"Your Royal Highness Princess, the nobles of the HRE Imperial Kingdom have united to call it the Noble Alliance, and the slogan is to maintain HRE orthodoxy. Their purpose is clear...... "Khafa reported the latest situation.

"Falong, where have the troops of the Noble Coalition arrived?" asked Shalama in the conference room.

Fa Long Teng stood up from his chair with a solemn expression, not at all the playful laughter that he had with Halfa that day. As an officer, he understood when to be strict.

"Your Highness the Princess. Falong saluted, "The troops of the noble alliance are only a hundred kilometers away from the border, they are not fast, and they do not deliberately hide their shape, and they will reach Fort Pigger in about three days." ”

Fort Pyg, the closest fortress between the Crimean and the HRE Empire, is like a sharp knife of the Crimea, fiercely defended in front of you. The distance from the HRE Imperial Kingdom is only thirty kilometers. The nobles of the Western HRE Empire in Pygerburg and the endless plains of the Crimea to the east.

If the HRE Empire wanted to attack the Crimea, it would have to take Fort Pig, or else it would be stuck in the throat. Even if you bypass Fort Pig, with your highly mobile cavalry and Fort Pigg, you can quickly strike at the enemy or destroy the enemy's supply lines. However, the aristocratic coalition did not know that all of the Crimean cavalry had been sent to the area where the centaurs were located to engage the centaurs.

"What about their staffing?"

"Two hundred and fifty thousand. Among them, there are about 10,000 knights, 40,000 attendants, and 30,000 are the personal soldiers of the major nobles, and the rest are peasant soldiers. "Judging from the reported figures, it is not to be underestimated. "But according to our spies in the HRE Empire, the number of noble alliances is still growing. The maximum number of mobilizers is expected to reach 1.2 million! And the number is likely to continue to rise as the situation changes. ”

Falong burst out with a number that made everyone gasp. Two hundred and fifty thousand is okay, and if the Crimean riots can do it. But 1.2 million, and there is no cap, this is terrifying! For the Crimea, it is a battle of annihilation.

In fact, Germany had a population of just over 66 million in World War II, and although it increased slightly in the middle of World War II, it mobilized 17 million troops, including nearly 1.7 million servant troops, of course. Similarly, during World War II, Japan's population was more than 71 million people. A total of 7 million ~ ~ 9 million troops have been mobilized.

It can be said that if it is pushed to the extreme, a quarter or even a third of a country will become a military man. The most extreme example is the Paraguayan War of 1864~1870, but this war was buried by the United States in the sixties of the same period to maintain the unity of the Civil War and the subsequent war of national unification of Germany and Italy.

However, those who are familiar with the history of South America know the tragedy of the war in Paraguay, and it is not an exaggeration to call it the most tragic war in human history. Many people say that the German army was the most formidable army of the 19th century, but if the Paraguayan army was given the same equipment, the result would be hard to say. The entire population of Paraguay was mobilized in this war, and even eight-year-olds put on fake beards and took up arms to fight. By the end of the war, Paraguay's population had fallen from 1.33 million to 220,000, of whom fewer than 30,000 were men, and since then, the modernization process for the whole of South America has failed. It has become the backyard of a great power and has become a colony of a great power.

If the Crimea were pressed, the number of troops mobilized could be in the millions. But in the same way, since this battle, the Crimea has no value - there are no people. What's the use of asking for empty land?

And coupled with the threat of the Rus Empire to the north, the shape shì is not optimistic.

"How many more soldiers do we have at Fort Pigeon?" asked Salama.

"After a month of mobilization. We have amassed a total of 100,000 troops at Fort Pigeon, all of whom are veterans of combat experience, some of whom are new recruits, but who have already been trained many times. Falong reported.

Every adult man in the Crimea undergoes a period of military service, which is mandatory and does not change depending on your status, although it does not go to war, but military training is carried out by specialized veterans, which is carried out every three years. In order to have sufficient troops at the time of the great mobilization.

"We expected to be able to mobilize 200,000 people in two months, but it was too late. "But we are not heavily guarded on the border of the Rus' Empire to the north, only a series of outposts, and all the soldiers have already arrived on the western border. ”

"Your Royal Highness, it's not that I don't believe you, it's a matter of the survival of the Crimea. Falong looked at Salama earnestly.

"Say it............" Salama already knew what Fa Long wanted to say, in fact, it was not just Fa Long, even Shalama was full of doubts about her choice.

"The action of the Noble Alliance this time is definitely not a separate action, they and the Ross Empire should have reached some kind of tacit understanding, according to our report in the Ross Empire, the recent troop movement of the Ross Empire is very obvious, and the strength of the whole country is tilting to the south. I'm afraid that when the noble alliance attacks, the Rus Empire will not be our good neighbor. "But our military presence in the north is really ...... It's miserable. ”

Falong used the word "miserable" to describe the defense of the Crimea in the north, which is indeed miserable, can it be said that they want to resist the steamroller of the Rus Empire with a few outposts? They have mobilized more troops than the entire population of the Crimea! The emperor of the Rus Empire has never regarded his people as people with life and dignity, and those people are only sheep under his whip!

The development of the Crimean region was too short-lived, and there was only one Crimean city in the entire region, and there were no walls other than castles to defend against enemy attacks. As long as the border guards are defeated, the Crimean region is a plain. But no matter how you look at it, several watchtowers don't have that kind of courage and ability.

And in Salamma's mouth, the three men in black ......

No, no, it's hard to believe! Or not at all! Who are those three? Are the three legendary sages who came from the East to meet God?

"Falong, I understand, you can trust me this time, after all, we don't have a choice, right?" said Shalama and Falong, who looked at each other for a long time. (To be continued......)