At the beginning of the Northfrith crisis, everyone thought that the Norman Empire was behind the scenes, but the Normans quickly dissociated themselves, but the Kingdom of Wessex showed a rare brutal and powerful posture. After more than a month, people saw the weakness of the Friesian Kingdom, the inaction of the Ulster Free Federation, and heard rumors of the discovery of rich reserves of "Star Source Stone" deposits in the North Fries, and the Yokon people's wanton expulsion and persecution of other peoples in North Fries, but they did not see any action by the Norman Empire, as if this matter had nothing to do with them.

As a result, people can't help but sigh that the way of the world has changed and has become a little incomprehensible. In the Ulster Free Federation, the focus of public opinion has shifted from small North Fries to political and military reform within the Federation, and there is also fierce debate and wrestling between the military and political circles over the direction and method of reform, and only a few observers have reminded people in their insignificant voices that the Kingdom of Wessex has made such foolish things that have been abandoned by the people, and that the Free Federation of Alsters should act decisively and punish it to save the precarious Ulster-Wessex Alliance.

The Norman Empire, which will be strong and strong, and the whole people will be martial, is the greatest threat to a peaceful world!

At a time when the federal authorities had no time to attend to the crisis in North Frees, the Norman Foreign Minister, Duke Tribes-Roland, and representatives of the military were uninvited. In Liberty City, the long-sleeved and danceable Duke Roland quickly won the favor of the federal military and political leaders and even mainstream public opinion through a series of goodwill activities. After several rounds of consultations, the Duke of Roland, on behalf of the Norman Empire, reached a diplomatic agreement with the federal government to jointly resolve the crisis of North Fries and maintain the legitimate sovereignty of the Kingdom of Fries, and issued a joint proclamation urging the Kingdom of Wessex to stop its unilateral support for the independent people of North Fries, and to form a national joint action force with the Quartet of the Kingdom of Wessex, the Free Federation of Ulster, the Norman Empire and the Kingdom of Fries, to help the North Fries region return to normal order.

The joint proclamation of the Free Commonwealth and the Norman Empire not only did not make it difficult for the Kingdom of Wessex to retreat, but pushed the Ulster-Wessex Alliance to its "death", and the Kingdom of Wessex strongly protested to the federal government through diplomatic channels, accusing the latter of violating the alliance agreement between the two countries and unilaterally concluding an entente with its old enemy, the Norman Empire. Wessex said that if the federal government did not immediately abandon its cooperation with the Norman Empire, the Ulster-Wessex alliance would automatically cease to exist. In that case, the Kingdom of Wessex would have the right to sign a mutual defence agreement with the Joken regime in the North Fries, and would have troops stationed in the North Fries region for a long time.

In recent years, as international political opinions have become more divisive, the Ulster-Wessex League has become a distant one, and the Confederation from top to bottom still regards the steel alliance that once saved it as a guarantee of peace and freedom. Abandoning this cherished alliance for the sake of a North Fries region would not have been worth the loss in the eyes of the vast majority of Union citizens. Therefore, in the face of the near-ultimatum of the Wessex Kingdom's diplomatic actions, the federal top brass compromised, telling the Wessex diplomats that the diplomatic agreement between the federal government and the Norman Empire was only to calm the North Fries crisis as soon as possible and prevent more innocent people from suffering. The Federal Government may suspend diplomatic cooperation with the Norman Empire as long as the Kingdom of Wessex accepts federal troops into the North Fries region and works together to maintain order in the region until the crisis is resolved in a manner acceptable to the Kingdom of Fries and the international community. Federal officials also suggested that the Ulster-Wessex alliance agreement would expire in the latter half of four years, and that the two countries could start renewal negotiations in due course to revise some of the terms of the agreement that needed to be adjusted.

The concessions of the top of the federal leadership allowed the attitude of the Wessex people to soften. They invited the federal government to send negotiators to the Kingdom of Wessex for diplomatic negotiations on a joint solution to the North Fries crisis. However, this seems to have been a delaying ploy on the part of Wessex, and after the arrival of the federal negotiators in the Kingdom of Wessex, the negotiations between the two sides continued on and off for more than a week, and still no substantive results were discussed. During this period, the Yokken-established North Fries regime was operational, and the Yokken-controlled armed forces completed their initial retraining and took over a number of military installations in non-critical areas from the Wessex Army.

As the situation in the North Fries region became clearer, the rulers of the Friesian Kingdom finally realized that the Ulster Free Federation, which claimed to be free, was only defending their own freedom, and that it might be more effective for them to contain the Kingdom of Wessex and mediate a solution to the crisis in North Fries, rather than seeking help from the Norman Empire. At this juncture, the Norman Foreign Minister, Duke Roland, ended his trip to the Free Federation of Ulster and paid a friendly visit to the capital of the Kingdom of Fries. After Duke Roland arrived in the Kingdom of Fries, the federal military intelligence department submitted a report to the top management, and after collecting intelligence from all parties and analyzing it, it basically confirmed that there was at least one "Star Source Stone" deposit in the North Friesian region. With the technical strength of the Wessex Kingdom, it is estimated that a mine can be built within a few months. With the new mines put into operation, the production of flying ships in the Kingdom of Wessex will be increased to a considerable extent, although it may not be able to quickly catch up with the Norman Empire and the Free Federation, but the growth of its strength is bound to enhance the strategic position and international voice of the Kingdom of Wessex. In the long run, this is not a good thing for the strategic interests and national defense and security of the Free Federation.

After receiving the report of the Ministry of Military Intelligence, the senior military generals, who had been troubled by the call for the reform of the military system, were shocked and annoyed when they found that they had been tricked by the Wessexes. They knew that if the matter was reported to President Leiboyd, it would inevitably lead to another severe beating. Several bigwigs sat down and thought of the Normans.

During the visit of the Norman Foreign Minister Duke Roland to the Confederation, the military representatives accompanying him were unusually active. Although this man is not of high rank, he is a smart and eloquent guy, and he takes advantage of various opportunities to let the senior generals of the federal military know that the Norman Empire has a way to quickly solve the Northfrith crisis, but because the international community is very jealous of the sharp teeth and fangs of the Norman Empire, he is unwilling to do that small thing, not to mention that the Ulster-Wessex Alliance is an unconditional defensive alliance, that is, As long as either side of the Ulster Free Federation and the Kingdom of Wessex is attacked by any third country, the other side is obliged to enter the war. If the King of Wessex claims to be attacked by the Norman Empire, and the Free Federation can also determine that this situation meets the conditions of the alliance agreement, then the Norman Empire and the Free Federation will be at war again!

Although the military representatives of the Norman Empire did not say it explicitly, how could the high-ranking generals of the federal military not hear the extraneous voices? In order for the Norman Empire to intervene in the Northfriesian crisis, the Confederation had to promise them that the Norman and Wessex armies were fighting in the Northfries, which was not covered by the Ulster-Wessex Alliance.

With the current decision-making mechanism of the Ulster Free Federation, the military is responsible for determining whether a situation meets the conditions that trigger the terms of the alliance agreement. As long as the military determines that it does not belong, the legal process of declaring war will not be initiated. Neither Congress nor President Leibold could go past the military to make a decision to declare war alone.

Compared to the complex and delicate checks and balances of the Free Federation, the Normans were much simpler and crude. Emperor Hohenstaufen IV had the power to directly mobilize troops to fight abroad, regardless of whether the empire was already at war. Such an arbitrary approach can easily put a country at risk, but on the other hand, they are much more flexible in their response when the situation is exceptional.

Borrowing the hands of the Normans to teach the arrogant and forgetful Wessex people a lesson at first glance feels like a wolf in the house, after all, the Norman Empire once tried to dominate the world, and the Kingdom of Wessex has been a relatively peaceful and stable northern power for centuries. But on closer consideration, with the assurances of the Ulster-Wessex Alliance, the Norman army could at best expel the military forces of the Kingdom of Wessex from the North Fries, neither invade Wessex territory nor inflict heavy damage on the main forces of Wessex, and the development of the situation was still under control. At that time, the Free Federation intervened to mediate, "show grace" to Wessex, and "demonstrate" to the Norman Empire, which should have ended smoothly. After that, regardless of whether North Fries became independent or returned to the Kingdom of Fries, as long as it was ensured that the "Star Source Stone" deposits found in the North Fries region were not monopolized by a certain power, the purpose of maintaining the current pattern and safeguarding the interests of the Federation was achieved.

Before making the decision to "step on the tightrope", the senior generals of the federal military asked the Norman Empire about their attitude through the military hotline established in advance: if the Norman Empire sent troops to the North Fries, could it withdraw its troops within a time limit, and could they guarantee that they would not demand any military or economic demands from the Kingdom of Fries or the North Friesian region?

The Norman General Staff quickly replied, guaranteeing in the name of Emperor Hohenstaufen IV that the fighting in North Fries would be quelled within one month, and that troops would be completely withdrawn within two months, and that no demands would be made from the Kingdom of Fries or North Fries. The Norman Empire's military action in the North Fries region was intended solely to prevent any power from gaining a springboard to attack the Norman Empire's Loreil Valley Plain, and there was no attempt to seize the North Fries region and plunder its resources. If the news of the existence of important mineral deposits in the North Fries region is true, it is recommended that the local legal authorities organize the mining and supply them to the countries at a fixed price in accordance with the Minotaur Convention.