Mo Goda sat on the throne of the city lord, looking a little lonely, he was now physically and mentally exhausted, in order to deal with Balono's invasion, it can be said that he has exhausted his heart and brains. At the beginning, the Tieji tribe asked to be stationed on the grassland west of Daheng City, but he didn't agree, or the idea given to him by the staff officer Jin Jie, the Lion King Army is not easy to mess with, it is better to sell them face.

Moreover, now that tens of thousands of Balon'ou's troops have been gathered on the southern border of the Burning Sun Federation to confront the Itos Kingdom, if Balun'o suddenly turns his gun and points at Daheng City in the east, the Tieji tribe can also become a buffer zone. They will definitely not sit idly by, and if they rise up to resist, the Lion King Army will not be able to help them, and they can completely become a shield for Daheng City.

Although the army of Balon'ou on the southern frontier would not necessarily go east, it was also prepared to allow Mogoda to concentrate on the battlefield on the west side of Silverstone.

According to the intelligence from Silverstone, Barono's army is still testing them. Every day, they would put their camp one or even two kilometers away from the direction of Silverstone, and they were slowly approaching the defense line of the Six Cities Alliance.

However, Balen'o's army did not intend to give up, but began to build fortifications and dig trenches in the forward area, which seemed to be prepared for a long time.

The people of Silverstone have now become frightened birds, and the Marquis of Monroe now prays to the gods and Buddhas all day long, praying for the army of Barono not to attack Silverstone. But anyone with a discerning eye could see that it was only a matter of time before the Balon's army attacked Silverstone, but they were just waiting for an opportunity. As for the timing, only they can know.

"Report to the general, the Marquis of Monroe in Silverstone City asks to see you." A squad leader of the Grand Hengcheng Gendarmerie came in to report to Mo Ge Dayu.

Mo Geda frowned when he heard the news, and said impatiently: "This old fellow. I'm sure I'm going to pee my pants by now! Why don't you have any spine, it's just a waste! Let him in. ”

After all, scolding and scolding, Marquis Monroe is the city lord of Silverstone City after all, and Mo Goda can't ignore him. However, Mo Geda's disgust for him was superficial, and he especially did not want to see him.

Duke Monroe, with his gray hair, walked in respectfully. He saluted Mo Goda and said, "Your Excellency, Monroe is courteous here. ”

Hearing Duke Monroe's address to himself, Mo Geda's face softened slightly: "Lord Marquis." Now is the time when the situation is tense, you don't stick to Silverstone City, what are you doing in Daheng City! ”

Marquis Monroe hurriedly said cautiously: "Your Excellency the Alliance Leader, I have come to bring my family and some furniture over today. Daheng City is the safest. So that I can also have no worries at the front. I also ask Your Excellency to find a place for my family to take refuge. Monroe thanked His Excellency the Alliance Lord for his great kindness. ”

Marquis Monroe's meaning Mo Geda also understood, in fact, with Marquis Monroe's family background, he could afford to buy as much as a mansion in Daheng City. The purpose of asking Mo Goda to find a place for his family is very simple, that is, to get Mo Goda to promise him that he will help him protect his family.

Mo Geda immediately said: "Lord Marquis, don't worry, I will make proper arrangements for your family." But you also have to promise me that you must stick to the position of Silverstone City, and you will not let up at all. If Balono's army fights. You will lead the army and people of Silverstone City to resist to the death. When the time comes, I will continue to send troops to help you, you can rest assured of this! ”

Marquis Monroe bowed to Mogoda. Said: "Yes! I will definitely follow the orders of His Excellency the Alliance Leader! Please also rest assured that Silverstone City will stick to it to the end! ”

After the Marquis of Monroe left, Mo Geda sighed, and the appearance of the Marquis of Monroe made him feel particularly uneasy. Before the battle, he thought about defeat and sent his family and private wealth out early, where is this like wanting to resist to the end!

But it's no wonder that Marquis Monroe is selfish. Thinking of the lords and their families who had been hanged by the army of Balono, Mogoda believed that if the Marquis of Monroe were replaced by himself, he would do the same.

In the afternoon, inside the Lion King base.

The five large training grounds were filled with officers and soldiers in training, and the gunfire on the shooting range was also mixed with the sound of artillery fire. On the training ground of the armored regiment on the other side, the rumbling of combat vehicles and the sound of various gun training also resounded in the sky.

If it weren't for the people in the Lion King base who saw all this, they would definitely be taken aback, and the real intensity of the war was only slightly stronger than that. Although they use empty cartridges made in their own arsenal, they can be frightened in front of people who don't know the inside story.

Cheng Lei and Zheng Bin walked on the edge of the training ground left and right, looking at the officers and soldiers training on the training ground, Cheng Lei spoke first: "Lao Zheng, what level do you think our Lion King Army's current strength can reach?" Can it be worth Barono's 20,000 elite soldiers? ”

Zheng Bin stroked his chin and said, "If all our soldiers' weapons are replaced with automatic rifles, I think it's completely okay, and it can even be worth 30,000 or even 40,000 Balen'ou elite soldiers." But in the case of single-shot rifles, it is not easy to predict. ”

"Single-shot rifles just fire less frequently than automatic rifles, so let's see if you can convert the existing single-shot rifles into automatic rifles? We've studied the AK-47 before, and I think it's a good fit for the AK-47! Cheng Lei said as he walked.

Zheng Bin shook his head: "The modification of firearms is not like the transformation of trucks into tanks and armored vehicles, and the manpower and material resources consumed are higher than the cost of making guns. I have already made contact with the new government of the current Sun City through several large cross-city trading houses in Silver Tower City. It will be easy for these comptoirs to buy some of the machinery and equipment from the former Sun City Arsenal, and to recruit some of their skilled craftsmen. ”

Cheng Lei smiled: "Okay, Lao Zheng, I didn't expect you to do this quietly!" Now you've learned to plan ahead, yes, yes! ”

Zheng Bin didn't give Cheng Lei a good look: "You give me a side, as if I used to be a big fool who couldn't eat and dry!" ”

"Hmm. You've analyzed yourself quite thoroughly! Cheng Lei sped up his pace as he spoke, and walked in front of Zheng Bin.

Zheng Bin also quickened his pace: "What did you kid say!" Stop! ”

Cheng Lei walked briskly and whispered to Zheng Bin behind him: "Don't make trouble, so many soldiers are watching there!" You and I, a commander-in-chief and a deputy commander-in-chief, are messing around here, so that they can see what kind of system they have become! ”

A week later. The military report of Daheng City was transferred to the Lion King's base by Duke Duozan. The content of the military newspaper was simple, and there was a fierce counterfire between the troops assembled by Baren'ou on the Southern Front of the Liege Federation and the troops of the Itos State.

Ballen had gathered a total of 40,000 troops, and the army of Itos had gathered more than 60,000, and now the two sides were firing at each other with artillery. The cavalry suffered heavy casualties on both sides in both contacts, and infantry from both sides were now engaged in the battle.

Duke Dozan also attached a reassuring message to the back of the military newspaper that Baronou's garrison on the west side of Silverstone had begun to be withdrawn one after another. The most likely is to be sent to the southern front to replenish the army that is at war with Itos.

Of course, Baron's strength is much more than that, and it will still send more troops from within the country to the territory of the Burning Sun Federation. The reason why Itos was able to equal the army of Bareno was that Itos was not much weaker than Bareno.

Moreover, in recent years, Itos has vigorously developed armaments and expanded its army. Although he faced the Valen'ou army, which was known for its strength among the eastern countries, it was able to compete with the Balen'ou because it was fighting at home.

Cheng Lei and Zheng Bin analyzed and studied the current situation. After the outbreak of the big war between Valenou and Itos, he will definitely not care about the affairs of the Six Cities Alliance. Mogoda would have two options, one was to hold on to the territory and develop a city-state to join the alliance, and when the time came to declare the statehood, it would be a new country.

The other option is that Mogoda can show his boldness. Gather the armies of the Six Cities Alliance. Then with the momentum of the shipwreck, it starts from the city-state to the west of Silverstone. Attack all the way to Sun City, and then join forces with Itos to wipe out Barono's army. If he can get away with it, Mogoda will be the hero of the Burning Sun Federation, and his power and honor will reach the pinnacle.

But even if it succeeds, it will suffer from Barono's crazy counterattack, and at that time, the Scorching Sun Federation, which was already in full holes, did not know if it could withstand so much pressure.

However, these are no longer things that Cheng Lei and Zheng Bin can study, Cheng Lei's main job at present is to continue to develop their strength. Due to the invasion of Balono, the refugees who fled from the city of the sun and the surrounding cities were concentrated in Silverstone and Vientiane City, and there was also a part of Silvertower. However, most of the young men were incorporated into the city guard army by Duke Dozan, and now the number of the city guards of the Silver Tower has reached two or three thousand.

Cheng Lei decided to send Bailey out to recruit troops again. It is better to have people who have fought in the military before, and such recruits will have more room for development after their training.

Cheng Lei also asked Zheng Bin to contact the big bosses of several cross-city commercial houses in Yinta City to see if he could import another batch of trucks and 530 artillery guns, as well as heavy machine guns and sniper rifles from the West. Several big bosses also had to act as agents for the cement sales rights of the Lion King Base Cement Factory, so they promised Zheng Bin to do his best to buy them everything they needed.

One of the big commercial houses did not break its promise, and it only took two days to convey the news. They had already signed a contract with one of the Imperial Quartermasters in the West, and the Great Merchant House had already paid for it in the Western Empire. Two months later, fifty trucks and a sufficient number of 530 guns and heavy machine guns, sniper rifles, and a considerable amount of ammunition would all arrive at Silver Tower.

For the sake of safety, the big trading house directly hired the troops of the Western Empire to personally escort this batch of supplies, so they also had to pay them a considerable fee, which was much higher than the price Xing Chenghui wanted. However, because it is now a period of war, as long as these materials are not robbed by Balunou or other forces, it is a blessing, and only the troops of the Western Empire escort them, and the Balunou army will not and dare not look at these materials, Cheng Lei does not care about the cost of the escort at all.

As soon as these trucks and other supplies arrived, Cheng Lei planned to distribute all the rest to the infantry regiments, except for a part of the Lion King Armored Regiment. Moreover, he will continue to import trucks and all kinds of materials from the Western Empire in the future, and strive to equip each infantry regiment with an armored battalion, so that he can easily deal with difficult positions or enemy cavalry, and will not fall to the point of risking human lives.

A few days after the military report of Daheng City was issued, Mo Geda officially convened a meeting of all the leaders of the six cities. The content of the meeting was very simple, that is, to formally establish a country, and the name was decided, and it was called the Liedong Federation. The meaning of the name is also very simple, a country formed by a part of the eastern part of the Scorching Sun Federation.

Mo Geda has also been busy with a lot of things recently, in the past, only the two city-states south of Daheng City had joined the alliance, but now there were four city-states that had joined them. Moreover, to the north of Vientiane City, there is also a city-state called Beixia City that has also joined them.

The current Liedong Federation has a total of nine city-states, which has reached one-third of all the city-states of the Liedong Federation. However, except for Daheng City, which is stronger, the others are not big or small city-states like Vientiane City and Silverstone City.

Silver Tower City is one of the smallest city-states, but its location is very important. Because the capital of the Liedong Federation is, of course, Daheng City, and Yinta City is directly north of Daheng City, if Balunou wants to attack Daheng City, then they must not be able to bypass Yinta City, unless they directly cross the grassland from the west to invade Daheng City.

Because of this, Mo Geda's attitude towards Silver Tower City is also quite important. Recently, he has paid special attention to the former mercenary guards of the Scorching Sun Federation, which is now the Lion King Army. From Mo Geda's point of view, if it is used well, the strength of the Lion King Army is not weak, and it will be a powerful arm of Daheng City. If it is not used well, it is just sand rubbed into the eyes of Dahengcheng.

Because of this, Mo Goda specially called Duke Dozan together before this summit to ask about the Lion King's Army and the Lion King's base. Of course, Duke Duozan can't say anything bad about the Lion King Army, he patted his chest and assured that the Lion King Army will definitely stand on the side of Silver Tower City, and where Duke Duozan pointes, the Lion King Army will fight.

Mo Geda is afraid of the Lion King Army, which is also what Duke Dozan is particularly willing to see. With his jealousy, as long as Yinta City doesn't do anything too excessive, Mo Geda will probably have to turn a blind eye and treat it as if he didn't see anything, as long as he doesn't do too much.

Moreover, Duke Duozan also gave Mo Geda a hint, and Cheng Lei, the leader of the Lion King Army, also served as the second city lord of Silver Tower City. Although this is the honorary title that Duke Dozan temporarily canonized, it is not so simple in the eyes of Mo Geda. This fully illustrates the close relationship between the Lion King Army and Yinta City, but in fact, the relationship between Cheng Lei and Duke Duozan is indeed an indissoluble friendship. (To be continued.) )