Chapter 11 Lost the Possibility of Cooperation

The northern part of the Kingdom is naturally slightly different from the southern part. It is already the season of warm spring and flowers blooming in Bangta City, while Loren City, which is less than 200 kilometers away from the northern border, still has not completely shed the winter chill.

However, His Royal Highness Prince Eric's heart was full of heat at this time. Not only did he easily overcome the chill, he even surpassed the spring, scorching hot like a hot summer.

It's time to make a difference!

Looking at the well-equipped, energetic, and brightly dressed soldiers of the Northern Army of 30,000 towns on the plain outside the city, His Royal Highness Prince Eric felt that his self-confidence had never been as strong as it is now.

He even felt that as long as he brought the 30,000 soldiers of the Northern Army with him, he could go all the way north, not only break through the gate of the Sak Kingdom, but even break into the capital of the Sak Kingdom, and surrender the entire Sak Kingdom under his control. Under the iron hoof.

At that time, with such unrivaled military exploits, who else is qualified to compete with him for the next king?

However, reason told him that this was absolutely unrealistic.

Now the reason why the 30,000 Zhenbei Army appears to be so powerful is entirely because the various nobles in the kingdom who supported him have continuously transported various supplies, which made the logistical problems that have been plaguing the Zhenbei Army solved. This greatly alleviated the situation, which made the spirit of the entire Zhenbei Army take on a new look, and it seemed that its combat effectiveness had greatly increased.

However, even so, it is impossible to defeat the Sak Kingdom by relying on the 30,000 Northern Army alone.

When discussing strategic goals with Duke Stark. Duke Stark warned Eric very clearly not to expect to really defeat the Kingdom of Sark.

This is something that the Lampari Kingdom could not do for hundreds of years, even if he has extremely strong support now. It is also impossible to achieve.

The reason why this war was launched was just to gain military exploits for His Royal Highness Prince Eric, so as to add a huge bargaining chip for him to fight for the throne.

So this time Eric's strategic goal is very clear, that is to be able to defeat the army of the Sak Kingdom several times, and it is enough to take some advantage from the Sak Kingdom without going too deep into the Sak Kingdom.

As long as he has the military exploits of defeating the Sac Kingdom, it is enough for him to have a very powerful bargaining chip.

Really want to completely defeat the Sark Kingdom. That is asking for trouble.

Duke Stark's exhortation flashed through his mind at the time, and Prince Eric couldn't help frowning slightly. He snorted softly.

"The reason why I couldn't defeat the Kingdom of Sark before was not because you nobles were unwilling to contribute your own strength. When I inherit the throne in the future, I must take the entire kingdom into my own hands. When the time comes, I will mobilize the power of the entire kingdom , if you don’t believe me, there is no way to defeat the Kingdom of Sark!”

certainly. Prince Eric only dared to flash this idea in his mind, but never revealed it in the slightest.

Now he relies entirely on the support of various nobles headed by Duke Stark in the kingdom to have an advantage in inheriting the throne.

Otherwise, just relying on the power he currently controls, not to mention trying to gain military merit from the Sak Kingdom to benefit himself from fighting for the throne, it may be extremely difficult to even maintain his own 5,000 private guards.

Thinking of the 5,000 private guards, Prince Eric glanced over the Zhenbei Army and landed on a team formation on the other side, frowning a little deeper.

The phalanx stood crookedly. Compared with Zhenbei Army's neat and uniform pieces, the standard square formation that seems to have been drawn with a ruler is undoubtedly too different.

Moreover, the soldiers in the phalanx looked even more lazy, revealing an aura of decadence all over their bodies. It is much worse than the soldiers of Zhenbei Army who have high morale and seem to be in high spirits.

In the past few months, Prince Eric spent most of his time in the barracks, and he was no longer the layman who knew nothing about the military.

Now he can see at a glance that if his 5,000 private guards and the same number of Zhenbei troops face the enemy head-on. He was sure that his 5,000 private guards would be completely defeated, without the power to resist.

But this is also impossible. Although the father officially announced that he became one of the heirs and had the authority of 5,000 private guards, but because of his limited strength, it was impossible for him to support so many private guards by himself.

The 5,000 people who supported him were all recruited from their own private army by the nobles who supported him. The quality can be imagined.

Prince Eric didn't trust these five thousand people, so naturally he wouldn't pay much attention to them.

Of course, he still hopes to cultivate five thousand cronies by himself, because that can be regarded as his own strength.

But now his own strength is too weak, the main reason is that he has no money, so he has no ability to think about these things.

Thinking of this, Prince Eric couldn't help feeling a little bit of envy and jealousy towards Seweney.

According to the information he obtained, Seweni's 5,000 private guards have also been fully recruited.

And unlike his 5,000 private guards who have no combat power, some of Seweni's 5,000 private guards are elites carefully selected from their own private army by the nobles who support her. different.

The other part was recruited by Seweney himself.

With Seweini's good reputation in the kingdom, coupled with the good treatment provided by her private guards, the soldiers she recruited for the private guards are very capable, and their combat effectiveness is also good.

And more importantly, Seweney's 5,000 private guards are all equipped with standard individual combat military magic machines provided by the Xinfei Chamber of Commerce.

If it is purely based on combat effectiveness, one soldier in Sevinis' private guard might be enough to defeat several soldiers in the Zhenbei Army, let alone Prince Eric's private guard.

Moreover, in addition to the military magic machinery for individual combat, it is said that the Xinfei Chamber of Commerce has also equipped Seweney's private guard with several new magic trebuchets, as well as some unknown, but definitely powerful military magic machinery.

Combine like this. There are also 5,000 people, and the combat effectiveness of Seweney's private guard and Eric's private guard is simply worlds apart.

The most important reason for this huge gap is the Xinfei Chamber of Commerce.

Think here. A trace of regret flashed across Prince Eric's heart.

When Viscount Leslie met him in Laurent City before, he had advised him not to completely oppose the Xinfei Chamber of Commerce, because Xu Yi supported the development of the Lampari Kingdom, and he would not reject cooperation with Ai Rui. Prince Ke cooperates.

In order to show the clear difference between himself and Seweney, Prince Eric didn't consider Viscount Leslie's proposal at all.

Later, Earl Michelle of Dulecton City also wrote a letter proposing to consider cooperating with the Xinfei Chamber of Commerce, and Prince Eric also directly rejected it.

And wait until the news that came over a few days ago. Xu Yi clearly stated his position to everyone at the product launch conference of the Xinfei Chamber of Commerce, and clearly stated that he would support Her Royal Highness Seweney. It means that Prince Eric will no longer have the possibility of cooperating with Xu Yi and Xinfei Chamber of Commerce.

When Prince Eric heard the news for the first time a few days ago, he didn't pay much attention to it, and still laughed at Xu Yi's stupidity in his heart.

However, now that he thought about the difference in combat effectiveness between his personal guards and Seweney's private guards, and the other strong support that the Xinfei Chamber of Commerce could provide, he realized that. I'm afraid I really missed something.

It's just that the matter has come to this point, and Prince Eric is also very clear that he has no way to turn back, and there is no point in regretting.

Since Xu Yi has fully expressed his support for Seweney, Prince Eric can only draw a clear line with him, otherwise it will arouse the suspicion and dissatisfaction of the nobles who support him, which will be detrimental to him.

"Forget it, when I get my military achievements, I will ascend to the throne in the future. The entire kingdom will be under my control. The mere new flying chamber of commerce is not up to me."

Prince Eric squeezed his fist, and a confident smile appeared on his face again.

"Your Highness, the time is almost up, you should prepare to mobilize before the battle." Earl Stark reminded in a low voice.

Before Prince Eric came, the lord of Loren City was originally Earl Stark.

He was transferred here after serving as the city lord of Banta City for only one year. He thought that he would work in Loren City for a long time before he could be transferred to other places, but he did not expect that less than one person came here. In January, Prince Eric came by airborne. He directly took over the position of the city lord from him.

Although Earl Stark had already obtained the family's instruction and obeyed the family's will. During this period of time, he tried his best to assist His Royal Highness Prince Eric according to the family's instructions, but as time went by, Earl Stark found that he was more and more suspicious of the family's decision to support His Royal Highness Prince Eric. .

It should be said that Prince Eric himself is not a stupid and stupid guy. On the contrary, he is intelligent, generous, and eager to learn. He has only been in Loren City for half a year, and he has gained a certain reputation here. It has also laid a certain foundation, and it can be said that the performance is quite good.

But after staying with Prince Eric for a long time, Earl Stark discovered that he has a very obvious shortcoming, that is, he is too stubborn, and it can even be said to be headstrong and conceited.

As long as it is something he is certain of, no matter what other people put forward, he will hardly adopt it.

Although he may appear to be softening and considering on the surface, in the end, in actual handling, he will still stick to his own ideas without any wavering.

This is especially evident in the attitude towards Xinfei Chamber of Commerce.

After serving as the city lord of Bangta City for a year, Earl Stark's impression of Xu Yi was completely different before and after.

When he left Bangta City, he actually changed his view of Xu Yi almost completely, and he was not as hostile towards Xu Yi as when he first went to Bangta City.

He not only fully realized the value contained in Xu Yi and Xinfei Chamber of Commerce, but also seriously considered the possibility of cooperation between the Stark family and Xu Yi.

Because of this idea, Earl Stark actually proposed to Prince Eric to consider cooperating with the Xinfei Chamber of Commerce instead of completely rejecting it.

However, Prince Eric clearly rejected Earl Stark's proposal, and even questioned whether Earl Stark had been the city lord of Bonta City for a year. The family phalanx goes against the proposal.

From that moment on, Earl Stark knew that there was no possibility of any cooperation between Prince Eric and the Xinfei Chamber of Commerce, and the Stark family was equally impossible.

Looking at the high-morale, energetic, and seemingly extremely powerful Zhenbei Army outside the city, Earl Stark sighed deeply in his heart.

"Even if we don't fully cooperate with the Xinfei Chamber of Commerce, as long as we purchase those military magic machines from the Xinfei Chamber of Commerce normally, the fighting power of the Zhenbei Army will definitely have a qualitative leap, right? It's true that we have resolutely rejected the Xinfei Chamber of Commerce. Is it okay?" (to be continued)