"What am I for?" A moment of astonishment appeared on Sean's face, which quickly turned to shock and disbelief, but was quickly replaced by an unpleasantness, "Wait, this is a little wrong, no matter how I look at it, it's obviously not enough to take on the role of a battlefield commander, right?" That's a ...... It's a very oily errand, especially now that the southern battlefield is almost a foregone conclusion, which ......"

At the last word, Sean didn't need to say it anymore, because he had realized the real reason why Asuna had made him the commander of the Southern Battlefield.

As we all know, being the commander of a main battlefield is not an easy job, and it can even be said that it is a double-edged sword, unless someone is extremely confident in his own strength, no one is willing or willing to ask for this position.

The reason is very simple, because in addition to being responsible for the command of the battlefield, a main battlefield commander also has the responsibility of coordinating and coordinating all the military forces and nobles on the battlefield, so for many battlefield commanders, dealing with nobles is a hard job, because if you don't do it, these nobles will pull you back when you need to. However, for the superiors, they will not care whether those nobles are really helping or not doing a favor, they will only think that you are not doing things well, delaying the fighters, etc., and once these charges are confirmed, the most serious result may be to directly deprive the nobles of the title.

Therefore, unless it is a person with real talents, or who considers himself extremely capable of diplomacy, few people are willing to take on the role of commander of this battlefield.

This is also the reason why Sean feels uncomfortable about something.

However, as Sean understood the meaning of "double-edged sword".

Since there is a bad side, there is naturally a good side.

If the battlefield commander is responsible for a victory, or even a total victory, then this is enough to make anyone jealous, and it is a major battle achievement that no one can snatch. In other words, on the southern battlefield that is currently divided by the Duchy of Lane. In today's clear situation, whoever is the commander of the southern battlefield will definitely be able to add a strong mark to his resume as long as he waits until the end of the war.

And this is why Asuna recommended Sean as the commander of the Southern Battlefield.

Because the current situation is completely caused by Sean alone, it can be said that Sean's credit is the greatest, after all, in this process, the Duchy of Lane did not give Sean any form of support at all. And at this time, a so-called commander suddenly parachuted in, and he could easily snatch nearly ninety percent of Sean's credit, which even Asuna couldn't look at.

Of course, another consideration for Asuna. It also paved the way for Sean to break into the upper aristocratic circle of the Duchy of Lane.

"It's a terrible price." Seeing that Asuna was just smiling, Sean sighed helplessly.

He knew very well that if the commander of the southern battlefield was not him, then when the time came, he would definitely not be able to keep so many territories by the end of the war. It's not even a matter of being rewarded with a baron's title, not even a piece of territory. Because he knows it well. The wolf-like nobles of the Duchy of Lane have long been very fond of the rich territory and military power he now occupies. Therefore, he must have a sufficient identity and outstanding military exploits to keep everything he has worked so hard to build after the war.

"It's not a big deal." Asuna shook her head, "I'm just paying the price of losing my role as commander-in-chief. But my credit as the commander of the Southeast Battlefield, those jackals have not yet dared to erase it. And most importantly, the rich area northwest of Dabion is enough for the jackals to fight for their heads. ”

"But you also lost the opportunity to enter Fengshen Lake." Sean said sharply.

He hadn't forgotten the deal he had made with Asuna. It is to let Asuna settle in Fengshen Lake. But now, if Asuna does not serve as the president of this national war, then the great merit and achievements in breaking the royal capital of Dabiang will naturally not be assigned to Asuna's name, and because the southeast theater borders the Kingdom of France. If Asuna is even forced to go to war with the Kingdom of France, it will definitely be a thankless task.

Suddenly, Sean's mind suddenly sounded like a thunderclap, and his whole body shook suddenly, and he looked at Asuna with a stunned face: "What about Tonis Fortress?" ”

Asuna's expression was a little unnatural.

At this time, Sean still didn't understand that in order to make him the commander of the Southern Theater this time, Asuna not only lost the title of commander-in-chief of the entire battle, but even handed over the Tonys Fortress, which was definitely not a small price. You must know that in the first war between the Duchy of Lane and the Kingdom of Dabiang, Asuna invested all the resources captured in the war into the construction of the Tonys Fortress, and it can be said that this fortress is all of Asuna's efforts.

But now, the fortress has been expropriated by the Duchy of Lane, which means that Asuna has lost even her own territory.

"It's nothing, at least if the Southeast Theater wins, I can freely demarcate the scope of the territory." Asuna was at ease, and the unnatural look on her face flickered, "Besides, even if I lose Tonis Fortress, I can build another one in the new territory, it's just that it will take a little longer." And once Dabiang is history, the fortress of Tonys will be of little value. ”

"Hmph." Sean snorted coldly, he knew very well that the real importance of Tonis Fortress to Asuna was more than that, but Asuna didn't want to answer directly, even if Sean knew these things, he couldn't speak, "I'm afraid that those jackals in the Duchy of Lane are not only calculating here." They agree that you will arbitrarily encircle a territory in the southeast theater of Dabion, but this territory must border the Kingdom of France, right? …… This is clearly intended to be placed on the front line of conflict with the Kingdom of France. ”

"Is there a difference?" Asuna smiled, "Maybe it looks like I've lost a lot of things this time, but if you take a long-term view, who can guarantee that I won't gain more?" ”

Strictly speaking, Sean knew that Asuna was right.

In terms of short-term benefits, Asuna can be said to have made a significant sacrifice. Not only did he lose the overall command of the war with Dabiang, but even the fortress of Tonys, which was undoubtedly worse for Asuna, who was already in financial distress. But if in terms of long-term interests, her gains are also huge, at least after the end of this war, it is a sure thing for Florence to become a powerful marquis, coupled with the stability of the situation in the southern theater now, as long as there are no major mistakes, Sean's title of marquis of strength will definitely not run, so it is equivalent to Asuna having two strong marquis as her political allies in the kingdom of Lane.

And look at Hatch sitting here with Asuna at the moment. Boulder. This also means that the Boulder family will definitely be on Asuna's side in the future, plus the Dubai family who is willing to sacrifice the interests of the family and rebel with the Boulder family, the joining of these two families is naturally an extremely powerful reinforcement for Asuna, the newly established aristocratic circle. After all, even now, the Boulder family has a lot of outstanding talents, and these talents will play a very important role in the future Duchy of Lane.

In other words. That is, although on the surface it seems that this war with the Kingdom of Dabion is weakening Asuna's strength, in fact, the group of people who have gained the most from this war with the Kingdom of Dabiang are all Asuna's future allies. This is actually equivalent to Asuna's growth in the exchange of time for strength. This is very similar to Sean's development plan when he first started from scratch.

But. Although Sean knew and understood Asuna's approach and reasons, he still felt very unhappy.

Because of the Principality of Lane's approach, Sean felt very disgusted.

"I'll give you back the Thundering Edge soon." Sean said in a deep voice.

"I'm not in a hurry about this." Asuna shook her head, "Because at present, even if I want to start a war, I will definitely not be able to fight it in a short time, after all, the war has just been triggered on the side of the Northwest Theater now, and the situation on your side is stable." But the supply lines couldn't go too deep, so I had nothing to do for a short time. And strictly speaking, both the Tequila Territory and the Romea Territory can be classified in the Northwest Theater, and when the time comes, even if the war end of the Northwest Theater is opened. I'll also have strong backups. ”

Regarding Asunna's statement, the old fox Hatch quickly nodded and said, "Lord Asuna, please rest assured, I will definitely fully cooperate with your actions when the time comes." ”

"I'm here to thank Master Hatch for his full support." Asuna smiled, then turned her head to look at Sean, and spoke again: "Since everything that needs to be said has been said, then I have one thing I want to ask you for help with now." ”

"There is no need to say kind words, your sacrifice has far exceeded our original agreement, and I am not the kind of person who doesn't know what to do."

Sean's words made Hatch slightly puzzled, but he knew who he was now, and he also knew why Asuna brought him here. In fact, for Sean. Connery, a young man, Hatch is also very curious, although he has guessed more than once that the relationship between Sean and Asuna is by no means simple, but until hearing Sean's words at this moment, Hatch knows that the relationship between these two people is probably deeper than he imagined.

Asuna nodded, so what she said next was not polite to Sean: "I hope you can contain, or even attract all the combat forces in the southern region of Dabiang now, and I am ready to unite Lord Hatch and Lord Byrne to counterattack the Tequila Territory." …… As long as we succeed in joining up with the Tequila Lord's current Boulder family's private troops, then I can open the front of Dabiang's southeast theater and drag Dabiang into a situation of fighting on three fronts. ”

Sean's brows furrowed, and he said in a deep voice: "But if you want to counterattack the Tequila Territory, you need to cross at least three Dabiang territories, and even if I contain Dabiang's southern noble forces during this journey, others will still stop your advance." And even if it does succeed in converging, the Tequila Territory is now a lonely place on the map, and you will face the dilemma of lack of logistics and troops at that time. ”

"At this point, we will still need the cooperation of Lord Sean at that time." This time, it was Hatch who spoke, "After regaining the Tequila Territory, I will let Byrne lead the troops to ensure the safety of the logistics line, and at that time, all the logistics materials will pass through the Southern Theater of Operations, Lord Sean, and you are in charge of it, so Lord Sean, your control of the Southern Theater will be directly related to the lifeline of me, Byrne, and Asuna." ”

"Wait, what do you mean...... There are only three of you in the Southeast Theater? Sean's face changed slightly.

"I hate to admit it, but it's exactly what you say." Asuna smiled helplessly, "The only person who is really responsible for all the military operations in the southeast theater of Dabiang is indeed only me, Lord Bourne, and Lord Hatch, although there are also several other nobles who have joined the southeast theater, but in fact, even if I don't say anything about their purpose, you should know the way, as for the military affairs department of the Principality of Lane, they have made a decision before that they will fully support the northwest theater." ”

"Hmph." This time, Sean's face was not as simple as being unhappy, but really becoming difficult to see.

"By the way, there's another thing I have to tell you."

"Anyway, no matter how bad the news is, I am afraid it will not disappoint me." Sean pursed his lips.

"Because the current situation is the most stable in your southern theater, there will probably be a few nobles who will come to you to get a piece of the pie." Asuna hesitated, but said, "I hope ...... Try not to offend these nobles. ”

"Heh, then it depends on whether they are qualified to get a piece of the pie from me." The unhappy look on Sean's face was already extremely obvious, "Okay, since I am the commander of the Southern Theater of Operations, then I have the final say in this theater of operations." As for the affairs of those nobles, you don't need to worry. I'll end the Southern Theater as soon as possible, and then tilt my forces and resources to your side. ”

Looking at the expression on Sean's face, Asuna knew that it was useless to persuade her, so she stopped talking, but nodded and agreed to Sean's arrangement. Of course, she was also silently praying in her heart, hoping that the few nobles who were about to come to the Southern War Zone would not be so stupid. (To be continued......)