Chapter 107: King Qin's Plan
The regent of Erwinia, Rancaith, had already heard of the Snowdang rebellion, and the Nilda Gang in the southern city fell into the hands of the rebel Werther overnight. The thunderous regent Lan Keith immediately sent three legions of the Wood Elf Forbidden Army to Nilda Gang to encircle and suppress these snow ghosts who did not know whether they were alive or dead.
The clouds of war were rising, and news from the south was as swift as Werther had captured Nildagang.
Under the watchtower, a jungle raven stood on the exaggerated curve of the Senkaku's top foot on Samaras's mansion, resting for a moment before flapping its black wings and flying into the old forest beyond the vine-covered walls of the Sertar house.
The Sea and Waves Tavern was originally a gathering place for the wooden elves, but there were very few Sertar residents who came to drink today, and even if the Sattar residents were half-drunk, they were at most just banging on the wooden tables in the Sea and Waves Tavern, shouting for wine, and they were very cautious about the other wood elves, and they were not even willing to say a few words.
The entrance to the Settar was also guarded by a number of Sytar's Wood Elves, who kept out all the outsiders. Even the Trian caravans that had come from far away from Entre had eaten the closed door of the Setharwood Elves.
"You Ervinia have already opened up land trade, why don't you let our caravan in, there is also Sheffield's customs clearance Gong Wen plank here! You've already collected our taxes! The leader of the Trian caravan questioned the Wood Elf guards of the Setar with dissatisfaction.
"No, it's just no." The Wood Elf guards of Sertar were impatient and ignored the questioning.
"You jungle monkeys will regret it, our lord is His Excellency Hunter, Earl of the Red Boar of Entle, and we have an agreement with Frevice II!" The leader of the Trian caravan continued to breathe his anger in front of the door of the Setar.
"I don't bother to care which way you are in the earl's caravan, let me go, what is the agreement with Frevice II? I suggest you go to the grave and talk to him about the details of the agreement. This is already a Dominion, and its current owner is Lord Samarath of Setar! The Wood Elf guards didn't pay any attention to the trade caravan from Entle, "If you don't leave, we have the right to arrest you immediately and confiscate all your goods!" β
Outside the walls of SΓ©tar, there was a bustle of activity, and from time to time there were one or two particularly sharp shouts, only the Wood Elf nobles in Samaras's mansion were relatively calm, especially Lord Samarath in the mouth of the Wood Elf guard.
"With my second brother, Witt in the South, he has raised the banner of deposing the existing Elven King. Moreover, the regent Lankes also mobilized a large number of troops to suppress the war started by my second brother. This is undoubtedly a great opportunity for us at Qinwang. Samaras resembles the late Fredet II, but his appearance is only similar, and his temperament is very different from that of the once ambitious Frerett II. His sky-blue pupils were slightly closed, and he tried not to reveal his true thoughts with his eyes, and the eyebrows of his tall eyebrows revealed not the domineering aura of Fredet II, but the scheming of the devil.
"But now we are not King Qin, but preparing for independence. You see, now you've blocked all of Setar from the news, and you're claiming autonomy. This is tantamount to usurping the title of Count of Sertar to the new Majesty. A nobleman of Sattar disagreed with Samaras's claims and retorted directly.
"Oh, as one of the princes of the royal family of Hort, I was originally stationed in Settar on the orders of King Frerett II, and I already had the right to command the defense brigade of Settar. And I, for the sake of King Qin, have only made this decision for the time being, and the current Regent, Rancaith, wants to be above our royal family of Valt, and he wants to defile Forrestal's divine will. Are you also ready to betray the Al T. family? And you're presumptuous enough, when did you see me calling myself Count of Serthar? Is it now? Samaras's brow furrowed, his face became very gloomy, and he stared at the Sattar nobleman who retorted to him, and the threatening gaze made the rebutting nobleman immediately shut his mouth and remained silent.
"Your Excellency, although the regent Lanketh has mobilized three forbidden legions from Unocal Royal City to suppress the southern Nilda Ridge, Unocal Royal City is still garrisoned by the Unocal Forbidden Army with the same number of our Wood Elf warriors. And with the Nicholas Grove as a barrier to the Unocal royal city, I'm worried about whether the combat effectiveness of our Sethar City Defense Brigade is within reach. And your brother, Lord Baron Wood of Sheffield, does not yet know his attitude. A Sattar officer in rattan armor grimaced.
"Well, your considerations do make sense. Although comprehensive, it does not take into account the method of cracking. Samaras nodded yes, but his words immediately changed, "The reason why our Sethar declared autonomy but did not move for the time being is very simple - one is to leave a clear signal to Wood of Sheffield that he is also quite dissatisfied with Rankais as the regent, but his military strength is pitifully weak. Second, to confuse Lan Keis's attention, Lan Kaith is now reluctant to send a Forbidden Army Legion to attack Setar. The snow ghost warriors of Snowdan and Nilda Gang are tougher than our Wood Elf Border Patrol brigades in Sertar and Sheffield. β
"I seem to get it. This seems to be a ploy used by Lord Colin to drive away the tiger and devour the wolf. Let's have enough time for Sertar to prepare for the assault on Unocal City. The officer's eyes lit up and he nodded vigorously.
"It seems that you can only be regarded as a reckless warrior, and we need to borrow some strength. It is estimated that when the time comes, the brave snow ghosts will definitely be inseparable from the three Wood Elf Forbidden Army legions sent by Lan Cais, but even if Lan Caisi wants to withdraw the forbidden army legions, it is obviously unrealistic. At that time, did you really think that my third brother Wood would stand still like a stone in Sheffield? I think he's ready to move now. When I decide to declare King Qin to the outside world, he will definitely use this excuse to raise troops and join us directly. That guy from Lanketh is ready to be caught in our urn. Samaras fiddled with his long nails and played with his palms, as if everything was under his control.
"But what if the royal forbidden army is defeated by Werther, or the royal forbidden army is defeated, and we fight back when we march?" The officers of Sattar actively used his brain, using his whimsical strengths, though he thought that the odds were slim to none.
"Oh, I was wrong. I thought you were a reckless warrior, but you were better suited to plant trees or pick fruit like the girls. If you're going to consider these possibilities, I'll tell you about it β I've heard a bizarre story about a girl from Green Mountain who went to the mountains to pick an El Tora fruit and was stoned to death by the El Tora fruit. Even if something as bizarre as you said happened, Wood and I had two brigades of troops, have you ever heard of the saying that movement controls stillness? You may be my second brother a native of Snowdan in the South, a savage wood elf. Could it be that the sun has risen in the west? There was no smile on Samarath's calm expression, but the nobles who listened began to laugh.
"Yes, Lord Samaras is right. Unless those Wood Elf Forbidden Army are pieces of wooden planks resting on the desk! "The nobles of the Sertar were not only hilarious, but the metaphors were also very appropriate.
"Ladies of the Setar, I think I've finished my plan, and it's your turn to tell me what you owe to me." Samaras patted the round table lightly and held out his index finger in a silent motion. All the nobles forced back their laughter, knowing that Samaras's obligations were deeply in their own interest.
"I've already paid my taxes anyway! As the garrison commander of a place, you don't have the right to make me pay taxes for the war you're about to start. The Sattar nobleman, who had just shut up, could once again control his restless mouth.
"Don't worry, I know you've already paid taxes, but what you handed over to me is only the vassal tax collected for the Wood Elf King, but you haven't paid the war tax yet." Samaras was patient, although he began to be a little annoyed, and he also began to hate the Setar nobles who had been demolished three times and twice, but his plans needed the support of these nobles.
"This isn't the war the Wood Elf King is about to start!" The nobles of the Sertar were pitted against Samaras, while the rest of the nobles remained on the sidelines, and for those who were accustomed to protecting their titles, this was the most sensible way not to lose.
"Now that Sethar has declared autonomy, don't you know that I am now the Supreme Commander here? I just wanted to discuss with you how to fulfill this obligation, and you jumped out of the noise that I didn't understand. Well, you can go to the iron cage and wait for the Wood Elf King's forgiveness, how about that? Samaras slammed the table and shouted at the Wood Elf guards, "Take down this lackey of Blue Keyes for me!" β
The Settar nobleman shouted loudly and was dragged out of the mansion by two of Sertar's Wood Elf guards, and the rest of the nobles looked at the angry Samarath in amazement.
"That nobleman just now was very suspicious of his intentions. When I interrogate me, I'll deal with it. In short, I would like you to contribute to King Qin's plan as a vassal, and I will send 10 gold coins to each of you, which will be used to reward our warriors who are about to go on the expedition. I don't think you have any opinions. Samaras's face was filled with a warm smile, and the officers of the Settar in particular raised their hands in agreement with Samaras's approach.
"We are willing to fund Your Excellency's plan and reward our warriors who are about to go on a campaign." The nobles were already veterans of the rudder, and began to echo Samaras's proposal in a whispering voice.
"Okay. You will all be heroes in the war of King Erwinyaqin. We, the Hort family, will remember your generosity. It is expected that when the snow ghosts of the south and the three legions of the Wood Elf Forbidden Army start a vicious battle in 10 days, it will be when our Settar raises the banner of King Qin. Let's go! Samaras waved his hand to all the wood elf nobles and officers in the mansion, and the officers saluted Samaras one by one, and those Sattar nobles ran out of the mansion with a lot of urine, for them, Samaras just now was really a good show to kill chickens and monkeys, and what was worse was that Samaras's good show was still ten days later.