All the contract girls want to marry me

Unexpectedly, Andre could actually say such a thing. Debray was stunned, then his face turned red, and he stood up angrily as if he was insulted and said:

"How about we have a war game and see who is more powerful?"

Andre sneered softly: "What's the use of talking on paper? In actual combat, I'm better than you."

Debray was furious and argued unconvinced.

His reason is simple. He has received a systematic military school education and worked his way up from the grassroots level. Although Andre also attended a military school, it was only a short training course.

In his opinion, the reason why Mr. Matthew valued Andre so much, a pretty boy with tender skin and tender flesh, must have an ulterior and dirty deal.

He had long heard that the relationship between Andre and Lord Matthew was not serious. Matthew even gave a woman rewarded by the emperor to Andre to warm his bed. What kind of relationship was this?

He gritted his teeth and swallowed the words "nepotism", but still looked at Andre without any hesitation.

Facing Debray's reasons, Andre said calmly: "If we each meet with the same number of troops in front, I can easily kill you. Which one of us do you think is stronger?"

This reason is indeed somewhat unreasonable, but it is also true.

Thinking that Andre's force was enough to make up for the gap in command ability between the two, and even have some margin, Debray's face became even more ugly.

He longed to make great achievements, and he did not want to stay and guard the family.

Seeing that the two most trusted generals were about to resort to martial arts, Matthew, who was enjoying the show, could not remain aloof. He raised his hand to stop the dispute between the two, and said with a serious expression:

"Debre is better at commanding troops in combat. Andre is more capable of seizing the enemy's loopholes to open up gaps and attacking head-on. You are both very strong, so don't fight."

Andre snorted, looked at Matthew with stern eyes, and insisted: "Okay, I don't have to fight for these, but I must go on the expedition with you."

Matthew pressed his hands down and said calmly: "Forget it, let me make the decision."

"Andre, the First Army is the private army of the Dawson family. If you are not here, others can't really command it. Moreover, you are brave enough to defeat the three armies, and your sword is a powerful weapon for attacking difficulties. Of course you want to go."

Hearing Matthew's compliment, Andre raised his head happily and glanced at Debray.

Debray lowered his head and said nothing. He felt uncomfortable looking at Andre's pretty face with tender skin and tender flesh.He silently thought that it was not the right way for Mr. Matthew to hang out with this guy who was neither male nor female all day long.

Lord Matthew has only one child now, and he doesn’t know whether it is a boy or a girl.If this continues, the heir of the family will be in question.

In short, we must find a way to persuade Matthew.

Just when Debray was dejected and thought he had lost the election, Matthew said with a smile: "General Debray, you are our army's best general at commanding frontal combat. I won't worry if you don't go on an expedition."

Debray raised his head suddenly, and suddenly thought of another thing in surprise.

"Master Matthew, if we arrange it this way, will the territory's military strength be too thin?"

Chapter 151: You have to do it if you can, you have to do it if you don’t

Debray’s words resonated with many.

In their view, although it is important to go out to fight for credit and territory, it is not a higher priority than the security of the territory.The right way is to first stabilize your own territory and then make progress.

After Debray spoke, officials including Brunn also spoke out in support of him.

Some more flexible guys suggested that Andre and Debray simply go on the expedition, while Lord Matthew stayed in the territory to wait for the good news.

As long as Matthew is at home, it will be fine even if there are fewer troops left behind.

This proposal was quickly approved by everyone.

Even Debray and André, two people who dislike each other, have a rare agreement.

Officials agreed Matthew should stay.

They had many reasons, but Matthew still shook his head slowly.

Yes, staying behind is indeed the safest option, but if he doesn't go to the front line, it will be difficult to achieve meritorious service.If he doesn't have enough popularity, he won't even think about the election of the emperor three years later.

He must race against time.

Although everyone's suggestions were good, Matthew flatly refused.

Matthew always respects the opinions of the officials responsible for specific work, and rarely does he act so stubbornly.

Seeing Matthew being so stubborn, the officials looked at each other, but they still stubbornly continued to stick to their point of view.

While everyone was arguing, Surante, who had been sitting next to Matthew without speaking, stood up.

Although her voice was gentle, it was full of unquestionable firmness.

"Everyone, what you say makes sense, but everything we do must serve the overall strategic goal."

“What is our overall strategic goal?”

She turned her gaze to Matthew and gave her a wink.

Matthew wants to be emperor, some people know it, and some people still don't know.

I can take this opportunity to encourage everyone and mobilize everyone's enthusiasm.

People who can attend meetings here have no problem with their loyalty.Although Andre is not Matthew's subordinate, the Dawson family has long known Matthew's true purpose.

Matthew made a gesture of pressing down his hands and said with a serious expression: "Everyone, I want to announce something."

"The Lundebel family will participate in the next emperor election!"

Matthew's voice raised an octave and he said loudly: "The miracle coming to Lundebel also symbolizes the birth of a new royal family. God has chosen us, we have no choice!"

There really is no choice.

If a person chosen by God fails to make progress and misses the opportunity, he will become a person cursed by God.

The Lundebel family had no choice but to become the new royal family or sink completely.

After Matthew announced his bid for the throne, all opposition disappeared.

There were excited expressions on the faces of the officials. The officials who had just learned the news were even flushed with excitement.

Now that you are out to become an official, who doesn’t want to be a high-ranking official?

The upper limit of being an official under a count or marquis is very low. Being a mayor or brigadier general is almost the limit.

If Matthew can become the emperor, they will be the earliest ministers to follow the dragon, and their future prospects are limitless.

In this era, there is no thought of serving the people or being responsible for the voters. When you want to be an official, the most important thing is to be promoted to a higher position.

Matthew sketched a beautiful picture of the future for everyone, which made the officials present a little excited.

As a result, no one objected to Matthew's decision to lead the main force in person, and everyone continued to discuss only the details.

The first thing to determine is the military and political teams left behind.

Since Matthew wanted to go on an expedition in person, he had to keep a capable general at home.Although Debray also wanted to go out, for the sake of the overall situation, he volunteered to stay and guard the house.

Matthew knew very well that it was not that Debray did not want to make contributions, nor was he timid. He made his choice from the perspective of the overall situation.

He looked at Debray with a little more approval.But he did not want the enthusiasm for Debray's talent to be wasted in dull housekeeping.

The existence of his home allowed Matthew to safely and boldly leave a small number of troops to defend.

Finally, Matthew made a decision with a wave of his hand.

Leave Histene to defend with 5000 men, while the others prepare for the expedition and set out within three days.

Just as the meeting was coming to an end, rapid footsteps came from the corridor.

The sound of boots hitting the ground seemed to hit their hearts, making the attendees feel a little uneasy.

Soon, urgent information will be sent.

This was a very simple piece of information, but it hit Matthew's heart like a heavy hammer.

The Imperial Army was defeated, and defeated miserably.

The Goblin United Chamber of Commerce, which had been hiding behind the scenes, finally showed its fangs after the imperial army was completely dispersed.

They brought out the venture capital firms and the Brotherhood of Money.

Senior employees of venture capital companies are equivalent to senior adventurers, and the brothers who are not short of money are professional mercenaries. Just like their names, they are not short of money at all.

If you have money, you will have the most sophisticated equipment. Coupled with good training and a mobilization method that rewards you with every battle, the combat effectiveness of this mercenary group is amazing.

Although their number is only 10, their role on the frontal battlefield is no less than that of the 20 regular army.

These troops appeared when the Imperial Army was arrogant and exhausted, and easily crushed the Imperial Army's resistance like a red-hot iron rod poking through butter.

Their tactics were very cunning. They first defeated the Imperial Army in front of them, and then drove the defeated troops to disperse the Imperial Army organized elsewhere, growing bigger and bigger like a snowball.

Not only did they win on the frontal battlefield, they also spent money wildly, attracting many scum to defect on the battlefield.

Lund, a business representative and representative of emerging forces, led his troops to the Goblin United Chamber of Commerce.

Their rebellion led to a general collapse of the army.

At the end of this battle report is a series of death lists.

Of course, soldiers and ordinary officers will not appear on this list. Those who can be on the list are generals.Looking at the familiar names one after another, Matthew's heart sank.

Commander Model was killed in battle, the Grand Master of the Walder Knights was killed in battle, and Hettingen, the leader of the aristocratic faction, was captured...

Matthew flipped through the pages tremblingly, and relaxed a little after confirming that Diana's name was not there.

Fortunately, Diana is still alive.

But the intelligence officer's muttered supplement made his heart almost freeze.

"The remnants of the Walder Knights retreated to the city of Groningen. They were surrounded and unable to get out."

Matthew grabbed the intelligence officer by the collar and asked sternly: "How many people are left in the Knights? How is their equipment and morale? How long can they hold on?"

The intelligence officer looked at Matthew's red eyes and was too frightened to say a word.

Under Matthew's gaze, he trembled: "No, I don't know."

Matthew took a deep breath and adjusted his emotions. He waved the intelligence officer to leave, and then handed the battle report to Andre and others for circulation.

The officials who were full of pride just now were a little confused.

The 50 imperial army was defeated like this?

According to the information in the battle report, at least 10 people were captured. It is difficult to calculate the number of casualties in detail, but it is certainly not less than 15.

Excluding the number of people lost in the early battles, there were still almost 10,000+ imperial troops running around like headless flies.

Matthew didn't care about this, he just wanted to know one thing, why Diana was trapped in Groningen.

Although Diana has some axes, she will not make such a major decision based on emotion.

After circulating the information, Mayor Bullen and several civil servants looked at each other and made suggestions.

"Lord Matthew, the situation on the battlefield has changed. We used to send troops to take advantage of the situation. Now, not only will there be no gains to be made, but we will also face hundreds of thousands of enemy troops."

"I think we should stick to Rundebel, gather the defeated army, wait for His Majesty the Emperor to organize a new army, and then follow His Majesty on the expedition."

"If we attack rashly, these [-] troops with no actual combat experience are no match for the enemy."

Although his words had the usual pessimism of a defeatist counselor, they also spoke the truth.

Matthew turned his attention to Debray, and this steady and capable general also slowly shook his head:

"Lord Matthew, I know you want to save those defeated soldiers and rescue Miss Diana, but we have missed the best time to send troops."

"Actually, you don't have to worry about Miss Diana. She has a transcendent status and the enemy will definitely not kill her. Maybe you should prepare not an army but a ransom."

Although he could still speak in a joking tone, his expression was very serious. The defeat of the empire made him feel ashamed.

He analyzed the battlefield situation and came to almost the same conclusion as Bren.

Hold on to Lundebel, gather the defeated troops, and wait for the opportunity.

Seeing that Debray also supported his point of view, Brun's nervousness calmed down a little.

What he was most worried about was that the military generals would encourage Matthew to go to war.

It is too dangerous to fight under such circumstances.

Matthew still turned his attention to others, and the maids either did not express their opinions or persuaded Matthew to stand still.

For most maids, whether the empire wins or fails, what does it have to do with them?They just hope Matthew won't be impulsive.

Matthew finally turned his attention to Andre.

Of course he hopes to send troops in his heart, but if everyone opposes it, he can't be stubborn.

Will Andre support him?