Vol 2 Chapter 44: Eve of the enemy attack

In the early period of the magic calendar, in the countless years before this, there has never been a naval battle, let alone the large-scale naval battles of the same kind in the late period of the magic calendar. Therefore, no country has a large navy, and fewer countries will fight for it. Sea power.
Regardless of the magic calendar or the Red Moon calendar, at that time the political powers of various countries were quite stable, and wars rarely broke out, so it is easy for ordinary people to live in that era.
Especially in the Eminor continent, more than 70% of the land is a plain. The Hughes Empire in the southwest of the mainland is completely located on the endless great plain. Except for the Holy Snow Mountains in its east, the average altitude of most areas is only 20 meters. The so-called average altitude refers to the average of the highest absolute altitude of 23 meters and the lowest absolute altitude of 17 meters. The Haiha mercenary empire in the southeast is backed by the most abundant fairy forest on the mainland, and the left hand gently supports the eastern foot of the Holy Snow. Facing the sea, the only seemingly bad geography in the country is the webbed marsh at the forefront of the imperial hinterland, but this is the only place where grass coal is produced on the entire continent. Luxury goods seem to be geographically inferior, but the living standards of the residents here are at the forefront of the entire continent; the Huayu Plain where the Holy Church is located is a holy place for everyone on the mainland. 500 years ago, the Hami people After defeating the Huayu Plain, the army forces of the Amy Empire covered it again, but Amy I kept his promise that in his life, he never established any administrative power on this land. After 5 years, he put the entire Huayu The ruling power of the plain was handed over to the Holy Church that was rising on the mainland at that time, and sent heavy troops to help the Holy Church to defend the territory. Amy I repeatedly mentioned in his later years that the biggest reason for not taking the Huayu Plain is this land Too fertile, too easy to breed aristocratic dandy atmosphere, like a magnificent bird cage, the birds live in it for a long time, will no longer yearn for the blue sky-in fact, most chickens, ducks, geese and other poultry are in this Under the circumstances, it has become a victim of slaughter. It is important to know that these poultry still had beautiful feathers, moving voices, and proud figures flying in the blue sky 10,000 years ago. The Plain of Huayu even made Amy I look like a tiger, and the extent of his richness can be imagined.
The eastern part of Huayu Plain is low hills, it is these hills that block the wind blowing from the east coast, but also block the desert that comes with the wind. Due to racial character, only one race can live in the entire desert area-more precisely, other races may also live here, and only the special race of the Harvey ethnic group is not willing to go anywhere in the desert. There are hundreds of tribes, each with a population ranging from 1,000 to 10,000. These tribes form the sacred desert kingdom. Most of the people of these deserts live near the three major oasis, living on cacti and desert lizards. During the day, all the people of the desert kingdom are hiding behind the sand dunes. When they are bored, they like to weave some tapestries and gauze with cactus fibers. The fibers provided by the cactus growing in the desert area are extremely fine, enough to have enough sun exposure. With extremely good toughness, these braided fabrics are sold well in the upper classes of all continents.
As for the Amy Empire, it goes without saying that mountains and mountains require water and water, and on the right are extremely rare hills and forests that provide a lot of wood and minerals.
The extensive continental highway runs through the entire continent, not only connecting to the capitals of various countries, but also the larger cities and towns are covered by the road network, and even some remote villages know: \ "If you want to get rich, build the road first \" . All kinds of goods are transported on the mainland through the continental highway day and night.
Therefore, not only people from all over the world can eat from the mountains and water, but occasionally, some people who are free and busy are also attracted by occupations such as business, transportation, robbers, and mercenaries who have ideal and profitable income.
Except for some small coastal villages that are extremely close to the sea and have no road access, not many people are willing to deal with the sea, let alone take food from the sea.
Due to the above reasons, the rudimentary map in the hands of Horns is beyond the imagination of future generals-even such a rudimentary map is to ask soldiers from the small mercenary regiment to gather fish and draw them together by memory. Later, Hornes used several collective drills of the vulture brigades to fully cover the sea more than 50 miles west of Xilin Island, and then reorganized and drawn a new map.
Horns briefly introduced the origin of the map to the head and deputy heads. When I just wanted to introduce the situation carefully, Amy motioned to let him wait a moment, then gently hugged Ying who was still standing with him. Regardless of the girl's objection, she hugged the girl to the back bed and pressed the quilt for her. Back to the table again.
Barbas shook his head helplessly and whispered: "It really touched me. At that time, Amy's father was like this to Amy's mother. It was almost good. Amy's father's gentleness was in all the officers of the border guard. The family members are famous. It's a pity ... "Barbara's face was regrettable.
Horns pointed to the Haiphong map and briefly introduced to several major members: "In the sea, once the vultures leave the land 50 miles, they will not see the mainland, it is easy to get lost, and we do not have large ships. , So the border of the map you see is only 50 miles. I once sent a genie scout squad along the coastline to break through the defense line of the Hughes Empire Border Guard, and went deeper than 500 miles for investigation. According to the scout observation, there is indeed a big War, the two sides of the war are in a glue. And ... "Horns’ finger pointed again at the southwest corner of the mainland, "There is a strong fleet, the flag above is pure black. If From here to Xilin Island, it only takes about 4 days. "
"I thought I could easily earn some protection money when I went to Xilin Island. At most, I only killed small pirates or killed some thieves. I didn't expect to fight like a regular army now." Amy grumbled her nose: "The whole sale It's too much to lose money. Redstone Emperor I made a big profit this time and bought a ground dragon with the money for the sheep. "
"It's bad luck. I knew I wouldn't do mercenaries. I eat people with short mouths and short hands. I know I'm fooled but take money. I can only do this if I'm a professional." Amy was helpless. Say.
"Do you think they will attack us? What about our current strength? And, do we need to evacuate the island's residents?" Amy has recently been busy earning money and her lifelong event, for the current training of the small mercenary regiment As a result, it is not as well known as Horns, who stayed on Westwood for a long time, and Barbas, who is directly responsible for mercenary training.
Horns shook his head helplessly: "I don't know. According to the truth, it should not be. The army from overseas is not large enough to fight on several sides. But it is not necessarily if I am the other party's commander. It must be the first to attack a country with all his strength. This kind of multi-faceted combat is definitely impossible. Therefore, I feel that I cannot judge the intelligence of the opponent ’s commander by common sense. If it is not a rash and low-level enemy, it is the actual strength of the opponent. Like icebergs on the sea, most of them are below the surface. "
"What do you think is more likely?" Amy asked with a narrow voice.
As far as pure military doctrine is concerned, Hornes ’talent in the small mercenary regiment far exceeds that of Chi Aotian, who came from a military family, and Barbas, who has been in the military for many years. The biggest and most surprising discovery. But where did these rich experiences come from? Hornes has not given everyone a reasonable explanation. The most common explanation is that I read it myself. This kind of explanation is also the most acceptable to everyone. As long as the dwarf has 200 years of life, as long as one tenth of the time is spent reading the book, it can't be surpassed by humans.
"Well, I tend to the latter." Horns's voice did not fall, and Barbas took over: "Yes, I agree with this view. The Haiha Empire has 50,000 regular troops and 25,000 swordsmen troops; mercenaries The empire has 60,000 active-duty soldiers and 35,000 swordsmen troops, and with the charm of the four major mercenary kings, it is no problem to summon 30,000 mercenaries to help the whole continent. Even the Amy Empire is in the same place On a continent, I have n’t thought of two countries attacking at the same time. Crossing a sea for several months from a continent, and rushing for thousands of miles, it must be prepared. So the possibility of multiple attacks by opponents cannot be ruled out, maybe they will not attack Ai The homeland of the Rice Empire, but if I am the commander of the other party, I have extra troops in my hands, attack the Lion River, and occupy the continental highway. Not only can I cut off the transportation lifeline of the Haiha Empire, but it is also the best way to contain the opponent. "
"So, are we now a must-have for the military strategists?" Amy's words were bitter, and his eyes were fixed on Chi Aotian. He wanted to ask Chi Aotian who came back a few days before him.
Chi Aotian nodded slowly.
"So what do the residents of the island arrange?"
"Everyone has been evacuated. We used a small amount of funds from the small mercenary corps and invited them all to a small town 100 miles away from here. Notifying them that they were going to predict Longli, here in the next two months A major earthquake may occur, so evacuate in advance. "Horns said.
"Well ... I can't see it. Horns is a genius master who is lying. This is the best way to let everyone leave consciously without hurting anyone." Amy joked about Horns.
"How about troops?"
"This is quite optimistic. Compared with half a year ago, our number has increased a lot. There are 302 in the Great Swordsman Battalion, 90 in the Swordsman Battalion, 60 in the Swordsman Battalion, and 112 in the Mad Swordsman Battalion. , The last special opportunity, we recruited two full-length prairie elf archers in the tree house bar of the Empire and the Haiha Empire. "Amy was shocked when Hohens said here.
The two complete tunes mean that the company has a total of 52 officers and officers, and it is organized. It may not be too surprising for other troops alone, but if it is a grassland elf archer, it is another matter. The prairie elf is a branch of elves. Like other elves, it has good night vision ability. Because it has lived in the prairie for a long time and cannot touch the forest, few people can become elf magicians who are good at wood magic. The biggest advantage of this race is that it is built on the grassland. Compared with the forest elves, they are tall and good at hunting with bows and arrows in the wind of the grassland. Therefore, almost every grassland elf is a natural archer. It is also a talented person deliberately recruited by the military of various countries.
"Oh, don't be surprised." Horns smiled. "Is that a good chance? An elf tribe in the Huayu Plain heard that there was a war, so I organized some young soldiers to prepare for the war in the Haiha Empire-of course, to earn It ’s money ~ EbookFREE.me ~ It ’s just that the recruitment cost of the Haiha Empire is comparable to ours, so they were intercepted by us before they entered the recruitment site. "
"Well, yes, now we have become a regular army except for cavalry. Daqingshan will be the captain of this new battalion. Who will let us only have bows and arrows here? Alas, we have to feed 52 more people. I really hope the war Start right away, send them up quickly to fight, kill, cut, and then you can reduce some daily expenses. "
Hearing such irresponsible words from someone's mouth, Horns looked nervously out of the door to see if anyone would hear it, and Barbas was already ready to reach out and block his nonsense.
"Hey-you misunderstood again, I mean to send them to exercise, and then you can save frugality." Amy turned over the ledger and pointed helplessly at the cost of financial expenses on the ledger.
Of course, whether it is really a misunderstanding as the head of the group said, I believe everyone is very clear.
"What about tactical preparation?" Amy at the moment was testing Horns like a teacher.
Horns pointed his finger at the map again: "We have nailed the sky bamboo nails on the beaches to the sea. In order to prevent the enemy from going behind us, we also covered the sky nails around the island. Now the waves It has been scrubbed for more than 10 days. Unless you step on it, you will never see the nail under the seaweed. "
"Don't be a dragon, then aren't we going out? Have you left the way?"
"This is reassuring. We have left two paths. All the team members know that it is convenient for our internal deployment. There is also a continent. Only a few of us know that if we can't fight, we still have to retreat." Horn There was also a sly smile on Si's face.