Urban Sims

Chapter 46 Ten Years
After the entire Earl of Rhodes was turned upside down by Zhou Ming, it didn't take long for the ferocious monster of Granland to be fully exposed in front of all the forces of the Kingdom of Voris.

A rebellious land with only the supreme lord and no knights below.

A place where the government system and the development model of industry, agriculture and commerce are unconventional and even absurd.

A rebellious land where off-production farmers are recruited, trained and built into an army of farmers.

A rebellious place that colluded with thieves, wantonly plundered the properties of other territories, and murdered noble lords and knights!
At all costs, the nobles, peasants, and thieves on this rebellious land must be uprooted one by one, and they must be completely wiped out!

Ten years, seven encirclement and suppression campaigns.

In the small kingdom of Voris, wars have been raging almost year after year.

However, during the seven encirclement and suppression campaigns, Granland, which was in the center of the eye of the storm, was not shattered by one storm after another. On the contrary, it won a complete victory in the seven encirclement and suppression battles!

The area controlled by Granland also expanded from the small Granland to the entire Earl of Rhodes, then the Earl of Merlin in the north, the Earl of Bame and Jokan in the west, and finally occupied the Kingdom of Voris. Half of the country to the east.

Seeing that the rebel force is getting stronger and stronger, occupying more and more territory, and more and more people and property are being plundered by thieves, King Helian has to take out all the treasures in the treasury and is willing to At the price of ceding the four counties, he asked the Chulin Kingdom in the west for help, and borrowed a knight order with 2000 heavily armored knights pieced together by the Chulin Kingdom.

Together with King Helian, 3000 barbarian mercenaries recruited heavily from the northern savage kingdom, and the few remaining 500 knights in the country, a terrifying army of 5500 people went straight to the core of the rebel area ——Departing from Gran City (Gran City, a city expanded on the basis of Qiangwei Town and Granling Castle).

Zhou Ming had already prepared for this, and issued a general call-up order in the area under his control. In less than ten days, he pulled out a team including 5000 elite crossbowmen, 10000 elite spearmen, and 3000 elite soldiers. A huge army, including light cavalry, marched towards the decisive battle site.

Before the decisive battle, the "Alibaba Thieves Group" of more than 3000 people led by the thief Jie Luo had already gone one step ahead, wreaking havoc in the area controlled by King Helian, cutting off the food and grass transportation line of the crusade army, setting traps and ambushing a large number of people. The soldiers of the crusade army on the march caused heavy losses to their personnel and supplies, and their morale plummeted.

The final decisive battle between the two armies took place on an open and flat grassland called the Tingen Plateau, which was covered in green and yellow grasslands with a radius of hundreds of miles.

Riding his horse on a high ground, Zhou Ming, dressed in military uniform, saw the lineup of the king's crusade army on the opposite mountainside.

"10 cavalry phalanxes, about 2200 people, 15 mercenary phalanxes, about 3000 people, a total of 5000 people, not too difficult."

Zhou Ming curled his lips, expressing disdain for this military force that could destroy a small kingdom.

Of course, if he can say such big words, he naturally has the confidence to say such big words.

One of the sources of confidence is the invincible tiger and wolf army in his hands, which took 13 years to build and has gone through dozens of bloody battles without a single defeat.

This tiger and wolf army was delighted when they heard the battle. As soon as the order sounded, they quickly gathered. Once on the battlefield, they desperately snatched heads and competed for military merits. Then they exchanged land, servants, titles and rewards from Zhou Mingna. Everything was written in plain text. As for the price tag, one head corresponds to one reward, the number of heads is limited, and the more you get, the more you get.

Secondly, Zhou Ming's confidence comes from the good development momentum of Gran City and the surrounding control areas. The agricultural output is rising year by year, the rapid development of industry and commerce is full of vitality, the population base exceeds 15, and the extremely prosperous market economy makes the annual collection Various taxes are enough to support an elite army of more than 2 people.

In addition, the year before last, he sent a group of thieves to occupy a medium-sized iron mine in the border area adjacent to the Kingdom of Iron Castle. Granling, which has a stable source of ore, used blast furnaces to make steel. It took less than two years. The steel production has suddenly increased tenfold from less than [-] tons per year to [-] tons per year.

With enough steel and the excellent craftsmen recruited by Zhou Ming, the quality of the armor he provided to the Grand Land Defense Army has naturally improved several grades compared to the original ones. Spring steel crossbow, the shooting range increased by 50%, and the lethality doubled!
The pikemen, after a full refit, became heavy pikemen wearing plate armor and holding steel spears.

As for the light cavalry, it is even more serious. After a full replacement of the breastplate and saber, and each knight is equipped with two small steel crossbows, the melee and long-range combat capabilities have been greatly improved, and they can even use their good Mobility, with the same number of people, kite tactics can be used to kill knights.

Therefore, Zhou Ming, who is superior in terms of numbers, equipment, morale, logistics, etc., has no suspense about the final outcome of this decisive battle.

"Brave soldiers, the time has come to gain military merit and glory. Take your weapons and attack!"

Pulling out the saber at his waist, Zhou Ming gave the order to attack.

"Boom, boom, boom..."

Amidst the sound of drums, the thick line of soldiers moving down from the mountainside, like a wall, walked in neat steps, licking their dry lips, showing a cruel grin, and walked towards the "military meritorious men" in front.

Under the sunlight, looking at the iron wall and spear forest shining brightly on the opposite side, like a huge wave sweeping towards the weak "body" of one's own side, when King Helian's crusade against many people in the army The soldier, trembling with fear.

"Kill!"

"Kill!"

Two torrents of steel, one large and one small, collided suddenly, sparks shot out, blood rushed, limbs were broken, and stars fell to the ground.

In this battle, the "Tiger Wolf Army" in Grand City wiped out the king's crusade army with more than 2000 people at a cost of less than 5200 casualties, and won the last anti-crusade campaign.

After the Battle of Tingen Plateau, Zhou Ming did not stop marching. Instead, he went west along the Beira River and entered the rich and fertile Beira Plain, preparing to take the city in the center of the plain that he coveted for a long time— —Woz City, the capital of the kingdom.

However, not long after Zhou Ming's tiger wolf army besieged Woz City, before launching a general attack, a mysterious courier from Gran City hurriedly sent a secret letter, asking him to stop his military operations immediately, announcing that all The army retreated and hurried back to Gran City.

"Donnie, Donnie, be your lord and enjoy your glory and wealth. I will help you develop the economy, train soldiers, and expand your territory...you can just sit back and enjoy the achievements. Why do you want to make fools of yourself? Toss? Indeed, I promised Baron Connor that I would not harm you, but you have gone too far, so what reason do I have to be soft-hearted?"

A cold killing intent flashed in Zhou Ming's calm eyes!
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