Chapter 45: Obsession with the Chariot
"A thousand sets of enchanted equipment." At this time, Adira was testing Imrik's bottom line, and she was also covetous of those enchanted items.
Tyranlock suffered a lot during the Great Schism, and many things were not preserved. When the Outer Ring Kingdom was in a worse state, it could barely use chariots to regain some face.
But there are only two places in Ulthuan that can produce magic equipment on a large scale, one is Saffre. However, they can only guarantee the magic equipment for the elite Sword Master of Hoth, and there is no way to export it.
The other one is Vaal Anvil, but each Dragon Prince strictly controls the export of magic equipment, resulting in most of Tyran Loch's existing magic equipment being in the hands of those nobles.
But who knew that Imrik didn't believe her at all, "Forget it, your family's financial situation is not necessarily that good. Let's be more realistic."
Tyron Locke is a more important part of his future plans. Imrik only knew the general direction of the battle in the Fennuvar Plains, but the Druzi army must have landed from Nagaryth, and then divided their forces into several groups to attack. The Nagaryth army led by the Shadow King was incapable of doing so. To resist, we can only fight guerrillas.
I don't want the war to extend to the edge of Caledor. Even if the Dragon's Back Mountains are easy to defend and difficult to attack, there is still a risk. If a large number of Druchi assassins ignore military facilities such as checkpoints and instead use Malekith's orders to It would be a huge blow to assassinate the dragon and steal the dragon egg without risking his life.
Tyron Locke is Caledor's natural line of defense. He still understands the principle of a dead Taoist friend rather than a poor Taoist.
Adila must have purchased this batch of armaments through private channels and would not have gone through the kingdom's finances. Otherwise, the noble council would have been able to discuss the transportation route issue for two years.
Adira, who originally thought that Imric would take the order without hesitation, was a little hesitant. She heard from her father that the Dragon Prince was similar to a businessman, focusing on profit but not on love. But now it seems that this is not the case.
After thinking about the family's financial situation, Adira hesitated and said, "If I buy armaments, can you provide training?"
Imrik, who was still a little depressed, became energetic when he heard this. This woman You want to follow the same path as yourself, but you can't take the initiative to get rid of the control of the Inner Ring Kingdom. I'm not afraid that you won't have any ideas, but I'm afraid that you won't be able to support me. "It depends on what it is like. If it's just militia-level training, I think Aizhuana will do it." The old guy is better at it than me."
Seeing Imrik leaning back on his chair with an indifferent expression, as if this matter was just a dispensable thing for him, Adira hesitated a little.
If you build an army that uses all enchanted equipment, the cost will be extremely high. I have a medium-sized mine in Baifeng, which is an adult gift from my father. Even if I invest all of it, I may not be able to form an elite army. The troops at the level thought about it and asked the question to Imric.
"What do you think Tyron Locke lacks?" He
suddenly raised his eyebrows. This question was interesting. He wanted to provide her with a package service.
After thinking about it, I felt that I need to give her a sense of crisis. If she just prepares slowly and Tyranno Locke is seriously damaged in the next battle, it will not be in Caledor's interests. And vaguely, I have some thoughts. Establish an Outer Ring Alliance led by Caledor to counter the power of the Inner Ring.
"Everything is missing. I can give you some information."
"Please tell me."
He picked up a glass of wine and took a sip. "Soon, the Witch King will land in Ulthuan."
For the immortal species, two years The time is indeed not long, equivalent to two months for a normal person.
Frowning, she listened to the information Imrik gave her and said, "What do you mean by that?" She drank the contents of the glass in one gulp. This special wine from Lothern indeed had more water than Caledon. Feeling much better, she said slowly, "It's just a warning. Of course, you can also regard it as my nonsense." After a long silence,
Adila was thinking about the authenticity of this matter. Since Fenuba took the throne Since then, the eight hundred-year-long period of glorious torture of Druchi has begun to end, which is the era of ocean plunder. The hegemony of the ocean is in the hands of Asul. It can be said that the situation is great, and Tyron Locke has also gained a lot from it. big benefits.
But Imrik was just waiting for his answer with his arms crossed, and he was a little unsure of the authenticity of this matter. Ulthuan has a tradition that during the war, Caledor is not in war with Saver, which refers to the crowning of the phoenix. The king’s choice.
There is no doubt that except for the idiot Ka Er in Caledo, basically every prince is a military strongman, and his behavior is also a bit strange. If you want to sell equipment, you should agree from the beginning. Finally, Adira thought of it what's the situation.
"So, you want Tyron Locke to serve as Caledor's barrier."
"It seems you are not as stupid as I thought, Princess Adila." Hearing these slightly sarcastic words, Adila felt There is an unknown anger rising in my heart. I am being restrained by the Inner Ring Kingdom and the Noble Council. Now I am looking for cooperation, but I still have to be restrained.
At this moment, Imrik, who was sitting opposite her, continued, "You being too weak is also a disadvantage for Caledor. The Tyranlock army lacks cavalry and behemoths. When dealing with Druchi alone, It will be difficult to resist. Caledor will provide some support, but it mainly depends on you."
"What do you want to do." Imrik's words calmed her down a little. This guy could only listen to half of what he said. Seriously, Adila thought for a while, since she couldn't beat him anyway, it's better not to take it seriously.
He took out a map of Ulthuan and spread it out, stood up and pointed at Nagaryth, "If you don't want the war to spread to your land, then concentrate your forces and build a line of defense in Nagaryth. The main force is chariot troops, but I think you should also be aware of the limitations of chariots. Nagaryth is a wasteland. Once your chariots appear, their movements will be detected, and there is no way to attack from the side.
" The problem is that it turns slowly, eats up the terrain, and has low speed. Although it has been strengthened to a certain extent in a fantasy world like Warhammer, the same is true for the enemy. Once you encounter a well-trained heavy infantry phalanx, the best outcome is to rush in and the troops will be killed. They were killed together, so the cooperation of the cavalry was often required. When the chariots charged to break the formation, the cavalry followed. After breaking the line, the infantry pressed in again, creating a strangled situation.
Of course, if you encounter giant beasts, such as hydras and abyssal sirens, you can only expect that all of these auxiliary cavalry will become masters of the Holy Grail.
As for Tyron Locke's situation, we can only say that as long as a military noble with a little money will buy a silver chariot even if he takes out a loan or goes bankrupt, this results in the number of silver helmeted knights being much smaller than in other kingdoms. Most of the people on horseback were scouts and messengers.
There is no Silver Helmet Knights in Caledor because most of the military nobles have been identified since the dragon tamer period. Their ancestors all rode dragons. They just had no choice but to choose to fight on horses, but one can stand up to three. , so it can still be called a powerful cavalry country.
After thinking for a moment, Princess Adira came up with an idea that even Imric had not thought of, "Can I get a batch of enchanted silver chariots?"
Enchanted silver chariots? When Imrik heard this, he wanted to laugh on the spot. How obsessed are these Tyranlocks with chariots? He had already said so. He must have wanted to help them form a cavalry to assist the chariots in charging. The troops, after all is said and done, ran to the chariot.
"Adilla, the cost of a silver chariot is not low. If it is enchanted, first the horse armor needs to be enchanted, then the body, plus the driver's equipment. How many vehicles do you think you can buy?"
"My suggestion is that Caledo will train a cavalry unit for you. The training and armament costs will be settled in three years, using the Bell Keck family's marble mine in White Peak as a mortgage. If it is not settled during the period, Caledo will I will have ten years of management power at most."
After hearing this, Adila's green eyes widened and she was a little unbelievable. She thought that what her father said was just a lie, but she didn't expect that the truth was revealed in the end. This guy really followed Like those businessmen in Lothern, after all the talk, it still comes down to money.
(End of chapter)