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On the Gardes City side, the French coalition encountered a little trouble.

The quantity of logistics supplies... doesn't match up.

According to the prior agreement between the two parties, after France's coalition forces entered the Ajiaka Empire, all qualification supplies were provided by the latter.

Moreover, the types and quantities of supplies provided each month have a minimum value.

But now, the first batch of supplies has arrived, and something doesn't look right as soon as they are counted.

About a quarter less.

"Sir Hardy, this is the data we counted."

Hardy took the order, glanced at it, and handed it to Mrs. Sissi next to him.

Mrs. Sissi, who was sitting at the dining table, shrugged helplessly after reading it.

At this time, Deville Pell, who was sitting next to him, had a complicated expression.

It's both a bit shameful and a bit ironic.

Of course, her sarcastic expression was probably not directed at Hardy and the others, everyone could still see that.

"The neighboring Balik family is responsible for the transportation of logistics materials." Deville sighed: "They are very powerful and have wide connections."

What Deville meant was that it might be difficult to get back the supplies that the family had embezzled.

At this time, Hardy said softly.

Speaking of the Balik family, he remembered it.

The overall strength of the South in the original world line was actually slightly stronger than that of the North.

After all, the South has money, and large-scale battles are all about logistics.

But the biggest loophole is the Balik family.

They embezzled a lot of supplies. They were not noticeable at first and had little impact on the battle.

In the middle and late stages, the South's war supplies finally failed to keep up, and this was finally discovered by the top leaders of the North and South at the same time.

At that time, the southern leader, the Grand Commander, immediately executed all the adult men of the Balik family, leaving only the woman and two young sons.

Although the processing speed is very fast, the normal transfer of materials is not that fast.

The North took advantage of this opportunity to capture three important strategic locations, and then slowly compressed the South's strategic space. In the end, it took half a year to completely defeat the Southern faction.

"A quarter of the supplies will not have much impact." Mrs. Sissi looked at Hardy and said, "Before we came, we reserved 50% of the supply quota. If they took away a quarter, we could still There is still a slight surplus to maintain the supply of the army.”

Hardy shook his head: "I don't think so. People are greedy. Now he is one-quarter. No one punishes him or exposes him. Will it become one-third in the future?" Half?"

Madam Sissi nodded slightly, she felt that what Hardy said made sense.

De Vere held her chin. Although she didn't like the Balik family, she felt that Hardy was exaggerating.

"I feel that a quarter is already the limit. The Balik family would never dare to eat a third or even a half."

Dwyer defended himself a little.

After all, we are all from the same country, sharing honor and disgrace.

Madam Sissi looked at Hardy and asked, "What are your plans?"

"We don't care how much supplies Balik gives to other armies, but our French coalition must receive enough supplies. This is a contract." Hardy said calmly: "Otherwise we should withdraw from this battle. "

In this case, there is no need to talk about friendship.

Whether the supplies are sufficient is related to the morale of an army.

Mrs. Sissi thought for a while, and then said to Deville: "Ms. Pell, Hardy said what I was thinking. Gardes County makes me feel very good, as relaxed and happy as returning home, but this The matter of supplies made me feel like I was standing in the cold wind, and my mood was extremely cold."

Deville smiled bitterly and said: "We, the Pell family, are not qualified to take care of the affairs of the Balik family. In terms of title, they are one level higher than us."

"How should we deal with it?" Mrs. Sissi asked in a gentle tone.

Deville thought for a moment and said, "Then I'll write a letter and report the matter here to the higher-ups. The General-in-Chief will handle it properly."

"This is the best." Mrs. Sissi said with a smile: "But our French coalition will not set off before receiving enough supplies. At the same time, during the delay, the supplies must be replenished."

With a wry smile, Deville responded repeatedly.

Before she left, she glanced at Hardy one more time.

This handsome young man seemed to have more... Madam Sissi's trust than she had imagined.

After Deville left, Madam Sissi stood up and said, "Hardy, and Alice, let's go for a walk?"

"It's a little dangerous," Hardy said.

"With the two of you protecting me, I don't think there's much danger." Mrs. Sissi smiled.

Alice is very professional.

As long as it was in public, she would stay next to Mrs. Sissi, silent and acting as a transparent person.

Now she is very satisfied with her 'job', or the task she has received.

Golden tasks, experience is calculated daily, and remuneration is calculated weekly.

Now she not only has spare money, but her level has also reached LV4, which can be said to be an extremely smooth start.

More importantly, her relationship with Madame Sissi is getting better and better.

Last night, Madam Sissi was even trying to recruit her.

He promised that as long as she returned to Francie, she would take over the management of Jeanne's death squad.

The remuneration is also very high.

Alice was very moved and had already agreed.

Hardy thought for a moment and said, "Then bring a few more Blade Knights to follow."

"Okay, it's up to you."

Afterwards, Madam Sissi and her party wandered around the city.

Compared with France, which has a pleasant climate, the south of the Ajiaka Empire seems a bit dry and hot.

But fortunately, Mrs. Sissi is also a professional, and her resistance to cold and heat is better than ordinary people, so she doesn't feel too uncomfortable.

But after shopping for a long time, she felt bored.

Because there's really nothing to see here.

The Ajiaka Empire was strong because it had many slaves and rich products.

However, the Aijaka Empire was founded more than a hundred years ago and has not yet formed its own national culture.

His urban infrastructure style was copied from France's.

Therefore, wandering around here almost feels like shopping in China. At the same time, it is not very prosperous and not interesting.

Madame Sissi, who was not interested, returned to the castle. As soon as she entered the courtyard, she heard someone arguing. When she walked over and took a look, she found that it was a young man pestering Deville.

Everyone rushed over immediately and surrounded the two people.

Among them were several heavily armed Blade Knights.

The young man found himself surrounded and immediately shouted angrily: "Mrs. Pell, you actually want to arrest me?"

Deville took two steps back, and she smiled and said: "Your Excellency Balik, the real master you are looking for is here."

Hearing this, the young man's anger subsided a little. He turned around and looked at Hardy and others.

Finally, his eyes fell on Madam Sissi.

"Such a temperamental woman is worthy of being born in France. She is just more elegant than our savage bitch from Dijiaka!" The young man's expression was still a little lewd at first, but then his whole body was shocked: " Wait, France’s woman? The commander-in-chief of the coalition forces...hiss!"

He took a deep breath.