A little later, Hajim still played his role as a private secretary, and he advised: "Your Excellency Zongte, now that the consequences of the big defeat have come to an end, there is no point in pursuing the fault of Lord Tritter. It is better to take advantage of the big You haven't gone south yet, so we can change our defense plan and policy as soon as possible so that we can regain some advantage!"

Walter nodded. After more than two months of getting along, the clerks from this small city showed good political qualities, which even made him feel a little pity for him. I'm afraid he will be able to go out to fight for a higher status long ago.

"Tell me, Hajim, what did you think of?" Walter asked calmly.

"Your Excellency, the first line of defense is indeed finished, but the initial impact is only the two cities of Lockliang and Aqili. Well, to be precise, it is only the city of Aqili."

"Oh? What do you mean?" Walter frowned, and immediately understood the thoughts of his subordinates, and couldn't help but said: "Hajim, you mean, you want me to give up Aqili and defend Lockliang with all my strength?!"

"Yes, Your Excellency," Hajim smiled slightly, "Akili originally had plenty of food and steam cannons, and he was a powerful force in the northern cities. We would have acquiesced in his illegal business and many The first time he asked for remuneration, it was just to win him over and let his army fight against the false emperor. Now, his army has almost lost its combat power, lost half of its artillery, and has no morale. Without the value of wooing, why not let his destruction come to our other allies and sound the alarm..."

Walter thought for a while, then sat back at the desk, and took out several reports from the short cabinet under the desk.With a flick of his hand, he swept the fragmented report that Hajim put together to the ground, and spread out the other reports on the table.

Pointing to one of them, Walter said: "Hajim, it's not that I haven't thought about this road, but look, Oswell is not ready yet. He only has more than 5 people now, plus a little over [-] mercenaries. If all these soldiers are pulled back into the city to help defend, they may still be able to withstand a wave, but look around him! There are no dangerous places around Lockliang. If Aqili helps defend the west On the other hand, then this highland a hundred miles outside the city can still be used as the commanding height of the defense line. If Aqili is lost, then this location is just a higher cemetery. What's more, apart from Aqili, other cities It’s too far away from Locklian, and I’m worried about whether Oswell can survive until the reinforcements arrive.”

Hajim looked at the report on the table, pointed to another report, and explained: "But the soldiers of Lockian are all new kings, and they are all equipped with steam cannons. There were nearly 150 steam cannons in the first place. The forts are all strengthened permanent fortifications. Well, the 1 guns and [-] cannons supported by the city lord Zhimashi are about to arrive. In this way, the city lord Lokliang can at least arm [-] more people, although the lack of Training, but defending the city is still not a problem. It is enough for him to delay for a while. When the reinforcements from other city lords arrive, the coalition monarch will be able to start a tug-of-war with the false emperor's maharajah. Development in a favorable direction...”

Walter nodded in agreement, then sighed, and said with some helplessness: "The centripetal force of the interim government is still too weak. I asked all regions to support the front line as much as possible a long time ago. In the end, most of them just mean it." , Just give a hundred guns, not even a gun! All the money and supplies are invested in myself, and the small circle of alliances they formed! I have no sense of the overall situation!"

"Not all of them are like this. Your Excellency, the Lord of Zhimashi City is still quite loyal. He not only invested a lot of money in the city of Lockliang, but also provided a lot of army equipment for the central defense line. But he himself, There are a few southern cities around, but he didn’t invest, um, he probably didn’t have enough funds.”

Walter quite agrees with what Hajim said. It can be said that in the entire Southern League, in this grass-roots team, the two cities of Rockliang and Zhimashi are the most hardworking and caring.There is no way for Oswell, he is the front line of the battle, and there is still a reason why he cannot surrender.There is no way out, only a desperate fight.As for Zhimashi, he was more surprised. The southernmost port city in the kingdom should have been the safest and least reliable city.

After all, he had enough time to prepare for his escape, and the ships and ports were ready-made. Although their fleet was far inferior to that of the Principality, it was considered among the best when looking at the mainland.If he wanted to flee south by sea, no matter whether it was the puppet emperor or the alliance formed by Walter, there was nothing he could do about it.But to everyone's amazement, instead of planning to flee, the city lord invested a large amount of money in Junbei, and even later organized manpower to support the scarce Junbei with soaring prices free of charge.In this way, even Walter, who has always had his eyes above the top, had to feel admiration from the bottom of his heart.

"Claude has his heart, and he has contributed money and efforts, but he alone is not enough!" Walter still shook his head, "What's more, after two months, he should have reached his limit. If the interim government continues With such a state of disunity, it will be difficult for us to survive until we defeat the false emperor and let him compromise with us."

Hajim smiled: "Your Excellency, I told you about the shortcomings of the interim government a few months ago. This deficiency is the problem you just mentioned. Each city owner only fights for himself and has no team spirit at all. In this case Next, they can't resist the invasion of the false emperor. But, as I said, as long as there is a real war, as long as there is a cleansed example, they will be afraid and at a loss. Only then can you truly control the situation Only then can they integrate their forces. At that time, you will lead the south to successfully fight against the false emperor, and after that, you will truly establish the Southern Freedom Alliance government!"

Walter narrowed his eyes. Indeed, for more than two months, he tried his best and exhausted his contacts, which only proved the incompetence of this grassroots team.If his relatives were not in the hands of those monsters, and even himself was under surveillance, he would not have stayed in the southern part of the kingdom and waited to die with these fools.However, the two months of hard work were not fruitless. Under the research of him, Hajim and others, the overall strength of the South is still quite good. Although the King's team lacks training and actual combat experience, the king's preparations have already It easily surpassed Tie Weijun, who was previously built by the false emperor.In terms of quantity, it is zero and zero, and finally one piece, with nearly 20.Although there is not much news from the north, at least it is clear that the number of troops trained by the false emperor this time is quite small, and I am afraid that it will not exceed 12 in the end. Around [-].If it's just defense, the chances of winning are still quite large.

"Hajim, go send a letter, ask for a secret letter, let all the city lords, send support to Lokliang! Let the surrounding and even further cities send aid to Lokliang as soon as possible! At the same time, write to Oss Will, tell him that I will support him with all the city lords in the south! Let him stand up no matter what!" Walter calmly gave the order after thinking for a long time.

"Yes! Your Excellency the President!" Hajim bowed halfway, and then asked again: "Then Akili City?"

"Send him a letter and tell him to stick to it, and I will support him with 'full strength'." Walter sneered.

Tritter de Bozaki Terrier, the lord of Akili City, was half lying on the recliner in the study, holding a secret letter from Clakein in his hand, which stated that, let He defended the city with all his strength and waited for reinforcements.He didn't take a look at the bullshit and hypocritical encouragement in the second half. After burning the secret letter on a candle, this strong man who had just passed his 35th birthday and was half bald stood up with difficulty and took Holding the wine bottle, she staggered to the window sill and looked out the window.The city still seemed very lively, even after a defeat, it was a little chaotic when the rout returned to the city, and now it has returned to normal.Tritter couldn't help thinking of his family history.

Grandfather Kailed Terrier was one of the first small southern tyrants who followed Esther IV to reclaim the country.It was the first battle, one of the few surviving members in the bloody battle that almost wiped out the king, and was later regarded as a confidant by the fourth generation, and was established as a nobleman after the war, and then transferred to become Aki Lord of Licheng.

Akili City is a city located at the border between the north and the south of the kingdom. The surrounding area is a typical hilly environment, which is not suitable for agricultural development. There are no mineral resources, and there are not even a few factories.Supporting the survival of this city with a population of 45 is its well-developed commercial trade and bulk commodity transportation.This city is quite young, and it was a transit city established by Esther IV in order to expand southward in his later years.In the period of King Esser V, he was also the primary beneficiary of King Nantuo's plan, and it can be said that he was deeply favored by the king.

Maybe it's the rebellious factor in his blood, maybe it's the extravagance after the war that corrupted Kelette.This emerging aristocrat who was entrusted with important tasks and continued to receive rewards and financial support from the royal family, the Terrier family, who were supposed to be a hardcore royal family, gradually became alienated.When Esther IV was alive, the family seemed conscientious and extremely loyal.Then, after Esther V, who was far inferior to the IV in all aspects, came to power, the family was completely divorced from the royal family.They took advantage of the royal family's consistent trust in their family to win the position of the pioneer of southern expansion. A large amount of funds was transferred to Achili City, which was used by the Terrier family to open up the barbaric land in the south of the kingdom.Most of these funds were embezzled. Of course, not only the Terrier family was doing this at the time, but almost all the southern cities took advantage of this opportunity to grow bigger, but the city of Achilles benefited the most. one.

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