Chapter 443 Gavin's Winter Military Plan

"Are you in trouble?"

"Well, there are three drow cities near Misnoel. They are using guerrilla tactics with me in the Mir Forest. Ordinary soldiers are more or less incapable of fighting them. We must also use elite tactics with them, hurt them and make them retreat."

"I see." Lord Virginia hesitated for a moment and said, "I can let General Stelina bring 300 Elf soldiers to support you. Is that enough?"

"Enough. It's not that I don't have any available troops. Recently, I have gathered a Goliath and those natural races controlled by the roots of the gods. I have purified them and used them. But they are not very mobile in the dense forest. I need a mobile force that is good at moving and fighting in the dense forest to hold them back."

Gavin explained the situation on his side in detail to prevent the other party from feeling bad.

Because he knew that Lord Virginia had spared no effort in helping him.

There are only over 2,000 Elfs in the entire Spring Bud Forest. Although due to their longevity, the proportion of them as soldiers far exceeds that of normal races, everyone has a professional level, at least five life dice, and more than half can fight in armor. When necessary, everyone except children can become a warrior.

However, there are only about 500 professional warriors.

Lord Virginia directly assigned three-fifths to himself.

"If it is defense, it is better to match the traps of your kobold trap makers, especially the tremor bomb mine array."

Lord Virginia is naturally an expert in dense forest combat. Recently, she has tasted the sweetness of Elf soldiers and kobold trap makers working together.

The fairy steps of Elf soldiers can easily avoid most of the kobold traps, and the enemies behind them often dive in without defense.

Even if they are not killed by the kobold traps, they will be harvested by the Elf soldiers who turn around.

So, it seems that they have given up most of the Spring Bud Forest, but the progress of the Wasted Giants here is quite limited. Instead, they buried a large number of dark servants. Now the military force is a bit stretched, which was unimaginable in the past.

Because the situation of the Wasted Giant Kingdom Black Mirror is a bit special. Those dark servants are the souls of kind spirits swallowed by the demon realm, resurrected by the evil power of the demon realm.

They can be killed, but they cannot be completely eliminated.

Because their souls will return to the demon realm and be resurrected there.

In the long run, one will rise while the other will fall.

The strength of the Black Mirror Kingdom will become stronger and stronger, and the area of ​​corruption will become larger and larger.

However, the appearance of the Dragon Oak Mother Tree broke this situation. As long as the elegant spirit soldiers marked those dark servants and killed them, their souls would be directly dragged into the Dragon Oak Dream and killed by those spirits for the second time.

That is really killed.

Faced with this new situation, the Wasted Giant Kingdom decisively adjusted its strategic deployment, took strategic defense against the Spring Bud Forest, and turned to use troops against the Summer King's Court.

However, everyone knows that the Wasted Giant Kingdom has not completely given up the plan to encroach on the Spring Sprout Forest. On the contrary, everything they are doing now is to prepare for this strategic goal.

Just look at their actions in the Summer King's Court. They did not spend time and effort to corrupt the forest they conquered as in the past, but hunted the elves there without restraint and transformed them into new dark servants.

They are accumulating a large army of dark servants, and then using absolute numbers to completely submerge the Spring Sprout Forest and engulf the Dragon Oak Mother Tree.

This is an absolute conspiracy.

If it were the Spring Sprout Forest half a year ago, it would definitely not be able to break through on its own.

But they are not alone now, Gavin has fully demonstrated his potential.

The rest is to compete in development speed.

Is the Black Mirror Kingdom expanding its military forces faster, or is Gavin developing faster?

So, in name, the Spring Sprout Forest and the Dragon Oak Territory are still two families, but in essence, they are no different from one family.

Especially in external expansion, Lord Virginia's help to Gavin can be said to be unsparing.

Previously, when we needed to use the Dragon Oak Mother Tree, we immediately mobilized all the forces that could be mobilized without asking for the cause and effect.

Now, we need to borrow troops, and we immediately withdraw the majority of the troops.

"A large number of minefields are more suitable for the stalemate defense. We haven't officially started fighting yet, and we haven't figured out the opponent's strength, so this matter is not very urgent, but I will appropriately transfer some of the kobolds over."

Since we talked about kobolds, Gavin naturally followed the topic and talked about the personnel deployment of the Dragon Oak Territory, "I will leave 20,000 kobolds here at the Mother Tree, and all the small wilderness kobolds will be left to you. Although they are not fully finalized, there is no problem in mass production of strong tremor bombs. The main task of the remaining kobolds is to breed more kobolds with all their strength."

Gavin found that he had been a little too hasty in implementing family planning among the kobolds before, and he had greatly underestimated his ability to cause trouble.

With the size of the territory he now owns, let alone 100,000 kobolds, even if he was given a million, it would not be enough.

So, he was going to give full play to the advantage of this race's good reproduction.

"No problem, leave the issue of their support to me." Lord Virginia naturally also noticed the usefulness of kobolds, especially the kobolds cultivated by himself in the dragon oak mother tree, which are more compatible with the dragon oak mother tree.

The kobolds that are subsequently cultivated do not all need to be as evil as the first batch of wilderness kobolds. They only need to be half of them and can meet the hard conditions for entering the Dragon Oak Dreamland, and they will have a greater effect on the Dragon Oak Mother Tree.

After all, their terrifying reproductive ability is something that other fey species in the Demonic Wilderness do not have. This is the price a long-lived race must pay to gain longevity.

The plasticity of kobold blood makes this matter not just a fantasy, it just requires a little more thought and energy on them.

"Have you estimated the time for the Dragon Oak Mother Tree's upgrade? Can we catch up with the winter troops?" Although he was mentally prepared to be unable to borrow power from the Dragon Oak Mother Tree for a long time, Gavin still wanted to know the exact time, which would be more convenient. of making plans.

"Using troops in winter? Where are you planning to use troops? It has always felt like you have a huge plan in the material plane, and everything revolves around this plan." Lord Virginia took the opportunity to ask solved the problem that has been pressing deep in my heart for a long time.

This time, Gavin didn't hide anything, and didn't even make any excuses. "Yes, I do have a very grand plan. The variables are too far away, and it doesn't make much sense to say it. We Let’s just talk about this recent one.

The continent of Faerûn is only the largest continent in the material plane called Toril, but not all of it. To the east of it, there is a continent called Karatu that is connected to it and is not inferior to it in area.

Most of the area between the two continents is separated by deserts and mountains that are difficult to cross manually. Only in the north, a prairie called the Endless Wilderness closely connects the two sides.

In this endless wilderness, there lives a brave nomadic people. They spend most of their time living in scattered tribes on the prairie spanning thousands of kilometers, fighting against the harsh natural environment.

But once a majestic eagle spreads its wings over the endless wilderness, countless nomads will follow him on the journey, or go south to invade and plunder the Xianglong Empire on the Karatu continent.

Or go west to plunder the wealth of Faerûn.

Now there is an eagle named Yatu rising in the endless wilderness, claiming to lead millions of troops.

The Xianglong Empire now has a wise ruler, with dozens of generals, millions of armored men, and a Xianglong Great Wall that stretches thousands of kilometers as a support.

Those nomads who are not good at attacking cities will find it difficult to break through there.

They only have one choice left. "

"With a million troops?" Lord Virginia kept gasping. He didn't hear the other introductions, only the terrifying troop figures.

This number, in the eyes of the fey, is a completely incredible astronomical figure.

I don’t know if all the Yalings in the Royal Court of Xia combined have this number.

These are only the combatable soldiers of one side, and given that not everyone is a warrior, there will be at least five or six times the number of civilians behind them.

"Leading a million troops is often an exaggerated rhetorical device. Commanding a million cavalry is an imaginary number. There must be hundreds of thousands. Even for the residents of Faerûn, this is a military disaster. Just rely on one There is no way to fight against the power of the country.

As the countries at the forefront, they will definitely ask for help from the interior. When the time comes, I want to organize troops and respond to the call to go to support. There is no way to expand my influence faster than this kind of large-scale war. "After sharing his plan, Gavin immediately felt much more relaxed. Otherwise, no matter how close the relationship between the two was, there would always be a layer of separation between them.

"Do you have a detailed map and time schedule?" Virginia was very receptive and didn't question why Gavin knew so much about the situation thousands of kilometers away.

Because if you ask, 80% of it is still a prophetic dream.

This is not important, as long as it is accurate and beneficial to them. From the current point of view, Gavin's prophetic dreams are very accurate.

"Yes." Gavin was naturally prepared. He unfolded a relatively detailed map of Faerûn and pointed out all the key points in the plan to Virginia. He just said: "The endless wilderness is too vast, and the nomadic people are too big." It takes time to mobilize troops on a large scale, and it will take time until the troops are assembled to launch an offensive in the winter at the earliest. Other countries in Faerûn will have to wait until the spring of the following year to receive the news and respond.

But we cannot wait until that time. We must make the corresponding preparations before winter comes, especially for grain and grass.

As soon as the war broke out there, a small group of elite troops were sent to fight the outpost.

The military operation will have to wait until other countries react and mass their troops on a large scale, and then follow suit.

The opponent's military strength is too strong, and our family cannot resist it.

We can't even be considered the main force, we can only play peripheral roles. "

"Hey... if you keep beating the drum, you may become the main protagonist." Lord Virginia showed absolute confidence in Gavin, "In this case, I will adjust the Dragon Oak Mother Tree The advancement time of the upgrade and transformation should be completed before you use your troops. You can create a portable extra-dimensional hole sub-bag as soon as possible. We will keep in touch at any time. "

Now the Virginia lords also felt the importance of instant communication.

"I still need you to take time in the next few days and fully assist me in transporting these equipment and supplies to Tessel."

"Okay, I'll arrange the time."

"Let General Stelina select a small team of elite soldiers and teleport them to Misnoel first to launch a small-scale confrontation. The rest of the Elling soldiers will rush there."

"Wait a minute, after I tell Stelina, you can discuss the arrangements with her."

"Okay."

Just as Gavin and Lord Virginia were discussing business and preparing to leave, they were called by the dog-headed manager who was cleaning up the vomit of the Nightmare Snake, "Lord, there are treasures, there are treasures, gold and silver!"

The two of them stopped and looked over.

They saw that the dirt on three pieces of metal had been cleaned up, one was shining with golden light, and the other two were shining with silver light, all the size of a fist.

Lord Virginia took a fairy step and flashed directly to the side of the three pieces of metal. She didn't care about the filth that had not been completely cleaned up. She tried to pick up the metal that was shining with golden light. It sank and she couldn't lift it up completely at the first try. She was not angry, but smiled excitedly and said, "This is not gold, this is refined gold, and these two pieces are mithril. Refined gold and mithril with such high purity are rare. The impurities must have been digested by the powerful gastric juice of this greedy snake. Look for other such metal ingots quickly."

"Lord, there is another one here..."

"There is also one here!"

"There are two here!"

The cleaning that was originally a disgusting task turned into a treasure hunt.

When the cleaning was completed, 98 kilograms of refined gold and 160 kilograms of mithril were cleaned out. I dare not say that the purity is 100%, but it is definitely terrifyingly high.

Gavin couldn't help but exclaimed: "Did this snake swallow a fine gold and mithril mine? How come there are so many fine gold and mithril in its stomach?"

"These fine gold and mithril, when entering its stomach, are not necessarily ores, but may be fine gold or mithril equipment. Other substances have been digested by it, leaving only fine gold and mithril that its gastric juice cannot digest. Don't forget that it has created not one but more than a dozen man-eating bags, and it has existed for who knows how many years and has been released to who knows how many planes. There are always some fools who will suffer losses and be deceived. Not only the equipment put in may be swallowed, but also themselves." Lord Virginia made a bold assumption.

"Indeed." Gavin nodded in agreement, grinning, "I just don't know if there are many of these gluttonous snakes. I'll see if I can collect other man-eating bags in the future. I'll blow them up whenever I have time. It's definitely a shortcut to getting rich. Not only can I get a super powerful bag of another dimension, but I can also get a bunch of rare precious metals. That's enough to make dozens of fine gold and mithril weapons. I can copy three or five sets of the combat armor I'm wearing."

"If you want to copy the combat armor on you, it's not enough to just have the raw materials. You must also have a powerful enough craftsman. At least it must be a master blacksmith above the extraordinary level. Even fine gold and mithril weapons are not something that ordinary craftsmen can do." Virginia poured cold water on Gavin.

"With good materials, are you still afraid that you can't hire a good blacksmith?" In a flash, Gavin's mind turned around with several names. They were all famous master blacksmiths in Furen.

However, either it is difficult to find his traces, or he lives in a place that he has not set foot in yet, such as the Great Rift in Char, where the largest gold dwarf kingdom is located. Even if you want to use high-level teleportation, it is not an easy task.

Hmm.

How could I forget him?

Jiharin.

This is a name that Gavin just thought of.

If this name is mentioned alone, many people don’t know where he came from.

But if he is linked to another name, Taeselama, everyone in the North knows him.

And he is the exiled king of the Kingdom of Taeselama and the current patriarch of the Iron Clan.

Although he is not famous for his blacksmith skills, the forging technology of the Kingdom of Taeselama is well-known throughout the North, especially the Taeselama mines also produce adamantium. Their adamantium forging technology was praised by even the elves of Myth Drannor in the past.

In Gavin’s grand plan, the recovery of the dwarf kingdom of Taeselama is also an important part.

He had not found an opportunity to contact this exiled dwarf clan.

This pile of fine gold and mithril created an opportunity for him.

"If possible, help me make some fine gold alloy fish scales. I can make it into Elf Elf gold fish scale armor. Although it is not as good as your combat armor, it can be used with the Elf soldiers' fairy steps." Lord Virginia suggested.

The Elf's natural fairy steps destined them to have special requirements for armor. The power of the fairy wilderness must be infused in the production to match their innate abilities.

"No problem." Gavin nodded without hesitation. In the future, he will have more and more opportunities to use Elf soldiers. Refitting them is also one of his responsibilities.

In addition, the two had an in-depth discussion on many issues such as the transformation of the Dragon Oak Mother Tree, the reasonable allocation of troops on both sides, and the deployment of troops on the side of the curtain.

They also entered into the most in-depth communication physically and emotionally, because the two knew that this time the Dragon Oak Mother Tree was upgraded and transformed, they would not see each other for at least three months.

Coupled with the influence of midsummer on the Lord of the Fey Wilderness, Lord Virginia seemed extremely passionate and obsessed, wishing to get enough of her in the next three months.