Confront the Kentana Barbarians.

The mountain Kentana barbarians really didn't have this self-confidence, so they could only set their sights on their neighbors, the Andes, wanting to lay a new ground for their clan before the Kentana barbarians invaded on a large scale.

At least in their eyes, the Andes were far easier to deal with than the Kentana barbarians.

Unexpectedly, the anomaly of the Eternal Night Army rose in the Andes Mountains, and directly pitted their main force into it, leaving only a bunch of old, weak, sick and disabled people at home, that is, the Kentana barbarians have not yet received news, otherwise a large-scale invasion is imminent.

In the negotiation with the Eternal Night Army, Daddy Locke is basically passive, because he really does not have any hole cards in his hand that are a mortal threat or temptation to the Eternal Night Army.

A dry Cliff Clan and the Eternal Night Army will always be friendly, and it is wishful thinking to let the Eternal Night Army release all the mountain Kentana barbarians who have been swallowed into their stomachs.

But the most powerful thing about this old guy is his grasp of people's hearts.

Counting those warriors who the Eternal Night Group Army wanted to plot against the Cliff Clan, they didn't dare to do anything to him.

Daddy Locke's status in the Cliff Clan is like Sean's in the Eternal Night Army, whoever dares to hurt Sean will definitely not die.

As long as the Eternal Night Army still has thoughts on those mountain Kentana barbarian warriors, it can't move a finger of Daddy Locke.

Daddy Locke makes Sean feel different because he is self-taught and has the essence of interest exchange.

played hob meat for a while, and threw out his real bottom line.

The Eternal Night Army unleashes the warriors of the Cliff Clan.

In addition to the empty promises of friendship between the Cliff Clan and the Eternal Night Army, a large number of Andes and half-breeds were exchanged for it.

These Andes and biracial people, in addition to the remnants of Andes Dongluan, are more the result of the war between the two sides in the last hundred years.

The gap to the east of the Andes Inland Lake is a natural passage connecting the east and west, but it is not the only one.

The terrain of the Andes Ring Mountain is relatively steep, but it has not yet reached the level of danger, at most it is not suitable for large-scale use of troops, and there is still no problem with the small force of dozens of people.

Large-scale invasions of the mountain Kentana barbarians like the one before are rare, and small-scale raids and harassment are not uncommon, otherwise how did the hybrids in the Skull Crusher Army come about?

There is no doubt that these Andes and half-breeds did not have a good time on the side of the barbarians of Kentana in the mountains, and could be traded as goods as they were.

This is not a family problem, most races have this virtue, and those mixed races born of war are not treated very well, and they are regarded as ominous people who should not be born.

Don't think that the Andes are any better, the situation of half-breeds like McGee the Skull Crusher has changed, and that was after the formation of the Eternal Night Army.

Before this, they were also not treated well by the Andes people, and gradually evolved into the Xiashui Village, a gathering place for half-breeds, and had been wandering outside the old forces of the Andes Mountains for many years.

McGee's reputation as a skullcrusher was the first to be slain with blood, but he led his brothers to kill it with blood.

At the beginning of the establishment of the Legion of the Eternal Night, the Skull Crusher led by McGee the Skull Crusher had stronger combat effectiveness, why was he still willing to serve Sean, a little kid, as a general.

Of course, there is an element of skull-crushing McGee's wisdom and foolishness, and there are also concerns about his own half-breed identity.

If he were to be the general, his appeal would be much lower.

Although the Eternal Night Army did not fully accept the other party's proposal, it did not completely reject it.

Instead, a compromise was made, and only two-thirds of the mountain Kentana barbarian captives were exchanged, and the remaining one-third remained in the form of mercenaries in the Army of the Eternal Night, led by the Man-Bear Yale.

There are many reasons for this.

Even if the Eternal Night Army holds the mountain Kentana barbarians in its hands, in a short period of time, it can only be used as strong labor, and before the Cliff Clan is finished, no matter how fully the Eternal Night Army brainwashes them, they will not dare to use them.

It would be different if they were replaced by those Andes and half-breeds, who did not have a strong sense of belonging to the Cliff Clan, and would soon be able to integrate into the Eternal Night Army, and the Skull Crusher Legion, which had been limited by the problem of military resources, would be further expanded.

Compared to the mountain Kentana barbarians, who are prone to get out of control, these hybrids are more obedient and disciplined, easier to practice, and form a cooperative.

The Legion Match was not much inferior to the Mountain Kentana Barbarians.

At the beginning of the Ice City counterattack, they had proved this with actual results.

The mercenaries of the mountain Kentana barbarians led by Yale will directly become the help of the Eternal Night Army, and will also become a powerful means to threaten the Cliff Clan.

There's also a deeper consideration – the threat from the authentic Kentana barbarians from the Kentana Icefield.

Once the Jacob River reflows, the water level of the Andes Inland Lake will drop significantly, and the east and west will be directly connected.

Compared to a group of irrational guys, the Eternal Night Army prefers to deal with people like Daddy Locke.

When the time comes, they will become a natural barrier between the Eternal Night Army and the Kentana Barbarians.

But it's a long-term affair.

Not to mention that those mountain Kentana barbarians have been diverted to various places by the Eternal Night Army, and it will take a lot of time and energy to regroup.

Not to mention the time it took for the Cliff Clan to transport the promised personnel and war reparations.

Speaking of the attitude of the Eternal Night Army itself, it was true that they agreed to exchange prisoners of war, but they did not promise to fulfill it immediately.

Now that they are facing a serious food crisis and have a hole in their heads, they will start a large number of refugees who have nothing at this time.

The sooner the exchange was completed, and the sooner those Andes and half-breeds got out of the sea of suffering, such a reason is nonsense.

Their first consideration is their own stability, and on the premise of guaranteeing this, they will consider absorbing the population to expand themselves.

The completion of the deal between the two sides is at least after the Eternal Night Group Army has passed the most difficult period at the moment, and the new grain has come down.

Before that, the mercenaries promised by Daddy Locke had been put into use, and they were successively escorted and assembled to the northern fortresses, and they would directly participate in the military operation against the Kogel steppe.

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Andes Inland Lake.

The whole is oval-shaped, looking down from a high altitude, like a large duck egg that is not very regular, with a wider east side and a relatively narrow west side.

To the west of this large duck egg, there is a small and narrow tail.

This little tail, which was also once part of the Jacob River, a mountain range that is not particularly thick, turns the east and west sides into two very different worlds.

Upstream is a huge lake that rises more than 100 meters above the ground and is not in sight.

Downstream is the cultivated land of the ancient river channel of the Yima Pingchuan River.

Standing on the edge of the lake and looking west, it seems that you can cross thousands of kilometers and see the plains of Asia Minor.

It was a feeling that was hard to express in words, and Amelia felt like that in this world, people are so small.

She was also fascinated by the beautiful natural environment, which was a very different beauty from the endless plains of Asia Minor.

Sean pointed to the natural barrage dam at his feet, "It's not as thick as it seems, even if there is no human effect, maybe a thousand years, maybe a hundred years, maybe even ten years or eight years, once the earth dragon turns over, it will make earth-shaking changes here, and the huge water pressure will crush this place and let the Jacob River flow again." ”

"But there's so much uncertainty that instead of waiting for nature to make its own decisions, it's better to do it under our guidance, which minimizes the damage and maximizes our benefits." ”

"The general's words are true, but the general's investment in this is far less than promised, right?

The Eternal Night Army has a camp under the barrage pass.

The scale is not small, the independent reinforced engineer corps of the Eternal Night Group Army is stationed here, and in addition to the surrounding tuntian, their main task is to revolve around the barrage and mountains.

The posture they put out now to chisel through the barrage is just for Amelia to see, and their real task is to dig a hole under the barrage and prepare for the blasting point of the Spring Thunder Plan.

From the point of view of preparing the blasting point, an independent reinforced engineer regiment with more than 8,000 people is enough to reflect the importance that the Eternal Night Group Army attaches to this project.

This independent reinforced engineer regiment, although it is the mobile unit of the Eternal Night Army, has the lowest frequency of mobilization, and since its inception, the only time it has been dispatched has been in response to the invasion and counterattack of the barbarian cliff clan in the mountainous Kentana.

The blasting of the two ice walls was their handiwork, and they were not so much going to war as they were doing field tests.

The results were disappointing.

Although the two ice walls collapsed inwards according to their intentions, they were still some distance from the original calculation in terms of the speed of collapse and the maintenance of integrity.

This had made it possible for the Eternal Night Army to gain more prisoners of war, but from the Demoman's point of view, it was not satisfactory.

Blasting is a kind of work of excellence, especially for the independent engineer regiment, which is carrying out a huge plan related to the pattern of the continent and the livelihood of millions or even tens of millions of people.

Once the blasting is not complete, it is embarrassing.

With the current technology of the Eternal Night Army, it is difficult to carry out underwater blasting.

After the resumption of the Jacob River, the river water is not as big as imagined, and the river water on the other side of the Despair Swamp will not fall completely, which will mean that the Eternal Night Army will have a lot less arable land in the future.

If possible, they want to keep the error to zero.

Obviously, this is basically impossible, not only technical problems, but also the black powder made by the Eternal Night Group Army is far from being so stable.

As with the other projects, Sean's knowledge of black powder was limited to the fact that it was made from charcoal, sulfur, and fire in a certain proportion, and he knew the optimal ratio.

There is no doubt that this is again the welfare of the era of the information explosion, and modern people can find a lot on the Internet as long as they are interested.

Sean was a pseudo-military fan in his previous life, and his curiosity has always been heavy, and he always likes to get to the bottom of what he is interested in, and he can be regarded as a frequent visitor.

But it's one thing to know, it's another thing to actually do it.

The optimal ratio of black powder, with the help of modern chemistry, is indeed not difficult to concoct.

But the modern chemistry of this world is still fluttering on the detour of alchemy, and when Sean first started, he didn't have anything at hand.

Charcoal needs to be fired by yourself.

Sulfur and saltpeter need to be prospected and excavated by themselves, and the sulfur and nitrate content in the ore are all on their own.

These have a direct impact on the power and stability of black powder.

The power of black powder prepared by the same person with raw materials from different origins is even more different, let alone from different people.

The optimal ratio of black powder is an unattainable benchmark placed there, and no one dares to say that the black powder they have blended is the best proportion.

As soon as the barbarian invasion and counterattack of the mountain Kentana was over, they withdrew as soon as possible, and did not participate in the diversion of the refugees from the Four Waters War.

But from Amelia's point of view, this point of manpower is far from enough, there are not 108,000 people, it takes several years, and it is wishful thinking to chisel through the barrage.

"They are just playing outposts, if necessary, we can draw more manpower and material resources, after all, this is a long-term plan, neither you nor we are fully prepared, I only hope that the lady can truthfully convey what she sees to His Highness, I think His Highness will have his own judgment." ”

Hades is so good that the little ghost is hard to say, Amelia now represents the eyes of the regent Princess Sophia, and her attitude will affect Sophia's attitude to a certain extent, and Sean has to deal with it carefully.

"This is natural. Amelia said with a solemn expression, "I will truthfully convey what I have seen and heard to Her Royal Highness the Princess, this is my duty, Your Excellency the General is usually so busy with official business, and now he has taken time to accompany me, not just to see me off, right?"

Even fools can hear the irony and displeasure in Amelia's last sentence.

Since Shaun brought her back to the territory, he has lost it to Ralph and has run away without a trace.

Just felt that the time was almost up, and was about to take her to inspect the area around the barrage mountain in person, when the news of the large-scale invasion of the Walled City Alliance by the mountain Kentana barbarians came, and the Eternal Night Army would be directly affected.

The plan could only be put on hold, and the whole army was busy turning around, completely drying Amelia up.

By the time Amelia was done and Amelia was able to visit, the entire Andes Mountain had begun to turn green.

Sean's skin had already been thicker than the city wall, and he said unconsciously: "According to the original plan, we have at least three to five years to prepare, but now the situation has changed, you only have two years, whether you make a decision or not, after two years, we will start the reflow plan at any time." ”

"Two years, it seems that this winter, the mountains have changed dramatically?" Amelia thought.

As a professionally trained espionage, even if she is strictly guarded against it, she can detect a lot of information from the details of ordinary life.

That's why Sean deliberately avoided her, it's too tiring to communicate with this kind of person, and you have to think over and over every word you say, because if you're not careful, you'll leak secrets.