Chapter 985 Britannia's Counterattack

News of the defeat of Iser and Albert's 300,000 troops on the Rhineland plain soon reached Pendragon.

At that time, Ilsa was having lunch.

After learning this tragic news, Ilsa dropped the knife and fork in her hand directly to the ground.

Ilsa was cold for a long time, her mind going blank.

After the waiter beside her woke Ilsa up, she shouted loudly as if she was breaking down:

"Go and call Mr. Jacob and Mr. Bancro!"

At this moment, Ilsa subconsciously called out the names of Jacob and Bancro, two seniors who had always protected her.

Since Ilsa's accession to the throne, state affairs have been going smoothly.

This is the first time that Ilsa, as the emperor, has encountered such a major crisis, which makes Ilsa completely at a loss...

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Britannia Empire, Pendragon, Baiyang Palace, Ilsa's study.

At this time, the atmosphere in Ilsa's study was unprecedentedly solemn.

Ilsa, Jacob, Bancro... In short, the expressions of everyone present were so heavy and serious.

They had not heard this level of tragic news for countless years.

Ilsa seemed to be about to cry at this time, looking helplessly at the big map in front of the table, and kept murmuring:

"How to do how to do……"

At this moment, a big hand suddenly pressed Ilsa's shoulder.

"Your Majesty, calm down."

The owner of this big hand is Jacob.

Jacob said to Ilsa in a calm yet dignified tone:

"Your Majesty, although Iser and the others were defeated, according to the intelligence sent back from the front line, Iser and Albert are not dead yet."

"Iser, Albert and the remaining 150,000 troops were heavily besieged in a basin in the Rhineland Plain.

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"Judging from the current actions of the Frankish army, they should want to besiege Iser and the others until their supplies are exhausted before launching an attack. Therefore, Iser and the others are currently safe."

"That is to say, we now have enough time to send out troops to rescue Iser and the others."

"Although we have lost a large number of troops, our country still has considerable military strength that is enough to fight the Franks again."

"Your Majesty, the current situation is far from bad enough to warrant a pessimistic attitude."

"So, Your Majesty, calm down and cheer up."

Jacob's smooth, calm, and majestic voice seemed to have a magical power, which gradually made the originally panicked Ilsa regain her composure.

"...Yeah." Ilsa, with the dazzling look in her eyes again, nodded heavily, "I understand."

After that, Ilsa stood up, faced the important ministers in front of her, then bowed and said:

"I'm sorry, I just lost my temper. As the emperor of the Britannia Empire, I just showed such an expression and said such words. It really shouldn't be done."

Ilsa's sudden apology surprised everyone present.

Jacob, who was standing beside Ilsa, secretly cast an admiring glance at Ilsa.

Being able to accept your own shortcomings and mistakes, and to reflect on and apologize for your mistakes in a timely manner - this is a very valuable ability. This made Jacob look at Ilsa with admiration involuntarily.

After apologizing to everyone, Ilsa sat back in her seat and began to discuss with everyone present how to confront the Frank army and save the current situation.

The important ministers present were mainly the military staff officers from the central government.

The military staff officer is a central position responsible for making military recommendations to the emperor.

Generally speaking, military staff officers are held by knights who are not responsible for commanding troops, but there are exceptions.

For example: Bancro.

Bancro's position is the foreign affairs chief and military staff officer.

As the name suggests, this position is to perform two duties, that is, responsible for overseeing the country's diplomacy, and responsible for making military suggestions to the emperor.

Bancroft is that rare kind of military staff officer with a civilian background.

Bancro is not only a rare military staff officer with a civilian background, but also the head of the central military staff at present.

Because Bancroft has a strong military ability, some people always joke about Bancroft: If Bancroft does not join politics but joins the army, it is not impossible to become the leader of a certain knights.

Bancro always laughed off these jokes.

Because he knew clearly: he only had strong strategic ability, and had no ability to lead or command troops at all. If he joined the army, it would be a question whether he could become a knight, let alone become the leader of the knights.

This time, Ilsa summoned Jacob and the military staff headed by Bancro to study and discuss current countermeasures.

Although Ilsa doesn't know much about military affairs, she can see that the top priority now is to mobilize troops!

Whether it is to rescue the remnants of Iser's army on the Rhineland Plain, or to gather military strength to prepare for the next attack of the Franks, sufficient troops must be mobilized.

So Ilsa asked Bancro directly:

"Bancro, I want to fight back the Franks! And rescue Iser and the others! What should I do?"

And Bancro immediately explained everything to Ilsa:

"Your Majesty, our country currently has a total of four troops that can be mobilized."

"They are the 120,000 troops of the Knights of Michael in the north, the 150,000 troops of the Knights of Uriel in the center, the 100,000 troops of the Knights of Raziel in the south, and the 100,000 troops remaining in various strongholds on the Rhine front."

"First of all, the remaining troops on the Rhine front must not be mobilized."

"If the only 100,000 troops left on the Rhine front are mobilized, there will be loopholes in the defense of the Rhine front."

"There are still some troops left on the western defense line of the Frankish Empire."

"If there are loopholes in the defense of our Rhine front, the Frankish army still staying on the western defense line will definitely take the opportunity to follow our loopholes and attack our mainland."

"So in order to ensure the defense of the Rhine front, these 100,000 troops on the Rhine front must not be mobilized."

"Then, the 100,000 generals and soldiers of the Knights of Raziel on the southern front cannot be mobilized."

"These 100,000 troops of the Knights of Raziel need to be stationed on the vast front in the south to monitor the Rollin Empire."

"Although the Rollin Empire is now ruled by a tyrant, But we can't let our guard down. "

"There are still some capable ministers in the Lorin Empire. They persuaded their fool queen to take advantage of the fierce battle between our country and the Frank Empire to send troops to the north to attack us - this is not impossible. "

"Therefore, there are only two troops that can be mobilized now - the Knights of Michael in the north and the Knights of Uriel stationed in the center. "

"Although the Knights of Michael need to garrison the northern front and monitor the Holy Hilan Empire, the northern front is different from the Rhine Front and the Southern Front. It does not need to allocate a large number of troops to garrison each stronghold. "

"As long as the Knights of Michael can defend the Muhavitz Fortress, they can defend the Aighar Corridor and the entire northern front. "

"Therefore, the Knights of Michael, who do not need too many troops to garrison the northern front, can allocate a large number of troops to rush to help. "

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