Chapter 5 Prepare for battle!
Chapter 5 Preparation! ()
The day passed quickly.
Because I had been in the study for a night, Murphy was slightly depressed when he woke up the next day, and he didn't sleep very soundly on the sofa last night.
After putting on his clothes under the maid's service and drinking a little porridge for breakfast, he went to the barracks to allocate supplies and prepare to train two teams of Greek infantry.
Yesterday afternoon, he sent cavalry to patrol and found that there were many more gnolls moving around.
Moreover, on the strategic map, there were also cases of gnolls gathering at several locations.
This is not a good phenomenon!
According to Murphy's estimate, these werewolves were probably attracted by the group of Aboriginal people rescued yesterday.
"It seems that the identity of that woman is not simple!" Murphy frowned and looked at the gradually dense red dots on the strategic map. He also knew in his heart that he had saved a hot potato yesterday.
Because the blacksmith shop was not built, the weapons and armor needed for training the army are currently given by the auxiliary system, with a total of about 1,200 pieces, enough to be equipped with five to six Greek infantry regiments or ten to twelve Greek militias. These military supplies have not been counted in the resource data, but they are stored in the warehouse.
At this moment, more than 300 adult men gathered in the town barracks, and they were allocating weapons one by one and organizing legions.
Because he discovered that the werewolves had gathered on a large scale, Murphy got up early the next morning and began to train a new army. The candidate in charge of the training was the newly promoted all-round general Hammerton. Three hundred adult men were already nearly one-third of the young and strong labor force in the town. Most of these townsmen were tall, strong and strong, and their physical fitness was middle and upper-middle. All they lacked was some combat skills.
The training time given by the auxiliary system is one round, that is, one month.
However, Murphy couldn't wait for so long. The order he gave to Hammerton was to let them learn some simple combat skills within three days and know how to cooperate with each other. The key to the Greek phalanx was spear assassination and shield blocking. These Greek residents who originally belonged to the town knew about this. With the guidance of the general, they should soon be able to have preliminary combat power.
Murphy doesn't expect them to have the combat power of Greek infantry for a while, but at least when equipped with infantry equipment, they have the combat power of militia?
The military camp is equipped with five instructors, but due to experience, these instructors have not reached the level of being a general entourage.
The auxiliary system does not force the army to train one team after another, and it is allowed to conduct legion training at the same time. Moreover, with the supervision of the general, the training effect will be strengthened. Murphy still cannot estimate the specific bonus value. However, when he returned from inspecting the farmland in the morning, the recruits in the barracks had already begun to have a very good assassination training.
A team of Greek infantry intact was assigned to the logging field by Murphy. At present, the town is developing rapidly and there is a huge demand for wood. He used a relatively simple method within the town as a signal for the transmission in case of the gnoll attacking, he immediately mobilized his troops to support him.
This relatively ancient method is wolf smoke.
Spring wheat has been planted, and simple ditches irrigation have been initially completed. Currently, about 500 people are required to maintain and take care of one thousand acres of arable land. The remaining about 700 people have been transferred by Murphy to build wooden walls.
The budget of data given by "Total War" is 800 silver coins, and the time is two rounds.
Two months is a long time, and Murphy can't wait that long. However, the data of the auxiliary system is just a vague concept. It may take two months to completely complete the construction of the wooden wall. However, if it is based on reinforcement and heightening, the wooden wall can play a good defensive role without waiting for the complete completion.
This is the blur between reality and data.
Just like a port, according to the data given by the "Total War" auxiliary system, the current progress of the port has only been less than 10%, and even a complete foundation has not been built. However, a simple fishing boat has already entered the river. Just now, the messenger also sent Murphy a few fat herrings, saying that it was sent by the fishermen to honor the Governor. Herring is actually a bluefish, a fish with good meat and high oil content. It mainly operates in the ocean, but there are also freshwater varieties. The number of herring fish is spectacular, and the sea is on the west side of the Nidolia River. If there are several herring fish living nearby, the benefits brought by the fishery will undoubtedly be very considerable!
After a period of understanding, Murphy also understood. The auxiliary system of "Total War" gave him a guide on data, but after these data are linked to reality, there will be certain floating, and these floating needs to be judged by him personally.
Just as Murphy was dealing with things of all sizes in Athens towns, the indigenous people were also carefully observing this town that seemed to fall from the sky.
"Marquis, the residents of the town are very careful. They seem to be very opposed to outsiders and do not talk too much with strangers." At this moment, the middle-aged knight among the indigenous people was standing behind the masked woman reporting the news about the town he had heard.
"Don't call me the Marquis." The veiled woman frowned slightly, and her magnetic voice had a special charm. She looked at the flowerbed in the Governor's Mansion with a cold look, and said coldly: "The coward who gave up the city, the people, and the wife and fled was not worthy of being a noble at all!"
"Yes, Marquis Elizabeth." The middle-aged man's eyes sterned and he said in a deep voice.
A deep sadness flashed in the eyes of the woman known as Marquis Elizabeth, and she said lightly: "Have you heard nothing?"
"I only heard that they claimed to be Greeks, and the god they believed in was a goddess named Athena, and the residents here called her the goddess of wisdom. The town was also named Athens, and it seemed that the residents here admired this goddess very much." After thinking about it, the middle-aged knight continued: "The young lord named Murphy has a high reputation in their eyes. The group of soldiers with all knight-level combat power were called Spartan warriors. They were the most powerful soldiers among the Greeks, and they were known as the guardians of Greek civilization!"
"The Greeks? There seems to be no such nation in the southern plain? Do they come from overseas or another piece of land?" The veiled woman closed her eyes and pondered, thinking about this sudden nation. There are many fertile lands on the continent occupied by other intelligent creatures or monsters left by ancient times. The southern plain is actually the living soil seized by humans after expelling the zombies. Humans have been working hard to expand their territory, but because there are too many dangers in the dark land that has not yet been opened, the progress of human development has always been very little.
One hundred and twenty years ago, humans had made great efforts to open up the southern wilderness, trying to open up the road to the east. However, after encountering terrible counterattacks from other creatures, their plans to expand their territory had to be stranded.
Because in the deepest part of the southern wilderness, there are a group of earthly dragons living...
In the northeast of the southern wilderness, about 2,500 square kilometers of land belongs to the territory of the Earth Dragon. All creatures that invade their territory will be strongly counterattacked by the Earth Dragon. The human army suffered unprecedented huge losses after breaking in!
"This place was originally belonged to Simoton, but it was abandoned a year ago, and all the residents nearby were moved to the rear." The masked woman looked at the lively and busy scene outside the Governor's Mansion and said lightly: "These Greeks should not have been here for a long time."
"Because humans have moved away, most of the zombies living nearby are females in clan tribes. Once the zombies army finds that humans have gathered again here, it will be not long before the army composed of male zombies will come." The masked woman stared at the thriving scene outside with a cold look, with pity in her eyes, and said, "I wonder how long they can last?"
"It's hard to say." The middle-aged knight replied slowly.
"How effective is that army called Sparta?" the masked woman suddenly asked.
"In one-on-one situation, their combat effectiveness is similar to the enthroned knights." The middle-aged knight looked solemn, with a hint of admiration in his expression, and said slowly: "But if you are an army, even two elite silver shield infantry are not their opponent!"
"Is that strong?!" The masked woman showed a hint of shock in her expression. She asked in confusion: "But they have no equipment except a round shield and helmet?"
"This is exactly what they are powerful!" The middle-aged knight looked inexplicably. He slowly said: "No wearing armor can reduce the burden on the body, have better endurance, and can also maximize the use of his combat skills. Just equipped with a round shield, the only explanation is that they trust their comrades and are willing to hand over their backs to their comrades, and believe that their comrades are the strongest armor!"
"But..." The masked woman wanted to speak but stopped.
"Madam, the most terrifying thing about this army is their courage!" The middle-aged knight continued: "This town is very rich. But for those Spartan warriors, they don't need armor at all. Going to the battlefield, a round shield is enough!"
"This is confidence and courage!" As he spoke, a hint of fanaticism appeared on the middle-aged knight's face inexplicably!
"How long can they last?" the masked woman asked quietly in a magnetic voice.
The middle-aged knight sighed and said, "If there were more such warriors."
Chapter completed!