In this way, Dipu became the commander-in-chief of the Northern Military District like a duck on the shelf. However, before, in fact, he was excluded from the inner circle, and Dipu himself was not very willing to take power, let alone acquaintance, so at this time, Dipu's first thing was to be familiar with the situation in the Northern Military Region.

The rest of the situation can be seen later, and the immediate issue is the Guana River defense line. The Guana River defence line was not very long, and it was all concentrated at a distance of about sixty-four miles, because most of the river sections were rapid. The defense line is composed of three main cities forming the fulcrum, the most central and largest city is Lanxi City, and the two on the side are Gaogli City and Bian City. In addition to these three main cities, there are more than a dozen small and medium-sized castles along the way and in depth.

And how much does the Northern Army have now?

The Red Lion Principality's troops in their early 160,000s led by William the Younger and the Wizard of Kuma. Among them, the Red Lion Knights, consisting of 30,000 horsemen, were the main force. The war has been going on so far, in fact, the Red Lion Knights don't know how many times they have replenished, and the personnel have already changed several times. And this time, basically all the personnel with combat experience in the Red Lion Principality were recruited into the Knights.

And what about the remaining 130,000? They formed a Red Lion Legion, a very imposing name. But in fact, these 130,000 are all recruits. It can't be said that it has no combat effectiveness, but it is not of great use at all. Moreover, these soldiers are the result of the Red Lion Principality's recruitment of almost all the young men who retreated north of the Guana River.

Suffice it to say, this is almost half of the last power of the Red Lion Principality. Of course, south of the Guana River, there are civilians who can be conscripted. Moreover, among the other units of the Northern Army, there are even some soldiers of the Red Lion Principality. All in all, the mobilization potential of the Red Lion Principality is already running out.

And the Imperial Northern Army is also divided into two large parts. Part of it is combative. These included: 38,000 cavalry of the remaining Knights of the Thorn Flower Order, 16,000 troops of Beamon, 26,000 Knights of the Holy Spring, and more than 170,000 troops of the Northern Army withdrawn by General Anton and General Gore. However, among the 170,000 troops, there were very few cavalry, and most of them were light cavalry. In addition, the Empire has sent two heavy infantry regiments with a total of 10,000 men to arrive, and this is the only reinforcement in the near future.

The troops of General Dimet, who had been left behind, had also expanded to 310,000, and these were basically new recruits. And a big thank you to Diego for his efforts. In addition, Dipu also had his own personal guard troops, 3,000 personal guard light cavalry regiments, 5,000 orc heavy infantry regiments, and the 20,000 reinforcements of the Tello Kingdom of Count Sivir were also grouped into Dip's personal guard troops, and the number reached nearly 30,000.

And then there are a lot of good and bad cards. There are four thousand regular mages and magicians, as well as their followers. There are also nearly 20,000 civilian volunteers with strong individual strength but poor discipline. And those top masters also formed a direct force. Among them, there are nine saints and holy beasts, and sixty-one sword sects and magicians of the eighth and ninth levels, and these are all under the direct command of Di Pu for the time being.

But judging from the number of people, it doesn't seem to be a small number. At that time, before the Tiger Heart Plan, the strength of the Northern Army was more than 700,000, and now it is actually 750,000. However, the quality of the personnel is too different. In particular, there was a lack of armor and weapons, and all kinds of combat and defense materials were lacking. Let's briefly introduce the situation of this hard work, just a total of 400,000 recruits, half of whom don't even have weapons, what combat effectiveness will they have?

Anyway, don't say more, just do your best!

Diptian divided the Guana line into three areas, with each main city and its affiliated fortresses as one, each under the responsibility of a legion.

The city of Lansey was given to the Central Army Corps, with General Gore as the commander and Heideberg as the deputy (this appointment was somewhat due to his friendship with Tipp). The strength of this regiment is 180,000, and the reinforcements of the two heavy infantry regiments will also be assigned to this regiment in the future.

The Red Lion Knights and Red Lion Legion of the Red Lion Principality will be 160,000 men in charge of the city of Golgree to the west. And the 310,000 Eastern Legion led by General Dimmit will be responsible for the defense of the city of Bian. Although the Eastern Legion has the largest number of troops, this legion has the worst combat effectiveness, and is actually the weakest of the three legions.

And Dipu will personally lead nearly 140,000 mobile legions, including the Knights, Beamon troops, etc. And the role of this legion is to fill in the gaps. As the river is about to freeze, the previously turbulent sections of the river will also be able to cross, but the Guana River defense line is not as airtight as it seems. It can even be said that there are flaws everywhere. So in future battles, Dipu will become a glorious firefighter.

And these things are actually some superficial sewing and patching. The most important thing now is to step up preparations for war. Dipu didn't care so much, in addition to crying poverty to the empire every day, he also threw away his face and begged Philip II, hoping that they would send a few more reinforcements.

For this reason, Dip has also begun to extremely squeeze his ace quartermaster, Diego, and let him use all his connections. As far as the Northern Military Region is concerned, in fact, there is not much shortage of soldiers, and it is really urgent, and mobilizing the civilians in the three main cities and the surrounding areas can at least organize 200,000 or 300,000 young people. However, there is no way to use weapons and supplies, and this must require the support of the Empire.

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November 7, 2019 in the continental calendar. Inside the Northern Army Commander's Mansion in Lanxi City.

"Gold coins, gold coins, why are they gold coins?" Dipu was angry, "What do I want gold coins for? Do I want to smash those demons? What I need is weapons and armor!"

Diego looked helpless: "The military department said to buy it on the spot, and it was not easy for them to squeeze out so much money." ”

"Buy it on the spot? Then let those military lords tell me and ask who is going to buy it? All the blacksmiths and their apprentices in the neighborhood have been drafted, where are the people?"

"Hehe, they say, let you go and ask His Majesty Philip II......! Please, Your Highness the Princess!hahahaha!"

"Diego, are you kid still in the mood to joke at this time? The kingdom is already very good, and it has sent those 30,000 mercenaries over, and some of the equipment to defend the city. But what did the Empire give? Except for the gold coins, but the broken copper and iron?"

"Don't be angry, don't be angry! Isn't there still time? The river has just frozen, and it will take at least half a month, right? In this half month, even if the empire wants to, those weapons and armor can't be delivered?" )