Chapter 125: Warlord comes out? Grant steals the country!

Author: Shengxiao Swordsman

Chapter 125: Warlord comes out? Grant steals the country!

"Our clan plans to purchase 300 tons of pig iron from Chang'an at one time. At the same time, we will purchase 50,000 weapons of various types and 30,000 pieces of armor." Daisy was indeed very angry.

"no problem!"

Tang Jing readily agreed, "The pig iron can be delivered today. As for the weapons and armor, it depends on the production progress of the Ordnance Bureau, and we can agree to deliver them in installments."

What he had in mind was——

Chang'an is about to fight a million-strong coalition army. Once it wins, it will surely capture a massive amount of weapons and armor.

You can completely resell it to the mermaid tribe.

"good!"

Daisy didn't expect to be able to get weapons and armor now.

It's a back-up move in itself.

In the long run, the mermaid clan still plans to purchase pig iron and bring it back to forge it themselves.

"The question now is, how are you going to transport these two hundred tons of pig iron back to the Mermaid Tribe?" Tang Jing asked.

Three hundred tons of pig iron, 600,000 kilograms, taking into account the gaps, stacked together, is almost five to six hundred cubic meters. If it were pulled by trains in reality, it would only take six carriages.

But in the wilderness, it would be very difficult to transport it from land to sea.

It’s not easy to use a boat either.

Even a large ship like the Battleship, because it is not tailor-made for transporting cargo, has a displacement of only about 100 tons and a load capacity of only 60 tons.

Excluding necessary supplies such as crew and fresh water, the actual load capacity is even lower.

Therefore, even if the four existing warships are dispatched together, with only crews and no elite archer battalion, they cannot transport 300 tons of iron ore in one trip.

Even if it was feasible, Tang Jing would not agree.

Although the Caspian Sea is not big, only about 30,000 square kilometers, the headquarters of the Mermaid Tribe is to the east of the Caspian Sea, separated from Chang'an to the east and west by more than 600 kilometers.

The fleet made a special trip.

Back and forth, at the average speed of a sail warship of two to four knots, it would take almost a month.

I want the sea to be safe and sound.

By the time this trip was over, the day lilies from the Battle of Chang'an were already cold.

"Ahem, I brought three storage rings this time, which should be enough to bring the pig iron back." Daisy replied.

"..."

All right!

The mermaid tribe's aura was even higher than Tang Jing's previous expectations.

The two parties jointly agreed that the price of three hundred tons of pig iron would be 150,000 gold coins, and the payment would be paid in one lump sum on the spot. For the weapons and armor ordered, a deposit of 150,000 gold coins would be required.

This is equivalent to Tang Jing earning 300,000 gold coins in one go.

Not much though.

But it finally alleviated Chang'an's embarrassing situation of running out of funds after a large number of soldiers transferred to different positions.

I have to say.

The cost of maintaining a large army is too high, and the cost of job transfer alone drains Chang'an dry.

I can hardly bear it anymore.

………

Pelican County, Coalition Provisional Command.

Learning from the lessons of Lark Town, even after retreating to Pelican County, the coalition command headquarters was still cunning and stationed a million troops in more than 300 territories.

The headquarters also changes locations frequently.

Grant also obviously paid more attention to the intelligence collection work in Chang'an than his predecessor Rogers.

A total of five special teams were formed.

Chang'an's every move is monitored almost around the clock.

"As we judged before, after conquering Macon County, northern Bay County and the southeastern corner of Choctaw County to create a security arc centered on Chang'an City, Chang'an quickly withdrew its troops."

It is still Staff Mike who is doing the intelligence sharing.

"Not only that, the three Denton counties that were previously captured by Chang'an, as well as the subsequent Monroe County, Chang'an had previously put on a long-term business posture, but now they have quietly withdrawn."

"The four counties are basically a no-man's land."

"All the forces in Chang'an have been concentrated into Chang'an City. It is clear that they want to rely on the strength of the fortified city to launch a major offensive and defensive showdown with our army."

"Not expected."

Grant looked indifferent and said with a smile: "This is the powerful sense of oppression brought by the millions of coalition troops."

There was a lot of pride in his words.

In Grant's opinion, against an enemy like Chang'an, petty fighting will not achieve anything. What is important is to have an upright and head-on confrontation with Chang'an with absolute superiority in troops.

boil.

I will also burn Chang'an to death.

"How are the preparations of the various ministries?" Grant asked.

"Top-down reorganization has almost been completed, and generals at all levels of battalions, brigades, divisions, and corps have been put in place. Grain and grass supplies have also been mobilized, including labor for transporting grain, mainly recruited from Pelican County."

"Have all the allowances for the player generals been paid in place?" Grant asked.

Because of the unpleasant experience from the previous time, this time the million-strong coalition army recruited foreign generals to Folding City. From the beginning, it did not go smoothly.

otherwise.

People like Mike will not be forced to enter the palace for the second time.

In order to recruit enough player generals as quickly as possible, Grant came up with a trick——

Send money!

As long as the player generals are recruited, the camp will provide a one-time subsidy of fifty gold coins.

Two hundred gold coins for the brigade commander;

The commander-in-chief has one thousand gold coins;

The legion commanded five thousand gold coins;

Combat staff officers and adjutants at all levels are also paid allowances according to their corresponding ranks.

If someone dies in battle and marries his country, the player will also receive a pension equal to three times the allowance.

Don't look at the expenses of tens of thousands or even hundreds of thousands of gold coins in Chang'an. For an individual, even if it is only fifty gold coins, the purchasing power is very strong.

It is enough for a family to buy a house and open a shop in any territory within the alliance.

If you have one thousand gold coins, you are even richer.

Under the heavy reward, there must be a brave man!

Once the subsidy system was announced to the public, the number of players and generals to be recruited increased significantly.

It will fill up quickly.

For player generals, responding to the call will not only get subsidies, but also add something to their resume.

It is also a kind of capital.

If you join the territory in the future, you will definitely have an advantage over those who have no experience in cold weapon warfare.

It's like using the coalition forces to gain personal experience.

Why not?

Even if he is killed in battle and wastes a chance of resurrection, the pension will be even more substantial.

Worth a try!

What's more, in the eyes of most Aztecs, this battle is basically a sure thing.

The chance of death is very small.

"The last one hundred thousand gold coins are still in the account, and then all of them will be distributed." Mike answered.

"Why so slow?"

Grant was a little dissatisfied, "Notify the lords that if the subsidies are not in place, this battle will not be fought. We can't sweat and bleed on the front line, and there will be no guarantee at all, right?"

"Coordination is already being stepped up, and the account should arrive in the next two days."
To be continued...