is right.

The territory of the United Provinces is small, with an area of ​​just over 100,000 square kilometers, approximately one-third of the size of Veneta.

Although the United Provinces are densely populated and have rich cities, in terms of war potential, it is far inferior to Veneta and Plato.

It was only with the strong military power and the two "puppets" of Monta and Wine that the United Provinces achieved a balance of power with Veneta and Plato.

The three parties are like a triangle, checking and balancing each other and relying on each other. Under external pressure, they barely maintain the balance within the alliance.

If this triangle were broken and Plato fell to the United Provinces, Veneta would be swallowed up next.

"If your distinguished Excellencies are determined to send troops, then I request the ruling council to start preparing for a full-scale war with the United Provinces now." Antonio gritted his teeth: "[Ancient Proverbs] If you want peace, prepare for war first! [Common Language] I ask your Excellencies to allow me to formulate a war plan to seize Golden Port and completely annihilate the First Army."

…

At the same time, a fierce argument was going on in the Kuitu City Palace of State and the office of the Secretary of State for the United Provinces, Lionel.

"Mr. Secretary of State! Are you going to watch the Venetas control Plato?" General Taylor, the first leader of the United Provinces Army, shouted at the nominal head of state of the United Provinces: "Veneta plus Plato! The United Provinces will be forced to fight on two fronts! By then, can you bear the responsibility for the country’s fall?!”

"General Taylor, you reversed the relationship of cause and effect." The Secretary of State suppressed his anger and tried to be as gentle as possible: "If your army does not interfere with Plato, Veneta will not interfere without authorization."

"By the time they really intervene, it will be too late!" the army's top leader yelled.

"When they really intervene, it will be too late for us to intervene again." The State Secretary responded unhurriedly.

"Mr. Secretary of State." Taylor asked with a sneer: "Are you from the United Provinces or from Veneta?"

"Your Excellency, General." Lionel's facial muscles were twitching, and he asked calmly: "Then are you from the United Provinces? Or from the Army of the United Provinces?"

"The Army has only been protecting the United Provinces from beginning to end." Taylor dropped the words coldly and slammed the door.

The meeting between the Army General and the State Secretary ended on bad terms.

…

At the same time, in the heart of the empire-Wuyou Palace.

Count Narzia, who returned from his mission, passed through a long corridor and entered a small room in the southwest corner of the Palace of Wuli.

The room was not only small, but also unusually plain, with only a desk and a chair.

A man was sitting on the only chair in the room, writing something.

A portrait hung behind the man's back, the only decoration in the room.

In the picture frame, an old man in uniform, whose appearance is similar to that of a man, is looking at everything in the room with majestic eyes.

"Your Majesty." Count Narzia consciously walked to the desk and helped the man open the letters in the yellow wooden box sent back from the northern border, the southern border and even the colonies at the end of the world: "The rebels are going to kill each other again."

"No rush." ​​The man cut off the excess part of the letter, folded it, sealed it with lacquer, and put it into the red wooden box on the table.

His movements were quick and clean, and he put the cut letter into the drawer for next time.

He personally does these small things that others may think are not worth mentioning, and never relies on others.

"Just wait," he said.

[There is another chapter today, but the emotion breaks here, so I will break it here (face covering)]

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