549 Preparing to Invade the North

Nearly three months had passed since the civil war in Luxembourg began, and news of Hartman's brutality in hunting down the insurgents had spread across all of Europe. Berengar, while sympathizing with the plight of the rebels, refused to directly involve himself in the war until his rival's reputation was at such a level that the world at large would consider military intervention into this conflict a humanitarian necessity. 

However, this did not mean he sat idly by and watched during this time. Quite the contrary, he expanded the South German-Confederations military capabilities by arming and training entire divisions of its member states with the best weapons available. He also spent considerable effort replacing his personal army's needle rifles with the new G22 Bolt Action Rifles.