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As Iros and Fiona, the Grand Duchess of Shire, returned from Dulong City, they brought with them a giant army of mountain dwarves consisting of more than a dozen dwarf legions (again, a legion of dwarves only has
About 200-300 people, compared to 1000-1200 humans).
Everyone knows that the Principality of Charles has once again won a great victory on the political, diplomatic and military levels.
The "Dulong City Exclusive Trade Agreement" was signed, and Fiona, the Grand Duchess of the Shire, signed and sealed it on behalf of the human side, announcing the establishment of a new trading system.
I have to say that the war ended much earlier than expected. After Fiona came back, she secretly complained to Iros about why the troops were withdrawn in June, and all the supplies I had prepared in terms of logistics were in vain.
Iros smiled and said you were not in vain.
Almost as soon as the giant mountain dwarves came to Erengrad, official trade between the two sides started immediately.
Thorgard, the dwarf king of the Giant Mountains, the Crimson One, listed his gift list to the dwarves' new allies, including a hundred and fifty pairs of full-body rune-crafted plate armor made by dwarf rune craftsmen, and hundreds of
Set of various rune weapons.
Among them are mostly swords, shields and halberds, as well as a large number of precious precious metal ores and jewelry.
On the human side, dozens of cargo ships were filled with food, cloth, wine, meat, and fish in exchange. A large amount of logistical materials were directly used to trade with the giant mountain dwarves.
Despite this, the value of the goods provided by humans was still far lower than the gifts from the giants and mountain dwarves, which led to many imperial merchants who did not get the soup to drink. They were very dissatisfied with this.
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An officer from the Shire wrote in his diary:
"This is not a transaction at all, this is a robbery!
God knows whether it was Archduke Fiona who was too powerful, or whether those giants and mountain dwarves had their heads filled with the smelly seawater from the North Sea?"
No one knows, everyone only knows that the giant mountain dwarves are particularly stubborn. They only recognize the double lion flag that symbolizes the coat of arms of the Charglos family, or the charr merchants who have trade certificates.
No matter how low the price or the most favorable terms offered by other humans are, the giants, mountains and dwarves will ignore them.
A large amount of wealth poured into the officially designated market, and the lively shouts and sounds of buying and selling resounded in the military camp. After most of the people's goods were swallowed up, a small number of goods were still allowed to be opened in the military camp.
Market sales.
Just like sharks smelling the smell of blood, Marshal Sarkozy, representing the Cyril Empire, and Duke Otto, representing the Albrex Empire, immediately came to the scene, saying that I would pack all the things first, and then slowly return to the scene.
negotiate.
The same was true at the Charles military camp. Because of this incident, President Krupp himself rushed from Herzig to Oerengrad, just for this lucrative trade.
This process took two or three days, and finally in June, Fiona announced that she would conquer the Shire.
In the large square of Erlengrad, surrounded by hundreds of guards and dozens of Charles nobles, Holy Grail Knights and the Lake God Prophet Group led by Louise, Fiona stood in person
In front of the main square, he delivered a victory speech to the excited and proud soldiers who came from all directions.
As Fiona took the stage, all the nearly 20,000 soldiers crowded in the square fell silent for a moment. They spontaneously lined up and waited for the Grand Duchess of Charles to speak.
"My soldiers, Charles, and other human empires, and even soldiers from other order races!"
Fiona's clear voice rang in the ears of the soldiers celebrating victory and glory.
"Another magnificent victory! The evil army of the orcs, the emperor of the orcs, and the eternal choice of the evil god all fell in front of us!"
Fiona raised her fists towards everyone, and under the scorching sun of Erlengrad in June, the Grand Duchess’s voice was as hot as fire:
"We once again proved to the darkness that we will never give in, we will never admit defeat. Our victory lit up the long night. We proved that mortals also have their own beliefs and glory. Our courage will turn into this
A golden light in a dark age!”
"Victory! Victory! Victory!"
The sound of mountains and tsunamis came, and the soldiers shouted for victory. Their blood, courage, and soul-stirring emotions echoed in the sky above Erengrad, and even in the subspace!
"Hope still exists!"
Fiona proudly shouted: "Even if the grassland has fallen, even if the Shire is attacked, even if the coastal ports are threatened, even if the darkness once forces us into trouble, even if our most beloved Archduke Karl Gross, my
My father died heroically in the battle, but we persisted and we won!
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I, Fiona Gross, am proud of you, my knights and soldiers, I can be with you, what else do I have to fear?"
"Fiona! Fiona! Fiona! Fiona!"
The roar turned into a rolling torrent, every soldier shouted loudly, every knight took off his helmet to salute as a knight, every dwarf put his weapon on his chest, and every elf couldn't help but lower his head.
Their heads are naturally noble.
"Now we have driven the orcs back to the north, we have crushed their armies like a lion tearing their armor to pieces with his teeth and claws, and we have gone on and on and on until the lost dogs have fled back.
Where they should be.
We attack them directly until every blasphemous emblem and camp is reduced to ashes. These memories will become treasures that will accompany us throughout our lives, but we will never stop, for the sake of the lady and peace, and for the Shire!" ωωw..
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"For the lady and the peace, for the Shire!"
"For the lady and the peace, for the Shire!"
"Now, let us start the journey back home, let us return to our hometown, with glory and wealth, the people of the Shire and other empires, we are going home!"
"Go home, go home, go home!!!"
Cheers spread from one side of the city to the other.
The Shire people have never felt so proud of their identity, their blood is surging, and the glory of victory belongs to themselves.
Look, Fiona and her family standing on the stage no longer look like living people, but a symbol.
The Gross family is synonymous with glory and victory!
After the speech, a banquet was held, and the knights and soldiers drank happily. Fiona also personally took two glasses of imperial stout and handed one to Iros: "It's time to go home, my knight."
"Yes, it's time to go home, my Grand Duke." Iros said elegantly.
Iros has proven his ability to lead the army and his superior combat effectiveness. No one in the Shire or even the entire continent doubts that Iros rose to power by virtue of his status as the adopted son of Grand Duke Gros.
Erengela Deiros was appointed as the general person in charge of logistics and military quarters, and the first thing he did when he took office was to directly "excrement kill" an aristocratic logistics quartermaster who had embezzled about fifteen kilograms of honey and brown sugar, that is, throw it away
Enter a manure pit and let him drown alive.
Iros suppressed "floating" and "logistics losses" more harshly than Archduke Gross. The "transportation losses" in his logistics report were actually only 5%-7%, which is basically close to the real losses, because logistics and transportation and
There will indeed be losses in the material reserves, and Iros's ability to reduce it to this level is enough to put everyone in the entire continent's army to shame.
Fiona only learned about it after the fact. Of course, in this world, honey and sugar are high-end luxuries that only nobles can enjoy. The price of fifteen kilograms can reach hundreds of gold galleons, but Fiona still felt that
Is Iros a bit too cruel?
"If you don't be ruthless, these guys won't have a long memory." This was Iros's answer: "Kill them to serve as a warning. This time we seized a lot and the harvest was particularly rich. There will definitely be many people who want to get their hands on the loot and logistical supplies."
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"Ah, I miss home." Fiona and Ilos clinked glasses, and the two of them drank a full glass of imperial stout in one gulp. Immediately, the Guardsman next to him quickly reached out to take the empty glass and went to pick up the beer next to him.
Fiona smiled and said: "I have been out on the expedition for more than half a year, and I don't know what is going on with Lidya Su."
"Master Elam will take care of everything, and the people of the Shire must be looking forward to your return."
With a smile, Iros took the cup and drank it in one gulp, then handed it to the Guardsman to pick up the beer: "I miss home too."
"Hehehe, yes."
Fiona sighed. The expedition was not that long this time, but it was long enough. Fiona raised her glass:
"Cheers to victory!"
"Cheers!" Two large wine glasses filled with beer collided. Iros raised the wine glass first. After seeing Fiona take a sip, Iros just sipped a little and put it down, seemingly motionless.
He asked casually:
"By the way, there are rumors circulating in the military recently that you want to be conferred on the top ten marshals...do you have anything to say?"
Suddenly, Talleyrand arrived with a glass of wine.
"There are considerations in this regard."
Fiona narrowed her eyes. Talleyrand was here to ask for information. Obviously, the other nobles realized that under Fiona's overwhelming power, further centralization of power and the bureaucratization of the nobles were inevitable.
In order not to become a marginalized existence with a title but no job or a title but no power in the future, and cannot continue to eat meat and drink wine with Fiona, I must come here to find out.
However, Talleyrand was not a sociable person, and he was not so keen on power. Those nobles did not say whether they could think highly of Talleyrand, and even if they begged Talleyrand, Talleyrand would not speak out for them.
Then Talleyrand simply wanted to know Fiona's thoughts and wishes.
This matter is also very simple. The rumor about the canonization of the marshal was the news that Fiona deliberately let the Guards and the Knights of the Silver Hand spread in order to test the reaction of the knights and nobles. As expected, the traditional knights and nobles immediately took the bait.
There is no other way. Working with the Gross family will bring you too many benefits.
"Then..." Talleyrand then asked tentatively: "When we get back, the Grand Duke and His Excellency Iros will discuss the details?"
"It's just an idea now, Talleyrand."
Fiona raised her glass and thought about it for a moment. Talleyrand had always followed her closely, giving advice and effort when it was time to do so, letting him work tirelessly when managing, and reassuring him:
"Anyway, I won't be without you, Talleyrand, that is, if I am."
Talleyrand smiled: "Your Excellency, you know that I am not a person who pursues power and status. I just want to know your thoughts.
Because it is difficult to build a foundation and even harder to maintain it!
Now it seems that I was worrying too much. Your decision was very wise. You used military victory to bind those nobles and strengthen the centralization of power. I think that in the near future, the title of the Principality of the Shire can be removed."
"There will be bread, there will be milk, there will be everything." Fiona smiled and said nothing more.
Because everyone is smart, they will naturally not tell the truth.