Richard was saying goodbye to Parley and the others. After Natalie took five thousand elites to settle in the port city, Richard and Parley boarded the way back. The follow-up work will be arranged by Parley. The soldiers'
Families and some refugees who lost their homes in the war will be transported to the port city by the fleet and become new residents. The entire port city should be able to accommodate 20,000 to 30,000 people, and with the size of the island of Haizu Bengchang, it can actually accommodate no more than 20,000 people.
A few hundred thousand people is not a big problem, but in order not to irritate the Hai people for the time being, the planned immigrants will not exceed 20,000 people.
"Brother-in-law, be careful all the way. Leave the affairs of Port City to me."
"I will handle the affairs of Port City for your lord."
In addition to Parley, the speaker was also Paul, who had recently joined Richard's command. This hero who was good at maritime warfare and had certain coordination and management abilities was indeed a rare talent. Serving in the Kingdom's navy, which was not taken seriously, was indeed a rare talent.
Some are overqualified, and it is foreseeable that the importance of the Kingdom's Navy will decrease even further. Judging from the current situation, except for Pare, the Kingdom's officials will probably not invest a penny in the Navy.
Under Richard's persuasion and inducement, Paul quickly made a choice. On one side was the Marquis, who was currently at the peak of power in the kingdom, and on the other side was the fleet that was getting less and less attention. As long as he still had some ambition, it would not be difficult.
Make a choice.
Richard will not take Paul with him on his return trip for the time being. He will assist Natalie in managing the port city here. He will also have the task of preparing a fleet for Richard. He is half responsible for the peace of the ocean. The sea trade is a bowl
Soup, Richard also wanted to take a bite of it.
For the far north, the current port city is nothing more than an enclave. He can only rest assured if he has to keep Natalie's strength. With her here, she can effectively intimidate the sea people.
It can also make some southern nobles calm down their wariness towards the port city, including Pare, who is also within the scope of this shock.
As for whether it was worth holding down such an important combat power as Natalie for an enclave, Richard thought it was worth it after careful consideration.
A port city is an existence that cannot be lost. From a distance, it will be Richard's tentacle in the south in the future, and it will even serve as the foundation for controlling the sea clan like the elves in the past.
From the current point of view, under the current cooperation with Parley, Richard can make tens of thousands of kinaurs every month, but this is obviously not enough. Compared with the economic and maritime trade income of the entire south, that little money is the most
It was just a sip of soup. Now that Richard has been here, how can he be satisfied with just a sip of soup? In the pyramid of the kingdom, he is the top carnivore.
With this contribution to the expedition to the Sea Tribe, in addition to receiving the reward of 200,000 gold nuggets promised by Pare, Richard also tore a bite of the trade benefits from the mouths of this group of southern dignitaries, and part of the share was divided
If you give it to Richard, someone must look after this part of the benefit.
The current arrangement is also temporary. Natalie's force is an absolute deterrent, but Natalie's management ability can only be said to be average, at a normal level. Paul is better than her, and there will be middle-level managers from Ironwood City in the future.
Affairs officers came to the south one after another to help Natalie manage the port city and trade.
Richard waved to the people on the dragon boat, and then set off on the red dragon. The Ultimate Hydra hung in the sea and left with Richard. After more than ten days of recuperation, the Ultimate Hydra recovered.
Even the heads that were bitten off by the giant whales in the deep sea grew back, making Richard marvel at its powerful vitality.
The dragon boat and several warships were still some distance away from the mainland, but Richard could no longer wait to sail back slowly. The days away from the North had been long enough, and he felt a little uneasy. After making arrangements, he
He set off alone, and after leaving the sight of the dragon boat, he used teleportation and started the high-speed driving mode.
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Northland
The clouds of war once again shrouded Ironwood City, and traces of orcs once again appeared on the edge of Ironwood Forest.
The elves in Forest City discovered the vanguard of the orcs in Ironwood City. This time, the orcs did not rush to attack. Instead, they built a huge advance base in Ironwood Forest. It was impossible for more than 50,000 orcs to rush out all at once. They
They cut down trees, built camps, and opened roads in the forest, as if they were preparing for a long-term war.
"General Geert, the scouts over there found signs of human military activity on the edge of the Ironwood Forest."
After a long and arduous march, the orcs finally crossed the snowfield and entered the ironwood forest. However, even with the help of the snow giant and the god Adelillo, the non-combat attrition was still very serious. Nearly five thousand orc warriors remained in the snowfield forever.
, nearly one-tenth of the non-combat attrition, even if the orc commander was mentally prepared, he still couldn't help but suffer.
However, Gert couldn't care less about feeling distressed at this moment. The troops had rested for two days and established a basic camp. Now it was time to move.
"Give me the order to have the vanguard battalion take the lead first. If the humans they face are not strong, they will be eliminated. If there are too many humans, let them hold on where they are."
The Pioneer Battalion is an elite unit of the orcs. Although there are only 5,000 in number, they are all veterans who have fought bloody battles at Dragon's Breath Pass and have performed well. Geert took them as the lead and showed his talents as soon as he came out.
"The second legion, circle along the southeast direction, try to bypass the human army on the front, and launch an attack from the human side and rear flank. Our side will delay the human army."
"The Third Army Corps, as a reserve army, is ready to support the Pioneer Battalion at any time."
"Yes, General!"
The orcs were extremely confident when facing the human army in the field. Even though Geert received the reconnaissance information that the human army numbered nearly 60,000, he still pushed the 5,000 vanguard battalion to the front. He did not want to fight.
A simple defeat. Since humans dared to leave the city to fight, they didn't want to put anyone back. Instead, they tried to fight a down-to-earth battle of annihilation.
…
"Lord Moriel, the orc army has moved."
"Um."
At this time, Moriel was leading two ordinary legions, the Silver Wing Legion and the Dragon Army, and almost half of Richard's system troops to confront the orcs.
Let’s not talk about the power of the system army. In terms of the number of strong men alone, the knight-level and above strong men possessed by the system army can completely crush the orcs on the opposite side. Ordinary indigenous legions have also undergone considerable changes.
The most obvious thing is that there have been changes in equipment. In the past, Richard considered financial issues. The Hunter family had limited financial resources and needed to consider the cost-effectiveness of the equipment. However, as the Hunter family gradually became more wealthy, military equipment was also updated.
Progress steadily.
Originally, the standard configuration of the Hunter family's army was a cloth-faced armor plus group armor, an iron-bone animal skin helmet, a standard scimitar and their respective main weapons.
Now starting from Longjun, the configuration of turtle back armor and heart armor has been added to the original basis. It is basically a double armor. The protective ability is greatly enhanced. The inner lining is added with some soft armor composed of satin and soft leather to relieve the pain.
Certain blunt force impact injuries.
The helmet was replaced with an animal skin lining, with an all-metal exterior structure, and a neck-protecting shawl and chain mail. The overall protection of the helmet was greatly improved than before, but it made the already comfortable finances a lot tighter. Egger
I lost a lot of hair because of this.
Weapons have also been updated a lot. The scimitar has been replaced by a more practical armor-piercing hammer. This weapon with a cone in the front and a hammer in the back is more suitable for dealing with heavy armored units such as orcs. The tip of the spear has also become sharper.
A posture that is meant to break through armor.
"Ron!"
"exist!"
"You go up with the First Flag Regiment and Second Flag Regiment of the Crusaders and Dragon Army to kill their prestige."
"yes!"
Although Ron is also a hero, in terms of strength and ability, he is not on the same level as Moriel. He is totally convinced by Moriel to command him. At least in terms of skill bonus, he is one step behind Moriel.
Big cut.
Soon, Ron led more than a hundred crusaders and ten thousand dragon troops to greet him...
At this time, Richard had just arrived in the Northland. He rushed to the Congress Hall of Stone Castle as quickly as possible...