The First Army has completed the follow-up supply work and will set off again soon.
This is also the second half of the Spring Offensive - capturing Liuye Town and Falling Dragon Ridge. The former will make the whole of the Western Territory into one, while the latter is the most convenient way to the Southern Territory.
Considering that neither of the two towns was easy to defend or attack, Roland handed over all the command to Iron Axe and no longer went out with the team. Since the army had just captured the capital, the morale of the army was extremely high, and professional soldiers had gradually emerged as the prototype of a modern army, and they could faithfully execute the battle orders without the lord leading the army in person, so Roland had nothing to worry about the outcome of the battle. As long as the reconnaissance work is done well and the artillery units are used to advance steadily, the enemy will not be able to make any waves.
The reconstruction of the post-war order is what he needs to focus on.
Fortunately, Liuye Town is not large in scale, so there is no need to set up a fully functional lower-level city hall like Changge District, only the corresponding department offices can be arranged. Now that the border area has been able to provide a group of basic management personnel, it should not be difficult to incorporate Liuye Town into the political system of Neverwinter City.
As for the Falling Dragon Ridge, it will be handed over to Earl Spell to manage it—after the fall of Tifeko, she has sworn allegiance to Roland and agreed to fully accept the management model of the Western Region. In order to assist her in taking over the city and clearing up the rebellious nobles, it is necessary to send the First Army to garrison.
What's more, in the future, whether it is to further annex the southern border or capture the Iron Sand City, the Falling Dragon Ridge will be a key transportation route, so another purpose of the garrison is to prevent accidents. In any case, the city must be in the hands of Roland before he can rest assured.
"In this way, the number of the First Army will be tight," Tie Axe frowned and said after making a plan, "There are currently 500 people left in the capital, and Liuye Town and Zuolongling will take up another 1,000 people. , There are only less than 1,500 troops left that we can freely mobilize, most of which are artillery, and Neverwinter City may temporarily lose the ability to take the initiative to attack."
"How is the training of the recruits expanded during the Xie Yue period?"
"It's still far from the level of regular troops," he shook his head. "It will take at least two or three months of training."
Roland laughed dumbfounded, thinking that when he formed a militia team to defend against evil beasts, he had only trained for a month and a half before daring to get on the city wall. Now that the army is being built more and more comprehensively, even the eligibility criteria have increased a lot. In fact, being able to hear the instructions to march in line and pull the trigger at the target is considered a strong army in this era - after all, lining up to be shot still needs to advance against the firepower of the opponent, and here is just targeting the enemy.
"Don't worry, the garrisoned army can be replaced by these new recruits, and it will be a kind of exercise for them to play against the guards of the nobles." Roland said easily, "When the envoys who recruited refugees return, Neverwinter City will usher in a new one. When the population peaks, we can continue to expand the size of the army.”
Defeating Wangdu is far from the end, and capturing the Falling Dragon Ridge is just the beginning. If all goes well, he hopes to bring the entire extreme south into the territory before the evil moon arrives this year.
If he can obtain a stable supply of black water resources, he may be able to push the industrial level of Neverwinter City to a new level.
Shortly after Iron Axe retreated, Nightingale quietly appeared in front of Roland.
"Effie wants to see you."
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Looking at the Bloodfang Witch who slowly walked into the office, Roland felt some changes.
Her steps were not as steady as when she first came, and her long black hair was a little messy, obviously she didn't take care of it. The vigilant and arrogant look on his face faded a bit, replaced by a sense of confusion.
At this time, she is more like a girl who should have the demeanor in this age group.
Yifei first bowed and saluted, and after being silent for a long time, she said, "Your Majesty, what kind of weapon did Maisie use...?"
Roland had already guessed that she would ask such a question, and nodded to Nightingale, who pulled out the revolver rifle from his waist and put it on the table.
"She uses a gun and uses gunpowder to push projectiles to kill and injure the enemy," he skillfully removed the cartridges and poured out the bullets, "the projectiles against you have been specially modified so that they won't penetrate the body, otherwise you would be dead at the time. already."
Iffy's lips twitched, she seemed to want to say something, but finally swallowed it back.
Roland picked up a bullet and held it in front of him, "Have you seen this thing? It's not much bigger than a little finger, but it requires a very complicated set of steps to produce it - this process requires hundreds of ordinary townspeople. Participate with the three witches, none of them will work without one. And those witches are the non-combat witches that you think are useless, now, do you still think so?"
"I..." She looked hesitant and didn't answer for a long time.
Roland didn't give the other party much time to think, and then said, "Maybe they can't use their abilities to fight you directly, but what does this mean? It's also difficult for an ordinary person to knock down a ferocious beast with his fists and feet. But in the end it is still humans who will occupy the world, not the beasts."
"I prefer to call non-combat witches auxiliary witches. They can give most ordinary people new powers through their own abilities, just like guards who fight with long swords and strong shields - with these, human beings can Defeat the beasts with ease. In a sense, the auxiliary witch is greater than the fighting witch."
"But these weapons of yours... can play a more powerful role in the hands of a battle witch," Iffi whispered.
"This gap is not obvious, at least it can't decide the outcome of a war," Roland shook his head, "Can you imagine, when you face ten ordinary warriors who use the same weapon as you, what are the odds of winning? This way There are seven or eight guns produced in my territory every day, and how many battle witches are there? Moreover, weapons alone are not feasible. To maintain the operation of these weapons, a huge production logistics team must be equipped, among which The role of the auxiliary witch is irreplaceable."
He reassembled the gun and handed it back to Nightingale, "I know you're having a hard time understanding the fact that humans are greater than beasts because they can use their wisdom to create power that this world has never had before. Magic is undoubtedly the most powerful Good tools, but you are wasting this talent." He paused for a moment, "By the way, the First Army Reserves will conduct live rifle training in the afternoon, I can arrange for you to visit, then you can use yourself. Take a good look at it with your eyes, what is true power."
"Times have changed, Iffi."
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Some readers said that there are too many witches' names to remember, and they want the author to list a single chapter. In fact, you can go to the Baidu Encyclopedia of "Let go of that witch", which has a detailed list of witches and a brief introduction to their abilities, which is very detailed.