"Your Highness, this is the Eagle message just sent by Baron Camorra." Genorio hurried into the study and presented a piece of off-white silk to Lorist.
Lorist, who was discussing political affairs with Fatty Shi, took the silk and quickly read the content on it, his face darkened immediately.
"What happened?" Fatty Shi asked.
"Some people's skin is itchy, it's time to teach them a lesson." Lorist handed the silk in his hand to Fatty Shi and said, "Look for yourself, Baron Camorra is in Chikses, Freeward, Wei The logistics supply points set up in Swood Province and Delamac Province were all attacked by unknown armed forces. Not only did the local nobles not cooperate with our investigation, but they accused us of attracting the attention of bandits to the camps we set up. The territory has also suffered a lot of losses, and our family is required to be responsible for compensation... "
"Bah!" Fatty Shi said disdainfully: "Thieves shouted to catch the thief. Without the cooperation of these nobles in the territory, how could the camp we set up be attacked by those bandits. I even suspected that those bandits were pretending to be the private armed forces of these local lords. Unexpectedly The Second Highness has just left the eleven provinces in central China. Usually, those territorial nobles who clamped their tails and pretended to be cowboys became more active, and turned their ideas on our Norton family. Could it be that they think our Norton family's armed forces are so easy to bully? ?”
Because the troops were divided into two groups, and the Norton family's armed forces would launch a winter raid from the province of Magik to the provinces of Andover and Porto-Org, the Second Highness ordered his 300,000 troops to attack the two southwestern provinces at the end of September. Moving, even the White Lions deployed on the border between Magik Province and Anderwolf Province also handed over the garrison to a guard regiment led by Ovikis, and then set off to Hans Demos Province to prepare for the rainy season. Afterwards, he was able to approach the border between the two provinces of the former Rulm Duchy as soon as possible, posing a threat to the commercial alliance.
However, as soon as the Second Highness and his army left, the situation in the eleven provinces in the middle of the country, which could be called calm, began to become lively. Those territorial nobles with their tails crossed and obedient beings lost the oppression of the two mountains of His Highness and his 300,000 army, and began to try to make up for the damage caused to them by His Highness's presence in the eleven provinces in the middle of the past few years. various economic losses. The method is very simple. Big fish eat small fish, and small fish eat dried shrimps. In just two months, there have been more than ten territorial conflicts and family wars among the territorial nobles in several central provinces. Some lords even pretended to be bandits. Block roads and rob merchants and passers-by.
It's just that I didn't expect that the nobles in those territories would also have the idea of arming the Norton family. Thinking about it, the eleven provinces in the central region have been raided by the Second Highness over the past few years in order to support an army of 300,000. Although the weather is good and the harvest is good, it is just a guarantee that people will not starve to death. Not only those citizens, but almost all the nobles in the territories are having a hard time.
In order to complete the winter raid and occupy Andover and Porto-Org provinces, the Norton family intends to relocate more than 500,000 immigrants from these two provinces, and to ensure the supply of military logistics supplies on the front line, and specially set up logistics supply lines in ten provinces. The security camp has been busy accumulating all kinds of supplies. The huge camp is only defended by a guard battalion of 3,000 people. In the eyes of the territorial nobles in the central provinces, it naturally becomes a big piece of fat. .
Fatty Shi carefully looked at the content written on the silk and said: "Baron Camorra did not mention in the letter the casualties of the Guards battalion soldiers who guarded the camp. It should be minor and not a problem. However, he said that the endless attacks and The theft has seriously affected the transportation and storage tasks of the logistics supply. Due to the remote route, the Fifth Temporary Guard Corps led by Baron Farea is in a state of shortage of troops for security guards and patrols on this logistics supply line. Worried about running around and being exhausted, I hope to increase the number of troops to avoid serious consequences... "
Lorist nodded: "Yes, this logistics supply line is too long, and we didn't expect such a situation. It seems that we have to increase our troops to maintain the safety of this logistics supply line. But before we increase our troops , I have to teach those territorial nobles who don’t know what to do or what to do, a profound lesson, do you really think that our Norton family dare not fight back?”
"Genorio!"
"Your Highness, what are your orders?" Genorio was quick to stand at attention.
"Take this letter, and then write an emergency document and send it to His Majesty overnight, saying that I want to clean up the nobles along this logistics line. If the safety of this logistics supply line cannot be guaranteed, our Norton family will not be able to Launch a surprise attack in winter." Lorist thought for a while and ordered.
"Yes, Your Highness, I will do it right away." Genorio saluted and exited the study.
It seems that Lorist has made up his mind to deal with the nobles in the central provinces. Fatty Shi persuaded from the side: "Your Highness, the war is coming, we only need to ensure the safety of the logistics supply line, there is no need to get entangled with those local nobles."
Lorist tapped his finger on the table in deep thought and replied: "No, you don't understand, if it is just to ensure the safety of this logistics supply line, it is very simple, but I am worried that those nobles in the territory who were expelled by us will become angry , to make a brain-dead move that is harmful to others. They may take risks angrily because of the strength of our family, and secretly send people into the camp to set fire to the supplies.
For those local nobles, this is just a move to vent their anger, but for our family, as long as the supplies of a camp are destroyed, then this logistics supply line will be finished, at least it will delay the implementation of our plan for a long time time. And winter is short, we must hurry up, if the plans and arrangements we made cannot be completed, it will add a lot of trouble and unnecessary difficulties to us.
Therefore, for our Norton family, we must thoroughly remove all hidden dangers along this logistics supply line. No matter who it is, as long as it is related to the unknown armed forces and thieves who attacked our camp, we will pursue them to the end and uproot them all. This is the real and effective way to maintain the safety of this logistics supply line. "
"Then do you think the Second Highness will agree with you to do this?" Fatty Shi asked.
"He will definitely agree. Now whoever hinders the strategic plan of the winter raid he arranged will become his enemy. As long as our Norton family armed forces launch the raid in winter as planned, then even if we cleared all the central provinces The nobles of the territory will also pretend that they didn't see anything... "
Lorist was stunned for a moment, his expression changed: "Damn it! We were fooled..."
"Huh?" Fatty Shi was puzzled: "What did you fall for?"
Lorist stood up and walked around in the study room: "I suspect that we have fallen into His Majesty's scheme. He probably used our family's armed forces to eliminate those territorial nobles in the central provinces."
Fatty Shi's face also became serious: "Do you have any basis?"
"It's very simple. We have already obtained permission from His Majesty to freely choose to set up logistical supply camps in those central provinces. Everyone knows the importance of this logistical supply line for our family's armed forces to launch winter raids, so why are those central provinces The local lords are still thinking about our family’s logistics supply line? It’s obvious that His Majesty never warned them at all... Hehe... "
Lorist sneered: "It's not that I suspect, think about it, with His Majesty's experience and careful thinking, would he make such a simple mistake? If he had warned those local nobles, then no one would beat us The idea of the family’s logistics supply line, otherwise it means that they are provoking His Majesty’s majesty. Without warning, those local nobles can stare at our family’s logistics supply line. Even if there is a conflict, it will only be between our family and those local nobles in private Conflict…”
Shi Fatzi nodded: "It's the same as when our convoy traveled northward through the Kingdom of Antinac, the Second Highness used our convoy to arm the nobles of those territories. One is to block us, and we can even use us to deal with those local nobles in the future. The lord came to catch us. Now he needs us to participate in the war so he pretends not to see it. After the empire is unified, he can bring up the old matter again and use this matter to suppress our Norton family or force us to obey his arrangement.
The second is to use us to eliminate the nobles in these central provinces. After all, these nobles are all subordinates of the original four kingdoms in the central region, and they are not of the same mind as His Royal Highness. So the more we clear the Second Highness, the happier he will be. Because the canonized territories of these local nobles can be taken back by him and returned to the direct control of the royal family, effectively strengthening his control over the central provinces.
The last point is that the relationship between the nobles in the central provinces and the original three grand dukes in the middle is complicated. To ensure the safety of the logistics supply line and eliminate them by our family armed forces, it will inevitably make us, the remaining local nobles and the three grand dukes Encounter. This should be what the Second Highness is very happy to see. It avoids the expansion of the power of our four northern alliances and the communication with the three grand dukes. This is probably the balance of power and tactics... "
"I think that's what our Majesty thinks about. After all, the strength of our Norton family is comparable to that of the kingdom. He has always been taboo and wary of our family. That's why he made so many arrangements first." Lorist He commented very indifferently: "But is it useful to do this? Such a small structure will only make us look down upon. As long as our family's strength remains strong, even if he unified the empire, what can he do to our family? Does he really dare to tear his face and start a war with our family?"
Fatty Shi laughed: "He really doesn't dare to do this. Don't look at him sitting on an army of 500,000, but he also knows in his heart that he is not our Norton family's armed opponent. But Your Highness, the question now is who should we send?" To complete the security of the logistics supply line and eliminate the attackers who are threatening our logistics support camp? The Flying Tiger Legion and the Rock Legion are both marching towards Majik Province, should they send troops to sweep it?"
"No need," Lorist replied, "The Flying Tiger Legion and the Rock Legion are going to Magik Province to prepare for a winter raid on Andover and Porto-Org Provinces. It's already the end of October, wait for them to arrive There is not much time for Majik to rest and recuperate. There is no need to let them fight those local nobles and bandits, so as not to delay the time to launch the attack as scheduled.
I am going to transfer a troop from the Chasseur Cavalry Corps and let Jost lead it to the central provinces to reinforce Farea and ensure the security and patrol of the logistics supply line. As a light cavalry regiment, their mobility is sufficient to deal with those bandits and the private armed forces of local nobles. At the same time, I plan to recruit El and Reddy back, and they will lead a thousand guards to clear the territorial nobles along the logistics supply line, and uproot those local nobles who have ideas about our family, as a warning to those who come later. "
"Your Highness, if both Baron Joost and El are called back, what will happen to the Chaser Legion?" Fatty Shi said.
"It's okay, the Chaser Legion still has Yuri and Knight Vasimma. To deal with the grass barbarian tribes on the northeast prairie, the two of them are enough to deal with it. Jost has been in the Chaser Legion for several years, so let Let him go to the central provinces to relax. As for El, he was sent to the Chaser Legion because Yuri was injured before. Now that Yuri has come back, I am going to let him leave the Chaser Legion and let him become the Commander of the new Fifth Guards Corps."
On October 31, 1786, the general calendar of the Galintia continent, because the Norton family's logistical supply line and logistical support camp to Magek Province were threatened by unknown armed forces, bandits, and local nobles, Lorist urgently mobilized Jost, the head of the cavalry regiment, led a regiment to reinforce. At the same time, Reddy and Al were ordered to take a thousand guards to investigate and eliminate the unknown armed forces, bandits and local nobles who threatened the logistics supply line.
As of November 30th, the Norton family armed forces set off a bloody storm in various provinces along this logistics supply line. Nearly a hundred bandits and horse bandits were attacked by the guard brigade led by Reddy and El and Joe The chasing cavalry led by Stern pursued fiercely and destroyed them. The nobles of more than fifty families who were accused of colluding with these bandits and horse bandits were wiped out, and their family territories were also wiped out.
There were less than a hundred nobles in the central provinces conferred by His Highness the Second Highness back then, but now more than half of them have been wiped out by the Norton family. All of a sudden, the reputation of the Norton family's armed forces spread throughout the provinces of the Antinac Kingdom, and the logistics supply line was almost full of ghosts. No one dared to approach this line. Willing to be near those logistical support camps...
On November 20th, Lorist led a thousand bodyguards to set off for Magik province, accompanied by his family's second-level great swordsman Hughes. Princess Sylvia, four concubines, and two sons came to see him off. There are also some senior members of the family.
After saying goodbye to Princess Silvia and the others one by one. Lorist said to Baron Berunek, the commander of the First Guards Corps who came to see him off, "You will be responsible for the safety of the Northland."
Baron Berunek gave a knightly salute: "Please rest assured, Your Highness, I will fulfill my mission!"
Lorist nodded, mounted his horse and gave the order: "Let's go."
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