Chapter 431: Three Strategies (2)

Eat a trench and grow a wisdom, Second Highness This guy seems to have discovered my purpose, Lorist sighed, very disappointed in his heart, it's over, don't think about taking advantage of it anymore, it's getting harder and harder to fool now. Pen Fun Pavilion wWw. ｂiquge。 infoThis guy isn't an idiot, he'll remember this lesson once in his own time. Speaking like this, it is clear that you are strictly wary of yourself, for fear that you will be fooled again.

"The third way is to fight each other. Lorist thought about it for a moment and said a third way.

"Confrontation or not?" the Second Highness asked with some confusion.

"Yes. Your Majesty, think about it, according to the information we have learned, the Grand Duke of Forundo and the Grand Duke of Fakr each brought two legions in the Duchy of Handla, and the Grand Duke of Sabaji also gathered one corps, which added up to more than 200,000 troops. In addition, the secret agent information obtained from Hans City said that the Grand Duke Handra had also expanded his Red and White Double Dragon Legion, plus a city defense corps guarding Hans City, and the strength of the army had reached more than 100,000 horses.

One Duchy of Handla, three provinces, and a population of one million. Now that more than 300,000 troops have been gathered, we can imagine how heavy this armament burden will be. At present, in order to deal with our attack, the four Grand Dukes can work together and cooperate sincerely in a short period of time. However, once we adopt the strategy of standoff and non-attack, they will not be able to bear the burden of this armament and will collapse in the long run, and all kinds of contradictions will arise at that time.

The three Grand Dukes living in the Duchy of Handra all have their own troops, and none of them will easily give up the legion armament they control. If the Duchy of Handla can't afford their logistical supplies of grain and grass, there will be a big conflict, and I don't think any of the Grand Guilds are willing to give up their legions, because this is the foundation of their restoration, and they will only try to ensure the supply of their own legions.

You can imagine what the consequences would be if you did that. The three archdukes are unwilling to give up the force at their disposal, so it is impossible for the archduke Handra to disband the arms of the principality to meet the arms supply requirements of the three allies, on the contrary, he will try to recruit soldiers to form the arms of the principality, but the object of prevention will become his three allies instead of us. To the Grand Duke of Handla, our incompatibility was not a great threat to him, and the three Grand Dukes were stationed on his side of the couch, and if they were not careful, the country would be destroyed.

Therefore, the longer our confrontation drags on, the easier it will be for the contradictions between the four grand dukes in the central region to arise. Perhaps in the first year, relying on the savings of the Duchy of Handla could barely maintain the consumption of more than 300,000 troops, but after a year, the Duchy of Handla would definitely not be able to maintain such a huge consumption of armaments and materials, as long as the supply decreased, contradictions would arise. Once there is a contradiction, it is easy to suppress at first, but the more time passes, the more contradictions will accumulate, and the more intense the final outbreak will be, and it is likely that the four Grand Dukes will meet each other in arms.

Generally speaking, when faced with a shortage of armaments, the legions of the three archdukes are likely to turn their minds on the inhabitants of the Duchy of Handla, and they will take the civilians captive to meet their own material needs. Then the Grand Duke of Handla, as the lord of the principality, must provide protection for the subjects of his principality, and if there are too many conflicts, it is easy to lead to war, and after the face is torn, the legions of the three archdukes will intensify their efforts to capture the civilians of the Duchy of Handla, and the Grand Duke of Handla will order severe attacks in order to stop their atrocities. As long as there are casualties, then the alliance of the four central principalities will be broken, and even without our intervention, the Duchy of Handla will be on the verge of extinction due to war.

Your Majesty can sit back and watch them fight as long as you are patient, and when the four Grand Dukes in the middle of the country decide the victory, then the loser is likely to come to Your Majesty, and they will take the initiative to guide us into the Duchy of Handla, and then even the victorious side will be unable to resist our troops because of the great consumption of strength. Without much effort, the Duchy of Handla will fall into the hands of His Majesty like a ripe fruit. ”

There was silence in the tent, and everyone was thinking about the strategy that Lorist had proposed. It was a long time before the Grand Duke of Fisabrun stepped forward and asked a question: " His Royal Highness the Grand Duke of Norton, what you said is very reasonable, but you seem to have forgotten one point, the Majik Province of the Principality of Handra borders the Vedia Province occupied by the Fort Business Alliance, and the Chamber of Commerce territory of the Vesia Chamber of Commerce, one of the seven giants of the Business Alliance, is the Bodoolg Province next to the Principality of Handla。 ”

Lorist smiled confidently: "Your Royal Highness, Your Question is very important, but this question is based on whether the Visia Chamber of Commerce will spare no effort to support the four Grand Dukes in the middle of the country. Merchants are profitable, if the Central Four Duchyes are still there, then the support of the Vesian Chamber of Commerce to the four Grand Dukes is not profitable, but at least it will not be a loss. But at present, there are already three archdukes who have lost their families, and although they still have two legions in their hands, they have lost their principalities.

In this case, I personally think that the Vesia Chamber of Commerce may provide a little assistance in the past for the sake of fighting side by side, but it will not fully support the four archdukes at all. Otherwise, the 300,000-strong army of armaments and materials will be supplied for free, and the Naviacian Chamber of Commerce itself will be dragged down by them in the long run. In particular, the Vicia Chamber of Commerce occupies the former imperial province of Portoorg as a chamber of commerce territory, relying on a commercial alliance rather than an alliance with the four central principalities.

As for what you said about the four Grand Guilds in the Middle and the Business Alliance trading to maintain unity, this premise is that the four Grand Dukes must have enough capital to trade. Among them, Grand Duke Sabaji fled in a hurry, and the property he carried with him should be the least one. The Archduke of Forendo and the Archduke Falkel both went to the Duchy of Handla with the property of the principality and the family, and it seemed that they had a lot of money, but both of them were sojourners, and they never made any further money.

However, the military expenses of the two legions they had at hand could only go in and out. We can estimate from the seized account books that the value of the property carried by each of the two Grand Dukes is between one million and two million goldfords. There is also the Grand Duke of Handla, I think the wealth he has in his hands is not much different from the two Grand Dukes, even if the Duchy of Handla is still there, but in the future, due to the impact of the war, the financial revenue will be greatly reduced.

So His Royal Highness the Grand Duke of Fisabrun, how long do you think two million Kingford can keep two legions armed. The Duchy of Forendor and the Duchy of Falkel have been occupied by us, and the two legions of more than 90,000 people in the hands of the two archdukes are the capital and hope for their recovery.

In such a situation, they will not invest their wealth in trade with the commercial alliance at all, but will pin their hopes on the Principality of Handla to supply them with free armaments. So, could the Grand Duke of Handra use the revenues of a principality to trade to support the more than 200,000 legions that did not belong to his own principality or his control? I don't think it can ......."

Lorlist's analysis was very blunt, it was impossible for the Vesia Chamber of Commerce to fully support the four Grand Dukes. The longer the time drags on, even if the four Grand Dukes in the middle of the country and the commercial alliance carry out the arms trade, they will not last long, and contradictions will always break out. The key to the strategy of standoff without war lies in the fact that the three provinces and nearly one million men of the Duchy of Handla simply cannot maintain the existence of more than 300,000 troops and the consumption of resources.

That's right, the second highness clapped his hands and understood. Now the tighter you press, the more united the four Grand Dukes in the middle will be. But if you adopt the strategy of standoff and no threat from your own side, then the enemy's contradictions will naturally break out after a long time. Lorist is right, a population of nearly one million in the three provinces of the Duchy of Handla to support more than 300,000 troops, it is okay for a short time, and no one has the family to withstand this consumption.

"But how long do you think the enemy will not be able to stand it?" asked the Second Highness.

Lorist showed a mouthful of white teeth, and smiled with two fingers: "Two years, no more than two years at most." ”

"But Locke, don't forget, if we don't fight, the Duchy of Handla can't maintain the consumption of more than 300,000 troops, can we hold on? Two years is a long time, and we can't afford to consume the supply of 300,000 troops, especially since we still have so many cavalry troops, and the consumption of food and grass is almost more than twice that of the enemy......" The Second Highness frowned, as if he thought that the strategy proposed by Lorist to fight without a fight was a two-sided blade that wounded people and wounded people.

"Hehe, Your Majesty, you seem to have forgotten that the Duchy of Forendor and the Duchy of Falkel are now under your jurisdiction. In fact, the confrontation without a fight gives you plenty of time to effectively manage the eight provinces of these two principalities, as well as the Principality of Sabaji. These eight provinces alone can provide us with enough food and grass supplies for our army of more than 300,000 people. As for the other armaments, we nobles are naturally equipped by ourselves, and I only hope that Your Majesty will remember our merits and contributions after the destruction of the four central principalities, and give us corresponding rewards. Lorist reminded with a smile.

His Second Highness walked around the big tent with his head bowed, and everyone's eyes were watching him make a final decision. And the Second Highness is also very difficult now, the three strategies proposed by Lorist, the first is the easiest, continue to attack, but the surprise attack requires him to take the lead, and it has been vetoed.

The second strategy is to divide the troops into a roundabout, and the most suitable legion to carry out this task is as Lorist said, the Flying Tiger Legion is the best candidate, but because he was worried that Lorist's volunteering contained other intentions, he was crossed by His Royal Highness from the heart.

The third strategy is to confront each other without fighting, and Lorist's analysis just now has made everyone in the big tent understand that this should be the best way, sit back and watch the enemy's contradictions erupt and collapse, and surrender without a fight. It's just that it will take a little longer, and at the same time, the consumption of armaments and materials will be a little larger. However, it is not important that the consumption of armaments and materials is larger, and these legions usually need to consume materials. Except for the White Lion Legion of the kingdom gathered under the command of His Second Highness, the rest are the regular legions of various families, and Lorist has reminded them that all they need is food and grass, and the armament materials are borne by each family themselves.

But now what makes His Royal Highness embarrassed is that if he adopts this strategy of confrontation without a fight, then what will he need to use to reward these nobles under him after the destruction of the Duchy of Handla. In general, the spoils of war are owned by each family, which can be regarded as the reward for sending troops to help the war. But after two years of confrontation without fighting, even if the Duchy of Handla is destroyed, it is conceivable that the enemy is exhausted, and there is no loot left. In such a situation, the Second Highness needs to pay out of his own pocket to reward these nobles.

After turning around twice and looking at the expressions of everyone in the big tent, it was obvious that everyone liked this strategy of fighting each other without fighting. Yes, it is better to sit back and watch the enemy collapse if you fight to the death with the enemy who occupies the geographical advantage, and the strength of each family will be consumed. Although it takes a long time, it is a great thing that you can win without losing your own troops, and you can still get a reward.

"Let's do it for now, let me think about it again, and then discuss it in two days. In the end, the Second Highness still broke up the meeting without making a decision.

Lorist is a little inexplicable, what does Second Highness mean by this?

The next morning, Lorist found that the Grand Duke of Fisabrun had been summoned by His Royal Highness and had been discussing for a long time. This was followed by the Duke of Kenmeth, and in the afternoon the Earl of Philim. Just as Lorist was guessing whose turn it would be, Duke Kenmax arrived.

"Do you know what Your Majesty is looking for me?" said the Duke of Kenmeth.

"How do I know?" said Lorlist.

"Your Majesty asked me, what reward do I need for keeping my two heavy armoured corps here for two years?"

Lorist understood: "What do you want?"

Duke Kenmax stretched out two fingers: "Two years, the Snow Salt Chamber of Commerce does not need to pay any taxes when it passes through the kingdom within two years." ”

Soon the Count of Philim also came.

"What do you want?" asked the Duke of Kenmeth.

"I want 50,000 young and strong laborers to develop the southern provinces, but Your Majesty only promised me 30,000. Count Philim replied.

"What about Henned?"

"He must have been summoned by His Majesty. ”

In the evening, His Royal Highness sent a guard and invited Lorist to dinner with him.

"You know what I mean when I invite you to dinner, but don't talk too much and say, what reward you want. "His Royal Highness got straight to the point.

"Your Majesty, are you sure to adopt a strategy of no confrontation?"

His Royal Highness nodded: "The most satisfying thing about the strategy you proposed is to make these four rebels in the middle of the country contradict, as you said, once they fight each other, they will form a life-and-death feud." And what bothers me the most about the four central principalities is that the four kingdoms are united and support each other. Whatever their fate may be in the future, I'll be happy to be able to estranged them and kill each other now, so I'm patient and waiting to see them split, but as you know, I'm worried that after two years of destruction, these four rebels won't get any spoils, so I want to set a reward with you in advance. ”

Lorist smiled: "Your Majesty, can I know what the Grand Duke of Fisabrun wanted?"

"He didn't want much, the weapons and equipment of a captured legion, and the relocation quota of 50,000 people. His Royal Highness replied.

"Oh," said Lorlist, "then I'll ...... too."

"Stop, Locke, don't think about moving any more people, I'm not going to agree. What I regret most now is for you to be in charge of relocating the refugees from the three provinces of the Principality of Fakel, and you know what you have done. His Royal Highness interrupted Lorist.

"Okay. Lorist shrugged and spread his hands: "But Your Majesty, what else can you give me besides the population, you say it yourself." ”

"Locke......" The Second Highness patted his forehead with a headache: "As long as you don't go too far, I can promise you." ”

"Okay, then give my family domain and jurisdiction tax exemption for another five years. Lorist reluctantly made such a request.

"No...... Second Highness subconsciously objected, and then stared at Lorist for a long time: "Okay, tax exemption for three years at most, five years is not good." ”

"Deal. Lorist held out his hand.

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