In the afternoon, the sun gradually faded away, dark clouds gathered, thunder bursts, and heavy rain fell instantly, sweeping away the trace of warmth in the air.
In the hall of Twilight Castle, candlelight flickered. On the big table under the candlelight, there were a large number of maps. These maps covered the entire terrain of the Fire Wheat Territory, and each map represented a barony.
These pictures are the results of the Shadow Division since its establishment until not long ago. Every picture is very precious.
Right now, there were three tall figures standing next to the table, walking back and forth, and from time to time they would let out discouraged sighs from among the three of them.
"I said Bud, can you stop sighing! Please help me!" Barton looked at Bard who was following behind him, not working, and kept sighing. He was so angry!
"Oh! Okay, okay! Father, brother! I'm here to help!" Bud nodded quickly, followed Barton's example, and started looking for something on the table.
These three tall figures are naturally Antonio and his two sons, Barton and Bud.
As for Allen, he was leaning by the fireplace, looking through the precious books that he had plundered from the mansions of various nobles.
Allen has always felt that recruiting soldiers directly from civilians is not the best choice. After all, recruiting soldiers from civilians below will result in most of the soldiers having no combat experience and most of them having poor quality. He wants them who are originally civilians to reach the level of
It takes a lot of energy to be able to fight, and it is not as good as cultivating a young reserve warrior. The quality and loyalty of warriors trained from teenagers are guaranteed.
Therefore, Allen plans to establish a reserve base and use the base to train teenagers. The reserve soldiers trained from the base will provide a regiment under Allen with three knights to choose from. As for the Flame Knights, Allen does not plan to do so for a long time.
expansion.
In Allen's vision, the reserve soldiers who will come out of the base in the future will naturally be very good, and their overall quality will be much higher than the current soldiers. The three major knights and the Black Orchid Corps each have some quotas.
Being bored, Allen decided to find an address for the base. This time, Allen was originally looking for the address of the base alone, but it happened that Antonio came to report the matter, so Allen left the good job of finding the address to him.
, the price paid is that the first batch of reserve soldiers, the Qinghuang Knights, can be given priority.
As for Bud Button, Antonio was called over to help, and Allen did not stop him. After all, the relationship between the two parties was there.
After Allen read three thick classics, Antonio finally ended his search and came over with three maps.
"Lord Earl! According to the requirements for establishing a base, my subordinates have found three places that are more suitable for establishing a base!"
"Tell me about it!" Allen put down the book in his hand, raised his head, and said.
"Yes! These three places are Black Rock Mountain in the Tongshan Barony in the Golden Iron Territory, Chiya Mountain in the Purple Leaf Barony in the Flying Fish Territory, and Face Mountain in the Yangshu Barony in the east of the Twilight Territory.
Each mountain forest has a special terrain, a huge space inside, and there is only one access to the mountain! It is relatively hidden and is a good place to establish a base!" Antonio said.
Allen took the three topographic maps from Antonio, observed them carefully, and after a moment said: "Choose Fas Mountain!"
Allen looked at the three places carefully. Black Rock Mountain is too high, and Chiya Mountain has dense trees. Compared with Fas Mountain, it has obvious shortcomings. Moreover, Fas Mountain is close to Twilight City and close to the center of Huomai Land.
The transportation of materials is extremely convenient, and it is very safe as it is deep in the hinterland of Huomai Territory.
Allen then directly ordered the Logistics Bureau and the Engineering and Construction Department to immediately send people to Fas Mountain to conduct on-site surveys and make preliminary preparations.
Regarding the preparation base, Allen plans to do it after conquering the entire territory of the Principality of Kane and establishing the principality. After all, we are currently in a time of war, and the resources of the territory must be highly coordinated with the actions of several armies. Once the preparation base is started,
, it will definitely cost the territory a lot of manpower and material resources, but it will not bring benefits to Allen in a short time.
Moreover, there is not just one preliminary base. Once Allen establishes the principality, the Fas Mountain base selected in advance will be the experimental field.
After solving the base address problem, Allen lazily returned to the fireplace again and read the fourth book.
"Ta! Ta! Ta!"
Suddenly, rapid footsteps were heard, and Andy hurriedly walked in.
"Andy! Why are you so flustered?" Allen frowned and asked Andy, who looked anxious.
"Lord Earl! The latest news is that Buga City has been breached! Now the army of the Duke of Bru is approaching the border of the territory and stationed there!" After finishing speaking, Andy let out a long breath.
Allen's expression changed, he stood up and said to the outside: "Here comes someone! Summon Antonio back!"
"You sit down first!" Allen said, pointing to the chair.
"Yes!" Andy, who looked serious, did not refuse and found a seat to sit down.
Not long after, a confused Antonio walked in again, and then Allen told him about it.
"Sir! I have decided to return to the camp immediately to prevent Bru's army from breaking into the territory!" Antonio said anxiously.
"Don't worry, it's too late. After all, the Duke of Bulu's army just broke through Buga City. They still need to rest. With Count Reagan, they will definitely not attack easily after knowing our strength!" Allen said calmly.
"yes!"
Although he said this, the worried look on Antonio's face did not fade at all.
"This time, the number of the Duke of Blue's army has reached 15,000. It would be too weak to rely solely on the strength of the Qinghuang Knights. Therefore, I will transfer the 10,000 Black Orchid Army to the eastern border and let you handle it.
Remember, even if you can't defeat Bru's army, you still have to keep it out of the territory!" Allen said solemnly.
"Yes! I will definitely live up to the count's expectations!" Antonio responded loudly.
Since the Mulan Knights guard Black Orchid Island and the Giant Rat Knights are stationed on the northern border of the Fire Wheat Territory to guard against Earl Andre, the two armies will not be mobilized unless it is a last resort. Allen will not mobilize them, and the Flame Knights are too small in number and weak in strength.
It is too weak, so the only thing he can mobilize at the moment is the Black Orchid Army stationed at Fishing Port.
With the addition of the Black Orchid Army, there is almost no difference in numbers between the Fire Wheat Leader and the Blue Army. The knights at level one are even more advantageous. In terms of cavalry, all the horses of the Qinghuang Knights are fully equipped. Even if they are fighting against the two Fire Dragon Leaders,
The Grand Elite Knights are equally worthy.
Regarding the war horses, we still have to thank the major territories of the Earl of Reagan. After occupying the entire Earl of Reagan, Allen obtained a large number of war horses. The total number of war horses that originally only numbered four thousand increased sharply to more than 7,000.
Since the east of the territory was always facing wars in the Marquis of Lane, and he might invade the territory at some point, Allen first equipped the Qinghuang Knights with war horses.
As for the Northern Giant Rat Knights, whose situation was not too urgent, they only received more than 2,000 horses.