Chapter 110: The hat on the head of the Duchy of Stantin
Count Willon was unable to raise any objection to the terms of negotiation proposed by Xu Ye.
Because after the war between the two sides, the losses suffered by the Xinfei Chamber of Commerce were completely bearable, and the difficulties encountered could indeed be solved by other means, but the losses he suffered were simply irreparable.
Originally, because he defeated Count Fran and several other lords in a row, he had more than 30,000 soldiers under his command who could fight, and in terms of the number of soldiers alone, he was already one of the few lords in the Duchy of Stantin, second only to the Grand Duke of Stantin.
And if it comes to combat effectiveness, it may even surpass Archduke Stantin.
But after starting a war with the Xinfei Chamber of Commerce, he found that he had nothing to do with the Xinfei Chamber of Commerce at all.
Even if he couldn't attack Xu Yi's private territory, he couldn't even completely block the Xinfei Chamber of Commerce, and he was helpless against the sabotage team sent by the Xinfei Chamber of Commerce.
The five hundred human guards led by Hart were invincible in Count Veron's territory, and in just half a month, Count Veron lost thousands of elite soldiers and many important supply points.
If the stalemate between the two sides continues, Count Wei Lun even believes that sooner or later he will be killed by the five hundred guards of the Xinfei Chamber of Commerce.
And the most important loss caused by the war with the Xinfei Chamber of Commerce is that he can no longer get any supplies of military magic machinery from the Xinfei Chamber of Commerce.
While the war with the Xinfei Chamber of Commerce was waged, the four lords united in the south were still launching an offensive against Count Willon's newly occupied territory.
At first, Count Veron was able to block it easily, and even counterattacked.
But after several urgent instructions. The Earl of Willon found a strict problem.
Because of the war with the New Flying Chamber of Commerce. Lost supplies of military magic machinery. Coupled with the extreme consumption in battle, the military magic machinery in the hands of his subordinates that can still be used to continue fighting cannot be supported for long.
According to estimates, the supplies in his hands will only last for another week at most.
Unlike him, the four lords who fought against him had already stockpiled a large amount of supplies for military magic machinery.
Every time he thought of the fact that he would lose the help of the military magic machine, and the four lords could still use it, Count Veron's heart immediately filled with coldness.
He knew better than any other lord in the Duchy of Stantin what a terrifying boost the combat power of military magic machines could bring to soldiers, and once that happened, his subordinates would definitely not be able to stop the attack of those four lords.
And if you don't get the supply of military magic machinery all the time. He can only be defeated and retreated, not only can the newly occupied territory only be fully retreated, but it is not good...... No, those four lords will definitely not stop, and will definitely continue to attack, and will not stop until they completely crush him.
Count Wei Lun saw this shape very clearly, so in fact, even if Xu Yi didn't come to him for negotiation, he already had the idea of taking the initiative to negotiate with Xu Yi.
Although Xu Yi's conditions were excessive, compared to the fate of being occupied by the four lords and then defeated. But it is undoubtedly much more acceptable.
What's more, Xu also made these requests at the same time. He also made a request to Count Veron for assistance, which he did not expect, and at the same time that he could only dream of.
As long as Count Weilun fully agrees to the other conditions proposed by Xu Yi, then the Xinfei Chamber of Commerce will give priority to Count Weilun as an important partner of the Xinfei Chamber of Commerce in the future, give him priority to provide him with various military magic machines, and open to him various new military magic machines newly developed by the Xinfei Chamber of Commerce!
When he heard this condition, Count Weilun, who was still angry at Xu Yi's various requirements, instantly became angry, and without much consideration, he completely agreed to all the conditions put forward by Xu Yi.
Because of the so-called "important partner" in Xu Yi's mouth, it means that when Xu Yi provides all kinds of military magic machinery to all the lords in the Duchy of Stantin, he will give priority to Count Weilun, but put other lords later.
This means that Count Veron will once again have an absolute advantage in equipment when facing other lords.
And as long as he has an absolute advantage in the equipment of military magic machinery, how can the other lords in the Duchy of Stantin be his opponents.
As long as all the other lords in the principality can be defeated, then what is it to agree to such a small condition that Xu Yi is proposing now?
So Count Weilun and Xu Yi then had a pleasant conversation, and the content of this armistice agreement was preliminarily determined.
According to the terms of the armistice agreement, after a complete ceasefire between the two sides, the Earl of Weilun will cede nearly 600 square kilometers of land in the north of the existing territory to Xu Yi as compensation, and must also keep all the subjects of this territory as a complete cession.
After owning this territory, Xu Yi's private domain became a very narrow strip of strips, which happened to be across the north of the Duchy of Stantin.
Bordered by the Endless Sea to the west and the Duchy of Statein and the Kingdom of Ruerson to the east, this territory looks like a hat on the head of the Duchy of Statein, which completely covers the road to the north of the Duchy of Statein.
But Count Veron didn't care much about that.
The Duchy of Stantin has always been extremely blocked due to its topography, and it has very little contact with other countries on the continent of Sainz, even if the road to the north is completely blocked, it will not have any impact on Count Velon.
What's more, this territory was only divided to Xu Yi, and it still nominally belonged to the Duchy of Stantin, and if the Duchy of Stantin wanted to enter the Black Rice Wasteland through the north, Xu Yi would not have any reason to refuse.
Besides, the manpower of the Xinfei Chamber of Commerce is limited after all, and it is no problem to hold the previous territory, but it is simply impossible to hold this kind of narrow territory that has no moat to defend.
So when Count Veron signed this armistice, he was in a very relaxed mood.
In his opinion, even if Xu Yi asked him to leave all the Zimin in the territory this time, it would still not pose any threat, and on the contrary, it could become a failure.
Count Veron knew the situation of the people in his realm very well.
All the hardcover men in the territory who can be used to fight have now entered the army by him, and most of the remaining are the old, weak, sick, disabled, women and children, which does not help to improve the combat strength of the Xinfei Chamber of Commerce at all, but will only become a drag.
Xu also left these useless people behind, which would increase his burden.
When Xu Yi left, Count Wei Lun even told Xu Yi with a pretended heavy face, asking Xu Yi to be kind to these people he left.
Xu Yi agreed, and Count Wei Lun kept snickering in his heart.
Does this Xu Yi really think that he has taken a big advantage? It's ridiculous!
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"Presumably, Count Willon must have thought that he had taken advantage of himself. Xu also handed Kennard the armistice in his hand. "This guy who only has a war in his head must not have thought that I wanted this territory and these people not to fight at all. â
"How can a guy like him understand your thoughts, Lord. Kennard laughed, took the armistice agreement and read it carefully, nodded and said, "Very good, Lord Elder, in this way, your private territory can be connected to the Black Rice Wasteland, the Moon Shadow Clan, and the easternmost part can be connected to the Ruerson Kingdom." As long as the construction of the Silu Highway is completed, the products of our Chamber of Commerce will be able to enter the Ruerson Kingdom and other places on the continent very smoothly. â
"This is not the most important thing, now the situation within the Lampari Kingdom has changed, the biggest obstacle that our Chamber of Commerce encountered before is no longer zĂ i, transportation on land is not a problem, but it is more convenient to get through the Lampari Kingdom in many cases. The most important place to ask for such a territory is to connect the Black Rice Wasteland with our existing territory, so that it is much easier for the overall development plan. Xu Yidao.
Hearing Xu Yi mention the situation within the Lampari Kingdom, Kennard glanced at Xu Yi with a slightly strange expression, hesitated for a moment, and asked: "Elder, why don't you want to attend the coronation ceremony of Her Majesty Queen Sevigny? â
Xu Yi turned his head to look in the direction of the Lampari Kingdom, and slowly shook his head: "You just think it's my waywardness." â
Hearing the hint of complexity revealed in Xu Yi's tone, Kennard's expression moved, looked at Xu Yi, and laughed.
"Well, you are rare to be willful, my lord, I don't have much to say. â
Xu Yi smiled and patted him on the shoulder: "Okay, I can be willful in this regard, but I can't be willful in your affairs." It's not early, you hurry up and pack up Hoi An Weimar and go. Earl Allen must be waiting for you to return home and reunite with him, and if I keep you any longer, Earl Allen will definitely complain about me. â
Kennard shook his head: "Father, I have always supported me to stay by your side more, even if I don't go back to spend the New Year with him, he won't say anything." The one who really has a grudge against you is Sophia......"
Hearing the name "Sophia", Xu Yi immediately smiled bitterly.
"Isn't Sophia already engaged, you persuade her for me, just treat me as her fantasy, and it's better to forget about me completely in the future, so it's better for her. â
"If you can forget it, it's much simpler. Kennard sighed softly. "Grown, I know Sophia's personality very well, she really cares about things far more than ordinary people, and if she does something surprising because of this, it will not be unusual. â
Xu Yi glanced at Kennard in confusion: "What does she want to do?"
Kennard shook his head, "I can't guess. I'm just warning you of the possibility. â
Xu Yi thought about it, frowned and shook his head.
Don't talk about the little girl's thoughts, most people in this world can't guess it.
But no matter how bold Sophia is, what can she really do? (To be continued......