For Lissandra, the unstable situation in the Dredge Fort is a contradiction that can be exploited.
But how to use this contradiction, she has no predetermined position - if the Dredge Fort itself is strong, then she can consider incorporating the Dredge Fort into Freljord, becoming a link in the ice field, and guiding them to
Rakstark; and if the Diver Fort itself is weak, she can also add insult to injury, and then sell the remains to Noxus and let them be her precursors.
Judging from the embarrassment and dilemma of the Varrocan family, they undoubtedly belong to the latter.
Therefore, the Frostguard tribe used a little trick and some meaningless words to successfully instigate Varrokan's fear of Noxus, causing them to abandon their martial arts, leave their nest in Dredge Fort, and finally
Disappeared in the Freljord.
After the furnace owners were divided up, the remaining miners who were of little use to the Freljord became bargaining chips in her negotiations with the Noxians.
Because Lissandra's side moved too fast, and the fearful Varrokan ran a little too fast, when the sentries stationed south of the Iron Thorn Mountains saw the fire in the Diver Fort and went to investigate, everything went wrong.
It's too late.
After the fire subsided slightly, some soldiers from the Northern Chapter entered the ruins, but what they saw was only a ruined wall.
The news was immediately sent back to the Immortal Fortress and sent to Darius' desk. Faced with this news, Darius was a little confused.
For Noxus, who is restoring the glory of the empire, the Dredge Fort is undoubtedly of great significance - there is the reason why the Dredge Fort and the entire Iron Thorn Mountains are a barrier to Noxus, and also because of the black iron produced by the Dredge Fort.
The cause of the Noxian Chapter.
Now the Varrokan family of the Dredger gave up their Iron Thorn Kingdom, burned the Dredge, and fled to the Freljord with the locals, which undoubtedly caused huge trouble to Noxus.
Although the report on the main part of the city wall of Fort Diver stated that it was "generally intact," the buildings inside Fort Diver were "almost completely uninhabitable, and only the palace of the Puppet King has not suffered extensive collapse."
Moreover, the fortresses around Fort Diver were also burned to varying degrees. Even if these fortresses were built with great care and ordinary flames would not destroy the main body of the fortress, like Fort Diver, the buildings inside the fortress could not withstand it.
In such a fire, almost everything has been destroyed.
As for the other place that worried Darius—the Black Iron Mine Cave—the situation was somewhat better than expected.
According to the scout's report, some areas of the Black Iron Mine Cave have collapsed, but overall the problem should not be major and only simple repairs are needed before construction can resume.
After putting down the report, Darius felt quite complicated. In this case, he could only mobilize the army first and allow the Northern Army to occupy Fort Diver first.
The miners will definitely be sent there in the future, but now Noxus... really can't spare any manpower!
Just when Darius was helpless, the Frostguard Priest sent a request for a meeting.
Darius was a little confused after receiving the request.
Darius, who was once a member of the Northern Warband, often had contact with the Freljord people. He even once fell into the siege of these Freljord barbarians and almost became a prisoner - if not for Darius.
Si's personal ability is strong enough and he can fight his way through the ice fields. He may have become a Freljord slave now.
However, even so, he had never heard of such a thing as a messenger in the Freljord.
In Darius's impression, the Freljord people always wanted to plunder, so they gathered their friends and went south in large numbers. Once the plundering didn't go well, they would disperse in droves. This kind of plundering war never started.
There was no process of declaring war, and there was never any negotiation to end the war.
Now, a guy who calls himself a Frost Guard priest suddenly comes and wants to talk to me...
From Darius's point of view, he should probably be worried that this is an assassination plot.
However, considering the incident that just happened at Fort Diver, it is possible that this is for blackmail?
Thinking of this, Darius couldn't help but narrow his eyes - he tried to insert himself into Swain's thoughts, but in the end he could only helplessly confirm that he really had no brains in this regard.
So, after hesitating for a moment, Darius decided to follow his own judgment.
After equipping himself with several mage guards, he generously received these "messengers from the ice fields" at the Immortal Fortress.
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Although he knew a little bit about the mysterious culture of the Freljord, Darius still endured it when he saw the Frostguard priest and confirmed from Riel behind him that he did not carry any metal weapons.
He couldn't help but raise his eyebrows.
There are no metal weapons, so the opponent should use Zhenbing?
The hand under the table brushed against the short knife at his waist. Darius stood up naturally while supporting the table and nodded slightly.
"Herald of the Frost Witch, right?"
"I came with the will of the witch." The other party nodded reservedly, "Bringing the possibility of cooperation with Noxus."
"Cooperating, that would be really interesting." Darius grinned and showed a ferocious smile, "As far as I know, the Freljord people will only get together and cooperate before plundering."
"This understanding is incomplete."
The other party's Noxian didn't speak very well, and there was always a sudden stiffness in the words and sentences, and it was also mixed with a strong, iron-flavored Diver Fort accent. From this point of view, Delai
It wasn't difficult for Erth to figure out who her language tutor was.
"There's no denying it, right?" Although Darius, who has been the commander-in-chief for some time, is still not used to thinking like a politician, he has gradually become more confident about the details on this negotiation table. "
Is this an invitation to plunder?”
This chapter is not over, please click on the next page to continue reading! "Maybe." The other party gave an ambiguous reply, "It depends on Noxus's choice, and it depends on your answer."
"So, your sincerity is to destroy the Diver Fort?" Darius' eyes narrowed, and his whole aura suddenly changed drastically. "Do you think you can make Noxus surrender with such a small means?"
"No, that's not the case." Darius's momentum was astonishing, and even Riel behind him was a little uncomfortable with it, but the Frost Guard Priest sitting opposite remained calm, and even had a somewhat appreciative smile on his lips.
"The Dredge Fort betrayed Noxus. We destroyed the Dredge Fort. Shouldn't this be a gift?"
"This is an internal matter within Noxus, and there is no need for the Freljordians to stretch their arms to interfere." Darius obviously heard the connotation in the other party's words, but his attitude was still tough, "I
I don't see any sincerity, priest."
"If you think this is the Freljord stretching its arms, then the Frost Witch is very happy to see Noxus stretching its arms." The smile on the Frost Guard Priest's face grew wider, "That's fine.
It’s even.”
Darius was a little confused.
At this moment, he suddenly couldn't understand the other party's purpose.
"Every family and every tribe has its own troubles." The Frostguard Priest seemed to be satisfied with Darius's hesitation and silence, and continued, "It's like the Diver Fort to Noxus.
.”
"So, is this really a call for plunder?" Darius seemed to have figured out something, he let out a sigh, leaned back and leaned completely on the back of his wide chair, "What is that?
The Frost Witch had a target she wanted to achieve, but for some reason she wasn't ready or couldn't do it herself, so she turned to Noxus?"
The Frostguard Priest did not respond, but looked at Darius quietly.
"She hopes that the athletes of Noxus will set foot on the unknown Freljord Icefield with their enthusiasm for their motherland, under the orders and promises of the Grand Commander, and then participate in a robbery with who-knows-what consequences.
?" Darius was accustomed to mixing a lot of complex rhetoric into concise language to conceal his emotions, "I have no reason to do this at this very critical time for Noxus.
Stupid choice."
"..."
The Frost Guard Priest still didn't speak, her eyes were covered by silk, but at this moment, Darius seemed to feel the other person's gaze on him - she seemed to see through his own heart, which made Darius very unhappy.
"For the sake of you finally learning how to send messengers, your head will not be hung on the wall of the Immortal Fortress." Resisting the urge to curse, Darius raised his hand to see the guest off, "Now, Ms. Priest
, you can get out."
"So, the Noxians don't care about their own people, right?" The Frostguard Priest did not stand up, but still looked at Darius leisurely, "If we let those who are eager to return to Noxus
The miners, after hearing His Excellency the Grand Commander’s categorical words and seeing such a resolute and unyielding attitude, they will surely be proud of Noxus, right?”
Although the accent of Dredge Fort was a ridiculous "hillbilly accent" in the Immortal Fortress, at this moment, Darius could not laugh at all.
The other party's meaning is obvious. Listen to what they mean, these people hold a large number of Noxian miners in their hands?
When this heavy weight was placed on the balance, Darius' breath stopped.
Yes, the bastards of Varrokan took away the people from the Dredge Fort and burned the Dredge Fort to the ground - in this case, those people who were taken away must have fallen into the hands of the Freljordians.
.
Now they have so many hostages and have found themselves to make conditions!
Damn it, this is a blackmail!
Moreover, unlike what Darius initially thought was a blackmail with the threat of war, this blackmail was closer to kidnapping. The bastards of the Varrocan family sent those precious blacksmiths and miners to Freljor.
In German hands!
At this moment, Darius could hardly resist the urge to curse. He gritted his teeth several times and tried to speak. In the end, he could only endure it with his sense of responsibility as a commander.
As a general, Darius can vent his dissatisfaction and anger unscrupulously after accepting orders, but as a commander, Darius cannot, because anger will destroy his reason and make him lose the right direction.
judge.
What, you said that many of Darius's judgments come from intuition?
Similarly, anger can also lead intuition to make wrong decisions - Darius knows very well that this may be the goal of the cunning priest in front of him.
Therefore, after suppressing his anger, Darius decided to listen more to see what the other party was up to.
"Noxus will not give up any of its people, but this does not mean that Noxus will lose its bottom line because of this!"
Using nonsense to delay time and wait for the other party to reveal more information is a technique Swain once taught, and it is also a method that Darius is more familiar with now.
"The witch is sincere." The Frostguard Priest's smile remained unchanged. He seemed to have completely seen through Darius's thoughts, but he still took the initiative to reveal some information that he cared about very much. "Looting always has rewards, but if Noxus
If you are willing to participate, half of the miners will be rewarded in advance."
Darius did not speak immediately.
"They are all skilled workers, good at working in the mines." The other party seemed to mean something, "For Noxus, this is a sure profit."
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Darius finally reached a secret agreement with the other party.
The specific content of the agreement will not be made public, and the relationship between the two parties is unusually loose.
Considering that Noxus needs to send a large team deep into the Freljord in order to fulfill the contract, even if the Freljord is not as dangerous in the summer as it is in the winter, it is still a dangerous march - so
, as for the Frost Witch, they will release half of the miners when the Noxian army sets off.
When the army returns, they will release the other half.
During this period, the Freljordians will share the living needs of these people with Noxus according to certain standards.
And this agreement has only one goal.
Rakstark.
As for Noxus, although Darius was always at a disadvantage in the negotiations, the commander-in-chief, who had gradually gained some political skills, still used his little political wisdom to carry out this expedition.
It became an action that killed two birds with one stone.
According to Darius's plan, Noxus will send troops in two directions - the main force will send troops through Iron Thorn Pass, helping the local garrison to gain a foothold in Fort Diver along the way; the other partial division will be sent by Tukugu
The composition of your militia.
Those traitors who once formed the Turkgul Federation will receive an amnesty and will be allowed to take the Turkgul people with them to participate in this military operation.
And during the operation, these people will know that they are leaving their hometowns in exchange for the miners of Fort Diver - this will completely tear both sides apart when Turkgul and the people of Fort Diver cannot deal with them in the first place.
relationship.
Once Tukulgul and Drier Fort are no longer at odds with each other, the old events of the Black Forest Federation and the Ironthorn Kingdom will naturally not be able to take place in the north of Noxus.
Sending troops in exchange for miners, while ensuring peace in the north. The two factors combined at least make Noxus look like it is not so much at a loss.