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The Dwarves' acceptance of new things was very low, very low, as mentioned before.
It was worth mentioning that the other Dwarven kingdoms had their own reasons for not accepting the use of horses and mules. Thousands of years ago, the Dwarves had been raising a type of animal called "pony" to assist in transportation.
What was a pony?
Pony referred to a "pony", or a pony. This type of pony was generally less than 100 centimeters tall. It was tolerant of rough feeding, thirst and fatigue, strong adaptability, easy to train, high reproduction rate, strong disease resistance, and good at traveling over land and water.
However, this type of pony was only used to transport goods and be used as a coach by the Dwarves.
Laing's idea of using horses and mules was not only to transport goods, but also to transport various military supplies, cannons, and war machines over long distances relatively quickly. This would allow the Dwarven army to enter the battlefield quickly and save a lot of energy on the way. It could even be used in battle. For example, the Dwarven cannons and flame cannons could be dragged by horses and mules to quickly deploy and fire. It could even allow the Dwarves to create things like the Empire's war chariots, which could fire as they moved.
Unfortunately, Laing's proposal was unanimously rejected. None of the Dwarven kingdoms were willing to give up on the pony and change their main transportation force to the mules and horses that were obviously stronger, faster, and better at carrying weight. They could also be used on the battlefield.
The reason was the same. The ancestors' method could not be abandoned.
Are you Sima Guang? Laing's veins popped out after hearing this. Many people thought that this was a famous saying of Mai Qing, but in fact, it was first proposed by Sima Guang and the Song Conservatives led by Sima Guang.
As for this evaluation of the Liao Qing Dynasty, it was actually not accurate. If one had seriously read a few historical documents, it would definitely be clear that the Eight Banners Army in the early Liao Qing Dynasty was fully equipped, not arbitrarily docking the soldiers' pay, more use of firearms and cannons, more promotion channels (referring to flag bearers), and a stronger ability to deliver troops to the Liao Ming Dynasty.
The reason why it fell behind after that was because for one or two hundred years, technology had not improved or been updated. Instead, it was because of Mai Qing's conservative technology and the complete monopoly of firearms technology that caused it to fall behind. One or two hundred years later, the Westerners were already using breech-loading guns, while the Dwarves were still using flintlocks.
Eh? Why does it sound a little like a Rat Man and a Dwarf?
At that time, the guards of the Ming Dynasty were truly miserable. They owed twenty or thirty months of wages and salaries, sold their sons and daughters, and were collectively turned into servants and serfs. Moreover, they were often ordered to forcefully march and arrive at their destination on time. Those who disobeyed would be beheaded.
If it was me, I would rebel too. When I couldn't even eat and was about to be beheaded, it would be hilarious to talk about theories like "I can't be a hungry person" or "I can't be a sinner in history". For example, a young rider at a Northwest courier station rebelled after he lost his job.
On the other hand, there was a very important reason why Belegar and the other dwarves of Eight Peak Mountain were willing to accept the Mule Horse transformation. Eight Peak Mountain did not have a large group of thousands of Ponies, so they were like a blank piece of paper in this regard.
After discussing with Belegar about the Mule Horse transformation, Laing quickly summoned a few Marshals to discuss the idea of the Mule Horse transformation. On this point, he received the support of almost all the Marshals. After all, Brittany was a big country that bred horses. Mules were good at breeding, and there were many pastures in the plains, so it was not difficult to solve this problem.
Laing planned to give priority to the elites of the various Duchies, Mu Xilong's direct subordinates, and the Old Guard.
This matter took the Knight King two days. After that, he restarted the River Patrol Ceremony and headed south to Carcassonne.
At this time, Laing learned from Devonshire, who had been playing happily with the little queen for three days, that the little queen had always been interested in the Lily Island and the forest hut in the depths of Chalon Forest. She was especially interested in the origin of the five Brittany children.
Frey Derick and Devonshire were still too inexperienced. They were completely infatuated with the little queen. Devonshire brought the little queen to the Old Guard camp for a tour. He even let her see the Old Guard's training and the armory. The little queen was surprised that this army was actually fully equipped with dwarven half-armour and exquisite weapons.
Frey Derick, on the other hand, introduced the Nur's advanced technology to the little queen, as well as the latest Amenoli-class Land Cruiser that Laing was preparing. Alisala was very interested and personally boarded the ship to take a look. Frey Derick even promised on behalf of Laing that he would demonstrate the power of the Land Cruiser to Alisala when the Lizardmen's Sun Engine was delivered.
Fortunately, the two sons had a bottom line. After Alisala repeatedly inquired about the origins of the four golden corn cobs and the five Grey Knights, both of them said that they did not know. An Avalon maid pretended to be lost and wanted to go deep into the Lily Island. In the end, she was politely "invited" out by the Imperial Guard.
Since the two young guys could not handle it, Alisala set her sights on Laing.
Unfortunately, the Lake Fairy and Suria were already prepared.
The Goddess and the female knight had been inseparable from Laing for the past few days. Even when they rested at night, the three of them would travel together. After flying together to Laing, Alisala's legs were a little weak. It was really difficult for the Sun King to deal with the Goddess, who had the strength of a Divine King, and Suria, who was personally guided and blessed by the Imperial Guard.
Even so, Suria had reached an agreement with Olica and Emilia to deal with Laing together. After that, Morgiana would be the substitute and substitute at any time. The five women simply calculated how much Psionic Power Laing produced every day, down to the gram, to ensure that Laing did not produce a single drop more.
The Sun King wanted to escape after flying together.
The Lake Fairy and Suria's actions made Laing feel so comfortable that he did not have much time to meet the little Queen. On the other hand, he did not feel anything for the little Queen. He just casually brushed Alisala off a few times.
Alisala saw that she could not get any more information. After a few days of visiting, she officially announced that she would leave Brittany and embark on the road to the Sea Gate, ready to negotiate with the Supreme King Solgreen.
Frey Derick and Devonshire were very reluctant to part. Frey Derick took the initiative to repeatedly invite Alisala to visit Nur in the future. When Devonshire saw her brother's enthusiasm, she also hurriedly invited Alisala to stay for a while on her way back.
The little Eternal Queen did not agree, nor did she disagree. After leaving the two guys with a sweet smile and a goodbye, she left Brittania.
However, what no one knew was that the Knight King's invitation to the Eternal Queen had indirectly helped Man Frey.
Because he didn't know enough about the speed and route of the high precision ship, Man Frey almost missed a major opportunity. The last vampire count almost couldn't finish his preparations in time.
However, in the past few days, Man Frey had not only successfully pinpointed the location of the entire group of high elite envoys, but also specifically understood when they would arrive at the Sea Gate.
Of course, Frey Mann did not dare to go to Brittany to capture people. That would be courting death. But the cunning Baldy Mann never planned to capture people in Brittany. He planned to do it in the Wicked Land.
Laing's invitation allowed Norman Frey to directly obtain detailed information. Now, the right time, right place, and right people were in place.
This was very comfortable.
Man Frey Mann sat in the Nagashza's headquarters. The last vampire count was holding a bowl of delicious fresh blood. In front of him was a huge map of the old world.
Hundreds of chess pieces were placed on the map. The two chess pieces symbolizing the Eternal Queen's high elite envoys were on the sea route.
Brittany had the most chess pieces piled up in the entire country. There were even many special chess pieces of heroes. After the exquisite painting, they shone brightly, making people not dare to look directly at them.
There were also many chess pieces in the Empire. The chess piece symbolizing the Emperor and the most elite Empire army was in Brunswick. There was only one hero chess piece in Nur, that was the great death wizard Elspeth of the Sanctum. The rest of the Nur hero chess pieces and the elite army chess pieces … were all in Brittany!
Man Frey Mann looked at the current situation with a smile.
The undead were in a good situation. Too many chess pieces of the elite army and hero chess pieces were in Brittany. The Knight King's Kingdom was quite far from the Evil Land. The last vampire count was sure that before the group of chivalrous people arrived, he could easily complete the task and have a lot of time to deal with the aftermath.
If the dwarves of the Eight Peaks Mountain quickly supported the undead, it would also bring trouble to the undead. But now Bellegar Ironhammer and his personal guards of the Oath of Angran were also in Brittany. Without Bellegar, the dwarves of the Eight Peaks Mountain could only defend.
The prince's territory at the border was a group of small fish.
The three guards of the Evil Land were a little more troublesome. The army inside was also a veteran, but Man Frey Mann understood Marshal Lucian's way of using troops and handling matters.
Then, as long as this was the case.
Man Frey Mann couldn't help but sneer and reach out.
Ten green chess pieces were moved out of the Evil Land and the Ridge of the World mountains. Under the lead of the vampire count, they were all moved to the prince's territory at the border.
Their destination was the border of the Empire, the Black Fire Pass.
"And then this." Man Frey Mann muttered to himself. After the ten green chess pieces approached the Black Fire Pass, the vampire count continued to move the chess game. Several hero chess pieces and army chess pieces of the Empire were moved to the Black Fire Pass.
"Of course, they can't be left out." Then, the chess pieces that symbolized the three guards of the Evil Land were also moved to the Black Fire Pass.
"In the end, this is it." Just after a large number of chess pieces gathered at the Black Fire Pass, the high elf chess piece that symbolized the little queen came to the Sea Gate and moved to the Evil Water River. At this time, the dwarf army came to support.
When they moved to the middle of the Evil Water River, several undead chess pieces of Nagashza had already surrounded the elves and dwarves.
"Hahahaha!" Man Frey Mann flicked his middle finger and shattered the dwarf chess piece. Then he nodded in satisfaction and moved the elf chess piece back to Nagashza.
"Perfect."
"Then, let's begin!"
… I'm the starting line of the plan …
Two days later, the three guards of the Evil Land sent an urgent report, and the prince's territory at the border sent an urgent report!
Letters asking for help were sent to Brunswick, the capital of the Empire!
An unprecedentedly large green WAAAGH! It was heading towards the Black Fire Pass! Its scale was a number that had never been seen since Emperor Charlemagne!
The prince's territory at the border asked for help! The Ivy territory asked for help! The Steele territory asked for help! The Mu Te territory asked for help!
"How many green skins are there!" Emperor Karl-franz was shocked by the news. He asked the messenger anxiously.
"According to the report of Marshal Lucian of the Evil Land and the prince's territory at the border, there are at least … 100,000!"
"100,000?!" The emperor was stunned, his face pale.
"How is this possible?!" Karl-franz was in disbelief. The Orcs in the Empire were in a frenzy, and a large-scale plague was spreading everywhere. Perhaps a million Orcs were infected with the Tear Plague. In the north, Middleton Hill was having a war. The Nurgle God's Selection Champion, Plague Doctor Festus Leech, was leading a Devil army and a large group of Orcs to surround Middleton Hill's Middleton Hill!
At this time when the land was unstable and the plague was rampant, another 100,000 Green Skin army came from the east!
"How long do you think it will take for the Green Dwarfs to reach the Blackfire Pass?" The emperor was extremely anxious. The Blackfire Pass was a thousand kilometers away from Brunswick.
"Three weeks at most!"
"It's too late! Pass on my orders. Have Helberg and Schwarzhammer come here. Have Brunswick and Rick gather the army! Prepare to depart immediately! "
"Yes!"
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