On September 15, 1786, the general calendar of the Galintia continent, the capital of the Northland, Bear City.
Lorist, who had just returned from vacation at Platinum Beach, immediately held a high-level family preparation meeting after two days of rest.
"...His Majesty's strategic intention is to divide the army into two groups, and our four northern alliances will form a road to attack from Magik Province and attack Andewolf Province and Porto Org Province. And the Second Highness will gather Feisab on this road The Grand Duke of London, the Duke of Volund, the Grand Duke of Hansk and the Grand Duke of Sabaji, their family armed forces and the coalition forces of the nobles stationed troops in the two southwestern provinces and the province of Hans Demos.
The Second Highness will be responsible for clearing the northwest region, destroying the Principality of Zithuram, then attacking Campona Province three times, and finally approaching the provinces of Marivia and Armenia in the former Principality of Rulm, forcing The business alliance negotiated with us to return these two provinces and achieve the strategic goal of empire unification. "
Lorist clicked on the large map hanging on the wall with a small wooden stick: "Our Majesty the King set the start of this surprise war in December, and this is also the reason why he insisted that our Norton family be armed to participate in this war." The real reason. In the winter when the blizzard is raging, only our Norton family armed forces can complete this raid mission. With the help of the harsh climate, no other armed forces can do it!
From this point of view, His Majesty the King is also very self-aware. Whether his so-called Blizzard Raid Corps, which has been trained for three years, can complete the task of clearing and raiding the Northwest Region is not yet sure. So, we have to be prepared. Perhaps after completing the task of occupying the provinces of Anderwolf and Puerto Org, we will continue to attack Campona alone, and then go to the northwest region to assist our king in destroying the Principality of Zithuram. "
Fatty Shi muttered and complained: "He threw the hardest bone to our family's armed forces, and picked a piece of fat himself... Your Highness, we have put so much effort into helping him complete the great cause of the unification of the empire, only replacing one Makino Yuan Is the jurisdiction of the province too disadvantageous... "
Fatty Shi was right. The Norton family armed forces were responsible for capturing two provinces, especially Puerto Org Province. This is the territory of the Vicia Chamber of Commerce, one of the seven giants of the Commercial Alliance, and the Vicia Chamber of Commerce has always been the largest weapon manufacturer in the Commercial Alliance. Chamber of Commerce, in this war between the Commercial Alliance and the Central South Kingdom Alliance, the Vicia Chamber of Commerce Legion did not go to the territory of the Chikede Chamber of Commerce, but returned to the Chamber of Commerce territory after defeating the Central South Kingdom Alliance on the border of the Commercial Alliance. Even if Norton The family armed forces took advantage of the cold winter climate to launch a surprise attack, and the elite Vicia Chamber of Commerce Legion was still a tough bone to chew on.
The high-ranking members of the Norton family present here began to chatter and discuss, expressing their dissatisfaction with the tasks assigned to the Norton family by His Highness the Second Highness.
Lorist knocked on the table with a small wooden stick, and stopped his subordinates from talking nonsense. If they continued talking, they would have to rebel. Who made these guys not like the Second Highness...
"Okay, don't complain, it's a good result to get the jurisdiction of Makinohara Province from His Majesty this time, and it's thanks to the strong cooperation of Grand Duke Fesabrun that His Majesty was fooled. Next Let me talk about the assignment of tasks for this expedition and the development goals of the family in the next few years, and I hope that you can do your best and contribute to the glory of our family."
Lorist looked at the subordinates present, and began to roll their names: "This time I plan to let the Rock Legion and the Flying Tiger Legion go out together. First, the Flying Tiger Legion will attack and occupy the province of Anderwolf, and eliminate the hostile armed forces and the entire province. The resistance forces then handed over the province of Anderwolf to the Feisabrun family, and the Flying Tigers went to the province of Puerto Org for support.
The Panshi Legion went straight to Puerto Org Province, and they took the lead in occupying King Federica City, which is the headquarters of the Vicia Chamber of Commerce. Occupying the King City of Federica, we are invincible, and the strongholds around Zhoubian and the forces of the Vicia Chamber of Commerce can be slowly cleaned up. After the Flying Tigers arrive, we can clear the entire province and go straight to Campona..."
Jost stood up: "Your Highness, I protest, why didn't our family join the Chaser Legion in these few armed expeditions?"
Lorist laughed: "Now Muyeyuan Province is under the jurisdiction of our family, and the task of your hunting cavalry army is to take over Muyeyuan Province and wipe out all grassland tribes that do not obey our family's jurisdiction. But this There is no need to kill those grass barbarians this time, Muyeyuan Province needs people, our family hopes to change the nomadic customs of these grass barbarian tribes, let them learn to herd at fixed points, build town settlements and markets, so that these grass barbarians can be transformed into us The leader of the family.
Director Kedan will become the governor of Muyehara Province and implement the development plan for Muyehara Province formulated by the family. Joe, your Chaser Legion needs to assist Governor Kedan to complete the control of Muyeyuan Province. The task is not easy. Moreover, the Hunting Cavalry Legion is a light cavalry legion, and the northeast prairie is where you can use your skills. Although there is no threat from the Feisabrun family's border ranger legion now, don't underestimate those grassland tribes... "
Jost looked a little dejected: "Your Highness, it's really boring to compete with those savage tribes. I really want to participate in this raid. That's the big scene."
"Well then, if you complete the task of taking over Muyeyuan Province before December, then I can allow you to bring a few people with me. Anyway, the grassman tribe in winter also needs Wodong, and the Chaser Legion only needs to do it. It’s enough to be vigilant and defensive.” Lorist thought for a while and decided to give Jost a chance. He has been training the Chasseurs for the past few years, and it’s been hard work. It’s good to have him as a guard by his side.
"Thank you, Your Highness." Jost was overjoyed, and pulled El beside him: "Come on, El, let's go and complete the mission Your Highness entrusted to our legion first."
"Sit down, no matter how anxious you are, don't rush this moment, you can leave after the meeting." Fatty Shi was angry, and reprimanded Jost, making him sit down reluctantly. Fatty Shi then asked: "Your Highness, how many family armed forces are the Feisabrun family planning to deploy this time?"
Lorist thought for a while and replied: "The Fisabrunn family's troop dispatch this time is the same as last time, a border ranger regiment and a reserve regiment composed of wild cavalry, and only two garrison regiments and one Border Ranger Legion. However, Grand Duke Fesabrun revealed that he plans to transfer troops from the remaining Border Ranger Legion and the two garrison regiments to form a new garrison army of more than 30,000 people. As the garrison force of this new Fisabrun family territory, the Empress of Fu province will be used."
"Your Highness, will the Feisabrun family's dispatch of this new garrison army to Andover Province have an adverse effect on our logistics and supply lines?" Fatty Shi immediately grasped the key question.
Lorist shook his head: "No, according to the private agreement I reached with the Grand Duke Fessabrun, the garrison will leave the Eastern Wilderness Province after the rainy season, and it is estimated that it will arrive in Andover Province next year. Around June and July. The reason why the schedule is so slow is that they have to escort those relatives of the Feisabrun family to their assigned territories to take office.
This time, the Grand Duke of Feisabrun plans to confer a marquis, three earls, seven viscounts and more than forty barons in the province of Andover, and this newly formed garrison will be disbanded and assigned to those in the province of Andover. The lord is the garrison. So it does not pose a threat to our family's armed forces. This is also the main reason why the Grand Duke Fesabrun asked us to eliminate the resistance forces and local noble forces in the entire Andover province for them. "
"I understand." Fatty Shi nodded: "It seems that Grand Duke Feisabrun really wants to maintain a good relationship with our family. From this point of view, the Feisabrun family should not be concerned about our expedition and the new acquisition. Makinohara Province poses a threat. But Your Highness, are we just helping Grand Duke Feisabrun without any benefit?"
"Hehe..." Lorist replied with a smile: "Of course not. The total population of Andover Province is nearly five or six hundred thousand. I promise that Grand Duke Fessabrun will not go to war in Andover Province. Occupy Andover Province In the end, the income of the cleared nobles and local forces will belong to our family, and at the same time we can get 100,000 immigrants, which is the condition we agreed in advance."
"But Your Highness, didn't you agree that our four alliances in the Northland are one way, so what benefits do the other three have?" Fatty Shi still frowned.
"The three of them don't have any income." Lorist replied: "Although our four alliances in the Northland are all together, we are the only ones who carried out the winter raid to capture the two provinces, and the other three will set off to join us after the rainy season. Their responsibility is to gather forces to put pressure on the business alliance, and prepare to participate in the war after the negotiations between the business alliance and His Majesty break down, just like the Grand Duke Fessabrun and those noble coalition forces."
"I still think our family has suffered too much," Fatty Shi complained, "No wonder His Majesty is pestering His Highness and insisting that our family send out armed forces. By doing so, he is putting all the burden of this surprise war on us, Norton." The family is armed, and the other nobles are all standing by, unable to help. Then if this raid fails, I doubt that His Majesty will put all the responsibility on our family."
Lorist waved his hand: "We don't need to argue with him on this point. I believe that our Norton family's armed force is invincible, and no enemy can stop our attack. In fact, our main benefit is here. .”
Lorist tapped the location of Puerto Org Province on the map with a small wooden stick: "Federica Royal City is the base camp of the Vicia Chamber of Commerce territory, as long as we can capture it, the accumulation of Vicia merchants over the years will become our The income. I don't just mean property, but also think that we will gain a lot of talents.
Since Puerto Org Province became the territory of the Vicia Chamber of Commerce, under the careful management of the Vicia Chamber of Commerce, the population of the province has increased to about 800,000. The Vicia Chamber of Commerce also moved tens of thousands of professional miners, forging craftsmen, refiners and other technical talents to King Federica City, and basically moved the entire Vicia Chamber of Commerce here.
You may remember that seven or eight years ago, our family hoped to use various standard weapons and armor equipment to open up a business route leading to the business alliance's arms trading. Unfortunately, our efforts were shattered by the Vicia Chamber of Commerce. As the largest arms manufacturer in the Business Alliance, the Vicia Chamber of Commerce will never allow our family to enter their exclusive arms market. Therefore, whether it is public or private, the Vicia Chamber of Commerce is the enemy of our Norton family.
Since he has become the enemy of our family, his only end is to perish. In fact, regardless of whether His Majesty will hand over the Makinohara Province to our family's jurisdiction, the Vicia Chamber of Commerce alone is worth our family's armed action, which is why I plan to dispatch the Rock Legion and Flying Tiger Legion. Hit the snake and hit seven inches, as long as we capture the city of Federica in one fell swoop, it is tantamount to uprooting the Vicia Chamber of Commerce. It will never become a climate again, and the business alliance will lose a giant... "
Fatty Shi asked: "Your Highness, does His Majesty have any restrictions and requirements on how we deal with Puerto Org Province and the Vicia Chamber of Commerce?"
Lorist laughed loudly: "Your Majesty was dizzy by the quarrel between me and Grand Duke Feisabrun about Muyeyuan Province, and forgot about it. But I think maybe he thinks it's impossible for us to capture Federica in one fell swoop. Wangcheng, after all, the elite 48,000 soldiers of the Vicia Chamber of Commerce Legion are stationed in the city, which is different from the 3,000 defenders of the prince when he raided the city. He may think that our family's armed forces will greatly impact a nail...
The second point is that His Majesty has already promised the province of Puerto Org to Grand Duke Sabaji as a family territory, so what we do with it has nothing to do with him, he doesn't care. Another point may be that he thinks that our Norton family does not dare to easily offend the Vicia Chamber of Commerce, one of the seven giants of the business alliance. . Hehe, he doesn't know about our grievances with the Vicia Chamber of Commerce..."
Laughing a few times, Lorist said sternly: "So, after we captured King Federica and cleared Puerto Org Province, the Rock Legion stayed behind and was responsible for relocating all technical personnel. Puerto Orgue Province has a population of more than 800,000 people. , then I want to move 500,000 people from this province to the Northland, this is the best opportunity to increase the strength of our family, Baron Bodfinger, Baron Malek, you two are in charge of this matter, understand?"
The two chiefs and deputy commanders of the Rock Legion stood up: "Yes, Your Highness."
Lorist waved his hand to signal the two of them to sit down, then turned around and tapped the map on the wall with a small wooden stick: "Today is September 15th, and there are still three months before the winter snowfall in December, but the Northland is here Magik province, passing through Winston, Southern, Limad, Mesan, Chikses, Freeward, Pelolina, Westwood and Delamac provinces Nine provinces, including Magik Province, makes ten provinces. If it weren't for our Norton family armed with good winter raids, coupled with the assistance of sleigh carts and snowboards, just reaching the front line would be called an expedition.
Baron Camorra, with you as the master and Sedkamp as your deputy, I hope to establish a reliable logistics supply line in these ten provinces within three months, and establish a rest and supply station in each province. Your Majesty has given me permission on this issue, and our family will choose a place to build a camp to ensure logistics and supplies. Baron Farea is in charge of security.
Baron Farea, I have drawn two regiments from the 3rd Guards Regiment in Dremke Province, and two regiments from the 4th Guards Regiment in Winston Province, and temporarily formed the Fifth Guards Regiment. , to guard the security of the logistics supply points of these ten camps. Each camp is stationed with a guard battalion, and the rest are responsible for the escort of supplies and the security patrol of the route, maintaining order and safety during the immigration process.
In addition, the Second Guards Corps stationed in the southern part of the Northland also dispatched two regiments. After the Flying Tigers left the Podoliki Mountains in the Southern Province, one guard regiment took over the station, and the other guard regiment was stationed in Majik Province. After the Flying Tigers captured Andover, they were responsible for the defense until the garrison of the Feisabrunn family came to take over.
Also, the Knights of the Angry Bear, commanded by Baron Terman, moved to Vanades City in Dlemke Province, just in case. After receiving my order after the rainy season, decide whether to reinforce the front line. Director Shredder is still in charge of the administrative affairs of the entire family, and Director Speer assists in the resettlement of more than 500,000 new residents. Do you all know your responsibilities? "
All the senior members of the family stood up and replied in unison: "Understood, Your Highness, I am willing to work for the family!"
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