Chapter 326
Antonio knows that Barnett is a "lone wolf" and his character and ability are very suitable for a person to work alone. If he is forced to cooperate with others, it will easily lead to trouble.
At this time, someone snorted, and it turned out to be a woman's voice. Her face was hidden under her hood, and she said in a very dissatisfied voice: "The Northwest Bay is originally insignificant in our overall plan. That is to say, that reckless guy like Barnett made a mistake and was so focused on making things happen. It’s okay if his plan fails. Let’s get rid of his arrogance and obey the overall arrangements honestly from now on.” br>
Antonio said: "Master Barnett must have his own reasons. Let's start today's meeting... Let's start with the recent situation in the south of Aldo. I heard that our greedy wolf Is the Grand Duke in a bad situation?"
Everyone looked at the captain of the royal guard, Ambrolov, who was beside Antonio. He had always been the one to contact and arrange matters in the south of Aldo.
Ambolov answered respectfully: "Yes, Your Highness."
"In March of this year, Her Royal Highness Catherine led the main force of the Kingdom's army southward. At the end of that month, the Kingdom's army easily defeated the Southern Army near Thorn Fortress. Then they continued to march south. The princess's march was faster than Giles expected. He had just settled the southern forces before he had time to repair his army and marched north. The two sides faced off in the Fougere area. During this period, there were many battles, and each other had conflicts. Victory or defeat."
Antonio said to himself thoughtfully: "Even with our help?"
One of the black robes heard the prince's words, He said in a hoarse voice: "Your Highness, according to the plan you made before the Eastern Expedition, in addition to weapons and food, we have also appointed two groups of mages to serve in Giles' army. There are about 30 people in total. If there are more, I'm afraid It will attract the attention of secular forces and expose the secrets of the organization prematurely. But...if we let go and fully support Giles, with the current strength of the organization, we can easily defeat Princess Catherine's army. I am 100% confident about this. Confidence."
The old man from before added: "The mage we sent to support Giles is mainly good at enchanting ability, which can greatly improve the performance of soldiers' equipment, so it is not easy to attract attention. Approved [Secret Medicine]”
Ampolov suggested: "I think we should increase our support. Now Giles is still on the relatively weak side."
In the original plan, they planned to maintain the front line in the Thorn Fortress area. Yes, who knew that we were now in Fougères, which was quite a distance south of the Fortress of Thorns.
Antonio waved his hand: "Our fundamental goal is to plunge the Kingdom of Aldo into civil strife and have no time to separate, so that we can let go and deal with the affairs in Gabela. If Giles can hold on, the battlefield What difference does it make in the Fortress of Thorns or in Fougères?"
The old bachelor Aldrich sitting on the other side of the prince said: "Yes, let him be so ambitious as Giles? It’s better to be half-dead. If you fatten up, it might come back to bite us.”
A look of guilt flashed across the old bachelor’s eyes for a moment. It was against his true intention to stir up civil strife in the Aldo Kingdom. But in order to deal with the longer-term plan, he had to get involved.
Ambolov said with some worry: "It's just that, according to the Aldo intelligence I collected, the balance of power between Giles and the royal government is ebbing and flowing."
"Oh?" Amprov's words attracted the attention of everyone present. For them, it would not be a good thing if Giles died prematurely.
The captain of the guard explained: "The kingdom's army under Princess Catherine...their equipment is getting better and better. In addition to swords, guns, swords and spears, their armor coverage is also steadily improving."
< br>The old man in black robe was a little surprised: "Is the Aldo royal family so rich?"
A hoarse voice sounded: "Impossible, they spent a huge amount of money just raising military rations last year, unless Jingyao's heaven It rained gold coins.”
Aldrich touched his beard and guessed: "Perhaps it was a contribution from the northern territories? If so, then we have to re-evaluate the Aldo royal family. The Schroeder family still has a certain prestige."
Amborov continued: "The way we support Giles also has a worrying future. In the past, we used agents and entrusted it to shipping merchants in the Cape Bay area to transport to the south of the kingdom. It seems that Aldo discovered the Cape. The role played by the Gulf shippers has put pressure on the Gulf countries, and now all governments are strengthening control over their own shipyards. "There was silence in the conference room, and it seemed that everyone was thinking of ways to restore the balance of power between the two parties. —without exposing yourself too much.
The old man in black robe glanced at Antonio and said: "Your Highness, it's time to use our own water power to send a message to Edward. Since seeing the greatness of Offa, He just obeyed us."
Antonio agreed to his suggestion after just thinking for a moment, "Okay, let Edward go out and deliver the necessary food and weapons to Giles..."
The prince's voice paused, his blue eyes flashed, and everyone was paying attention to his next words.
“Order him to choose an opportunity to raid the coastal areas of the Kingdom of Aldo, especially the territories directly under the royal family.”
Aldrich on the side frowned, alas...this guy His Highness's heart is getting harder and harder, but this kind of determination is also a necessary tool on the road to becoming a king.
Pop! Snap! Snap! The hoarse voice clapped his hands and said with a somewhat sarcastic smile: "Quack, the big pirate leader is back to his old business. But Your Highness, let's turn our attention to the country. Your eldest brother seems to have been there recently. You’re not at ease, don’t you have any ideas?”
Antonio didn’t look at him, he knew what the other person was saying.
Others were a little dissatisfied. This guy's tone was too inappropriate in front of His Highness. The old man in black robe coughed and reminded the other party to be careful.
The hoarse voice continued: "Your Highness, do you still have the naivety before and imagine that the two brothers can coexist peacefully? Hum! Please remember my words, Oliver Griffin, absolutely. The biggest obstacle to your first move is to start early rather than late..."
Antonio tapped his finger on the table, and his hoarse voice stopped immediately.
“I can take care of this myself!”
An unquestionable gaze was cast on the owner of the hoarse voice, who lowered his head and said, “Yes, His Royal Highness.”
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"The next topic - Jiaowan..."
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After the meeting ended, everyone left the room one after another. The old man in black robe stopped the owner of the hoarse voice and said in a deep voice: " You were so rude in front of His Highness Antonio today!"
"Haha!" the hoarse voice retorted: "I'm just helping him grow up quickly. Sooner or later he has to recognize the reality."
< br> "And have you forgotten? The Aldo royal family is an in-law of the Dias family. Attacking Aldo is an attack on Dias... Our Highness, he has always known what he needs. , and know how to get what you need.”
After hearing these words, the old man in black robe fell into silence.
(End of this chapter)