Section 144 Resolution

"No." Byron said coldly. "Send a messenger to return to Fornoros. Besides, this matter is not allowed to spread in the army."

Although it was just an insignificant small battle, the defeat in the first battle may bring a blow to morale.

As Byron decided before, the army camping time was advanced this day, which was to give soldiers more time to rest and prepare for future wars.

When it was completely dark, Byron held his own military meeting in the central tent of the camp.

As a wealthy lord, Byron's tent was huge and gorgeous enough to accommodate himself and dozens of subordinates to convene meetings without appearing crowded. In addition, a huge table could be placed and a map was spread out in the middle of the table.

"This is where the little girl is now." An officer in charge of intelligence and reconnaissance is explaining the current situation to everyone. "According to the latest news, after defeating our small troops stationed on the garrison, she seemed to have no intention of taking further action, but instead arranged the fronts on the spot."

The reason why the little queen did this can be seen from the map. Anyone who has a little bit of military involves knows that a huge army needs a wide battlefield to be deployed. If the terrain is narrow, a huge army will not only not become an advantage, but will instead appear clumsy and slow to respond due to difficulties in dispatching. This is exactly the position occupied by the little queen. This is the end of the mountain road. Even if the terrain cannot be said to be narrow, at least it cannot be said to be open, and it cannot accommodate 70,000 or 80,000 troops from both sides to set up battles. Although Byron has three times the strength of the troops, he can only adopt the tactic of adding fuel under the limitations of this terrain. This tactic has always been taboo by military strategists.

"The battlefield... is very unfavorable." Someone sighed. If fighting on this scheduled battlefield, the little queen can fully utilize the combat power of her troops, and Byron's army has a numerical advantage. In addition, Byron's army was united by the private armies of various lords, including herself, and the overall organization is definitely not as cooperative as the Guards.

Of course there is another last point, that is, by the time Byron arrives at the battlefield, the little queen has had three days, which is enough for her to establish a coordinated battlefield fortification. This will undoubtedly greatly offset Byron's numerical advantage.

"Did this come up with the little queen? Or is there any expert who gave me some advice?"

"It must be that Ashu Rufate. I heard that he had been a mercenary captain and had some military experience..."

"It's just a mere captain. Not to mention the commander, I'm afraid I haven't even seen so many troops!"

"Well, I think so, let alone commanding the army, if you don't have other generals' assistance, you can't even marching..."

People whispered and talked a lot. Only Byron looked at the map without saying a word.

"Mr. Byron!" someone suddenly said, "Don't you think this situation is very similar to a very famous battle?"

Byron had not answered yet, but this sentence caused a stir among the crowd. Someone suddenly shouted.

"Yes, just like the Battle of Sparg Hills!"

The Battle of Sparg Hills was one of the highest achievements of the military art of the Wild Sage Garunas. King Markremiz and Garunas led 17,000 soldiers to defeat the invading Tiberius's army in this battle.

The key to this battle was that Garunas chose a narrow battlefield that was not conducive to the development of the army and arranged defensive fortifications in advance. The Tiberi people underestimated the enemy and were greedy for merit, and regardless of various adverse conditions, they launched a fierce attack based on their superior forces. The final result was that they could not break through Garunas' defense line from the front. Then, King Markremiz took advantage of the favorable opportunity when the enemy could not capture it for a long time and was empty and in the rear, and launched a surprise attack on the enemy's camp, and finally destroyed the morale of the Tiberi people with suspicious soldiers, achieved a brilliant victory, and defeated the Tiberi army with three times its own strength.

But the situation is similar now. The little queen has chosen a battlefield that is not conducive to the development of the army and has obtained time to establish battlefield fortifications. And coincidentally, Byron's military strength is exactly three times that of hers.

I don’t know whether it is intentional or unintentional, but the current situation really makes people feel uneasy.

"Is it like... the wisdom of the ancients?" Byron suddenly smiled. "Everyone," his confident voice attracted everyone's attention. "Although Garunas relied on defeating Tiberius' army in this battle, we are not stupid Tiberius."

"The key reason why Garunas can defeat the enemy is that the Tiberius launched an attack because of its arrogance and arrogance! If the Tiberius had not attacked at that time, Garunas would not have taken the initiative to attack and defeat the enemy."

What Byron said is not of any special insight. It should be said that anyone who has read history books knows this. But to be honest, such a simple thing will be said in such a contagious tone and such a confident look, and it will make people feel excited.

"Don't forget, what was our original tactic?" Byron said. They originally planned to face the little queen on the plains. But even in that case, with three times the strength of the troops and two castles as a support, Byron chose the stalemate tactic. You can say he was timid, he could be said to be conservative, but anyone admits that this is a way of victory without any risks at all - at least on the surface.

Of course, although the initial idea is mainly to defend against confrontation, if the conditions are appropriate, Byron would not mind temporarily changing the combat plan and turning into taking the initiative to attack and destroy the enemy. However, these can be ignored for the time being.

"As long as we don't take the initiative," said Byron. "The enemy's plan is impossible to start."

This point is easily accepted by his subordinates. In fact, as Byron originally thought, his situation is that as long as he does not lose, he will win, while the situation of the little queen is that as long as he does not win, he will lose. It is clear who will be beneficial to the confrontation state.

"That little girl took the attack with only one-third of our troops, but she took the initiative to launch an attack, just because she could no longer delay." Byron smiled confidently and explained to his subordinates. "Her finances are about to collapse completely. To be honest, it is amazing that she can delay for such a long time. But... after all, strength is everything in this world."

The meeting ended successfully. The subordinates dispersed and after each rested, Byron came to the open space outside his tent alone. The bright moon in the sky was like a jade plate, which made people feel like they could pick it with just reaching out.

The little girl from the Markremiz family was really difficult to deal with... But I believe this time was the last blow to her for a long time, he thought. Things in the world are really easier said than done. He has worked hard to plan and prepare for so long... and still cannot be fulfilled.

According to the original plan, he should have been loyal to the Guards, and then put the Queen under house arrest and held it in his hands. It's okay for the Queen, but the Guards... it's the strongest army recognized by Groney in China. There is also the Ashu Rufate. Although he despised him in the past, it turned out that the man was really... a very outstanding talent. If he could be loyal to him, he would definitely be much easier to deal with the future situation. In any case, although he was confident in defeating the little girl, this was not so much his success, but his first step towards success.

However, he has not given up on this aspect. That Ash Rufate must have known the situation of the little girl. As long as he shows his kindness and gives him a chance, things may not be without a turnaround. As the saying goes, if a good bird chooses a tree to rest, no one will miss a ship that is destined to sink - unless he really has nowhere to go.

As Byron conceived his future actions towards the moon, Prime Minister Ellenn was furious in the distant city of Hawks.

"Those dirty businessmen actually sued me!" he roared. As mentioned earlier, although the Prime Minister's loyalty to the royal family is beyond reproach, he is a conservative person. It is hard to say whether he is loyal because of conservativeness or conservative because of loyalty. "It is natural to say that it is ok to pay back money! Those disgusting rats! Those disgusting money-loving fans who fall in the eyes of money all day! They actually threaten me to impose a commercial blockade on Eagle Falcon City!"

Shirley listened calmly to the Prime Minister's venting without any effort to interrupt.

"I have to know what the situation is like in the treasury," he shouted. "Can't you even pay for that little money? Why is my prime minister Groney, who is threatened by those guys!"

"Prime Minister," replied Shirley. "You must know...their requests are not reasonable. My ex, Earl of Ashu Rufat, once rejected their request."

"I know, that's why they came to me! They threatened me!" Alin shouted. Although he was quite old, he was still quite powerful when he really started anger like this. "Tell me, what's the situation in the treasury?"

Now Shirley has confirmed that the real purpose of Prime Minister Ellen is probably to find out how much money there is in the treasury. It is not his fault. When the little queen was there, this thing that should not have been secret became a secret. Now that the little queen has gone on the battle, he, the prime minister, doesn't even know the country's fiscal revenue and expenditure. No wonder he would find an excuse to come to find out about this matter.

"But the Queen has told me..."

"I am the Prime Minister now!" Ailin said loudly, "The Queen is not in the royal city, I have the right to act on her affairs. Tell me if we can pay the bill completely! By the time of taxes next year, I will definitely not spare those greedy rats!"

"Okay." Shirley finally showed a look of giving up. "Prime Minister, there are still 13 million Jin Oli in the treasury, who can pay this debt... But I strongly suggest you... We are probably all pure expenses this year and have no income, so even if we think we will meet together..."

"One Thousand Three Millions..." The business minister next to him repeated the number. This number made him shudder. He looked to the side, where his colleague, the etiquette minister, Min De, also changed his face.

According to the rules, the Prime Minister is the head of all ministers, and Min Dee is the deputy directly to the Prime Minister. The two of them came with the Prime Minister.

To be honest, both of them were scared. This is simply a myth. There is so much money left in the treasury? Where did so much money come from? Everyone in the treasury city knew about Byron's corruption and abuse of power - because when the little queen announced Byron's crime and declared him a traitor, she had already made all these things public. When Byron left, she moved all the treasury.

To be honest, within the palace established by the little queen, in the hearts of every official, debt problems are always the big stones that are weighing on their hearts. Everyone has a psychological pressure of "not knowing how long it can last". So when they hear this number, both of them feel a sense of absurdity of listening to fairy tales.

"I'll pay off the debt right away." Ailin replied. He was the only exception, because he had not been in Eagle City for a long time. He had been taking over the job and was familiar with his position. He was busy and had no time to carefully understand various rumors and trivial matters. He had no time to dig deep into the meaning of finance secrets. "It's tomorrow!" After saying this, he turned to face the Minister of Commerce. "Tell me about this matter. After paying off the debt, those guys will have no tax reduction and exemption privileges! When next year's business tax... I want them to regret what they said to me today!"

"Miss Shirley," Min De finally felt that he should confirm it again. Because it was really incredible. Before that, he thought the best result was that there were hundreds of thousands of Jin Oli in the treasury. "Is what you just said... true?"

"What is true? Is the fiscal situation?" Shirley replied. "There is only so much money left in the treasury. I believe everyone knows that now our monthly expenditures are far more than our income. In addition, there are a lot of other debts to be paid."

"Why... there is so much money?" Min De asked in a dreamy tone.

"Let's talk about the details later." Ailin was a little strange, but it was difficult to ask on the spot. "Miss Shirley, I will let those sycats come here tomorrow. I hope tomorrow is the last time I see them!"

"Prime Minister... I suggest you again... Alas, okay, I'll listen to you." Shirley replied.

Shortly after they left Shirley's office, the three of them immediately discussed the issue.

"Prime Minister, haven't you heard... rumors about the royal financial tension?"

"What... So that's it..." The Prime Minister finally figured out the reason why the two people lost their composure. "Those are just rumors and are not worth believing."

"But, before, both His Majesty and Eushu Rufat tried their best to conceal this matter... But because of this, everyone thought so..."

"You mean, although our financial situation is good, As the Finance Minister, Ashu Rufate tried his best to conceal his financial situation? Why?"

"Maybe there is some reason behind it..."

"Well, I think so." Ailin thought of the matter in another direction. "Things that could have been made public, at least there is no need to strictly keep them secret are regarded as secrets... There must be a ghost behind this! Ash Rufate... This person is favored by the queen, but he wants to be a minister of finance..."
Chapter completed!