Seeing Thoma's surprised face, Owen smiled slightly: "Don't be so surprised, the Red Sand Fortress is closer to Ambilla, according to my plan, the railway is to be built over there to connect the border town and the Red Sand Fortress." ”It is also a front-line battlefield against undead monsters, and the Red Sand Fortress is facing much more combat pressure than Frontier Town.This was to prepare for the future, and if Owen pulled White down from the throne, the first thing he would do was to change the weapons and equipment of the army in the Red Sand Fortress and strengthen the defense line to the north.With this railway, it will be much easier to transport weapons, and you will not have to go around the Mystery Realm Forest for a long time, which will greatly save time.A large area around the Red Sand Fortress is a wasteland with severe water shortages, and is more affected by the curse of the Kaztus than the Frontier Town.Lack of water and want to develop industry?
It was difficult, so it was impossible to count on the construction of military factories locally.Although sprinkling ash powder can break the curse, it is impossible to recover all at once, and it obviously takes a long time to rejuvenate.As such, the water used in the Red Sand Fortress is very restrained, after all, most of the water is laboriously brought in from the outside.This gave birth to a profession - water porters, and there were many people in Fengsui City who could not farm without fields, and they barely survived by delivering water to the Red Sand Fortress.The remaining small amount of water is used to clear the snow after the snow falls in the winter and the soldiers are not fighting, and to store it for use after it melts and the impurities settle.In addition, there is water produced by the use of magic by water magicians.Of course, this supply is a drop in the bucket.All in all, if it weren't for the extremely important strategic position of the Red Sand Fortress, relying on the continuous blood transfusion of the Dawn Kingdom, this fortress would not have been able to survive at all."
I see."
Thoma nodded understandingly.Next, the two sides had a detailed discussion on the construction of the railway.It was determined that there would be three parties involved in the construction of this railway, namely Frontier Town, Nuwa and the Wanzu Alliance.The Alliance of All Nations had only just been formed, and it had neither money nor technology, and it mainly provided labor.The subhuman race is much stronger than humans, and should be able to shorten the construction time a bit.Half of the funds required for the entire project were provided by Frontier Town and Nowa.In terms of technology, of course, the border town will provide it, and correspondingly, Noa will also send some people to participate in the construction of the railway.The two sides were responsible for half of the production of relatively low-tech things, such as rails and carriages, and Owen would send people from the Ministry of Industry to assist in the construction of the corresponding factories in Nowa.As for the key steam locomotive, it was naturally made in the border towns, but the dwarven craftsmen were allowed to participate in it.The survey of the railway route is scheduled for the beginning of next spring after the snow melts, and if nothing else, construction will begin in earnest in the summer.After discussing the railway, the two sides discussed other matters, such as the purchase of other ores from Nowa.For the night, Owen stayed in the upscale room provided by Nowa.The living environment is much better than that of Shensha Village, but it is still not as comfortable as your own castle.At the end of the visit, Owen returned to the border town with his escort non-stop.As soon as he returned, Owen saw Clive and Viscount Jarvis with solemn faces, which made his heart tighten."
What's wrong with you two?
What bad things happened during my time in Frontier Town?
Could it be an undead monster......"
"That's not it. ”Viscount Jarvis shook his head and said, "The northern city wall is now impregnable, and the undead monsters have not been able to break through the fire defense line of the People's Army so far, and something happened to the Dongsheng Fortress." ”Dongsheng Fortress?!
Kuros!
Owen's face darkened, and he asked in a deep voice, "What's going on over there?"
”"Lord Marquis, you came back in a timely manner."
Clive replied, "Yesterday Miss Winnie flew to the Eastrise Fortress for regular contact, and the Pearl and Corette families gathered their vassal nobles and led their soldiers to launch a surprise attack on the castle. ”"It shouldn't be."
Hearing this, Angelica was a little incomprehensible, and stood up and asked: "These two families should be very aware of how strong the military strength of Border Town is, and at this time, they are not afraid that Border Town will attack them?"
”"That being said, but yesterday Miss Winnie reported that their soldiers also had muskets in their hands."
Viscount Jarvis reached out and stroked his beard, and a flash flashed in his only remaining eye."
That's probably their biggest reliance.""
Oh?
I see. ”Angelica glanced at Owen on purpose.Muskets?!
Owen's face became more and more gloomy, where did the Pearl and Corrett families get their muskets?
There is no doubt that, judging from the information he has at his disposal, it must have been provided by White in secret.As for choosing to do it in winter, it is probably because he feels that Frontier Town is busy dealing with undead monsters during this time period and has no time to deal with what happened in Dongsheng Fortress.By the time winter had passed, the Pearl and Corlett families would have taken control of the Rising Fortress and were ready to fight the Frontier Town.There may also be support from the royal capital, making the two families think that there is a high probability of holding the Dongsheng Fortress.Good guy, don't forget to do something behind your back even in winter, White is really not worry-free.Fortunately, the current strength of the border town is quite abundant, last year nearly 500 militia plus the Templars were able to defend the northern city wall, and this year the People's Army has expanded to 1,000 people, and the weapons and equipment have also been upgraded, so it is naturally not a problem to resist undead monsters.In other words, Frontier Town will not be restrained by undead monsters, and is fully capable of sending troops south to deal with the Pearl and Corette families.What's more, White copied the original musket, the front-loading flintlock pistol, which was the same musket used by the musket team sent to garrison the Dongsheng Fortress.With such backward muskets, it is impossible to defeat the KPA equipped with bolt-action rifles.Therefore, White's wishful thinking may be in vain."
Your Lord!"
At this moment, Winnie flew down from the sky and hurriedly said, "...... over there at the Dongsheng Fortress" "I already know." ”Owen raised his hand and interrupted, "Let's go, let's go to the north wall to discuss countermeasures." ”Finally came back from the Mystery Forest, but Owen didn't have time to rest, and hurried to the barracks to hold an emergency military meeting.In addition to Viscount Jarvis, the meeting was attended by high-ranking officers and soldiers who had previously discussed the Black Dragon King's operations, as well as Templar Captain Bray Ggergefer.It is inconvenient for the church to interfere in other countries' civil wars, and Bray came mainly to discuss how to deal with the undead monsters after the KPA is reduced.After some discussion, it was decided to urgently gather 700 soldiers to go south to the Dongsheng Fortress on all the ships that the frontier town could mobilize, including but not limited to cement steamboats.Since the heavy artillery is to deal with large undead monsters, and it is also heavy, it is inconvenient to carry and move, so the artillery is not allowed to participate in this operation.Heavy machine guns too.This is also an opportunity, as long as the Pearl and Corette families are cleaned up, there should be no resistance on the side of the Eastrise Fortress, and Owen intends to recover all the nobles' territories.This lord is backed by a tech tycoon