Chapter 554 Chaos

Lieutenant Colonel James Walton, the commander of the 6th Infantry Battalion of the Arda Army stationed on the border of Emden, is now very depressed.

After getting up early in the morning, the lieutenant colonel first inspected the soldiers' morning training as usual, and then returned to his residence to prepare for breakfast.

Just as he took his first bite of bread, he suddenly received a telegram from the signal tower in Lakemore.

Lakemore is the territory of the Helson family, a viscount territory, and one of the original vassal territories of Emden. This telegram was sent by the lord, Viscount Helson.

The content of the telegram surprised Lieutenant Colonel Walton - Count Vigitta Bazel next door suddenly broke into Lakemore with his army, on the grounds of chasing a group of bandits. Viscount Helson, who had few soldiers under his command, could not stop him and could only be trapped in his castle. Although Count Bazel's army did not commit violence after entering Lakemore, it was continuing to march towards Emden.

After the usurper war ended, Paul incorporated Emden, which was directly ruled by the Kent family, into the administration of the Council of State, but he was quite magnanimous to the vassals of the Kent family. After letting them swear allegiance to the Graman family again, he allowed them to retain their own territories. Except that the laws implemented must not conflict with the basic principles given by the Arda Lord Court and they must join the customs union, they were allowed to govern themselves in other aspects.

It was no pressure to let these small lords swear again. As vassals of the Kent family, they contributed both manpower and effort in the war. They had accompanied their old master, Martz Kent, to the last moment of his death, which was considered to be fulfilling their oath to the old master. Martz Kent and his heirs no longer existed, and the original oath had lost its basis for effectiveness.

At this time, whether to twist Paul Graman's thigh as an enemy or hug his thigh as a minister of Paul Graman, everyone made a rational choice.

Viscount Kherson was one of the more active ones among the surrendered ministers, but his activeness was not like others - flattering Paul or kissing Paul's boots when meeting the feudal lord. Kherson's activeness was that his territory was always synchronized with Lake Town, such as various legal provisions, administrative regulations, taxes, and even things like the city hall and the police station. An ordinary person from Alda would feel no discomfort after moving to Lakemore.

Moreover, Kherson sent his nephew - the Viscount had only a daughter, and his nephew was his heir - to study at the Weiss College in Lake Town. According to traditional concepts, this was equivalent to being a hostage, although Paul didn't care much about this.

In the eyes of others, Viscount Kherson was more like an administrative chief sent by Lake Town to a local area, rather than a local lord.

Viscount Kherson's activeness was richly rewarded. Every time the lords gathered in Lake Town, Paul favored him. More importantly, Lake Heart Town has invested a lot in his territory - building roads, factories, and mining. The funds, equipment, and technology used in the process are all covered by Lake Heart Town. You only need to provide a piece of land and some people, and you don’t have to pay a penny. After making a profit, the profit will be divided equally.

Through this way, the wealth of the Kherson family has accumulated at a speed that makes others jealous, much faster than before when they took copper coins from those poor farmers.

Viscount Lakemore’s territory has played a good demonstration role. Many vassals have begun to imitate the practices of the Kherson family to a greater or lesser extent. Even if they can’t lick... cough, can’t attract investment from Lake Heart Town, many of Alda’s practices are also a good reference for how to develop the territory.

Especially Viscount Bright Sean, who ruled Biddoburg. In the Usurper War, the Sean family was severely punished with a sum of compensation. The wealth accumulated by several generations suddenly bottomed out, and they even had to borrow money to live. Viscount Sean, who was once unable to make ends meet, even considered whether to sell the territory directly to Earl Graman, to whom he was now loyal.

In short, for Lake Town, Lakemore is a demonstration base. In addition, the Helsong family is now a vassal of the Graman family and is protected by Lake Town. Lieutenant Colonel Walton cannot ignore it.

The lieutenant colonel hurriedly ate a few mouthfuls of food and ordered the guards to summon officers from the entire battalion. He planned to inform them and lead the army to Lakemore to stop Earl Bazel's army.

Earl Bazel also participated in the Usurper War and belonged to the anti-Kent alliance at the time, but he joined in the second half of the war. Recently, he is still negotiating with the Customs Union. He wants to join it, but he has different opinions on the distribution plan of the common tariff, so he has not yet been accepted as a formal member.

This is a lord who has a good or bad relationship with Lake Heart Town, but it is too much to enter the territory of the Graman family without saying hello. Lieutenant Colonel Walton decided to use powerful military force to make him retreat. He first talked to the other party about reason. If the other party was unreasonable, he would have to fight. Lieutenant Colonel Walton really looked down on the armies of other territories in the Northwest Bay.

According to the regulations, the lieutenant colonel first sent an encrypted telegram to Lake Heart Town to explain the reason for this action.

Then Lieutenant Colonel Walton was depressed.

First, Lake Heart Town quickly replied to him, but the content made him a little incredible. It actually asked him to let Earl Bazel's army pass, and said that Bazel came at the invitation of Lake Heart Town, and the sender was the General Staff.

The military's communication code was just changed not long ago, and the encryption was end-to-end, so Bazel did not doubt the authenticity of the content of the telegram.

But if a foreign army is invited to enter their territory, shouldn't the 6th Infantry Battalion, which is the garrison, be notified first? What if there is a misunderstanding?

Despite such doubts, Lieutenant Colonel Bazel decided to execute the order and planned to send several guides to Count Bazel's army.

However, he received another telegram soon after, and the content on it made him shudder-Lake Heart Town was controlled by the rebels, and any information from there should not be believed. The letter was headed "To all battalions...", which means that every battalion commander will receive such a telegram.

In particular, this telegram came from District 51, and the sender was Chief of Staff Schroeder.

No mistakes, one post, one content, one 6, one 9, one book, one bar, take a look!

As one of the only eight battalion commanders of the Alda Army, James Walton certainly knew District 51, but why was Lord Schroeder there, and what he said about Lake Heart Town being controlled by the rebels.

Lieutenant Colonel Walton and his officers fell into great confusion because of these two telegrams.

Which side should I trust? Lake Town? Or District 51?