Chapter 354 Entry

The new year is coming, but this new year is not very pleasant. Whether it was the nobles who came to attend www.biquge.info the New Year's celebration or the high-level personnel of the four alliances of the Northlands, everyone was disturbed by the incident caused by His Majesty the King, and it was inevitable that they would talk about it in private, and even Lorist had a feeling of anxiety. The reason is simple, both Count Philim and Count Shaheen were impressed by the proposal of His Royal Highness, and it was really a good suggestion for them to take advantage of the strength of the four central principalities to loot wealth and manpower......

Lorist really hated His Royal Highness so much at this moment that he gritted his teeth, this guy is simply a demon, cunning and insidious. A few years ago, I was slapped in the face by myself and suffered a big loss on the oath. Unexpectedly, after holding back for three years, a big sword master came out, and he returned his army with a backhand. Attacking the Four Central Duchyes was a bait, and as soon as it was thrown, it attracted everyone's attention and caused people to fluctuate in the sphere of influence of the four alliances of the Northlands, and then he ran to the territory of the Fisabrun family.

If only those territorial nobles who belong to the jurisdiction of the Norton family want to attack the four central principalities, then Lorist is too lazy to care about their life or death, as long as the four major families in the north do not move, then the northeast region will be as stable as Mount Tai, no matter whether it is victory or defeat in front, it will not be able to shake the hegemony of the Norton family. But the problem is that Count Philim and Count Shaheen were both provoked by His Royal Highness, if the two of them sent troops, would the Norton family forces still be able to stay aside and watch the excitement?

It's not that Lorist hasn't had the idea of the Four Central Duchy, but it will take another two or three years for his plan to be implemented. For the Norton family, the most dangerous enemy is the Fisabrun family, and there have been many cases of snakes being bitten by snakes instead of dying. Although the Fisabrun family has now conceded defeat, it is far from the end of the road. It would only take another two or three years, using economic means and military pressure to force the Fisabrun family into complete submission, that Lorist would turn his attention to the Central Four Duchy.

But now Lorist found that his allies did not agree with this view, as Count Philim said, the Fisabrun family was like a wounded beast, and for the next two or three years they would lick their wounds in its lair in the hope of regaining their strength. It is precisely because of this that our four alliances in the Northland cannot rest on our laurels and wait for the two sides to meet again in two or three years. We should take advantage of this opportunity to strengthen our strength, and at the moment there is a more suitable target for captive than the four principalities in the central part of the country, which we have wiped out sixty or seventy thousand elite troops?

Count Shaheen also believed that plunder was the best way for the nobles to strengthen themselves, whether it was plundering goods or manpower, it would weaken the strength of the enemy and reduce the strength of resistance. The Four Central Duchyes have fought a battle with our four Northland alliances for the sake of the Fisabrun family, and they obviously regard us as enemies. And in the southern offensive and defensive battle more than a year ago, we wiped out sixty or seventy thousand of their elites, and their strength has not yet recovered, even if they re-recruit manpower, their combat effectiveness is very weak, we should take this opportunity to attack, instead of giving them time to recover their strength, even if His Royal Highness does not take the lead this time, our four alliances in the north will also carry out this war.

Count Philim was due to the lack of manpower in the family domain, and Count Shaheen simply wanted to rob and make a fortune. As for Duke Kenmeth, it didn't matter if he sent troops or not, but considering that attacking the four central principalities was to open the trade route for the Snow Salt Chamber of Commerce, and if he didn't attack, the trade route gate of the four central principalities would be closed to the Snow Salt Chamber of Commerce, so he also changed his decision and was willing to advance and retreat together, and jointly send troops to attack the four central principalities.

Lorist smiled bitterly, since the United Commercial Alliance defeated the Second Highness, the Four Central Duchyes destroyed the Duchy of Meleain, monopolizing eleven of the twenty-nine provinces in the territory of the former Krisson Empire, with a total population of nearly five or six million. Whether it is geographical location or climate environment, these eleven provinces are the essence of the former Krissian Empire, agriculture, commerce and handicrafts are very prosperous, even after war, but the four central principalities have not yet reached the point of great vitality, and their strength cannot be underestimated. What's more, the four principalities are in the same breath and depend on each other, and no matter which principality is attacked, it will attract a strong counterattack from the other three principalities.

The eldest prince of that year was greedy for the prosperity and wealth of the four principalities in the middle, and after the establishment of the kingdom of Ridleys, he commanded an army of 300,000 to attack the four principalities in the middle, although the war was not conducive to losing the city and losing the land, but the four princes in the middle refused to give in, insisted on resisting, and fought for three years in a row, not only drove the army of the prince out of the country, but also counterattacked the kingdom of Ridlis, and finally forced the prince to bow his head and admit defeat and sign an armistice. It is easy to start a war, but it is not up to one's own will to end it. What Lorist is most worried about is being dragged into the quagmire of war in the Central Four Duchyes, in that case, not only will it not be beneficial to the family, but it will affect the strength of the four alliances of the Northlands, and even allow the old fox of the Grand Duke of Fisabrun to find a chance to fight back, which is unacceptable to Lorlist.

That's why Lorist insists on being motionless than static. The bread has to be gnawed bite by bite, and the road has to be walked step by step, and before the Fisabrun family is completely defeated, Lorist is not ready to make a move against the four central principalities. But at present, three of the four alliances of the Northland have expressed their desire to launch an attack on the four central principalities, which puts Lorist in a dilemma, if he supports it, it will disrupt the planned steps he has arranged, and if he does not support it, it is very likely that the alliance will break down, and even if it can be maintained, it will no longer be as united and tacit as it is now.

At this moment, Lorist suddenly figured out the real reason why the Second Highness did not go to the Northlands to inspect, if he arrived in the Northlands, he must first persuade Lorist to agree to wage war against the Central Four Duchies, and once Lorist objected, then as allies, Count Philim and Count Shahin would firmly support Lorlist's views even if they had other opinions. If the four alliances of the Northland are all opposed, then the Second Highness calls on those territorial nobles to attack the Central Four Duchies, and he, His Majesty, will become a joke in the joke.

Duke Kenmax was clever enough to avoid it and escape his face-to-face statement. However, Count Shaheen and Count Philim were moved by the words of the Second Highness. His Royal Highness is very shrewd in this calculation, he dug a big hole for Lorist without meeting with Lorlist, jump or not, although jumping in avoided the split of the alliance, but let the Norton family be forced to go to Liangshan to fight a war he didn't want to fight. If you don't jump, it will inevitably cause estrangement among the allies, and once the four alliances of the Northland are divided, it will be him, His Majesty, who is the happiest......

It's just that the four principalities in the middle are not as easy to deal with as imagined, don't look at the last big duel in the offensive and defensive battle of the southern provinces, which destroyed the sixty or seventy thousand elite infantry sent by them to support the Fisabrun family, but it was a field battle, and their own family occupied more advantages in arms and weapons and equipment, and they won a big victory by surprise. If you invade the territory of the four central principalities, the enemy can completely hold on to the castle fortress, and even if you rely on catapults for long-range attacks, you will need to pay a certain price of casualties to occupy these places.

However, Shi Fat Man was much more straightforward than Lorlist, and he said, "Your Highness, we have to fight this war. Not only to fight, but also to make a special effort to help Count Philim and Count Shaheen achieve their wishes. ”

"Why?" Lorist was reluctant to fight this war, and kept making excuses not to attack the Central Four Duchy, "For us Norton family, this war is of no benefit. Count Philim wants people, Count Shaheen wants wealth, and Duke Kenmax wants to expand trade routes. Moreover, even if we occupy the places, they do not belong to our family territory, and these places will be under the jurisdiction of His Royal Highness in the future. You say, what's in it for our family to fight this war?"

Shi Fatzi laughed: "Your Highness, of course there are benefits, but they are not so obvious." First of all, if we agree, Count Philim and Count Shaheen will be more grateful to you, Your Highness, and the alliance of the four Northlands will be stronger. Secondly, didn't Count Shaheen say that he wanted to change places and find a province with more mines to use as his family domain. In that case, the two small silver mines and one copper mine in the small mountain range of Hindersen in the province of Dramke will belong to our Norton family, and the current territory of the Shahin family will be taken back, and the province of Delemke will belong to our Norton family in its entirety.

Thirdly, Count Philim wants people, and Count Shaheen wants wealth, but our family also needs manpower and wealth. There are only 1.67 million people in the Northland, and according to our family's development plan, only 3 million people in the Northland can make the economic development of the entire Northland go further, so we need at least double the human resources. And attacking the four central principalities and plundering their manpower and wealth is the best source of replenishment for the Northlands. Looking around the Northlands, the Duchy of Madras and the Kingdom of Iberia have perished, so the Central Four are our only targets. ”

Shi Fatzi's suggestion made a lot of sense, and it took several days for Loristes to make up his mind to send troops to attack the four central principalities after the spring ploughing in May this year. Field warfare is worry-free, mainly to avoid the heavily guarded fortresses and castles of the Central Four Duchies, sweep and plunder the manpower and wealth of the Central Four Duchies, and avoid causing great damage to the family forces. It just so happened that last year, the family reorganized and expanded the four Guards Legions, and they could be dispatched to carry out rotational battles, which had achieved the purpose of training with battles.

Time passed quickly, and on April 17, a piece of news came, and everyone was shocked.

The Second Highness took a dozen or so to ride to the Huju Castle in the Eastern Wilderness Province of the Fisabrun family's territory, and the famous Grand Duke of Fisabrun, the famous steppe god of war, bowed his head when he saw the Second Highness, wept bitterly, and after some earnest repentance and discussion, the Second Highness forgave the Fesabrun family for supporting the second prince to establish the Iberian Kingdom during the seven-year civil war between the three kings of the empire. The Grand Duke of Fisabrun announced that his family belonged to the territory of the former Clisian royal family's orthodox inheritance of the Andinac Kingdom, and he expressed his willingness to die under the command of His Royal Highness to unify the former empire and contribute all the strength of the Fisabrun family......

The Grand Duke of Fisabrun did not simply pay lip service, but immediately took practical action, offering to His Second Highness a horseshoe worth one million gold medals for military expenses, and at the same time offering 30,000 good horses to serve as spare mounts for the light cavalry regiment that His Highness was preparing to form......

It is not surprising that the Fisabrun family offered money and horses to His Royal Highness, and it was not surprising that they would submit to others and pay these prices. What was surprising was the response of His Royal Highness II, who declared that he had a very pleasant time in the castle, and then fell in love at first sight with Miss Sissi, the granddaughter of the Grand Duke of Fisabrun. With the consent of the Grand Duke of Fisabrun, His Royal Highness successfully proposed to Miss Sissi, and the two were married under the auspices of the Grand Duke of Fisabrun. This means that the Kingdom of Antinac has an official Queen Majesty......

"This, isn't this a copy of the second prince?" Fat Shi scratched the back of his head and sighed to Lorlist.

At that time, the second prince went to the territory of the Fisabrun family to seek the support of the Grand Duke of Fisabrun, and then the Grand Duke married his prodigal second daughter to him, and supported the second prince to establish the Iberian Kingdom with the backing of the border rangers of the Fisabrun family. Just as Shi Fatzi said, the second highness went to the territory of the Fisabrun family and found a wife for himself.

"Huh. Lorist sneered, he was the most unhappy to hear the news of His Royal Highness's marriage. His cousin Chrisya has followed him loyally for nearly twenty years, saying that he will break up, so the cold-blooded and hard-hearted Second Highness said that he got married because of love before he believed it: "Obviously, I feel strange that the old fox of the Grand Duke of Fisabrun announced his attachment to the Second Highness so simply, it turns out that there is still this trick." All I can say is that the women of the Fisabrun family have a really good life, and all of them are qualified to be queens......"

"Your Highness, Princess Celivia has followed you, and she has not become a queen. Shi Fatzi reminded.

Lorist suddenly woke up, thinking that if Princess Celevia had not been sent by the Grand Duke of Fisabarun, then this time Her Royal Highness might have fallen in love with Princess Celevia at first sight when she went to the Phisabulun family. As soon as this news came, he must have been furious, maybe he would raise troops and rob his wife with His Second Highness when he was angry, and then the entire Antinac Kingdom would be involved in this whirlpool, and the sky would be dark, after all, no one who was a man could stand it. Thankfully, Princess Celivia was sent to her...... Lorist rejoiced.

Seven days later, an urgent message from the Rock Legion from Bodfinger was placed in front of Lorlist.

His Royal Highness arrived at the border with Queen Sisi and a 10,000-strong light cavalry regiment, which is said to be Queen Sissi's wedding escort. At the same time, the Grand Duke of Fisaburun and the Grand Sword Master of Xiandi led a regiment of border rangers to accompany the Second Highness to their arrival, and it is said that they will go to the imperial capital together...... In addition, the Grand Swordsman of Cindy hopes to get permission to visit Princess Celivia in the family territory and send his belated blessings......

Lorlist's face was gloomy, but what he was thinking in his heart was the old fellow of the Grand Duke of Fisabrun, your granddaughter of Sissi to marry the Second Highness, and you sent a 10,000-strong army as a dowry. Celivia is also your granddaughter, marry me and you send three cars of old family to, this is a slap in the face! Look down on me, don't you?

"Your Highness, Your Highness......" Fat Shi called several times before Lorist came back to his senses.

"What's wrong?" Lorist asked.

"How to deal with this matter, let the Second Highness not let them enter the country?" Shi Fatzi pointed to the letter eagle on the table.

"Let them in, I don't believe that old fellow of Fisabrun dares to act rashly. In addition, he ordered Tiger Ross to lead the Flying Tiger Legion to set off and go ahead to meet and escort them. I led the battalion of guards to the city of Windbury to await their arrival. Also, send a message to the Duke of Kenmeth, Count Philim, and Earl Shaheen, and ask them to join me in the royal city of Windbrie, anyway, to discuss the attack plan, and it is just right to settle it together. Lorist made a decision.

"Yes, Your Highness. Shi Fatzi said.

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