"Monsieur Andrea, you are late." When a fierce lion in a blood red cloak lifted the curtain of the tent and sat down naturally in the first seat on the right hand side of the long table, Atticus could not help but frown. As soon as the iron Knight opened his mouth, Marcus, who was sitting in the first place, raised his eyebrows. However, he did not have any other reaction, but continued to bow his head and pretend to study the paper on the table.


    "I''m sorry, sir Grand Knight, for being delayed by some trifles. You know, in addition to the krogers, I have to mediate small things. " Andrea had an apologetic smile on her face. But what he said did not mean that he was sorry. Although it seemed that there was nothing wrong with calling Atticus by his official position, in fact, all the nobles could understand that this was to remind the latter of his own identity. The noble head of the croquet family, who was a duke, could not be reprimanded by the leader of the Knights'' order. At the same time, the latter part of his sentence points out his present power. The nobles who left his tent before Andrea bowed their heads and sneered, and were glad to have taken refuge in such a strong dependency.


    The iron knight is not illiterate in politics. More often than not, he just does not want to get involved in it and lose his position of absolute loyalty to the royal family. Therefore, he is very clear about the demonstration in Andrea''s words. The slightly drooping eyes of his eyes are suddenly opened because of anger, and the sharp edge among them is chilling. "Cough." Marcus coughed twice, seemingly unintentionally after reading the document. He sorted out the files in front of him, raised his head, and his indifference seemed not to have heard the conversation.


    "Now that everyone is here, let''s start the military conference." The king''s hand, as the king''s hand said, leaped over Andrea and Atticus and looked directly at the other nobles. He was observing the faces of these men, and though he could not judge their camp, Marcus was not willing to give up any possible opportunity. The angry lion and the iron Knight didn''t want to tear their skin, so they had to stop and look at Marcus. The difference between them is that Atticus''s eyes are quite calm, while Andrea''s eyes towards Marcus are full of scorn.


    Marcus, who has acquired the wisdom of the devil, is certainly not affected by what others think of himself. He takes the scepter of identity from his hand and points to the sand table in the middle of the long table. "This is our current situation, and I believe that adults have already understood it." On the sand table, the chessmen with flags of each Lord are used to show their camp, and the number of pieces is also used to show the difference of forces of various forces.


    "Lord Marcus, it seems that this force is not right. Our family should have more troops." A nobleman said that he pointed to the chess pieces on the sand table, which symbolized his family. He was not happy that the king''s hand had miscalculated the strength of his family. After hearing his query, many family leaders began to murmur. From their glances at Marcus, it was obvious that a commander-in-chief who could not coordinate his forces well could not be trusted.


    Faced with doubts, the fat Sir did not have any special reaction. He looked at the nobleman, looked at the troops on the sand table, and nodded, "indeed, your family has more troops than this one." Marcus frankly admitted that it made other people''s voices more noisy. Some nobles quickly compared their own family forces, afraid that the same mistake would occur, but soon the king''s hand made them stop this behavior, "because the chess pieces above are not determined by the number of people."


    Marcus said lazily, knocking on the table with the bottom of his scepter. "As we all know, what I did before I became king was financial. Therefore, I have different views on the matter of military strength from that of general commanders. "


    "The strength is the strength. One is one, and ten is ten. What''s your opinion? Lord Marcus is not confused by the headache Andrea has a sneer on his lips, and the more powerful he is at the meeting, the more waiting-and-see families will join him. However, before the aristocrats who had joined the krogg family could not agree, Marcus answered.


    "Lord Kroger is wrong. That''s not how the troops are counted. " The king''s hand shook his head, like a teacher who taught children to read. "Of course, when all the soldiers in the war are soldiers with the same training, one is one, two is two. However, we are not in the current situation. I believe you are also very clear that a large part of the officers and men under your account are temporary civilians. I don''t mean to deny their fighting intention. The whole Cang lion is the same. But I must point out that the fighting power of these civilians can not be compared with the regular army of the kingdom. Therefore, if we only express it in terms of the number of soldiers, we will have too optimistic estimation of our own combat power. I hope you will understand. "


    If Andrea''s speech before is a demonstration of his confidence, Marcus''s statement is a gentle admonition. Compared with the two, the behavior of the latter is more likely to be appreciated by rational people, and many neutral nobles show their approval for Marcus, and they agree with the view of the king''s hand.


    However, not everyone agrees with this. Another nobleman with a large number of militiamen in his army complained, "it''s true. How can you determine the combat capability gap between ordinary soldiers and civilians? In my opinion, this is the hand of the king. Your majesty wants to share more fighting merits"Bold!" "Asshole!" Andrea and Atticus were drinking at the same time, and their momentum directly scared the shady aristocrat around his head.


    The two men stood up and looked at each other for a few seconds. After reaching some kind of tacit agreement, the angry lion sat down and gave the right to speak to the iron knight. After nodding his head, Atticus said, "this is the time for the survival of our grey lion. Besides, the first king has just gone, so our country should concentrate on killing rats to avenge the former king and his compatriots who died in this catastrophe! Marcus is the hand of the king appointed by the former king, and his loyalty to the kingdom is beyond doubt! How dare you speak and slander him at this time? Is it possible that you are dissatisfied with the decision of the former king


    "I I dare not The nobleman turned over from his chair. After he got up, he apologized in a panic. At the same time, there was a big drop of cold sweat on his forehead. He wanted to win Andrea''s favor by provoking Marcus''s authority, but unexpectedly he caused so much trouble.


    "Well, my lord knight, I''m not angry, so don''t say it." The king''s hand leisurely said, "I believe he didn''t mean it, so I won''t pursue it this time. However, I would like to advise you that the current situation in the kingdom is not optimistic. The rat man is still alive. We can see that the nomads on the grassland may attack at any time in the past winter. Moreover, liechui Ling has been severely damaged and the melting iron city has been reduced to ruins. The Great Duke of liehammer can not provide us with protection this time. Therefore, I hope you will still pay more attention to the Kingdom, and do not pay too much attention to these things. "


    "Lord Taylor Riel said it! It''s time for us to give our lives to the grey lion. Personal interests are not important at all! On behalf of the krogers, I, Andrea, are willing to be the vanguard of exterminating the rat people for the sake of the Kingdom''s survival. I hope you will agree! "


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