Before leaving, Ella took Amy to the "Flying Zealander" to supplement Amy's knowledge about the Republic of Liguria.
"The Republic of Liguria and the Island Republic were once the territories of the Seven Hills Empire. Even now, these two republics are nominally tributaries of the Seven Hills Empire. When it comes to fighting against the navy of the Tianfang Empire, they are seven hills.
The empire has done a lot, but they also asked for a lot of trade privileges in return. When I was in power, these trade privileges still made me uncomfortable."
Ella typed on the map and explained to Amy. If the city of Azov surrenders before Ella's army arrives, then Amy will become an important envoy. Although the chance of this is unlikely, considering the eventuality, these
This is something Amy also needs to know.
"The Republic of Liguria is very good at naval warfare. As for the army, they obtained a lightweight crossbow through the Eastern trade route, which can be fired hand-held. Although the reloading speed is not as fast as that of bows and arrows, its armor-breaking ability is very high. So Amy
, you must not get too close to the city wall!"
Amy nodded in understanding.
"Due to the trade privileges obtained in the Seven Hills Empire, both the Republic of Liguria and the Republic of the Islands have accumulated a lot of wealth. During wartime, they will hire a large number of foreign mercenaries to fight for them. However, these two republics have lost power due to trade disputes.
, each other regards each other as an old enemy. The policy of the Seven Hills Empire has always been to balance the forces of the two. For me, if these two republics assist me, it will be easy to regain the throne; if these two republics oppose me, then
It will be extremely difficult to regain the throne."
Amy asked; "Your Majesty, you want me to pay attention to the rules and deal with things properly, so as to meet the requirements of the island republic and not to attack the Republic of Liguria too much?"
"Ah? Is this possible?"
Ella showed a "what are you talking about" expression.
"...What does Your Majesty mean?"
"I mean, the Republic of Liguria is super rich! If it is ready to surrender, we must not let them go and blackmail it severely! Do you understand?"
"Yes, yes." Amy replied perfunctorily, "I will blackmail them like a pirate king."
"But since there is that powerful person here, it is still unlikely that the other side will surrender. If Rurik wants to attack the city, just let him attack the city. Amy, all you have to do is wait for me to come under Azov City. If
If Rurik wants support, give him support, but just give him troops, you must not go to the battlefield, do you understand?"
"Yeah, yeah," Amy replied, "You basically don't have to do anything, right?"
In this way, Amy, Rurik, and Hezekiah went first with an army of ten thousand, and Ella followed with fifteen thousand people. Ten thousand, although it does not sound like a lot, but in reality
It was already a very large force. When Hestein robbed the Seven Hills Empire, they only used this many troops.
The Republic of Liguria is not as small as the Empire of Seven Hills, and the city of Azov is an isolated city far away from the sea. In terms of military strength, 10,000 people are indeed more than enough.
A few days later, Amy's vanguard stopped three days away from Azov City.
Amy hummed a song and picked a flower from the grass.
For Amy, this is a rare leisure time in the past few years: Ella is active, military affairs are handled by Rurik and Hezekiah, and because she is not with Ella, even the maid's work can be temporarily put aside.
.
Fenrir came over from a distance, holding a few flowers in his mouth. Amy patted his head lovingly, took the flowers from his mouth, and began to weave a garland. Under Amy's feeding, this animal
The terrifying giant wolf is becoming more and more like a big dog.
Rurik and Hezekiah were discussing the next military action. There seemed to be some disputes between them, but Amy didn't care. This was not a discussion that she could intervene in. She was more concerned about the pie to be made tonight than this.
Material.
"The lady in charge of cooking in the palace seems to have told me that there are some flowers that can be ground into powder to add fragrance to the pie... What kind of flower is it?"
Amy likes to cook. However, after Ella became the Queen of Sweden, in addition to taking care of Ella's daily life, she also shared part of Ella's work, so cooking was no longer relevant to her. Although the conditions were simple during the march, Amy
Still want to seize this rare opportunity.
However, this leisurely life was soon broken by an unfortunate news: "No! Miss Amy, Hezekiah and Rurik are fighting! Come over and have a look!"
"If you start fighting, let's fight. This is how men vent their desires on a regular basis - well, scene 2, scene 3 of "The Energetic Maid of Asia Minor"."
"But they are not fighting on their own...the troops on both sides are forming formations, and they are really about to start fighting!"
"Huh?" Amy was shocked, "Quickly, insert our troops into the middle of them!"
Amy has wondered more than once whether the so-called nobles are all a group of guys with mental problems.
When she arrived at the scene, Hezekiah's cavalry had already formed several circular formations. Thousands of cavalry were running in circles while shooting arrows at Rurik's formation. Rurik's infantry formed a formation.
It became a tight shield wall, slowly retreating towards the complex terrain.
Amy rode Fenrir and broke into the gap between the two armies. The men and horses on both sides stopped for a moment. Rurik and Hezekiah both walked out of their respective military formations and shouted
: "Little maid, you came just in time, come and give us a review!"
"What happened?" Amy asked, "Weren't you just discussing the battle plan?"
"There's no need to talk!" Hezekiah shouted, "This stupid guy wants to take my position as general!"
Hearing Hezekiah's words, Rurik shouted dissatisfied: "Hezekiah, when did the position of general become yours? You don't dare to lead troops to attack the city, so of course the general can only be me!"
"Rurik, what use do you have for the position of general? I want to consolidate my position by capturing the city of Azov!"
"Who cares about your position! If you become the general, wouldn't I become your subordinate? No, absolutely not!"
"What a joke, this is the grassland of the Khazar Khanate! As the Khan of the Khazar Khanate, how could I let a pirate command my troops? Have you seen how powerful my cavalry is? If not for this little maid.
In time, I have captured all your troops and sold them as slaves!"
"Why are you showing off your power on the prairie? Do you dare to enter my coniferous forest? Do you dare to use your cavalry to attack the city of Azov? And you think you just won? Wait for me to strike down with lightning, and I will see those horses of yours
Why don't you be obedient!"
While arguing, the two of them turned their attention to Amy: "Little maid! Are you on our side?"
Amy began to have a headache. Ella told her that Hezekiah and Rurik were here and there was no need for her to do anything. But Ella ignored that Rurik and Hezekiah were "two people" and they were both
The leader of a country. This battle was initiated by Aila, and neither of them would have any objection if Aila took the lead. But once Aila is gone, neither of them will accept the other.
Amy is sandwiched between the two of them, neither superior nor inferior. If it were Ella, she might be able to convince these two people here. But she, Amy, is just a maid who speaks out for the common people. Although Ella has given
She has a rather high position, but in foreign countries, the title "little maid" used by Rurik and Xixi's family can explain everything.
Even if she chooses a side now, Hezekiah and Rurik must still be dissatisfied with each other, and they will continue to fight, right?
After thinking about it for a long time, Amy hesitated and said: "How about... you guys surround a city gate alone and you don't have unified command?"
Rurik and Hezekiah glared at each other.
"I'm in charge of the west gate, and you're in charge of the east gate. If it's beaten to pieces, don't say I won't come to support you!"
“Just what I wanted!”
The two of them retreated with their troops and horses.
Amy began to worry faintly: This "vacation" will be wasted, right?
