"Chapter 383: The Hinterland of the Kingdom"

Unlike the southern part of the kingdom, the central part of the kingdom is flat and open, the land is fertile and easy to cultivate, and some special magic can be used in agriculture, which ensures the agricultural production of the central kingdom and the consumption of the capital's large population.

Whether it is the life of magic or the advancement of industrial technology, the Inexplicable Continent is still in its infancy, and only the El Empire is more outstanding in the application of magic. In a second-rate country like the Kingdom of Subic, the level is even worse, comparable to the late Middle Ages in Europe on Earth.

In medieval Europe, a city with a population of more than 10,000 was considered a big city, and at that time, the population of Europe was not much larger. The slow development of agriculture, the terrible sanitation of the cities, the frequent wars, the occasional plagues, and the ignorance of the people all seriously undermined the growth of the population and the development of the urban economy.

However, the situation on the inexplicable continent is much better than that of medieval Europe, with a wider territory, richer resources, and good agricultural development. And the emergence of a great power and the religious unity of the Cult of Light have also formed a good state of communication between various regions of the continent, coupled with powerful magic and their own physical fitness is better than that of the earthlings of the inhabitants of another world, even if it is much behind the earth, the cities here can still support a population of more than 100,000, and the number of armies is also increasing.

Compared with the relatively remote and backward southwestern borderlands, the central part of the kingdom is very rich and prosperous.

When the local soldiers of the Freedom Alliance came to this land, their greatest wish was to move here, with a lot of arable land, a lot of resources and easy transportation, and a prosperous town that opened their eyes. Compared to these, the streets of Mondona are really not worth mentioning.

At the beginning, they naturally did not dare to have such thoughts. They are so-called autonomous regions, no different from rebellion, they will not have the opportunity to come here. And even if the rebellion did not take place, they would not have been able to gain a foothold here, and the exploitation and monopoly of the land by the aristocracy made life very difficult for the peasants. Although the land is more abundant and fertile, it has little competitive advantage in the face of higher taxes.

But now it's different, this time they're here as victors, crossing the river and coming to the middle of the kingdom. Both Li Xiaopan and Fang Zi had promised them that after taking this land, they would be generously rewarded, and even get a piece of land here for their families. Because the consuls of the alliance were much more trustworthy than the noble lords, the fighting spirit of these musket units armed with Fangzi was also even higher. When those nobles were kicked down from their luxurious seats by a few adults, they seemed to see a dozen acres of fertile land calling to them, and their families waved at them next to their own houses.

After changing into a new type of front-loading flintlock pistol and practicing the essentials of shooting in three rows, this 1,000-strong native army finally landed on the battlefield, wearing the red uniform arranged by Fang Zi, shooting the heavily armored cavalry off their horses one by one, and beating the heavy infantry that Subic was proud of into a sieve from a distance. They participated in the Second Battle of the North, and helped Lord Li Xiaopan capture several cities in the central part of the kingdom. For them, this is already an unprecedented victory.

However, this is not enough for those who are really in power in the Liberal Alliance.

Between the fields, the peasants are still working. Although the southern army had already fought and even occupied the villages and towns around these cities, they did not do anything against them. Their armies carried enough supplies to fight without looting villages and towns. And these farmers, in their worries, also went back into the fields. They are not nobles, they cannot afford to flee to other places with their possessions and families, and now it is an important season for sowing, and those free farmers who own their own land, even if they know that there is a war going on outside, can only do the farm work as soon as possible to ensure that there is enough food to survive the winter this winter.

And in the fields not far away, a large southern army is advancing rapidly.

Huge skeletal troops lined up in simple queues and advanced on both sides and behind the line. They are the most numerous, and at a glance they are so white that they can't see the edge at all. And in the front and middle of the ranks were the strong and burly barbarian brigades, as well as the regular army formations in a neat lineup. The archers are at the front of the line, ensuring that they are ready to join the battle and shoot deadly arrows at each other. A team of royal guards armed with large shields and several heavily armed knights open the way in front of them, ensuring that the archers can rush forward at any time to shoot and protect the archers behind them.

The advanced units are located in the rear of the line, and they do not join the battle immediately, but enter the battlefield some time after the battle begins, when the opponent has already depleted some of the strength of the troops in front of them. The boar knight vanguard had a red ribbon tied around his head, and the boar under his crotch hissed a piercing and loud hiss. As long as they wanted, the boars would leap high and bring them to the strongest side of the group in half a minute, charging into the ranks of the enemy and smashing them into the air with hammers.

The undead in the sky were divided into more than a dozen teams, and each team had about a hundred undead, of which the large undead accounted for the majority, and the number of blackwing undead was smaller, but there were still hundreds.

The oddly shaped aircraft maintained a steady flight under the power of the propellers, and under the protection of these aircraft, eleven balloons filled with bombs flew slowly. In the middle of these aerial teams is a small airship with a very clumsy skull graffiti painted on its balloons.

The tall giant pulled the wagon, which was full of supplies. These tall and good-natured races are great for carrying heavy loads, pulling vehicles, and when they're happy or you need them, they'll drop things and smash down the walls of stone and wood with their fists.

Li Xiaopan's carriage drove leisurely behind the team, as if the owner of the vehicle had taken the war as an outing. However, at this time, he does have this confidence, in addition to this huge army, he still has a large number of reserves that have not been invested, and the local troops have just shown their faces, and they have not really participated in large-scale operations.

Seeing that the huge procession continued to advance in the direction of Mantas, the peasants in the fields also put down their farming tools and secretly observed the army in the ravines of the fields. They recognized the reality that the hinterland of the Subic Kingdom was already someone else's territory at this time.