I will be crowned king

Before one war is over, the next one must start without stopping?

Carl Bain felt that his temples were twitching, and it was as if a certain blood vessel in his head was beginning to twitch, making his whole body begin to tremble uncontrollably. He had to fight hard to restrain himself from grabbing Anson's collar and rushing at him. The urge to spit.

Although he did understand Anson's reasons for doing this.

For Anson Bach, or to be more precise, for the more than 5,000 people in the Storm Division, they really had no right to stop and enjoy the victory.

This is an army whose purpose is to make money, with investors as its core, and composed mainly of low-level tramps and a group of officers who are destined to have no future. Without war, there will be no profit, and it is destined to break out to carve up the benefits that have been obtained. Internal strife.

I think the situation this time is actually quite united. The more serious contradictions have actually been laid before the fall of Eagle Point City. Many officers expressed their disapproval of Anson Bach's initiative to give the lowest level conscripts the right to distribute the spoils. Very opinionated.

It's just because there are two investors with strong financial resources behind him - Sophia Franz and Thalia Rune - plus the record of conquering Eagle Point City, and the smooth progress of the war after entering Hantu. The rich trophies were enough to suppress these voices.

But it is just a matter of suppressing it. Once the war encounters a setback, or Anson makes a serious misjudgment, or is unable to continue to increase everyone's income, conflicts will definitely break out.

From this perspective, Anson is more like a professional manager or contractor than a commander - above him are the major shareholders and investors, below him are the small shareholders, management and employees.

Of course he can unite closely when he leads everyone to work together to generate income, but once the income drops, conflicts at all levels will immediately break out.

So as long as the road ahead stretches, no matter how dangerous it is, Anson Bach must not stop.

Because the result of stopping is that countless conflicts that have been accumulated will explode in an instant, leaving everyone dead without a burial place.

Karl even wondered if this had been planned by Anson long ago, and he deliberately used the 800,000 gold coins to stir up dissatisfaction within the Storm Division against the Army and the Privy Council, thereby reducing internal conflicts and preparing for the next attack on the Grand Duchy of Myst.

Well, with this guy's loyalty and sense of honor to the kingdom...he should be able to do this kind of thing.

If the cost of loyalty to the kingdom outweighs the benefits, it would not be a surprise to Carl Bain if he were to commit treason and self-reliance... although at the time he might have thought the guy was crazy.

But there is no way, who let himself follow a madman-like commander.

With this self-destructive mood, the resigned chief of staff found Léon Francois and told him Anson's plan - of course, excluding the 800,000 gold coins - and expressed the hope that he could write it first He wrote a letter and went to Jinshi City in person just in case.

Young Leon, who was so excited about this, did not realize any problem at all, but was very touched - for the great cause of unifying the land, his cousin, as a Clovis, was so conscientious and dedicated all the time. For the sake of Hantu and the Francois family, he didn't give himself any time to stop and rest.

What kind of spirit is this? What kind of spirit is this? What kind of spirit is this? !

Leon, who was crying with tears streaming down his face, patted his chest on the spot and promised that he would definitely convince his father, Claude Francois, to immediately send troops to cooperate with the Duke of Eden in the west and the Storm Division in the south to encircle the Grand Duchy of Mist on three sides and surround Han. The unification of soil will be carried out to the end.

As soon as he finished speaking, he pushed open the door and left, completely unaware of the pitiful look Carl Bain cast behind him.

………………

At the same time, in Jinshi City, Grand Justice Thun was sitting in front of a map of the vast land, listening to his confidant Henares report on the results of the recent reorganization of the army.

After the Battle of Eagle Point City came to an end, Claude Francois, who was wavering, finally made up his mind and completely turned to the Kingdom of Clovis. He sent envoys to Clovis City. At the same time, through Anson Bach's relationship, A series of orders were finalized with the Luen Family's August Military Factory.

Mr. Erich, the arms factory representative, is different from the managers the Archduke has interacted with in the past. He is neither arrogant and arrogant like the Imperial people, nor is he demanding money like many Clovis people. He is submissive and like a small noble. Made a very good impression on Claude Francois.

Not only is the delivery fast and the price is affordable, but the service is also very good - each box of rifles (four pieces) comes with eight bayonets, holsters, wall racks and shoulder straps, as well as two boxes of propellant and lead bullets; the artillery comes with A kit cart and an ammunition cart filled with propellant plus grenades, solid projectiles and shotgun shells.

In order to help the Thun army become familiar with these weapons as quickly as possible, Erich also hired a group of security guards from a security company in Clovis City at a high price to serve as weapons instructors; these people are retired professional soldiers, and many of them are even in elite units. Having served in the military, the level may not be high, but the experience in operating various weapons is definitely sufficient.

It can be said that a considerable part of the military agreements between Anson and the Grand Duke of Thun were executed by Erich.

Such considerate and perfect service naturally made Claude Francois very satisfied; he also understood the truth that wool comes from sheep. The other party must be willing to pay this because the profit is sufficient, but as long as the price is right, he will not I don't mind paying more for "purchasing services".

Of course, if he really saw Erich's bills and various income and expenditure reports, he would probably yell that the Clovis people were indeed evil profiteers.

With a stable and sufficient source of weapons and ammunition, Claude Francois finally began to expand and train the army. Thun's army skyrocketed from less than 20,000 at the end of April to more than 60,000 - not counting Garrisons in various regions.

And unlike the Aiden Army, which had low equipment levels and was just trying to expand its numbers, the 60,000 Thun Army was really armed to the teeth.

Ordinary line soldiers are equipped with Leyden-type front-loading rifles, while grenadiers and elites are directly equipped with August breech-loading rifles. These weapons, originally intended for Whitehall Street in Clovis City, have not yet reached the patrol police. It has already completed large-scale installation in the Thun Army.

In terms of artillery, Clovis's cannon-casting technology is somewhat inferior to that of the Empire - mainly focusing on experience accumulation and the quality of iron ore - but fortunately the supply is stable, especially the six-pound and twelve-pound field cannons. As Clovis The "key product" of the Uyghur Army Factory can achieve the ratio of infantry to artillery that allows one thousand artillery members of the Thun Army.

Maintaining such a large army was a big burden even for the wealthy Grand Duchy of Thun; but Claude Francois didn't care, and even he still felt that it was far from enough.

According to his calculations, in order to unify and truly control the entire land, at least one hundred thousand troops would be needed to maintain the rule of the Francois family and make all opposition voices disappear.

After using his son Leon who was placed next to Anson Bach to learn about Clovis's basic strategy against Hantu, as an ambitious ruler, Claude Francois keenly realized that he could hide behind and let Anson and Storm Master ravaged the entire land to their heart's content.

When they are almost done fighting and the nations of Hantu have suffered heavy casualties, they can calmly send out troops with heavy troops in hand, eliminate the last competitors, and then legitimately take over the entire Hantu.

In his opinion, there are no more than one and a half rulers in the entire Hantu who have this qualification - Aiden counts as one, Mist counts as half, and the rest are all worthless rotten fish and shrimps, allowing the Storm Master to They can just tear them to pieces or surrender obediently to themselves.

Until the Lagar family of the Principality of Paya was killed, it can be said that the progress of the matter was basically in line with his expectations; facing Clovis's military front, the armies of these small countries in the vast land could only end up being destroyed, except for surrendering obediently. There is no second way.

Then Kalindia surrendered.

These bastards actually surrendered? !

Surrendered without firing a shot!

Obviously, Anson Bach would not be polite when he saw the fat man coming to his door in person. As expected, this "competent" nephew didn't even say hello to him, and immediately agreed to the gang of bastards and marched into Carindia. port.

And Léon Francois... To be honest, Claude Francois even regrets letting his only heir next to Anson; the expression on his face every time he mentions Anson Bach is also telling. The words don't seem to be describing an ally or distant relative, it's more like...

Then there is the Principality of Ayden in the Battle of Green Valley... When he received the news that the Duke of Ayden, Victor Emmanuel, had colluded with the Ysel elves, the Duke of Thun was in a very stable mood because he was very familiar with this old enemy. So I wasn't as surprised as Anson.

What really surprised him was the Storm Division's combat effectiveness.

Because he did not personally participate in the Battle of Eagle Point, he always relied on Leon Francois's letter to judge the true level of Clovis's army - although this has become increasingly untrustworthy recently - regarding the Storm Division The assessment of combat power is that it is only slightly stronger than Iser and Thun.

However, it only took one night to defeat the Aiden Legion, which had an absolute advantage in strength. Even if there were elements of gambling and risk-taking, the strength of the Storm Division might exceed his initial expectations.

And now... Looking at the letter sent by Anson Bach in his hand, Claude Francois suddenly sighed, causing Henares, who was still talking endlessly, to stop and look at him cautiously.

"No, I'm not...sigh..." Grand Duke Thun originally wanted to explain something, but he quickly gave up on this meaningless move and changed the subject:

"He...where is he now?"

"I just left the border of Carindia, and I should still be in the Principality of Paya." Henares answered truthfully:

"Master Leon will be able to arrive at Jinshi City in three days at the fastest."

"Three days...that is to say, in three days, we must mobilize the legions and prepare to invade the Grand Duchy of Mist." Claude Francois frowned slightly:

"Can you make it?"

"Of course it's too late." Henares raised his head and looked at Grand Duke Thun with a somewhat complicated look:

"But Thun is not actually ready for a large-scale war at the moment. Are you really going to... directly agree to Anson Bach's request?"

He originally wanted to say "happy" but realized that the word might have a derogatory connotation, so he immediately changed his word.

"No one can be 100% prepared when facing a war, not to mention that we are already well prepared."

Claude Francois shook his head, and then sneered: "And if you think this is really Anson Bach's request, you are really wrong."

"He wrote a letter, and then specially sent my son to 'persuad' me... This is not a request, this is a very clear statement - Thun people, I have completed everything I promised, and now it is your turn!"

It dawned on Henares.

"There is nothing to say about this matter - of course we can take advantage of insignificant places, but when it is time to fulfill the agreement, we must fulfill the agreement, and we cannot let the other party put the blame for destroying the alliance on our heads." Claude Francois shook his head:

"The only question is, why did the Clovis or Anson Bach... what were they worried about?"

This is the only thing that Grand Duke Thun doesn't understand - there are obviously so many small countries that the Storm Division can invade, raid and plunder, why is it so quick to target the Grand Duchy of Mist?

In other words, why is he so anxious to end this war between Han and Tu?

Is there any hidden secret here that I don't know about?

"Could it be because of the empire?" Henares asked tentatively:

"Clovis hopes to end the war in Hantu as soon as possible because he does not want to suffer interference from the empire - just like they use Hantu as a breakthrough against the empire, maybe the empire will also try to influence the situation in Hantu and then attack from the south. Surrounding the Kingdom of Clovis.”

"It's possible." Grand Duke Thun nodded slightly, with a bit of a bad premonition hidden in his twinkling eyes:

“I heard that Duke Ayden suffered heavy losses in the battle between Green Valley and the Storm Division. In addition, he risked everything to invade Carindia, but finally returned empty-handed... It is indeed possible that he will fall to the Empire in order to regain his strength. "

"If the empire controls the west gate of the Principality of Ayden, it may indeed try to interfere; after all, even if it cannot win in a short time, the empire is still much stronger than the Kingdom of Clovis."

If you think about it this way, Anson Bach has the reason to be eager to end this vast war and establish the situation as soon as possible.

But Grand Duke Thun still had some worries, some worries that even he himself found ridiculous.

The Elf Kingdom of Yser...is this really the end?

Where did the missing Guards escape to? Do the Thirteen Council and the Elf Nobles really intend to watch the ancient royal court become a trophy of the Clovis people?

Will the elf king of the Yser Palace really kneel down and beg for mercy from the Kingdom of Clovis?

Or...