Chapter 219: Disadvantaged Position
As the three-meter-high, copper-skinned ink-colored gate slowly opened, the army followed Count Reagan in front into the border city.
No inhabitants, no overabundance of houses, no shouting vendors, this is Allen's first image.
And what Alan saw the most was a jet-black military tent, like a black grave bag, densely distributed in the border city, Alan noticed that there were no residents or residences in the border city at all, it was a real and complete military fortress appearance, except for the soldiers, there were only some personnel who served the soldiers! Of course, you don't want to see a woman here!
Within the surrounding walls, except for the tombs, only a few well-guarded houses remained, and this border city was only for war.
Indifferent and slaughtering, the border city in black tones came into Allen's eyes like this, at this time, there were a large number of soldiers training outside many military tents, and the sound of training sounded one after another, spreading throughout the border city, giving Allen a sense of tension when the big battle was approaching.
It didn't take long for Alan and the others to be stationed in a clearing, and their respective territories began to set up camps, and one by one, the jet-black military tents that Alan had seen just now were erected in front of Allen's eyes.
As for Count Reagan, after entering, he was invited to the few houses in the city, and the other three lords had already arrived in the border city, waiting for Count Reagan to discuss the matter of blocking the army of the Duchy of Blue.
Taking advantage of the gap between the camp of the large army, Alan took the opportunity to observe the camps of the other three major territories.
Count Andrew's county is similar to Earlcounty of Alva and Earlcounty Reagan, both of which dispatched 8,000 soldiers, and the overall strength of the warriors is comparable to that of Earl Reagan.
What makes Allen pay the most attention is the warriors of the Marquis of Lane, this time the Marquis of Lane brought not many warriors, and it is estimated that the Iron Spear Knights were brought over, the warriors of the Iron Spear Knights are indeed very strong, all of them are armor-piercing and holding guns, their eyes are sharp, giving people a sense of oppression, and the most important thing is that a small number of them are wearing iron armor.
Allen estimates that judging from the strength of the Iron Lance Knights now, his newly established Giant Rat Knights may not be an opponent, because this is a fact, and Allen has to admit it if he doesn't admit it.
Although in terms of the individual strength of the warriors, the warriors of the Giant Rat Knights and the Iron Spear Knights are basically the same, but the Giant Rat Knights are only forcibly cobbled together by Allen, lacking long-term training, and even the iron weapon Allen is not fully matched, let alone the iron armor.
Although Alan recognizes the strength of this knight order, he does not have a good impression of Marquis Lane, judging from Marquis Lane's past behavior, this time the Iron Spear Knights are definitely a soy sauce player, of course, it is not that they have no strength, but that they are under the leadership of Marquis Lane, and their contribution is definitely very small.
Because this knight can be regarded as the lifeblood of the Marquis of Lane, it was built by the Lane family with all their might, if the Iron Spear Knights are severely damaged, then the Marquis of Lane will be greatly injured, and the heritage of the Lane family for many years will also be consumed.
Alan suddenly remembered one thing, that is, Marquis Lane seemed to have sent him an invitation to attend the seventieth birthday banquet on May 1, but now in the situation of the Principality of Cairn, it is estimated that this banquet is in vain, but it is good to save him a gift.
Leaving Marquis Ryan behind, Alan went up to the city wall, which was about five meters wide, and the inky bluestone had been eroded by wind and rain all year round, making the entire city look ancient and heavy.
Alan slowly walked to the east of the border city, which also happened to face the direction of the Duchy of Blue, so that Alan could easily observe the topography of the border city.
Flat! Still flat! Looking east from the city wall, you can't see the edge, and it's a real plain.
This scene to the east is very puzzling to Allen! Could it be that this part of the country is connected to the Duchy of Blue by a plain, otherwise this situation would not have happened!
You must know that most military fortresses are built in strategic locations, which are easy to defend and difficult to attack, but now this flat terrain is what is going on!
Alan is sure that this kind of terrain is not difficult to resist the army of the Principality of Blue, the surrounding is flat and wide, and there is no end in sight, once the army of the Principality of Bru bypasses the border city, it can drive straight into the county of Alva, and then turn to the territory of Kane, and go deep into the hinterland of the Principality of Kane, Alan can't help but regret a little now, and he didn't let Andy usually collect more news about the border city.
In order to understand the specific situation, Alan found a warrior stationed on the city wall, judging by the dress, it should be a character like a squad leader!
"I don't know what's going on?" asked Captain Chel, looking at the approaching Allen, suspiciously.
"Are you a warrior from the border city of Earldom Alva, or someone from another county or marquis?" asked Allen.
Looking at Allen, who was dressed in an obvious aristocratic attire, Chell did not refuse to answer.
"My lord, I am a warrior belonging to the county of Alva! I am stationed in the border city on the orders of Count Alva!"
"You've been stationed in Border City?" said Alan, looking at Chel and the warriors who stood on the walls like him.
"Yes, sir!" Chel nodded.
"I don't know if it's convenient for me to tell me about Border City?" Alan said with a smile.
"What do you want to hear, my lord?" said Cheel, hesitatingly, after all, there are things that must be kept secret.
"As for the location of Border City, why is Border City here? In my opinion, this is not a good location!"
After hearing Allen's question, Cheel's face was relieved, and he said with a smile: "My lord, do you want to say that the geographical location of this border city is very unreasonable?"
Alan didn't speak, just nodded and motioned for him to continue.
"Your Excellency, you may not know, the border city is also a last resort! Our Earldom of Alva borders the Fire Dragon Territory of the Duchy of Blue, and this bordering area is a plain landform, the plains in our Earldom of Alva are called the Plains of Desolation, and the plains in the Fire Dragon Territory are called the Terracotta Plains, in fact, the two plains are connected!" Chel said with a wry smile.
"In other words, there is no danger to be guarded?" Alan knew in his heart!
Cair nodded.
"That's right, so in order to resist the incoming army of the Duchy of Blue, we established a border city at the border, but this border city can only be built on the plain, which also causes that in the event of a war, we not only have to fight in the city, but also have to send a large number of soldiers to explore the enemy's position, so as to stop the enemy army in time, I used to be one of the scouts!" Chel seemed to be very excited to introduce everything about the border city for Allen!