This chapter is "Dream of Ancient Jiangnan".
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Tulip Castle.
The meeting was solemnly held. A huge thick bast map was spread on the wall. Black ink lines outlined a simple map of the sea.
This map was very interesting.
The upper left corner and lower right corner were the central axes. The left side was yellow-brown, representing the continent, while the right side was a light blue, representing the sea.
On the sea, there were islands, which represented the Grand Duchy of Sapphire. The one closest to the central axis of the map was the Iron Hoof Island.
The upper right corner and lower left corner were the central axes, and the continent was divided into two by a red line. The upper half of the continent was the territory of the Iron and Steel Ridge Kingdom, while the lower half was the territory of the Eagle Kingdom.
Along this central axis, the Iron Hoof Island was also divided into two. In other words, the distance between the Iron Hoof Island and the two kingdoms was the same.
Both were six days' voyages.
Of course, it would take six and a half days to reach the Iron and Steel Ridge Kingdom, which deviated slightly from the central axis. It could be estimated that the distance between the Iron Hoof Island and the coastline of the Eagle Kingdom was about 1,200 kilometers, which was equivalent to the distance between Beijing and Shanghai.
It was about the width of nine Taiwan Straits.
"In previous years, when we attacked the hinterland of the Eagle Kingdom, we mainly concentrated on the four coastlines of Sardine Bay, Yellow Mud Coast, Roaring Estuary, and Lush Promenade. This year, we will cooperate with the Orders of Chivalry of the Iron and Steel Ridge Kingdom to attack the area of Sardine Bay. It is surrounded by the four major cities of Snake-Tooth City, Ambition City, Coldflow City, and Dragonfall City. "
Captain Mickey stood in front of the map and explained: "These four major cities belong to the territories of the four marquises. Our Orders of Chivalry cannot conquer these major cities and castles, but the vast flat land around them is a grassland for horses to gallop. We can take all the resources that can be taken. "
"Which area will our Coral Island focus on?" Asked Viscount Jonas.
"We focus on the area around Snake-Tooth City. This area is poorly developed and has been robbed many times in the past. It is difficult for the nobles of the Eagle Kingdom to develop their territories, so the resources are relatively sparse. However, the major guilds will compensate them for their military exploits. "The Count sat in his seat and explained.
The Grand Duchy of Sapphire attacked the coastline of the Kingdom of Eagle every year.
However, the direction of attack was different every year. Sometimes, they would attack from Sardinia Bay, sometimes from the mouth of the Roaring River, and sometimes, they would even land on some nameless coastline.
As a feudal country.
The defense of these territories was naturally left to the local lords. Without a unified military operation, it was easy for the Grand Duchy of Sapphire to loot them.
The lords of the coastal area were the poorest nobles of the Eagle Kingdom.
However, due to years of war, every territory had powerful Orders of Chivalry, so it wasn't easy to conquer them. Their territories were much larger, and most of them were in the form of enclaves. In other words, these lords also had territories inland, so the development around the coastline was relatively backward.
It had been many years since Sardinia Bay had raided them.
This time, the Grand Duchy of Sapphire would start from Sardinia Bay. The Orders of Chivalry of Coral Island would mainly attack the vicinity of Snake-Tooth City. As for how to attack, it would need to be discussed after reaching the continent. War was not a movie, there was no rehearsal here.
"Half good news and half bad news. Do you want to hear the good news or the bad news first?"
The Count smiled. Without waiting for his followers to respond, he said: "Well, in fact, the two pieces of news are connected. Cockscomb City will gather a group of Orders of Chivalry to accompany us to attack the hinterland of the Kingdom of Eagle. "
Cockscomb City was a large city of the Steel Ridge Kingdom, and the fief of a Marquis.
With the addition of such a fresh force, the battle situation of attacking the hinterland would be more certain. However, the addition of a Marquis meant that there would be more people to share military exploits and resources.
Sure enough, half good news and half bad news.
Liszt didn't care.
He looked at the map and began to imagine how he would plunder resources. Unlike the previous Orders of Chivalry, he wasn't strong when it came to charging, but the speed at which he dismantled the castle was absolutely fast. In the past, the Expansion Orders were mainly focused on raids. They rarely besieged cities and only fought for minerals.
However, with the help of the Blizzard Beast, the benefits of dismantling the castle were far greater than raiding the mines.
Moreover, his task had been assigned to lead a Coral Island Orders of Chivalry to cooperate with the Count to focus on attacking the large and small castles around Snake-Tooth City. The Count also knew how to maximize the benefits. With Dosen and the eight little ones, this group of Intermediate World of Warcraft forces, it would be stupid not to know how to make use of them.
… …
After the meeting.
The followers left Tulip Castle, returned to their respective territories, reorganized their armaments, and waited for their departure on October 6. Oxhorn City, the big city of Iron Hoof Island, was still the starting point of the Grand Duchy of Sapphire's expedition to carry out the Expansion Orders and the Orders of Chivalry.
In Flower Town.
Liszt spent the whole day explaining all the construction procedures of the territory. He spent the rest of the night communicating with Butler Carter about the various tasks in the castle and bringing along enough food.
The next day, he told Kris Truth to take over his deal with Elkson.
Then he said goodbye to A Qi and told her to remember to supervise the construction of the mangrove forest, collect black giant clam pearls, search for sea sprite worms, and raise little mallard ducks.
"Brother, how long will it take for you to come back from this war?" A Qi was very reluctant to let Liszt leave. She used to live alone in the sea.
But now she liked the time when there was company.
"It will take more than a month at least, two or three months at most, but I think I will be back before the New Year."
The little siren squeezed her fist. "Well, A Qi will practice magic seriously and help my brother with his work. Every day, I will come to the seascape villa to rest for a while and wait for my brother to come back. When my brother comes back, A Qi will definitely become stronger. No sea monster in the sea can beat A Qi! "
"I believe that." Liszt hugged A Qi. Her magic talent was beyond doubt.
… …
Early morning of October 8th.
Liszt had already dressed up and led the Black Horse Island Knight squad, ready to set off from Flower Town.
He gave one last instruction to Gort, who came to see him off. "Advisor Gort, the construction of the territory will be shared by Isaiah and Blair, but you have to take command from a high level of overall planning. Pay particular attention to food hoarding and don't be stingy with the expenditure of gold coins. I will send a large number of serfs, at least tens of thousands of people. They must not be short of food for the winter. "
"Please rest assured, I will always remember."
"The management and arrangement of the new serfs should also be planned in advance. If you encounter any problems, you can go directly to Tulip Castle for Sir Levis."
"I understand, my Lord."
So.
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