readx;?“ So, did you just bring me here?" said Reingal, with a slight solemnity on his face after taking a sip of Bacchus' specialty ice wine. Pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info

There are very few people who join the military who don't like alcohol, although no one knows exactly why.

Just like during the Three Kingdoms period, Zhang Fei in the Taoyuan Rebellion was because he liked to drink, and finally because of this greedy cup, he beat Lu Bu's father-in-law Cao Bao, and was finally driven out of Xiapi by Lu Bu, making Liu Bei, who had just become the lord of Xuzhou, become a homeless person again.

In the end, it was not easy to get Xiao Pei again, and he was allowed to stay for the time being.

Of course, later this benevolent brother was also very powerful, and he united with Cao Cao to directly destroy Lu Bu.

In addition to Zhang Fei, there were also many people who liked to drink during the Three Kingdoms period, including Chun Yuqiong, the extremely famous wine god in the Battle of Guandu. From a certain point of view, the outstanding performance of this benevolent brother is also one of the important reasons for Yuan Shao's failure.

If this god of wine had not been so greedy, maybe the battle of Guandu would have been a different ending. After all, in the battle of Guandu at that time, Cao Cao won very lucky, and many times he was even forced into a desperate situation.

It is not surprising that although Cao Cao also has a huge territory and a very large population, it is still a lot worse than Yuan Shao, who owns the land of four states. What's more, Yuan Shao's land in Hebei was in a bumper harvest period at that time, and the soldiers were full of food, so there was a lot of room for fighting.

It's a pity, after all, it's still too stupid, and his imprisoning of Tian Feng and frustration also laid the groundwork for his failure.

Having said that, in fact, similar things have really happened many times, for example, Tian Feng and Fu Zhu once admonished Yuan Shao, but they were not adopted. Then Yuan Shao was defeated, and the defeat was very, very miserable.

Later, during the Battle of Chibi, Cao Cao did not listen to the advice of the strategists, and then he also failed, and he was also defeated.

Liu Bei was too, he didn't listen to advice before going on the expedition, and he still lost badly in the end. You can even see the shadow of Yuan Shao at that time on his body.

Only Sun Quan, there seems to be no record of this, but he still lost badly, because compared to the previous three and his brother. He is simply a scumbag of war, and his combat effectiveness is amazingly weak.

Naturally, there were also some characters who didn't like to drink during the Three Kingdoms period, such as Gao Shun, who was one of the models. Not only is he loyal and brave, but he also doesn't drink a glass of wine, and it is definitely a monarch's blessing to have such a subordinate. It's a pity that Lu Bu not only didn't listen to him, but even resisted him a little, otherwise...

And later Cao Cao was also killed, which is also a very regrettable thing.

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Although ancient China did not have much to do with the world, it is normal for people in the military to like to drink. What's more, the ice wine abundant in the Northland is very unfamous even in the whole continent. Because this kind of wine is similar to wine, but it needs to be picked at low temperatures, the demand for the environment is also very large, even in the whole continent, only in the north of the country there is a certain special environment suitable for making this kind of wine, for the whole continent of wine lovers, this can be said to be a rare treasure, a year of production is only three to five hundred tons.

One can imagine what the price of a fine wine of this level will be. Even Rengar, who had once captained the guards of Gastown, would not have had access to this level of fine wine.

Even if it is Yan Shao, if it weren't for his previous merits, I'm afraid he would lack so many qualifications.

But now. Tasting the wine that was difficult to taste in the past, Rengar was not happy at all, and there was only a layer of solemnity in his heart, all because of what Yan Shao had said to him before.

The origin of 'Roma'...

"If this happens, as Luck said, then war will be inevitable. Whether it's you or me, or anyone else, there will be danger...", Yan Shao smiled helplessly. "Actually, not only then, but even now, you and I are not safe..."

"And what you're looking for me for?"

Unwilling to taste the taste of fine wine, Rengar asked solemnly.

Originally, he heard that Yan Shao invited him to taste the wine given to him by the Delorance family, and he was still a little excited, just like he said before, for military people, wine is something that can never be abandoned, and Rengar is the same.

Whether it was in the past or now, he likes good wine just as much, but because of strict self-discipline, he has not had the experience of drinking and making mistakes.

But now, he was not interested at all.

Why did he resign from his position in the army in the first place and go to Gastown to be a small guard captain? On the one hand, it is because he is tired of war, but on the other hand, it is also because he misses his homeland a little.

And if war breaks out, I'm afraid his hometown will bear the brunt.

As long as he thought of this, Rengar couldn't help but feel a little anxious.

Looking at Rengar's anxious appearance, Yan Shao nodded secretly. "So I'm here to invite you for one thing..."

"What's that?"

Glancing back at Caterina and Naya, Yan Shao said to Rengar.

"The three of us plan to form a large mercenary group, the next situation will be very chaotic, alone or a few people, if you don't have enough strength, I'm afraid it will be difficult to survive..."Speaking of this, Yan Shao looked slightly helpless. "Although I am very helpless, if the second son of the Delorance family hadn't deceived me, I'm afraid we can all be regarded as weak, especially me, who can only be regarded as cannon fodder. ”

Tigers roam alone in the forest, while weak ones such as antelopes can only huddle in groups.

Whether Yan Shao wants it or not, in the next war, he can only be regarded as a weak person, if he doesn't want to be thrown on the battlefield like cannon fodder, he needs more powerful forces.

It's just that although he has already obtained a high-level meditation method, the problem is that with such a meditation method alone, it seems a little unrealistic to want to improve his strength by leaps and bounds in a short period of time.

After all, he had only just reached the level of level three now, and even if he counted some other methods, he could barely reach level four or five. This level of strength, not to mention that it is compared to those monsters, even Caterina and Rengar can't be compared.

Of course, he also has his own unique skills, but this unique skill is very clear to both Katerina and Rengar, and it is a little difficult to work. After all, these two people are not fools either. Since his own strength cannot be improved by leaps and bounds in the short term, he can only find ways in other aspects, and in Yan Shao's opinion, he has a force of his own. It seems to be the most realistic approach at the moment.

It's just that if you want to become the lord of one side like the ancestor of the Delorance family, I'm afraid it's too late in time, so Yan Shao will hit the mercenary group with his idea.

If you can assemble a large enough mercenary group, then even it can't compare to a country. I believe that it will never be easily used as cannon fodder.

The most important thing is that in the coming troubled times, a large mercenary group with strong strength can definitely be like a fish in water.

Troubled times are precisely their stage.

Hearing Yan Shao's words, Rengar did not answer directly, but was silent for a moment before looking up at Yan Shao, "Your idea is indeed good, if that Young Master Rak didn't deceive you, maybe this is the only way." But why do you think I'll promise you to leave my current position and run to be a mercenary with you..."

"It's a mercenary group...", smiling and correcting Rengar, Yan Shao said softly. "For the town of Gas, of course. ”

"What do you mean..."

Hearing Yan Shao's words, Rengar couldn't help frowning and asked.

Although he said this, but faintly, Rengar already understood what Yan Shao meant.

"My captain, sir..."Seeing that Rengar actually asked such a question, Yan Shao couldn't help but smile bitterly, but he still explained. "You know, if war breaks out. Except for those cities or towns that are really important, I am afraid that all of them will be abandoned, unless they are lucky enough to be located in a later position. ”

"You don't even need to erupt. The current crisis alone is already helpless for the town of Garth, isn't it?"

"When the town of Gass was in crisis, Bacchus was too busy to give any reinforcements, as you have seen. If war breaks out, are you sure they will send troops to help the town of Gas? I'm afraid they will just watch the town of gas destroyed and indifferent, of course, it's not because they're cold-blooded, but because I believe you know..."

Why, of course, Rengar knew, because strategically, wasting precious forces to save a trivial town was something that only a fool would do.

Although Gastown is a relatively large town in the Northlands, it is insignificant for the overall strategic situation. So if something happens, it will just be discarded like an outcast.

This is really clear to Rengar, who used to be a soldier.

After all, from a strategic point of view, a town is too insignificant.

"But what do you mean when you said that the town of Garth is in danger right now..."

Chewing on what Yan Shao had just said, Rengar asked with a puzzled expression.

After all, theoretically speaking, the current situation is still very favorable, although the so-called war is imminent, but it is not certain when it will break out. Maybe it's tomorrow, but maybe maybe more than a decade from now, the water is not clear.

However, looking at the way Yan Shao spoke just now, it seemed to be in the recent past.

"Of course it's Rohm, and now the town is still threatened by Roma, don't you know?"

"But haven't you already invented that kind of discernible prop, the current situation should have been resolved..."

Although it was clear that Rengar only didn't react for a while, looking at her innocent appearance, Yan Shao couldn't help but sigh.

"Please, you should think about it, yes, we do have a way to tell, and it works very well. But the question is, does this really mean that we have solved the current problem..."

"Don't forget, those monsters don't just have the ability to disguise, they're also quite amazing. Even without the ability to disguise, this strength alone is enough to defeat most of the opponents. And just one town of Gas, with more than a hundred guards, can it really withstand the attack of those monsters..."

Especially since the number of creatures called Roma has been drawn up more and more, the defense capabilities of Gastown alone may no longer be enough.

And...

Yes, it's true that Bacchus City is here, but with the whole Northland in shambles, it seems that one Delorance family alone has the power to turn everything around.

It's a remote location like the town of Gas. Towns that are merely adjacent to the entrance to the Dark Regions will definitely be the first to be abandoned.

"However, if there is a large mercenary group stationed there, everything will be different. At least if there is a large mercenary group of hundreds of people stationed near the town of Garth, then even if there is a real threat, the mercenary group alone can be eliminated..."

This is the purpose of Yan Shao's invitation to Reingar, although he and Caterina are both very good, Caterina is a very famous mercenary. However, neither he nor Caterina had the experience of forming large mercenary groups.

It's not surprising, after all, if you have a large mercenary group, there will definitely be countless details to be solved, and these are definitely not enough for strength alone, at least enough experience is required, and Rengar is definitely the best candidate in this regard.

After all, he used to be from the army, and he has very outstanding strength, if it weren't for his love for his family, I'm afraid he wouldn't have returned to Gastown to be a small guard captain.

Naturally, the right person will not be the only one who is Rengar. At least if Yan Shao wants to. It's perfectly possible to let the Delorance family help with one or two candidates, but...

In that case, in the future, the Delorance family will definitely have a very big influence on the mercenary group, which will have a great impact on the independence that Yan Shao requires, so at least for now, Rengar is still the most suitable candidate in Yan Shao's heart.

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"Mercenary group, Gastown...", muttering the two words that Yan Shao had just dictated, Rengar looked a little indecided.

As mentioned earlier, he chose everything that had already been built up in the army. He returned to his hometown of Gas, purely because he was tired of killing on the battlefield and only wanted to return to his homeland.

It was for this reason that he gave up his position in the army. Run back to Gastown to be a little mercenary.

However, what people never expected was that not long after he returned to Gastown, he actually encountered such a thing, which is really...

"Forming a mercenary group will ensure the safety of the town..."

"You should be clear. If the war is looming, as Lark said, then a mercenary group alone is useless, but with a bit of luck, at least this mercenary group can save enough lives..."

Saying that, Yan Shao glanced at Naya, and then at Katarina.

"At the very least, if things really don't go well, we can cover the townspeople's retreat to the dark regions, where they are very hostile to the surface, but at least they won't treat us as food, and if an alien race does run over, maybe they will follow suit..."

Immediately after that, Yan Shao wasted a lot of saliva, as mentioned earlier, at least for Yan Shao, Rengar is definitely the most suitable candidate at the moment. After all, if you recruit from outside, or ask for help from the Delorance family, then the mercenary group may fall into the hands of others in the future.

Maybe they won't look down on such a small mercenary group now, but in the future...

If war really breaks out, then even one soldier is very important, and by that time a mercenary group of hundreds of people can no longer be described as insignificant. Any person in power will surely take such power into his own hands.

Naturally, Yan Shao will never let them get what they want, after all, it is like having their own base, and it is not enough to have enough decent strength.

For Yan Shao, the town of Gars is his base, although there is no output there, it is not a particularly large town, industry and commerce are even less developed, and the only advantage is the connection to the dark region.

However, such an advantage may become the biggest advantage in the future, after all, those creatures are likely to invade from the surface, so if you master the passage to the underground world, you can reach the point where you can attack and retreat.

As for the people underground, will they approve of them coming in?

That's right. The Dark Regions are indeed very dangerous, but this very vast region has never had a unified government, let alone kingdoms and the like, and most of them appear in the eyes of the world in the form of city-states.

So a small number of humans go into the words. It doesn't necessarily lead to a backlash, but of course, there is still a danger.

But the Dark Regions are actually very large, bigger than anyone could have imagined, even the indigenous creatures that have lived here for many, many years. I don't necessarily know everything about this land...

So, if you want to survive, you can find a place where no one has ever found it.

What's more, there is also a Bryne Fortress in the underground world, which can attract hatred -- after learning that the war is about to break out, Yan Shao is really not optimistic about the fate of these fortresses in the underground world at all. After all, after the outbreak of war, it was difficult for Blaine Fortress and other underground fortresses to obtain supplies from the surface. And without enough supplies, not even a single soldier of the enemy, the entire fortress will starve to death.

Naturally, the people of the fortress would not be unaware of this, although no creatures like Roma had ever threatened the fortress in the past. However, the natives of the Dark Regions have repeatedly cut off the connection between Bryne and other fortresses from the surface, making it impossible for the fortress to be resupplied at all.

In the beginning, it was indeed forced into a desperate situation, and even expelled the garrison in the fortress because of this. After all, without supplies, even the strongest army is useless.

But!

Later, the fortress began to try to grow grain inside the fortress, and some results were obtained. Although it cannot fully support the consumption of the fortress itself, it will not make the fortress fall into the point of running out of ammunition and food as easily as in the past.

This is one of the reasons why fortresses like Bryne have been able to hold out in the Underworld for so long.

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In any case, although Rengar would prefer to remain in the position of captain of the guard until retirement. But what Yan Shao told him gave him a very serious sense of crisis, at least let him understand one thing, his hometown that he once thought was very safe. In fact, we are facing a serious crisis.

So after thinking about it for a long time, in the end, Rengar nodded and agreed that if Yan Shao's mercenary group, this mercenary group of only four people - and after Rengar joined.

I have to say, this is really embarrassing...

It's just that Yan Shao doesn't care about this at all, and is even very confident in his plan/.

"These are troubled times. Mercenaries are almost everywhere, and as long as you have enough reputation and enough money, it is almost easy to form a large team of mercenaries..."

Although Yan Shao was a poor man in the past, his income a while ago made him rich, even in the entire kingdom, after excluding those senior old mages, Yan Shao can be regarded as a very wealthy person.

You must know that mercenaries usually come out to be mercenaries because they don't have money.

At least the vast majority of mercenaries are for this reason, and only a small number of mercenaries are for higher level things, such as dreams or aspirations - but it usually doesn't take long for such people to become like their companions.

No way, who called this world cruel.

And those so-called large mercenary groups, don't look at them one by one, they seem to be very powerful, each with hundreds or thousands of people, comparable to the appearance of a large army, but in fact they are not rich.

After all, it is very difficult for a group of mercenaries to become rich, even if they are the leaders of those mercenary groups.

After all, raising soldiers also requires a lot of money, and if you don't have money, how can any mercenaries be willing to follow you...

However, when the money is all spilled out, there are very few people left...

What's more, there is a lot of attrition, some conscience and pensions and the like, it's really...

So don't look at the beautiful appearance of those large mercenary groups, in fact, their net worth is really far inferior to Yan Shao. (To be continued.) )