Putting aside the fact that the traces on the ground do not look like they were left by man-made battles, it is impossible for the leader of the Yongye Army to have such strength.
Thoughts were running around in his mind, but Sir Kleist was very smart and didn't ask any more questions.
Archduke Buck snorted and did not answer Sir Crest's intention. Instead, he asked: "Why did you arrive early?"
Naturally, Sir Christ could not tell Archduke Buck that he was troubled by heart problems and nightmares, and could not sleep at night. He could only use the tactics used to deal with Vice Admiral Evans and said: "Stubin's fleet is limited in number, and it is impossible to completely blockade it."
Throughout the river, small-scale infiltrations at night were difficult to guard against, and Yong Ye's army leaders started to attack at night again. I was worried that they would repeat their old tricks, so I led my elite troops to take one step ahead and come to meet them. Vice General Evans came behind me, but I didn't expect to rush.
If you hurry up, you're still a step too late."
It would be false to say that Sir Kleist has no regrets in his heart. Looking at his actions, it cannot be said that he is careless, he cannot be said to be imprudent, and he cannot be said to not pay attention to the leader of the Eternal Night Army, but he still always lags behind the leader of the Eternal Night Army.
step.
It’s fine that I didn’t guess the other party’s military intentions. I thought of it, but there was a time lag and someone beat me to it. This feeling is so disgusting that it makes you want to vomit.
"You did a great job!" Grand Duke Buck said after being silent for a while, "You have repeatedly reminded me to be careful of the Yongye Army Leader, but I still don't pay enough attention to it, and it is inevitable that I will suffer losses again."
Obviously, Sir Crest is not the only one who feels this way.
After being reminded by Sir Crest, Archduke Buck thought that he had paid enough attention to the leader of the Evernight Army.
To this end, he even smashed several gold mountains, called on the hidden power in the royal capital of Valesta, and forced Sean, the supreme ruler of the Eternal Night Army, from his lair to test their skills, but the result was a life-and-death failure.
Two champion knights.
In order to ensure the safety of the Swamp of Despair, he even did not hesitate to sell out some of the interests of the Swamp of Despair, which he regarded as his own, so that the Commons family could get a piece of the pie. In the end, he only defeated the Crocodile Tribe, but did not even show the face of the Yongye Army Leader.
see.
Now they are not even willing to use the Kingsley family's biggest trump card - the Golden Armor.
The ancient artifact hasn't been delivered yet, and I was almost killed on the way.
This was because Archduke Buck didn't know that the fake Commons family envoy he had arranged for Sir Kleist to send was trying to sow discord between the Commons family and the Crocodile tribe, and he pushed the Crocodile tribe completely into the Eternal Night Army.
In my arms, otherwise I wouldn’t be so angry that I would vomit blood.
Looking at the overall situation, they seem to be helping the Yongye Army Leader.
Every move he makes is controlled by the leader of the Yongye Army.
The occurrence of such dislocation is directly related to the policies adopted by both parties towards the Crocodile tribe.
If the leader of the Eternal Night Army had made a clear plan against the Swamp of Despair like the Kingsley family from the beginning, maybe the two sides would have officially started fighting in the Swamp of Despair.
It must be said that it is a miracle that the leader of the Yongye Army is one step ahead of the Kingsley family because of his huge appetite to swallow the crocodile tribesmen together with the Swamp of Despair.
"Did you see any enemies outside attacking the camp? Trebuchets or the like?" Yada asked impatiently.
"The enemy attacking the camp? The trebuchet?" Sir Kleist's eyes widened and he said in confusion, "Didn't the enemy directly attack the camp? I was just about to ask, where is the enemy? We have arrived.
By that time, the enemy's main force had already retreated, and the surrounding environment was too complicated. We did not dare to pursue it without authorization, and please punish us."
No trebuchets in sight! No enemies!
Grand Duke Buck, Ada and Needham looked at each other, as if they could see the horror in each other's eyes.
Unless an invisible and intangible ghost took action, their previous guess was correct, and the opponent did launch an attack from the air.
Seeing the undead is even more illusory than seeing the ghost himself. How did the other party do this?
Archduke Buck once again praised Sir Crest's stability, and at the same time sent sentries to inspect the surrounding situation.
The result was the same as Sir Crest's answer. Not to mention the shadow of the trebuchet, not even half of the enemy's corpse was seen. If the blood stains left on the ground could not be removed, they would have thought that the person who fought with them yesterday was
Where's the ghost?
Even so, there are still various rumors spreading among the material transport team.
Many people swore that it was not humans who attacked them last night, but ghosts and ghosts from the Swamp of Despair, who wanted to drag them to the kingdom of death.
Those soldiers from the Kingsley family were better off. After all, they were serving the military leaders. Many times they had no choice but to move forward even though they knew there was a sea of fire ahead.
The Black people from the Flower Language Plateau were different. Even if they were killed, they would not be willing to take a step forward.
What a joke!
They are here to make money, not to die.
They went deep into the Swamp of Despair to transport food because they thought that the Swamp of Despair was completely under the control of the Kingsley family and there was no danger.
Now it seems that this is not the case at all.
Not to mention that the enemies that attacked them before were ghost-like enemies that came and went without a trace. Even if they were ordinary bandits and robbers, they would not have the guts to move forward if they were killed like this.
Especially the Black people in the front half of the team were bleeding like rivers.
Swordsmen have no eyes, water and fire are ruthless.
In the chaotic situation before, the Night Leopard Marines didn't care whether those transporting food were soldiers from the Kingsley family or merchants and farmers from the Huayu Plateau. Anyone who stood in their way, whether intentionally or unintentionally, would chop them into pieces.
Let’s talk about it later.
When the fire breaks out, there is no need to worry about it.
These businessmen from the Huayu Plateau can be said to have lost both their lives and their wealth, and there are many people sitting on the ground crying.
In this case, the Black people behind who had no losses did not want to go forward.
When away from home, fellow villagers will naturally unite together, and soon those Black people recommended several more intelligent and prestigious people to come to negotiate with the head of the Kingsley family.
Before they came, they didn't know that the highest ruler of the Kingsley family, Archduke Buck, was accompanying the team. When they heard that the person who received them was the king of the Kingsley family, these businessmen fell to their knees on the spot.
However, these days, those who are able to go out to do business, not to mention how knowledgeable they are, will be more or less connected with the lords and nobles. The elected representative is a named knight. Although it has declined, he has to run this kind of business that is widely known.
It is an industry that some lords and nobles look down on, but it is still not a serious knight, and it still has a certain vision.
This knight named Copperfield, who was canonized by the Black family, will be elected. In addition to being famous in the grain transport team, he is also because he is in a relatively advanced position. He made a desperate move and mortgaged all his property.
, most of the twenty carts of food prepared had been burned.
If you can't find an explanation and you are entirely responsible for it, then it's not a matter of bankruptcy, but of being heavily in debt and having your family sleeping on the streets.
Copperfield ignored the traces of war that had not yet been cleaned up on his body. After performing a standard noble etiquette, he bit the bullet and said: "Your Majesty, it is our honor to see you. I am not just here for myself.
Those colleagues who also represent the leaders of the Huayu Army, I feel ashamed to say that during this time of selling food, we were blinded by profit and far underestimated the dangers involved. Many people made wrong decisions and suffered heavy losses."
"There should be a lot of our own responsibilities here. It is somewhat inconsistent with both emotions and reasons to make requests to His Majesty. However, most people have small businesses and have no way to bear such losses. Without external assistance, they and their families will be in trouble."
They will be in a desperate situation. After all, they are here for His Majesty. Can Your Majesty give them some appropriate compensation?"
Sir Copperfield said it very euphemistically, but the meaning was obvious. We are transporting grain for the Kingsley family, so we must give an explanation.
Lest Duke Buck be unwilling to accept this part of the loss, Sir Copperfield added: "We no longer expect His Majesty to pay according to the originally agreed price. We only need to pay according to the normal grain price. We will not pay for the transportation losses along the way."
I am willing to bear it myself.”
Archduke Buck's face was as dark as water, and there was no way to tell anything from his expression. The tens of seconds of silence made the Black merchants headed by Sir Copperfield live like years.
Archduke Buck finally asked a far-fetched question: "Can you speak for all the grain-carrying Blacks?"
This question really made Copperfield hesitate for a while, his mind was spinning, and he was not sure what Archduke Buck really meant by asking this question.
There are many extensions to this question.
Do you have the right to represent them? Or are you the one who took the lead in making trouble?
There is a possibility of pushing him out and cutting him with a backhand, and the possibility of the Black family standing up for themselves is almost zero.
At this moment, Copperfield felt a chill emanating from the back of his neck. In a few minutes, whether his head could still be here was a question.
But the matter has come to this point, and Copperfield can no longer retreat. Anyway, if you stretch out your head and shrink your head, it is also a knife. It is just a matter of death sooner or later. If you try your best, there may be a glimmer of hope, so he bites the bullet and nods: "
To report back to Your Majesty, before coming here, most people have reached a consensus and recommended me to act as agent in this matter. As long as we can reach an agreement, I can find a way to persuade the remaining people."
"Very good." Grand Duke Buck nodded with satisfaction. "This saves me a lot of trouble. Even if you don't come, I won't sit idly by. After all, you are here in response to my call.
, in order to transport food for my family, although you are all Blacks, you are now regarded as my soldiers. I cannot sit idly by and ignore it. Please go back and make statistics. All the Blacks who unfortunately died will be treated as Kingsley family soldiers.
As for the pension benefits, the pension will be handed over to the Jazz at that time, and they will be asked to transfer it to their families. As for the food that was burned, they will be paid according to the original price of the food, but..."
Copperfield's whole body was filled with huge surprises. Such a result was completely beyond his imagination. According to their expectations, the Kingsley family could pay for the burned grain at market prices, which was already the best result.
.
As for those Black merchants who unfortunately died, they can only consider themselves unlucky.
These days, going out for business is a very risky business, especially long-distance business, and 20 to 30 times out of 10 you will always end up halfway.
The worst thing is not only the numerous thieves and robbers, but also diseases and plagues. If you fall down if you are not careful, it will be difficult to get up again.
Who would have thought that Archduke Buck would be so cheerful, not only absorbing all the losses, but also providing pensions to the merchants who were killed.
This is something unheard of.
It is worthy of being called the richest family in the continent. It is indeed rich and powerful, and its style of conduct is indeed different from the lords and nobles I have seen before.
Copperfield was born into a noble family, and his vision was naturally beyond that of ordinary businessmen. He somewhat understood why Archduke Buck was so generous.
The Kingsley family's lack of food was as famous as their wealth.
They had just established contact with the Black family and used heavy profits to attract the Black family's merchants to transport grain, and this happened.
If Archduke Buck is too ruthless and chills the hearts of the Black family merchants, who will help them transport grain?
Even if he sends an army himself, he still has to have special skills to do it.
Using heavy profits to win over the hearts of these Black merchants and continuing to help the Kingsley family transport food is the right way.
The reason why Copperfield agreed to the recommendation of those Black merchants to negotiate with the Kingsley family as a representative was based on this speculation.
But before that, the only thing he was not sure about was whether the general of the Kingsley family who was protecting the food and grass this time had such an overall view.
Unexpectedly, he bumped into Archduke Buck directly.
He was wiser than he expected and made the most correct decision, which was also the most beneficial decision for their Black merchants.
Buck's disclosed conditions gave Copperfield some confidence. Even after hearing the twist, he was not as panicked as before. He said with great respect: "My gracious majesty, if you have any other requests, just say it, just ask for it."
We are willing to serve you for your kindness."
Grand Duke Buck also nodded with satisfaction. Many things became much simpler when dealing with smart people. He directly laid out his conditions and said: "I need Sir to go back and help appease the frightened merchants. Don't give up halfway and continue to transport food."
You have also seen our situation at the destination. We cannot spare so many manpower at the moment. After the food arrives at the destination, I am willing to add half the price of the food to the original price. As for safety matters
, I can assure you that nothing like last night will happen, and a large army will arrive in the near future to sweep the surrounding areas."
"I am very happy to serve, Your Majesty. Your kindness and generosity will impress them and make them make the right choice." Copperfield agreed happily.
At this time, he didn't have much room for bargaining.
If he doesn't nod, it's still a question of whether the Duke Buck's previous promise will be implemented.
What's more, Grand Duke Buck has a deep understanding of the truth that money can make all the difference. For these businessmen, as long as they offer enough benefits, they will dare to go there even if it means mountains of swords and fire, let alone the threat of war.
"Very good, I hope our cooperation can last for a long time." Archduke Buck nodded with satisfaction.
"At your service at any time." Copperfield once again replied with impeccable noble etiquette, and the two parties reached an agreement.
There must be a brave man under a heavy reward.
This is also applicable to businessmen.
When they heard that the Kingsley family was willing to bear all losses and risks, even though the Black merchants were still full of fear for the future, no one clamored to quit. Even if they did, they were suppressed by Sir Copperfield's leadership.
Go down.
This is not the time to talk about human rights, collective interests are the most important.
Fortunately, they were indeed not far away from the Kingsley family's Eastern Expedition. After a day of repairs, when they set out on the road again, there were already countless Kingsley family cavalry along the way.
Archmesser had received the news that Archduke Buck had personally visited the Swamp of Despair and was almost blown to death. He was so frightened that he broke out in a cold sweat, and the entire defense level was raised by more than one level.