“One way is naturally the sea route, take a boat through Longhu Lake and land on the north bank of Longhu Lake.
The possibility of them choosing this path is very small. First, the number of warships in their hands is too small. The three three-masted sailing ships captured from the Basilisk Human Slavery Group are of little use to their huge size.
And once they reach the water, their original advantage will be gone. The north shore of Long Lake, either the core hinterland of the Kingdom of Cormyr or under our control, will not easily allow such a large army to land. "
"What about the other way?"
“The other option is naturally the land route, and they have two options.
One is to cut into the east road along the wilderness trail in the goblin wilderness, traverse the entire Kingdom of Cormyr, reach the valley, and then transfer to the Battle Valley. This is the best land route to come here from Dragon Bay.
But the caravan can move, but it is difficult for them to move. The old dragon in the Kingdom of Cormyr is not yet dim-sighted enough to allow a large army to cross his entire country.
Therefore, they most likely opened up a new road in the goblin wilderness and cut directly into the high road across the Cormyr Rocks.
Although this place also belongs to the Kingdom of Cormyr, it is a border that is ignored all year round. In addition, it is relatively poor. As long as a large profit is promised, it is not difficult to borrow a passage here. "
None of the members who were able to sneak into the Sambia Merchant Council were good at it. They didn’t need to look at the map at all. Just relying on their own brains, they could analyze the path that the conqueror’s army would take, and it was extremely impressive. convince.
"You mean, are you going to take action in the Goblin Frontier? With the help of the monster power there? This is something that the Troll Kingdom on the Giant Plains cannot do. What can the gnolls and goblins in the Goblin Frontier do? Maybe he will run away?"
"It's different, it's completely different. The Troll Kingdom was fighting alone against the conqueror's army. Without enough equipment and wisdom to support it, it was normal for it to be wiped out.
But these monsters in the goblin frontier are different. We can completely support some of their equipment, arm them, and then unite other forces that do not want the conqueror army to rise.
I heard that the Zhentarim occupy the Darkhold in the Sunset Mountains and have been secretly bribing and manipulating the monster tribes here. I believe that they do not want a complete valley to appear. In this regard, our interests are common and we can definitely cooperate with them. Contact them for cooperation. "
"This method is feasible. We don't need to win the final war. We just need those monsters to cause a big enough impact on them and kill enough immigrants. If there are only a few thousand immigrants, the impact will not be there." It’s so big, and it will be a fatal blow to their reputation, and there will be no follow-up of this kind of immigration.”
"Even if we don't come forward to organize, many monster tribes will take action. After all, the conqueror army has plundered amazing wealth in the Giant Plains and the Dragon Coast, which will make many people excited. All we have to do is organize these people. Rise up, let them form a mass and not fight alone, to be broken down one by one by the army of conquerors.”
"We also need to cut off their connection with the reinforcements on the Giant Plains. I believe the rulers of the Dragon Coast will be very willing to do this. If the conqueror's army fails in the battle in the Goblin Border, I believe they will rush forward without hesitation. Come up and share a cup."
"We want to ensure that the army of conquerors can only go this way, so that our preparations are not in vain."
These businessmen and councilors of Sembia, all talking at once, pieced together a big plan, which not only brought in the army of conquerors, but also included the Zhentarim, the Kingdom of Cormyr, and the cities along the Dragon Coast. Got in.
As long as a war breaks out, no matter which side wins or loses, it will have far-reaching consequences, and Sambia has the smallest contribution, but will be the biggest affected.
"The embankment has burst, the embankment has burst, the embankment has burst..." A Sambian businessman and parliamentarian rushed into the auditorium. He was soaked. He didn't know whether he was wet by the heavy rain or his own sweat. of.
"The embankment burst? How is it possible? The rain in recent days has not been very heavy. Why did the embankment burst?"
"Where did the embankment break? On the Black Feather Bridge? Or under the Black Feather Bridge? Tell me quickly..."
"On the Black Feather Bridge... Thirty kilometers above the Black Feather Bridge, a large area of the embankment burst, and the peak of the flood was at least three meters high."
"On the Black Feather Bridge? The flood peak is three meters? This is the worst case scenario. A flood of this scale will repeat the mistakes of last year. If not handled properly, the flood will rush all the way to Odulin and submerge all the farmland along the coast. Blocking Rosaville Road for months.”
"Block it, try every means to block it, and be sure to block the location where the embankment breaks."
"It can't be blocked. The gap is too big. Even if all the earth walls created by spellcasters are deployed, they will be destroyed with just one blow."
As soon as they heard that the Asaba River burst its banks, the Sambian businessmen and parliamentarians immediately ignored the army of conquerors. It was a future threat, and the harm caused by the rushing flood peak was very close at hand. It can be dealt with in a little while. Improper conduct caused huge losses to them, and everyone was involved in it. Without exception, there were both direct losses and indirect losses.
"I reiterate my last suggestion to destroy several embankments downstream of Black Feather Bridge and let the floodwaters drain into the low-lying and frozen areas of the plowed valley. As long as the floodwaters have a new outlet before entering the Shangshen Gorge, the floodwaters on our side will It will be much less, and the subsequent damage will be seriously reduced.”
"No, the impact of this matter is too great. Once it breaks, it will be difficult to block it again. The frozen land is so low and there is no entrance to the sea. All the water will accumulate here, forming a brand new Countless creatures in the swamp and the entire frozen land will die due to criticism, and the residents of Feather Valley and Cultivated Valley will hate us to the extreme and stand completely against us."
"This is only a short-term impact. In the later stage, the entire valley will hate us and will unite against us. Especially when the conqueror army appears and the extraordinary presence of Gavin Nott appears, the situation will be even worse. "
"When the levees didn't break before, you were opposed to this plan. You can explain it by saying that we can withstand the flood peak. Now that the levees have burst, you are still hesitating. Even if there is no flood discharge in the frozen land, we are in the valley. The reputation is not much better, but you actually want to ignore the huge interests and ignore our own people for the sake of this pitiful reputation. Do you have any leadership like this?"
"That's right. Although this method will offend the people in the valley, it can also win us a better reputation in Sembia. For the sake of the overall interests, I agree with this plan."
"There is no other way, Sambia and Gudi. If the two have to make a choice and hurt a family, I would rather hurt Gudi than us, Sambia."
"This is a once-and-for-all solution. With the cold land as an outlet, once the water level of the Asaba River exceeds a certain limit, it will automatically release floodwater into the cold land. We just need to ensure that the dike is higher than the flood outlet there. We Then you can sit back and relax.”
"I agree with this approach!"
"I also agree with this method!"
These Sambian businessmen have vividly demonstrated their evil pursuit of profit. Compared with their own interests, their people's interests and safety are all in the background.
Even those who oppose releasing floodwaters to cold places are not worried about the life and death of the people here, but that it will anger the people of the valley and affect the subsequent development of Sambia.
If they didn't have this concern, they wouldn't have waited until the flood broke the embankment to do this, and would have started working on it long ago.
"What about the army of conquerors? This matter has not yet been voted on!"
"How long has it been? If you still remember this matter, just proceed as we agreed before and send envoys to the Zhentarim, the Darkhold, the Kingdom of Cormyr and the Dragon Coast, and bring all the forces that can be combined together. If we all unite, I don’t believe that a makeshift army of civilians can really break through our encirclement.”
"I am willing to go to the Dark Fortress as a messenger."
"I'm going to the Dark Castle. I have trade relations with their leader there. It's more convenient to be able to talk to them."
"It would be more appropriate for me to go to the Dark Castle. I have a group of hobgoblin mercenaries under my command, which can come in handy there."
"I go……"
"I would like to serve as an emissary to the Zhentarim."
"I'm going to the Kingdom of Cormyr."
"I'm going to the Dragon Coast."
Many Sambian businessmen took the initiative to ask for help, especially those who went to the Dark Castle. They earned their scalps, which was profitable for them.
The monster tribes are not the only ones who are eager to gain wealth along the way from the Conquerors' Army. They are also jealous. Only by directly intervening in this war can they have a chance to get a share of the pie. This is an advantage that other directions do not have.
However, it is also very popular. After all, as a special envoy of a country, he has enough voice to gain a little benefit from it. It is not too simple.
Serve private before public, this is the consistent way of thinking of Sambian businessmen. If they don't think so and stop doing this, it will really prove that there is something wrong.
"Congressman Candrick, since you proposed this plan, the task of sending an envoy to the Dark Castle to supervise the formation of the monster army will be left to your Selkirk family. Do you have any objections?" He looked groggy all the time. Odus, the commander-in-chief, was just closing his eyes and concentrating. In fact, the entire rhythm of the proceedings was in his hands.
Including the congressman who seemed to have rashly interrupted the proceedings, he was also one of his people. The news of the breach of the embankment had already been sent when the discussion on the plan to deal with the conqueror's army began.
He was afraid that these businessmen congressmen would be distracted, so he deliberately suppressed them, and then released them at the moment he wanted. He directly diverted their attention and easily played with all the businessmen congressmen between their metacarpal bones. , they thought that the plans discussed by the entire parliament were all thought out and discussed by them.
"no comment."
"I have no objection either."
"It's a given."
“Congressman Candrick deserves this assignment.”
Businessmen and MPs in Sambia expressed their opinions one after another, but not a single one objected.
It’s not that Senator Candrick has such a high prestige, but that the Selkirk family he represents is the second largest family in Sembia, second only to the Yamast family of Odus, and even surpassed and replaced it. the meaning of.
The first two major families have expressed their opinions, so it is naturally impossible for others to raise objections.
"Can this task be handed over to other families? I am willing to go to the Dragon Coast in person." Representative Candrick, who was a party concerned, raised objections.
What others see as sweet potato is an out-and-out hot potato in his eyes.
They only saw the huge profits after harvesting, but did not consider the consequences if this matter failed. The conqueror's army came all the way here and turned the Dragon Coast upside down. It was definitely not a fluke, but one with real strength.
By then, their reputation in Sambia will suffer a huge blow, but the most serious thing is that no matter success or failure, they will completely become enemies with the conqueror army, which will be extremely detrimental to their development in Sembia.
Odus definitely had bad intentions in entrusting this task to his family. It seems that their family has been developing too much in recent years, which has made the old immortal feel the pressure and is ready to suppress it. This is his usual method.
Their family does not need to remain the most powerful all the time, they just need to ensure that no family in Sembia is more powerful than them. Although it is inferior, it is really useful.
"Only you and your family are the most suitable for this task." Odus said in a persuasive manner, "Don't worry, I will make sure that no one on our side dares to hold you back. Doing so will be the best thing for us in Sambia to do together." enemy, if you insist on not accepting this mission, we will hold a vote among the members."
"No need." Councilor Candrick gritted his teeth and took over the task, because he knew that entering the voting process would directly determine the result. Odus' control over the Sambia Parliament was greater than outsiders imagined. Be serious.
Rather than causing such embarrassment, it would be better to agree readily and find another way.
"Very good." Odus nodded with satisfaction, "I will send someone to personally handle the Zhentarim meeting as an envoy. My relationship with Archmage Manson has always been good.
When sending envoys to the Dragon Coast, the envoys will be sent from Ulaspil City. You have always been relatively close to Ximen.
For envoys to the Kingdom of Cormyr, leave it to Darren City to send envoys. Your relationship with the Kingdom of Cormyr has always been relatively close.
Does anyone have any opinions on this arrangement? "
"No objection." Everyone said in unison. This time, the conflict of interest was relatively small, and Odus's arrangement did not involve too much selfishness. Naturally, these Sambian members would not refute his reputation.
"Okay, let's implement it as planned." Odus waved his hand and settled the matter.
At the same time, a similar meeting was held in the Kingdom of Cormyr.
It's just that compared to the group meeting, they held a small-scale elite meeting with only a few people. However, everyone who attended the meeting was well-known in Faerun. Every time they stamped their feet, the whole Northland would tremble. Lord.
The leader is naturally none other than the current king of the Kingdom of Cormyr, Yasan Obaisqil. Many people behind his back like to call him the old dragon, the old dragon of Cormyr. In fact, he is not old at all, that is, he is five years old. He looks in his early teens, in his prime, strong and tall, meticulously repaired from top to bottom, and exudes a powerful aura. He sits on the Purple Dragon Throne with his back straight.
Whether it is his appearance or his words and deeds, he is incomparably in line with the world's imagination of a king, giving people the feeling that this is how he should be.
The second one is the legendary Archmage Vongeldahast, who has the reputation of being the Palace Archmage. He once had a relationship with Gavin. He is as red-faced, kind-hearted, and luxuriously equipped as ever. His originally somewhat conflicting aura has actually reached a new level in him. A balance.
The third one is a standard soldier, wearing purple armor, and his words and deeds are more rigid than King Biasan. This man's name is Shava, and he is the general of the city guard in Susar City, the capital of King Cormyr. , and is also the commander-in-chief of the Purple Dragon Legion.
The Kingdom of Cormyr has been established for thousands of years. Not only has it not declined, but it has become stronger and stronger. It is said to have three pillars, which are represented by the three in front of you - the Obaisqil royal family with many famous kings, the war mage and the purple dragon knight.
"Interesting, interesting, very interesting, I haven't seen such an interesting person in many years.
The baron who left Tethyr uninherited led the kobolds to mine in the rocky land, and recovered the lost land in the valley, and was knighted.
Now he is launching a massive campaign to bring tens of thousands of Tethyr immigrants back to the valley. What does he want to do? Do you want to occupy the surrounding valleys without any bloodshed, want to unify the valleys and become the king of the valleys? "King Yasan put down the information in his hand and couldn't help laughing.
The information in his hand belongs to none other than Gavin Nott, the conqueror of the army.
The content inside is so detailed that it not only includes Tessel's whereabouts and actions over the past nearly one year, but also the life trajectory in Tessel Nott Castle.
This not only proves that the Kingdom of Cormyr attaches great importance to this person, but also proves that the Kingdom of Cormyr has extraordinary abilities. As long as they want, their spies can easily pick off a person.
Of course, a lot of the information here is superficial, and relatively private information such as the Fairy Wilderness is difficult to detect.
"Your Majesty overestimates him. If you want to achieve this with just tens of thousands of Tethyr immigrants, it would be too fanciful. The valley has not been unified for so many years. In addition to various internal reasons, there are also many complex problems. External factors." Shawar said very rigorously, "But it can still affect the pattern of several points of the valley. The premise is that we allow them to borrow roads from our territory and the entire army can reach the valley smoothly."
King Yasan did not answer Shawar's words, but turned his attention to the palace mage and said: "Master, you have personally contacted this young man, what do you think of this matter?"
Vongeldahast refilled his pipe with tobacco, took a heavy puff and said: "A young dragon, as long as you give him a certain amount of time, he can soar into the sky."
(End of chapter)
