Speaking of the dwarven cavalry, Iron Hammer's proclamation was very confident: "Lord Lord, the war sheep cavalry suffered more than 100 casualties, but we defeated at least 500 mountain cavalry, which is the absolute strength of our dwarf cavalry regiment." If it weren't for that bad thing about old Leonard, our dwarven cavalry regiment would have been able to conquer the Teutonic Knights!"

After Iron Hammer said this, he still looked at Cassel with a provocative gaze, this battle dwarves have indeed played a dominant force, worthy of the title of the three top cavalry regiments in ancient times.

Seeing the provocative gaze of the hammer, Cassel was naturally unconvinced, but the fact is that the dwarf war sheep cavalry fought beautifully, and in the face of strength, it was useless to be angry.

Although he admitted in his heart that the dwarven cavalry fought well, Cassel still retorted to the boast of the hammer: "Dwarf, don't brag, the mountain cavalry is just a third-rate cavalry after the expansion, and it is completely incomparable with the Teutonic knights." If it weren't for the brothers of our First Regiment of the Storm Army desperately carrying it, let your five hundred people go up, and not a single splash will float!"

"You mean not convinced?" replied Hammer glaring.

"I'm not convinced, what's wrong!" Cassel has always been a little aggrieved in his heart, and he can't bear it anymore.

Seeing that the two men were about to quarrel again, Duke reminded the two of them with a straight face and a cough. Seeing Duke's unkind face, these two immediately chose to shut up, now in Storm Castle, Duke has absolute authority, even if it is a dwarf hammer, he also admires this lord who dares to challenge the Holy See.

The two of them stopped talking, and Allen, who was relatively old, summed up: "Lord Lord, this battle of Storm Castle is a big loss to our vitality, and the most important thing is that the casualties are the elite of the first regiment of the storm army and the first cavalry regiment, and half of the casualties are almost disabled for a unit. ”

When Alan said this, there was a trace of sadness in his tone, after all, the first regiment of the storm army was brought out by him personally, and he had resisted the Spartan army, and when he was about to become famous on the mainland, he suffered such serious casualties, and it was estimated that it would take a while to restore the strength of the first regiment.

However, Alan quickly regained his composure and continued: "Although we have suffered heavy casualties, the achievements of our Storm Army cannot be ignored, according to the information obtained by Kasmai, the Teutonic Knights also suffered more than 300 casualties, which may be the largest casualty in the face of human warfare in the Holy See for more than ten years, and the last time such a large casualty was when the barbarians attacked. ”

"Not to mention the Alpine Knights, who have an advantage in numbers but have nearly 1,000 casualties, the battle loss ratio of our cavalry to the Alpine Cavalry Regiment has almost reached one to three, which is definitely a proud record. So I don't think we should focus on casualties, but also publicize our achievements, so that all the people and soldiers realize that our Storm Army is strong!"

For Allen's last words, Duke nodded solemnly, casualties are not important, because as long as there are people, the first regiment of the Storm Army can replenish the supply of troops. But morale and confidence are things that are built up by winning battles one after another.

Although this battle of Storm Fort was inconclusive, Duke knew in his heart that fighting against a strong enemy with a disadvantage and playing such a record was a victory, and there was nothing to be embarrassed to promote. It is to let the soldiers of the Storm Army understand that they are strong!

In particular, the Teutonic knights suffered more than 300 casualties, which is definitely an amazing feat, and it is not too much to blow it on other lords. Of course, the propaganda offensive can do this, and Duke knows in his heart that the Storm Army is not as strong as he thinks.

The previous lucky capture of Alpine City and the repulsion of the Spartan Legion made Duke start to be a little flustered, which is why he went out of the city to face the battle, which is a kind of blind confidence, thinking that the Storm Army is strong and will not lose. However, reality has taught Duke a lesson, his own strength is not on par with strength in this world.

Stormcastle may have a slight advantage against the average lord army, but when facing a powerful opponent in this world, such as the Teutonic knights of the Holy See, it has no advantage. Although it is true that there is a disadvantage of infantry against cavalry, in fact, the hoplites who are fully armed and put in position are not as disadvantaged as imagined, and even in a sense it is not too much to say that four or six are too much.

As a result, the casualties were multiplied by the other party, which is indeed the difference in strength. It seems that it will be necessary to keep a low profile in the future, such as the edict of liberating the witch city lord, even if it is intentional, it cannot be promulgated in such a high-profile manner. It is not unreasonable for the ancients to accumulate grain and slow down the king, and the high-profile without strength is to seek death!

"This is also a valuable practical experience, which allows us to understand the gap with the Holy See. And I believe that after a high-intensity war, the improvement of the soldiers is also huge, and the storm army will be strong again!"

Duke summed it up with a firm expression, because war is the best catalyst for the best army.

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After counting Allen's losses about the army, Duke met with Bashir, the civil affairs officer of the Storm Castle City Hall, because this time the civil affairs side also suffered heavy losses, and in order to cope with the war, the entire mining, agriculture, and construction industries of Storm Castle were completely suspended.

Shutdown is not the most important thing, because production can be resumed at any time as long as someone is there. The problem lies in the outcasts and the peasants of Stormcastle itself, after hearing that it was the Holy See's conquest, there has been a large-scale exodus, and the number is huge, resulting in a huge shortage of Stormcastle labor again

"My lord, according to the preliminary statistics of our city hall officials, 20,000 of the 50,000 displaced people have chosen to leave the camp and go to other territories of the empire. As for the people of Storm Castle itself, 5,000 people also chose to leave, and the loss of almost the entire Storm Castle was about 25,000 people, and the total number of people also decreased from 100,000 at its peak to 75,000 people, including 5,000 dwarves. ”

Duke had already received news that someone had fled before the war, but he didn't have any way to stop him, because this kind of person has no loyalty to Stormcastle, and if he doesn't run today, he will run tomorrow, and maybe there will be hidden dangers in the future.

"Just talk about the impact. ”

Duke replied helplessly, the matter has already reached this point, and he is not in debt anymore.

"The miners are the least of those who have left, so the impact of the mining industry is not significant. However, spring plowing and castle building have been greatly affected, and they are basically in a state of stagnation, so Lord Lord, the previous plan needs to be revised. ”

Bashir was very efficient and spoke directly about the problem, which is what Duke has done since taking office. After all, it was a modern fast-paced society, and Duke couldn't stand the red tape.

PS: Brothers, let's fight for three chapters today!