Chapter 348: Metatrin Mercenary Regiment (Part II)

[The day before yesterday, I planned to watch four more. No, make up for it today]

Saleen gave the task of forming mercenaries and training them to Geyi. The shipwreckage of pirates he had subdued was now only a bit of a remark, and Saleen couldn't help but sigh a little in his heart. I was too naïve to think that with training, those pirates would become a powerful army.

Salin didn't have to worry about training, in addition to Geyi, Daniel's subordinates were in charge of it, and Elenor was only in charge of compiling and writing the training plan.

What Salin has to do is to prepare to build a city at the junction of the four countries. This city, the land of four wars, had to be built into a complex fortress. Salin didn't count on an attack, he only used this as a nail so that Rex and his army wouldn't lose too much.

It is impossible for Saleen to copy Metatrin City in the past, and the consumption of materials alone is not enough.

The construction of Metatrin City not only consumes white stones, but also a huge number of magic cores, if there is no previous accumulation, the support of Shrieg Island. Nor could Salin build Dante's sequence at the head of the city.

The two archmages of Shreig Island have been sent to investigate the geology and choose a location to build the city. Saleen now mines white stone everywhere, and orders the alchemy factories to step up the production of alchemy arrowheads.

The Metatrin mercenary group does not have magicians, and if they want to defend the city, in addition to the six-story magic tower, they must have a large number of alchemy crossbows, as well as magic stone cannons. Otherwise, the strong men of the enemy army will fly over the city, kill back and forth in the city, and talk about holding the main road.

Fortunately, the red krill brought back by the wing skeleton was enough to cope with the scene. On the contrary, the armor is much slower, and this is the reason why Salin said that he would not send troops until the end of the year. If the Principality of the Rhine is launched in advance, he can only let the main army go up hard.

The mercenaries lack armor, His Majesty the Emperor secretly asked people to bring over 5,000, which is definitely a big deal, but it is still not enough for Salin to equip the army, he was originally self-made and has no savings, but he can't let the mercenaries wear the armor they brought to the battlefield, those armors are not only of poor quality, but also messy in appearance.

In the end, Salin couldn't wait, he built the city and sent a large number of magicians to it, without thinking about civilians like Metatrin, and the city was completely militarized, and it was about the same in four months. That is, in addition to the main force among the mercenaries, the rest of the forty thousand soldiers. He's going to train in four months. Equipment should be in place as soon as possible.

So Salin moved all the equipment of his ten main regiments and distributed them to the mercenaries. The officers of the main regiment were reluctant and came to Salin, who simply called all the officers at the level of the flag regiment to the palace and explained the plan to everyone.

Seeing the magic model that Salin took out, the officers went happily, but Salin asked the magician to redesign the equipment of the ten main legions, which were of course better than what they handed over, but they were more troublesome.

Even happier than the main legion was the Metatrin mercenary group, especially the newly recruited mercenaries, who had never worn such good armor. Salin gave himself the equipment of his main legion, increased the strength as much as possible, reduced the weight, and obtained the Qin Yin Empire, which can be regarded as the standard equipment of the main legion. The quality of any one of the parts is comparable.

Each person has seven weapons, a complete set of marching equipment, a cart for a hundred people, and a magic apprentice. This kind of apprentice is a hopeless person for advanced magicians, so he joins the army. Magic apprentices do not have magic strings, and in turn can cultivate sword qi. They have a lot of knowledge about magic potions and work as physicians in the military.

The greatest number of deaths in the war were the wounded. Wound infections are the biggest killer of military attrition. With magic apprentices carrying large amounts of potions, this loss is minimized. It even happened that some of the soldiers' hands and feet were cut off, and after the battle, the magician used magic to attach the soldiers' limbs and sent them home without crippling.

Although I can't continue to be a soldier, it doesn't affect my life.

Salin had grasped the psychology of the soldiers, and even if one magic apprentice was assigned among a hundred people, the morale of the soldiers was greatly improved. In fact, low-level apprentices can only release level 0 magic, and their combat effectiveness should not be overestimated.

The only thing that is worse is the war horses, Saleen can't buy many war horses at the moment, Daniel can't leave, the number of skeleton war horses is limited, and only a little can be allocated to officers. Salin wanted Aini to do this, but Aini himself was preparing to advance to the mage, and it was impossible for him to go to war.

Fortunately, Saleen's plan was not to capture the Rhine Principality immediately, if he wanted to capture the Rhine, not to mention 50,000 soldiers, 500,000 might not be enough. Because behind the Rhine is the powerful Scochenia, and if you fight down, it will be in vain if you can't hold it.

Saleen was all about building a big city that would make the hearts of all who passed by tremble. Infantry to defend the city is more useful than cavalry.

The mercenaries were dragged to Northtown to train to defend the city, and in Metatrin City, all the factories were working harder, and they had to take care of the defense equipment of the new city first, and then they could re-equip the ten main legions of Salen with weapons.

Passatro and Kornuco soon returned to Metatrin City. These two people have advanced to the sixth level of magicians, and they rely on flying skills back and forth, if they walk, from Metatrin to the Rhine border, it is almost seven or eight thousand miles, and the savings of finding a path are only about one thousand miles. If you fly in a straight line, it is only about 5,000 miles.

The round-trip journey of two sixth-level magicians plus the exploration of the terrain is half a month.

There are a total of six magical images brought back, three of which are intended for the future, and only three of the places where the four countries meet are suitable for building a castle.

The first is a place clinging to a plain, with mountains in the background. The second is a depression underneath a huge peak. This depression is less than a mile, and the city cannot be built entirely in it, and it is not large enough. The third is a lake with a huge island in the center.

These magical images are annotated, and the mage teams of the two Srig Islands are obviously very proficient in building cities, and even the underground water system has been explored, and there is no possibility of earthquakes in these three places. A location where you can build a castle. The geology is good, and any building will not be built without problems with the physics of magic.

After careful consideration, Saleen chose the second place. Neither the first nor the third were in line with Saleen's strategic requirements. With the mountains in the background, it's good to be a commercial city. A large island in the lake, stick to it.

Neither of these places has a deterrent effect. And building a city with its back to a lonely peak can be attacked in all directions.

Now that he had chosen a location and listed all the data, Saleen summoned Elenor to study the design of the city. This solitary peak is extremely tall. It stands out in a mix of hills and plains. The side of the mountain with a sunken part is full of red stones. Analysis of the samples shows that it is not volcanic.

The red stone is obviously not as good as the white stone of Metatrin City, but it is similar to the granite, and it meets the standard of fortification. Such isolated militarized cities, and most importantly, warehouses. Be sure to stock up on enough food, as well as water.

Dozens of mages gathered and began to design the drawings, while Saleen analyzed them on the map.

One hundred and twenty li northwest of this location is the Duchy of the Rhine, and one hundred li to the southwest is Garudan. Rounding the lone peak behind you, one hundred and eighty miles, is Phoenix. More than 200 miles straight to the south, it is Qin Yin.

Although it is adjacent to Shikoku, the terrain is relatively gentle, and the surrounding mountainous terrain has limited access to it. Because there are better roads to the north and east, the land here is not suitable for farming, but is barren. It is said that it was a huge battlefield where the dark magicians rebelled, and hundreds of thousands of people died here, which is why no one wanted to stay here.

Salin thinks it's very good, because to the northwest, the road is not bumpy, and mobilizing soldiers to build the road can open up a strategic passage to the Rhine. In the southerly direction, the road is narrow, and in the southwest direction, the road is wide. Here it is difficult for Qin to attack directly, so it is easy to enter the Garulan detour and go back, but it is easy to enter Phoenix.

The magicians studied for three days and designed a strange city based on the topography of Lone Peak. Saleen was immediately attracted to the design. This design is exactly what I want.

On the west side of the kilometer peak, the depression. The mountain body serves as a storehouse for the city. Two miles west of the mountain, a huge castle was built, and then on each side of the hill, a castle of the same size was built, and the three castles were connected by a wide wall.

The castle on the front can accommodate 20,000 people, and the sides can accommodate 10,000 people, and with the space surrounded by the walls, the city can accommodate 100,000 regular troops. Auxiliaries can also be stationed in the number of 100,000.

The area where Rex's army is active is to the southwest, which is actually the territory of Garulan. The location where Salin built the city was only two hundred miles away, and it took a day to help.

Having made up his mind, Saleen began to prepare materials on a large scale. This time, Neris had to go in person. This kind of thing is very slow to build a city, without the help of the undead, relying only on humans. Unless it's all done by a magician, cutting the mountain and digging up the material. Even then, thousands of puppets would have to be used, and Saleen didn't have that many on hand.

While Saleen was busy, the legaries, escorted by the 6th Battalion, were in trouble.

The nobility of the Duchy of Phoenix, revolted.

The cause of the incident is said to be because Rex has captured Mars City and Side Star City, but in fact, the root cause is also due to the envoys of Holy Rock City. The envoys of the Holy Rock City passed through Phoenix in a high-profile manner, and Guderian City also sent a strong army to escort it. On the Cité Soleil side, there were rumors.

The Holy Rock City recognized the Metatrin Kingdom in the north in order to completely annex Phoenix from both sides. So under the call of Sun City, the Phoenix people organized an army of 50,000 people, surrounded Martian City, and then used an army of 20,000 people to attack Side Star City.

The envoys were passing through Mars City, where Rex's 5,000 troops were stationed. Inevitably, the battle broke out, and the 20,000 troops of Side Star City attacked the army of the envoys on the flank.