Chapter 522 [0516] Karya's Flexible Wrist

Due to the time difference, the news that Fosbyro received was "Freljord barbarians are invading in large numbers, Silver City is defending and waiting for help, and other important towns in the north should increase their reconnaissance efforts and be careful of possible barbarian invasions."

When this news came out, even the invading tribes in the direction of Silver City were still unclear. Although Demacia's northern defense has been relatively stable for many years, this stability mainly comes from the static defense of natural moats + barriers, rather than knowing oneself and the enemy.

On the contrary, Fosbyro, who was thousands of miles away from Silver City, determined the identity of this southward tribe as soon as he received the news - through the simple description of the messenger, Lux was very sure that the newcomers were definitely the Claw of Winter!

After determining the identity of the enemy, Lux was somewhat worried about the situation in Silver City.

Lux had not come into contact with the Winter Claw herself, and should have known nothing about it, but don't forget that as early as this spring, Fosbyro sent a special intelligence team to collect intelligence in areas including Frost Harbor.

Considering that Avarosa had just fought with the Winter Claw last winter, the intelligence team collected quite a lot of information about the Winter Claw.

Although these intelligences are often mixed with a lot of boasting about their own tribe and derogation of the Winter Claw, after a little "squeezing out the water", Lux still has a clearer understanding of the Winter Claw, a plundering tribe that has risen rapidly in recent years.

Undoubtedly, this is a cunning tribe with a strong strategic purpose. In the war last winter, the surprise attack tactics adopted by the war mother Sejuani almost directly broke Frost Harbor. Even if Ashe quickly came back to help, they ran to the north to show off their power and squeezed a lot of soft persimmons before "returning with great pleasure".

Even considering the poor math of the Freljordians and the inaccurate numbers told by these witnesses, considering the war situation at that time, the number of people mobilized by the entire Winter Claw must be at least five digits.

If this number of warriors chose to go out in full force and successfully passed through the Dragon Spine Mountains, the pressure faced by Mithril City would probably be quite astonishing.

Lux knew something about the environment around Mithril City. With a simple deduction, she could be sure that these Freljord warriors were enough to plunder a large number of villages before Mithril City cleared the fields!

Lux ​​didn't know if Sejuani would be stubborn, but as the saying goes, you should be lenient when predicting the enemy. The judgment of the war situation can never be pinned on "the enemy's stupidity".

Fortunately, according to the messenger, Mithril City's choice at this time was to hold on and wait for help. It would not take the initiative to attack without the support of the Fearless Vanguard, which made Lux feel a little relieved.

The Third Legion of the North also received the news.

The three towns in the North need to help each other, but according to the messenger, the Fearless Vanguard will soon be available in Mithril City. What Fosbyro needs to do now is to gather troops, strengthen vigilance, and expand the scope of reconnaissance. If all these are done, if there is spare capacity, it can help sweep the foothills of the Dragon Spine Mountains and support all the way east.

So, the Third Legion quickly took action.

General Roberts immediately activated the martial law order. Although Mithril City was attacked, Fosbyro should also be careful - according to the messenger, the Freljordians can cross the Dragon Spine Mountains, so the defense pressure faced by the entire North will be greatly increased!

Since Demacia is almost in a static defense posture on the entire northern defense line, neither Fosbyro nor Mithril City know much about the Freljordians and the Freljord tribes. Facing the fierce attack and the possible failure of the Dragon Spine Mountains defense line, they can only choose to impose a comprehensive martial law at the greatest cost.

In this situation, he took the initiative to ask Lux to cooperate with him to implement the plan of clearing the countryside.

However, Lux, who had always cooperated happily with Roberts in the past, did not give a positive answer immediately this time.

……………………

Roberts proposed clearing the countryside to prevent Fosbyro from encountering similar attacks across the Dragon Ridge Mountains.

But for Lux, who has information channels in Frost Harbor, there is no need to worry about the safety of Fosbyro.

Unless the Avarosa tribe suddenly tears up all trade agreements and marches south, the western frontier of the northern border where Fosbyro is located is still very safe as a whole. As long as Ivado flies more and turns more, the overall safety will be guaranteed.

However, although Lux is clear about the situation in Fosbyro, after analyzing the current situation in Fosbyro, a question is placed in front of Lux.

Should the intelligence be shared with General Roberts?

In Demacia, border defense has always adopted the strategic deployment of "border garrisons as the main force, lords' private armies as the auxiliary force, and elite armed forces as mobile support". Although Lux is the lord of Fosbyro, Roberts, the commander of the Third Northern Army stationed here, is the first person in charge and the first commander of Fosbyro's territory defense.

Roberts is also a veteran in commanding the army to conduct garrison operations, and he does not need to worry about it at ordinary times.

However, Roberts does not have a clear understanding of the situation in Fosbyro now. His vision is still at the level of the past, and he lacks understanding of the distribution of Freljord forces.

Although when Mithril City encountered a large-scale attack, it was a very safe choice to mobilize the clerks to help the Forsbarrow people strengthen the walls and clear the country, but from Lux's perspective, this was obviously a waste of manpower and material resources.

As the lord of Forsbarrow, Lux hopes to persuade Robles to use a more active and targeted approach to handle this northern crisis.

But the problem is that unless intelligence channels are shared, Lux can't find a way to convince the old general for a while!

As a veteran who has been guarding Forsbarrow for many years, Robles is very prejudiced against the Freljord people - although he will not overstep his authority to dictate to Lux's northern trade, nor will he interfere rashly The establishment of New Port and the immigration of Walrus Tusk, but in response, after communicating with Lux, he took the initiative to form a special guard to keep an eye on New Port and the traffic of caravans.

Therefore, if Lux comes directly to say that she has information channels in the Freljord, and the northern invasion force is not in Forsbarrow this time, we should not waste manpower and material resources to clear the country. I am afraid that this old general will not easily Believe it.

After nearly a year of getting along, Lux has gotten to know Robles to a considerable extent. He is a very principled person who is meticulous about things within his scope of responsibility and does not care about things outside his scope of responsibility. Will rashly point fingers, and now if Lux takes the initiative to mention Forsbarrow's defensive strategy, I'm afraid the other party will not accept it easily.

If you want to win Robles' trust, Lux's best way is to share the entire northern intelligence network with him. I believe that this old general is not an unreasonable person. If the relationship can be clarified, he will be happy. Accept Lux's information.

But the problem is that the intelligence network in the north... cannot be shared!

Not to mention the problem that most of the intelligence personnel are spell casters, but the meaning behind this intelligence system is enough to keep Lux silent!

In Demacia, it is normal for nobles to have their own information channels, and it is also normal for nobles to rely on geographical location to engage in trade.

But the trade between Forsbarrow and Freljord, is that just trade?

That was clearly a diplomatic activity disguised as trade!

Robles is not a fool. Lux is very sure that if he really shared the intelligence network, then General Robles will definitely write to His Majesty Jarvan III as soon as possible and talk about Laxana Crownguard. Well done to this paragon of nobility at Fossbarrow!

When Lux chose Forsbarrow as the place of business, what Lux liked was that the sky was high and the emperor was far away. She could definitely cross some boundaries and accumulate a power enough to change Demacia. And with the "official endorsement", even in The power of magic was used in the construction of Forsbarrow. As long as it was not publicized, it would not be a big problem.

Build walls high and store grain widely!

Before this force can take shape, she must play her role as a "noble model".

Now the relationship between Lux and Robles can only be regarded as a "good relationship", and it is far from the point of being confidant and pulling him into Forsbarrow's chariot!

Therefore, sharing intelligence networks is a no-no!

And the empty-mouthed guarantee cannot take effect at all. Should we just watch Robles fully mobilize, strengthen the wall and clear the country, and just spend the whole winter?

Thinking of this, Lux couldn't help but rub her temples - Lux, who has learned to be careful with calculations, felt her heart twisting in pain when she thought of Jianbi Qingye's astonishing consumption. The accumulation of the Luo people's hard work for a year was all wasted in the clear wilderness in winter, which will cause huge trouble to the subsequent development of Forsbarrow.

On the one hand, the people of Fosbello are poor, have less money, and have reduced spending power.

More importantly, this kind of torment is obviously not conducive to the population siphon plan that Lux will launch later!

The population of Fosbairo is too small now. If you want Fosbairo to rise, the city must absorb a large number of people from surrounding places!

No Demacian is willing to go to a place where martial law is enforced in winter and the wilderness must be fortified and clear, even if there are good job opportunities and remuneration here.

"This really makes my head hurt." Lux murmured, "Karya, think of a way, how can we stop this meaningless clearing of the wild?"

"There are many ways." The problem that gave Lux a headache didn't seem to be a problem with Kalya. "The simplest way is actually that you can be more willful."

"Be more willful?" Kalya's words made Lux a little confused, "What do you mean?"

"You should know what kind of people the Demacia nobles are." Kalya's tone naturally contained a bit of subtle ridicule, "Although you are a model noble, to be honest, your performance in Forsbarrow It’s still too prominent.”

"Too prominent?" Lux was a little confused. "To be more specific, Teacher Kalya, I have a headache and can't guess the riddles."

"Objectively speaking, after you came to Forsbarrow, you did everything very well, and you didn't see the greed and shamelessness that a Demacia noble should have at all." Kalya explained in the most direct terms, "For Building a territory and striving to improve the living standards of the territory's residents, this kind of lord is really out of place in Demacia, even if it is a noble model, it is too conspicuous. "

"So?" Lux blinked, seeming to understand something but not being able to explain clearly, "Continue?"

"You can be more greedy and directly refuse to clear the countryside, so as to avoid a severe blow to the economy of Fosbyro, which has just started to improve." The method given by Karya made Lux dumbfounded, "Be more willful, show the greed that a Demacia noble lord should have!"

"That's impossible." Lux shook his head like a rattle, "The lord must assist the border army in the war. This is my duty. I shouldn't be willful in this regard!"

"Of course I'm not teaching you to say this to Roberts directly!" Karya sighed, "This is the attitude you have to show to Roberts, but on the surface, you have to cover up this attitude and use a more euphemistic and more in line with the lord's obligations."

"..."

Lux put down the hand rubbing his temple, crossed his fingers, squinted his eyes slightly, and fell into deep thought.

Karya's words were very clear.

He wanted Roberts to think that his refusal to clear the countryside was for the development of Fosbyro and for the tax revenue five years later.

But this reason cannot be said openly, so I must create some illusions and prepare some excuses to influence Roberts and make him accept this.

But the question is, what conditions can make Roberts accept the end of the scorched earth policy when he thinks he is protecting the development of Fosbyro?

"Teacher Karya" Lacus stretched out the syllables and rarely acted like a spoiled child, "I'm really not good at this kind of thing!"

"This is the most basic political means!" Karya snorted helplessly, "Give you a hint, open the window and take a look."

Hearing this, Lacus opened the window directly according to Karya's request. She swept her eyes across the manor in front of her, across the streets in the distance, and finally fell on Galio standing on the top of Fosbyro.

"Justice Colossus?"

"Is there a better choice than him?" Karya said in a tone of teaching a silly child, "You can just guarantee that Galio can handle everything, and then spread the word that you will never accept Fosbyro's scorched earth and cleared the countryside."

"Because Roberts doesn't know Galio, and can't get involved in the Law Guards, he can't deny my guarantee." Lux suddenly realized, "And the message passed privately is an excuse for my persistence!"

"That's right, in this situation, no matter how dissatisfied Roberts is with your request, he can only mobilize the power of the Third Legion to strengthen the defense. Without the support of the lord, Fosbyro can't scorch the countryside." Karya laughed, "Then, as long as Fosbyro is safe and sound for a whole winter, when everything is over, he wants to use this to attack you, but it will be untenable - after all, Fosbyro didn't really get into trouble."

After listening to Karya's explanation, Lux stared blankly.

Taking advantage of the fact that "Roberts doesn't know the Archons and Galio", Karya has him completely taken advantage of. In this way, from Roberts's perspective, it was Lux who took risks for the development of Fosbyro, but he couldn't find any evidence!

Good man, is this the method of the Regent of Shurima?

For a moment, Lux didn't know whether to say that Karya had a way, or that his teacher's methods were not very bright.

"Moral role models with mental cleanliness often cannot accomplish anything." In Lux's dullness, Karya said meaningfully, "There is no perfection in the world. Sometimes, flexible tactics are also a good choice."

Karya's small classroom · The power of local lords:

In Demacia, local lords have the power of foreign and domestic trade, and can also actively or passively accept foreign immigrants, but no matter where the lords are, they do not have independent diplomatic power.

Demacia and the Freljord invaders are enemies, but for most of the Freljord that did not raid south, the two sides were neutral. In this case, it was not a big problem for Lux to engage in northern trade.

But considering the exclusive official trade, joint coinage plan and intelligence gathering, the relationship between Fosbyro and the Avarosa tribe can be regarded as diplomatic and economic cooperation - according to Demacia's rules, Lux did cross the line.