Chapter 219 (1/2)

Chapter 219 “provocation”

Despite repeated delays, spring is finally upon the Northhich signals the start of another busy season drill for the soldiers

Since the Roland Eth, it’s no surprise that the first e an annual spring drill

In order to ensure that the Empire’s aro through this each year

Though this iron clad rule was gradually abandoned after the end of Aragon’s era to the point where there are points in history that the ile exercise in over 10 years, this quickly changed after Augustine the 6th took the throne Since then, this once long forgotten rule was hence forth strictly enforced

After all, the Augustine dynasty is only 200 years old and through this period, there had been a nuional conflicts

In particular, one really has to thank the current eustine the 6th is n, thethe soldiers’ combat capabilities

Although Augustine the 6th did quite a lot of ridiculous things in his reign like: wasting the e a massive fleet to conquer the Southeastern Sea, but it’s undeniable that thanks to his effort, the average fighting strength of the arest in the past hundred years

With the first gust of spring breeze, the great arins to march!

Through the provincial decree set out by the wartime period, the two provinces in the Northwest naturally falls under the rule of the Northwestern Arer takes order from central command, the Northwestern Arh the spring drill

What’sdrill is a perfect opportunity for the Northwestern Arh stance, not only can they deter the central co any rash decisions, it can also act as a political chip when negotiating As such, the Northwestern Arhly trained units during this mobilization

Of course, this is also to guard against the central co movements

Worththis exercise, the central command would also pay particularly more attention to the Northwestern army’s movement

Who wouldn’t be worried when a 200,000 strong army marches at your doorstep?!

Hence the reason why the ie nu province in the west – this acts as insurance in case the Northwestern Army truly rebels

Likewise, the Northwestern Arest unit in the Nuling Province On the surface, they are training, but in reality, they are there to confront the royal guards in case the high command takes this opportunity to enter the Northwest

For the Northwestern ar drill s have always been at a staleh command

Over the years, the aggressive and non-aggressive parties in the capital have been arguing about this ain

Those in the aggressive caenerals In order to protect the authoritarian rule of the eenerals would always advocate that the answer to solving the crisis in the Northwest is through the use of force

Although the non-aggressive party can be quite hateful at ti these people, there areof the eument, they analyzed the current financial situation of the empire and came to several conclusions:

One being the ees to subdue the Northwestern Ar in the prairie will take this chance to invade the eet more troops to fend off those hundreds of thousands of prairie wolves?

Another scenario is that the prairie natives don’t take this chance to invade… Then the probleet so many soldiers? The best choice would naturally fall upon the capital defense garrison stationed in the capital In theory, the capital’s regiiainst the Northwestern army in ter the probleht of the euarantee the other army corps like the Northern Army stationed at the frozen forest wouldn’t rebel? Even if that doesn’t happen, what about the powerful lords scattered across the empire?

There’s no such thing as a gun in this world, but the people of this world at least knows a regiest weapon

If the central high command becomes weak due to the civil war, the situation may become lethal when another probleainst the Northwestern Army

Unlike the problem faced by the lords in the capital, this occasion is actually a great opportunity for Northwestern Army to reap more benefits: