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First of all, the Armada of the Merchant Alliance will always maintain a blockade of the Jutland Sea, ensuring that the Imperial North Sea Fleet will not be able to join the battlefield for the time being.

Then it entered the clamor of the public opinion war, that is, the Chamber of Commerce would support the independence movement of the Principality of Brittany, and began to jump up and down to find trouble.

According to the diplomatic principle that the louder the thunder, the smaller the rain, the empire would certainly not take the words of the Merchant Alliance to heart. They would never have thought that the Merchant Alliance would really support the Principality of Brittany, and they would still do their utmost to help.

Therefore, in the face of the imperial army that does not pay much attention, as well as the assembled second-line troops, Gorman will bring the local knights and the knights that the business alliance has sent ashore to the first wave of imperial troops. An unexpected hit.

After that, Gorman will open the first card to provide a perfect explanation for the failure of the empire——

That was the betrayal of the Imperial Intelligence Service.

After all, the head of the intelligence bureau in Brittany has long been a double agent, but at this time, whether he can continue to be so chic is up to him...

Therefore, the empire will not find out about the existence of the business alliance, and it is logical——

The offensive forces organized by the second wave will still fall into an overwhelmingly unfavorable situation in the face of their coalition forces with the Merchant Alliance.

Learn from Me: Chapter 230 Chapter 210 [-] Qualified Charles

However, their ending depends on Crowder's position at the time. If Claude is not in the formation of the second wave of offensive troops, their ending will not be much better than that of the first wave of troops.

And if Claude is here...

Your Excellency Claude, the future star of the Imperial Army, turned the tide in the face of an overwhelming enemy attack, and even won an absolute victory against Brittany's rebellion with a small force, blah blah blah blah... ..some type of.

Anyway, the results are similar, and the empire will definitely pay more attention to it, and then the anti-imperialist alliance between the Messiah and the Principality of Brittany can be established publicly. The endless war broke out completely.

Just as Claude wanted.

It's just that now, the focus of this plan will change from [diverting the emperor's attention] to [making the business alliance continue to lose blood].

However, these two things do not conflict. Although Claude has not been able to contact Gorman yet, this does not prevent Gorman from starting to prepare some small means.

dong dong dong.

The door was knocked.

The man changed his expression, walked over and opened the door.

Standing outside was Charles with a dignified face.

Gorman immediately let him in, and then closed the door. The two sat down at the table, and the smile on Charles' face finally couldn't be restrained.

"Mr. Gorman, there is news from the Merchant Alliance! They said that the big nobles joined Augustus in launching a rebellion in the imperial capital, and now the entire army has been wiped out. Almost no one survived. Those nobles All the corpses were hung on the streets of the imperial capital!"

Gorman looked at Charles wearing gorgeous aristocratic robes, and said these words with excitement on his face, and always felt an unreal sense of disobedience.

Although he knew how thorough Shire's dislike of nobles was, it was still a little strange for a great noble to excitedly announce to him that the end of the great nobles was coming.

The man shook his head, throwing those messy things out of his mind.

Now that the Chamber of Commerce has helped confirm the news, it means that it is time for them to appear.

"Did the Chamber of Commerce tell you anything?"

"Yes, they want to discuss with us immediately what to do next, including letting the Navy and Army of the Merchant Alliance cooperate with us in combat, and - what they want most."

"Unsurprisingly, they are businessmen after all, and they are always worried that their transactions cannot be carried out at this time."

Gorman nodded, and he looked at Charles seriously.

"What do you need to say and do, remember?"

"There will be no confusion."

Charles replied calmly.

"Okay, then let's meet these money slaves!"

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"Mr. Wellersley, long time no see."

Shire shook hands with this well-known business alliance general.

"Long time no see, Charles...Your Excellency."

The other party was not very enthusiastic, but soon, enthusiastic people greeted them.

"Hello, Your Highness Charles, I am the envoy of the Merchant Alliance to the Kingdom of Brittany, Will Cole, you can call me Cole."

"Then I'm not going to be polite, Ambassador Cole—but as an envoy, I think you should know my request, so don't call me Shire."

Charles was obviously very satisfied with the other party's title, and even started calling the other party's position directly.

Cole breathed a sigh of relief in his heart, and instantly became a lot easier.

The future Lord of Brittany obviously recognized the suffix title of His Highness, and also recognized the validity of the contract signed with the Merchant Alliance.

Then everything will be easy to talk about.

"We are here this time not only to bring the news to His Highness, but there is also a person, but he will arrive later. This person was rescued with great difficulty by our business alliance to support you to ascend to the throne. "

Cole pretended to be mysterious and said.

"Oh, who is it?"

Charles asked casually.

"It's the person your father trusted the most—the head of the Knights of Brest, Knight Pierre."

Charles was taken aback by Cole's words, but he suppressed his expression very well, and instead put a smile on his face.

"Oh, is it? That's really good! I'm worrying, after losing so many knight officers, it's a bit difficult for me to control my own army-I believe in Pierre's loyalty to my father, of course, but... …”

He changed the subject and looked at Cole with deep meaning in his eyes.

"I still need to meet with the Knight Commander first."

"That's natural, please wait a moment, Captain Pierre will be there soon."

Cole said with a smile.

"Pierre's matter is not urgent. This is our Brittany's internal affairs, so let's start the negotiation with the Chamber of Commerce first."

Charles held his head high and walked in the front.

Behind him, Gorman, who was still thinking about Pierre, followed immediately. He exchanged glances with Cole, nodded slightly, and then caught up with Charles.

"Then we will follow, General Wellesley."

Cole smiled and stretched out his hand, motioning for the man to go first.

"..."

Wellersley just had a panoramic view of everything just now, but walked over without saying a word.

He knew that Cole was a close friend of Speaker Neville.

Cole still kept a smile on his face and walked at the end.

The four walked into a secret room, which was built by Charles himself for maximum secrecy—it was also the place where the knights under Gorman's command were stationed.

"Then, as the diplomatic envoy of the Chamber of Commerce, I have the right to represent the Chamber of Commerce and make most of the political decisions. However, if the relationship is too big, I still need to contact the country first—but I think that time is urgent now. , we should reach some necessary agreements first, and then talk about other things.”

Cole nodded, then looked at Charles.

"What do you say, Your Highness?"

"Call me His Royal Highness Montfort, Ambassador Cole—this is my brother's name. Although I look down on him, [Charles] is unknown to the number of people who recognize this name in this territory."

Charles just corrected the address of the other party, but he obviously had no objection to the point of "reaching the necessary agreement first".

"As you order, Your Highness Montfort."

Cole is as good as he gets.

"Then first thing..."

"The first thing, of course, is the establishment of the coalition of the Merchant Alliance and the Kingdom of Brittany - I don't think there is any need to discuss this point. I will be the commander-in-chief of the coalition and command all the troops that set foot on the territory of Brittany. "

Charles interrupted Cole simply and rudely.

To be honest, Cole couldn't agree to the first item alone, let alone Wellersley, who had already frowned.

It's just...

"Of course, but we want General Wellesley to be the second-in-command, is that all right?"

Cole immediately made a concession and proposed a condition that was obviously an exchange of benefits.

"can."

Charles nodded, looking very satisfied.

Cole is also very satisfied - with Wellersley giving Charles eye drops on his hind legs, the other party will definitely rely more on the man named Herman next to him in the military, but this arrogant Highness does not agree. What I know is that Mr. Herman has already secretly communicated with the business alliance.

"Then, the second thing is that the Chamber of Commerce hopes that you can issue a co-governance statement as soon as possible, so that we can fully support you."

Cole made a request from the Chamber of Commerce.

"No, this matter is not urgent, Ambassador Cole, because my opinion is exactly the opposite of yours - only if I do not publish this announcement, the Chamber of Commerce will fully support me."

Charles sneered.

"Besides, as long as I don't publish this announcement for one day, the empire will treat me lightly for one more day, and Brittany and the Chamber of Commerce will be able to prepare for one more day-I think you agree with this situation, Wellersley Deputy Commander?"

The ambitious man took the time to adjust his sitting posture, and looked at Wellersley and Cole with playful and playful eyes.

The scene was checked, and Wellersley sullenly said nothing.

Because if it is purely from a military point of view, Shire's decision can be said to be a wise move, which can buy more time for the armament war, so that their battle with the empire will not be overwhelming.

But from a political point of view, Wellersley had to object—because Shire called him the deputy commander, and as a representative of the interests of the business alliance, he had to maintain rational and extensive opposition to every proposal Shire made.

And most of the time even reason is not needed.

Moreover, if you really look at the interests of the business alliance, in fact, as soon as this announcement comes out, it means that the business alliance will be completely free to fight or withdraw, and no longer need to be confined to this small peninsula-they have already obtained their own What you want, and what you pay next, all belong to additional costs.

As businessmen, they naturally hate this kind of thing.

Cole stood up to smooth things over at this time: "Okay, Your Highness, then we can postpone this matter to discuss..."

"No, there is no time to delay this matter - after all, the empire will soon be under the city, if the business alliance does not agree with my issue, I will immediately throw away my crown and become a loyal citizen of the empire. "

Charles smiled coldly and viciously.

"After all, now that my father has passed away, I am already the legitimate master of Brittany. Although there may only be a few days to do, but if I am sensible enough, at least the rest of my life in the empire will be worry-free, and I will be able to To be able to enjoy the glory and wealth - I am not from the Shangmeng!"

Cole and Wellersley looked at each other, their eyes full of dignity.

This time the meeting between the two parties, it can be said that until now, all the rhythms have been firmly controlled by Charles. This is not a negotiation between the two parties at all, but a dictator's boss - but the Chamber of Commerce is really serious. He doesn't have any temper at all, so he has to coax the other party nicely.

Charles got the command of the coalition forces. Although Cole immediately retaliated and took away the position of deputy commander, but Charles immediately gave them a blow in the head - you must obey my orders!

This means that the position of Deputy Commander of the Wellesley coalition forces will be quite difficult to obtain in the future.

If Speaker Neville hadn't found out that Mr. Herman and Shire were not of one mind, he would have made contact with the other party in advance, which would have become a secret killing move.So this time the alliance, the business alliance is afraid that even the trousers will be given to Shire.

Cole sighed helplessly.

At least for now, they have to stabilize the "King of Brittany" first.

"Okay, I understand, Your Highness, then the matter of the proclamation can be postponed, and the Merchant Alliance will also start to fully assist the Principality of Brittany-but we hope that when the situation is confirmed, at the next meeting A firm date for the publication of the proclamation can be discussed with His Royal Highness."

"Okay, next time."

Charles readily agreed.

"So, the third thing, we need a detailed list of what kind of assistance you need going forward."

When Cole said this, his heart twitched.

He could already foresee what a terrible material list this extremely powerful King would make for the Chamber of Commerce.

"Army, food, ordnance, building materials, workers, craftsmen."

Charles spoke out what he needed very neatly, and motioned for Gorman to bring over the list of supplies he had prepared, and put it in front of the two of them.

Cole and Wellesley looked at it carefully, and when they raised their heads again, they were both a little surprised.

Because this list is obviously a bit too short.

Charles really only wanted the few personnel and supplies he said, without any miscellaneous needs.

However, the amount of materials requested by the other party is huge, especially food and ordnance, which is an astronomical figure.