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Chapter 7 The Ship and the Marshal

Changhu Lake is about 50 kilometers long from north to south and 20 kilometers wide from east to west. It is like a piece of flawless emerald embedded in the northern land.

The Running River from the Solitary Mountain will pour in from the north of the lake, while the Jungle River flowing through the Woodland Kingdom will rush from the west and merge with the Running River.

When the river fills the long lake, which is originally a canyon, the water will bypass a huge rock and fall along the southern end of the lake, forming a waterfall that can make a huge sound.

After that, the river water falling from the heights will continue to flow southward, until it reaches the inner sea of ​​Rune further away.

The military port planned by Allen is built on the lower reaches of this waterfall. After being washed by the river for many years, it has an extremely wide river channel and a large flat river bank, which is more than enough to complete Allen's plan.

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At this time, Allen, who had arrived in Changhu Town a day ago, was standing on the shore of the port with his men, watching with Jamila a pure white flat-bottomed river boat being pushed in by hundreds of boatmen.

into the river.

This is a ship that is completely different from a sailboat on the sea. Its front and back are not keels that run through the bow and stern to support the hull, but a flat surface made of several neat wooden boards. Only the bottom of the ship can be seen.

Pointed head.

The hull is surrounded by parapets for protection, and including the deck, there are a total of three levels of cabins.

Yin Talil, a master shipbuilder from Linton, was also introducing the details of the ship.

"The flat-bottomed boat entering the water now should meet your requirements. It is not very fast, but it has an extremely wide platform and strong load-carrying capacity. The first deck can carry up to fifty fully armed soldiers.

, and allow them to have enough space for bow and arrow shooting. At the stern and bow, I also designed platforms that can place four large crossbows. There are also brackets on both sides of the ship that can be equipped with repeating crossbows, left and right.

Fifteen of each, your soldiers can attack the enemy by shooting holes on the second floor, you can also store a lot of supplies there, and the bottom floor of the ship can arrange sailors to perform oar operations."

As a technician of this period, Yin Talil's words contained no other elements except data related to the ship.

In the Teleri clan, most of the shipbuilding masters are actually male elves, while female elves can use their dexterous hands to weave sails for sea ships. Female elves like Yintalil who specialize in shipbuilding skills are actually

An alien among the people of Faras.

Perhaps it was precisely because she could not gain real recognition among her own race that this extremely tall female elf with long black hair took over Chierdan's mission and traveled thousands of miles to Changhu Town.

, to create ships more suitable for large rivers.

"Of course, I not only designed this large ship as a combat platform, but also designed two other small boats to cooperate. The first one is mainly good at speed and can carry fifteen soldiers. It is used to cooperate with the large ship in combat operations.

It is used for combat, or for tasks that require fast movement, such as chasing fleeing enemies, or quickly supporting allies who are fighting."

Yin Talil kept introducing the ship information, her silver-white eyes seemed to be glowing.

"The other biggest feature is that it is very easy to operate. One or two people can maintain a good speed on the river, and its loading capacity is also good. The original intention of my design was to transport troops, but carefully

I think it may be more suitable for transporting supplies, or for commercial transactions. By the way, the wooden boards used by these three types of ships have been specially treated and can defend against minor attacks and general flames, so in battle

It can also ensure considerable sturdiness.”

After the introduction, Yin Talil turned to look at Allen and asked with hope: "How is it? Your Majesty Allen, who rules Rovanian, are you satisfied with my work?"

In fact, after hearing Yin Talil's words, Allen wanted to explain that he only rules part of Rovanian's land, plus most of the humans. Other races and most of the forest are not his.

within the control range.

But then I thought about it, forget it, there is nothing to explain.

Allen, whose mind was wandering to somewhere, looked at the warship sailing on the river and nodded.

"good."

When Allen was recuperating in Pelargir, he actually saw the sailing ships used by Gondor to fight at sea. Regardless of the difference in appearance, the performance of those sailing ships was compared with the white ship in front of him.

Not too much, maybe Yin Talil's design is better.

From Allen's understanding, whether it is the Númenóreans of Gondor or the Teleri elves, most of their original intentions in building ships are because of their love for the ocean.

Therefore, the ships they designed are really just vehicles for exploring the edge of the ocean, not for war.

However, this situation changed in the later period. It is said that with the help of Sauron, when Númenor attacked Valinor, the invincible fleet it built even had engines. Allen did not know whether the rumors were true.

As for the three types of ships designed by Yin Talil, in Allen's opinion, they are enough to defend the Running River and Red Water River, so there is only one problem left.

"Yintalil, how long does it take to build the largest ship like this? Is the daily maintenance troublesome?"

Hearing Allen's question, Yin Talil's white face showed an even brighter smile. These words showed that the results of her efforts have been recognized by Allen.

"Based on the current investment, it should take about a year to build a large ship. Maintenance is about the same time. Some simple maintenance needs to be done every year. Of course, this is just the hull. You can add it to it.

I don’t know exactly how to maintain weapons. In addition, you also need to consider the sails. Our clan does not offer the sale of sails.”

Although she has participated in many wars that took place in Eriador, Intalil, who has always loved the sea, does not really understand why these humans want to build small war fortresses from ships used for navigation.

The elven fleet docked at the Gray Port rarely carries weapons on the sailing ships. Most of the troubles can be solved by the elves relying on the bows and arrows in their hands.

"OK."

After listening to Yin Talier's explanation, Allen nodded again, turned to Malherby and said: "I need you to increase your investment in the later period and build one as soon as possible at a rate of four ships a year or faster.

The fleet, well, currently I need twenty large ships and fifty small ships for carrying troops, and after that, the more ships for transporting goods, the better, because they are also needed on the Anduin River.

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After hearing Allen's order, Malherby carefully wrote it down, because from today on, he will be the governor in charge of Long Lake Town for Allen.

On the night of arriving in Changhu Town, Allen had a long conversation with Fatis after a simple banquet.

Allen hoped that Fatis could take his newly canonized knights to the waters of the rushing river to build a defensive military zone to resist the Dongyi people on the land that the Dongyi people had developed.

Its battle strategy was to use cavalry combined with naval forces to intercept the invading Dongyi people on the other side of the Hongshui River as much as possible.

The cavalry can use the speed of their horses to conduct reconnaissance on the banks of the river. Once they find traces of the enemy, they can send out signals or use the flight speed of animals to pass the information to the naval fleet that can speed on the river.

The warship built according to the small war fortress can allow soldiers to use its speed and platform to conduct long-range attacks on the enemy and thwart the intention of any troops to cross the river. Moreover, the ship's storage space is large, which can provide soldiers with a steady stream of supplies.

ammunition.

Moreover, the bow and stern of the warship are equipped with large and terrifying ballistae, which are enough to deal a devastating blow to enemies who want to cross the river.

Even if there are a large number of Dongyi people and the warships cannot intercept them all, the cavalry can still entangle the Dongyi people with the assistance of warships.

In this battle plan, the cavalry only need to persist for a short period of time, because as long as a large-scale battle occurs, the reinforcements from Changhu Town, Heidelberg, and River Valley City will be used as soon as possible.

The ships used for transportation rushed to the boundary river that was resisting the enemy.

In order to avoid losing the most important line of defense in eastern Rovanian in a short period of time.

There are currently 1,400 cavalry troops assigned to Fatis by Allen. Even if they are on duty in shifts, their number is enough to complete the tasks of reconnaissance and preliminary defense against the enemy.

The first fleet of twenty large ships being built is only Allen's first step. As time goes by and with the development of Long Lake Town, Allen will continue to build a second fleet.

There is also a third fleet in the fleet.

According to the plan that Allen spent more than half an hour describing to Fatis, he felt that as long as there were twenty or thirty years of peace, the days when the Dongyi people would invade Rovanian at will would never happen again.

At least until Allen himself dies, there won't be another tragedy like Iron Wall Town.

Fatis, who received Allen's latest order, breathed a sigh of relief in his heart, because he had already spent enough time in Chang Lake Town.

As a direct heir to the military aristocracy of Calradia, the education Fatis received since childhood had nothing to do with business.

Because most of the Swadia nobles simply look down on businessmen, they will only find some agents to handle business activities and will never do it themselves.

Therefore, the knowledge Fatis learned was more about how to manage, that is, to control those who can create wealth for himself, rather than how to create wealth himself.

This situation caused Fatis to encounter great difficulties in his work in Changhu Town. He had to deal with businessmen every day, but these businessmen were not his subordinates and could not take some gentle measures.

Moreover, he also wants to obtain as much wealth for the kingdom as possible within a reasonable range to implement the plan proposed by Allen at this time. This is a bit difficult for a noble young man who leads troops to fight all year round.

In fact, Fatis has done quite well in the past few years, because his character is upright enough and he can provide a fair business environment for most people.

And like Allen, he also has some kindness in his heart, so most of the residents of Changhu Town also support their governor.

It's just that Fatis is not particularly happy with what he does. He is busy like a headless fly every day, and he does not have the slightest sense of accomplishment in the work he has done.

To put it bluntly, Fatis didn't like his current job, but in order to fulfill Allen's order, he still persisted.

Therefore, when he heard that Allen asked him to go to Rovanian in the east to re-establish a territory, Fatis was happy in his heart. This was not only the life and work he liked, but also the education he had received since childhood.

If it conforms, it will be very easy to do.

In order to give Fatis enough power to complete these things, Allen gave him the title of Marshal of East Rovanian, who is qualified to command all human soldiers living east of the Black Forest, and also has the ability to recruit militiamen.

right.

At the same time, Allen also sealed Ashur's palace and a large area of ​​land around the hillside to Fatis, and also gave his old friend the naming rights of the territory.

Moreover, Allen also helped Fatis think about where to gather his first group of subjects, that is, the northern humans living south of the Running River, especially the people living in the Donglin Bay area.

This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! Two years ago, Ashur, who still occupied Eastern Rovanian, also wanted to cross the rushing river to capture slaves, but unfortunately there was no plan yet.

They were defeated by Allen's army from the beginning, and the northern humans there were able to avoid a massacre and lived in peace for more than a year.

But now Dol Guldur is once again occupied by evil, and half-orcs and giant spiders have become active in the forest again. Presumably the northern humans there must once again live a life of avoidance and hiding.

Allen felt that as long as Fatis' propaganda was in place and he was providing some material help, under such circumstances, it should not be difficult to attract a group of residents to live near the rushing river.

A stable life in the current turbulent situation is enough to attract the attention of most people. The key lies in how Fatis operates.

As for finding ways to attract people from other regions to live in his territory, Fatis also received relevant education. This is not a rare thing in the continent of Calradia. Sometimes the nobles in the two places will even disappear due to the loss of farmers.

Lead the soldiers to make a big move.

Because in their view, the untouchables in the territory are also their own property, and the loss of the territory's citizens is equivalent to others plundering their wealth. This is something that needs to be explained clearly to the other party by using a knife.

Some tyrannical lords would even execute civilians who escaped from their territory.

However, among the nobles of Calradia, Fatis is considered the best type. Allen has never worried that his old friend will do something to abuse the people of the territory.

In the end, two old friends who had known each other for more than ten years happily decided on a matter that was crucial to the north.

And this plan will start in more than a month's time, when spring is the season when flowers are blooming, which is suitable for people to reclaim their own land again.


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