I really can't control myself

The news of the gold mine changing hands quickly spread to all parts of the mainland. This gold mine is a famous large gold mine in the mainland. Many surrounding forces are actually watching it. Unexpectedly, it has changed hands so easily now. The process of changing hands also makes people feel a bit bizarre. There were two battles in three days. The Kingdom of Kowikla was victorious first and then was defeated. I heard that the one who was defeated was the famous general Glint. This Glint's name is not only in The Kingdom of Kowikra is very famous, and he is considered a famous general in the whole continent. However, he was defeated by a newly appointed Duke in his twenties. This time Gasain became famous.

The matter was also conveyed to the ears of Emperor Wigley of the St. Willan Empire. He did not expect that Gasein had such a big appetite and was eyeing the big gold mine. Now Gasein really made a fortune, and that gold Even he is jealous of the mine.

"Is it to raise gift money?" Wigley said with a smile.

Of course, the gold mine has been captured, and the empire has to get involved. The benefits are a bit too great. Wigley thought about it, and on the one hand, he began to mobilize the imperial army to move closer to the west to prevent the scale of the war from expanding and it would be too late to respond. On the other hand, it was also a means to put pressure on the Kingdom of Kowikla. It is best for the opponent to do so now Of course, it seems impossible to sign a contract to cede the gold mine.

Wigley also felt that it was impossible for the Kingdom of Kowikla to give up its gold mines, otherwise their country's finances would collapse. However, judging from the current intelligence, it is not easy for the Kingdom of Kowikra to recover the gold mines with nothing. The country is in chaos. For now, it is better to wait for the development of the situation. The empire will definitely not join the war now, but it is still okay to provide some help. Didn't this just win the gold mine? We need a large number of miners, and the empire can provide them.

Garsain is indeed studying the issue of miners. He needs more than just miners. The enemy will definitely come to take back the gold mine, and if they want to occupy it, they must build a defense base. The defense facilities here at the gold mine can only be said to be... very ordinary. Garsain also understands why Grint was so determined to give up the gold mine. This place is really difficult to defend, the terrain is not good, and the surrounding water points are far away. , once besieged, it is easy to run out of water, which is already a taboo for military strategists.

At present, it seems that they have a lot to do, such as strengthening walls, building defense facilities, digging wells, etc., which all require a lot of labor. There are only 400 prisoners in the stronghold now, which can be said to be completely insufficient. Even if the mine stops working, let them We started construction work first, but there were not enough people and the progress was very slow.

Of course, there are manpower here in Gaseon. The territorial rebels had rebelled in various ways before and captured a lot of prisoners to work as slaves. As long as they are sent here, most of the problems can be alleviated, but after all, this is There are still some troubles in the enemy country.

So the first thing Gasein has to do now is to open the transportation line. Once the line is opened, the personnel and supplies in his territory will be sent over, and the gold ore here can also be sent back. Otherwise, the gold ore will be placed in the warehouse here. It's of no use. Simply put, it means building roads.

Of course, there were roads to the gold mine, but the roads that led to the cities of the Kingdom of Kowikra at that time were now being built to lead to their territory. Originally, this matter was quite troublesome. After all, building roads is not a simple job. Although the gold mine is not too far from the territory where Garsain is located, the road is not easy to build. It does not mean that it can be built in a straight line. What to do when you encounter a mountain, what to do when you encounter a river, you have to go around everything. Garsain asked, and based on the current progress, it would take about three or four months to build a road.

Then Linton took action, and everyone was confused. It's not that they doubted whether Linton could help. The question is...are all saints so idle now? Do you even want to help with road construction? Yes, they have never heard of saints helping to build roads. In their opinion, saints would be too low-status to do such a thing.

However, Linton has no time to take care of this. The mission requires the establishment of a battlefield. Now there is a battlefield, but if the mission is to be successful, a lot of infrastructure is needed. This is similar to building a city before. Linton also hopes that the engineering team will come over and work quickly. , isn’t it a joke to ask him to wait three or four months? The mission time has passed.

Of course, Linton was very direct in doing this. He drew a straight line on the map and set off with the engineering team in the army.

"Master Sword Master, what can't be repaired here, that mountain..."

There was a loud "boom", and before the person in charge of the engineering team could finish speaking, there was a sudden loud noise in front of them, and a shaking like the earth was shattering. When they came back to their senses and looked forward, the mountain that was there just now had already Exploded to the ground.

"What mountain?"

"Gudong." The person in charge here swallowed, "No...it's okay..."

Soon the members of the engineering team discovered that following Linton to build roads was simply an act that subverted their outlook on life. Linton used the golden body of fighting spirit, the symbol of the saint, to build roads. This saint-level gentleman was really... no You know what to say to them.

In this way, it only took Linton one and a half days to open a road directly from the gold mine to the territory. He opened mountains and filled rivers when encountering water. He really blasted a straight road alive. The rest of the work was It was handed over to the engineering team to finish the work. The road is now passable except for being a little difficult to walk.

At the same time, the army's reconnaissance team has also discovered traces of the enemy. Yes, the remaining troops of the Kingdom of Kowikra led by Grint did not run too far. They set up camp on the north bank of the Puselus River in the north, and obviously began to gather troops, ready to counterattack at any time.

As expected, it is still impossible for the Kingdom of Kowikra to give up its gold mines. It seems that the enemy will try to counterattack after gathering a certain amount of troops, and they will not have much time to prepare for defense.

After Gasain got the location of the enemy's camp, the first thing he thought about was to take the initiative to attack them and defeat them before the opponent's troops were assembled and replenished, so as to solve their worries. However, he was dissuaded by Linton.

"Do you think Grint wouldn't have thought of it?" Linton said. "The reason why they gathered on the north bank is to give them time to react. Once they discover our attack, they have a chance to retreat. It's not easy to cross that river. , they have enough time to respond, and may even prevent us from crossing the river, which will make it even more troublesome."

"Then we can try a night attack, or... a water attack?" Gaseon said.

"The enemy is more powerful than you, so you must be prepared for these." Linton said, "After being defeated by you once, that Grint will be more cautious. I guess it is useless. If you have this energy, it is better to strengthen the defense."

If he really wants to take action, Linton can come up with a lot of ways. For example, if Linton is leading the army now, he will not build any gold mines at all. He will pretend to defend here and leave some people behind. The large force would directly attack the enemy's main city, wait for the enemy to send troops to support the gold mine, attack the main city, directly destroy his country, and then come back to build the gold mine. Wouldn't it be a good idea?

But now Linton is not trying to defeat the enemy's troops, but building a battlefield. The enemy cannot abandon the gold mine, so it will definitely become a long-term battlefield. The current situation is the most suitable for Linton.

"Then let's do it now..."

"We must now prepare for a long-term battle." Linton said, "The gold mine belongs to us now. We only need to defend here. There is no such gold mine in the Kingdom of Kowikra. The country will collapse sooner or later. We You don’t have to do anything, just keep the gold mine.”

"A long-term battle..." Garsain was obviously impatient and wanted to decide the outcome in one battle. However, after this battle, he felt that at least in terms of strategy, he was not as powerful as Linton, so he should listen to Linton.

"Don't worry, at least we are different now. We have money, don't we?" Linton said, "Now that we have gold mines in hand, our finances must be rich. In this case, we can recruit troops locally."

"Recruit troops locally..." Gasein nodded.

"Of course the population of the territory is also very important, and we cannot recruit too many, otherwise the youth population will suffer a great loss. Why not try mercenaries?" Linton said, "Anyway, we have money now, so recruiting mercenaries is not a good idea."

"This is a good idea." Gasein nodded. Of course it is more common to recruit mercenaries to fight, but that is something only the rich can consider. They were poor before and couldn't do anything about it, but it is different now. They have gold mines. ah.

"So it's good to have money." Linton said, "The problem with coolies..."

"Construction work is already being stepped up, and His Majesty has also sent someone to contact me, who can support a lot of our labor force," Gassern said.

"Do you have to pay taxes to open a mine?" Linton asked.

"Of course." Garsain said.

"No wonder, I thought it was ours if I robbed it." Linton spread his hands, "How about the opposite? What I hate most is that someone robbed my money."

"Hey, hey, you're about to marry someone else's daughter, does it really not matter if you say this now?" Gasan held his forehead.

"Do you still remember the motto of my Meloway family..."

"Our Meloway family has never rebelled. Can you please stop making it up?" Gasan shouted, "Aren't we talking about construction? Why did it suddenly become such a dangerous topic?"

"Oh, yes." Linton nodded. It is indeed more important to complete the task. Although rebellion is interesting, there is no reward. "I don't know when those workers will arrive. You first send people to the surrounding villages to capture some villagers and come back." , let them start construction first.”

"We don't have many soldiers now, and it's hard to control if there are too many people." Garsain said, not without thinking about it.

"It's okay. There is a famine in the Kingdom of Kowikra right now. Most of the villagers are eager for us to capture them. At least they won't starve to death. Just find the villagers who look like refugees and capture them first." Linton said, "We have the gold mine and we have money. Just ask the empire to buy some food. The emperor is probably waiting for you to open the door to do business. It is estimated that the food is ready to be shipped over."