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The two knives slammed into each other violently, and the tips of the knives kept vibrating, making a piercing buzzing sound.

Valudo took the opportunity to raise his right foot and kicked the enemy in the abdomen fiercely, the sharp pain came, and the hands holding the hilt of the knife couldn't help but loosen, taking advantage of the situation to take two steps back, clutching his stomach tightly.

Varudonakon let go of this good opportunity, and immediately approached, and the large sword of one man was raised high and slashed violently. The enemy's head fell.

Wiping the blood that had splattered on his face, Valudo continued to slash with his knife.

With a bang, a bloody hole appeared between Varudo's eyebrows, running through the back of his head.

The battlefield is like this, and you may be slaying an enemy while you are still proud, but you don't know that the scythe of death has already reached your neck.

This was the side of the Golden Lion Legion's defensive line in the House, the land had long been scorched by shells, and the air was filled with a pungent smell, like the smell of burnt hair. The two sides don't know how many troops they have expended here, and the purpose is to save the Karl Corridor behind them. This is the main channel through which the House receives military aid.

If this is cut off, the House will be quickly defeated due to a shortage of equipment, thus ending the war quickly. This is undoubtedly excellent news for the rebels.

Therefore, the rebels poured a large number of troops here, stormed day and night, and poured ammunition as if they were not money. The Golden Lion Legion will definitely not easily hand over the defense line, and the order to defend it has also been issued from above. As a result, this line of defense changed hands repeatedly, and no one was able to hold it firmly.

The turnaround occurred in this supply, and the decline of the battlefield made the investing Rune merchants anxious. If the House fails, all their previous money will be wasted. In order to avoid losing their money, they applied to Wayne for another weapon - a mine.

This played a huge role in the expedition against Stuard, and the merchant gates of Rune also hoped that it would bring them good luck.

Wayne approved it without saying a word, it's just a monkey version.

The Golden Lion Legion deployed a large number of mines during the evacuation with the mentality of trying, and the rebels thought that the Golden Lion Legion could not withstand it, and was instantly immersed in great joy. but fell into a trap.

Boom –

Several soldiers touched the lead or stepped on the switch. Double-digit casualties were caused in an instant. The commander hastened to order a retreat, only to touch more mines.

Boom, boom.

Explosions occurred one after another, leading many to flee in what they thought was a local artillery bombardment.

Since then, the Golden Lion Legion has never seen an enemy who dares to step forward. The Karl corridor, which has been heavily mined, has also been secured.

As the war progressed, the scales of victory gradually turned in Thorin's favor. On the one hand, there is an increasing number of experienced officers and soldiers on the front line, and on the other hand, the assistance of businessmen is indispensable. Without a large number of advanced weapons, it is difficult for Jens to achieve more than one enemy.

Thorin looked at the battle map with interest, he was not like his teacher who studied the war very thoroughly, as long as he could push the right talent to the position of the main general.

He said excitedly to the businessman behind him, who was much taller than him.

"Look, even a three-legged cat like me can see that the enemy won't last long, and victory will be ours in the end. ”

The businessmen scolded.

If you don't have a big advantage, how dare we risk coming here?

"Lord Thorin, we can indeed see that your army is fierce and has crushed the enemy. But we're here to discuss compensation. ”

Thorin was in a good mood and turned around.

"Yes, indeed. You have given a lot and you deserve to be rewarded. Tell me about your prices. ”

Coughing dryly, the long-lived merchant standing in front of him said.

"Your Excellency Thorin, I would like to build a railway between Montenegro and Arnoor, and I would like your consent. ”

Thorin didn't even think about it.

"No, this railway will be an important lifeblood of the empire, and the benefits are absolutely objective. Those weapons and equipment are not worth that much at all. ”

The businessman's voice changed, and he was not afraid of even Ortunno's most powerful figures.

"Lord Thorin, I think it's necessary to explain to you the value of this pile of weapons. Two thousand rifled guns cost me about 200,000 gold coins, and a mine about five gold coins, even if you remove the odds. I have almost reinforced your army, almost five thousand. Not to mention artillery, but also ammunition. Lin Lin finally came down to almost 400,000 gold coins. And I tell you, Lord Sorrin, that if I invest this money in fishing or cotton, I will recoup my capital in five years. And I chose to support you anyway. ”

Seeing that Thorin wanted to repay the debt, the other merchants also talked nonsense.

"I also invested almost all of them, more than 100,000 gold coins. ”

"What are you, I invested all my net worth, and I looked at this return, but I didn't expect Ortunno's first-level examiner to be like this. Before the battle was over, I wanted to turn my face. ”

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Thorin hadn't been so humiliated, he was the head of Ortunno's cabinet, how could he rely on these people's money. But before the war, these merchants said that the weapons would be sold at a very low price, and that they would be given great discounts when the final settlement was made.

But now they opened their mouths and said that they wanted to pay their debts.

Thorin roared with a red face.

"Shut up. ”

"You said you would give me a lot of discounts, why are there still so many?"

The tall, thin man continued.

"Lord Thorin, we do give a huge discount. You can go to Nolan and take a look, we have doubled the basic price of your equipment, and we have given you a 50% discount. Lord Thorin doesn't think that's too low, does he?"

Although Thorin was angry at this time, his mind was extremely clear, and Nolan's price was credible. Wayne is there for others to see, and even if someone comes to buy it, he won't sell it. These merchants certainly have private trading channels. He really didn't believe that a mine was so expensive. If that had happened, Wayne would have gone bankrupt.

In a word, Wayne teamed up with these businessmen to cheat him.

Thorin had a bruise on his forehead, and his beard was blown up and down.

"You've joined forces with Wayne to lie to me, and if I admit it, I'll be in the water. ”

"Lord Thorin, I don't care what you think. We have signed an agreement if you want to pay off. I believe that the First Army, which had just routed Stuyard, would not mind another war. ”

Thorin felt as if his heart had been stuffed into a burning coal, and he was furious. This group of businessmen has already calculated, this is a set. Their own army is at war, if the First Army intervenes. You can beat yourself head-on in an instant. The victories of the past month now seem worthless.

The merchants sneered, if it weren't for our support, you would have been defeated a long time ago, and you can still bargain with us here.