Tales of the Reincarnated Lord

Chapter 585: Malek Line of Defense

"His Royal Highness, Master Malek and Master Baldfinger are already waiting in the small meeting room, look..." Genorio urged.

"Okay, let's go." Lorist nodded: "Andbel, you practice a few more basic sword poses, and then go take a shower, don't catch a cold."

Lorist touched the head of Andabel, who was holding a small wooden sword, and then turned and left.

Since Anderber got more and more naughty and didn't like to read and calligraphy, Lorist decided to teach him swordsmanship in desperation and lay the foundation for him earlier. Surprisingly, Anderber is really talented in martial arts, and he is also very interested and patient in martial arts. He doesn't always want to sneak out to play like when learning knowledge. It took only three days for Lorist to teach him the basic twenty-eight sword strokes, so he proudly boasted that he was worthy of his own kind. This bear kid also has a day to make himself proud.

Bodfinger and Malek came to discuss the defense issue of Bangshan Province this time. How to set up the defense line of Bangshan Province, Magic Dragon Mountain Range and the border of the Barbarian Plain is an important matter related to the long-term stability of the Governor of Bangshan Province, just because of geography. Due to environmental constraints, it took more than a year to conduct a careful survey of the borders of Pangshan Province before discovering that it is difficult for the Norton family to set up a complete and comprehensive defense line because of the canine-tooth woodland and complex hilly terrain. Protect the entire border of Pang Son Province.

Four hundred and seventy-three miles, this is the total distance between the border between Pangshan Province and the Molong Mountain Range and the Barbarian Plains. Even if the Rock Legion has 45,000 people, it is too weak to be scattered on this boundary. The distance can only be arranged for a hundred-man team. If this arrangement is continued, not only will there be no maneuverable force, but even logistics supplies will have to be transported from the rear.

Lorester would never allow one of his family’s main field troops to be spent on this boundary line in vain. Now there are only a few residents in the entire Pangshan Province. Forty-five thousand people are deployed on this boundary line to defend the mountain barbarian tribe. And the invasion of Warcraft, not to mention whether it can be prevented, just relying on this thin defensive line is a passively beaten situation, as long as a point is broken through that entire defensive line completely loses its effect. What's more, the arrangement of the like trenches and walls with stone arrow towers may be able to block the attacks of the mountain barbarian tribes, but definitely cannot block the attacks of the group of monsters and carnivorous monsters.

"His Royal Highness, the staff of the Armed Forces Department has reached a conclusion after more than a month of discussions. To meet the requirements of His Highness, we must establish a defense that does not require much force and can prevent the mountain barbarian tribes and monsters from invading Bangshan Province for a long time. The front line, the best way is to dig an artificial river along the boundary line, and use the river to block the monsters from entering the Pangshan Province. At the same time, it also causes trouble for the invasion of the mountain barbarians. We have plenty of time when they cross the river. Give early warning and respond to it.” Malek reported.

The border of the Pangshan Province map spread out on the table is outlined with a thick red line, which is very dazzling.

"Artificial river?" Lorist looked very interested: "Tell me about the specific plan."

"Yes, Your Highness." Malek continued to report: "This artificial river starts from the upper reaches of the Lancang River in the north, and along the border of the Pangshan Province, it leads to Lake Tailinlod in the Black Forest. The total distance is about 500 miles. As for the scale of this artificial river, we set it to be 50 meters wide and 10 meters deep. After careful investigation by the personnel dispatched by the Ministry of Armed Forces, we have determined that the geographical environment on the boundary line can excavate an artificial river of this scale..."

Lorist suddenly felt a headache. He originally thought he was just digging a small river that was ten meters wide and five or six meters deep. He didn't expect the scale of the artificial river designed by the Ministry of Armed Forces to reach fifty meters wide and deep. For ten meters. Is this an artificial river? Obviously it is the scale of excavating artificial canals...

Malek’s voice is also a little low. After all, the scale of the artificial river channel is too large. Obviously, this means that the family will need to invest a huge amount of money in the next few years to complete it. Even Lorist cannot guarantee this artificial river channel. Does the planned family have the financial resources to implement the project? Malek took out several more drawings and placed them in front of Lorist.

"The staff of the Ministry of Arms and the designers of the Engineering Department have made careful calculations and confirmed that only artificial rivers of this size can intercept the beasts’ attempts to cross the river and make the mountain barbarian tribes awe-inspiring. With the armament of the mountain barbarian tribe They want to cross a fifty-meter-wide river. It takes more than three hours for a thousand people. This allows our guards to have enough time to issue warnings and insist on the arrival of reinforcements."

Malek pointed to an engineering design drawing placed in front of Lorester and said: “The designers of the engineering department and the staff of the armed forces decided to make large mud bricks on site for the mud excavated from this artificial river. Build a trapezoidal dam on the river, and set up guard posts and arrow towers on the dam. In this way, only a small number of patrol personnel can be used for good early warning, whether it is a mountain barbarian or a beast, as long as it is close to the artificial river If they will be found out, the security patrol personnel can light up the wolf smoke to warn the rear, and at the same time use the arrow tower to launch a defensive attack on the mountain barbarian tribes or monsters preparing to cross the river..."

Lorester's head hurts even more. Now it's not just the canal, but the Great Wall is coming out. He seems to have seen countless Kingford flying away with wings, and the angry face of Viscount Speer, the family treasurer. Looking at the drawings carefully, Lorist had to admit that the defensive line of this canal and dam was indeed impeccable, and it was also the best way to solve once and for all the monsters invaded by the mountain barbarian tribes of the Devil Dragon Mountains and the barbarian plains.

Without natural dangers, we would artificially construct a moat. The staff of the Armed Forces Department and the designers of the Engineering Department were indeed a bit more minded this time. Fortunately, the canal and the Great Wall are only more than 500 miles long. Lorester estimated that the family should be able to get this huge project fund through gritted teeth, and there is no need to go bankrupt.

Moreover, if this artificial river and dam construction project is completed, it will have too many benefits for the family and Pangshan Province. Apart from anything else, the Rock Army can be liberated to become a mobile armed force for the family, and Pangshan Province will disarm the encounter mountain. The danger of invasion by the barbarian tribes and monsters can even use this artificial river to improve the province’s water conservancy and irrigation facilities, and build this somewhat wild new province into a land of fish and rice...

"Borg, do you think it is really necessary to build such a huge defense project?" Lorister asked the silent Bodfinger next to him.

"His Royal Highness, I don't know how to say..." Bodfinger smiled bitterly: "In theory, I should oppose it, because the excavation of artificial river channels and the construction of defensive dams will damage the morale of our Norton family's armed forces and let our family The armament has become a tortoise with a shrunken head that relies on this artificial natural danger, and is afraid to attack the mountain barbarian tribe of the Demon Dragon Mountain Range and the wandering barbaric monster group, and can only passively counterattack after being attacked.

But in fact, I wish this artificial river and dam have now been completed. It has only been one year since the Rock Army entered the border line of Pang Son Province, but the number of our soldiers has reached more than 1,200. These casualties were not on the battlefield or in battles. They were basically attacked by small mountain savages during patrols, or they happened to hit the wandering carnivorous beasts and the mountain savages that came out to hunt.

In view of various factors such as the complex terrain and the lack of experience of our soldiers fighting in the mountains and forests, we cannot find an enemy that can be confronted head-on. We always encounter these harassing attacks or encounter various traps. It’s not that our soldiers’ armors are not strong and weapons are disadvantageous, and they lack courage and enterprising spirit. It’s that of the more than 700 soldiers who sacrificed, fewer than 200 people actually fought the enemy head-on and died. Most of the soldiers died of poisoned arrows. , The trap and the encounter with Warcraft. Sometimes when the patrol team is attacked and the rescue arrives, the enemy has already escaped...

At present, the morale of the Rock Legion is a bit low. Our soldiers are used to facing the enemy head-on, even if they encounter multiple enemy attacks without fear. But the soldiers are very unaccustomed to the current situation, because we can't find out where the enemy is. Every time we go out on patrol, there is a great possibility of accidental casualties. Therefore, for me and the soldiers of the Rock Army Corps, it is an inspiring good thing to excavate artificial river channels and build dikes to set border defense lines in accordance with the plan of the Ministry of Arms. "

Lorist patted his forehead and deployed the Rock Legion on the border of Pang Shan Province, because the Rock Legion had a reputation for being good guard. But he forgot that the Rock Legion was not to defend against the attacks of tens of thousands of enemies this time, but to defend the border of Pangshan Province, which was four to five hundred miles long, plus the complicated geographical environment. This is not good defense. The Rock Legion can easily complete the task. If it hadn't been for Bodfinger's report just now, Lorester really didn't know that the Rock Legion had suffered so much casualties and difficulties.

It seems that the canal and the Great Wall have to be started. Lorist asked Malek: "Since the Ministry of Arms has designed this artificial river and dam, there should be engineering calculations and engineering deadlines. Let's talk about it. Let me see how much Golden Ford will cost..."

"His Royal Highness..." Malek was also a little embarrassed: "The budget of the Engineering Department is to excavate this artificial river channel and build the dam, which requires one hundred thousand young and strong labor. If the progress of the project completed each year is 100 miles, it will take five years. The project period, the preliminary budget amount is about 2 million Golden Ford per year."

The Norton family has engaged in many large-scale development projects and are familiar with the budgets of these projects. If there are no prisoners of war to perform hard labor, then the young and strong labors needed must be recruited from the family territory. A young and strong can earn seven or eight golden fortunes in a year, and a year’s salary for one hundred thousand young and strong requires seven to eight hundred thousand. Coupled with free food and drink, welfare subsidies, equipment, transportation, tent accommodation, etc. required for the project, the project budget of two million Jinford is normal.

"However, because the construction site is in the Pangshan Province and the Molong Mountains, as well as the border line of Manyuan, we also need to dispatch family armed forces to protect the project. The family needs to dispatch three main field armies to advance three times from the border line. For about ten miles, absolute control of this area must be guaranteed so that the construction safety of the project can be smoothly guaranteed. After the careful budget of the staff of our Armed Forces Department, the annual military expenditure of each corps needs to increase by one million Golden Ford..." Malek closed the folder in his hand, and he had already reported.

Well, it is very organized. Lorester is very satisfied with the efficiency of the Armed Forces Department. He has a clear budget for all aspects of expenditure, so as to ensure that all budget expenditures have a clear destination and will not become a sum. Confused account.

Sending out a family-armed main field army, this military expenditure only increases by one million Golden Ford a year is already very cost-effective. Wartime subsidies for soldiers, replenishment of wartime wear and tear such as weapons and armors, pensions for sacrificed soldiers and treatment costs for disabled soldiers, supplies of logistical supplies such as materials consumed in building defense facilities, and rewards, etc. Small expenses. Therefore, the cost of one year for a project of 100,000 young laborers plus the cost of the project is only 2 million, but it would cost a million or so of golden ford to dispatch a 45,000-member family army.

According to Malek’s report, the excavation of an artificial river channel plus a dam construction cost of 10 million in five years will enable the governor of Pangshan Province to avoid the invasion of the mountain barbarian tribe and the group of monsters once and for all, so that the family can gain A stable territories directly under the central government, then the family should be able to make up this cost. But the problem is that in order for the project to be carried out smoothly and safely, the family must also dispatch three main field armies, spending an extra 3 million in military expenditures each year, which is 15 million Golden Ford’s additional military expenditures in five years, plus The project cost is a huge figure of 25 million.

Lorist led the family's three main armed groups and the North Sea Fleet in the Faliqiu Plain and the Commercial Alliance for three years, and the family's military expenditure reached more than 10 million. However, the Norton family did not lose money in this war. Instead, because they opened the business route to the central and southern parts of the mainland, mastered the golden sea route in the Sunshine Sea, and invested in the city of Morente to build a transit wholesale market, they earned more than they spent. This is a very cost-effective war business~www.wuxiaspot.com~ and now three main family field armies are dispatched to perform security patrols on the border of Pangshan Province for five years to ensure the safety of the project, an increase of 3 million military expenditures each year Expenditure, it is impossible to get the same amount of return on military expenditures of 15 million in five years, and it may even be necessary to increase military expenditures in conflict with the mountain barbarians...

Sure enough, the report submitted by the Ministry of Armed Forces about the excavation of artificial rivers and dams on the border of Pangshan Province as a defense against the sky caused great repercussions within the family. The treasurer of Speer, who has always been stingy with military expenditures, is the most determined. Opponents, he declared that he would rather the family form two more corps to be responsible for the defense task of the border line of Bangshan Province, or agree that this costly project should be approved.

Lorist had to convene a high-level family meeting to discuss the project. An analysis of Director Speer, Lorist and him changed his attitude, from the most determined opponent to the most determined supporter. Lorist told him that the construction of this man-made defensive sky can guarantee the stability of Pangshan Province for 50 years, so in a 50-year period, it is equivalent to the family's annual expenditure of 500,000 golden ford. But the formation of two new legions to guard this boundary line, not to mention the military expenditure, the annual military expenditure will cost one million, and if there are several major conflicts with the mountain barbarian tribe, more additional military expenditure will be required. In 50 years, it will cost more than 50 million Golden Ford at least.

After Supervisor Speer turned from an opponent to a supporter, the family high-level meeting quickly reached a consensus and decided to implement this plan to defend against the natural moat. The project was handed over to Malek, and Lorist jokingly suggested that the border defense line composed of artificial rivers and dams would be called Malek’s defense line, and it was passed unanimously...

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