In mid-January, it was the depth of winter in Ambergris and the river basin. The riverbanks were covered with ice, and there was floating snow on the river surface, but the water was still turbulent, rushing towards the outlet of Jinfen Port.

The fertile land on both sides of the river is covered with thick snow, the soil is frozen, and life is blocked.

A farm family in the suburbs gathered around the stove, with snowflakes falling outside the window. The man complained about the cold this winter, while the woman knitted a sweater and scolded the children playing behind them from time to time to stop them from making too much noise. A big dog and

A fat cat lay lazily at his feet, warm and peaceful.

The floor suddenly shook. It was very small at first, and no one noticed it, but then it got bigger and louder. First, the windows shook, and the snow on the window edges fell one after another, and then the ice picks on the eaves fell with a clatter.

The farmer's family all stopped what they were doing and looked at each other.

"I'll go out and take a look."

The male host walked to the cupboard in a few steps, opened the cupboard door, and took out the rifle inside. This is usually used for hunting wild ducks, and occasionally used to prevent bandits. However, this is a satellite signal coverage area and a place governed by law, so basically there will be no

dangerous.

"Be careful!"

The male host nodded to the hostess, held the gun and pushed the door open.

"Woo..."

The north wind was howling, and snowflakes were blowing in my face. The sky and the earth were completely white, and the visibility was very low, only about ten meters.

The male host walked seven or eight meters away in the wind and snow, and groups of gray shadows appeared in his sight.

Orange-red spotlights shine forward, and the roar of the engine comes mixed with the snowflakes.

As I took a few steps closer, I saw trucks full of soldiers passing by outside the farm, followed by mechas and infantry.

The man of the house was immediately shocked, turned around, ran back into the house, slammed the door, and locked all the locks.

"It's the Northern Alliance army, they're coming!"

The hostess stood up suddenly, and the sweater she was knitting fell to the ground, making the cat and dog jump away in fright.

"Get into the cellar!"

The hostess quickly rushed to a corner of the room, pulled away the wooden planks on the floor, and revealed the entrance to the cellar.

At this moment, a broadcast sounded outside.

"The troops are not allowed to disturb the people when they pass by the farmhouse. Violators will be punished according to military law!"

"Retrial, violators will be punished by military law!"

The host and hostess looked at each other and both breathed a sigh of relief. Just as the expeditionary force advertised, soldiers were not allowed to harass or rob civilians.

On this day, Chen Xing personally led an army of 150,000 to besiege the Silver Eagle Territory.

He learned the policy of not disturbing the people from his ancestors, which is called "not taking advantage of the masses."

Now is the internal war of the United Kingdom of Ambergris River. It is very important to win the popularity. Maybe the land changes hands and these civilians will become new territorial citizens.

Of course, even if he conquered the Silver Claw Principality, Chen Xing would not be able to gain too many fiefs.

According to the aristocratic laws of the United Kingdom of Ambergris River, the change of territory and the replacement of the royal family are by no means a simple matter. Only the king has the right to take back the fiefs of the great nobles. As long as the Silver Claw royal family does not betray the kingdom, even if the civil war continues

Fierce, in the end the land must be left to their descendants.

The victor can only have an impact on the income of this land by supporting the bloodline of the Silver Claw royal family.

But then again, if Aaliya insists on enfeoffing the land acquired by Chen Xing to him, it is not impossible, but the premise is that Cuilisi on the other side of the river does the same, otherwise all the neutral nobles will fall to Cuili.

Liz's side.

Changing the rules of the game at the lowest level means shaking the foundation of the kingdom. Unless there is preparation for a major change of blood among the nobles, the rules must be followed.

Neither Aaliya nor Trilis would do such a thankless job.

Land is acquired but neither ownership nor corresponding citizens are obtained, so looting of civilians is very common during the kingdom's civil war. Even if the Human Survival Committee repeatedly calls not to harm civilians, the army is still keen on doing so, because it is a way to gain access to land.

The fastest and easiest way to spend military money.

Chen Xing was short of military funds, but there were three reasons why he did not rob civilians.

First, the ideal of establishing a country through mercenaries needs support from the public, and no people will be willing to support a tyrant in establishing a country.

The second is that some people in the expeditionary force cannot accept plundering civilians, such as Huozui and Lelionka.

Third, looting civilians will affect the combat effectiveness of the army. Soldiers will definitely hide some of their belongings during the looting process. If they make enough money, they will naturally go home and buy cars, houses, pick up girls, and live a happy life. Who has the heart to fight?

Therefore, the wisdom of our ancestors still needs to be learned.

Just three days ago, Chen Xing sent people to escort Wei Qinghai, the third prince of Silver Claw, back to Silver Eagle Territory.

The reason is simple: he collected a ransom of one million gold coins from Wei Haitang.

The purchasing power of one gold coin is equivalent to one thousand soft girl coins on earth, and one million gold coins is equivalent to one billion soft girl coins.

It's still a good deal to exchange such a lot of money for a piece of trash. Wei Qinghai has a disabled body and a garbage personality, and it is difficult to become a useful person. Even if he is put back, he will just be a freeloader and cause trouble, and will not pose a threat to the subsequent siege battle.

On the other hand, Chen Xing is really short of money.

In previous battles, the expeditionary force had lost more than 80,000 men. According to the minimum standard of two hundred gold coins per person, the pension was as high as sixteen million.

Although the military department of the Red Dragon Principality is responsible for most of the pensions, for the time being it is only a figure on the document and no actual payment has been made.

If Chen Xing successfully captures the Silver Eagle collar, money will naturally not be a problem. As long as he cleans up the middle and upper-class nobles of Silver Claw, all problems will be solved.

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But if the fight fails, Aria may have to think of a solution.

In addition to pensions, military expenses are also part of it. Among the 150,000 people now, in addition to the 120,000 remaining before, the additional 30,000 are mainly mercenaries from all over the world and the Red Dragon and Black Feather countries.

young people.

Reorganizing the troops, purchasing ordnance, and replenishing supplies all require a large amount of funds.

Chen Xing used to read the news, and experts and scholars always said that money is what fights in wars. Now it seems that this is simply a wise saying.

During this period, he was like a local gangster, extorting money and collecting protection fees. Only then was he able to fill the funding gap and reorganize this 150,000-strong army.

This force has experienced large-scale wars and has matured a lot. Although the number is not as large as at the beginning, its combat effectiveness is stronger than before.

The difference between new recruits and veterans is simply that they have gone through a cruel war. For example, although there are only more than 6,000 people left in the Left Army, these 6,000 people were fought on the most cruel battlefields, and a large part of them

Can be promoted to junior officers. As long as there are sufficient troops, the combat effectiveness will recover quickly, because the combat effectiveness of the army mainly depends on the command ability of junior officers.
Chapter completed!