Warlord: King of All Clans

Rigolav stared at Leo, "I see you're having a lot of fun with the kobolds and ogres."

Leo had to defend his friends, "They are just innocent, not really stupid!"

Rigolav didn't want to waste time talking to him, so he just told him, "Alliance is a very complicated matter. You are not suitable. Let me talk about it."

Leo was eager for this and nodded repeatedly, "Thank you for your hard work, godfather."

After an internal lunch, Rigolav and Hermann entered into a conversation while Leo sat aside and listened.

It has to be said that life in the River Bay Lord's Mansion is still simple. Compared with Lord Isenbol's Mansion, the variety of food is ten times less.

Rigolav treated Count Hermann to the utmost luxury, and Leo only regretted not bringing Freya with him.

Herman started with a small talk. "After a few months of adjustment, the orcs in the north have become much more docile, and the specific demarcation line has been basically drawn. But the orcs are not a country, and many small tribes almost do not listen to the orc commander's order to retreat. Of course, there is also the factor of connivance from the other side."

"The Grand Duke left me a thousand elite soldiers in heavy armor. Together with the legion I formed myself, it is enough to defend Frovald and maintain the border between the two tribes."

"But it is difficult for me to send another army south. My brother obviously chose to oppose me for this reason. Although Victor did not declare himself an earl and openly rebel, he has now refused to be recruited and stopped paying taxes."

Rigolav also had his own intelligence. He sighed and said, "Ilanrado City only has a population of 10,000, and the entire territory has less than 100,000 people. It is even worse than Isenbol. Even if we recruit with all our strength, we can't form a full-strength army. If a war really breaks out, I'm afraid we won't be as good as the neighboring Asbro City. I really don't know what he is thinking."

Asbro is the westernmost city in the Earldom of Beboos, located more than 300 miles downstream from Isenbol.

The three cities of Ilanrado, Isenbol and Abros form an equilateral triangle, facing each other.

Ten years ago, in order to ease the relationship with the Count's family of Beboos, the previous Count Freilov let his second son marry the Count's third daughter of Beboos. Therefore, in the past ten years, the two earls have remained friendly and there has been no large-scale territorial disputes.

There is a reason why Victor is in charge of Ilanrado. No matter how thick-skinned Count Beboos is, he will not attack his son-in-law for no reason.

Herman smiled bitterly and said, "It is because of the existence of Abros that my silly brother saw hope. I want to attack Ilanrado, and the garrison of Abros can support me at any time. I don't believe that there is no secret support from Count Beboos behind this."

Rigolav also nodded. "After being the city lord for ten years, no matter how stupid one is, there is a limit. Sir Tariq dared to establish himself in Isembol because of the support of Talhanberk in the West and his solid foundation."

Herman smiled and said, "I just didn't expect to anger Leo, a young dragon, and be defeated in just a few months."

Leo was clearing the rare fruits, wine and delicacies on the table. He shook his head immediately after hearing this. "It's really not me. My adoptive father couldn't stand Tariq's disloyalty and rebellion. I was just the person in charge in name only."

Hermann nodded and said, "Knight Rigolav is loyal, brave and courageous, and everyone knows it. When I accepted the title from my father, I was only fifteen years old. I was still amazed by the bravery of the Knight of the Square Banner at that time."

Hermann's words did not sound like a mockery, but they were undoubtedly a slap in the face to the two vassal lords who actually ruled their own countries.

But Rigolav was a shrewd man and showed no emotion at all. He just smiled and nodded.

"Your Excellency is too kind."

He actually had no intention of rebelling, and he was well aware that times were difficult. If Leo had not appeared, he would have simply continued to be loyal to the current Count Fruilov and guard his home.

But now that there is a better candidate who can help the family move further, Rigolav does not have much psychological burden.

With the strength of his Petukhov family, it is impossible for them to defeat Tariq, who owns a city, and make him the lord of the city.

Although Tariq was stupid, with the support of the Adonis family and Burke in the West, it was easy for him to gather a full legion and become a pseudo-earl for three to five years in this chaotic world.

However, the military strength displayed by Leo's archery team, artillery team, and even infantry team was so terrifying that they destroyed the Adonis Legion supported by the Lord's Palace's Armored Knights in one fell swoop.

Moreover, he had enough wisdom to capture the city and persuade the other two neutral flags to turn against him.

If the adopted son had a little more ambition, such a person would already have the foundation to dominate the world.

Rigolav was not affected by Hermann's words. As the conversation got to the point, the two began to formally discuss the content of the alliance.

If it was Leo who came to negotiate, he would probably just say "OK!" and be done with it, and at most he would ask them to fight together or something like that.

But the content of a serious alliance includes military assistance, political support, economic cooperation, etc., which involves the distribution of resources such as territory, wealth, and power.

Under what circumstances should we provide support and under what circumstances should we send troops.

Whether to exchange hostages, form marriages, or take blood oaths, or find a middleman to act as a guarantor.

Hermann was obviously well prepared and explained the details clearly and orderly.

Rigolav was also very shrewd and negotiated with him calmly.

The two talked for an entire afternoon before they finally finished the matter.

The first is military cooperation, agreeing to help each other and jointly resist foreign enemies, and never standing idly by and watching allies fall into danger under any circumstances.

There is also the military action against Ilanrado. They should exchange intelligence first, make preparations, and jointly send troops at the right time to capture the city between the two families.

Of course, Hermann was determined to retain the sovereignty of Ilanrado and was willing to compensate Isenpol at an equal price.

Poor heir of Count Fřelov, he only got a quarter of the territory and certainly didn't want the other quarter to fall into the hands of his biggest competitor.

Then they each sent a formal letter to the Grand Duke of the North, seeking his guarantee.

The Grand Duke of the North has three hundred Swift Knights and three thousand elite soldiers in heavy armor. Although his troops have been divided into many places in recent years to patch up the dilapidated North, he is still a top-notch force in the North.

Moreover, one of them is a Knight of the Wind, and the other is the adopted son of the Grand Duke, and they have the guarantee of the Grand Duke of the North, which is enough to guarantee the validity of the covenant.

As for the marriage, Count Hermann was willing to marry his cousin, the daughter of Alan Caverella, the Knight of the Frowald Banner, to Roman of the Petukhov family.

The Caverella family is a local powerful family in the main city of Frovald, and has been intermarried with the Earl's family for generations. Their daughter married into the mountain banner in the small city of Isenbol, which was completely a marriage of downfall.

But this marriage will only take effect after the capture of the city of Ilanrado.

The next day, Hermann did not stay any longer and said goodbye. Leo personally escorted Isenpol all the way to Gladstone County in the north.

Herman bowed to Leo and said goodbye: "Leo Mondo, I have benefited a lot from this trip. I hope you can defend Isenbol and gain a foothold in this chaotic world. I am leaving now."

(Woof woof woof! Happy Dragon Boat Festival! I wasn’t at home these past two days, typing on my phone, and even got drunk. I’m sorry, my friends!)