Magic Industry Empire - 503. Chapter 503

The north of the kingdom is naturally slightly different from the south. Bangta City is already in the spring season, and the city of Laurent, which is less than 200 kilometers away from the northern border, still has not completely faded from the winter chill at this time.

However, at this time, Prince Eric’s heart was fiery, not only easily surpassed the chill, but even passed the spring, as hot as the hot summer.

It’s time to make contributions!

Looking at the well-equipped, energetic, and brightly-dressed soldiers of the North Army on the plain outside the city, Prince Eric only felt that his self-confidence had never been so sufficient.

He even felt that as long as he took these 30,000 soldiers from the Northern Army, he could go all the way north, not only to break through the gates of the Kingdom of Sark, but also to enter the capital of the Kingdom of Sark, and surrender the entire Kingdom of Sark to his own. Under the iron hoof.

At that time, who possesses such outstanding military merits, who else is qualified to compete with him for the next king?

However, reason told him that this is absolutely unrealistic.

The reason why the northern army of 30,000 towns seems so high in combat power is completely because this time the great nobles in the kingdom who supported him have brought in all kinds of supplies continuously, and this has made the logistics problems that have been plagued by the Zhenbei army solved. This has greatly eased, and the mental outlook of the entire Zhenbei Army has been renewed, and it seems that the combat effectiveness has been greatly increased.

However, even so, it was impossible for the Northern Army to defeat the Kingdom of Sark by relying on these thirty thousand towns.

When discussing strategic goals with Duke Stark, Duke Stark very clearly warned Eric not to expect to really defeat the Kingdom of Sark.

This is something that the Kingdom of Lampari could not do for hundreds of years. Even if he now has extremely strong support, he will never achieve it.

The reason for starting this war was just to win the battle for Prince Eric, so as to add a huge bargaining chip for him to fight for the throne.

So this time Eric’s strategic goal is very clear, and that is to be able to defeat the army of the Sark Kingdom several times, and it is enough to take some advantage from the Sark Kingdom, without needing to go too deep into the Sark Kingdom.

As long as he has the military merits that defeated the Kingdom of Sark, he has a very powerful bargaining chip.

Really want to completely defeat the kingdom of Sark, that is asking for trouble.

Duke Stark’s instructions at the time flashed in his mind, and Prince Eric couldn’t help frowning slightly and hummed softly.

“The reason why you could not defeat the Kingdom of Sark in the past is not because you nobles are unwilling to contribute your own strength. When I succeed to the throne in the future, I must control the entire kingdom in my own hands. Then I will activate the power of the entire kingdom. , Don’t believe it, there’s no way to defeat the Kingdom of Sark!”

Of course, Prince Eric only dared to flash this idea in his mind, but he never revealed it at all.

Now he is completely dependent on the support of the great nobles in the kingdom headed by Duke Stark, in order to have an advantage in succession to the throne.

Otherwise, relying on the power he now controls, not to mention trying to gain military exploits from the Sark Kingdom to help him fight for the throne, I am afraid that it is extremely difficult to maintain his own five thousand personal guards.

Thinking of the five thousand private guards, Prince Eric’s gaze flicked from the North Town Army and landed on a phalanx on the other side, frowning deeper.

This phalanx stood slantingly and slantingly, and compared to the Zhenbei Army’s neatly drawn blocks, it was as if it had been drawn with a ruler, and it was undoubtedly too far from the standard phalanx.

Moreover, the soldiers in the phalanx were even more lazy, revealing a decadent aura from all over their bodies, and they were much worse than those of the Zhenbei Army’s high-spirited and vigorous soldiers.

In the past few months, Prince Eric spent most of his time in the barracks. He was no longer the layman who knew nothing about military affairs.

Now he can tell at a glance that if his five thousand personal guards and the same number of Zhenbei troops face the enemy, he is sure that his five thousand personal guards will definitely be defeated, and there will be no resistance.

But this is also no way. Although the father officially announced that he has become one of the heirs and has the authority of five thousand private guards, because of his limited strength before, he could not afford so many private guards by himself.

Now these five thousand people were transferred from their private army by the nobles who supported him. The quality can be imagined.

Prince Eric didn’t trust these five thousand people, and naturally he wouldn’t pay much attention to it.

Of course he still hopes to cultivate five thousand cronies by himself, because only then can he be regarded as his own strength.

But now his own strength is too weak, the main reason is that he has no money, so he has not the ability to consider these things.

Thinking of this, Prince Eric couldn’t help but feel a trace of envy and jealousy for Servigny.

According to the information he obtained, Severini’s five thousand personal guards have also been recruited.

Unlike his five thousand personal guards, which have no combat effectiveness, part of Severini’s five thousand personal guards are elites carefully selected from their own private armies by the nobles who support her. The fighting power is completely the same as the waste of his men. different.

The other part was recruited by Servigny himself.

Relying on Severini’s good reputation in the kingdom, coupled with the good treatment provided by her personal guard, the soldiers she recruited in the personal guard are very savvy, and the combat effectiveness is equally good.

And more importantly, Severini’s five thousand private guards are equipped with standard single-soldier combat military magic machinery provided by the New Flying Chamber of Commerce.

Calculated purely by combat power, perhaps one soldier in the Servinis Private Guard would be enough to rival several soldiers in the Northern Army, let alone compare with the soldiers of Prince Eric’s Private Guard.

In addition to the military magic machinery for individual combat, it is said that the New Flying Chamber of Commerce has also equipped Severini’s private guard with several new magic trebuchets, as well as some military magic machinery that do not know the specific purpose, but are definitely powerful.

In this combination, there are also five thousand people, and the combat power of Severini’s personal guard and Eric’s personal guard is simply worlds apart.

The most important reason for this huge gap lies in the New Flying Chamber of Commerce.

Thinking of this, Prince Eric passed a trace of regret.

When Viscount Leslie met him in Laurent City before, he had advised him that he did not need to be completely opposed to the New Flying Merchants Association, because Xu also supported the development of the Lampari Kingdom, and he would not reject him. Cooperation with Prince K.

In order to show the clear difference between himself and Servigny, Prince Eric did not consider this proposal of the Viscount Leslie at all.

Later, Earl Michel of Durecton also wrote to suggest that he could consider cooperating with the New Flying Chamber of Commerce, and Prince Eric also directly rejected it.

After waiting for the news that came a few days ago, Xu Yi clearly stated his position to everyone at the product launch of the New Flying Chamber of Commerce, and clearly stated that he would support Her Royal Highness Servigny, which means that Prince Eric will never again. There is no possibility of cooperating with Xu Yi and Xinfei Chamber of Commerce.

When Prince Eric heard the news for the first time a few days ago, he didn’t care much, and laughed at Xu Yi for being stupid in his heart.

However, now thinking about the combat power gap between his personal guard and Severini’s personal guard, and then thinking about the other strong support that the New Flying Chamber of Commerce can provide, he found that he might really miss something.

It’s just that the matter is over, Prince Eric also knows very well that he has no turning back, and regret is meaningless.

Since Xu Yi has thoroughly expressed his support for Servigny, Prince Eric can only draw a clear line with him, otherwise it will arouse suspicion and dissatisfaction from those big nobles who support him, and it will be detrimental to him.

“Well, when we get the military merits and ascend to the throne in the future, the entire kingdom will be under my control. The mere new flying chamber of commerce, it’s not my choice.”

Prince Eric squeezed his fist, and a confident smile reappeared on his face.

“His Royal Highness, time is almost up, you should be ready to mobilize before the war.” Earl Stark reminded him in a low voice.

Before Prince Eric came, the lord of Laurent City was originally Count Stark.

He was transferred here after only serving as the lord of Bangta City for a year. He thought that he would be in Laurent City for a long time before being transferred to another place, but he didn’t expect that less than one would come. In August, Prince Eric came by air and took the position of the city lord directly from him.

Although Earl Stark had already received the instruction of the family and obeyed the will of the family, during this time he was doing his best to assist His Royal Highness Prince Eric in accordance with the instructions of the family, but as time went on, Earl Stark did not. I found that I became more and more suspicious of the family’s decision to support His Royal Highness Prince Eric.

It should be said that Prince Eric himself is not a dull and dull guy. On the contrary, he is smart, he is also very generous, and he is also modest and studious. He came to Laurent City for only half a year, and gained a certain reputation here. China has also laid a certain foundation, and it can be said that the performance is quite good.

But after staying with Prince Eric for a long time, Earl Stark discovered that he has a very significant shortcoming, that is, he is too stubborn, even arrogant.

As long as it is something he is certain, then no matter what other people put forward any opinions, he will hardly adopt it.

Although he may appear to be relaxed and considerate on the surface, in the actual handling, he will still stick to his own ideas without any wavering.

This is particularly evident in the attitude towards the New Flying Chamber of Commerce.

After serving as the lord of Bonta City for one year, Earl Stark had completely different impressions of Xu Yi.

When he left Bangta City, in fact, he almost completely changed his attitude towards Xu Yi. He was not as hostile to Xu Yi as he was when he first went to Bangta City.

He not only fully realized the value contained in Xu Yi and the New Flying Business Association, but also seriously considered the possibility of cooperation between the Stark family and Xu Yi.

Because of this idea, in fact, Earl Stark once suggested to Prince Eric to consider cooperating with the New Flying Chamber of Commerce instead of shutting it out.

However, Prince Eric explicitly rejected Earl Stark’s proposal, and even questioned whether Earl Stark had been the lord of Bonta City for a year. He was so bewildered by Xu Yi that he proposed this kind of agreement with Stark. The family phalanx violated the proposal.

From that moment on, Earl Stark knew that Prince Eric and the New Flying Chamber of Commerce had lost any possibility of cooperation, and the Stark family was equally impossible.

Stark sighed deeply in his heart, looking at the high-spirited and energetic army outside the city.

“Even if you don’t fully cooperate with the New Flying Chamber of Commerce, as long as you normally purchase those military magic machines from the New Flying Chamber of Commerce, the combat effectiveness of the Zhenbei Army will definitely have a qualitative leap? This resolutely rejected the New Flying Chamber of Commerce, really. Is it okay?”