The north of the kingdom is naturally slightly different from the south. Bonta City is already a season of spring and flowers blooming. The city of Loren, less than 200 kilometers away from the northern border, still has not completely lost the chill of winter.

However, at this time, His Highness Prince Eric's heart was hot. Not only did he easily surpass this chill, but he had even passed the spring, as hot as the hot summer.

It’s time to make achievements!

Looking at the well-equipped, full of energy and well-dressed soldiers of the Northern Army on the plains outside the city, Prince Eric felt that his confidence had never been as sufficient as he is now.

He even felt that as long as he brought these 30,000 soldiers of the Northern Army, he could go north all the way, not only breaking through the gates of the Sakh Kingdom, but also breaking into the capital of the Sakh Kingdom and subjugating the entire Sakh Kingdom under his iron hooves.

At that time, with such great military achievements, who else is qualified to compete with him for the next king?

However, reason told him that this was absolutely unrealistic.

The reason why these 30,000 Zhenbei Army now seems so powerful is entirely because the major nobles who supported him in the kingdom have continuously transported various materials, which has greatly alleviated the logistics problems that have always plagued the Zhenbei Army, thus making the entire Zhenbei Army's mental outlook completely renewed and looked to have a great increase in combat effectiveness.

However, even so, it is impossible to defeat the Sak Kingdom by relying on these 30,000 troops in the North.

While discussing strategic goals with Duke Stark, Duke Stark warned Eric very clearly not to expect to really defeat the Kingdom of Sack.

This was something that the Kingdom of Lampari had not been able to do for hundreds of years before. Even if he now has extremely strong support, it would never be possible.

The reason for launching this war was to win military achievements for His Highness Eric and add a huge bargaining chip for him to fight for the throne.

So this time Eric's strategic goal is very clear, that is, to be able to defeat the army of the Sak Kingdom several times, and to gain some advantage from the Sak Kingdom, without having to go too deep into the Sak Kingdom.

As long as he has the military achievements to defeat the Sak Kingdom, it will be enough to give him a very powerful bargaining chip.

If you really want to completely defeat the Sak Kingdom, you will be asking for trouble.

Prince Eric couldn't help but frown slightly and snorted softly.

"The reason why I was unable to defeat the Sak Kingdom in the past was not because you nobles were unwilling to contribute their own strength. When I inherit the throne in the future, I must take the entire kingdom into my own hands. At that time, I will mobilize the power of the entire kingdom, and if I don't believe it, I will not be able to defeat the Sak Kingdom!"

Of course. Prince Eric only dared to flash through his mind, but never revealed it at all.

Now he can only have an advantage in inheriting the throne with the support of various nobles led by Duke Stark in the kingdom.

Otherwise, with the power he controls now, not to mention trying to win military merit from the Sak Kingdom to benefit himself in fighting for the throne, I am afraid that even maintaining his five thousand private guards will be extremely difficult.

Thinking of the Five Thousand Private Guards, Prince Eric's eyes flew over the Zhenbei Army and landed on a phalanx of the team on the other side, frowning deeper.

This square formation stands crookedly. Compared to the neat and uniform pieces of Zhenbei Army, it seems that the standard square formation that was marked with a ruler is undoubtedly too different.

Moreover, the soldiers in the square were even lazy in their expressions, and they all revealed a decadent atmosphere. They were much worse than the soldiers who were highly morale and looked energetic in Zhenbei Army.

During these months, Prince Eric spent most of his time in the military camp, and he was no longer the layman who knew nothing about military affairs before.

Now, he could see at a glance that if he had let his five thousand private guards face the enemy head-on with the same number of Zhenbei Army, he was sure that his five thousand private guards would definitely be defeated and had no power to resist.

But this is impossible. Although the father officially announced that he was one of the heirs and had the authority of 5,000 private guards, it was impossible for him to be able to support so many private guards by himself because of his limited strength before.

Now these five thousand people are still transferred from their private army by the nobles who supported him. The quality can be imagined.

Prince Eric did not trust these five thousand people, so naturally he would not pay more attention to them.

Of course, he still hopes to cultivate five thousand confidants by himself, because that can be considered his own strength.

However, his own strength is too thin now. The main reason is that he has no money, so he does not have the ability to consider these things.

Thinking of this, Prince Eric couldn't help but feel a little envy and jealous of Sewini.

According to the information he obtained, Sevini's five thousand private guards have also been recruited.

Unlike his five thousand private guards who have no combat power, part of Sevini's five thousand private guards is carefully selected by the nobles who support her, and the combat power is completely different from the wastes under his command.

The other part was recruited by Sevini himself.

With Sevini's good reputation in the kingdom and the good treatment provided by her private guard, the private guard soldiers she recruited were very strong and had excellent combat effectiveness.

More importantly, Sewini's five thousand private guards are equipped with standard individual combat military magic machinery provided by the New Air Chamber of Commerce.

If we only count by combat effectiveness, one soldier in Sevines' private guard would be enough to defeat several soldiers in the Zhenbei Army, let alone compare Prince Eric's private guard soldiers.

In addition to individual combat military magic machinery, it is said that the New Air Chamber of Commerce also equipped Sevini's private guard with several new magic trenchers, as well as some military magic machinery that are not known for their specific purpose, but they are definitely powerful.

In this way, there are also five thousand people, and the combat effectiveness of Sewini's private guard and Eric's private guard are completely different.

The most important reason for this huge gap is the Xinfei Chamber of Commerce.

Thinking of this, a trace of regret flashed through Prince Eric's heart.

When Viscount Leslie met him in Loren City, he advised him not to have any complete opposition to the Xinfei Chamber of Commerce, because Xu Yi supported the development of the Kingdom of Lampari and he would not reject cooperation with Prince Eric.

In order to show the clear distinction between himself and Sewini, Prince Eric did not consider the proposal of Viscount Leslie at all.

Later, Earl Michel of Dulekton also wrote a letter to propose that he could consider cooperating with the New Air Chamber of Commerce, and Prince Eric also directly rejected it.

As the news came a few days ago, Xu Yi made clear his position to everyone at the product launch conference of the Xinfei Chamber of Commerce and clearly stated that he would support His Highness Severy Queen. This means that Prince Eric no longer has the possibility of cooperating with Xu Yi and the Xinfei Chamber of Commerce.

A few days ago, Prince Eric didn't care much when he first heard this news, and he still mocked Xu Yi for being stupid in his heart.

However, when he thought about the combat effectiveness gap between his private guard and Sevini's private guard, and the powerful support that the Xinfei Chamber of Commerce could provide, he found that he might have really missed something.

But now that things have come to this point, Prince Eric also knows that he has no way to go, and regret has no meaning.

Since Xu Yi completely expressed his attitude of supporting Sewini, Prince Eric could only clearly draw a clear line with him, otherwise it would arouse suspicion and dissatisfaction among the great nobles who supported him, and would instead be detrimental to him.

"Well, when we get our military achievements, we will ascend the throne in the future. The entire kingdom will be under my control. I'm just going to let me control it."

Prince Eric clenched his fists and a confident smile reappeared on his face.

"Your Highness Prince. It's almost time, you should prepare to start mobilization before the war." Earl Stark, who was standing beside him, whispered.

Before Prince Eric came, the lord of Loren City was originally the Earl of Stark.

He was transferred here for only one year in Bonta City. He thought he would work in Loren City for a long time before he could be transferred to another place, but he didn't expect that less than a month after he arrived, Prince Eric came airborne and took the position of the city lord directly from him.

Although Count Stark had already received the instructing of the family and obeyed the will of the family, he worked hard to assist Prince Eric as the family ordered, but as time went by, Count Stark found that he was becoming more and more suspicious of the family's decision to support Prince Eric.

It should be said that Prince Eric himself is not a foolish guy. On the contrary, he is smart and very generous, and is humble and studious. He has only been in Loren City for half a year and has gained a certain reputation here and laid a certain foundation in the Zhenbei Army. It can be said that he performed quite well.

However, after staying with Prince Eric for a long time, Earl Stark found that he had a very significant shortcoming, that is, he was too stubborn and even stubborn.

As long as it is something he is sure of, he will hardly accept no matter what other people have made of opinions.

Although he may seem to be gentle and considerate on the surface, in the end, he will still stick to his own ideas without any wavering.

This is particularly evident in the attitude towards the New Air Chamber of Commerce.

After serving as the city lord in Bonta City for one year, Earl Stark's impression of Xu Yi was completely different.

When he left Bangta City, he actually changed his view of Xu Yi almost completely, and he was not as hostile to Xu Yi as he was when he first went to Bangta City.

He not only fully realized the value contained in Xu Yi and Xinfei Chamber of Commerce, but also seriously considered the possibility of cooperation between the Stark family and Xu Yi.

Because of this idea, Earl Stark actually proposed to Prince Eric that he had considered working with the New Air Chamber of Commerce rather than completely rejecting it.

However, Prince Eric clearly rejected Count Stark's proposal, and even questioned whether Count Stark had served as the city lord in Bonta City for a year. He was bewitched by Xu Yi, so he made such a proposal that was contrary to the Stark family's formation.

From that moment on, Earl Stark knew that Prince Eric and the New Aircraft Chamber of Commerce had lost any possibility of cooperation, and that the Stark family was equally impossible.

The eyes glanced at the high morale, full of energy, and extremely strong combat power outside the city, and Earl Stark sighed deeply in his heart.
Chapter completed!