Bolivia, the capital of the Principality of Hales.

The Grand Duke of Troy summoned the ministers of civil and military affairs in the castle, and his face was quite ugly: "The general of Sea Dragon City, Owen, rebelled and joined forces with the army of Holy Dragon City, causing the city to fall. Now Duke Fairman is imprisoned by the Holy Dragon City, and his life and death are uncertain! Sea Dragon City is the gateway to our country, and it must not fall into the hands of others. I want to raise troops to recover Sea Dragon City, do you have any objections?"

"Grand Duke!" General Homer walked out of the crowd, "I am willing to lead the troops to the battle and recover Sea Dragon City!"

"Very well!" the Grand Duke of Troy nodded, "I am relieved that General Homer is brave and resourceful." Then it's up to you to mobilize the army......"

"Wait!" said an old man with gray hair in the crowd, hunched over his waist, "Grand Duke, this matter needs to be considered in the long run! ”

Seeing the white-bearded old man stand up, the Grand Duke of Troy couldn't help frowning: "General Mark, what is your opinion?"

"Grand Duke, I have been in the army since I was eighteen years old, and I have been in the service of the Duchy of Hales for sixty years. General Mark coughed a few times and looked up at the Grand Duke of Troy, "The former Grand Duke, your father, was known for his prudence from the very beginning of the founding of the Duchy of Hales. The fact that the Principality of Hales can have the strength it has today is also due to the former Grand Duke!"

When the Grand Duke of Troy heard this, he was immediately displeased. Although he knew that this was the truth, he did not make any great achievements after he ascended the throne, and all the achievements of the Principality of Hales were due to his father. But his father has passed away for many years, and these old fellows under his subordinates still miss him, as if they don't look at themselves as the new Grand Duke. This was very unbearable for him and felt like a challenge to his authority.

General Mark didn't look at the face of the Grand Duke of Troy, and continued to say earnestly: "The fall of Sea Dragon City is indeed a great threat to our country. However, if we do not have a clear understanding of the enemy's information, it may be difficult to win by attacking rashly. Now the continental human kingdom coalition army

I hope that the Grand Duke will learn from your father's prudence, guard against arrogance and rashness, first send someone to find out the details of the enemy, and then wait for the arrival of the coalition troops, and then launch the reconquest of Sea Dragon City, which will definitely succeed in one fell swoop!"

"General Mark was brave and good at fighting when he was young, and his heroic deeds are well known to the people in the country!" General Homer looked at the white-bearded old man beside him with contempt, "The subjects of the country say that General Mark is as stable as Mount Tai in the country. But no matter how strong the heroes are, they can't withstand the ruthlessness of the years. General Mark is old, and he is no longer the hero of the past! Sea Dragon City is the most important gateway city of our country, and it is an indispensable territory of our country! Now it is entrenched by a group of rebels, and it is ridiculous that you do not agree to recover it but persuade the Grand Duke not to send troops! Grand Duke, I am willing to lead my troops to the battle to ensure that Sea Dragon City is easily recovered!"

When the Grand Duke of Troy heard this, it was better to be a general of the younger generation, and those old men would only miss their deceased father and have no respect for themselves!

General Homer is a 7th-order great swordsman, with outstanding strength and outstanding combat records, and has also had countless experiences of leading troops to recruit and suppress thieves, and having him lead troops is the most reassuring! As for General Mark, although he used to be an 8th-order great swordsman, as he gets older, his courage is getting smaller and smaller, and his strength is getting weaker and weaker, and now it is estimated that even General Homer can't beat it!

Even, the Grand Duke of Troy doubted that General Mark, who was always sick, could still fight now!

"Grand Duke, I am willing to follow General Homer to recover Sea Dragon City!" In the middle of the crowd, a young general stepped forward.

"General David," the Grand Duke of Troy looked at him and nodded in satisfaction, "with your strength, it's a good fit!"

"Grand Duke Xie!" David is a fifth-order archer and his strength is also quite good.

"Grand Duke, General Mark is right! Now that the situation between the enemy and us is not clear, it is very inappropriate to rush into the army! Please also ask the Grand Duke to think carefully and be cautious!" Another old man came out of the crowd and tried his best to admonish.

"If the land is occupied, how can you sit idly by?" Another of the young generals stood up, "If you don't even have the courage to send troops, why talk about slaying dragons with the coalition army?" I also ask the Grand Duke to send troops immediately, I am willing to be the vanguard!"

"Ridiculous!" the veteran stood up without a single hair on his head, "Fighting a war is not child's play, without accurate intelligence and strategy, rash attack will only suffer!"

"With the military strength of my Principality of Hales, what's so terrible about a bunch of traitors?"

"That's right! We haven't even heard of the rebel general named Owen, what is there to worry about this kind of character? General Homer personally went out to fight, not to mention Sea Dragon City, even the Holy Dragon City can also fight!"

"Nonsense! Wars can be won by just talking?"

"Hmph! I suggest that General Homer recover the Sea Dragon City first, and then attack the Holy Dragon City, and directly destroy the enemy, and there is no need to let the coalition army dispatch! What a dragon strongman, General Homer's strength is enough to defeat all enemies!"

The young generals and the old generals were divided into two factions and directly began to quarrel with each other.

The young advocate struck directly and won the game in one fell swoop with overwhelming forces. In the face of absolute power, intelligence and strategy are meaningless!

The older ones advocate that it is better to be cautious, and that you must first find out all the information about the enemy and devise the perfect strategy in order to truly win.

The two sides did not give in to each other, and the fight was chaos.

The more the Grand Duke of Troy listened, the more angry he became, and finally he couldn't help but shoot the case: "Okay!!"

His roar silenced all the generals, and no one dared to say a word more.

"General Homer," the Grand Duke of Troy, glancing at the old generals, who knew only their father's father, and all turned to the camp of the younger generation, "I order you to lead the army into battle, and bring with you the most elite army of our country." General David and General Jerry will accompany as adjutant generals, and they must defeat the rebels in the shortest possible time and recover Sea Dragon City!"

"Yes!!" the young generals Homer, David, and Jerry who received the order were all excitedly accepted.

"Grand Duke......" General Mark still wanted to advise.

"General Mark," interrupted the Grand Duke of Troy, "you are not too young, you are almost eighty years old and still working for the country, and I really don't want to go! After retirement, all the benefits and salaries given to you by the state remain unchanged. Moreover, I will enlist your young grandchildren as officials and use them again!"

Hearing this, General Mark showed a trace of sadness in his eyes. Although he also knew that he was too old and would have to retire sooner or later. But he never thought that it would be in such a way! And the Archduke of Troy's remark of conscripting his grandchildren and descendants as officials was in fact a means of appeasement. In the Duchy of Hales, the Grand Duke's words are equivalent to a holy decree, he can't refuse, but he doesn't want future generations to be officials, "Grand Duke, I only have one granddaughter, Lewis, she is not suitable to join the army!"

"It is all right," said the Grand Duke of Troy, "that I will appoint her Minister of Foreign Affairs." ”