Chapter 421: Northern Expedition (3)

Tanse Green, a city located on a vast expanse of ice and a transportation hub connecting cities, has just been occupied by a large army, and the obstacles encountered are nothing but a sanctuary powerhouse. Pen ~ fun ~ pavilion www.biquge.info

This ice city is large, with more than 100,000 people here, and it is also one of the more important cities in the north.

As soon as the city was taken, the news reached the palace, and the emperor couldn't sit still at all, and immediately went to the Holy See to discuss with the head of the sect to send troops, the entire Ice and Snow Knights, the real ruler is still the Holy See, this theocratic supreme country, the emperor's power is far inferior to the head of the Ice and Snow Church.

However, this sect leader also has the same idea as the emperor, interception should be taken early, if Qi Meng goes all the way to the imperial capital, if there is a mistake, they will not only be unlucky?

Sixty thousand ice knights, completely assembled in a few days, marched mightily towards the army of elves and orcs.

Most of the knights in the imperial capital have been transferred, and the Duke of Delby has finally waited for the opportunity, all the military strength he has accumulated over the years, 10,000 knights quietly rushed to the imperial capital, just waiting for the news of the frontline battle to spread, these 10,000 knights will attack the imperial capital and take the palace directly.

The long journey and long battles have made the orcs and elves indeed have some fatigue and frostbite, if they let the army go all the way north and hit the imperial capital, Qi Meng estimates that this team can only play thirty percent of its strength, which is already a good result.

The more the wind and snow in the north of the country go, the more cold and biting it becomes, and it has gradually reached the point where it can be icy, and the orcs have not prepared any cotton clothes and thick clothes, and they rely on energy to resist the cold, and the loss of energy is abnormally large, and sneezes can often be heard on the way.

The orcs, who had always been very enthusiastic about war and fighting, were now listless and tired, and they wanted to return to the warm forests of the south at once, but the world was vast, and they did not know where the end of the expedition was.

Sixty thousand snow knights were ambushed around a snowy peak outside the ice field, and on these tall snowy peaks, a large amount of fluffy fresh snow was piled up, and a small snowball could roll out from the top of the peak.

The orcs had just entered the valley between the snow peaks, and countless arrows rained down on the snow peaks on both sides, and most of the magic poured towards the orcs and elves, and a small part fell on the snow peaks, causing an avalanche to flood like a raging wave.

A wave of snow flooded over, and there were no human figures on the ground, but the ice knights knew very well that the orcs would never fall because of a little avalanche, and the snow was only calm for a moment, and then it was blown up by the storm, and white mist rose in many places, and the elves took the lead, and when they flew out of the snow, they took out the magic arrows behind them and launched an attack on these ice knights.

The equipment of the Ice Knight can only be described as rotten, a snow-white cloak, even basic protective gear is scarce, due to the extreme difficulty of mining minerals, steel has been made into an important weapon, how can there be leisure to forge armor? In comparison, although the elite armor on the orcs and elves is a burden on the way, in the battlefield confrontation, the advantages and disadvantages of equipment can directly affect the direction of the war, not to mention that even if the orcs are sleepy and tired, the tired tiger is stronger than the cat, and the gap in equipment is huge, these ice knights have no other chance except for the first sneak attack to take the lead.

However, relying on this snow peak, after the defeat, these ice knights immediately hid in the depths of the snow peak, and it was difficult for the orcs to completely defeat them for a while.

The news of the defeat of the Ice Knight was transmitted back to the imperial capital, Delby was the first to know, and he organized his 10,000 knights to attack the imperial capital, when the knights on the message brought the news of the defeat of the Ice Knight to the palace, the emperor was shocked, and before he could think of a countermeasure, the Duke of Delby rebelled and attacked the imperial capital with 10,000 knights.

The Emperor panicked to find several bishops and heads of the Ice and Snow Church, who knew that these cunning old foxes had long since fled, and the Emperor was captured by Delby's knights when he rushed back to the palace from the church.

Originally, he was still engaged in guerrilla warfare with the orcs, and after learning that the imperial capital had fallen to the rebels, he hurriedly returned to the imperial capital, Qi Meng seized the opportunity to organize the orcs and elves to ambush them on the way back, and more than 40,000 ice and snow horsemen were ambushed by the orcs There was only one result, more than 30,000 knights were injured or killed, and the rest fled in all directions.

Some nobles in the imperial capital who were directly connected with the church were dealt with by Delby, and most of the courtiers in the palace believed in the goddess of ice and snow, which means that there is also a big blood exchange here, but the blood exchange needs to be gradual and must not be rushed, otherwise it is easy to die of blood loss.

After receiving Delby's summons, Zimon sent the orcs and elves back to the Forest of Chaos, and he went to the imperial capital by himself.

After the emperor was arrested, although he was not abused, but in just a few days, he had lost a lot of weight, and there was naturally a reason why Delby did not kill him, and the emperor himself knew very well that the emperor, who had been confused for half his life, was a lot more sober after the fall of power.

Sure enough, after half a month, Delby, who can stabilize the chaos of the imperial capital, couldn't wait for the emperor to write an abdication letter, however, although the status of the Ice and Snow Church in the north has become lower and lower in the people over the years, they are still pious, Delby's rebellion has attracted countless scoldings, the new emperor does not care about these scoldings at all, he knows very well that it will take a certain amount of time to liberate the people from the divine power, and it will take a certain amount of time to accept the royal power, which cannot be done overnight, fortunately, the ice and snow goddess has been destroyed, and there is no miracle about the ice and snow goddess in the north, and it is inevitable that the people will forget her。

However, it was impossible for the entire northern kingdom to agree with him as the emperor with just one duke, and he recruited a group of nobles at the right time, and made them join his camp with the promise of knighthood and official titles.

Of course, there are obedient and resistant, but fortunately, Zimon has destroyed the Ice Knights, and these rebels don't have much strength to compete with Delby.

The agreement between Zimon and Delby is very simple, that is, all the resources of this land can be exploited for free, and the northern country lacks the skills to deal with ice and frozen soil, so there is a lack of minerals, but it does not mean that the Helen Chamber of Commerce in the south cannot dig in this land.

The resources of the entire northern kingdom are still in an undeveloped state, and the mines contained in them are incalculable, and Qi Meng's greatest purpose for this expedition is this, the northern kingdom is vast and sparsely populated, even if he occupies it and wants to manage it, it will be very troublesome, it is better to let a local nobleman who has some trading relationship with him manage it, and he is only responsible for taking what he wants from this land.

After Delby ascended the throne, Zimon returned to the City of the Alliance, and immediately sent a message to Imironc to immediately send some backbone of the Chamber of Commerce to the Northland, and Delby would organize the local people to help these Chamber of Commerce people in mineral mining. It's a huge deal that doesn't cost much.

However, Zimon did not want to use these resources to make money for the time being, and with two rich mineral and rare production areas in the Forest of Chaos and Krebalin, he began to extend the tentacles of the Helen Chamber of Commerce into the Keton Empire.

It's time to give Elose another hard blow.

Originally, it was impossible for the Helen Chamber of Commerce to enter the Keton Empire, and the Lelotai Chamber of Commerce could control the commercial economy of the entire empire, and the Helen Chamber of Commerce was not allowed to intervene, but what if the Helen Chamber of Commerce entered the Keton Empire just to send money?

More precisely, it is to give the various resources harvested to other shops in the Keton Empire, other customers, whether it is the Hamas royal family, or some nobles, when they are sure that there is no danger in sending something from the Helen Chamber of Commerce, no one will refuse free things.

The Helen Chamber of Commerce has just been profitable in various countries for a few years, and in order to bear this crazy act of Qi Meng, it has entered a state of loss again, but the loss is not large, Qi Meng has to bear only the cost of the shops that forge those ores, and the work expenses of those workers who mine various resources in the Chaotic Forest and the Northern Country, as we all know, the person who digs gems, his monthly salary is far less than a small gem he collects, and it is better to feed the hard-working, thrifty, positive, and optimistic working people.

100,000 gold coins, not too much, no less, with the gold coins earned by the Helen Chamber of Commerce after the economic recovery, it is not a problem to cover their salary for ten years.

But in less than ten years, the economy of the Keton Empire will be completely disrupted, and a well-fed person will not have much interest in even the most delicious food, not to mention that this meal is still free.

At the same time as the Helen Chamber of Commerce is losing money, the loss is definitely countless times more serious than that of the Helen Chamber of Commerce, all kinds of commodities and raw materials of the Helen Chamber of Commerce are all over the Keton Empire, and these raw materials are by no means free, and a high fee to the local nobles is the largest part of the cost. And the place where the Helen Chamber of Commerce draws materials, one is Qi Meng's own back garden, and the other is half of the back garden, the former most of the time even the collection of resources is done by the orcs, and there is no monthly salary, and the latter, Delby in order to continue to maintain a relationship with Qi Meng, all the gains of the Helen Chamber of Commerce in this area, do not have to pay a single gold coin.

Although Lierosai secretly united several bishops and gave conspiracy theorists, saying that Qi Meng's behavior was either treacherous or thief, how could anyone in the world give them such a large amount of things for nothing? Either the things were poisonous, or they were sick.

Later, a few vivid examples were gathered to talk about what kind of misfortune happened after taking the things of the Helen Chamber of Commerce. At first, the people still believed it to be true, and most of them rejected the Helen Chamber of Commerce for a while, but after a long time, the nourishing life of the small number of people who did not "listen to persuasion" stimulated their hearts, and the temptation of free lunch soon broke the scruples in their hearts.

The Helen Chamber of Commerce ushered in every day of robbery, beggars and poets were also among them, some poets grasped the people's hearts, began to praise the Helen Chamber of Commerce, and Qi Meng also adjusted the strategy in a timely manner, and the objects of material distribution were mainly concentrated on the commoners and beggars, of course, in order to prevent the nobles from being dissatisfied, he gave them some precious stones and cherished materials, anyway, they would not appreciate and enjoy the commoners, and their praise was not as valuable as the convenience provided by these nobles for the Helen Chamber of Commerce.

At first, the Helen Chamber of Commerce only had a few shops in the city of the Keton Empire, but soon, mushrooms sprung up all over the Keton Empire.

Even Hamas and the Church of Light have chosen to turn a blind eye, firstly, the knightly suits sent to them by Zimon are really sophisticated, and secondly, the people's voices are getting louder and louder, and they cannot disobey the will of the people.

Although the Rylosai Chamber of Commerce had deep pockets and flourished in the Keton Empire, it had no way to deal with it for a while before Qi Meng's madness.

Do they want to be like the Helen Chamber of Commerce, abandon the principle of the Chamber of Commerce's profits, and take advantage of these civilians and beggars in vain? And even if the Lelotai Chamber of Commerce really does this, can they really consume more energy than the Helen Chamber of Commerce?

Lieluosai has accurately calculated that the materials exported by the Helen Chamber of Commerce to the Keton Empire every month are as high as five million gold coins! If the Helen Wounded Chamber of Commerce is tough to the end, within three or five years, the Lieluosai Chamber of Commerce will have to go bankrupt completely!

"This madman, it's crazy!" In the Papal Palace at this moment, Mandelini couldn't help but curse. (To be continued.) )