Following Alyssa out of Snow Dragon City and through the Black Wind Gorge, Luo Sheng came to the Snow Castle where Baron Cook was stationed. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ｂｉｑUｇE。 infoThis is the first line of the Snow Dragon Pass against the barbarians, and it is also the place where the elite of the Snow Dragon Pass gather.

In fact, Xuelong Pass, although it sounds like a place, is actually made up of three parts. The snow fort in the northwest mainly resists the barbarian invasion, the dragon head fort that guards the estuary of the Xile River in the east and monitors the movement of the fishmen, plus the snow dragon city located in the middle of the two forts, which is responsible for the logistics and sundries of the two military fortresses, and acts as the second line of defense, is the complete snow dragon pass.

When Rason followed Alyssa into Baron Cook's office, he was just in time for Kelly and the others to come out of the room. Seeing Alyssa and Luo Sheng walking side by side, everyone came up and greeted them warmly. Especially to Luo Sheng, he was a lot more polite.

When he was in Cook Castle, the retainers of the Cook family could also treat Rason as a junior and give guidance in Alyssa's face. But after Luo Sheng went out on a trip, brought back three silver-level heads, and escaped from Taimor with Alyssa, no one dared to underestimate Luo Sheng anymore. Between words, he has already gotten along with Luo Sheng on an equal footing.

"How are you feeling?, have you recovered?" said goodbye to the two of them, and when they entered the room, Baron Cook was sorting out the papers in front of him. Seeing Luo Sheng and the two come in, Baron Cook put down the document and asked with concern.

Wearing a suit of armor, Alyssa maintained the same speed as a gold-level master and ran wildly for nearly ten miles, even though Luo Xian used various blessing methods, the strength he showed still shocked Baron Cook.

And after this life and death escape, Luo Sheng's indefatigability to Alisa also made Baron Cook further recognize Luo Sheng. So now Baron Cook's attitude towards Rason is basically equivalent to a 'quasi-son-in-law'. As for the recovery of the 'prospective son-in-law', Baron Cook is naturally quite concerned.

"It's all right. Luo Sheng nodded and responded with a smile. When he forcibly used the Wild Running Roar for the second time yesterday, it did cause some burden on Luo Sheng's body. But with Luo Sheng's self-healing ability, this injury has already recovered. refused to go out before, and the main thing was to grieve for old Buck. Now the knot is untied and the state is restored.

"Now that it's recovered, let's take a look at this and give an opinion. After glancing at Rasheng and making sure that there was nothing wrong, Baron Cook handed the documents he had just sorted out to Rasen.

Since the last time Luo Sheng took the lead for himself without informing himself, and after contacting the White Tower of the Nine Rings, Baron Cook had already recognized Luo Sheng's insight and strategy, so many times, he directly pulled Luo Sheng to use it as a staff member.

Luo Sheng was not polite, and after taking the document, he began to browse quickly. It didn't take long for Luo Sheng to finish reading this stack of reports and have a general understanding of the recent situation in all aspects of Xuelongguan.

"The Bright Sect has invested a lot this time! The fish man and the barbarian were all moved. Unexpectedly, the barbarians basically gave up the side of the Turin Sect, and all of them were concentrated on our side. After reading the document, a sneer appeared on the corner of Luo Sheng's mouth.

Based on the information gathered in the first stage of the scout battle, among the six major clans of the barbarians, the elite scouts of five major clans appeared on the scout battlefield outside the Snow Dragon Pass. This means that the barbarian clans that should have been divided into two ways have all concentrated on the side of Xuelong Pass. This year, the pressure on Xuelongguan has at least doubled.

And in order for the barbarians to make this choice, it is definitely not possible for the Dulin Sect or the Bright Holy See to just make empty promises to the barbarians, and it must have paid considerable practical benefits to cause this situation, which is also the reason why Luo Sheng said that the Bright Sect has a big capital.

"It's not that bad if it's just a barbarian. After all, the Snow Dragon Pass was originally established to deal with the all-out invasion of the barbarians. Snow Castle, Black Wind Gorge, and Snow Dragon City's three-layer defense are enough to make the barbarians return. Now the key issue is on the Fish-Man's side. The report doesn't go into details, but this time our losses were very serious. Baron Cook said with a sigh.

Although what happened in Cook Territory before had made Baron Cook aware that he might face a situation of being attacked from both sides, he also raised his vigilance and made some preparations. But what Baron Cook didn't expect was that the fish-men actually spent a huge price to evade the surveillance of Dragon's Head Fort and sent a large number of elite attack convoys. Baron Cook was unprepared for the guards, but he was still captured by the fishmen.

"What is the situation of the material reserves in the Snow Dragon Pass now?" Luo Sheng glanced at the vague report of the fish-man attack on the transport ship, and asked Baron Cook with a frown.

Although the number of fishmen is very large, they are limited to racial characteristics, and their ability to attack is actually not strong. Even if the defense of Dragon's Head Fort is a notch weaker than that of Zhixue Castle, it is not something that the fishmen can capture.

And the real threat to the fish-people is actually only two aspects, one is a large number of high-level professionals. The best of these fish-men are able to break free from the constraints of the environment to a large extent, and go deep into the interior to participate in battles. At a critical moment in the battle, having a master of the Fishman join the battle will definitely have a decisive impact on the situation.

On the other hand, the threat of the fish-people is manifested in the control and attack of the waterway. Most of the various military supplies needed for Xuelong Pass were transported from the royal capital to Longshou Fort through the Xile River. If the fishmen harass the waterway on a large scale, it will directly affect the material reserves and backup of Xuelong Pass. So when he saw the report of the fish-man attack on the transport ship, Luo Sheng's first reaction was to ask about the current situation in Xuelongguan.

"The situation is not rosy. Baron Cook shook his head and said helplessly: "The strength of the Snow Dragon Pass is too strong, so in order to control the Snow Dragon Pass, the general royal capital will not allow the Snow Dragon Pass to hoard too many military supplies." After the failure of this transportation, the current reserves can only last for more than two months at most. ”

The Snow Dragon Pass gathers nearly one-third of the strength of the Elson Kingdom here, and the royal capital uses the neck of the supply card Snow Dragon Pass to strengthen the control of the Snow Dragon Pass, which is actually understandable, just a normal power balance. But now that it is in a critical situation, this kind of checks and balances makes the situation in Xuelongguan a little bad.

"Plus the coarse grains just harvested, can it not last for three months?" Luo Sheng asked with a frown.

In order to increase its own grain reserves, Xuelongguan has opened up a large amount of farmland outside the pass, sowing some cold-tolerant coarse grains such as rye in late spring every year and harvesting them in October. The scout war that Luo Sheng participated in before, on the one hand, was to investigate the war preparations of the various clans of the barbarians, and on the other hand, it was also to resist the barbarians' action of 'fighting grass valleys' and protect these grains.

"Although the land outside the gate is good, there is no condition for intensive cultivation, and the climate is not good. Except for the part of the grain that was planted, plundered and burned by the barbarians, the harvest is actually not much. Even if you count the growing grain, it will only help us support us for half a month at most. Baron Cook said with a sigh.

Not only are the elite troops of the kingdom stationed in the Snow Dragon Pass, but also a large number of auxiliaries and logistics personnel, and there are more than 50,000 people and a large number of livestock in the entire Snow Dragon City. People eat and horses chew, and the rate at which food is consumed is astonishing. The grain harvested outside the customs can only be used as a supplement.

And three months later, just around February, it was far from the time for the barbarians to retreat. If there is no food at that time, then Xuelongguan will be really dangerous.

"Father, have you reported the situation to the royal capital and asked for support?" Alyssa interjected. The importance of food to the army is well known to everyone. Hearing that the food reserves in Xuelong Pass were so critical, Alyssa was also anxious.

"It's been declared. Things didn't go well, though. Even with the help of His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, the next batch of food supplies will not be shipped until more than 20 days later. This is the only batch of supplies we have been able to get this year. Baron Cook once again expressed his frustration.

Although he was on the front line, he also heard about the struggle in the rear. The aristocratic forces that had taken refuge in the Holy See of Light almost blatantly blocked the grain transfer plan. If it weren't for the crown prince himself, I am afraid that the grain would not be able to be transported if it was frozen on the Xile River.

And a month later, it's basically the time when the Xile River starts to freeze. This means that this batch of grain is the last batch of supplies that Xuelongguan can get from the royal capital. After that, even if the king had grain, it would have to wait until the middle of March of the following year, when the Xile River thawed, before it could be delivered by sea.

Hearing Baron Cook's words, Luo Sheng already understood in his heart why Baron Cook was surrounded and killed outside the Snow Dragon Pass in his previous life. With the interference of fish men and moles, the food must not have arrived. In order to retreat from the enemy before the food is exhausted, Baron Cook must risk a surprise attack on the barbarian troops in a desperate fight, or make a detour to sneak into the enemy's rear and force the barbarians to withdraw.

And no matter what Baron Cook chooses, he will break away from the solid fortress of Snow Castle, giving the enemy the opportunity to set traps and besiege him. In addition, there was a problem with the people around him, his whereabouts were exposed, and he died naturally in vain.

"In this way, our next most important task is to ensure that this batch of food security is transported to Xuelongguan under the attack of the fishmen?" When Luo Sheng compared the current situation with the rumors he had heard in his previous life and sorted out his thoughts, Alyssa was keenly aware of the key point of the problem.

Xuelongguan consumes a huge amount of grain, if it is transported by land, it is not only costly, but also extremely inefficient, even if you use the magic equipment of storage bags, it is difficult to completely solve the problem, so the most important thing is to rely on water transportation. And if this water transport fails, Xuelongguan will really face a food crisis.

"What do you say, Rason?" Baron Cook nodded to Alyssa, and asked Rasen, who was still pondering.

"We're going to have to do both. In addition to this batch of grain transported by water, it is best for you to ask the nobles close to the royal capital to raise a batch of grain and send it to Xuelong Pass by land in the form of a caravan. We can give a higher price, there should be someone willing to come. Luo Sheng replied in a calm tone.

"Anything else?" Baron Cook nodded, a hint of appreciation flashing in his eyes. This is what Roson said, and Baron Cook is already doing.

"I'm going to talk to the people in the White Tower of the Nine Rings to see if they can provide some protection. And I ordered some things from the White Tower of the Nine Rings before, which should be able to be used against the fish-people who invaded the inland river. Luo Sheng gritted his teeth, and a cold light flashed in his eyes.

"These fish people are going to die!"