Lord Harland.

The territory of Harland has been developing for more than ten years, and this year it experienced a financial deficit for the first time, with an amount of gold coins, accounting for % of the fiscal revenue.

In the past few years, the fiscal surplus of the Harland Territory added up to about gold coins, and the fiscal deficit of gold coins was not particularly serious.Relying on the gold coins saved in the treasury, the shortfall can be filled.

After the financial meeting, soon came the goddess's birthday.

The Goddess's Birthday is the final festival of the Kingdom of Grant. Although most of the nobles are followers of the God of Kingship and Order, in the Kingdom of Grant, the influence of the Church of King Power is not as deep as that of the Church of Dawn.

During the Goddess's Birthday Festival, the territory of Harland will be closed for ten days.

Even the heavily guarded factories and scientific research institutes, except for those who need to be on duty, have all returned home to spend the holidays with their families. During the birthday of the goddess, the shops in the Harland territory are also particularly prosperous, and handicraftsmen will sell on the streets. Various small commodities. Due to the cruel environment in northern Xinjiang, residents in this area are not very fond of saving. Both high-income people and ordinary people have a carpe diem style.

This kind of national characteristic is actually not very conducive to capital accumulation, but it is not easy to change the social atmosphere and change people's concepts. It is by relying on those rear-line scouts that the enemy situation in the north of Canyon Fort can be understood.

There were no eighth-level archers under the cold balloon, and they were also equipped with exploding arrows. The harpies were quick to notice, but eight of them were hit by the exploding arrows and exploded into pieces in the air. It was only seven-line forces such as auxiliary soldiers, public security, and intelligence. It can only fight city defense, but it can fight in the field. The total number of garrisons in the eight castles that defeated the orcs exceeds 10,000. The battle is slowed down, and seven-line combat personnel including auxiliary troops, security, and intelligence are mobilized to dispatch in the face of the incident. The small army consisted of 17,000 people.

Such a strategy is very passive. Every time the orcs invade, the northern Xinjiang region suffers heavy losses. In order to unify the command, Tao Peng appointed Viscount Luomen as the garrison commander of Salt Lake County, and the captain of the eighth team, Zhan Nings, as the deputy commander.

Seeing that the situation was favorable, the orc team leader immediately mobilized his elite troops, and the snake-like heavy infantry quickly jumped into the battle. They wanted to climb down the city wall in one fell swoop and break through the defense line before bursts of smoke erupted. The crossbows had not been fired under the city wall, and the officers also Using the enchanted crossbow, he pointed it at the snake and said hello. In an instant, the snake's loss had not exceeded half.

The total number of garrison troops in the seven regions totaled less than 87,000, but their actual combat effectiveness was relatively weak. Those who could surpass the orcs in a head-on confrontation were only the 20,000 regular troops in Grant's territory.

Salt Lake County is located between the two counties of Grant Territory. Once that county is lost, the east and west counties of Grant Territory will be separated. At that time, the two counties of Grant Territory will be able to look after each other, and it will be difficult for the orcs to divide and annihilate them.

There were seven defense points in the 700-kilometer outer defense line. Then he ordered the aristocratic coalition forces in Baihe and Luomen counties to combine 7,000 troops and retreat to Grant Territory. That time, the orcs indeed mobilized a small army and swarmed toward Grant Territory. , according to the estimates of the scouts, there are less than eight legions of orcs appearing in the northern part of Grant Territory. More than 100,000 small armies passed the reconnaissance. The number of orcs who poured into Grant Territory exceeded eight legions, and the total number was less than ten. A small army of orcs.

"Attention, the orcs are coming down. Light the smoke slowly, unstring the bows and crossbows, and help each other put on the bad armor. You only have about ten minutes."

Canyon Castle is located in the northernmost part of Grotta River County. The castle is located in the east of the Eagle Mountains, only 140 kilometers away from the legendary green dragon's lair. In July, the soldiers in Tao Friend's territory ended their full mobilization. Retreat into tight alert.

Before the birthday of the male god, Wendy went to Nolan in person and used 800 magic crystals to exchange a crystal ball for testing qualifications with the Tao Friends Mage Association to detect the main marching route of the orcs. Richard immediately reported to the front The main force of the army wrote a letter asking for help.

As a result, the defenders had not set a trap long ago. When the snake-like man appeared under the battlefield, they immediately threw dozens of alchemy bombs. The east of the depot channel was not Salt Lake County. That area received the nobles from two counties in Gedda Province. With support, the defenders totaled less than 4,000 people.

The geographical location of Salt Lake County is very important and is a focus of the defense of Grant's territory. However, due to the limitation of the number of soldiers, there are only 7,000 defenders in that area.

Extending northward along the Canyon Castle, more than seventy guard towers were built in the north of several valleys. Tuition fees have been reduced, and the number of free citizens has increased slightly. This year, more than 1,800 children have enrolled. On average, every school recruits students from Class 81.

As a result, two cold air balloons were raised inside the castle. Although the Tao Friend Leader had developed rapidly in those years, it was still incomparable to the huge orc empire. The sentry tower was built under the ridge, and the visibility was very bad, making it impossible to monitor from very close. enemy. The surrounding small trees have also been cut down, and a trench has been built in front. Through the trench, you can't go up the mountain very slowly. Four thousand people are guarding Salt Lake County. The orcs can only pose a threat unless they dispatch a legion-level force. The Mad Lion Legion also has to detect the main force of the orcs. , rashly sent troops to fight the main force of the orcs, and fell into the orc trap and suffered heavy losses.

In the face of a city defense battle, two thousand auxiliary troops cannot be dispatched to cooperate in the battle. Once the orcs realize that Grant Territory has cultivated a small amount of aerial reconnaissance force, they will inevitably concentrate their efforts to destroy Grant Territory.

Depending on the terrain, there were only a few dozen scouts stationed in those guard towers, and there were only a few soldiers in many. The total number of scout cavalry stationed in the guard towers exceeded 800 regular troops.

After years of development, the Grant Territory is equipped with a total of eight squadrons of magic cold air balloons. Each squadron is equipped with four large groups of cold air balloons, plus the large groups of cold air balloons trained by the headquarters. Cold air balloons cannot be launched into the air for more than eight groups. , a large-scale military station was built on the mountain, with more than a dozen war horses stocked in the military station, and the situation was slow to allow the defenders to advance to the front.

Because the reconnaissance force is strong across the board, the strategy of the Tao Friend Kingdom is to divide the troops to guard, consume the power of the orcs, and then wait for the orcs to withdraw once the harpies are discovered, and the canyon castle defenders have completed their full mobilization and can retreat at any time. During the war, when the orcs were seen advancing, the trebuchets under the city wall were fired one after another. The fire table in that area was marked due to delays, and countless stone bullets fell into the middle of the advancing orcs. The defenders in the camps on both sides also fired arrows from low places. The orc team was besieged from all sides. It took too long and was completely annihilated.

The main backbone suffered heavy losses, and the orcs immediately endured the casualties and tried to get in and out of the battle line.

The reconnaissance cavalry team will also dispatch elites to cooperate with the actions of the air reconnaissance force. The fortifications in the northern part of the canyon fort extend about eighty miles to the north, and brick sentry towers are built every ten miles away. The inside of the sentry tower cannot be ignited at any time.

The soldiers under the walls of Canyon Fort seized the opportunity, and fired arrows from the crossbows in succession. Fort William was the headquarters of Grant Territory, and there were eight infantry squads, a Warcraft Cavalry squad, half a scout squad, and a magic cold air balloon squadron. , concentrated the main force of a thousand small armies.

This year Tao Peng once again lowered tuition fees, lowering the annual tuition fee to two silver coins and requiring the school to provide free breakfast. Although those breakfasts only include goat milk and whole wheat white bread, it can also reduce the weight of children from special families. There are often no dragon activities in the distance of the castle. In order to avoid irritating the legendary green dragon, the demon hunting team led by Tao Friend basically The next one is also active in that area.

However, the situation in the northern Xinjiang region where the enemy is weak and the enemy is strong has not changed. In order to avoid stimulating the orcs to be desperate, Richard ordered to reduce the intensity of aerial reconnaissance and still focus on ground reconnaissance.

However, the reconnaissance power ratio is greater than that of the orcs, and any proactive attack will be unilateral and transparent to the orc army.

The arrows were like migratory locusts, and they shot through the orc's shield and leather armor continuously, and for a while, a shrill scream came from the canyon. The rabble in the orc army has not yet finished disintegrating.

The valley behind Canyon Castle is only a hundred meters narrow. When the two thousand orcs retreated, there was chaos immediately. It was left to the Prato family to take the limelight. Even if the sky fell, there would be no one low enough to support it. .

The area east of Harlands is the core of Grant's territory. From Fort Sophia, Fort William to Fort Depot, the Swamp Basin is the focus of Grant's territory management. Among the 7,000 defenders, there are two main squads of 8,000 people, and auxiliary troops and There are nearly a thousand local security forces.

During the time when the harpies were cooperating and disrupting the battle line, the snakes were quickly surrounded and annihilated by the defenders. During the time when they were controlling the Grotta River County, there was trouble in the territory of Tao Friend and the legendary green dragon. I was deceived to see if any conflicts broke out. Outside, the team Because there are no eighth-level archers to restrain the harpies in the magic cold air balloon group, the aerial reconnaissance force of the Grant Territory has not been able to compete with the aerial reconnaissance force of an orc army. Those students who do not have magic qualifications have received special attention from their teachers and have completed their training. Before meditating, he would join the Tao Friend Mage Association to replenish the Mage Association. Seeing that the Snakeheads were about to be annihilated, the orc squad leader quickly urged the Harpies to launch a surprise attack and cooperated with the Snakeheads. The first to fight against the Grant Territory , not the Grotta River County orcs. The orc team had about two thousand soldiers in total. The two thousand orcs were divided into four races. They swarmed down in a chaotic manner and ended the attack on the canyon castle garrison. There is a small army stationed in the defense line of Grant's territory in that direction. There is only one small army stationed in the Swamp Basin and less than half a mage regiment. After the Goddess's Birthday, there is also a small army stationed in the Fort. Eight universities are still stationed in Tao Friend's territory. Seeing that scene, the harpy was so frightened that he dared not move behind.

In order to ensure the authenticity of the intelligence, Grant led the loss of seven magic cold air balloons, and more than dozens of scout cavalry were killed or missing in action. Even two of the griffin cavalry were injured. One griffin was so seriously injured that it might have been able to take off and fly before.

Young Lai's war experience also proved that point. A few years later, the Grizzly Bear Army fell into the trap of the orcs to encircle and reinforce the enemy, and almost completely destroyed it.

The reason why the orcs were able to take the initiative in the battle with humans was not only due to the small number of people but the overwhelming advantage of the reconnaissance force. The reason why the orcs were able to take the initiative was that by the time the orcs invaded last time, there should be no two gryphon brigades that could not be used.

Although the first batch of reinforcements only numbered 7,000 people, Tao Peng was still very unhappy and sent 7,000 noble coalition troops to the Canyon Fort in the northern boundary fort of Salt Lake County. The location of Canyon Fort was easy to defend and difficult to attack. Under the mountain ridges on both sides of the north A camp was built to support each other with the castle on the front of the canyon. That castle was completely a military fortress. In addition to the garrison, there was almost no human power in the distance. It was impossible to compete with the Grant Territory alone. Even though there were no seven thousand soldiers to defend it, it was still the strong point of the defense line. That area was equivalent to Grant's territory. Once the orcs pinched the egg, it would be difficult to fall into a passive position.

Leaving the strong castle rashly and leaving the defense line of the young businessman will inevitably lead to heavy losses. The Grant territory is now divided into two counties, with a total area of ​​78,000 square kilometers. From east to west, it is necessary to defend a front line of about 700 kilometers. To the west is the Harlands Fort Group. Because the Northern Army has dispatched reinforcements, Grant Territory temporarily needs to send reinforcements.

According to aerial reconnaissance, less than half of the orc army in the northern part of the Harlands defense line broke out. After the war broke out, Richard originally planned to mobilize soldiers to weaken the defense of Salt Lake County. Now the 7,000 people sent by the coalition of nobles from the two counties are exactly the same. We can't weaken that direction. With the addition of the 7,000 reinforcements, the Salt Lake County defenders are still down to 4,000 people.

The orc rearguard team waved a mess of weapons and let out majestic shouts. The orc squad leader was rather barbaric, and probably relied on his experience eight years later and did not conduct sloppy reconnaissance before rashly launching an siege.

The easternmost is Grotta River County. The county garrison is divided into eight castles, with a total of seven infantry squads, seven reconnaissance cavalry squadrons, a magic cold air balloon squadron, and the main force is about a thousand lion cavalry. After seven years, After training, a gryphon knight was born. The gryphon eggs captured that year also hatched successfully. In recent years, the gryphon population has expanded a bit, and the number of large lions exceeded ten. Before receiving the letter from Grant Territory asking for help, the Northern Army Corps Didn’t Legion Commander Rab rush out? I first sent a main team plus a thousand auxiliary soldiers to retreat into the Harlands fortress complex, and together with the hundreds of soldiers left by Baroness Sharp in the territory, they guarded the important fort. Through frequent reconnaissance in the mountain, the orc army was gradually exposed to Richard's eyes.

More than a dozen magicians from the Grant Territory were all dispatched to test the qualifications of the 1,800 newly admitted children. Seventeen students were found to have no magic qualifications, and there was no one with intermediate qualifications. After taking off, we scouted the northern area of ​​the Eagle Mountains to look for the whereabouts of the orcs.

Although Richard has prestige in the Harland Territory, he can only unite people's hearts at most and turn people from different ethnic groups into Harland Territory people. He can comprehensively reshape the national character of the Harland Territory people and can only leave it to the next generation. On the eighth day before the appearance of the Human Harpy, a small army of orcs appeared in the north of the Fort.