Riding and Slashing

Chapter 68 Pan De's Double Eleven
Seeing that the troops besieging the city had already started to build ladders, Li Ang quickly found Auden: "Master Earl, are you planning to attack the city?"

"Of course, there must be an explanation to His Majesty the King... Besides, I don't want the King's central army to support Alma—I think you can understand what I mean."

Auden spoke very directly, and it seemed that he did not intend to hide his allies.

"So... this battle, His Majesty the King intends to weaken Duke Alma's strength?"

Combining the reminders given to him by Auden's subordinates before, Li Ang found the point very keenly.

Auden smiled: "Cunning boy... Now that you understand His Majesty's intentions, you should understand why I want to attack with all my might."

Of course, I understand that this is Oden's excuse to King Ulrik - if the Sava River Fort is likely to be captured, or if any results are achieved, then the king will bring the Chinese army here for reinforcements.

In this way, no matter how fierce Alma's fight was, King Ulrik could not help her.

And Karen Lulu Castle, which Alma 'must capture', is a well-known fortified city in the whole continent.And the lord of Karen Lulu Castle is also the famous general Kryon of the Bacchus Empire, who has experienced many battles and is extremely difficult to deal with.

This is a big meal arranged by the king for Alma.

After Alma took control of Changhe Town, her power almost doubled, holding two of the kingdom's four major counties, her ambition was obvious.

King Ulrik seems to be aware of this huge threat, but Changhe Town is nominally in the hands of 'Lady Bella and the child in her womb', and the king cannot deprive a legitimate heir of the duke...

Therefore, Ulrik could only find ways to weaken Alma's military power.

This is for checks and balances.

Regardless of whether Alma can take Karen Bucksburg or not, the king's goal can be achieved anyway.

"My lord, I understand your intentions, so I suggest that you besiege the city and fight for reinforcements—this will be more effective and less loss. I think you also know that even if you take down the Sava River Fort, you won't get it... After all This time the Marshal is His Majesty the King himself."

Li Ang gave his own suggestion.

The king leads the team, and the land won will naturally be allocated by the king.

Who will it be distributed to?

To Alden who holds the horn to summon the Rangers?

Impossible... Oden's military strength is already very strong, no matter how great his contribution is, the king will not grant him the territory, otherwise Ulrik will not be able to sleep.

Moreover, most of the central army under the king's command are cavalry. They may not be active in attacking the city, but if it is a field battle, they are probably quite active.

Therefore, it is indeed more appropriate to besiege the city and fight for reinforcements. As long as the enemy's reinforcements can be caught in the field, it is estimated that the king's central army will come over immediately.

Earl Oden thought about it carefully, and ordered the troops under the city to retreat, and began to build barriers around the Sava River Fort.

Thus, the siege began.

Li Ang's suggestion, of course, is not just to provide better options for allies...

You know, the main fighters under him are all infantry—the kind with relatively strong individual combat power.

In case of a siege battle, those big men might be sent to climb the city wall to be the first warriors...

He didn't want his family property to be used as cannon fodder, and Auden's followers had reminded him.

Besides, this trip is mainly for business...

Surrounding the city, everyone consumes food for each other, how good it is to make money with peace...

That's right, what's more important is this - food consumption and time consumption.

His caravan can supply all kinds of delicacies——'Laihao Gourmet World' and 'Griffin Grain, Oil and Foodstuffs Co., Ltd.' have been the two most prosperous subsidiaries since the beginning...

And during the boring time of the siege, 'Alice Entertainment World' met the leisure and entertainment needs of the soldiers...

Moreover, earning money from the troops alone was not enough to satisfy the lord, so he sent his men to various villages in the Bacchus Empire to do propaganda.

"On November [-]th, the Maixiang Group will hold an international merchandise fair on a hill eleven miles north of Sava River Fort!"

"Double [-] special offer, big bargains on specials!"

"They are all exclusive products of the Lion Kingdom, if you buy them, you will earn money!"

With the spread of the 'Double Eleven' event, the entire northwest region of Bacchus Empire was alarmed.

Thousands of residents of the Bacchus Empire came from the surrounding villages and towns to participate in this unprecedented international commodity fair...

Indeed, as Li Ang expected, due to years of hostility between the Sarleon Kingdom and the Bacchus Empire, the private trade between the two countries was basically suspended, and various special products produced by the kingdom sold very well in the Bacchus Empire.

Basically, they were sold in large quantities in the form of panic buying, and the occasion was unprecedented.

The merchants were overjoyed, and their backlog of goods were quickly sold out. Li Ang even asked Klose to lead a team to protect the merchants, and they went back to buy the goods in batches...

And Lord Lord's 'Gourmet World' and 'Alice Entertainment' are like two black holes, as long as you dare to go in, your wallet will be empty after you come out...

Countless dinars poured into the lord's pocket like a flood, and now he sleeps on a bed made of dinars, feeling that he sleeps very soundly.

In the end, Earl Oden, the commander of the Sava River theater, finally couldn't help interfering - many soldiers under his command were asking him to borrow money, and after asking, they found out that their military salaries were in the 'Alice Entertainment World' overnight 'I lost everything...

The Earl was extremely angry, and when he rushed to the door, he lashed out angrily, and his righteous words were strong and powerful.

"Now the two countries are at war, the soldiers are fierce and the war is dangerous, and the current situation is confusing! The frontline soldiers are sacrificing their lives and fighting blood..."

Auden turned his head and glanced at his subordinates who were safely repairing the fence and digging trenches one mile away from the castle...

"...Constructing fortifications at the expense of your life! You actually disregarded the overall situation, plotted against your colleagues behind the scenes, and used strategic materials to cooperate with the enemy! If you don't repent, be careful, I will turn my face and be ruthless!"

Li Ang was counting the money expressionlessly: "I'll give you 5% of the shares."

Auden was furious: "You shameless bastard, you are hopeless! Thinking of me, Oden Fletcher, who is a majestic earl and lord of a county, how could I be tempted by your petty profit!"

As he spoke, he looked around and saw that there was no one around him, so he continued to curse: "It's useless for me to persuade you with good words, but you want to bribe me with a mere 5%! Your behavior is an insult to my personality!"

Li Ang didn't even raise his head: "8%, you can't send my troops to the front line, don't ask for it!"

Auden showed a kind smile, and his face was extremely kind: "Deal! I have already sent people to protect that entertainment big world, and there were people who lost money and made troubles just now... You must ensure the supplies of the entire army." Ah, the siege consumes a lot of food."

As a result, the business of "Maixiang Group" became more and more prosperous, and even began to send people to the surrounding villages to open "offices".

With Earl Auden under his wing, Li Ang no longer guarded the Sava River Fort all the time, but led his team to spread the business to the entire western part of the Bacchus Empire.

Especially in the 'Alice Entertainment World', the lord intends to spread the special art form composed of playing cards and dice to the entire Pendor Continent...

The lord 'selected' some businessmen as 'authorized agents', and after deducting a large deposit, led them to continuously open entertainment venues in various villages in the west of the Bacchus Empire.

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(End of this chapter)