"It seems that you have understood the situation, and in two days a negotiating team from Salander will arrive here to discuss the whereabouts of Lord Reed. I can only act as an intermediary in this matter, I'm sorry Lord Reed, I also want to release you as soon as possible, but my position dictates that I can't get involved. So, Lord Reed, we're going to move on to the next topic. Seeing Hu Bin raise his head and look at him with meaningful eyes, Griffos knew that with the cleverness of the lord in front of him, he already understood his difficulties.

The king waved his hand, and the attendants of the house withdrew, and the guards at the gate took the gate with him. There were only two people left in the room, and Hu Bin looked at King Griffos, who suddenly became serious, inexplicably.

"Lord Reed, what do you think of the country of Rhoddock?" King Greyforth, who had been staring at Hu Bin for a moment, asked with his chin on his chin.

Hu Bin didn't expect the king to ask such a question, he couldn't help but be stunned for a moment, and was about to open his mouth but fell into thought.

If before being captured, Hu Bin would definitely say that Rhodok was a scum with a combat power of 5, and he could defeat them with some helpers, and the so-called tactical contempt for the enemy was like this.

But after a brutal ambush, Hu Bin had to rethink the country's potential. Yes, Hu Bin is thinking about the country's potential.

Militarily, Rhodok suffered huge losses, with his elite troops suffering heavy losses in several defeats, and at this time they could only passively defend the city's important points, as well as the very important large city of Derqira and the nearby fortresses. The originally vast Eastern Theater of Operations fell, and the economic pillars were threatened from both the north and the south.

Economically, although most of Rhodok's villages were looted and it was relatively difficult to replenish troops, the need for military spending also decreased due to the reduction in the number of troops. In addition, the economic pillar of Viruga is still in the hands of Rhodok, and the citizens of Jergara will move there, and most of the troops will hold the city to the death, and there will be no losses during this time, and on the whole, Rhodok's economy will continue to prosper and grow.

Politically, Rhodok is full of problems, no, he has reached a desperate situation. Rhodok's diplomacy is now at a freezing point, not to mention Swadia, who was already eyeing Rhodok for historical reasons, taking the initiative to attack Salander to worsen relations between the two countries, and the sneak attack on Kugit led to a collective attack by the Kusa coalition forces, which eventually led to the current situation. It can be said that Rhodok's enemies are everywhere now, and he still holds the alluring pearl of Veruga, no matter how you look at it, it will be an end of exhaustion.

But who is to blame? Hu Bin thought about this question for seven or eight minutes, and King Griffois looked at him quietly, as if he was not in a hurry at all.

Hu Bin has always thought about the whole process of Rhodok and Salander's first battle after coming to this world, and he can't find Rhodok's mistakes, it can be said that the trend of the situation has led to Rhodok's decline, as if God is going to destroy Rhodok.

Militarily, Hu Bin, who had fought with Rhodok many times, was actually quite aware of the strength of the Rhodok people, not only the improved gun formation, but also the cavalry had to suffer a heavy blow every time they faced the Rhodok legion. Hu Bin's full-fledged cavalry regiment, if it dealt with the infantry of other countries, was estimated to be a massacre. But in fact, only 300 generally low-level Rhodok regiments caused Hu Bin's senior cavalry regiment to lose nearly a quarter of its combat strength.

Only the Rhodoks had mastered the mass production of siege crossbows, a powerful weapon that could be operated by soldiers with minimal training. Once Rhodok's crossbowmen occupy the favorable terrain, it will be a nightmare for the enemy. Hu Bin had never fought a field battle with the Rhodoks in terrain other than the plains, because after the thrilling battle of the defense of Jerqila, he would never come near the Rhodok Mountains again. He always believed that if the terrain where the Kusa coalition and Rhodok fought was mountainous, then it might be difficult to say whether they would win or lose, but it was inevitable that both sides would lose.

Economically, Hu Bin did not know the methods of King Griffos, but it can be seen from his continuous payment of large indemnities that Rhodok's economic level was not low.

Diplomatic failures are the biggest cause of Rhodoc's decline, but look at the series of diplomatic actions of the Rhodoc kingdom. Defending against the invasion of the Swadians in the north, the first was followed by a big fight with Salander. At that time, Salander was the weakest among the six countries, and the relatively strong Mamluks in the arms were restrained by pikemen, so it can only be said that Rhodok's choice was not wrong at that time, but unfortunately the army was defeated, and Hu Bin also made great efforts in this war.

Then came the plot to attack the Kujits, which, in hindsight, was the trigger for Rhodok's decline. But Hu Bin actually admired Rhodok's decision at that time, and the intervention of the Rhodoks not only relieved the siege of the Swadias and eased the relations between the two countries, but also dealt a heavy blow to the Kujits. At that time, the Saiga Khan of Kugit had never been able to figure out why Rhodok would help his old enemy for money.

Hu Bin knew deeply that it was really a blessing for the Rhodok Kingdom to have such a monarch who worked for the benefit of the country regardless of his face. What a wise decision, which not only eased the threat of northern Swadia in the short term, but also reaped the benefits, the black cauldron was still carried by the Swadia people, and Salander would also see the opportunity to stumble on his old rival Kujit, everything was so reasonable.

However, just as everyone didn't expect Rhodok to help Swadia, King Griffos's unconventional move set an example for Sega Khan. Originally, there would be many people who would come out to oppose the alliance between Kugit and Salander, but now that there is none, the Rhodoks can help the Swadias fight, why can't Kugit form an alliance with his old rival Salander? So······

The more Hu Bin thought about it, the more he understood, and even the reason why the Swadians helped Rhodok to contain Salander's reinforcements at that time and directly sent troops to besiege the mercenary city. If Svadia wants to attack Viruga, he must repay the last time Rhodok helped relieve the siege. Unfortunately, it backfired, and Gergira finally landed firmly in his hands.

Looking at King Griffos in front of him, Hu Bin felt a little pity. How much dedication is behind the seemingly glamorous throne? When Rhodok is on the verge of collapse, who will be the most painful? Who is most disappointed in the elaborate strategic ideas that have brought huge losses?

Maybe this is the will of God, Hu Bin once again thought of the Prince Wright who assassinated him, and now he thinks that their father and son are really alike.

Rhodok's numbering also impressed Hu Bin, not to mention the group of people who brought Hu Bin big trouble to defend the city before, including Howard. Let's just say that the numberers who set up an ambush for themselves this time performed very well. Hu Bin could hardly imagine that in the absence of unified command, a corps of 2,000 people would not be chaotic at all under the command of more than 20 numbered people.

Whether it was the 300 pinning down legions, or the strategy of stopping support and encirclement on the spot, it was hard to believe that this was a decision that a scattered group of numberers could make.

In the final battle, those numbered ones actually took advantage of the great advantage, and they also carefully took action in person, and joined the battle without hesitation.

Hu Bin had to say that the overall quality of Rhodok's numberer was far higher than his expectations. A soldier is a bear, and the strength can be accumulated, but such a team execution is not so easy to cultivate.

Hu Bin suddenly discovered that the world was actually very unfair to Rhodok, no wonder the world consciousness would intervene to delay Rhodok's demise, and it was unreasonable for such an unfortunate and tragic situation to occur before Rhodok's national fortunes were exhausted.

After nearly a quarter of an hour of contemplation, Hu Bin finally raised his head.

"Rodok, don't be underestimated." Hu Bin came to such a conclusion.

"Hahahaha..." King Griffos laughed so hard that he burst into tears.

"I finally understood why the Sultan of Hakim would give such an important city to a hairy boy. Lord Reed, I really want to keep you in Viruga forever. The king, who stopped laughing and wiped away tears, stared at Hu Bin's face and said.

"Someone, send Lord Reed back to his room."

Hu Bin got up and was about to follow the herald back to his cell, and glanced back at King Griffos at the gate, and found him standing behind his desk with his back to him. Only then did Hu Bin realize that what was hanging on the opposite wall was actually a huge map of the continent.

"Alas!" Hu Bin sighed and slowly exited the castle.