Although they were used to Dipp's brazenness, they were still so shameless that everyone felt the urge to vomit. What else is "heroic loneliness"? Such a good word, can it be used in pickling girls?

There was a lot of joy in the army. Although Dipu was already proud of not knowing the east, south, and northwest, the generals under him were still very experienced in dealing with post-war trivial matters. Since he completely controlled the battlefield, and after the defeat, Count Yesu also quickly joined the demon forces besieging in Golgli City and other fortresses, and fled away, so he left a period of time for Dipu to deal with.

First up is the town of Izzy. In just one day of siege, the defenders of the town of Izzy suffered nearly two thousand casualties. And this time, the vast majority of casualties in the battle came from this town of Izz. It's ugly, so to speak, and it's ugly enough. And at that time, the demons had already attacked the city wall, like these recruits in Izzy Town, they might still have the courage to fight relying on the city wall, and they really fell into street fighting? Therefore, if Dipu had not arrived, the troops here would have been wiped out long ago.

If the Mobile Legion were to leave now, the town of Izzy would be undefended. So first of all, it was to strictly enforce military discipline and arrest more than 100 beheadings who were greedy for life and afraid of death. He also contacted General Dimiit and asked him to send 3,000 troops from other places to garrison him.

However, then Dipu also talked with the general who was defending the city, and found that there were objective reasons for this poor combat effectiveness. One is that there are no weapons. Among the troops of 10,000 people, there were still more than 3,000 with farm tools. There is also a huge disparity in strength, and it takes several people to deal with a demon clan, so the strength of Izzy Town is still not enough.

The problem of weapons is easy to solve, this time Dipu captured a lot, leaving 5,000 pieces to the town of Izzy, and also left some siege equipment abandoned by the demons (siege equipment can also be used to defend the city). The problem of personnel is also simple, anyway, there are tens of thousands of residents of Izzy Town and nearby people who have come to take refuge, so they can be recruited on the spot.

Solving these two problems lightly, Dipu is even more proud. So he immediately informed the main cities and castles of this method, and asked them to deal with it as usual. But he never expected that when the news reached the ears of Diego, who was still in Lanxi City, he immediately raised objections.

The objection is just one word -- money! In the past, Dipu was a half-empty deputy commander, and he did not know much about the finances of the Northern Military District. The Northern Military Region includes the five northern counties of the Verona Empire and the Red Lion Principality, of course, only a small half of the Red Lion Principality remains.

The five northern counties were relatively poor parts of the empire, and the total tax revenue was only 700 or 800 million gold coins, and if the special war tax was added, it would only exceed 1 billion. Of course, it is impossible to spend all the tax revenue on military spending, and what can be set aside is about 500 million. As for the Red Lion Principality, it is now in the midst of war, and if it can come up with tens of millions a year, then God will bless it.

Since it is a semi-independent military region system, the source of troops and finances are basically solved by itself. However, the Northern Theater is the main battlefield, and the Empire and the Holy See will also subsidize it every month. However, such subsidies are very small in cash, and they are basically materials. Therefore, the 80 million gold coins given by the empire a few days ago should be said to be "strong support".

So how much is the cost of maintaining the troops? For more than 700,000 troops, 50 million yuan is needed just for military salaries and people to eat and chew horses, and this is not even counting the war; as long as the war starts, it will simply cost money like running water, and it will not be enough at all. For example, so far, the number of disabled and dead in the empire and the kingdom of Beamon has exceeded half a million, and this pension needs to exceed 100 million, and the empire has borne this account by itself, and the Northern Military District has not been held responsible. But from now on, pensions are inevitable. For example, this time the 3,000 casualties will need to be paid by the Northern Military District out of their own pockets.

Therefore, maintaining more than 700,000 troops is already the limit, and it is simply difficult to expand the army. And now there are actually arrears, such as the military expenses of more than 100,000 troops in the Red Lion Principality, which are completely in arrears. They are just fighting with a patriotic heart, but if the problem is not solved, this is not a long-term solution after all.

In addition, Diego also told Dipu an unfortunate truth - the amount of ordnance received by the banking group was 60 million in arrears in addition to the 80 million gold coins paid to the banking group. And this arrears were also borne by the Northern Military District, and at that time it was guaranteed by Dipulai. In other words, now the financial hole of the Northern Military District cannot bear it at all, and this arrears will have to be paid by Dipu out of his own pocket.

"Lie down!"

Dipu's heart was cold, and he felt as if he had been doused with ice water. And this kind of thing? Fighting for mankind, he actually has to pay for his own personal money? He suddenly felt unbalanced. How could the empire be like this? So picky? To settle a refugee, he would be willing to pay fifty gold coins, but he would not be willing to find real money for the troops?

In fact, the empire is to blame for this. On the surface, fifty gold coins for a refugee seems to be a lot, but with this money, the empire is completely unresponsible. The pressure is entirely on the side that received the money. In case the refugees are not resettled properly and cause mass incidents, the empire can also push the blame, and even borrow the heads of those nobles who have been accepted like Dipu to appease the people. And if no one is willing to accept them, then the empire can only support these refugees. The war between man and demon will never end in three or five years, and after a long time, the cost of the empire will definitely far exceed these fifty gold coins.

There was a sulk, but the problem had to be solved. So Dipu instructed the general: first form a local militia of 5,000 people in the town of Izzy and recruit them on the spot. This militia will not be paid, but will only be responsible for defending the city, and will not need to go out to fight. Everyone should do their part to defend their hometown, right? As for the pension after the casualties? Let's talk about it later!

This order was quickly transmitted to the main cities and fortresses, and the first step was to form twenty militia groups of 100,000 people. Of course, now it's just a matter of making up the number of people, and you don't need to think about equipment or anything. There is a huge shortage of troops, and these militia groups cannot be considered at all.

Dipu's victory this time seemed to have blinded the demons all at once, and the entire front began to shrink its forces invariably, and it seemed to calm down all of a sudden. And the war reports were transmitted to the rear, especially the war reports sent out by those reporters were published in the major newspapers one after another, and the atmosphere on the entire continent suddenly boiled......

...... (To be continued.) )