"Chapter 11: The External Environment"

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The cost and duration of the construction of the Great Temple of Apollo were the same as those of the Doge's Residence, and the cost and duration of the five buildings were the same as those of the Hippodrome, the University, the Public Baths, the Shipyard, and the Stone Wall.

Sifang Avenue and Crop Rotation, these two buildings also have a month to build, but the construction cost is as high as 2,400 gold, compared to the most expensive and time-consuming military buildings and the larger market.

The city barracks, the cavalry stables, the shooting range, and the armor shop, these four military buildings, plus the market, cost 2,400 gold to build, and the construction period is also forty days;

In order for the city of Rome to develop rapidly as soon as it enters the city stage, Bai Feng has already accumulated a large number of statues with the power of faith that have not been used; these statues of extraordinary significance are the confidence of Bai Feng's rapid development of the city of Rome!

The governor's residence, which must be built to enter the city stage, the temple of Apollo, which can bring special benefits to the city of Rome, the stone walls that can provide perfect defense for the city of Rome, and the urban barracks that can recruit hoplites, are all buildings that Bai Feng immediately wanted to build.

If you don't go to the temple to worship the gods, then it will take at least a month to build these buildings in Rome, and the slow construction cycle will seriously slow down the development of Rome and affect the growth of the entire Roman city.

The ten newly recruited battlefield ghosts have been sent by Bai Feng to the Eastern Alliance on the north bank of the tributaries of the Cangluo River, the Luxi tribe on the west bank of the tributaries of the Cangluo River, and the Wetus tribes south of the forces of the Roman City, and their mission is to find out the strength of these forces.

At present, the eastern region is in a period of four-legged hegemony, and the kingdom of Esthene, which has become a vassal force of the Roman city, has completely lost its former hegemony and has been replaced by a more powerful Roman city power.

After the last two battles with Francis's army, the army of Rome has become a truly battle-hardened elite, but the excessive number of casualties still makes it take time for the various legions in Rome to regain their combat effectiveness.

To a certain extent, the implementation of the new establishment can greatly enhance the combat effectiveness of the army of the Roman city, and the soldiers who are supplemented to the various legions, all of whom are captured veterans with combat experience, can also quickly form combat effectiveness.

Even if the legions of Rome City have the best external conditions, it still takes time for their combat effectiveness to recover and increase, and what Rome City needs most at present is precious time for development.

Only with sufficient time for development can the army of Rome be restored to combat effectiveness, and only then can the city of Rome have a stronger overall strength; there is no doubt that it is the external environment of Rome that forms this development time.

The fighting between the Luxi tribe and the Eastern Alliance temporarily saved the city of Rome from facing military pressure from the Eastern Alliance, especially the outbreak of the Battle of Lell between the two sides, which caused the Eastern Alliance to lose a large amount of vitality.

The battle of killing 1,000 enemies and losing 800 self-losses made Viriacius's Luxi tribe also pay an extremely heavy price; the death of those elite veterans in battle was not a loss that could be made up for a while, it was the weakening of the core strength of the Luxi tribe.

The defeated Lucian tribe and the Eastern Alliance will not be able to wage a large-scale war for a long time to come, which means that these two powers, which are in dire need of recuperation, will not be able to threaten the external security of the forces in Rome in the short term.

In fact, from the time Rome established its own fleet, it was almost impossible for the Eastern Alliance armies to cross the left flank of the Cangluo River again, and a large army crossing the river could not escape the attack of the Roman city fleet.

A powerful fleet of twenty twin warships would not have been able to completely control all sections of the Cangluo River in the eastern region, but it would have been impossible to block the left flank tributaries of the Cangluo River.

The combination of the twin battleships and the longbowmen formed the most powerful surface strike force in the city of Rome, and as long as the battleships of the city appeared on the surface of the Cangluo River, the enemy within a radius of 400 meters would become the target of the longbowmen attached to the battleship.

The long range of the longbowmen, combined with the crushing impact of the twin warships against the barbarian wooden ships, the Eastern Alliance and the Luxi tribes, across the river from the Roman city, could not materially threaten the Roman power.

After the shipbuilding workshop in Rome was completed, Bai Feng could recruit more powerful triremit warships for the fleet of Rome City, and at that time, the Roman city fleet of triremes and double warships would not be able to deal with the barbarian forces.

In view of this, in fact, the ones that could really pose an effective threat to the power of the city of Rome were the forces of the city of Rome and the tribes of Werther south of the kingdom of Aceni, and the tribes of Werther, whose strength had not been lost, were one of the most powerful overlords in the eastern region.

In addition, there is no Cangluo River to separate the Werther tribe from the forces of Rome, which is the key to making it difficult for Bai Feng to sleep and eat; beside the couch, it is impossible for others to sleep soundly, not to mention that the existence of the Werther tribe has threatened the survival and development of the forces of Rome City.

Without obtaining detailed information about the Werther tribe, it is impossible for Bai Feng to have any idea of carrying out military operations against the Werther tribe, and what he needs to consider is how to ensure that the Werther tribe has no inclination to invade the forces of the Roman city.

In order to ensure that the forces of Rome City will not be attacked by the Vitte tribe in any form, Bai Feng must send enough battlefield ghosts to find out the specific situation of the Vitte tribe, and only in this way will the Werther tribe be closely monitored by the city of Rome.

Once the Vitus tribe wanted to gather an army to attack the forces of Rome, and the Roman army was far more efficient than the barbarian tribes, they could preemptively launch an active attack on the Werther tribe.

If Bai Feng wants to firmly grasp the initiative in war, he must make all preparations for war before it comes; otherwise, the person who takes the lead in launching the war will have the crucial initiative in the war.

Using the fleet to control the left flank tributaries of the Cangluo River and using the ghosts of the battlefield to prevent the Werther tribe are all external means adopted by Bai Feng, and it is Bai Feng's internal means that really determine the future of the city of Rome, that is, to improve the combat effectiveness of the army of the city of Rome as much as possible.

Four regular legions, two Macedonian phalanx legions, and one cavalry legion, these seven armies composed of barbarian warriors, formed the absolute main force of the Roman army at this time, and their combat effectiveness was improved by the reform of the legion structure and the strengthening of military training.

Next, what Bai Feng needs to do is to build the military construction of the city stage of Rome City as soon as possible, so that the core legions of Licinius and Antio can form combat effectiveness, after all, these two legions are the most trustworthy system legions for Bai Feng!