Chapter 328: Territory Replacement

"Would you like to have a province to yourself?" asked Lorlist, Count Kenmeth, who was scavenging for wine in the wine cabinet. Pen Fun Pavilion wWw. ｂiquge。 ｉｎfo

Count Kenmax was the fastest of the three allies, and Baron Philim and Baron Saheen estimated that it would be another day before they arrived.

"Do you want to do it?" said Count Kenmeth, holding his head in two bottles.

Lorist nodded.

"Which province? I don't want it. Said the Earl of Kenmeth.

"See for yourself......" Lorist gestured to a purple-black curtain hanging on the wall.

Count Kenmath put down his wine and opened the curtain, revealing a huge map taped to the wall. Two red arrows are drawn on the map, one pointing to Makinohara, the other to Demke.

"You're going to do something to the Duchy of Madras and the Fisabrun family?" Count Kenmath asked in surprise, "Can we sustain an attack from these two directions?"

Lorist shook his head regretfully: "It is impossible to launch two attacks at the same time, what I am going to do is to attack the Duchy of Madras first, and after the occupation, set up several pontoon bridges in the lower reaches of the Mitobro River, that is, on the blocked river, to connect the province of Dramke and the Northland, so as to expand the sphere of influence of our four Northlands." Then I will take aim at the Kingdom of Iberia to see if there is any chance of annexing the provinces of Winston and the South.

But before that, you have to give your family a good family territory, your family's legion is defensive, and it can't give the Fisabrun family any threat. Therefore, the eastern region of the Northlands, which is your current family territory, I will take it back, and place the Flying Tiger Legion there to make Grand Duke Fisabulun nervous, and he will at least have to transfer a ranger legion to Makinohara Province to sleep peacefully. ”

Count Kenmax came to Lorlist, stroked Lorlist's forehead with his right hand, and then stretched out three fingers and shook it: "What is this?"

Lorist glared angrily, "What are you doing?"

Look at Count Madras and say: "Let's see if you have a fever and talk nonsense, is the Duchy of Madras so easy to attack? The old turtle of the Grand Duke of Madras has not done anything else in the past few years, but is to build castles, fortresses and defenses in the territory. Although the lower reaches of the Mitobro River are calm, the opposite bank is surrounded by arrow towers, and the riverside is full of horses and moats, let alone landing, and even boats cannot be relied upon. The last time Henned's boy wanted to get some fresh river fish, he asked a few boats to fish on that section of the river, but he got closer to the other side, and two of them were sunk and seven or eight people died, so angry that the guy wanted to fly over and fight them.

Then look at the border between the Kingdom of Iberia and the Duchy of Madras, where the provinces of Winston and Dremke meet. In that year, the Grand Duke of Madras defeated the second prince at the Battle of Kebo City, and finally recovered the southeastern part of the province of Delemke. In order to prevent the second prince from invading the province of Demke from the southern border again, the Grand Duke of Madras spent three years building seven castle fortresses along the small mountain range of Hindersen, and after two and three later, the border area was made impregnable, and a garrison of 40,000 horses was formed to defend it. We, the Snow Salt Chamber of Commerce, and the arms trade they make have to go through there. You don't know me, but you know how well defended it is, are you going to put all your family forces under that castle fortress?"

Lorist rolled his eyes: "Have you finished speaking, you don't have to worry about attacking it, I want to take the Duchy of Madras, naturally I am sure." ”

"Hmph," said Count Kenmax with concern, "Locke, I really don't understand, even if the Grand Duke of Fisabrun refuses to marry Princess Celevia to you, you should remain calm, and you should not look so irritated." You can't just be so impulsive and ready to start a war......"

Lorist couldn't help but laugh: "It's none of Cilivia's business. ”

"Then why are you so anxious?" Count Kenmax didn't believe what Lorist said, "Now our Snow Salt Chamber of Commerce has basically monopolized the trade in salt and daily necessities in the Fisabrun family's territory. With a little patience, we can force the Grand Duke of Fisabrun to bow down to us by controlling the import of salt and other daily necessities or reducing the volume of trade, and if they don't want chaos in their family domain, they will have to accept our demands, and then you will wait to be the bridegroom. It's also war, a commercial war, it's better than you use a knife and a gun, right?"

Lorist shrugged: "The Duchy of Melain is destroyed. ”

"What did you say?" Earl Kenmax did not hear clearly: "What perished?"

"The four central principalities united with the Fisabrun family to send troops to the Duchy of Melein, and the Grand Duke of Melein was killed in battle, and the principality perished. The detailed battle report is in the blue folder on my desk. Lorist said, pointing to the folder on his desk.

Count Kenmeth pounced, opened the blue folder on the table and only looked at it a few times, and then the whole person jumped up: "Send troops, you must send troops, and immediately take the southern province to block the trade route from the Central Four Duchy to the Eastern Wilderness Province! We can't let the Snow Salt Chamber of Commerce's efforts in the past few years be in vain! Even if we cut off the snow salt trade, they can get a large amount of rock salt from the Central Four Duchy." If the Fisabrun family is allowed to obtain this trade route, then the commercial monopoly of the Snow Salt Chamber of Commerce in the three provinces of the Fisabrun family's territory will be over......"

This would turn Earl Kenmath into a warmonger.

Lorist pulled him to the sofa and sat down angrily and funny, and handed him a glass of wine: "Calm down, now you understand why I want to do it, right?" Grand Duke Fisabrun is obviously getting closer and closer to the four central principalities, and it is very likely that he will become the enemy of our four northland families in the future, if the Duchy of Madras is not taken, the northland will only rely on two chain bridges on land, and it is very likely that the Fisabrun family will be trapped to death.

Therefore, I decided to take action against the Duchy of Madras, replace your family territory after taking it, deploy the Flying Tiger Legion over, increase the military pressure on the Makinohara Province, and force the Fisabrun family to engage in a military confrontation with us, so that they will not have time to calmly deploy in the Iberian Kingdom, and then we will wait for the opportunity to take the province of Winston, then we will have the advantage, and we can attack and retreat. ”

Count Kenmath took a sip of the wine in his glass and walked to the map on the wall: "Which province are you going to take as my family domain?"

"Here. Lorist pointed to the province of West Degrad: "This is the lair of the Grand Duke of Madras, and I am going to hand over this province to your family as a replacement territory." You should know the benefits of this province, it is easy to defend and difficult to attack, the only exit to the outside world is a Sith Castle Fortress, the sea is a silver sand beach, there are no other territorial nobles in this province, you don't have to fight after taking it, it is much better than your current eastern Northland region. ”

Count Kenmax looked at it for a long time and gritted his teeth: "It's not enough, it's difficult for me to explain to the people in my family for a single West Degrad Province, if it's the Dramke Province handed over to us." ”

Lorist shook his head: "No, what I am going to use in the province of Demke cannot be handed over to your family." ”

"Are you going to build a country?"

"No, there are still seventeen territorial nobles in the Northland who are supported by us in the Rock Castle, you know that their territories are occupied by us, they are all territorial nobles of the former Krisson Empire, and they are also friends with our family. I'm not going to give them back the Northlands, so I'd like to transfer their territories to the province of Dramke, where the land is fertile and suitable for farming, and I'm sure they'll be happy to do so. And in the future, when the knights of the family make great achievements and receive the vassal families in the title territory, I am also going to arrange it in the province of Dramke. Lorist explained.

"In that case, our family also supports the five Lords of the Northlands, and if you arrange them to the province of Dramke, and then hand over the city of Venades to our family, then I will agree to carry out the family territory exchange. Count Kenmax stepped back.

Lorist still shook his head: "The five territorial nobles supported by your family can be arranged to be in Dramke Province, but the city of Vandenas can't be handed over to your family, it is the largest commercial city in the Principality of Madras, and it is also the largest trading market in the northwest, and it will become a commercial hub connecting the four directions in the future, and it cannot be controlled by your family, but I can let you serve as the city keeper of this city for a period of five years, and if you do well, you can renew it for another term." In addition, I can compensate your family by building you a dock by the sea, and then your family can set up a caravan at sea. ”

Earl Kenmax's eyes widened: "What you said is true? Curse that docks can also be built on the coast? You are not lying to me, are you?"

Lorist pulled out a roll of drawings from a vertical rolling basket: "For your own sake, this is a drawing of a wooden dock that can move at sea, and our family has built two docks like this in the Blade Mountains, and it is in very good condition. Your clan can use this event dock for maritime transportation and trading. However, if you want to build a permanent pier that can shelter from the wind and waves, you will have to survey the terrain yourself and carry out reclamation projects. ”

Kenmath took the drawings of the movable wooden box dock and couldn't put it down: "Okay, I'll do it, then when can you let us change the family territory?"

For the Earl of Kenmeth, who came from a merchant family, mastering a maritime trade route and building a maritime merchant fleet was no less than injecting a steady stream of wealth into the family, which was better than being trapped in the eastern Northlands and digging for depleting gold mines. Now he can't wait to replace the family territory as soon as possible.

"Don't worry, it's going to take a while, but I promise you'll need to mobilize your family to migrate next year. Lorist said.

"What do I need to do, if you need our clan legion to go into battle, you'll have to let me know sooner. "Kenmath would be very self-motivated.

Lorist smiled: "No need, my family forces will take West Degrad Province and hand it over to you in good condition." What you have to do is to complete the relocation of the family, take care of the security of the new family territory, and then deploy your family legion in the city of Fanades to deter the army of the Kingdom of Antinac in the province of Yungeshandra to the south, and to prevent the surprise attack of the principalities of Fakel and Sabaji in the east. Although the road connecting the two countries is a thousand-mile-long path through the Egret Lake swamp, it is still not to be taken lightly. ”

Count Kenmath nodded: "Don't worry, although our family's legion is not good at attacking, it is more than enough to defend. But what are you going to do with Henneid and Baron Philim?"

Loris nodded to the southeast of the province of Dramke: "After taking here, I will give this area to Henned, he and Baron Philim are both military nobles, and unlike you, the family armed forces are also more combative. The small mountain range of Hinderson is the border between the two provinces, and Hennerd can flank the province of Winston at the same time, and he can also send reinforcements as soon as possible if the city of Vannades is attacked.

At the same time, I will build a few pontoon bridges on the lower reaches of the Mitobro River, to connect the Northland with the province of Demke, so that you don't have to worry about backup. As for Baron Philim, his dream is to reclaim the Southern Province as a family domain, which was the old domain of the Pegasus family a hundred years ago, and we will help him realize this wish.

The Southern Province is now in ruins, and Baron Philim will need hard work and our help to restore the Pegasus family's former glory. If we can occupy the southern province, we will be equivalent to putting the steppe lion of the Fisabrun family in a cage, and then we will not have to worry about the old fox making trouble for us behind our backs, as long as the trade and trade of the Fisabrun family's territory are cut off, the old fox will have to bow down. ”

The Earl of Kenmeth looked at the map and pointed to the province of Winston and the royal city of Windbrie: "Then what are you going to do after taking these two places?"

"If all goes well, the southern province will be handed over to Baron Philim, and the province of Winston I am going to use it to settle those nobles of the realm who have taken refuge in us, like attacking the Duchy of Madras, there will definitely be nobles of the realm surrendering to us, and I am ready to move all of them to Winston Province. And Windbury Wangcheng is ready to make it the commercial center of the southeast region, just like Vannades, and drive the development of this area. Lorist said.

Count Kenmeth's eyes sparkled: "Locke, I suggest that you take the Duchy of Madras and the Kingdom of Iberia and then claim the title of king." The Kingdom of Norton, I think this name is very good, and I am willing to become a nobleman of the Kingdom of Norton. ”

Lorist laughed, "Besides, it's not too late to think about this after the Grand Duke of Fisabrun bows to me." For now, let's take the Principality of Madras first, and let's make the first strategic step to succeed first. When Hennerd and Philim arrive, I'll have to discuss it, and I need their cooperation. ”

"Locke, I'm curious, are you really sure to take the Duchy of Madras? It's not only a turtle, it's also a hedgehog, if we are dragged into a long-term battle, even if we win, it will be more than worth the loss, and then it will be even more difficult to deal with the Fisabrun family. Count Kenmax asked Lorist again.

"Don't worry, I'm really sure, when Hennerd and Philim and the two of them arrive, I'll take you to see the secret weapon of our family's armament. Lorist nodded affirmatively.

"What secret weapon?"

"We'll know then. ”

"You're so stingy, Locke, tell me first, can't you?"

"No, I can't. ”

...... (To be continued.) )