What's wrong with building a steel torrent in a dungeon?

"New Vienna?" Elendil was stunned, then asked, "Why would they write to me?"

Although the Southern faction also intervened in the construction of New Vienna, it ultimately belonged to the Queen's power, and the two sides should have little intersection.

While wondering, she opened the letter, but after taking a few glances, she said disdainfully: "I never thought that the troublemaker would write to me from afar to give me advice instead of just being his governor."

A thorn in the side?

When the generals present heard this, they immediately understood who Elendil was talking about.

Alfonso, the former aide.

At that time, Alfonso was young and energetic, and often had conflicts with his fellow aide, Elendil, and the two sides quarreled many times.

Alfonso did not give himself any face at all and was too pragmatic, so he embarrassed El'Arendil many times. Finally, the furious El'Arendil used his grandfather's connections and kicked him to the north to be an ambassador.

"He's really too lenient."

"It seems that the Governor's job is not saturated."

"It's really haunting."

The generals all started to make fun of him.

El Arundir glanced at the letter and said, "He told us that Fran is likely to provide weapons to the Troll Empire and help the Trolls train soldiers and officers. He asked us to be cautious and not rush to attack."

After hearing this, all the generals present burst into laughter.

"Our staff member is still so self-righteous. He always thinks he is the smartest person in the world and no one else is as good as him." A general said: "This information is already outdated. How could we not know that the trolls are equipped with firearms? We have even fought with their firearms troops, and they are just so-so.

When the Troll Empire first got the firearms, it immediately used them to fight the elves. The result was naturally horrific.

At that time, the trolls did not know how to use firearms to achieve the best effect, and only used them as firepower auxiliary, and even exposed their positions in advance because of the loud noise of firearms. Before the arrival of Fran's officers, the effect of the firearms used by the trolls was not even as good as traditional bows and arrows.

However, after the organized training, the officers have mastered the tactics of firearms and no longer use them as large bows and arrows as before. Especially after the military reform, the firearms troops of the Troll Empire are no longer what they used to be.

"I think Alfonso must have been frightened by Fran's firearms," ​​Elendil said, "thinking that firearms can be invincible at any time and anywhere. I admit that firearms are very powerful and have caused us a lot of losses. But that was based on the fact that we knew nothing."

"Now, we not only understand the parameters of firearms, but the arsenal of the Southern Army can even produce and improve firearms on its own." Another general said: "This chief of staff has been away from the army for too long, and he doesn't even know whether he has firearms."

"Alright." Elendil paused, interrupting the generals' ridicule. She threw the letter aside and said, "You don't have to worry about the nagging of a loser. The focus of the Southern Legion's next work is still on the sacred cleansing."

Elendil walked to the bottom of the map of the Troll Empire and said, "After our long-term cleanup, there are no longer many strategic targets worth attacking in the Troll Empire's vicinity. Since we are so well prepared, we can't just destroy a few dens and clear a few towns and villages like in previous years."

As he spoke, Elendil pointed to a point on the map with his staff.

When the generals saw this, a gleam of light immediately flashed in their eyes.

This is Gorom, the largest city in the northern part of the Troll Empire, and the core of the northern defense line of the Troll Empire. Once Gorom is captured, the entire northern part of the Troll Empire will be in chaos, and the various scattered fronts will collapse directly after they have no connection.

The Elven Empire has not broken through Grom for a long time since the vigorous winter offensive when El'Arendil's grandfather was young.

In other words, they haven't fought against the Germans in the Troll Empire for a long time!

That is a huge honor.

However, a general said worriedly: "If we conquer Gorom, will it lead to revenge from Jinzaka? Jinzaka and his guards are very strong. Although we are not afraid of him, it will be easy for us to expand the war and turn it into a full-scale war. As you know, the focus of the empire is now

Not in the Troll Empire...if the war expands to a certain extent..."

The general's concerns were not unfounded.

Although there were frequent frictions between the Troll Empire and the Elves, they had generally lived in peace for hundreds of years without any major wars.

Now the elves are losing ground in the battle with the dwarves, and have been defeated many times by the emerging power of Orila City. Now is the critical moment for the empire to reform its army and secretly accumulate strength. There is no need to start a war in the south that could have been avoided.

Even if Elendil wanted to start a war, the Empire would not allow it! Although the twelve Elf Kings fought on their own, the Elf Queen had a lot of say after all. The central government's decision-making power was also very important.

"Don't worry, everyone." El'Arundil said, "As the commander of the legion, I have naturally considered the possibility of a full-scale war, so my grandfather and I..."

As soon as he finished addressing him, he immediately remembered his grandfather's request that he must address his title in public, so he immediately changed his words and said, "I have already talked to the commander-in-chief. He meant that as long as we attack fast enough and break through Gorom and burn it to the ground before that old thief Jinzaka wakes up, then his revenge will be useless."

After hearing this, all the generals immediately began to praise Aiensdil's grandfather, the New Leaf King Ainsdil.

As long as Grom is destroyed, the entire northern part of the Troll Empire will lose its backbone, and the Elf Empire troops can temporarily retreat to avoid contact with Jinzaka.

Restoring a big city is not a matter of a day or two, and building a line of defense takes years. During this time, Jinzaka cannot stay in the northern part of the Troll Empire.

This means that in the next few years, the entire northern part of the Troll Empire will be indefensible and will become a place for them to gain military merit.

Thinking of this, all the elven generals present felt warmed in their hearts.

The Southern Army had always been suppressed by the Queen's faction, and since it had no navy, it had missed many foreign wars.

No war means no military merit, no medals, no lordships!! These elves gave up their jobs as divine magicians and joined the army, hoping to get promoted and make money by fighting! Now, the opportunity to get promoted and make money is right in front of them!

Chapter 301: New Troll Army

On the Endless Ocean, huge steamships were sailing slowly towards their destination, the only place that could be called a port in the Troll Empire - Freeport.

These ships were loaded with supplies and munitions, but judging from the flags on the ships, they were not from the city of Aurora, but from the Orc Empire.

After Fran's meeting with Sankara, the envoy of the Troll Empire, she sought help from Galannodir. Through the reconnaissance of Galannodir's spies, she learned of the unusual actions of the Southern Legion.

After in-depth investigation, they found that the Southern Legion had stockpiled a lot of supplies in the front-line fortresses. Combined with the fact that the spring cleanup operation had been delayed, it was easy to draw a conclusion - Elendil was preparing to play a big game.

Elendil's move was clearly what Sankara wanted.

This gave the Troll Empire a chance to breathe, allowing them more time to deploy clues against the elves. At the same time, they did not have to worry about the Elf Empire falling into the trap.

The greater the risk, the greater the reward.

Simply annihilating a group of elves that came to sweep the area was obviously not enough to quench years of hatred.

At first, Fran was ready to personally assist the Troll Empire in the name of Aurora City, but after being reminded by Katarina, she changed her mind and decided to send reinforcements from the Orc Empire instead.

In the territory of the Orc Empire, there is a port called Gray Harbor, which belongs to Flan.

After several years of renovation, Gray Harbor has now become an absolute military stronghold, with not only countless arsenals but also many new army training camps.

Thanks to the unstinting support of the Orc Empire, which provided Gray Harbor with various raw materials and labor, Gray Harbor's production capacity increased like a rocket, and it even became the second largest industrial zone in the entire main plane.

Of course, this is also because what the Orc Empire lacks is various raw minerals, food, and labor. In addition, the Beast King is determined to improve his country's industrial capabilities, so various raw materials are provided regardless of cost, and Fran is also willing to help the orcs.

Using the power of an entire country to reinforce a port, in less than three years, various factories sprang up in Gray Port, and various productivity should not be underestimated.

Of course, Fran also reciprocated the favor. After accepting the Beast King's unconditional assistance, she did not forget to give back to the Orc Empire, helping the Orc Empire to cultivate scientific research and technical talents and transfer technology. With Fran's help, she built her own mining plant, smelter, and firearms production factory in the Orc Empire.

With the current production capacity of Gray Harbor, it is not difficult to aid the Troll Empire. The distance between the two is also closer than the city of Aurora in Calradia. Therefore, it is very appropriate to choose the Orc Empire to aid the Trolls.

At first, Fran was worried that the Beast King would disagree, but the Beast King said Fran was worrying too much. Regardless of the fact that the two countries have always been huddled together for warmth, in recent years, Fran has trained so many new officers and soldiers for the Orc Empire, and they naturally want to rely on a real war to verify what they have learned.

Just at this time, the elves brought a war.

However, Fran would not let the Orc Empire help alone. She ordered Huang He, the president of the New Vienna Bank, to personally operate in the port of Biesund. She used various chambers of commerce with cross-holdings to secretly let many fleets that appeared to be from neutral countries act as "couriers" for Vienna, delivering large amounts of supplies to the Gray Port, and then quietly arriving at the Free Port via the Gray Port.

Looking at the supplies piled up like a small mountain, the troll warriors' eyes turned red like blood! Sankara even choked in public.

They had never fought such a rich battle.

In the past, even the front-line troops could not use iron weapons, and many soldiers had to use wooden weapons, vines, and even stones to resist the elves. This shows how heroic the fight was.

Now, they can finally experience the feeling of being armed to the teeth.

Under Huang He's careful operation, the entire main plane was unaware of the movements of Orila City. The entire main plane still looked like it was at peace, with no war and no smoke of gunpowder.

The reason why Fran didn't support the Troll Empire was because she wanted to show off. She was currently focusing on the Holy Roel Empire and had no intention of doing other things. She also wanted to avoid provoking the elves and escalating the dispute!

The Troll Empire is the elves' weak point. The elves will punish anyone who helps the trolls.

Although Fran was not afraid of them, there was no need to cause trouble.

The elves didn't want to let the dwarves get away with it, and Fran didn't want to let the dwarves get away with it either. In this case, both sides had to at least give each other a way out.

However, the fact that Aurora City could not participate did not mean that the members of the Vienna Alliance could not provide support. So she secretly sent a request for assistance to several core members of the Vienna Alliance. This was also the first military action since the establishment of the Vienna Alliance (it only accepted members after the Undead Disaster).

Fran did not expect much support from other members. She just made a call to let everyone know that our Vienna Alliance is about to take action. Our purpose is to oppose hegemony. This is not just talk, but also real action.

As large amounts of supplies and officers arrived at the Freeport, the army of the Troll Empire also began to deploy, with neat teams marching quietly in the dense jungle.

Unlike the trolls in the past who were wrapped in animal skins, holding spears and vine shields, and covered in paint, these troll soldiers wore camouflage in the same color as the forest, holding a long spear in each hand, with a short gun and a short sword on their waists, and marching silently in the forest with neat steps.

There are many troops like this. They are the elite of the Troll Empire. They usually hide deep in the jungle for training. Now is the time when they are needed.

After receiving the order, they headed towards the city of Gorom in the north of the empire without looking back.

In the future, in Grom, they will launch revenge on the elves who have owed them a hundred years of blood debt! Revenge for the thousands of companions who have been oppressed and slaughtered!

Thinking of this, all the trolls became overwhelmed with emotion and tightly gripped their rifles.

It's a pity that the Troll Empire has too little time to receive training. Even if Jinzaka gives his utmost support and provides people and land, both the reform of the new army and the training of soldiers will take time! There's no time to rush.

At the same time, the Troll Empire has a sparse population and needs a large number of workers to engage in food production and other tasks, so there are not many soldiers that can be mobilized for training.

Therefore, so far, the entire Troll Empire has only trained a new army of more than a thousand people, plus the second-phase reserve, which only has a total of 3,000 people. This scale is a far cry from the Elf Empire, and even compared with the Southern Legion, there is an order of magnitude difference.

You have to know that the full strength of the Southern Legion is 100,000 people, which is not even an order of magnitude.

But this did not seem to hinder the enthusiasm of the troll warriors to go to the battlefield. As soon as they heard that they were going to fight the elves, countless soldiers volunteered to sacrifice their lives to defend their country.

I just don't know if the elves, as the invading ones, have such courage.

I hate working overtime, but I have no choice but to do it for a living.

Chapter 302: Green Sea and Dark Clouds

Gorom.

The largest city in the northern part of the Troll Empire

Unlike other cities in the Troll Empire, Gorom has a very short history. Even more than a hundred years ago, it was just a small mountain village.

A hundred years ago, the Elf Empire defeated the army of the Troll Empire with a huge blitzkrieg, which eventually led to the Great Collapse. In that war, the Troll Empire lost a full third of its land, and a large number of civilians were brutally killed.

In the end, it was Jinzaka who turned the tide and repelled the elven army, thus avoiding the crisis of national destruction.

Although the Troll Empire did not perish, it was forced into a narrow peninsula, and food and land crises followed.

More importantly, the Troll Empire, which had lost the northern highlands, had to send a large number of people to the border to guard against the Elf Empire's attacks at any time, which undoubtedly made the already poor Troll Empire even worse.

Fortunately, the Troll Empire has a long and narrow territory with no east-west depth, so the cost of building a defense line is relatively low. Otherwise, even if the elves were trapped without attacking, it would be enough to drag down the Troll Empire.

However, the advantage of being long and narrow is that it is easy to defend, but the price is that it is difficult to attack. The Elf Empire built a wall from east to west based on the terrain, which basically eliminated the possibility of the troll army's counterattack. Everyone can see that the Troll Empire is just a slow death.

In the entire main plane, no force is optimistic about the Troll Empire. It seems that it is only a matter of time before they are slaughtered by the elves.

However, what no one expected was that the Troll Empire, with its tenacious will, actually fought for a hundred years, but ultimately failed to allow the elves to take a single step forward.

During this period of time, Gorom has grown from a small mountain village to the current defense hub. Although it is a very important fortress, its defenses have been in tatters due to the war! If it were not for the fear of Jinzaka, a powerful sanctuary, it would be easy for the Elven Empire to capture this place.

But now is different from the past. With the help of engineers from Orila City, this century-old lonely city has been reborn in an extremely short time. Various cements and stones are used to thicken the walls and increase the protrusions, forming a bastion with many outward spurs.

Behind the thickened city walls, there are a large number of artillery and machine gun positions hidden, and under the thick cement are rows of black gun barrels. Outside the city, there are also various secret passages and trenches, densely spread like a spider web.

In order to give the elves a surprise, the trolls decorated the outskirts of the city with leaves and firewood. From a distance, it still looked like a dilapidated city, quietly lying dormant in the jungle to live out its life.

In addition to the busy workers in Gorom, there are also many exotic troops.

The Orc Empire provided not only supplies but also its own elite troops! They did not share borders with the elves and had no disputes with each other (in fact, they had a good relationship for a time because they had a common enemy, the dwarves), so they did not worry at all about the situation escalating and irritating the elves.

In view of this, the Beast King directly dispatched a musket force of more than 2,000 people and 90 officers. The leader of the team was the Beast King's number one disciple, the female orc Kagraz.

Whether in terms of military configuration or numbers, the Beast King can be said to be extremely generous.

Elves have elf friends, and trolls have troll friends.

As for the city of Orila, Zhu Chongba, who had fought against the elves, was the commander-in-chief, Gustav was the chief of staff, and there were 400 "volunteers" who came without a formal organization. Although there were not many people, they were all experienced in battle, especially in driving artillery.

The commander-in-chief of the trolls is naturally the eldest son of the empire, Sankara. He not only has rich experience in fighting elves, but also received a full set of new army training in the city of Orila. He is a rare general in the troll empire.

However, Sankara was not proud of this. As soon as the supporting officers arrived, he took the initiative to express his willingness to hand over power to the more experienced Zhu Chongba and let him serve as the commander-in-chief. However, this proposal was rejected by Zhu Chongba.

How could a mercenary captain like me become the commander-in-chief of the empire? It was not appropriate, and what would the elves think if they knew? So Zhu Chongba asked Sankara to find someone else.

In the end, Sankara was appointed the commander-in-chief, and troops at all levels had to obey Sankara's orders. However, members from other countries were included in the selection of the staff and the command authority was clarified to avoid command confusion during wartime.

In this way, an elite firearms force of about 5,000 people arrived in Gorom without anyone noticing. They were scattered in various fortifications around the city, like a big net, quietly waiting for prey to enter.

While the Troll Empire was mobilizing before the war, the Elf Empire was also busy mobilizing its troops.

A total of eight thousand elven warriors were quickly transferred to the southern front.

Elendil will lead 3,000 soldiers. They are the most elite troops in the entire Southern Legion, with the highest density of divine magicians and sharpshooters. At the same time, they have fought against the trolls many times and know their strategies and tactics deeply. At the same time, they are also stained with the blood of the trolls.

This force will be the main force of the raid, and will enter the Troll Empire as quickly as possible, directly breaking through Grom