Outside the glass window of the club’s coffee room is Cotman’s bustling Sunset Avenue. At this time, the afterglow of the sun shines, and the skyscrapers and palm olive trees on both sides of the street form a strange landscape.
The club was called the Royal Hunters Club during the imperial period. It was originally a gathering place for some nobles who liked to hunt on the Lily River hundreds of years ago. It has not changed its name to this day, but it has gradually evolved into a modern celebrity club.
The coffee here has a strange strong aroma, I don’t know what it is mixed with.
Lu Ming and Yin Lisabai were sitting at the window seat.
Today is Yin Lishabai's treat. The troops are about to rush to the front line. Before that, Yin Lishabai invites Lu Ming to come to this most exclusive club in Cotman. He is about to embark on a journey to bid farewell to the past leisure life and experience peace for the last time.
It's not easy.
Yoon Lisa White wore a snow-white lace dress, a beautiful and lovely hat decorated with red flowers was placed aside, and her blond hair was tied into an extremely elegant and delicate hairstyle. She looked very quiet and noble.
Alice is high above, an angel princess from heaven, but the girl in front of her is more like a princess from the human kingdom.
"Does the coffee I ordered for you suit your taste?" Yin Lisabai was extremely polite not only to Lu Ming, but also to any ordinary soldier.
Lu Ming smiled: "Very good."
Yin Lisabai's blue eyes flashed with a hint of relief, and she added: "There are also horse riding and hunting grounds here. If you don't like it, there are also swimming pools and tennis courts."
Lu Ming smiled: "I always wonder about the custom of hunting by the nobles of the imperial capital. Is it really interesting to kill for fun?"
Yin Lisabai nodded lightly: "I don't like it either. Moreover, His Royal Highness Prince Heishanbao, my uncle, said something similar to you when he was interviewed by newsprint in the imperial capital."
There is no word for "lonely uncle" in the Greifenian language. She used the transliteration of Zhongzhou, which shows that she has obviously studied this issue and is very considerate.
More or less, she looked curious about her "uncle".
Lu Ming smiled: "According to seniority, you have to call me uncle, but you can also call me uncle."
Yin Lisabai looked at him in surprise: "Uncle?"
Lu Ming smiled and said: "Yes, you can call my wife aunt. From my wife's point of view, you can call me uncle."
"Okay." Yin Lisabai nodded gently and said, "Uncle, how do you think your brother, His Royal Highness, will reply to my father's letter?"
Lu Ming was startled: "You mean?"
Yin Lisabai smiled slightly, "My uncle seems to know the contents of the secret letter."
Lu Ming smiled and picked up the coffee cup, "Let's just drink coffee and not talk about this."
"Okay!" Yin Lisabai has a very docile temperament, and since the other party is an elder, she is even more obedient.
…
Shili Mountain Villa among the blue clouds.
This is the highest peak in the Shili Mountains. From the study window, you can see white clouds and mist filling the distance, and green welcoming pines spreading beside the huge rocks.
In the study, Lu Ming looked at the secret letter written by William V.
In the letter, William V promised to commit to the existence of the Northern Kingdom, but the premise was that the Northern Kingdom would also recognize the legitimacy of his imperial emperor in the future.
Obviously, the victory of Bailton and the horrific performance of Montenegrin volunteers and their armed forces made William V re-examine this ally of his.
In fact, before the war began, the Kingdom of Sonia wooed the Principality of Montenegro to its side on the condition of recognizing the independence of the Northern Kingdom.
Naturally, these cannot be hidden from the eyes and ears of the William V Group.
It's just that at that time, the William V Group had not yet faced up to the power of the Northern Territory, but now everything is different.
When the two powers compete for hegemony, even if the third pole's strength gap is somewhat larger than that of the two powers, once it joins the battle, it will break the balance between the two powers.
In particular, it is now obvious that the Kingdom of Sonia is much more powerful than the Kingdom of Grifenni. It seems difficult for the William V Group to counterattack the Imperial Capital relying solely on its own strength. Winning over all neutral parties has become a top priority.
The Principality of Montenegro clearly has the power to change the balance of the war and is the weaker third pole.
Therefore, there is this personal letter written by William V.
Lu Ming is also thinking about his current power.
In fact, in terms of population and vast territory, the influence of the Principality of Montenegro has exceeded that of the Kingdom of Sonia.
Not counting the Western Regions, there are more than 30 Sonia states with a population of nearly 400 million.
As for the Principality of Montenegro itself, it has a population of almost 250 million.
However, together with Ren Zhonglin, Sun Gan, Han Renwang, Qi Huaide, Miao Baifeng and other allies or vassals in the Montenegro Treaty Organization, the population is almost 400 million.
If the Japanese are added in, the total population affected by the Principality of Montenegro will be about 500 million.
Of course, from wealth to industrialization, the area that I influence is completely incomparable to the Sonia Kingdom.
But in any case, it is really not appropriate to continue to think of Montenegro as a principality. How can there be a principality with a population of hundreds of millions?
Now, it is indeed an opportunity.
After thinking about it, Lu Ming picked up the phone and dialed Bizhu's number.
…
In front of the Bailton Bridge, many soldiers stood at the head of the bridge, with the long steel bridge behind them as their backs, leaving an image here.
Three divisions of the First Army arrived at Bailton, including the 2nd Motorized Brigade.
The Bailton Bridge has become a photo spot. The first thing many soldiers did when they came to Bailton was to take photos with the bridge.
A green jeep parked at the end of the bridge. When they saw the people getting out of the car, the soldiers who were taking a group photo consciously dispersed and stood next to it.
A man and a woman came down. The man was in a dark green major general uniform, looking dashing, and the woman was wearing a snow-white civilian skirt, which was sexy and beautiful.
The two came to the bridge monument, and a soldier took a group photo of them.
Lu Ming felt a little helpless, but this little girl kept calling her uncle to come here to take a photo with him, so he couldn't throw cold water on her.
"Ah, uncle, my father has sent a telegram!" Yin Lisabai saw from a distance that a combat officer drove nearby, got out of the car and gestured.
Lu Ming nodded and walked towards his jeep.
After a while, Yin Lisabai ran over and got in the car and gave the telegram to Lu Ming, "My other uncle agreed to my father's conditions. You should have known about it in advance, right?"
In fact, Lu Ming also gradually felt that Yin Lisabai regarded him as a similar person to her. They were all members of the royal family and had clear internal information. Therefore, they would not avoid anything, including military matters.
As far as the circle is concerned, everything is the same as chatting at home.
Of course Lu Ming knew how he called back, but he still picked it up and took a look.
"Uncle Heishanbao's call back was different from the conditions proposed by my father. He said that if the majority of the citizens of the empire recognized it, he would support my father's claim to be the emperor of the empire." Yin Lisabai chuckled: "Uncle, you Zhongzhou
There are so many twists and turns.”
Lu Ming smiled and said, "Your father sent you a report immediately. Is this to train you to be your successor?"
In fact, Yin Lisabai also has an older brother who works in the Cabinet Secretariat. The outside world originally thought that this eldest son was the successor.
Yin Lisabai shook her head: "No, but I miss my little aunt very much. I really want to know about things in the Northern Territory as soon as possible. With my father's consent, if anything happens, he will send a report to me as soon as possible.
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Lu Ming nodded. It seemed that William V also loved this daughter very much.
I also thought about what the future would be like as I was about to ascend the throne in Shengjing and establish a country.
Turning my head to look at the long white clouds on the horizon, I felt a little hopeful and enthusiastic, but also a little confused about the unknown.