Imperial Crown.

Chapter 310 War Profits

Amidst the billowing smoke and dust, Howell led the Snow Maple County Legion, which was the second batch of logistics troops, to the foot of the Wall of Sighs.

From Xuefeng County to Meng'en City, and from Meng'en City to the Wall of Sighs.

This knight, the son of Viscount Broca and just in his early twenties, was traveling so far away for the first time.

Under the scorching sun, the armor was as hot as an oven. The temperature inside the armor was even higher than outside. No matter how much water he drank, it couldn't suppress the dryness in his throat.

Man and horse were sticking out their tongues together.

Sweat covered his face, his dirty hair stuck to his forehead, and his originally fair face was tanned dark, making him look like a down-and-out mercenary.

But at this moment, his eyes shone:

“This is the Wall of Sighs!”

Although I heard the news of the capture of the Wall of Sighs on the way here, it was not until I saw it with my own eyes that I truly appreciated the shock.

It is like a cliff, the walls are straight without any gaps, and there is not much damage even after the war.

The catapult could only leave some white marks on it and couldn't even knock down half a brick.

Organizing his soldiers to transport supplies into the city, Howell quietly ran to the city wall.

He drew the long sword from his waist, and with a surge of fighting spirit, he stabbed it into the city wall.

Shine——

A streak of fire flashed, and the enchanted sword bent into an L shape, almost hurting himself.

The hardness is so high that it is simply astonishing.

If this is combined with the crossbows on the city walls and various city defense equipment...

Let alone two legions, even if Howell was given 10 troops, he would not dare to plot!

Howell couldn't imagine how Raven did it.

If Howell only respected Raven before, now it has risen to admiration.

Under the guidance of the Eagle Army, Howell came to Raven and saluted respectfully:
"Lord Raven!"

"This time, I led the Xuefeng County Legion to transport a total of 300 million pounds of food and fodder, 5 arrows, and 1000 sets of leather armor. They have now arrived at the warehouse!"

The Eagle Army has two legions, with a total of more than 2 people and more than 1 war horses - one war horse eats more than five people, and must be fed with eggs and other fine feed all the time.

During wartime, food is the most important thing that cannot be saved. Nearly 4 pounds of food are consumed every day. Once a forced march begins, it is not surprising that food consumption doubles.

Therefore, in order to ensure the army's supply of military supplies, Raven made extremely careful arrangements for the five legions in the five northwestern counties.

In addition to having a legion as an auxiliary force that follows the Eagle Army at all times to help transport food, armor, and weapons, every 1 days, a new legion will deliver supplies and replace the previous legion.

The reason for doing this is, on the one hand, to ensure that the Eagle Army always has enough food to sustain it for at least one month; on the other hand, it is also to examine the quality of each legion.

After all the rotations have been completed, Raven will make a comparison before considering which legion to use as a long-term auxiliary force.

Changing shifts and handing over also take a certain amount of time.

Howell was somewhat envious of Dalton, the commander of the Hippoc County Legion who had followed Raven before and was able to witness the fall of the Wall of Sighs with his own eyes.

I must pull him aside and ask him some questions later!
Just as he was thinking this, there was a knock on the door. After getting permission from Lei Wen, the clerk Hu Xia rushed in and said:
"My Lord, there is a result!"

Seeing Howell next to him, Hu Xia hesitated to speak.

Raven said, "Speak now. Knight Howell is one of us. There is nothing to be shy about."

Hu Xia nodded, his brows showing unconcealed excitement:

"Now, after a careful inventory, the specific items seized are as follows."

"A total of 9782 sets of armor were confiscated, including 626 sets of plate armor, 705 sets of plate and chain armor, 927 sets of chain armor, and the rest were all ordinary leather armor."

"As for weapons, there are 2735 long swords, 3882 spears, 2571 shields, 1041 heavy weapons such as hammers, axes, and halberds, 1442 crossbows, and 1071 beech bows."

"3000 million pounds of food stored within the Wall of Sighs!"

Howell was almost stunned by the series of numbers.

Heavy armor costs at least a hundred gold coins, and crossbows and hardbows are not cheap either.

How much is this?

Before he could figure out how much these gold coins were worth, Hu Xia continued:
"In addition, there is also the private collection of Count Wanda found in the City Lord's Mansion, a total of 2 gold coins."

"There are also various artworks, enchanted equipment, and jewelry, totaling 162 items." "Excluding food and heavy armor, the total value of the above materials is estimated to be more than 10 gold coins according to the merchant accompanying the army!"

Howell shivered and almost fell.

10 gold coins, a full 10!
This is the total profit of his viscountship for nearly five years!

This is after excluding the nearly 2000 sets of heavy armor.

The value of heavy armor lies not only in its raw materials, but also in the time it takes to make.

To make a qualified set of heavy armor, it usually takes a blacksmith and six apprentices half a year to work.

The value of these heavy armors alone is at least 30 gold coins.

Doesn't that mean... 40 gold coins! ?

What is war money? This is war money!

One battle is enough to equal decades of output of the territory!
Howell swallowed and admired Baron Raven even more.

Because in the face of such huge benefits, Baron Raven remained calm and just sat there smiling. He had rarely seen such calmness in his father.

Raven drummed his fingers on the table. "Very good. Then let the merchants liquidate these things at the estimated price. Half of it will be settled in gold coins, and the other half will be exchanged for food and shipped to the Wall of Sighs."

He was not as calm in his heart as he appeared.

Especially the more than 2000 sets of heavy armor, which hit Raven hard.

Heavy armor is difficult to produce and the cost is high, otherwise Raven would not have accumulated it for so long before popularizing 1000 sets in the army.

Now with the arrival of these new heavy armors, it means that the number of heavy armored soldiers under Raven has exceeded 3000.

This armor coverage rate is almost close to that of the Empire's Level 1 Legion!

But on the other hand, he felt a little painful.

Soldiers have limited physical strength and it is impossible for them to march in heavy armor. 2000 sets of heavy armor will put a huge pressure on logistics and require additional transportation capacity.

According to a rough estimate, at least 2 serfs need to be recruited to support the normal operation of the front-line troops at present.

Additional transportation capacity means additional logistical troops and additional food consumption.

The Eagle Army needs to eat, the auxiliary corps needs to eat, and the mobilized serfs and livestock also need to eat.

By this calculation, at least 20 pounds of food would be burned every day.

The 3000 million pounds obtained from the Wall of Sighs could only last less than 5 months; including the stored food, it would only last less than 1 year.

Moreover, Raven planned to use the newly occupied Wall of Sighs as a forward base and leave at least a legion from the five northwestern counties to garrison there.

It seems that the previous logistical arrangements were too careless.

If the war is to proceed smoothly, the logistics strategy has to be adjusted.

"Howell, I'm afraid you won't be able to leave for a while." Raven said, "First follow my people to familiarize yourself with the environment of the Sighing Wall. After I leave, you will be the one guarding this place."

"Really?!" Howell was startled, and an unprecedented joy rushed into his heart. He bowed first, then raised his hands to his chest. He was so excited that he didn't know how to greet him.
"My Lord Baron, I will definitely not let you down!!"

Leading a legion alone and guarding such an important place as the Wall of Sighs, his power was almost the same as that of the city lord. Howell couldn't help but be excited.

He wanted so badly to write a letter to his father immediately to tell him the good news.

The high wall of sighs is the weak point, and Raven can only feel at ease with someone like Howell whose interests are tied to his own.

However, Raven will not leave him alone, but plans to let Link lead a large group of Eagle Army to stay.

At critical moments, Link still has to take charge of the situation to prevent the young Howell from making impulsive decisions.

Next, Raven made a series of adjustments to the logistics strategy.

In addition to the need to recruit serfs from the Wall of Sighs and the Iron Birch County area, which originally belonged to the Principality of Eivor, the five legions in the five northwestern counties were also adjusted and divided into three parts by Raven.

Howell led the Snow Maple County Legion to garrison the Sighing Wall;

The Hippocrates and Essex regiments acted as auxiliary troops with the Eagles;
Savery and the Hampshire Regiment, with full responsibility for logistics.

At the same time, after seven days of fermentation, the news of the fall of the Sighing Wall finally reached the Blue Castle, the capital of the Principality of Eivor.

The Principality's Prime Minister, Gatugen, was overjoyed.

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(End of this chapter)