Vientiane Throne of Civilization

Chapter 1185 The Upset Bale

After the negotiations, considering the current situation, Woking also planned to return to Copperforge as soon as possible.

However, considering their efficiency, Da Zhou said that they could write a letter first and ask the Giant Eagle Knights to help them send it back.

Woking did not refuse. Speeding up the process here would be beneficial to both of them.

Taking the letters from both sides, the Giant Eagle Knight set off quickly.

By the time the letter arrived at Copperforge, it was already spring.

It rains a lot in Tonglubao in spring, with continuous drizzles falling all day long. This is the norm in Tonglubao, and it is actually the same in Xinbei District and Xinnan District.

The rainy season directly causes the mountains, which are already difficult to walk on, to become even more muddy and slippery.

For the Great Zhou, this is not conducive to the transportation of their logistical supplies and greatly increases their transportation costs.

But on the other hand, it is also not conducive for the greenskins who are the attacking party to launch their offensive.

This allowed Copperforge, which had suffered from war for a long time, to finally usher in a period of peace.

This is undoubtedly a good thing for the soldiers. The long-term, high-intensity offensive and defensive battles have put them under great pressure both physically and mentally. Now they finally have a chance to catch their breath.

But there was not much joy on the face of Bale, the commander-in-chief of this line of defense.

It was normal for the greenskins to slow down their attack because the mountain road was slippery, but after such a long time without any movement, that was obviously not normal.

If the other side directly gave up the attack plan and simply stopped fighting, that would definitely be a good thing, but the fear is that the greenskins are planning something bigger, which makes Bale, as the commander-in-chief, a little upset.

Just when he was feeling so upset, Shi Lei came over and the following topic made Bale even more upset.

"Mr. Balai, I hope you can understand that spring is a busy season. We in the Great Zhou cannot keep three or four thousand troops here for a long time."

This was also Zhou Xu's intention, and he sent it along with the letter.

When the troops go out to fight, they are burning money and resources every day. If the greenskins continue to launch an offensive, for the safety of the rear, the Da Zhou troops can continue to cooperate in defense.

But the problem now is that the greenskin troops have retreated, and we don’t know when the other side will launch an offensive.

Under this premise, they can't just stay here forever, right?
How to calculate the consumption of military funds and supplies during this period? Should we let Copperforge support them?
Even if Tonglubao is willing to support them, they will still lose labor within the Great Zhou.

After all, during the busy spring season, the garrisons in various parts of the Great Zhou Dynasty have always had the custom of helping with labor, not to mention that Tonglu Fort is not willing to support them...

Even from the perspective of Tonglu Fort, the troops of the Great Zhou were willing to stay there from winter until now, which can be said to be the utmost kindness.

Now that the greenskin army has withdrawn, there is no war happening here. If the Great Zhou troops want to retreat, they don't even have the qualifications to refuse.

Don't forget, this group of people are here to help you. What qualifications do you have to take advantage of them?
Normally speaking, Copperforge should even send a thank-you gift.

In fact, Bale did intend to do so.

"Thank you for your help, my friend."

Balai was sincere in saying this. Although the withdrawal of the Great Zhou garrison would bring him more pressure, his gratitude to the Great Zhou garrison was genuine. "If possible, I would like to order a batch of wood and food from you Great Zhou. We can use some resources to pay for the cost."

After hearing this, Shi Lei was slightly stunned, but soon he understood Balai's idea.

Not to mention food, during the truce period, the dwarves can make it themselves, so normally there is no need to purchase it from the Great Zhou.

But Bale still did it. To put it bluntly, Bale was giving them a thank-you gift in disguise.

But to be honest, if this thank-you gift is given directly, there is actually nothing particularly good in Copperforge. Minerals such as copper and iron are definitely useful if you say they are useful.

But unless you send out an exaggerated number, it would seem a bit insincere if you just send out a batch.

In this case, let's try another approach, give Da Zhou an order, and let them make some money easily from us, thus perfectly avoiding this problem.

At the same time, the most important thing is that through this method, they in Tonglu Fort can also obtain a batch of food and military supplies from the Great Zhou, so it is not completely free.

By the way, it can also deepen the connection between each other. If the greenskin army attacks again and needs help, the other party will be able to send troops more efficiently.

"We will send someone to discuss the ordering of wood and food in detail later. At the same time, we are not evacuating the entire army this time. We will leave 300 troops to continue to garrison the checkpoint of the extension section. If there is anything, you can send someone to the camp of the extension section to contact us."

Leaving these three hundred people behind is more for their own sake.

This will prevent Copperforge from losing troops from the extended section when the greenskins attack.

At the same time, having such a force here also makes it convenient for them to understand the situation on the front line at any time.

After the two sides quickly reached a consensus and briefly explained the follow-up arrangements, the next morning, the front-line garrison of the Great Zhou began to evacuate.

After all, every day they stay means one more day of consumption.

With the road cleared, the distance from the Copperforge defense line to the plain fortress of their Great Zhou was not far.

As mentioned before, it is now the busy spring season, and the soldiers who had just returned to the Plain Fortress were immediately assigned to work.

However, compared to fighting on the front line, farming in the fields is undoubtedly an easy job. At least they don't need to have any psychological pressure, let alone worry about being killed in battle in the next second.

During this period, according to the previously agreed order for explosive bombs, Da Zhou delivered the first batch of goods at almost the fastest speed.

This was certainly not something that had just been made, but rather the stock at the Plains Fortress.

As soon as this batch of goods arrives, Tonglubao will have a backup of explosive bombs.

Even if the greenskin army comes back to launch a fierce attack, the existence of this batch of explosive bombs can effectively help the defenders of Copperforge to curb the attack of the greenskin army.

In fact, this is also the most relaxing state for Da Zhou.

That is, there is no need for them to send troops to intervene in the front-line battles. Instead, they should continue to sell various military equipment and supplies to Copperforge, and let the dwarves fight the greenskins.

(End of this chapter)