If it weren't for the fact that Grand Duke Buck had rushed to the barracks first, he would have even had the heart to send a large army to meet him.

"Please also ask Your Majesty to forgive your sins. When Akmether saw Grand Duke Buck, he immediately raised his command sword above the top and knelt down to plead guilty.

As for inviting the Kingsley family's Eastern Army to defeat the war against the crocodiles, or asking for the crime of being unfavorable to Grand Duke Buck's protection, it is unknown.

Anyway, at this moment, it's right to ask for sin.

"Get up, I'm careless, I can't blame you. "Whether it is Archduke Buck who distinguishes between right and wrong, or whether he buys people's hearts, the current war situation is inseparable from Akmaiser, and he directly takes the responsibility on himself.

Grand Duke Buck paced back and forth: "I think I have paid enough attention to the Eternal Night Commander, but in the end, I still suffer the loss of not paying enough attention, I have been frustrated everywhere, and I have been passive everywhere, and we have not been able to fully understand the accurate strength of the other party, how is the marshal going to take the next step?"

"Thank you, Your Majesty. Akmaiser got up again, saying that he was in charge of this part, basically without thinking, he opened his mouth, or he has been thinking about this problem for a while now.

Akmaiser pointed to the sand table in front of him and said, "Your Majesty, please see, the merger between the Eternal Night Army Leader and the Crocodile Clan is inevitable, and the enemies we need to deal with from now on are not only the Crocodile Clan, but also the Eternal Night Army Leader." ”

"I don't think this is a purely bad thing, after all, the Eternal Night Army has been there since before it was ahead, but it was in the shadows, and some of the methods were less easily detected, and now they were pushed to the light, and some actions were more predictable. ”

"It is indeed a problem for the enemy to be clear and secret, but one thing is certain, the Third Fleet led by Admiral Stubin has an absolute advantage in the Danube River, and they will definitely not dare to fight a decisive battle with us on the water, and their defense line is more likely to be placed on the east bank of the Danube River, using the terrain to fight a positional battle with us. ”

"At that point, Admiral Stubbin's Third Fleet will be powerless, and we will once again be left alone, and we will face a coalition of the Eternal Night Leaders and the Crocodiles. ”

Like peeling an onion, Akmaiser dissected the situation in front of him layer by layer to show Archduke Buck.

"What are you going to do?" Archduke Buck nodded approvingly.

It's not that he doesn't know how to pretend to understand, since he has the message from Shanying, the front-line intelligence will be put on his table for the first time, and he is clear about the situation of the Eastern Army.

"Brother Port. Akmesser said heavily on the sand table, "This brother port jointly built by the Eternal Night Army Leader and the Crocodile Tribesmen is the core of the breakthrough, as long as the Brother Port can be taken, General Stubbin's Third Fleet can directly cut off their connection with the Eternal Night Army Leader, they will become rootless duckweed in the Desperate Swamp, and they can only rely on the Crocodile Tribesmen as the main force to compete with us, and we will have nothing to fear at all." ”

"General Stubin is a problem, isn't it?" asked Archduke Buck rhetorically.

"Your Majesty is wise. Akmesser let out a long sigh and said, " This is the key to this tactic, when the main force will be Admiral Stubbin's Third Fleet, not to mention whether Admiral Stubin is willing to take such a big risk to charge, for our interests, it is also extremely unfavorable, the more powerful we use the fleet of the Cummins family, the more harsh the conditions they will open at that time, although I have not had much contact with General Stubbin, but I can feel that he is by no means the kind of good master, his bones exude the unique pirate atmosphere of the Cummins family, and he will inevitably be blackmailed by him at that time。 ”

"I thought the same thing as you. "Grand Duke Barker looked out over the endless waters beyond the tent," Always want to swallow the Swamp of Despair to myself, but from another point of view, if the war is lost, we will lose our troops and lose our generals, not to mention nothing, our existing territory, will also be seriously threatened, so, eating the Swamp of Despair is the most worthy of our consideration at the moment, no matter how great General Stubbin's appetite is, it is nothing more than the matter of occupying a few trade ports and trade rights, and no matter how big it is, it is nothing more than a matter of ports along the Danube River and the coastline, is it possible that he can still transport a large number of people from the West Sea, not far away? In the final analysis, we are the head snakes, and we are the ones who take the lion's share in the end. ”

Grand Duke Buck smiled meaningfully and said, "Now that we need to use him, what's the point of letting him make a lot of money? ”

"Your Majesty is wise. "Akmaiser praised him from the bottom of his heart, as long as Archduke Buck could think of this, he would be able to let go of many things.

"You just need to prepare for the battle with peace of mind, and General Stubin will take care of it. "Grand Duke Buck did not mean to directly take over the military power of the entire Eastern Army.

Just because he's on the front lines doesn't mean he has to command it himself.

In terms of political skills, he may be better than Akmesser, and in terms of military command, he is only afraid that he is much inferior to the other party.

After all, most of the time, he was on paper, personally leading the army, never more than 10,000 people, even if it was the remote command of the Eastern Army in the past, it was also carried out through Akmaiser.

If he was really allowed to suddenly take over the entire Eastern Expeditionary Army, he would be confused and didn't know where to start.

This is self-aware, and Archduke Buck still has it.

"Yes, Your Majesty!" Acme also breathed a long sigh of relief in his heart, saying that he was not worried that Archduke Buck had taken his military power as a fake.

It involves not only the question of the gain and loss of one's own rights, but also the fear that Grand Duke Buck will blindly command and ruin the whole game, and there will be no way to save it when the time comes.

Fortunately, although Archduke Buck was very concerned about the gains and losses of the Swamp of Despair, he did not lose his mind and made the wrong decision.

Archduke Buck's visit to the Swamp of Despair still had a great impact on the morale of the Eastern Army.

Although he did not take over the military power of Akmaise, he still frequently went in and out of the barracks, and affirmed the achievements of the Eastern Army in recent years, especially the bloody battle with the crocodile people at the mouth of Wuyin Lake, and praised it, without mentioning that it was their last battle.

In addition to verbal praise, Archduke Buck used his usual trick - heavy rewards.

It is also a tried and tested trick, these big-headed soldiers, who fight for the glory of the family, are a small number after all, and most of them are still coming for the gold and silver.

A good word of 10,000 is not as real as a piece of gold.

Under the heavy reward, the morale recovered super quickly, and almost broke the table, if you don't consider that those elites can't replenish in a short time, even if there is another bloody battle on the river, they are fearless.

Admiral Stubbin, the captain of the Third Fleet of the Cummins family, did not need to be found by Grand Duke Buck himself, and two days later, he sent it to the door himself, naturally for the purpose of asking for the supplies promised by the Kingsley family.

The Third Fleet led by Stubin drifted at sea for two months just by turning from the Western Sea, and there were no suitable supply points along the way.

The flower-language plateau poked there like a mound made the condition of the southern coastline of Ashan's very bad, contrary to the prosperous situation of the coastline, only scattered peninsulas hung there, that is, there was a lack of natural ports, and there was a lack of material production, and it was troublesome to resupply.

That's why the Cummins family used to just roam around the West Coast and rarely run this way – unprofitable.

What Stubbin's fleet really lacked now was not food, but the abundance of fish, whether it was the sea or the swamps of despair, and it was completely self-sufficient.

What they really lack is vegetables and fruits, too monotonous food, will cause an imbalance of trace elements in the human body, which will lead to severe sepsis, and now many sailors have begun to show symptoms.

They may not know the principle, but they have a lot of experience in sailing and know how to solve problems.

If the Kingsley family's supplies are not delivered, they will really consider the possibility of robbing, and as for who to rob, it is difficult to say.

The Eternal Night Army's attack on the Grain Road led by the Night Leopard Marines was at best a third successful.

According to their original plan, in the first half of the material convoy, they used a snowball to fight together, incinerate and destroy, and then appear in front of the escort in the strongest posture.

As long as the escort rushed out of the camp and tried to stop the Night Leopard Marines.

The Night Leopard Marines were going to teach them how to be human with black powder grenades, and Sean used them to bomb Grand Duke Barker's black powder cluster bombs, which were intended for the convoys.

In the face of this new attack, coupled with the surprise cover of the Night Leopard Marines, the collapse of the escort force was inevitable.

At that time, the Night Leopard Marines only need to chase the collapsed escort like ducks and attack the back half of the material convoy, and then they can drive them all the way back to their hometown, completing an incredibly brilliant victory.

It's just that the plan can't keep up with the rapid change.

Because of the existence of Grand Duke Buck, the escort took their own safety as the first priority, and even ignored the burning of the first half of the material convoy and held the camp tightly.

Encounters and assaults are two very different things.

In addition, the elite cavalry of the Kingsley family led by Sir Kleist came to the aid unexpectedly.

The Night Leopards had to abandon their original battle plan.

Therefore, this night attack had a certain impact on the Kingsley family, but it was not fatal, because the amount of materials transported this time was enough, even if half of it was left, it was enough for them to hold out until the next batch of supplies arrived.

The tactic of attacking the grain road is indispensable.

The Kingsley family will inevitably fully absorb the lessons of this time, and the next time they transport supplies, they will inevitably take stricter precautions and more scattered transportation methods, and maybe even lay bait in them to lure the Eternal Night Army leader into taking the bait.

War itself is a process of deceit.

It was inevitable that the Kingsley family would balance the Cummins family in terms of material supplies.

However, it is not now, so the material was delivered to Stubin by Grand Duke Buck very happily.

Looking at the supplies being transported to his warship one by one, Stubbin's tense face finally showed a smile and said: "Your Majesty's presence in person is really unexpected, it seems that you are determined to achieve the Swamp of Despair." ”

"It's nature. Archduke Buck smiled and said, "Isn't it because Admiral Stubin has come thousands of miles to lead the fleet because he has faith in us?"

"I have no faith in you. "But with my fleet, I'm full of confidence." ”

"Haha...... General Stubin really knows how to laugh. Grand Duke Buck smiled, "As long as you have faith, that's the best, I think we can further explore the cooperation between the two sides." ”

"Oh, how is Your Majesty going to cooperate?" said Stubbin, with an interested expression.

In fact, what really scared him was not the war, but the indifference that Akmaiser had had in the past.

They came thousands of miles to the Swamp of Despair, but they didn't come for an outing, and only by fully demonstrating their use value and force could they better negotiate terms with the Kingsley family.

"Take the brother port, completely block the source of the Danube, block the army of the eternal night back to the mountain, and the rest is our business. "Archduke Buck didn't go around the bush with Stubin and was straight to the point.

"Oh......" Stubbin's fierce eyes narrowed into a line, his eyes rolling at high speed, obviously planning something.

What he is waiting for is this moment, this time does not open the conditions, when will it be opened.

Archduke Buck didn't give Stubin more time to think: "After taking the Despair Swamp, the Cummins family has the right of first refusal to develop and lease the coast of the Despair Marsh, the right of free entry and exit of the Danube River, and the right of priority to trade with the Kingsley family, this is the limit of what we can do, if the general is not satisfied, then we can only break up." ”

Priority development lease rights along the coast!

Free access to the Danube!

Kingsley Family Priority Trading Rights!

Every word that Archduke spat out made Stubbin's eyes widen, and his mouth grinned to the back of his head when he heard the end.

It's not that Archduke Buck's conditions are too harsh, but that they are too generous.

According to their original expectations, being able to win two of the three is already the limit.

The easiest thing to get is the right of first refusal to trade with the Kingsleys, and the hardest thing to get is the right of free access to the Danube.

Because once the Kingsley family completely occupies the Despair Swamp, the Danube River will become the hinterland of the Kingsley family.

I didn't expect Grand Duke Buck to be so atmospheric, and he threw it all out with a shake of his hand.

As for the land of the Swamp of Despair, the Cummins family is not without peeping.

But they know that the Kingsley family will never make concessions in this area, and it is extremely difficult for them to develop, and it is extremely dangerous to go to the ocean in these years.

The greatest threat is not the changeable weather on the endless seas, but scurvy caused by nutritional imbalances.

They can only settle for the next best thing and make a fuss about the maritime field they are best at.

Stubin laughed and gave a thumbs up: "I have long heard of His Majesty's magnanimous skills, and when I saw it today, it really deserved its reputation, so I rushed to this point, and dared to serve my life?" ”

"It's been prepared for a long time, and I ask the general to take a look. As soon as Archduke Buck waved his hand, two simple-looking parchment scrolls were brought up.

When unfolded, it is more than two meters long.

The three rights are easy to say, but they involve a lot, and naturally they cannot be clearly described in one or two sentences.

It can also be seen from this that Archduke threw out these three rights, not on the spur of the moment, but after careful consideration.

I want the horses to run without giving them grazing.

There is no such good thing in the world.

If you want to mobilize Stubbin's enthusiasm for the war, he must see enough temptation.

"Then you're welcome. As soon as Stubin waved his hand, two men who could tell at a glance that they were well-educated men walked up.

Lying on two sheepskin scrolls, chewing the meaning of each sentence.

This kind of contract with a wide range of implications, of course, has to be considered repeatedly, and who knows if there are any text traps in it.

This is a common method among lords and nobles, and it has to be guarded against.

"Please. "Archduke Buck is not surprised, no agreement is signed at one time, even if the terms he offers are generous enough, the two sides need to engage in a fierce contest in this regard, and strive to maximize their own interests.

What's more, Archduke Buck is also self-confident and does not do anything in terms of words.

The most important thing is to sign an agreement with the Cummins family as soon as possible and take down the Swamp of Despair.

In order to not eat the meat in your mouth, you prevaricate and lose the whole cake, that is the most stupid.

Rao is so.

It still took nearly a week to sign the offensive and defensive alliance agreement.

Professionals on both sides are fighting with each other in this regard, one by one, word by word.

Strive not to have ambiguity in half a sentence and maximize your own interests.