The prosperity of the Sharp Town Trade Community Zone has long since disappeared, and the absolute neutrality zone has become a joke.

The inns that used to be full of merchants and tourists have been turned into military stations, and the shops that have sprung up on the outskirts of the town after the establishment of the trade zone have also become military camps.

The vacant Klan collar disrupted everyone's plans.

Shikan-Silveraxe doesn't go into a single soldier, and without any lobbying, it plays the Duchy of Rigrock, the Elven Alliance, the Twak Lord, and the Barbarians.

In the past two months, nearly 150,000 troops of the Quartet have surrounded the Klan territory.

But the real big war did not come,

Because, the Elven Alliance and the other three forces are not sure that they will completely destroy each other in a short period of time.

The time quietly entered the middle of the year, and the Klan Ling, who relied on the snow-capped mountains in the north, gradually cooled down, and the soldiers of the armies of all sides began to distribute cotton clothes, and the charcoal and thick-skinned military tents needed for the winter also arrived at the front line in batches.

On the morning of October 12, the town of Sharp, the command post of the Twak Army.

Andy Barrett and his two advisers were doing their daily 'Battle of Clan', and when the 'war' was at a critical juncture, the Chief of Military Intelligence, Sir Fournie Ralph, suddenly asked for an audience, and he brought two pieces of news:

First, after the Duchy of Rigrock suddenly marched into the defenseless Fort of Montella on the 5th of this month and quickly occupied the area of Fort Montella, Trofil ordered his two legions of hoplites to advance rapidly towards the town of Best in the western part of the city. In order to prevent the left flank of the garrison camp from being attacked by the army of Rigrock, the elves urgently transferred 20,000 troops of the city-state alliance from the Suk Plains and advanced to the southern part of the town of Bywest.

Second, the army of Shikan-Silveraxe assembled in the Ancro Mountains set out on the 3rd of this month and attacked the main city of the Two-Headed Clan, Lacnivi.

After hearing these two news, Andy Barrett muttered, "Trofil, this coward, has finally started to act!"

"The Great War is about to begin, gentlemen. Andy Barrett had goosebumps all over his body, and he was scared and nervous, but also with anticipation and excitement.

"Duke Pedy Reagan's plan has succeeded..."Sir Claire shrugged and walked to the map, moving Duke Trofeld's army towards the town of Broester, "the elves are already within our encirclement... As soon as the elves dare to take a step forward with his army, they will immediately be caught between us and the Duchy of Rigrock. ”

"But elves aren't stupid, and they're probably going to stand still. Banda Hibbert immediately said, "Moreover, it is more advantageous to confront the elves, because they have ample logistical supplies. ”

"So, we're going to force the elves to take the initiative. "Sir Claire moved the army led by Twak on the map towards Crane City.

"Let our vanguard advance toward Crane City, forcing the elven army to move," Caseffel-Buck frowned, "but if the elves remain still, we'll be flanked... After all, we don't have an alliance with the barbarians. ”

"But the barbarians have an agreement with Duke Pedy Reagan, and Duke Pedi Reagan certainly doesn't want us to fight the barbarians at this time. With a confident smile, Sir Claire said firmly: "The Duke of Trofil has suddenly marched at such a time, and the target is definitely not only the town of Biwest, we believe that the barbarians will spare no effort to send them supplies, and certainly not just to give them the castle of Montella, there is some kind of agreement between them." ”

"And... There is a shadow of an orc in this. Banda Hibbert looked at Andy, "My lord, I think we should be cautious about this battle... It seems that the area around Klan Territory is only us, the Barbarians, the Elven Alliance, and the Duchy of Rigrock, but in fact, the Orcs have not really evacuated Kra Territory. He moved his finger to the undrawn eastern part of the map, "Plus Duke Pedy Reagan, the Kru Leader, he can make a mess of this Klan Territory without even a single soldier!"

"Of course I know that my cousin's funding is hot. Andy laughed a few times, "Do you think Trofil and the barbarians are stupid?

"But..."

Andy waved his hand and hurriedly said, "Let me ask you, what will be the situation in this war without us joining it?"

Banda Hibbert was stunned, and Andy asked himself, "Without our containment, the elves' huge coalition forces can sweep through all the surrounding forces. His gaze swept around, "Do you think that the Elven Alliance, which defeated the Duchy of Rigrock and occupied the Clann Territory, will let the Twake Heights go?"

Andy pointed to the vast Sook Plains on the map, "The elves are expanding too fast... I don't care who ends up in Klan City, but when it comes to blocking the expansion of the Elven Alliance, I share the same opinion as Duke Pedy Reagan, which is... Do whatever it takes!"

Casey Phil was a little puzzled, "Since that's the case, we should agree to Trofil's alliance request!"

Sir Claire stepped forward, and he replied in place of Andy: "Our purpose is only to block the expansion of the Elven Alliance, but Trofil's purpose is to annex the territory of the Klan Territory, they have a direct conflict of interests with the Elves, and after we join the Trofil Alliance, we don't want to get out of the chaos of the Klan Alliance." ”

"Yes, our purpose is to stop the expansion of the Elven Alliance, not to fight to the death in the Klan Territory and the Elves!" Andy shrugged, "Since Trofil and the Barbarians are willing to fight the Elven Alliance to the death in Klan City, we have to fulfill them... As for ourselves, it's okay to shout and cheer on the sidelines. ”

Claire nodded and added with a smile, "If Trofil and the barbarians are struggling with the war, we can provide some help in time." ”

Casey Fair-Buck subconsciously continued, "So, when the elves are suddenly at a disadvantage, can we also help the elves put pressure on the barbarian army?"

"Nice advice. Andy nodded, and then changed his words again, "But if the elven army is completely suppressed, we can also advance directly to Kwyn Town!"

"It's... Too risky, isn't it?" Banda Hibbert frowned.

"It's not risky, because... We also have allies. Sir Claire pointed to the clearing on the east side of the map, "Duke Pedy Reagan of Crewe will surely be happy to send troops to the Elluk Territory at that time!"

...

Iruk City, Capitol Building.

Chief Consul Covey Rambo's government briefing was preceded by a brief meeting in a small conference room on the left-hand side of the Green Room of Congress.

The meeting was a mess from the start...

"You will only push the Principality into the abyss of catastrophe!" "Buniel Carr, Secretary General of the Administrative Office, glared at the group led by Dempto Bob, "With the current situation on the mainland, we can only survive if we are tied to the chariot of elves. ”

Bunier said as he tossed a stack of papers to Temple-Bob across the table, "Without the support of the elves, the old immortals of Peddy Reagan and Mage Tower in Crewe will not hesitate to send their armies to destroy everything we have now." ”

"You're so excited, Secretary-General Buniel. Daisily Danny glanced at the indifferent Coway-Rambo, picked up the tossed document in place of Temple-Bob, flipped through a few pages at random, and said, "We didn't say that we would give up working with the elves, we just advised the government not to blindly get involved in the war in the Clans." ”

Chadric Renscoe, Chief of the Defense Staff of the Military Department, immediately said: "The greatest significance of this war for the Principality is to let other countries and forces on the continent know of our existence. As he spoke, he pulled out a few random copies from a stack of old papers, "Now, even the northern barbarians are dubbed the 'Balu Kingdom' in official documents, but we are still the 'rebels of the Iruk Territory'!"

"It's just a title. Daisier-Danny shrugged, "For the past hundred years, merchants have been branded 'speculators,' but now even the so-called royal veins of the Suk Plains are learning how to do business. ”

"While we fought bloodily for the principality, you enjoyed your aristocratic life in Crewe. Secretary General Bunier looked at Daisily Danny coldly, "So, please shut up. ”

"You..."

"A war doesn't change how people think of us. "Temple-Bob used a louder voice to stop the two from arguing," according to intelligence, Pedy Reagan and Shikan Silveraxe are manipulating the Klan Territory's war behind their backs. He looked directly at Covey Rambo, who was sitting in the first seat, "I'm sure this is a war that is destined to have no end... So, my advice is to get out of the way before we get into it. ”

Dempto Bob's statement made it impossible for Covey Rambo to remain silent any longer, and he straightened his back and said with a formulaic smile: "Chief of Staff Chardric has made it clear that this is a war of irrelevance... I agree with the Ministry of War, if a country loses even its honor, then, are we still a country?"

"Don't think about the problems of the country with the mind of a businessman, Your Excellency Speaker Temple. He squinted and looked at Dempto, "It may be in the country's current interest to avoid the Battle of Kranling, but we are not running a Chamber of Commerce now, we are a country. "I have a very special investigation report here, and you should probably all take a look at it." ”

"Scroll 8. Secretary-General Bunier reminded.

When the group found and opened the parchment transcription of Scroll 8, Cove-Rambo continued, "This is an interesting survey, according to which less than 30% of our own citizens know the name of our principality!" He pressed his left hand on the scroll and stared into Dempto-Bob's eyes, "Your propaganda apparatus doesn't seem to be competent, or even Congress doesn't take it seriously. ”

"This is indeed a question worth discussing. Temple-Bob picked up scroll eight and read every word on it, "But this problem is not difficult to solve, and time will fix all your worries." ”

"Looks like you didn't understand my question..."

"I think I understand your problem very well!" Dempto Bob interrupted Covey Rambo, "Do you want the soldiers to shout 'For Your Excellency Consul Cove' while they fight!"

Temple-Bob spread the question out, "I know what you're trying to say, you're trying to say that our country needs to have its own culture... But what I want to say is that our people don't need this at the moment, they don't even know a few words, and the problem we have to solve now is how to get rid of the elves under our control!"

"You—" The formulaic smile on Cove-Rambo's face was embarrassed by Temple-Bob's snatch, and the anger rising in his eyes was palpable.

"Don't think about your dream of being an emperor, never think about it!" Dempto-Bob stood up and coldly glanced at the few people opposite, "I think the Green Room hearing should be postponed today!" With that, he left the small conference room without looking back.

"I beg your pardon for my retirement, Archon Cove. Daisily Danny bowed respectfully and quickly left the room with the others following Temple-Bob.

Soon, only Cove-Rambo and his two loyal men were left in the small conference room.

Cove-Rambo's embarrassed smile became a little hideous after everyone left, and he sat in place and took a few deep breaths in a row before squeezing out a word from between his teeth, "Go!"

A few minutes later,

Members of Congress in the Green Room awaiting the briefing were notified that the meeting was cancelled.

In the Speaker's office, Daisily Danny leaned against the window, looked at the vague figure of the building's surgeon Web-Lambbo in front of the carriage and said, "This time, you have made our Chief Consul angry. ”

"He brought it on himself. Demptop pulled out a bottle of red wine and two glasses from the wine cabinet.

"Aren't you afraid of pushing him into a hurry?"

"It's useless for him to be in a hurry!" Dempto walked to the window with two glasses full of wine, "If he really knows what to do, he won't just bring two minions today." ”

"It is clear that Marshal Tra Rensco also did not agree with the imposition of an imperial system. Daisy-Danny took the glass.

"Marshal Tra is wiser than you think, and most of the nobles who originally followed Kove-Rambo have made it clear that they will not support Kove-Rambo to implement the imperial system. Temple-Bob had a confident smile on his face.

Daisily Danny laughed out loud and said, "The elven base camp doesn't seem to have noticed the changes that are taking place in the battle of the Crane Territory, and General Anglos hasn't assembled the main elven force of the Suk Plains. ”

Temple-Bob leaned against the wall and looked at the palatial ceiling, "General Onglos thinks he can easily defeat all of Klan's enemies... As a result, he only amassed a small number of Ranger troops, and the majority of the Alliance's main forces around Crane City were local troops in the northern part of the Suker Plains. ”

"That said, the elf might have a big heel in the Crane collar. Daisily Bob took a sip of red wine and said, "At that time, it's time for us to make a move." ”

Temple-Bob tilted his head and replied, "Our army has assembled in the area around Tyre, ready to support the Crane Territory campaign!"

Daisily Bob laughed "haha" when there was a knock on the door of the office with a "tuk tuk".

"Come in!"

Minnie Wattle, the deputy chief of MI2 under the jurisdiction of Congress, habitually closed the door and said to Templeto Bob: "Speaker, I just got the news that Pedy Reagan will be crowned king at the end of this month..."