Tales of the Reincarnated Lord Chapter 585: Malek Line of Defense
Chapter 585 Marek's Line of Defense
"His Highness, both Marek Lord(s) and Potterfang Lord(s) are waiting for already in the small conference room, you see ..." Gennario urged.
"Okay, let's go." Lorist nodded: "Anderbell, practice a few more basic sword styles, and then take a bath, don't catch cold."
Lorist touched the head of Anderbell holding a small wooden sword, and then turned away.
Since the Anderbell is bigger and more naughty, and does not like reading idioms, Lorist has no choice but to teach him Sword Art and lay the foundation for him earlier. Surprisingly, Anderbell is really very talented in martial arts, and also very interested and patient in martial arts, not always thinking about slipping out to play as when learning knowledge. It took Lorist only three days to teach him the basic 28-stroke sword style, so he was very proud to be worthy of his own breed. This bear child also has a day to make himself proud.
Potterfang and Malek came to discuss the deployment of Panshan Province this time. How to set up the defense line of Panshan Province and Demonic Dragon Mountain Range and the original border is a matter of long-term peace and stability in Panshan Province, only because of geographical constraints. It took more than a year to carry out a careful survey of the borders of Punjab Province, only to find that, because of the canine teeth staggered woodlands and complex hilly terrain, Norton Family armed forces is difficult to set up a complete and thoughtful defensive front to protect Punjab Province. The entire border.
473 miles. This is the total distance of the border line between the border of Panshan Province and Demonic Dragon Mountain Range and Yuanyuan. Even if Panshi Legion has 45,000 people, scattered on this border is too weak. Every mile is more. The distance can only be arranged by a hundred-man team. If this arrangement is continued, not only will there be no maneuverability, but even logistics supplies will have to be transported in the rear.
Lorist will never allow a main field Legion of its own family to be wasted on this borderline. At present, there are only a few residents in the entire province of Panshan. 45,000 people are deployed on this borderline to defend the Mountain Barbarian tribe. The attack with magical beast, not to mention whether it can be defended or not, just relying on this thin defensive front is a passive beating situation. As long as it is broken a little, that entire defensive front is completely useless. What's more, the setting of the ditch and the wall of the wall plus the stone arrow tower may be able to block the attack of the Mountain Barbarian tribe, but it definitely cannot stop the attacks of the magical beast group and the carnivorous magical beast.
"His Royal Highness, the staff of the armed forces department discussed for more than a month and came to a conclusion. To meet His Highness's requirements, we need to set up a defense that does not require many troops and can permanently prevent the Mountain Barbarian tribe and magical beast from invading Panshan The best way is to dig an artificial river along the border line and use the river to block the magical beast group from entering the mountainous provinces. It also causes trouble for the invasion of the Mountain Barbarian tribe. We have enough when they cross the river. Time to warn and respond. "Malek reported.
The border line of the map of Panshan Province spread out on the table is outlined by a thick red line, which is very dazzling.
"Artificial river?" Lorist seemed very interested: "Talk about specific plans."
"Yes, Your Highness." Malek continued to report: "This artificial river runs north from the upper reaches of the Lancang River, along the border of the neighboring provinces, and leads to Lake Tyringlotz in the Black Forest, with a total distance of about five. Hundreds of miles. As for the size of this artificial river, we set it to be 50 meters wide and 10 meters deep. After careful investigation by the dispatched personnel of the armed forces department, we already determined that the geographical environment on the boundary line can excavate artificial rivers of this size ... ... "
Lorist suddenly felt a bit of a headache. He originally thought that it was just digging a small river that was ten meters wide and five or six meters deep. I did not expect that the size of the artificial river designed by armed forces had reached a width of fifty meters. The depth is ten meters. Is this an artificial river? Obviously the scale of excavating artificial canals ...
Malek's voice is also a bit low. After all, the scale of this artificial river channel is too large. Obviously, this means that the family will need to invest huge amounts of money in the next few years to complete it. Even Lorist dare not guarantee this artificial Does the river plan family have the financial resources to complete the project. Marek took out several more drawings and placed them in front of Lorist.
"The staff of the armed forces and the designers of the engineering department conducted a careful calculation and confirmed that only artificial rivers of this size can intercept the river crossing attempts of the magical beast group and make the Mountain Barbarian tribe look intimidated. With the military level of the Mountain Barbarian tribe, They want to cross a river that is 50 meters wide, and a thousand people need more than three hours. This will allow our security officers enough time to issue a warning message and persist until the reinforcements arrive. "
Malek pointed to an engineering design placed in front of Lorist and said: "The soil excavated from this artificial river, the designer of the engineering department and the staff of the armed forces department decided to make large mud bricks on site, and then in my A trapezoidal **** is built on the side of the Fanghe channel, and a guard post and an arrow tower are set on the dam. This way only a small number of patrol personnel can be used for good early warning and precaution, whether it is Mountain Barbarian tribe or magical beast, as long as it is close to the artificial river It will be found that the security patrol personnel can ignite wolf smoke to warn the rear, and at the same time, they can use the arrow tower to launch a defensive attack on the Mountain Barbarian tribe or magical beast preparing to cross the river ... "
Lorist ’s head hurts even more. Now it ’s not just the canal. Even the Great Wall has come out. He seems like already saw countless gold fordess with wings flying away, and the angry face of family finance director Speer Viscount. Looking at the drawing carefully, Lorist had to admit that the defense line of this canal and dam was indeed impeccable, and it was the best way to settle the Mountain Barbarian tribe of Demonic Dragon Mountain Range and magical beast in the wild place once and for all.
We have built a tentacle without artificial danger. The staff of the armed forces Department and the designer of the Engineering Department have a big brain this time. Fortunately, this canal and the Great Wall are more than five hundred miles long. Lorist estimates that the family should be able to dig their teeth to get this huge amount of engineering funds, and there is no need to lose money.
And if this artificial river and dam construction project is completed, it will have too many benefits for the family and the province of Panshan. Besides, Rock Legion will be liberated to become the family ’s mobile armed forces force, and the province of Panshan will be lifted. With the danger of being attacked by the Mountain Barbarian tribe and magical beast, this artificial river can even be used 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?" Lorist asked the silent Potterfang next to it.
"His Royal Highness, I don't know what to say ..." Potterfang smiled bitterly: "In theory, I should object, because the excavation of artificial rivers and the construction of defense dams have damaged our morale of Norton Family armed forces and made our family armed forces has become a shrinking tortoise that relies on this artificial nature, and dare not take an attack on Demonic Dragon Mountain Range's Mountain Barbarian tribe and loitering wild magical beast group, and can only passively counterattack after being attacked.
But I actually wished that the artificial river channel and dam were now completed in already. Panshi Legion entered this border line in Panshan Province only one year, but the number of soldier(s) already of our casualties reached more than 1,200. These casualties of soldier(s) were not on the battlefield or during the battle. They were basically attacked by small Mountain Barbarians during patrols, or they were just hitting the carnivorous magical beast and the Mountain Barbarian team that came out for hunting.
Given the complexity of the terrain and our soldier(s) lack of combat experience in the mountains and forests, we can't find enemies that can confront each other, always encounter these harassing attacks or encounter various traps. It is not that our armor of soldier(s) is not strong and weak, and lacks courage and aggressive spirit, but among the more than 700 soldier(s) sacrificed, less than 200 people died fighting directly against the enemy. Most of the soldier(s) died of poison arrows. , Trap and magical beast's Encounter. Sometimes when the patrol squad is attacked and rescue arrives, the enemy has already fled ...
At present, the morale of Rock Legion is a bit low. Our soldier(s) is used to confronting the enemy, even if it encounters several times the enemy's attack. But for the current situation, soldier(s)s are not used to it, because we can't find out where the enemy is. Every time we go out for patrol, there is a great possibility of accidental casualties. So for me and soldier(s) of Rock Legion, excavating artificial rivers and constructing dams to set the border defense line according to the plan of the armed forces Department is a very encouraging great thing. "
Lorist patted his forehead and deployed Panshi Legion on the border of Panshan Province, because Panshi Legion has the name of good guard. But he forgot that Panshi Legion was not to resist the attack of tens of thousands or hundreds of thousands of enemies this time, but to defend the border line of Panshan Province for up to four or five hundred miles, coupled with the complicated geographical environment, this was not good guarding. The task that the Rock Legion can easily accomplish. If it wasn't for the report of Potterfang, Lorist really doesn't know that Panshi Legion has suffered so much casualties and difficulties.
It seems that the canal and the Great Wall have to start. Lorist asked Marek: "Since the armed forces ministry designed this artificial river and dam, there should be engineering calculations and engineering deadlines. Let me see how much gold fordes ..."
"His Royal Highness ..." Malek was also a little embarrassed: "The budget of the Ministry of Engineering is to excavate this artificial river and the construction of the dam, and it requires 100,000 young labor. The five-year project period, the initial budget is about two million gold fordes per year. "
Norton Family has done a lot of large-scale development projects, and is familiar with the budget of these projects. If there is no prisoner of war serving hard labor, then the required young labor must be recruited from the family Territory. A young labor can earn seven or eight gold fordes a year, and one hundred thousand young labor needs a salary of 700,000 to 800,000 a year. Coupled with free food and drink, welfare subsidies, equipment needed for the project, transportation, tent accommodation and other expenses, the project budget of two million gold fordes is normal.
"However, because the construction site is at the border of Panshan Province and Demonic Dragon Mountain Range, and the original border, we also need to dispatch the family armed forces to secure the project. The family needs to dispatch three main field Legion to advance from the boundary line. About thirty miles, absolute control of this area must be guaranteed so that the construction safety of the project can be guaranteed smoothly. After careful planning by our staff of the armed forces department, each year's Legion military expenditure needs to increase by one million gold fordes ... "Malek closed the folder in his hand, and his already report was finished.
Well, it ’s very organized. Lorist is very satisfied with the efficiency of the armed forces department and has a clear budget for all aspects of expenditure. This will ensure that all budget expenditures have a clear direction and will not become one. Confused.
The main field Legion of a family armed forces is dispatched. This increase in military expenditure by only one million gold fordes already a year is a very cost-effective. soldier(s)'s wartime subsidies, supplements such as weapons and armor during wartime sacrifices, sacrifice of soldier(s)'s pension and treatment of disability soldier(s), supplies of logistical military supplies such as materials used to build camp defense facilities, rewards, etc. Small expenses. Therefore, the cost of one hundred thousand young labors to build a project plus one year is two million, but it will cost one million gold fordes to send a family of Legion with 45,000 people.
According to Marek's report calculation, excavating an artificial river channel and constructing a dam for five years will cost 10 million yuan in construction costs, which will allow Changzhi, a distant mountain, to avoid the attack of the Mountain Barbarian tribe and magical beast group once and for all, giving the family a The stable province Territory, then the family should be able to make up for this cost. But the problem is that in order for this project to be carried out smoothly and safely, the family must also dispatch three main field Legions, which cost more than three million military expenditures each year, and five years is 15 million gold fordes additional military expenditures, plus The cost of the project is a huge figure of 25 million.
Lorist led the family's three main forces, armed forces Legion, and the North Sea Fleet, fought for three years in Falik Plains and Trade Union armed forces, and the family's military expenditure reached more than 10 million. However, this war Norton Family did not lose money, but because it opened the commercial road to the central and southern part of the mainland, mastered the Gold sea route in the sunny sea area, and invested in Morante City to build a transit wholesale market, which earned more than spent. Very cost effective war sale.
Now, three main family Legions are deployed to perform security patrols on the border of Panshan Province for five years to ensure the safety of the project. The annual increase of 3 million military expenditures and 15 million military expenditures in five years are It is impossible to get the same amount of return, and it may even conflict with the Mountain Barbarian tribe and need to increase military spending ...
Sure enough, the report submitted by the armed forces department to excavate artificial rivers and dams at the border of Panshan Province as a defense against nature has caused a great response within the family. The Speer financial director, who has always been struggling with military expenditures, is the most determined. Opponents, he declared that he would rather the family set up two more Legions to be responsible for the defense of the border line of Panshan Province, and could not agree that this costly project was approved.
Lorist had to convene a family high-level meeting to discuss this project. An analysis of Speer supervisor, Lorist and him changed his attitude from the most determined opponent to the most determined supporter. Lorist told him that building this artificial defensive eruption can guarantee the stability of Pangshan Province for 50 years, so for a period of 50 years, it is equivalent to the family spending 500,000 gold fordes per year. However, the formation of two new Legion guards on this borderline. Without mentioning armament expenditures, annual military expenditures will need one million. If there are several major conflicts with the Mountain Barbarian tribe, more additional military expenditures will be required. It will take at least 50 million gold fordes or more for 50 years.
After the Speer director changed from an opponent to a supporter, the high-level family meeting quickly reached a consensus and decided to implement this plan of defense. The project was entrusted to Malek, and Lorist made a joke proposal. The boundary defense line consisting of the artificial river and the dam is called the Malek Defense Line, and the result was unanimously approved ...
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