Chapter 325: Hard bones

If the Kingsley family wants to control the entire swamp of despair, they must take it down here.
　　 I heard hearsay and talked on paper, but I didn’t observe it truthfully.
　　 In the past, based on intelligence alone, Akmeser had realized the importance of Brother Port, but it was far less intuitive at this moment.
　　 It has been equated with the Kingsley family's victory over the Swamp of Despair.
　　If the Kingsley family can't take the Port of Brothers, it would be empty talk.
　　Eternal Night Commander and the Crocodile Clan will take advantage of water mobility to drag the Kingsley family to death.
　　 Not long ago, they had tasted this kind of power, that kind of continuous harassment tactics, it didn't take too long, one or two months, they could collapse them.
　　 While being shocked, Akmeser felt another fluke in his heart.
　　I am grateful for their decisiveness against the Desperate Swamp invasion. If three or five years later, when Brother Port is fully completed, nothing will happen to them.
　　 is backed by three parts. It is not three times as difficult to win Brother Port, but ten times as difficult.
　　 Those giant trebuchets that are one piece higher than the city wall, I'm afraid they will fill both sides of the river, and will blow all the enemies that come.
　　 The main target of the trip is the main goal of the trip, the giant trebuchet placed along the coast led by the Yongye Army.
　　 More precisely, they should be called stone throwers.
　　Different from the direct-throwing catapult, the catapult uses the principle of leverage to throw huge stones.
　　 Rock thrower, Akmeser has never seen it.
　　 But such a huge, so many stone throwers are still only in my life.
　　 How huge is this stone thrower?
　　 The city wall of Brothers Port is not short, without various arrow towers, and not less than five or six meters by visual inspection.
　　 Those stone throwing machines are nearly one-third higher, and they are shocking when seen from a distance, let alone close.
　　 These stone throwers like towers, without dozens of people, can't operate at all, and can't move, they can only be used for fixed-point defense.
　　 Needless to say, it’s not easy to throw hundreds of kilograms of boulders.
　　Because of their existence, even Steuben, who has a crutches of character, would not dare to sail the warship into the waters of Brother Port one kilometer.
　　Who knows how far this thing can be projected?
　　 If he was accidentally smashed and sunk one or two warships, he would have nowhere to cry.
　　 There are hundreds of stone dumpers of this kind in Brothers Port. They are criss-crossed along the banks of the river. Not only do they block off the Donau River and the Bachao River, but also many are aimed at the city wall of Brothers Port.
　　 Akmeser wants to attack the city, he must withstand their firepower.
　　 Before breaking the city, Akmeser had no idea about them.
　　Because before this thing is dismantled, the Commons family warships will never be close to the waters of Brothers Port for one kilometer, let alone attack them by water.
　　 Looking at the stone throwers for a while, Akmeser turned his attention to the main obstacle of their siege-the wall.
　　 This part of the brother port that has been built is surrounded by water. They mainly built a city wall, which will also be the main target of Akmeser.
The city wall is six or seven kilometers long and five or six meters high. Judging from its thick foundation, this is far from its design height, but the imminent war. The Yongye Army leader expected that they would attack Brother Port, so The temporary female wall was built hastily. The different colors of the wall in the upper and lower half are the best evidence.
　　 However, given that the Brother Port has only been under construction for two years, it has been able to achieve this level, which has already attracted people's attention. I don't know how much manpower and material resources have been used.
If Akmeser knew that Brother Port was only a project site led by the Yongye Army. In the Yongye Army, there were no less than five such large-scale projects. The speed was not bad at all. I don’t know it would be shocking. What it looks like.
　　 After all, a territory like Yongye Junling that can frequently mobilize manpower and material resources and lead the people to build enthusiasm is the first case in the entire Ashan.
　　Even for those big-duke families, it is not that simple to mobilize the people. It involves not only financial issues, but also experience and enthusiasm.
　　 How can they arouse the enthusiasm of the leaders for construction by their compulsory drive?
　　Promotional drive is the most correct choice.
　　 Profit-driven Seeing from the present, it is a loss for a territory, after all, it is digging a piece of extra finance from oneself.
　　 But in the long run, this is not the case. This is a certain degree of hiding wealth in the people, but the money in the hands of the territory is transferred to the people.
　　 Think of a way to make money back from them. It's nothing more than clothing, food, housing and transportation. They are desperate to make money, isn't it to make their lives better?
　　 turns around, the money will be transferred back to the territory.
　　 While the territory has reaped the infrastructure and prosperity of the territory, the people have led a better life.
　　 This is a win-win situation.
　　 As for surplus wealth, of course, it was created by the active work of those leaders under the stimulation of money.
　　 In other territories, once the leaders hear that there will be major infrastructure projects in the territory or the lords want to build castles, most of them are wailing. Those strong labors can hide, hide, and run.
　　 Doing these dangerous and strenuous work, not only has no money to take it, but if he is not careful, he will take his own life into it.
　　 In Yongye Army Leader, I heard that where there are infrastructure projects, energetic leaders will flock to them. This is a good opportunity for them to make extra money.
　　The various welfare benefits of Yongyejun are nothing to say. As long as you work hard, the whole family situation will change in half a year.
If you perform well and leave enough good records, the military leaders will give priority to all aspects, and there will be various unexpected hidden benefits, such as support for some emerging industries, expansion of employees during factory expansion, and education for future generations. , Will have certain priority and initiative.
　　 can be selected as a model worker of the whole army, but there is a chance to be received and condoned by the supreme ruler of the army. If they can have a meal at the same table with them, it will be enough for them to show off for a lifetime.
　　 Akmesser certainly didn't know that behind this high-speed construction, what was involved was the root of a territory.
　　 More often than not, it is financial resources. After all, the construction of private castles of many nobles is slow because of insufficient financial resources.
　　 The construction was running out of money, so I had to suspend work for a few months, or even years to raise money, and then build when I had money.
　　It is natural to build a family castle for decades or even hundreds of years.
Akmeser didn’t struggle with this issue for long, because from the beginning to the end, he was not a builder, but an out-and-out destroyer. He wanted to think about how to break through this newly built city. .
　　 But by carefully observing the surroundings, Akmeser's face turned darker.
　　 Yongyejun's general city defense can be said to be the ultimate.
　　 Not only are the city walls criss-crossed, once the city is attacked, it will be attacked from multiple sides. Some things that can be prepared in advance are almost ready.
　　 Let me talk about the moat first.
　　 The moat in most cities is mostly a small water canal.
　　 But this one in Brother Port is different.
　　 It is a moat in the true sense. It was dug a full 20 meters wide and drained from the Donau River to the Bahua River.
　　 Because of the artificial drop, not only the running water, but the current is also quite urgent.
　　 As for the depth, the best proof is the ship sailing freely on it.
　　 The first level before them is not the city wall, but the moat and the warship on it.
　　 Even if they did not observe closely, according to what Akmeser knew about them, the crocodile wandering in the moat must be the crocodile raised by the crocodile tribe.
　　 There are gates, not one, but three.
　　 But that is a trap placed in the bright spot. Although the tower has not been erected yet, the surrounding arrow tower has already been completed.
　　 Under the guard of the many arrow towers, they are like three recessed giant mouths of demons, waiting to swallow the lives of countless people.
　　 Just the difficulty of crossing this moat made the battle-tested Akmeser's scalp numb. There is no good way to think of it. At that time, it can only be filled with human lives.
　　 Let's talk about the surrounding environment.
　　 The Swamp of Despair itself does not produce tall trees. In order to prevent the Kingsley family from building siege equipment, the Yongye Army leader directly flattened all the trees and mounds in a radius of five or six kilometers.
　　 If they want to make siege equipment, they must search for trees from dozens of kilometers away.
　　 The pile of soil forms a mound. Don’t even think about shooting against them. The surrounding area is full of soft and semi-sandy land with poor viscosity.
　　 The entire Kingsley family combat meeting room was gloomy, and no one spoke for a long while.
　　 This is already the third day of their siege. Not only have the army been in place, but the follow-up materials are also in place one after another, but until now, they have not been able to work out a good siege plan.
　　 "How is the surrounding situation? Is there any swamp crocodile that can be driven?" In the end, it was Akmesher who broke the silence first.
　　 No commander likes to attach ants to siege.
　　 The commander with a little bit of mind knows that attaching an ant to attack the city is the next best thing. It is not a last resort and will never use this trick.
　　 But now it seems that the Kingsley family has only this trick.
　　 negotiation.
　　 It's impossible. There is no way to reconcile the contradiction between them and the Yongye army leader and the Crocodile tribe.
　　 Is it possible to expect them to surrender?
　　 Or did their Kingsley family quit the swamp of despair?
　　 But out of luck, Akmesser sent an emissary at the first moment of the siege.
　　 The result can be imagined, before the messenger was near the city wall, he was shot into a sieve by random arrows.
　　 What is the war between the two countries, do not cut it.
　　 That is when both parties can still talk.
　　 When there is complete opposition and the contradiction is irreconcilable, cut it down first. This is also a way to show your attitude.
　　 At this point, Yongye Army Leader's attitude is very clear.
　　 But in Akmeser's eyes, this has the taste of the An alligator tribe's heart, showing his determination to his allies.
　　 This may be an opportunity. The cooperation between the Yong Ye Jun leader and the Crocodile Clan did not show such closeness.
　　 But Akmesser couldn't figure out how to use this for a while.
　　 After all, the crocodile tribe has fallen to the leader of the eternal night. Their Kingsley family has an unshirkable responsibility. Before they are driven out, even if there is a contradiction, as long as the crocodile tribe elder council does not collectively commit trouble, most will not bear it.
　　 The unique topography of Brother Port made them lose the possibility of strategic roundabout.
　　 As for the food road led by Yong Yejun, it is behind them.
　　 If this city is not taken down, the Commons family fleet will not survive.
　　 They chose Brother Port as the primary offensive target, because only by taking it can the overall situation be revitalized.
　　Long siege of the city, the Yongye army leader can not consume energy without knowing that the Kingsley family will definitely not be able to support it for long.
　　 It is much more convenient for people to transport materials and food by water than they can pass through a small swamp of despair.
　　 Now people are sitting firmly on the Diaoyutai, the Kingsley family must find a way to break through as soon as possible.
　　Many other strategies and tactics need to be based on the enemy's fainting moves. Judging from the current situation, the enemy the Kingsley family faces this time is not only not faint, but also shrewd and terrifying.
　　 From the confrontation to the present, the Kingsley family not only didn't take advantage of it, but also suffered a lot of losses inside and out.
　　Since there is a high probability, it is finally put into the ants to siege the city, so Akmeser naturally began to prepare very early.
　　 As much as possible to drive away the crocodile tribe people, let them become the cannon fodder for the Kingsley family to attack the city.
　　 This has nothing to do with good or evil, but a more conventional siege method. If the lives of a hundred Crocodile tribesmen can be exchanged for the life of a Kingsley family soldier, it is worth it.
When 　　 was defending the city, there were also many lords who drove their leaders to the city to help defend the city.
　　 is the same reason, this is the most fearful part of the military disaster, a little carelessness, it will become a cheap consumable in the hands of others.
"Fifty kilometers in the surrounding area, all surveys are completed. In those large towns, most people go to empty buildings. Sometimes there are people, but they are also old and unable to move. The rest are savages who are not under the rule of the crocodile elder council. Including young children, there are currently no more than 50,000 collected." The deputy general in charge of this task replied.
　　 "Fifteen thousand people?" Akmeser's brows were frowned.
　　 This little cannon fodder is not enough for a few exploratory consumption.
He seemed to know that his task was not done well, the deputy general explained:
The Crocodile people here were the first to move to the Yongye Army. Many of them moved out six months ago. Before the troops were dispatched, the people led by the Yongye army advertised against them again. We were about to fight over. The rest were able to move, and most of them ran to the opposite side of the Bashou River. In the opponent's grasp, there is no way to get to the other side to arrest people. In such a short time, it is already the limit to be able to gather these."
"Increase the scope of the search. If it fails at 50 kilometers, then it will be 100 kilometers. If it fails at 100 kilometers, it will be 150 kilometers. I still don’t believe it. They have moved all the crocodile tribesmen to the Yongye Army. Is it possible?" Akmeser gritted his teeth and said ~EbookFREE.me~ If there is no way to collect enough cannon fodder, there will be no way to attack the city by the attached ants.
　　 Akmeser has a minimum limit for casualties in this attack on Brother Port. Once this minimum limit is exceeded, it will directly affect the entire layout of the Kingsley family in the swamp of despair.
　　 A few days ago, when they were rushing for the beach, they had been consumed by a wave, and the number of casualties tolerated had become even smaller.
The general was shocked and said: "Marshal, it is absolutely impossible. The larger the scope of investigation, the more scattered our forces will be, and the more vulnerable we are to attack. These days, there have been small groups of troops from the other side. Circling around, it’s just that we are afraid of our strong forces, so we didn’t launch an attack."
　　 "Asshole!" Rao was always calm, and couldn't help cursing at this moment.
　　 This is the most difficult opponent he has ever encountered, and he has done very well in all aspects. It will stifle all the unfavorable factors for them to defend the city, leaving them with no loopholes to drill.
　　The other Kingsley family generals watched their noses and their hearts, as if they had heard nothing. No one wanted to touch Akmeser at this time.
Fortunately, Akmeser's self-regulation ability is very strong. After taking a few deep breaths, he adjusted his emotions and said: "Keep the detection range within 100 kilometers. It is too complicated for terrain, especially for wading. Avoid, there is also the West Bank. I will not let any piece of land search for me. As long as the height exceeds the rut and can move, I will drive them all over."