Winters looked at the portrait on the fireplace and asked curiously: "Is this the 'White Knight'?"

"That's right," Lieutenant Colonel Magash sat down on the soft couch, looking up at the portrait, slightly ecstatic, "and my father."

"Father?" Winters was shocked, "I thought it was..."

"I thought it was my grandfather, right?" Lieutenant Colonel Magash replied with a smile, "It's normal. My father was only fifty-six years old."

Winters apologized, "No one has told me about this..."

"Of course no one will mention this matter deliberately," Lieutenant Colonel Magash smiled and said frankly: "Because I am an illegitimate child."

Winters felt even more guilty now, "I'm sorry, Lieutenant Colonel."

"What's there to be sorry for? It's all old things." Lieutenant Colonel Magash smiled heartily and patted Winters on the arm. "And thanks to the Alliance and the Republic, I'm also 'legitimate' without the need for special approval of the Pope."

The old servant brought the kettle and cup, and Lieutenant Colonel Magash waved his hand to send the old servant away and poured Winters a glass of water himself.

"I will fully support you in the matter of the new land outside," said Lieutenant Colonel Magash. "I will also fully convince Colonel Skur to support you. In this case, even if someone opposes it, it will not be a big deal. You can rest assured."

Winters didn't clink his cups, "I'm a little worried about the public's reaction to it."

"There will be no reaction. Even if there is a whim of opposition, it will be a matter of time." Lieutenant Colonel Magash poured himself a glass of water, picked up the cup, and talked happily:

"In fact, there are many precedents in the history of Paratu.

"Dukes of Paratus in the past dynasties would recruit some visitors from the wasteland, some were runaway slaves, and some were defeated nobles.

"No matter what kind of people it is, the Dukes of all generations will raise them and make them turn around and deal with the Hurd Barbarians, or use them to suppress rebellion.

"These people are extremely loyal and very useful because they are helpless in Paratu and can only rely on the protection of the duke.

"If you really want to count the days when the Palatou ruled deliberately draws a clear line with the Hudd Barbarians, it is actually only in the last thirty years, that is, after the pseudo-emperor was overthrown.

"However, even in the Republican era, our army would often recruit some Hudd people. The enemies of the Hudd tribe we attacked would sometimes take the initiative to help."

Lieutenant Colonel Magash confidently concluded, “So, it is no big deal to accept the new land.

"Don't be afraid that some people will exclaim, saying that the Paratus will be furious about it.

"The Palatus will certainly be angry, but that's just because hatred is a language that is easier to understand than reality.

"Reality is a language that is more powerful than hatred, so this anger comes and goes quickly."

Lieutenant Colonel Magash patted Winters on the shoulder again, "It's no big deal to have me support you, don't worry."

Winters smiled politely and picked up the water cup.

"No more talk about this," Lieutenant Colonel Magash smiled, "Let's talk about Hailan? Take down the Northern Foothing Province and you can go home at any time."

...

[Fengshi City·Official Residential Area]

[Skur House]

[afternoon]

"I won't hook up with you privately, Captain," Colonel Scull's eyes briefly left the book in his hand, turned to Winters' face, and quickly dropped, "If you have anything to do, I'll discuss it publicly until the meeting is held, please go back."

"You mean," Winters had no intention of leaving, "you can only passively follow Lieutenant Colonel Magash?"

Colonel Skur asked without raising his head, "Why do you care about this?"

"In my eyes, you are the most rational person and the most reliable person on the four-person committee. I want to understand your ideas and seek your wisdom."

"What are you doing when you flatter me like this?" Colonel Skur glanced at the Blood Wolf with suspicion.

"It's just to be honest," Winters' expression did not change his face. "Otherwise, which of the four-person group do you think is the most rational? Which one is the most reliable? Which one is the most wisest? Could it be me?"

Colonel Skur sneered and closed the book in his hand.

He rubbed his sour eyes, pondered for a moment, and said slowly, "Sending troops to the northern foothills is a good military decision; attacking the royal forts is a good political decision."

Winters nodded slightly, although the other party was talking nonsense.

"but……"

Sure enough, there is still but.

"No matter where you fight, you have to win," Colonel Skur showed a worry, "I just hope that the whole army will not delay any further.

"[Don't think about selling bear skin before you hit the bear]. It is the top priority to get the troops to restore combat effectiveness as soon as possible.

"Especially artillery and cavalry units should be integrated as soon as possible. The sooner the training is combined, the faster the combat power can be formed.

"It is a very shameful waste to disperse the limited cavalry and artillery among the troops of the counties like now."

Winters continued, "What do you think about the 'Unknown New Reclamation Land'?"

Colonel Skur did not answer directly, but instead started a new topic, "Your wolf cubs have proved how important a light cavalry, acting like the wind, aggressive, can play in the right time and place."

Winters's old face turned red, "That's their own decision, Colonel."

"Whatever you say," Colonel Skur obviously hasn't forgotten it yet. It is very likely that he will never forget this in his life, but he still explained his point of view in a stern manner, "but the result is the result and cannot be erased.

"Although there is doubt about the role these informal cavalry can play in the main battle, the main battle is not the only one in the main battle.

"If we can recruit a reliable Hudder auxiliary cavalry, it will be of great benefit to our army."

"As for the influence beyond military," Colonel Skur sighed, "I don't want to talk about it, nor do I know."

...

[Fengshi City·Official Residential Area]

[Montane Palace]

[at night]

"Do you understand now?" said Kay Morran sincerely. "Each of them has something to ask for, and I am the only one who is here to provide you with a tool to break the deadlock."

"Forget it, Mr. Kay," Winters ran around the world all day, really didn't want to be an official voice at home, "You have anything you want, just say it."

"Your Excellency is indeed extraordinary," said Kay Morran, who was thick-skinned and not shy at all, and generously, "I want the position of Speaker of the National Assembly."

"In addition, you only have three votes."

Carl Morland said humbly: "So you have to find another vote for me."

Winters was unmoved and looked straight into the other person's eyes: "What if I can't find it?"

After being examined by the Blood Wolf face to face, Kay Morland finally couldn't resist, "Then... I'll go find a vote myself."

Instead of asking where Kay Morland was looking for a vote, Winters asked bluntly: "What can you give me?"

Kay Morran raised his chest, "I can convince the gentlemen of Maple Rock City to cooperate with Colonel Geisa's plan to raise funds."

Winters laughed in silence, "They do not cooperate, nor will it prevent Colonel Geisa from 'raising' funds."

"But if the citizens do not want to cooperate, there will always be ways to not cooperate," insisted Kay Morran, "Believe me, Mr. Montane, in his long-term 'cooperation' with the New Reclamation Legion, the citizens have long found a way to 'survival'."

Kay Morran quipped, “In fact, if you really understand the inside story, you will find that not only domination is an art, but being dominant is also an art.”

Wintersteur chin, "Didn't you just want to say, you have a way to make Colonel Geisa unhappy?"

"No, no, on the contrary," Kay Morran shook his head desperately, "What I can offer you is a number that will satisfy Colonel Geisa very much, satisfied that he cannot refuse any of your requests."

Kay Morran emphasized again in a seductive tone, "Any, request."

Winters chuckled.

"So," Kay Morran tried to show calmly, "What is your reply?"

Winters poked out his body, approached Kay Morland's nose, and also spoke brief words in a tempting tone:

"Let's talk about it tomorrow."

...

[The next day]

Kay Morland arrived at the officers' accommodation early in the morning and headed straight to Winters Montagne's residence.

But he was destined to not hear the answer he wanted to hear.

Because all the senior officers of the new army received the news:
Chapter completed!