Struggle in the Steam Age

Even though Lawrence tried his best to maintain the morale of the goblins and let them stay in place and fight humans, but unfortunately, as the human army and Nora quickly killed the goblins on the field, the longing for life in the goblin soul Finally broke through the shackles of magic, and then fled in all directions frantically.

Of course, this does not mean that the magic to manipulate human souls and consciousness is not strong enough, it can only be said that Lawrence's current level is somewhat insufficient. He felt that if he had a better mastery of this magic or his extraordinary level was higher, then the effect of this magic should be stronger.

But this does not mean that Lawrence has nothing to do now. After realizing that the original plan would not work, he immediately changed his mind and amplified the fear and confusion in the hearts of these goblins as much as possible. Let the fear and confusion of those goblins on the battlefield break the bottom line of their hearts, and then use these crazy goblins to completely disrupt the current situation on the battlefield.

The whole hunt lasted until night. Under the guidance of Nora, the human army even entered the forest and chased them far away. They even occupied two goblin camps in the forest and settled down. According to Nora's observations, no more than 100 goblins could escape in the end, and they were all just the most common kind of goblins.

After the chase at night was over, everyone returned to the two advanced bases built at the goblin tribe ruins one after another. Only a handful of Ratman elites began to wander around those camps to investigate the surroundings. existing enemies, and try to hunt any goblins that may be wandering nearby

"This is a perfect victory." The wet orchids and Fatina walked in together, and before they entered, the unique thick voice of the tauren also came in. "My lord, can we start our construction plan next?"

Because of the sudden sahuagin invasion, Lawrence and the others had to stagnate the battle to open up the Blue Mountain Meadow. However, thanks to the efforts of the remaining personnel, the plan is still moving forward slowly but steadily, such as the construction of these key fortresses, and the hoarding of various war-related materials.

So now, for Lawrence and the others, all the prerequisites for expanding the blue mountain meadow have been prepared. Therefore, at this moment of victory in the war, Lanhua directly asked Lawrence about the next plan before she even had time to enter the tent.

Compared with humans, the core of the Tauren's traditional industry is the breeding industry, and their breeding industry is also very dependent on the natural grassland. So after eliminating the group of goblins that hindered the development of the grassland, Orchid Iron Hoof, who was temporarily handling the matter, immediately asked Lawrence about his next move.

"Ah, the plan to advance towards the blue mountain meadow will start soon. But I still need to do some research before deciding on the specific situation." After looking at the orchids that came in after opening the curtain, Lawrence motioned for her to sit down and said arrive. "Because I need to know everyone's situation now, after all, we have just experienced a large-scale war just now."

"Although there is basically no loss of personnel in the war, the soldiers are now in a state of exhaustion due to the relatively high intensity of the war. More importantly, the materials, especially weapons and ammunition, in this battle The consumption on the one hand is relatively serious, and it is no longer enough to sustain the next high-intensity war."

If you want to win in a war, if the number is not dominant, then the firepower advantage is very important. Fortunately, when Lawrence and the others went to support the defense of Vieques Island, the war ended much earlier than everyone expected. So there are naturally a lot of ammunition left on the island that rushed to the island before.

Unlike weapons such as guns and artillery, ammunition is extremely troublesome to store and transport. What's more terrible is that for a large industrial country like the White Eagle Federation, whether these ammunition is shipped back or hoarded locally is a very expensive way to lose. And there is not much market for local sales.

As for private sales, it is even more impossible, not to mention that dangerous goods such as ammunition may cause serious problems once they get out of control. Just because there is a group of church members supervising this battle, I know that it is okay to secretly take a little bit of ammunition and sell it, but it is absolutely useless to sell a large amount of ammunition in private.

Therefore, the governor of the island simply ordered the release of the warehouse with the acquiescence of the supreme commander sent by the mainland, allowing Lawrence to take as much ammunition as he wanted. In this way, they can directly report to the superiors that they have provided weapons to friendly forces, which can be regarded as getting rid of a huge trouble.

For Lawrence and the others, there are a series of pioneering activities to be carried out on the island. Therefore, necessary consumables such as ammunition are naturally needed. Even if a large amount of cheap ammunition can be obtained through Lawrence's relationship, no matter how cheap it is, it is cheap, but the ammunition that can be obtained for free with only a shipping fee is now cheap.

So when Lawrence left Vieques Island before, he rented two slow-speed sailboats to carry those ammunition, and when Lawrence and the others were preparing a few days ago, these ammunition also successfully docked at the port and were transported to the current war center. Frontline, and played a decisive role in this battle along with those new weapons.

But even so, the entire army consumed a huge amount of ammunition in a few hours of fighting. At least 70% to 80% of the ammunition they carried and the ammunition hoarded in the fortress in advance were consumed. In this case, they can only temporarily take a defensive posture and wait for the ammunition and other supplies from the rear to be delivered.

Not to mention that all the soldiers felt a little tired after going through this bloody battle. Therefore, it is natural that we need a little time for everyone to rest, so as to avoid the continuous combat causing the soldiers to be too tense, so that there will be some losses that should not have occurred in the subsequent wars.

"Understood, of course I understand this. I was just a little too anxious just now." Lan Hua immediately calmed down after hearing Lawrence's explanation. She naturally knew that the current state is indeed not suitable for continuous combat. "So do we have any specific plans for the future?"

"Of course." Lawrence said and waved his hand, and Safiel immediately took out a map and spread it out on the table with Nora. "Here is our initial plan. Before the outbreak of this war, Nora has scouted this meadow from the air many times and further detailed the plan we designed before."

"According to the idea, we will rely on the river to set up an elastic defense line. This defense line will be composed of a small number of solid strongholds and patrols to block the small-scale infiltration of the goblins far from the meadow and provide protection for the large-scale attack of the goblins." Those herdsmen on the grasslands provide valuable early warning—"

Lawrence pointed to a few small red dots on the map and explained his arrangement to Lanhua and Fatina. According to the plan, after resting in this area for a few days, Lawrence and the others will take away the goblins who suffered heavy losses in this war. The tribe collected everything, and then established a territory belonging to a civilized race on the previously delineated grassland.

"The expansion of this fortress is matched with the grassland territory. According to the plan, this fortress located in alpine meadows and plains and hills will become the first city after we go deep into the inland area." Lawrence finally pointed out He pointed to the location of the fortress on the map and said.

"Now, I hope that everyone can brainstorm and find more economic sources for this future city. Instead of just relying on transportation nodes as the city's only economic source."