Chapter 389 The War Begins
On the night of Leon's wedding, Klose and his old friends prepared to listen to the wall dance - this is a traditional program that has always existed in every place, even the king's wedding cannot be avoided...
After all, Lisa Dillan, who was in charge of security, was also eavesdropping...
But Risa Dilan was still very responsible. He did not hang out with Klose and the others - he was on duty at the back door.
Of course, it is normal to lie down at the foot of the wall and observe while on duty...
But what they heard was not some charming noise, but a serious "family meeting"...
"Lords from various countries have come to watch the ceremony. Trade with Firdsvain and Ravenstern has also been restored. Alina is spreading the news everywhere. If nothing unexpected happens, the carriages made by the Noldor will soon be popular throughout the continent, and the properties in Long River City should also attract many people to come and work and settle down..."
Leon sat on the carpet and fanned himself with several armistice agreements - peace and trade contracts signed with the Firdsvain and Ursula's territories.
"I don't quite understand why we need to operate the carriage now. Shouldn't we focus on storing food?"
Wendy asked as she leaned against Amy and rubbed her forehead against her chest.
"Because we need to solve the transportation problem first. If many people have carriages, then ordinary people can also transport food and other supplies to us without being restricted by noble lords. Changhe Express has reopened to solve this problem."
Amy put her arms around Wendy to stop her from moving, and she explained while playing with Wendy's long, slightly curly hair.
"So what should I do now? I'm still not very good at business..."
Wendy looked up at Amy.
"We've received news from White Deer Castle that the fire in the forest has been extinguished. Wendy, you have to lead your people back to the forest in a couple of days, cut down trees along the path of the fire, build roads, and build a wood processing plant and a carriage workshop. At the same time, cut out several isolation zones in the forest to prevent another fire. Then, you have to organize your people to plant trees... I will ask everyone in the eastern region to cooperate with you so that the forest ecology can recover as soon as possible, so as to reduce agricultural disasters in the eastern region."
Leon turned to look at Wendy and answered.
In fact, Li Ang felt a little weird in his heart - Wendy, a minor girl in her fifties, was acting like a spoiled child in the arms of Amy, a girl in her twenties...
"But I have to fight the Bacchus Empire with you!"
Wendy looked somewhat reluctant: "Can't we let Islandil take the people back to build carriages?"
"No. You are the queen of the Noldor elves, and you must personally lead the reconstruction of the new Noldor Principality. Compared with war, construction is the foundation of ruling a country... Moreover, carriages will become a livelihood that can make your people profitable in the long run, and this livelihood must be controlled by you personally. Besides, Islandil must stay here to fight the Bacchus Empire."
Amy stroked Wendy's face with her hand and pulled her into her arms.
"Don't you say that after getting married, you have to go on a honeymoon or something? "
Wendy muttered.
"We don't have time... We are no longer ordinary people. We are responsible for the future of tens of thousands of people. We are not qualified to be as willful as before..."
Amy sighed and said, "I will leave here in two days. I will go to Sarleon City and relocate people from other places to reclaim land around Deer Heart Lake. I must complete the relocation of more than 100,000 people before the end of September, and reclaim enough arable land to support the entire Sarleon Territory..."
"Don't we move people from Changhe City? There are already too many people in Changhe City..."
Wendy asked.
"The people of Changhe City cannot be relocated. They either bought properties in the city or work here. Relocating them will cause problems... The population of the entire Sarleon Territory has decreased significantly in the past two years. The construction of Changhe City is used to attract population. But most of the people who come here are city residents, and there are not many farmers. I can only relocate people from other places, such as Haringosburg or Azgod, to open up the wasteland."
Amy explained.
"Wendy, you have a lot to do. The business of 'Elven Carriage' will continue to expand. Car loans and mortgages will serve as the profit pillars of Pender Bank, and Pender Bank is the foundation of the entire New Pender. I have not moved the headquarters of Pender Bank out of White Hart Castle just to let the elves guard it... In addition, in addition to rebuilding your homeland and protecting Pender Bank, you also have to lead your people to stop the Jatu people..."
Li Ang also sighed: "This winter, the Jatu people will definitely go south to plunder... Their grasslands will be most directly affected by the forest fires. Many snakes, insects, rats and ants will run to the grasslands, causing heavy losses to their livestock..."
"Aldarian also said so, which is why he was on guard in the north before."
Wendy stood up from Amy's arms: "Leon, the war with the Bacchus Empire will be difficult to end in a short time, right? Each of us has so many things to do, will we never be able to have a honeymoon?"
She is still planning her honeymoon...
"Maybe it won't take long. I will fight a decisive battle with the Bacchus Empire as soon as possible... Emperor Marius will not drag the war for too long. He has already assembled his army at Karen Deer Castle. It is obvious that he also wants to end the battle with me quickly. He is a good emperor who considers the lives of the people."
Li Ang shook his head, but then frowned: "But... I can only fight Bacchus head-on. This time I can only fight head-on, and I can't use any tricks."
"Why? This will result in huge losses... The battle formation of the Bacchus Empire is indeed quite powerful."
Wendy asked.
Bacchus' army is indeed the best in the entire continent in terms of discipline and coordination. Frontal positional warfare is Bacchus' strong point, and Wendy also knows this.
"Because we want everyone to see the power of the new Pendor Kingdom..."
After all, Amy had been the head of state for a period of time, so she understood what Leon was going to do: "The new Pendor Kingdom has just been established, and we need to use a war to demonstrate our strength. It would be best if we don't use any conspiracy or trickery in this war, but win it with honest strength. This way, things will be much simpler in the future."
"Although we can't use tricks, but... Wendy, you can prepare a reserve team in Shieldwind Fortress, maybe it can be used."
Li Ang added.
"I will also prepare a reserve force at Qicha Fortress..."
Amy also said at the same time.
Wendy looked at Leon, then looked back at Amy and nodded.
She actually felt a little jealous - she now knew that Amy was the only one who understood Leon's thoughts best.
So she walked over and sat next to Li Ang, then clumsily threw Li Ang onto the carpet...
Amy stared in amazement for a moment, her face and neck quickly turning red.
Leon struggled twice, but his current fighting ability was not as good as Wendy's - he couldn't break free.
He only had time to shout: "Klose! You bastards! I know you are here! Get out of here now..."
Then, Wendy blocked his mouth with an even more clumsy move.
…
Early August of the 358th year of the Pandrite calendar.
Amy has already settled in Sarleon City and is recruiting farmers to reclaim the wasteland.
The benefits offered for this land reclamation were astonishing - as long as one could produce 100 pounds of grain per acre during the next harvest season, any farmer could reclaim the land at will, and all the reclaimed land would belong to the farmer himself.
Moreover, the seeds and farm tools were provided by Amy, and two meals a day were provided during the reclamation period - but just like when they reclaimed wasteland in Bailubao and Maixiangling, if they received the seeds, they had to plant enough land, otherwise they would be regarded as scammers.
There are no nobles left around Luxin Lake. Even if there are still surviving nobles, they will be defined as bankrupt civilians by Amy.
All the land here currently belongs to Amy, the Fierce Lion Queen. She can give it to anyone she wants.
This condition quickly attracted many farmers to come, Eric also went to Sarleon City to assist, and the fleet of Changhe Express also began to transport supplies to Sarleon City continuously.
The Fierce Lion City, which had been destroyed to pieces, regained its vitality once again.
Wendy has also gone to White Hart Castle and started organizing a group of elves to transform the forest.
Timber processing plants quickly appeared in the forest, and a huge factory area was built between Maixiangling and Bailubao.
This is a huge carriage manufacturing factory, with huge diamond-shaped emblems hanging on the tops of each factory building.
The market of Maixiangling was also rebuilt, and the non-commissioned officers returned to Maixiangling and became supporting personnel and agent dealers of the "Elf Carriage Factory".
There are too many insects near Maixiangling, so it is not suitable for farming at the moment, but painting and selling cars are very suitable.
At this time, Leon also met General Sulla again.
At the gate of Changhe City.
"Your Majesty Leon, I have brought Antonius's head. Can you release the people of the Shadow Legion..."
Sura still came to see Leon alone, holding a box in his hand.
The box was opened, and inside was a human head covered in lime. It was indeed Antonius.
"You are seven days late, General Sura. We agreed to a month..."
Li Ang said expressionlessly.
"I'm sorry, but it's not easy to kill him. I hope our deal still stands... I also brought food with me. It's in the caravan outside the city."
Sura pointed behind him.
About three hundred meters outside Changhe City, there were hundreds of carriages parked.
The carriage was surrounded by various troops, including the Silver Hand and the Noldor elves.
"Sura, you are seven days late, so I should at least charge you some interest... I can release the members of the Shadow Legion, but each of them will lose a finger - this can be considered as a punishment for their breach of diplomatic relations, it shouldn't be too much, right?"
Leon asked.
"Of course...as long as they can return alive."
General Sura also felt that this punishment was acceptable.
"Okay, bring the food in, and you can take the people away in the afternoon."
Li Ang nodded and entered the city.
In the afternoon, General Sura's horse-drawn carriages that carried grain were used again to transport members of the Shadow Legion.
Every soldier of the Shadow Legion had his right thumb cut off.
"Your Majesty Leon... I'm afraid they won't be able to do any heavy work after they return... You did this on purpose, right?!"
When General Sura saw this scene, he didn't say anything about whether it was excessive or not. After all, he was the one who broke his promise first, so he couldn't blame Li Ang.
"I am helping His Majesty Marius... General Sulla, when you meet His Majesty Marius, he will tell you why I did this. By the way, tell His Majesty Marius that the war... has begun!"
Li Ang sent Sura out the door.
Then, he found Neuer, the Twilight Knight under Islandir, and said, "Hang Antonius's head and Kairos's head together in the Shieldwind Fortress, and build a stone tablet there to tell people the consequences of destroying the forest..."
The next day, using the food brought by General Sura as military rations, Leon began to march towards Karen Deer Castle.
…
Karen Deer Castle.
General Agasson met the Shadow Legion soldiers brought back by Sura.
"Their hands...Li Ang did it?!"
Unlike Sura, Agathon seemed quite dissatisfied: "Has he become so cruel after becoming king?"
He is from the Shadow Legion after all.
"Cruel? He was very kind to let these people live, Agasson..."
General Sura shook his head slowly: "If someone completely destroyed your home, burned down all your estates, killed your family, and burned down everything your wife's entire family depended on for survival, would you let these people live?"
Agathon was stunned for a moment, but then he retorted sharply: "That's different! These are the soldiers of the empire! They are the descendants of the founders of the empire! They are the descendants of the heroes who made great contributions!"
"What's the difference? Soldiers are also human beings, heroes are also human beings... Noldor is also human beings, Leon's men are also human beings... Kairos and his son are also human beings."
Sura said as he shook his head and left: "You should deal with Leon's troops quickly. His Majesty requires you to defend Karen Deer Castle..."
"Defend?...Warn the whole army, this is the only fate that will happen if we fall into Leon's hands! If we lose this battle, we will live a life worse than death! Pass the order! With the Gladiator Regiment as the vanguard, everyone...attack immediately!"
Agathon called out to the messenger.
Sura paused, turned around, and there was a hint of surprise in his eyes: "Agason, you want to take the initiative?!"
"Attack is the best defense... General Sura, please tell His Majesty that I must seize the opportunity given to us by Leon. Only in this way can we maintain the morale of the army..."
Agasson looked at the Shadow Legion soldier who had lost his thumb on the carriage and spoke word by word.
Sura frowned, then jumped on his horse and rushed towards Boshi City.
Emperor Marius was in the city of Bozhi at this time.
His body was still weak, and just coming here from Siyuan City had cost him most of his life.
At this moment, he could only lie on the bed and listen to Sura reporting the situation to him.
"Leon said that he was helping you by cutting off those people's thumbs... I don't quite understand what he meant..."
Sura asked about what Leon had said.
"He knows that I redeemed the Shadow Legion just for the sake of military morale. He also knows that I don't want the conservative forces to still retain an organized army. In this respect, he is indeed helping me..."
"There's nothing wrong with Agathon using this incident to maintain the morale of the army, but the problem is... Leon is using this method to lure him into taking the initiative to attack! You were seven days late, but Leon didn't make any moves during these seven days - Leon didn't want to take the initiative to attack! He deliberately found an excuse to chop off the thumb of the Shadow Legion soldier! Even if you caught Antonius in time, Leon would still do so with other excuses!"
Emperor Marius said weakly.
"Then...General Agathon..."
Sura also felt a little powerless.
Leon used an open strategy. Agasson was the descendant of a member of the Shadow Legion and a general who had come out of the Shadow Legion. He would definitely fall for this trick.
"I have to go to Karen Deer Fort... Put on my armor, I want to fight in person."
Emperor Marius stood up with difficulty.
