The Rise of the European Emperor

Old Mason's statement spread to the German countries, and naturally to the ears of the Gedes. Charles II, Duke of Guedes, and the ministers looked at each other in dismay - is this old Mason a joker invited by a monkey? Everyone knows that the Duchy of Clifford and the Earl of Mark together, although there are more than 10,000 troops, their combat effectiveness is really not strong...

After a while, Charles II's favorite, Scott, suggested:

"My lord, since the people of Clifford threatened to use force against us, why don't we take the opportunity to destroy the Duchy of Clifford after taking down the Parsons concentration camp and getting those Swiss mercenaries? You know, the Duchy of Clifford and Together, the Earl of Mark is quite big!"

Charles II's eyes suddenly lit up...

Indeed, according to the map, the Duchy of Clifford is located just between the Upper Gedes and the Lower Geds, and on both sides of the fertile Rhine, a wealthy agricultural country. If the Duchy of Clifford is annexed, it can indeed greatly increase its strength. As for the Earl of Mark... Although the land is a little barren, it's not bad...

"I'm against it!" Brinan, the Prime Minister of Geddes, protested loudly.

Scott was immediately upset, and he glared at Britnan Road:

"Master Palace Minister, don't you want the Duke to gain more territory?"

Brinan shook his head and said:

"I'm not against the Duke getting more territory, but because the Principality of Clifford is not easy to mess with!"

"Hey—I heard that right? The Principality of Clifford is not easy to mess with? The Principality of Clifford and the Counties of Mark together have more than 10,000 troops, and they are old-fashioned and decaying troops. Not to mention the 17,000 strong that we are about to get. The Swiss mercenaries, even our existing army, can easily hang the army of the Principality of Clifford!”

Prime Minister Britnan first nodded, but then shook his head, then said:

"Scott, you're right. But, have you forgotten, Duke Clifford's brother?"

Charles II also responded:

"You mean... Chief Philip?"

Prime Minister Brinan nodded and said:

"Exactly! The Duchy of Clifford and the Country of Mark are indeed not strong. However, the Teutonic Knights are a powerful country..."

"Interrupt, Lord Brinan, the Teutonic state is strong,

But wasn't the Teutonic state overwhelmed by Poland and Lithuania? ' Scott interjected.

"Scott, your intelligence is really outdated. Your energy is probably spent on flattering, and you don't care about the world situation!" said Britnan Gong Xiang contemptuously. For Scott, who often provokes his authority due to the favor of Charles II, the palace minister Brinan is very unhappy.

"What do you mean?" Scott jumped up.

"Don't you know that Poland and Lithuania have reconciled with the Teutonic State under the mediation of Grand Duke Marin of the North Sea?"

"Is there such a thing?" Scott really didn't know.

"Stupid, you know that Marin married his sister to Poland to be queen?"

Scott nods...

Brinan continued:

"Everyone should know that when Philip was able to become the head of the Teutonic State, Marin contributed a lot. Therefore, the Teutonic State led by the head of the Lamarck family, Philip, and the North Sea State of Marin are allies!"

When it comes to Marin's Beihai Kingdom, everyone present is shocked...

Charles II also reacted and said:

"What do you mean, if you touch the Principality of Clifford, it might anger Marin?"

Britnan nodded and said:

"Yes, Marin and the Lamarck family are allies, that's for sure. And, under his mediation, the new King of Poland, Marin's brother-in-law Sigismund I, and the Teutonic state have reconciled. Such a background Next, if we attack the Principality of Clifford, not only will Marin be annoyed, but even the Teutonic state may send tens of thousands of knights to counter us. The Teutonic state does not need to guard against the Poles now, so it is better to send tens of thousands of knights back to the country. OK……"

Thinking of the steel torrent composed of countless wandering knights in the Teutonic Kingdom, the monarchs and ministers present felt chills down their spines...

Although, if there is a real confrontation, the Geddes duchy with Swiss mercenaries may not be able to defeat the Teutonic Knights. The problem is that now the Principality of Ged has provoked the powerful Habsburg family. If the Habsburg family unites the Teutonic State... plus the existing armies of the Duchy of Clifford and the Earl of Mark...

Therefore, Charles II, Duke of Geddes, decisively gave up the unrealistic plan of annexing the Duchy of Clifford and the Earl of Mark. However, Charles II was somewhat dissatisfied with the provocation of the Duchy of Clifford:

"Don't we care about each other's provocations?"

Brinan shook his head and said:

"This matter was made by Old Mason, Chancellor of the Cliff Palace. We only target Old Mason, and don't break up with the Lamarck family. They are not strong anyway. If they dare to send troops, we will defeat them. But we don't want to. We are going to attack the Principality of Clifford and the Counties of Mark. After all, capturing the Netherlands, where the Habsburg family belongs, is the top priority..."

Brinan was right, but only if Marin's army wasn't involved. However, how did they know that Marin's lack of virtue had long been involved...

In the end, the monarchs and ministers of the Principality of Gede Company unanimously decided to issue a document condemning the elder Mason, the Chancellor of Cliff Palace, for making decisions on behalf of the seriously ill John II without authorization, asking him to "stop stupid behavior"...

But before the official document from Gerd's was sent, they received the diplomatic document from the Principality of Clifford...

This diplomatic document was sent by old Mason on behalf of the Duchy of Clever and the Earl of Mark. In the official document, the old Mason strongly condemned the Principality of Geddes for invading the Principality of Brabant for no reason, and demanded that the troops of the Principality of Geddes should withdraw from the Principality of Brabant immediately. Otherwise, the Principality of Clifford will send 30,000 troops to expel the army of the Principality of Gede Company... The official document also repeatedly emphasized at the end-this is the ultimatum...

"Pfft - ah ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha... This guy must be so confused, old Mason, he actually dared to threaten me. And... look, he said he would send 30,000 troops to defeat Geddes' army... I'm so scared..." Having said that, Charles II also passed Clifford's official document to his subordinates.

Prime Minister Brinan couldn't help but be amused:

"Lord Duke, isn't this old Mason disguised as a circus clown? He also has an army of 30,000... The Duchy of Clifford and Earl of Mark together do not exceed 15,000 troops. Unless, he mobilized a lot of serfs. For the levies...that would be able to gather an army of 30,000...but, the combat power of those levies...tsk tsk..."

"Obviously, Old Mason is bragging to scare people!" Scott said with certainty. After he finished speaking, he made a face to the messenger sent by old Mason and said:

"We're so scared, please let me go, Lord Mason!"

Charles II laughed at Scott's spoof. Then, he waved his hand and said to the envoy of the Principality of Clifford who was flushed with anger:

"Mr. messenger, please tell the 'mighty' Lord Mason that although our Geddes duchy is 'frightened to death', we are not afraid of any challenge!" When he said this, Charles II was in high spirits...

But he and the ministers of the Principality of Gerd did not know that what old Mason said was true. The 30,000 army is absolutely not water, because it is composed of the 20,000 army of Marin (after deducting the 1,000 musketeers guarding the concentration camp, there are 19,000 left) and the 8,000 army sent by the Principality of Clifford. If you include the 4,000 guarding Parsons, the total number of troops is 31,000...

Before leaving, the messenger from the Principality of Clifford sent by Old Mason shook his head and said with regret:

"Hey, you don't believe the truth. If you fail one day, don't blame us for not reminding you..." After speaking, he left directly.

However, his sincere words before leaving were regarded as bragging by the monarchs and ministers of the Gede Company. So, Gedes's monarchs and ministers laughed together again...

Then, the funniest joke of the day in Gelden City came out of the palace-I heard that Old Mason, the minister of the Duchy of Clifford, issued an ultimatum to the Duchy of Geddes, demanding that the Duchy of Geddes immediately withdraw its troops from Parsons concentration camp. Otherwise, the Principality of Clifford will send 30,000 troops to destroy Geddes' army...

It is said that all Geddes people who heard this joke laughed out loud. Some people are even out of breath from laughing...

When the messenger of the Principality of Cliff left from Gelden City, he was surrounded by strong onlookers from the residents of Gelden City...

"Have you heard, this guy is here to give us an ultimatum on behalf of the weak Principality of Clifford..."

"Hahahaha..." The citizens of Gelden burst into laughter, unable to stop...