"The Reagan family has always been like this, Nick Reagan dared to support Laubert's 'war on the throne' when nothing happened sixteen years ago, Penny Reagan could have been ruthless enough to kill her husband and perform forbidden spells in Suker City not long ago!" Derick Danny snorted his cigar hard, "sacrificing Herion City is nothing to Pedy Reagan. ”

"Can you be sure of your intel?" Fibot-Bob moved to make himself more comfortable on the couch, "where did you get the into?"

"The Danny family has been in the Cullen Territory for more than a hundred years, and of course there will be some friends who trust each other. Derick Danny wouldn't be stupid enough to say anything, "No one's rule is rock-solid, not even Pedi Reagan, his opponents are no longer in the minority, but these people are all quiet now." ”

"With Peddy Reagan's strength, as long as he's still on the throne, these people can only remain quiet forever. Fipert Bob pushed away the steaming cup of coffee in front of him, waved it away, and looked at Dan Derick Danny, "I know you're eager to prove something to your former master, but you need to understand that with the current power of the Duchy of Suluk, you can't challenge the Kingdom of Kruria. ”

When Fippert-Bob said these words, he lost the smile of a businessman and carried a politician with seriousness and rigidity.

"I know exactly what I'm doing, Speaker!" replied Derick Danny solemnly.

"Good!" The serious expression on Fipott-Bob's face disappeared instantly, and he regained a lazy but condescending look, "Let's get back to the beginning... Do you have confidence in your intelligence?"

Derick Danny immediately said: "There is absolute confidence! The undead legion led by Herion was wiped out yesterday, and its leader, Udi Cooper, was secretly imprisoned in a dungeon somewhere in the Herion, if I were given some time, I could even..."

"My friend. Fipott Bob's voice overpowered Darek Danny's and interrupted him, "What I want to tell you is—" He leaned forward slowly, and the voice of the conversation suddenly became smaller, "Since Cove Rambo has his plan, we should support him, and your information has not been confirmed in any way, so it cannot be used as a basis for objection." ”

Darek Danny was annoyed that Fippold Bob interrupted him, but before his annoyance could be shown, he was interrupted by the other party's words, his vague eyes suddenly widened, and he looked at Fippold-Bob who was close at hand with an incredulous expression, and instinctively swallowed a mouthful of saliva and said in a deep voice: "Speaker... Do you know what you're talking about?"

"Do you think I'm drunk?"

"You seem to be too drunk!"

"I know what you're trying to say, but now we don't have a choice... Moreover, the situation is not as bad as you think, we will ask for reinforcements from the mage tower at the same time, and the elves will not leave us alone. Fipott-Bob stood up and walked to the window, looked at the guards patrolling below, and muttered to himself, "We still have a chance, but first we have to get through the current situation, otherwise everything is fake." ”

...

Principality of Twak,

The Highlanders have been mired in a war with the undead over the past month, just like the rest of the continent of Alan.

However, unlike the rest of the continent, the undead legions that ravaged the highlands were not to expand in all directions in the first place, and they had been in a frenzied civil war since their appearance.

Therefore, although the size of the undead legion in the highland steppe was extremely strong, due to the civil war that broke out between them for some unknown reason, the Duchy maintained a relatively stable situation in other areas except for the northern hills where the undead legion was raging.

But the ambitious Duke Andy Barrai, like his cousin Pedy Reagan, soon discovered that the turmoil that swept the continent from this time was also a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity!

But for Andy Barrett, such an opportunity comes with great risk. But compared to what you get, the risk is negligible!

First of all, Andy Barrett and his cousin Pedy Reagan had the same idea: to end their internal problems as quickly as possible, and to deal with the raging undead legions in the northern hills of the principality.

And then... In the name of the Alliance, he borrowed the combined forces of Crane City and the Orcs to intervene in the Suke Plains.

Unlike Amperdy, Andy Barrett didn't tell anyone what he thought, because the current power of the Principality of Twak was simply not enough to support his idea.

Ostensibly, Andy Barrett was only actively assembling the Duchy army, evacuating the population of the northern territories, and establishing a large outer defense zone in the northwest region of Bolenburg. At the same time, he also issued a bounty order to the entire continent, rewarding several leaders of the undead legions in the northern hills, with a minimum bounty of more than one hundred crowns.

All of a sudden, countless bounty hunters and mercenary groups from the mainland rushed to the Duchy of Twak, even some werewolves and dark elves who had obtained passes.

Ten days ago, Andy Barrett's intelligence officer told him that a team of bounty hunters had received information that several large undead legions were gathering in the valley south of Fort Ruku, and that a decisive battle was suspected to be about to begin. Then, for three days in a row, similar news came in, and then the Principality's intelligence services confirmed the information after several confirmations.

As a result, Andy Barrett's staff formulated a siege plan around this decisive battle between the undead legions. To this end, Andy Barrett used more than four legions to provide 60,000 soldiers, and more than 200,000 laborers in the army!

But this was a failed plan, because the bounty hunters gave the wrong information, and they devised such a big lie for the tempting bounty, deceiving the intelligence system of the Duchy of Twak, and even more so Andy Barrett, who was eager to eliminate the undead legion.

After Andy Barrett's vanguard army entered the northern hills, the undead legions in the entire northern hills region launched an attack on them as soon as possible, and the areas where the undead warriors did not appear at all in the original intelligence were stationed with piles of ghoul elites.

The attack plan developed in only two days cost Andy Barrett 10,000 veterans, and later lost countless military supplies and the lives of more than 50,000 laborers in order to retreat.

Enraged, Andy Barrett captures all the bounty hunters in the Duchy of Twak and executes them in the first place, while stipulating that the bounty hunters are illegal organizations in the Duchy of Twak. The bounty hunter who deceived Andy Barrett is also wanted by the entire living world of the continent of Elan on charges of 'colluding with the undead army' by the Allies!

Fortunately, the Undead Legion did not take this opportunity to go south, and they continued their infighting.

...

The headquarters of the northwestern defense zone of Bolenburg is set up less than 500 meters away from the northern hills where the undead army is raging.

Ten days have passed since that failed war, and Andy Barrett appears to have come out of the defeat of that battle on the surface. But those who knew him well knew that the young ruler was not reconciled to that defeat.

Andy Barrett, who was far away from his parents since he was a child, gave up everything to live during his time in the imperial capital. Among them, there is his fragile self-esteem, which is built up by supreme authority when he holds the scepter.

This defeat shattered this sturdy defense layer by layer, making Andy Barrett, who was already insecure, feel that everyone around him was laughing at him.

On the high platform outside the headquarters,

Andy Barrett stood alone under the Flame Horse Banner and looked out at the mountains in the distance, and for the past ten days he had been staring at them every morning in such a motionless daze.

The clear light and darkness of the sky, the boundary between life and death in the vast land, is an impassable barrier against Andy Barrett's huge army, preventing it from advancing even half a step.

When the warm rays of the sun fall on Andy Barrett, he feels the warmth that comes from nature.

The sound of "kick-to-kick" boots and planks broke the silence on the high platform, and it was Sir Claire, Andy Barrett's chief advisor to the court, who had been present at this time every day for the past ten days.

"I can hear from your footsteps that there's bad news?" asked Andy Barrett in a low voice, looking down at the long leather boots on his feet.

"It's news from the Kingdom of Kruria, they have taken down the undead legions in the territory of the Herionian territory. Sir Claire slowly approached, leaning against the wooden railing of the high platform, "It is completely destroyed, and there is no possibility of recovery!"

"Much faster than I expected!What did my cousin pay?" Andy Barrett had already learned about the difficulty and strength of the Undead Legion, so it was a bit of a surprise to hear the news, but more of a curiosity.

"We can't replicate it!" Sir Claire heard his master's tone, and guessed the other party's plan, "King Pedy Reagan paid a city..."In Andy Barrett's slightly shocked gaze, Sir Claire took a deep breath, "Herion City! King Pedy Reagan used Herien City as a bait to lure the undead army, and now there is no Herion City on the Harrens Heights, only a small town full of refugees. ”

Sir Claire said as she handed over the papers she had with him, "I have written all the specific information in it. ”

Andy Barrett took the file with a slightly wooden expression, and when he opened the seal, he couldn't help but say, "This is really a crazy plan..."

Then the two fell silent.

The "rustle" document kept being flipped, and after nearly ten minutes, Andy Barrett raised his head, "I need the goblin explosives mentioned in the document, the more the better!"

"Daisily Pombo is still in Twak City, and we can start negotiating right away. Sir Claire nodded and said, "But... Your Highness, with the current financial resources of the Principality, we simply cannot afford to buy too many military supplies, and we now owe the Kingdom of Cruria 300,000 kroner. ”

"How can there be so many?" Andy Barrett frowned, "Didn't we already work with the Balu Kingdom to mine the purple gold ore in the northern snow-capped mountains? ”

"If this is true in normal times, but the war on the entire continent has been going on for three years, and the protracted war has put most of the originally prosperous agriculture, animal husbandry, handicrafts, etc. on the continent into a state of suspension. Sir Claire said a little helplessly:

"You should be more concerned about the reports of the Prime Minister, Earl Chazzo Divi, and the Chancellor of the Exchequer, Sir Bantra Gerton, who submit a Cabinet report to you every ten days. Sir Claire said in a tone of admonition, "It is true that a strong army can conquer everything, but an army cannot be relied upon as a basis for domination, if you rely too much on the army's..."

"Let's get down to business, Sir. Andy Barrett's eyes lifted slightly as he stared at the Chinese piece in his hand.

Sir Claire, who was interrupted, sighed secretly and said: "According to the report of the Prime Minister's Office, because of the war, at least more than half of the land in the Suker Plains, Highland Grasslands, Iruk Plains, Kranland and other areas is in a state of abandonment. ”

"The current alliance of city-states on the Suker Plain is basically dependent on the assistance of elves and werewolves to survive, and the Duchy of Suluk has been given a respite because of the large amount of cash it has hoarded in the early currency reform of the Kingdom of Kruria. Sir Claire's voice became quieter and quieter, "And we, although we have the support of the purple gold vein, we still can't support the impact of crazy long prices..."

"According to the statistics of the Minister of Finance, one-third of our people are supported by loans from the Kingdom of Kruria, and more than half of the war supplies needed by our army need to be supplied by the Kingdom of Kruria..."

"Wait!" Andy Barrett put down the materials in his hand and glared at his chief adviser with wide eyes, "You're telling me that if we start a war now, it's up to Pedy Reagan to be willing?"

"In theory, that's true. Sir Claire nodded with a straight face.

"Why is this happening? Didn't you tell me that we could get out of the financial crisis by developing that fertile piece of land in the Bolenburg area?" Andy Barrett endured anger and uneasiness in his heart.

"Your Highness, before the implementation of the 'Great Migration Plan', I said that we need at least five years of relative stability, and not long ago we waged a magnificent war in the territory of Clan, with at least 60,000 troops and 300,000 laborers!" Sir Claire and his master looked at each other, and quickly explained with a deliberately slightly frightened expression:

"Before the start of the Krella War, we signed the Mutual Defense Treaty with the Kingdom of Kruria, and then signed some trade treaties, and began to import pig iron, grain and other strategic materials to the Kingdom of Kruria at the average market price. ”