Desel, who rushed all the way to Hanhai Castle from behind, scattered almost all the supplies he was carrying on the way and gave them to the ordinary people in the three places in vain.

This also made the Duchy of Elanhill's rule over the Tubao and other areas more secure. The civilians, who had no concept of a nation, began to accept Iran Hill, and the black eagle flag began to flutter everywhere.

After Chris's troops entered the Rim, General Mordryale took over from Wilkes and exited the castle with the soldiers of the Horizons, handing over the defense to the grenadiers of the 1st Regiment of Irlanhill.

The first order given to General Mordryaire by Grand Duke Chris of Ellan Hill was for him to train the soldiers of Hanhai and form a completely new infantry regiment.

Because of the rapid expansion, Chris now needs the army too much. He now has a large territory and nearly two million subjects—enough to feed an army, at least 30,000 or so.

Why couldn't a previous province feed more armies? In fact, this has to start from other aspects.

In the past, the territorial taxes were very heavy, and the peasants were basically the main body of taxes, so naturally they could not feed so many troops.

On the other hand, because the army's means of attack are limited, no one can break through the well-fortified castle in a short time, so feeding a large number of troops will only drag down their own economy, but they will not be able to expand and gain benefits, so everyone simply does not build such a powerful army.

In addition, with the protection of the Holy Demon Empire, the cavalry of the Grassland Empire did not dare to invade southward on a large scale, and there were only small fights on the border, so the standing strength was naturally lower.

The emergence of Ellan Hill is actually the biggest change of power in the past hundred years. Who would have thought that a Seris, who was attacked on all sides, could sweep the entire Northeast region in just over a year.

Because of this, the standing army of Seris Castle was only a measly 1,300 men, and the expansion of the army could only support about 2,000 men. And now it's different, because there is economic support and demand, so a piece of territory can support 5,000 people.

The difficulty now in front of Chris is how to arm so many soldiers, and how to make these soldiers really become a reserve force in the future, so that they can be equipped with stronger and more advanced weapons and equipment.

"This time, it's definitely not something that money can settle with." Leaning back in the chair, Deser clasped his hands to his chest, and complained to Chris helplessly: "The Arrant Empire will definitely not let us develop into a trouble, they will definitely send troops to intervene." ”

Chris was also helpless, sighed and said, "I can't help it." Are we afraid of Alante, so we won't fight Beijun and Hanhai? ”

It is absolutely impossible not to fight, how many workers in how many factories are looking forward to war? If Chris says he won't fight, they will replace Chris and choose a new Grand Duke to start a war.

"Winter is just around the corner, and we'll have a few more months to catch our breath." Wilkes, who had been left by Chris's side, had now become Iran Hill's general, and although he did not lead troops, he was given the title of a staff officer. At this time he opened his mouth to speak, and Bourgeos and Walter on the side looked over.

He coughed embarrassedly, and then continued to say with a thick cheek: "It is very unwise to fight in the Northeast in winter, even the Arrant Empire would not make such a stupid decision. ”

The corruption of the Arrant Empire is felt by Dessel. There must be a deficit in the other side's stockpiling of supplies on the border, and as long as those generals are not stupid, they will definitely not risk going to war against the Arrants in winter.

If the opponent really fights, in fact, Alan Hill can easily win: even if he does not use the elite 1st regiment, he only relies on the 2nd regiment to maneuver with the opponent, there is a more than seventy percent chance of winning.

General Wilkes said...... It also makes sense. Deser thought for a moment and agreed: "Then this is good news, at least until next spring, we have a window for peaceful development." ”

"Ah, yes!" Speaking of this, he remembered something and reported to Chris: "According to reliable information, General Zorn is preparing a crusade south against the Dosen Empire...... It seems to work in our favor as well. ”

"That's good news!" Hearing this news, Bourgeos, who was still a little worried, relaxed a lot: "If the Arrant Empire and the Dosen Empire start a war, it will be impossible to attack us immediately. ”

In this way, when spring comes, the Arrant Empire still does not have the energy to trouble Irlanhill. If not, the war will be delayed until the fall.

"Whew!" Chris, who breathed a sigh of relief, thought that starting the war next autumn would be a situation that he could accept: at least by that time, he could prepare 3 serious main regiments, right?

He thought about it, looked at Desel again, and asked, "Can you find a way...... ...... procrastinate the war a little longer? ”

"It's not easy to do, with the cannons we provide, fighting Dothan is likely to turn into a quick war...... "Deser shook his head and said, "It's all one cause and one effect, and there is no way to avoid it." ”

In his opinion, if General Zorn did not get the blueprints of the artillery, the crusade of the Dosen Empire south would not have started, and when the time came, Arrant would have gone north to punish the disobedient small country of Irlanhill.

Now, General Zon has got the blueprints and has the cannon, so he will go south to attack the Dosen Empire first, and only then will he give Alan Hill a chance to delay.

"I hope the Dosen Empire will work hard...... Hold the Arrant for a few months. When the time comes, the north will enter winter, and it will be possible to drag on for a few more months. Chris said greedily.

Once that hope does materialize, then Chris will have a whole year to rearm for war. At the current pace of development, after a year, at least the problem of the supply of bullets will be preliminarily solved.

"Yes, if the Arantite Empire goes north and suffers a loss from us, it may alarm the Holy Demon Empire...... Our army, facing the magicians and dragon knights...... Still a little reluctant. Desel scratched his head and answered.

Enchanter? Dragon Knight? Listening to these heart-pounding words, Wilkes and Bourgeos on the side glanced at each other - what kind of country did they join? Dare to hold a meeting to calculate the magic empire?

After talking about dealing with the Alante, it is time to calculate the benefits of the war. It's just that when it's exciting, Desail is very happy: there are two large iron mines in Tubao, these iron mines are mature mining conditions, and the personnel are complete, and the output can basically meet Chris's consumption.

In Desser's opinion, just the two large iron mines that Iran Hill urgently needed were almost worth the cost of this war: even if he invested another 100,000 gold coins, Desel would not feel that he would lose money.

In the same way, Tubao and North County are both large coal producers, and most of the coal mines that Iran Hill wanted to buy in the past came from these two places - now, the money for purchasing steel and coal mines can basically be saved.

With these high-quality coals, metallurgical technology can be improved and thermal energy can be sufficient. With the steam engine, the plant has a steady stream of power, and with the thermal power plant, Chris's idea of electrical energy can be implemented immediately.

In addition to these two, there is also a small thermal oil mine in the Hanhai area, which is what Chris knows as an oil mine. It's just that the output of this oil mine is very small, and there are many impurities, so it needs to be purified before it can be used. But even then, it's much better than Illanhill's former dependence on buyouts.

For Chris, one of the biggest gains in the Hanhai area is actually the reinforcement of saltpeter and sulfur mines. These deposits are essential for the production of gunpowder and are essential raw materials for many chemicals.

In addition, Chris also seized a large amount of fire oil for defending the city in the three castles, as well as some gold coins in reserve—the proceeds they had obtained from extorting Iran Hill for the past six months were basically back in Chris's pocket.

"No wonder powerful nations, and capable kings, like to fight so much...... We spent almost 500,000 gold coins before, and we came back more than 200,000 in this battle. Looking at the accounts in his hand, Deser exclaimed with satisfaction.

Spend two gold coins, and almost one gold coin will be immediately returned to your pocket, this kind of business that everyone is willing to do, and so is Desel. He even felt that if conditions permitted, it was the right choice to directly fight another country to make money.

He had thought that there would be a lot of gains from war, but he really didn't think that a quick victory could expand the benefits to such an extent. Just the speed of the return of gold coins in front of him, it can be said that this battle has not lost money, if you count the mineral deposits and the income of the population, it is really a good deal that has doubled.

"There is no shortage of copper, at least, there is no problem in producing 100,000 rounds of copper-shelled bullets." Chris saw the amount of copper ore on the material statistics, and said with relief: "I don't know if the production of bullets will be faster." ”

"I don't know about bullets." Desel shook his head and said, "But I know a little about artillery, and the second equipment of the arsenal has been put into production...... The current production speed should be twice as fast as before. ”

"That's great." Chris nodded in satisfaction, it seems that when he went to the east and west, the family's production did not fall behind - thanks to the efforts of Dynes and Gullo, they can be said to support the operation of the national machine.