Chapter 513: The shadow of war looms

Since the conversation that day, Sophia has been like a demon.

She doesn't eat, doesn't take care of the children, and sits in front of the window like a fool every day, staring at the trees outside, staring all day long.

Ethan has a lot of things to do and has no time to take care of her, so he can only let Lili keep an eye on her.

A few days later, the leaders of the thirteen regions arrived in Maro City, and even the Sheffield family, which is not in the paper currency area, sent representatives.

Since Saint Fran City also belongs to the area south of Solan Mountain, Sophia invited them together.

When everyone gathered, Ethan convened a consultation meeting.

At the meeting, Ethan reported the situation of the orcs and the north, and emphasized his concerns about the invasion of the orcs.

And he proposed that everyone build fortifications at the Solan Mountain Pass to block possible dangers.

The Solan Mountain Pass is called a pass, but it is actually a passage that crosses the Solan Mountain and connects the north and the south.

Because it is located east of the Seine River, people in the old days called this passage the Hedong Corridor.

It is not the only road connecting the north and the south, but it is the only passage for large-scale marches.

Before the rise of sea transportation, it was also the only trade passage.

This corridor winds for more than ten kilometers in the Solan Mountains, and the widest part is only two kilometers. As long as it can be occupied here, even if the north falls, at least the safety of this small area in the south can be guaranteed.

In fact, a thousand years ago, when most of the north fell, such a small area in the south of the Solan Mountains was the last peaceful place for mankind.

And the key to ensuring this peaceful place is this Hedong Corridor.

At that time, people built powerful fortifications there, which barely stopped the orcs from moving south.

However, after thousands of years, those fortifications have long become relics, and the road there is narrow, and there are few left for traffic needs.

If it is to be rebuilt now, the manpower and material resources consumed are unimaginable.

However, after listening to Ethan's report, especially when they heard that more than 7 million orcs were coming, everyone agreed to rebuild the fortifications.

Even the stingy Holy Light Church was willing to share the cost.

Everything was going well, but when it came to setting up a joint coordination organization and allocating personnel, trouble came again.

Everyone was arguing over the right to command. Some dukes even lost their face and personally went to fight.

Fortunately, Ethan had expected this situation and made arrangements a few days ago.

When everyone was arguing for a while, he stood up and reiterated that the orcs were coming, asked everyone to be quiet, and then took out the prepared list.

There are people from all regions on this list, and they are basically spokespersons for major families.

As for professional talents, it cannot be said that there are none, but only that there are not many.

In short, whether it is engineering or garrison, it does not pay attention to the best use of talents, but only to the rain and dew.

Ethan was helpless about this plan.

He didn't understand why so many incompetent people were in high positions before, but now he understands.

Because there is no way.

You can't use other people's resources without giving them any benefits!

As for the consequences of this forced arrangement, Ethan could not care. He just wanted to execute it quickly.

Otherwise, if the orcs really broke through the northern fortress, the orc army would be at the gates of the city in a few months.

By then, even if the argument was over, it would be too late.

Although the current plan was not very good, at least everyone could participate.

Sure enough, when everyone saw the plan, although they were not completely satisfied, they could see that the distribution was fairly even, so everyone reluctantly agreed.

In this way, after the meeting, the leaders of the fourteen regions, plus the Holy Light Church and the Temple Church, signed a joint agreement and jointly established a new organization.

The full name of the organization is: South Solan Mountain United Convention Organization, referred to as South Alliance.

This is a military alliance organization that aims to fight against possible invading orcs and other forces through collective defense. Its headquarters is located in Maro City.

Later historians said that the establishment of South Alliance marked the military strategic alliance of the southern region at the end of the Aslan Empire.

It is the extension and development of the paper money plan of Ethan Lawson, one of the four powers, in the military and political fields.

The establishment of this organization has also completely changed the world pattern.

On the third day after the establishment of the South Alliance, the South Alliance headquarters was quickly established and put into use.

Under the coordination of the South Alliance, various regions began to dispatch troops, on the one hand, entering the Solan Mountain Pass, and on the other hand, sending troops to Saint Fran City to quell the riots.

This time, the efficiency of each family was extremely high, and it took only two days to assemble the riot-suppressing army.

Then they took the specially organized and deployed [Windbreaker] ship and arrived in Saint Fran City in just half a day and landed smoothly.

Since the joint riot-suppressing army was only dealing with unarmed mobs this time, it took less than half a day to quell the riots that the Sheffield family had been unable to deal with for nearly a month.

On the other hand, various materials, engineering personnel, and civil engineering magicians were also continuously invested in the Solan Mountain Pass under the coordination of the South Alliance headquarters.

NATO plans to build three high walls in the Solan Mountain Pass. The length of each wall will be determined by the terrain. The height must be more than 80 meters, the thickness at the bottom must be 40 meters, and the thickness at the top must be at least 10 meters.

In addition, various supporting military facilities will be built between each section of the wall. The overall plan is expected to be completed within 5 years.

Due to the tight time schedule, the construction is being planned and carried out at the same time.

Logically speaking, with such a long construction time, if the Northland falls, it will probably be finished before the fortifications are completed.

Fortunately, the Solan Mountain Pass has always been controlled by the White Rose. In order to prevent the Red Rose from foreign trade, they have always had fortifications there.

Now the first phase is just emergency reinforcement, plus some expansion, and then deploying military camps and the like. As long as the investment is increased urgently, it is estimated that it can be completed in two to three months.

As long as the first phase is completed, there is basically the capital to hold on, and the rest can be done slowly according to normal investment.

While the South Alliance was stepping up the construction of fortifications in full swing, good news came from the Northland front.

When the orc army arrived ten kilometers away from the Barron Fortress, it suddenly stopped.

This stop lasted for more than ten days, neither attacking nor retreating.

I don’t know whether this move was for rest or for some other reason, but it was stopped after all.

This bought more time for construction.

According to intelligence, although the North was busy with internal strife, it also gathered heavy troops in the Barron Fortress.

Perhaps the North saw the terrifying number of orcs and began to recruit soldiers from various countries.

For a time, the shadow of war not only shrouded the sky over the Barron Fortress, but also shrouded the hearts of all mankind...