Nomia starry eyes stared at Elrens, and the more she looked at it, the more grateful and adoring she became.

It was he who rescued himself from the besieged city of Byzantium, who gave hope of revival to the extinct Latin kingdom and the devastated Knights Templar, and who relied on him for all that he now had. His smile is so gentle, and his shoulders are so broad and reliable. He just stood there, and his whole person seemed so confident, as if he had nothing to fear of all the difficulties in the world, and people felt at ease as long as they were by his side.

Thinking of this, the princess suddenly felt that even if he rejected his love, there was nothing to be sad about, as long as she could always be by his side.

Ou Ni on the side saw the two eyebrows and eyebrows, although he said that he didn't mind that he was dating other girls, but he couldn't help but be jealous in his heart, and his small mouth was high.

Soon after the greetings, as the rain became heavier, Elrens arranged for the troops to rest in the barracks that had been prepared, and the group went to a conference room in the camp to discuss the military situation.

Since the barracks had just been established, the facilities were rather rudimentary, and there was nothing in the conference room except a large table and more than a dozen chairs. After everyone had taken their seats, Elrens asked, "Ladies and gentlemen, how is the current state of Illyria's armaments? But what the specific data is, please explain it to me. ”

When everyone heard this, they all looked at Nomia, and Princess Latin took out a few reports from her arms, smiled at the evil dragon and said, "According to our recent preliminary statistics. At present, Heilong Town has a total of 2,500 regular combat troops. Among them were 200 members of the Templar Order, 800 members of the Latin Order, 1,500 of the Red Blooded Wolf Riders and the elite selected from the Orc Alliance. In addition, 10,000 militiamen could be temporarily conscripted in times of war. Originally led by the leaders of various clans and mercenary groups, although these militias have low discipline and tactical literacy, they have rich combat experience in the mountains and forests all year round, and can also fight if necessary. ”

Elrens nodded in satisfaction, and Nomia continued: "In terms of weapons and equipment, due to the large amount of military supplies we obtained when we retreated from Pera before, plus the equipment we have purchased recently. It's very sufficient. As for food, we have been importing large quantities from outside the world, and we now have enough dry rations to meet the needs of 100,000 people for war in two years. However, the self-sufficiency rate is still seriously insufficient, and it is hoped that this situation will be improved in the future through the reclamation of wasteland. ”

"Very good!" Elrens said with a smile, "With these foundations, coupled with the assistance of the Eastern Floating Fleet, the Anatonian Legion, and the Merfolk Kingdom, it is even more certain that a successful sneak attack on Western Rome will be achieved." But they are guest troops after all. Although there are obligations of alliances. But it's not good to let the other party go in vain, a good reward is indispensable, how much money do we have left from Pera now?"

Nomia immediately replied, "We have received an innumerable amount of money from Pera, and at the moment only a portion of the cash has been used, and the rest is enough to pay the friendly forces. In addition, we have a large number of gemstones, jewelry, and precious works of art that remain intact, and we plan to ship some of them to our friends on the other side of the Earth's Sea, Carthage and Egypt, to be sold in batches. ”

The evil dragon nodded again and asked, "What is the situation in terms of internal affairs?"

Onimia looked at the report and replied, "Now the total population of Black Dragon Town is about 20,000, and there are 3,000 large and small buildings. There are 80,000 heads of livestock and 100,000 acres of fields. Most of the major industries in the town are available. It can make cloth and clothes, various production and living utensils, repair weapons and equipment, and make simple swords, bows and arrows by itself, and has initially reached the scale of a small city. However, due to the relatively barren land of the newly developed fields and the general unadaptability of the orc people to agricultural life, the grain production is low, and they are temporarily unable to be self-sufficient. As for industrial production, although the current level is relatively low, we have obtained a number of precision machine tools and molds from Pera, as well as a large number of valuable raw materials, plus the magic apprentices of the great alchemist Lord Antea to teach the craft, I believe that there will be a significant increase in the near future......"

After the meeting, everyone began to prepare for the expedition very quickly.

Illyria and Delos were the range of Elrens' power, and they had never tried to send troops for long-range warfare before. Although the attack on Pescara could only be regarded as a skirmish in the entire Balkan War, it was almost a nest for them. Not to mention that the success or failure of the sneak attack is not only related to the survival of Illyria, but even affects the direction of the entire war. Therefore, everyone attaches great importance to it, prepares very seriously, and is gearing up to show their skills and make contributions in the next battle.

After everything was ready, everyone waited patiently for a few more days, and finally ushered in the long-awaited foggy weather.

There were originally 2,500 regular troops in Black Dragon Town, and in addition to leaving 500 people to be responsible for defense, the remaining 2,000 people were heavy knights and heavy infantry who participated in this operation. Together with the 3,000 elites selected from the Anatonian Legion, a total of 5,000 expeditionary troops quietly left the Black Dragon Town barracks in the early foggy morning and set off in the direction of the nearby Mia Harbor.

Originally a small fishing village, the small fishing village was developed as an affiliated port after Ellens and others came to Illyria and chose the town of Black Dragon as a base. Like Black Dragon Town, Mia Port has developed extremely fast, especially since the Battle of Pera, Ellens has obtained a huge amount of money, Black Dragon Town has purchased all kinds of materials from abroad, and merchants from the Adriatic coast have poured into here with goods, and for a time Mia Port has become extremely lively, although it has been expanded day and night, it still cannot accommodate countless fleets, and the vicinity of the port is crowded.

On this day, because of the fog, the merchants did not dare to go to sea for fear of danger, no new fleet entered the port, and those who had already arrived were still sleeping because they had nothing to do. Coupled with the fact that the guards began to block the streets, Mia Harbor became very empty and silent for a while, completely different from the busy scene of the past

(To be continued......)