After Richard won Taize, the two of them continued to drink wine at the table. The two of them drank until a hint of fishtail white appeared on the horizon. The boss reminded them that it was about to close, and then they got up and prepared to leave.
At this time, the two people who were drinking with Taize also woke up. They were also recruited by Richard with a few words and left the tavern together.
The two guys who started drinking with Taize were not weak hands. Originally, there was no problem in drinking a few kilograms. It was only when they met guys like Taize and Richard who used their strength to cheat that they couldn't hold on and fell first.
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The two of them are also barbarians from a certain area called the Highlands. They are tall and thick, almost the same as orcs in size. Their strength is equivalent to that of a knight, but their equipment is poorer. They only have a leather armor and a low-quality mace iron rod.
.If they are armed, get them a double layer of heavy armor and a fine iron mace. They can also be used as a general in the army. Don't waste it.
After coming out, Richard arranged two highland barbarians and five outstanding swordsmen together and asked them to stay in the Stone Castle to wait for the next step.
I have checked the recent development of various main cities. As the core city, Stone Castle has finally got rid of the embarrassment of not having a top-level military nest after building Yunzhong City. I can only wait until next week to start producing archangels.
The buildings are completely complete, and with the bonus of miracle buildings, it is a well-deserved main city.
Linzhong City has also reached its limit. Jinlongya produces a golden dragon every week. Now there are two more golden dragons waiting for Richard to recruit in Linzhong City. Other middle and low-level troops are also constantly accumulating. Unfortunately, it is difficult for Richard to use teleportation to move.
They took him too far, and bringing Taize back to Longxi Pass this time was already the limit.
As for Snowfield City, due to the existence of miraculous buildings and the fact that it was built on the basis of the remains of the Elf Mage Tower, its development potential is actually second only to the Stone Castle. After such a long time, all the buildings that should be there are basically available.
In addition to the troops in the original tower, Snowfield City also has an additional golem factory, which can produce golems that are no weaker than the sixth-level troops. However, the mobility of the golems is too poor and is not suitable for long-distance attacks, but as long as Richard is given enough
In time, after the snowfield is cleared, even if it is moved a little bit, the large number of golems and golden troops accumulated in the snowfield city can be moved to the northern battlefield to join the battle.
The only shortcoming of Snowfield City is the same as the previous Stone Fortress. It lacks a top-level biological nest and the construction conditions of the Titan Temple are still not met.
The unlocking conditions given by the system are to completely conquer the former overlord of the snowfield and make the snow giants bow their heads. However, in the previous battles, the Northland Legion achieved strategic victories, and Aragorn even personally helped kill the snow giants.
King, but it was only a few of the Snow Giant tribes that suffered heavy losses. The Snow Giant Royal Court still had strength, and it was far from the surrender of the Snow Giant clan. If it had not been for the death of the Snow Giant King, the loss would have been
Key to Ice and Snow, after those few battles, the Snow Giant was not even injured.
Snowfield City can still only control the surrounding area of a hundred miles. The majesty of the Snow Giant King's Court is still there, and the only Snow Giants who truly surrender are the Bingyan Tribe and some captives who were forced to join.
To completely conquer the snowfield, the current strength of Snowfield City alone is definitely far from enough. The current force that Richard is stationed in Snowfield City is only enough to defend but not enough to make progress.
Only by completely freeing up one's hands, mobilizing a large number of high-level troops to cooperate with the army, first breaking up the royal court, and then subduing the major tribes, and gradually advancing can it be possible to completely conquer the snowfield.
But the current situation is that Richard's energy has been dragged down by the battle at Longxingguan, and for the time being he can only maintain his rule around Snowfield City and remain on the defensive.
As for the Port City and Snowfield City far away in the South China Sea, they have the same problem, and the problem in the Port City is even more serious.
The development of Port City is earlier than that of Snowfield City. The sixth-level military nests have been established long ago. A group of amphibious crocodile warriors make the Sea Clan no longer dare to have any unfavorable thoughts towards Harbor City and can only be honest.
to comply with previous agreements.
Although the external environment of Harbor City has been slightly improved, the conditions for establishing the top biological nest in Harbor City are extremely demanding, and the sea tribe must completely surrender before it can be built.
Although the Sea Tribe is not as powerful as the Snow Giants, in a sense, the Sea Tribe is ten times more difficult to deal with than the Snow Giants.
First of all, the populations of both sides are not of the same level. The population of the Sea Clan is so large that even the King of the Sea is estimated to be insignificant. It is conservatively estimated that it will not be less than the Human Race. If the Sea Clan is really pushed into a hurry, tens of millions of warriors can be organized.
.And now is the magic recovery stage, the Sea Clan will produce many natural spell casters, which will increase the overall strength of the Sea Clan.
Conquering the Sea Tribe is definitely a hard nut to crack. Richard would rather deal with the Snow Giant first and leave the Sea Tribe to deal with it last.
Because the caravans controlled by Fuld and Lint are getting bigger and bigger, Richard is basically not short of resources now. Even the gems that were in short supply before can now be supplied continuously with the existence of Harbor City.
Sent to Northland.
Richard casually entered the storage, and the various resources that appeared on the system were all three-digit numbers. After recruiting all the hoarding troops, Richard stopped observing the cities in each system and returned his attention.
On Taize.
"General Taize, I don't have time to pick you up for the time being. The battle at Longxi Pass is urgent, so I'll take you and rush there immediately."
"Hahaha, fighting is the best welcome ceremony."
After saying that, Taize clapped the devil's stick in his hand with some excitement. Although he didn't know where the Dragon's Breathing Pass was that Richard was talking about, Taize could still understand it when the war was urgent. There would be a war as soon as it came.
It's just what he wanted.
Afterwards, Richard sent teleportation, and the two of them disappeared into the Stone Castle together...
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Longxiguan
Taize and Richard suddenly appeared in the mansion. Several guards looked a little strange when they saw Taize. They didn't see how this guy got in or why he suddenly came out of the room. However, because of the
It was Richard. Although several guards were curious, they did not dare to question him. Instead, they saluted towards Richard and Taize.
This mansion was assigned to Richard by the Duke of Ross after he returned to the main city of Dragon's Breathing Pass. For a nobleman of Richard's level, it would be fine if he went on an expedition, but since he still has some privileges in Long's Breathing Pass, no
Maybe he even went to live in a military camp every day.
The mansion is spacious but simple in decoration, but it is in line with Richard's aesthetics.
"Lord Richard!"
"Lord Richard!"
Natalie and Moriel walked out of the hall at the same time, saluted Richard and stood aside, not showing any curiosity about Taize's arrival.
Richard did not waste any time and took Taize, Moriel and others directly to the army. As he walked, he introduced to Taize the current situation at Longxingguan and the crises to be faced. Taize on the side looked a little serious.
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"Lord Richard, are you saying that the enemy army is composed of warriors like highland barbarians, and our army is just these humans? The opponent has more numbers than us, and there are three-digit dragons to help them fight?"
"Um."
Taize swallowed a little, feeling that things might not be simple. He lost the confidence he had at the beginning and continued to ask:
"Is there anyone as strong as you on the other side?"
Although the Holy Level is also the height that Taize once was, due to the limitation of level, Taize now only has the power of the Sky Level, and no matter where he is, the Holy Level is also an absolute powerhouse. Taize can feel Richard's strength, so naturally he has
So ask.
Although a saint-level powerhouse cannot determine the outcome of a battle involving millions of troops, it can have some influence. If one side has an additional saint-level powerhouse, it will definitely have a lot of advantages.
"There are only two saint-level experts on the other side. Although there is a holy dragon on my side, they are no match for the other side's holy level..."
"Forehead…"
"Then how long do I have to prepare..."
"Next week, or today, the observation deck in front will have already discovered traces of the orc army."
After getting to know each other all the way, Taize finally realized the seriousness of the matter. Taize, who had always been confident, felt that things were getting difficult.
As he spoke, Taize followed Richard to a military camp. This military camp was located on a hill between the second line of defense and the first line of defense at Longxi Pass. It stood on the back slope and was stationed for a long time.
The hundreds of thousands of troops, plus the more than 200,000 people defending this area, are all under the command of Richard. These are the troops and tasks assigned to Richard by the Duke of Ross. Richard must ensure that this area is not lost.
And we have to wait for opportunities to support other places at any time, and have greater autonomy.
At this time, when Richard arrived at the military camp, he summoned the senior military generals who were idle and introduced Taize to them first.
With the combat power of the Holy Order and the blessing of the dragon, Richard's authority in Longxingguan is second only to Duke Ross. Although it is a bit sudden to ask these officers to obey Taize's orders, since it is an order from Richard, it does not matter.
Anyone who dared to explode quickly accepted Taize's command. Besides, after arriving at Longxing Pass, Taize changed into a high-quality armor that only senior officers were qualified to wear.
In the eyes of these officers, the mace, which has a thick mouth, has a reliable appearance.
"Master Richard, I want to get familiar with the defense line and the army first."
After Richard directly delegated the command authority, Taize quickly entered the state, and Richard himself shamefully became the hands-off shopkeeper again.
Speaking of which, although Richard has a good reputation in the kingdom, his actual ability to command the army is just that. Commanding hundreds of thousands of people is already the limit of Richard's level. It cannot be said to be bad, at least among the generals of the kingdom.
He can be considered to be in the middle or upper reaches, but Richard cannot be said to be a peerless general with extraordinary talents. His age and experience are limited there, and he is still a bit inferior compared to the various epic heroes in the system.
The most correct approach is to delegate the command of the army to commanders at the level of Moriel, Taizé, Gru and Catherine. And Richard himself only needs to make sure of the general direction.
"Wait a moment."
"You guys go out first."
Just when Taize was about to leave, Richard suddenly stopped him alone.
"Master Richard, do you have anything else to ask?"
Taize turned around with some confusion and saw Richard taking out a delicate rein, a blue trumpet and a black ring.
"You take these three treasures with you. The horn of the harpy can summon a group of harpies to assist in combat at critical times. This ogre ring can summon five ogre chiefs or fifty ogres.
The human-demon warriors assist in the battle, it’s up to you to decide how to use them and when to use them.”
The horn of the harpy and the ring of the ogre, these two summoning treasures are no longer of much use to Richard. In a battle at Richard's level, there is no point even being used as cannon fodder. Instead, they are given to Tai.
The use of Ze can make a new and flexible force appear on the battlefield and play a greater role.
"Also, don't use the reins of the poisonous dragon for fighting. If the battle doesn't go well, summon the poisonous dragon to cover your retreat. Do you understand? Don't lose your life at Dragon's Breath Pass."
Moriel and Natalie basically fought beside Richard. If there was danger, Richard could lead people to escape at any time to rescue him, while Taize was commanding the army on the ground. Richard was afraid that he would not be able to rescue him in time, so he would take Taize to the ground.
Even though he was trapped, he handed over the reins of the poisonous dragon to Taize, which was an extra layer of insurance.
Taize didn't refuse, and solemnly accepted the few treasures given by Richard. He didn't say anything about Richard asking him to run away if he couldn't do it. After all, the Golden Dragon Kingdom and the soldiers he took over now were strangers to him.
Incomparably, he doesn't have feelings like Thor. He came to command the defense entirely because of Richard's order. If he was ordered to defend even to the death, then he would definitely be able to fight until the last moment. And Richard told him to focus on protecting himself.
, when things cannot be done, Taize will evacuate decisively without any psychological pressure at all.
After Taize walked out of the camp, he went out to explore the terrain again with several senior officers waiting outside to see if there were any loopholes in the layout.
Richard followed him and walked to the gentle slope outside the camp. He looked at the sky to the east and could already see a few scattered small black dots wherever he could see.
It was the orc Bat Knight who was observing the defense of Longxingguan. The orc attack was getting closer...