After thinking about it, Chen Jian felt that Huai was temporarily maintaining peace between the two sides, which was only a good match for himself.

Once the war between the Elemental Clan and the Erathia Empire breaks out, how the situation will change is not something that he can control, and he has a little initiative in his hands, and Jian Chen doesn't want to waste like this

Fall.

But in the same way, it is not possible to form an alliance between the elemental race and the Erathian Empire, otherwise, he will lose his due role and become a dispensable existence.

Only by becoming an indispensable intermediary that maintains the relationship between these two powerful forces can he protect himself and profit from this chaos.

But it's not easy to do that.

Neither Empress Catherine nor Edmund, the Earth Elemental Monarch, are people to fool.

One, carelessly, Chen Jian knew that he would definitely fall into trouble again and couldn't extricate himself.

And even if he succeeds in becoming an intermediary between the two forces, how long this state can last is a serious question.

As long as these two forces are interested, they will get in touch sooner or later, and then their own situation will be in danger.

How do you get out of this defensive circle?

Jian Chen frowned and meditated in the castle hall, but he couldn't think of a good way for a while.

The strength he has in his hands is too weak, and Hammondale is a place of four battles, located in the gap between several major forces, although there are many unique advantages, but Chen Jian also knows that he wants to defend here, and the possibility is very small.

After thinking for a while, Jian Chen decided to gather his capable generals to discuss together, didn't he say that three stinkers are better than one Zhuge Liang? Individual wisdom is limited, and it is necessary to give full play to the strength of the team.

Not long, under the orders of Jian Chen. Hammondal's top brass gathered.

Even the old butler, Wendel, and Mo Ge were called over by Jian Chen.

After the lord announced that Hammondale had seceded from the empire and become a free territory, these people were firmly on the side of Jian Chen.

Needless to say, the old butler Fowler is absolutely loyal to Jian Chen.

What is surprising is that the always polite and polite Clerk Wendel turned out to be one. Fanatical radicals were passionate about establishing an independent regime in Hammondal.

Like old Kobe, Morgo is a die-hard supporter of the lord.

This time, Jian Chen also called Sima who had been excluded from his decision-making layer

Facts have proved that Chen Jian's decision to summon everyone to discuss together is very correct.

After he explained to the crowd the purpose of the gathering, Morgo, who had recently had nothing to do because of the war, was the first to express his thoughts.

After having the experience of dealing with the lord, knowing that the lord had always been approachable, Mogo was not stage frightened at all at this time, and he said to Chen Jian in a rather strange tone: "Lord Lord, if Hammondale really can't hold it, why don't we give up Hammondale and go to other places to develop?" ”

This sentence made Chen Jian dumbfounded on the spot.

Everyone present was also dumbfounded, and for a moment the silence in the castle hall could even hear the sound of a needle falling on the ground.

Finding that everyone was looking at him with strange eyes, Mo Ge couldn't help but feel a little flustered: "What's the matter, did I say something wrong?"

"Give up? Why didn't I think of that? Jian Chen muttered to himself, and then laughed: "Brother Mo, you are not wrong, but how did you come up with this." Idea?.

Hearing Lord Lord say this, Mo Ge breathed a sigh of relief, he smiled, and replied to Jian Chen, "Lord Lord." I don't know much about what you're talking about, but I think the principle is the same as trading. If a good thing cannot be sold at a good price in this place, then we might as well transport it to another place and sell it, and if this kind of goods cannot be sold at a good price everywhere, then we will simply sell it in another way. The key is to minimize your losses when necessary, and then find a way to earn money back and leave! ”

"If what you're doing now, my lord, is a business, uh, forgive me for using such an analogy!" Mo Ge scratched his head a little embarrassed, and then continued: "Then according to what you just said, you should now be facing a bad situation where you will lose all your money, what you should do at this time is to give up decisively, minimize the losses in your hands, keep a little more capital for the next business, and accumulate a little more capital for the future comeback; At this time, if you still hesitate to take a chance and barely maintain it, the final result is likely to be to lose all your capital, and even if you want to start all over again, there will be no chance at all."

After listening to Mogo's words, Jian Chen suddenly figured out a lot of things.

I'm too persistent, and I'm a little too greedy.

With his current strength, he can't hold Hammondal, a territory that is eyed by several major forces, but he is delusional about using his strength to fight against the Elasia Empire and the Elven Kingdom. Eat it into one with one bite of rice. Big fat man, this is simply a self-defeating practice.

I want to grab food from the tiger's mouth, but I don't have the strength to compete with the tiger, and the result of greed can only be to die in the tiger's mouth.

If you are willing to give up, you will get if you are willing to give up.

Endure the calm for a while, take a step back and open the sky.

As long as he left Hammondale, he didn't have to worry about this mess; As long as he leaves Hamon Xinger, he doesn't have to worry about being in the gap between several major forces.

After thinking about all this, Chen Xiao couldn't help but feel that his eyes suddenly brightened.

He was about to say something to show his mood for the lamp, but he heard Orison raise an objection to Mogo: "Do you mean to let the lord give up the territory of Hammondal?" Without the territory, there will be no income, without the territory, there will be no population, although leaving can be exchanged for temporary security, but without the source of money and soldiers, what can we do alone? ”

"What's so hard about this!" Sima interjected, "We'll move all the people away and leave." Just find another piece of land and settle the people. Isn't it another Hammondal? ”

Half-elf Pete shook his head again and again when he heard this, and said, "It's not that simple! It's not an easy task to move your people! First of all, whether the people are willing to leave the land where they have lived for so many years, it is very difficult to smoothly transfer them to another place, you see how much time and energy the empire spent in order to relocate those aliens, and the result is still full of complaints! Laborious and thankless! And I don't think the Emperor ** team will sit idly by and watch us migrate and be indifferent! ”

The sorceress also said: "Even if the lords are willing to follow the lord to leave Hammondal, where can we take them to, we can't go to the empire, the elven kingdom, Dia, and Orph adjacent to Hammondal, and Tytaria is too far away!" And whether people are willing to accept us or not is an open question. Then there is only one choice left for Bailders! Although we currently have a good relationship with the Hill Dwarves. But the land of Bailders was so barren. I'm afraid that even halflings won't be able to grow crops there! And what did the people live by? And Bairders is too close to the Empire. If the Empire refuses to let us go, we are still in a dangerous situation! ”

Listening to the discussion of several people, Jian Chen couldn't help frowning again.

Then. Sima spoke again: "We can go to Bairders first, and then go to Negan by sea!" Negan is a great place, where lords and lords are at war with each other, and the situation is much more complicated than what we are facing right now! With the current strength of the lord, it is not impossible to defeat a small local lord and seize his territory, and only one needs to be supported at that time. The local people are superficial puppets, and we can successfully establish ourselves in Negan, and we don't have to rely on others to look at other people's faces, as long as we are careful, there is still a lot to do! ”

Negan? Jian Chen's heart moved.

Orison shook his head and retorted, "Bailders are now full of Cregans and Elementals, and even the Hill Dwarves are trapped in their stone castles. We are carrying a large number of sheep people, how can we pass safely? Still doesn't work! ”

Sima hesitated for a moment, trying to say something, but in the end she didn't speak.

At this time, Jian Chen fell into deep thought because of Sima Xima's words.

If you really want to go to Negan, it's not impossible. As long as he can bring peace between the Erathian Empire and the Elementals, and then find a way to get these two powerful forces to join forces against the Kregans. The Kerrigans were bound to be defeated, and as long as they withdrew their troops from the eastern frontier of the Empire, their supply lines in Bailders would be meaningless, and they would certainly withdraw from Bairders at that time.

But what do you have to do to leave Hammondale smoothly? Will the people be willing to follow them? And without Hammondal, without the name of protecting Hammondal, would those Hammondale soldiers under his command still be so loyal to him? How would people born and raised in Hammondale, such as Pitt and the Witches, feel about this? And is Negan really as easy to gain a foothold as Sima suggests?

These are all questions to consider.

Chen Jian knew that leaving the land of Hammondale didn't matter to him, but without the support of the people and army of Hammondal, everything he had now would fall apart.

Hammondal's heart is where he is today. Without this foundation, the best outcome for himself is to eat and wait for death in a stone castle.

Chen Jian didn't want such an ending.

But what kind of method can be used to tie the Hammondalians firmly to themselves, so that they will not abandon themselves?

While Jian Chen was pondering, the battle situation between the Erathian Empire, the Elemental Clan, and the Kregans changed again. (To be continued)