Adol Rivien feels that his original worldview and values are collapsing.
Because...things like iron can be regarded as an extremely valuable strategic material no matter which country on the continent it is in.
In the Odin Empire, all large iron mines are in the hands of large tribes. They use the mined iron ore to create more weapons, and then rob other tribes or exchange for large amounts of food.
In the Norman Empire, owning iron mines meant having a stable source of wealth. The sale of various iron items often made local nobles huge profits, thus supporting them to enjoy a luxurious life for a long time.
But there is no doubt that no matter which country or region you are in, using iron, a precious strategic resource, to build bridges is unheard of.
Because... no matter how extravagant their life is, the nobles will not be so wasteful!
You know, the cost of building a bridge with steel is probably dozens of times higher than that of an ordinary bridge.
Moreover, if other people had the same amount of iron ore, it would be more than enough to arm a full army!
At this moment, Adol Livien's heart felt like it was shaking. He was not only shocked by the generosity of the Idar people, but also shocked by the craftsmanship and technology of Idar forging iron!
In this era when the technical level generally remains at the "block iron making" process, due to the relatively soft texture of iron, even weapons can only be forged short swords.
Of course, soldiers of this era did not like such extremely short melee weapons, but the iron smelted through the "block iron smelting" industry simply could not meet the soldiers' needs for length!
No one will like this short and soft thing, but they have only one choice.
But here, a steel bridge across the Solon River gave Adol Rivien a blow in the head!
Others can't, but Idar people can!
Each steel beam standing on the bridge is probably nearly ten meters long.
Only hard, long and solid iron materials can build huge bridges across both sides of the river.
Thinking of this, Adol Livien felt a little unsure...
He felt that his understanding of the nobility in the eastern part of the empire was shaken at the last moment of taking over the territory.
According to the information he compiled previously, the conflict between the Sauron Territory and the Idar Territory should lead to the loss of both noble territories. The Idar Territory has been plundered many times by pirates from the distant sea, and should become even poorer and weaker.
.
It’s just... could a noblemanship that could build such a huge bridge really be plundered by those pirates and make the people miserable?
For a moment, Adol Rivien's heart was full of doubts.
but……
The tragic experience experienced by the Idar Territory was not only spoken by Count Idar. The Church of Light and the guarding general of Mann Fortress, Sarah Coren, have successively endorsed the Idar Territory...
Suddenly, an idea that seemed somewhat unrealistic to him suddenly broke into Adol Livien's mind. Could it be that...the contents described in the letters sent to the Regent Council were all...
Is it fake?
Raymond O'Sullivan also frowned and looked at the other side not far away, but what he noticed was not the chain bridge erected over the Solon River, but the fortress that seemed to have nowhere to go!
"Why is there a fortress here?!" Raymond asked in a rather unkind tone.
Rapid water, strong fortress.
Raymond knew very well that such a fortress would be difficult to conquer with just the more than a thousand Odin soldiers he led!
"This...how is this possible? How can there be a fortress here?"
Adol Rivien finally came to his senses and stared blankly at the solid fortress standing on the other side of the river. He couldn't help but be dumbfounded.
Before heading to the eastern part of the empire, he had done a lot of homework and read countless maps, but he had never seen anything about this fortress in the appropriation records of the Regent Council or on any march map.
Any records…
And this means...
This fortress located on the banks of the Sauron River was actually built by the so-called Count Idar???
The waste of gold coins, the loss of baggage, the shortage of manpower...
Who would be idle and build such a strong military fortress on their own territory in peaceful times?
"waste!"
Raymond glared at Adol fiercely and cursed.
Since entering the Sauron Territory, Adol Rivien's judgments have frequently been wrong. First he found an empty Sauron Territory, and then he found a solid fortress blocking the banks of the Sauron River. This made Raymond...
O'Sullivan was particularly angry.
"Sir, if you explain to the defenders here the content of the armistice agreement and the fact that the Idar Territory has been ceded to the Odin Empire, maybe the soldiers stationed in the fortress will comply with the Norman Emperor's will and surrender...
…" Adol Rivien tried.
after all……
Although many nobles in the empire tried to resist, in fact...
A large number of nobles still opened the city gates under the persuasion of Adol Rivien, even though they had strong fortresses and a large number of private soldiers.
Raymond glanced at him and said:
"That makes sense. It's up to you to convey this news."
Adol Rivien:(#°Д°)
…
As a former nobleman, after passing the bridge and explaining his intention to the defenders on the city wall, Adol Rivien was smoothly pulled into the city by the Idar soldiers in a hanging basket.
Then he met the amiable Army Commander Sam Layton, and explained his purpose of coming and the contents of the armistice agreement with a smile.
Immediately afterwards... he was chopped down.
When Adol Revien's head was thrown off the city wall by Idar soldiers, Raymond was furious!
The reason why Adol Revien was asked to persuade him to surrender is because Adol Revien is a noble!
According to the tradition of the Norman Empire, even if nobles sometimes fight each other, they still maintain the dignity of being nobles and will not directly attack each other with swords.
Moreover, wars in this era can barely be regarded as chivalrous, and even the two sides who start a war usually do not easily attack the envoys.
Because once the messenger is killed, there will be no possibility of reconciliation, and we will face a situation of endless death!
But……
The Idar people did the opposite and directly cut down the Yatru Rivien sacrificial flag!
Even though Raymond has never been used to the second-rate youngster of Adol Livien, after all, he is the adjutant assigned to him by Allio O'Sullivan himself! Raymond can't tell Allio O'Sullivan at all
Give an explanation!
This is humiliation and contempt for the Odin Empire!
This is an absolutely unforgivable crime!
For a moment, Raymond was furious...
"Infantry! Infantry assemble!"
"Set up ladders and build rafts. Before dark, I will let the Idar people huddled in the fortress know the consequences of doing so!"
When Raymond stood on the other side of the river and cursed at the Idar soldiers and arranged their troops, the magic cannon in the Namur Fortress finally calibrated its angle...
Sam Layton looked at the Odin soldiers on the other side of the river, and finally showed a smile, and he said aloud: