Chapter 67: The War Begins
Chapter 67 – The Beginning of the War
“There is a question I would like to ask you, after entering into the Arda territory, I feel that the atmosphere is inexplicably a bit tense, and the villages along the way have seen militia training, are the pirates launching another attack?” Hansel asked as such.
“Touch!” Paul used his right hand to make the appearance of a pistol pointing to the east and said, “I was about to tell you, Alda is about to go to war with its neighbors to the east!”
Hansel was taken aback, “Bairdine? Isn’t the lord there on good terms with the Gladmans?”
“Huh! You know quite a lot.”
“Uh…… didn’t I tell you that I spent some time in Butua before and heard quite a bit about the Garnard family.”
Paul no longer circled around, “Before you mentioned to me that there was something fishy about old Garnard’s death, right?”
Hansel nodded.
Paul continued, “It is now certain that it was by his bannermen that he was killed. His son, Myron Garnard, the new lord of Bairdine, sent me a distress message that the traitors had not only plotted to kill his father, but were going to do it to him.”
Hansel understood, “So you are going to give aid to Count Garnard?”
Paul said meaningfully, “On the one hand, Myron is my blood sworn brother and I cannot help but save him. On the other hand, there are highly productive coal and iron mines in the territory of Baildin ……” and then didn’t continue to speak.
Hansel nodded, thinking back to the industrial plans Paul had given a talk about before he returned to the kingdom, it wasn’t hard to figure out what the lord in front of him was up to. “Crusade against the bannermen who betrayed the lord” was a perfect excuse to interfere.
“Then the Earl of Garnard ……”
“Myron is already safely ensconced in Lakewood, now let’s just focus on those few traitors.”
Hansel put his heart down, if Earl Garnard was still in the hands of his bannermen, that wouldn’t be so good, the other side could totally weasel out and say that Paul was slandering them.
As for whether he could win the battle, he was not too worried, before departing to return to the royal capital, he had seen Alda’s army marching out once in the lake town, and he swore that even in the royal capital, he had never seen such a consistent and neatly organized troop, and the essence of the soldiers was comparable to that of the ceremonial soldiers in the royal palace, and there was also a hidden murderous aura.
Even if Hansel knows nothing about the military, he knows that this kind of army is not something that small nobles like viscounts and barons can fight against, so it is no wonder that Earl Gleiman is not willing to send his own soldiers to the south to quell the rebellion.
Paul looked at Hansel and said: ”Can you do me a small favor? I need an article wonderful declaration of war, I heard that your grades in Wang Li Jing Yao Academy are very excellent, the matter of writing an article shouldn’t be difficult for you, right?”
“I don’t dare to be excellent, but if Your Excellency really feels that I should be the one to pen it, I would be honored!” Hansel unexpectedly became humble, making Paul suddenly a bit uncomfortable.
“Alright, then I’ll leave it to you. I’ll introduce Myron to you in a while, and we’ll talk about Byrdeen together.”
……
As the days passed, Baldin sent several emissaries to invite Myron Garner to return, but Myron refused all of them. Paul gathered some very experienced people to form an organization called the “Weather Bureau”, whose daily task was to observe and record the weather, and based on the experience they had gained to predict the weather changes in the next few days.
By the first of September, fall had arrived, and the Bureau of Meteorology predicted that there was a high probability that it would not rain in the next few days. Paul also felt that his army was almost ready and the time had come for a showdown. A circular was distributed to the northwestern territories, including Bairdine, in which firstly, in the name of Earl Cameron Garnard, the four bannermen of Bairdine who had already clearly participated in the conspiracy were reprimanded, exposing the fact that they had murdered their lord and ruler, and hollowed out and attempted to maim their lord and ruler’s heir, and then there was some quoting of scripture, and they were ruthlessly whipped for their treasonous behavior, and in a word, Anchorro and the others were depicted as retrograde, the Heaven’s anger and people’s resentment.
At the same time, this notice is also an ultimatum, requiring Angelo and the others to tie themselves up within two days from the receipt of the notice to the town of the lake, or else the Lord of Alda, Earl Gleiman, will have to do justice to his blood sworn brother and lead the troops to crush.
The four bannermen of Bairdine read the notice before they were sure that Myron had learned of their crimes and plots, and the other four, except for Angelo, were panicked and disorganized, fearing that the neighboring lords would join them in sending an army to crusade against them, and Ebutt jumped up to level a few accusations at Angelo again.
“Bunch of idiots!” Angelo inwardly cursed.
With an air of confidence, he said unhurriedly, “Do you guys think I’m as unprepared as you guys are, worrying about this and fearing that only when it comes down to it? There is no harm in telling you all and letting you rest in peace. I have already contacted the Northwest Duke, Lord Flowers, and the Earl of Kent of Emden, and they have already agreed to stay out of this matter, without these two strongest Lords of the Northwest taking the lead, the others will be too full to care about our business? “
One of the barons is still worried, “Even if there is only one family left, Paul Gleiman is after all an earl, and the territory is able to recruit quite a lot of soldiers, and two pirate bands were eliminated not long ago!”
Angelo had a disdainful face, “I’ve already explored, the great pirate Edward led his direct line of men to nowhere in a few months, how much power can the remaining gang of shrimp have. Even if that’s the case, the Greiman family has also taken the life of the old family head. Although his family is an earl, he was sent here by the royal family, and there is not even a single regular knight in his territory, not to mention vassals, so how capable can he be with the peasants he has assembled? When the time comes, once we gather all the knights and charge, they will be so scared that they will lie on the ground pouting and begging for their lives.”
Only then did the other three calm down, and the two barons patted Angelo on the back, “It’s still Lord Chief Steward who has the foresight!”
An Qi Luo stroked his eight-beard proudly.
A voice that annoyed him rang out, “Heh! It takes quite a bit of money to buy off those two lords, doesn’t it? Tell me, was the money vault within the lord’s mansion emptied by you, the chief steward?”
Angelo was furious in his heart, “He still thinks about the money vault of the lord’s residence at this time? “
But on the surface, he merely snorted coldly, tilted his head and said, “I am the rightful Chief Seal of the Bairdin Collar, and during the time that Lord Bairdin has been ‘hijacked’, the money vault in the Lord Bairdin’s residence will be managed by me. Until Lord Lord returns or ……”
Angelo suddenly stopped and swept a glance at the crowd before continuing, “Or after the new Earl of Bairdin is chosen from the four of us.”
Ebout said coldly, “Hmph! Just don’t forget!”
……
A notice of a tit-for-tat with Arda was also distributed by Bairdine to the northwestern territories, and Angelo and others had wanted to go to Arda in September to snatch up the men, only to be preempted by Paul.
The circular accuses Paul Gleiman of coveting the minerals of Bairdine, using the name of the banquet to trick his own blood oath brother Myron Garnard into the town of Lakewood to be imprisoned, and after failing to demand it, he slanders them, the loyal bannermen, as betraying their lord, and attempts to take the opportunity to send out an army to Bairdine to annex it directly, and in order to maintain the dignity of the Garnard family and to defend the safety of the territory, they can only rise up in self-defense.
The war has begun ……
Thanks to “fish jade and two”, “cunning villain is me”, “wine sword with the horse”, “book friends 201709182 “The reward.
(End of chapter)