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Chapter 616 Taking the initiative to take advantage
The army of the Kingdom of Madeira set out, and all the nobles and their families in the city went outside the city to see them off.

Frederick was fishing by the lake when a group of people suddenly emerged from the water and kidnapped him.

The dispute between the church and the royal family finally fell on his head.

The local church was courteous and sincere, and aimed at Frederick's preferences.

First it was a boat, then a carriage, and during the several days of constant transfer, they were accompanied by the lovely nuns.

Frederick finally settled in a mountain monastery, where sincerity was even greater.

The request made by Priest Neves, the representative of the local church, was very simple. He asked Baron Porter to help him connect with Grand Duke Wesson. In the future, Baron Porter would be responsible for the trade between the two sides and would be given a commission of one point.

Neves said, "We have fine wool and ore, which you need."

Frederick asked curiously: "I remember that the Shakespeare family is also doing business with the Kingdom of Madeira. Why don't you contact them?"

Neves replied: "The Shakespearean family only does business with the Crown's agents, and only sells friendship bonds to them."

Frederick asked again: "Then you can go directly to Grand Duke Weissen. Don't say anything like pagans. He has done a lot of business with the Church of Nature and the Church of Fire. He doesn't need your Earth God Church."

Neves hesitated for a moment, then finally sighed and said, "We don't have a boat."

Frederick was speechless. Does it mean that your Earth God Church only cares about the land and not the water?

He thought for a moment and said, "Based on my understanding of Grand Duke Wei Sen, you can write a business cooperation plan for him."

"The cooperation plan should include how many products you sell each year, the quality of the products, and the prices."

"And how to pay, whether in gold or silver, or by barter, or both."

"The most important thing is that you should write about your advantages and show that we can earn more by doing business with you. Otherwise, why doesn't Grand Duke Weisen cooperate with the royal family?"

"Another point is that Grand Duke Weisen will definitely not listen to one side of the story. He will definitely ask the Shakespeare family and other people who know you well, and then compare and make a final judgment."

Neves' eyes turned around as he listened. Since he was naturally the best at preaching and debating, he was sent to discuss business matters.

But what the hell is a “business cooperation plan”? I’ve heard of these words separately, but this is the first time I’ve seen them together.

Frederick had no choice but to teach him how to do it from scratch.

Now the only products of the Kingdom of Madeira that can be sold are wool and salted fish. Frederick gave Neves a suggestion, asking the Cult of the Earth to conduct a comprehensive survey to see what can be sold.

Neves took advantage of the situation and asked Frederick to teach them how to do business.

The first professional business school in the Kingdom of Madeira was established in a remote monastery.

However, the true identity of the first principal and professor of the academy, Baron Harry Potter, was kept secret because it involved military secrets until the person's coffin was closed.

On the other hand, Doss was the first to receive the news that Frederick was kidnapped by the Earth God Cult.

"Don't worry about him." Doss said nonchalantly, "It's a cheap item for less than thirty gold coins. It's really a loss."

To make the show complete, Eugene "discovered" that the person was missing, so he tried various channels to redeem Baron Porter.

The ransom price must naturally be similar to that of Archduke Suarez, otherwise the other party will become suspicious.

At this price, it would be enough to know that Wesson's army has no war horses and has a lot of food to eat. Don't expect more valuable information.

Doss sent a reply to Wesson's army, saying that Baron Porter had run off with the pretty little nun.

After receiving the reply, Eugene didn't pay much attention to it and continued to prepare for the upcoming battle.

During the meeting that day, an officer from the Black Cat Force was reporting on the latest developments.

Popo told the regimental-level officers and above of the Western Front Corps: "According to the intelligence provided by Count Sampaio, the commander delayed the enemy's army's departure for a month by artificial rainfall." "Because the roads were affected by the rainfall, the enemy's main force is expected to arrive in early to mid-December."

"At that time, a hundred thousand troops will be stationed in the former territory of Count Ortiz."

While he was reporting, soldiers were planting corresponding flags in the huge sand table.

There were already several flags of different colors in the territory of the former Count Ortiz.

The army of the Osmaga Empire has also made considerable achievements in intelligence work. The two sides exchange intelligence regularly, and now the accuracy of the intelligence has been confirmed.

Eugene asked Chief of Staff Erich: "How long will it take for the entire army to be deployed now?"

Erich replied: "According to the current progress, all combat troops will arrive by the end of November, and all logistics troops and supplies will be in place by mid-December."

"The simple railway through the mountains is expected to open by the end of January next year."

The mountain roads through the mountains were still too troublesome for Wesson's army, because Archduke Suarez did not dare to build the roads too well for fear that they would be used by the enemy.

The Air Force Experimental Brigade found a good new road among the mountains. It is relatively flat and straight, but it requires seven or eight tunnels along the way, ranging from one or two hundred meters to one kilometer.

So, the two sword masters who came to maintain order turned into excavators, and they were quite efficient.

The rails of the simple railway are relatively small, and what runs on them are not trains, but cars with replaced wheels. You can even put motorcycles directly on special racks and run on them.

This railway was originally planned to connect the Wesson Army with the Osmaga New Army's logistics base, but now it is used to cross the mountains.

The people doing the work were all the original garrison troops here. Archduke Suarez gave them an order that the completion of the railway would be counted as military merit.

Eugene listened to the report while studying the sand table, and finally asked in a low voice: "Is everyone interested in fighting a big battle?"

Everyone around nodded immediately and waited for the next step.

Eugene pointed his baton at several places in the sandbox and said, "We have been diligent recently. We should provoke the other side more often and direct their spearheads towards us."

"33rd Regiment, you will guard the front lines of the fortress, and send out one battalion in turn. Ignore the village and surround their town for extortion."

"We have to give them the impression that we are here to make a fortune!"

Walter, commander of the 33rd Regiment, immediately took the order.

They did this a lot when they were mercenaries. Sometimes when they ran out of money and food during the march, they would surround villages and towns and extort money. If the other party gave them money, they would take it and leave. If they didn't, they would take it themselves.

Eugene continued, "The 31st, 32nd and cavalry regiments are deployed on the second and third lines of defense to prepare for the attack."

"When the enemy's main force attacks, the 33rd Regiment will hold out first to wear down the enemy's morale. The 31st and 32nd Regiments will seize the opportunity to attack proactively."

"The Air Force should conduct reconnaissance and detect the movements of large enemy forces as early as possible."

"this place……"

He pointed to a basin in a hilly area about ten kilometers from the fortress and said, "There are woods all around here, so it should be difficult for war horses to move."

"I presume that the enemy will set up an important base here. Let's discuss this with the Protector of the Osmaga Empire. While we defeat the enemy here, they will go and destroy this place."

"That's the general plan, who has anything to add?"

Others started talking about it.

The advantages of Wesson’s army are its epoch-making mobility and firepower projection. If they simply stay in one direction, they cannot replace their advantages, so they will take the initiative to attack.

(End of this chapter)