"Do you think our family should agree to His Majesty's request and send troops for reinforcements?" Lorist did not make a decision in front of the Duke of Kenmes and the Grand Duke of Feisabrun, but only expressed that he needed to think about it and settle down. Immediately afterwards, the two grand dukes summoned several high-level family members to discuss His Highness' request for help.
"Does it need to be said? Your Highness, since the business alliance is ignorant, let's beat them to the ground and grab a big one!" The first one to answer was Tiger Ross, so don't think about this guy's answer. , anyway, he is a war maniac, as long as there is war.
"No! I don't think so. Anyway, the life and death of His Royal Highness has nothing to do with us. Even if they are defeated, I don't think the business alliance will extend its hand to several territories under our family's jurisdiction. For the sweet dreams of His Royal Highness and I don't think it's worthwhile for the throne to let our Norton family arm and sacrifice loyal soldiers. Besides, His Highness also said just now that the current battle situation in the Fali Hill Plain is like a flesh and blood mill. If we go to reinforce the Second Highness, our Second Highness may also fall into this big place. It's a quagmire, and it will be very difficult to get out..."
Fatty Shi was the one who opposed it. He had never had a good impression of the Second Highness, and even once said that the Norton family would develop better and faster without the Second Highness. It's just that Lorist is also very helpless. After all, the ancestors of the Norton family also served for the royal family of Krissen, which is famous for their loyalty. In this different world where the family's reputation is more important than anything else, Lorist has no choice but to be concerned about this, making himself a rebel who is accused by thousands of people.
Of course, Fatty Shi didn’t object to the Second Highness’s reinforcements because of the resentment in his heart, and his objection was well-founded: “Your Highness, next year will be a very critical year for our family, the settlement of new immigrants, the construction of the palace project, the improvement of the patrol system. The expansion, as well as the establishment of the Armed Forces, the rectification of the main armies of several families and the reduction of the local garrison all take time to complete. What's more, our family territory has just gone through a turmoil, and people's hearts are still uncertain. This requires His Highness to sit in the Northland .So we can reply to His Royal Highness, please try to support him for another year. After next year, our family will not be too late to reinforce His Majesty the King... "
Lorist laughed dumbfounded. Fatty Shi hoped that the Second Highness would be more unlucky, but the problem was not caused by the Second Highness alone, and the bad luck was not his alone, but dragged along the nobles of the entire Antinac Kingdom. bad luck. Anyway, the Kenmes family, the Felim family, and the Shaheen family are members of the four northern alliances, and Lorist can't just sit back and watch his allies suffer the same fate as the Second Highness.
"Borg, what's your opinion?" Lorist turned his gaze to Bodfinger.
Bodfinger frowned tightly: "Your Highness, you still have to send troops. In case His Majesty and the others really can't support the defeat and come back, what I'm worried about is that the armed leaders of the business alliance will drive straight in, and the soldiers will directly reach our family's jurisdiction." Territory, this will be a deadly threat to us, the enemy country is beyond the border, it is better to place the battlefield on the plain of Mana Hill.
But after all, the Mana Hill Plain is too far away from our family's territory. If we go all the way to reinforce His Majesty the King and the others, it is very likely that our family's armed forces will fall into that big quagmire as Lord Baron Shredder said. In particular, the business alliance has obtained so many design drawings of weapons and equipment from our family. Although those catapults and huge crossbows are not as powerful as our family's weapons, they will also cause huge casualties... "
"Your Highness, just because of the despicable actions of the business alliance sending a great swordsman to assassinate you and stealing the blueprints of weapons and equipment designed by our family, we should send troops to teach these ignorant businessmen a lesson. We will let these despicable businessmen understand, Under the iron hooves of our family, no matter how many troops they have, they can only add a glorious record of victory to our journey."
The new head of the Chaser Legion, Farea, stood up and said loudly, feeling a little agitated. It is understandable that he has been serving as the head of the Guards Corps for these years, and he is responsible for such tasks as local defense and logistical support. Now that he has finally encountered an opportunity to go to the battlefield, he does not want to let it go easily. Besides, this is also to retaliate against the despicable actions of the business alliance against Lorist and the family territory. Only by teaching the business alliance a profound lesson on the battlefield and beating them up, can they understand that the angry bear of the Norton family is not them. An easy target for businessmen.
"Well said!" Tiger Ross applauded Farea's speech. It seemed that he was very happy to have one more main battle.
Lorist glared at him, Tiger Rose immediately put down his hands consciously, and sat upright, but he began to signal Genorio, who was standing by the door, to bring him another bottle of fruit wine with his eyes and shaking his head. Drop the empty wine bottle in front of him.
"Director Speer, what do you think?"
"Your Highness, I think Lord Bodfinger is right. Instead of letting the coalition forces of the Commercial Alliance defeat His Majesty the King and the nobles and burn the flames of war to all the provinces under our family's jurisdiction, it is better to place the battlefield on the plain of Fali Hill. To ruin is also to ruin the territory of the business alliance. Therefore, I think the family can agree to His Majesty the King's request to send troops for reinforcements, because if Yungeshandra Province develops according to the family's development plan, it will also become a place where the family's future financial resources will gather. "The old god in charge of Speer said.
Hey, Lorist couldn't help but look at Director Speer with admiration. It's really surprising that Director Speer, who has always been a miser, has such a long-term vision.
"Of course, since His Majesty the King asked our family to send troops for reinforcements, he only agreed to include Yungeshandra Province as a new jurisdiction of our family, and did not give us other rewards and subsidies, so our family still needs to bear the family's armed forces. The expenses, such as logistical supplies and casualty compensation, etc., will be a large sum, and it will also be a great burden on the family. Therefore, I hope that this dispatch of troops can be done in the business alliance as Lord Tiger Ross said. Loot more property on the site to make up for the loss of the family..." Director Speer continued to talk about his thoughts while stroking the goatee on his chin.
Lorist rolled his eyes on the spot, knowing that the old guy didn't have such a good eye, he was bewildered by the large amount of property looted last time when the Flying Tiger Legion and Chaser Legion swept across the Mana Hill Plain. Eyes, I want to do it again, it's just a dream! At the beginning of the discussion, did you not hear the report on the battle on the Faliqiu Plain that Tager made on purpose? In a year and a half, the fierce battle between the armed forces of the Commercial Alliance and the army of the Antinak Kingdom commanded by the Second Highness has already turned the formerly affluent Mana Hill Plain into ruins. Even if you want to rob, you must have a place to rob!
"Your Highness, I think so." Director Speer noticed Lorist's unfriendly gaze, and hastily corrected it: "Since the battlefield of His Majesty's army and the armed forces of the Commercial Alliance is the Bruvik that surrounds the plain of Fali Hill If the city is carried out, then our family's armed forces can bypass this location and go deep into other provinces of the business alliance to plunder. On the one hand, it can relieve the pressure on His Majesty the King, and on the other hand, it can also rob the property to reduce the burden on the family. Isn't this the best of both worlds? "
Lorist was amused by the words of Supervisor Speer. It was a good idea, but is that possible? He knew that Director Speer was a military idiot, but it was beyond his imagination to be such an idiot. Why would I even think of asking his opinion.
Although Fatty Shi is the highest administrative officer of the Norton family, he is no stranger to the military. Seeing that Manager Speer self-righteously said the so-called "best of both worlds" countermeasure, he couldn't laugh or cry for a while. Director Pell explained: "Director Speer, your idea is not valid, and the consequences of doing so will only be worse."
"Last year, the Flying Tiger Legion and the Hunting Cavalry Legion were caught off guard by the Business Alliance, which is why they achieved such a great result. Because at that time, the Kingdom of Antinac had the initiative on the battlefield, and His Majesty the King commanded troops to attack the Mana Hill Plain. The remaining fortress cities were preparing to attack Morente City, and the Business Alliance was focusing on defending Morente City as the top priority.
You must know that when the Flying Tiger Legion and the Chaser Legion swept through the five provinces of the Mana Hill Plain, they often encountered resistance and lost more than 20,000 people. You also heard Lord Tagle's report just now. After the Flying Tiger Legion and the Chaser Legion returned to the Northland, His Majesty the King dispatched the Pegasus Legion of Lord Felim, the Reserve Legion of the Grand Duke Fessabrun and the Border Ranger Legion. Take over the task of cleaning up the provinces and blocking the reinforcements of the business alliance.
But up to now, the three light cavalry legions have lost almost half of their troops, and the entire battlefield space has been compressed by the reinforcements from the business alliance, making it impossible to conduct mobile guerrilla warfare. The armed forces of the business alliance used the method of step by step to weave a defensive network around the five provinces adjacent to the Mana Hill Plain. They also adopted the defensive position of deep ditch and barriers, combined with crossbows and catapults, so that the light cavalry regiment could not use its mobility to penetrate deep behind the enemy.
Of course, even if our family's Flying Tiger Legion and Chaser Legion go deep into the enemy's rear, they don't care. Instead, they will use these deep ditch barriers to cut off the retreat of our family's armed forces, consume our troops, and then our family's armed forces do not receive enough supplies. In the case of a large army and heavy supplies, we were trapped alive with the strategy of guarding against death with a large army.
Therefore, even if we send the Flying Tiger Legion and the Chaser Legion to the surrounding provinces of the Faliqiu Plain again, the Business Alliance need not worry, and will even seek to defeat the coalition forces of His Majesty the King and the nobles of the rest of the territory first, and capture Bruvik City, at that time, our family's armed forces will go deep alone, and it will be difficult to move an inch, and we will not be able to withdraw even if we want to withdraw. "
Fatty Shi said it very simply. He meant to look at the map. Half of the large area from the center to the south of the Galintia continent is already in the territory of the business alliance. Even the Titanini Mountains are surrounded by the business alliance. . In addition to the Faliqiu Plain and Zhoubian five provinces, there are more than 30 provinces behind. This is the reason why the business alliance can become the country with the largest territory in the mainland, and this is their greatest strength.
The business alliance can fully use sufficient human and financial resources, and material resources to compete with the Antinac Kingdom until the Antinac Kingdom is overthrown. Last year, when His Highness the Second Highness led the army to attack the Commercial Alliance, it was because the Commercial Alliance hadn't reacted yet, but now the Commercial Alliance has mobilized the whole country, and those provinces in the south of the mainland have continuously sent reinforcements to the front line of the Mana Hill Plain, a province It is easy to recruit more than 20,000 poor young men. Thirty provinces have an army of 600,000. No wonder the Second Highness is in a hurry to ask for help.
Fatty Shi's explanation made Director Speer a little embarrassed, but everyone present looked very unhappy. Even the Tigers Ross and Farea, who are fighting together, have serious expressions on their faces. For the Norton family, the business alliance is an incomparably huge giant, a powerful enemy that is difficult to defeat. Whether it is high-end combat power or armed forces, as well as financial and material resources, the Norton family is not comparable, even if the entire Antinac Kingdom is added.
But if the Second Highness is not reinforced, it will be the Norton family's turn after the Second Highness is defeated. Just like Bodfinger said, it is better to have the battlefield on the Mana Hill Plain than the flames of war burning next to the family's jurisdiction. What's more, from the perspective of interests, the various products produced by the Norton family's territory are now sold to the entire Antinac Kingdom through the Snow Salt Chamber of Commerce. Play with yourself behind closed doors. One goes up and the other up, and in another ten years or so, even if Lorist is the Juggernaut, he won't be able to suppress the commercial alliance's strategic advantage over the Norton family's territory.
This is also where Lorist finds it very difficult. It is necessary to send troops to reinforce the Second Highness, but it is impossible to throw the Norton family's armed forces into that big quagmire. If the commercial alliance's armed forces are determined to consume it, even if it can afford it five to one, the Norton family's armed forces can't afford it!
"Your Highness, I've thought about it. There is no other better way than attacking here, maybe forcing the business alliance to admit defeat and signing a peace agreement with the kingdom." Malek stood up, He strode to the map, pointed to the location of Morente City and said loudly.
"Impossible!" Tiger Rose blurted out: "We can't hit the city of Morente at all. Just now Lord Tagle has introduced the battle situation on the Mana Hill Plain. There are artificial canals and irrigation canals everywhere, and now many tunnels have been dug, and countless fortress barriers have been set up. Coupled with the sufficient military strength of the Commercial Alliance and countless catapults and crossbows, we cannot reach Mo Lent City, but that avenue has six well-defended fortress cities, unless they are captured one by one, we can only fly over to attack Morente City."
"We don't attack Morente City from land." Malek said: "Master Tagle just introduced that Morente City is the base camp of the business alliance, and the general logistics supply base, whether it is food or military supplies, is set up in Morente City. Even the reinforcements sent by the southern provinces and the Kingdom of Chigda can only arrive at Morente City in the shortest time by sea.
In this case, why don't we attack Morente City by sea? Lord Sembawood has always boasted that his family's North Sea Fleet is invincible, and His Highness has always believed so. Then we will dispatch the North Sea Fleet to destroy the Armada of the Business Alliance in the Golden Bay. As long as the Armada is eliminated, our family's armed forces can land in the Golden Bay just like they landed on the Haneyabad Islands. You know, on the side of Zangjin Bay, Morente City doesn't have any walls... "
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