I really can't control myself.

Chapter 572 Construction

The news of the gold mine changing hands quickly spread to all parts of the mainland. This gold mine is a famous big gold mine in the mainland. Many surrounding forces are actually staring at it. I didn't expect it to change hands so easily now.The process of changing hands also makes people feel a little weird. In two battles within three days, the Kovikra Kingdom won a big victory and then lost a big one. I heard that it was the famous general Grint who was defeated. Grint’s name is not only in The Kingdom of Kovikra is very famous, and he is considered a famous general in the whole continent. However, he was actually defeated by a newly appointed duke in his twenties. This time, Gasein was very popular.

The matter was also conveyed to Wigley, the Emperor of St. Welland Empire. He did not expect that Gasain's appetite was so big, and he was eyeing the big gold mine. Then Gasain really got rich. Even he is envious of mine.

"Is it to raise gift money?" Wigley said with a smile.

Of course, the gold mine has already been won, and the empire has to step in. This benefit is a bit too great.Wigley thought for a while. On the one hand, he began to mobilize the imperial army to move closer to the west to prevent the scale of the war from expanding. It would be too late to deal with it. On the other hand, it was also a means of putting pressure on the Kovikra Kingdom. Just signing a contract to cede the gold mine, of course, it seems impossible to think about it.

Wigley also felt that it was impossible for the Kovikra Kingdom to just give up the gold mines, otherwise their country's finances would collapse.However, judging from the current information, it will not be easy for the Kingdom of Kovikra to recover the gold mines. The country is in chaos. For now, we should wait for the development of the situation.The empire will definitely not join the war now, but it is still possible to provide some help. Isn't this just the gold mine?A large number of miners are needed, and the empire can provide them in this regard.

Gasein is indeed studying the issue of miners. He needs more than just miners. The enemy will definitely come to retake the gold mines, and they must build a defensive base if they want to occupy this place.The defense facilities at the gold mine can only be described as...very ordinary. Gasine also understands why Grint is so determined to give up the gold mine. This place is really not easy to defend. , Once besieged, it is easy to cut off the water, which is already a taboo for military strategists.

At present, it seems that they have a lot to do, such as strengthening the wall, building defensive facilities, digging wells, etc., all of which require a lot of labor. Now there are only 400 captives in the stronghold, which can be said to be completely insufficient. Even if the mine is shut down, let them We all go to construction first, there are not enough people, and the progress is very slow.

Of course, there is manpower here in Gassien. Didn’t the territorial rebels rebel in various ways before, and captured a lot of prisoners to work hard. As long as they are sent here, most of the problems can be alleviated, but here is the There are still some troubles in the enemy's territory.

So the first thing Gassin has to do now is to open up the transportation line. Once the line is opened, the personnel and materials in his territory will be sent over, and the gold ore here can also be sent back, otherwise the gold mine will be stored in the warehouse here. It's no use either.Simply put, it is to build roads.

Of course, there was a road to the gold mine, but the road leading to the city of Kovikra Kingdom at that time, now it is the road leading to their territory that needs to be built.Originally, this matter was quite troublesome. After all, building roads is not an easy job. Although the gold mine is not too far from the territory where Gasain is located, the roads are not easy to repair. What to do if you encounter a mountain, what to do if you encounter a river, you have to go around.Gasine inquired about it. With the current progress, it takes about three to four months to build a road.

Then Linton came out, and everyone was stunned, not to say that they doubted whether Linton could help, but the question is... are the saints so free now?Do you even want to help with road repairs?Yes, I've never heard of a holy level who helps build roads. In their opinion, it's too self-deprecating for a holy level to do such a thing.

However, Linton has no time to take care of these. The mission requires the establishment of a battlefield. Now there is a battlefield, but a lot of infrastructure is needed to make the mission successful. This is similar to building a city before. Linton also hopes that the engineering team will come to work quickly. , Isn't it a joke to ask him to wait for three or four months, the mission time has passed.

Of course, it was very straightforward for Linton to do this. He just drew a straight line on the map and set off with the engineering team in the army.

"Master Sword Saint, what can't be repaired here, that mountain..."

There was a loud "boom", and before the person in charge of the engineering team finished speaking, there was a sudden loud noise in front of them, shaking like the sky falling apart, and when they regained their senses and looked forward, the mountain that was still there just now was gone It exploded to the ground.

"What mountain?"

"Gudong." The person in charge swallowed, "No...it's okay..."

Soon the members of the engineering team discovered that following Linton to build roads was an act that subverted their outlook on life. The holy-level symbol of fighting spirit, Linton used it to build roads. This holy-level adult is really... No I know what to say to them.

In this way, it only took Linton a day and a half to open a road directly from the gold mine to the territory. The people who handed it over to the engineering team finished it, and this road is now passable except that it is difficult to walk.

At the same time, the army's reconnaissance team has also found traces of the enemy.Yes, the remnants of the Kovikra kingdom led by Grint did not run too far. They set up camp on the north bank of the Pselus River in the north, and obviously began to gather troops, ready to counterattack at any time.

Sure enough, it is still impossible for the Kovikra Kingdom to give up the gold mines. The enemy seems to try to counterattack when they gather a certain amount of troops, and there is not much time for them to prepare for defense.

After getting the position of the enemy's camp, the first thing Gasien thought of was to take the initiative to attack them, and to defeat them before the opponent's troops were assembled and replenished, so as to solve their worries, but was discouraged by Linton again.

"Do you think Grint will miss it?" Linton said, "The reason why they gathered on the north bank is to free up reaction time. Once they find us attacking, they have a chance to retreat. It is not easy to cross the river. , They have enough time to respond, and they may even prevent us from crossing the river, which will be even more troublesome."

"Then we can try a night attack, or...a water attack?" Gassen said.

"The enemy is stronger than you, so there must be precautions." Linton said, "After being defeated by you once, that Grint will be more cautious. I guess it is useless. With this energy, it is better to strengthen the defense."

If he really wants to do it, Linton can also come up with a lot of ways. For example, if Linton is leading the army now, he will not engage in any gold mine construction at all. He pretends to defend here and leave some people behind. It would not be a good idea to directly destroy his country and then come back to build the gold mine.

But now Linton doesn't want to defeat the enemy's troops, he wants to build a battlefield.The gold mine cannot be abandoned by the enemy, so this place will definitely become a long-term battlefield. The current situation is the most suitable for Linton.

"Then we now..."

"We have to prepare for a long-term battle now." Linton said, "The gold mine is ours now, we just need to defend here. If there is no such gold mine here in the Kovikra Kingdom, the country will collapse on its own sooner or later. We There is no need to do anything, just keep the gold mine."

"Long-term battle..." Gasain was obviously impatient, and wanted to settle the situation in one battle. However, after this battle, he felt that at least he was not as good as Linton in terms of strategy, and he should listen to Linton.

"Don't worry, at least we are different from before. We are rich, aren't we?" Linton said, "Now that we have a gold mine, we must be financially rich. In this case, we can recruit troops on the spot."

"Recruit troops on the spot..." Gassen nodded.

"Of course, the population of the territory is also very important, and we can't recruit too many, otherwise the youth population will be greatly lost. Why don't we try mercenaries?" Linton said, "Anyway, we have money now, so recruiting mercenaries is not very good."

"That's a good idea." Gassen nodded. Recruiting mercenaries to fight wars is of course quite common, but that's only considered by the rich. Before they were poor, they couldn't help it, but now it's different. They have gold mines. what.

"So it's good to have money." Linton said, "The problem of coolies..."

"The construction work is already underway, and His Majesty has also sent someone to contact me, who can support a lot of our labor force," Gassen said.

"Is there a tax to be paid for mining?" Linton asked.

"Of course." Gassen said.

"No wonder, I thought it was ours." Linton spread his hands, "Or the other way around, what I hate the most is that someone robs my money."

"Hey, you are about to marry someone else's daughter, is it really okay for you to say this now?" Gasine raised his forehead.

"Do you still remember the motto of my Merovey family..."

"Our Merovey family has never rebelled, please don't make it up?" Gassen roared, "Aren't we talking about construction? Why did it suddenly become such a dangerous topic?"

"Oh, yes." Linton nodded. It is true that completing the task is more important. Although the rebellion is very interesting, there is no reward. , let them start building first.”

"Now we don't have many soldiers, and it's hard to control if there are too many people." Gassen said, not without thinking about it.

"It's okay. There is a famine in the Kingdom of Kovikra right now. Most of the villagers wish we could capture them, at least they won't starve to death. You should find the villagers who are like refugees and catch them first." Linton said, "The gold mine is in our hands. We have money. Just ask the empire to buy some grain. The emperor is probably waiting for you to open a business. It is estimated that the grain will be ready and shipped."

(End of this chapter)