Lord Harland.

Chapter 305 The Opera Troupe

After several battles, although Harland Territory achieved a great victory, the casualties were not light at all.

The Eastern Front annihilated Gatlin's Department on the Eastern Front. After two battles, Soros's Department suffered close to a thousand casualties and more than [-] people were killed.

The defensive battle of Platos on the Western Front was even more brutal. Haaland's army suffered more than one-third casualties, with nearly 700 killed.

The Kilam tribe was annihilated on the center line. In order to defeat the main force of the orcs and kill the legendary kobolds, Harland led casualties of nearly 160, with more than [-] killed.In the battle to kill the legendary dragon-veined kobolds, more than [-] soldiers were killed, half of whom were scouts.

Counting a small number of auxiliary troops, Haaland's army suffered about [-] casualties, with more than [-] killed in action, and some of the wounded soldiers were permanently disabled.After this war is over, the number of people receiving pensions next year will exceed [-], and the financial pressure next year will increase by a few points.

Leader Harland has only trained [-] recruits this year. Richard is also preparing to expand two infantry brigades, and [-] recruits are not enough to supplement them.

This year we can only organize two infantry brigades first, and the shortfalls in the troops can only be filled slowly.

As time went by, Richard and his army had been in Losar Basin for two months, and the time has entered the first ten days of June.

Richard had lived very peacefully in the past two months, and the Orc Empire did not mobilize troops to counterattack.

In this battle, Harland and the Grizzly Legion cooperated to completely annihilate the two main legions of the Kobold Principality. During the retreat, the four legions combined lost more than [-] soldiers.

The Kobold Principality only has six legions, with a main force of 12 troops. It suffered a one-time loss of [-] troops and was unable to replenish them in a short period of time.What's more, Richard also beheaded Kilam and annihilated more than three thousand dragon-veined kobolds.Relying on the power of the Kobold Principality, it is impossible to counterattack in a short time.

According to the system of the orc empire, titles are not hereditary.Only by becoming a legend can one break the earth and become a knight.

After the legendary orcs die in battle or die of old age, their titles will be taken back by the orc empire.

The title of the orc empire is more similar to a human governor, and it is difficult to leave it to future generations.

After the legendary wild boar died in battle, the wild boar principality became a territory directly under the central control of the orcs. Now that the Dragon Vein Kobold was killed by Richard, the kobold principality will also be controlled by the orc central government.

The orc empire has a vast area, with a territory of more than 8000 million square kilometers. About 3000 million square kilometers of land are uninhabited ice sheets, and millions of square kilometers of land are polluted by the spirit of the undead.

The eight major royal families of the orcs, with more than forty legendary main forces, are defending the Holy Glory Empire. The ones fighting against human kingdoms such as the Kingdom of Grant and the Kingdom of Lane are mainly the orc dukes.

Because of the great pressure to defend the Holy Glory Empire, Legend of the Orc Royal Family would not choose to come to a remote place like the Eagle Mountain Range.The legendary wild boar died in battle for more than ten years, and there is no legend of the orc royal family to replace it and command the battle in the direction of the Kingdom of Grant.

Now that Kilam is dead in battle, the Kobold Principality is in chaos.After the Orc Central appoints a new commander, it will take several months to straighten out the command system.

The time window of these months is very critical for the Harland Territory.

After capturing the Losar Basin, Richard issued an order to start the construction of Hurricane Castle.

Once the construction of Hurricane Castle is completed, the Harland Territory will be able to establish a solid defense line with Hurricane Castle as the core in the northern part of the Losa Basin.

After two months of hard work, the construction of Hurricane Castle is progressing relatively quickly. The foundation has already been laid and the outer wall has been built to a height of four meters.

In order to build this castle, 4000 indentured servants were mobilized in the Losar Basin, and the number of people led by Harland to transport supplies in the rear totaled [-].

The Harland Territory Mage Group will also take turns allocating manpower to use the power of magic to participate in the construction of the castle.

According to the engineer's estimation, the castle should be completed in late August.

June is the summer harvest season, and the Lothar Basin is the core of supply for the Kobold Principality. More than 300 million acres of farmland have been reclaimed here.Despite the lack of planning, the level of agricultural planting is not high, the yield per mu is only about [-] catties, and the annual grain produced exceeds [-] tons.

Counting the orcs, there are more than 30 orcs in the Lothar Basin, which can barely be enough to survive just by growing food. The animal husbandry here is also pretty good, with herds of cattle and sheep in the satyr and tauren tribes.

In addition, the orcs also captured a lot of iron horned horses, preparing to imitate humans and train Warcraft cavalry.

In fact, the legion commanded by the orc royal family already has an organized Warcraft cavalry just like the human empire.

Kilam is an ambitious orc. In recent years, it has been sending orcs to capture the iron horned horses at the northern foot of the Eagle Mountains, and has almost captured all the iron horned horses in the northern region.

Kilam originally planned to train [-] Warcraft Wolf Cavalry at one time to unexpectedly inflict heavy damage on the human army. Unexpectedly, he would die in the hands of humans before it could succeed.

The Iron Wildebeest Ranch established by Kilam in the Losa Basin also fell completely into Richard's hands.

The Wildebeest Ranch controlled by the Kobold Principality is three times the size of Harland Territory, with more than [-] adult Wildebeests and [-] young ponies.

According to this scale, without affecting the breeding of iron wildebeests, this iron wildebeest ranch can provide at least fifty adult iron wildebeests every year to supplement the army.

After more than ten years of development, the Warcraft War Horse Breeding Center in Harland Territory has also reached a certain scale. There are more than 60 adult iron horned horses, and there is also a third-level horse king for breeding.There are also more than [-] ponies, which can provide more than a dozen Warcraft horses for the Warcraft Cavalry Brigade every year.

The combination of the two racecourses will allow the Warcraft Cavalry Brigade to restore its organizational system this year and replenish the battle damage.

In a decisive battle with the main force of the orcs, Harland's Warcraft Cavalry Brigade suffered heavy losses.Not only did the Warcraft Cavalry lose 45 people, but more than 60 people were seriously injured and retired from active service.Warcraft war horses also suffered significant damage, with more than [-] horses dead.

Although the flesh and blood of Warcraft was very useful in cultivating soldiers, Richard did not order the slaughter of injured Iron Horned Horses, or the skinning and cramping of those killed in battle.Instead, they were buried with the soldiers in the military cemetery in Harland territory.

The Warcraft War Horse is very sensitive and intelligent, with an IQ equivalent to that of a human child.They actually understand Richard's respect for them.

Compared with the Warcraft cavalry of Edward, Jonathan and other families, the quality of the Warcraft cavalry soldiers led by Harland is lower, but their cooperation with the Warcraft horses is more tacit.When the two sides fight, the Warcraft Cavalry led by Haaland may have a slight upper hand.

Capturing a huge herd of Iron Horned Horses could replenish the battle losses of the Warcraft Cavalry Brigade, which made Richard very happy and finally let go of one of his worries.

In this year's battle with the orcs, both the Edward and Jonathan families suffered greater losses.Although their Warcraft Training Center is larger in scale and can provide up to about two hundred Warcraft horses each year, they will of course give priority to replenishing their own Warcraft cavalry.

If it hadn't been for the capture of the Orcs' Warcraft Horse Farm, the battle losses of Harland's Warcraft Cavalry Brigade might not have been replenished this year.After all, the Losar Basin is the front line and may face war at any time.After discovering the Warcraft Horse Farm, Richard immediately mobilized elite soldiers, moved the Warcraft horses to the rear, and merged the two large groups of horses.

This year's war has affected agricultural production in the Losa Basin. Although the war lasted for a relatively short period, the summer grain output in the Losa Basin was about [-] tons less than in previous years.

Fortunately, Richard was prepared in advance and sold about [-] orc prisoners of war, which not only reduced food losses but also recovered part of the funds.

Including the output of animal husbandry, even if [-] more troops are added to the garrison, the food this year will be enough.

After taking the Losa Basin, there are a lot of things happening everywhere.Although Richard has decentralized some government affairs, he has still been extremely busy in recent months.

Agricultural production, household registration statistics, defense line construction, many things require Richard's signature and approval.

Now that the summer harvest is over, it's finally time to relax.

Every June [-]th is the Harvest Festival in Harland Territory.

The Harvest Festival is a relatively new festival, only about seven or eight years old.In the beginning, the free folk organized spontaneously, took out fruits and food, and sang and danced on the night of June [-] to celebrate the harvest.

Since last year, the Harvest Festival has become an official holiday in Harland.

On this day, there are not only large-scale performances at the Fort William Opera House, but also grand celebrations in the square.

During this year's Harvest Festival, in order to integrate the population of the Losa Basin into the Harland Territory, Richard specially wrote to Rogge, asking the opera singers from Fort William to come to the Losa Basin and perform for the people here for a period of time.

And on the evening of June [-]th, a large celebration is held.

The members of the Fort William Opera Company are all locals, and most of them are very young. Many of them are no more than 20 years old. Since they can remember, they have been free citizens and their lives are relatively prosperous and stable.

Many opera singers have gone to elementary school and have a little knowledge.

The development of art in the Dawn plane is lacklustre, and almost all arts such as music, art, and sculpture serve the noble class.In the entire Grant Kingdom, there are very few people engaged in art.

There is only one opera house and dozens of jugglers in the royal capital Nolan.On the contrary, there are a relatively large number of family painters, totaling more than several hundred people in the Grant Kingdom.

The living standard of the people in Grant Kingdom is not high.More than 90.00% of the country's population are serfs, working hard every day and worrying about food and clothing.Even in the capital Nolan, the vast majority of people are poor and do not even have enough to eat. Of course, there is no soil for the development of art.

After the development of the Harland territory, the living standards of the freedmen were greatly improved.

This year, there are already 26 freedmen under Harland's leadership. With enough soil, various arts are springing up like mushrooms after a rain.Folk painters, folk singers, dancers, and jugglers all appeared in Fort William.

After Richard became an earl, he established an opera house, formed a song and dance troupe, and even personally directed the writing of scripts, creating "Soldiers of the Northern Xinjiang", "Song of Spring", "The Great Invention", "A Good Harvest Day", etc. Opera works.

The stories and plots of these works are relatively simple, and the lyrics are close to reality. They praise the soldiers, farmers and scientific researchers led by Harland. They have caused great response and sensation in this place where entertainment activities are extremely scarce.

In just one or two years, the opera singer has become a very popular person in Fort William.

Catherine rode a skinny horse and, together with her companions from the song and dance troupe, followed a material transport team and arduously advanced along the Halland Valley.

After entering the northern part of the Fort, the road was already very difficult. Catherine and others even had to get off their horses, carry some supplies on their backs, and pull their horses forward.

The actors of the cabaret are treated like stars in Fort William and are sought after wherever they go.They receive relatively generous salaries and have no worries about food and clothing. They have never suffered the same hardships as their parents.

It was only half a day after leaving the Fortress, leaving the spacious road, and carrying heavy luggage on her immature shoulders, Catherine felt that her legs were extremely heavy.

"Mr. Steven, how long until we reach Losa Basin?"

Steven turned around and saw Catherine breathing heavily, with some tears in her eyes.So he said comfortingly: "Keep on holding on, we are almost there."

Although Catherine did not pass the junior high school, she was a smart person. She immediately noticed Steven's perfunctory, and continued to ask: "How long will it take us to travel to the Losar Basin?"

Seeing Catherine's repeated questioning, Stevin had no choice but to tell the truth: "According to this speed, it will take three days to enter the Lothar Basin."

After hearing the answer, Catherine was a little discouraged. She said with a frustrated face, "I still have to go for three days, and I can't even go now."

"You have to persist even if you can't walk. There are still scattered orcs on this road who will attack lone people. If you don't follow the big team, your safety is not guaranteed.

Our mission is very tight and we cannot wait for you.Persevere for another two hours, there is a post station more than ten kilometers away, and we can rest and recuperate when we arrive at the post station. "

As the star of the Fort William Theater, Catherine is quite famous around Fort William, but her social status is not comparable to Steven at all.

Stevin was one of the earliest soldiers in the Harland Territory. Although he had average qualifications and was still a second-level warrior for more than ten years, he had a wide network of contacts and great reputation, and had friendships with many senior leaders in the Harland Territory.

Steven has been retired from Haaland's team for five years and is now a transport businessman.His caravan is the same as the official caravan controlled by Richard's cousin Gavin. It is mainly responsible for military logistics and transportation business, and its annual profits are relatively stable.

Now Steven's caravan has dozens of mercenaries under his command. These mercenaries are basically from Black River Fort, and many of them are retired soldiers from the Northern Army.These mercenaries can be regarded as the third-line troops led by Harland, and they must obey the command and participate in the war in an emergency.

Starting last year, Harland led the establishment of two major trade unions: demon hunting and mercenary trade unions. Although Steven is a businessman, he is a member of the two trade unions and formed his own mercenary group. Because of his upper-level connections, both It is relatively prestigious among large trade unions.

Seeing that Steven had become serious, Catherine could only grit her teeth and insist on following the large army and walked to the inn.

After passing the post station, the road in the valley was much easier to walk. After three days of hard work, the opera troupe followed Steven's caravan and finally arrived in the Lothar Basin.

(End of this chapter)