lizard lord

Chapter 231 Merchant Ship
There were no more twists and turns in the follow-up. Norton's soldiers advanced little by little, squeezing the remaining enemy's space, and then began to use artillery and magic to concentrate their firepower for a round of volleys, and after blowing up the only remaining position , The enemy no longer had any fighting spirit, and chose to surrender one after another.

It was not a perfect victory, because there were a large number of high-level enemy fighters and ordinary soldiers who fled. Fortunately, the soldiers said that those high-level warrior mages were really difficult to locate and track. Impossible to touch each other's shadow.

But generally speaking, this is harmless. In the end, the power represented by Julia and the third prince won, and Norton, as the commander of the battlefield, finally found what he wanted to see most—the corpses of Kane and several nobles under him.

Oran's alchemy level is quite low, and alchemy bombs are very expensive, but they are willing to pay the cost, and this operation is worth the money.

Although it will cause very complicated follow-up problems, it saves a lot of trouble in general. If the most powerful heir to the throne dies, their competitiveness for the throne will naturally decline.

Although it is not impossible to continue to support other offshoot descendants, the losses of the traditional nobles and merchants after this battle are not small. The purpose of Julia and the third prince is not to kill them all. After all, these are not two completely hostile The war between the races is almost over, and it is time to sit at the negotiating table and talk, and this time it is undoubtedly Tang Zhao and his side.

Instead of chasing the scattered troops, they simply cleaned up the battlefield and buried the dead soldiers. They even held a funeral for the nobles who died in battle with the corresponding etiquette. The city gate made a state of welcoming visitors.

On the first day after the battle, Julia and the third prince returned to the capital again, and grandly assumed the victor's posture and began to deal with matters around the capital.

Originally, Tang Zhao also knew very well that there would be some wall-riding factions who would turn against the wind during this period, but he didn't expect that the first ones would be Rudolph and others.

In addition to himself, there are many designated envoys of big businessmen for the purpose of conducting formal negotiations.

Neither Rudolph himself nor the businessmen behind him are firm, and their attitude towards war is only a means of grabbing benefits. When the risks exceed the possible benefits, they have to think carefully.For example, now, they are very willing to sit at the table and negotiate. After all, Julia is not trying to kill them all, it is something that can be spent to eliminate disasters.

In fact, the mobilization ability of Rudolph's side is far from the limit, there is still a lot of vitality, and the economic ability is much stronger than that of Julia's side. In another serious fight, the outcome is not yet a certainty, but Rudolph has already Lost confidence, not ready to play the second game.

He is not a war madman or a professional military aristocrat. Without such determination and courage, things will become a little troublesome if Kane is not dead, but there are no ifs in everything.

This is not those powerful gods. Resurrection is easier than death. For most creatures, death is really dead, and it is impossible to resurrect from death.

On the side of the traditional nobles, except for a few small and medium-sized nobles who did not express their views before, the rest of the nobles have not reacted yet, and they are not in a hurry. According to Julia herself, the overall situation is now settled, and it is only a matter of time to clean up the mess.

It's not clear what Julia talked to the Church of Helm before, but they did help in the end.In Yintao City, Luford, and Wangdu, where the church has branches, soldiers in heavy armor dispatched to help the understaffed garrison maintain law and order. Because of the good reputation of the Haim Church, the effect was remarkable. The same number of garrisons maintains the law and order in these places.

In the end, the Church of Helm chose to help Julia. On the surface, this matter was no big deal. It seemed to be just maintaining order, but the subtext was that they had already stood in line.

He has nothing to do here, and Tang Zhao does not intend to stay in this unfamiliar place. After explaining to Julia about the trade and supply of materials, he returned to Karak Solma on a horse vulture. .

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More than half a month later, nothing seemed to have changed, except that there seemed to be more stoves smoking day and night in the canyon. After Ruford was taken down, the defensive pressure was reduced a lot, and more dwarves were able to return to smelting work.

Tang Zhao's return did not cause any particularly big disturbances, and it was in line with his intentions. After all, there were still a thousand people stationed in Luford, and they were attacked tentatively by the enemy. Although they were easily repelled in the end, it also showed that Not to be taken lightly.

After returning to the stronghold, Tang Zhao took good care of him for a few days, and only when the situation was basically stable did he officially show up at the stronghold.

In fact, there is nothing for him to worry about. His subordinates have already taken care of it, so he can just stay at ease.

The rare days of leisure lasted for a few days, and ended with a large number of cargo ships from the capital unloading at Luford.

There is a messenger in the fleet to explain the situation, but Tang Zhao generally knows that the situation in the capital has basically stabilized, and goods can be transported normally for trade. This is undoubtedly a needle for Lu Fude, who has been panicking recently cardiac.

Most of the supplies are conventional trade goods, but there are also several ships specially supplied to Karak Solma: food, cloth, iron ingots and medicinal materials account for the majority, which are urgently needed by Tang Zhao and the others.In addition, there are many things that can be called luxuries, that is, wine, books and food such as cheese, dried fruit and honey.

Everyone in the stronghold is a living creature with their own thoughts and feelings, not alchemy puppets, so they also have their own reasonable needs. After getting rid of the survival crisis, they will naturally ask for more, such as entertainment and satisfying their appetites.

Most of Karak Solma's basic living materials can be almost self-sufficient, and the needs in this area have been met. For the remaining ones, don't expect a small and medium-sized settlement with thousands of people to behave in a short period of time. It is better to buy from outside.

Anyway, Oran is now at war, and has imported a considerable amount of weapons and equipment from them. Karak Solma is not short of money, and can buy anything that can be bought with money. Anyway, these things are not expensive.

This can be regarded as an alternative way to release goodwill. If the deficit is too large, someone will find a way to stop the loss, and the gain will outweigh the loss.

In addition, Tang Zhao also asked people to study the mass production of alchemy puppets, hoping to supplement the labor force.

PS. I’m sorry that something has happened these few days. First, the computer broke down, and then my uncle was hospitalized for an acute illness.

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