Steel, Guns, and the Industrial Party that Traveled to Another World

After asking Emerson to get out, Paul and others continued to stay in the reception room and summoned other senior officials from the State Council and the army.

Now the meeting was directly turned into a combat meeting.

"The Kent family must pay the price!" The officers were excited after hearing about the actions of the Kent family envoys.

Lake Heart Town had already retreated to such a point, and the other party actually made such excessive demands, which was simply a great shame.

After a detailed discussion among everyone, several resolutions were quickly reached:

1. Strengthen the investigation of border areas and be vigilant of Emden's movements at any time;

2. The Intelligence Department will do its best to collect intelligence on Emden, from information on senior personnel to the assembly and mobilization of the army;

3. Based on the current independent musket company, form a third infantry battalion, with Schroeder's former entourage Joyce as the battalion commander;

4. The General Staff will further strengthen the training of the militia and directly supplement them to the regular army when necessary;

5. Order the navy to be ready for war so that it can go ashore at any time to support the army's actions.

In fact, if they want to start a war immediately, the army stationed in the lake town can set off in two hours. After all, Emden is next to Arda in the south, and there is no need for long-term preparation like a long-distance expedition.

This is the advantage of a standing army. If a small-scale, short-distance battle of a few thousand people is carried out, it can be assembled at any time.

But his opponent, the Earl of Kent, is different. Paul concluded that although the opponent's overall strength is very strong, if he wants to fight a decent war between lords, it will take at least 1 to 2 weeks to assemble the army.

This makes people very entangled. Should I lead the army to catch the opponent off guard first? Or wait for the Kent family to slowly gather the army and attack?

If I go there first, it is very likely to stir up a hornet's nest. After all, the Kent family has not caused any substantial harm to me. It is morally untenable for me to take action first. At that time, it will provoke Duke Ferdinand and a large number of vassals behind him to go down one after another, which will be bad.

But if I just give up my speed advantage and passively take the beating, it seems stupid. Don't military strategists in ancient and modern times emphasize "speed is the essence of war"?

The officers led by Bryce looked at Paul eagerly: "Lord Graman, let's go first!"

But after thinking again and again, Paul still felt conservative. After all, the Graman family was the direct vassal of His Majesty the King in the northwest, and the Kent family had to think twice if they really wanted to move against him.

The possibility of war breaking out is not 100%.

Therefore, at the end of the meeting, in addition to the above five measures, Paul only ordered martial law in Arda and Bayerdin, and did not order a declaration of war on Emden.

...

In the Byran Castle, the lord's residence of Emden, there is no town or farm, only a lonely castle, where members of the Kent family and their servants live.

Emerson waited in the hall a little nervously, and he kept pacing back and forth.

Finally, footsteps were heard in the corridor, and a figure soon appeared in the hall.

He bowed to the figure and said, "Uncle Kent."

Earl Kent seemed to be in a good mood. He walked to the table and sat down. Immediately, a servant brought two glasses of wine, one in front of the earl and one in front of Emerson.

"Little Emerson, tell me how our Earl Graman responded."

Emerson looked at Earl Kent, hesitant to speak.

"What's wrong?"

The earl felt something was wrong from Emerson's expression. Could it be that the young lord rejected his conditions? Haha, how could it be possible?

However, Emerson's words finally confirmed his previous guess.

"Uncle Kent, Graman rejected your request! Sorry, I'm too incompetent."

Emerson said with an extremely guilty expression on his face.

After hearing this, the expression on Earl Kent's face gradually froze.

"How dare he... How dare he..."

The Earl repeated this sentence in a stammering voice, with a slightly incredible expression on his face.

Soon, he ordered the servant next to him: "Call Jais over."

Soon, Jais, who was practicing swordsmanship just now, came here.

He saw that the atmosphere in the hall was a bit dull, and asked in confusion: "Father, Emerson, what happened?"

The Earl had a stiff face and did not answer. Emerson on the side said: "The Graman family rejected Uncle Kent's request."

Jais knew why his father had that expression, so he sat down and asked: "Father, what is your decision?"

The Earl turned to Emerson and said: "Little Emerson, tell us the details of your meeting with Graman first."

Emerson took a long breath, carefully controlled his expression, and began to exaggerate the "process" of meeting with Paul.

"...I have repeatedly emphasized that you, Uncle Kent, have already let him off the hook. This is just a small punishment for his unauthorized behavior..."

"...But Graman still arrogantly refused. It seems that he has been overwhelmed by the previous victory..."

"...The officials under him are all very arrogant and say that they want to teach the Kent family a lesson..."

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It took nearly half an hour to describe the "passing" of meeting with Paul to Kent's father and son.

With his statement, Kent's father and son's expression became more and more ugly.

After Emoson's statement, Jays looked at his father: "Do we punish the Graman family?"

"certainly!"

Earl was almost roaring, without hesitation to give his son a positive answer.

In a firm tone, he stared at Jalius and said:

"Why can the Kent family stand in the northwest, relying on the fear of other families to us."

"For the enemy of the family, it takes a month to fight for a week, and it takes a year for a month without falling. It takes ten years to fight for one year. Never forget the enemy. "

"Because of this, except for the Duke of Ferdinand, who dared to reject the request of the Kent family in the Northwest Bay, and who dared to disrespect the Kent family?"

"If the Glaiman family is released this time, and let him insult us without punishment, then other families will follow suit. We will eventually become a second -rate family in the northwest. The image that has been established before will disappear. "

"In short, Graman must be punished!"

Jays nodded: "I understand, father."

The Earl Kente's face appeared with a sneer, showing a sharp and long dog teeth, and said with a vulnerable:

"Huh! Now the Graman family is not worthy of tolerated us. His current power can not bear our blow at all."

"Jay!"

"Father, please tell me." Jays immediately said, and his father was going to issue orders.

"You immediately summoned half of the Cavaliers in the territory and notified the families of the family to at least call me a soldier of 2,000 people. Everyone must gather in Bailanburg within three weeks."

"Yes, I will do it immediately."

Earl also instructed Emoson again: "I heard that you have also learned military in the king's capital.

Emison immediately stood up and said, "Uncle Ken, I will help you teach Grandan."

Earl raised the wine glass and drank the wine, and then let go, and the glass glass fell on the ground and fell.

"Graman, this is your future end!"