"Hey! This is the most infuriating! ”

The lords and generals of the Sibui Kanchi Autonomous State gathered around the same conference table at this time, either solemnly, angrily, or indifferently as one of them stood at the table and made a "full of emotion" and "inflammatory" speech. Pen | fun | pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 ｉｎｆｏ

"Shall we not tear off the hypocritical throne on their heads with our iron fists, along with their ugly monkey hairs, and throw them into the Kairanza Fjord to feed the sharks, in flagrant violation of trade agreements, and snatching our merchants' goods like bananas?"

"You should know how troublesome the winter war will be, duke." Buffalo, the leader of Sibui Kanchi's army, did not raise his head, and lazily threw out such a sentence that he choked the person who was standing and spoke so that he could not say even a syllable.

Buffalo's pupils, hidden under his thick eyebrows, inadvertently swept over the duke, who was still standing, making the latter shudder while he was speechless. Seeing this, Buffalo opened his mouth slightly, hesitated for a few seconds, and then added:

"To open a fight with East Bui Kanchi, is there enough food reserves? How much effort did several Dominions come up with? With how much determination? Hmph, according to the old man's opinion, it's a question of whether he can talk about everything perfectly and safely at this table before the beginning of spring, right? ”

Since the beginning of the break with the east, the West Bui Kanchi Autonomous State has attracted a group of city lords, lords, and large farm owners who do not want to be constrained by the central government to break away from the rule of the east. Such a core tenet is naturally alluring and appealing, but the problem is that loose alliances simply cannot act in unison.

In the previous frictions and wars, the palace library Tulumber, the think-tank of East Bui Kanchi, repeatedly suggested to Moe and even Mohe's father to use specific strategies and tactics, and even intelligence means to divide the combat effectiveness of the different factions in the battle sequence of the West Bui Kanchi Autonomous State.

For example, deliberately increasing the assault on a faction's front on a patchwork "overall defensive line", and then releasing news that the East Buikanchi Army had reached some kind of tacit agreement with a faction on a less stressful front......

Of course, this is a non-existent thing, and even the generals and even soldiers on the front line are almost aware of it -- this matter should also be "seven points false, three points true." But if you don't pay attention to it on the battlefield, you will lose your head, so of course it is better to believe it than to believe that it is not safe.

Tossing and turning back and forth like this, what kind of organization does Sibui Kanchi's army have? From the commander to the army itself, even obeying orders can be discounted by half a dozen on the one hand, with a delay of three to five days attached, and such an army, no matter how numerous and powerful, is just a plate of scattered sand. On the other hand, on the side of East Bui Kanchi, although the overall number of equipment and numbers does not have an absolute advantage, and even in terms of cavalry impact strength, it is always able to concentrate forces to break through the enemy's defense line in one place, forcing Xi Bui Kanchi to break his teeth and swallow it in his stomach, and accept the outcome of the war.

Less than half of the territory that Sibui Kanchi had at the time of its founding is now less than half. It is precisely because of this that the initiative of the two countries is all on the side of East Bui Kanchi, and West Bui Kanchi is almost in the shadow of the east. Such an autonomous state of Sibui Kanchi would not dare to take the lead in using force to "hold accountable" the responsibility for the "purchase" of goods from the east.

"If we allow them to do this once, can we let the east directly release the 'Chinese goods'?" The duke, who had just been stunned, regained some strength at this time, but he still did not want to "let go" - the cries of the merchants under his command and his losses really made him angry and annoyed, and he did not admit it so easily from the face of the face.

"I've instructed the envoy to go east in the starry night to question." The voice with his pipe in his mouth was very calm, "Duke, don't think about solving the problem by force. Our country has just recovered from years of war, and now is a good time to recuperate and expand its population and arable land, General Buffalo was right. ”

"Thanks for the compliment." Buffalo bowed slightly. Although looking at the people at this table is "all beings are equal", in the Sibui Kanchi Autonomous State, the Duke of Monlier, who has just smoked a pipe, obviously has the strongest leadership and prestige at the moment, and he is naturally the most talkative.

Monlier took the pipe to the table and knocked on it, "As for the Chinese goods, there are also the legendary 'paper cigarettes' in them, and I naturally want to see what they are." However, the current situation does not allow for direct shipping, so I have also sent other merchants to bypass the eastern sphere of control by sea and go to a third country to seek a new trade route to the Duchy of Rolluli. ”

This advance and retreat can be regarded as a beautiful handling. Duke Cushing, who had been shouting "Hey, hey, so angry" before, could only do so after that

"Duke Cushing just wants some luxuries, to use as gifts in front of us, or to show face." At the meeting, General Buffalo and the Duke of Monreal got together as they walked, and after inviting each other to ride in the carriage, General Buffalo was the first to speak in the carriage.

"General, let's be honest. Regardless of Cushing's actions, are you ready for a fierce battle with the East? ”

"How?" Buffalo's face changed in an instant. "Didn't you say that you wouldn't settle this matter by means of war?"

Monliel shook his head gloomily, "General, you only have to look at the treasury to know that I would not make such a decision. However, you must know that the guys in the east are relying on their own strong soldiers and horses, so they are blind to us, and they can let in whatever materials they want, and what materials do not come out. It is true that the problem of Chinese goods does not need to be solved by troops, but their attitude is very interesting. ”

The reason why King Moah of East Bui Kanchi dared to directly order the goods sent to the west to be stopped was precisely because he himself had a clear understanding of the contrast of power between east and west. If there is no strong foreign aid in the west, he will never dare to attack him in this matter -- if he is backward, he will be beaten, and this is not a plank, but only that he will not be given sugar!

As for the courtiers who received the fat merchant, they naturally knew very well the contrast of strength between the east and the west and the heavenly power of the duke and the king. Therefore, in his statement, the merchant's behavior was to be "loyal" and "to know that he had lost his way", and to "take the initiative" to "cede" the goods to the king of Dongbui Kanchi at a very fair price.

The minister himself also made a profit, which is naturally a later story. But all in all, everyone is muffled and rich, whose wealth is it? Of course, it's the wealth of the Sibui Kanchi Autonomous State!

Suppose an old man with black-rimmed glasses and a high-waisted trouser belt suddenly appeared in the clouds, and kindly asked the border governor of East Bui Kanchi, the minister of East Bui Kanchi, the king, and Tulumbo, who studied these goods, the same question:

"Do you think you roar like that?"

He will surely get the same reply:

"Roar!"

That's right. For the people in power in Sibui Kanchi, it is not the fact that they have lost a piece of meat, and then this piece of meat is "coincidentally" cut off by East Bui Kanchi. What they fear is that such "cutting meat" will gradually become the norm: today they can ban the import of "Chinese goods" to the Sibui Kanchi Autonomous State, and tomorrow they can join other separatist lords to impose a joint embargo on Sibu Ikanchi - you know, the economic cycle of Sibu Yikanchi depends heavily on the export of livestock, and it does not produce large goods such as iron ore and timber itself, so these necessities can only be solved by importing and exchanging......

If this continues, Sibuikanchi will only become weaker and weaker, and the possibility of the East Buikanchi Kingdom resorting to war to solve the problem will gradually increase - compared to the previous Sibuikanchi, as long as the country is weaker, the likelihood of Dongbuikanchi using force to "solve all problems once and for all" will also increase several times, because the probability of success is really higher and higher.

"So what do you mean we're in a difficult situation?"

"It's very difficult." Duke Monreal stroked his palm and smiled bitterly. "We may have to be prepared to fight against the odds, or even in the name of something else, to preemptively strike at the old school of East Bui Kanchi."

"This ...... Preemptive? "Buffalo was really scared." Didn't you say that you should keep a total war from happening? ”

"Local wars, wars of controlled scale, and even 'spontaneous' border conflicts." Even the Duke of Monreal actually had a hard time grasping the scale of the war, so he was actually cautious in his narration. "First, we can set a small goal for our army, but we must win on this goal of war, and it must be a complete victory."

Buffalo swallowed—he probably understood that this was a secret pact between him and the Duke of Monreal, that there was no way that this matter could be put on the table, that the impending conflict was not at the behest of anyone here, and that it was not Sibuikanchi's army that was moving, but "angry armed peasants."

"We can't show complete backing down on the east side, and my negotiators need a little bit of bump in their hands that won't be so empty." Duke Monreal's expression gradually changed from a wry smile to seriousness, "Duke Cushing's idea is naturally unrealistic, to enter the capital city in the east?" Twenty years ago, it might have been imagined, not delusional, but it is now. He simply wanted to vent his anger, and remember, what we wanted was for the East to at least treat us as equals. ”

"Then you mean, prepare a lean infantry unit, disguised as a peasant?"

"No, not only that, but you prepare both hands, General Buffalo." The Duke of Monreal pretended to mysteriously hand over an envelope, "There are all the considerations and ideas in it, you can read it first, but remember to burn it immediately after reading it, and we will discuss it tomorrow." ”