I, the prince in distress, send money

Chapter 139: A Complex Situation (Part )
Looking at the backs of the three messengers being driven away by the guards, Chris also sighed.

After the war, Chris and Count Dirac maintained correspondence.

The reason for the connection is very simple. Chris wants to establish a trade route from the city controlled by Count Dirac so that the saltpeter he purchases from the Bohemian Empire can reach Bolas smoothly.

After the Battle of Bolas Fortress, Chris resumed his smuggling with the Bohemian Empire, calling in mercenaries from the Ultramarines as guards and using corn syrup as cargo... To compensate, Chris later transferred militia to the Ultramarines for command.

Not surprisingly, Master Popoli of the El Province was very satisfied, so satisfied that he even wanted to kill the smuggling team by force, and then lead them along the smuggling route to find Chris and force him to tell him the source of the syrup.

Fortunately, Popoli still had some sense. After learning about Chris from the mercenaries, he gave up the idea of ​​doing so and carried out the transaction honestly.

As the value and quantity of the goods provided by Chris increased, the amount of saltpeter that could be traded naturally increased. Even though the price of this thing was soaring in the market of the Bohemian Empire, it was still cheaper than syrup.

With so many things, smuggling is naturally not easy.

So Chris thought about whether he could open a road from Count Dirac's side so that the saltpeter could take the highway without having to cross the snow-capped mountains.

Although both require climbing a mountain, the latter does not require climbing as high, and there is also a way to go.

Although Chris felt that the success rate was not very high, as long as Count Dirac was not a fool, he would not allow the smuggling team transporting saltpeter to reach Bolas, because this would completely aid the enemy.

Then, as they talked, Count Dirac unexpectedly agreed to Christie's proposal. Although the former required a heavy toll, it saved a lot of trouble, and the matter was settled.

The plan was successful and Count Dirac also profited. He may have had some illusions about this matter and began to discuss politics with Chris in letters.

As the conversation went on, Chris learned that the Restoration Army was divided into three factions.

On one side is the military faction headed by Count Dirac, who are smaller in number and are staunch royalists... Chris is skeptical because this is what Count Dirac claimed to have done himself.

The second party is the aristocratic faction, which is mainly composed of the great nobles of the kingdom. They have great influence, but not strong strength. Because of the fall of the kingdom, most of them have lost their territories, and are left with only floating wealth and personal guards.

The third faction is the republicans, who are mainly composed of wealthy businessmen and citizens in the city. They think that the system of the Republic is very good. Even the rich and citizens can vote to become members of parliament, and the land outside will be equally distributed to the farmers. Therefore, they support the Republic.

A republic, if it can be fully realized, it would certainly be a good thing, but there is always a but.

No matter how good a system is, it still needs people to implement it. Therefore, Chris is not optimistic about the demands of the third faction. In addition, among these three factions, there is no faction that can represent ordinary farmers and workers, which also explains many problems.

Then, judging from the intelligence obtained so far, the third group of rich people and ordinary citizens have successfully created a big news for the Restoration Army.

The aristocratic faction is basically irreconcilable with the Republic because of territorial issues, so the probability of a traitor appearing is very small.

The military claims to be royalists, and no matter how much truth there is in that, their interests are basically in irreconcilable conflict with those of the Republic.

After much thought, it seems that only the wealthy Republicans and the common people are easily influenced and defrauded, and the probability of them getting into trouble is very high.

Chris sighed again. He had originally thought that the Restoration Army was nearby, which could alleviate some of his stress, but now it seemed he couldn't count on them.

"This is a bit troublesome... Fortunately, it was just a feint attack, so the pressure wasn't the greatest."

Chris could only comfort himself in this way.

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Soon, at the hottest time of the summer, when the cicadas in the forest were chirping particularly happily, the troops sent by the Republic arrived. They appeared to the south of Bolas Fortress, just five kilometers across the canyon, and began to cook.

This vanguard force was quite large, nearly 5,000 people. They cut down trees, set up tents, and prepared to camp here.

The soldiers worked swiftly, their work clearly divided. Some were felling trees to build simple barracks, others were clearing the ground, and still others were setting up stoves to prepare meals. Despite the scorching heat and the constant chirping of cicadas, the soldiers showed no sign of slacking off.

Chris stood on the highest spire of the fortress, observing the army through a telescope. Almost immediately, he determined that the vanguard of the Republic's Third Infantry Regiment was an elite force.

However, according to the report of the player's scouts, among the 5,000-man army, there seemed to be less than 2,000 elite regular troops, and the rest were civilians and auxiliary soldiers without armor.

Bait?

Is there a large force behind the Republic's Vanguard Army waiting to ambush the troops they send out?

But it is not good to leave this group of people there alone. These 5,000 people are outside cutting wood and building siege towers and wooden bridges. Is this possible?

These were the woods Chris planned to cut later, but now that they have been cut down by the people of the Republic, what will he cut next?
So although Chris was a little confused about the purpose of the vanguard army's appearance, he didn't think much about it. He just turned around and posted the prisoner capture and reconnaissance missions to the players on the fortress's mission board.

Chris now has nearly 3,000 players under his command. Apart from the old players, the new players have little savings, reputation, or good equipment because there have been few activities and major battles during this period.

New players, they are reluctant to spend money when they first enter the game. This is not their fault. It is Chris's fault for not planning well.

The five thousand people sent by the Republic now really solved Chris's urgent problem.

Five thousand people, one-third of which are regular troops, and two-thirds are auxiliary troops and civilian laborers. It is just a target that is neither too big nor too small, neither too soft nor too hard. It can allow new players to take the field, practice their hands, earn some silver dollars and reputation, and upgrade themselves.

That's pretty good.

New players get the right enemies to wow wahh ...

Chris can even promote his own internal economic cycle.

This is a win-win-win situation.

(End of this chapter)