Grand Duke Peterson is a bit overwhelmed. The decision he has to make now has a bearing on the life and death of the Petersen Chamber of Commerce. He never thought that he would be pushed to such a point, and he was still a young teacher of Dawn Academy who had dealt with him before. Because this little teacher from Chenxi College has now become the Grand Duke of the Northland and the newly promoted Sword Master. Although there were friendly contacts in the past, Grand Duke Peterson showed more of an approachable demeanor to respect the corporal, but who would have thought that this former college professor would now become a big man that Duke Peterson needs to look up to...
Look again at the letter that the little instructor of Chenxi Academy just sent to himself. There is only one line of short words on the letter: You are next.
Sweat dripped from Grand Duke Peterson's forehead. This is a letter written by a sword master to himself. A short sentence expresses many meanings. Grand Duke Peterson knew very well that either he would break away from the business alliance and establish an independent country like the Chickard Chamber of Commerce and the Mayflower Chamber of Commerce, or he would soon face the armed forces of the Norton family. Even now, castles and fortresses have been built everywhere in the territory of the Petersen Chamber of Commerce, countless trenches have been dug, and countless defensive positions have been arranged. But Grand Duke Peterson still didn't have any confidence in his heart. The Norton family is invincible and invincible. The reputation of being invincible is not something to brag about. Just a cannon makes people feel helpless and headache.
Grand Duke Peterson regretted it in his heart. If he had been more active in his affairs after he was released last year, worked harder, and made a bigger impact, perhaps Lorist would not have written this reminder letter to himself. It is precisely because the business alliance persisted in the main battle and refused to concede defeat after the decisive defeat in Bruvia City, so Lorist sent troops in June this year, occupied four provinces in one go, and severed the business alliance The connection between the northern and southern provinces forced the Mayflower Chamber of Commerce to go south and break away from the business alliance to establish an independent country.
The fact that Lorist wrote such a sentence to Grand Duke Peterson also meant that the Peterson Chamber of Commerce had to make a choice, whether to live or die depends on which way Grand Duke Peterson wants to go. If you refuse, continuing to be tied to the Two-headed Dragon Chamber of Commerce means becoming an enemy of Lorist and the Norton family. Grand Duke Peterson has no confidence in resisting the Norton family's armed attack on the Chamber of Commerce's territory. The Peterson Chamber of Commerce will soon face extinction disaster.
But if you want to break away from the business alliance and establish an independent country like the Chicod Chamber of Commerce and the Mayflower Chamber of Commerce, don't forget that the territory of the Peterson Chamber of Commerce and the territory of the Double-headed Dragon Chamber of Commerce are close at hand. Grand Duke Peterson dares to guarantee that the president of the Two-Headed Dragon Chamber of Commerce and the supreme executive officer of the Commercial Alliance, Grand Duke Camberlet, will definitely vent his anger on the Petersen Chamber of Commerce. In the buffer zone between the alliances, Lorist can sit back and watch the armed forces of the commercial alliance and the armed forces of the Peterson Chamber of Commerce fight together, which is more lively than watching a movie...
I'm really not reconciled. When did the Peterson Chamber of Commerce become a pawn in the eyes of others... But there is no way to be reconciled. The Norton family armed forces withdrew from Tena Rigo and Serunica provinces in November, and took the two The defense task of this province was handed over to the garrison troops sent by the newly arrived Central South Kingdom, and then most of the troops were withdrawn to Mawei Fulin Province, which was surrounded by the Faliqiu Plain, although this province had already belonged to the newly restored Kabashi The Grand Duchy, but because of the blessing of the Norton family's armed forces, this province is still a piece of white land, but the Norton family's armed forces gathered here have caused great pressure and threats to the Peterson Chamber of Commerce.
Maweforint Province was originally the territory of the Trimble Kingdom. After the Trimble Kingdom was annexed by the Business Alliance, the fifteen counties in the country were divided into five provinces. In addition to Maweforint Province, there is also Jerodana Province. Albuco, Cubadro and Rio Riga. Among them, Charbuco Province has become the territory of the Petersen Chamber of Commerce, and the territory of the Double-Headed Dragon Chamber of Commerce is in Rio Riga Province, because there is a huge quartz mountain there, which is the best raw material base for glass production. The Dragon Chamber of Commerce took a fancy to occupy the past.
Since Maweforin Province was swept away by the Norton family's armed forces, the Business Alliance entrusted Gerodana Province to the Peterson Chamber of Commerce as its jurisdiction, because if the Norton Family's armed forces invaded again, Gerodana Province would be behind the Peterson Chamber of Commerce. In the province of Albuco, the Duke of Camberlet hoped that the Petersen Chamber of Commerce could take on the important task of defense in this direction. Now that the Norton family is armed with troops in Mawevelin Province, any fool knows who the next target will be...
Grand Duke Peterson is really indecisive. If he doesn't leave the business alliance, the Norton family will definitely launch an attack after the end of the year. The problem now is that the business alliance has no power to fight back, so it can only rely on defense to delay the time limit of the war until the Norton family's armed forces are exhausted. As for the heavy casualties and sacrifices paid for such a staunch defense, it is already irrelevant. As long as such heavy casualties can be used to make the Norton family armed forces feel the determination of the Commercial Alliance to resist, they are unwilling to attack the remaining seven members of the Commercial Alliance. Provinces are the biggest wins.
It's just that Grand Duke Peterson doubts whether the strategy of sticking to the business alliance will work. After all, his own chamber of commerce is the first to bear the brunt. Since dealing with the Norton family, Grand Duke Peterson has seen with his own eyes how the business alliance armed forces have suffered losses in the hands of the Norton family armed forces many times. To put it bluntly, it was the Norton family's armed forces that defeated and defeated the entire commercial alliance's armed forces, so that the commercial alliance fell into this situation.
Perhaps the strategy of the business alliance will work. The seven provinces still have a population of nearly 4.5 million. This is a huge manpower advantage. Even if ten of them fight one, it is enough to consume the more than 100,000 people armed by the Norton family. . However, Grand Duke Peterson also knew in his heart that when that time came, Gerodana Province and Charbuco Province would also be finished.
Especially in Chalbuco Province, as the territory of the Chamber of Commerce, the Petersen Chamber of Commerce has invested almost all of the accumulated funds of the Chamber of Commerce in development and construction in the past ten years. If it refuses to leave the commercial alliance, the Norton family's armed attack will not No matter how polite you are, even if you can stick to these two provinces, you will be ruined. The past ten years of hard work of the Peterson Chamber of Commerce will be in vain. At that time, I am afraid that the Peterson Chamber of Commerce will never have a chance to recover.
The most contradictory thing about Grand Duke Peterson is that he refuses to leave the Petersen Chamber of Commerce, which is a commercial alliance, and it may not end well. But breaking away from the business alliance and establishing an independent country will not bring much benefit. Why is the business alliance still gritting its teeth and insisting on refusing peace talks in this situation? Without him, as long as peace talks are made, the benefits lost by the business alliance will be too great. First, those chambers of commerce that lose their territories will not let it go, such as the Ford Chamber of Commerce, Liward Chamber of Commerce, and Vecia Chamber of Commerce, etc. Second, those lost by the commercial alliance The territory is a foregone conclusion, and it will never come back. The third is that the Freedom Alliance that the Norton family helped to establish has become a thorn in the eyes of the Commercial Alliance. It is a deadly enemy that will never die. The Commercial Alliance cannot bear the shame of having peace talks with the Freedom Alliance.
If the Peterson Chamber of Commerce betrays the Commercial Alliance and announces the establishment of an independent country, then the anger of the Commercial Alliance will definitely pour on the Petersen Chamber of Commerce. The territories of the two sides are adjacent. Duke Camberlet cannot deal with Lorist, but Duke Peterson can be dealt with. That's still more than enough. Grand Duke Peterson was not sure whether the armed forces of the Norton family would send troops to help. But even if Lorist is willing to send troops to support, the territory of the Petersen Chamber of Commerce, which has been reduced to a battlefield, will still be finished. The performance of the commercial alliance's armed forces has been fully utilized in the war with the Central South Kingdom's coalition forces. You're welcome.
It looks like a dead end! Grand Duke Peterson let out a long sigh. At this time, there was a knock on the door, and a servant came in to report: "Your Highness, the Earl of Miledas is here."
"Oh please."
The Miledas family should be regarded as a well-known family in the business alliance. The main business of their family chamber of commerce is to open large hotels, and they are also very few advocates and anti-war factions in the business alliance, because war together means that the Miledas chamber of commerce big bankruptcy. Just like the Daoslager Hotel in Morente City, the business was so prosperous and the guests gathered there back then, but after the business alliance and those countries in the south-central region became hostile, the Daoslager Hotel was empty and eventually became warehouses and raw materials. Processing plant. For a chamber of commerce that operates a single industry like the Miledas family, war is the thing they hate the most.
Earl Miledas entered the study angrily: "Cheek, why didn't you object to the proposal of merging the territory of the Chamber of Commerce proposed by the Grand Duke Camberlet this time? The consequences and costs will be shared with us again! Are you willing to give up the territory of the Chamber of Commerce that you have worked so hard to develop to share with those vampires?"
Chek is the nickname of Grand Duke Peterson. He and Earl Miledas are good friends who grew up together. The two families also have some oblique kinship.
"Hey, why do you still have such a violent temper?" Grand Duke Peterson persuaded helplessly: "Mead, in fact, the proposal of Duke Camberlet to merge the territory of the Chamber of Commerce is also for the sake of our war with the Norton family. Now the business There are only seven provinces left in the alliance, and the situation is grim. That's why the Duke of Camberlet is planning to revoke the fiefdoms of all the nobles in the seven provinces first, and unify the allocation and utilization of resources. This is also to better defeat the armed forces of the Norton family. , preparing for the final counterattack..."
"You liar, how about a final counterattack?" Earl Miledas snorted, exposing the cruel facts with a sneer: "Do we still have the strength to counterattack? The territory is getting smaller and smaller, shrinking from thirty-six provinces. The seven provinces are still stubborn, the southern provinces have been lost, the Chicod Chamber of Commerce and the Mayflower Chamber of Commerce have also betrayed and left, and the ten newly established garrison regiments and two field army regiments have also been wiped out. Shrunk down in the territory like a turtle, but still brazenly say something to fight back, are you still going to be tough?"
Grand Duke Peterson smiled wryly: "Meade, you have to have some hope. Even if you know it's empty talk, you can always keep some thoughts in your heart. Besides, I still have an armed corps of the Chamber of Commerce in my hand, and I am forming two garrison corps. As long as we get through this most difficult period, we are not without the possibility of counterattack. Just as the Duke of Camberlet said, persevere, no matter how long the night is, the dawn will always come. We have persisted for a hundred and sixty years For seven years, we have witnessed the separation and collapse of that vicious northern empire with our efforts and sacrifices. Now that we persevere, we may not be able to rise from the ashes and re-establish the glory of the business alliance... "
"Do you believe the nonsense of that old guy in Camberlet?" Earl Miledas sneered mercilessly: "The name of the largest country in Galintia has been memorized for two or three years, and the number one country in the south-central A strong army was beaten to ashes, and the old guy now has a mouth to show off! It sounds good, didn’t you look at the map? The business alliance back then could last for 167 years to resist the invasion of the Krissen Empire in the north. What is it relying on? It is the support of all the countries in the central and southern parts of the mainland and the benefits of commercial trade, and the dedication of the people in the Faliqiu Plain and Morente City who sacrificed their lives for freedom!
What are we left with now? Those countries in the south-central part of the mainland have torn up the trade agreements signed with us, and sent coalition forces to block our borders and trade routes. The Norton family armed troops in Mawei Fulin Province are eyeing them. In fact, they don't need to attack at all. Just a blockade can Let's crash. We still have the territory of seven provinces, and we can be self-sufficient if we hold on to it. But let me ask you a question, where are you going to get enough table salt? "
"Uh..." Grand Duke Peterson was stunned. I really didn't expect that the territory of the business alliance is not close to the sea. In the past, salt was a neglected item in the business alliance. Those who had money were bought from outside. High-quality rock salt is sold in various chambers of commerce. If you don’t have money, take a bucket to Zangjin Bay and boil it with sea water. Although it’s a bit bitter, it won’t kill you. Seriously speaking, salt is the only daily necessities in the business alliance that is not monopolized by a certain chamber of commerce.
"Don't take it lightly because you have rock salt reserves in the warehouse of your chamber of commerce. I think the old guy Camberlett is more vigilant than you. His proposal of merging the territory of the chamber of commerce this time is very likely to hit the rock salt in the material warehouse of your chamber of commerce. Idea. Because everyone knows that your chamber of commerce armed forces moved the rock salt warehouse of Wayago Kingdom completely. Didn’t they laugh at your chamber of commerce for not letting go of those worthless rock salt? So much rock salt is enough Hundreds of thousands of people in your chamber of commerce have eaten it for more than a decade, who would have thought that your rock salt would become a scarce commodity for the business alliance... "
Grand Duke Peterson was a little dazed. He also knew about the move of the rock salt warehouse back then, but the kingdom of Wayago is rich in rock salt, and there is nothing valuable except rock salt. The vehicles were all empty, so the steward ordered all the rock salt in the warehouse to be transported back. This matter was indeed laughed at by other chambers of commerce for a while, but I didn't expect that the rock salt would be worth a hundred times now.
"I don't understand why you agreed to the old guy's proposal to merge the territory! Don't you worry that the investment in the Chamber of Commerce's territory will be in vain?" Earl Miledas roared angrily.
Since the Commercial Alliance lost the southern provinces and the Chicod Chamber of Commerce, the Mayflower Chamber of Commerce has successively separated from the Commercial Alliance and established an independent country. In addition, the south-central countries and the Freedom Alliance have signed a mutual assistance agreement and sent troops to Serunica and Tenarig. , It is tantamount to tearing up the trade agreement signed with the business alliance, and re-blocking the border and business routes. The morale of the big and small chambers of commerce in the business alliance has plummeted, and they no longer have any hope of winning. At this time, the Grand Duke Camberlette proposed to cancel the territory of the chamber of commerce, and planned to bring the territory of these seven provinces under the jurisdiction of the business alliance, so as to gather all kinds of materials to deal with the invasion of the Norton family armed forces, and prepared to persist in a long-term war. In the war of resistance against time, the business alliance will never bow its head and admit defeat!
For those chambers of commerce that have lost their territory, the proposal of Grand Duke Camberlette is in their hands, so they firmly support it. But for those chambers of commerce that have chambers of commerce in these seven provinces, this proposal is harmful to their interests, but the Duke of Camberlet has decided to give 150% of the chamber of commerce to these merged chambers of commerce. Compensation, finally reluctantly passed the proposal. Grand Duke Petersen also voted in favor.
But there are also some chambers of commerce that firmly oppose this proposal, and the Miledas chamber of commerce is the most resolute opponent. The loss of the hotel business has had a great impact on the Miledas family, so they can only devote their energy to the development of the chamber of commerce's territory. Finally, the territory has some benefits, and the business alliance will merge again. Why is this not called Miledas? The Earl is furious...
"Look at the map. The Norton family's armed forces are almost approaching the city. Anyway, I can't keep the territory of the chamber of commerce, so I don't care whether the territories are merged. It's better to get compensation than to be ruined by the war..." Grand Duke Peterson confided his own difficulties.
"Compensation?" Earl Miledas snorted coldly: "You still believe what that old fellow Camberlette said? Didn't you listen to what he said? The compensation this time can only be given at most 20% first, and the rest All the money can only be allocated after the victory of this war is won. Because the current urgent task is to resist the invasion of the Norton family armed forces... "
"Are you out of your mind or caught by the door! Can this war be won? One hundred years or two hundred years? Is it possible to win?" Earl Miledas slapped the map on the table angrily, and then Lorist wrote The letter to Grand Duke Peterson was blown up by the wind: "Hey, what is this? You are next, what do you mean, who wrote it... Lorist... Blood Sword Saint..."
"I can't take care of myself and I'm about to face a catastrophe..." Grand Duke Peterson recounted his contact with the Norton family and Lorist helplessly: "Look, this is the death warning letter from the Blood Sword Saint..."
Earl Miledas laughed loudly: "A godsend, this is great, we can break away from the business alliance!"
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