After posting the post, Yun Xiaohan looked at the time and saw that it was already 20:00. He didn't want to download any more copies today, so he went offline to rest.
Lying in bed, Yun Xiaohan was still thinking about the comments he had just read, and considering the possible impact of the "Slattersberg Attack and Defense".
The historical evolution of the Slattersberg offensive and defensive battle in the first server was determined on January 20. In the end, the Empire camp still failed to score higher and defended Slattersberg. The Snow Wolf Guild faced off against the Traveling Guild.
That battle was the highest score.
This means that Slaters Castle has changed hands and is no longer owned by the empire. This is obviously one of the main reasons why the emperor recalled most of the reinforcements supporting Snowrun City and asked them to turn back and head north.
After increasing the number of troops on the northern front, the empire will definitely not be satisfied with maintaining the existing front, but will launch a counterattack. At Slatersburg, only small boats can cross the river, and it is impossible to carry out large-scale troop projections. 80% of them will not be able to get them back.
Then we can only change the place and have a big fight.
The border between the Empire and the Northern Kingdom is basically separated by the Rhine River. If you want to attack the opponent, you have to launch a cross-river battle. Most of the rivers of the Rhine are very wide. The naval forces of the Empire and the Northern Kingdom are relatively poor. The original naval star of the Empire
The rating is only 1 star, and the North Kingdom is only one and a half stars. Although the Empire is now 3 stars, the improvements are only in the southern part of the Empire and Sardinia, and there is still not much improvement in the north.
Moreover, there are a large number of troops stationed on both sides of the Rhine River to monitor the river. Once one party crosses the river, they will be discovered immediately, and then the message will be sent to the defenders to attack the troops crossing the river. If they are attacked by the opponent when crossing the river, the losses will be very heavy, and they will not be able to effectively counterattack.
, so it is very difficult for both sides to forcefully launch a river-crossing campaign.
In addition to the narrowest river at Slatssburg, the Empire and the North also had two main points of contention.
One is Lidney Island, which is an isolated island in the middle of the widest section of the Rhine River. It is located in the middle reaches of the Rhine River and is also the middle of the border between the Empire and the North Country.
Lidney Island is not large in area, much smaller than Corsica, but its location is very critical. If you master it, you can control the trade of the entire Rhine River, which is very important to both countries.
Although Lidney Island is not big, as a river hub and the main distribution center for trade between the two countries, the economy here is very developed, and of course smuggling is also very rampant.
Lidney Island is now nominally under the control of two countries, but in fact it is a semi-independent state. Because of its excellent economic conditions, the actual ruler of the island, the Marquis Lidney, has a well-equipped and well-trained army and navy.
Not weak either.
The Marquis of Lidney has no obvious tendency and has always maintained a neutral attitude. Let the two countries fight, he only concentrates on making money. Because he is afraid of forcing the Marquis of Lidney to the enemy's side, the two countries maintain a tacit understanding, and no one wants to
Go and make an idea of Denis Island.
Of course, the more important reason is that a large number of on-the-ground nobles on both sides of the Rhine River in both countries do not want Lidney Island to be directly controlled by the state. Once it is controlled, it will be difficult for them to make large trade profits through smuggling.
Everyone is satisfied with the situation, so no one wants to change it.
Although the empire and the royal family of the Northern Kingdom are nominally the masters of the country, in fact they are just very large on-the-ground lords. It is impossible to completely ignore the thoughts of the lords, and many people in the royal family themselves are involved in smuggling. Even the emperor
They all had to turn a blind eye.
The war between the two countries is now in full swing, but the trade on Lidney Island is becoming more and more prosperous. Originally, although large-scale transactions were not possible in other areas, small-scale smuggling also existed. However, after the war between the two countries, the transactions in these areas were completely interrupted.
This forced everyone to come to Lidney Island to trade, and the trade volume naturally increased significantly.
The direct power of the royal family is limited. When the two countries go to war, a large part of the power comes from the private soldiers of each lord. Once they fail to contribute in the war or deliberately delay, not only will they not be able to conquer Lidney Island, the direct power of the royal family will also be unable to conquer Lidney Island.
You may also suffer huge losses.
Therefore, although the strategic location of Lidney Island is very critical, and whoever controls it will control the river transportation rights to the enemy, neither country has considered attacking it.
Lidney Island is located directly north of the empire. Another relatively suitable location for launching an attack is the Mannheim Triangle located on the northeast side of the empire.
The Rhine flows from west to east, first passing Slatersberg, then Lidney Island, and then reaching the Mannheim Delta, where it divides into several tributaries. The two largest tributaries pass through the Northland and the Empire respectively.
After passing through the Mannheim Delta, these tributaries reunite to form the Lower Rhine, which flows all the way to the sea.
A large triangular tidal flat area divided and surrounded by two major tributaries is the Mannheim Delta. There are a large number of very narrow and shallow rivers in the delta, and as long as it rains continuously, the delta will be flooded immediately, so the delta is completely muddy.
, and quite a few swamps.
The land in the Mannheim Delta is actually very fertile, but because it is often flooded, the land here cannot be used at all.
Due to poor geological conditions, houses cannot be built in many places, and most people cannot adapt to the mud here. The Mannheim Delta can be said to be vast and sparsely populated, with only a few orc tribes that are more adaptable to the climate here.
Live here.
The North Kingdom is a country where orcs are the main race, and there are more orcs, so the Mannheim Triangle is controlled by the North Kingdom to a certain extent.
The Mannheim Delta is the only breakthrough point that the empire can choose at present. The terrain here is completely unsuitable for cavalry combat, and the North Country has the strongest infantry among the seven camps, and the performance of some orc tribes in the mud is also poor.
Far better than humans, so fighting here is disadvantageous to the empire, but the empire has no other better choice.
The only good news is that the Mannheim Delta is much southerly than Slatersberg, and the climate is relatively mild. It will no longer be affected by the northern climate like Slatersberg, with an overall reduction of 5%.
flexibility.
The closest main city for empire players here is Carter Perry City. Carter Perry City has the highest proportion of orcs among the eight major cities in the empire. It is also the recommended city for orc players when the novice village comes out.
Carter Perry City is located in the southwest of the Mannheim Delta. Because it has certain advantages in learning warrior skills compared to the main cities of other empire players, and the racial talents of the orcs are more suitable for playing warriors, so the warriors among players
The proportion is relatively high, accounting for nearly 1/3 of the total number of people.