To put it bluntly, the Yongye Group Army was successfully diverted this time. The Yongye soldiers who led the escort on the front line only accounted for 30% of the credit, and the remaining 70% went to these unknown administrators led by Marshall.
Without them, those Eternal Night soldiers wouldn't be able to bring even 10% of the mountain people to their destination.
Prepare for a rainy day.
This is the excellent style that the Yongye Army has formed since the beginning of its founding.
This is especially true for food shortages, a major issue that affects our very foundation.
Not to mention the two-month food gap, as a force, if it does not have three or two years of food reserves in hand, it will not be considered a success and it will be difficult to feel safe.
Because no one knows what the harvest will be like in the next few years, once there is a disaster or famine.
In the case of severe food shortage, even the Yongye Group Army would find it difficult to pat its own chest and say that it can survive.
It is now the fourth year since the establishment of the Yongye Group Army, but the food in hand has never been abundant.
It’s not that the year was too bad and the harvest was too little.
As for the output in the past few years, it cannot compare with the fertile plains of Asia Minor, but it can compete with other military leaders, and it can definitely sustain a bumper harvest.
However, the development and merger speed of Yongye Group Army is even more frightening. It is no longer one step a year, but jumps four or five steps at a time.
If you take too long a step, it's easy to pull off the egg.
This is what happened when the Alliance launched a self-defense counterattack against the Kentana barbarians in the mountains and annexed the walled city.
But let them choose again, and they still do it.
This is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. If they don't take the opportunity to take down the Walled City Alliance, the situation they will face will be even more troublesome.
Once you regain your breath, that old fox Ben Hebrew will never give in easily.
If they can't catch their breath and are driven to the point of collapse by the refugees from Sishui City, the Yongye Group Army will have to step in to clean up the mess.
"Two months is not a long time. In the past, it was not common to be hungry. Now that the people have a lot of surplus food, it is really not possible. We will implement the military control rationing system. Let's tighten our belts together and get through it.
It’s past, that’s how we used to do it.” Skullcrusher Mikey patted his belly carelessly and said, “Look, there’s a lot of oil and water now, let alone two or three months, even half a year.
It can be squeezed dry."
This speech caused the senior officials of the Yongye Group Army present to roll their eyes. This guy is a good fighter, but when it comes to people's livelihood issues like this, he is just a loser.
However, this Mr. Caigua has no self-consciousness at all and speaks enthusiastically every time.
Every time, they are refuted as negative remarks, and I still enjoy it, and it is the same this time.
It's almost the fourth anniversary of the establishment of the Yongye Group Army, and it's a damned thing if they still use the same method of eating from a big pot in the village and not being criticized until their bodies are completely bruised.
"The officer rationing system cannot be easily activated unless the tribe is exterminated. The food and property in the hands of the people are all their hard work and saved bit by bit. They have paid taxes to us and are protected by law.
, if we confiscate them casually, what is the use of the laws we have enacted? Where is our credibility? Why should those who receive civil rights trust us again?"
At this kind of meeting, Chad, the director of the military prosecutor's office who rarely spoke, spoke immediately, with as solemn an expression as he could muster: "Deputy General McKee, your idea is very dangerous and must be corrected in time, otherwise once you step on the wrong foot,
Wrong, it will shake the foundation of the Evernight Army."
"Huh?" Mikey was a little dumbfounded. It was common for him to be criticized in meetings like this. He had long been used to it.
In his own words, among a group of smart people, there are always one or two fools who are active in the atmosphere. Since no one wants to be this fool, he has done it. After all, everyone knows that he is outspoken and speaks without thinking. Unexpectedly, this time
It seems that it touched a sensitive part and was pulled online by the superior.
Finally, he touched his big, bare head and said, "This is just a suggestion. If it doesn't work, forget it. Didn't you mean to brainstorm ideas?"
"I'm just reminding the Vice General of the dangers of this proposal to prevent him from making mistakes in the future." Chad also knew that the other party was a fool. He said what he said but forgot about it, and did not bother with him on this issue. "
Although the division of labor is different, I always believe that in this kind of matter, reducing expenditure is only one aspect, and open source is the most correct solution."
"Yes, the situation we are facing now is nothing more than two methods of increasing revenue and reducing expenditure. As for reducing expenditure, I have drafted a draft in my hand. Please circulate it and see what needs to be added. Food is different from the capital budget.
You can't just cut off a piece casually and reduce the efficiency and then carry it over. Therefore, it is difficult to make a big difference in reducing expenditure. If you want the horse to run, you have to feed the horse, right? Soldiers are our basic guarantee, and we need to feed them.
It is our duty to fill their bellies."
Marshall was obviously prepared before the meeting. While circulating the draft he drafted to everyone, he said: "So, the focus of our discussion today is open source. I will start from the beginning. The mountain will feed you, and the mountain will feed you."
After all these years, we have to rely on her again to help us solve some of our difficulties."
Marshall paused slightly and said: "Last year, there was an infestation of rats and rabbits. Although it caused a certain reduction in grain production, it was also a good source of meat supply. I'm afraid it won't stop this year. We should sum up last year's experience and mobilize the whole people.
Especially those energetic young men."
"They caught birds and dug rat holes, and they were all good at it. In the past few years, many people dug rat holes and fried nuts, and then made a small fortune. They were all fat and oily, but there was no organization or discipline. In the end,
It's just a small fight. Last year we ignored them. This year we paid more attention to them and sent people to organize them to divide the territory and clean up rat holes. In this matter, if they are used well, they may be able to overcome the problem.
Half of the main force will not only maximize the harvest, but may also be able to suppress the rat and rabbit infestations."
"I think this is a good idea. Those half-year-olds who are full of energy are the most suitable to do this kind of thing. Not only can they gain something, but they can also train them and achieve numerous results with one stone. This matter is worth promoting. After everyone returns, they can be mobilized
Those old hunters, lead these child soldiers and fight hard." Sean praised with a smile.
"After talking about mountains, let's talk about water. Previously, we relied on the inland lake as a great treasure, but we have never been able to make full use of it. It was because we didn't have boats. Now that not only boats are available, but boatmen are also available, we must make full use of them.
Get up, this is not a small fight like fishermen, we are going to pull a big net and pull fish on the lake." Marshall waved his fist heavily and said.
In the self-defense counterattack against the Kentana barbarians in the mountains, the Yongye Army also made another big gain.
That's Gergild's dock and ships.
Sishui City is half backed by mountains and half by water. Over the years, it has accumulated quite a few large and small fishing boats. When Ban Hebrew Dove occupied the magpie nest, he was unable to capture all the most valuable boats in Sishui City. Most of them were given to Gegild.
He ran away with it.
Gegild relied on them to transport the Cliff Clan warriors in through the gap in the east mountains.
During the self-defense counterattack, the Yongye Army specially deployed half of its regiment to raid Gergild's lair and captured them all, including nearly 400 large and small fishing boats.
As for the boatmen, there are no experienced boatmen in the Yongye Army, but there are those war refugees. They were all intercepted during the diversion process. They will not only be the main fishing force of the Yongye Army in the future, but also the main force in forming the naval army.
Preparations and training are now underway, and the arsenal is also rushing to make fishing nets. When the lake begins to thaw in spring, the Yongye Group Army will prepare to haul in large-scale fish.
The Andis mountain people, headed by Sishui Village, have relied on the Andis inland to survive for many years. However, due to the backward fishing technology they have mastered, their use of the Andis inland lake is quite limited.
Sean once personally inspected it. Not to mention artificial fish farming, even waterfowl such as ducks and geese are not known to be free-range. The fish and shrimp in the water are so big that they are often as long as a person.
The soldiers of the First Corps of the First Corps stationed here had nothing to do with fishing, and the various fish they harvested were more than enough to feed their own regiments.
It was fine if there were no tools before. Now that there are tools, the Yongye Army will naturally vigorously develop them.
The use of the Andis inland lake by Andis mountain people is restricted. The biggest factor is the tools. Ordinary fishing nets are not enough in front of those big fish and will be torn apart easily.
The Yongye Group Army has an innate advantage in this regard. They have become very proficient in using the tarantula silk, which can be integrated into fishing nets. Even mutated bosses such as the Octagonal Bull and the Razor Boar will be defeated.
The anesthetic smeared on them is of course important, but the fact that those animal traps are strong enough is also another aspect.
As for whether large-scale fishing will cause devastating damage to the ecosystem of Andis Inland Lake.
Sean has no worries about this at all. Compared to the Andis Inland Lake, which occupies one-third of the Andis Crater, not to mention the hundreds of thousands of people from the Yongye Group Army and the hundreds of thousands from the Liancheng Walled Alliance.
People also add that it is impossible to eat up the Andis Inland Lake.
Even with the means of the Yongye Group Army, less than 1% of the Andis Inland Lake will be utilized by then.
What's more, once the Spring Thunder Project is launched, most of the creatures in the Andis inland lake will flow down the river. If they don't make full use of it now, they will benefit the Byron people downstream.
This investment can not only alleviate part of the food crisis of the Yongye Army, but also make the nutritional mix on their table more comprehensive.
The catch is just incidental. What matters most to the Yongye Army is the small dock and the shipbuilders inside.
Ships are an indispensable part of the Spring Thunder Plan.
After the Jacobs River resumed its flow, the Andis Crater was directly connected to the Asia Minor Plain, and it went upstream and directly penetrated into the Andis Inland Lake.
Back then, the capital of the Ancient Andis Empire was located in the Andis Crater. Why was it still able to control the entire territory of Asharn?
Two major rivers contributed a lot.
One is the Jacob River that leads directly to the plains of Asia Minor, and the other is the Despair Nu River that leads to the Despair Swamp. Naturally, this river was not called this name back then.
The two rivers originate from the Andis inland lake. They are like the two main arteries of the ancient Andis Empire. Along the rivers, the ancient Andis Empire's army can appear within just a few weeks.
in most prosperous areas of the empire.
At that time, whether it is to defend against the prying eyes of the Byron League, or to plot in the Swamp of Despair, or to connect with the plains of Asia Minor for trade, naval vessels will be indispensable.
Especially in the Swamp of Despair, the environment here will still be water-themed for a short period of time. By then, the role of ships will be far greater than that of war horses.
When Sean met the regent Princess Sophia, one of the things he needed was the need for a large number of shipbuilders.
Of course, at that time it was not only for the Spring Thunder Plan, but also to prepare for the attack on Sishui City.
If you want to plot Sishui City, you can't do it without the cooperation of the navy army.
Things are unpredictable.
A sudden invasion by the Kentana barbarians in the mountains had such a great impact on the Andes Mountains and the Evernight Army.
Not only has the Walled City Alliance become the target of the Yongye Army, but the internal supply and demand of the Yongye Army has also changed.
Originally, the Yongye Army's most urgent need was excellent shipbuilding craftsmen. However, due to the Yongye Army's two consecutive years of bumper harvests, food was not so urgent and could be taken care of slowly.
Now it's completely turned upside down.
In addition to the captured Gergild's docks and ships, there are also shipbuilders and fishermen in Sishui City.
Gergild's shipyard is only a small shipyard, which can only manufacture small fishing boats, large merchant ships and warships, which is beyond its capabilities.
However, the Yongye Group Army did not plan to eat a fat man in one go. Even when it asked Sophilia to hire shipbuilders, it was only to prepare wood in advance.
It's not so urgent now. The craftsmen in the shipyard are competent enough.
As long as the wood is prepared, only a few craftsmen who are proficient in building large ships can start construction directly.
Moreover, the Yongye Army has never been in the habit of completely relying on others. Whether it is looking for shipbuilders from Sophilia or the shipbuilders who took over from Gergild, they can only act as teachers. When the time comes, the main construction force will definitely be
Affiliated engineering regiment of Yongye Group Army.
I believe that with the quality of the engineering corps attached to the Yongye Group Army, it will take less than two years to wipe out all the skills in their hands, and what is left is that they are better than their masters.
The Yongye Group Army does not like the kind of purely manual workshop-style shipyards. Large-scale shipyards that make full use of various tools are their ultimate pursuit.
In fact, Yongye Group Army's water saw technology is already very mature.
A water saw factory operated by more than a dozen people, working in shifts around the clock, cutting wood at a speed that rivals half of the attached engineering corps' saws day and night.
"Catching fish can indeed solve part of the problem, but the mountain roads are rugged and difficult to navigate, and the fish stinks before it can be transported, especially in the northern fortress."
Eric Sondow, Chief of the Military Staff.
"We had no plans in the north because the Walled City Alliance attracted too many of our troops. Now that the threat has been greatly reduced, can we take advantage of the situation and make a move? Find some wild food subsidies from the Kogel Grassland.
?If the Northern Fortress can solve its own supply problem nearby, our logistical supply pressure will be greatly reduced."
Although Erikson was born from an Odin orc, he showed no mercy when calculating against those Odin orcs.
In addition to the loyalty concept of being loyal to a person, you have to share the worries for the person you are loyal to.
The relative division within the Odin orcs also has a lot to do with it. In addition to the confrontation between the Eastern and Western Odin empires, conflicts within the empire and between tribes are also common.
On the Kogel Grassland, the three tribes of Silver Wolf, Evil Wolf, and Gray Wolf fight to the death and annex each other. This is the best example.
This is a common problem among nomadic people.
The typical land is vast and sparsely populated. Many times, if you gallop for a long time, you may not see a single person. Running from south to north, even if you don't get lost, you will have to run for several months.
Their royal court is in a state of constant movement. After many conflicts between tribes, they have to go to the royal court for judgment. Several years have passed, and the day lily is already late.
After going back and forth, only when the two sides can no longer stand, they will approach the royal court. If they can solve it by themselves, they can solve it themselves.
Even if the royal court knew about it then, it would at most punish them with some cattle and sheep.
The conflicts between tribes can still be reconciled, but the conflicts between the Eastern and Western Odin Empires are basically impossible to reconcile.
The two sides not only competed for the pasture, but also belonged to two royal courts, and the fight between life and death was even more severe.
Erikson, who was born in the West Odin Empire, only has hatred for the East Odin Empire, has no favor, makes suggestions, and has no psychological burden.