lizard lord

Chapter 213 Ground 210 Chapter [-] Air Power
To be precise, it wasn't an irreversible all-out war. It was a conflict between a prince of Oran and a certain duke, which eventually turned into an open military confrontation, and the film opened on the outskirts of the royal capital.

Both sides suffered dozens of casualties, and then were suppressed by the magistrate of Wangcheng. Now both sides are under house arrest in the manor outside the city.

A very intense debate broke out around the two people's disposal plan. The court and other institutions should have made a ruling in the next day, but there was no result after two or three days of delay.

This matter can be read in many ways. From the perspective of Tang Zhao, it means that the king's own restraint has declined, and he has no restraint on powerful subjects and princes.

There are people behind the prince, and there is a complete force behind the duke. Neither side is easy to mess with. Now it is some "little friction", and it may not be so after the king really has a problem.

[According to the worst-case scenario, a full-scale civil war really breaks out in Oran, how serious will the civil war be? 】

Andrea, the human businessman supported by Tang Zhao who came to report the letter, must be well-informed as a businessman, and her vision and overall situation can still be accepted after being taught by various people.

"The main body of the border guards only obeys the king's orders and cannot be called. The commander of the forbidden army is old Mr. Lucas. , so the scale of the whole incident should not be too large.”

Andrea carefully tried to share her point of view, but there was nothing wrong with it, except that she would inevitably feel a little stage fright after seeing Tang Zhao.

The troops of various provinces and city officials cannot be mobilized much. All middle and large nobles have their own private soldiers, ranging from a few hundred to nearly ten thousand. These people are a force to be reckoned with, and disputes are estimated to be Happened to these people.

[Understood, be more restrained during this period, don’t attract attention, don’t do risky places and investments, and save people as soon as you encounter problems. 】

After a few simple instructions, Andrea left Tang Zhao's office area, and the next one who came up was the experienced dwarf "Living Ancestor" Bourne.

[How is the city defense situation? 】

"Needless to say the city wall, it may be useless to bombard the front with sixth-order magic. The underground tunnels connecting the various strongholds and the necessary traps in the outer forest have basically been prepared. If the number of enemies is less than 5000, they will not cause any damage to the city itself. Threats, the amount of grain hoarding is not bad, the mushroom planting plan is very successful, and can last for more than half a year in extreme times, but it is not without problems."

Bourne pointed to a few points on the map where red circles had been drawn.

"Our rangers and falcons have found traces of many tribes of goblins at the junction of the north and the mountains, and they are moving south. Besides, there are reports from those elves that the same situation is also in the northern borders of their great forests. At the same time, there are still traces of the regular army of hobgoblins, and the flags are mainly blood fists, accompanied by several medium-sized clans waving flags to cheer."

[Didn't they just end their war against us a few months ago, do they still have the energy to fight again now? 】

"That's not what it means. I think this is obviously a suspicious soldier. Let us misjudge the situation. In fact, the main force of the hobgoblins is rushing to other places. It may be Oran, or somewhere in the north or west. By the way, I A dwarf merchant I know is doing business in Clemmons on the west side of the mainland, and he got something very interesting, which is a receipt issued by a monster merchant."

Clemmons is a commercial city on the western side of the mainland, known for its developed alchemy, commerce and openness.

In other words, as long as this place is willing to pay, there is nothing that cannot be obtained.

On the list are the cubs of horse vultures and griffins, as well as several pairs of adults, especially the ones that can be directly bred.One side has a very typical human name, while the other side has a very distinctive hobgoblin/orc name like "Battlecry Clan".

Obviously it was the hobgoblin's name, or Bourne wouldn't have brought it up.

Danger Signal - It is possible that the hobgoblins are preparing to challenge the Oranians for their place in the skies, in the form of training air power.

The vulture is not a creature with little fighting power like a bat. Most human countries choose to tame the vulture to fight, which is enough to show its combat effectiveness and superiority. It is not particularly rebellious like many creatures, and it also has good fighting skills. Ability, one of the best choices as a military mount.

It is true that the Oran people's tens of thousands of excellent blood vultures cannot be imitated by other races, but Tang Zhao also has every reason to worry about air strikes caused by flying creatures such as vultures.

Not to mention anything else, if the opponent gritted his teeth and gathered hundreds of vultures, and let the vultures hang the infiltration team and throw them into the city, then Tang Zhao had nothing to do about it. He could only fight the opponent in the street. The consumption of the battle is very high, they can't afford it, not to mention that the opponent keeps throwing soldiers into it,

Byrne mentioned this to make him pay attention to the air defense issue, which is the only part that is lacking in the current urban defense system.

For Medieval/Renaissance level AA equipment, that's either not much, or not at all.

The dwarves have realized this in the golden age. Some blacksmiths have developed a special ballista arrow. After being shot, the arrow will explode into a net to envelop the enemy. There is also something similar to a harpoon launcher. , which can pin down enemies in the air.

These equipments are actually just a drop in the bucket, and can only deal with some low-altitude enemies. What the dwarves really rely on is still those aerial mounts and their rune skills.

For the current Tang Zhao, they don’t have the equipment that is a drop in the bucket. The time cost of making those precision instruments is very high, and it requires the cooperation of many dwarves and craftsmen. , Can no longer draw people to do this kind of extravagant work.

[Can Dragon Blood Pass provide the necessary help? 】

"I think the sea-based lord will definitely agree, but the really strong dwarven fortresses are built directly inside the mountain or underground, with only a small entrance and exit. In fact, they don't worry much about air targets, so their weapon reserves are not too big. There will be many, be mentally prepared."

In fact, Tang Zhao also knew the shortcomings. He had long ago let the goblins secretly collect the cubs of the vulture and domesticate them in Karak Solma. But the speed is very slow. It takes more than ten years for a vulture to grow from birth to adult It takes longer than the kobolds, and the formation of combat power is still far away.

"For this matter, I think our friends in the human world can help. Vultures are strategic materials for ordinary people and are absolutely not allowed to be traded, but not necessarily for the royal family."

(End of this chapter)