I Will Be The Crowned King

To be honest, although he was surprised, when this happened to a certain family, Anson couldn't even find anything wrong.

There are places where Draco has been haunted and has not suffered bad luck, and I have never seen any of them until now.

He went to Oaktown, and Thundercastle was besieged; he took a car, and there must be a murder in the car; he went to the capital to run errands; a riot destroyed half of Clovis; ; Take a boat to Beluga Port, and hit the Green Dragon halfway...

So because of Draco's mission to the three North Sea countries, civil war broke out between the other side, is it reasonable?

Reasonable, simply too reasonable.

But jokes aside, things that need to be clarified still need to be clarified; although the Three Kingdoms of the North Sea are outsiders in the marginal zone of the Old Continent, they usually appear as Clovis’s friends or loyal lackeys of the empire, regardless of their allegiance in grand strategic deployment. Whichever side, the result is likely to be paddling, so as not to hurt the enemy.

But at that time in the old world... in the new world, the three kingdoms were absolute behemoths for the newly formed Confederation; if nothing else, as long as the salt trade was cut off, the Confederation could be half dead in one winter.

First, the country where the civil unrest broke out was the Kingdom of Nakhir.

This is exactly the destination of Draco's trip, and it is also the one with the strongest comprehensive strength among the three North Sea countries; it controls the port of Nakhir, the largest trade center among the three countries, and takes advantage of its proximity to the strait to charge all passing merchant ships. Travel expenses; the least resources, but with the advantage of trade, the other two countries have almost become their economic vassals.

In fact, in the era of the sect split war, there was indeed a King Nakhir who temporarily vassalized the other two through marriage and alliance, and became the so-called "North Sea Kingdom"... Although it was only a short-lived, it also established The status of the kingdom of Nakhir after that.

An important reason for the failure is that the Nakhir royal family is too "young". Like Clovis' Austria royal family, they are only four or five hundred years old; despite their hard power, their reputation is suppressed. Can't live with those old-fashioned giants that have been around for thousands of years.

Therefore, Anson's plan as a "trump card" is to fund the Nakhir Kingdom to fight the other two and rebuild the glory of the "North Sea Kingdom"... In this way, when the three of them fight, the Clovis colony will not be harmed.

But he was obviously overthinking it, because the Nakhir Kingdom had no interest in invading the Ice Dragon Fjord; on the contrary, he was interested in doing business with the Free Confederacy more conveniently.

And not only them, but the attitudes of the other two are amazingly the same; with the help of Nakhir's court, Draco, who was in contact with the three countries at the same time, quickly got promises from all parties, saying that he would never Active intrusion.

As for the reason... It's actually not difficult to understand. The empire has now attracted most of the attention of Clovis, and since the failure of the siege of Beigang in the ninety-fifth year of the saint's calendar, it has never made a big move in the turbulent sea. , pose no threat to them.

And if the originally divided new world can be formed into an independent country, the integrated market, labor force and various resources will far exceed the level of the superposition of individual colonies in the past, which is extremely beneficial to them.

So until the negotiation of the "non-aggression agreement" signed, everything is still going in the right direction.

"...So what happened to cause civil strife in the kingdom of Nakhir?" Anson, who was holding a rum glass, asked with a puzzled look and some curiosity.

"I don't know the specific situation very well, but from the results later, it may be related to the palace system of the Nakhir Kingdom."

William's expression was also very tangled, and even as the client, he was shocked when he said this: "The Helvig royal family and the system behind them in the Kingdom of Naxil are not the same as Clovis and the Empire—— Or it's not quite the same as most countries."

"As a royal family and ruler, the Helvig family does not control much territory except for the big city of Port Nakhir; more than 70% of the country and 80% of the population are all large and small. The counts are in control, and the king and the court have no way of intervening."

"But because of the port of Nakhir, all trade is controlled by the royal family. In addition to the 'North Sea Fleet' consisting of four old-fashioned battleships and a dozen frigates, the Helvig family also has a team of 8,000 people. The 'Marine Corps' is the Praetorian Guard directly under the royal family."

"Based on these, the Helvig royal family is richer than all the counts combined, and the force it masters even crushes all the private soldiers of the nobles."

William's expression suddenly became serious: "Although this Marine Corps lacks motor cavalry and heavy artillery for attacking fortifications, there are a large number of small-caliber light artillery pieces, which are almost popular at the battalion level; the rifles used by soldiers are not only easy to carry, but also fast to reload. Better than Leiden, and at least ten soldiers in each platoon have high-precision rifled guns."

"It may be a bit of a boost for others to say that, but if it is a coastal area, relying on rivers or small areas to conduct quick battles, I personally think that this kind of organization is stronger than the current Clovis and Imperial military systems."

Anson nodded slightly, agreeing with the Colonel's point of view.

After all, the Three Kingdoms of the North Sea are not large, and the main cities and strongholds are all along the rivers and coasts. It is reasonable to regard ships or gunboats as the main means of maneuvering and logistics. The land forces only need to increase the firepower of the infantry as much as possible.

The reason why William brought it up is obviously that this kind of organization is more beneficial to the Free Confederation, and it is indeed the case.

"And this elite Marine Corps is also the fuse that broke out the civil war." The Navy Colonel sighed:

"Because most of the country's population is under the control of the nobles, in order to maintain this elite division of 8,000 people on the basis of already having a huge fleet, the Helvig royal family, in addition to squeezing the population under their control, plus paying from the nobles If you grab someone out of your hands, you can only find a way to hire foreign mercenaries at high salaries."

"According to their own words, in the past, locals in the Marine Corps could account for more than 70%, but in recent years there have been frequent wars, and the ratio of foreigners to locals has been very close to one to one."

It turns out that, no wonder the Kingdom of Naxil is so keen on the beast slave trade... An Sen secretly said in his heart.

"When the non-aggression agreement and trade treaty were negotiated, Eric Helvig...the King Nakhir of this generation, found Draco for a private meeting." William shook his head:

"I don't know what they were talking about, but the next day Eric IV suddenly announced that he would rectify the kingdom, requiring all counts to arrive at the port of Nakhir as soon as possible for the pilgrimage, and to form a state council to replace the counts with regard to the national territory, especially the population. control.”

"This obviously touched the interests of the nobles, but it was not the nobles who jumped out first, but the Marine Corps." The Navy Colonel said solemnly:

"More precisely, the 'locals' in the Marine Corps - they took the lead in launching a rebellion, claiming to resist the king's 'tyranny' and support Prince Christian to the throne."

"why?"

Anson raised his eyebrows: "Isn't the Marine Corps the Praetorian Guards directly under the royal family? Eric IV moved the cakes of the nobles. What does it have to do with them?"

"I don't know, just like I still don't know what Draco and him talked about that night." William shook his head:

"In short, nearly 5,000 marines broke out into a rebellion, and the remaining 3,000 foreign mercenaries remained loyal, standing with the fleet on the king's side to quell the rebellion."

"But the rebellious marines took control of the city gate and most of the city, and soon rumors began to appear in the port of Nakhir, saying that the king was mad and was going to lead a foreign army to **** the city; only to support Prince Christian with them, disaster can be avoided.”

"Before I set off, the rebellious marines had issued a call to the nobles of the country to lead the army to fight the rebellion - of course, the new king Christian II, and the mad old king Eric. "

"As for Mr. Draco, he was trapped in the palace and sent someone to tell me not to worry about his safety and to return to Beluga Port as soon as possible."

The captain of the navy sighed: "He is probably worried that if the Clovis fleet is stationed in the port of Nakhir, it will not be of much help, and it will also fall into the pretext of the rebels."

"Then what else did he say?" Anson continued on the topic.

"Uh… gone."

"Gone?!"

"Yes, that's what he said."

Looking at the commander-in-chief with a wonderful expression, William nodded innocently: "I asked the mercenary who was sent to report if he had mentioned reinforcements or other important matters, and the answer was no."

"In any case, the whole incident can only be regarded as an accident. The too radical Eric IV wanted to take advantage of Clovis and the empire to fight, and he had no time to concentrate power in the country. The result was too radical and hurt the nobles. Our interests cause a rebellion...it just happened to be bumped into by us, that's all."

Anson frowned slightly.

No, not right.

If the whole thing happened to someone else, it might really be an accident, but if it happened to Draco... this guy who is a member of the Truth Society and is suspected to be the leader, then it has nothing to do with "accidents" 100%.

Excluding those situations that cannot be determined for the time being, there are already a lot of doubts about the whole thing!

For example, how did this family become friends with the Nakhir royal family, and Eric IV, the king, in a few days, who could talk about everything and even entrust state affairs?

According to William, Eric IV announced the "reform" the next day after the night of the conversation. Is this a decision that people who meet for the first time can help make?

If not, what is the most likely scenario?

According to the not-so-good memories on a certain train and in the Elven Kingdom of Iser, Anson's guess is as follows:

First of all, Eric IV and Draco may not have met for the first time. The two have probably known each other for a long time. As for the time, it is likely to be the ninety-fifth year of the saint's calendar - the North Harbor Rebellion that was saved under the multi-faceted operation of this family.

Afterwards, Eric IV probably found out that the Marines were "not loyal enough" during the war, and at the suggestion of someone, the number of foreign mercenaries in the rapid army was quickly increased from seven to three to five to five, triggering the army. The team is dissatisfied.

Finally, Draco arrived at Naxil and suggested Eric IV to start reforms at a time when the old world was chaotic and he had no time to look east... As a result, the "landmine" in the Marine Corps was detonated in advance, causing a civil war.

Of course, it is not ruled out that a certain family has other plans.

But at least right now, as William said, the Nakshire Kingdom, where the civil war broke out, has no time to take care of the new world, and the entire North Sea Three Kingdoms probably will not consider launching a war of aggression in the next six months to a year... Ice Dragon Fjord The west side is safe.

"So what's next?"

William took a sip of wine, and couldn't wait excitedly: "Now that the empire has been defeated, the colonies of the empire have become a free confederation with friendly relations with us, and the three North Sea countries on the west side are no longer a threat... What's next? ?!"

Compared to this barely successful "diplomatic activity", what surprised the navy colonel the most was the earth-shaking changes in the New World - in less than five months, the empire's rule in the New World collapsed!

This is more than amazing, simply amazing!

Sitting on all the resources of the whole new world... no! As long as half of the coal and iron ore produced each year is brought back home, Clovis's national strength can rise by at least a fifth, a quarter or more - enough to reverse the balance that has been briefly reached between the two sides.

Seeing the excited appearance of the young "Fleet Commander", Anson's mouth rose slightly:

"The next thing we have to do is ask for help."

"Ask for help?"

William didn't understand.

"At this stage of the war, it is impossible to deal with the empire's counterattack alone with the garrison army in my hand and the power of the colony alone." Anson explained:

"Whether it is to transport the resources of the New World back to the mainland, or to guard against the expeditionary forces sent by the Empire to the New World, we must rely on the local Clovis - especially the strength of the Royal Fleet!"

"To put it bluntly, colonial independence is not a particularly serious problem for the empire. At most, the emperor himself may lose a source of money, but if it is put into the empire as a whole, it is actually insignificant; so they are not worried about colonial rebellion. ~www.wuxiaspot.com~ But Clovis was able to take the opportunity to profit from it and tip the balance."

Slowly raising his eyes, Anson said meaningfully: "A decisive naval battle is inevitable; and the person who can lead Clovis to the dawn of victory is not me, but William Cecil."

"I?!"

The navy captain was taken aback.

"That's right, only you... To be more precise, only the Cecil family will do their best to lead the royal fleet to gain a decisive advantage before the empire realizes the seriousness of the situation!"

Anson looked awe-inspiring:

"For this reason, I still have to trouble you to return to your homeland in person, and go to Clovis King City with your father and the elders of the family."

"Transfer all the details to His Majesty Carlos II!"

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