“One way is naturally the sea route. Take a boat across Longhu Lake and land on the north bank of Longhu Lake.
The possibility of them choosing that path is very small, otherwise the number of warships in their fleet is too few, and the three three-masted sailing ships captured from the legs of the basilisk slave trading group are of little use to their huge size.
And once they reach the water, their original advantage is gone. The north shore of Long Lake, the core hinterland of the Kingdom of Cormyr, and the east of Qiu Mofe's control will not easily allow such a large army to land.
Shore."
"What about the other way?"
"The other way is naturally overland, so they have two options.
One can cut into the east road along the wilderness path of the Goblin Border, traverse the entire Kingdom of Cormyr, reach the valley, and then turn to the Valley of Battle. This is the best land route to this place from Dragon Bay.
But even if the caravan could leave, it would be difficult for them to leave. The old dragon in the Kingdom of Cormyr was not so dim-sighted as to allow a large army to cross his entire country.
Therefore, they are most likely to open up a new road in the goblin wilderness and directly cut into the high road across the Cormyr Rocks.
Although that place also belongs to the Kingdom of Cormyr, it is a border that has been visited all year round. Since we are very poor, we are asking for huge profits. It is not difficult to borrow a passage from there."
But none of the members of the Sambian Business Council were good at it. They didn't need to read the map at all. They just relied on their own brains to analyze the path that the conqueror's army wanted to take, and let people know it.
Extremely convinced.
"Do I mean to say, are you going to move your legs on the goblin border? With the help of the monster power there? Can the gnolls and goblins in the goblin border do what the troll kingdom in the Giant Plain can't do?
?Maybe he will run away?"
"It's different, it's completely different. The Troll Kingdom was alone in a mismatch with the conqueror's army. It didn't have enough equipment and wisdom to support it. It was normal for it to be wiped out.
But the monsters in the goblin wilderness are different. They can completely support some of their equipment, arm them, and then unite with other forces that do not want the conqueror army to rise.
I heard that the Zhenta group has occupied the Dark Fortress in the Moonset Mountains and has been secretly bribing and controlling the monster tribes there. I believe they do not want a complete valley to appear. In this regard, are their interests common and completely different?
You can contact them for cooperation.”
"This method is feasible. They don't need to win the previous war. They just need those monsters to cause a big enough impact on them and kill enough immigrants. If they only immigrate a few thousand people, the impact will be
It’s not that big anymore, and it will be a fatal blow to their reputation, and there will be no follow-up of that kind of immigration.”
"Even if they don't come forward to organize, many monster tribes will take action. After all, the conqueror army has plundered astonishing wealth in the Giant Plains and Dragon Coast, which will make many people excited. Will what they want to do be enough to bring those monsters to the throne?"
Organize people so that they can form a large scale instead of fighting alone and being defeated one by one by the army of conquerors."
"I really want to cut off their connection with the reinforcements in the Giant Plains. I believe the rulers of the Dragon Coast will be very willing to do that. If the conqueror army fails in the battle in the Goblin Frontier, I believe they will not hesitate.
I’m going to share a cup of it.”
"They wanted to ensure that the conqueror's army could take that route and avoid wasting their preparations."
The businessmen and parliamentarians of Sembia, all talking, pieced together a big plan, which not only brought in the conqueror's army, but also the Zhenta, the Kingdom of Cormyr and the cities along the Dragon Coast.
Put it in.
Just ask for a war. No matter which side wins or loses, it will have far-reaching consequences. Sambia has the smallest contribution, but it will not be affected the most.
"The embankment has burst, the embankment has burst, the embankment has burst..." A Sambian businessman and parliamentarian rushed into the auditorium. He was soaked. He didn't know whether he was hit by the heavy rain or his own sweat.
wet.
"The embankment burst? What's the matter? It's been raining heavily in the past few days. Why did the embankment burst?"
"Where did the embankment break? Where is the Black Feather Bridge? To the east of the Black Feather Bridge? Tell me quickly..."
"The Black Feather Bridge is... The Black Feather Bridge is thirty kilometers away. A large area of the embankment has burst, and the flood peak is at least three meters high."
"Where is the Black Feather Bridge? The flood peak is three meters? Is that the worst case scenario? A flood of that scale will repeat the same thing as last year. If not handled properly, the flood will rush all the way to Odulin and submerge all the farmland along the coast.
, blocking the road to Rosaville for months.”
"Block it, try every means to block it, and be sure to block the location where the embankment breaks."
"It can't be blocked. The gap is too big. Even if all the earthen walls created by spellcasters are deployed, it will be destroyed with just one blow."
As soon as they heard that the Asaba River burst its banks, the Sambian businessmen and parliamentarians immediately stopped caring about the army of conquerors. Is it a future threat? And the harm caused by the flood peak rushing to the east can be dealt with within a short distance.
Improper treatment will cause huge losses to them. Everyone is involved in it, without exception, there will be both direct losses and indirect losses.
"He reiterated his previous suggestion to destroy several embankments east of the Black Feather Bridge and let the floodwaters drain into the low-lying, cold areas of the plowed valley. He hoped that the floodwaters would have a new outlet before entering the Shangshen Gorge. Over there, they
There will be much less flooding, and subsequent damage will be severely reduced."
"No, the impact of that thing is too great. Once it breaks, it will be difficult to block it again. The frozen land is so low and there is no entrance to the sea. All the water will accumulate here, forming a brand new
Countless creatures in the swamp and the entire frozen land will die due to criticism, and the residents of Feather Valley and Cultivated Valley will hate them to the extreme and stand on their side completely."
"Regardless of the recent impact, in the later stage, the entire valley will feel disgusted with them and will unite to fight against them. Especially when the conqueror's army appears and the extraordinary presence of Gavin Nott appears, the situation will be even more
Oops."
"When the levees didn't break before, we made mistakes in that plan. This can be explained by their ability to withstand the flood peak. Now that the levees have burst, we are very hesitant. Even if there is no flood discharge in the frozen land, their ability in the valley
The reputation is not much better, but we actually want to sacrifice that pitiful reputation for the sake of huge interests and the interests of their own subjects. Are we as leaders as we are?"
"That's right. Although that method will offend the people in the valley, it can also win them a better reputation in Sembia. Considering the overall interests, he agrees with this plan."
"There is no other way. Sambia and Gudi have to make a choice. If they want to hurt a family, he would rather hurt Gudi than Sambia."
"Is that a permanent solution? With the cold land as an outlet, once the water level of the Asaba River exceeds a certain limit, it will automatically discharge floodwater into the cold land. They need to ensure that the dam is higher than the flood outlet there. They
Then you can sit back and relax.”
"He agrees with that approach!"
"He agrees with that approach too!"
Those Sambian businessmen clearly displayed their evil face of pursuing profit. Compared with their own interests, their people's interests and safety were all put in the background.
Even if floodwaters are discharged to a cold place, the concern is not about the life and death of the people here, but whether it will anger the people of the valley and affect the subsequent development of Sambia.
If they didn't have that concern, they wouldn't have waited until the floodwaters broke the embankments to do this, and would have started doing it long ago.
"What about the army of conquerors? There is no vote on that matter!"
"When is that time? I remember that matter very much, so I will proceed as they agreed before and send envoys to Zhenta Zhewai, Dark Fortress, Kingdom of Cormyr and Dragon Coast, and bring all the forces that can be combined,
If they all unite, he doesn't believe that a temporary army of civilians can really break through their encirclement."
"He is willing to go to the Darkhold as a messenger."
"He went to the Dark Fortress. He has trade relations with their leader there. It's more convenient to keep things secret."
"No, it would be more appropriate for him to go to the Dark Fortress. He has a group of hobgoblin mercenaries on his side, which can be put to good use there."
"He goes..."
"He is willing to go to Zhenta as a messenger to worship Wai."
"He goes to the Kingdom of Cormyr."
"He goes to the Dragon Coast."
Many Sambian businessmen took the initiative to ask for help, especially if they went to the Dark Castle to make a profit, which was profitable for them.
Those who are eager to reap the wealth along the way from the conqueror's army are not the same as those monster tribes. They are eager to directly intervene in the war to have a chance to get a share of the pie. Otherwise, they do not have advantages in other directions.
Bu Nao is also very competitive. After all, as a special envoy of a country, he will have enough voice to gain a little benefit from it. It is simply not too easy.
Serving private before serving public is not the way of thinking of Sambian businessmen. If they don't think that way and don't do that, then it really proves that there is something wrong in it.
"Congressman Candrick, since that plan was not proposed by me, then the matter of sending an envoy to the Dark Castle to supervise the formation of the monster army will be left to us, the Selkirk family. Do you have any objections?" He looked groggy all the time.
The commander-in-chief, Odus, was closing his eyes and concentrating. In fact, the entire rhythm of the proceedings was controlled by his legs.
Including the congressman who seemed to have rashly interrupted the proceedings, he was not one of his people. The news of the breach of the embankment had already been sent when the discussion on the plan to deal with the conqueror's army began.
He was afraid that those businessmen councilors would be distracted, so he deliberately suppressed Dong Lai, and then released him at the right moment when he wanted to ask for help, directly diverting their attention, and easily played with all the businessmen councilors between their metacarpal bones.
During this time, they wondered whether the plans discussed by the entire council had been thought through by them.
"no comment."
"He has no objection either."
"Isn't that a matter of course?"
"Congressman Candrick deserves that assignment."
Sambia's businessmen and parliamentarians expressed their opinions one after another, and not one of them was wrong.
It is not true that Senator Candrick has such high prestige, and the Selkirk family he represents is the second largest family in Sembia, second only to the Yamast family of Odus, and even surpasses the
meaning to replace.
The first two major families have expressed their opinions, so others are naturally not allowed to put forward counter-arguments.
"Can that task be left to other families? He is willing to go to the Dragon Coast in person." Councilor Candrick, who was a party involved, put forward a counter-intuitive opinion.
What was a piece of cake in their eyes was an out-and-out hot potato in his eyes.
They saw the huge profits after harvesting, but did not consider the consequences if it failed. The conqueror army went all the way there and turned the Dragon Coast upside down. It was definitely not a fluke, but it had real strength.
When the time comes, their reputation in Sambia will take a huge blow, and it cannot be taken lightly. Those who seek their lives most, regardless of success or failure, will completely enmity with the conqueror's army, which will be extremely detrimental to their own development in Sembia.
Did Odus have any bad intentions in assigning that task to his family? It seems that their family has been developing too much in recent years, which made the old immortal feel the pressure and prepared to use his legs to suppress him. Otherwise, his legs would be wet
.
Their family does not need to remain the most powerful all the time, they just need to ensure that no family in Sembia is more powerful than them. Although it is a trick, it is really useful.
"For that task, I and our family are the most suitable ones." Odus said calmly, "I can rest assured that he will make sure that no one on their side dares to hold me back. Doing so will make their lives worse."
We are common enemies of Asia. If I insist not to accept this task, they will hold a vote of members."
"No need." Councilor Candrick gritted his teeth and took the task over to Donglai, because he knew that entering the voting process of the members would be equivalent to directly deciding on Donglai. Odus was under the control of the Sambia Parliament, which is more difficult than outsiders imagined.
Very serious.
Rather than causing such embarrassment, it would be better to agree readily and find another way.
"Very good." Odus nodded with satisfaction, "He sent someone to personally handle the mission to Zanta Chewai. He has always had a good relationship with Master Mansung.
When we go to the Dragon Coast, we send envoys from Uraspil City. We always go relatively close to Ximen.
When sending envoys to the Kingdom of Cormyr, we leave it to Darren City to send envoys. Our relationship with the Kingdom of Cormyr has always been relatively close.
Do you have any opinions on whether this arrangement is wrong?"
"No objection." Everyone said in unison. The conflict of interest was relatively small that time, and Odus's arrangement did not involve too much selfishness. Naturally, those Sambian MPs would not refute his reputation.
"Okay, let's implement it as planned." Odus waved his leg and settled the matter.
At the same time, a similar meeting was held in the Kingdom of Cormyr.
Compared with the group meeting, the small-scale elite meeting they held only had a few people, but everyone who attended the meeting was well-known in Faerûn. With a stamp of their feet, the entire Northland wanted to
The trembling Lord.
The leader is naturally not them. He is the current king of the Kingdom of Cormyr, Yassan Obaisqil. Many people behind his back like to call him the old dragon, the old dragon of Cormyr. In fact, he is not old at all, so he is not old at all.
He looks like he is in his early fifties, in his prime, strong and tall, with a trace of hair from head to toe, exuding a strong aura all over his body, and even when walking in front of the Purple Dragon Throne, his back is straight.
Regardless of appearance or behavior, he fits the world's wrong imagination of the king, giving people the feeling that this is how he should be.
The second one is known as the court mage. The legendary mage Vongeldahast, who once had a relationship with Gavin, has the same glowing face as always, kind eyes, and luxurious equipment. His originally somewhat conflicting aura has actually reached a new level in his presence.
A kind of balance.
The third one is a standard soldier, wearing purple armor, and his words and deeds are very rigid than King San's. This man's name is Shava, and he is the general of the city guard in Susar City, the capital of King Cormyr.
, and at the same time, he is not the commander-in-chief of the Purple Dragon Legion.
The Kingdom of Cormyr has been established for thousands of years. Not only has it not declined, but it has become stronger and stronger. It is said to have three pillars, but the three representatives in front of it are the Obaisqil royal family with many famous kings, the battle mage and the purple dragon knight.
"Interesting, interesting, very interesting. I haven't seen such interesting people in many years.
The baron who left Tethyr did not inherit, whether he led the kobolds to mine in the rocky land, or recovered the lost land in the valley, was knighted.
Now let alone mobilize tens of thousands of Tethyr immigrants to bring back to the valley, what does he want to do? Occupy the surrounding valleys without any bloodshed, want to unify the valley and become the king of the valley?" King Asan put it in the east leg.
information, I couldn’t help laughing.
The information in his leg was not theirs, it belonged to Gavin Nott, the Conqueror's Army.
The details inside are jaw-dropping, including not only Tethyr's whereabouts and actions over the past nearly one year, but also the life trajectory in Tethyl Nott Castle.
This not only proves that the Kingdom of Cormyr attaches great importance to this person, but also proves the extraordinary power that the Kingdom of Cormyr possesses. Just think, their spies can easily pick off a person.
Of course, a lot of the information there is not on the surface, such as the more private information in the Fairy Wilderness, which is difficult to detect.
"Bidong overestimated him. It would be too fanciful to try to achieve that with just tens of thousands of Tethyr immigrants. The valley has not been conquered for so many years. Apart from various external reasons, it is very likely that
There are many complex external factors." Shawar said very rigorously, "Can Bunao affect the pattern of several points of the valley? It can be done. If the premise is not, they allow them to borrow roads from their territory, and the entire army
If we can reach the valley smoothly."
King Asan did not answer Shawar's words, but instead turned his attention to the palace mage and said: "Master, I have personally contacted that young man. What do you think about my mistake?"
Vongeldahast refilled his pipe with tobacco, took a heavy puff and said: "A young dragon, just give him a certain amount of time, and he will soar into the sky."