Chapter 70: Kane's helplessness
When Hu Bin received the news, it was already the evening of the 20th, and it is estimated that the Hakim Sultan will receive the news later, and it will take a long time for Salander's army to gather. The kingdom of Svadia is menacing, and Agorlongburg is estimated to be unable to hold it. Now the legions of numberers and lords from all over Rhodok are moving closer to Viruga, but they are easily blocked by the Svadians, but Veruga itself can hold out longer.
Many spies were appointed to inquire about the information, and Hu Bin could only wait for further battles, the alliance between the two countries could not be exposed, and his own troops did not help the situation much.
Early the next morning, news came from within the country that Salander had declared war on Swadia, and that the legions of the Sultan of Hakim and numerous lords were already being assembled. Hu Bin's mood finally eased slightly, but soon the spies on the front line came with bad news, the Swadias had built siege equipment and immediately launched a siege of Fort Argolon.
Hu Bin did not have much confidence in this siege battle, although the castle's defense was strong, but the quality of the soldiers defending the city was too poor to form a local suppressive force on the siege troops, once the city was breached, the next thing was a complete collapse.
Sure enough, at dusk, Hu Bin got the news of the loss of Fort Argolon, and a large hole was opened in the northern gate of Viruga, and a large number of Swadian troops passed through the gap and approached the city of Viruga. In terms of numberers, Hu Bin received a communication from Howard, and the numberers on the Swadia side poured out, and the total number of numberers exceeded 70 people. Although the number of troops led by each person is small, the quality of the troops is quite high, and almost everyone is equipped with heavy cavalry.
The Swadia Kingdom is very strong in the warband world, so many numberers are willing to join it, although it makes the numberers of this faction stronger, but there are also some shortcomings. Most of the funds for the development of numberers are earned through mission means, but a country's resources are limited, and the more numberers, the less natural per capita income, so the strength of the numberers in the Swadia camp is generally low, and there are even numberers who can't survive in winter and disband their own legions.
But the numberers of the Swadia camp found their way to development, and that was to unite. The Kingdom of Swadia was the first country to have a group of numberers, who formed a team with the strength of the numberers themselves to take on more difficult tasks together, and although their per capita income was small, they were not burdened by the cost of legion maintenance. After the Great Depression in the winter, the common numberers of Swadia suffered heavy losses, speeding up their integration efficiency, and eventually forming the Knights of the Numberers, which are unique to the warband world.
Each numberer carries an entourage and a small number of high-ranking units to form a squad, and then combines the squads to form a composite legion with a unified command. Svadia's army was represented by heavy cavalry, so most of the numberers chose high-level heavy cavalry as their subordinates, and gradually became a pure cavalry legion, simply calling themselves knights.
Although the per capita income is not large, the numberers of the Swadia camp have been the most thorough in the development of their country. Various missions were mined and completed, indirectly increasing the soft power of the faction.
But for now, this clan mode of the Swadia Numberers is really tricky.
"Why are you in such a hurry? Could it be that there is something else? Hu Bin was confused.
In fact, most of the Swadia lords were also confused, they were summoned on a temporary basis, and their own country declared war on other countries without the slightest warning. Fortunately, they were already interested in Viruga, and many of them were stationed in nearby cities, and the troops they gathered could also come in handy.
What Hu Bin didn't expect was that the one who led the early outbreak of this war was actually the numbered person in the Swadia Kingdom.
The strength of the Svadia Numbered Legion is quite a headache, and while they are not as disciplined as soldiers, they are not strong individually. In addition, the numberer itself can serve as the squad leader, and the combat flexibility of the legion will be very good, and this kind of legion itself is a bug-level existence.
Hu Bin had already gotten the news from the intelligence of the secret agent, but he was not worried, because this model could not last long, because of the existence of the main quest punishment, the competitive pressure between the numberers of the Swadia camp was very alarming.
Now the numberers of Svadia are united only because of their own lack of strength and plenty of time for the mission. If the command of such a legion cannot meet the interests of its own members, then what awaits them is disintegration. In four years, each person had 80,000 dinars, and even Hu Bin didn't dare to say that he could do it, let alone the already poor and white Swadia numberers.
Even Hu Bin can see the problem at a glance, and the Swadia numberer who has been using this model for so long will not think of it? In fact, this time, the high-level of the Swadia numberer group found that the relationship between Rodoko and Salander had eased, and it was estimated that there would be no war in the short term. This makes them sit on the mountain and watch the tiger fight, and then the idea of picking up the cheap is in vain.
The question of why the war started in such a hurry was actually very simple, they found that the internal contradictions of the numberer group erupted faster than Hu Bin expected.
This may also be blamed on Hu Bin, there were not many people in the previous countries, and no one knew whose details were, and only the number of troops on the battlefield could be seen. For numberers, replenishing troops is simple, as long as there is money, then there will be no shortage of troops. But Hu Bin opened the mystery shop, which attracted most of the numbered people to come, and also took the props in the luxury field.
The gap is not just military and economic. The realization of a monster in their midst was all the more profound in the Swadia camp, and the people were more popular than the dead. Lord Kane, the leader of the Svadia numberers, sold the essence of swordsmanship, and after scraping together enough money to auction the enchanted weapons, this psychological gap was even greater, and they found that Lord Reed actually had some spare strength.
Well, apart from Hu Bin, the monster lord, what is going on with the numberers of the other camps? Obviously an inconspicuous numberer, he was able to completely suppress the numberer of the Swadia camp in the primary auction. Part of the reason Kane was able to scrape together a lot of money at auction was that the numberers of the Swadia camp rarely sold good items.
The Svadia numberers, who finally set their eyes on their own conditions, found that the camp with many people and strength on the surface was actually a **silk concentration camp, and at the same time, it also took care of many problem children. It's okay to eat a big pot of rice when it's difficult, but I have seen a lot and I have the strength to act alone, who would be a soldier in the legion.
By the time Kane found out about the problem, a significant number of numberers had left their respective legions, and he admitted that he had been drawn to the previous auction and was content not to notice the change in atmosphere among the numberers in his country.
Kane doesn't have many members of his own legion, and he had previously obtained the territory with the help of everyone, and he would be supported by the division of the territory every week. In reality, he is only a supervisor-level white-collar worker, but he also has some understanding of the company's operation model, so he adopts the shareholding system to manage the corps, treating the territory as a company, the members as shareholders, and himself as the chairman. This not only avoids disputes caused by interest issues, but also does not hurt the self-esteem of members, after all, shareholders are much better than subordinates, and modern numberers are more familiar with this model.
However, as the leader of the Imperial Party's numberers, Kane not only has to focus on his own power, he is also responsible for the other faction numberers. The best solution to the widespread problem of withdrawal is war, which would divert the attention of ordinary numberers. After all, war means opportunity, and isn't it true that the numberers are doing it alone for more development.
Rather than letting the legion disband, it is better to let this model play its last value, even if it falls apart after the war. With this in mind, Kane briefly consulted with the leaders of the other factions, and after obtaining their consent, he met with the king.
Kane presupposes that Salander will not attack Viruga anytime soon, and argues that his side has a chance to take Viruga in one fell swoop as long as it launches a blitzkrieg. Svadia was unprepared, and other countries will be even less prepared. Finally, when the Nords did not find trouble on their side, they should strike decisively.
Kugit is still confronting Vecchia, and the only thing Swadia has to worry about is Salander's reaction. However, judging from the timing, when Salander gathered his forces and rushed to the vicinity of Viruga, his side may have been besieging the city for a long time. At that time, the confrontation was the only thing they could do. If it goes well, their side will take Viruga City in the short term.