Chapter 243 243. Chaos at the Border
In the year 1774 of the initial calendar, the situation on the mainland was turbulent.
Border frictions among countries have intensified, with conflicts and casualties occurring frequently.
In the same year, the Scourge showed signs of revival.
Under this premise, cremation became popular again.
Rulers of various countries have stipulated that the deceased must be cremated within three days of death, otherwise there is a risk of becoming a ghost.
The church pastor even claimed that only cremation can purify the soul and reach heaven.
The messenger riding on a swift dragon came all the way from Morning Light City and requested to meet Lord Lowe.
However, Lowe was in deep meditation and unable to see guests.
Evelyn was also in seclusion. She had not been seen since September, immersed in physics research and experiments.
Lodel received the envoy as the lord's wife.
After a conversation, I summed it up in eight words.
Allies betrayed, borders in danger! The Principality of Sheen is growing stronger and stronger, but it is also drifting further and further away from its former allies.
Especially the Principality of Arlans, which suffered heavy blows one after another. The territory was lost, the economy declined, and the people in the country could be described as living in misery.
In the past, the Principality of Arlans was the richest, most populous, most highly-lived, and most powerful country in the Ryan Alliance.
Now, the situation has taken a sharp turn for the worse. The Principality of Sheen has been left far behind by the rapid development, and even its population has been greatly reduced.
This was difficult for the nobles of the Principality of Allans to accept.
They tentatively asked for help from their former allies.
Everyone responded, which was nothing more than donating some food. As for sending troops to retake the territory, no technical assistance was mentioned.
Among them, the country that provided the greatest food support was, unsurprisingly, the Principality of Sheen.
A large amount of low-priced food poured into the cities of Allans, and Duke Dafen originally wanted to help his allies tide over the difficulties.
However, in a year that could be considered a disaster, such an abundance of grain was eye-catching.
The Kingdom of Talon had already been ready to make a move, sending envoys to use the return of territory as bait, hoping that the Principality of Allans would send troops to attack the border of the Principality of Sheen.
The two parties hit it off immediately.
On the other hand, the neighboring Kingdom of Dongqi put most of its national strength into attacking the Duchy of Milan. Although it agreed to the request of the envoy of the Kingdom of Talon, it did not send too many troops.
In order to resist the pressure from the coalition forces of the three kingdoms, Black Blade Castle sent envoys to various cities for help.
"Speaking of which, the principality now has nearly 200 cities. As long as each city sends 1,000 people, there will be 200,000 troops."
Lodel talked to herself. She agreed to send troops. It was an unavoidable responsibility as a feudal lord, unless she betrayed him.
The key is how many people are mobilized.
She consulted Bruno and finally decided to dispatch 500 elite armed infantrymen and 500 logistics soldiers, a total of 1,000 people.
Led by Warrior Captain Zoe! Senior spellcaster, assisted by Fei Yeti.
The plan was to carry sufficient supplies and ammunition, take a boat to Wanglong Port, and then rush to Chenguang City.
Following Lodel's order, the whole city became busy.
Several newly launched steam ships have a capacity of 500 people. Only two of them can carry 1,000 people, and if there is more room, three can be deployed.
With a dozen more supply ships, the transportation can be completed.
The main reason was that the oxen and the ox cart were too heavy, and it took a lot of effort to get both on board.
It took three days to prepare.
Lodel watched the soldiers leave at the port and said, "What a pity! If either Lovi or Evelyn were awake, I would be the one to go to the battle."
"Mrs. Lodel, why don't you want me to go?" An Ke asked from the side.
People who practice martial arts naturally have a desire for the battlefield, not to mention that she is a warlike orc.
"Donggang City needs a truly strong man to take charge. My current strength is still insufficient." Luodel knew his own limitations.
"Madam, you are not even thirty years old yet. I didn't have the strength like you when I was thirty." An Ke complimented.
"I know very well that I can't deal with those masters from the Holy Land right now. To ensure the prosperity of East Port City, at least a legend must be in charge to ensure that nothing goes wrong."
Lodel nodded and then separated from Anke.
She had to simply supervise the government affairs and then train her daughter.
Every day is quite busy. Fortunately, there are a group of people to help share the burden.
Fortunately, Mr. Bruno returned to the position of consul.
In October, the temperature in Dongguan City was unbearably cold.
The climate was like hell. No matter how hard the scholars from the Central Continent tried to keep warm, they could not feel their bodies generate any temperature.
"Oh my god, I really regret coming here."
“The road to our ideals is always filled with hardships. Since others can survive here, why can’t we?”
"I heard that quite a few people have arrived. Hehe, there are more than 500 of them. They are all idiots who rushed here after hearing that there are new powered vehicles and ships. They are about to cry now."
"Please bear with it for a while. Fulinbao promised to build floor heating for us."
In such cold weather, a sip of strong liquor is the best salvation.
Fulinbao appropriately lowered the price of liquor, which attracted a lot of praise from people.
Compared with the high cost of floor heating, cheaper and more convenient kangs are becoming more popular.
During the day, it is usually not very cold, with the temperature above zero. Only at night, it is unbearably cold. At this time, using a kang to heat the bed makes it much more comfortable.
Every winter is so hard to endure.
Most of the old residents in Donggang City have already gotten used to it.
Life is much better in recent years than in the past. We have thick cotton-padded clothes and quilts to keep warm, brick houses, cement stoves, thermos bottles and other equipment.
In fact, the best thing to use is floor heating.
There is warm water flowing under the auditorium, and the whole room can be described as warm as spring.
Many people came here to escape the cold.
Children ran and played on it, and men and women gathered here to chat and play chess.
Hundreds of people gathered in a small auditorium.
Lodel naturally sat in Lovey's seat and enjoyed her favorite cake.
No one would worry about a war happening far away.
"Sir Zoe should be on the battlefield by now!" Maid Aka and Lodel were very close. Although she was a maid, she was more like a friend. In informal occasions, she could speak more casually.
"We should have arrived more than two weeks ago! It must be difficult to travel in this weather. But I heard that the weather in Wanglong Port is much better. According to the standard of the thermometer invented by Lovey, the average temperature in Wanglong Port is nearly ten degrees higher than that in Donggang City." Lodel shook the wine glass, and two drunken eyes appeared on his face.
Thousands of miles away.
Zoe led a team of a thousand people and marched forward under the sun. It was daytime and the temperature was around ten degrees.
It seems that the weather this year is not very cold.
This provided favorable conditions for the war. If the weather was as cold as in Donggang City with temperatures below minus 15 degrees Celsius at night, the war would not have been fought.
Zoe rode on the back of a bull, accompanied by several locals wearing thin linen clothes.
This is the guide hired by the expeditionary force.
(End of this chapter)
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