Chapter 12: It's a Rival!
When the Zhenbei Army was making full preparations for the war, the army of the Sark Kingdom located in the north of the Muerto Mountains was naturally not idle.
Prince Eric's intention to lead the Zhenbei Army to counterattack the Sark Kingdom was not concealed at all, and it was naturally impossible to escape the eyes and ears of the Sark Kingdom.
Although the Sark Kingdom has always had an absolute advantage over the Lampari Kingdom, the Sark Kingdom still does not dare to take this extremely rare counterattack of the Lampari Kingdom lightly.
Because this time Prince Eric has won the support of many big nobles in the Lampari Kingdom, and his strength is far greater than that of the Zhenbei Army that fought against the Greedy Wolf Legion of the Sark Kingdom before, plus the Zhenbei Army showed unexpectedly strong combat effectiveness in the counterattack on the Murto Mountains at this time last year, and even forced the Sark Kingdom to be forced to abandon the Murto Mountains.
If this year's Zhenbei Army still has such a strong combat effectiveness, coupled with Prince Eric's strong logistical supply capabilities with the full support of many great nobles, the Sark Kingdom will definitely not be able to resist.
However, there was decisive good news for the captain of the Greedy Wolf Legion, Sharon Linur.
That is, according to the information of Tongguò, because Xu Yi, the president of the Xinfei Chamber of Commerce, made it clear that he supported the attitude of the princess of Severny more than a month ago, so in order to make his position different, Prince Eric took the initiative to refuse to purchase people and military magic machinery from the Xinfei Chamber of Commerce.
In the current Zhenbei Army, in addition to the batch of military magic machinery purchased last year, there are only a few more military magic machines purchased from the Xinfei Chamber of Commerce by the military headquarters of the Lampari Kingdom, and then forced into the Zhenbei Army.
The military of the Kingdom of Lampari has always been poor. In addition, the king of the Lampari Kingdom, Lampari XIII, has always had a very good attitude towards Prince Eric's counterattack, so the number of military magic machines supported by the military department to the Zhenbei Army is not much, and it cannot make the combat effectiveness of the Zhenbei Army get a truly valuable improvement.
Commander Linuer's biggest concern for the Zhenbei Army comes from these magical military magic machines, especially those powerful magic trebuchets, which he has not yet found a suitable means to deal with them.
If this time, Prince Eric, with the full support of those great nobles, equipped the Zhenbei Army and the other armies he had assembled with Qi military magic machinery, Li Nur would not even be able to resist it.
"Haha, fortunately, His Royal Highness the prince is a fool, and if he wants to talk about different positions when he fights, he will simply cut off his own hands and feet!" Li Nur slapped the table in front of him on the map. Laughed out loud. "Wait until this idiot rushes over with that poor group of Zhenbei troops. Brothers, we must give them some color and take revenge for last year!"
The other Greedy Wolf Legion officers in the battle room cheered loudly at the same time.
Seeing that all his colleagues were in high spirits, Li Nur nodded in satisfaction.
Although it was taken by surprise by the northern army of the Lampari Kingdom last year. Even the Muerto Mountains were lost.
But because of the absolute dominance of the Lampari kingdom for a long time. Make the Kingdom of Sark. In particular, the soldiers of the Greedy Wolf Legion always had a sense of superiority over the Lampari Kingdom.
Last year's defeat made everyone more ambitious, vowing to wash away the shame of last year in this battle.
After discussing the details of defense with a few staff officers. Chief of Staff Ivy João pushed open the door and walked in.
He was followed by several of his personal bodyguards.
Linuer's gaze was involuntarily drawn to what João's personal bodyguard was holding.
"What is this?" asked Li Nur in amazement, looking at the square, silver-glowing thing in the guard's hand that looked like a box wrapped in iron sheets.
"Good stuff. Joao smiled slightly, instructed the guards to put the iron box on an iron shelf on one of the walls of the room, and then took out a small, white rectangular box made of unknown materials from his pocket, and asked Li Nuer: "Hey, Li Nuer, do you think the room is hot or cold now?"
Li Nur wondered even more, "What do you want to do?"
"You'll find out in a moment. João shook the small white box in his hand. "First of all, do you feel hot or cold?"
Linur frowned, looking at João with some inexplicability.
However, he has worked with Joao for many years, and even he is definitely not a foolish character, so he thought about it and pulled the collar corner of his jacket.
"There were so many people in the room that I felt a little stuffy, but it was a little hot. ”
"Hot, isn't it?" João turned to look at the rest of the room. "What about you, do you feel hot too?"
The others nodded in unison.
There are now more than a dozen strong men in this small room, and the weather is already early spring, and the climate has already become warmer, which naturally makes them feel a little hot.
"Okay, since it's hot, it's time to get cooler. Let me see...... How did you get the refrigeration...... Joao looked at the small rectangular white box in his hand for a moment, fiddled with it twice, and then pointed it at the tin box hanging on the wall and pressed it lightly.
"Ding-"
A slight but crisp, very pleasant-sounding voice sounded, and a little red light suddenly lit up on the tin box hanging on the wall, and then facing everyone's piece, the lower part of the tin sheet suddenly slowly turned upward, revealing a dark hole.
When everyone was wondering, a red ribbon hanging under the iron sheet suddenly fluttered, as if it was suddenly blown by the wind, and then everyone felt a cool breeze blowing in their faces, which immediately dispersed a lot of the stuffiness of everyone.
Feeling the soothing cool breeze blowing from under the tin box, Linuer's heart moved, and he asked Joao, "Hey, Joao, this thing...... I remember mentioning it last time in the newspaper about the Xinfei Chamber of Commerce. ”
"That's right, it's the magic air conditioner. Joao smiled and nodded. "How's it going?
"It's a lot more comfortable, but where did you get this thing?" asked Li Nur with a frown. "There's no way the Xinfei Chamber of Commerce will come to our kingdom to sell things, right?"
João glanced at him. Instead of answering, he put away the long white box in his hand and glanced over the other people in the room.
The others immediately understood what he meant, and after saluting the two of them, they withdrew.
Seeing Joao's movements, Li Nuer's brows furrowed even more, and after the others had withdrawn, he immediately asked, "What's the matter?
"Of course. Joao nodded. "If it's okay, how could this thing from the New Flying Chamber of Commerce appear here?"
"That's ......," Linur reacted. I thought about it. Then he asked, "So how did this thing come about? If I'm not mistaken, it must have been smuggled by those damn merchants from the kingdom of Lampari?"
"It's smuggling, but you can't afford to look down on these merchants this time. Without their help, we wouldn't have been able to get such a handy magical machine from these new flying chambers. Don't you think this magic air conditioner works great?"
Li Nur glanced at the magic air conditioner that was still blowing a cool breeze on the walls. Look at the small white box that João placed on the table, which was supposed to be a remote control device. Shaking his head: "Easy to use is easy to use." But these things aren't particularly necessary for us. On the contrary, it is to smuggle the things of the Xinfei Chamber of Commerce, so that the Xinfei Chamber of Commerce will make money? ”
"What? do you want to call on the people of the whole kingdom to boycott the goods of the New Flying Chamber of Commerce?" João sneered, glancing at Linuer. "Sue you. It's simply not possible. President Walker, who gave me this magic air conditioner, told me that his batch of household magic machines produced by the Xinfei Chamber of Commerce, which had been smuggled from the kingdom of Lampari, had been sold out a month in advance. He only needs to get these goods back now, and he will make a lot of money from changing hands. ”
Li Nuer snorted heavily: "He patronized himself to make money, but he didn't think that this was actually making the Xinfei Chamber of Commerce make money? If you want me to say, he is simply treason against the enemy!"
Joao sighed and shook his head slowly: "You still don't think so narrowly. In fact, we can also get a lot of benefits from this. If you think about it, those military magic machines are produced by the Xinfei Chamber of Commerce, and these household magic machines are also produced by the Xinfei Chamber of Commerce. After getting their hands on these household magic machines, those old men in the Demon Court might be able to get a little inspiration from these household magic machines, which will be very helpful for them to research military magic machines. ”
"What? Is this an arrangement of the General Staff of the Military Headquarters?" asked Li Nur rhetorically.
"Yes. João nodded in confirmation. "In addition to entering a batch of goods from the Xinfei Chamber of Commerce, so that the Demon Court can obtain some more direct research materials, you can also have more in-depth and direct contact with the Xinfei Chamber of Commerce through these transactions. What are the benefits to be gained from this, I don't need to say that you should understand it, right?"
Linur pondered for a moment and nodded slightly.
"Well, I can understand the staff and this arrangement. But according to what you just said, there are a lot of people in the kingdom who want to buy these household magic machines from the Xinfei Chamber of Commerce, so don't they want the Xinfei Chamber of Commerce to make a lot of money from them?
Joao shrugged: "No way, these things from the Xinfei Chamber of Commerce are so easy to use." Not to mention them, even I am very tempted. By the way, I'm going to ask President Walker to bring some of the New Flying Chamber of Commerce magic machines to our legion next time, but I don't know if he'll be able to get it. ”
Li Nuer was stunned: "What do we want to do with those household magic machines? No, I don't agree!"
"Don't veto it so quickly. João smiled and took a piece of paper from his bosom. "Look, this is an introduction to the functions of the various magical machines produced by the New Flying Chamber of Commerce. You see, this magic air conditioner may not need to be assembled by the whole army, but this magic lamp, I think there should be at least 10,000 units, right? Because it is easy to turn on and off, there is no need to light a fire, and it only needs a little magic crystal to last for a long time......"
"And this magic freezer. Summer is coming soon, and the Logistics Department of the Military Department has to transport all kinds of meat and vegetables to us in advance, and we have to deliver them every once in a while, and there is a lot of cost and loss on the road alone. If you have this magic freezer, you can store it for a longer period of time, and the transportation cost savings are very considerable. ”
"Speaking of transportation, you look at this freight magic locomotive. It is said that one thing can carry several tons of cargo, which is worth several large wagons. And it's much stronger and faster than a horse-drawn cart. If the Logistics Department uses this cargo magic locomotive for transportation, then we will no longer have to worry about logistics in the future. Of course, this thing is too big a target, and it is not easy to smuggle it even if you want to. ”
"And this magic furnace. I think this is a must-have. Because it doesn't need to live, it can be used as a stove directly. With the magic rice cooker, it will be countless times easier to make a fire and cook in the future. It works very well both in the barracks and in the field. ”
"Of course, there's this ......."
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Listening to Joao's introduction to the magic machines, although Li Nuer still struggled with the idea of "this is an enemy", he was still involuntarily attracted by Joao's introduction.
Even he had to admit it.
These magic machines made by the Xinfei Chamber of Commerce are so fucking easy to use!(To be continued......