Chapter 334 Back in a hurry
Fatih has participated in many social activities, such as hunting, banquets, and bathing, but this is his first time playing table tennis.
May 10 was Sunday. In the afternoon, Fatih was invited by Hoffman to attend a gathering organized by the circle of light industry bosses at a billiards club in the city.
For the strong players in this world, it is not difficult to control the power and angle to clear the air with one shot, so there are many more rules to increase the difficulty and fun, such as increasing the number of balls, and you can only score three consecutive goals at most. A ball or something.
The bosses enthusiastically taught the big benefactor how to play and gave in after several games. Fatih felt for a moment that he was back in China, surrounded by sycophants.
For the first time, someone flattered him not because of his status but because of his gold coins. This made His Majesty the Emperor find it very novel and made him laugh very happily.
The bosses were also happy when they saw the big benefactor smiling happily, and the guests and hosts enjoyed themselves.
The billiard room has tables and chairs for guests to drink tea and rest. After winning two more games, Fatih sat down next to him, chatted for a few words with the owner of a shoe factory, and then pretended to ask casually. : "I heard on the radio that we are going to fight, aren't you nervous?"
"It's okay," the boss laughed, "we can't fail."
Fati He was not as optimistic as he was. He had studied the situation recently and found that the main enemy was the Franconian Principality in the north. The army had been gathering for many days. The Legens Alliance, which was adjacent to the two places in the east, was also beginning to mobilize troops in Wesson State. The troops gathered in the northeast and seemed to be joining forces. It could be seen that the Legens Alliance must have formed an alliance with the Principality of Franconia for this battle.
In terms of strength balance, the Principality of Franconia covers an area of about 16,000 square kilometers, 7 cities and 18 towns, a population of about 800,000, mines, a standing army and mercenaries of about 15,000, 80 knights, and a magician in the mages directly under the Grand Duke. There were about 50 people, including three sword masters.
The Legens Alliance that suddenly intervened covers an area of about 10,000 square kilometers, with 3 cities and 7 towns, a population of about 600,000, and many mines. Among the 20,000-person standing army, 5,000 people are good at mountain warfare. It is famous for having 60 knights, 150 directly affiliated mages, and one Dragon Knight magic god.
Weisin State covers an area of about 8,000 square kilometers, with more than ten cities and a population of about 450,000. There are no mines. The number of public standing armies is "more than 10,000". There are no canned knights, only light cavalry, and a mage regiment. There are "a certain number" of people, one Juggernaut, one person that no Juggernaut dares to offend.
In Fatih’s view, in the comparison of military strength between the two sides, Wesson State seems to have an advantage in equipment and record, but its disadvantage is its small number of people. If the Franconian Principality and the Regans Alliance are deployed respectively To the north and east, the strength of the divided Wesson Army will be greatly weakened.
A group of men mingled together, chatting about the war more excitedly than women. After a while, they set up a formation with billiard balls on the table to simulate the upcoming war.
Hoffman and the others only knew about the war by reading the military pages and novels in newspapers, and usually bragging after drinking too much.
However, Fatih is a professional and knows how to fight a battle. He attacks from multiple fronts and the bosses want to defend on all fronts. As a result, the troops are diluted and the final defense line becomes a sieve.
The bosses became worried and felt that this situation was indeed very likely to happen.
Fatih was also worried. He had already paid deposits for so many of the orders he had placed. If Weisen State was defeated, wouldn't it mean that all the fishing net was in vain?
At this moment, many bosses’ secretaries swarmed into the billiard room and whispered a few words in front of their bosses.
In just a few breaths, these bosses suddenly smiled, and the boulder in their hearts fell within half an hour.
Fatih saw their changes and felt puzzled, so he curiously asked what happened.
At the same time, in the foyer of the castle of the Wesson family, Frederick asked Alfu: "Where is Dawn?"
Afu replied: "Today is Sunday, and he went to the zoo to cheat again. "Food, cheating and drinking."
Frederick was speechless about it and didn't bother to care about it, and began to arrange Afu's work: "The three gryphon knights who sent me back are all barons from the Kingdom of Sardinia. "The three griffons are very tired after flying for several days, so prepare more fresh pork, the part with more fat."
"They didn't bring any attendants. They arranged for people from the zoo to come and take care of the griffins."
At this time, the maid came over to report that the bathroom was ready, and Frederick went to take a bath and rest first. Say it again.
When he was about to go to the bathroom, he said to Ah Fu: "Notify the Executive Yuan and the Ministry of Military Affairs that there will be a meeting in the Ministry of Military Affairs building in three hours."
Afu asked: "You Don’t you want to take a rest?”
Frederick shook his head: "Listen to their report first, then rest."
Afu asked again: "Where will you have dinner tonight?"
Frederick is back. There must be a celebration, and such a banquet must be prepared in advance.
After thinking for a while, he said: "I will spend the night at the Military Ministry tonight and come back here tomorrow morning."
Although Frederick usually lived in a manor outside the city where he cultivated seeds, It was more comfortable there, but now that we were about to enter a state of war, it was better to live in the castle.
He originally planned to build a Chinese-style garden for daily living, but after the drawings were designed, he found that the surrounding suitable land had become industrial parks, so he had to slow down.
"By the way!" He thought of another thing, "There is a manuscript in my luggage bag. Take it to Teacher Psyche and Baron Adam to have a look, and then arrange for printing."
< br>The temperature of the water in the bath was just right. It was so comfortable to soak in that he felt like sleeping. Frederick took a deep breath.
Thanks to the telegraph system, the fact that the Principality of Franconia and the Alliance of Regans secretly formed an alliance against the State of Weissense reached the hands of Frederick of the Short Island more than ten days ago.
If it were just a Franconian Principality, Frederick could still let his men exercise, but it would be different with the Regens Alliance. These two places had just fought a few years ago. , the current alliance shows that there are either sufficient interests, or there is a powerful force pulling strings behind the scenes.
After receiving the news, Frederick immediately said goodbye to Françoise and asked King Francesco of the Kingdom of Sardinia for help. Finally, Francesco sent a gryphon knight to send him back.
The distance along this journey is about one thousand kilometers. The griffin's endurance can only fly more than two hundred kilometers per day. It also needs to have enough meat supplies along the way. This journey took five days in total.
While Frederick took a short rest, the news of his return to Weissenburg quickly spread in Weissenburg City, and the hourly news was released through the radio station on the top of the castle tower.
During this period, the news continued to broadcast news of tense border situations. The residents of Weissensee were quite nervous. Many foreign businessmen were as worried about the situation as Fatih.
Now that the news came out that Duke Wesson had returned from his trip, the gloom suddenly cleared away, and there were even a lot of cheers on the streets.
(End of this chapter)