There was a long call in the dark night, a long and low sound that lingered at the edge of the hearing, like the howl of a wolf pack, like the wailing of a lonely ghost, in short, whatever it was, the Norsca raiders in the camp were not afraid, they had fought the most terrible creatures in the cruelest tundra of the north, and in the south, what could frighten them? Of course, it was not too southern......

In the night, the waning moon Manna Sripu casts a silver streamer that illuminates the dark earth. Rod put away his horn and put on a heavy manticore lion cape, and stepped out of the tent to inspect the construction of the new camp with the help of the fire and the faint moonlight.

During the day, as soon as the commander-in-chief Cohen walked on the front foot, Rod ordered his men to start work and tear down all the buildings that could be used in the original camp, whether they were wooden sticks or stones, and collect them all. He has a new purpose - to build a fortress!

It was no easy job, and without professional engineering training, the soldiers would not have been able to build the polygonal bastion that Rhodes had in mind. Although many imperial towns in the Middle Ages used these castles, they were done by professional stonemasons and builders, and were not found in the usual training programs of ordinary soldiers...... But in the course of his long training, Rhodes required the soldiers to master these engineering skills.

At this moment, the 400 Quesa infantry allocated to him by Commander-in-Chief Cohen became auxiliary infantry, and their task was to collect all the materials they could, including cutting down the trees around the outside of the camp to use as raw materials for the construction of the fortress, and then the construction work was completed by the Norscan wildlings under Rhodes.

At first, the native Kislevksa soldiers were not willing at all, and they protested in groups, but after a fight, they found that their fighting ability was completely crushed by the other party, plus the construction of a fortress, which they had really never done before, and their lack of ability made them finally compromise and become the infantry on the outer edge of Rhodes to assist in the construction of the new camp.

Rhodes' request was that the new fortress must be built within three days. Because every day the project is delayed, there is more danger. The enemy may be watching from the shadows.

For this reason, Ruder Finn had already set the entire construction plan at the beginning of construction. Three hundred Norscan infantry were divided into two groups, and the work was carried out in turns, during the day, one of them slept and rested, and the other group rushed to the fortress, and at night, the group of people who had rested enough during the day got up and continued the construction, in a small area, sometimes the more people the better, and the overlapping labor force was redundant and wasteful.

Before the walls could be built, the perimeter needed to be defended, and Rhodes ordered the Quesa infantry to dig trenches around the perimeter of the fort that was about to be built after cutting down the groves. There is nothing technical about this work, just digging along a pre-drawn line. As a result, two groups of people took turns working on the perimeter, one of them was responsible for logging and the other was responsible for digging trenches.

These trenches are not really brought in by a stream of water, but sharpened wooden stakes are driven into them and used as traps. After the stakes are laid, they are covered with a thin layer of soil to make them unrecognizable. It really became a peripheral trap. The gates of the walled city are made of partial stone, and a simple suspension bridge will connect the inside and outside of the walled city. In some of the most important areas, Rhodes also had Caroline use ice magic to make it stronger, similar to how he poured the ice walls on Blackhammer.

Since there were tens of thousands of troops gathered here, and now there were less than 1,000 left(1), Rhodes ordered the camp to be reduced, otherwise it would be absolutely impossible for 700 men to hold the territory where 10,000 men had been stationed. The slashed hill will help to expand the field of vision, so that the soldiers on the watchtower can see farther and more clearly, and once there is an enemy attack, they can be the first to find out.

During the construction of the main project, some details of the work Rod was not negligent. Or that these works are simply not negligent, first of all, the problem of water sources, Rod ordered those logistics personnel to bring clean water to the mountain when they are fine, saying that it is a mountain, but in fact it is a small mountain bag, and the vertical height from the water intake point will not exceed two hundred meters, although the original camp has built a protective fence to reach the water intake point, but just in case, Rod still ordered them to store water in case of emergency. Defending the heights, although you can attack the enemy from a high position, but the most feared thing is to be cut off by the enemy, because the water flows to a low place, there is no water source on the high ground, unless there is another higher hill behind this high ground...... But now apparently not. Therefore, water storage is also a very important task.

The second is the treatment of sanitation, the scale of the camp is not large, and feces cannot be thrown everywhere, otherwise it is easy to cause various infectious diseases. The physique of human beings is not strong in the medieval warhammer, and it belongs to the kind of weaker chickens, and the rat people can kill a large number of people by throwing a plague, so you can imagine that the physique of humans is actually very bad. As a result, some of these logistics personnel were also drawn out to dig the manure pit while collecting water...... The excavated soil is piled aside, ready to be buried at any time.

On the third night, when all this work was done, Rhodes ordered the soldiers to have a good rest, while some of them were still patrolling the wall, while most of them were in the camp to raise bonfires, sing songs, and eat meat. Eighth Library

Outside the big tent in the center of the camp, a temporary toll sign was erected, which indicated different consumption grades, and a row of soldiers could be seen lining up in a long line, entering the flower tent one by one, and from inside the flower tent, one or two ecstasy cries came from time to time......

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Erlengrad.

Sitting on a throne made of ivory and precious stones, the mayor of the city council looked down on every corner of the town hall, this was the feeling he wanted, and the majesty, the weight, the totem of the bear god, a symbol of power and power, appeared on the huge white wall behind him, which made him feel endless satisfaction.

This satisfaction is like a fine wine, which can sweep away the memories of weakness, exhaustion, sorrow and pain. He has been working under the Ice Queen like a rotten fish for too long, he has invested so much and paid so much for the city, however, what really benefits is the Ice Queen who is thousands of miles away, some positions are occupied by the queen's people, it is impossible to get rid of them, his daughter and granddaughter are all dying in Kislev for no apparent reason, and he still has to be respectful to the woman on the ice seat, and obey his orders. As a lord, he was tired of groveling like this, and after raping the witch sent by the Queen, Tilce felt the thrill of revenge.

The throne of Kislev, which Tilles is convinced will sooner or later fall into his own hands, and the Queen's reign of terror has come to an end.

"My lord, I have something important to report. ”

Just as Tyrse was immersed in a brief lust for power, the spy came in and delivered the latest information.

"Say, What's the matter? ”

"The army of the north is gone, upstream along the Leynsk River, the exact destination is unknown, we will continue to follow. Also, the eastern highlands continue to be manned, but the number of troops appears to be small. The roads are still within their blockade. ”

The agent said, his tiny eyes fixed on the thin man on the throne, waiting for his next orders and arrangements.

"The northern army is a rabble, they don't dare to attack the city without permission, it is only a matter of time before they are transferred, and they ......will go up the Leynsk River," Tills pondered for a moment and said with a frown, "This may just be a cover for your men to keep tracking." Please keep me informed if you have any situation. ”

Tilles said, then waved his hand and let his agent step back first. He summoned his attendants and told him to go to the council and summon the representatives of the nobility of the city to the town hall for a meeting. In essence, the city and the city's army are not his own words, and the forces of several big families are jointly controlled by them.