Chapter 1421 Xia De's Mission (Part 1)

Frankish Empire, Belu, Royal Palace.

"...Your Majesty...Your Majesty...! Your Majesty!"

Shade heard someone calling him.

So he quickly opened his eyes.

After opening his eyes, the first thing that caught Shade's eyes was Prime Minister Erwin's old face.

"It's Erwin..."

Shade raised his hand and rubbed his eyes.

"I accidentally fell asleep again..."

"Erwin, what time is it now?"

Erwin opened his pocket watch.

"21:32 in the evening..."

"That's it...it's still early then...let's work for a while."

"His Majesty……"

Erwin looked at Shade with worry in his eyes.

"Please be sure to pay attention to your health..."

Shade was in the middle of working just now, and he was so tired that he fell asleep on the table.

And this is not the first time that Shade has done this...

Shade smiled at Erwin.

"Erwin, I know my own body."

"This level of exertion will not make me collapse."

"Okay, let's stop chatting here and don't waste any more precious time."

After saying that, Shade unfolded the documents on the side and continued to read.

After the failure of the "Nibelungen Plan" and the disastrous defeat at the hands of the Britannian Empire three years ago, the Frankish Empire fell into an unprecedented state of weakness since its founding.

The Royal Fleet was completely destroyed and 500,000 troops were lost. Of the four generals who participated in the Nibelungen Plan, only Eren returned.

After suffering such a heavy blow, it is not impossible for the Frank Empire to directly perish...

Fortunately - Shade relied on his superior energy and skill to barely maintain the integrity of the empire and did not let the empire collapse directly.

After the defeat of the "Nibelung Plan", the first thing Shade did was to treat the defeated soldiers who escaped back kindly and did not hold them accountable for their defeat.

After Allen fled back to China, Shade not only did not punish Allen, but also made Allen a noble, completely freeing Allen from his civilian status.

From then on, Allen's name was no longer "Alan Jones", but "Alan von Jones."

The reason why Shade treated Allen well was not only to stabilize the morale of the army, but also to retain as many talents as possible for the empire.

After all three generals led by Walter were killed in battle, Allen was the only one left with useful generals in the Frank Empire...

Although the Frank Empire currently has other generals besides Allen.

But in terms of ability, the other generals are far inferior to Allen...

In the past three years, with Xia De's tireless efforts, the Frankish Empire was finally able to maintain its integrity and not collapse.

But it is just barely maintaining the integrity of the country.

The economic, military and other aspects of the situation are still unsightly.

Especially the military.

The loss of the royal fleet and an entire 500,000-strong army not only severely hit the military strength of the Frank Empire, but also severely hit the economic level of the Frank Empire.

It took three years, but the country's economy could not be pulled out of the quagmire.

If the economy fails to recover, it will be impossible to restore the country's military strength.

After all, only when you have money can you build an army.

After experiencing a major defeat three years ago, in order to allow the country to survive this unprecedented difficult period, Shade had to disband part of the army.

This made the country's military strength, which had already lost 500,000 troops, even weaker.

Ace military forces such as the Iron Armored Holy Cavalry and the Holy Armored Soldiers will not have a chance to be rebuilt for a long time in the future.

At present, the total strength of the entire Frankish Empire, including the weak second-line troops stationed in various remote hinterlands, is only a little over 200,000.

With such a number of troops - to put it bluntly, the defenses on each front were as fragile as a piece of paper.

If the four major knights of the Britannia Empire launch an assault on the east bank of the Rhine River,

The four major knights can easily break through their lines and go straight to their interior.

Fortunately - since the end of the war three years ago, the grassland people in the east have focused their energy on the invasion and harassment of the Holy Hiran Empire.

The Holy Hiran Empire in the north is an ally with them.

The only thing we need to worry about is the Britannia Empire in the west...

Shade originally thought that the Britannian Empire had been severely damaged in the war three years ago and would not launch an attack on their Frankish Empire and pose a threat to them in the short term.

However - Shade underestimated Ilsa's ability and courage.

Also underestimated Ilsa's luck.

Shade never expected that Ilsa would be so lucky and get help from a talented politician.

With the help of Camille, Ilsa exerted her amazing courage to the extreme. By taking back the fiefdoms of the vassals and establishing plantations, the Britannia Empire recovered in a very short period of time. national power.

Not only has national strength been restored, but the level of national strength has even surpassed the level before the war started three years ago.

From then on, Shade lived in fear almost every day and every night.

He was afraid that one night when he was sleeping, he suddenly learned that a million-strong army of the Britannian Empire had crossed the Rhine and launched a full-scale attack on their Frankish Empire.

With the current difference in national power between the two countries, the Frankish army could not stop the Britannian army.

Fortunately, the Britannian Empire, which is currently in its heyday, did not immediately show its fangs to his Frankish Empire.

Instead, it first poured the flames of war on the Rollin Empire.

The Britannian Empire currently focuses all its energy on the war against the Rollin Empire. In the short term, it should not do anything to his Frankish Empire.

Although Shade felt relieved, he still felt like a pile of big stones blocked his chest.

After all, his Frankish Empire is only temporarily safe.

When the war in the south is over, the Britannian Empire may have to devote all its energy to the crusade against his Frankish Empire.

Shade does not think that the war in the south of the Britannian Empire can last long.

Shade is very clear about the current state of the Rollin Empire.

Under the fierce attack of the Britannian Empire, the Rollin Empire cannot last too long - Shade has always been so sure.

Xia De still had trouble sleeping and eating, and repeatedly forced himself to handle various government affairs.

Only by constantly handling government affairs could Xia De's anxious heart be somewhat relieved.

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After putting the document he had read aside, Xia De took out a new document from the "mountain of documents" next to him.

As soon as he cast his eyes on this document, Xia De couldn't help but raise his eyebrows.

Because the content recorded in this document is Xia De's favorite content all the time.

This document records the latest intelligence about the Britannia Empire that all the spies lurking in the Britannia Empire have discovered in these days.