Chapter 318 Full Cooperation

If Grand Duke Buck hadn't rushed to the barracks first, he would even have the heart to send out an army to meet him.

"Please forgive me, Your Majesty." Seeing Duke Buck, Akemeser immediately raised his commanding sword above his head and knelt down to plead guilty.

As for whether the kingsley family was invited to defeat the crocodile tribe in the war against the crocodile tribe, or to ask for the crime of being unfavorable to Duke Buck's protection, it is not known.

Anyway, at this moment, it is right to apologize.

"Get up, I was careless, and I can't blame you." Grand Duke Buck, whether he was discerning right from wrong or buying people's hearts, was inseparable from Acmesser in the current battle situation, and he directly took the responsibility on himself.

Grand Duke Buck paced back and forth and said: "I think I have paid enough attention to the Yongye Army Commander, but in the end, I still suffered from the disadvantage of not paying enough attention. I was frustrated and passive everywhere. Up to now, we have not fully understood the opponent's exact strength. How is the Marshal going to proceed?"

"Thank you, Your Majesty." Akemesser stood up again, saying that he was in charge of this area, and basically just opened his mouth without thinking, or that he had been thinking about this issue recently.

Ake Messer pointed to the sand table in front of him and said, "Your Majesty, please see that it is inevitable that the leader of the Yongye army and the crocodile tribe will merge. From now on, the enemies we need to deal with are not only the crocodile tribe, but also the leader of the Yongye army. "

"I don't think this is purely a bad thing. After all, the Eternal Night Army has always existed before it took the lead. It's just that it is in the dark, and some methods are more difficult to be detected. Now it has been pushed into the open, and some behaviors are easier to predict."

"The enemy is clearly a problem, but one thing is certain. The Third Fleet led by General Stubbing has an absolute advantage in the Danube River. They will definitely not dare to engage in a water decisive battle with us again. It is possible to place it on the east bank of the Donau River and use the terrain to fight a positional battle with us."

"At that time, General Stubbs' Third Fleet will be powerless, and we will once again be in a situation of fighting alone, and we will also face the coalition forces of the Eternal Night Army Leader and the Crocodiles."

Like peeling an onion, Ake Messer analyzed the situation in front of him layer by layer for Duke Buck to see.

"What are you going to do?" Duke Buck nodded approvingly.

It's not like he's pretending to understand. Ever since Shanying sent the message, front-line information will be put on his desk immediately. He is very clear about the situation of the Zhengdong Army.

"Brother's Port." Ake Messer said heavily on the sand table, "The brotherly port jointly built by the Yongye army leader and the crocodile tribe is the core of breaking the situation. As long as the brotherly port can be taken, General Stubbs' third The fleet can directly cut off their connection with the Eternal Night Army Leader, and they will become rootless duckweeds in the Swamp of Despair, and can only rely on the crocodile tribe as the main force to compete with us, and we will have nothing to fear at that time."

"Is General Stubbs a problem?" Archduke Buck asked back.

"Your Majesty is wise." Akemesser said with a long sigh, "This is the key to this tactic. At that time, the main force will be General Stubbin's Third Fleet, let alone whether General Stubbin is willing or not. Taking such a big risk to charge forward is also extremely detrimental to our interests. The more we rely on the Commons family fleet, the more stringent the conditions they will set out at that time. The number of times I have contacted General Stubbs Although there are not many, but it can be felt that he is definitely not the kind of master who is easy to get along with, and there is a pirate atmosphere unique to the Commons family in his bones, and he will definitely be blackmailed by him."

"You and I had the same thought at first." Grand Duke Buck looked at the endless water outside the camp, "I always want to swallow the Swamp of Despair before giving up, but from another perspective, if we lose the war, we will lose our troops and lose nothing. The existing territory will also be seriously threatened. Therefore, securing the Swamp of Despair is the most worthwhile consideration right now. No matter how big General Stubbs' appetite is, it is nothing more than a matter of occupying several trading ports and trade rights. No matter how big it is, it’s nothing more than a matter of the Danube River and the coastline ports. Is it possible that he can still transport a large number of people from the West Sea, thousands of miles away? In the final analysis, we are the local snakes, and we are the ones who ultimately take the lead.”

Grand Duke Buck showed a meaningful smile and said: "When we need to rely on him now, what's the harm in letting him charge the sky high? When we take this big cake down, it's time for us to sit on the ground and pay back the money. There's no point in worrying about the uneven distribution of the spoils."

"Your Majesty is wise." Ake Messer praised sincerely. As long as Duke Buck can think about this, he can let go of many things.

"You just need to rest assured to prepare for the battle-related matters. General Stubbs, leave it to me." Grand Duke Buck did not intend to directly take over the entire military power of the Eastern Conquest Army.

Just because he is on the front line doesn't mean he has to personally command.

In terms of political skills, I may be better than Ake Messer, but in terms of military command, I am afraid that I am not as good as the opponent.

After all, most of the time, I just talk about it on paper, and I personally lead the army, which has never exceeded 10,000 people. Even the remote control command of the Eastern Conquest Army in the past was carried out through Akemesser.

If he were to suddenly take over the entire Zhengdong Army, he would be at a loss, not knowing where to start.

Duke Buck still has this self-knowledge.

"Obey, Your Majesty!" Axmesser also heaved a long sigh of relief in his heart, saying that he was not worried that it was a lie that Duke Buck would seize his military power.

It involves not only the gain or loss of one's own rights, but also the fear that Grand Duke Buck will command blindly from it and ruin the whole game of chess, and there is no way to save it when the time comes.

Fortunately, although Grand Duke Buck was very concerned about the gains and losses of the Swamp of Despair, he did not get carried away and made a wrong decision.

Duke Buck's visit to the Swamp of Despair still had a considerable impact on the morale of the East Conquest Army.

Although he did not take over the military power of Axmesser, he still frequently entered and left the barracks. He affirmed the achievements of the East Conquest Army in recent years, especially the desperate bloody battle with the crocodile tribe at the mouth of Wuyin Lake. There is no mention of it being their last stand.

In addition to verbal praise, Duke Buck used his usual tactic-heavy rewards.

It is also a trick that has been tried and tested. These big soldiers, fighting for the glory of the family, are in the minority after all, and most of them come for gold and silver.

It's better to say ten thousand, but a piece of gold is more real.

With a lot of rewards, morale recovered so quickly that it almost broke the watch. If those elites were not able to replenish in a short time, even if there was another bloody battle in the river, they would not be afraid.

General Stupin, the captain of the Third Fleet of the Commons family, didn't need Duke Buck to find it himself. Two days later, he delivered it to his door. The purpose was naturally to ask for the supplies promised by the Kingsley family.

The Third Fleet led by Stubbs floated on the sea for two full months just after turning from the West Sea, and there were no suitable supply points along the way.

The Huayu Plateau poked there like a pier made the condition of Asharn's south coastline very bad. Contrary to the prosperity of the coastline, there are only scattered peninsulas hanging there, that is, there is no natural port, and there is also a lack of material production. , It is troublesome to resupply.

This is the reason why the Commons family used to hang around the west coast and seldom ran here—it was unprofitable.

What Stubbing's fleet really lacks now is not food. Regardless of the sea or the Swamp of Despair, the fishery is very rich and can be completely self-sufficient.

What they really lack are vegetables and fruits. Too monotonous food will cause an imbalance of trace elements in the human body, which will lead to severe sepsis. Now many sailors have begun to show symptoms.

They may not know the principle, but with rich sailing experience, they know how to solve the problem.

If the Kingsley family's supplies hadn't arrived, they would really consider the possibility of robbing. As for who to rob, it's hard to say.

The Night Leopard Marine Corps led by the Yongye Army succeeded in attacking the grain road this time, at best one-third of the time.

According to their original plan, in the first half of the material transport team, they used the snowball coordinated combat method to burn and destroy, and then appeared in front of the guards with the strongest posture.

As long as the guards rushed out of the camp, trying to stop the Night Leopard Marines.

The Night Leopard Marines were going to use black powder grenades to teach them how to be human, and Sean used the black powder cluster bombs to bomb Duke Buck, which were prepared for the guards.

In the face of this brand new attack, coupled with the surprise cover-up of the Night Leopard Marines, the collapse of the guard army is inevitable.

At that time, the Night Leopard Marines only need to drive the collapsed guards like ducks, attack the second half of the material transportation team, and drive them all the way back to their hometown, completing an incredible and brilliant victory.

It's just that the plan can't keep up with the rapid changes.

Because of the existence of Grand Duke Buck, the guards took their own safety as the top priority, and even ignored the burning of the first half of the material transportation team, and stuck to the camp.

Fighting encounter battles and attacking tough battles are two completely different things.

In addition, the elite cavalry of the Kingsley family led by Sir Kleist unexpectedly came to help.

The Night Leopard Marines had to abandon their original battle plan.

So this night attack had a certain impact on the Kingsley family, but it was not fatal, because the amount of supplies delivered this time was enough, and even if half of them were left, it was enough for them to persist until the next batch of supplies arrived.

The tactic of attacking Liang Dao is indispensable.

The Kingsley family will certainly fully absorb the lessons of this time, and will inevitably adopt stricter precautionary measures and a more fragmented transportation method when transporting supplies next time, and may even lay bait among them to lure the leader of the Yongye army to take the bait .

War itself is a process of intrigue.

It is inevitable that the Kingsley family will check and balance the Commons family through supplies.

But it's not now, so Grand Duke Buck happily handed over the supplies to Stubbs.

Seeing the supplies transported to his battleship by small boats, Stubbins finally showed a smile on his tense face: "Your Majesty's presence is really unexpected. It seems that you are determined to win the Swamp of Despair."

"It's natural." Grand Duke Buck smiled and said, "General Stubbs led the fleet and came all the way here, isn't it because he has full confidence in us?"

"I have no confidence in you." Stubbs said solemnly, "But with my fleet, I have full confidence."

"Haha...General Stubbs really knows how to joke." Grand Duke Buck laughed, "As long as you have confidence, that's the best. I think we can further discuss the cooperation between the two parties."

"Oh? How does Your Majesty plan to cooperate?" Stubin showed an interested expression.

In fact, what really frightened him was not the war, but Akemeser's previous indifference towards them.

They came all the way to the Swamp of Despair, not for an outing. Only by fully demonstrating their use value and force can they better negotiate terms with the Kingsley family.

"Taking Brother Port, completely sealing off the source of the Donau River, blocking the Eternal Night Army leader back to the mountains, the rest is up to us." Grand Duke Buck didn't make any detours with Stubin, and said bluntly.

"Oh..." Stubin's fierce eyes were narrowed into a line, and the eyeballs rolled at high speed, apparently planning something.

What he is waiting for is this moment, if the conditions are not opened at this time, when will it be opened.

Grand Duke Buck didn't give Stubin more time to think: "After taking down the Swamp of Despair, the Commons family has the priority to develop the lease of the coast of the Swamp of Despair, the right to freely enter and exit the Donau River, and the priority to trade with the Kingsley family. , this is the limit of what we can do, if the general is still not satisfied, then we can only shoot and break up."

Coastal priority development lease!

Free access to the Donau River!

Kingsley Family Priority Trading Rights!

Every time Grand Duke Buck uttered a word, Stubin's eyes widened, and he grinned to the back of his head at the end.

It's not that Grand Duke Buck's conditions are too harsh, but too generous.

According to their original prediction, being able to win two of the three items is already the limit.

The easiest thing to get should be the preferential trade right with the Kingsley family, and the hardest thing to get is the right to freely enter and exit the Donau River.

Because once the Kingsley family completely occupies the Swamp of Despair, the Donau River will become the hinterland of the Kingsley family.

Unexpectedly, Grand Duke Buck was so arrogant, he threw all of them out with a wave of his hand.

As for the land of the Swamp of Despair, it is not that the Commons family does not peep.

But they know that the Kingsley family will never give in on this area, and it is extremely difficult for them to develop it. It is an extremely dangerous thing to travel ocean these days. Large-scale ocean transportation has a higher risk factor and reaches the destination. In the end, if half of the people survived, they would burn incense.

The biggest threat is not the changeable weather on the Endless Sea, but the scurvy caused by nutritional imbalance.

They can only settle for the next best thing and make a fuss about the maritime field they are best at.

Stubbs laughed and gave a thumbs up: "I've heard about His Majesty's majesty for a long time. When I saw it today, it really deserves its reputation. Just focus on this, dare you not obey? But before that, shall we sign the contract first?" .”

"It's been prepared a long time ago, please take a look at it, General." As soon as Grand Duke Buck waved his hand, someone brought up two simple-looking sheepskin scrolls.

When unfolded, it is more than two meters long.

The three rights are simple to say, but they involve a lot, and naturally they cannot be described clearly in one or two sentences.

It can also be seen from this that Grand Duke Buck threw out these three rights not on impulse, but after deliberation.

I want the horse to run, but I don't want the horse to eat grass.

There is no such good thing in the world.

If you want to mobilize Stubbs' enthusiasm for war, you must let him see enough temptations.

"Then I won't be polite." As soon as Stubbs waved his hand, two well-educated people came up immediately.

Lie on the two sheepskin scrolls, digging out the meaning of each sentence.

Of course, such a wide-ranging contract must be carefully considered. Who knows if there are any literal traps in it.

This is a common method among lords and nobles, so we have to guard against it.

"Please." Grand Duke Buck was not surprised. No agreement was signed at one time. Even if the conditions he offered were generous enough, the two sides still needed to compete with each other in this regard to maximize their own interests.

What's more, Grand Duke Buck is also confident, and he didn't do anything in terms of writing.

Signing an agreement with the Commons family as soon as possible to win the Swamp of Despair is the most important thing.

Just because you haven't eaten the meat in your mouth, it's the most stupid to make excuses and lose the whole cake.

Rao is so.

It still took nearly a week to sign the offensive and defensive alliance agreement.

Professionals from both sides were fighting with each other in this regard, one by one, word by word.

Try not to have ambiguity in half a sentence, and maximize your own interests.