The northern part of the kingdom is naturally slightly different from the south, and the city of Bonta is already in the spring season, and the city of Loren, which is less than 200 kilometers away from the northern border, has not completely faded from the winter chill at this time.

However, at this time, His Royal Highness Prince Eric's heart was on fire, not only easily surpassing this chill, but even past spring, as hot as summer.

It's time to make a difference!

Looking at the well-equipped, energetic, and brightly dressed 30,000 soldiers of the Zhenbei Army on the plain outside the city, His Royal Highness Prince Eric only felt that his self-confidence had never been as sufficient as it was now.

He even felt that as long as he took these 30,000 soldiers of the Zhenbei Army, he could go all the way north, not only break through the gate of the Sark Kingdom, but even enter the capital of the Sark Kingdom, and submit the entire Sark Kingdom under his iron hooves.

At that time, who else is qualified to compete with him for the next king?

Reason, however, told him that this was absolutely unrealistic.

The reason why the 30,000 Zhenbei Army is so high in combat effectiveness is entirely because the major nobles who support him in the kingdom have continuously transported various materials this time, which has greatly alleviated the logistical problems that have plagued the Zhenbei Army, thus making the spiritual outlook of the entire Zhenbei Army look new, and it seems that the combat effectiveness has increased greatly.

However, even so, it is impossible to defeat the Sark Kingdom by relying on these 30,000 Zhenbei troops alone.

During the strategic discussion with the Duke of Stark, the Duke of Stark very clearly warned Eric not to expect to actually defeat the Kingdom of Sark.

This is something that the Lampari Kingdom has not been able to do for hundreds of years before. Even if he had extremely strong support now, he would never be able to do so.

The reason for this war. It's just to win the battle for His Royal Highness Prince Eric, so as to add a huge bargaining chip for him to compete for the throne.

So this time, Eric's strategic goal is clear. That is, to be able to defeat the army of the Sark Kingdom a few times, it is enough to take some advantage from the Sark Kingdom, and there is no need to go too deep into the Sark Kingdom.

As long as he has the military merit of defeating the Sark Kingdom, it is enough to give him a very strong chip.

If you really want to completely defeat the Sark Kingdom, you are asking for your own hardship.

Duke Stark's advice flashed in his mind, and Prince Eric couldn't help frowning slightly and snorted softly.

"The reason why we couldn't defeat the Sark Kingdom in the past was not because you nobles were unwilling to contribute your strength. When I inherit the throne in the future, I will definitely take the whole kingdom into my own hands. When the time comes, unleash the power of the entire kingdom. If you don't believe it, you can't defeat the Sark Kingdom!"

Of course, this idea only dared to pass through Prince Eric's mind, but never revealed it in the slightest.

Now he can have an advantage in inheriting the throne by relying on the support of various big nobles in the kingdom, led by Duke Stark.

Otherwise, with the power he now controls, not to mention trying to win military merit from the Sark Kingdom to help him compete for the throne, I am afraid that it will be extremely difficult to even maintain his own five thousand personal guards.

Thinking of the five thousand personal guards, Prince Eric's gaze swept over the Zhenbei army and landed on a phalanx of troops on the other side. The brow furrowed a little deeper.

This phalanx stood crookedly, and compared to the standard square of the Zhenbei Army, which was neatly aligned and seemed to be drawn with a ruler, it was undoubtedly too much worse.

Moreover, the soldiers in the phalanx looked even more lazy, revealing a decadent atmosphere all over their bodies. It is much worse than the soldiers of the Zhenbei Army who have high morale and look energetic.

During these months, Prince Eric spent most of his time in the barracks. It's no longer the layman who didn't know anything about military affairs before.

Now he can be seen at a glance. If he put his 5,000 personal guards and the same number of Zhenbei troops against the enemy, he was sure that his 5,000 personal guards would definitely be defeated. There is no power to resist.

But this is also something that can't be helped, although his father officially announced that he became one of the heirs and had the authority of five thousand personal guards, but because of his limited strength before, it was impossible for him to afford so many personal guards.

Now these 5,000 people are still forcibly made up by the nobles who support him from their own private army, Su zhì can be imagined.

Prince Eric didn't trust these five thousand people, so naturally he didn't pay much attention to them.

Of course, he still hopes to be able to cultivate five thousand cronies on his own, because then he can be regarded as his own strength.

But now his own strength is too thin, and the main reason is that he has no money, so he doesn't have the ability to think about these things.

Thinking of this, Prince Eric couldn't help but feel a trace of envy and jealousy for Sevigny in his heart.

According to the information he obtained, Sevigny's 5,000 personal guards had also been recruited.

And unlike his 5,000 personal guards, which had no combat effectiveness, Sevigny's 5,000 personal guards were partly elites carefully selected from their own private armies by the nobles who supported her, and their combat effectiveness was completely different from those of his subordinates.

The other part was recruited by Sevigny himself.

With Sevigny's good reputation in the kingdom, coupled with the good treatment provided by her personal guard, the personal guard soldiers she recruited were very capable and combative.

What's more, Sevigny's 5,000 personal guards are equipped with standard individual combat military magic machines provided by the New Flyer Chamber of Commerce.

In terms of combat effectiveness, one soldier in Servines' personal guard would be enough to defeat several soldiers in the Zhenbei army, let alone Prince Eric's personal guard.

And in addition to the military magic machines for individual combat, it is said that the New Flying Chamber of Commerce also equipped Sevigny's personal guards with several new magic trebuchets, as well as some military magic machines that are unknown for specific purposes, but are certainly very powerful.

With the same combination of five thousand people, the combat effectiveness of Sevigny's personal guard and Eric's personal guard is simply worlds apart.

And the most important reason for this huge disparity. It's in the Xinfei Chamber of Commerce.

Thinking of this, a trace of regret crossed Prince Eric's heart.

Viscount Leslie had met him in Loren City before. once admonished him that there was no need to completely oppose the Xinfei Chamber of Commerce. Because Xu also supports the development of the Lampari Kingdom, he will not rule out cooperating with Prince Eric.

In order to show the clear difference between himself and Sevigny, Prince Eric did not consider this mention of Viscount Leslie at all.

Later, Count Michel of Durekton City also wrote a letter proposing that he could consider cooperating with the Xinfei Chamber of Commerce, but Prince Eric also directly rejected it.

And when the news came a few days ago, Xu Yi made his position clear to everyone at the product launch conference of the Xinfei Chamber of Commerce, and clearly stated that he would support Her Royal Highness Queen Sevigny, which means that Prince Eric no longer has the possibility of cooperating with Xu Yi and the Xinfei Chamber of Commerce.

When Prince Eric first heard the news a few days ago, he didn't pay much attention to it, and laughed at Xu Yi for being stupid in his heart.

However, now I think of the difference in combat effectiveness between my own personal guard and the personal guard of Sevigny, and then I think of the strong support that the New Flying Chamber of Commerce can provide. He realized that he was afraid that he was really missing something.

It's just that the matter has come to this point, and Prince Eric is also very clear that he has no turning back, and there is no point in regretting it.

Since Xu Yi has completely expressed his support for Sevigny, then Prince Eric can only clearly draw a clear line with him, otherwise it will arouse the suspicion and dissatisfaction of the big nobles who support him, which will be unfavorable to him.

"Well, wait until my military achievements are in hand. When I ascend to the throne, the whole kingdom will be under my control. The Xinfei Chamber of Commerce is not at my disposal. ”

Prince Eric clenched his fists, a confident smile reappearing on his face.

"Your Royal Highness. It's almost time, and it's time for you to get ready for the pre-war mobilization. Earl Stark, who was on the side, reminded in a low voice.

Before Prince Eric came, the lord of Loren City was originally the Earl of Stark.

He had only been the lord of Bunta City for a year before he was transferred here. I thought that I would work in Loren City for a long time before I could be transferred to another place, but I didn't expect to be here for less than a month. Prince Eric came in and took over the position of lord of the castle directly from him.

Although Earl Stark had already been instructed by the family. and obeyed the will of the family, and during this time, he tried his best to assist His Royal Highness Prince Eric according to the family's instructions, but as time went on, Count Stark found that he was more and more suspicious of the family's decision to support His Royal Highness Prince Eric.

It should be said that Prince Eric himself is not a foolish and mediocre guy, on the contrary, he is intelligent, he is also very atmospheric, and he is also humble and studious, he has only been in Loren City for half a year, and he has gained a certain prestige here, and he has also laid a certain foundation in the Zhenbei Army, which can be said to be quite good.

But after staying with Prince Eric for a long time, Earl Stark found that he had a very significant shortcoming, that is, he was too stubborn, and even conceited.

As long as it is something that he is sure of, then he will hardly take it for anyone else.

Although he may appear to be relaxed and considerate on the surface, in the end, in practice, he will still stick to his own ideas without wavering.

This is especially evident in the attitude towards the Xinfei Chamber of Commerce.

After serving as the city lord of Bonta City for a year, Earl Stark had a completely different impression of Xu Yi.

When he left Bang Ta City, he actually had an almost complete change of opinion towards Xu Yi, and he was not as hostile to Xu Yi as he was when he first went to Bang Ta City.

He not only fully realized the value of Xu Yi and the Xinfei Chamber of Commerce, but also seriously considered the possibility of cooperation between the Stark family and Xu Yi.

Because of this idea, in fact, Earl Stark had also mentioned to Prince Eric that he should consider cooperating with the Xinfei Chamber of Commerce, instead of completely rejecting it.

However, Prince Eric explicitly rejected Count Stark's suggestion, and even questioned whether Count Stark, who had served as the city lord of Bonta City for a year, was bewitched by Xu Yi, so that he proposed this kind of mention that was contrary to the Stark family's phalanx.

From that moment on, Count Stark knew that any possibility of cooperation between Prince Eric and the New Flying Chamber of Commerce had been lost, and neither was the Stark family.

Glancing at the high-morale, energetic, and seemingly extremely powerful Zhenbei army outside the city, Count Stark sighed deeply in his heart.

"Even if you don't fully cooperate with the Xinfei Chamber of Commerce, as long as you normally purchase those military magic machines from the Xinfei Chamber of Commerce, the combat effectiveness of the Zhenbei Army will definitely have a qualitative leap, right......?