Love of the Empress 2: King and Queen

New Tactics

"Your Majesty, seriously! Lothawat! The city of Lorr was overrun by the enemy!" Report an army officer as he enters the audience room.

At once everyone was immediately shocked.

"Lorr City?! How could?! Wouldn't the city be too difficult to master, since Goluth first had to pass through the border area belonging to the Allain kingdom?!" Called one of the ministers.

"Really! What did King Allain do?! Why would he let Goluth pass through his territory and attack the city of Lorr?! May the king of Allain also ally himself with the king of Goluth!" Think of another minister.

"So your words! It could be that Goluth attacked the town in Allain first and then attacked our Lorr city, right?" Refuting another minister.

At once the atmosphere in the Balairung room became noisy by the assumptions of the ministers. Meanwhile Daffa contemplated the mastery of this city of Lorr deeply.

'Why would Goluth go to great lengths to attack the city of Lorr so far away from the point they are in power at the moment? What exactly was the purpose of King Elfran?!' mumbling Daffa in the heart.

Then, a conjecture flashed through the young king's mind.

'Don't-don't!!'

"Minister! What are the specialties of the city of Lorr other than the producers of rice commodities?" Ask Daffa to the interior minister.

At once all the ministers fell silent and focused on looking at the king. Meanwhile, the trade minister asked, immediately replied with a little gasp.

"That's.. Lorr city. In addition to the fourth largest producer of rice in the country is also one of the second largest producer of legume commodities, Your Majesty!" Answer the minister.

Daffa frowned. Unknowingly, he nodded slowly.

"No. That's not the reason" Daffa muttered in a soft voice.

"In addition, is there anything else?" Tanya Daffa urged the minister.

"That's... It seems like nothing, Your Majesty," the minister replied looking puzzled.

"Lorraine River! Your Majesty! Very well taken care of Your Majesty! In the city of Lorr there is the Lorraine river whose discharge is quite large. The Lorraine River even flows through some of the nearby cities that depend on the river" the agrarian minister said.

"That is, if the enemy's main goal is to control the flow of the Lorraine river." said Daffa hanging.

Almost everyone in the room gasped for excessive worry.

"Then some cities near him will feel the impact. Didn't you?" Daffa concluded.

"Right, Your Majesty." said several ministers with hearts that suddenly felt heavy.

"Agrarian minister, tell Da. What would happen if the flow of the Lorrain river was stopped to the surrounding cities?" Daffa asked back in an urgent tone.

"His impact will be fatal, Your Majesty. Because adjacent to the city of Lorr is the city of Yabuk which is a major producer of chili and tomato commodities in this country. Almost 70 percent of the existing stock of chili and tomato is produced by the city of Yabuk, Your Majesty. While the other 30 percent is spread in some other small town.,"

"If the flow of the Lorr river is stopped to the city of Yabuk, it is certain that the production of these two commodities will decrease dramatically. Farmers will fail. Not to mention the city of Royal vanilla producer and also the city of Barrel clove producer. Both commodities are export commodities that are often ordered to the government of Allain and also Enmar,"

"If the amount of commodities is reduced from the usual stock, then the results that we can import into the other two countries will also be reduced. Of course the other two countries will file a protest, Your Majesty. Because we have signed a new trade agreement not too long ago. Where there is a certain amount that we must meet and send to another kingdom!" The agrarian minister's paper was at length.

Back, the atmosphere became a gripping silence. Seemed his mastery of the city of Lorr is not a reckless act carried out by Goluth's troops.

This time everyone in the hall agreed that they would face an agrarian crisis if they did not immediately take back the city of Lorr from enemy hands.

And Daffa also knew very well the amount of fines that must be paid against the government of the recipient of export commodities from their country. The amount of his fine can be double the value of his initial transaction.

To pay a fine of that amount in the current condition of the country that is facing war in the present, of course, it will be a tough challenge for a country that does not have a strong military base like this Nevarest.

Daffa thought deeply. And after some time taking into account everything, the king finally issued his edict.

"Ready, Your Majesty!" Sahut Antes's.

"Interior minister and agrarian minister!" Call Daffa to his other two ministers.

"Hamba, your king!"

"Ready, king!" The two ministers were almost at the same time.

"Coordinate with the middlemen and peasants, that from now on all agricultural produce and plantations will be managed directly by the palace. To avoid hoarding and maintain commodity price stability in the market. Do not let the people have to face the selling price of expensive commodities, in the current war crisis!" Tell Daffa the following.

Daffa gave his instructions to other ministers. The essence is that all his people remain steadfast and resilient in the face of war as it is today.

Daffa even helped regulate the government budget expenditure to help finance treatment for people affected by wars in several cities.

Over the next three months, Nevarest faced a crisis that was quite strange. Even so, the situation could still be controlled by Daffa and his soldiers.

So far, the cities captured by Goluth still ranged between six and seven cities. Because Nevarest's forces were fierce resistance against Goluth's forces.

'What a pity to the people. If this war continues for a long time. Can't we persuade King Goluth to stop this invasion?' tasya asked at their discussion one night.

'Yes. That's right, Dear. Of these wars, the people suffer the most among them. I have sent a delegation to Goluth's side several times. Unfortunately they do not want anything for the peace we expect. Even some of those delegates had to end up dead from being insulted and hurt by the Elfran king himself, Daffa replied while grimly staring at the ceiling of the room.

The battle faced by Nevarest was a formidable challenge for the young king. He has deployed military forces as well as sent the owners of military-based inner power to withstand the onslaught of Goluth forces. And he often managed to defend his territory until it was not always captured by Goluth.

However, if you think about it again. This long-term war will certainly drain all the power and property of the kingdom in addition to losing a number of people's lives in the war.

This is a huge loss according to Daffa. Because a country without people is not. People without a country will survive.

According to Daffa, the slightest life of his people is very valuable. So that he always felt agonized whenever he heard reports about the death of a number of troops and also his people from the results of the invasion of Goluth warriors.

'What if our current tactics change, Yang?' Tasya suggested a suggestion.

'You mean, Dear?' daffa asked looking at the beautiful face of the queen.

'Are we not currently more into defense/defense tactics? What if we replace it with attacking tactics? Isn't there a saying that the best defense is to attack?' tasya continued to give advice.

Daffa stared at the queen. After a long silence, the king smiled brightly. And in the next second Daffa immediately lifted the body of the wife to be on his lap.

"Sometimes you surprise me with your ideas, Dear. I feel very lucky to have you as my companion. Thank you for being so smart and patient with your stupid husband" Daffa said. This time he spoke vocally.

Tasya's face immediately met red after receiving praise from Daffa. Patted his Daffa chest slowly. While avoiding the praise that Daffa gave.

"What the hell, Yang! I just picked up the big idea. About strategy, it's your business as the head of the military," said Tasya humbled.

Daffa did not comment. Staring at the face of the queen who looks more beautiful with her natural blush. After a while, Daffa spoke in a voice almost like a whisper.

"How about we play the war now, Dear? You're the attacker. While I'm ready to be the one under attack." whispered Daffa with his barito voice.

"Daffa!" Tegur Tasya immediately, when knowing the intention of playing the war desired by the husband.

Because when saying his sentence earlier, Daffa also slightly jerked his lower limbs, making Tasya a little shaken.

Daffa immediately pressed the light button above the nightstand. Then the room went dark.

In the corner of the room, Aro the stalker immediately shot out of the room. He knew very well, in a moment, there would be a hot game in the room that he had just left.

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