The north of the kingdom is naturally slightly different from the south. It is already the spring season in Bangta City, while Luolun City, which is less than 200 kilometers away from the northern border, has still not completely lost its winter chill.
However, at this time, His Royal Highness Prince Eric's heart was full of fire. Not only did it easily surpass this chill, it had even passed the spring, and was as hot as the hot summer.
It’s time to make a difference!
Looking at the 30,000 soldiers of the Northern Suppression Army on the plain outside the city who were well-equipped, full of energy and brightly dressed, His Royal Highness Prince Eric felt that his self-confidence had never been as strong as it is now.
He even felt that as long as he brought these 30,000 soldiers of the Zhenbei Army with him, he could go all the way north and not only break through the gate of the Sak Kingdom, but even enter the capital of the Sak Kingdom and surrender the entire Sak Kingdom under his own control. Under the iron heel.
At that time, with such unparalleled military exploits, who else is qualified to compete with him to become the next king
However, his reason told him that this was absolutely unrealistic.
The reason why the current 30,000 Zhenbei Army appears to be so powerful is entirely because this time the major nobles in the kingdom who support him have continuously brought in various supplies. This has solved the logistical problems that have been plaguing the Zhenbei Army. The situation was greatly relieved, which made the entire Zhenbei Army's mental outlook take on a new look, and it seemed that its combat effectiveness had greatly increased.
However, even so, it is impossible to defeat the Sak Kingdom just by relying on the 30,000 Zhenbei Army.
While discussing strategic goals with Duke Stark. Duke Stark warned Eric very clearly not to expect to really defeat the Sark Kingdom.
This is something that the Lampali Kingdom has not been able to do for hundreds of years. Even now, he has extremely strong support. It will never be achieved.
The reason why this war was launched was just to gain military exploits for His Royal Highness Prince Eric, so as to add a huge bargaining chip to his fight for the throne.
So this time Eric's strategic goal is very clear, which is to defeat the Sark Kingdom's army several times, and it is enough to take advantage of the Sark Kingdom without going too deep into the Sark Kingdom.
As long as he has the military merit of defeating the Sark Kingdom, it is enough for him to have a very powerful bargaining chip.
I really want to completely defeat the Sark Kingdom. That is asking for trouble.
Duke Stark's instructions flashed through his mind, and Prince Eric couldn't help but frown slightly. He snorted softly.
"The reason why I couldn't defeat the Sark Kingdom before was not because you nobles were unwilling to contribute your strength. When I inherit the throne in the future, I will definitely take the entire kingdom into my own hands. Then I will mobilize the power of the entire kingdom. , If you don’t believe it, you still can’t defeat the Sark Kingdom!”
certainly. Prince Eric only dared to have this idea flash through his mind, but never revealed it at all.
Now he relies entirely on the support of the great nobles in the kingdom, headed by Duke Stark, to have an advantage in inheriting the throne.
Otherwise, with the power he currently controls, it would be extremely difficult to maintain his own five thousand personal guards, not to mention trying to gain military glory from the Sark Kingdom to help him fight for the throne.
Thinking of the five thousand private guards, Prince Eric's eyes passed over the Zhenbei Army and landed on a team formation on the other side. His brows furrowed deeper.
This phalanx stood crookedly. Compared with the standard square formation of the Zhenbei Army, which was neat and uniform, as if drawn with a ruler, there was undoubtedly a big difference.
Moreover, the soldiers in the phalanx looked even more lazy, with an aura of decadence all over their bodies. It was much different from the soldiers in the Zhenbei Army who had high morale and looked in high spirits.
In the past few months, Prince Eric spent most of his time in the military camp, and he was no longer the layman who knew nothing about military affairs before.
Now, he could see at a glance what would happen if his five thousand personal guards and an equal number of Zhenbei Army were to face the enemy head-on. He was sure that his 5,000 personal guards would be completely defeated and would have no power to resist.
But there is nothing we can do about it. Although his father officially announced that he would become one of the heirs and had the authority to have 5,000 private guards, it was impossible for him to raise so many private guards on his own due to his limited strength.
The five thousand people now were cobbled together from their own private armies by the nobles who supported him, so one can imagine their quality.
Prince Eric didn't trust these five thousand people, so naturally he wouldn't pay much attention to them.
Of course, he still hopes to cultivate five thousand confidants by himself, because only in that way can he be considered his own strength.
But now his own strength is too weak. The main reason is that he has no money, so he is not yet able to consider these things.
Thinking of this, Prince Eric couldn't help but feel a trace of envy and jealousy towards Sevigny.
According to the intelligence he obtained, Sevigny's five thousand personal guards have also been recruited.
And unlike his five thousand private guards who have no combat effectiveness, part of Sevigny's five thousand private guards are elites carefully selected from their own private armies by the nobles who support her. Their combat effectiveness is completely different from that of the trash under him. different.
The other part was recruited by Sevigny himself.
Relying on Sevini's good reputation in the kingdom and the good treatment provided by her private guards, the private guards she recruited are very capable and have equally good combat effectiveness.
And more importantly, Sevigny's five thousand personal guards are equipped with standard individual combat military magic machines provided by the New Flying Chamber of Commerce.
In terms of pure combat effectiveness, one soldier in Cervenis's private guard might be enough to defeat several soldiers in the Zhenbei Army, let alone Prince Eric's private guard.
In addition to military magic machines for individual combat, it is said that the Xinfei Chamber of Commerce has also equipped Sevigny's personal guards with several new magic trebuchets, as well as some unknown military magic machines whose specific uses are unknown, but they are certainly powerful.
Put it together this way. With the same number of 5,000 people, the combat effectiveness of Sevini's personal guard and Eric's personal guard are simply worlds apart.
The most important reason for this huge gap lies in the Xinfei Chamber of Commerce.
Think of this. A trace of regret flashed through Prince Eric's heart.
When Viscount Leslie met with him in Loren City before, he had warned him that there was no need to completely oppose the Xinfei Chamber of Commerce, because Xu Yi supported the development of the Lampali Kingdom, and he would not exclude his relationship with Ai Rui. Prince Ke cooperates.
In order to show the clear difference between himself and Sevigny, Prince Eric did not consider Viscount Leslie's proposal at all.
Later, Earl Michel of Dulacton City also wrote a letter suggesting that he could consider cooperating with the Xinfei Chamber of Commerce, but Prince Eric also rejected it directly.
And wait until the news came a few days ago. Xu Yi made his position clear to everyone at the Xinfei Chamber of Commerce's product launch, and clearly stated that he would support Her Royal Highness Princess Sevigny. This means that Prince Eric no longer has the possibility of cooperating with Xu Yi and the Xinfei Chamber of Commerce.
When Prince Eric heard the news for the first time a few days ago, he didn't pay much attention to it, and he still laughed at Xu Yi's stupidity in his heart.
However, now that he thought about the gap in combat effectiveness between his own personal guard and Sevini's personal guard, and then thought about the other powerful supports that the New Flying Chamber of Commerce could provide, he discovered. I'm afraid I really missed something.
It's just that the matter has come to this, and Prince Eric also knows very well that he has no way to turn back, and there is no point in regretting.
Since Xu Yi has completely expressed his support for Sevigny, Prince Eric can only clearly draw a clear line with him, otherwise it will arouse the suspicion and dissatisfaction of the big nobles who support him, which will be detrimental to him.
"Forget it, when I have achieved military success, I will ascend to the throne in the future. The entire kingdom will be under my control. The mere New Flying Chamber of Commerce is not at my disposal."
Prince Eric clenched his fists, and a confident smile appeared on his face again.
"Your Highness, it's almost time. You should prepare to start mobilizing before the war." Earl Stark reminded in a low voice.
Before Prince Eric came, the Lord of Loren City was originally Earl Stark.
He only served as the city lord of Bangta City for one year before he was transferred here. He thought he would work in Luolun City for a long time before being transferred to another place, but he didn't expect that he would be transferred here after less than one year. In the month, Prince Eric came by air. He took over the position of city lord directly from him.
Although Earl Stark has already received the family's instructions and obeys the family's will. During this period, he tried his best to assist Prince Eric in accordance with the family's instructions. However, as time went by, Earl Stark found that he was becoming more and more suspicious of the family's decision to support Prince Eric. .
It should be said that Prince Eric himself is not a confused and mediocre guy. On the contrary, he is smart, very generous, and open-minded. He has only been in Luolun City for half a year, and he has gained a certain reputation here. In the Zhenbei Army, Chuuya has laid a certain foundation and can be said to have performed quite well.
But after staying with Prince Eric for a long time, Earl Stark discovered that he had a very obvious shortcoming, that is, he was too stubborn, and could even be said to be headstrong.
As long as it is something he is sure of, he will almost never adopt it no matter what opinions others put forward.
Although he may appear to be softening and considering things on the surface, in the end, he will still stick to his own ideas without any wavering.
This is especially evident in the attitude towards the Xinfei Chamber of Commerce.
After serving as the city lord of Bonta City for a year, Earl Stark had a completely different impression of Xu Yi.
When he left Bangta City, his view of Xu Yi had almost completely changed, and he was not as hostile to Xu Yi as when he first went to Bangta City.
Not only did he fully realize the value contained in Xu Yi and the Xinfei Chamber of Commerce, but he also seriously considered the possibility of cooperation between the Stark family and Xu Yi.
Because of this idea, Earl Stark actually proposed to Prince Eric to consider cooperating with the New Flying Chamber of Commerce instead of turning them away completely.
However, Prince Eric clearly rejected Earl Stark's proposal, and even questioned whether Earl Stark, who had been the city lord of Bonta City for a year, was bewitched by Xu Yi to propose such a relationship with Stark. A proposal that goes against the family phalanx.
From that moment on, Earl Stark knew that any possibility of cooperation between Prince Eric and the New Flying Chamber of Commerce was lost, and the Stark family was equally impossible.
Looking at the high-spirited, energetic, and extremely powerful Zhenbei Army outside the city, Earl Stark sighed deeply in his heart.
"Even if we don't fully cooperate with the Xinfei Chamber of Commerce, as long as we can purchase those military magic machines from the Xinfei Chamber of Commerce normally, the Zhenbei Army's combat effectiveness will definitely make a qualitative leap, right? Such a decisive rejection of the Xinfei Chamber of Commerce, really Is it good?" (To be continued)