Inferiority complex and the pursuit of superiority are two sides of the same basic fact of life, and they are inseparable.

– Alfred Adler (Austrian psychologist)

On the third day of the alliance between Prince William and Prince Philip, an urgent letter for help from the Storm Thieves was delivered to Prince William through the special channel of the Golden Guard, and at this time, twelve days had passed since the date of the letter of help.

In the five eastern provinces that were captured by the orc army, all the food materials and valuable people were all plundered by the orc warriors, which directly led to the dilemma of the wind thieves falling into the dilemma of food shortage, which had no gold and silver mountains but could not buy a grain of grain.

The influx of refugees and the formation of a new army further exacerbated the lack of food for the Storm Thieves, and by the time they sent out this letter for help, there was only enough food left in the vast base for twenty-five days.

This means that when Prince William received this letter for help, there were only thirteen days of rations left in the base of the Wind Thieves, and after thirteen days, the Wind Thieves Group that Prince William had painstakingly managed would fall apart in the lack of food until it was completely destroyed.

Such a result is unacceptable to Prince William, whose overall strength has shrunk by nearly 40 percent, and once the total strength of the Wind Thieves Regiment has expanded to 50,000 is destroyed, then Prince William's overall strength will shrink by an astonishing 60 percent.

In other words, the strength of the Wind Thieves Group, which has grown rapidly recently, is equivalent to as much as 20% of Prince William's overall strength;

However, if you don't give up subjectively, you can't change your objective inadequacy, and it is impossible for Prince William, who is in the imperial capital, to transport a batch of food enough to sustain the survival of the Storm Thieves to the fallen province where they are located within thirteen days.

At this time, Duke Gna's initiative plan had been approved by Charlemagne, and Bai Feng, as the commander of the army that took the initiative, became the only person who could help the Wind Thieves in time.

Bai Feng is a core member of the Bai family, the Bai family is a staunch ally of Prince GLP, and Prince William and Prince GLP are the most powerful competitors to each other, so there is almost no possibility for Prince William to convince Bai Feng to help him rescue the Wind Thieves.

Since he couldn't start with Bai Feng, Prince William could only put his hope on Prince GLP, and on the night of receiving the letter for help, Prince William came to Prince GLP's mansion openly under the escort of a team of gold-clothed guards.

"Big brother, you haven't come to the younger brother's mansion for a few days, why do you have time to come to the younger brother's place tonight?" As soon as Prince William's carriage arrived at Prince GLP's mansion, Prince GLP, who was full of smiles on his face, took the initiative to greet him.

"Xiaoba, I heard that you have a good relationship with the Bai family in the south, I came to you tonight, but I have something to ask for!" In order to keep the two vital forces in his hands, Prince William lowered his posture very low as soon as he opened his mouth.

"The Bai family in the south?" Knowing that his alliance with the Bai family was well known to everyone, Prince GLP still pretended to be embarrassed on the surface and said: "Big brother, my relationship with the Bai family is also average, far less intimate than outsiders. ”

Seeing that his eldest brother's face was obviously becoming more and more difficult to look at, Prince Pros, who knew that what he said was a bit too hypocritical, then added:

"However, if the eldest brother needs help, I will definitely help you mediate as much as possible, as for whether I can help, I dare not guarantee, after all, it is the Bai family's business, and it is difficult for me as an outsider to interfere. ”

"Little Eight, then the big brother will thank you for your kindness in advance. Prince William, who was holding back the anger in his heart, said in a slightly stiff tone: "I hope you can go through the Bai family and ask Bai Feng to help me deliver a batch of grain to a place, is that okay?"

"Big brother, this, I'm afraid it's not easy to do!" Prince Pros, who had a wry smile on his face, said truthfully this time: "Big brother, you don't know the situation in Nice Province, the food that Bai Feng took the initiative to attack was all squeezed out by Duke Gna from other armies. ”

"I know that Bai Feng only has three months of food for the 250,000 army in his hands, so I only need him to take out one-third of the food to help me take over my urgent needs, at most a month later, I will repay him with double, no, triple times the food!"

Prince Pros, who had a general understanding of Prince William's intentions, immediately shook his head and refused as soon as he heard the compensation price offered by the other party: "Big brother, even if you compensate Bai Feng with three times the amount of grain, he will not agree; ”

"Reselling military rations?" Prince William, who was slightly stunned in his heart, almost got angry at the next moment; Prince William, who felt humiliated, had to swallow his anger in order to keep the hard-won army of 50,000 under his command:

"Little Eight, this time the eldest brother really needs you to help me persuade Bai Feng and let him do me this favor, as long as he is willing to help me with this, if he has any requirements, just ask, I will definitely try my best to meet the conditions he offered!"

After receiving this sentence from his eldest brother, the satisfied Prince of Pross knew that everything was almost in place, and he could rest assured that he could boldly make his request, and this was a good opportunity to kill people, or someone else took the initiative to send it to the door.

"Big brother, I heard that the military department just gave Bai Feng the number of the five Eastern Legions, what kind of Eastern Legion is really nondescript, I think with Bai Feng's combat exploits and performance on the battlefield, the Imperial Military Department gave him the number of five standing legions, it's not too much, right?"

"This ......" involves such a sensitive topic as military power, and Prince William does not dare to promise it easily, and after some inner struggle, he made up his mind: "I will try my best to persuade the Duke of Cullen to change the name of the Eastern Legion to a standing legion!"

"No, no, no, my good brother, Duke Cullen is the Minister of War of the Empire, how can the orders of the Imperial Military Department be changed overnight? I mean, in addition to the five Eastern Legions, there can also be five standing legions under Bai Feng's command. ”

"This is absolutely impossible!" This time, Prince William did not control his emotions, he stood up on the spot, and said fiercely: "Five standing legions, even if there is a strong recommendation from Duke Cullen, it is absolutely impossible for the father to approve this kind of proposal!"

He also felt that the asking price was too high, and after thinking for a while, he said with a solemn expression: "Big brother, let's open the skylight and say something, I want the numbers of the three standing legions, which belong directly to me, not to Bai Feng." ”

"Yes!" Prince William, who also had a solemn face, agreed without thinking about it: "I can ask the Imperial Military Department to take out three standing legions and hand them over to you, and as a reward, I need Bai Feng to collect the Wind Thieves Regiment in the name of the Righteous Army and transfer it to the Imperial Military Department." ”

"Big brother, when the three standing legions of the Imperial Military Department are handed over to me, my messenger will go to the province of Nice with what you need, and then it will only take ten days at most for the food to be delivered where it is needed. ”

"By tomorrow afternoon at the latest, the Imperial War Department will issue the new order you want, but I want you to promise to get the food where I want you to go within ten days. Remember, not ten days after the messenger arrives in the province of Nice, but ten days from tomorrow!"

"Deal!" Prince Pross agreed with a smile.