Soon after the guard left, he quickly ran back again.

Seeing this, Arken Jingo couldn't help frowning.

"What's wrong?"

"Emperor, those people have come."

Hearing this, Arken Jingo was stunned for a moment, and then he understood.

Those big businessmen can make such a big business, and none of them are fools.

Knowing that after the emperor came back, he would inevitably attack them in the face of all this, so he didn't need to call at all, and he sent it to the door.

These guys are so self-conscious, but it makes Alken Jingo a little ruthless.

The merchants who took the initiative to send it to the door were very conscious and directly gave out a large amount of grain.

For this, Alken Kingo also needs to say something.

Otherwise, if such a thing happens again in the future, no one will want to send it to the door.

And for what these people need, Alken Jingo is also very clear in his heart.

These people are rich enough, so what they need is a knighthood.

According to the amount of grain contributed by these merchants, he was awarded different titles.

For merchants who have made enough money, what they want now is fame and status, and in the Empire, the title of nobility is the best synonym for fame and status.

Stimulated by the nobility, many merchants donated a large amount of grain.

Of course, it is impossible for all of this grain to be this year, and some of the old grain was even hoarded several years ago, the year after he launched the all-out war.

Here, Arken Jingo also has to feel the keen sense of smell of these businessmen.

One by one, these businessmen were also smiling.

From the moment they noticed the decline in grain production in the empire, they began to stock up on grain.

When the time comes, if a famine breaks out, they can take the opportunity to make a lot of money.

Even if there is no famine at that time, it doesn't matter, it's a big deal to sell those old grains cheaply, and you won't lose too much money.

But once you win, it's a big win!

It turns out that they are simply making money,

But this is also because, no one thought that this huge empire would suddenly break out into a national catastrophe.

Knighthoods, on weekdays, they can't buy them with more money, and now the opportunity has come!

As long as they can successfully obtain a knighthood, or even a baron, let alone contribute food, they will be happy to put another sum of money into it!

As I said before, they are no longer bad for money, and what they want now is status!

As they wished, the big merchants who successfully obtained the title were all smiling, and they all said that the granaries of the cities under the name of their chambers of commerce could be taken by the empire.

In this regard, Alken Jingo naturally will not be polite to them.

Orders were hurriedly issued, announcements were issued, relief points were set up in various cities to begin distributing food and relief to refugees.

This approach can be said to have quickly stabilized the situation within the empire.

Of course, this is just the beginning.

After figuring out the root cause of the decline in grain production in recent years, Arken Kingo immediately ordered the removal of all the crops that had frozen to death.

Wait until the beginning of spring next year to plant crops in those fields with more stable yields that can adapt to the harsh growing environment.

In today's situation, he no longer has requirements for the type of crops, the important thing is the yield!

As long as he can stabilize the output, he can get through it!

The other side.

Compared to Alken Kingo, who was busy stabilizing the internal situation and didn't even have time to take care of the war situation on the eastern border, the orc civilization of Velongel was a different scene.

Thanks to the food provided by Arken Jingo for his orc army before, coupled with the food production of his own orc civilization, which was basically not negatively affected by the climate, it was rare for the orc civilization to have some food in stock in the past few years.

Under this premise, Willon Gale, who rushed back to his territory all the way, immediately gathered a large army after confirming the situation in the west, preparing to destroy this enemy who invaded his territory.

During this period, the orc civilization in the western realm, the severe cold of winter did not cool down this war, and the sound of intensive artillery guns continued to echo on the battlefield in this western realm.

In the hands of the dwarven soldiers, the Grimm heavy cannon roared wildly, slaughtering the enemy in front of him with furious firepower, but the fall of a large number of orc soldiers in the front row did not stop this orc army that had completely fallen into a state of madness.

With a wild roar, a minotaur infantry clad in the armor of a giant rhinoceros appeared on the battlefield with heavy steps.

The emergence of this army directly hindered the army of the Western Theater of Great Xia, which was already unstoppable.

Although the firepower of Grimm's heavy artillery is strong, it is not a cannon after all, and it is impossible to reach the destructive power of an armor-piercing bullet.

As a result, there was an unacceptable scene on the battlefield, where the bullets that came out of the disembowelment were continuously bounced off by the outer armor of the giant rhinoceros.

It can be said that the appearance of this minotaur infantry instantly supported the front line of the orc army.

They just withstood the firepower, constantly approaching the army of Great Xia.

Looking at the enemy troops who were constantly closing the distance, the dwarven soldiers armed with Grimm's heavy cannons did not feel intimidated, and the entire army had no intention of retreating at all.

I saw Suo's large hand wave, accompanied by the release of a signal flare, and a hole card was opened.

The boarmen musketeers, dressed in solid armor, appeared on the battlefield with heavy steps.

For this, the minotaur infantry with the outer armor of the giant rhinoceros as armor didn't care, and still launched a charge on their own.

In the blink of an eye, the distance between the two teams was reduced to within 100 meters.

The orc army in the frenzied state advanced frantically, but the newly entered boar man musketeer unit unhurriedly spread out the formation, and then raised the weapons in their hands.

After seeing the enemy orc soldiers in their range, Qi Qi flipped the switch.

Rumble!!!

I only heard a muffled sound, and in the long metal barrel, hideous fire snakes erupted in an instant.

Then, the moment he saw the enemy orc soldier enter his range, he pulled the trigger at the same time.

The terrifying erosion of high temperatures, no matter how strong the enemy's armor is, the special military fuel can almost be said to be pervasive, and any small gap can easily spread into it.

The rifle in his hand was scrapped on the spot, and the nearly forty-meter-long hideous fire snake completely engulfed the group of minotaur infantry who rushed to the front at that time in an instant.

It is no exaggeration to say that the Wild Boar Man Musketeers are definitely the most terrifying one among the several special troops that Xia Qi has tossed out in recent years!

As soon as it appeared, it brought the enemy orc army a hellish experience.

The enemy orc soldiers who were still fighting against the rain of bullets and bullets one moment ago were turned into charcoal in front of the terrifying flamethrowers the next moment.

If the advantage of the Eastern Legion of Great Xia lies in the powerful mobility of the cavalry army and the flexible offensive play, then the advantage of the Western Legion of Great Xia lies in the ferocious firepower that is almost unreasonable.

The regular five-stage firing rifle phalanx, the unique Grimm heavy cannon of the dwarves, and the explosive output of these boar man musketeers, you can imagine how terrifying the accumulated firepower is!

The addition of the boar-man musketeers directly accelerated the process of this great war.

It's night.

The Western Legion of Great Xia is located in the temporary stronghold of the orc city, and the three of Romanov, Storm Bear, and Suo Chao are discussing the next arrangement.

At this moment, an elven druid in the form of a giant eagle quickly flew into the camp and brought them the latest orders from the rear headquarters.

"The orc armies outside of Luronse have withdrawn to orc territory."

After reading the contents of the letter, everyone's faces showed solemn expressions.

The behemoth units of the orc clan are tricky for any army.

Although there are armor-piercing shells and anti-aircraft guns delivered from the rear, if they can, they really don't want to fight the enemy's behemoth units and air units.

Because once a fight starts, the casualties on their side will definitely not be small.

"Stand back for now."

It was Suo Chao who said this, his face was not entangled, and Romanov and Storm Bear also agreed.

After a night's rest, the Western Army of Great Xia took the initiative to evacuate early the next morning.

This orc city in the middle of the desert really has nothing to be nostalgic for them.

After all, their fundamental purpose is to dissuade the Nordic Union Army from being outside of Luronse!

The Grand Canyon of Luronse is a natural and dangerous place, and its unique geography makes it difficult for enemies to penetrate it.

But on the other hand, if the enemy army is pressed on the outside all the time, the narrow entrance and exit will also make it difficult for the army of Great Xia to fight out.

Therefore, if the northern border side wants to launch a counterattack, it is necessary to persuade the other side to retreat first.

Only when this fundamental goal is achieved can it be the turn of the two incidental purposes of plundering resources and suppressing the enemy's rear forces.

So far, their task has been completed quite smoothly.

Next, it is a good strategy to retreat for the time being and wait for reinforcements from the rear to come up, and as for fighting head-on with the orc army with giant beast units, it is the next strategy.

The Western Legion of Great Xia retreated simply, and they had three resource camps in the rear to transport supplies to support the battle on their front line, and at the same time, they could also be temporarily stationed.

In addition, these three camps are not placed on the surface, they all deviate from the main road and choose suitable and hidden positions, which can be regarded as leaving a back road for the Western Army.

Willon Gale, who rushed to the western region with a large army, pounced directly.

As early as more than half a month ago, the evacuation of the Western Legion of Great Xia had been completed, leaving him with only a ruined city.

This time, the loss of his orc civilization and the loss of troops made Velongale furious on the spot, and immediately ordered the Eagle Man Force, as well as the Hyena and Gnoll troops under his command, to launch a large-scale search.

It looks like even if he digs three feet into the ground, he has to dig out the local army.

However, it was not an easy task to find the hidden Western Legion of Great Xia in such a clear marker and a neutral region where it was extremely easy to get lost.

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The elven druids served as an important intelligence network in Great Xia, and the front-line news from all sides of the army was constantly sent back to Great Xia City.

The chess pieces placed on the map move one after the other.

Compared with the Western Legion, which achieved its goal but gained very little, the Eastern Legion plundered a lot of good things.

The transport trucks were loaded with supplies and sent to the front, and when they turned back, they brought with them batch after batch of prisoners of war.

Unlike the civilians in the city, these Norse soldiers were captured and left on the front line to get in the way, and it was a better way to deal with them when they were escorted back to Bactria and then thrown to work as coolies in the mining or lumber fields.

Xia Qi welcomed this very much, and the food in Great Xia was enough to feed more people.

At the same time, the development of civilization made him more eager to obtain more cheap labor.

This group of prisoners of war can be said to have come at the right time.

After occupying these cities belonging to Arken Jingo, in the face of the situation that there was not much food left, Suo Chao used some special means to directly collect all the food resources in the city, and then distributed them uniformly.

Then, a large amount of grain was transferred from the rear.

There are two benefits to doing so.

First, this would avoid uneven access to food and save the lives of every civilian to the greatest extent possible.

Second, grasping food resources is equivalent to grasping the lifeblood of civilians, and those civilians can be firmly controlled in their hands.

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