Heroes of the Invincible Knight

"Li Cha, the Charlemagne family has never owed us the Hunter family at all."

Viscount Sauter was originally a person without much ambition, and he never had any thoughts about the chair in the capital. When he was the lord of Hunter Territory, Sauter's greatest wish was to keep the fief that his father fought hard on the battlefield, let the territory develop and prosper, and then train one or two knights among the younger generations to take over.

Moreover, unlike a time traveler like Richard, Viscount Soter has a father who is a knight. Even directly allocating the river valley to the Hunter family, he was not stingy at all. Viscount Sauter's feelings for the kingdom have not changed.

Although there was no intention to directly interfere with Li Cha's decision in the words, the tendency was still obvious.

Everyone present also stopped talking at this time, but focused their eyes on Li Cha. After all, it is Li Cha who can finally make a decision on this kind of matter.

"Where is General Grew now?"

After retreating from the battlefield of Longxiguan, Gelu did not lead his troops back directly to the Northland, but under Li Cha's instructions, he played by ear while protecting himself, and abducted more than a hundred thousand soldiers of Longxiguan. All of them withdrew to the central plain, and during the retreat, they also gathered some rout troops. Counting the 100,000 elite soldiers who had followed Richard on the orc plateau on the northern front, Gru now had There are actually close to 200,000 troops.

Although there are hundreds of thousands of defeated soldiers, these people are also the most elite troops in the human kingdom. After a little rectification and replenishment of equipment, they will soon be able to regain their strength in the first battle.

"Master Gelug is currently stationed in the city of Sylgrad, and some time ago he added a batch of grain, grass and equipment to Mr. Gelug from the river valley."

Srgler, located in the north of the capital, happens to be at the transit point between the Kazai River Valley and the Royal Capital. Whether it is going north from the Royal Capital or going south from the River Valley, this is an unavoidable strategic point.

Especially at this special time, if the orcs want to completely seal off the capital and block the support from the north from entering the capital, the city of Sirgrad is a point that the orcs must take.

"Where are the original kingdom troops and officials in Sylgrad City?"

There is nothing wrong with Gru's strategic vision and command ability, otherwise Richard would not have handed over half of the systems to him to command, and even Morrill, Taize, Taris, Sir Mrak, Lao Suo, etc. A host of heroes are under his command.

Such a large army seems to only have 200,000 people. If Gelu really wants to fight fiercely, regardless of casualties, the force under Gelu's command can be compared with 500,000 to 600,000 troops.

The city of Sirgela is indeed an important throat. The Jinlong River flows down from north to south. It is very convenient for the army of the North to go south. Therefore, even if the comprehensive military strength of the North was not strong before, the kingdom still controlled the valley. in hand.

To avoid any disturbances in the Northland, the army went directly down the river and took over the king. In the past, even if it was a one-ten-thousandth possibility, the nobles in the Northland had convulsions and wanted to rebel. If they went down the Jinlong River, they would Being stopped in the river valley first, the significance of the city of Sergele is not great.

But since the river valley has also become Richard's territory, the importance of the city of Sergre has become prominent. Although in Ren's judgment, Richard will not directly rebel and go south to attack the king's capital, but he still instinctively The control over Sylgrad was strengthened, and when there was a garrison of a legion in Sylgrad, a part of the imperial guards were sent to garrison it.

Even when the frontline troops at Longxiguan were at their most tense, a total of 50,000 troops were stationed in Sirgele City just to control this throat.

From a strategic point of view, there is no problem with Gelu's control of Sylgrad City. The only problem is how he took over such an important city from the Kingdom.

"General Gelu directly ordered the lord of Sylgrad City to open the city gate and recruit the garrison in the city. Perhaps after a while, Master Gelu will have 300,000 troops in his hands."

"Can the lord of Sylgrad follow Gru's orders?"

"Master Gru ordered the army to surround the city of Sylgrad, and then visited the Lord's Mansion with Lord Moril and the dragon, and the other side cooperated very well."

That's right...

"What's the reaction from the kingdom?"

At this time, the Beidajia River Valley is completely in the hands of Li Cha, and there are hundreds of thousands of powerful troops under his command, and the number of strong men is unreasonable. Now, the generals under Li Cha's command suddenly took down such a sensitive place as the city of Sylgrad. Well, the kingdom should have something to say.

"Yu Sidu heard the news two days ago that Wangdu sent someone to formally appoint General Gelu as the city lord of Sylgrad City, and sent some supplies there."

"Tsk, as expected of His Majesty Ren, who is always so sober."

If it is an ordinary monarch, knowing that the Northland army has seized such a sensitive point, not to mention sending troops to attack, he would have to be furious and furious.

Ren was free and unrestrained, and simply pushed all the defense of Sirgele City to the Northern Army, completely lying flat, if Li Cha had any evil intentions now, there was no need for orcs to attack, and the Northern Army went south The Golden Dragon Capital can be taken immediately.

"Uncle Iger, what's the current situation of our food reserves?"

"Since the beginning of last year, we have been purchasing grain from the Central Great Plains. In addition to the bumper harvest in autumn, all the official warehouses are full of grain, and many grain cellars have been temporarily built."

There is no shortage of food in the Northland and the River Valley, especially the River Valley, which can even be regarded as a small granary of the kingdom. The common people who are squeezed by the nobles generally do not go hungry. Before, basically every family stockpiled enough food for several years.

And after Li Cha completely ruled the north, and after a series of measures to divide the land to reclaim wasteland and build water conservancy, the grain production in the North almost doubled. According to the current reserves, it is enough for Li Cha to squander for several years.

"What about weapons and armor?"

"After extensive use of underwater hammer forging technology and assembly line operations in the ordnance factory, the output has greatly increased. All soldiers of the first-class legion can wear a cloth face armor on the outside and a chain armor on the inside. The second-class legion can also wear Among the equipment changes, the only thing that limits our equipment output is the supply of iron ore."

The Northern Army, especially the Dragon Army, the Flying Bears, and the Griffin Army, have already been extravagant to the point where one person is the top three.

The outermost is covered with a cloth face armor, the middle is wearing a mail armor, and the innermost layer is a thick cloth and leather tanned inner lining to reduce the damage of the shield attack. It basically achieves the ultimate in armament, and there are only a few of them in the Kingdom The equipment that can only be afforded by the elite and private soldiers of the nobles has been equipped on a large scale in the Northland.

Facing the orc army, the basic combat power of human soldiers is indeed too weak, and Li Cha can only try his best to make up for it in terms of equipment.

"What's going on with the iron ore supply?"

"The output of the ore veins found in the Ironwood Forest is not large, and it can no longer support the use of the ordnance factory. I have been buying ore from the Central Plains and the Western Territory before. Now the price of iron ore is getting more and more expensive, and the orcs have blocked many. Shangdao, it’s not easy to buy.”

"Now the Ordnance Factory has already consumed the part of the ore stored before, and may consider appropriately reducing production..."

"There is no need to reduce production. I will find a way to deal with iron ore, so that the ordnance factory can continue to expand its production capacity, and there will be consumption in the future."

Weapons and equipment are not made to be used all the time. At the beginning of the war, not only bows and arrows, but even armor can be sold as consumables. How could Richard ask the ordnance factory to reduce production.

The problem of iron ore might have caused Li Cha a headache before, but after the establishment of the teleportation array in Harbor City, all problems were solved.

Li Cha can directly send someone to buy ore from the southern dwarves, ship it along the Longjiang River to Harbor City, and then send it directly to Miracle City through the Portal City's portal. Not only can it solve the problem of insufficient iron ore, Shipping costs can also be lower than before.

There is sufficient food, grass and military equipment, and the strategic points have also been robbed. At this time, Li Cha has nothing to hesitate, and immediately stood up and ordered:

"Order the Dragon Army, Griffin Army, Tiger and Leopard Army, Flying Bear Army, and Silver Wing Army to gather in Piaoxue City, and then ask Zhenmo City to transfer five legions of kobold fighters as auxiliary soldiers. Board the ship in the city and prepare to go south!"

"Lord Richard! If all the legions go south, the Northland will be completely empty."

As soon as Li Cha's order was issued, some generals couldn't help reminding them that according to the legions that Li Cha pointed out, if they were all dispatched, there would be more than half a million horses. Except for the River Valley Defense Legion, almost all the regular legions He was transferred away, and the Northland became completely defenseless.

"No, there is also the garrison army, as well as the peasants and soldiers. When the army is mobilized, all the peasants and soldiers are also mobilized to maintain order in the North. Don't let the young people make trouble, and let the peasants and soldiers undertake some tasks of transporting food and grass. .”

Although the population under Li Cha's rule was small, only about one-twentieth of the entire kingdom, the mobilization ability was definitely beyond the reach of the kingdom's flattery.

The mobilization of 500,000 troops is just a matter of leisure. The peasants and soldiers who have been trained on weekdays can be pulled out to fill in a part of the gap at any time. The peasants and soldiers in the Northland are different from the numb cannon fodder in other places.

Apart from being equipped with all kinds of weapons and armors, they are not bad at all. As long as Li Cha provides the equipment, they can be used as regular soldiers immediately after a little training.

"My lord, the full mobilization of farmers and soldiers will definitely affect next year's grain production."

"Official warehouses in various places can cope with it. Besides, there are fewer farmers and soldiers and they have to produce. Let the villages organize the elderly, children and healthy women to speed up production and minimize losses as much as possible."

"Yes, my lord!"

Seeing that Li Cha was very determined, no one persuaded him anymore. At this time, the Northland is indeed a luxury. Even if the grain production is greatly reduced within a year or two, it can still bear it.

Moreover, there are women, old people and children left behind by various village organizations to maintain production, and the food production will not be reduced too much. 500,000 regular troops will directly participate in the battle, and more than 2 million farmers and soldiers with good combat capabilities will assist. Expanding the scope of mobilization, and then mobilizing the same number of farmers and soldiers, the war potential of the Northland has just revealed a little ferocious meaning.

Now, although Li Cha hasn't said it clearly, his intention to mobilize all the regular legions and mobilize farmers and soldiers is already obvious.

Go south and fight the orcs!

No matter what thoughts everyone had before, now that Li Cha has made a decision, all they can do is to execute the order meticulously.

"It will take at least fifteen days for the army to assemble in Piaoxue City. More importantly, whether the food and supplies needed by the army can be delivered on time."

"I can assure you that there will be no delay in the food and supplies needed by the army."

"Uncle Iger is doing things, I don't worry."

"Are there enough ships in Snow City?"

"The ships needed for an army of half a million..."

"The Navy's warships are definitely not enough, but some merchant ships can be requisitioned, as long as part of the compensation is enough."

There are also several rivers passing by in the Northland, and of course there are naval forces, but because the river network in the Northland is not dense, and the size of the navy is not too large, it must be enough to transport 500,000 troops. Fortunately, the business in the Northland is now developed. There are many merchant ships on the river, some of which are even larger than the troop carriers of the Beidi Navy, enough to recruit a huge fleet.

"Let's all go and act. Within fifteen days, I want all the legions to set off along the Longjiang River."

"yes!"

Under the influence of Li Cha, the civil and military personnel in the Northland have developed a very capable style. When Li Cha said this, he didn't hesitate at all. After getting up and answering yes, they left the meeting room as quickly as possible. The army and all kinds of The mobilization of supplies is a one-sentence matter for Li Cha, and there are countless things to arrange. They will be busy in the next few days, and they must seize all the time.

Under Li Cha's rule, the entire Northland had already been turned into a war machine by Li Cha. This time, under Li Cha's order, it was finally running at full speed. In addition to the system's powerful creatures, the entire continent will also see A monster named "Geng Zhan".

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The orcs still made a fatal mistake, they gave Richard too much time.

From the perspective of the kingdom, the advance speed of the orcs was really too fast. From the time when Dragon's Breath Pass was breached to when it threatened the king's capital, all the previous arrangements only delayed the orcs for three or four months. At this point in time, the Kingdom had already lost nearly one-third of its population before the second round of mobilization was even possible.

But for Li Cha, three or four months is long enough. During this period, his strength has broken through the realm of the domain, and he will not be helpless when facing that terrifying old orc. He has subdued the Snow Giant and the Sea Clan successively, and obtained a large amount of war dividends, growing to the point where the system's military strength has more than doubled...

Evacuating from Longxiguan was because Li Cha didn't want to make unnecessary sacrifices, but now, Li Cha already has the confidence to confront the orcs head-on...