I really don't want to hang up

Chapter 165
Shenbang.

Greed Palace.

There was a mountain of account books piled up in front of Justice Guruide, and his eyes passed through the gap between Wenshan Wenhai and looked straight ahead.

There, sat Mr. Luden.

This is a routine meeting.

Attending the meeting, besides the two, were Judge Ruoff, Judge Grotney, the Third University Scholar, and Elder Siri.

In the middle of the palace, there is a huge sand table map to make necessary simulations for the upcoming war.

Judge Ruoff introduced to the crowd,
"The first line of defense is Nice Castle, which is the outpost."

The castle is built on the Ness Mountains, and the castles are connected together, echoing each other, making it easy to defend but difficult to attack.

This is the only way for the orcs to go south, but the orcs will not stay too much again.

Because of the lack of supplies in the Ness Mountains, there are not many living creatures at all, and the only remaining humans are hiding in the castle.

It's better to spend time to break these castles than to run to the south, where there are more people and more fat food
Only a hungry orc would compete with a stone.

This hill castle belonged to a count named Nice, who was of course self-appointed.

The Nice Castle has been controlled by the Nice family for generations, and it has been handed down for many years. There are only a few thousand subjects around, and the available troops in the castle do not exceed five hundred.

In its [-]-year history, Nice Castle has only been captured four times.

Each time, the Count of Nice was lucky to survive.

Therefore, Nice Castle is also known as the Little God State.

Naturally, a castle like this would not fall into the hands of Shenbang for no reason, and the Senate of Shenbang had no idea about this barren land.

A year ago, Pang Ge took a trip.

When the envoy of Pangge appeared in front of the Earl of Nice, the Earl, who knew the general situation, immediately surrendered to the Kingdom of God.

It was also from that day that the Castle of Nice was incorporated into the territory of the Kingdom of God.

To be precise, it fell into the hands of the tribune Luden.

"It is equipped with 8 artillery pieces, enough food for 3000 people for 3 months, 400 sets of ballistas, and 2 arrows"

Looking at the information in his hand, the more Judge Ruofu read it, the more frightened he felt!
These artillery, food, crossbows, and arrows will not appear in Nice Castle for no reason!
Everything that happened was not accidental, Luden and Pang had planned it for a long time!

Judge Ruoff believes that if there are discordant voices in the Kingdom of God regarding this war, they will definitely be stifled.

Luden and Pang, who have been preparing for many years, have no patience to wait for the next orc attack!
They have already sharpened their knives!

"Because it is backed by the mountains, the water source is not a problem. Some of the output of the mountains can also supplement food. Half of Pang's army is stationed here, by..."

Judge Ruoff frowned and read on,
"Led by slave Spartacus."

A slave, commanding half a legion.

If it weren't for General Pangge's order, the soldiers would have fallen apart!
The three scholars raised their hands and interrupted Judge Ruoff's speech.

"Why Nice Castle?"

He walked to the sand table, looked at the topographic map, pointed to the mountains,

"What's the use of stationing half an army here?

They couldn't stop the orcs, and it was very difficult to break into the castle, but I don't think it would be easy to attack the beast hordes from the mountains, right?
And after leaving the castle, half of the legion is just an appetizer for the beast tide. "

Judge Ruofu did not answer these questions, but turned his attention to Luden.

If Ponger is here, it's up to Ponger to answer.

Judge Ruoff, he is more like an empty shelf.

"This is a nail, a nail that goes into the heart of the enemy."

Luden didn't get up, and even closed his eyes. It seemed that he could see the appearance of the Ness Mountains, which he had personally inspected.

Compared with more than two thousand years ago, there are some changes, but not much.

Luden went on to explain,
"They can provide us with the latest trends of the beast tide, by burning smoke of different colors, flying pigeons to pass letters, etc.

When the beast horde retreats, they can also serve as a stronghold to support our next move and expand our victories at any time.

To defend the castle, at least half an army is needed. "

If the number is lower than this number, morale will be low and things will easily go wrong.

The third scholar had no doubts, and silently returned to his original position.

Elder Siri stood up and showed his stupidity just right,
"After the orcs leave, how can we ensure that Nice Castle returns to the kingdom of God?"

As soon as he asked this question, the whole palace was filled with a happy atmosphere.

Loudon asked,
"Does the Kingdom of God really need Nice Castle?"

A mountain with barren resources, harsh environment, and sparse population?

Its only function is as a military fortress.

Even if the people stationed in the castle enclose the land as the king and stand on their own hills.

It doesn't take three months to collapse due to food shortages and lack of supplies.

Only when the orcs attack, the castle of Nice will be of real value.

The original residents of the castle, together with the Earl of Nice, began to go south a year ago, and now they are outside the city of Shenbang, ready to enter Shenbang for refuge at any time.

"The second line of defense is also the main battlefield, Snow River City, a total of five legions are stationed here."

"Snow River City's food transportation depends on waterways. We need to ensure the smooth operation of supplies. Waterways are the best choice. Orcs can't swim, and it's too late to build temporary ships."

"."

This war is about defense.

Fighting on the plains, humans are no match for orcs.

Under the same circumstances, 1000 elite cavalry in full armor against 1000 orcs holding sticks, the latter can easily win.

In terms of the evolution of carbon-based organisms, the orcs have obviously gone further.

On the one hand, they are the products of gene editing back then, so they are naturally superior.

On the other hand, the snow field in the north has an unknown amount of nuclear waste. These orcs live in harmony with the nuclear waste and can reproduce.
There is no need to say much about his own strength.

Even for defense, the deployment of the defense line is very particular, and it is not just a pile of people.

If one hundred thousand people were thrown into Snow River City, the food there would not last for half a month.

There are too many factors to consider:

Personnel, weapons and equipment, food supplies, morale and morale.
In terms of cold weapon warfare alone, Ludeng is considered an expert, but he is by no means the top one.

With the power of a kingdom of gods, to fight against the boundless tide of beasts?

This is a losing battle.

Few see any hope of winning.

Even if Luden spent three years developing technology and achieved some results, it was still far from enough.

He has gunpowder, dynamite, cannon, and some experiments:

Guns that cannot be mass-produced, bullets with great craftsmanship
There are many reasons why guns are not produced in mass production.

On the one hand, it is the limitation of the production process.

On the other hand, Luden knew very well what technology he could 'find' in the ancient books.

In peaceful times, Luden had to restrain himself. He couldn't mass-produce rifles, even if they were flintlocks, they would cross the bottom line of the Inquisition.

Well, here comes the war.

Luden's factory began to make every effort to overcome mass production problems, and soon, he could mass produce breech-loading rifles.

As for bullets, Luden can only use projectiles first, which makes mass production easier.

Craftsman spirit?

In the face of assembly line production, it is worthless.

Luden has never found oil, and his wish to rub the tank with his hands has failed.

The internal combustion engine could not come out either, and Luden had to turn to the steam engine.

Deep in the mines, steam engines have long been used, as have textile factories, which has greatly improved production efficiency and made more people unemployed.

There is still some good news: Luden saved a steamship!
The kind that burns coal.

It's nothing short of a miracle!
The load and speed of steam ships far exceed those of sail ships, which can greatly improve the efficiency of water transportation.

This is also where technology plays the greatest role in the entire war.

Artillery can only cause temporary damage, but steamships can completely change the situation of the battle!

The second steamship is still in production and is expected to be ready for sea trials in a month.

Time is still too short.

Luden knew very well that the orcs would not wait for him.

Therefore, all the strategies and tactics of this war were written by Pang Ge, and Luden was only responsible for some sewing and mending work, as well as guaranteeing one thing: the supply of materials!

Pangge has deployed five lines of defense in total, and Shenbang is the last one.

When the beast tide really goes south, Shenbang will still close its doors.

It's just that the door is closed this time to defend and counterattack.

Of the twenty-one legions of Shenbang, only four legions will stay behind.

The remaining [-] legions were scattered on various defense lines, and were at the disposal of Pang at any time.

Everyone is very clear that Shenbang wants to lose so badly, and can only listen to one person's command:
pang.

The warning bell has sounded, and it won't be long before those green-skinned guys will appear outside the border of Shenbang.

In the beginning, just sporadic orcs, like scouts.

Behind them, there is an endless wave of beasts all over the mountains and plains.

It will be too late to make preparations after the beast horde appears.

With Judge Ruoff's combat report, the meeting came to an end.

Luden tapped his cane with his fingers and asked,
"How much time do we have?"

Judge Geoffrey on the side spoke,
"At most fifteen days, at least seven days."

"Time waits for me."

Luden opened his eyes, stood up, and said slowly,
"In six days, I will leave Shenbang and go to Xuegu Town, the third line of defense."

According to Pangge's deployment, there are four places that must be guarded:

Nice Castle, Snow River City, Snow Valley Town, Shenbang.

Corresponding to the outpost, the main battlefield, the logistics center, and the lair respectively.

For a month, as long as these four places stick to it for a month, they can bring good damage to the orcs and bring the dawn of victory to the kingdom of God!

Luden glanced across the audience and said in a deep voice,

"Half of the elders, justices, and university scholars must follow me, and volunteers are preferred."

Snow Valley Town must be defended, there are more troops hoarded there than Snow River City!

The fortifications of Snow River City are better built, and the geographical advantage of Snow Valley Town is greater.

Through Snow River, it connects Snow River City and Snow Valley Town.

Only when Xuegu Town can protect itself can it continuously transport grain and grass supplies to the front line.

In order to avoid any trouble, Luden had to bring enough people with him to the defense line.

If Snow Valley Town is broken, many people will die.

After speaking, Lu Deng left the Palace of Greed without looking back.

Walking out of the Palace of Greed, Luden asked the coachman,
"Where's Awu? Isn't his morning class over yet?"

Luden was a little strange, there were too many recent facts, and he couldn't take care of everything in place.

"Don't you know?"

The coachman was a little surprised.

"General Pangge sent someone this morning to pick up Master Awu, and he should be going to Snow River City."

Luden: .
He raised a middle finger in the direction of Snow River City,
"Son of Sunshine Beach!"

(End of this chapter)