Leiyunbao.

The conference room in the ducal castle was already full of noise.

"Everyone, I think we need a strong counterattack. This is the land of the kingdom, not the place where the black **** come and go..."

"According to the intelligence, the black **** just sent a small group of troops into the country. When Leiyunbao's army arrived at the border, the black **** would have run away..."

"Baron Stanley, do you mean we sit here and do nothing?"

"The training time for recruits planned by the Lord Duke is 4 months. The training has not been completed yet. The hastily sending the soldiers to the front will only increase casualties..."

"Could this be the conspiracy of the black bastards? Deliberately transfer Leiyunbao's troops away, and then raided Leiyunbao. Isn't this the way Dante, the capital of the Mushan Kingdom, fell?"

"Baron Veblen, your concerns are reasonable, but I don't think the army of black orcs can pass through the wetlands easily. Don't forget, they don't have enough food..."

The Duke of Castro, who was sitting at the top of the conference table, had been silent, his wandering eyes had no focus, he turned a deaf ear to the quarrels of the crowd, and seemed to be pondering something.

Suddenly the Duke stood up, the voice in the conference room subsided, and everyone's eyes focused on him.

From this small detail, it can be seen that this duke, known as the "Thunder Eagle", has a high prestige, especially in the military aspect. His opinions are extremely heavy and no one can ignore.

The Duke coughed slightly and looked around the people on the conference table with sharp eyes. No one dared to look at him wherever his eyes were.

Then he slowly said:

"Regardless of whether the black **** will evacuate, the border must be rescued..."

A middle-aged nobleman with a hooked nose moved his body, as if he wanted to raise an objection.

The Duke stared coldly at the hook nose, and sternly shouted:

"Because of the emergence of the army, it helps stabilize people's hearts..."

This reason is impeccable, and it fully reflects the Duke's old experience. The hook nose was suddenly choked and speechless. He honestly closed his mouth and lowered his head to avoid the Duke's sight.

The Duke tapped the table lightly and said loudly:

"In addition, for safety reasons, in the next month, all villages and towns within 50 kilometers of the Nassau Wetlands must be evacuated."

"When the civilians are evacuated, they must not leave a grain of grain, the houses must be burned down, and the wells must be thrown into the dead animals, and soil and stones should be used to fill them. It is not allowed to leave anything that can be used by the black orcs..."

This is a solid wall and a clear field.

There was an obvious commotion in the conference room. This order would obviously harm the interests of many people, especially the nobles in certain territories close to the border, but they could not give sufficient reasons to oppose it.

The Duke pressed his hands down to signal everyone to be quiet, and then he said solemnly:

"I can tell you for sure that after such a small-scale attack occurs the first time, there will be a second time, and the border will become increasingly insecure."

"In addition, this war will continue for a long time. Please don't have any illusions. A timely evacuation can reduce losses..."

The meeting room was quiet for a while, and a thin nobleman suddenly raised his right hand and asked in a low voice:

"My Lord Duke, your vision is admirable. It is indeed necessary to evacuate civilians close to the border..."

"However, after those poor civilians leave their homes, they may even have food problems. This is a very serious problem. If it is not handled properly, there will be many tragedies. This is something that everyone does not want to see..."

Speaking of this, a heavy color appeared on the face of the thin nobleman.

"My lord, I want to know how the evacuated civilians will be resettled. After all, you also know that many lords have suffered serious losses, and I am afraid they are unable to resettle the civilians..."

The Duke whispered secretly. These greedy guys were "incapable of placing civilians". They were obviously reluctant to pay. In the eyes of the nobles, the displaced civilians had become a complete burden. They just wanted to get rid of the civilians.

The Duke glanced at the thin nobleman, and said faintly:

"Viscount Alfred, your worries are unnecessary. As far as I know, someone is happy to accept these civilians..."

Viscount Alfred gave a dry smile, with a sullen expression on his face.

It can be seen that in fact, this guy has nothing to do with the civilians who have left their homes, but simply wants to make a problem for the Duke.

The "person" the Duke said was Renault.

This is also the Duke's reciprocity.

With his rich military experience, the Duke saw the real purpose of the Black Orcs at a glance.

Sending out a small group of troops to go straight to the human villages and towns. What kind of thing is not retaliation, which shows that it is meaningless?

So the question is, why does the black **** do this?

It is absolutely that the extraordinary wind element with a mysterious origin, Your Excellency Renault, angered the black orc, which triggered this revenge.

In an instant, the Duke wanted to understand the cause and effect, and he also understood Renault's intentions.

There is no doubt that this is a gift specially given by Renault, a gift that can help itself integrate internally.

Since Renault gave charity in the snow, of course the Duke had to give something back.

In the past few days, the Duke’s intelligence network has investigated Renault’s series of deeds in the Thousand Lakes Kingdom. He already knows that the Haichao Chamber of Commerce has been searching for slaves in the city of Copernicus, and the demand is huge. The Duke was extremely surprised.

Although the Thousand Lake Kingdom is sparsely populated, in the area where the Duke is responsible, there are 20,000 civilians within 50 kilometers of the wetland, which can be packaged for Renault.

What's more wonderful is that the Duke does not need to pay any price, it is completely generous.

For Renault, this group of civilians alone allowed all his plans to get enough returns.

Thus, in a silent exchange, the two old Yinbi tacitly reached a shameful deal.

After resolving the problem of Viscount Alfred in an understatement, the Duke emphasized his tone and said solemnly:

"Finally, I have a very important proposal that you need to vote on."

"I think everyone should have noticed. We have discussed this Black Orc raid for nearly an hour, but we have been unable to come up with a conclusion. I think this kind of decision-making is extremely inefficient."

"If a war breaks out, this approach will only miss the opportunity. At certain critical moments, if a practical plan cannot be made in time, it may even lead to a complete failure of the war.

"Therefore, I propose to set up a highest council with a total of 5 people. All affairs of this aristocratic coalition will be decided by the council!"

There was an uproar in the meeting room.

See you in the poor picture!

This is exactly the plan of the Duke.

These more than 60,000 private armies of nobles came from hundreds of territories, and the composition was extremely complex. Although the Duke of Castro was very powerful, his direct troops were only more than 3,000, which only accounted for 1/20 of the total number of coalition forces.

Even if the Duke has a strong prestige, it is impossible to overwhelm everyone. During this time, the Duke has been subjected to innumerable constraints on the affairs of the coalition forces.

Almost every matter, the nobles have several different opinions. Every meeting begins in a quarrel and ends in a quarrel. This situation has long been exhausted and unbearable for the duke.

This time, the Duke took advantage of Renault's troubles and began to seize power.

Using the Duke's means to control a five-member council, the difficulty is more than a hundred times smaller, and he can also place aristocrats who are inclined to himself in the council, and he has absolute certainty to completely control this coalition.

If in normal times, this proposal would never be passed, but the murders created by the Black Orcs at the border have turned many nobles into scared birds, the proposal will not encounter too much resistance.