"The outcome of this war was truly a surprise. ”

The royal capital of the Baker Kingdom.

Located in front of one of the palace steps of the Royal Palace.

Black Katy looked up at the snowflakes slowly falling from the gloomy sky.

Ear.

Huinas's gentle and familiar voice suddenly rang out.

"After all, the other party was personally taught and cultivated by that mysterious extraterritorial powerhouse, so I was not surprised by the loss of this war. ”

Black Katy said indifferently.

"And what are you going to do next?"

Huinas's voice rang out again.

"It's not what we had planned. ”

"A defeat in a war will not break the Baker Kingdom, and when the spring of the next year comes, the kingdom will attack Domon again, and the kingdom army that has learned its lesson will not be so easy to deal with......"

Speaking of which.

The corners of Black Katy's mouth gradually outlined a meaningful smile.

"Besides, we also need some time for those who are thousands of miles away to come in time. ”

"So you already have a backup plan. ”

Huinas's tone became a little relaxed.

"This is the heavy responsibility that my master once entrusted to me, how dare I relax in the slightest. ”

Black Katy's face instantly became serious.

"In that case, I can go back and rearrange with Tarseus. ”

After speaking.

Huynas's voice ceased to sound.

The onset of the cold winter forced the human side to withdraw their troops from Domon one after another.

But for Lena, they didn't soak up the excitement of defeating humanity like the tribes of the Alliance.

It's nothing more than Lina, they know.

The fact that humanity has not sent someone to formally negotiate peace with the alliance means that humanity has no intention of giving up.

Wait until the beginning of spring next year.

Perhaps the human army will be caught up again.

Again.

Winter is a double-edged sword.

It could force the Baker Kingdom to withdraw, and it could also put the Alliance in a difficult position.

A war that lasted for months came down.

The tribes of the Alliance paid a very high price, although most of the tribes were able to survive the sacrifices of the warriors.

The problem is that the Alliance's stockpiles of all kinds of materials have been depleted, and without the covert assistance of the orcs, the materially poor Alliance would not be able to support the arrival of winter.

In other words.

Now the alliance, which is short of food and clothing, may find it difficult to survive this cold winter.

Because the orcs have already said that they can't help this, after all, the orcs also need to consider their own people.

You must know that the orcs who have been subjected to human economic sanctions for many years are not rich themselves.

To aid the orcs.

The orcs can be said to have hollowed out more than half of their family.

In fact, orcs are interesting enough for half-orcs.

So when the alliance proposed that the orcs needed continued assistance to survive this cold winter, the orcs' stern refusal was reasonable.

To paraphrase Uncle Ge's words.

The landlord's family has no surplus food!

"I didn't expect us to defeat the humans, but in the end, we ended up in materials. ”

Wei Wei couldn't help but sigh after learning about the current predicament of the alliance.

As Yaya expected.

The Alliance's current surplus supplies can only support the tribes for about a month at most.

But.

The cold winter has a long four months.

After a month of hardship, what about the remaining three months?

Drink the Northwest?

"This is something that can't be helped, since the human side decided to use troops against the Alliance, the human side has carried out a comprehensive economic blockade of the Domon region in advance, and the materials from the outside world cannot flow in at all, and in the end, they can only rely on the Alliance's reserves over the years and the assistance of the orcs, and finally they can resist the attack of the human race......

Yaya, who was in charge of this, said in a low tone.

"In fact, we underestimated the degree of attrition of the war, and we didn't expect that a war would deplete the Alliance's reserves for several years......"

"At the end of the day, it's not that the land in the Domon region is too barren. ”

Vivi shook her head and sighed.

Take farming, for example.

The same piece of land.

The difference between the land yield in the Domon region and the abundant land yield of human beings is about three to five times.

What's more, a large area of land in the Domon area is not suitable for cultivation and breeding.

Why did humans divide the Domon region to orcs back then?

It's nothing more than that humans know it very well.

The land of the Domon region is limited in the number of people that can be fed, and combined with economic sanctions, the number of orcs is greatly limited.

According to the records.

In the early days, millions of orcs migrated to the Domon region.

But now?

Millions are not enough.

The same is true for the orcs.

From this we can see.

The land in the Domon region can only support a maximum of two million people.

How many people did the Kingdom of Baker have?

Irresponsible statistics.

Seventy or eighty million.

Therefore.

Even if the orcs and half-orcs are united, facing the Baker Kingdom, which exists like a behemoth, is tantamount to hitting a stone with an egg.

Although this time the Baker Kingdom is not in a good position.

But the kingdom of Baker still has the potential to continue the war.

Even if it fails, it can survive three or five times.

But what about orcs and half-orcs?

Failure once is doomed.

The fault tolerance of the two is not at the same level at all.

What if they could join forces to defeat the Baker Kingdom?

Don't forget that there are other human realms around the kingdom of Baker, and when the time comes, both orcs and orcs will face a siege on all sides.

This is one of the reasons why orcs have not dared to rebel for many years.

It's not that the orcs don't dare to fight.

It's completely powerless.

Again.

In order to prevent the orcs and dogs from jumping off the wall, the humans at least gave them a way to live.

"Don't worry about material matters, do you remember what my brother once said?"

Compared to the people who are in a low mood.

Lena, however, remained as calm as ever.

"As long as there is enough profit, the mercenary merchants dare to trample on all the moral laws of the world. ”

"Big sister, you mean ......"

Hearing this, Vivi looked at Lena thoughtfully for a moment.

"Before we officially went to war with the human side, I had already sent people to secretly go to the Baker Kingdom to contact some merchants who often traded in the Domon region, and I gave them a price that they could not refuse......

"Before the war is clear, these merchants will naturally not act rashly, but after we temporarily win this war, I believe that these merchants will no longer be able to bear it, wait, or in less than a month, they will deliver the materials we need!"

"Aren't these merchants afraid of being found and executed?"

Wei Wei couldn't help but stumble.

"Profit will drive them to take risks, and secondly, do you think that the merchants who are qualified to trade with Domon are simple merchants?"

Lena said lightly.

"And you've forgotten one thing. ”

"What's the matter?"

"Captive. ”

Lena spat out the words softly.

“...... I see, I finally understand why the eldest sister asked the tribes to capture the knights and nobles of the human side as much as possible. ”

Vivi was silent for a moment.

Xuan even showed a sudden look.

The Union is poor.

Although there is a large backlog of tradable goods within the Alliance, these goods cannot be sold at a high price, and they cannot be exchanged for the necessary supplies that will last the Alliance for three months or more.

But with captives it's different.

Lena knows quite a bit about human society.

Especially his current main enemy, the kingdom of Baker.

She knows.

All knights and nobles were defeated and captured.

None of the victorious side would have killed these nobles easily.

On the one hand, this is due to the unspoken rule of the aristocracy.

On the other hand, captive nobles were often able to demand large ransoms.

For the poor of the Union.

These knights and nobles were glittering gold coins in the eyes of the Alliance.

Therefore, Lena gave special orders to the tribes of the Alliance.

Whenever you encounter knights and nobles on the battlefield, you try to capture them alive.

As for how to tell?

It's too simple.

Whoever wears the best equipment has the most guards around them.

The other party can basically determine whether it is a knight or a nobleman.

This big battle down.

There were no less than a hundred knights and nobles captured by the Alliance.

In the past, the Baker Kingdom also sent a messenger to inform the Alliance, hoping that the Alliance could release these captives, for which the Baker Kingdom was willing to pay a large ransom.

However, Lena asked the Alliance to refuse outright, saying that the Alliance did not leave any prisoners at all.

Cause?

Lena, of course, doesn't believe in the Baker Kingdom.

What's more, does the ransom work?

What they really need is supplies!

If they hope that the Baker Kingdom can exchange materials for those captured knights and nobles, this will undoubtedly make the Baker Kingdom see through the reality of the alliance, and maybe the Baker Kingdom will not withdraw its troops at all, but grit its teeth and keep the alliance in a stalemate, until the alliance collapses without a fight.

But handing over these captives to the merchants was different.

As for what the merchants would do with these captives, it was their own business.

As long as the merchants deliver supplies that satisfy the Alliance.

Anyway, businessmen definitely don't lose money in this matter, and they can even make a lot of money.

You must know that the merchants gained not only money, but more importantly, the favor of these knights and nobles.

Lena knew that this war was the last battle of the Alliance.

She had already made it clear to the people sent to the kingdom of Baker.

If the alliance wins this war, it is bound to capture a large number of knights and nobles.

And these knights and nobles were the bargaining chips between the alliance and the merchants.

But if the alliance loses.

Nothing happened.

I have to say.

Stress can force a person to grow up quickly.

And Lena is clearly a clear example of this.

No way.

She carries too many people's expectations, and at the same time puts too much pressure on herself.

Anyone can fall, but she can't.

"Brother, I won't let you down again. ”

When Viviaya and the others left.

When Lena was left alone.

She suddenly bit her lip and muttered to herself.

In order to maintain the stability of the alliance.

Lena specially issued a gag order, and anyone who knew about it was not allowed to disclose the news that the alliance's lack of materials was not enough to support this cold winter, and those who dared to violate the order were all killed.

At the same time, Lena also assured the clan leaders.

Up to a month of time.

They will be able to solve the problem of supplies.

Whether it's trust or suspicion.

Speech.

That's where Lena is.

So far.

Everyone is already tied to the same boat.

The ship capsized.

No one can run away.

In the midst of the trepidation and anticipation of the tribes.

I didn't expect it to be about twenty days.

There were indeed wagons carrying large quantities of supplies into the Alliance.

"Big sister!

When the news came.

The leaders of all the tribes breathed a sigh of relief, and then became excited.

After all, with these supplies.

Their people have been able to survive this difficult winter.

Meanwhile.

As Lena pondered their plans and arrangements for the future in their secret hideout.

Outside, Vivi's babbling voice could be heard.

"Vivi, what's all the fuss about?"

Lena couldn't help frowning when she heard this, and looked up at Vivi, who hurried in without knocking.

"Big sister, look who's coming! You can't think of it......!

Vivi broke through the door.

Immediately, he stretched out his hands with a smile and made an exaggerated welcome gesture in the direction of the door.

Not.

and Xia Fan learned.

"Huh?"

Seeing this, Lena subconsciously looked outside the door.

Immediately.

At the door, a tall and beautiful woman slowly walked in.

"Sister Evelyn!"

When I saw the oncoming woman.

Lena sat up from her chair in an instant, and her whole person looked incredulous.

"Lena, surprise?"

Evelyn smiled at a shocked Lena and winked mischievously at her big blue eyes.

"Sister Evelyn, why are you here?"

Lena asked impatiently.

"Of course, my sister misses Lena, so I came to see you, what, doesn't Lena welcome my sister's arrival?"

Evelyn smiled.

"How so!"

Lena subconsciously shook her head.

"It's just, it's just unbelievable......"

"That's why it's called a surprise!"

Evelyn spread her hands.

“...... Sister Evelyn, you won't ask your brother to send you here, will you?"

Moment.

Lena after inviting Evelyn to sit in the room.

After calming down, Lena continued to talk to Evelyn.

"No, I came with the caravan, but my sister heard about what you did. ”

Evelyn looked at Lena with some relief and sighed.

"You've really impressed my sister with you now. ”

Sister Evelyn laughed......

Lena couldn't help but show a look of shame when she heard this.

She would only have such a little daughter's attitude when facing Xia Fan and Evelyn.

"Lena, in fact, my sister has already visited Your Excellency before coming this time, and after hearing something about you from him, my sister decided to visit you, and at the same time see if you need any help, it just so happens that this time I happened to know your situation, so my sister specially sponsored some important materials for you......"

said.

Evelyn took off one of the rings in her hand and handed it to Lena.