"War is a continuation of politics." Hu Bin forgot which great man said this sentence, but this did not affect his understanding of this sentence.

On the morning of the sixth day after the capture of Halma, Hu Bin left his new territory, Fort Uzrudak, and went to Fort Reindi to receive it from the Nords.

It has to be said that the Nords reacted more to the commercial cooperation plan than Hu Bin expected, and they were frustrated by the problem of too long supply lines, especially in the case of constant ambushes and sneak attacks by small Swadian cavalry. The Swadians were quite satisfied with the supply team in Drehem, and they had everything they needed, and they didn't have to grin.

The Nords replied to Salander's kindness with practical actions, and the hapless defenders of Fort Reindy were killed in less than a day, just to vent the resentment of the Nords during this time.

As the commercial representative of the Salander Sultanate, Hu Bin wanted to establish a commercial cooperative relationship with the Nord Kingdom under the witness of the Chamber of Commerce Alliance, and the premise was that the Nord side handed over the Reindi Castle first.

For a tasteless territory, the Nords are more concerned about the food, clothing, housing and transportation of hundreds of soldiers and tens of thousands of citizens in Derihem, so they have no objection to this condition, which also makes Salander not have to divide his troops to attack Fort Rendi. Soon after Hu Bin's departure, Salander's army, which had finished recuperating, continued north and launched an offensive against Fort Ahuen.

Hu Bin's arrival was warmly welcomed by the Nord people, which is also inevitable. The predecessor of the Nord Kingdom is the North Sea Pirate King Family, which is also a predator in the neutral camp, and they had dealings with the Reed family before the founding of the country.

The negotiation process went smoothly, because for two countries that are far apart, they have almost no historical grievances, and on commercial issues, under the supervision of the business alliance, Hu Bin is unlikely to put forward too harsh conditions, so on a win-win basis, some inconsequential details are deliberately ignored by the negotiators of the two countries.

But what surprised Hu Bin was that the Nord Kingdom actually wanted to get a share of overseas goods, which was quite ridiculous in Hu Bin's cognition, just like a grain seller buying rice from others.

"I know this request is quite outrageous, and it is understandable that Lord Reed does not know the specific situation." A negotiator who is said to be a member of the Nord royal family told Reed some unknown inside information.

The outer part of the continent is an endless ocean, and the connecting continents are the sea trade routes, flowing with gold. But the sea is never free and peaceful, sea monsters, storms, turbulences, whirlpools, lost, pirates, any of which can leave the merchants begging for a living at sea dead. It took countless hours and lives for humanity to find safe shipping routes between continents for trade, and these routes were mastered by the various neutral families, including the Reed family and the North Sea Pirate King.

The pirate royal family's original dominance in the North Sea region was unshakable, and their peak period was when they invaded the Swadia Empire, just because the empire abolished their tax exemption rights in the northern ports of the mainland, it can be said that they were responsible for the demise of the Stockings Dia Empire.

But after the establishment of the country, the center of gravity of the Pirate King family moved to the mainland, after all, the feeling of being adrift on the sea is never as solid as that on land. However, the competition between the major powers on the sea is like a war between the major powers on land, and the territory vacated by the pirate king family is gradually occupied by other families, and after several changes, the pirate king family has gradually abandoned its old profession and turned to become the original old rival navy. The bandits turned into officers and soldiers made many pirates in the North Sea laugh off their big teeth, and finally the pirate king family lost the absolute dominance of the North Sea.

After a long time, the Pirate King family has adapted to life on land, and although they still retain their ocean-going technology, they are no longer able to keep the routes of the North Sea safe. The continents connected by the shipping routes of the North Sea are far less fertile than other continents, and they are quite scarce in terms of resources, which is also the main reason for the invasion of the mainland by the pirate royal family.

The current pirate royal family, no, it should be said that the Nord Kingdom is unlikely to get too much trade from other continents, so there is such a request.

Hu Bin also sighed after listening to it, and he couldn't tell if the pirate king family's approach back then was right, but judging from the development of the Nord Kingdom today, I have to say that it is more beautiful than those messy pirates. Although the Kingdom of Svadia has always claimed that the royal family of the Nord Kingdom is from a bandit leader, the nobles of other countries have actually recognized the status of the Nord nobility.

But the magnificent world outside the continent still makes Hu Bin yearn for, you must know that the Reed family had the strength to win the continent back then, and the strength has developed a lot over the years, but now it is only limited to the control of a part of the sea area, which shows how vast the world outside is.

The negotiations ended in a friendly atmosphere, and after Hu Bin signed the agreement agreed upon by the representatives of the two sides, he declined the invitation to the banquet of the representatives of the Nord Kingdom, and Hu Bin hurried back to the city of Halma to prepare to lead troops to support the siege in the north, only to learn that the Sultan of Hakim had captured Fort Ahuen and was on his way back to the city of Halma.

"The Kujit are completely mad, hahaha, those people are actually defending Lana City with all their might, thinking that we will attack it directly. The lord of Lana City is such an idiot, and he doesn't want to think about whether our forces can defeat Lana. "After leaving some of their forces behind the army of Ahuenburg, they returned to the city of Harma, where a lord excitedly recounted the battle to Hu Bin, who had not yet caught up in the battle. It seems that the lord of Lana City was overly cautious and redeployed the outpost's forces, allowing Salander to take the castle effortlessly.

"Something is wrong, I remember that the lord of Lana City seems to be Marshal Bolipoye, how can there be such an obvious faint move." Hu Bin remembers the old marshal who was very patient and spent several years to lay out.

At night, Hu Bin met with the Sultan of Hakim and told the Sultan about his doubts, and the Sultan smiled after listening to it and told Hu Bin why the Kujit people did this.

"They're going to start fighting back." Hakim Sultan said. The Kujit are not good at defending cities, so their fortresses are generally not highly defended, and their role is only to warn large cities. The Kugit believe in attacking instead of defending, once they want to shrink their forces, it is a precursor to a large-scale attack, they will not stay in the city and wait for death, fast and sharp wolf pack tactics are their foundation, and their defensive tactics are to attack and attack, forcing the enemy to fight them in a decisive battle.

"Who is the target?" Hu Bin is most concerned about this issue.

"It seems to be us, but it's actually the Kingdom of Vegia, but it depends on whether the Vigia people take the bait." Sultan Hakim's words confused Hu Bin for a while.

"After all, you've only only been in contact with this continent for a short time, and you haven't experienced a big war with Kugit yet. The Kingdom of Virgia is generally at a close toe, and the defense of Kugit is the main thing, after all, the environment of the snow field is really not suitable for the survival of the Kugit tribe. But we have been fighting with Kugit for so many years, and we used to have an advantage, but we were all beaten back by the Kujiits. We suffered a big loss back then, but we know a lot about the temperament of these wolf cubs. "Hakim Sultan Kaikai talks." I'm willing to bet that Kugit's army in the north will be on its way to Lana City tonight. ”

"Huh? So what are you waiting for, we quickly mobilize forces to strengthen the defense. Hu Bin hurriedly said.

"It's too late, and we're already all the troops that can be mobilized, after all, the defense of the border can't be relaxed. But the Virgians will relieve us of the siege, and that guy Saiga is still the same, no light or heavy, and he actually has such a big blood cost for the sake of face. The Sultan's words became more and more difficult to understand, and Hu Bin could only wait for the next sentence.

"Reed, what do you think of Saiga Khan."