February 24 at 2 p.m.,

Outside the town of Tyre, a huge army of 100,000 elven troops surrounded the entire town. But the imaginary bloody battle did not happen, and the elven vanguard entered the town very smoothly!

No large-scale magic traps were found after the magic probe, and the scouts reported no ambushes found among the nearby hills and mountains.

An hour later, more than 100,000 troops entered the town like a tide to the sound of loud military trumpets.

Half an hour later, inside the disjointed command post in Tyre,

The Supreme Commander of the Army, Angros, an elven general with a lifespan of more than five hundred years, walked through the room with a look of indifference, as if he were strolling through his own garden, his eyes thoughtfully scanning the scattered papers in the room.

When the lights were re-lit in the messy command post, a female elf dressed as an Elven Ranger Captain quietly walked into the room.

"What's the news?" Unglos spotted the elf the moment she entered the room.

"A large number of footprints were found twenty miles west of the town of Tyre, and traces of a large army formation were found on the official road leading to the central defense line in the east. There was a hint of indifference in the female elf's respectful voice, "The surrounding vegetation tells me that there are no less than 50,000 troops advancing towards the central defense line!"

"Huh?" Angoloth's face still didn't change, but the surprise in his eyes was very obvious, he walked quickly to the map fiddled with by several soldiers next to him, directly spread the map on the ground, and lightly tapped the position of the middle defense line of Tyre Town with the thin sword in his hand.

A few seconds later, Onglos said to himself in a cold tone peculiar to elves, "It seems that the Empire has long since discovered our plan. More than five hundred years of life was enough for him to learn to face all sudden events, so there was no nervousness on his face, he raised his head to look at the female elf, and said in a calm tone: "If I guess correctly, we may have been surrounded by the imperial army!"

"It can't be, because the Imperial army simply doesn't have enough forces to encircle us. The female elf said she couldn't understand, "If you want to surround us, you only need 300,000 troops!"

"So, send your men to extend the reconnaissance into the Sukh Plains, and I need to know as soon as possible what we are up against. "Onglos calmly coped with the situation," and use the fastest magic teleportation to inform the Joint Command of everything we encountered. ”

The elf nodded and was about to leave, when Onglos commanded again, "Let General Bevis come here, he should do something truly meaningful now." ”

...

Iruk City, eight o'clock in the evening,

The President of the Principality, Mr. Faportt Bob, hosted a banquet for his good friend Sir Darick Denny in his private villa, and the two chatted at the dinner table about the interesting things that happened in their youth, which lasted for two hours. In the end, it was only after the reminder of the villa housekeeper that the two of them ended their dinner that should have ended a long time ago.

"Pleasant memories are always pleasant. "Fipott-Bob looked delighted.

"Yes, it's been a long time since I've had such a pleasant chat. Darik Danny smiled and came down to the villa's tea room at the invitation of Fipo Bob.

When the two sat down facing each other, the servants were greeted by the butler and served the dessert and tea that had already been prepared.

When the charming fragrance of tea spread through the room, Fipott-Bob picked up a cup of tea and leaned back on the sofa and squinted, "It will take a little time for the position of Deputy Speaker of Congress, because some people can't accept you for the time being." ”

"I'm not in a hurry. Darek Danny waved his hand indifferently, picked up the teacup, leaned back on the cushion of the sofa, and gently swayed his somewhat stiff waist.

"Our independent government was established thanks to the support of Corve-Rambo, who was followed by the large number of traditional nobles of the Iruk Domain. Fipott-Bob took only one sip of tea before putting down his teacup, and as he spoke, he took out a box of cigars from a drawer next to the couch and divided them into two, "These people are plotting to amend our provisional constitution, and they want to change the two-year term of the consuls to a lifetime term. ”

Daisily Danny's hand as he took the cigar shook slightly, "These idiots, don't they know that doing this won't do them any good?"

"Their family has been loyal to the House of Cove-Rambo for generations over the past few hundred years, and although the new government issued a proclamation to revoke their oaths," said Fipert-Bob, shaking his head and taking a hard puff on his lit cigar, "It will take a long time for them to get used to the new Constitution." ”

Derick Danny puffed out a puff of cigarette, "And what we need to do is keep the Principality running as it is during this time, until those fools realize that the government's constitution is protecting them... When that time comes, they themselves will support the Constitution without even us having to come forward. ”

"That's a good point!" a big smile appeared on Fipott-Bob's face, "In order to maintain our control over the government institutions, the first thing we need to consider is the current national economy...", his eyes narrowed, "The Principality's economy is in a state of collapse right now, and if it weren't for the Elves' funding, our government wouldn't even be able to carry out reforms." ”

"You seem to have a solution?" asked Derick Danny cautiously.

"I intend to set up a national bank that is independent of the tax office. Fippert Bob straightened up and looked at Derick Danny, "But the government doesn't have enough money, so I'll inject it on my own behalf, are you interested?"

When Darick Danny heard this, his originally lazy gaze immediately became extremely sharp, and his heart began to beat violently.

This is undoubtedly a big cake,

But the premise of this big cake is that the Grand Duchy of Suluk can win this war and survive for a long time!

And now the situation is not clear, if the war on the front line is lost after the injection of funds into it, then the huge amount of money invested will directly become waste paper. However, if the front-line war can be successful, not only can the investment be ten times more profitable, but the investor's position in the principality will also increase infinitely with the right investment.

"How much does it cost?" Derick Danny didn't think about it for long.

"Due to the gradual collapse of the Empire, the official Imperial Gold Coins have been depreciating for nearly a year, so we do not accept Imperial Gold Coins. ”

"Gold?"

"Yes, only gold!"

"It's going to take time, because even the nobles of Suker City have been exchanging gold these days. Derick Danny frowned and said, "Give me three months, and I can raise at least half a million imperial gold coins of the same value as gold." ”

"Is this your limit?" said Fippert-Bob visibly dissatisfied.

Derick Danny hurriedly explained, "Now the trade between the Western Continent and the Eastern Great Road is controlled by the Kru Lord, and the southern seas are the Brotherhood of Elves, Werewolves, and Death Swamps... In other words, the gold we raise now has to go through the customs of the elves, werewolves and the Brotherhood, and the elves and werewolves are okay because they have a systematic tariff policy, but the customs of the Brotherhood is completely dependent on luck!"

"Can we convince Crewe..."

"Unless the empire really collapses, it's impossible for the Reagan family to talk to them about this kind of thing. Derick Danny shook his head, "Don't forget, the current Empress of the Empire is from the Reagan family, and Duke Nick has been in the position of Prime Minister of the Empire for thirteen years... This is not only a family honor for the Reagan family, but also a matter of family majesty and credibility, and most importantly, it does not mean much to the Reagan family. ”

Fipert Bob fell silent after nodding in understanding, and Darek Danny thought for a moment and continued: "Actually, we can directly use the money of the empire to set up the national bank, at least we have to make preliminary preparations, currency issuance and capital reserves, etc., can wait until after this war..."

"But it takes more money!"

"You have to think about it differently. Darek Danny took two puffs of his cigar and said, "To put it simply, no matter how this war goes, there can only be one Empire and us in the end, do you agree?" When Fipert Bob nodded, he immediately said, "So, why do we keep the Imperial Gold?"

Fipott-Bob's eyes lit up when he heard this, and just as he was about to say something, there was a sudden knock on the door of the tea room.

"What's the matter?" Fippott-Bob, whose train of thought was interrupted, had obvious anger in his tone.

"Your Excellency, the secretary of His Excellency the Archon of Cove is at the outer gate. The butler outside the door replied quickly, but his words were unusually clear.

"Huh?" Fipott-Bob subconsciously pulled out the magic watch in his arms, which showed half past nine.

...

Iruk Administrative District, Conference Room of the Operations Department of the Military Headquarters Building.

By the time Fipert-Bob arrived, all the members of the newly formed Tripartite Joint Command, including the rarely seen Lizzo Carlo, were listed.

"Alright, we're all here. Cove Rambo, who presided over the meeting, flickered his tired gaze at Fiportt Bob, who arrived last, and then looked at Principality Marshal Tra Rensko, "Let me tell you the latest information." ”

Tra-Rensko was not in high spirits, and he said with a serious face: "Half an hour ago, General Angros sent a magical message announcing that their army had successfully entered the town of Tyre!"

"So fast?"

"Didn't you say that the 50,000 elites of Kwyn were stationed in Tyre?"

"Haha, the empire is finished!"

"Quiet!" Tra Rensko looked angry at the interruption of his words, his voice ringing in everyone's ears like thunder, and then he apologized to Lizzo Carlo and Corway Rambo in a possible faux puff, "I'm sorry, I..."

"Continue your briefing, Chief of Staff. Lizzo Carlo refers to him by the title of the Tra-Rensco Joint Command.

"The 50,000 elites in the intelligence are not in Tyre..."

In less than two minutes, Tra Rensco gave a clear briefing on the situation in the town of Tyre. The cheerful atmosphere of the room at the beginning had long since vanished, replaced by a cloud of melancholy.

"Lord Fibert, it seems that you are in charge of the affairs of Bivis?" Lizzo Carlo's gaze was a little cold.

"It's my duty. Fipert-Bob did not shy away from his duties, "It seems that the Imperial side discovered the problem of Bivis a long time ago, and they in turn teased us!"

"It's something obvious. The Commander of the Elven Fleet, Nemero, looked a little ugly, "This mistake is very fatal, Your Excellency. His tone was unkind, "You buried 100,000 of our main elites, do you know what that means?"

"We should be calm now. Cove Rambo had to stand up at this time, he looked at the side and said, "Only by being calm can you come up with a solution to the problem." ”

"Chief of Staff, continue your duties. "Lizzo Carlo ignored Cove-Rambo.

Tra Rensco nodded and walked to the map of the conference room, he pointed to the walls of the defense area on the outskirts of Tyre, "Now the Empire is using these walls to besiege all of our 100,000 main forces in Tyre... You may still be fantasizing about letting them break through, but I will say that it has become impossible. He pointed to the middle defense line of Tyre Town on the map, "I just got the news ten minutes ago, and the five legions of the main force of the empire that are entangled with our army here, including the Paladin Legion, have all retreated to the city wall. ”

"That is to say..."Tra-Rensko's voice suddenly became loud, "on this curved wall on the outskirts of Tyre, there are now at least fifteen to two hundred thousand troops!"

"Whew..."

The sound of heavy breathing came and went after Tra-Rensco's voice landed.

"So in a short period of time, it is simply impossible for our 100,000 troops besieged in the town of Tyre to break out. "What's more, our troops are not well supplied!"

"Our people only need a forest to survive for at least a month, but there is no way to get supplies for the battle, and within half a month, what awaits our soldiers after the weapons in their hands are exhausted is the real disaster. Nemero looked at Fipott-Bob with a hostile gaze.

Fipott Bob didn't have the heart to pay attention to Nemero at all, he and Cove Rambo looked at each other, and both saw each other's concerns in each other's gazes. After all, the initial goal of the empire in this war was to negotiate peace with the elves, and if the empire used these 100,000 elven troops as bargaining chips at this moment, would the elves agree or oppose?

"You can let the army continue to advance towards the plains of Suke City to plunder the available resources!"

"Since the empire dares to bring us in, it has already made corresponding preparations, and the great transfer of materials within the empire some time ago should be preparing for this plan. Tra Rensco shook her head.

"In other words, we still have half a month to figure it out?" Fippott-Bob asked a key question with a pun.

When Lizzo Carlo heard Fiportt Bob's question, he quietly glanced at Dark Elf Representative Orn.

Fipert Bob looked at Ezocaro, "General, it's not just about your war, it's about our cause, so at least for now we should be honest!"

Lizzo Carlo thought about it and replied with a pun: "Yes, we only have half a month." ”

Fipott Bob, who received the reply, immediately stood up, his eyes swept over the three of Covey Rambo, Lizzo Carlo, and Orn, "Then, I ask for the highest level of dialogue among the coalition forces. ”()

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