(Sorry, a bit of a cardin, this chapter is written very slowly.)

Well...... Let's take it as an over-the-top plot~)

Chapter 460 [Make Up Your Mind]

Lowe has been watching from the sidelines, and the whole process he has seen is that Chen Daolin has done much more than these hands.

It seems that from the very beginning, this Master Darling Chan had no intention of using that kind of "traditional" routine to try to win over the hearts of these hundreds of people.

What is the generosity of kindness, and then move it with affection......

These routines, Darling Chen is useless.

From the outset, Darling Chan adopted a cold, even cold, high-pressure strategy.

From the very beginning, he made an attitude towards these hundreds of people: Lao Tzu doesn't need your allegiance at all, Lao Tzu doesn't care about you at all!

It was as if he was just treating these hundreds of people with the same attitude as a slave.

From the very beginning, he put on an attitude as if he had nothing to ask for from these hundreds of people, and he was extremely aggressive.

From the very beginning, he used this ingenious method to put these hundreds of people in a very low position. Even the hundreds of soldiers of the Guards Battalion themselves were not aware of this subtle change in the status of both sides.

Do you think I'm going to take the initiative to curry favor with you? Treat you high-ranking officials and people with fine clothes and food to please you, and then buy your hearts?

Wrong!

I don't care about you at all!

You are a bunch of slaves here with me, working hard for Lao Tzu, working hard, and then eating to your heart's content!

Other than that, you guys have no value!

This stick completely dispelled the last pride of these hundreds of soldiers of the Guards Battalion!

Originally, there may be some people who have something in their hearts and want to sell at the price, but a series of heavy punches from Ling Chen directly knocked them out of the clouds.

It's like a clean man in the green building, dressed up, ready to welcome the high rollers to spend a lot of money to make themselves smile. Get ready to make the high rollers crazy too high to praise themselves...... As a result, before he could go on stage, the bustard kicked the person down the stairs with one kick: Get out, your task is to go to the kitchen to do chores!

This huge gap almost immediately destroyed the last hope in the hearts of these hundreds of elites.

Lowe had never heard of a phrase that said: "The greater the hope, the greater the disappointment."

But he understands this truth.

And that's when things really started to evolve.

The more stern and ruthless Chen Daolin became, but these hundreds of people gradually let go of their original dignity and turned into working hard, just to win a full bite to eat.

Originally, Chen Daolin may have needed to use many means to curry favor with these soldiers. to buy their hearts. But now that they have become, these hundreds of people are working hard to vomit blood, but just to satisfy this mage uncle?!

And Chen Daolin's practice of openly whipping the betrayer's deputy captain to death in the end directly smashed the group of hundreds of people!

The appearance of such a traitor within undoubtedly made the group of hundreds of people very frustrated. Originally, although they were all sinners, they came from the same organization and were a collective. Even if they lost a qiē, they still retained at least some collective honor and unity.

However. The appearance of that vice-captain broke the balance and unity of the group.

When everyone watched with indifference and even hatred as the vice-captain was whipped to death in public, but no one spoke up.

This "group" is completely dead. Only a few hundred individuals remained.

And then the next thing is even simpler.

Chen Daolin was directly south of the Northwest Fortress. A piece of land was carved out.

The hundreds of prisoners were relocated out of the logistics camp.

The job he handed over to these hundreds of prisoners was simple: reclamation.

Although it was autumn and not the season for farming, Chen Daolin could order these people to work for themselves and reclaim the wasteland first. Waiting for the coming year.

Hundreds of strong laborers make the work very efficient.

And Chen Daolin, of course, will not let these hundreds of elite soldiers really degenerate into pure farmers.

He came up with a solution.

For every two days of work, half a day is set aside. Let these people conduct military training.

The intensity of this military training is not high, but it is only used to maintain the level of military literacy of these people.

Moreover, Chen Daolin also asked Montoya to select hundreds of new recruits from among his own people—all of whom were new "recruits" from among the tens of thousands of people.

Plus the original military group of less than 500 members.

Together with this group of prisoners, the total number reached more than 1,300.

Chen Daolin asked Montoya to preside over the training, and all the 1,300 people were broken up and mixed together.

In particular, the hundreds of people in this pro-guard battalion were completely dispersed and mixed with the training personnel.

This approach can guarantee that these hundreds of people will never be able to unite again.

Second, in such a group of rabble, mixing with so many hundreds of elites can play a role in training. can teach by word and deed, so that those rookies around him can be improved.

Of course, while the laborers were working, Chen Daolin also sent helpers to them, and a group of experienced farmers and craftsmen joined the ranks of the laborers, and in the course of their work, they could also teach these guys who used to only wield knives and guns how to wield hoes.

......

One thousand and three hundred, which is not even half the size of an infantry regiment. But this is already the limit of the militarized personnel that Chen Daolin can support at present!

Based on the total population he has, the total population of more than 10,000 people has maintained nearly one tenth of the military personnel, which has reached the limit, and if he expands the army again, he will have only one fate: bankruptcy!

Baron Pierre's son, Bolomir, had already set out to recruit a new group of craftsmen and laborers with his men.

But although the conditions offered are very good, and a promise has been made to the outside world, as long as the people who come to apply for the recruitment are selected and come here to work for Chen Daolin, they can be fed, clothed, and warm, and they can also get land.

But...... After all, the northwest is a vast and sparsely populated place.

Population has always been the biggest shortcoming in the Northwest. So, even if the conditions are very high, people who can apply. It is also far from meeting Chen Daolin's expectations.

Over the course of a month, Polomir had recruited less than a thousand men.

There are only 1,000 people, and many of them are old and weak women and children brought by recruited strong laborers to drag their families and families. Among them, less than one-third of them are really strong laborers.

The shortcomings of the population have begun to become Chen Daolin's biggest headache.

But this place in the northwest ...... Especially now that Panin is in Mulan City. Chen Daolin's recruitment team didn't dare to get close to there - although Paning had never done anything to himself, if he dared to run under his nose to recruit people, then Paning would definitely unceremoniously grab his recruitment team and throw him into the cell.

As for the territory of the Tulip family...... Although Chen Daolin was a little red-eyed, he didn't think that Du Weiwei would be so stupid and allow himself to go to her territory to suck her blood!

Population, for any family or nation. It's all precious blood!

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"My final build is...... We had no choice but to abandon this fortress. ”

That night, at a military meeting held in the Northwest Fortress Commander's Palace, Montoya did not shy away from saying what he had built.

And Montoya's deputy, the one-armed knight Martin, also strongly approved of Montoya.

This outstanding soldier who used to serve in the Storm Legion told Chen Daolin very frankly: "We only have 1,200 military personnel in the staff...... And to that add the prisoners of the Guards camp. What I have to say is that with only such a small number of people, I want to hold such a large group of military fortresses...... I can give you a vivid analogy: you have only half a spoonful of salt in your hand, but you have to deal with a whole vat of tasteless bland consommé! We can't rely on such a pitiful half spoonful of salt. It makes a large bucket of bland clear soup into a taste. It's impossible. ”

After a pause, Martin continued, "Once the orcs move, we don't have any possibility of defense at all. 1,300 people...... We can't hold up even a light campaign. Even if it's a siege battle...... We don't even have enough men to cover a wall! We can't even complete the defense of a wall. It's almost suicidal, and we're only going to be tied up by this horde of fortresses unless you can conjure up tens of thousands. And then in a short period of time pull out a well-trained army of thousands of people. ”

Chen Daolin sat there silently, listening to Martin's complaints, he was silent for a long time, supporting his head with one hand. After thinking about it, he suddenly glanced at Montoya: "Where are the orcs...... What's new?"

“...... Not yet. Montoya said slowly.

Everyone in the room breathed a sigh of relief.

Finally, there is good news.

......

Perhaps the Tulip Family's withdrawal from the Northwest Fortress was so shocking and bizarre that ordinary people could have imagined it - those orcs would never have imagined that the Tulip Family would do something so out of the orc.

I never thought of it. The terrible enemy that had broken their heads countless times for more than a hundred years had retreated from behind the fortified walls.

Let's be honest, the orcs didn't make any move.

Because for more than a hundred years, at least in this section of the Northwest Fortress, the orcs did not dare to attack at all, and even the patrolling wolf riders did not dare to approach the vicinity of the Northwest Fortress, and they did not have the courage to take a turn from afar.

Perhaps the orc army in the east of the Kaspersky Line, when facing the Storm Legion guarding the eastern line, still has the courage to make some provocative small moves against the Storm Legion every once in a while.

But in the North-Western Fortress...... To put it simply: the orcs have been scared by the Tulip family!!

Chen Daolin even suspected that the Tulip family's Northwest Independent Division had been withdrawn for more than a month. Maybe the orcs in the north don't even know that this fortress has changed hands.

But Chen Daolin didn't dare to hope that the orcs didn't know about it.

There are no impermeable walls in this world, and word will always reach the orcs.

When the time comes...... The devil knows what these orcs, who have been suppressed by the Tulip family for more than a hundred years and have already been suffocated, will make any moves.

Chen Daolin was very worried that what he was about to face would be a violent backlash after the orcs had been suppressed for one hundred and forty years!

"But we didn't have a choice. Chen Daolin stretched out his hand: "Although Roland is big, where is there a piece of land like the Northwest, which can allow us to have such a great degree of freedom to develop?"

No one spoke in the room.

In this room tonight, all of them are Chen Daolin's henchmen around him right now.

Montoya, Ade, the duo of the Temple of Light Church.

Dixon, Captain Hook, the unlucky pair.

Martin, the one-armed knight.

Of course. There is another candidate who was also allowed by Chen Daolin to attend, and this candidate surprised everyone: Duncan.

Duncan attended the military meeting as the head of the camp prisoners.

After all, the one who knows the hundreds of prisoners best at the moment is this fat man.

And this fat man's recent appearance has made Chen Daolin very satisfied, and it's time to give him a little sweetness to taste.

Being able to attend this meeting is undoubtedly a little hope that Chen Daolin threw to this fat man: implying that the other party has gradually been accepted by his core team.

Of course, there is still a long time to go up the ladder.

"However, the current situation will not only affect the distribution of our production labor force because of the expansion of the military group, but more importantly, it will affect our confidence in production and construction. ”

It was Ade who expressed the opinion.

The young pastor. Some time ago, life has been very pleasant.

Chen Daolin first left him in Mulan City, and was a person in charge of foreign trade in his own territory.

During that time, Ade's life was extremely leisurely, the loess bricks made here in Chen Daolin's territory were very popular, and Chen Daolin spent a lot of money, and Ade was responsible for purchasing a large number of various materials.

At one time, he almost became a popular figure in Mulan City, and he was a big high-roller that everyone in the business community of Mulan City tried to make friends with and even befriended.

But with Thor's whip on his way to Nurein, and the new governor appointed by Shiloh took office, Ade's good days came to an end.

To be precise...... If he hadn't run fast, he would have almost been arrested in Mulan City.

Ade, who returned to the territory, was thrown into the logistics group by Chen Daolin. He was also in charge of Baron Pierre and Montoya.

Ade's view is very realistic: "Without a strong gate in front of us, without a strong barrier to deal with the jackals, tigers and leopards outside the door, even if we are in full swing in production, we have no bottom in our hearts! No matter how well we build our homes." If the robbers come in one day, aren't we all creating wealth for the robber......s? Recently, the efficiency of the production team has decreased a little, and people's hearts have fluctuated a little. ”

Chen Daolin thought for a long time.

At last. He made a decision!

Standing up slowly, he looked at everyone with determined eyes.

"I think I'll have to make my attitude clear to you first. I don't want the people around me to work in a state of speculation and doubt. So, my next words are my final decision!"

Clearing his throat, Chen Daolin announced in a flat but unquestionable tone:

"Now that I've taken over the Northwest Fortress, I don't plan to give it up again! Otherwise, I wouldn't have accepted it at all......! If your heart is still wavering, then dispel those distractions as soon as possible! Now that we have eaten this place, I will never allow myself to vomit it again!

You may all think this place is a hot potato - yes, it is. At least for now, it's a hot potato!

But I think there's one more important thing that people have overlooked!

At the same time, it is also a mountain of gold that can bring great wealth!

When Sylvester was in control of this place, he relied on controlling the only entrance and exit to the outside of the Northwest Region, and he amassed countless wealth, almost turning this Northwest Independent Division into his own private army!

I think everyone knows this very well, so I don't need to explain more!

So, the Northwest Fortress place, we have taken possession!"

Everyone's expressions were stunned!

I heard Chen Daolin continue: "The current problems are all temporary difficulties! Montoya, my military requirements are very simple, and I do not expect you to do things beyond your ability. I don't expect you to be able to withstand the attack of the orcs with a thousand men.

I have only one request: before the orcs attack, you must at least have a basic understanding of the situation in this fortress group. Observe the movement on the other side as much as possible, and if the orcs are in trouble, we must be the first to know! ”

Montoya thought for a moment and said slowly, "I will send more cavalry on patrol...... But I have one request, and I ask that a hundred herdsmen be temporarily transferred to my cavalry corps. ”

Chen Daolin thought about it, although he planned to use those herdsmen as cavalry instructors, but ...... For the time being, it's okay to act as a cavalryman.

"Yes, I can give you the authority to pick someone. Chen Daolin nodded.

In the end, Chen Daolin looked at everyone and said something that moved everyone!

"Ladies and gentlemen, I assure you that the difficulties are only temporary! Both Montoya and Knight Martin have made professional estimates, in order to really occupy such a fortress group, we need at least seven or eight thousand troops...... It is better to have more than 10,000 troops before we can stand firm.

I know that we don't have that many troops right now.

But I make a promise to you: I've thought of a solution to this problem!

I promise you, in the next few months, you will see at least seven or eight thousand troops in the Northwest Fort, serving us! Yes, seven or eight thousand...... Maybe more!"

When the last sentence came out, everyone was stunned!

Seven or eight thousand troops? maybe...... More?

Darling Chan, what magic can he play?

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(To be continued......)