Chapter 14 Conference

Legio Sublimis and Legio Aquilae were required to take over Ellis City and Entel City which were capitals of the two provinces. Legio Leones, the King Corps, were required to head straight for Karlaw's Royal City, Oddis City that was located in the middle of the two provinces, which meant that Legio Leones would encounter the greatest resistance. Therefore, after taking down the two provinces, the two armies, Xiongyang and Xiongyang, had to immediately rush to help and break through Karlian's Royal City, so as to truly destroy this kingdom. "This attack on Frances City is just a springboard. Legio II's other teams have almost conquered all the surrounding towns. The headquarters of the corps sent news that they asked us to meet up with them as soon as possible in the Beamon City." Baron Cadozzi continued. "The Beamon City..." The tent immediately rang with whispers. It seemed that everyone present was familiar with this city. This was the central city of the Earl's territory, and also the last obstacle for Legio II and Legio Aquilae's other corps to meet. "Are you already so anxious? Isn't there still two months left..." Mont, Captain of First Team, was puzzled. At this time, their brigade was still far away from the Beamon City. There were at least three or four towns on the way. Moreover, as a central city leaden by a Count, if the Count wasn't stupid, he must have gathered a large number of armed forces. Mont did not want to fight hard again so soon. He believed that Baron Cadozzi also did not want to. Baron Cadozzi glanced at him and then looked at the rest of the people in the tent. He gently knocked on the table and the whispers stopped. Everyone looked at Baron Cadozzi. Baron Cadozzi was silent for a long time. He frowned and finally said in a low voice, "We can't hold on inside the country anymore. We have to end the war as soon as possible." Baron Cadozzi had people in the capital, so he naturally knew that although the drought had ended for more than a year, the domestic labor force was severely lacking, especially the strong youth. The ratio of men and women was almost 1:3. And the people farming in the fields were all old, weak, women, and children. Although they could barely be self-sufficient, the expenditure of the army was almost unable to be maintained. This was only one aspect. There were also population loss, war spoilage, and huge debt. The Faustine Kingdom was only a small kingdom which could not afford such a long-term consumption. "In that case, we have to take down Frances City as soon as possible." Since Baron Cadozzi had told them the truth, Mont, as the baron's brain, also agreed. "At least Frances City belongs to Baron Cadozzi's territory. I'm afraid it won't be easy to occupy without full preparation." Since they had decided to storm and capture Frances City, the people present were no longer reserved and began to discuss. "Besides, our battalion is not fully staffed yet, is it..." The main content of this meeting was to decide the two candidates of Captain in the camp. After discussing for so long, they finally talked about the proper business. However, this involved the replacement of an official position. They were only Captain that were not qualified to decide. They could only listen to the Baron's orders. "That's right, the camp still lacks two Captain. Do you have any recommendations?" The Baron lowered his head and asked calmly. He had discussed this question many times before, but there was no conclusion every time. He had to decide who to choose this time. "I think that the young man Narome is a not bad choice. He can be qualified." The one who spoke was the third squadron's Captain. The person he recommended was also his squadron's Lieutenant. His squadron had been crippled last time, and his deputy Captain had all died. If nothing else, he attempted to supplement his squadron when choosing Captain this time. He hoped that the person who took office would be someone whom he was familiar with and who could be led by him. "How about Jelson? He has been a veteran for five years who are good at strength and leadership." The one who spoke this time was the vice-captain of the fourth squadron. His squadron was even more miserable. Less than one-third of the people who survived the battle at Fermer Grand Canyon had died in battle. The Captain had died, and he was currently acting as the agent Captain. Right now, most of their squadrons were new recruits, and he urgently needed a veteran to help him lead them. The person he recommended was not a member of the team, but a member of the First Squadron. He also wanted to be a principal Captain. If other squadron members came to his squadron to be the vice Captain, he would not feel any threats. The current Lieutenant of his squadron was a brother who got through with him, and they all listened to him. "How about Ferghanan, a powerful boy..." "How ablout Gibb? This guy is a veteran and has a sense of responsibility." ... The six Lieutenant in the tent all raised their favorite candidate. Of course, Joshak still recommended Locke. His evaluation of Locke was that he was steady in doing things and was full of energy. "Everyone, be quiet." Baron Cadozzi, who was in the lead, rubbed his eyebrows and knocked on the table with his index finger. Sure enough, it was this kind of scene again. The previous times, it was also heated debates without any decision had been made. "We will vote this time." As expected, everyone looked at each other in tacit understanding. Whenever there was a disagreement in the military camp, or a major event, if the Lord Baron did not personally decide, and the others did not have a unified opinion, the Baron would choose to vote. It was said that this was the council voting system that the Baron learned when he was young and studied in Omor Empire. A group of rough men did not understand the fairness of this system. They only felt that the Baron was very humane and did not have the arrogance of other nobles. Obviously, everyone in this tent was very convinced of the Baron. Therefore, Sir Will, who was on the left side of the Baron, began to vote. The six Captain proposed a total of six candidates for Captain. Two of them were lucky enough to be promoted. The popular candidates were Naroman and Jelson. After all, they were personally chosen by Captains of the Third and Fourth Teams. Those who were familiar with them had to show some respects. It was not like others did not have a chance. Gibb and Locke also had many people supporting them. Sir Will abstained from voting as usual. In this kind of vote, Sir Will almost gave up voting in order to avoid suspicion. The reason was that Sir Will was also a noble. He was a noble knight conferred by a Baron. It was said that the Sir Will family was a retainer of the Baron Cadozzi family for generations. The ancestor of Sir Will was the bodyguard of the ancestor of the Baron Cadozzi. Back then, he came with the ancestor of the Baron Cadozzi to pursue their careers in Del Duchy. Baron Cadozzi's family also treated the Will family fairly and made him a hereditary noble knight. One should know that in order to prevent the great nobles from divulging their ownership, the Faustine Kingdom stipulated that the upper nobles would only be able to further confer the next two levels of nobility, and there would only be one quota. In other words, only the Baron was qualified to ennoble, even though he was the lowest level knight. By parity of reasoning, a Viscount could ennoble a Lord, a Count could ennoble a Baron, and a Marquis could ennoble a Viscount. Moreover, the territory of the nobles had to be offered by the great nobles themselves. Therefore, it could be seen that the Sir Will's family was deeply trusted by Baron Cadozzi's family. As for the Duke, there was no Duke in the Kingdom of Faustine. A few hundred years ago, the Kingdom of Faustine was still a small duchy. The current ancestor of King was only a Duke, so the royal family had a clear aware of the power and influence of the Duke. When the first Kingdom of Faustine was established, the first King of Faustine warned his decedents not to confer the Duke. The Will family did not fail to live up to the support of Baron Cadozzi's family, either. Intermediate level knight servants emerged in almost every generation. What was more, this generation of Sir Will had even advanced to a high level knight attendant, which demonstrated their astonishing combat strength. After Sir Will, it was Captain Mont who voted until the Deputy Captain of the fourth squadron on the right. As for Young Master Solon, most of the people present tended to ignore him because Solon was like the Baron, almost not participating in any type of voting. Because Locke was proposed by the second Captain, Joshak, he was the third candidate to be voted who was exactly in the middle of the six people.