"What else can be used to impress them?" Archduke Christian said with great sadness, "We have all become lambs on someone else's grill. How they want to eat depends entirely on their mood. The only thing that can impress them now is,

I'm afraid that I will use my identity as the guardian of Huayu Plateau to completely transfer the dominance of Huayu Plateau to their hands, just in exchange for a chance to survive."

"Your Majesty..." Viscount Gauld couldn't help but look at Archduke Christine again. The other person could recognize this, but it was not something ordinary people could do.

Viscount Gauld did not know that all this was not the work of Archduke Christian himself, but the work of Archmaester Adonia, whose body had been buried in the grave.

He knew that even with his own help, the Bryan family would not be able to survive this crisis, let alone without his own help.

The only thing he could do was to save Archduke Christine's life.

The only way to save one's life is to completely delegate power in exchange for a fortune that can be used for a lifetime, move to the core control area of ​​the Yongye Army, and live under the surveillance of the other party for the rest of his life, which is commonly known as

House arrest.

"I wonder if this condition can impress them?" Archduke Christian asked in a low voice.

"That's enough, that's enough. With your Majesty's guarantee as a basis, I will do my best to be considerate and find a way to ensure your Majesty's safety for the rest of his life." Viscount Gauld said repeatedly, almost patting his chest and shouting at the other party.

Guaranteed.

"My wealth and life are entrusted to Your Excellency the Viscount. I also hope that you can keep it a secret for me before this matter comes to light. Now the whole situation is precarious. We can no longer withstand any big storms. Once the news leaks, we will

It will fall apart completely, and by then we will have lost even our last trump card." Archduke Christian held Viscount Gauld's hand and warned him affectionately.

"Understood, I know what to do." Viscount Gold nodded solemnly. This is not a glorious thing in itself. Can he still do it with great fanfare?

To be honest, he was far from as confident as he showed in front of Archduke Christine.

In the past, his personal relationship with the Yongye Army Leader was entirely based on the premise that he was useful to the Yongye Army Leader and could bring convenience and benefits to them.

Now all this is gone. He really doesn't know how much true friendship there is, the friendship that allowed the other party to help him at the risk of being accused of having an affair with the enemy.

But he needs an opportunity like this.

This opportunity is not only to find a way for Archduke Christine to survive, but also to find a way for himself and his family to survive.

As the financial minister of the Bryan family, he has long been known to everyone, and he is also on the list of the Revolutionary Party thugs to be cleaned up.

After the most unspeakable request was made, Archduke Christian let go. Not only did he play the emotional card against Viscount Gauld, but he also dragged out most of his old friends, at least with a large amount of wealth as a reward.

It's the only thing he can take at the moment.

The two talked in secret for two or three hours before Viscount Gold hurriedly left Bryan Castle.

Except for a very few interested people, even if they knew the whereabouts of Viscount Gauld, they didn't take this matter too seriously.

No matter how you say it, Viscount Gauld is also the finance minister appointed by Archduke Christian, and can be regarded as one of the important ministers.

Especially during the war, the consumption of money was several times or even dozens of times higher than usual. It was really not surprising to be summoned in private.

After Viscount Gauld returned home, he immediately began to get busy. Hundreds of flying eagles took off from the backyard of his home and flew directly to the direction of the Yongye Army.

As for these flying eagles, how many of them can reach their destination and deliver the letter to the person who needs to deliver it?

Viscount Gauld has no clue at all.

Before the war started, the sky above the plateau was already filled with the figures of Killer Doves, forming an air blockade that blocked the plateau's external intelligence channels.

Now that the entire fault mountain range has fallen into the opponent's hands, I'm afraid this air blockade will become even denser.

This is the real terrifying thing about the leader of the Yongye Army. He is always one step ahead of the enemy.

While everyone was still delivering the news on horseback, they devised a flying eagle message system, directly pressing the opponent's intelligence system to the ground and rubbing it frantically.

When their opponents began to try to establish themselves, they not only began to package and sell external products, but even moved from military use to commercial and civilian use.

By the time they began to spread on a large scale, other people's aerial countermeasures were already waiting for their homing pigeons and mountain eagles to fall into their traps.

This is only what I see. Where I can't see, the other party doesn't know what sharp means are waiting for them.

Viscount Gauld only guessed half right once.

Very few of his letters were delivered to their destinations and into the hands of those in need.

However, the information he wanted to send immediately fell into the hands of the senior officials of the Southwest Front led by the Yongye Army.

Killer doves are definitely not as simple as intercepting and killing those pigeon hawks. After special training, they have learned to use the pigeon hawk's carcass to exchange for more delicious and nutritious food from their masters.

As a result, the intelligence carried by those homing pigeons and eagles will naturally fall into the hands of the Yongye military leader. There will be specialized intelligence personnel who will summarize and organize this information and report it to the upper-level leaders.

The Eagle letter sent by Viscount Gauld carried a heavy enough message, so it was naturally sent to the highest level through expedited channels as soon as possible - Marshal Tagore of the Southwest Front.

Tagore did not dare to neglect, and immediately convened a high-level meeting of the Southwest Front Army, summoning several core senior officials.

After everyone circulated the information, Marshal Tagore said straight to the point: "Everyone has read the letter. What do you think of this matter?"

"There is nothing surprising about this. It is something that is expected." Chief of Staff Kelman said with a normal expression, "When things have reached this point, even a fool can see the outcome. Surrender is their only option.

Survival, I believe, this is not the first surrender letter intercepted by the intelligence department, right? I have never seen the marshal mobilize troops like this before. Is it because of the person behind this letter? The marshal feels that there should be an exception. Let me guess.

who……"

"There's no need to guess. Of course it's Archduke Christine, the head of the Bryan family! Otherwise, the marshal would never have summoned us!"

"Even if it is really from Archduke Christian, I don't think there is any need to pay extra attention. It can be treated as an ordinary letter and everything can proceed according to the established plan." Chief of General Staff Kelman immediately elaborated on his opinion.

The Wildfire Project is his proud work.

The fact that the fire of revolution could spread like a prairie fire on the Huayu Plateau in such a short period of time is inseparable from the layout and control of their military staff.

We are about to enter the period of pregnancy, and Kelman naturally does not want to cause any complications.

The perfect closing of the Wildfire Project will add another glorious touch to his perfect resume.

"Chief of the General Staff, please be patient. Since the Marshal summoned us here, he must have his own considerations. We might as well listen to his opinions before expressing our opinions." An experienced general said with a smile to smooth things over.

"This meeting was not convened at the request of Marshal Tagore, but was convened at my request." Sophilia, who was sitting side by side with Marshal Tagore, was the first to speak.

"Madam..." A trace of confusion flashed through everyone's hearts.

Although Sophilia temporarily joined the Southwest Front Army, she was a special unit, forming its own army and was only responsible for carrying out special tasks such as conducting devastating air strikes on the Helian Mountain Pass.

The specific affairs of the Southwest Front have always been in charge of Marshal Tagore, and she is not responsible, because her team used the Sophilia to move up and down, and the Shenlong never saw its end, and the number of appearances in the Southwest Front could only be counted.

But the same proposal, coming from the mouths of Marshal Tagore and the lord's wife Sophilia, obviously had different weights. Everyone couldn't help but sit upright and sort out their mentality.

"The wildfire plan itself has not caused any problems. This is definitely the best way to solve the problem on the Huayu Plateau once and for all. You have done a very good job so far." Sophia Liya first spoke highly of the Southwest Front Army's wildfire plan.

Affirmed, "It is our territory itself that has a problem now."

"There is a problem in the territory itself? What problem?" The generals were suddenly shocked. "Is there a backlash on the part of the Holy See? They tore up our agreement and used troops on such a large scale against us? Didn't I say a few days ago that they

Has the country been officially established? Do they still have the energy to take care of us?"

"It is not a military disaster, but a natural disaster. Since the beginning of summer this year, the Donau Plain has been generally flooded with rain. Many places have been affected by waterlogging, and many crops have been affected. The rainfall in the past two weeks has been unprecedented. The Donau River

It was completely flooded, and many low-lying areas turned into ponds and swamps again, where no grain could be harvested.

Over there, under the leadership of Manyu, there was not even a drop of rain throughout the summer, and the food harvest was also poor.

Severe droughts and floods are often followed by locust plagues and plagues. Our lives will be even more difficult next year.

What Sean is most worried about is that this erratic weather is just the beginning. In the next few years, it is likely to become the norm across the entire Ashan continent. We must be prepared to fight against natural disasters in the long term." Su

Filia revealed the root cause with a solemn expression.

Sophilia was well aware of the cause of the abnormal climate, which was the sequelae of the explosion in the energy mine.

The big explosion in the energy mine is not just as simple as tearing apart the space barrier, communicating with the two planes in advance, and letting in the terrifying enemy of the devil.

During the explosion of the energy mine, a large amount of magic energy stored there was also released.

This is how the energy turbulence shrouded outside the space cracks comes from.

Although this kind of big explosion will not completely release the energy in the magic crystal, just a part of it is enough to break the natural balance of the Ashan continent and disrupt the weather system here.

Not to mention, the space cracks that have opened the door are continuously injecting the fiery energy belonging to the hell of Thor's plane into the Ashan continent, which will also have an earth-shaking impact here.

Sean had already predicted this when he came back from the space rift, and handed over various tasks of preventing natural disasters and epidemics to Sophia Liya.

In the past six months, Sophia Liya has been focusing on this matter.

However, in the face of the menacing natural disaster, human power is so weak. Even Sophia Liya, who has a body of laws and can use a large amount of power of laws, can only block small holes in serious situations and is powerless to do anything about the overall situation.

She can rely on the mage tower to control the weather within a radius of several kilometers or even dozens of kilometers, but there is no way to prevent widespread rainfall in the entire area.

The only thing they can do is to race against natural disasters and race against time to minimize losses.

Based on the current situation, it is estimated that Yong Yejun will reduce grain production and harvest by more than 70% this year.

This time there is no food for them to import.

Not to mention the tense relationship between the Holy See and them, they are also busy with themselves.

This natural disaster is continent-wide, and the two are not treated differently because they belong to different forces. The Holy See’s God of Truth has not provided due protection to their believers.

In addition to droughts and floods, hurricanes caused by energy turbulence have passed through here three times, not only destroying a large number of crops, but also destroying a large number of houses, causing a lot of casualties to humans and animals. They will also have food.

crisis.

"Is the situation so serious?" All the generals couldn't help but asked in surprise.

They had heard about the widespread disasters in the territory this year, but they did not expect that the situation was so serious.

As for Sean's prediction for the coming year, no one questioned it, everyone believed it.

In the past, Sean was only mentally deified. After returning from Abigail's plane this time, he was truly deified.

Since he said so, he must be right.

Chief of General Staff Kelman said thoughtfully: "What Madam means is that we take down the Huayu Plateau as quickly as possible and restore food production here, even if we leave some hidden dangers.

"

"Yes." Sophia Liya nodded to confirm his guess, "The wildfire plan can be done once and for all, but the damage to the Huayu Plateau is too great. There will be no way to completely restore production here for at least two to three years.

If Archduke Christian really takes the lead in surrendering, and we turn around to put out the wildfires, we may be able to end the war completely before winter, conduct the first round of seeding, and alleviate the future food crisis in the territory."

"Is this what the lord means?" Chief of Staff Kelman couldn't help but ask.

"Before I came here, I had already communicated with the lord. He also asked that the overall situation of the territory should be given priority, but you should also respect your opinions and views. After all, you have been on the front line and know the situation in the Huayu Plateau best." Sophia Liya.
Chapter completed!