The war between the Rob Kingdom and the Black Holy Mountain Kingdom was very dramatic.
To put it simply, the Rob Kingdom is inferior to the Black Holy Mountain Kingdom in all aspects: its population is less than four-fifths of the Black Holy Mountain Kingdom, its territory is less than three-fifths, and it does not have a large plain like the Black Holy Mountain Kingdom. , most of the territory is covered with mountains. The official fleet of the Rob Kingdom is even more pitiful compared to the Black Holy Mountain Kingdom. Not only are the ships old and backward, but the number is less than one-third.
No matter who looks at this kind of comparison, no one thinks that the Black Holy Mountain Kingdom has the possibility of defeating it.
but-
About half a month ago, the war broke out after long-term negotiations between the Black Holy Mountain Kingdom and the Rob Kingdom over a disputed territory on the border failed.
As soon as the war began, the army of the Rob Kingdom broke into the territory of the Black Holy Mountain Kingdom. With extremely backward weapons, they defeated several lines of defense of the Black Holy Mountain Kingdom. The official fleet also took the initiative. Under the command of the fleet commander, it sank almost as many Black Holy Mountain Kingdom ships as itself, with less than one-third of its own losses.
Such a result was really shocking in the early days of the war, but after slowly understanding the details, it was no longer surprising.
Why
It's very simple. The Kingdom of Black Holy Mountain is so rich that many people, including soldiers, have never lived a hard life or experienced any wars. They are just a group of farmers who have never seen blood. The top military officials are a group of fat-bellied politicians, and few of them know how to fight.
The Luobu Kingdom is the complete opposite. Because of the lack of plains and cultivated land, the population is not very small, and the composition is very complex, which leads to fighting. For the Luobu people, there is no need to fight, do not fight to the death to grab a piece of good farmland, and do not fight to the death to grab more. If there is no water to irrigate the cultivated land, there will be no food to eat, and they will starve to death. Therefore, the people of Rob Kingdom are fierce, capable, and never talk nonsense. Moreover, if they really fight, they will definitely not be afraid of death - those who are afraid of death will have died long ago.
In this case, the Black Holy Mountain Kingdom and the Rob Kingdom had a dispute over a piece of territory. This disputed territory is also an extremely fertile plain. When the Kingdom of Black Holy Mountain demanded full possession, it simply challenged the bottom line of all Rob people.
Once the war started, the Rob Kingdom taught the Black Holy Mountain Kingdom a hard lesson, letting the Black Holy Mountain Kingdom understand that having money is no big deal! Rich people with money may not be able to defeat poor people without money!
Of course, the Black Holy Mountain Kingdom is not at its worst. Although the whole country has a bad atmosphere, it is not rotten to the core. At critical moments, people continued to stand up and turn the tide. Although the situation could not be completely reversed for a while, the Rob Kingdom was no longer as smooth as before.
In addition, many small countries and nobles who owe a lot of debt to the Kingdom of Black Holy Mountain have expressed their opinions that as long as the King of Black Holy Mountain needs it, they can immediately send troops to rescue him. Therefore, the war will last for a long time without any accident.
After understanding the situation, Richard looked at the tavern owner and asked, "In that case, it won't be possible to go north in a short time, right?"
"It's not so absolute." The tavern owner said, "Although the sea is impassable, the land is still accessible. The reason why many merchant ships are parked here is to prepare to transfer from the sea to the land here. The crossing has not yet been blocked. After attacking the hinterland of the Black Holy Mountain Kingdom, we will bypass the rest of the countries, and finally completely bypass the Rob Kingdom, arrive at the port of the more northern country, re-enter the sea, and take a boat to go north."
"Sounds like it's a bit troublesome."
"But at least it's a way. It may take a little longer, but it's better than being stuck here all the time. Otherwise, if you wait until next year, the sea route may not be open." The tavern owner said, picking up the silver coins on the surface of the bar and stuffing them into Li Cha took a breath and said, "Guest, if you really want to go north, I advise you to consider the land route. As for the money, you can take it. Everyone knows what I said. You shouldn’t be charged at all for this matter.”
Richard's eyes flashed, and he put the silver coin back on the bar counter and said: "Maybe many people know what you are talking about, but I don't know it, but it is valuable to me. You have saved me a lot of time, you There's every reason to take it. If you're embarrassed, bring me some bread. I need something to eat while I think about what to do next."
"Okay then." The tavern owner hesitated, put away the silver coins, and turned to the kitchen and shouted, "Nops, a piece of bread, the best kind! With honey!"
"profound."
Turning back, the tavern owner smiled at Richard, then stretched out his hand to greet an empty table against the wall: "Guest, please sit over there. It's quieter and you can think carefully. As for the bread, it will be served immediately. Send it."
"Thank you." Richard said, picked up the water and walked to the table against the wall, sat down and waited patiently.
After a while, the bread was delivered.
Richard picked it up and took a bite, and found that the taste was okay, and there was a slight sweetness. It seemed that honey was really added - this is amazing - there are no artificially bred bees in the world, they are all wild. If you want to collect them, Honey is risking her life. The price of honey is extremely expensive. Based on the amount of honey added to the bread, the whole bread cannot be bought for less than one-third of the silver coins. It is considered a high-end product.
Thinking of this, Richard's favorable impression of the tavern owner increased again, but that was all. He continued to eat without any extra thoughts. While eating, I thought about whether it was really possible to go north by land, and if so, what would be easier to do.
At this time, a voice suddenly came from a table next to him, asking tentatively: "This... sir, you are planning to go north by land, right?"
"Huh?" Richard turned around and saw more than ten people sitting at the table next to him.
The speaker was the leader of the group. He was about forty years old, with dark skin and a beard. He looked very friendly - as friendly as a butcher who kills pigs.
The other party's voice was somewhat gentle, and he said in a consultative tone: "Hello, sir, I saw that you had been talking to the tavern owner for a long time just now, so I guess you might want to go north, if you don't mind. , come with us.
By the way, let me introduce myself. My name is Bud. I am the leader of the Blue Feather Merchant Group. I came by boat from Rocks in the south and want to go to Bingya in the north. When we got here, we were forced to go ashore because of the sea blockade, and we were going to take the land route instead.
However, I heard that because there are too many business groups and caravans traveling by land recently, the security is not very good, so a mercenary team was specially hired to protect them. The price of the mercenary team is a bit high, so we bear some difficulties ourselves and specially invite loners like you to join us. Don't worry, I won't ask too high a price, as long as you can pay us two... um, three silver coins. What do you think? "
After speaking, the other party showed an expectant look.