Chapter 2908 Fragile "Neutrality"

At first, the Fizen authorities thought it was just an accident that Winthrop Jr.'s army was defeated in the Delin River Bend. However, the battle situation in the south of the New World soon took a turn for the worse. Facts proved that this so-called "accident" was just a more terrible one Prelude to disaster.

After just one month, in the great battle that broke out on the outskirts of Delin Town, these Asa aborigines who were armed by the Far Easterners once again shined brilliantly on the battlefield, providing a great opportunity for the Continental Army to win the final victory. Indispensable support.

After these two battles were fought, observers from all over the world were deeply shocked and realized that the aborigines had become a new force that could not be ignored in the War of Independence.

Under such circumstances, the rulers of Fizhen had to hang their proud heads and seriously examine the role played by the aborigines of the New World in this war.

So far, only the aborigines in the south participated in the Continental Army. In the Midgard region, the tribes headed by Shizhu Town seem to be quite peaceful, at least they have not publicly violated their "neutral" position.

But this level of "safety" cannot dispel the suspicion of Earl Winthrop and his generals, especially General Henry Clinton, who was ordered to garrison Freeport, who had already keenly sensed the situation a month before the Battle of During Town. Feeling a sense of crisis, I firmly believe that the Volsong tribe in Shizhu Town will fall into the arms of the rebels sooner or later!

At that time, the eyes of both warring parties were focused on Alfheim, and Shizhu Town had no sense of existence in the eyes of most Fizen generals, but General Clinton made such a judgment mainly based on two reasons.

First, the Volsung tribe has also sent a large number of young elites to receive military training in the Far East in the past two years, just like their classmates from the south.

Similar backgrounds and common schooling experience helped to eliminate regional prejudices for these Aboriginal youths who were trained in Fort Colas.

In the dormitory of the Korrasberg Military Academy, the indigenous young elites of Yalfheim and Midgard have actually formed a like-minded political group, and they will inevitably discuss the idea of ​​"Uniting the indigenous tribes of the New World to resist colonial oppression". A consensus is reached on a concept.

This means that when the Algonquin tribe students from Alfheim took up arms and returned to the country to join the war, the Midgardian students who saw them off were also ready to fight side by side.

On the other hand, General Clinton believes that the Far East government spends huge sums of money to train indigenous young people studying in the New World and provides them with new weapons and equipment. The way to intervene in the War of Independence, blood transfusion for the Continental Army.

As we all know, Audrey and Holden were born in the royal family of Canaan, and they are also senior officers of the Continental Army. They are definitely not the "unofficial volunteers" claimed by the Canaan government. The Alfheim Special Training Corps returned urgently It is impossible for the New World to participate in the war purely because of the enthusiasm of the young people studying in the Algonquin tribe, and there must be the instruction of the Far East Emperor Roland I behind it.

Then it is conceivable that unless His Majesty Roland is a schizophrenic patient, sooner or later he will arm the young people studying in the Volsong tribe who also received special training in Fort Kolas and send them back to the New World to join the war. Now there is only one "tear" Neutrality" is just an opportunity for this mask.

Under such circumstances, General Clinton believed that instead of passively waiting for the situation to deteriorate, it would be better to act first, either forcing the Volsung tribe to join his camp, or rushing in before the return of the overseas special training corps and launching a surprise attack , Completely eliminate the hidden danger of Shizhu Town.

Earl Winthrop received General Clinton's suggestion as early as three days after the end of the Battle of Derling Bend. Adhering to his usual old-fashioned and prudent style, he didn't think it was a good idea to make another strong enemy when his own side had just lost the battle.

What's more, General Clinton's own troops are very limited. It is very difficult to suppress the Vasa Corps in Forge Valley. The main force commanded by Earl Winthrop is far away in Leiden Port, and there is no force to assist Clinton in the long-distance attack on Shizhu Town. , put this matter on hold, thinking that the most urgent task is to concentrate troops to destroy the Continental Army Southern Corps assembled in Delin Town, and it will not be too late to free up hands to clean up Shizhu Town later.

However, things backfired. The battle of Delin Town shattered Earl Winthrop's dream of a quick victory. He had to collect the remnants of the defeated army and was forced to spend the winter in Leiden City to recuperate. He would consider attacking Delin Town next spring. Launch a new offensive.

The war in the south was deadlocked, and Earl Winthrop finally found the energy to look back at the situation in the north and General Clinton's plan for sending troops to Shizhu Town.

At exactly the same time, Benedict Laval, who defected from the Continental Army, came to Freeport and defected to General Clinton.

Not long after Laval settled down, he was interviewed by war reporters and publicly expressed his unwillingness to be an enemy of former comrades-in-arms such as George Vassar. The count was very annoyed, he felt like he had swallowed a fly, and he was furious in the headquarters, berating Laval for trying to gain fame and not knowing what is good and what is wrong!

With Earl Winthrop's temper, it would be considered kind of him not to get rid of Laval. There are many generals who can't find a place to use them.

However, in addition to his public identity as "Rebel General of the Continental Army", Laval also secretly had an ambiguous relationship with the Conquering Order, which was appreciated by Pope "Destroyer of Wood" Dolan Teresis.

Tracys learned that Benedict Laval was stranded in Freeport with nothing to do, so he specially wrote to Earl Winthrop, proposing to use this powerful general to lead the believers and vassal forces of the Conquering Order, and unite with the Frost Giant Lord of Winterhold. Lim, jointly launch a campaign aimed at destroying Stone Pillar Town.

Earl Winthrop is figuring out Clinton's plan. He wants to attack Shizhu Town but he doesn't have enough troops. Sending Laval that he doesn't need can win over the conquest order and the frost giants of Winterhold, and by the way, it can also eliminate the hidden danger of Shizhu Town, which is like a thorn in the back.

This wave is a win-win situation! Why not do it?

Earl Winthrop replied immediately, and readily agreed to the request of "Wood Destroyer".

Immediately wrote to General Clinton in Freeport, telling him that there was a "pie in the sky" to take advantage of, and quickly kicked that disgusting guy Laval to "Ganghead Forest", "I hope he is in the Stone Pillar Town died with the brave Asir warriors."