Chapter 556: Admit defeat

Reddy looked at the snow-capped hills, sighed suddenly, then lifted a refined silver flask, filled half the pot in one go, and then let out another long sigh. Pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info

"What are you doing?" asked curiously, ...... the commander of the Flying Tiger Legion's chariot steel crossbow regiment next to him, put down the map he was sketching.

"It's nothing, suddenly I miss my son. Reddy smiled wryly and said, "Suni Rulu sent me a letter, saying that my sons are almost three years old, and they haven't seen me as a father a few times. That kid is said to be terrible, and he looks exactly like me. I don't know why I suddenly wanted to go back and see that kid and hug him......"

Suni Ruru is the personal maid of Lorlist's lover, Miss Dina and Aridolly. When Lorist and Aridolly had a tryst, Reddy was not idle and hooked up Suniruru. The problem is that this kid eats all of them and doesn't admit it, and he enlarges Suni Lulu's belly but refuses to marry her, and as a result, he has an extra illegitimate child.

Aridorie was so angry that she went to Lorist to complain. Lorist asks Reddy what he thinks, and Reddy says that he wants to concentrate on his cultivation, and that the love of children will only wear down his will, and that he will not consider starting a family unless he is promoted to a sword master like Lorlist......

Lorist couldn't do anything about him, so he had to let it go. However, Reddy took Suniruru's mother and son to the manor given to him by Lorliste, and put Suniruru in charge of his fiefdom. In fact, apart from the fact that there was no official wedding, Reddy and Sunirulu were like husband and wife, and even the servants and subordinates called Sunirulu a baroness.

Dorus laughed: "Yes, we've been out for two or three years, not to mention you, even I am homesick, I hope to return to the Northland as soon as possible." Although the city of Moriente is so prosperous, I still feel that the Northland is friendly in my heart. If it weren't for this emergency operation, it would have been our Flying Tiger Legion to return to the Northland after the New Year, and the soldiers would have already complained, and they would have begun to feel homesick. ”

Reddy nodded: "I know, stay up for a few more months, the Rock Legion will come over to defend this front in place of us in April next year, the business alliance is at the end of the road, and as soon as the Peterson Chamber of Commerce establishes itself independently, they can no longer make waves." As long as we defend this front and withstand the dying counterattack of the business alliance, the next things can be handed over to the Rock Legion to be responsible, and we can slowly survive with the business alliance. As for us, we will go back to the north to see our wives and children. ”

"By the way, Reddy, I've always wanted to ask, your husband and wife are very good, why don't you want to marry Suni Ruru, in fact, you are just a formal wedding ceremony......" Dorus finally asked. The two have known each other for many years and have a good relationship. Especially the lady of Dorus is Sunirulu's best friend, the kind who doesn't talk about anything.

Reddy shrugged helplessly, and took another sip of wine: "You know Suni Luru's origins, she is Aridorly's personal maid. And you know the relationship between Miss Arridolly and Her Highness. You should understand that Miss Aridolly is not a fuel-efficient lamp, she has always wanted to say goodbye to her main mother, Princess Celevia, and push the second lady Fena Gary to the position of the second lady.

Under such circumstances, if I were to marry Suniruru, what would Princess Celevia think of me? On the contrary, it is best like this, Miss Arridolly has nothing to do with me, His Royal Highness and Princess Celevia still trust me, and Suni Rulu will not be surprised......"

Dorres was dumbfounded: "No, you can think so much about a marriage, this is too exaggerated, did someone teach you ......"

Reddy looked at Dorres with disdain: "Does this need to be taught? When I was with His Highness, when His Highness was working, I read all his books, including those court novels and knight novels, which described the chaos and intrigue in the homes of the great nobles. If you think about it, our Norton family has developed from a small barony to the present, and His Royal Highness is a romantic person, marrying so many maids, I am afraid that those jealousy in the family will not be avoided in the future. So I have to take precautions first so that I don't get contaminated by these things......"

Dorus looked impressed: "Reddy, I really didn't expect you to be so smart now." You were a reckless and impulsive kid when I met you, and now you think so far. Your Highness can take you as a disciple, it is really discerning, and I know that you will have a great future. ”

"Hey, Dorles, don't shoot the sycophants. Reddy smiled and said, "I'm different from you, you husband and wife met on the way north, and it was also a reward from His Highness, let you choose a maid." As a result, you took a fancy to Donna at a glance, chose her as your maid, supported each other all the way, and married her when you arrived in the Northland, and the result was simple and beautiful. Unlike me, as the eldest disciple of His Highness, I always have to guard against it, so as not to be disadvantageous to His Highness. Alas, without further ado, have you drawn that defensive front?"

"Oh, almost, you see, here, here, and there, these seventeen points I drew on the map are all important vantage points in the surrounding area, and occupying these seventeen vantage points will allow us to set up a complete defensive front. Dorres handed the map to Reddy to look at.

This is the province of Cuvadello and it's December 31. After reaching a preliminary agreement with Count Miledas, Lorist ordered the family armed Flying Tigers, the Guards Legion, and the Freedom Alliance Armed Legion to urgently dispatch to take control of the Peterson Chamber of Commerce territory in Gerodana and Charbuco provinces under the guidance of Count Miledas, the leading party.

The Armed Corps of the Free Alliance was assigned to dismantle the defences and fill the trenches in the province of Gerodana. The Guards took control of the entire territory of the Petersen Chamber of Commerce, which was supposed to assist the Petersen Chamber of Commerce in the armed garrison of the province of Chalbuco. As for the Flying Tigers, they were led by Reddy to move out of Coutvadello Province and build a defensive front to defend against the frenzied counterattack of the Business Alliance after learning that Archduke Peterson had declared secession and independent statehood.

Chalbuco, the city of Cingik, the capital of the Peterson Chamber of Commerce and the royal city of the soon-to-be-formed Kingdom of Petersen.

At this moment, the crowd gathered at the South Gate was seeing off Count Miledas, and with Count Miledas returning to the county territory of Aligome, there were also Fat Man, the Great Swordsman of Theseus, the commander of the guard battalion, Parker, and a thousand-man guard brigade, as well as a first-class great swordsman named Sestin sent by Archduke Peterson. Count Miledas will use this force to consolidate the territorial nobles of Aligome, threaten and lure them into becoming a member of the Kingdom of Peterson, and purge the Chamber nobles who are loyal to the business alliance.

The wheels of the luxurious carriage had been replaced by long, smooth skis, and Fat Man and Count Miledas sat in the same carriage. Looking at Count Miledas's complacent expression, Shi Fatzi smiled slightly, took out a document from a leather bag made of black ** animal skin, and handed it to Count Miledas.

"What is this?" Count Miledas was a little strange, but took the paper anyway.

"This is the title certificate of the Adventurer's House Inn in the six cities of the city of Morente, Daussleg, and the Plains of Falihill. Shi Fatzi explained with a smile: "After the establishment of the Freedom Alliance, all the property of the Chamber of Commerce that originally belonged to the Business Alliance, including houses, merchants, shops, etc., was confiscated and turned into public property. After hearing about the Earl's efforts for peace and truce and the injustice he received, His Royal Highness was very moved and admired what the Earl had done, so he paid nearly 200,000 gold fords out of his own pocket to redeem these properties that belonged to your family from the Freedom Alliance and returned them to their original owners, in recognition of the Earl's contribution to peace.

After redeeming these properties, His Highness has sent someone to complete the formalities and vouch for your family. Lord Earl can send men to the city of Moriente and the plains of Fallihill at any time to take over these inns and start reopening business. His Royal Highness also said that if the Earl needs the help of the Norton family, please feel free to say it directly, and you are welcome.

By the way, there is also an agreement below, Your Highness says that although the terrain of your family's territory in Aligome Province is not conducive to the movement of large armies, it is also necessary to guard against the surprise attack of small forces such as cavalry by the commercial alliance to retaliate. Therefore, His Royal Highness decided to provide your family with a 5% discount on the armaments and materials of a regiment at a preferential price, and subsidize your family to establish a strong armed regiment. As for the repayment period, it is ten years, and if the Earl agrees, as long as we sign it, we can transport these armaments to your family's territory and assist the Earl in forming a family army. ”

Count Miledas was stunned as he held the folder, and his whole body began to tremble, and after a while burst into tears: "Sign! Of course I want to sign." Please thank His Royal Highness the Grand Duke of Norton for his kindness on my behalf, and the Miledas family will never forget His great kindness......"

Nonsense, of course you have to sign it. Archduke Peterson and Shi Fatzi bargained for nearly ten days to get the armaments and materials for the formation of two corps, with only a discount of 7.5 percent, the same ten-year loan, but they had to pay 5 percent interest. In order to thank Count Miledas for his efforts in persuading Archduke Peterson to break away from the commercial alliance and establish an independent state, Lorist not only returned the seven inns that originally belonged to the Miledas family in the city of Moriente and the Plains of Fallihills, but also helped establish the armed forces of the Miledas family on such favorable terms......

"You're welcome, Lord Earl, the Norton family will never treat their friends badly, and friends are supposed to help each other. What's more, we are all for the sake of a just cause, and in order to restore peace, we need to end this war, and we need your family to work together. By the way, Lord Earl, please point me out now, there are those nobles in Aligome Province who will agree with our proposition, and which nobles are die-hard and minions of the commercial alliance that need to be eliminated......"

Count Miledas wiped his eyes and smiled gratefully: "Okay, Lord Baron Schred, let me introduce that Aligome Province has been canonized by the Council of the Business Alliance a total of forty-two territorial nobles, of which ......"

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On April 10, 1783 in the universal calendar of the Gelinthia continent, the three provinces of Charbuco, Gerodana, and Aligome openly announced their separation from the commercial alliance and the establishment of the Kingdom of Peterson, and at the same time sent envoys to the Liberal Alliance and various countries in the south-central region, hoping to join the agreement of the twenty-one countries in the south-central part of the Guelinthia continent and become the twenty-second country.

When the Supreme Governor of the Business Alliance, Grand Duke Cumberlet, heard the news and vomited blood on the spot, and the nobles of the Forde Chamber of Commerce, the Liward Chamber of Commerce and some second- and third-rate chambers of commerce were furious, and gathered the Chamber of Commerce to form an armed coalition and set off towards the province of Charbuco, ready to punish Archduke Peterson, a despicable and shameless traitor.

As a result, the coalition forces in the province of Cuvadro were met head-on by the flawed Norton forces, and suffered heavy losses. Taking advantage of the victory, the Flying Tigers armed by the Norton family took advantage of the victory, and successively pulled out the twenty-seven castle fortresses deployed by the business alliance in the province of Cuvadro, burned and looted, and then withdrew to the original defensive front.

"We have lost this war, send someone to sue for peace with the Norton family......" Archduke Cumberlet, who woke up from a coma, locked himself in his study without eating or drinking for a day and a night after receiving the news of the defeat at the front, and then gathered all the nobles of the business alliance and said this.

"No, Your Highness, we must stay the course, or we will lose too much......"

"We still have a million people! Plenty of food and grass! We can also raise an army of hundreds of thousands, and use the tactics of crowds to defeat the Norton family's forces! Destroy the Kingdom of Peterson!"

"The traitors must be punished!

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The words of the Grand Duke of Cumberlet were like a bowl of water poured into a pan of oil, arousing the strong opposition of the nobles of the commercial alliance, and the crowd in the hall was agitated, and those who were unwilling to lose hoped that the war would continue, and the wiser ones were silent.

"We must admit defeat and make peace!" Archduke Cumberlet raised his voice and suppressed the clamor of the crowd: "Do you know what the consequences of persisting in this war will be? That is, the complete destruction of our business alliance! The Norton family is now taking action step by step, slowly using a noose on our heads to drive us to a dead end! Compared with us, they have more time and patience to watch us go to our demise step by step!

The Business Alliance was founded nearly 200 years ago, but we have never faced such a desperate situation! We still have millions of people, and we have plenty of food and grass, but we lack enough weapons and equipment to let our soldiers go to battle with weapons made of wood, right? Look at the Norton family armament, they have steel crossbows, catapults, and artillery! And we can only use flesh and blood, the lives of our soldiers to resist the enemy's attack!

In terms of weaponry, we are far behind, and we are like peasants with sticks facing heavily armed knights compared to the Norton armies. We need time to catch up, to research and manufacture weapons that are not weaker than the enemy, so that we can regain the glory of the commercial alliance.

But we don't have time now, and the most important thing is that we don't have salt in our territory......"

"What??" Most of the nobles of the business alliance were stunned.

"Yes, table salt. Archduke Cumberlet smiled bitterly and nodded: "The salt that was at your fingertips in the city of Morent has now become the key material for our business alliance to sue for peace with the enemy and admit defeat. The salt in our commercial Liang Alliance territory can only last for another three months at most, and everyone knows what people will become without salt, and their whole body is soft and has no strength. So if we can't make peace as soon as possible, the enemy doesn't have to attack at all, and we will kill ourselves after half a year of blockade!

I locked myself in my study for a day and a night wondering why our business alliance had fallen from the point where it was now, in fact, that we were on the wrong path! We forgot that we were originally merchants, and when we chose to expand by war, we became like the nobles we despised in the past, using war to plunder wealth, which was much faster than our business, and it could even be said that we had no business......

We have turned our former allies into enemies, because we are invincible, so we forget to compromise, we only know how to destroy and plunder, the bigger the territory we occupy, the higher our morale, so we always put ourselves in the position of the victor, and we always look at everything. Until we met the Norton family forces, a series of defeats did not make us sober up, on the contrary, we were like gamblers, pinning our hopes on the next victory to turn the book, and as a result, we were forced into the current predicament by the Norton family forces.

It's time for us to wake up, we are businessmen, and we should use the wisdom of businessmen to compete with the enemy, instead of using the war methods of the nobility to decide the winner. Now we admit defeat and seek peace, we still have the capital and confidence. We will be humiliated, but we will always have a chance to make a comeback. As long as we change our course and compete with our enemies in business, I believe that no one will be a business rival in our business alliance, not even the Norton family.

We will go through a period of pain and despair, the enemy will not let us go so easily, and we may have to pay a relatively large price to get the peace we want. But we are merchants, and we can endure the humiliation of trading with the enemy. Let's bury our desire for revenge deep in our hearts, and use the tactfulness and means of a merchant to gain from our enemies through commercial trade, until the day when our business alliance regains its vitality and strength, we will regain our glory!

Now, let's discuss who will be the envoy......"

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