Chapter 222: Making a Feint to the East and Attacking in the West
"Willow, don't you think there is some conspiracy? Why did Nagus from the Death Cult leak such important information to you? And also divided up such a large territory for you? Isn't he afraid that you will take them? "Did the plan be leaked to the empire?" Talis said seriously.
Although she didn't know the relationship between Fon Willow and Nagus, through the Lich incident, she knew that the relationship between the two parties was not too close. Since the relationship is not that close, why should von Willow be told such important information about the uprising?
Do you just want to drag him into the water and make him follow suit? No matter what she thought, it felt unreasonable.
"Perhaps they don't care at all whether the information is leaked. We must not be the only ones who know the news. In fact, as far as I know, many nobles in the four empires are inextricably linked to these cults. contact.
There are even some great nobles who are cultists, such as Greer of the Blood Seal Sect. His identity must be a certain great noble, but I am not sure which country he belongs to. "Von Willow shared the information he knew with Talis.
"In other words, this time the cult is actually preparing to declare war on the four empires? To test the reaction of the four empires and see if they will send more troops to the New World?" Talis said inferences.
"Maybe, maybe there are also attacks in the east and west. If the New Continent invests too much power, maybe those people from the cult alliance will directly cause trouble in the Old Continent.
Their current rampage is also related to the recent war between the four empires. The previous war resulted in the extraordinary power of the four empires and heavy casualties. Especially the Viking Empire, the main extraordinary troops were killed by me. The sequencers of the Snowland Empire and the Alpha Empire also suffered heavy losses in previous battles. "Von Willow didn't care at all about Nags' conspiracy.
"Perhaps their purpose is to disrupt the thinking of the four empires. Their target is not necessarily the New World. It may also be the spirit world!
Compared to the New Continent, the territory in the Spiritual World is more cost-effective and has more resources. Perhaps they are just trying to make a false shot in the New Continent to attract the attention of the four major empires.
The purpose is the same as what you said. If you tell the imperial royal family the news, the empire will deploy heavy troops in the New World, and finally suffer a big loss in the spiritual world. This consequence should also be something they are happy to see.
Just like now, if we really send troops to the New World to seize territory, it will also be a big help to those cult alliances. That's why they set the rules. Whoever conquers the territory first belongs to him. They just want to force us to take action as soon as possible and with all our strength.
Perhaps we are not the only ones who were dragged aboard by them and are preparing to take action in the New World. "Taris thought for a moment and said.
Feng Willow thought about it and found that what Taris said really made sense. If the cult alliance in the New World was just a feint attack, where would their focus be?
If it was in the spirit world, Feng Willow was not worried. He was more worried that the cult alliance would target the mainland of the four empires. After all, those cults need to spread their beliefs. Although the spiritual world has resources, it does not have a population, which is not conducive to the mission of the cult alliance.
"Indeed, what you said makes sense. Their target is indeed not necessarily the New World. So how do you think we need to respond? Are you not going to participate in this attack on the New World?" Feng Willow asked humbly. He found that his wife , after all, he is a top student from a regular military academy, and his analysis of the situation is indeed more in-depth than he and Saiyan thought.
"There is too little information at the moment. I am not sure yet where the cult alliance's main attack will be. But the current situation is actually in our favor. Under the current system of the four empires, our family's development has reached its peak. . There is no greater development opportunity.
It was the emergence of the cult alliance that gave our family an opportunity for development.
I feel that no matter what the true purpose of the cult alliance is, our family should or must want the territory in the New World, but it cannot be taken in the name of a cult. "Taris said this with a slight smile on his face, looking like he was mature enough.
"In what name? Are we going to conquer the New World in the name of our family?" Feng Willow did not understand Talis's thinking.
"Yes, I have noticed that most of the places that Nagus assigned to our family for attack are the territories of the Snow Empire. If we apply to the Empire, we can directly attack the Snow Empire in the New Continent. Even if the Empire They won't support it, at least they shouldn't oppose it. At least there are countless people in the empire who have hatred against the Snow Empire.
If we take action against the Snow Empire, I don’t know how many people will support it. "Talis analyzed.
"The New Continent is not the traditional sphere of influence of the four empires, and the fight is very serious. When we fought with the Snow Empire before, the Fenn Empire also took the opportunity to annex a lot of territory in the New Continent. Regardless of whether it is Neither we, nor the Snowland Empire, went into retaliation against the Fenn Empire because of this incident.
It can be seen that the fight in the New World is actually a tacit understanding within the four empires, and they will not start a war because of this. "Feng Willow said with sudden realization.
"That's right, so we are taking action in the New World. Now is a very good time, but we can't take action together with the cult alliance. On the contrary, we must take the initiative. And we must draw a clear line with the cult alliance." Taris looked at Feng Willow's eyes seriously and said.
Deep down, she didn't agree with those cults, and didn't want Feng Willow to get too close to them. She tried every means to make Feng Willow and the cult go further and further away.
"Okay, I understand. The cult alliance will take action in three months. We need to act as soon as possible and try to take action in one month. Within two months, we will take over all the territories allocated to us by the cult alliance.
In two months, when the four empires react and send troops to deal with us, the guys in the cult alliance should also take action, and then they can share the pressure for us.
Whether they really want to attack the New World or want to make some trouble in the New World as a feint, they can share the pressure for us.
In front of the cult, the contradictions of our four empires are secondary contradictions. We must deal with the cult first." Feng Willow immediately understood the power of Taris's move.
"That's right, so what I mean is that this time, let me take action in the New World. I also need a victory to let the world know my name Taris." Taris said proudly.
"Okay, then you should also prepare and go with Medusa. I'll let Moril take you there. I'll take Saiyan to the capital and report to His Majesty the Emperor about the actions in the New World." Feng Willow said.
If you want to go to the New World within a month, only a powerful dragon like Moril can do it. If you take a ship, it will take at least half a year for a passenger ship. Even if it is a warship, it will take more than four months to go straight.
Feng Willow did not delay. After determining the city to be attacked, he sent Taris, Medusa and Moril away, and then he took Saiyan to the capital.
Before, Feng Willow and the nobles of the capital had a very tense relationship and were almost about to fall out. It was Light VI who forcibly maintained the relationship between the two sides for the overall situation of the empire.
However, the last time Feng Willow cleaned up the dragon's nest and killed five adult dragons in the spirit world by himself, this situation has been completely changed.
It seemed that overnight, Feng Willow had no enemies among the nobles of the empire. He saw smiling faces everywhere. He once again became the hero of the empire, the hero who turned the tide and helped the Great Xia to fall.
"Grand Duke Willow, why did you come to the capital so quickly? Did something urgent happen?" Hearing that Feng Willow had come to the capital, nobles from all sides came to visit.
"I am going to attack the territory of the Snowland Empire in the New World, hoping to get the support of the empire." Feng Willow said directly.
"Of course we are willing to support the Grand Duke. Those Snowland barbarians are too hateful. They burned, killed and looted in our country. We only regret that our national strength is weak and we cannot avenge this deep hatred for the time being.
If Grand Duke Willow is willing to help, then of course we will fully support it." A noble representative said solemnly.
"Thank you very much, I came here to ask His Majesty for a fight this time, and I hope you can help me." Feng Willow said politely.
"Of course, if the Grand Duke wants to organize an imperial expeditionary force, we are willing to join." Another noble representative expressed his opinion to Feng Willow.
Before Feng Willow entered the palace, the idea of counterattacking the Snowland Empire had spread among many nobles.
Many small nobles came directly with their family soldiers to join Feng Willow, wanting to fight the Snowland Empire with Feng Willow. In the previous war between the two countries, when the Snowland Empire invaded, it killed the nobles in the occupied areas like pigs.
In addition, when the two countries fought later, many sequencers in the noble families were recruited by the empire and sent to the front line. The hatred between the two sides has long been deepening.
Three days later, after the news was spread among the nobles, Feng Willow proposed to Light VI to attack the territory controlled by the Snowland Empire in the New World when he was in court.
Light VI hesitated. Now is a time of trouble, and the empire's development in the spirit world is not going smoothly. Although Feng Willow cleared the dragon's nest, the empire easily gained a piece of territory.
But compared with other empires in the spirit world, it is still much less. The backward development of the spirit world means that there are not as many resources as other countries, and the training of talents cannot keep up, and the national strength will fall behind.
In comparison, the spiritual world has more extraordinary resources, and the exchanges are faster. Although there are resources in the New World, they are not as rich as the spiritual world, and they also face resistance from the natives, and the cost of transportation back and forth is high.
In the eyes of Light VI, investing too much power in the New World is not cost-effective. What's more, they still have to fight with the Snowland Empire in the New World. If they win, the benefits are not great, and if they lose, it will be even worse. It is a completely unprofitable thing.
However, from the perspective of those small and medium nobles, the development of the spirit world has little to do with them. The benefits of the spirit world belong to the empire, and they, these small and medium nobles, can only get some merits and rewards from it. They also have no ability to occupy the land and resources of the spiritual world.
But the New World is different. Although it is a little far away, the territory they conquer is theirs. Especially since Feng Weiluo, the strongest man in the empire, is going to the New World to fight the Snowland Empire, they can easily win by following behind. Feng Weiluo eats meat and always gives them some soup. If they can get one or two territories in the New World, it will be great.
It is a matter of low cost and high profit, and the land in the New World does not need to pay taxes. The small and medium nobles have long coveted the land in the New World.
It's just that they didn't have the ability to open up wasteland in the New World before, let alone snatch food from others. Now it's different with Feng Weiluo leading them.
So this time, as soon as Feng Weiluo's proposal came out, the small and medium nobles in the court responded immediately. One by one, they were filled with indignation and told how hateful the Snowland Empire was.
"Duke Willow, in principle, I agree with you to take revenge on the Snowland Empire, but you also know that the Empire is not doing well in the development of the spirit world, and now it is not strong enough. Therefore, if you want to take action against the Snowland Empire, I am afraid that the Empire will not be able to support you." Light VI obviously hopes to persuade Feng Willow. If he can help develop the spirit world, it will be even better.
"It's okay, Your Majesty, the battle in the New World can be left to me. There is no need for the Empire to send troops." Feng Willow said confidently. The key is that if the Empire really sends troops, who will own the land that is conquered at that time?
Light VI saw that Feng Willow's attitude was firm and there were many small and medium nobles supporting him, so he half-heartedly agreed. Anyway, the Empire did not need to send troops. If Feng Willow could really conquer the territory of the New World. For the Empire, it would be a good thing.
Although taxes could not be collected, the Empire's goods could be sold through these cities in the New World. It was equivalent to the Empire having one more place to dump goods. Moreover, the extraordinary resources produced by these territories will eventually flow into the Empire's market. After all, the Empire's purchase price is no lower than others. (End of this chapter)