The expeditionary force was attacked by giants, whose instinct was to gather in crowded places.
Because there is no communication system and the scale of the expeditionary army is very large, the edge warning method is generally used to advance. To put it simply, the edge of the army is stationed and waiting. When a giant is discovered, a signal flare is immediately fired to warn the main force in the center.
There are red and black signal flares. Red means a giant has been discovered, and black means the boundary has been breached. It is urgent and we hope that the main force of the central government will make a judgment.
Distinguishing situations through simple flare colors can only transmit a small amount of information over a long distance, and specific situations need to be observed on horseback.
Horses are a very important resource for the expedition, but because they lost a wall and a lot of pastures, the expedition did not have enough horses at all. Most of the soldiers were on foot. If they encountered a giant, it would be like dying.
Because only a horse can outrun a giant.
boom!
A red flare appeared, it was a giant.
The main infantrymen clenched their weapons nervously. They had no rifles, no three-dimensional maneuverability, only long swords, and not even spears. They had to fight the enemy at close range.
"Array."
Everyone stood nervously. They had not received any training, and they had to face mankind's biggest enemy as soon as they arrived, which really tested their endurance.
However, the giant did not appear on time, which was very surprising.
"Come here, let's investigate." The scout rode to the flank to investigate why the giant made no movement despite sending a signal.
A large tree with an average length of eighty meters appeared in front of them, blocking the giant from the outside. The soldiers with frightened faces fell to the ground and shivered. Everything that had just happened was too terrible.
The giants discovered the troops and ran over like crazy. The entire flank was vulnerable, but just when the giants were about to tear the flanks apart, many trees suddenly appeared and blocked the space between the giants and the giants.
It appeared so suddenly, as if the tree had come running by itself.
But how could the tree run over? This is impossible, the tree has no legs.
Everything that happened before my eyes was too incredible.
The expeditionary force was also stunned, and then they found that the troops had been surrounded by a row of big trees, just like a city wall.
"How is it possible?" I have no idea what is going on, but the trees are indeed resisting the giants. Without these trees, the expedition force would have been eaten up by the giants.
It was already noon, and the sun was shining brightly in the sky. The expeditionary force was at a loss for a while. The fighting spirit had long since disappeared. Facing the terrifying giant, they had no courage to fight at all.
"Can't be beaten." When the aggressive soldiers faced the real giant before setting off, they immediately realized the gap between humans and giants. Although they were separated by trees, the giants still did not give up and hoped to eat humans through the gaps between trees.
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"What happened? Why are there so many trees?" Now they are surrounded by trees and giants. They can't advance or retreat. They don't know how to react next.
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It continued like this until dusk, when the soldiers finally discovered that these trees could move with the movement of their troops: "This is like moving a city wall. Could it be that the gods are protecting us?"
It's getting weirder, but since giants exist, the existence of moving trees doesn't seem to be a strange thing. But the expedition can't continue, so it's better to go back.
"Turn around, let's go back." If you encounter such an unbelievable thing, you'd better go back, otherwise who knows what will happen next.
After changing direction, they found that the giant was blocked by a big tree and could not catch up, so they ran back with all their strength, vowing not to get lost in thinking about taking back Wall Maria. This was simply not something that humans could do.
The land occupied by giants no longer belongs to humans. Incredible changes have taken place. It is the land that is rejecting humans.
The expeditionary force came back soon, without much loss, except for the loss of some baggage and food, which was not much in the first place, so rounding off, there was no loss.
There was an uproar within the city walls. What does this mean? Coming back without anything happened. Isn’t this a waste of food?
But what should we do if so many people come back?
The pressure has returned again. Although it has been decided to open up wasteland, the speed of land reclamation cannot keep up with the consumption of food.
What on earth will they do at this time?
We have no choice but to be patient, tighten our belts, save what we can, and try our best to provide food for everyone.
Even ten-year-old children have to work, and even join a land reclamation team to weed, pull out tree roots, and build houses. It is really tiring to open up a piece of land, and we also have to consider digging for water conservancy.
The workload is very heavy, and it takes at least one or two years to grow food. The industry in this era is not very developed, and there are basically no chemical fertilizers, so the main food can only rely on sweet potatoes, almost every day, and salt is a luxury product.
The three people who returned home were hard-working, and they started out as coolies when they entered the city wall to lurk. I have to say that the Marais are really stingy, and they don’t even have funds for activities. Fortunately, the three of them have giant physiques, so they can endure hardships even if they are injured.
He had to recover, so he could do these hard and tiring jobs, while also investigating the intelligence of the ancestor giant.
After the expeditionary force came back, rumors about the changes in the outside world became more and more mysterious, and there were even rumors of a battle between tree men and giants. That was an exaggeration.
But after that, no one wanted to go out on an expedition, and no one had the courage. Only the Survey Corps would go out to investigate, but no big moving trees were found.
The report of the expeditionary force was regarded as a sign that the commander of the expeditionary force was cowardly and fearful of death, so the commander was imprisoned and sentenced.
The population has not been reduced, the food supply has not increased, and the Eldian Empire is facing the biggest crisis since its founding. The more difficult the situation is, the worse the public security is. Pornography, gambling and drugs are rampant. For a time, everyone is in danger and afraid.
I was stabbed to death while walking on the road.
In order to eat, many knives from the army wandered to the streets, and were made into various daggers that were easy to conceal and carry, and fell into the hands of various criminals with evil intentions.
In the original work, the entire expeditionary force was wiped out, and multiple expeditions consumed 20% of the population, and finally the conflict between population and food was barely stabilized. At this time, the population had not disappeared, and the pressure was extremely huge.
So Duran set his sights on the farms of several nobles. The nobles were also big landowners. These people had the best land and farms, but they would not distribute them to the common people. Taking the farms over would take up more land than opening up wasteland, and many pastures would not be distributed to the common people.
It can be turned into a farm. At this time, growing staple food is more important than raising cattle and sheep.
But the nobles definitely disagreed, so at this time the organization of the expeditionary force could be used. Many of the expeditionary force became Dulan's subordinates after they came back, so Dulan took them to occupy the farm, organize a commune, and everyone farmed together.
Because the farms are all outside Wengcheng, this can be considered a rural area surrounding the city.
The geographical conditions of noble villages are very good. They occupy water sources, have fertile fields, and have a lot of agricultural tools and seeds. If you grab them, you can help the refugees.
However, the nobles did not agree, and immediately organized the gendarmerie and garrison regiments to launch an attack to recapture their farms.