Realm of Power

"Sir, this is the urgent information just sent from the Samor Military Headquarters! I was just about to send it to you, and you came." Seeing the fat man approaching the square door, Lidakus immediately stood up and sent an urgent message. Top secret documents are spread out on his desk

"After receiving the canonization order from Kyoto, the Dardanelle family in the south launched an invasion war against the three nearby marquis territories of Hesarun, Yadi and Tatonku three days ago, just as your Excellency expected.

This time, the Dardanelle family gathered the troops of more than ten small lords of Zhiva Cheze to form a southern coalition of 8,000 people. They had defeated three coalition forces at the Mose River and surrounded the Yadi family's Budasburg. The surrender of the Di family is only a matter of time. Now everyone in the south is in danger, and no one knows whose turn it will be next."

"Oh, I really didn't expect the Dardanelle family to be so restive!" Fatty was surprised by the Dardanelle family's dispatch of troops. According to the plan, it would be at least mid-September to assemble and train a force of 8,000 people. , I didn’t expect that the war would be launched at the end of August. It seems that the Dardanelle family has been secretly preparing for a lot of time.

"What do you think about this matter?" the fat man asked. Lidakus's strength lies in planning strategies. During the three years in Palaven, Lidakus soaked in various military archives and campaign documents. , hearing the fat man asking for his opinion, he said casually, "I think this is a good time for us to take the initiative. Taking advantage of this good opportunity, not only can we severely damage the Dardanelle family, but we can also take the opportunity to win the favor of the southern lords! This But it’s a good thing to kill two birds with one stone”

"Attack? No, no." The fat man shook his head and rejected Lidakus' plan.

"We have no obligation to help others fight. Even if we defeat the Dardanelle family's army, they are still lords conferred by the king and governor of the lower south of the kingdom. Other lords will not accept our kindness. In these lower south In the eyes of the lord, we Samors are much more terrifying than Dardaniel."

Seeing Lidakus' puzzled look, the fat man smiled and said, "It's like a group of sheep seeing a wolf. They were very scared. At this time, a lion came and drove the wolf away. What do you think the sheep would think? Sheep wouldn't Be grateful to the lions, they will only try to gore the lions with their horns."

"Your Excellency, if we, Samour, intervene in the war in the lower south at this time, it will only make the lords of the lower south regard us as enemies!" Lidakus suddenly realized, "Is it possible to just watch the Dardanelle family continue to fight like this?" Sitting big?"

Lidakus said in astonishment, he thought that the fat man would definitely teach the people of Zhiva Cheze a lesson because of his character of not suffering any losses, but who knew that the fat man could hold his temper so calmly?

"All we can do now is wait!" Fatty said in a low voice, "When the nobles in the Lower South lose their composure, we can rescue them as saviors."

"But if the Dardanelle family unifies the lower south, it will become a sharp sword against our Samor's back. At that time, whether they join forces with the Kyoto nobles or the rising Juvens family in the east, they will fight against It’s a big threat to us!”

"Unify the South! Haha, do you think it is possible for the Dardanelle family?" The fat man smiled with disdain. "Don't forget that in the western corner of the South, there is also a powerful Dylans family. I If they weren't worried about the two families joining forces, they would have already sent their troops south. Now they want to fight on their own, isn't it better? "

"The Dylans family may be strong, but facing the Dardanelle family with eight thousand troops, their subordinates are worried..."

"What are you worried about?" The fat man sat down on the chair angrily. "Have you forgotten the rumor about the Dylans family? The race of the Lods, the city of the Vekians, our good neighbors, the Lods The Dillens family will not sit idly by. Although the 8,000-strong army is powerful, it is no match for the Eighth Army of the Lods! "

"However, as the governor of the upper south, we Samor should also express our attitude!" The fat man picked up a pen and paper from the table and wrote on the sandpaper where he signed the order, "Immediately send someone to hand over this order." To the leader of the Statunko Banner in charge of the defense of the Lower South, with the Satu River as the boundary, we in the Upper South will not interfere in the affairs of the Lower South!”

At the end of August, the white flag was hung up at Yardi Castle, which had held firm for eight days. The Samor people in the Upper South declared non-interference, which plunged the Lower South into complete chaos. In addition to the Dardanelle family, the Dillons family in the west corner, and the Dillons family in the east. The Jacques Tai family has expanded to the surrounding areas.

For a time, the lower south was in chaos. Lords from all over the country expanded their military strength and spared no effort to purchase weapons and armor from the Samors in the upper south. The nobles headed by the Jones family united with the caravan,

They made a lot of money in this chaos. Lower South is the kingdom's grain-producing area. These lords don't have much money, but the grain is piled in the warehouse to get moldy. Now they are all sold at low prices because of the fat man. With the personally signed Level 5 qualification certificate, the United Caravan obtained the first right to purchase one million quintals of grain.

The Kyoto nobles already have good relations with the northern lords, and many of them are related by marriage to the northern lords. With this layer of protection, these grains, which are not valuable in the south, are converted into gold coins when transported to the northern territories that are extremely short of food.

After going back and forth, I made more than 300,000 gold coins in less than half a month, which almost made the Kyoto nobles happy to death. Many families who originally had a wait-and-see attitude regretted it and joined in one after another. It was like a snowball, getting bigger and bigger. Even many conservatives have joined in. The royal family's prestige is weakening, and the conservative forces are transforming into centrists.

Seeing that the situation in Kyoto was developing in the direction he expected, the fat man threw the situation directly to the busy Duke Jones, and took a few guards to the confluence of the three rivers. There, the heart of Samor's connection with Kyoto and the north, Yaduksha City, was almost completed. This was a major event related to Samor's overall situation, and the fat man dared not relax at all.

Shiploads of building materials were brought down the river from the upstream area, which saved a lot of manpower for transportation and greatly accelerated the construction speed, making the new city, which was originally planned to be completed in three months, come ahead of schedule.

The fat man carefully inspected the site, like a mole, pinching here and punching there, rarely seeing mud and sand splashing, and then nodded with satisfaction.

This Yaduksha City was built completely according to the standards of a large military fortress. The elliptical wall, five meters thick and more than ten meters high, can well disperse the frontal impact. Even when facing the impact of a large trebuchet weighing half a ton, it is as stable as a mountain. According to the standards, this new city will be able to garrison 10,000 people, which is the eyes of Samor staring at Kyoto.

There are two large cargo docks on both sides of the river. The open confluence of the three rivers forms a large river channel with a width of more than 300 meters here, which can ensure that dozens of cargo ships can run on the river at the same time, which is more than enough to deal with the merchant fleets coming from the south and the north.