The Sun King's Evidence

High King, are you kidding me?

Ryan was a little unsure about what Thor Green meant, a hundred thousand troops?

The Kingdom of Britannia Knights once had a period of heyday, which was probably from the third Knight King Guillaume "The White Death" to the Knight King "Justice" Jules on the eve of the Dole Tower Incident.

During this period of time, Britannia defended Chaos in the north, fought against the Tomb King fleet and the Dark Elf fleet in the west, conquered Araby and Nicohara deserts in the south, and purged all the greenskins in the country, leaving the greens in the country. Pi was away from Britannia for two hundred years, and the farthest knight army reached Lustria. It can be said to be a model of martial virtue. However, according to the records of this period in the palace of Curona obtained by Ryan, At that time, the total number of the entire army in Britannia, including the standing army, knight lords, knight retinues and sergeants (excluding serf soldiers), was about 100,000.

So what now?

After many wars, the total number of knights (capable of purchasing equipment) and knight retinues (qualified as retinues) in the entire Kingdom of Britannia was less than 30,000, plus their respective sergeants (i.e. free soldiers). At most, 60,000 civilian soldiers were killed, and 100,000 people had to be recruited. Not only did they have to recruit serf infantry on a large scale, but they also could not consider domestic defense and possible invasion at all.

One hundred thousand people, is Thor Green serious? Is he joking, or is he ignorant?

Ryan frowned and thought for a while. The King of Knights felt that the High King was unlikely to be ignorant. Thorgrin - the Resentment Bearer was famous for his wisdom and stability. He had also traveled throughout the old world and was very knowledgeable about many things in the human kingdom. It is impossible for the High King not to have an accurate figure in mind as to how many people the Brittanians can produce. He may not be so ignorant.

"I guess you must be wondering why the dwarves can afford so much money, right?" The High King continued speaking very calmly and roughly. He stopped his knife and fork, touched his beard, and his There were several silver tableware in front of him, each with a different purpose: "You know nothing about the Eternal Peak Treasure House. Young man, I can offer a very generous price. An ordinary knight's annual income is only More than a hundred gold coins, right? This is just more than thirty gold coins for dwarves. How about I pay you fifty dwarf gold coins a year for a knight? As for the rest, I can pay you the price of an imperial mercenary. How about paying you 20% of the premium?"

The price is very fair, and after seeing the treasure house of Eight Peaks Mountain, Ryan will not doubt that the Supreme King cannot afford the money. Ryan frowned slightly, he thought for a moment, and was not in a hurry to refuse. He did not even admit that the Kingdom of Knights is now organized Can't afford 100,000 people: "I don't think so many people are needed to defend the bad land. I think..."

"You don't need so many people? Hahaha~" Thor Greene sneered after hearing this, and he interrupted Ryan very rudely: "Look at my beard, young man, look at my beard, you don't even know how to do it." You don’t even have a beard, your dealings with greenskins are not even one percent as long as mine, why do you think you don’t need so many people to guard the Eight Peaks Mountain?”

"After one year and dozens of battles, our coalition with Belegar has defeated countless greenskin tribes along the Badlands, wiped out Skarsnik and his Evil Moon tribe, and destroyed the Skaven. The headquarters of the Human Moss clan and the trial of the headhunter Quik. After that, Belega and I even cleared many small green-skin tribes near Bafeng Mountain. Not to mention the next few years, at least the next twenty years, Eight Fengshan will not face a giant waaagh!" Ryan said sincerely: "Therefore, I don't think it is necessary to station so many troops. Bafeng Mountain is currently in dire need, and it does not have the ability to supply so many troops. quartermaster."

The green-skin reproductive capacity certainly has a crushing advantage over the dwarves, but the green-skin does not mean that it can explode into hundreds of thousands of people in just a few months. After suffering such a huge blow, Bafeng Mountain It will take at least ten years for the nearby greenskins to recover and sow more mushrooms, and then slowly select greenskin warlords through civil war and "big chaos" until one greenskin warlord defeats other greenskin warlords and will It was a relatively long process until the entire tribe was unified and became the green-skinned warlord. Even Skarsnik himself spent decades.

"Of course I will take care of the military supplies. What do young people know?" Thorgreen listened to Ryan's analysis and looked sideways at the fledgling human. He forked a piece of tender and juicy lamb chop and put it into his mouth: "Also Yes, why do you think this is okay? Have you ever seen a real big waaagh? Have you dealt with it? Have you seen it with your own eyes? Have you ever faced a real green-skinned warboss? Don’t pit yourself against Skarsnik For example, the Goblin Warlord is cunning, but its melee strength and military strength are only average among the greenskins. Have you ever dealt with the Pot-Belly King Gulu? Ironclaw Gorbad? Or, Ge Rimgor-Ironhide?”

"..." Ryan was silent. The King of Knights thought to himself that this old guy is relying on his old age to show off his strength and use his seniority to suppress me!

But Ryan is indeed weak in this aspect. After all, he is still too young. Thorgreen is already a thousand years old. With the High King showing his qualifications, Ryan really has nothing to do.

"Let me tell you, if the green bastard god of war Grimgor Ironhide and his black orc army 'Immortals' appear in Eight Peaks Mountain, even if there are 100,000 of you, you may not be Ironhide's opponent!" The High King continued. Using his power to suppress others, he said in a low voice: "One hundred thousand people are completely necessary. You have no idea how powerful Grimgor is!"

"But Grimgor last appeared in the hell pit of the Mourn Mountains north of Kislev. He slaughtered tens of thousands of Skaven and then headed east to the Kurgan Steppe. ." Ryan immediately retorted: "It is tens of thousands of miles away from Bafeng Mountain, we should not take this factor into consideration."

"There will be a day when Ironhide is tired of killing the Kurgans! I understand it! It will come back, it will definitely." The High King interrupted Ryan again: "Do you understand Ironhide, or do I understand it? Let me tell you, In the Book of Great Hatred, there are three chapters related to Ironhide!"

Then let it come! As the Knight King of Britannia, the Chosen Champion of the Lady of the Lake, the Primarch of the Gray Knights, and the Son of the Emperor, am I afraid of the green-skinned war god Ironhide? Come if you can!

When the Supreme King said this, all the blood in Ryan's body suddenly rushed to his head, and he subconsciously wanted to blurt out these words.

But when he raised his head, what he saw was the sneer of the High King. Thorgreen was eating lamb chops leisurely and comfortably, as if he had anticipated Ryan's reaction and everything was under his control.

yes! From the beginning of the conversation, from the beginning of the meeting, Thorgreen had mastered all the rhythm of the entire conversation! Ryan found himself being led by the High King throughout the entire process.

Throughout the whole process, the rhythm of the topic and Ryan's emotions were all under the control of the Supreme King.

Thinking of this, the King of Knights gritted his teeth and suppressed all his anger. The king pretended to be thirsty and asked for water. He first filled a large glass of Bagman stout, took a big sip, and then lowered his head. Cut the lamb chops with a knife and fork, close your eyes and enjoy the delicious food.

Well, it's just a bit salty. Dwarves always speak harshly, the Knight King thought.

How can we take back the initiative in the topic? Ryan chewed the food, suppressed his anger, and carefully thought about countermeasures.

The High King didn't seem to be in a hurry. He ate slowly, waiting for Ryan's answer.

Three minutes later, Ryan finally spoke: "Your Majesty the High King, since Grimgor Ironhide is so difficult to deal with, then it is useless to station a hundred thousand humans. For Ironhide, no matter how many humans there are, they are just targets of massacre. , I think we need to change our thinking.”

"Change your thinking? What kind of thinking?" The Supreme King became interested, and he asked casually: "Young people, think about it before you think about it. You young humans, if you have one, where in the world are you better than those? Pointed ears, you can run pretty fast, but the questions you ask and the opinions you raise are all too superficial, ah, and sometimes very childish, do you understand?"

"That's right!" To Thorgreen's surprise, Ryan admitted his shortcomings generously. The King of Knights recovered and said with a smile: "So I think the dwarves should be used to defend the Eight Peaks Mountain, after all." One dwarf is like ten greenskins, and it is too unreliable to place too much hope on us humans for the defense system."

"Of course dwarves are better than you humans, but we don't have enough population now." The High King interrupted Ryan again: "There are only 150,000 dwarves left in Eternal Peak, which is far from the one million in its most glorious period. Far away, whether it is Torrent Pass, Butcher's Fort or Haimen Pass in the north, they no longer have the energy to help Bafeng Mountain. Otherwise, why do you think that we dwarves will abandon our compatriots and ignore them? Why do you think that I will come to you to talk about this? Something?"

"There are people somewhere!" Ryan spread his hands and said seriously: "Norska, Dulong City! The Norska dwarves have a large population. I heard from Brother Belega that there is only one person in Dulong City. There are more than 20,000 adult dwarves in the fortress! The entire population of Norscan dwarves exceeds 100,000. Your Majesty, the 100,000 you want are here!"

Ryan was right.

In addition to the dwarven strongholds in the Roof of the World, Gray Mountains, and Black Mountains, there is also a huge dwarf force located in the Norscan Mountains and the Mourn Mountains in the northern part of the Old World.

This group of dwarves is collectively called the Norscan dwarves.

The source of this dwarf is the dwarf army and dwarf expedition team left behind by the dwarf ancestors and gods before they tried to go to the northern chaotic wasteland to close the ancient holy portal. They immediately decided after discovering the rich mineral veins in the Norsca Mountains They settled here and built many forts. After discovering the news of the invasion of Chaos, the dwarf ancestor god Granny sent a messenger in time to inform these dwarves of the news that Chaos was about to move south. This gave the Norscan dwarves plenty of time. Blockade the city and prepare for defense. When the Chaos army moved south, they found that this group of dwarves had set up ten lines of defense waiting for Chaos to attack!

The siege of Dulong City lasted for decades. The Chaos army only broke through the three outermost lines of defense. The demons could neither enjoy the thrill of victory nor taste blood and gain glory. They were really tired of fighting. After a huge snowstorm, the Chaos army chose to retreat and continue southward, leaving only the Norscan dwarves who had cut off all news from the outside world and lost contact with their own people.

Until the Great Holy War, the Norscan dwarves set out from the underground river of the city they dug to support the empire. After thousands of years, they finally had a long-lost reunion with the dwarves of the Mountain Empire.

Despite being located on the front line, the population of Norscan dwarves is very large and very tenacious. There are still four large dwarf cities left in Norsca, namely Dulong City, Thunder City, Crow's Nest City and Eagle Peak City. In addition to In addition, there are more than a dozen small dwarf cities scattered across the Norscan mountains. Among them, the most populous city of Dulong has more than 20,000 adult dwarves, and the most conservative estimate of the total population of Norscan dwarves is more than 100,000.

"Do you think I don't want to? I have sent three waves of messengers, but the King of Dulong City, Torgard-The Crimson One, just doesn't want to!" Thorgreen retorted subconsciously at first, then he suddenly paused and then lowered his head. Eat meat.

Damn it, I was actually led by this young man, the High King thought to himself as he chewed the lamb.

Hey, now it seems that this young man is not simple.

It is not that the High King has not tried to persuade the Norscan dwarves to withdraw to the mountain kingdom, but the Norscan dwarves collectively refused. The first reason is that the dwarves will not abandon their homeland unless they have to, and the two sides have been separated for too long. The Norscan dwarves showed respect rather than obedience to the High King.

The second reason is that the Norscan dwarves are too rich. The Norscan mountains are rich in iron, precious metals (mainly silver) and gemstone veins, and the valleys have vast amber deposition areas. The mountainous coast covered in pine forests teems with animals, the rivers and coastal waters teem with fish, and the mineral deposits are inexhaustible, all open-pit.

Normally, it takes tens of thousands, hundreds of thousands or even more years for a mineral vein to be produced, but for the Norscan mountains, the mountains that are blown by the wind of chaos are mutating all day long, and a mineral vein only needs It can be regenerated in tens to hundreds of years, so the Norscan dwarves can always enjoy endless mineral resources, or open-pit mining.

Don't ask why, because Chaos won't talk to you about reason or rationality.

With such rich geographical conditions, the Norscan dwarves simply did not want to return to the mountain empire.

"North? Those dwarves are used to living there. They will not go to Eight Peaks Mountain." The High King said in a low voice: "Your idea is unrealistic."

"But what's the use of those Norscan dwarves hanging alone in the north?" Ryan followed the words of the High King and said directly: "We should establish an emergency mechanism and concentrate our strength. Anyway, these 100,000 people It's a waste to throw it in Norsca. These dwarves can't stop the invasion of Chaos. It's better to withdraw quickly. Am I right? Your Majesty the High King? Didn't you say that you are very rich and don't care about this commission? Then Instead of asking us humans for help, why not just let the Norscan dwarves go south?"

The High King raised his head and looked at Ryan with his eyes, as if he wanted to get to know him again. His long white beard swayed back and forth, and he pondered for a moment. The High King stared at Ryan with his unique majesty and oppression: "You are a young man, this year But at the age of forty, how could he know such detailed information about Norsca and Dulong City? Belegar, why are you telling you these irrelevant things? It is impossible for these Norse dwarves to join the Angland clan!"

"This is my own idea!" Ryan was stunned for a moment, then he continued: "Aren't the dwarves all engaged in strategic contraction now?"

"Hmph! What do you think? I don't believe it! You were really fooled by that fool! You young people, you must be careful not to 'see the wind, it is the rain'. After hearing this news, you As a king, you have to make your own judgment. If these things are completely...impossible, go and tell that fool again. This is tantamount to...this thing...you are also responsible!" The High King shook his head suddenly. Staring at Ryan's face: "So, who is it? Belegar, your regent, or your courtiers, who gave you the plan to move the Norscan dwarves inland?!"

"I want to hear the truth!"

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