Old Mason's statement reached the German countries, and naturally reached the ears of the Gedsians. Charles II, Duke of Guedes, and the courtiers looked at each other - is this old Mason a tease invited by the monkey? Everyone knows that the Principality of Cleaver and the Kingdom of Macbeth are combined, although there are more than 10,000 troops, but the combat effectiveness is really not strong......

Charles II's favorite retainer Scott was stunned for a moment, and then suggested:

"Lord Duke, since the Cleavers threaten to use force against us, why don't we take the opportunity to destroy the Cleaver Principality after taking the Parson concentration camp and getting those Swiss mercenaries? You know, the Principality of Cleaver and the Kingdom of Macbeth combined, they are so big! ”

Charles II's eyes lit up......

Indeed, according to the map, the Duchy of Criver is located right between the regions of the Upper Guedes and the Lower Guedes, and on the banks of the fertile Rhine, making it a wealthy agricultural state. If the Duchy of Cleaver is annexed, it can indeed increase its strength. As for the Marker...... Although the land is a little barren, it is not bad......

"I'm against it!" Geds Palace Minister Brinan spoke out against it.

Scott was suddenly upset, and he glared at Brinan Road:

"Lord Gong, don't you want Lord Duke to gain more territory?"

Brinan shook his head and said:

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

"Whew—I heard you right, right? Is Principality Cleaver easy to mess with? The Duchy of Cleaver and the Kingdom of Mack combined had more than 10,000 troops, and they were old-fashioned and rotten armies. Not to mention the 17,000 powerful Swiss mercenaries we are about to acquire, even our existing army can easily defeat the army of the Duchy of Clive! ”

Prime Minister Brinan nodded at first, but then shook his head, and then said:

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

Charles II also reacted:

"You mean...... Grand Master Philip? ”

Prime Minister Brennan nodded and said:

"Exactly! It is true that neither the Duchy of Cleaver nor the Kingdom of Macbeth is strong. However, the Teutonic Knights were a formidable nation......"

"Excuse me, Lord Brinan, the Teutonic state is strong, but isn't the Teutonic state overwhelmed by Poland and Lithuania?" Scott interjected.

"Scott, your intelligence is so far behind. Your energy is probably spent on sycophancy, and you don't care about the world pattern! Brinan said contemptuously. For Scott, who relied on the favor of Charles II and often challenged his authority, the palace minister Brinan was very unhappy.

"What do you mean?" Scott jumped.

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

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

"Fool, you always know that Marin married his sister to Poland to be the queen, right?"

Sigette nodded......

Brinan continued:

"Everyone should know that when Philip was able to become the head of the Teutonic Nation, Marin contributed a lot to it. So, the Teutonic kingdom led by Grand Master Philip of the Lamarck family and the North Sea kingdom of Marin are allies! ”

At the mention of Marin's Beihai Kingdom, everyone present was shocked......

Charles II also reacted and said:

"You mean, moving the Principality of Criver might anger Marin?"

Brinan nodded and said:

"Yes, Marin and the Lamarck family are allies, that's for sure. Moreover, with his mediation, the new king of Poland, that is, Marin's brother-in-law, Zygmunt I, and the Teutonic kingdom were reconciled. In this context, if we attack the Duchy of Cleaver, not only may we annoy Marin, but even the Teutonic Kingdom may send tens of thousands of knights to fight back against us. The Teutonic state doesn't need to guard against the Poles now, and it's still okay to send tens of thousands of knights home to fight......"

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

Although, if there is a real duel, the Duchy of Gedes, which has Swiss mercenaries, may not be able to defeat the knight legions of the Teutonic Kingdom. The problem was that the Duchy of Guedes had now provoked the powerful Habsburgs. If the Habsburgs united the Teutonic states...... Plus the existing armies of the Duchy of Cleaver and the Nation of Mack......

Therefore, Charles II, Duke of Geddes, decisively abandoned his unrealistic plan to annex the Duchy of Cripple and the Kingdom of Mack. However, Charles II was somewhat dissatisfied with the provocation of the Duchy of Cleaver:

"Don't we care about the other party's provocation?"

Brinan shook his head and said:

"This matter was made by the old Mason of Cleaver Palace, and we are only targeting the old Mason, not to tear up the face with the Lamarck family. They don't have much strength anyway, and if they dare to send troops, it's better, and we'll defeat them. But let's not go out of our way and attack the Duchy of Cleaver and the Kingdom of Macbeth. After all, the seizure of the Netherlands, to which the Habsburgs belonged, was now a top priority......"

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

In the end, the princes of the Duchy of Guedes unanimously decided to issue a document condemning the decision of Mason the Elder, the Minister of Cleaver's Palace, for taking the place of the seriously ill John II, and demanding that he "stop his stupid behavior......

But before the official letter of the Guedes could be issued, they received a diplomatic letter from the Duchy of Cleave......

This diplomatic letter was sent by Mason Sr. on behalf of the Duchy of Cleaver and the Kingdom of Macbeth. In the letter, Mason Sr. strongly condemned the invasion of the Duchy of Brabant by the Duchy of Guedes for no reason, and demanded that the troops of the Duchy of Guedes be immediately withdrawn from the Duchy of Brabant. Otherwise, the Duchy of Cleaver will send 30,000 troops to expel the Duchy of Guedes...... At the end of the document, it was repeatedly emphasized that this was an ultimatum......

"Poof—ahahahaha...... Laugh at me, old Mason must be an old fool who dares to threaten me. And...... You see, he said that he would send 30,000 troops to defeat the army of Geddes...... I'm so scared......" said Charles II, who also passed Cleaver's official document to his men.

Brinan Gong Xiang couldn't help but be happy:

"Lord Duke, this old Mason can't be a circus clown in disguise, right? 30,000 troops...... The Duchy of Cleaver and the Kingdom of Mack together did not exceed 15,000 troops. Unless, he mobilized a lot of serfs for conscription...... That's 30,000 troops...... However, the combat effectiveness of those conscripts ...... Tsk......"

"Obviously, old Mason is bragging and scaring people!" Scott also affirmed. After saying that, he also grimaced at the messenger sent by Old Mason and said:

"We're so scared, please let us go!"

Charles II was amused by Scott's spoof. Then, with a wave of his hand, he said to the messenger of the Duchy of Cliver, whose face was flushed with anger:

"Mr. Emissary, please tell the 'powerful' Lord Mason that although we in the Principality of Gedes are 'terribly afraid', we are not afraid of any challenge!" When he said this, Charles II was in high spirits......

But he and the ministers of the Duchy of Guedes did not know that what Old Mason said was all true. The 30,000 troops were absolutely waterless, because they were made up of Marin's 20,000 troops (19,000 minus the 1,000 musketeers who guarded the camps) and the 8,000 troops sent by the Principality of Cleaver. If you count the 4,000 men guarding Parson Concentration Camp, the total number of troops is 31,000......

Before leaving, the messenger of the Duchy Cleaver sent by Old Mason shook his head and said with regret on his face:

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

However, his sincere words before leaving were regarded as braggings by the monarchs of the Duchy of Godes. And so, the monarch laughed collectively again......

Then, the funniest joke of the day came out of the palace - I heard that Mason, the palace minister of the Duchy of Cleaver, had issued an ultimatum to the Duchy of God, demanding that the Duchy of Godes immediately withdraw its troops from the Parsons concentration camp. Otherwise, the Duchy of Cleaver would have sent 30,000 troops to wipe out the army of Geddes......

It is said that all the people of Gedes, who heard this joke, laughed out loud. Some people even laughed breathlessly......

When the envoys of the Duchy of Cleaver left the city, they were greeted by strong onlookers from the inhabitants of the city......

"Did you hear that, this guy came to give us an ultimatum on behalf of the weak Duchy of Cleaver......

"Hahahaha......" The citizens of Gaelden laughed loudly, and they couldn't stop at all......