Steel Empire
Preparing for the Enemy Invasion

Nearly a week has passed from the decisive battle in which the Austrian Army under the command of Duke Wilmar was horribly defeated by the Bavarians. Count Otto had defended his army's march back to Graz, where he intended to defend his home and family until death. As for the outcome of the battle, Count Otto had sent envoys and carrier pigeons throughout Austria, informing the kingdom of Liege's death and the outcome of the disastrous battle. 

When Berengar finally received the news, he was sitting in his seat of power, with Linde on his lap, where he was in the process of teasing her. She indeed had no shame as she continued to fumble her beautiful proportional figure through her velvet dress, which caused her to blush with passion. To be honest this entire display of intimacy was his idea, and Berengar was his God, and Master would not refuse the opportunity to show off his dominance; thus, the young Count comforted himself with the voluptuous body of his lover. Until a messenger came rushing to the Great Hall and witnessed the erotic scene. 

After witnessing the intruder, Linde quickly became overwhelmed with embarrassment and hid her charming face with her hands. Nevertheless, Berengar continued to play with his large chest despite the recent arrival. While acting so shameless in public, Berengar shouted at the envoy who had just arrived. 

"Do you have anything important to tell me? If not, get out! As you can see, I'm busy."

Not knowing how to react to the bold scene before him, the envoy stuttered as he tried to discuss the letter that had arrived, containing the seal of House von Graz.

"Y.. Your Majesty, Count Otto von Graz sent an important message, I'm here to deliver it!"

Berengar's hand, which was attached to one of Linde's large breasts, immediately stopped what he was doing and released his grip. Soon,******* was coming out of his lips when he asked the messenger to give him the letter.

"Send!"

The envoy quickly bowed before walking to Berengar and Linde, where he handed it to the young Count whose arms were still wrapped around his lover's waist, preventing him from escaping the scene. After the man handed the letter to Berengar, he quickly fled the place; after all, anyway, watching Berengar openly play with Linde in his seat of power was not something people usually saw. 

Only after the man left did Linde release her hand from blocking her pretty face, where she started to frown. He really just blames himself, because he's the one who suggests an open look of intimacy. However, he still felt Berengar had gone too far by not immediately stopping his actions with the arrival of a third party.

Ignoring Linde's playful reaction, Berengar opened the letter and read its contents, which caused his eyes to open wide in surprise before turning into a serious expression. Seeing his reaction, Linde inevitably interfered in his affairs; after all, he was the head of his spies, and as such, he quickly voiced his concerns.

"I know that look... Something serious has happened, hasn't it?"

Berengar nodded his head before announcing the outcome of the Battle outside Passau. 

"The Duke was dead, his army was destroyed in Passau, only Count Otto and his army had returned from the battlefield. Austrian authorities are either dead or arrested. Sorry, honey, but I have more important things to attend to. for now; I have to play with you again next time..."

Linde once again began to frown as Berengar forced her to get out of her lap and start heading to his study. They were just starting to have fun, but he was gone. He began to believe that such news always appeared at the worst possible time. He sighed to himself as he watched Berengar leave the scene. However, it was inevitable; he had to make preparations for a possible Bavarian invasion of Tyrol; therefore, he decided he would spend his free time feeding his son. 

Berengar, on the other hand, quickly began to work; although star forts had begun to be built throughout Tyrol, he had always prioritized the construction of forts in the border area and within Kufstein. Thus, the border was quite defended, at least in terms of fortifications. However, he now needed to transfer more troops to their garrison after all the Bavarians would most likely attack through Tyrol with at least one troop. 

Currently, Eckhard was already back at Berengar's palace, as Field Marshal, Berengar liked to be nearby to advise on strategy and tactics. Because of this, Berengar quickly called Eckhard to meet him in his study, where the man arrived on time. At first, Eckhard thought Berengar wanted to drink in the middle of the day; after all, the two men had been close friends for much of the time they spent together; however, the two men had been close friends for much of the time they had spent together; however, after noticing the grim expression on Berengar's face, Eckhard's professionalism immediately took over.

"Your Majesty, what happened?"

"The Duke was dead, and the Austrian army was destroyed, only a few thousand soldiers made it out of the battle, and they returned to Graz with Count Otto. Vienna was not well defended after the Lothair revolt, and it would not last long.if the Bavarians decided to invade!"

Hearing such bad news, Eckhard frowned; now, he knew where Berengar was heading with this thought; therefore, he asked Berengar the question in his mind.

"However, you're not planning to give a favor to the new Duke?"

Berengar smirked upon hearing Eckhard's reply; the man knew him too well.

"Of course not, although the Bavarians might send troops to Vienna, they would certainly also send one army to our land as well; after all, Tyrol is along the southern border of Bavaria, he said, and I doubt they plan to leave us from their territory of conquest. We have to defend ourselves properly!"

Echard nodded; the situation of the Duchy of Austria did not bode well. However, as Prince of Tyrol, Berengar's first and foremost responsibility was to protect his own land, which was the wisest course of action in such uncertain times. However, an idea popped into Eckhard's head as he thought about what would happen to Austria.

"What if the army marches on Steiermark? Are you going to hand over your little fiancee to her fate?"

Berengar scoffed at Eckhard's suggestion and immediately countered

"If those Bavarian bastards dare to think of attacking Adela, I will exert a force of steel and shoot their feudal troops! I will never let danger come to one of my female heads!"

Eckhard stared at the confidence in Berengar's eyes and knew the young Count was serious. Although Steiermark became a somewhat distant Austrian County, it was at least relative to Tyrol. The grizzled veteran did not hesitate for a second that Berengar would break the siege that took place in Graz and forcefully bring his fiancee back to Kufstein, where he would be safe. With that in mind, the man had decided on the best course of action that the Berengar troops would take and pointed to the map of Tyrol. 

"We will divide the field army into two forces; as you know, we have largely replenished our losses from the battle with the Teutonic Order, and thus, have, our numbers are back to their peak. 7,500 men will march to Reutte with Arnolf as their commander, where they will be stationed as a quick response force for any invasion through our Northwest Border. As for the other 7,500 people they will be stationed at Kitzbuhel, where I will lead them. If the Bavarians dare to attack our Northeast Border, I will destroy them! As for any attack against our allies in Steiermark, we will be able to more quickly help them by placing our troops in Kitzbuhel."

It was a good plan, and Berengar immediately agreed to it. Therefore, he praised Eckhard before ordering him to act as soon as possible.

"Good job Marshal Eckhard! With this strategy, we should be able to defend our borders from any attacks adequately! Deliver this information to the army and make it happen as quickly as possible!"

Eckhard nodded with a smile on his face before saluting Berengar

"Of course, Your Majesty! I will send troops soon!"

After that, the man walked out of Berengar's office and began to execute his plans immediately. The Berengar Defense was rather sturdy, and although most of the star fortress was still under construction and would last for many years to come, the border defense had at least been partially completed. Therefore, he was not afraid of the Bavarians seizing his land.

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