Rise of the Empire Total War

"Hey, look at this Braun, I just created a duke of Petrolock called 'The Butcher', and he gave me another massacre of nobles, it seems that he wants to be called Olsen second?"

Throwing the report on the table, Richard said to Stephanie who was sitting opposite, but there was no reproach on his face, but a deep smile.

"Then what are you going to do with him? Canonize him as a duke too? If that's the case, I think Duke Lucino is quite suitable for him." Stephanie didn't expose him either, but followed his words and let the reason Chad couldn't help reaching out and pinching Stephanie's plump cheeks.

"How can it be so simple, if it is so simple to be canonized as a duke, wouldn't everyone be a duke?" Richard said with a smile while pinching her face.

"Hmph." Stephanie pushed away the hand that was making trouble on her face in disgust, and said, "Otherwise, what are you going to do with it? Although Braun almost slaughtered all the nobles in Lucino, he did solve the chaos there. Isn't this what you want?"

"However." She changed the subject, a look of worry flashed across her face, and continued: "Such wanton slaughter of nobles is a blatant provocation to the "Nobility Law" that has been passed down for hundreds of years. I think the countries are getting the news I will definitely not sit idly by in the future.”

"Control? How can they manage it?" Richard snorted disdainfully, and said contemptuously: "Even if they want to intervene, they can't change the facts, but will get themselves into it. Now the countries in the northern part of the Wadasia Peninsula are about to Being swept away by me, I am worried that I have no excuse to go south, if they give me such a chance, I will not wish for it."

Listening to Richard's arrogant words, Stephanie suddenly remembered what he said to herself a few years ago, the rhetoric that unifies the entire Valdasia peninsula, after so many years, this rhetoric seems to have been half completed, not a daydream.

"What's the matter?" Seeing Stephanie's dazed look, Richard asked strangely. The former was brought back to reality by his questioning. Looking at Richard's mature and stable face, Stephanie's face suddenly turned red , Richard was also taken aback for a moment, he quickly reacted, chuckled a few times, and said, "Do you want it?"

"What?" Stephanie was taken aback, and it took a few seconds to react. She got up and punched Richard, and spat, "What are you thinking about all day long? Could it be that Diane outside the city is not satisfied?" you?"

"???"

Seeing Richard's bewildered and frightened expression, Stephanie felt the pleasure of revenge in her heart. She stood and looked down at Richard, and said, "Don't think I don't know where you went a few days ago , Fiona Manor, right? You go there every now and then to have a tryst with your old lover, do you still want to have some illegitimate children?"

"I..." Richard opened his mouth,

He wanted to justify something, but seeing that Stephanie had grasped her whereabouts so clearly, she swallowed the words of justification, and could only sigh and pretend to be dumb.

Seeing his actions, Stephanie sneered a few times, but she didn't pursue it further. She sat down again and said slowly: "I don't object to you looking for a lover now. We have been married for so many years. I know how deep the relationship is, as long as you can stay by my side, I will be satisfied."

"Stephanie..."

On the surface, Richard pretended to have tears in his eyes, but in his heart he was thinking that it would be more discreet to look for a lover in the future. Although Stephanie said publicly that she was not opposed to finding a lover by herself, the woman felt a pinch in her heart. I wonder if she will suddenly turn her back in a few days.

At this moment, the door of the study was knocked suddenly, and after a few clicks, Richard cleared his throat and shouted to the outside: "Come in."

As soon as he finished speaking, the study door was pushed open from the outside. It was a guard. He walked to the desk with his head down, respectfully took the letter out of his pocket, held it to Richard with both hands, and said at the same time: "Your Majesty, this is the battle report from the northern front, please read it."

"Battle report from the north?" Richard was taken aback, and quickly took the letter over. While opening the red wax on the envelope, he said, "Why is there a new battle report so soon."

After the battle report was delivered, the soldier waited in place for a while, making sure that Richard would not call him, so he still bowed his head and retreated to the door, and closed the door by the way. Richard took out the letter inside, spread it out, and looked it up carefully. After a few minutes, he put down the letter and laughed loudly. After laughing, he looked at Stephanie on the opposite side and said, "Our second army commander The officer has once again made a military exploit."

"What?" Stephanie asked curiously.

"Look at it." Richard said, while handing the letter to Stephanie. When the latter was checking it, he slapped each other with fists and palms, and said, "Return to the Kingdom of Swachic It's a wise choice. As long as we can firmly grasp this area, our army can directly attack the core country of the alliance, Balaria, from the three-way northern expedition. After the destruction of Balaria, the alliance will be a mob without a leader. .”

He was talking to himself, and after a while, Stephanie put down the battle report. Seeing Richard's excited look, the corner of his mouth raised, and said, "My lord, I wonder if you have thought about a question?" .”

Listening to Stephanie's words, Richard stopped what he was doing and asked in confusion, "What's the problem?"

"Is the strength of the second army really enough?" The smile on the corner of Stephanie's mouth faded, and her face became serious, saying: "The second army will not only attack the kingdom of Balaria from the kingdom of Swachiqi, but also If you want to go northward from the Kingdom of Dera and the Kingdom of Ausong, no matter where you go, the resistance you will encounter cannot be underestimated. You must know that there are still five countries that are hostile to us in the north, and there are countless countries among them. Barbarian mercenaries."

"You mean..." Richard's excitement just now was swept away, he looked at Stephanie, frowned slightly, and said, "It is very likely that the Northern Expedition will fail?"

"If you concentrate on one side, no one can fight against our army's front." Stephanie said seriously: "But if the troops are divided into three groups, without mutual support, it is very likely that they will be led into the enemy's trap, and Lumi's fiasco will repeat itself .And, my husband, have you forgotten something."

"What's up?"

"The weapons of the 2nd Brigade captured by the enemy during the Lumi fiasco."

"What?" Richard was startled, and then suddenly remembered the firearms of the brigade captured by the enemy after Lumi's fiasco. If the firearms were used against him by the enemy, the soldiers who were caught off guard would definitely show their flaws, and then they would be captured by the enemy. Seize this flaw and take advantage of the trend to attack.

Thinking of this, his back couldn't help being soaked in cold sweat.