If the No. 1 is Han Xing's mentor, he has extraordinary power and introduces him to the door; The relationship between Robert and Han Xing is more like brothers and close friends who fight side by side; Then the relationship between Napoleon and Han Xing is the most complicated, and they are both teachers and friends, and they benefit each other.

After spending so much time with Napoleon, Han Xing's most intuitive influence was that he became more serious about diplomacy. Han Xing began to pay attention to the situation on the battlefield, understand the surrounding pattern, and judge what was best for him.

In the past, Han Xing liked to outwit him, but he was only clever behind his back, such as when he infiltrated Göttingen and divided the relationship between Baron Bird and Baron Sheehan. At that time, Han Xing still had a kind of thigh-hugging mentality, with his back to the Count of Na (sāo) and the Duke of Hesse to enjoy the coolness, he didn't need to worry about diplomatic matters (qíng), he just needed to worry about the war!

To put it bluntly, before meeting Napoleon, Han Xing was still a working man, and he never thought of standing on his own; The world of a Song of Ice and Fire doesn't have much diplomacy, and the most successful diplomacy in the entire war of the retainers is probably the North, the Vale, the Riverlands, and the Stormlands Marriage Alliance. And Robert is "ignorant" about diplomacy, and the entire war of the Raiders is basically won by luck and hard steel.

If Tywin's attitude is ambiguous, even in favor of the Targaryens, will the outcome of the Retainer War be subversive (xìng)? And are Dorne and Riverlands really hardcore allies of House Targaryen? Isn't there a gap between them?

In order not to destroy the advantages of his own qíng drama, Han Xing did not strongly interfere with the development trend of the war of the retainers. But if Napoleon were to be replaced, he would most likely send someone to contact Tywin to find out his attitude in this war, and try to draw him into his side, at least to make sure that he did not change his position abruptly.

In fact, the Lannisters of the Westlands were also natural allies, and the Mad King's death, which annoyed the Lion of the West, by making Tywin's wife and appointing Tywin's sole heir, Jaime, as the Kingsguard. The main reason why Tywin waited for the price to sell was because he wanted to reap the profits, but he didn't expect Rhaegar to lose so quickly. If Tywin was given an extra day, he would probably be seated on the Iron Throne in King's Landing.

Napoleon's outstanding diplomatic strategy, as well as the flexible application of force deterrence and superior negotiation, greatly expanded Han Xing's understanding of war. Han Xing is not stupid, and even to be honest, (shēn) is an advanced intelligent evolution of the T-virus, and his intelligence is more than twice that of ordinary people. It's just that he couldn't turn this corner in the past, and Napoleon happened to be a great example for Han Xing to complete the transition from a wage earner to a boss.

The situation in front of him is obvious, the vast Duchy of Saxony wants to take advantage of the civil war in the Duchy of Hesse to recapture Paderborn, and the Duchy of Hesse is indeed unlikely to give Han Xing any help. And Han Xing's advantage is that he is the master of a realm, and he has musket and cannon technology to crush.

In this situation, Han Xing had an idea in his heart - to counterattack Saxony! Why not? Although it was not easy to expand the princes between empires during this period, what if Saxony could recognize his own territory? To the northeast of Paderborn are the counties of Feldenburg and the counties of Braunschweig. You must not be familiar with the former, but if you change the name, you will definitely realize that Feldenburg's is called Hanover in modern times!

It is also the birthplace of the famous Georgian dynasty (now the House of Windsor, which rules England) and the trading town of northern Germany - the Duchy of Hanover! At this time, Hanover had not yet risen and the small trading post on the border between Feldenburg and Bremen had not yet become the trading hub of the future.

And Braunschweig, friends who like the Napoleonic era must have an impression of the name, which was famous throughout Europe for its high-quality mercenaries - the Braunschweig Chasseurs and the Blake Dragoons. What's more, these three territories together happen to be the size of a medium-sized principality, which means that Han Xing may be able to use this to establish the Duchy of Braunschweig!

And all of this depends on the ambition of that prisoner, Sir Dietric Udonon! Don't forget, the knight was also the de facto ruler of the Duchy of Saxony, and his main goal in leading the attack on Paderborn was to raise his position by owning his own territory. When he officially became the real power of the Duchy of Saxony, did he turn his attention to his nephew's duke's throne?

With this in mind, Han Xing went to the room of Sir Dietrick Udauneng, a high-ranking nobleman, Sir Ditrick was assigned a separate room of his own, and everything was no different from an ordinary bedroom except that no one (shēn) was free.

Han Xing had already filled Göttingen's granary, and put a large box of neat gold bricks in his bedroom. These things have been quietly placed in the base of the Dragon Maiden River for nearly a year, but they have not come in handy, these riches are nothing more than gold! Now it is put in Göttingen, purely to prevent the next time there will be a situation where you are not there, but you have no money and no food.

"These riches are nothing but gold!" This is definitely a suspicion of pretending (bī) to say it in the mouth of ordinary people, but in Han Xing's mouth, it is a heartfelt sigh. After all, Han Xing's greatest wealth is sitting on a realm, and Han Xing's wealth is the rich farms and plantations in the [Seaside District], as well as the world power of which he (shēn) is the lord of the realm. For Han Xing, as long as he is still the realm lord for one day, he will have food that he can't eat and use, and food = money!

Can you eat gold? Food can be eaten! I have to say that in the troubled times, it is basically the grain standard! Otherwise, how could Liu Bowen suggest that Zhu Yuanzhang "build a high city, accumulate grain, and slow down to become the king"? Why didn't he say, "Build a city high, collect wealth, and slowly become king"?

"Sir Ditrick, is this room to your liking?" Han Xing smiled and said to Sir Ditrick, who was lying on his back in his clothes.

"Not bad!" Sir Diettrick replied lazily, and then added, "For a prisoner! ”

"That's right, Sir Ditrick, you are a member of a big family, and you have been raised since you were a child, and of course you don't look down on my humble little castle!" Han Xing smiled slightly.

"I'm not the (jiāo) son of my wife! I have been practicing swordsmanship since I was six years old, practicing Sanjiu in winter and Sanfu in summer, and I have never been sloppy for more than 20 years! Sir Ditrick looked arrogant and said coldly: "I am not convinced to be bombarded by you with artillery and defeated by such a despicable trick!" ”

"Can I sit down?" Han Xing asked in a gentle tone.

"This is your castle! Do you still need my approval if you want to sit? Sir Ditrick said coldly.

"You know this is my castle, too?" Han Xing said with a hideous smile,

"I'm a nobleman, and you promised to respect my legitimate rights and interests!" Sir Ditrick's eyes showed a hint of panic.

"Don't worry, if I'm going to torture you, no one will know about it at all! As for the ransom, to me it's nothing more than a nice-to-have! If you want me to let you go, you have to fight for it yourself! Han Xing gave him a meaningful look, calmly pulled over a chair, and sat down.

"What do you want? I have nothing, I can't hand over anything but ransom! Sir Ditrick also knew that people had to bow their heads under the roof, and his attitude finally softened.

"It's not what I want, but what do you want?" Han Xing just shook his head and asked rhetorically.

"What do I want?" Sir Ditrick was stunned, and muttered to himself.

At this moment, his mind flashed to the more than 2,000 Saxon soldiers who had been captured with him; Flashing that he has been practicing swordsmanship since he was a child, he became a knight at a young age, and he thought that his father would choose him as his heir, but in the end, he could only watch his brother be crowned a duke, but he was still a little knight. This scene was accompanied by pain, longing, and jealousy in his heart, which surged like a tide at this moment.

And all this is the purpose of Han Xing's rhetorical question, his memories have been undoubtedly revealed in front of Han Xing, and Han Xing has already understood the thoughts in his heart.

"Let me guess, the reason why you led the army against Paderborn was to have a county of your own, didn't you?" Han Xing's question hit Sir Diettrick's heart directly.

"You want to use this to establish your prestige and then take the throne of the Duke of Saxony? Because you were not reconciled, your father ignored your efforts and chose your incompetent and short-lived eldest brother to inherit the Duchy of Saxony. In your mind, you're the right heir to your father, right? You want to prove it to him, to show it to people all over the world – they're all looking away! All this was Sir Diettrick's heart, Han Xing just helped him summarize it, and then said it.

Sir Ditrick's eyes were full of horror and incredulity when he looked at Han Xing, and he felt that he was like a ** lamb in front of Han Xing.

"It's a pity you failed! Because I have muskets and cannons, and you don't, you are not reconciled! Hehe~ You're not reconciled, but what's the use of this? After this defeat, you will become the laughing stock of the Duchy of Saxony completely! Guess how the nobles who lost their armies poke you in the back? Han Xing continued to stimulate him.

"What exactly do you want to do?" Sir Ditrick said angrily.

"I want to cooperate! You and I, mutually beneficial and win-win cooperation! Han Xing said with a fox-like sly smile.