After hearing this, Count Gree and Count Rick showed embarrassing smiles on their faces, because Balian was insinuating that they were incompetent. Not only did they fail to stop the pirates on their own territory, but they also allowed these pirates to march straight in.
to the direct-administered county.
Although the counties directly under the jurisdiction were also invaded by pirates, they did not allow the pirates to wreak havoc like the provinces of Yangweixo and Terra. They waited until the main force of pirates had withdrawn before they dared to go out of the city to interfere.
In the directly-affiliated county, under the leadership of Balian, we actually won several battles. In comparison, the lords of Yangweixuo and Terra Provinces are really useless.
Seeing that the atmosphere was awkward, the Earl of Gaoshanbao quickly said: "No matter what, we stand together. If the pirates are allowed to wreak havoc, the output of our northern territory will not be transported out by water, and our northern nobles will lose money."
It’s also big.”
Seeing that Balian was not falling for the trap, the Earl of Alpine Castle quickly began to persuade him, trying to use both kindness and power to get Balian to agree.
"Baron Balian, this matter is of great importance. You should think about it carefully. Now it is no longer a question of whether you agree or not. I am afraid that even if you do not agree today, after a while, the monarch will give an order for you to send troops to assist.
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At that time, you will only be able to receive some military pay and negligible supplies as a result of your orders. How can you negotiate the price as happily as you do now?" said the Earl of Gaoshan Castle.
Seeing the Earl of Alpine Castle standing with them, Earl Gree and Earl Rick were relieved. They knew that Earl of Alpine Castle was Balian's great benefactor. The words of Earl of Alpine Castle just now were enough to make Balian
Agreed.
After hearing what the Earl of Alpine Castle said, Balian did not answer immediately, but lowered his head and pondered for a while.
"My three lords, it's not that Balian is unwilling to send troops to assist, but the actual conditions do not allow it. It only took a year for Fort Nolandenburg to go from a wooden outpost to where it is today.
And in this year, there have been wild beast attacks, cold waves, bandit intrusions, pirate attacks... It can be said that my brothers and I have gone through hardships and hardships to build this little family business, and in our hands we can see the elites of the First World War.
, has been exhausted in these few battles with the pirates.
Right now, if I want to send troops to assist immediately, I can only bring some signs and peasants and soldiers, and waving flags and shouting in the past will not be of much help at all. Please understand, adults." Balian explained to them with a painful expression on his face.
When Earl Rick heard this, his expression turned bad again. He had already lowered his face and begged the young Baron Balian, but this boy didn't buy it. He was really angry.
Seeing that Count Rick was about to be the same as yesterday, Count Gerry took his hand and shook his head slightly, indicating that he should not be like yesterday again.
Earl Rick also knew that if he could not control his emotions again today and got angry, he would not only offend Balian to death, but also offend the upper echelons of the northern nobles. The troops they requested for assistance from the northern faction would probably have to be withdrawn.
, that’s really not worth the gain.
"Earl Rick and I are aware of your difficulties, but I feel that Baron Balian, who can defeat powerful bandits several times his own by recruiting a hundred refugees, will definitely not refuse to help because of the problem of troop strength.
us.
Let's do it this way, Baron Balian. For the sake of what we said, we won't talk about anything else. You come up with the conditions. As long as you can send troops to help us, I can make the decision and agree to any conditions." Earl Grie stared at Bei.
Leon's eyes said.
Balian thought to himself, I want you to marry your daughter to me, can you agree?
However, just thinking about it, Balian still honestly stated his conditions, and also added the conditions for the distribution of spoils.
In addition to the 50,000 dinar commission for sending troops to assist this time, the provinces of Janvik and Terra not only had to bear the food supply of the Fort Nolandenburg Infantry Regiment, but also had to agree to Balian's permission to select the spoils of war and to collect from the enemy.
The right to choose craftsmen among the rescued prisoners.
"Uh..." Count Gerry pondered for a while, then exchanged opinions with Count Rick in a low voice, and finally agreed to Balian's request.
However, he asked Balian to promise to help them regain their lost territory. Even if the Nolandenburg Infantry Regiment did not serve as the main force, they would not fulfill their promise if the lost territory could not be recovered.
After finally reaching an agreement, with the guarantee of the Earl of Alpine Castle, Earl Gerry, Earl Rick and Balian signed an employment agreement. According to the agreement, Balian will arrive in Janvikshuo within two months after Advent at the latest.
City, after reuniting the division, rushed to Terra Province to join the battle.
After the agreement was completed, Count Gerry directly asked someone to bring in a cash box, which contained a commission of 50,000 dinars for the Nolandenburg Infantry Regiment. The service period would be one month after arriving at Yangwei Shuocheng. If the service period was extended,
Balian's commission will also increase accordingly.
After everyone had reached an agreement, they naturally had a sumptuous dinner at the Earl of Alpine Castle's mansion. The three old foxes were all careless guys. After eating this meal, they couldn't say that they were very happy, but they felt that they were coping.
Gotta be a little tired.
When you meet a close friend, a thousand glasses of wine is too little, and a half-sentence is too much to talk about. In his previous life, Balian was a wine practitioner. He knew very well that when he was not in a happy mood, his drinking capacity was naturally low. However, although he forced a smile, he was really unhappy in his heart. This
He didn't drink much wine during the meal, and Balian was already drunk.
Fortunately, the three old guys had something to discuss, so they didn't care, so they sent Balian away.
After waking up the next day, Balian was in a much better mood. Although he had to bow his head to the three old guys and agree to do things he didn't like, he really didn't have much power to say no now.
Besides, in this world that relies on military strength to rise, it doesn't matter if you let your soldiers go through brutal siege battles. After all, a good sword needs to be tempered by fire and hammered thousands of times before it can be forged.
It is difficult for an army that has not experienced brutal battles to hone its own military spirit. Naturally, it will not be able to shoulder major combat missions in the troubled times that follow.
It's a good thing to be considerate of the troops, but if you don't dare to let your subordinates participate in the war because you are sympathetic to the troops, then it is impossible to have an army that can truly fight tough battles and win tough battles. After all, the iron army is killed in mountains of corpses and seas of blood.
came out.
After thinking about it, it was time to make preparations. This time, Balian divided the team into two groups. Greenberg led 20 cavalry and two infantry companies, escorting the loot and Viscount Raul.
The incoming supplies will be returned first.
Balian, on the other hand, took the remaining people and the family members of the soldiers of the Guards Company to purchase supplies and recruit manpower before setting off.
In addition, Balian has asked Rothschild to send two cavalry horses back to Fort Norland, asking Mark, Bess and others to start preparing for the expansion of the army, and to arrange rooms, farmland, etc. for these people in the personal company and their families.
Although there are many things to do, fortunately, I have reliable subordinates who I can trust. Many things I only need to make decisions and review, and I don’t have to worry about other things. If Balian takes care of everything with his own hands, I am afraid that he will have to