Two days later, Renault and his party of more than 10 people riding horses, led by a local guide, appeared on a winding muddy path in the misty rain.
The goal of their trip is the Nassau wetland on the northern border of Qianhu kingdom.
This is one of the important reasons for Renault to set "the second stop of ocean trade in Copernicus", because this city is not far away from Nassau wetland.
After arriving at Nassau wetland, Renault plans to personally go out to inquire about the situation near Nassau River and the situation of the black Orc tribe on the opposite side, so as to evaluate the strength comparison between human and black ORC.
At this time, Renault and IGOs rode side by side, listening attentively to his story about the northern border.
This Igor is a local guide whom Renault entrusts trafat of Royce chamber of Commerce to look for. Igor used to be a mercenary in the northern part of the kingdom all year round, and he is very familiar with the situation of the northern border.
“…… The "leifengshan pass" in the west of the kingdom is not only the main gateway to the northwest of Qianhu Kingdom, but also an important access to the white antelope Kingdom on the Gaspar plateau. "
"If the black orcs control the pass, they can go in and out of the two kingdoms at any time, so the pass must be occupied by the black orcs. The white antelope Kingdom and the Qianhu Kingdom have formed a coalition to defend the pass together..."
“…… In the middle of Nassau wetland, there are several narrow roads, where the main defense is the 70000 Royal Chamber Corps led by Prince elfalon, and the private army of 40000 nobles.... "
"There are only two dangerous areas in the east of the wetland, with a width of less than 500 meters, and the surrounding terrain is dangerous. It is unlikely that the black orcs will list this area as the main attack direction..."
"The Legion stationed in the East is more than 60000 noble private forces transferred from all parts of the kingdom. Their commander is the Duke of Castro, known as" thunder Hawk ". Over the past few months, the Duke of Castro has been training soldiers and trying to integrate this miscellaneous Army..."
Renault nodded his head gently. According to the information revealed by IGOs, Qianhu Kingdom has mobilized most of its troops to the north, and the rear area has almost become a vacuum.
To some extent, it''s a gamble. If the black orcs break through Nassau wetland, they can easily push all the way to the southernmost end of the Kingdom, drinking horse and star blue waters.
"His majesty originally planned to build fortresses in various narrow sections of the wetland from this year, but he didn''t expect that the Dushan Kingdom collapsed so quickly, so the construction of the fortress had to be started in advance, and now the fortress has not been completed yet..."
"I heard that there were several fierce quarrels between the king and the Senate about the fortress funds..."
Renault could not help shaking his head. On the matter of life and death, these greedy nobles were reluctant to pay for it. They were extremely short-sighted.
What makes him sigh is that the human army has completely lost the courage to confront the black Orc army.
In the "battle of White Helmets mountain" that shocked the human world more than 30 years ago, the human army was completely destroyed in the duel with the black orcs. Since then, the human army has never fought a large-scale field battle, almost relying on cities and fortresses to defend.
"Mr. IGOs, according to your understanding, how long do you think Qianhu kingdom can last in the face of the attack of the black hybrid army?" Asked Renault suddenly.
IGOs was silent for a while, sighed, and said in a heavy voice:
"Mr. Reynolds, I think in almost two years, this land will no longer belong to mankind..."
Renault felt his chin and made a decision in his heart.
Maybe it''s time to tilt most of the resources in the territory to the Navy.
Well, let the Institute of Rune do its best to research and develop the magic gas cannon, speed up the "dumpling making" process, and get the giant ship cannon as soon as possible.
Once the Qianhu Kingdom falls, the white antelope Kingdom on the Gaspar plateau will completely become an island. It is only a matter of time before it falls. Next, the black orcs will surely vigorously develop their navy and prepare to attack the southern Xinghai continent.
In other words, at that time, the battle between human and black orcs will be shifted to the vast ocean, because if the black hybrids want to conquer the Xinghai continent, they must first defeat the human Navy.
In this case, a navy is obviously more important to the sea tide leader, and it can also play a decisive role in this unprecedented human and animal sea battle.
But the question is, can we build a strong enough Navy in two years?
That''s terrible!
Ships are the problem, and personnel are the problem.
The former problem is not particularly difficult to solve. If Renault participates in the shipbuilding process, the construction speed of each ship can be accelerated by at least 70%, that is, it used to take 100 days, but now it only takes 30 days.
However, there are also sequelae, that is, it is difficult to improve the level of shipbuilding industry in the territory.
Personnel is the real big problem. It is impossible to train a qualified Navy team in just two years.
If only there was a way to make Qianhu Kingdom drag on for a few more yearsIt doesn''t need a lot, just two more years.
What a pity
Renault could not help frowning at the thought.
At this time, IGOs wiped the rain and fog on his face with his hand and said:
"however, if the rainy season is extended by 2-3 months, the kingdom may have one more year to breathe..."
Renault immediately noticed the word "rainy season". He asked curiously:
"Mr. igors, can you tell me more about the rainy season?"
IGOs leaned over in the saddle and said in a respectful voice:
"Mr. Reynolds, I think you should understand that the kingdom of thousand lakes is a land with abundant rainfall. The two words" thousand lakes "illustrate this point. Without enough rainfall, there can not be so many lakes in the kingdom."
"From the first rainy month to the red month of every year, it is a month of frequent rainfall. We are used to calling this period" rainy season. "
"During the rainy season, the water level of the Nassau river will be greatly increased, and the river will overflow into the Nassau wetland. So will the tributaries of the Nassau River, which will eventually flow into the wetland. At this time, the scope of the wetland will expand a lot."
"In the next two months, precipitation will be significantly reduced, Nassau wetland will slowly restore its original area, during this period, the difficulty of black orcs crossing the wetland will be greatly increased."
"If the rainy season is extended by two months, it means that the time for the water level to recede will also be extended by two months. That is to say, the black hybrids will not be able to attack before warbler month next year."
"In this case, even if the black hybrids wait for the wetland to return to normal before they attack, the time window is only two months, when the rainy season of the new year will come."
"I think, with the strength of the Kingdom, it''s not a big problem to persist in the overall attack of the black hybrid for two months..."
After a pause, IGOs gave a bitter smile and said:
"in the past, the prolonged rainy season often meant disaster. Floods would break out in many parts of the Kingdom, and grain production would be seriously reduced. I didn''t expect that one day, we would expect the prolonged rainy season, alas..."
Renault blinked and asked:
"Mr. ygos, is there any way to predict the length of the rainy season?"
Igors shook his head and said:
"Mr. Reynolds, many people have tried, but without exception, they have failed. I think the length of the rainy season only depends on the mind of the gods. How can mortals predict the gods?"
Renault turned his mouth and looked up at the sky.
At this time, the sky is overcast, and the sky is gloomy. Countless thin raindrops are linked between the heaven and the earth. The misty misty rain covers everything. You can''t see people''s shadow from a little distance, as if night is coming.
Like the fate of the kingdom of thousand lakes.
When igors saw Renault look up, he also looked into the sky. Then he sighed:
"the rain is coming..."
As soon as his voice fell, there was a thunder in the sky.
"Boom!"
A very bright lightning, like a sword, split the sky.
The horses in the team were immediately frightened by the loud noise. For a moment, they were all in a mess. Fortunately, the riding skills of these island guards were not weak, and no one accidentally fell off.
Renault didn''t have much effort to control the hip mount. He sat on the saddle and looked at the sky in the distance, suddenly showing a trace of excitement on his face.
Because he thought of a way to renew the life of Qianhu kingdom!
Renault turned his head and roared:
"Gollum, get the map..."