Under such circumstances, it was already quite difficult for the nobles in the Western Territory to gather another 500,000 troops. After all, they had to retain some garrisons to protect their castles and territories.
During the war several years ago, the Western Territory army invaded the central part of the empire and took away a large amount of wealth. This gave the Western Territory nobles the courage and desire to continue fighting against the Eastern Empire. Otherwise, with the feudal system, recruiting soldiers would not be so easy.
"What about the Duke of Raven in the North? Didn't he take any action?"
Although the North has experienced years of cold disasters, severe personnel loss and deep internal problems, the occupation of this vast land does not mean that there will be no action.
"There's been very little news from the north at the moment. I just heard that there's a conflict between the Duke of Raven and the Black Feather Witch factions."
"What exactly happened?" Although he had been to the North, Loran Hill didn't know much about the Northern nobles and upper class.
Compared with the other four territories, the situation in the North is very complicated. Witches, survivors of the Ever Dark Island, indigenous residents, and various forces are intertwined with each other.
Originally, the witches and the survivors of Everdark Island were all descendants of the Mercury Dynasty. They had worked together as one and lived in harmony. However, with the rise of the witch, the witches in the north could not help but follow her will, and thus began to guide the great lords of the north, gradually opposing the new emperor and some new ideas in the south.
Such things gradually put the Trey family into a passive and unhappy state.
As traditional and conservative northern nobles, the Trey family has always been loyal to the empire, which is also out of tacit recognition of past oaths.
The cold north has always been short of many supplies, which requires the support of the emperor in the center of the empire. The emperor also needs the loyalty of the north to support the royal power and maintain his rule.
The vows made in the past have benefited both parties, so they have always been firm and tacit.
However, due to the interference of the witch Grigialad, the alliance between the North and the West inadvertently contributed to the fall of the new emperor, causing the empire to collapse and split, which put the Treyi family into a rather passive situation.
Many of the creeds that supported the North in the past began to collapse, and many powerful extraordinary people also left the Trey family. After the fall of the emperor of the empire, the many blood-sworn lords in the center were leaderless, and there was no possibility of reconciliation with the North. Later, the encroachment of the nobles in the West on the center further intensified the hatred, which eventually led to the Trey family being in a difficult situation. It was impossible to turn back, and they could only go all the way to the end with the West, so that they could obtain enough food and grain-producing land to settle their people.
However, the world is always changing.
After Loran Hill and Vimiya worked together to solve the cold disaster, the North gradually warmed up and food production began to slowly resume. At this time, many conservative Northern nobles rose up again, hoping to break away from this alliance dominated by the Western Territory and remain neutral.
To outsiders, it seems foolish to abandon a powerful alliance and isolate oneself, but if one observes from the perspective of the Northern nobles themselves, one will find that this is not surprising.
The alliance with the Griffins of the West is very powerful, but how much benefit can this power bring to the North? None.
The Eastern Empire not only has the rich East Territory, but also includes the elves who have close ties with the East Territory nobles. If the elves were to participate in the battle with the North Territory, it would be a disaster for the North Territory.
The North today is not the same as it was 20 years ago when the empire was thriving and the North had not yet experienced the ravages of the cold.
At that time, if the nobles of the North were asked to fight against the Emerald Forest, they would not be afraid, but would be eager to try.
But the impact of the cold disaster is enormous. Many lives have been lost, property and wealth have been lost, the growth of the new generation is difficult, and the proportion of high-level extraordinary people is far lower than that of other duchies. The North is really not suitable to participate in the conflict with the elves now, not only because of the powerful forest elves on its side, but also because of the ice elves across the sea.
After the two tribes resumed contact, no one could guarantee that the ice elves would not go south one day to take back the land that once belonged to them. After all, thousands of years ago, most of the northern territory was the land of the Ice Elf Kingdom, and many ice elves lived here at that time.
Today, the North no longer has the Jackdaw Fleet that crisscrosses the Ice Sea, and is completely unable to stop the Ice Elves from moving south. Continuously confronting the Eastern Empire will not only gain no benefits, but will also face great danger and irritate the nerves of the elves. Therefore, this view is recognized by many Northern nobles. They gather around the Treyi family and gradually put pressure on the witch faction to abandon the alliance with the West, withdraw from the Western Empire, and restore their neutral position.
"So, for the above reasons, the Northern Territory did not send troops to support the internal war in the Western Territory. Perhaps they will also face an internal struggle." Yin Huanbi narrated slowly.
"It's getting messy." Loran Hill sipped his tea, staring at the table without moving, as if thinking about something.
Next, Yin Huanbi introduced several great nobles who had gathered their troops for support in the Western Territory, and the elite private armies under their command. Finally, he asked Loran Hill whether it was necessary to send more people to support the Western Territory.
"No need. We already had a plan. Just follow the original plan. If we rush things and interrupt the original arrangement, it will only mess things up." The girl shook her head.
War plans involve many projects, including the recruitment and training of personnel, the production and preparation of logistical materials, the arrangement of garrisons along the line, etc. Random changes will only make things more complicated and worse.
If it is running well, it is best not to interfere with it. You may think you are just pulling a brick, but in fact you are shaking the foundation of the entire building.
"I know they will encounter some difficulties during this period, but nothing can go smoothly all the time, and I can't protect them forever. We must learn to grow up."
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