Chapter 364: The Rainy Season

The rain kept falling......

This is the rainy season on the continent of Gelinthia, which rains continuously for up to a month, and even rains for more than a month to two months in some parts of the continent further south, where flooding is the most common natural disaster. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 info

Southern Northland, Gildusk, former Grand Duke's Palace.

Lorist was already in the place, and at this moment he kept circling around in his study, stopping every now and then to glance at the large map spread out on the desk.

There was a soft knock on the door, and Schward pushed open the door and walked into the study: "Your Highness, Baron Schreed, Baron Camorra, and Baron Farrea have arrived. ”

Lorist was overjoyed: "Please." ”

"Your Highness, I salute you. "Fat Stone, Camorra, and Farea, must respectfully pay homage to Lorlist.

"Okay, okay, there's no need to repeat these red tapes, it's all my own people, I know I hate these things the most, sit down. Lorist waved his hand.

"What do you want to drink?, tea, or Max?" Lorist asked.

"Your Highness, let's bring me a cup of refined grain brewing, it has been raining, and it is very humid, so let's drink a cup of refined grain brewing to warm up your body. Shi Fatzi said.

"No, it's going to be a matter soon, are you so drunk that you want to do it? Don't forget that you only drank half a glass last time and got drunk. Don't do it if you don't drink well, it's not an ale or fruit wine, no matter how much you drink, it's fine. Such a high spirit is almost equivalent to five bottles of cider in one sitting. If you want to drink it, bring a bottle for each of you when you go back, and drink it slowly when you get home. Lorist said.

"That's what you said, hehe, a bottle, Schward, don't forget. Now give me a glass of Michels. Shi Fatzi smiled proudly.

"Day, I've fooled you again. Lorist understood that Fat Shi's purpose was to trick the wine and bring it back.

Baron Camorra asked for tea, and Farrea asked for fruit wine.

"It has been raining for more than ten days, and it is estimated that it will rain for another ten days in the north. After the rainy season, I will go to the front to preside over the raid on the Iberian Kingdom, which will also be the war between our House Norton and the Three Alliances against the House of Fisabrun. Whether we expand our sphere of influence in the Northlands or be suppressed by the Grand Duke of Fisabrun in the Northlands depends on the outcome of this time.

Considering that the war may become prolonged, the main plan for the next two years is to develop the southern region, establish Heian Yuan, Heifengyuan and Ping Yasuyuan, follow the model of Xingyasuyuan, build six to eight towns in each of them, and establish eight knight manors in each for the rewards when the family knights are promoted to the Golden Knights.

At the same time, the city of Gildusk will be re-planned and expanded, and will be renamed the Roaring Bear City, which will serve as the capital of our Norton family to govern the Northlands. In addition, outside the future capital, which is now the outskirts of the East Side, we will establish a special district, and this special district we are going to sell the land for those nobles of honor in the Northland to buy and build their own manor castles. Of course, all their architectural plans must be approved by us and leave a manuscript. In addition, only titles of nobility recognized by our family can be eligible for purchase, and this qualification depends on how much money they pay. Hehe. ”

Lorist shrugged: "No way, the next war with the Fisabrun family will cost a lot, this is Baron Speer's opinion." Now that our Norton family is strong, the title of nobility is valuable to be recognized by us. It is estimated that our income in this area is around a few hundred thousand to one million kingfords, and with the sale of the land, the family will receive two or three million. Moreover, the materials and labor for their construction of the castle manor need to be provided by the family, and it will also bring great development to the economy of the territory, so I agreed to set up this special zone as the location of the manor of those who have been honored and noble. ”

"Baron Schrader, as the administrator of the Northland, you are mainly concerned about three things, and you can leave the establishment of the three plains of the Peace Plains to Sedkamp. In addition to Fengle Yuan, Xing'an Yuan, Honghe Yuan, and the newly completed Taichuan Yuan in the western part of the Northland are all in charge of Sederkamp, this guy is also experienced, and he will be your most powerful assistant.

The first thing you'll focus on is the redevelopment of the city of Gildusk, which is the center of the family's future governance of the Northlands. The second thing is this special zone, dealing with those high-ranking nobles, this should be your forte. Don't let me down. The third thing is the current territory and people of Count Philim, after we capture the southern province, Baron Philim will transfer his subjects to his family territory in the southern province in batches, and you are responsible for the transfer and reception. After they're gone, the Northlands will truly belong to our Norton family. “

Shi Fatzi stood up and expressed his determination: "Your Highness, please rest assured, I will do these things well." ”

Lorist nodded, and turned his gaze to Farea: "Baron Farea, I transferred you from Hirois Island, mainly for the upcoming strategy of the Iberian Kingdom. This time, you'll have to go to war, too. ”

Farea laughed excitedly: "Your Highness, I have been looking forward to going to the front line, and I feel that my whole body is about to mold when I stay in the rear......"

Lorist beckoned at him, "Come, look at the map." The Guards Regiment is the largest regiment of our Norton family, with 25 battalions and 5 regiments of 75,000 men. The main purpose of summoning you this time is to reorganize the garrison of the Guards and send a Guards to garrison Winston Province.

The 1st Guards Corps, the 1st Battalion to the 5th Battalion, were stationed in the old family territory north of Rock Castle, which were Rock Castle, Woniugang Fortress, Turtle Mountain Fortress, Beihai City and Blade Castle. Originally, Blade Castle was the garrison of the Knights of the Family's Angry Bear, but this time the Knights will follow me to the front line, and the future garrison will also be transferred here, so Blade Castle will be garrisoned by the Fifth Guard Battalion.

The 2nd Guards Corps, 6th to 10th, were responsible for guarding the southern part of the Rock Castle, the chain bridge in the eastern part of the Northlands, the Hendlifu Chain Bridge in the southern area, the pontoon bridge crossing in the lower reaches of the Midobro River, the passage passage in the Blade Mountains to the interior of the family domain in the western part of the Northlands, and here, the city of Gildusk.

The 3rd Guards Corps, which was deployed on the island of Hilowas, was commanded by the Golden Knight, the former slave gladiator Jeders, who was transferred from Herea.

The 4th Guards Corps, the 16th to 20th Battalions, is now stationed in the province of Delemk, with one Guards battalion each deployed in the cities of Corbo and Vandenas, and the remaining three Guards Battalions are responsible for supervising and managing the construction of basic transportation and road facilities in the province of Delemk, led by the Golden Knight Beronek, who was also awarded the title of baron.

Fareya, you will lead the 5th Guards Corps, the 21st to the 25th Battalions, and quickly move into the strategic points of Winston Province after we have captured it, right here, the cities of Pietro, Walker, King Windbrie, and the town of Sunset Lake, more than a hundred miles from the royal city, and the hill of Seheik on the border between the provinces of Winston and the South.

In addition to the city of King Windbrie, the other four places, the city of Pietro. Both Walker and Sunset were to be remodeled to become castle forts for defense. Seheik Hill, on the other hand, was once a checkpoint fortress, but has been in ruins after war, and we need to rebuild a new fortress castle there to lock the gates of Winston Province.

If we can wipe out the Frontier Rangers that Grand Duke Fisabrun has placed in the city of King Windbury as planned, then our plans for rebuilding and reconstruction will go well. But if you don't achieve your goal of annihilation, then you'll need to defend and build at the same time. The Grand Duke of Fisabrun will never let us work in peace, and he will send rangers to disturb our progress incessantly. That's why I ordered you to be transferred. ”

Baron Farea, laughed and smashed his fist on his chest: "Your Highness, the Guards are mainly defensive, we will nail the position like nails, even if we don't have the castle fortress to rely on, we can still make the invading enemy bleed." To be honest, I really want to go to the battlefield right now......"

Lorist also smiled and gently smashed Baron Farea's chest with his fist: "I believe in you, you do things, I don't worry." ”

Baron Farea's knightly salute: "Guards Legion, never let Your Highness down. ”

Finally, there is Baron Camorra. Lorist said: "I have summoned you here to prepare you to be in charge of all the logistics and supply affairs of this war, you will be the logistics director, all the armaments and supplies needed for the front-line war will be reviewed and approved by you, and you will control the transportation and allocation of materials." ”

Baron Camorra nodded solemnly: "Yes, Your Highness." ”

"We have been preparing for this war for a long time, whether it is weapons and equipment, grain and grass materials or transport vehicles, we are very well prepared, this is the warehouse list. Lorist handed a thick folder to Baron Camorra.

"However, there are a few areas that need special attention to this logistical supply. In terms of escorts, I have ordered the Rock Legion and the Flying Tiger Legion to each send a battalion of veterans who are about to retire, and then select capable men from the garrison of Viscount Edith, the nobles of Winston's traditional realm, to form a five-battalion garrison regiment to be responsible for escort duties, so you don't have to worry about transporting personnel.

What you should pay attention to is that this time our family will support Count Philim's 1 million goldford's materials, plus the 500,000 goldford's cash supported by the Kenmath family and Earl Shahin's materials worth 300,000, all of which will be used to support Count Philim's rebuilding of his family territory in the southern province. After all, the Southern Province is now in shambles, and it is difficult to rebuild the family domain from the ruins without our support. This property is earmarked and you must prepare and transport it carefully.

Our family has its own rules for the logistical supply of the various legions, so you can relax in this regard. However, the biggest difficulty this time is the allocation of migrant labor. On the one hand, our family forces want to prevent the Grand Duke of Fisabrun from coercing the young men of Winston Province into his family territory, and on the other hand, we need you to allocate and use these young and strong laborers.

As you heard from my conversation with Baron Farea, we will soon have to rebuild or rebuild four castle fortresses after the occupation of Winston Province, which will require a large number of civilian laborers. I have ordered the mobilization of four very experienced construction teams of nearly 100 men in each team in the family domain, so you will also need to consolidate the young and strong labor force of Winston Province into four labor teams of 10,000 people, and cooperate with those construction teams.

If the war goes well and we have annihilated the Frontier Ranger Regiment of the Grand Duke of Fisabrun, then after completing the construction of the castle fortress in Winston Province, these young laborers will also go to the Southern Province to assist the Rock Corps in the construction of defenses in various strategic points, and to dig trenches and implement our tactical strategy of wire cages.

In addition, if we have captives, we will use them to level the road traffic from Winston to the Southern Province. At that time, all the equipment and supplies will be delivered to the city of Windbri, and your logistics supply center will also be transferred there to facilitate the replenishment of the fighting in the Southern Province.

The whole logistics are cumbersome and complicated, and after thinking about it, I think you are the only suitable person, Baron Kemorra, do you have any ideas?"

Baron Camorra nodded, and said briefly, "Your Highness, I need some power to encourage and boost the morale of the young and strong labor force and the escort team. ”

"Yes, you can stop the incentives and incentives and report it to me. Lorist generously agreed.

"Then I don't have any problems. "Baron Camorra accepted the post of head of logistics.

"By the way, Baron Schreed, how many people have been relocated from Winston Province in the winter months?" Lorist remembered one more thing, and this matter was the responsibility of Fat Smith.

"Your Highness, the 1st Regiment of the Rock Legion arrived at Walker Town, the old territory of Viscount Edith, on January 10, and used skis and sleds until February 29, a total of about 87,000 people were relocated from Winston Province, of which 32,179 were young and strong, and the family urgently allocated nearly 100,000 cold-proof leather clothes for this purpose...... "Shi Fatzi had been prepared for this, and he opened his mouth to report a series of figures.

The so-called young man refers to men between the ages of 16 and 35.

"No, didn't Viscount Edith say that the total number of people in his family territory is only about 30,000, and the three of Viscount Schindler, Baron Claus and Baron Wede together are only 40,000, how can there be so many?"

"Your Highness, Viscount Edith and they braved the wind and snow to visit and persuade the other seven nobles of the territory in the same situation as them, which I am about to report to you, Baron Bodfinger and Baron Malek promised that if these seven lords cooperate with their actions, they can be canonized by our Norton family in the future, and become the vassal lords of our Norton family like Viscount Edith. ”

Lorist nodded, "Yes, that's what I told Bodfinger and Malek before they left. These traditional territorial nobles in Winston Province are all veteran aristocratic families of the former Krisson Empire, and unlike those Southern Province nobles who vainly try to rely on the Imperial Civil War to expand their family power, they have paid the price of many family sacrifices for the former Empire, and they have not participated in the Imperial Civil War, I am willing to give them this opportunity. ”

"You're right, Your Highness, these seven nobles have emptied their domains, and even their families have moved to the Northlands. I put them all in the old noble mansions of Gildusk. They want to come to see you, and a few more want to follow you on your journey to the kingdom of Iberia.

At present, there are still nearly 10,000 people in the town of Walker of Viscount Edith, most of them young widows and women. For Viscount Edith said that if there were no women and children in the town, it would make the scouts sent by the Grand Duke of Fisabrun suspicious. Master Bodfinger agrees. He arranged a single-wheeled steel crossbow regiment and a heavy armoured regiment of 30,000 men in the town of Walker, and the rest of the troops were ambushed in Baron Wede's castle. ”

"By the way, what did you say that the family urgently allocated 100,000 cold-proof leather coats?" asked Lorlist.

"Your Highness, you will not ask the soldiers of the Rock Legion to wear our family's standard equipment to pretend to be the people of Viscount Edith. I had to trade my family's new leather coats for the tattered clothes and furs of the people who led them, and also to ensure that they could reach the Northland safely. As for the shabby clothes, they were prepared for the soldiers of our family's armed forces, who wore them outside to deceive the scouts of the border rangers. Shi Fatzi explained.

"I'm sorry, I forgot that. By the way, you go and inform the seven nobles that they can come here tomorrow to meet me, and I will invite them to lunch together. Also, Baron Camorra, you can choose 20,000 young men from among the immigrants who have migrated to the Northlands, organize them first, and when we attack Winston Province, they can go directly to those strategic points with Baron Farea's Guards and start the reconstruction and reconstruction work immediately. Lorist commanded.

"Yes, Your Highness. ”

...... (To be continued.) )