Chapter 2633 Sibling Reunion

"Can you try to persuade the soldiers to renew their service contracts?" Audrey asked Hailar.

"It's hard, because the army's salary in the first half of the year is still in arrears, and the soldiers are very annoyed if they can't get their salary." Hailar smiled bitterly, "But then again, it is precisely because a lot of military salary is in arrears. It has become a bargaining chip to retain soldiers—if you retire now, you will not be able to get the arrears of salary, and in order to get back your salary, you have to consider continuing to serve.”

Audrey was dumbfounded.

Isn't this special guy trying to cheat the soldier? !

The black hearted foreman who squeezed and deducted the hard-earned money of the laborers was nothing more than that. With this kind of coaxing and deceitful means to govern the army, it would be hell if he could win the battle!

"Isn't that good... General Vasa and his colleagues, aren't they afraid that the rank-and-file officers and soldiers will have too much grievances and mutiny?" Audrey asked tentatively.

"Honey, this is poor people and short-sightedness! Our commander himself has no salary, and he has to pay for guns and food. The officers and soldiers under him see it, and they can only be angry at Master Fei and the penny-pinching Wealthy southerners."

Hailar looked at the barracks and said thoughtfully.

"I heard that Earl Winthrop is planning to march south. If we can't stop the enemy on the other side of the Mead River, Freeport will be surrounded and usher in the same fate as Midgard City. At that time, the Continental Army will We can only continue to retreat to the south and station troops in the Forging Valley, if the Forging Valley can't hold it, we can only retreat to the further south to Yalfheim and continue to fight."

Speaking of Alfheim, Audrey immediately remembered that it was Joan's hometown, and felt a little melancholy in her heart.

"If the Continental Army is really forced to withdraw to Yalfheim, it will actually be a good thing."

Hailaer then analyzed the future direction of the battle to his girlfriends.

"First of all, the jungle valleys of Yalfheim are more suitable for guerrilla warfare. The line infantry that the regular army of Feizhen is good at cannot be used in frontal decisive battles."

"Besides, there are many rich and wealthy men in the south. You can set up camp and garrison troops in any large manor, and our military supplies will be guaranteed. When the war is at our doorstep, the stingy southerners can only pay for safety."

"This is not a revolutionary army, it's just like bandits!" Audrey couldn't help complaining.

"Honey, we are pirates! Once a pirate goes ashore, don't you become a bandit?" Hailar laughed to himself.

Audrey could tell that she was having fun while suffering, and at the same time, she also showed her resentment towards the compatriots in the south.

The independent revolution has been going on vigorously for more than half a year, and the colonial people still failed to solve the most basic problem of unity.

Southerners occupy half of the seats in the Continental Congress. The top three generals of the Continental Army are all from the South. The support of the Southern compatriots for the independent revolution has always been lip service. , When donating money and food, they disappeared. No wonder Hailar was eager to lead the war to Yalfheim, which had been peaceful for a long time.

In addition to expecting the generosity of compatriots in the South, the Continental Army can only count on overseas friends to provide funding.

Audrey followed Hailar into the camp where the Continental Army Headquarters was located, and arrested Holden, who was serving as an adjutant under General Vasa's camp. She thought that her younger brother would run away like a cat seeing a mouse, as before. The result was far beyond her expectations.

"Ouch! Isn't this my most beautiful, noble, kind and gentle elder sister? You are finally here!"

When Holden saw his sister, like a mouse seeing cheese, he rushed forward with green eyes and hugged her warmly, so enthusiastic that Audrey felt very suspicious.

"Are you really my brother? Huh? Could it be that you are possessed by an evil spirit?"

"Dear old lady, it's really me!"

"There must be something wrong with being courteous for nothing. What bad idea are you planning on, brat? Tell me the truth!"

"Is there any bad idea? I'm helping the headquarters to draft a military supply order. You just happened to come. How much money do you have with you? For the sake of justice and freedom, how about donating it to our Continental Army?"

When Audrey heard this, she almost exploded!

"Okay, the alms turned to my sister, you are really dedicated, Holden!"

Audrey kicked her brother hard, and then took out her money bag with a bitter face, and donated all the private money she planned to use as a dowry to the Continental Army.

"If I can't get married, it's all due to this war!"

"Sister, you can definitely get married. Qiao An is not someone who is greedy for dowry. Even if he doesn't want you, at least Sister Cai Mi will take over. You two adopt a baby. Every Monday, three, five, seven, you will be the child's father, and every two and four Six-for-money miss is in charge, isn't it a beautiful life?"

Holden emptied his sister's private money. This donation can buy at least 500 new magic crystal rifles.

Audrey slapped her younger brother on the back of the head. Knowing that the money was going to be used to buy arms, she rolled her eyes and had an idea.

"Holden, I heard from my elder brother that a trading company in Canaan is an arms supplier for the Continental Army. You can buy it wherever you go. Instead of making it cheaper for the Far East arms dealers, it is better to hand over the order to the Canaan supplier. , you have to take care of your family first in business.”

"Wow! Your 'self-produced and sold' routine is very spiritual, but we can't wait, we can't wait to import arms from Canaan, this order can only be handed over to the dwarven arsenal in Forge Valley, at least it can save shipping costs. "

Noticing that his sister was dissatisfied, Holden lowered his voice and further explained to her the underlying factors of doing business with dwarves.

"Right now, the dwarves of Forge Valley are the only allies the Continental Army can win in Midgard."

"In Forge Valley, the dwarves have the impregnable Nidaville Fortress and a complete military industry. These are the resources we urgently need."

"General Vasa and General Green are now discussing alliances with the dwarven nobles in the Forge Valley. This military supply order will become a bargaining chip on the negotiating table."

"If the covenant is successfully concluded, the Feizhen army will go south to attack Freeport in the future. If the battle goes wrong, our troops can retreat to the Forge Valley and gain the protection of the dwarven allies."

After listening to her brother's explanation, Audrey felt that it made sense, so she gave up the idea of ​​fighting for an arms order, and even praised her brother, saying that he has matured a lot.

Holden was praised by his sister and couldn't help showing off. He rolled his eyes and came up with a bad idea.

"Sister Cai Fan, you see, my sister is a Canaan princess, and she is delicate and fleshy. If we tie her up and write to my parents to extort ransom, based on her weight of one hundred and twenty pounds, I will get ten Double the weight of gold shouldn’t be a problem, right?”