Gold is Justice

With war, people will die, and there will be a lot of material consumption.Those [-] soldiers are now only responsible for maintaining the border defense of the entire marginal province, so they are not included in the production personnel in general.If I really send these soldiers to the front line, it means that I need to use a lot of manpower and material resources to transport materials again.

Although, the area besieged by the storm may not be very far from the nearest town in the Marginal Province.But no matter how far away it is, once I contact this imperial army that has been cut off from logistics, the cost of eating and drinking for tens of thousands of people for a day is absolutely impossible to ignore.

War is an economic account.

If the economic account is not balanced, then no matter how you fight, it will be a loss-making business.

Ariel looked up at Rummy.

Now, the time has come to 06:30.

After the wall clock rang, Amusement Cheese stopped talking, and instead stared at the guild leader like everyone else.

They are waiting, waiting for the chairman to make a final decision.

Judging from the expressions on their faces at the beginning, they seemed to have a deep sense of agreement with the reasons for the rum cheese.

Even Tianjiu Cheese himself, the anxious look on his face began to lighten, turning into a gesture of eagerness to try.

It seems that everyone here thinks it's done, right?Everyone thinks that their president will definitely send troops, right?

Just, it's a pity.

As time went by, when they couldn't see any sign of the sorrow dissipating on Ariel's face for a long time, when the guild leader was still sitting here frowning, not saying a word, everyone ...Especially on the face of the eldest princess of the empire, the original calmness also began to become flustered, and became awkward again.

From this point of view... these people should have finished talking.

Ariel slowly took a breath, straightened up, leaned on the back of her chair, and glanced at the faces of the people in front of her.

Neither the guild members nor the two outsiders, Rummy and Paladin, said anything.Then this is obvious, they have said everything they want to say, and there is no fourth reason to advise themselves to send troops.

So now, it's Ariel's turn to start thinking about the situation in front of her.

For the guild leader, if she were to start thinking about the state of the soldiers, the strategic layout of the war, and so on, she would have no idea at all.

She also had no way to persuade herself to participate in this war against her will, after all, it was no different from sending her to death.

But... is it really going to end like this?

After spending almost twelve hours, could she finally come up with such an answer that she had foreseen a long time ago?

…………Can't.

Although, most of the logic is telling Ariel to stand by.

But in the depths of her thinking, there was a small part of rationality that in turn drew in sensibility and shouted at that part of rationality.

No!

Never turn a blind eye to this war!

This feeling is very strange, after all, I didn't feel this feeling yesterday, but after listening to the three reasons of Rummy, Ariel suddenly had such a feeling!

This war that happened in front of my own house must not just stand by and watch, it must be involved... No matter what the method of intervention is, it must be involved!

Why? — most rationality asked.

Because of the initiative! ——That small part of rationality and sensibility replied.

Yeah yeah!

At that moment, Ariel suddenly understood where her hesitation was!

It is the initiative, the initiative in the current war situation!

It cannot be avoided, and not to intervene in this war, of course, it is the best method on the surface.It can not only preserve its strength, but also allow the elemental machine factory to continue to stay in its own territory.

But on the other hand, it is also equivalent to losing the initiative in the situation of this war.

It doesn't matter whether the attack on the Imperial Army was a success or a failure.It doesn't matter whether they will turn to attack the marginal provinces after they succeed, or whether the Blue Bay Empire will focus on attacking the marginal provinces for honor after the violent waves die.Not to mention how the situation of the entire Blue Bay Empire will change after this!

All of this, Ariel Garcia has no ability to actively control anything.

After this war, everything that happened to the border provinces, the border provinces could only passively accept, and not be able to make choices.Even if it is a struggle, it is only when faced with the pressure that is beyond her control that she has to fight.

Is this a good feeling?

Obviously, not good.

As a businessman, although he likes to take risks, the definition of "adventure" should be to go to a place flowing with milk and honey. When you need to sweat a little, move your legs and feet, and produce some near-misses that can make people laugh, Then earn a lot of benefits in the form of.

Instead of being full of unknowns, unable to figure out the future situation, and even uncertain about where the money should be put in the next step.In the face of this kind of adventure, businessmen will be the most conservative misers, and they will not be willing to move a penny outside.

Therefore, Ariel hated the feeling that she could only accept it passively.Although Amazake gave three reasons eloquently just now, in fact she didn't say the most central reason, and Ariel has already noticed it.That is, once the defense is passive, the initiative in the future direction of the Blue Bay Empire will no longer have anything to do with itself.

Since the meaning of defense means passivity, then the only way left for oneself is obviously only one, isn't it?The president raised his head again, and looked around everyone present in a slower and gentler manner.

She looked very slowly, as if she wanted to see clearly the expressions of everyone present, to make sure that everyone present understood what she was doing and what she was talking about.More aware of the consequences of what they are waiting for now.

War... is just too expensive.

Ariel felt that she needed to remind herself of this all the time, and at the same time remind her guild members.

Expensive things must be spent with value, and you can't act like a dude, thinking that this kind of thing is just a consumable that can be easily spent.

Then, after confirming everyone's eyes, Ariel finally let out a breath slowly, maintained a posture of sitting upright again, and said word by word in a firm and clear voice——

"Our war has officially begun."

After declaring war, Ariel didn't wait for the cheers and gratitude from Rummy, let alone look at the relieved expression of Paladin over there.

On the contrary, after announcing preparations for war, she immediately announced to everyone present how expensive and difficult war is.The price to be paid for a war may be irreversible in a lifetime.

And when Ariel was seriously talking about the war here, Amusement Cheese, who was smiling all over her face, silently stopped her cheering, sat in her seat, and listened silently like other guild members. nod.

After announcing everything, Ariel said again: "Now, since we have decided to take war as the premise, we must formulate the next strategy. Right now, almost 150 of our [-] soldiers have been killed. Transferred to the front line, before noon, we need to gather all the [-] soldiers arranged in Pelican City. Then go to Lagoon City, and go to the front line with the remaining [-] soldiers.”

"So, we don't have much time left now. Mochi, can you still hold on?"

Ariel's gaze turned to the sleepy Mochi beside her. The blood girl was shocked when she heard Ariel's voice, and immediately jumped up from her seat, rubbed her eyes, and raised her hand: "No problem!"

Ariel nodded: "Very well, then I entrust you to gather the soldiers in the city first."

"Then, since we have decided to send troops as our strategic goal, before noon, we have to decide how to proceed. Hmm..."

Having said that, Ariel turned her gaze to Paladin next to her.And the former commander of the cavalry was visibly refreshed after meeting Ariel's eyes, and he even stood up from his seat!

However, Ariel's eyes still skipped him after all, and turned to the jelly next to him——

"Jelly, I don't understand military deployment. In our guild, you should be one of the clearer minds. What do you think we should do now?"

Jelly was obviously stunned for a moment. Perhaps he never dreamed that the burden of military planning would fall on his head, right?

Obviously, the one-armed boy looked a little dazed, and quickly turned his head to look at Paladin next to him.After looking at the one-armed boy, Paladin sighed helplessly, sat down on the seat again, and said slowly: "I have flaws."

Duck on the opposite side also said: "No matter how you say it, my father is also an imperial army. He can't start from the perspective of the mermaid song. Gel, you can try it now. I'm just a berserker and I don't know anything about military affairs."

Seeing that the father and son said so, and with Ariel's encouragement, Jelly swallowed a mouthful of saliva, and finally said——

"If...the president doesn't dislike me, then I'll talk about some of my little thoughts first."

"Huh... from the current situation, we can say that we are not very clear about the enemy's situation. We don't know who the enemy is, how many people are there, how much food is there, and how familiar the terrain is. From the current point of view, the information in this regard can only be obtained by relying on the spying information of Mr. Cream on the front line."

"However, we still have things we can do now. If the president allows...Mr. Tesla, I hope that before the soldiers gather at noon, you can mobilize as much as possible of our stored grain and cotton coats to keep out the cold. Take as much as you want, and the vehicles that transport food and cotton clothes also need you to mobilize as much as possible. Is this possible?"

Tesla watched Jelly silently, and after a moment of silence, he said, "Okay, I will find a way."

Jelly nodded, and turned to Duck over there: "Mr. Duck, you are a berserker, so there may be a place for you in the front row of soldiers who charge into the battle. I hope we can fight the battle as soon as we make contact." At the same time, your combat experience can be regarded as the strongest among all of us, and you can lead the troops right in front of the team, which can help our teams that are not very well trained to gain more combat experience."

At the same time as Dak nodded, Amusement Cheese on the side suddenly raised his hand and said loudly: "Me! And me! Dak and I will be at the forefront of the team!"

Jelly frowned, shook her head, and said, "Miss Sweet Wine Cheese, please forgive me for not being able to make this decision. You are the eldest princess of the empire. If the target of the other party is the Blue Bay Empire, your existence itself may be for you." At your own peril..."

With a bang, Sweet Wine Cheese clapped her hands on the table and shouted loudly: "I don't care! I must go to the front line!"

Jelly: "Miss Rummy..."

Ariel waved her hand and said, "Alright, alright, jelly, you agree. Then sweet wine cheese, seeing that you want to save your brother, I agree that you and Duck are in the first place in the team." But you have to promise me one thing, that is, you must obey the command in all actions, and you cannot make decisions without authorization! Your job is to cooperate with Dak, and you must not be willful, nor can you rely on your own subjective Recognize and take action! I have to be honest, with your experience and determination, it is almost impossible to make a decision that is not stupid."

Although she was scolded by Ariel without doing anything, the current Rummy has completely changed from the one she was a year ago.In other words, she has gradually gotten used to Ariel's scolding, knowing that these scolding are essentially a kind of care and love.At the moment, she also nodded very seriously, and promised: "I swear in the name of my Bilan family, I will never pretend to be smart, I will never be willful! I will definitely obey orders and obey orders! As long as I can save my brother, Then I can do whatever you want!"

Hearing her swear, Ariel glanced at Jelly over there.Jelly sighed, nodded helplessly, and said, "Okay. Then, please go and pack your luggage, and meet up with the soldiers later. You need to get acquainted with the soldiers, and then get to know the soldiers as soon as possible." There is a formation coordination between them.”

Afterwards, Jelly took out a coin from her bosom, rubbed it on her hand continuously, and said while rubbing it: "Under the current situation is not very clear, we can set a strategic goal first. The primary purpose is not to search for that We are not an imperial emperor, but to search for the dispersed imperial soldiers as much as possible."

"The most important reason why the mysterious army was able to attack Emperor Belan XIII was that the imperial army was cut apart because they were not familiar with the terrain and it was snowing. We must first find these soldiers and let them join our camp. In this way, we can expand our team as much as possible, and secondly, we can get more news. And we are familiar with the terrain, so even if we have a small number, we should be able to occupy a large part of the communication with those generals Moreover, we offered to give them food and cotton clothes to keep out the cold, which can also ease our relationship with each other a lot.”

"Mr. Egg, can you drive an element car?"

Egg: "Yes."

Jelly: "Very good, then please drive to the front line first, meet up with other guild members, inform our other members of the results of our discussion, and ask them if they have a better strategy Goals need to be achieved."

"Right now, there is only so much we can do. There is still a little time before twelve o'clock at noon. Although everyone has had an all-nighter, we still need to do these things as soon as possible."

After Jelly finished his plan, Ariel clapped her hands to encourage everyone to act.

At the moment, Tesla went to collect supplies, while Duck and Sweet Wine Cheese followed Mochi to gather soldiers.After Yi Ge went out, he got on the elemental car, and immediately drove off with his foot on the pedal.

Soon, only Ariel, Paladin, and Jelly were left in the hall.

"It seems that you have something to say?"

Ariel looked at the old man and asked a question.

One thousand 480 chapters gathered in the snow mountain

Paladin looked at Ariel with somewhat ashamed eyes, and after hesitating for a moment, he finally said——

"I... can't really lead an army?"

Ariel smiled: "What do you think?"

A simple question made Paladin's head, which was raised just now, lowered again.

He sighed, then nodded slightly, and said: "I understand... I also know that this is the most correct way... Then, can I be included in the team like my son ?”

The jelly on the side shook his head immediately, and said: "Old Mr. Paladin, you have hardly exercised in the past half a year, even though you were really a very remarkable president of the first guild, but look at you The current appearance... your stomach is protruding, is this really inappropriate?"

Paladin lowered his head and looked at his bulging belly.I can't say how good the food in Song of the Mermaid is, but I can only say that the guild's dinner is too nutritious and balanced, and from time to time, the guild leader will cook by himself, making people eat such a small belly.

Ariel glanced at Paladin, sighed, and said, "Why don't you stay with me and serve as an army advisor."

Jelly was taken aback, and immediately said: "President? You want to go to the front too?!"