Chapter 126 (1/2)
”I ordered Hawkins to attack the lowland alliance.”
The holy empire's westward expedition was too heavy a topic. The king got up and went to the map hanging on the wall. The cross marks on the map were almost distributed on the East Bank of the abyss Strait. The king drew a line between the lowlands and the Gulf of the Holy Spirit, and a line between Legrand and the lowlands.
”The lowland alliance has cost us dearly in the northern rebellion. It is the outpost of the Holy See. Before the war begins, we must destroy the eagle eye.”
”The ships of the holy see are stationed in the lowland alliance.” General John said, ”it's not easy to attack it.”
”So it can only be a surprise attack.” The king said faintly, ”in their eyes, we are just mole ants. Mole ants only cast walls in vain before the flood and fire, holding shields and trembling. How could tiger think that mole ants would be arrogant enough to take the lead? ”
General John was slightly stunned.
He took a look at Queen Elinor. What the king said just now gave them a sense of familiarity. It was as if it was not the king who was speaking in front of the map, but the lion of the Empire. The Duke of Buckingham fought all his life with extraordinary courage and blood. He was often able to make amazing moves under the crisis and achieve miraculous victory in a hundred deaths.
General John was sour and happy.
”Time?”
General John asked that since the king had decided to launch the raid, as the most responsible person in the military of Legrand next to the king, he had to make the following arrangements immediately.
”As soon as the dragonflies return, they attack immediately.” The king said that he looked at the lowland countries on the map, ”the warships of the Holy See have not appeared on the battlefield for nearly a thousand years. We must make the most careful estimation of their combat power, and let those idle astrologers immediately observe and divine.”
”The astrologer has been monitored and checked, and the problem astrologer has been solved.” General John bent slightly.
”This raid is a secret operation, without going through Parliament, but with the cooperation of the southern free chamber of Commerce Under the pretext of protecting the rogrand chamber of Commerce, which suffered economic damage in the black death, from now on, all the merchant ships with standard displacement will be temporarily taken over by the royal family, and the chamber of Commerce will go north to cover the raid. ”
”The Dawson family are very familiar with the central route of the abyss family, and I will have him in charge.”
General John wrote it down.
After making a series of arrangements, the king hesitated and turned his eyes to Queen Elinor: ”besides, I need your help, mother.”
”Do you want the sun or the moon? My dear child Queen Elinor stepped forward and gently touched her son's face. ”You know, no matter what you want, I will get it for you.”
”I need you to go to bomari.”
The king gave his mother a little hug.
”It's time for our warriors to wake up.”
”I will wake them up and bring them back. Your majesty. ”
Said queen Elinor.
The king clapped his hands and the housekeeper came in quietly. He took the writ from the king. General John retired with him. The clerks are waiting, and the financial secretaries are counting the business in the South and the impact of the operation.
In the cold Rose Palace, more than 100 officials were ordered to enter the palace in the morning. From the moment they entered the palace, the royal guards had stood in front of the room door in silence.
This kind of posture is not strange to the officials of the king. The king is famous for his willfulness and unreasonable. Whether it's the first national statistics or the later statistics on church economy, the king's way of doing things is like this - he can't step out of the Rose Palace until he finishes his work.
This time, however, the keen financial officer noticed something was wrong.
As the housekeeper passed on the king's own orders one by one, the wise treasurer began to be a little alarmed.
What kind of commercial trade needs so many merchant ships with a displacement of more than 100 tons? What protection business needs sailors to prepare so much food? This is clearly a naval battle!
When they looked up at the guards standing at the door of the room and pressing their hands on the hilt of the sword, the financial officials clearly felt the cold evil spirit from them. They finally understood that this time the king asked his soldiers to take care of them, not to supervise them to finish their work quickly, but to keep it secret.
The king was determined to launch a naval battle in secret, bypassing Parliament.
Who is your Majesty's goal?
The cold eyes of the soldiers swept over, and the financial officers did not dare to think about it. They quickly lowered their heads and began to be busy as if they did not know anything.
Queen Elinor quietly left METZL the next morning.
The king had to deal with the Council, and General John sent queen Elinor away.
In front of the gate of the city, Queen Elinor, in her cloak and hood, was surrounded by a rose cavalry. She looked at her nephew and said with a smile, ”you are very much like him. He teaches you and your majesty very well.”General John held the reins and did not answer.
”He once said,” Queen Eleanor took a deep breath. She looked up at the bright sky and said, ”I hope I can die in the battle with the gods. So Don't feel guilty, son. It's his choice. ”
She took a deep look at General John, who had always been very strong and reliable.
Perhaps because of her maternal instinct, Queen Elinor was aware of the emotions that General John never showed.
General John once comforted the king that the death of the Duke of Buckingham was not his fault. But he himself is trapped in the abyss of regret, he can't help thinking, if, if that time he can persist in the end, just go out for his father. In that case, can my father be safe?
He's a stupid kid, too.
Thought queen Elinor.