lizard lord

Chapter 220 The Leading Party

In Norton's explanation, the main reason why the guards stayed still was not to lose strength, nor to show too strong a tendency.

On the whole, Oran is still a wealthy country, but there are many things that need to be taken into account. The funds apportioned to the Guards mainly come from the private wealth of the king himself. In recent years, due to various reasons, it is necessary to maintain It is already quite reluctant. If there are too many losses in the civil war, it will definitely not be able to recover in a short period of time, and it will be difficult to put pressure on the nobles who are already seemingly incompatible.

On the other hand, the two princes on the stage represent different interest groups. As the spokesperson of the "royal family", the Guards had better not show too much tendency, otherwise it will cause a stronger division. This is a The country's taboo, the leader of the army thinks so, and made such a decision after discussing with some high-level officials.

It can't be said that it is unreasonable, but before that, we should find a way to prevent the two of them from fighting each other. It is too late to make these dispensable efforts after they have already entered the battlefield.

As for Norton himself, according to what he said, he didn't like either the first prince or the second prince from the very beginning, thinking that they lacked "courage" and "courage", so even though his family stood in line to represent the interests of the nobility, For the second prince, he still chose Princess Julia and the third prince representing the mage.

What is the reason? To be honest, Tang Zhao is not very interested. If it sounds fair, it can be regarded as an answer. What he cares about is whether this side has any hope of victory, and what kind of benefits he can get from it. From this point of view Seeing that Norton and the others have also spent a lot of money.

Bilateral trade treaties and a large number of orders are second to none. They are also willing to provide sufficient livestock for Karak Solma to cultivate, and Oran does not restrict immigrants going there, and only for their caravans A small nominal tariff is charged.

Although this is a magical world, cattle that can plow the land are still a scarce resource. After all, this is still a world that basically maintains an agricultural society, and there are never too many livestock.

Tang Zhao has been trying to buy a large number of livestock. On the one hand, the price is too high, and on the other hand, the circulation is too small. The effect has not even been considered satisfactory. But for Norton, there is no such problem. , It is not difficult for them to spare some livestock.

On the other hand, they are also short of labor. The number of dwarves and elves is small, and their reproductive capacity is inversely proportional to their lifespan. It is very, very difficult. The population can basically be regarded as constant within a few decades. Kobolds do have great potential, but at present The number of people is still too small.

The lack of people needs to be made up. Instead of looking for reinforcements from the dwarves in the south and the elves in the west, it is better to use your brains from the humans in the east. There are three to 400 people in any ordinary human village. Compared with the other two The race has a huge numerical advantage.

However, if the other party agrees to such a request, it may not be without some other ideas, such as increasing the proportion of humans and gradually controlling the entire city. Cities without dominant races are rare on this continent, and Tang Zhao doesn't know yet. It never hurts to speculate maliciously on what the human side thinks about them.

In the end, the power of review is still in their hands, and they can stop at the right time, and make a decision based on the situation at the time.

Of course, the premise is that their side can win the final victory, otherwise everything will be like a blank check. This is what Tang Zhao really needs to weigh, and which side is the right one.

The alliance between Julia and the third prince is doing well. The merchants under Tang Zhao have not heard any rumors. With the support of the 2 guards and some nobles and merchants from various places, the chances of winning may not be sure, but there are Probability is certain.

What really made Tang Zhao make up his mind was another visiting guest—Guinivea who came here on behalf of the Southern Elf Kingdom.

[So, you have made a decision? 】

The elf wearing a thick cloak nodded slightly: "The voices of internal disputes are loud, but for the time being, we have made this decision. Together with the mages of Oran, we support the third prince's ascension to the throne. We can't provide soldiers for each legion, but A small amount of mercenaries, advisors, supplies and necessary magical knowledge can all be handed over."

[Very interesting choice. Give me a day, and I will give you a satisfactory answer. 】

After finishing speaking, Tang Zhao didn't show politeness to the other party, took the scroll filled with his names and rushed to the settlement. He wanted to hold a formal meeting to make a decision.

Originally, he would worry about whether the other party was sincere, but since Guinivea, an elf, had come forward to support him, he no longer had any worries in this regard. There was no need for the elf kingdom to lie about this.
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All races are used to things like war, but not all races want to participate in it. They have seen a lot of deaths in recent years. Discussions on this proposal are very stalemate.

In the end, everyone nodded in support of the proposal, but there are restrictions on the degree of participation in the war. A full-scale war is definitely impossible. Their family background is so rich. Victory can't bear it.

So they decided to send a small-scale elite troop, about a thousand people in number, and give priority to the best equipment to these people, hoping that they can exert the greatest effect.

In fact, Norton and others worked so hard to win him over, on the one hand, because of his strong fighting power, and on the other hand, because of the technology and materials possessed by Karak Solma and the dwarf elves behind him, the fighters in the fortress itself are at most As a bonus, a few thousand soldiers are not enough to turn the tide of the war.

After making a decision, a mixed team of various races set off out of the forest in the middle of the night, avoiding the sentry posts around the forest under the cover of night, and marched in the direction of Luford.

As for Tang Zhao himself, he joined Norton and continued the unfinished plan, which was to control Lu Fude without attacking the city.

The previous infiltration was at best a cover, and the real infiltration came from underground—the kobolds participated in the construction of most of the Luford sewer, and lived underground. Moved away the kobolds who came to Karak Solmar, with them leading the way, Norton's people can come to most places in the city at will through the sewer.

Tang Zhao followed a small team of about 200 people to the outskirts of the city. They were divided into two groups: one team created chaos in the city, and the other team took the opportunity to open the city gate to welcome Norton's large troops. They didn't notice Tang Zhao's change of position at all, and everyone started to act immediately.

(End of this chapter)