Rise of the Empire Total War

"Your Majesty the King." Prince Dubois of the Kingdom of Lucino said, "Before that, in order to show our sincerity, I would like to disclose to you a piece of information about a huge silver mine."

"According to the feedback from our intelligence personnel, there is a newly discovered large silver mine in the Kingdom of Pravia (Kingdom of Pravia is located in the north of the Kingdom of Lucino, and west of the Osrita Territory of the Kingdom of Winster). The content of this silver mine is said to be very rich, and even silver can be picked up on the surface without mining."

"The silver content is so rich?" Richard was a little shocked, but he didn't believe it 100%. Even Japan's Iwami Ginzan, which has the highest silver content in Asia, is probably not so exaggerated.

"Yes, Your Majesty, I can swear to you on the honor of the Lusino royal family, what I say is the truth!" Seeing that Du Bois swore on the honor of the family, Richard also believed most of it, The nobles in this world can be said to be extremely pure. They value the honor of their family and themselves very much, and it is impossible to do anything that will damage their honor, because it is better to kill them directly.

"Well, Your Royal Highness, I believe you." Richard said, "So, what do you want to explain by leaking this precious news to me?"

"Your Majesty, with the strength of our country, we really cannot deal with the Kingdom of Pravia alone, so we want to join forces with you to attack the Kingdom of Pravia and seize their silver mines. After that, we will share the output of the silver mines equally. "Equal split?" Richard leaned back slightly, thought for a while, shook his head, and said, "Your Highness, I think the two countries should be divided according to their respective contributions in the war."

Hearing this, Du Bois made a thoughtful movement, and after a while, he said, "That's fine, since you've brought it up, then it's as you wish."

"Very good." Richard nodded with satisfaction, then got up and left the main seat, and walked towards Du Bois. He had already stretched out his hands, and with a smile on his face, he said, "I think we will have a solid alliance."

"I think so, too," echoed Du Bois.

...The next day, the alliance ceremony between the Kingdom of Lucino and the Kingdom of Winster was held in Brandenburg on the King's Hill. The main people present were Prince Dubois of the Kingdom of Lucino and Richard Deutschland of the Kingdom of Winster King, a new alliance was born when the bright red royal seal stamped the parchment on which the treaty was written.

The alliance between the Kingdom of Winster and the Kingdom of Lucino did not cause much disturbance. The kings of most countries just casually said "oh" and put it aside. No one would think that this emerging alliance could threaten them However, there are a few exceptions, that is, the Kingdom of Ramirez and the Principality of Lasik, two countries that were defeated by Richard. In their eyes, the stronger Richard is, the more restless they will be.

Coincidentally, these two countries happen to be adjacent, so they flirted with each other, and they hit it off quickly. Half a month after Richard and Du Bois reached a consensus, they also formed a defense Alliance, but that's all for another day.

After reaching a consensus with Du Bois, Richard ordered his loyal spy chief Reinardo to send spies into the kingdom of Pravia to investigate the country's military situation. I forgot to mention that in order to strengthen the country's espionage system and capabilities, Richard also allocated a sum of money to Renardo, making him responsible for recruiting and training new spies.

And this action is also to study the results of Raynor's long-term research.

Following Richard's order, a large number of spies sneaked into the Kingdom of Pravia through various channels. Their identities may be caravan guards following the caravan, or bards who walk the world with their feet, or Or a traveling businessman with a cane and a bloated bag on his back, maybe the person who greets you with a smile in front of him is actually a spy from the Kingdom of Winster.

In this regard, although the intelligence department of the Kingdom of Pravia has some awareness, they have no evidence, so they are not good at making it public, and can only pay attention to it secretly.

While investigating the kingdom of Pravia, apart from the second heavy armored sergeant brigade of the Areert Silver Mine, the soldiers of the First Legion scattered all over the country were called back to the barracks in Nuremberg, which naturally included The firearms battalion was originally going to conduct research, but in Richard's eyes, most of them would only have a role as a bystander when they participated in the battle, and only the eighteen artillery pieces really played a role.

...

As time went by, the weather became colder and colder. The heavy snow started to fall again only a few days after it stopped on Christmas Day, and the whole land was covered with a white robe. Looking around , are all pure white, the sun shines on the snow surface, and it will reflect dazzling light.

People cannot stay in this environment for a long time, because the light reflected by the snow surface will stimulate the nerves of the eyes. After a long time, people will suffer from a disease called snow blindness, which will lead to blurred vision. If the range is reduced, there is a way to prevent it, that is to cover the eyes with a dark cloth, and the observation through that layer of cloth will not be affected.

However, even if no preventive measures were taken, the snow blindness still did not affect Richard, because this guy could only hide in the magnificent Ippolito Palace in Nord City to deal with government affairs, and he could not go anywhere else.

This is quite normal, because after the snowfall resumed, there were endless reports of road closures, houses collapsed or people freezing to death. Every report needs to be carefully reviewed and commented on. In addition, there are even more bizarre reports For example, when a comet appeared in a certain place, the local people thought it was the anger of the gods, which frightened the people's hearts and demanded the government to appease them. Due to the snowfall and temperature, this winter was very peaceful, and there was no war in the entire Valdasia Peninsula. The First Army that Richard had assembled was also quietly nesting in the barracks in Nord City, or conducting training. Or stay indoors and warm yourself by the fire. However, the spies who sneaked into the Pravia Kingdom were restless. They had been scouting the country's military forces throughout the winter, and finally reported some information to Richard at the end of the winter.

Of course, because the investigation is carried out at the civilian level, the spies can only get the information displayed by the Pravia people on the surface, including the garrison situation of the four Earls of the Pravia Kingdom, and the information displayed by the Earls. The standing army on the surface also more or less knows the number of troops after their mobilization.