Before leaving, Ella took Amy to the "Flying Zealander" to supplement Amy's knowledge about the Republic of Liguria.
"The Republic of Liguria and the Island Republic were once the territories of the Seven Hills Empire. Even now, these two republics are nominally tributaries of the Seven Hills Empire. When it comes to fighting against the navy of the Tianfang Empire, they are seven hills. The empire has done a lot. But they also asked for a lot of trade privileges in return. When I was in power, these trade privileges still made me uncomfortable."
Ella tapped the map to explain to Amy. If the city of Azov surrenders before Aila's army arrives, then Amy will become an important envoy. Although the chance of this is low, considering the eventuality, these things are what Amy must know.
"The Republic of Liguria is very good at naval warfare. As for the army, they obtained a lightweight crossbow through the eastern trade route, which can be fired hand-held. Although the reloading speed is not as fast as that of bows and arrows, its armor-breaking ability is very high. So Amy , you must not get too close to the city wall!"
Amy nodded in understanding.
"Due to the trade privileges obtained in the Seven Hills Empire, both the Republic of Liguria and the Republic of the Islands have accumulated a lot of wealth. During wartime, they will hire a large number of foreign mercenaries to fight for them. However, these two republics have lost power due to trade disputes. , regard each other as old enemies. The policy of the Seven Hills Empire has always been to balance the forces of the two. For me, if these two republics assist me, it will be easy to regain the throne; if these two republics oppose me, then It will be extremely difficult to regain the throne."
Amy asked; "Your Majesty, you want me to pay attention to propriety and deal with it properly, so as to meet the requirements of the island republic and not to attack the Republic of Liguria too much?"
"Ah? Is this possible?"
Ella had a "what are you talking about" look on her face.
"...What does Your Majesty mean?"
"I mean, the Republic of Liguria is super rich! If it is ready to surrender, we must not let them go and blackmail it severely! Do you understand?"
"Yes, yes," Amy replied perfunctorily, "I will blackmail them like a pirate king."
"But since there is that powerful person here, the possibility that the other side will surrender is still slim. If Rurik wants to attack the city, just let him attack the city. Amy, all you have to do is wait for me to come under Azov City. If If Rurik wants support, give him support, but just give him troops, you must not go to the battlefield, do you understand?"
"Yeah, yeah," Amy replied, "You basically don't have to do anything, right?"
In this way, Amy, Rurik, and Hezekiah went first with an army of ten thousand, and Ella followed with fifteen thousand men. Ten thousand, although it doesn't sound like a lot, is actually a very large force. When Hestein robbed the Seven Hills Empire, he used so many men and horses.
The Republic of Liguria is not as small as the Empire of Seven Hills, and the city of Azov is an isolated city far away from the sea. In terms of military strength, 10,000 people are indeed more than enough.
A few days later, Amy's vanguard stopped three days away from Azov City.
Amy hummed and picked a flower from the grass.
For Amy, this is a rare leisure time in the past few years: Ella is alive and kicking, Rurik and Hezekiah are handling military affairs, and because she is not with Ella, even the maid's work can be temporarily put aside. .
Fenrir came over from a distance, holding a few flowers in his mouth. Amy patted its head lovingly, took the flowers from its mouth, and began to weave a garland. Under Amy's feeding, this terrifying giant wolf became more and more like a big dog.
Rurik and Hezekiah are discussing the next military action. There seems to be some dispute between them, but Amy does not care. This was not a negotiation that she could interfere with. She was more concerned about the ingredients for the pie she was going to make tonight.
"The lady in charge of cooking in the palace seems to have told me that there are some flowers that can be ground into powder to add fragrance to the pie... What kind of flower is it?"
Amy likes to cook. However, after Ella became the Queen of Sweden, in addition to taking care of Ella's daily life, she also had to share part of Ella's work, and cooking was no longer relevant to her. Although the conditions were poor during the march, Amy still wanted to seize this rare opportunity.
However, this leisurely life was soon broken by an unfortunate news: "No! Miss Amy, Hezekiah and Rurik are fighting! Come over and have a look!"
"Let's fight. This is how a man vents his desires on a regular basis - well, scene 2, scene 3 of "The Energetic Maid of Asia Minor"."
"But they are not fighting on their own...the troops on both sides are forming formations, and they are really about to start fighting!"
"Huh?" Amy was shocked, "Quickly, insert our troops into the middle of them!"
Amy has wondered more than once whether the so-called nobles are all a group of guys with mental problems.
When she arrived on the scene, Hezekiah's cavalry had formed several rings. Thousands of cavalrymen were running in circles while shooting arrows at Rurik's formation. Rurik's infantry formed a tight shield wall and slowly retreated towards the complex terrain.
Amy rode Fenrir and broke into the space between the two armies. The men and horses on both sides stopped what they were doing after being stunned for a moment. Rurik and Hezekiah both came out of their respective military formations and shouted: "Little maid, you came just in time, come and judge us!"
"What happened?" Amy asked, "Weren't you just discussing the battle plan?"
"There's no need to talk!" Hezekiah shouted, "This stupid guy wants to take my position as general!"
Hearing Hezekiah's words, Rurik shouted dissatisfied: "Hezekiah, when did the position of general become yours? You don't dare to lead troops to attack the city, so of course the general can only be me!"
"Rurik, what use do you have for the position of general? I want to consolidate my position by capturing the city of Azov!"
"Who cares about your position! If you become the general, wouldn't I become your subordinate? No, absolutely not!"
"It's a joke, this is the grassland of the Khazar Khanate! As the Khan of the Khazar Khanate, how can I let a pirate command my troops? Have you seen how powerful my cavalry is? If not for this little maid. In time, all your troops have been captured and sold as slaves!"
"Why are you showing off your power on the prairie? Do you dare to enter my coniferous forest? Do you dare to use your cavalry to attack Azov City? And you think you just won? Wait for me to thunder down, and I will see those horses of yours Why don’t you be obedient!”
After arguing, the two of them turned their attention to Amy: "Little maid! Are you on our side?"
Amy started to have a headache. Ella told her that Hezekiah and Rurik were here and there was nothing she needed to do. But Ella ignored that Rurik and Hezekiah were "two people", and they were both lords of the same country. This battle was initiated by Ella, and neither of them would have any objection to it being led by Ella, but once Ella was gone, neither of them would accept the other.
Amy was sandwiched between the two of them, neither above nor below. If it were Ella, maybe I could convince these two people here. But she, Amy, is just a common maid. Although Ella gave her a rather high status at home, abroad, the title "little maid" used by Rurik and Xixi's family can explain everything.
Even if she chooses a side now, Hezekiah and Rurik must still be dissatisfied with each other, and they will continue to fight, right?
After thinking about it for a long time, Amy hesitated and said: "How about... you guys surround a city gate alone and you don't have unified command?"
Rurik and Hezekiah glared at each other.
"I'm in charge of the west gate, and you're in charge of the east gate. If it's beaten to pieces, don't say I won't come to support you!"
"Just what I wanted!"
The two of them retreated with their troops and horses.
Amy began to worry faintly: This "vacation" will be wasted, right?
