I have a shelter

After three days at the castle, George made his way to the mouth of the valley.

The fog is very thin today, and it seems that with the disappearance of the last source of disaster in the valley, there will be more and more good weather.

Everyone accompanied him as they rode along the wooden track that was built to the end of the mist in the west. The laborers, horses, and ogres on the road pushed and pulled huge rail cars filled with gravel and other materials. There were knights, nobles, and soldiers constantly shuttled through the hazy fog, lashing the whips on those who were lazy hiding in the fog.

There are also shelter residents who set up pots and tents to distribute food to workers on shifts and heal their injuries.

After the Wolf Slayer Legion returned, they switched defenses with the Black Lake Corps led by Martin. These guys were responsible for the defense here nearby.

In fact, after the preliminary transportation and preparation work, most of the entire population in the valley has been concentrated here, and the remaining old people, young women, and the weak have been arranged in the Rat Territory. Therefore, the mission of the Wolf Slayer Legion is only to occasionally send out a few small groups to patrol the northern area of ​​the valley. The main force is still stationed in the shelter and takes turns to patrol outside the valley entrance.

At noon, when the sun was high overhead, George stood in front of the valley mouth. The valley mouth, which is more than 700 meters wide, is in full view, and the city wall, which is more than four meters high, has been built for more than 50 meters.

There are steep cliffs on both sides of the valley entrance. Countless workers have crowded the valley entrance. The four-meter-high city wall is surrounded by construction equipment and piles of various materials.

Leaving aside transportation and other preparations, it took a total of two weeks and a few days from the official start of construction to now. So this efficiency can be called terrifying. However, although Krober integrated everyone, he made the best of everything. But it was now the end of May, and there were at most five more months of blood moon (Anthony calculated that there would be the first heavy snow in October), so time was very tight.

According to Klopper's original idea, in two months' time, when the construction period entered a period of weakness, he would kill people. The blood sacrifice would stimulate the efficiency of the project. I heard that after George went to the lair, a large number of refugees came from the east, so Klopper Luo Bo felt that no matter how many people died, there would never be a shortage of people.

But this batch of ogres and demon spiders made him breathe a huge sigh of relief.

"Sir, look." Krober pointed to a cliff far in front of the city wall in the valley, where many demon spiders were climbing and building those cliffs to make them more steep. A large amount of stone and soil continued to fall from the cliff. Under the command of the Spider Queen, the Demon Spider and the workers transported the stone and soil in batches to the city wall: "Previously, these materials could not be used as city walls, but now many We can all use local materials.”

Krober said: "The suggestions put forward by the Spider Queen are very good - those cliffs are not steep enough, and some monsters that are good at climbing can easily get over in the heavy fog. Now after taking a rest, add another layer Spider web, this road is completely blocked. In addition, according to my previous inspection outside the valley, there are several areas where you can cross the mountains. We plan to build some fortresses in several dangerous locations in the future. They are all necessary routes, easy to defend and difficult to attack. According to the defense pattern of the Demon Spider Fortress, it does not require a few groups of soldiers to defend it, and it only takes a while to resist the arrival of large forces. "

George nodded. If you don't take this road to attack the inside of the valley from outside, other roads will be extremely difficult to cross. Troops cannot concentrate when crossing mountains, let alone carry large equipment, and it is even more difficult for creatures with inflexible bodies to cross the steep mountains. As long as some guard towers are built in the future, they can be blocked. Judging from the terrain of the valley, after building bunkers in many locations, one man can block the barrier and no one can open it. After a few days of blocking, the support troops came over.

Fighting against the black tide will be an extremely long process, and the demons will never take advantage of it. This road is difficult to walk, and if you cannot collect souls, you will have to divert your flow to the south. And if the Kuroshio can be contained here, and the southern troops harass and attack the rear of the Kuroshio, the devil will also have a huge headache.

I'm afraid the best decision for the demons is to take down the easy-to-fight area in the south first. While collecting souls to increase your troops, you will also increase your depth.

The Kuroshio's main attack direction is also in the south, where not only is the threat greater, but there is also more meat to eat. Therefore, as long as the shelter survives the most difficult period, Kuroshio will not have so much energy to focus on this nail house.

"However, sir, if what the devil said is true, I'm afraid this city wall alone is not enough." Krober thought of what George said in the meeting that morning, and couldn't help but feel worried.

When George came back three days ago, Krober and others excitedly reported to him the situation of the war in the east. Judging from the reports of those refugees from the east, the situation is very optimistic.

But George gave them a heads-up. This group of guys became nervous again - he firmly declared defeat, and they were shown the terrifying power of little demon lords like Siljak.

So if demons like Siljak are only responsible for logistics in the Black Tide Movement, how long can those corrupt noble coalition forces support them?

"The construction of a city wall is never done overnight. Judging from the news brought back by the refugees, the first phase of the large city wall is enough to withstand the black tide for a period of time - at least we don't have to worry about the huge tide of corpses. "George said: "Without the zombie wave attacking our territory, the remaining elite demons have nothing to fear - don't worry, the ones stationed in this valley are the most powerful guarding force in the entire Northern Territory."

George was extremely confident when he said these words, which made Krober's somewhat bent waist gradually straighten up again. He looked at the lord in front of him, and was infected by his confidence, and his heart was full of determination for the future.

George was naturally extremely confident, because most of those words were made up by him - according to Hillyak's information, the main force of the Kuroshio in the early stage was about as intense as the core area of ​​the necropolis. It's just that the scale is terrifying.

Siljak and others, who were hidden in the valley by the demons, were already the backbone of the early black tide. Fallen angels like the Great Demon Lord or Elizabeth who have not yet awakened need to wake up and emerge after the world collapses again after the blood moon.

According to the devil's plan in the valley given by Siljak, there is actually plenty of time. As long as they can establish a firm foothold in the valley and cooperate with the main forces of the Holy See and other countries in the future, they may not be able to kill the black tide in advance.

Of course, this idea may be too optimistic. After all, the source of many disasters may be hidden in the Holy See.

So George had to pour cold water on them and make them energetic and nervous.

The news brought back by the refugees is so optimistic.

Because the Holy See sent troops.

Although only one Templar Knights joined the battle, the southern countries also sent a coalition force. The front line is currently enjoying successive victories, and the results achieved by the Holy See's core armed forces are also terrifying and astonishing.

This Templar Order comes from the 'St. Wilmick's Cathedral' (the closest church to the north). There were three hundred Templars, one hundred priests, and three thousand church sergeants. Added together, it is the establishment of the entire Knights Templar.

At that time, Bishui City was surrounded by the black tide, and the entire war zone was in haze. As the vanguard of the coalition forces, the Knights Templar guarding the flag arrived in advance and defeated the Black Wave's offensive in one battle, resolving the crisis.

Afterwards, when the coalition forces arrived, humans actually started a counterattack. He was ready to regain his lost territory and attack the fallen royal capital.

The great nobles have even begun to discuss the issue of profit distribution, and the Duke has begun to worry about the Western Territory instead of worrying about the Kingdom of Rodunk being carved up.

Regarding this matter, Siljak said it was extremely ridiculous. But she couldn't tell the reason. After all, she didn't know much about the situation in the east, and from what she saw, the strength of the 'Templar Knights' was indeed terrifying.

What if the bishops and knights of each diocese want to be led by Bishop Dawn? Before the blood moon comes, the black tide will be extinguished, and there will be no chance of development.

But the key is that the "Knights Templar" in the sanctuary are more powerful than that.

And the ‘Aloysius’ mentioned by Siljak always reminded George of that priest.

Shaking his head, George stopped thinking about this. Judging from the information brought back by the refugee flow, the foundation he has established in the valley is extremely rich. It's definitely not easy to remove the nail in my neck.

Judging from the news coming from the front line, George can somewhat understand the current intensity of the Black Tide - I am afraid that the current large forces of demons are still mainly blasphemy-level.

Generally speaking, the current intensity of the Black Tide should be similar to that of the Necropolis. The main force is equivalent to the monster group in the core of the Necropolis plus low-level demon-level monsters such as Demon Spiders. Backbone can't be too different from Rosenkavalier.

Many demons like Elizabeth and Siljak may still be lurking and may not have joined the dark tide yet.

The noble coalition forces are all private armies of various big nobles, and most of them are not much stronger than the private armies of the valley nobles. Probably similar to the troops stationed in Wind Yong City. The Duke of Yongfeng City is the elite of the coalition of princes, and their combat effectiveness should not be much different from the Wolf Slayer Legion when they first set foot in the necropolis. Among them, the average combat power of the Duke's Iron Wall Knights should be around 50.

This is an extremely terrifying strength, because the Wolf Slayer Legion was wearing divine pattern armor and weapons at that time, while the Duke's army did not have divine patterns, but was better equipped.

When the Five Hundred Wolf Slayers were first formed, they almost collapsed at the core of the cemetery. When the coalition faced the main force composed of monsters of the same level as the Profaned Knight and the Scarlet Huntress, you can imagine how difficult it was! The ability to support the arrival of the Knights Templar was entirely due to the defensive advantage and the command of the Duke - to be able to persist such a ragtag group until now, its commanding ability is terrifying.

So what is the strength of the Knights of St. Wilmick's Cathedral?

Based on the memory of George's predecessor, he has some understanding of this.

The name of this knightly order sent to the front line is the "Thorn Birds". The chief knight is the famous Earl of Thorns "Jagger" from the Kingdom of Elda. This lord is a truly powerful nobleman. We can also tell something about the relationship between the knights and the emblem of the count's family.

It can be said that his status in Elda is no less than that of Duke Yongfeng. He is a figure who shakes the ground whenever he stamps his feet.

It is said that the Earl of Thorns is an old friend of Archbishop Wickwhite, and he contributed a lot to the alliance this time.

The Knights of the Thorn Birds have a long history. Its initial establishment originated from the Battle of Thorns three centuries ago. At its peak, this army numbered more than 2,000 people, and its name was feared. It was one of the best among the Seven Kingdoms.

But the long-standing inheritance does not mean that the military spirit can be carried out forever. Although it still shines in the later history, it has gradually declined in the struggle for power.

However, even so, among the various Templar Knights, the strength of the Thornbirds is hovering at the middle level, and these more than 3,000 people are the elite among the elite no matter where they are placed.

Although those Thorn Sergeants are just ordinary soldiers, most of them are cavalry! According to George's previous memory, their combat effectiveness when dismounted should be around 30-this is equivalent to a noble knight.

And many noble knights may not be able to achieve such combat effectiveness on horseback.

How strong are 3,000 excellent noble knights combined? Normally, noble knights are rarely singled out to form a unit to fight. Generally, a knight leads 50-75 followers. Even if they form a cavalry unit, the knight leads the followers.

In history, there was a stubborn king who did this - led 900 noble knights to charge at the 20,000-man army, and the result was that the 20,000-man army was defeated in one battle.

Of course, the level of that army must be not very good, but this can also show what impact the knights will have on the entire war situation when they form an army.

So, it is indeed completely possible for these more than 3,000 people to solve the siege of Bishui City in one battle, and it is not a problem for the main force of the Black Tide. With the help of the huge coalition forces, this battle of the Black Tide in the North Territory can indeed make the nobles have an optimistic attitude.

If George had not seen guys like Hillyak who are still small lords among the demons, he would probably have the same attitude as the Church and many nobles in the South, thinking that the Black Tide can be annihilated in the North.

So George believes that this victory is likely just the demons deliberately luring troops into the depths

But this is just a guess. Even Hillyak is not sure how many forces like Hillyak and even Elizabeth are lurking in the North Territory.

The Church still has seven or eight troops like the Thornbirds. So no one can guess what will happen in the future.

But if the Duke's coalition is completely wiped out in the North, the difficulty in the future will undoubtedly increase a lot.

'The shelter needs more people. We need to gain a foothold in the North, not wait to die here.' George clenched his fists.

It is a very difficult decision to make whether to get the Duke or to wait and see here.

The shelter needs to develop in a low-key manner now. If it wants to send troops, it will take a great risk. This matter must be weighed. If you are not careful, the shelter will face the difficulty of hell next.

Judging from the current situation, the shelter is not as many as the coalition in the east, but it is an elite force-even the team led by Martin is also the upper middle of the noble army. After training, it will be the elite of the nobles.

Taken together, the current strength of the shelter is not worse than that of the coalition. The capital for standing on the valley is extremely rich.

As long as they keep a low profile, the Black Tide will not surge all over. It is very likely that it will be less than half, or even less. Because in the original plan of the demons, the valley is not to be taken care of! This has greatly disrupted their rhythm. There will not be too many troops temporarily assigned.

With the geographical advantage, it is not difficult to survive.

But the death of Elizabeth and the demise of Hillyak, did the demons really not receive any news?

There are Mist Cultists in the valley. Although they were later cleaned up by Wolpe, the news of the destruction of the bloodline must have spread.

The demons should know that there is a force in the valley, but it is not clear how strong this force is.

If they feel that this force makes them uneasy, they may really concentrate their strength to pull out this nail first.

Therefore, if the troops they bring out can pull out the Duke's scattered forces, they can show weakness to the demons. Let the Black Tide absolutely rest assured that the remaining human forces in the western border will make the decision to move the main force south. Then not only will the Sanctuary be able to resist the Black Tide after the Blood Moon, but the South and the Church will also be truly united. They will truly fight against this doomsday.

Now the power of the Sanctuary is actually not to be underestimated.

If the Church has seven or eight Thornbirds troops, then there is also one and a half Templar armed forces here.

From the combat effectiveness of the Wolf Slayer Corps, the combat effectiveness of the sergeants has reached an average of 40+, the comprehensive combat effectiveness of the veterans who can use the hymn is to reach 50+, and the sergeants are all above 70+.

Compared with the Thornbirds, the only flaw is that the Wolf Slayer Sergeants are all heavy infantry, not cavalry. However, if we take a comprehensive view, the combat effectiveness of the two troops can be equal.

As for the Thornbirds Knights, the combat effectiveness rating should be around 100, and the Dawn Knights (white robes) that have been enhanced by potions can reach this number. Among them, the Red Robe Knights are even more powerful than the Templar Knights. Each of them is enough to serve as the Knights of the Thornbirds Knights.

The battle at the lair had made the Wolf Slayer Corps fully mature, and they were now fully capable of fighting against the monsters led by the demons.

The other half of the Templar Knights is Martin's army. They are still training and have not changed their equipment. The average combat power of the three thousand noble private soldiers is about 12, which can reach 20+ after changing their equipment, but their fighting will is still a little weak - slightly stronger than Gavi's army at the beginning. Fighting against the group of corrupted monsters is not a problem, and they can resist the troops led by the blasphemy level, but the casualties will be very high.

If they encounter a battle of this intensity in the cemetery, without George and others leading many Dawn Knights, they will definitely be in trouble.

As for the three hundred noble knights, their combat power is somewhat uneven.

Among them, those with low ideological awareness and fighting will still need to be tempered have a combat power of about 20. Those who have better equipment and very good martial arts are about 30. In addition, there are a small number of noble knights with good equipment and ideological awareness. They have basically mastered some hymns. After taking some of the distributed scavenger potions and blood giants, their combat power can reach about 50.

This unit should be trained, even if it is just to gather the refugees outside the valley into the shelter.

So it is just right for this half of the Templar Armed Forces to go out.

According to some information provided by Hillyak, they should indeed go out before the blood moon comes.

Originally, Elizabeth and Hillyak's first mission after leaving the valley was to go there.

It was about the treasure hidden by the demons in the cold desert.

Those strategic weapons must not be allowed to be obtained by the demons!