Chapter 379: The Ace in the Shadows
There are many factors that determine the war between the rulers. In their considerations, Zhao Gao can only be regarded as an unexpected variable at most, which has a certain impact on the outcome of the war but does not play a decisive role, so the situation on the entire battlefield is still developing in the direction that both sides expected.
Fiona paid a huge price to get the legendary historical figure Joan of Arc, and it is impossible for France, whose spiritual pillar has been shattered, to turn over in this plot world. Even now that Joan of Arc is back on her feet, married to a perfect aristocratic husband, she no longer has that kind of moving appeal, and it is precisely because Edward III clearly recognizes this that he has no choice but to make a total retreat.
Retreat is not only to give up one's past efforts, but also to give up one's current identity and power to a certain extent. Since ancient times, it was easy to ascend to the top and difficult to descend, and to be able to make this decision decisively, Edward III's decisiveness can be called excellent.
In terms of difficulty, Fiona can be said to have made a reversal of the plot world, and her long-term benefits are far greater than that of Edward III, who gradually infiltrated various plot forces along the plot. But it is precisely because of Edward III's intertwined chess pieces in this plot world that he can hold on to the defeat for so long, and even now, he still has a chance to fight head-on.
Of course, it is a decisive opportunity to lose, but it must be fought!
There are pros and cons to everything. In the plot world, it is indeed a huge convenience to have deep roots, but it also causes countless implications when resources are evacuated. Edward III's March period is not set at random, but the shortest time he can detach from the core part of the plot world, and only with this core territory can he use his relationship ability to maintain his most basic position and power in the land of the gods!
As part of the War of Lords, Edward III's core territory was integrated into Paris at the beginning of the game, and it was in the center of Paris, which was originally the heart of his preparation to dominate the plot world in the future, but now it has become a fatal weakness and a conspicuous target. The place of the decisive battle must be under the city of Paris, and so many arrangements and arrangements in the early stage are nothing more than to weaken the opponent's strength in this decisive battle so that he can hold on for a longer time.
You can't win a battle, but you can lose time. With the authority of the plot world controlled by Edward III, it will also take three months to break down the fragments, strip away the rules that have been fused step by step, and then reverse the process of integrating the original territory into the plot world, and finally use the authority to forcibly break away and return to the land of the gods as his own independent subordinate territory.
His promise to Zhao Gao and the three of them was not a flash, at the beginning, he only arranged for three people to send troops without any connection with the surrounding plot world, just to use the authority to break away at one time.
It's not that he has a good heart and a moral bottom line, usually this kind of person has already died in the space and can't enter the "land of the gods". In fact, he had no choice but to do it - the failure of this plot world greatly reduced his status and authority in the "Land of the Gods", and if he lost three local nobles because of forced recruitment, then he would return smoothly in time, and he would definitely be sent to the arbitration court by the Supreme Council, and the choice at that time would probably only be between the decapitator and the noose.
There is a price to be paid for wielding any ounce of power, and the motto engraved on his Pioneer number is completely different from that of Freedmen and Seekers.
"The Noble, we always believe that right is restraint and duty for us!"
In the Land of the Gods, it is true that there is a hierarchy of people, but this is only a way to maintain normal order. Between the various classes, there are not only channels of circulation, but also their own obligations to be fulfilled, even as a noble person.
In the capacity of Edward III, the death of an ordinary warrior pioneer can be classified as normal combat attrition; The loss of the title Pioneer will be a bit troublesome, after all, letting the Land of the Gods lose a territory has already caused harm to its interests, and it needs to be formally given a reasonable explanation to get through; As for the nobility of the field, any one of them is an important resource of the land of the gods, the prototype of the same noble, and to abandon them when it is not necessary is tantamount to a betrayal of the land of the gods, especially in the case of such forcible conscription, which is also contrary to the "restraint" and "duty" that a noble person is required to observe.
When necessary, he would even choose to give up the less important territory in the outer circle and only keep the part of the inner circle to keep Zhao Gao and the others, especially Zhao Gao, an "honorary citizen"!
Of course, it can also be attributed to the fact that Edward III's voice was greatly reduced after the defeat, and his identity and status were not enough to have so many concerns.
This was evident in the information that Fiona had purchased, and it was Paris that several armies had finally assembled.
For her, this decisive battle is not a battle of life and death but a battle of interests, which can determine how high her authority is in this plot world, and how much she gains depends on what she can do for the plot world. If Edward's part of the integration is allowed to retreat, then her ultimate benefit will be greatly reduced - she is not Edward has been operating here for decades, and she does not have the energy, patience and opportunity to operate for so long, after getting Joan of Arc, the British army is now smooth sailing on the battlefield, even if she wants to control the plot world by infiltrating one by one, it is wishful thinking.
The ultimate source of her authority is the part controlled by Edward III, so she has to eat the meat in her mouth, that is, the meat cut from Edward's body!
Many times, the motivation of the battle of interests is no worse than the battle of life and death, and if she can't get enough rewards, Fiona's loss of team members and resources is enough to put her into a not-so-wonderful situation.
After such a long period of trial and see-saw, both sides finally ripped off the final veil and pushed all the chips onto the table, but waited for the hole cards to be turned over one by one to decide the winner. It's just that Fiona took advantage of the situation and locked the battle in advance, just waiting for Edward to turn over the last few cards to see how many chips he could keep.
Among these cards, Zhao Gao is included!
On the bright side, Zhao Gao's hole card is the more than 10,000 "strong men" that he has accumulated in the past two months. Coupled with the summoned garbage auxiliaries, the sky is full of black pressure, even if the clothes are tattered and obscene, it is enough to rely on the number to form a momentum.
As for the hidden in the shadows, there are more than 200 epic-level historical soldiers Wei Wushu, more than 100 A+-level Han Qiang crossbows and more than 100 S-level Hufu cavalry archers!
Everyone knows that Zhao Gao, who has the strength of god-level cannon fodder, will be a big name, but no one knows yet that this is actually a trump card!
The winner is here in Zhao Gao, in fact, it has not been completely decided!
ps: Actually, I should be satisfied, there are more recommended votes for 3,000 collections than 30,000 collections, what else to say.