And the Yongye Army Leader told them with actual actions that the south gate is a huge trap. If they want to attack the Yongye Army Leader from here, not to mention just a part of the third fleet, even if the seven fleets of the entire Commons family come out together
, this is also an impossible task.
The inner feelings of the people within the Yongye Army Territory towards the war are that many military construction projects have been stopped, the main army has been mobilized, and supplies have been mobilized to Brothers Port in greater quantities and more frequently.
That's all.
Contrary to the imagination of many forces, the whole army was plunged into turmoil due to the war, which did not happen at all.
At most, it was the Crocodile tribesmen in the Despair Swamp who caused a certain degree of chaos when they began to retreat on a large scale towards the Yongye Army.
But it's all within control.
First of all, Yongye Army Leader has quite a lot of experience in this aspect, and the arrangements for all links are quite in place.
Secondly, this was something they took the initiative to guide and had planned for a long time. Many houses and basic survival supplies had been prepared in advance.
To use a more modern adjective, they can just move in with their bags.
Not to mention work, Yongye Army Leader has a job now. After simple training and study, he can officially start his job. In less than half a month, life will be on the right track in an orderly manner.
The concerns of the elders of the Crocodile Tribe Elders Council are correct. Once their people adapt to this new life, it will be difficult for them to adapt to the original ignorant way of life.
As the saying goes, water flows to lower places and people go to higher places.
When they saw different scenery and different lifestyles from high places, their whole vision changed.
Even if force is used to bring them back to their original lives, they will not be able to continue to be obedient citizens. Most of them will become like the new army, trying every means to change the Council of Elders, and even rise up to resist.
It seems that the leader of the Yongye Army has not taken action against the Crocodile Tribe Elders Council, but in fact he has already taken action. This move is called - Cutting the Heart.
Many forces in the Byron Alliance want to infiltrate their sentinels into the Evernight Army, but most of them end up disappointed.
They could only settle for the next best thing and set their sights on the royal capital, Valesta.
Here is not only another protagonist of this incident, Archduke Buck, the supreme ruler of the Carthusian Army.
There is also the regent princess Sophia Liya who has the closest connection with the Yong Ye Army Leader.
After observing the relationship between the two with new eyes, they had to admit that they were wrong on this point before.
The leader of the Yongye Army may not be a vassal or supporting force of the Princess Regent, but an ally with a relatively equal status.
Regent Princess Sofilia has become more powerful in recent years, thanks to the influence of this new ally.
They want to start here and see if there is any opportunity to profit from it.
The swamp of despair, which focused the attention of the entire continent, fell into a brief period of calm after a series of fierce battles.
Both the victor and the loser need to lick their wounds and recuperate.
Seriously counting, there are no losers in the Swamp of Despair now, but only winners.
The Third Fleet of the Commons family, which suffered the heaviest losses, has been completely eliminated.
The Kingsley family accomplished their original goal and captured Brother Port, but they were tricked by their allies.
In the battle for Brother Port, the Kingsley family's Eastern Army seemed to suffer heavy casualties. In fact, their elite suffered a massive loss after the use of golden armor.
Before that, the main force of the probing attack was the Crocodile cannon fodder collected by the Kingsley family from both sides of the Danube, followed by the mercenaries of the Criminal Alliance and the Black family, and at most the elite mine slave soldiers of the Kingsley family.
The main force has been holding the line from behind.
No matter how many casualties these cannon fodders suffer, they will not feel any pain at all.
The heaviest casualty to the elite Kingsley family was the black powder trap set by the Yongye Army on the wall of Brother Port, which killed them.
The second was the chaos created by the main force's counterattack. However, there were broken troops between the main forces of both sides at that time, and there was no direct confrontation. The casualties caused to them were not as large as expected. Most of them were caused by Sean himself.
Caused by aerial bombing.
In this attack on Brothers' Port, the Kingsley family's Eastern Army, including the cannon fodder, was packed together, which amounted to a fraction of 300,000 yuan.
After taking Brother Port, the number still barely reached 200,000.
Even though the leader of the Yongye Army was not prepared to defend, he still caused nearly 100,000 casualties to them. One can imagine the brutality of the ant's attack on the city.
Of the 100,000 casualties, more than 80% were cannon fodder, which had little impact on the main body of the Eastern Expeditionary Army.
According to their original plan, after the Kingsley family captured Brother Port, the Commons family's third fleet drove the main force of the Yongye Army back to the Andis Mountains and blocked the Danube River. The Kingsley family's infantry took the opportunity to swallow up the entire Despair.
East bank of swamp.
Now that the Third Fleet of the Commons family has been eliminated early, even if the Kingsley family's Eastern Army still maintains 70% to 80% of its combat strength, it can only stay in Brother Port and dare not move at will.
The Yongye Army, which dominates the entire Despair Swamp water transportation network, has an unparalleled advantage in mobility with the Kingsley family. Once they disperse their forces, they will most likely be defeated by the Yongye Army one by one.
Moreover, the current situation of the Kingsley family's Eastern Conquest Army makes it impossible to start the war lightly.
Their combat power remains at 70% to 80%, but that is just theoretical data. Even its supreme commander, Akmeser, cannot guarantee how much actual combat power they have.
Because the combat effectiveness of an army is composed of two parts.
Part of it is the apparent physical strength of the soldiers.
The other part is made up of the morale of the soldiers.
Compared with the former, the latter is difficult to measure numerically, and it plays a very important role.
The combat effectiveness of the same army with low morale and high morale are two completely different things.
The morale of the Kingsley family's Eastern Army is now at an all-time low.
The great defeat of the Commons family's third fleet happened under the eyes of many Kingsley soldiers. The news could not be concealed at all. It didn't take long for everyone in the Eastern Expedition Army to know about it.
Even those ordinary soldiers don't know what the Commons Family's Third Fleet means to them.
The leader of the Yongye Army will also try his best to make them understand.
Attack the heart.
The favorite tactic of the Yongye Army Leader.
"Now that the Danube is in our hands, and all the ships on it are our warships, your food cannot be transported at all. Ask your superiors, how long can the food in your hands last?"
"Surrender, you have no hope. Your lord Buck has fled back to his lair like a lost dog. He has given up on you. What reason do you have to fight for him?"
"Your only hope is to surrender, otherwise Brother Port will be your death place. Look at the corpse pit outside the city. Do you want to be part of it?"
"The Yongye Army has a generous policy. As long as you are willing to surrender, no matter how many sins you have committed in the past, it will be forgotten."
"The Yongye Army receives light corvee and low taxes. There are no forced levies, and there is no poll tax, only land tax. If there are people who serve in the army in the family, the taxes will be reduced by at least 10%. If there are martyrs, the taxes of immediate family members will be permanently reduced by 20%."
"Those who surrender will be credited with great merit, and their officers will be retained in their original posts. Commander Yongye will do his best to rescue your families. Believe us, we have enough cards in our hands to make Buck and Akmeser compromise. If they
If you dare to persecute your family members, we will prevent them from returning to the West Bank."
Whether it is the Danube or the Bazhu River, what echoes are the heart-wrenching words propagandized by Goldman, the leader of the Yongye Army.
He uses the simplest language and talks about the simplest principles.
Intimidation, inducement, publicity of one's own good policies, all kinds of means are used.
There is only one purpose.
That is to further damage the morale of the Kingsley family and ultimately achieve the goal of defeating the enemy without a fight.
Under such circumstances, how could Akmesser dare to divide his troops?
If you are not careful, the entire team sent out will be lost. Not only may the Yongye Army leader be eaten up, but there may also be a collective defection.
In order to prevent this possibility from happening, the Kingsley family's internal ties with the Eastern Army have become closer than ever, and they monitor and supervise each other.
Doing so treats the symptoms but not the root cause.
The biggest problem facing the Kingsley family's Eastern Expedition is that their retreat is blocked and food supplies cannot be transported.
To be more precise, there was no food shipped from the direction of the Carter Army.
As mentioned before, the various wars that lasted for nearly ten years have emptied the finances of the Kingsley family, which is famous for its richness and wealth.
War is often fought over finance and money.
This principle applies no matter which world, which country, or which kind of war.
In order to rescue the Eastern Conquest Army trapped on the east bank of the Donau River, Archduke Buck needed to raise more financial resources and went to the royal capital of Valesta to build connections.
Like war, politics also costs money. Empty promises are far less effective than throwing money at people.
Due to transportation limitations, news does not spread that fast in most areas, especially to ordinary merchants and local residents.
There is still a steady stream of Bryans delivering food to the Swamp of Despair, but there is no organization of the Kingsley family. They are now stranded at the border of the Swamp of Despair.
Tatar City.
It is the largest distribution center for grain trade between the Kingsley family and the Bryan people.
It has a natural geographical environment. After coming down from the Huayu Plateau, you only need to walk another 20 kilometers to reach this place.
This place is a transition zone between plateau and swamp. It takes into account the advantages of both. The altitude is not that high, but the weather is relatively dry, making it more suitable for grain storage.
It's just that as a member of the Criminal Alliance, this city is not big, and the infrastructure is average. It is more like a relatively large mountain village than a city.
After a large amount of grain was shipped, there were not many warehouses to store it.
Those merchants who used local materials to build temporary shelters were all good, and more food was piled up in the open air.
If there were a fire or heavy rain, the consequences would be disastrous.
There was a gloomy atmosphere hanging over the entire city, and it was obvious that the latest war news had reached here.
The larger Huayu Plateau grain merchants all gathered together to discuss solutions.
"Only the Third Fleet of the Commons family was defeated, and the one who traded grain with us was Archduke Buck of the Kingsley family. Their army was not seriously damaged, so why don't they want our grain?"
"What you said is correct, but the problem is that the Kingsley family's army is on the east bank of the Donau River. Without the Commons family's third fleet, the Donau River has fallen back into the hands of the Yongye army leader and the Crocodile tribe. Don't you
Is it possible to send food there? Aren’t you afraid that even the people carrying the food will be robbed by others?"
"The grain was shipped by Grand Duke Buck of the Kingsley family. We have shipped it now. He must give us an explanation, right?"
"Grand Duke Buck is too busy to take care of himself right now. After the Kingsley family's army was trapped, he immediately returned to the capital to raise money for operations and tried every means to rescue his own army. He had no time to care about us."
"The Kingsley family is famous all over the world for its wealth. No matter how poor it is, it won't be short of our grain money, right? You have to give us an explanation. Otherwise, you will ruin your own name. Who will do his business in the future?"
?Anyway, I won’t do it again.”
"First of all, you have to strike up a conversation with Grand Duke Buck, and secondly, they have to take your threat seriously. Be careful if they raise their foot and trample you to death."
"Sir Copperfield, please tell me something. You have had a direct conversation with Archduke Buck and obtained his commitment and authorization. Can you meet with Archduke Buck again and find a way to be accommodating?"
This proposal attracted the attention of all the grain merchants to the middle-aged man.
This person was none other than Sir Copperfield, a grain merchant from Huayu Plateau who had been received by Archduke Buck.
It turns out that as the leader of the grain merchants in Huayu Plateau, he was elected under forced circumstances.
After receiving the personal interview and promise from Archduke Buck, this position was firmly established.
Especially when he returned to the Huayu Plateau with the compensation promised by Archduke Buck, it caused an unprecedented sensation. Many grain merchants who were originally hesitant decided to enter the field, abandon their homes and businesses, smash pots and sell iron to raise grain, and follow the traders.
The grain army transports grain.
As a result, as soon as they arrived at Tartar City, they were dealt a blow. The Kingsley family's army was trapped and food could not be transported.
In panic, these people could only set their sights on Sir Copperfield, because they subconsciously believed that the other party had bewitched them. If it weren't for him, they would not have waded into this muddy water.
"Meeting Grand Duke Buck again... hiccup... you are so naive. The situation now is different from the last time. The last time was because the grain road was attacked. In order to stabilize the situation, Grand Duke Buck opened the...
With that kind of generous price and treatment, now... he has too much time to take care of himself. Once the hundreds of thousands of troops are wiped out on the east bank of the Donau River, it is still unknown whether he can ensure the integrity of his territory. Will he still have time to care about his family's reputation?
"
Sir Copperfield's condition was not good. No matter how hard he was, he still had to keep his clothes spotless. Not only were they full of pleats, but there were even stains on his chest where the unknown liquid had dried. He had not washed or changed them for who knows how many days.
, his whole body exuded a strong smell of alcohol, his eyes were blurry, and he didn’t know if he had completely sobered up.
Obviously, he has been under extraordinary pressure recently, not only from outsiders, but also from himself, because after the first successful delivery of grain, he did not pay off the debt, but instead lifted more, transported more grain, and sent
I expected to take advantage of this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to make a fortune and use it as capital to turn around, but I didn't expect that I plunged into the bottomless abyss.
But even if he hadn't completely sobered up, the orthodox education he had received was there, and his vision was far beyond what those low-level grain merchants could match.