I will be crowned king

When dealing with allies - especially those who are still valuable - Anson has always been very polite and courteous; especially in terms of words, he will deliberately keep his attitude very low most of the time.

Except, of course, for a certain novelist.

In addition to the important reason of asking for help, the main reason is to prevent the plan from collapsing due to the impulsiveness of both sides and the temporary high blood pressure. As in the Battle of Sailing City, I thought so carefully, but in the end I still miscalculated; then if the Confederacy directly If you turn the blame and become a deserter, you will be completely ruined.

Don't think that this kind of thing won't happen, let alone treat your allies as absolutely calm "rational people"; any one of them may be betrayed, bribed, or provoked, and the relationship between friend and foe may change overnight. Everything is turned upside down - this is the norm.

Except, of course, for a certain novelist.

This is also the main reason why Anson worked so hard to win over William and the Cecil family behind him; whether Clovis can have reinforcements and how many reinforcements there are, the attitude of the royal family and the Privy Council can account for at most 30% of the effect, and the rest Seventy percent depends on the Cecil family and the royal fleet.

So Anson must be polite, very polite.

If he was rude, his painting style should be like this:

Annihilate the imperial army, conquer the six major colonies, and establish the Free Confederacy... I didn't get a single copper from you in the whole process, and I didn't see a single reinforcement. I only got the so-called "tacit approval"; as a result, the task was overfulfilled!

It doesn't matter, I admit that there are difficulties in the country; but my task has been completed, and it depends on your performance next.

if not? Do you still expect me to amass an army of 100,000 people to deal with the counterattack of the Imperial Navy and Army? Summon another 100 battleships to unconditionally offer the resources of the New World regardless of cost or consequences - what are you dreaming about!

We don't expect the mainland to send one or two legions, but we need to supplement scattered troops, weapons, equipment, ammunition, and other things, right? You don’t need to directly push the empire’s large fleet, but it’s okay to establish a safe and generally unstable route to escort cargo ships, right?

Leaving aside the royal family, your Cecil family is having a hard time in this war - all kinds of minerals, beast slaves, arms... All new trade has to go through Beigang. If you want to keep it, you have to risk your life. Just stop the empire's large fleet for me!

If it is this kind of "low EQ school" conversation technique, Anson estimates that the Cecil family will definitely contribute, but it is hard to say if they are not willing to cooperate with his plan.

As for Clovis's local support... In fact, after having the resources of the Luen family and the investment of the Northern Chamber of Commerce, he is no longer in urgent need of it.

And to be honest, with Clovis's current situation, the most elite main force must be on the western front to confront the empire. The lowest garrisons must be retained on the eastern front to prevent harassment. The southern front must control the newly occupied Eagle Point City while reinforcing Han. Earth warns Israel, who is still in a state of chaos...

In this case, even if there are reinforcements, it is obvious what their quality will be; besides, the Storm Division is already a small group with substantial interests, and adding more manpower while the main force is intact may not necessarily improve combat effectiveness.

It would be best if we could supplement our troops and weapons, especially experienced officers and veterans. It doesn't matter if we don't have them. It's not impossible to find a way to raise an auxiliary corps.

In fact, he is already doing this. The Faith Keepers Alliance is already a semi-official religious organization with an armed nature; but this is not enough. After all, the most important role of the Alliance is to unite people's hearts.

Outside of it, a "new legion" must be re-established that is completely subject to its own command and is not subject to interference from any force; its combat effectiveness may be slightly inferior, but its number must be sufficient to make up for the Storm Division's shortcomings in positional warfare.

Of course, these are all questions for the future. The most important thing right now is to determine the status of Sailing City within the Free Confederacy before the fleet has set off, Clovis's entire army is stationed in Sailing City, and the Confederate troops are still arriving one after another.

If some things cannot be done while they are hot, they will be very passive if done later. Adhering to the principles of freedom, independence and justice, and the irreversible relationship between himself and Louis, Anson, after careful consideration and discussions with many senior officials, Prepare to grant full equal status to Sailing City and the other five colonies.

So when the "Draft Agreement of Sailing City to Join the Confederation" appeared in front of Louis, the governor of Sailing City, who had been "in office" for a month, completely ignored the friendship between the two and refused outright.

“This is impossible—Sail City will never be able to withstand such harsh conditions!”

In the Sailing City Council, facing Anson and a group of colonial parliament speakers or liberal leaders, the young knight stood up vigorously and threw the draft on the table with a "pop!":

"The agreement must be based on respect for our side and fully demonstrate the sincerity of the Confederacy. Otherwise, there is no need to negotiate at all!"

There was silence in the hall.

Except for Polina, who had already dealt with Louis before, the other senior Confederacy officials, including everyone sitting in the back row, stared at the Governor of Sailing City with disbelief, as if they had heard something incredible. .

In their impression, they and Clovis' friends were "saviors" who had traveled thousands of miles to rescue the siege of Sail City; allowing the other party to join the Confederacy on an equal footing with themselves, even if the other party was not grateful, he should be deeply grateful. It's an honor.

You must know that during the initial discussions, the Confederacy was still discussing how to "weaken" Sailing City, split it into two city-states, or move a large number of people to supplement the Gray Pigeon Castle and Black Reef Harbor that were most seriously damaged in the war... Or Polina, the leader of Pigeon Castle, personally rejected the proposal, stating that "the core concepts of the Confederacy are equality and freedom" before giving up.

Listening to the other party's tone, why does it feel like the Confederacy is still humiliating them?

In the awkward atmosphere, Anson, who was sitting directly across the long table, had to cough lightly:

"The draft... is still just a draft after all. It is just the attitude we want to express and cannot be regarded as a final decision. If you have any ideas or requests, you can put them forward for discussion."

"Then since this is a meeting to discuss Sailing City's joining the Free Confederacy, why are you sitting here?" The young knight said without any courtesy:

"Ice Dragon Fjord has not joined the Confederacy. Why do you, the commander of Clovis's garrison, participate in the high-level decisions of the Confederacy? Is the Free Confederacy actually a vassal of Clovis?"

"shut up!"

"presumptuous!"

Chang Lake Town Speaker Hollande and Red Hand Bay Speaker Chatham stood up almost at the same time and blurted out.

"Why, am I wrong?" Louis' expression remained unchanged as he glanced at the two of them coldly:

"I don't know much about the two of them, but I know from the Clovis newspapers that Red Hand Bay secretly 'allied' with Beluga Port in order to take advantage of Chang Lake Town. Later, Chang Lake Town changed It was defeated by Clovis's army, and the Parliament surrendered on its own initiative and survived... What is this if it's not a vassal?"

The faces of Chatham and Hollande turned extremely ugly in an instant, and their heads turned the color of pig liver under their gray hair... Except for Anson himself, the expressions of the remaining high-ranking Confederates became uncomfortable.

"My dear Sir Louis Bernard, you are right."

Polina, who represented Gray Pigeon Castle, stood up slowly, holding back a hint of shame in her eyes: "But there is one thing wrong. We are not vassals, we are traitors; in the eyes of the empire, all of us deserve death. Dead traitor."

“They may be abandoned people on the edge of the world, or they may be cruelly exploited, or they may be ravaged by tyranny, or they may be the wronged people who just want to seek justice... We are helpless, and there are still various barriers between us, and we are as humble as a company. The envoy who went to lobby died tragically, and he didn’t dare to appeal to the empire!”

"And when we were most helpless, who took the initiative to lend a helping hand?" The girl's words suddenly became a little trembling:

"Anson Bach... He is the only one who is willing to help a girl wandering in the wilderness with only an old housekeeper and a young sister by her side, regardless of the consequences or rewards."

"sorry!"

Facing the girl in front of him, Louis suddenly panicked and looked ashamed: "I, I don't know..."

"In fact, isn't it the same for you and Yangfan City?" Polina also directly intercepted without politeness:

"I don't understand military matters, but I know that if there were not five thousand Clovis soldiers and six thousand Confederate soldiers who marched long distances and fought bravely under the command of their commander-in-chief, we might still appear in Sailing City, but not in this hall …”

"But in the Chamberlain's dungeon."

The girl who said this paused for a moment, but she was petite and could overlook the knight Bernard opposite: "So regarding the question of 'why Sir Anson Bach can sit here', please don't raise it again; because there is no reason, As long as the Confederacy lasts, there will always be a place for him here."

Scattered applause rang out in the hall, and the two Speakers, who were originally sullen, snorted disdainfully and sat down one after another.

"If my rude words have offended everyone, especially the respected Miss Polina, please accept my apology." The young knight said in a sincere tone without any airs.

"Similarly, I don't mean anything against Anson Bach, I just want to express my point of view - and it is a very wrong point of view."

"But even so, I still insist that the federation must face up to the special value of Sailing City and give it its due status." The mood changed, and Louis said seriously again:

"Regardless of wealth, population, area or level of development, Sailing City is twice, three times or even four times that of other regions! Its significance to the Confederacy is unmatched by any other colony."

After hearing these words, everyone who had just breathed a sigh of relief suddenly changed their expressions again.

Although the other party was right, such a straightforward request obviously exceeded their psychological expectations.

"Then what kind of status does Yangfan City need?"

Raising his hand to stop Polina who was trying to get up again, Anson said without changing his expression: "You might as well say it, as long as it is a reasonable request, the Confederacy will not refuse it."

"This kind of thing cannot be decided by me personally; just like your draft, it also needs to be discussed within Yangfan City." Louis said sternly:

"But I can personally assure you that no matter what, Sailing City will definitely join the Free Confederation - even if it does not happen in the end due to various reasons, we will become a part of the Imperial Resistance Front and fight with you against any outside forces. interference!"

As soon as these words came out, the senior leaders of the Confederacy who were not very happy at first breathed a sigh of relief and showed a somewhat pleased expression.

The biggest worry for them was that Sailing City would continue to collude with the empire; as long as this could be ensured, everything else was negotiable.

Anson couldn't help but raise his eyebrows.

This sentence is obviously directed at himself... What does "any external force" mean, except the empire, isn't it Clovis?

Since the colony is to be separated from the control of the empire, the Free Confederacy is not allowed to become a vassal of Clovis... This is probably what he thinks.

Well, that's very Louie.

"Well said, I agree with this view." Anson, still smiling, raised his head and looked at the young knight with a very relaxed look:

“The only way for the Free Confederation to remain independent is to avoid the disputes of the old world as much as possible, devote itself to the development of the new world, and resolve the relationship with the indigenous peoples. Of course, in business, it is possible to communicate with other countries, but in politics At the military level, we must avoid being involved by other countries."

"Regardless of the Empire, Clovis, or the Three North Sea Kingdoms... when dealing with any party, the Free Confederacy should strictly maintain neutrality and have no bias!"

Um?

The young knight showed a surprised expression, almost thinking that he had heard wrongly.

He originally thought that Anson would either avoid the important issue and deliberately avoid the topic; or reiterate the "special relationship" between Clovis and the Free Confederacy, and the two sides would join forces to fight against the Empire...

But you didn't expect that I would agree to your request, right?

Looking at Louis who seemed to be petrified, the expressionless Anson's mouth moved slightly, half-smiling.

Really...if I didn't form the Free Confederacy, the colonies I conquered would definitely be handed over to Clovis itself.

Now that the Confederacy has finally been established, but I still handed it over to the mainland...then wouldn't the establishment of the Free Confederacy be in vain?

What a joke!

My dear Louis, you are indeed an honest man; you actually expect to win control of the Confederation by cutting off external forces and competing fairly with yourself within the Confederation system?

You don’t know yet, right? Except for you, all the top leaders of the Confederacy, Gray Pigeon Castle and Long Lake Town are already de facto vassals of the Storm Division, Red Hand Bay and Black Reef Port are already a community of interests of Beluga Port, and Winter Torch City even has Storm. division military base.

The League of Faithkeepers has become the only official religious organization in the Confederacy; the Rune family's properties and newspapers are spread across every corner from Ash Snow Town to Black Reef Port.

The top management, the army, the media, the industrial owners... they are all my people. Why are you fighting me?

With a pretentious smile, Anson looked at Louis sincerely: "So..."

"Excuse me, is there anything else you need?"