Tin ore!

Qin Xiaobai's eyes lit up, and he took this piece of yellow ore that was somewhat like dirt from the sheep's hand, "Tin ore? Did you find a tin deposit? ”

The sheep said: "No, the player only took this ore and exchanged it for the reward of the first player who found the tin ore with 5,000 copper coins, but he refused to say where he found the tin ore unless he was given another 10,000 copper coins." I didn't agree, thinking that he must have found it from a nearby mountain, and the tin mining point must be nearby, and even if he didn't say it, others would find it sooner or later. As long as the purchase price of tin ore is raised a little, 1 copper coin and 1 unit of tin ore, which is much higher than the purchase price of 1000 units/7080 copper coins in copper ore, there must be many players who will run to find and dig tin ore. When there are more tin mines, the price will automatically drop. ”

Qin Xiaobai nodded, "Send this piece of tin ore to Xiaobai's camp, let the copper craftsmen try to smelt it into pure tin, and if it is successful, then fuse tin and copper together." In addition, continue to acquire tin mines, pay attention to the actions of the god king and the mountains and seas. ”

The sheep fetched the tin ore and then went to the little white camp.

Qin Xiaobai was overjoyed, but he did not have the hope of succeeding once.

The Bronze Age and the Bronze Age were a dividing ridge and an era of great leaps in productivity. There are no clear era upgrade requirements in the game's strategy map, and there is no mandatory requirement for how much food, wood, and stone and mineral materials must be used to upgrade to the Bronze Age. The specific requirements need to be explored by the players themselves.

But there is no doubt that there are strict technical barriers.

Just like the old wizard studied herbs and plagues, it takes constant research to get results. It is impossible for an ordinary NPC farmer to know how to smelt copper on his own. Coppersmithing drawings are required, or to become a coppersmith apprentice, in order to master the art of copper smelting. Sufficient proficiency in copper smelting technology can make a breakthrough. At present, no NPC has mastered bronze technology, and it can only be broken through by relying on coppersmiths to continue in-depth research.

Qin Xiaobai's speculation that the Bronze Age entered the Bronze Age. What is needed should be the accumulation of technology. This process cannot be achieved overnight, but can only be continuously invested and accumulated technology. Until a technological breakthrough is made.

At twelve o'clock that night, all kinds of food, tents, and herbal materials were ready. The five Sima, Junsma-level players, and twenty-seven Xing Sima players of the Zhoushui Player Legion held their last pre-war meeting in the main camp tent of Xiaoao Landlord. NPC officials participate, and the specific actions are left to the player's discretion.

The tent was lit with oil lamps.

Xiao Ao, Qin Xiaobai, became the king, blood killing, and sat without staying for thousands of miles, and the others gathered in a circle.

Xiao Ao spread out a map of animal skins and said a little proudly, "This is the map of the military plane that the chief gave me, and there is only this one." I am Sima. It is the duty of the military aircraft to keep this map. The direction of the advance of the Shanjung army has been marked above, please take a look. ”

The crowd stepped forward and looked at the map. They have long been accustomed to Xiao Ao putting on a shelf of army commanders from time to time.

Xiao Ao pointed to several locations on the map and said: "Zhoushui City Walled - Gouhe - Beishuiquan - Eagle Hand Mining Area - Chai River - Luanhe, this is the route of our army's march, and the main force of our army is blocking the Shanrong army in this place of Luanhe. The total distance is 240 miles. Because it's a mountain road. Some are not easy to walk. I'm afraid it will take two days to reach this area of the Luanhe River. Ladies and gentlemen, what do you think? ”

Xiao Ao glanced around at everyone, hoping that his brick-throwing would attract a response and echo.

It's a pity that there are not many people who sell him face.

Qin Xiaobai, becoming the king, blood killing, and thousands of miles without leaving a line have no interface, and the rest of the people are either silent or muttering to themselves.

"The chief gave us only three days, and now it has taken up one day. With two days left, I am afraid that I may not be able to reach Luanhe in time. Even if you arrive. It's too late to build fortifications and prepare for war. "If you lose the battle, who is this?" "Hey, it's not on our heads anyway."

Xiao Ao saw that no one gave him face, and he was a little embarrassed in his heart, but helpless. Who told him to draw lots? The strength is no different from the other 31 Xing Simas. Without military merit and prestige, it is not enough to convince the public. Don't say that the four military commanders don't give him face. Even if it is his own subordinate six Xing Sima, he doesn't give much face.

He couldn't help coughing dryly, "This battle is related to the survival of Zhou Shuicheng, and it must be brainstormed, so it is better to ask the four military masters to talk about it first." Little white brother, what do you think of this battle? ”

Qin Xiaobai smiled and said, "How to fight the battle, it is best for the four front-line commanders to make their own decisions, so as not to interfere with your combat ideas." I am in charge of logistics, and I only ensure that military rations, medicines, and equipment are delivered to the front line in a timely manner. But then again, if it is sent to such a far place as the Luanhe River, the logistics supply line itself consumes a lot, and it takes 4 days to go back and forth. If this battle is protracted, it will not end well. ”

Cheng Wang asked with interest, "Oh, how do you say that?" How much grain is left in the granary? ”

The others were also very interested, and pricked up their ears - the amount of food was directly related to whether the NPC soldiers could continue to fight, and they couldn't help but be unconcerned.

Qin Xiaobai glanced at him and said with a smile: "I can't tell you how many there are, but I personally suggest that this battle will only take 1 day." If there is a good harvest of grain in the fields these days, maybe it will be able to fight for a few more days. If you don't have a good income, it's better to end the war as soon as possible. "The 15 days he reported were actually underreported by a week, and the real data should be 23 days.

Everyone was thoughtful, if Xiaobai didn't hide it, and if he counted the time, he could almost estimate the number of grain warehouses.

Cheng Wang Dao: "Since it is a 15-day battle, it is best to retreat the battle line to the Eagle Hand mining area, or even simply block the Shanrong army in Beishuiquan." One shortened the supply lines, increased the food supply, and had plenty of time to build fortifications. ”

"It's still the Eagle Hand Mining Area, once the Eagle Hand Mining Area is lost, only Beishui Spring will be left to fight." Once Beishuiquan is lost, if it is forced into the area of Gouhe by the Shanrong army, the Zhoushui Walled City will be very dangerous, and there is a possibility that the soldiers will come to the city at any time. Moreover, there is more than one road between the mountains. From Beishui Spring, there is another long road: Beishui Spring - Banbi Mountain - Shahe - Zhoushui Lake - Zhoushui Walled City, avoid the ditch river, detour a 200-mile big bend directly hit Zhoushui Walled City. The significance of arranging defenses in the ditch river is greatly reduced. ”

Xiao Ao laughed and said, "In this way, everyone agrees to fight a decisive battle with the Shanrong Army in the two places of Eagle Hand Mining Area and Beishui Spring. In this way, we will save 50 or 80 miles of travel, and we will have plenty of time, and we will also have time to build some simple fortifications. If there is no other plan, just fight according to this plan. We have four combat legions here, who will be the vanguard and seize the Eagle Hand mining area? Buy time for the Great Army. ”

Blood Kill said coldly, "I'll go." ”

There was no objection from the crowd.

The 12,000 NPC soldiers and players of the Bloody Legion are the vanguard, preemptively deploying defenses in the Eagle Hand mining area, striving to temporarily stop the Shanjung Army.

Subsequently, the remaining three corps set up a tight defensive line at Beishuiquan to eliminate the Shanjung army as much as possible. The area of Beishui Spring is open and suitable for large-scale operations.

In the early morning of the next day, an army of 50,000 NPCs and players from the four players headed out of the North Ridge in turn and headed for the front line. The logistics corps continued to escort food to the front line. Because all player tribes are obliged to serve in the military service of the Sect Master Zhoushui Tribe, there is no military salary to take.

Not only did the Zhoushui tribe begin to mobilize troops, but the NPCs and player tribes of Pinggang and Xiangping, the two Yan territories, were also mobilizing their armies to resist the large-scale invasion of the Shanrong army. Even the capital of the Yan Kingdom is also preparing for war, and in case the important towns on the border are lost, the monarch may even personally lead a large army to meet the Shanjung.

After the army came out, Qin Xiaobai, the head of the logistics corps, relaxed instead. He handed over the main task of transporting food to the sword and the sky, the Ruyi Wolf Army, and the Snow Demon Maiden, while he himself mainly stayed in Zhoushui City to deploy food, ordnance, medicine and other materials.

The influence of the Little White Army in the Zhoushui Walled City has expanded rapidly, attracting more and more master players to join, and it has increased to nearly 90 players, and their camps have all migrated to the surroundings of the Little White Camp ten miles south of Zhoushui City, forming a large area of influence of the Little White Army.

The production order of the player tribes around Zhoushui City is still stable, and there is not the slightest panic and tension because of the war. To put it bluntly, players are still very confident that they can defeat the 70,000 army of Shanjung. Although this time they only sent about 50,000 troops to the front, which was 20,000 fewer than Shanjung. But the players only have 5 soldiers per tribe, and there are a lot of soldiers in the rear; When Qin Xiaobai was enjoying his leisure comfortably in the logistics headquarters, the sheep brought good news and bad news from the Xiaobai camp.

The bad news is that NPC coppersmiths have tried to smelt tin and tried to get pure tin out, but failed. This proves that coppersmiths could not master the art of tin smelting from copper smelting. The good news is that the price of 1 copper coin unit tin ore is obviously very attractive, and soon players will find a lot of tin ore that can continue to be tried by the coppersmiths.

This excites him.