The shortest distance between the southern border of the Suli Tang Empire and the northern border of the Gwana Empire is about more than a thousand kilometers. It is not long or short.
In addition to a large plain that was almost like a desert, there were also several mountains that stretched across it, which greatly prevented the two empires from invading each other.
If it weren't for the two rivers flowing down from the mountains and nourishing part of the land from south to north, I'm afraid no living thing could survive in this barren land.
But this distance cannot stop the ambitions of an empire, especially a nation that rides on horses. However, due to various internal and external reasons, the Suritan Empire, which actively went on expeditions abroad during the founding of the country, did not put its main force in the south.
It's to move your eyes elsewhere.
When the Great Khan of the empire wanted to touch another empire and move towards the goal of conquering the entire land of Midi, there were already many magic towers in the land of Midi at that time, blocking the marching route of the army.
Not to mention those weak countries that dominate the territory, if the Sulitang Empire really wants to challenge the old empire of Midi - the Gwana Empire, it will have to pull up the tower all the way and cross the mountains from the gorge before it can meet
Your chosen opponent.
Even if you can bribe the tower owners of two magic towers and get them to agree to the passage of the army without any harm. Who can bribe all the tower owners and make them obey the Great Khan of the Empire? The reason why the Magician Association allows the noble lords from all over the land to
The disgust is not without reason.
This is why there are very few magic towers in the empire. Even if there are, they can only be old towers left over from earlier times, rather than newly built ones. After all, no one wants to have a house full of people who are obedient and disobedient.
Propaganda of the homeless people.
In comparison, those small countries do not have such a big deterrent to the Magician Association. They can neither prevent magicians from building towers nor prohibit magic towers from occupying land.
Sometimes small countries also need magic towers to supplement their defense systems, to fight against enemy countries, or to prevent attacks from nature. Even if the cost is to lose the control of part of the territory.
Therefore, at a certain period, in the southern countries of the Sulitang Empire, magic towers were built one after another. In some places, magic towers were even consolidated first, and then the country was established.
The magic fortress built in the past has now become the lifeline of the human side. Facing the attack of the allied forces of demons and orcs, not a single magic tower gave up its responsibility. They all fought until the last moment and did not allow the enemy to pass easily.
Perhaps the blockage from the magic tower was something the demons did not expect. However, no tower could achieve the success of the Tower of the Great Sage more than 20 years ago, forcing the demons to take the initiative to close the gate of the abyss with the power of one tower.
The magic towers in these small countries are all the most basic three-story towers. At most, they can be taken down at the cost of nearly an army.
The human army is very valuable, and the noble lords from all over the world are reluctant to spend it so much to attack the tower. But for the gathered demon and orc coalition forces, it is enough for each leader to separate some members of the death squads and use them to attack the tower.
If you choose to attack the magic tower head-on, there is no trick to the strategy. Anyway, you can just pile up corpses all the way to the third floor and you will win.
The traditional magic tower in the Lost Land does not kill people as fast as the Tower of the Great Sage that was transformed by a certain time traveler. Although the tactic of exchanging lives is cruel, it is indeed effective.
But even if it is effective, attacking any magic tower cannot be done instantly.
The magic tower's external attack and internal defense are not two-or-one options. As long as the tower owner can handle it well, it is not a problem to do both at the same time. This means that the demon alliance cannot be stable until a magic tower is completely knocked down.
Passed by the tower.
Not all of these magic towers are built on naturally formed pass terrain, some of them just rise from the ground on relatively desolate plains.
However, the uneven attack range of all magic towers makes the unmarked zone between towers form several winding and unmarked safe passages. Such a road is definitely not something that an army can pass smoothly.
This is also the reason why if the demon coalition wants to attack, they must pull out the magic towers that are in the way.
If there is any magic tower that is still controlled by magicians, it will be silent in the face of the army; but it will give some cool commanders a chance to attack, or it will only select a small group of troops to destroy it. Such a long-term harassment, even if
If the demon alliance is crazy enough, it will be completely destroyed.
And such an offensive behavior of pulling out towers one after another greatly slowed down the march of the demon coalition.
These days allowed most of the civilians to retreat successfully. They even crossed the mountains with difficulty. No matter how many people fell from exhaustion on the way, they never stopped. Because everyone knew that they were blocked in front of the mountains and they were just entering.
A desperate situation.
The human coalition on the Southern Front failed once, so this time the hastily put together defense line is also impossible to stop the demon's attack. In addition, the living people who dare not cross the mountains will eventually become the rations and seedbeds of the orcs, or become demons
of sacrifices.
It's all about death anyway, so it's an easy choice between dying on the road or giving up the will to live and dying in the hands of the devil. At least if you choose the former, you still have a chance to live; if you choose the latter, you will definitely die.
People who successfully crossed the mountains ended up in a small country in front of the Gwana Empire. They did not dare to cross the border easily because the grand dukes responsible for guarding the empire's borders had already deployed their troops on the border. Perhaps to guard against demons, or perhaps
It's to guard against others.
Without the emperor's order, the grand dukes did not dare to easily let this large number of refugees go.
For the lost land of this era, a large population is a good thing that any country can only ask for. But 'refugees' are different.
Most of them enter a new environment with nothing. If this new environment cannot sustain their most basic life, then they have no choice but to plunder. The original owner of the environment, or other refugees.
Everything is just to survive...
Under such circumstances, without a good plan, no noble lord would dare to accept a group of refugees easily. Unless these noble lords cannot stop it, they can only watch a large number of people who have lost most of their wealth pouring into their territory.
But the Grand Dukes guarding the borders of the Gwana Empire are by no means a group of people who are powerless to stop them. What's more, the Grand Dukes who bear the brunt of guarding the northern border are the territory of the Kawei family. In the past ten years, the most powerful family has
.
The mechanized infantry division that has completed its restructuring does not belong to the regular army of the Gwana Empire, but to the 'militia' of the Kawi family.
They were not transporting troops and horses in trucks like they did twelve years ago. But the soldiers who got off the trucks still held swords, some of them rode war horses, and used their original tactics to fight the enemy.
Magic firearms are too expensive. Maintenance requires professional knowledge, and charging is also expensive. With all that money, it is better to form a magician army directly.
Early gunpowder weapons were too weak and had too many restrictions. They were useless to soldiers who were lost in the field. Even tactics such as three-stage shooting, concentrated volleys, and formation shooting were of little help.
A group of fledgling young warriors gathered to charge! In an instant, they could cross the qualified range of gunpowder weapons in this period and rush into the musket queue to kill a large number of people. Especially in the face of monsters with strange abilities, the early musketeers were even more powerless.
But there is one kind of weapon that is still useful, and that is the 'cannon'. It can be used to siege cities and strongholds, and can be used to kill in a wide range. Even if it fails to achieve these goals, the huge sound will still bring a considerable degree of psychological shock to the enemy and ourselves.
Therefore, in the Kawei family's 'militia', there are a large number of artillery units deployed in the rear positions. And this unit is not an unknown secret weapon. Several times of encirclement and suppression operations against Warcraft, but let this unit
The army's reputation spread far and wide.
The thermal weapon technology obtained by the Kawei family was not obtained from a certain time-traveling group. It was obtained from another descendant of the time-traveling group, the Ruan family behind the Jialong Chamber of Commerce.
The original thermal weapon technology has always been controlled by the core head of the Ruan family. This is also the main reason why the head family can control other branch families and control such a large chamber of commerce.
But the strength of force was soon replaced by greater interests.
The cooperation between brothers Ruan Wen Zhao and Wen Yue and the Automobile Center has improved the transportation capacity of goods by more than one level. This is crucial for the transportation of grain, the main commodity of the Gia Long Chamber of Commerce.
Besides, the number and use of firearms have always been controlled by the head of the Ruan family. However, the two brothers Ruan Wen Zhao and Wen Yue opened the purchase of cars so that everyone can benefit together.
It was natural for each branch to choose a new partner for cooperation, rather than continue to be the oppressed. The two brothers also remembered the suggestion of a certain traveler. Cars and trucks were open for sale, but the technology of oil refining was still in their hands.
.New energy is where the real power lies!
How could a change of dynasty like this happen without being accompanied by bloodshed? Of course, the head of the Ruan family tried to use firearms to suppress disobedient branch families!
But unfortunately, the two brothers, who were aware of the power of firearms and were not short of money, purchased a set of magic firearms from a certain time traveler early on and equipped their trusted team.
Using a magic firearm designed by a 21st century traveler to shoot a 19th century gunpowder firearm, even if someone is not a professional arms manufacturer, is still like bullying a child.
The more expensive magic gun beat the personal guards of the head of the Ruan family until they screamed in agony. After a few hits, they were beaten until they were subdued.
The power struggle within the family was not as bloody as the imperial power. At least after the master's family surrendered, the Ruan brothers did not think of killing them all. The struggle between the two parties was also fought to death by their agents.
However, the technology of gunpowder weapons, which was regarded as useless, fell into the hands of the two brothers, including the 'cannon' left by their ancestors, which was a powerful weapon for protecting the country when the Nguyen Dynasty existed.
There are two cannons where the main house is located, as a symbol of commemorating the past. But cannons, which are heavy and difficult to move, are certainly not something that a mere chamber of commerce can use.
Besides, the Ruan family has never been able to improve the technology of gunpowder weapons. Whatever items their ancestors left behind, they would pass them on intact and fearfully.
Therefore, this weapon of war, which could still perform well in a land with great personal power, was kept in dust until it fell into the hands of the Ruan brothers.