Chapter 273

The mountains on the west side of the Renma hills stretch for thousands of miles. The mountains are composed of large and small hills, hundreds of meters high and tens of meters low. They are stacked one after another and act as a barrier to each other, just like a maze. In the wind season, as the season with the most beautiful natural colors in the year, maple forest has red leaves, hemlock tree is golden, and seabuckthorn everywhere also maintains a deep green. All kinds of color blocks complement each other, and the layers of forest are dyed and colorful.

Bishop Perot stood on the hill, but he had no intention of enjoying the intoxicating beauty.

Below this low hill is a gap connecting the man horse hill and the Everglades. In that year, 40000 ant people poured into the human horse hills through here, poisoned the southern territory of the Gambis Kingdom, and even spread to the South and central part of the Kingdom, killing and wounding thousands of soldiers and more than 100000 affected people.

At the moment, more than 5000 young people are distributed on the 1.2km long gap, digging soil, transporting mud, moving stones and building walls. Although the city walls have been closed, they are only more than 6 meters high and can not play a defensive role at all.

Bishop Perot shook his head again and again, secretly angry, but helpless.

Two years later, the gap in the north and middle of the Renma hills has been blocked. Although it is still far from the completion of the fortress, the 35 meter high wall is enough to resist the attack of ant people. Only the wall of the South gap has not been completed.

The York family mobilized 10000 young people to the south, and only 3000 people were building the city wall. The other 6000 people were busy excavating the artificial lake and building a 6km long canal. They even helped Viscount Randall dig two stream reservoirs.

Unreasonable manpower arrangement leads to slow progress of fortifications. If manpower is concentrated to repair the fortifications first, the wall is now at least 20 meters high. In another four months, the gap can be completely blocked.

Bishop Perot knew well about the York family's streams and reservoirs and the new farming and pastoral system, and he admired the achievements of the new farming and pastoral system. However, no matter how good the production and construction is, there is no military defense guarantee, it is just a sand dune castle. If the army of ant people suddenly comes to the city, these constructions will not come to naught. At that time, the Lord can take the family members to hide in the strong castle, while most civilians can only flee and be displaced.

Bishop Perot repeatedly asked the York family to pay attention to the problem, but they just ignored it.

In fact, Perot knows why. Even if the ant army breaks through the southern gap, the southern lords and southern lords of Gambis will suffer first. In the final analysis, there is no refined iron resource in the south of the man horse hills, and the central and northern territories are the core areas of the York family.

More than a month ago, the York family proudly invited bishop Perot to attend the completion ceremony of the artificial lake. After reading the invitation letter from the York family, Perot was angry, but Sylvia couldn't help but give face, but he insisted on inspecting the construction progress of the fortification first to express the strong dissatisfaction of the church.

"Most people think that the ant man has been badly hit and it will take at least ten years to organize a large-scale attack again. But no one can guarantee that this must be the case!"

Perot pointed to the busy young people below and asked, "if the ant army comes again, this low wall will not stop! What should the people below do?"

Sylvia's mouth was filled with a shallow smile. Her golden hair was tied in a lady's bun, revealing a beautiful white neck. Her eyes were as gentle as water. She hired Tingting to stand there without saying a word, showing the gentleness, quiet, elegance and moving of the noble lady incisively and vividly.

Laughing without speaking is also an attitude.

The York family suffered a great loss when the ant tide swept through the man horse hills. Five castles were destroyed, farms and pastures were lost, the tusk Legion was maimed, more than 1300 elite soldiers died, more than 2000 people were seriously injured, and three knights and more than 20 trainee knights were sacrificed, which can be said to be a great loss of vitality.

In order to build fortifications, the York family has made great efforts. More than 50000 young and strong hired workers have food and shelter, and each person has three kinsol wages per year. Over the past two years, the York family paid 300000 gold sols, and the cost of logistics supply was 400000 gold sols. With the investment in production reconstruction and military training, the total expenditure of the York family exceeded 1.2 million gold sols.

The York family squandered the wealth accumulated over the millennium and borrowed 500000 foreign debts. However, this is not over.

Walls cannot replace fortresses. The construction of three giant fortresses is not a small project. Even if they are built separately, it will require 30000 employees, which will last for nine years and cost at least 200000 kinshores a year. If the York family does not engage in production and construction and achieve self-sufficiency as soon as possible, they will completely fall into the quagmire of debt and be difficult to turn over.

Bishop Perot was dissatisfied with the York family's disregard for the overall situation, and Sylvia was also dissatisfied with the church.

Facing the threat of ant man, the Gambis royal family has shown sincerity. They subsidized the York family 100000 kinshores, avoided the 20-year sacrifice of the human horse hills, and also undertook the stone materials for the construction of the fortress. You know, the cost of mining stones and transporting them all the way to Renma hills is at least 1 million gold sol.

What did the church do?

Some goods and materials with a total value of no more than 60000 gold sols were transported in a painless manner. It's a joke to exempt the 11 tax for three years. In the first three years, how can people and horses produce output? Look at the church's support for the Sassanian empire. 60000 paladins are helping the Sassanians to explore the wilderness in the north, providing an interest free loan of 2 million kingsol to the Sassanian Empire, and the aid materials are countless. They can almost change all the Sassanian troops.

In contrast, man and horse hill is the treatment of illegitimate children!

pay attention to the interests of the whole? First help me pay off the debt of 500000 kinsol, and we'll talk about the overall situation!

In fact, everyone knows that the accumulation of the church for thousands of years is not that it can't give more assistance. However, the white tower camp is losing, and the paladin camp has a greater advantage. They want to consume the strength of Gambis in this way.

Sylvia doesn't care so much. In her eyes, the York family is the big picture!

Sylvia can ignore Perot. Nicole, as the Lord here, has to take into account the face of the bishop. After all, with the father's comfort and medical assistance, these young people will work at ease.

Nicole explained: "bishop, the gap in the south is the shortest one, only 1800 meters long. Next year, we will mobilize 20000 young people and increase the number of employees to 30000. The city wall can be completed in six months at most." After a pause, she said confidently: "moreover, we have 20 trainee knights and 500 experienced veterans here. They can quickly organize 10000 young men and stop the ant army for three months."

"With three months as a buffer, our York family can mobilize more forces to repair the walls and resist the ant people. The southern Lord will also send troops to help us. You don't have to worry about the safety of the people."

Ant people are fearless and numerous. Even if the Golden Knight falls into the ant tide, he is in danger of falling. In the face of such an enemy, knights have little effect. However, it is also a dream for 10000 young militia to resist the ant army for three months with a 6-meter-high wall. Bishop Perot did not disdain it. He pondered, "Lord finicks, I have read father URI's report. He thinks highly of your fire defense tactics and thinks it can easily eliminate 100000 ant people?"

"Of course!" Nicole held Victor's arm tightly and said proudly, "this is Victor... Well, viscount Randall designed defense tactics!"

"Oh, what defensive tactics has Lord Randall designed? Can he destroy 100000 ant people?" An old nobleman in a scholar's robe asked excitedly.

Tacitus, a scholar and master of the silver white tower, was proficient in architecture, casting and history. He is a good friend of master Edwin. Nicole's refined gold armor was made by him. This time, Edwin specially invited Tacitus to participate in the reservoir completion ceremony on behalf of the silver white tower, and also invited him to witness the extraordinary achievements of the York family that can be recorded in the history of the white tower.

Everyone's eyes converged. Victor was a little embarrassed. His position was very wonderful.

Originally, Sylvia was the core of everyone, but she insisted that Victor stand by her side. Then Nicole didn't care about Sylvia's attitude at all and held his arm tightly. In this way, Victor is Sylvia on the left and Nicole on the right. The situation of embracing left and right makes him the focus of attention. Victor never liked to be noticed. More than a dozen young white tower scholars cast envious, jealous and hateful eyes from time to time, which made his boss unhappy.

I'll hug you. What's the matter?

Victor took Sylvia's slender hand and said faintly, "it's exaggerated to destroy 100000 ant people. It can still be done after blocking them for three months."

Sylvia smiled at Victor and let him hold his hand. The Knights of York family were all taken for granted. The eyes of young scholars changed from jealousy to admiration. Only Nicole tooted her mouth discontentedly.

Tacitus's eyes lit up and asked, "Oh, Lord Randall, can you introduce it?"

Sylvia smiled and said, "let's practice it on the spot. I'd like to see the actual effect of fire defense tactics, too."