Tales of the Reincarnated Lord

Chapter 431 Three Strategies (2)

Eating a ditch and gaining a wisdom, the second majesty seems to have discovered my purpose. Lorist sighed and was very disappointed in his heart. When it's over, don't want to take advantage of it anymore, now it's getting harder and harder to fool. This guy is not an idiot, and he will remember this lesson after one experience. Speaking like this clearly means to be careful of yourself, for fear of being fooled by yourself again.

"The third method is to stand up to each other." Lorist thought for a while and said the third method.

"Do not attack each other?" The Second Highness asked with some confusion.

"Yes. Your Majesty, think about it. According to the information we have learned, Duke Frundo and Duke Faker each brought two regiments in the Principality of Handra, while Grand Duke Sabagi also gathered a regiment, plus There are more than 200,000 troops. In addition, the spy information obtained from Hans City says that Grand Duke Handela has also expanded his Red and White Double Dragon Army, plus a city defense regiment defending Hans City, and the strength has also reached A hundred thousand horses.

One Principality of Handra, three provinces, has a population of one million. Now that there are more than 300,000 troops gathered, this armament burden will be as heavy as we can imagine. At present, in order to deal with our offense, the four grand princes can work together and cooperate sincerely in a short time. But once we adopt the strategy of sticking to each other and not attacking, they will be unable to bear the burden of this armament and collapse over time, and all kinds of contradictions will arise.

And the three grand princes living in the Principality of Handra have their own troops, and none of them will easily give up the legionary arms they control. So if the Principality of Handra cannot afford their logistics, food and supplies, there will be a lot of conflicts. I don’t think any Grand Guild is willing to abandon the army armies in their hands, because this is their restoration. Ben, they will only find ways to ensure the supply of armaments for their army.

You can imagine the consequences of doing that. The three princes are unwilling to give up the armed forces at their disposal, so it is impossible for the prince Handra to disband the Principality’s arms to meet the military supply requirements of the three allies. On the contrary, he will try his best to recruit soldiers to form the Principality’s arms, but the object of prevention will change. He became his three allies instead of us. For Grand Duke Handela, our stand-off is not a big threat to him, but the three Grand Duke garrisoned troops on the side of his bed, accidentally destroying the country and family.

Therefore, the longer our stand-off and non-attack time delays, the easier it will be for the conflicts between the four princes in the central region to arise. Perhaps in the first year, relying on the savings of the Principality of Handra could barely sustain the consumption of 300,000 troops, but after a year, the Principality of Handra would certainly not be able to maintain such a huge consumption of armaments and supplies. As long as the supply is reduced, the conflict will be produce. Once conflicts arise, they are easy to suppress at the beginning, but the more conflicts accumulated over time, the more intense it will eventually erupt. It is very likely that the four grand princes will meet each other.

Generally speaking, when faced with a shortage of armaments, the army of the three grand dukes is very likely to hit their ideas on the residents of the Principality of Handra. They will looting civilians to meet their own material needs. Then, as the lord of the principality, Grand Duke Handra must provide protection for the people of his own principality. Such conflicts will easily lead to wars. After the face is torn, the three princes’ legions will intensify their efforts to capture Handra. The civilians of the Principality, and Grand Duke Handra will order severe attacks to stop their atrocities. As long as there are casualties, the alliance of the four central princes will be broken, and even without us, the Principality of Handra will be on the verge of extinction due to the war.

Your Majesty, as long as you are patient, you can just sit and watch them fight together. After the four great centimeters in the middle part win the battle, the losers are likely to come to your Majesty. They will take the initiative to guide us into the Principality of Handra, even then. The victorious side will be unable to resist the direction of our soldiers because of the excessive consumption of strength. With no effort, the Principality of Handra will fall into the hands of His Majesty like a ripe fruit. "

There was no sound in the big tent, and everyone was thinking about the strategy of non-attack proposed by Lorist. It took a while for the Archduke Fesabrunn to stand up and ask a question: "His Royal Highness Norton, what you said is very reasonable, but you seem to have forgotten one thing, the Magik Province of the Principality of Handra and the Ford Business Alliance The occupied province of Andrów is bordered, and the territory of the Vysia Chamber of Commerce, which is one of the seven giants of the business alliance, is the province of Puerto Olga next to Andrów. , The four grand princes of the central region can ask for help from the Wissia Chamber of Commerce or trade with the business alliance when the supplies of armaments are insufficient, and purchase a large amount of armaments and continue to confront us."

Lorist smiled confidently: "His Royal Highness Fesabrunn, your question is very important, but this question is based on whether the Wissia Chamber of Commerce will spare no effort to support the four princes in the central region. Merchants are highly profitable. The four principalities of central China are still there. The Navesian Chamber of Commerce’s support for the four princes is not profitable, but at least it will not lose money. But currently there are three princes who have become bereaved dogs, although they still have two legions. He has lost the principality.

In this case, I personally think that the Visayas Chamber of Commerce may provide a little assistance in the previous situation of fighting side by side, but fundamentally it will not fully support the four princes. Otherwise, if the military supplies of 300,000 troops are provided for free, the Navesia Chamber of Commerce itself will be dragged down by them over time. In particular, the Wissia Chamber of Commerce occupied the former empire’s Puerto Org province as the chamber of commerce territory, relying on the commercial alliance, not the alliance with the four central states.

As for the four big guilds and business alliances in the central region that you mentioned to maintain unity, the premise is that the four big guilds must have enough capital to trade. Among them, Grand Duke Sabagi fled in a hurry, and his belongings should be the least. And Grand Duke Frundo and Grand Duke Faker both took the property of the Principality and the family to the Principality of Handra. It seemed that they were very rich, but they were both foreigners and never made any more money.

However, the military expenditures of the two armies they had at hand could not enter. After occupying the two principalities, we can estimate the value of the property carried by the two grand princes in the range of one million to two million golden ford from the account books seized. There is also Grand Duke Handera. I think the property he has on hand is not much different from the two Grand Duke. Even if the Principality of Handera is still there, the fiscal revenue will be greatly reduced under the influence of the war.

So, your Royal Highness Feishabrunn, how long do you think two million Kingfords can sustain two armies? Both the Principality of Forando and the Principality of Fakel have been occupied by us, and the more than 90,000 people in the two legions in the hands of the two princes are their capital and hope for restoration. No matter how much they save the two princes, they will still spend money. Such as running water.

Under such circumstances, they will not put their possessions into trade with the business alliance, but will pin their hopes on the supply of free armaments from the Principality of Handra. Then, might Grand Duke Handra use the fiscal revenue of a Principality to trade to support these two hundred thousand army arms that do not belong to the Principality and do not belong to his own control? I think this is impossible..."

Lorist’s analysis is very straightforward, and the Wissia Chamber of Commerce cannot fully support the four princes. The longer the time delays, even if the four central princes and the commercial alliance conduct arms trade, it will not last long, and conflicts will always erupt. The key to the strategy of not fighting is that the three provinces of the Principality of Handra and the nearly one million manpower cannot sustain the existence and resource consumption of more than 300,000 troops.

Yes, the Second Highness clapped his hands and understood. The tighter I push now, the more united the four princes in the central region will be. But if he adopts a strategy of sticking to each other and not attacking, and there is no threat from his side, then the conflict between the enemy will naturally erupt over time. Loriste was right. A population of nearly one million in the three provinces of the Principality of Handra would support an army of more than 300,000. It was okay for a short period of time, and no one with this family could bear the consumption.

"But how long do you think the enemy will stand up?" the second highness asked.

Lorist bared his white teeth and smiled with two fingers: "Two years, no more than two years at most."

"But Locke, don’t forget, if there is no fight, the Principality of Handra will not be able to sustain the consumption of more than 300,000 troops. Can we persist? We also have more than 300,000 troops here. Although we are a kingdom, all logistics and supplies need to be transported over long distances. The cost of manpower and materials is extremely huge. Two years is a long time, and we can’t afford to consume 300,000 troops. Supply, especially since we still have so many cavalry units, the consumption of this food, grass, and supplies is almost twice that of the enemy..." The Second Highness frowned, seeming to think that Lorist’s strategy of non-fighting. It is a two-sided blade that hurts people and hurts oneself.

"Haha, Your Majesty, you seem to have forgotten that the Principality of Frondo and the Principality of Fakel are now under your jurisdiction. In fact, the fact that the confrontation of each other just gives you plenty of time to deal with these two principalities and Sa The eight provinces of the Baji Principality are under effective management. These eight provinces alone can provide us with enough food and supplies for the more than 300,000 troops. As for other armaments, we aristocratic armed forces are naturally equipped by ourselves. I hope that your Majesty can remember our merits and contributions after the destruction of the four principalities in central China, and give us corresponding rewards." Lorist reminded with a smile.

His Highness lowered his head and turned around in the big tent, everyone's eyes were watching him to make the final decision. The Second Highness is also very embarrassed now. The three strategies Lorist proposed, the first is the simplest, continue to attack, but the surprise attack requires him to take the lead, which has been rejected.

The second strategy is to divide the troops in a roundabout way. The army that is most suitable for this task. As Lorist said, the Flying Tigers are the best candidates, but because he was worried that Lorist’s volunteerism contained other intentions, he was rejected by His Highness. I crossed my heart.

The third strategy is to stand up to each other without fighting. Lorist’s analysis just now made everyone in the big tent understand that this should be the best way to sit back and watch the enemy’s conflicts erupt and collapse, and give up the soldiers without fighting. It just takes longer, and at the same time, the consumption of armaments and materials will be larger. However, it is not important to consume more armaments and materials. Normally these legions also need to consume materials. Except for the Kingdom’s White Lion Legion, gathered under the Second Royal Highness, the rest are the regular legions of each family. Lorist has reminded that all they need is food and grass, and the armaments and supplies are borne by each family.

But what makes the Second Highness embarrassed now is that if he adopts this non-fighting strategy, what he needs to reward these nobles after the destruction of the Principality of Handra. In ordinary wars, the spoils obtained by each family belong to their families, and this can be regarded as a reward for sending troops to help the war. But within two years of fighting without fighting, even if the Principality of Handra perished, one could imagine that the enemy was exhausted, and there was no spoils left. Under such circumstances, the Second Highness needs to pay out of his own pocket to reward these nobles.

After turning around two times, I looked at the expressions of everyone in the big tent, and it was obvious that everyone liked this strategy of standing alone. Yes, fighting against the enemy who occupies a good location will consume the strength of each family. It is better to sit back and watch the enemy collapse. Although the time is longer, it is a great thing that you can still get a reward without sacrificing your own strength.

"Let's do this first, let me think carefully, and discuss it in two days." The last two highnesses broke up without making a decision.

Lorist is a bit inexplicable, what does the second highness mean?

The next morning, Lorist discovered that Archduke Fesabrun had been recruited by the Second Highness to negotiate for a long time. Then came the Duke of Kenmes, and the Earl of Philim in the afternoon. Just as Lorister was guessing who's next turn, Duke Kenmes came.

"Do you know why your Majesty is looking for me?" Duke Kenmes said.

"How do I know?" Lorist said.

"Your Majesty asked me, what reward do I need for my two heavy armored regiments to stay here for two years?"

Lorist understood: "What do you want?"

The Duke of Kenmes stretched out two fingers: "In two years, the Snow Salt Chamber of Commerce will not need to pay any taxes to pass through the kingdom within two years."

Soon Earl Felim also came.

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

"I want fifty thousand young men to develop the southern province, but your majesty only promised to give me thirty thousand." Count Philim replied.

"Where's Henned?"

"He should have been recruited by His Majesty."

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

"You should know what I mean by asking you to have dinner together, but don't speak loudly, let's say, what kind of reward do you want." His Highness was straight to the point.

"Your Majesty, are you sure you have adopted the strategy of not attacking each other?"

His Royal Highness nodded: "The one thing that satisfies me the most about your proposed strategy of standing by one another is to make the four rebels in the middle part contradict each other. Just like you said, once they fight each other, they will forge enemies of life and death. And what bothers me most about the four principalities of central China is the integration of the four countries and mutual support. No matter what their future destiny is, I am very satisfied that they can be separated and killed each other now, so I have to wait patiently to watch them. Split, but you also know that I am worried that these four rebels will not get any spoils if they perish two years later, so I hope to set a reward with you in advance."

Lorist smiled: "Your Majesty, can I know what Prince Fesabrunn wants?"

"He doesn't want much, the weapons and equipment of a legion that he has seized, as well as a migration quota for 50,000 people." His Royal Highness replied ~www.readwn.com~ Oh," Lorist said: "Then I also want... "

"Stop! Locke, you don't want to move any more people, I won't agree. What I regret most now is to let you be responsible for relocating refugees from the three provinces of the Fakel Principality. You know what you did." His Highness interrupted Lorist.

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

"Rock..." The Second Highness patted his forehead with a headache: "As long as you don't overdo it, I can promise you."

"Well, let's give my family territory and jurisdiction territory tax exemption for another five years." Lorist made such a request reluctantly.

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

"Deal." Lorist stretched out his hand.

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