Chapter 490 The lights in Corner Bay are going out

As Paul and Gerd were talking, a man dressed as a guard of the lord's palace trotted into the factory and quickly came to Paul's side.

He saluted Paul and Gerd, "My lords."

Then he looked at Paul.

Paul asked: "Are you looking for me? What's the matter?"

"It's the people from the Government Affairs Council who came to discuss matters with you. The specific reason is in this letter."

Because Gerd was present, the guard didn't know whether to say anything, so he simply handed the letter directly to Paul.

Paul opened the letter, his eyes swaying rapidly from side to side, and his brows first frowned tightly, and then relaxed.

Gelder endured curiosity and waited for him to finish reading the letter.

"With all due respect, what happened? If you can tell me."

Paul handed him the letter directly, "The war in Horn Bay broke out."

"So that's it."

Gelder took the letter and browsed it roughly.

There was no expression of surprise on his face at all. Anyone who knew a little bit about the situation in Diantiao Bay would not be surprised by the outbreak of war.

It would be surprising if it didn't explode.

Paul said: "The initial news was sent by carrier pigeons. The war is estimated to have started for more than a week."

He then asked, "Does the royal government have the power to provide protection for the Aldo merchants in Cape Bay?"

Gelder smiled wryly and shrugged, "Given the current situation, it's a bit difficult, and there's Giles between the royal domain and the Horn Bay. In fact, this is my first time. I heard that the power of the state is used to provide protection for businessmen who have been abroad. Generally speaking, shouldn't they be left to their fate? After all, if they choose to pursue wealth, they have to bear the corresponding risks."

" Okay!" Paul did not continue on the topic.

"Count Greyman, does the outbreak of the Horn War trouble you?" Gerd saw a hint of worry in Paul's eyebrows.

Paul replied: "The Horn Bay is our important trade transit station and rest and supply point. If there is instability there, it will pose a serious threat to our trade with the East."

He apologized to Gerd Said: "In this case, Your Majesty the Count, I have to go and discuss countermeasures with my officials immediately. I'm sorry that I can't accompany you to continue the visit."

Gelder waved his hand, "You Don’t worry about me at all, please go and do your own business.”

He knows that there is a huge maritime trade in the northwest bay, so this matter is very important to Paul.

Paul nodded slightly to him and walked out of the workshop with the guards.

...

The Cape Bay countries generally implement a citizen military system. Take the Cape Bay League as an example. The alliance has ten main cities including Nisberg. Each main city and the surrounding satellite towns form a large Districts and regions are both administrative units and military organizational units. Each district is required to provide one squad each of infantry and cavalry, as well as five ships with crews and weapons. This has always been roughly the composition. The navy and army of the ten regions of the Horn Bay Alliance are commanded by ten generals. When going on an expedition, the ten generals take turns commanding, among which the chief general has the highest position.

All free men in the Corner Bay League are citizen soldiers. The citizen soldiers are divided into four levels based on the amount of property: the first and second levels provide cavalry, the third level provides heavy infantry, and the fourth level provides heavy infantry. Ranks or proletarians, providing light infantry or oarsmen.

In the past, citizen soldiers of all levels were required to prepare their own weapons - this was also the reason why they were divided into levels based on property.

However, this time, in order to completely solve the threat of inland countries, the alliance carried out certain military reforms and spent a large amount of money to purchase a large number of weapons and armor from the Northwest Gulf. On the one hand, it used metal armor to improve This increased the number of heavy infantry, and on the other hand, used leather armor to provide a certain degree of protection for the light infantry who originally wore no armor.

At this time, Queller Foster was wearing a pair of well-made full-body armor and stood on a high platform with other important military generals in the corner. Below the high platform was a dark crowd.

As a son of a nobleman, Queller must have his share in the war.

The second son of the Foster family looked at the scene in front of him with worry. A war mobilization rally was being held in Niceburg.

Congressman Horace, the leader of the war faction, is using an impassioned tone to instill in the audience the justice of his side in this war and the message that his side will win.

"Citizens of the Alliance! My dear compatriots!"

"The evil Corner Bay Church and their inland lackeys have gathered, and as I speak, their armies have begun to cross The border is invading our beautiful country! Please answer me, should we sit back and watch this invasion?”

The audience was excited, “No!” “Kill the lackeys of the church!”

The voices are endless.

“I see your enthusiasm for protecting your home and country!”

Horace continued shouting, pleased with the reaction.

“The despicable and shameless Corner Bay Church actually used a long-planned murder to frame the great alliance! They really falsely claim to be the servants of the Lord of Light, and the Heavenly Father will send down angry thunder punishments Theirs."

"For a long time, the Jiaowan Church has been using the name of the Lord of Light, but it has been bullying men and dominating women. Citizens and compatriots, which one of you has no one or two? A relative was bullied by the church’s so-called witch-hunting activities? But, were they really conducting witch-hunting? Oh, look, it’s made clear in “Record of Injustice” that they were just using the name of witch-hunting. To exploit the wealth of innocent people."

The audience reacted fiercely, "Fuck you son of a bitch, the church!"

Swear! The sound was endless, and everyone was reminded of the painful memories of the witch hunt.

"Because of witch hunting, our commercial activities have been blocked. Because of witch hunting, everyone in our country has become in danger. Because of witch hunting, we have to be careful even when we say a word!"

"However, We had already tolerated all this, and at that time we naively thought that the church was really thinking about the general public! However, until the son-of-a-bitch church wanted to transfer everyone’s hard-earned hard-earned money to the freeloaders in the interior! Only then did we realize that we had been fooled, and reality gave us a hard slap in the face!”

“So, the people of the heroic alliance gave a heroic reply-killing the lackeys of the church! Expelled from the territory of the Alliance, no longer recognized as the representative of the Father on earth, and bravely faced the Church's angry threats of war."

"Now they use despicable reasons to justify their threats! Put it into practice! However, we want to tell them that the great alliance dares to protect his people! We - vow to fight to the end!" The mood in the audience was completely ignited.

"Fight to the end!"

The loud slogan resounded almost throughout Nicesburg.

......

Unlike the frenzy in the square, there was silence in the Speaker's office.

Joe Foster and his friend Speaker Marcus were standing in front of the window, looking at the people who were leaving after attending the pep rally.

“My friend, do you say we will win this war?”

Unlike his confidence in front of others, Marcus asked in an anxious tone in front of his friends Say this sentence.

Foster said slowly: "Whether we win the war or not..."

He pointed out the window. It was approaching night, and every household in Nisburg began to Lights were turned on at home, and a blazing fire began to burn on top of the lighthouse on the pier - the dense light has always been the pride of Nisborg, which illustrates the affluence of the residents.

However, Foster said:

“The lights across the Cape are going out, and we may never see them rekindled in our lifetimes.”

(End of Chapter)