As soon as Els accepted the order, he went to arrange the work assignment.

Goodern put down his pen, got up and went to change his clothes and go out to find Joseph Sr. and Kroger.

At present, the purpose of the orcs is not clear, and it is necessary to make arrangements in advance to avoid hasty response when the situation arises.

"According to the information sent by the reconnaissance team, traces of orcs have been found in the territory of Qingyuan Ridge, and they are heading straight for Qingyuan Town."

Hearing the news, the two of them looked slightly solemn.

The orc troops went straight to Qingyuan Town, which is not good news, plus now that the road is closed by heavy snow, it will be a day and a night to send people to Jinyuan City for help.

In terms of the time difference in rescue, it is definitely too late to wait.

Kroger, who had served in the army, asked calmly.

"Young Master, how many orcs are there? How far is the discovery site from Qingyuan Town?"

"Many of them have not yet entered the warning area, and the location of the discovery is outside the warning area, and according to the report, the location is near the northwest direction of the No. 1 investigation station."

Gooden did not hide it from the two, and directly retold the content of the letter that was passed back.

"This distance, there is still a distance from Qingyuan Town, under the heavy snow, the speed of the orc team will not be too fast, we still have at least one day to prepare."

Then he continued to arrange and commanded.

"Orc news, don't announce it yet, wait for the troops to detect the other party's intentions before making plans."

"But then you have to make corresponding preparations to stabilize the people, and recently there have been bad rumors against me in Jinyuan City and other surrounding towns."

"I'm worried that there are still some people with ulterior motives lurking here in Qingyuan Town, just waiting for this time to spread, you are ready to track down, and if necessary, you can contact Roy and ask for his help."

"Understood." Kroger nodded in understanding.

"What about the mines?"

Faced with Joseph Sr.'s concerns, Goodern explained.

"I've asked Els to send people to inform the mines, so that they can gather their personnel and prepare for defense, relying on the weapons in the mines, it shouldn't be a problem to resist the attack of the orcs."

Seeing that the young master had already made arrangements, Old Joseph nodded and did not ask again.

When Goodern learned of the coming of war, he also considered the safety of the mine.

As a result, bunker turrets of different sizes were built in each mine, and soldiers with experience in using magic rifles were stationed in each mine for a long time.

In the event of a dangerous situation, the miners can enter the turret and issue weapons to defend it.

Different mines have different numbers of weapons in stock, such as manganese ore and iron ore, which have a hundred second-generation magic rifles and more than 10,000 rounds of ammunition in reserve.

Relying on the simple operation of the magic rifle, it is no problem to make the miners a temporary combat force, and with experienced soldiers as the leader and command, it is not a problem to defend until reinforcements arrive.

The two of them explained the work quickly, and some corresponding issues were quickly finalized and implemented.

After completing the docking work with Lao Yueshu and Kroger, Gooden went to the barracks to prepare for further arrangements and command.

After receiving the order to carry out combat preparations, Els immediately put more than 200 soldiers stationed in Qingyuan Town into a state of alert.

In Qingyuan Town, in addition to the special squad led by Hobart as an independent combat unit, there are two teams in name, one is the Qingyuan Combat Readiness Army, and the other is the Garrison Training Team.

The number of soldiers in the combat reserve force is the first to join and meet the training graduation standard, a total of about 100 people, half of whom are currently on assignment abroad.

The other garrison training team, a total of about 200 people, is composed of recruits, who carry out guard duties while training, but due to the shortage of manpower, they are also dispatched to go out to carry out tasks mixed with the combat reserve army.

At the command post in the barracks, Els and six officers were making preparations and met Goodern

Immediately saluted.

"How's the assignment?"

Walking to the sand table in Qingyuan Town, Gooden took a look and asked.

"The combat readiness order has been issued, and people have been sent to inform the mining area, and preparations are now being made to assign reconnaissance and defense areas and change defense tasks according to wartime."

Els, as the leading officer, immediately responded to the young master's inquiry.

As a military unit, this kind of sudden situation is prepared for filing in advance, and an order can be placed directly in accordance with the plan without too much research.

Gooden is also aware of this arrangement, and Qingyuan Town's current defense must be fine.

But what he wants is to attack, to directly eliminate these threats outside Qingyuan Town, so that it is safe.

However, this risk is too great, and he does not know the movements of the orcs, so he has to come to make command arrangements in person.

"The distribution has been slightly adjusted, and all the members of the combat reserve force have been concentrated, and other tasks have been assigned by me, except for the necessary personnel who command the garrison."

"Understood." As a subordinate, Els did not ask about his intention to do so, and nodded directly to indicate that he would recruit immediately.

"In addition, the task of garrisoning does not need to be arranged by everyone, a part of the garrison team is assigned to patrol in a semicircle in three directions of the Yongshuang Mountain Range, in a group of ten people, and the search range, two or three outposts are in the baseline area, and the number of people is arranged by you."

Quietly hiding in Qingyuan Town and waiting for the orcs to move, Goodern will not do that, and let the garrison strengthen the patrol work inside the outpost, so as to prevent the orcs from sneaking through this defense area under the cover of heavy snow.

After Goodern continued to arrange some detailed tasks, the seven people in the command post immediately went to arrange the tasks.

The location where the orcs had been found was still there, and Goodern had to wait for a while, and after completing the preparatory tasks, he returned to the castle to continue arranging his affairs.

As for the dynamic problem of the orcs, it is useless for him to be anxious now, so he can only wait quietly to see if the soldiers below can bring him useful good news.

The abnormal movement of the army has also aroused the concern of many urban residents.

But it was just a concern, and I didn't feel much panic or surprise.

After all, the garrison training team has similar exercises and training work every day, and the residents who have experienced a lot of experience still think it is new at first, but later they have turned a blind eye.

It's just that they paid a little more attention to today's novel 'training', but they didn't show any other emotions.

In the evening, Goodern, who was dining, received a second secret letter from Hobert.

Glancing at the contents of the letter, Goodern frowned slightly.

Team Hobert had been tracking the orcs, and they continued to advance all day, splitting in two and changing direction before entering the kilometer zone.

The large army was obviously the footprints of the orcs, and went straight in the direction of the iron ore mine in the mine.

The other human footprints of nearly 100 people went all the way to the northeast, in the direction of Snow Valley Town, and someone did a special footprint cleaning, so it was impossible to continue tracking.

This division of the orc team made it a little difficult for Goodern, the human team was obviously Ggil's team, heading to Snow Valley Town, Goodern didn't know what the other party wanted to do.

It can't be trying to regain control of Snow Valley, right?

Not to mention whether the empire can allow him to become a lord again, just the residents of Snow Valley Town who are now in Snow Valley Town will probably have to be the first to refuse.

Although it has only been a month and a half since he Gudeen became the Lord of Snow Valley, the changes to Snow Valley Town have all been experienced by the residents of Snow Valley.

All sorts of novelties and cheap salt and sugar, things they once couldn't think of, are now affordable for them.

As for the security of Snow Valley Town, Gooden is not too worried, and there is also a 100-person militia team in Snow Valley Town, which is guided and trained by members of the combat reserve army sent out.

With the help of the magic rifle, it shouldn't be a problem to defend Snow Valley Town, let him now

It's the orc team that worries about the manganese and iron mines.

If this orc team was heading straight for Qingyuan Town, Gooden wouldn't have to be so troublesome.

But now it's heading straight for the mine, which is not easy.

Could it be that the other party wants to cut off the source of iron ore and limit his development speed?

This speculation is not unfounded, and there have been frequent investigations by strangers around Qingyuan Town recently, although they have all been successfully discovered and arrested.

But there are always fish that slip through the net, and for these people who escaped, they must also report the current situation in Qingyuan Town.

The other party probably also realized that the development speed of Qingyuan Town was too outrageous, so he planned to restrict it?

But Goodern always felt that something was wrong, that he seemed to be missing something.

After hurriedly picking up a few bites of food, he left the restaurant and went to the study, spreading out a map centered on Qingyuan Town.

Following his gaze, Goodern's gaze rested on the elemental leylines between Qingyuan Town and the mine.

At this moment, Goodern suddenly realized something.

There are also spies around the mine, and the power of magic weapons must have been seen by orcs, so they should not rashly attack such a place armed to the teeth.

And the elemental leyline, as a wilderness, plus the ability to rely on the help of shaman inscriptions, resurrect the dead and turn into the undead to absorb the leyline elements to improve their strength.

If the other party occupies this place and establishes a front-line stronghold, for Qingyuan Town, it will be a difficult nail to gnaw.

With this in mind, Goodern was able to determine the intentions of this orc force.

Without hesitation, he immediately put on his coat and went to the barracks to prepare for the task.

"Gather the combat reserve army, set off for the Nameless Mountain, and notify the second construction team to immediately gather personnel and prepare materials to go to the Nameless Mountain to build fortifications."

In response to this sudden order, the barracks immediately began to get busy, and the members of the combat reserve army were ready to be fully armed, and they boarded the carriage and prepared to leave.

The production plant of the magic truck is only in the final phase of equipment installation, and it is estimated that it will not be produced until three or four days at the earliest.

At present, the team's transportation task can only fall on the carriage.

However, the transportation of construction materials still relied on the help of the first experimental version of the magic truck.

Under the deliberate arrangement of Yougudeen, the mobilization speed in Qingyuan Town was very fast, and less than half an hour after the departure of the combat reserve army, the second team also set off.

The second team consisted of workers from the second construction team, as well as some materials that the magic truck couldn't hold.

At the same time, there is also a garrison to escort the safety of night travel.

After completing the mission arrangement, Goodern did not return directly to the castle, but informed Joseph Sr.

"The target of the orc force should be the elemental leyline, and after a whole day of forced advance, the opponent is estimated to be stationed and rested at night."

"The elemental leylines are very important to the orcs, and they can't be easily handed over to the other party, so I will personally go to the elemental leylines in the evening to direct the construction work, and strive to complete the fortifications and prepare for the garrison task by tomorrow morning."

"In my absence, you will take over the management of Qingyuan Town, and if you encounter irresistible affairs, you can go to Anna and ask them for help."

Hearing that the young master planned to go to the front line in person, Old Joseph was still a little hesitant at first.

But seeing the young master's expression, he couldn't jump out of his throat to dissuade him for some reason, and he could only nod his head and agree after half a day.

Seeing Joseph Sr.'s concern, Gooden patted the other party's shoulder and smiled.

"You still don't know the strength of the combat army? Coupled with my current situation, it is easy to solve the orcs, but the time is urgent, I have to arrange the mission in person, and I can return tomorrow morning."

Facing the young master's self-confidence, old Joseph nodded in agreement.

After Goodern explained some of his affairs, he set off directly with the third team.

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The construction task was extremely short, with only one night to prepare, which was a huge problem for manual problems.

Therefore, for the construction of the evening, Goodern directly selected three experienced personnel from the second construction team, and the number of people added up to almost 300 people.

As for the material problem, there is a magic truck with a continuous axle transportation, and it is not a problem to ensure that the building materials are sufficient.

After three hours of snowy nights, Goodern finally reached the vicinity of the elemental leylines.

The first construction workers to arrive have already begun planning the distribution of the site, as well as planting explosives in preparation for the pouring of the foundation later.

In addition, the soldiers of the Qingyuan Combat Reserve Army set up temporary defensive positions on nearby hills and passable passes to protect the safety of the construction site.

According to the normal construction period, it will take a period of time for the cement to cool after the normal foundation is laid.

But for the time when it is time to race against time, Gooden can't afford to wait for this time, so he can only use the help of 'external forces' to help accelerate the cooling and hardening.

This is the reason why he came in person, after all, in Quanqingyuan Town, except for Anna, Moss, and Herissa, he is the only one who can use magic.

With the help of magic, in one night's time, there should be no problem in completing the construction of the fortifications.

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