The Lord of the Rings: Lords of Middle-earth.

Chapter 981: Trade Route Development (Part , with data)
"Are they sure they will help? As far as I know, the current strength of the three northern countries is worrying! The dwarves of Lonely Mountain in the north are still fighting fiercely with the orcs under the Grey Mountains! Those wandering orcs will still wait for an opportunity to move south!" Yun Feng narrowed his eyes.

"Are they crazy? They know they can't win but still come here to die? Why do they come all the way here? To die?" Duke Jholstia was confused. The Lonely Mountain dwarves might not have enough offensive power, but in terms of positional warfare, these dwarves are not inferior to any top-level troops!

"If we don't go south, we will die! The carrying capacity of the north is too weak! How can those barren lands feed thousands of orcs? Don't forget that the orcs' farming ability is ridiculously poor! Can they farm and feed themselves in the Far North? Even humans who go to the North to farm have a tight harvest! The orcs' rubbish logistics..." Yun Feng shook his head, his eyes full of disdain and contempt. After all, he had investigated these things in depth, visited countless families of northern nomads, and exchanged intelligence with other kingdoms. The orcs' pitiful logistics and supply capabilities... To put it bluntly, they are probably not as good as a marquis in the heyday of the empire!
"So weak?" Duke Joltea was stunned. The orcs that the Empire had fought against back then were different from the ones we know now! The orcs of the same period as the Empire were also an agricultural civilization! Their farming and fighting abilities were not much worse than those of humans...

"They are a little weak, but don't take it lightly. Their numbers are still terrifying. If they really want to rush down, I guess Lonely Mountain can't stop them!" Roland shook his head. Even if Thorin quickly reached the top of the sixth-level Overlord with the help of the King's Treasure Arkenstone, he couldn't stop the Orc army that was surging like a zombie frenzy. Thorin, who loved his people, would definitely not let his people enter a state of minced meat on the entire line! Withdrawing troops and retreating to Lonely Mountain was his only choice. The same was true for King Bard of Dale. He was a loyal man, but when the orcs all over the mountains rushed over, if he could hold on to Dale, Roland would look up to him!
"The three northern countries all have their own difficulties, and we need to be considerate of them. They can serve as flank fillers, but don't expect them to be the main force, that's unrealistic!" Roland smiled bitterly. The North is now an epic enhancement in his hands!
"Despair..." Joelstya said helplessly. This is not a case of a good cook having no rice to cook, it is completely a case of the Kingdom of Lagran leading three pits with one god! Our great Duke Joelstya admits that the kingdom's diplomatic environment is very good, but he can't give too much help!
"Give up! We have to fight on the front line by ourselves!" Roland patted his shoulder with pity in his eyes.

"So why don't you go and integrate my knights!" Roland said with a dark face.

"We won't be heading out until after the autumn harvest this year!" Roland frowned. The main purpose was not to let the soldiers serve as serfs to harvest wheat, but to prevent other wild beasts and wandering orcs from destroying crops and harming civilians. The garrisons in various places would be dispersed on a large scale. The autumn harvest was the time when the kingdom would conduct a large-scale cleanup of the territory. Any threatening monsters and orc communities would be the targets of the kingdom!
"It should be in time. Our generals are not good-for-nothings, and those knights are not a mob. They just need to develop tacit understanding!" Duke Joltea nodded. As elite knights, there must be no useless ones.

"Hurry up! The last troops to be dispatched will also be from Stormwind! Take advantage of the time now to change the guards and complete the deployment in advance. Don't tell me that the soldiers are still stationed in Lagrande before the last departure!" Roland complained. He was very familiar with this! In the past, there were always various strange accidents when playing strategy games. Either the resources were not fully prepared, or the mobilized troops were still in their hometowns. It can be said that all Paradox war criminals have made low-level mistakes. Roland should be grateful that the overall environment in Middle-earth is still clear. If he traveled to Game of Thrones, the famous "King Xuan of Qi" might appear!
"As you command, Your Majesty!" Duke Yunfeng and Duke Joltea nodded. It was obvious that Roland did not intend to interfere too much in this matter. He only provided the general direction and made dispatches. In order to prevent the appearance of the God of War Lagran and the foreign student Gangbada, Roland was very self-aware and did not micro-manipulate. After all, reality was not a game. If you just clicked on the screen at a wrong time, it would easily create a loophole in the defense line.

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"Hiss... How many soldiers do I have now?" Roland subconsciously opened his territory panel.

territory:

Capital: Lagrande City!
Jiliu City, Lulong Fortress, Palembang, Beidu Fort, and Longya Fort.

Generals: Kaslo (Level 6 Dragon Rider), Raynor (Level 6 Holy Hero), Radil (Level 5 War Mage), Adila (Level 6 Hero), Yunfeng (Level 6 Sage), Omsk (Level 6 Hero), Lavian (Level 4 Knight Commander), Hollin (Level 4 Knight Commander), Luke Leopold, Merck Leopold, Ajax Anthony (Level 5 Dragon Rider), Lafitte Anthony (Level 3 Great Knight), Verin Angus (Level 3 Warrior), Dos Anthony (Level 4 Dragon Rider), Yu Modran (Level 4 Knight Commander) , Vanerwe (Sixth-Tier Hunter), Adolf Heinrich (Sixth-Tier Sage), Darion Nightblade (Sixth-Tier Creed Assassin), Weiss (Third-Tier Dragon Knight), Alistar (Third-Tier Goblin Knight), Marcus (Fourth-Tier Knight Commander), Lance (Third-Tier Warrior), Fenglin Youlan (Sixth-Tier Dragon Knight Commander), Fenglin Binglan (Sixth-Tier Hero), Charlie Pros (Sixth-Tier Priest), Mogus (Sixth-Tier Hero), Lilith (Sixth-Tier Sage), Nogai (Fourth-Tier Dragon Knight), Al Tigrand Franz (Fourth-Tier Mage).

Vassals: Apophis Breo (Level 4 Knight), Ysmir (Level 3 Druid), Okrian Yasuo (Level 6 Warrior!)

Special personnel: Ivy (fourth-level war priest), Grand Duke Nyx: Nyx ​​(fifth-level dragon magician), Nina Bonn (third-level archmage), Ruel (third-level warrior), Joelstea (third-level knight), Vladivostok (second-level knight), Fenglin Xilan (second-level dragon knight), Fenglin Shulan (second-level dragon knight).

Military strength: more than 2.

Holy Glory Knights: 150 second-level Lagran Empire vanguard knights.

Romanian Royal Knights: 100 (Second-level Knights)

The Imperial 130th Legion Knights: (chaotic organization, complex membership!)

Lagrande City Guards: 4000 (Level )

Badaniyan Archers: 6000 (Tier 1000) Dowinian Heavy Swordsmen: (Tier )

El Nino Ranger: 200. (Tier )

Lordaeron Ranger: 300. (Tier )

Lagrande Royal Guards: 500 (Level )

Raglan Royal Crossbow Guards: 300 (Level )

The Flood Legion: 14000 Flood Infantrymen

Priest: 1 second-level priest group (50 people) 1 third-level priest team (10 people)
Mage: Lagran Royal Forbidden Spell Mage Team *1 (5 third-level fire mages, 5 third-level wind mages), 30 mages of all levels (including first- to third-level mages)
Cross Bauhinia Knight: 20 (Level )

Crusader Legion: 100 Cuirassiers, 100 Crusader Crossbowmen, 300 Crusader Hoplites

Woodland Warriors: 500 (Second-level Warriors)

Griffin Knights: 4 (Tier )

Wyvern Knights: 20 (10 second-level, 10 first-level apprentices)
Grassland Elves: 200 (Level )

Goblin Knights: 1000 (first and second level mixed)
Total population of the kingdom: 60+ (civilians who can be trained: 12+)
Honor value: 5 points.

Main quest: Establishment of the Twelve Rapid Cities! (Top Legion*1), Road to Empire Recovery (Control and own ten towns, reward: Mage Tower*1, inheritance of any mage*1!)
Overall review: A thriving country, the surrounding environment has been cleaned and stabilized, the tenacious people of Lagrande still tenaciously guard this ancient land, their king has already recovered the old capital! A lot of land has been recovered! The kingdom is in urgent need of a large number of cities to consolidate its territory!
Note: The Kingdom of Lagrande has firmly grasped the right to speak in the North with its military hegemony, and its noble pioneers have also successfully penetrated into various parts of the North. The shadow of darkness in the North has been suppressed to the extreme under the glory of the king! The king, who is full of martial virtue, seems to be eager to do something big that will go down in history!
"Youlan... aren't we a little short of troops? Nearly 30,000 men are guarding millions of square kilometers of land..." Roland looked at Fenglin Youlan, who was in a trance beside him.

"The problem is that it is meaningless for us to maintain such a large force now. The kingdom only has the complete professional inheritance of the knight, but there are many other professions in the kingdom that have awakened by themselves or through the awakening stone. If you really want to integrate them, you can at least gather a large army of thousands of professionals..." Fenglin Youlan said helplessly. Expanding the military force will create a lot of official positions, which is very friendly to ambitious people, but it is not of much use to the kingdom at present. Instead of letting them leave their jobs and join the army, it is more cost-effective to release them into the Adventurer's Association to be adventurers and take on missions.

"So I'm considering whether it's necessary to expand the size of the Rapid Infantry Corps..." Roland said thoughtfully.

"Why expand them? To be cannon fodder? We don't need them to be minced meat!" Fenglin Youlan said speechlessly. Lagrande is not yet rich enough to need a legion of soldiers to fill the line!

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