Chapter 478: Unprecedented Alliance (10,000-word chapter, please subscribe)
Mirabar is one of the towns on the west coast of Faerûn that is closest to the mountains of the Spine of the World, and is even larger than Luskan in terms of longitude and latitude. To the north.
Judging from the map, it is almost on the same line as Mithril Hall, Felba Castle and Adba Castle. It is a truly extremely cold place, with more than half of the year. The whole time is in the sub-zero freezing period.
The Mirar River, the most important transportation route that leads directly to Luskan from home, is impassable most of the time.
So foreign trade is mainly concentrated in the short summer.
After all, the cost of river transportation is much cheaper than land transportation.
Especially to feed the urban population of tens of thousands, a large amount of imported grain is required every year.
Because of the climate, except for cold-resistant rye and potatoes with a short growth cycle, other crops cannot survive here at all.
In addition, it is close to the mountains of the Spine of the World, and there are so many monsters, beasts, dragons, and giants. Mirabar can only guarantee the safety of a small area around it, so the only fishing industry along the river and animal husbandry, which doesn’t require much labor, is pretty passable.
The rye grown is either used for fermentation and brewing, or is used to feed horses and other livestock. Potatoes are the only vegetable that most residents can eat for more than half a year.
However, compared to the harsh living environment, Miraba has one thing that other towns in the North cannot compare with.
That is, it is built on a huge mineral vein.
This vein is large enough to provide the entire Northland with an abundance of steel, copper, gems, mithril, adamantium, silver and gold.
The shield dwarves firmly occupy the underground mines and are responsible for digging ores, smelting them into metal ingots, and occasionally creating some high-quality weapons and armors.
Human beings are responsible for commercial activities with other towns on the ground, selling these outputs at a good price, and then purchasing daily necessities and transporting them back to meet the needs of town survival and development.
Although Mirabar is ostensibly a hereditary marquis, the actual power is in the hands of a committee called the "Shining Stone".
Dwarves and humans each account for about half of it. The target output for the year is determined through negotiation, and customers are occasionally threatened with production cuts to make them pay high enough prices to purchase metal products.
To a certain extent, this is a typical resource monopoly vested interest group.
Even Luskan was restricted by Mirabar for a long time, and the prices of steel and many metal products on the market remained high.
However, this happy cooperation between dwarves and humans began to become subtle with the appearance of Zuo Si and the deepening conflict between Miraba and Mithril Hall.
The emergence of the former has led to a large number of undead workers being put into mines that were previously difficult to mine, continuously producing high-quality metals and minerals.
Not only can it meet its own needs, but it can also be exported to other surrounding towns, completely breaking Miraba's monopoly on minerals and metal smelting.
Since there is no monopoly, there is no such crucial thing as pricing power.
Dare you threaten customers to cut production?
Believe it or not, you will be blacklisted and banned from all trading activities?
What's more, the emergence of airships has also drastically reduced transportation costs, and the reduction in freight means the expansion of the scope of commodity circulation.
Things that could only be purchased nearby at high prices in the past can now be shipped from hundreds or even thousands of kilometers away, and the price is much cheaper than before.
This directly caused the mining and metal smelting industries that Miraba was proud of to be severely damaged. It could no longer maintain its original high profits and was forced to continue to lower prices and costs, joining in the collective infighting. coming from the general trend.
But the good thing is that since they also joined the Trade Alliance, their customers have also increased, and they no longer have to keep eyeing the three-thirds of an acre of Northland to compete for the market.
In addition, some precious woods, herbs, and furs produced in the mountains of the Spine of the World, as well as the delicious and plump fish in the cold water river, have also become very popular goods.
Therefore, although Miraba's political and economic status continues to decline in the North, his income has not decreased.
On the contrary, it has increased due to lower prices of grain and cloth caused by trade diversification and lower transportation costs.
In contrast, the problems caused by the identical industrial structures between Mirabar and Mithral Hall are even more serious.
To be precise, this incident sparked conflicts between shield dwarves and humans.
You must know that dwarves are a very united race, which is completely different from humans.
If there are two dwarf clans in an area, then if a foreign enemy attacks one of them, the other will definitely choose to rescue them at all costs, even if a war breaks out between them over the chassis.
When Drizzt's friend Bruno regained Mithril Hall, he received the support of eight thousand dwarf legions from Adba Castle.
Adeba Castle is separated from Mithril Hall by the entire Silver Moon Alliance, and has to cross forests, rivers and mountains before finally reaching the hidden entrance of Mithril Hall.
No payment was required for such huge support, and even the food and wine consumed during the march were brought by oneself.
This shows how united the dwarf race is.
So it can be predicted how the shield dwarves of Mirabar will react when the humans in charge of the business field begin to suppress the Mithril Hall of their own race.
A few times I almost fell out in meetings.
The dwarves even threatened to terminate cooperation, close the mines, and drive humans out of their own territory.
Fortunately, the human representatives of the "Shining Stone" Committee were more sensible at that time and decisively chose to compromise to calm the anger of the dwarves.
Right now, humans are carefully maintaining their relationships with their dwarf allies.
But the problem is that cracks have appeared, and it is impossible to basically restore it.
Especially in Miraba, profits in the mining and metal smelting industries are declining, while profits in other industries are increasing.
One day this interdependent relationship will be broken.
At that time, the relationship between humans and dwarves will deteriorate sharply, and even a bloody conflict or even a war will break out to determine who is the real master of this land.
However, nowadays, Miraba is still in the process of rapid economic development, so many sharp contradictions have been covered up.
Adventurers wearing armor and holding weapons can be seen everywhere on the streets, taverns and hotels in the city.
The reason why they gather here is because the business boom has led to a sharp increase in various needs.
Among them, precious furs and rare animal cubs that can be kept as pets can often be sold for hundreds or even thousands of gold coins each.
Some nobles and wealthy businessmen are even willing to offer a reward of 3,000 to 5,000 gold coins for a newborn winter wolf or warg.
This is definitely a considerable income for adventurers, so many hunters with similar experience will try their luck.
Where adventurers and mercenaries gather, it often means that the security situation will deteriorate rapidly. Fights, brawls, and blood splattering on the spot are not uncommon.
Similarly, various forces will also find ways to use these profit-seeking guys to achieve some unknown purposes.
So Miraba is now somewhat of a "spy city" in the North.
Whether it is the Harper Alliance, the Verdant Garden, the Dragon Cult, the Zhentarim, or the Red Robe Wizards all have strongholds here.
The main purpose of the Green Garden, with druids as the main body, is to monitor the damage that these greedy adventurers may cause to the balance of nature, and to stop them when necessary.
As one of the many hidden forces, Hared III is undoubtedly the best among them.
Because standing behind him was Zuo Si, who had huge resources and could pile gold, silver and other precious metals like iron blocks into the entire warehouse.
With unlimited financial support, this man with a deep hatred for Elminster easily attracted dozens of adventure teams, mercenary groups, and even formed an adventurers guild of his own. .
By accepting entrustments and issuing tasks, he successfully controlled almost two-thirds of Miraba's groups with the most powerful destructive power.
Although adventurers and mercenaries are not loyal at all.
But as long as there is enough reward, they never mind doing anything, even if it is to kill all the rulers of Miraba and subvert the regime here.
At this moment, Hared III was sitting in the office on the fourth floor of the recently built guild headquarters, handing over all the information he had to Ximanmeng and Kuuremos.
About seven or eight minutes later, "Bringing a Dutiful Son" Kurremos was the first to read the information on hand, raised his head and asked with interest: "Where did you get this precious information?" ?”
“Don’t forget, I have been a scribe for Elminster for many years, and I have even witnessed more than one senior Harper meeting at close range, and I can say that I know their internal situation very well. "
Hared III pursed his lips with a cruel and cruel smile.
Because during this period of time, he had used his knowledge of the Harper Alliance to successfully kill at least thirty spies who tried to sneak in to gather information. He also successfully captured several of them and tortured them inhumanely.
Finally, through evil and cruel necromancy magic, he transforms him into a killer who obeys his orders.
"I see... No wonder you can always seize the opponent's weaknesses and launch an attack first, and you can even figure out the intentions of their senior leaders."
Culremos' pretentious point He nodded, but actually he was already happy in his heart.
In his opinion, having a fool like Hared III standing in front of him to attract the attention of the Harper Alliance is the perfect umbrella for him to plan a bigger conspiracy behind his back.
In contrast, Ximanmeng proposed directly and unabashedly: "Since you know so much about Elminster and the Harper Alliance, why don't you plan a big operation?
You must know that the reason why they have such a huge power in the North lies in the existence of an effective intelligence network
If we can use this hidden and efficient intelligence like a spider web. If the network is destroyed, the Harpers will become completely deaf and blind.
As long as those responsible for external communication and message delivery are eliminated, they will be completely paralyzed and become meat on the chopping board. ”
“Do you think I don’t want to?
Now the only area I can move around is around Miraba, and it's even difficult to collect information from other places.
In addition, many towns in the North have private long-term cooperation with Harpers, which is also a factor that needs to be taken into consideration.
In my opinion, the Harper Alliance operates like a small network built around nodes.
Then use wires to connect these networks to share intelligence resources.
So there are two most important points to destroy and disintegrate them. One is to destroy the nodes of this small network, and the other is to cut off their connection with their superiors.
I suggest that we have a close cooperation and carry out an all-round and three-dimensional attack on the Harpers of the entire Northland.
I wonder what you two think? ”
As he spoke, Harid III raised his head and stared at Ximanmeng and Kuuremos with expectant eyes.
He believed that as long as he had the help of the other party, he would be able to do it in one fell swoop. The Paralyzed Harper has been running an intelligence network in the Northland for many years.
"No problem. I'm more than happy to be a part of it. ”
Xi Manmeng was the first to express his attitude.
Because once the power of the Harper Alliance is greatly weakened, the Zhentarim will completely occupy the former's ecological niche and gain huge benefits from it.
Culremus then echoed: "I can't think of a reason to refuse.
But it is unwise to compete head-on with the Harper Alliance. I think we should do more. Be more secretive.
For example, use the power of Scarlaus, or bribe the Dragon Cult to attract some firepower first.
In short, we must incite as many forces that hate the Harpers to join in as possible, and it is best to let them both lose.
That way we can grab the biggest piece of the cake afterwards. "
"Agreed! I can help contact some barbarian tribes and the lycanthropes of the beast god Mara. ”
Ximamon suddenly showed a very sinister smile.
When it comes to fanning flames, provoking wars, creating chaos and conflicts, the Zhentarim he leads are definitely experts.
"I am responsible for instigating the Dragon Cult and the red-robed mages operating locally to make them make some noise, and by the way, I am using Klaus to severely injure the Harper leaders and their allies."
While saying this At this time, there was a strange light in Kurremos's eyes.
There is no doubt that hiding in the dark to formulate a huge and extremely evil plan made his spirit extremely excited.
Especially overturning an organization like the Harpers Alliance, which has an ancient history and great reputation, can bring unprecedented satisfaction to this filial brass dragon.
"Then let me provide you with a list of names and how to identify the Harper agents."
Seeing that his plan was supported, Hared III also showed an eerie smile.
In this way, the leaders of the three evil factions formally formed an alliance in Miraba and began planning an earth-shattering operation.
This time, what the Harpers will face is no longer a small fight in one or two areas, but a terrifying crisis that has swept through dozens of towns and large territories across the north, starting from Waterdeep City.
Once the whole plan is launched, they will never have the opportunity to draw manpower from other places to support each other like before.
On the contrary, you will be completely trapped in a complicated situation where you are overwhelmed and overwhelmed.
...
For the time being, Zuo Si did not know about the secret contest that was about to break out in the North.
Or even if you know it, you won’t care too much.
Because what he needs to consider at this stage is not how to integrate the fragmented Northland, but how to form a coalition force to go north to expel the forces of Zhentil Fort under the banner of "justice".
With the powerful transportation capacity of the airship, more than a thousand dark elves from the underground of Dragonlance Castle were the first to arrive in just a few days.
This was followed by reinforcements from the Nelanthal Islands fleet, Neverwinter, and Luskan.
Finally, there is the Silver Moon Alliance army led by Alustriel.
Even Shane VII, who was still busy conquering the Kingdom of Tethyr, sent a legion of three thousand people to express his political attitude.
Of course, in addition to the above relatively powerful forces, some small towns that joined the trade alliance also sent soldiers ranging from fifty to sixty to as many as two to three hundred.
Lantan Island, for example, sent 200 musketeers and 30 artillery pieces as symbolic support.
Counting the more than 8,000 new troops formed by Amn, the total strength assembled suddenly reached as many as 30,000 to 40,000.
It can be said that the political forces on the entire west coast of Faerun are united under one flag for the first time in history.
Through this unparalleled appeal and political capital, Zuo Si finally completely tore off the disguise and showed his ambition.
After seeing this unprecedented scene, the big families in Amn who originally had illusions all gave up the idea of continuing to delay or confront.
Especially as direct descendants. The more than 8,000 new soldiers who were trained have grown to an average height of about two meters and four with the help of magic, high-quality diet and almost cruel exercise, and are covered with enchanted heavy armor all over their bodies.
Among them, the giant mounts under the crotch of the three thousand cavalry are mostly from the masterpiece of Ludwei, the Necromancer Wizard of the Floating City. They are all tireless corpse-embedded creatures.
Twenty-five hundred of them ride traditional ground troops, which look like tall four-legged dinosaurs wearing metal armor from a distance.
Their role is very simple and crude. They are to carry the knight forward and rush forward, knocking over and trampling all obstacles that dare to block the way forward.
The other five hundred are new dragons that were hatched by combining the advantages of various dragon creatures through genetic modification technology.
Because they have only grown for a few months, they are generally only six or seven meters long, and their intelligence is only enough to understand commands. However, they have amazing weight-bearing capabilities and can spray out of their mouths. Astonishingly powerful fire, lightning, acid, freezing gas and poisonous clouds.
As for the knight on the dragon's back, in addition to the most basic melee weapons, he will also be equipped with some additional throwables that can cause splash damage.
For example, an alchemy bottle that can cause violent explosions and produce damage of different elemental attributes, or a bomb made of smoky gunpowder.
Even the long-range weapons are spears that can release lightning magic to attack.
A cheap version of this thing was successfully developed a long time ago and equipped for use by the fleet of the Nelanthel Islands.
Now after upgrading, it has been equipped to the Air Force again.
The only difference is that the latter uses higher-grade cylindrical crystals with greater capacity to store and release electrical energy.
And under the unified coordination and command of Shuoyou's mobile terminal, the powerful combat effectiveness that Amn's new army can exert is definitely not comparable to that of Faerun's traditional army.
In addition, Zuo Si also equipped this army with a large number of priests and masked mages, so that it had no obvious shortcomings in any aspect.
Especially the Masked Mage Guild, which has been reorganized from head to toe. Most of its members have signed contracts with the ninth level of Baator Hell, and can sacrifice corresponding spell slots to summon them when needed. Different levels of devil.
Seeing the army departing from the military camp stationed outside the city and marching all the way to the Cloud and Mist Mountains, the representative of Neverwinter, Aribes, couldn't help but sigh slightly: "It's really a spectacular sight that cannot be described in words.
I bet that no city-state or even country in the entire west coast of the continent can defeat Amn's new legion on a frontal battlefield.
This time Fuzor Chamberry and his Zhentil Castle army met their opponents.
I just don’t know if those trolls, giants and ogres can withstand such a violent impact. The elderly priest of the God of Justice who was walking beside him shrugged his shoulders and responded: "I think it's quite embarrassing."
Don’t forget those special species of giant dragons or dragon-like creatures in the sky, as well as the huge group of mages.
If the Masked Mage Guild and the mages of Luskan are considered as a whole, their current strength is not much worse than that of Waterdeep City and Silvermoon City.
Especially in terms of quantity, they firmly occupy an overwhelming advantage.
Maybe trolls are not afraid of injury, but they are definitely afraid of fire and acid created by magic.
If nothing else happens, Lord Soth will win this war with an overwhelming advantage.
And with the help of this war, he showed his leadership and appeal to everyone on the West Coast.
This is politically unprecedented.
The great Tyr is very much looking forward to what changes and order he will bring to the entire world. "
"So our attitude in Neverwinter is to support Thos in ruling a large area of land from Baldur's Gate to the Dragon Coast? "Aribes tried in an uncertain tone.
"That's right! Our attitude is supportive. Because order is better than chaos.
Lord Soth has proven more than once that he can be a very good ruler and can establish relatively fair laws and bring a peaceful and prosperous life to most of the people living at the bottom of society.
There is nothing more just in the world.
As for his own camp tendencies and intentions, they are not that important. "
The priest of Tire smiled and conveyed the will from the gods to the young paladin beside him.
Eribes nodded thoughtfully: "Okay, I I think I understand what you mean.
This is very similar to Lord Nasir’s point of view.
He also feels that the city of Neverwinter is now in the best period in history.
Not only are there no external threats from enemies, but the internal conflicts between nobles and commoners have also been alleviated by prosperous trade.
And Lord Nasir also believes that we should firmly follow the alliance led by Lord Soth.
Only in this way can this prosperity continue. "
The priest of Tire smiled and explained: "Lord Nasir is a wise leader.
Although he may be a little weak in some aspects, he knows what is most important to the people.
Good job!
He has sent you alone many times to participate in this kind of cooperation, with the purpose of cultivating you.
Perhaps Lord Nasir will pass on the position of lord to you when he feels that he is old and lacks energy. "
"Huh? ! ”
Aribes was stunned for a moment.
Because although she is already the right-hand man of the lord, she never thought that one day she would become the successor of Lord Nasir, let alone where she should lead Neverwinter City.
“Haha, don’t be so surprised.
You must know that in the political system of Neverwinter, you have already become the most recognized successor under the lord.
It’s just that you haven’t thought about it that way.
And ruling Neverwinter is not as difficult as you think. "
The priest patted the paladin's shoulder gently to show encouragement.
Just when Aribes opened his mouth and wanted to say something, he suddenly saw Zuo Si and Ai Luszhuo walked over from a distance, shoulder to shoulder.
She quickly cleared away the messy thoughts in her mind, put one hand on her chest and bowed slightly.
"Queen of Silver Moon." , Lord Soth, I am very honored to represent Neverwinter City and fight side by side with you two to fight against evil. ”
"You are too polite, Ms. Aribes. I am the one who should say thank you."
Zuo Si returned the gesture with a smile and said a few polite words.
Because he doesn't care at all how many soldiers these allies bring, how much food and weapons and equipment they provide, he only cares about the other party's political stance.
The latter is the most important.
Obviously, these allies did not disappoint Zuo Si at all.
One of them expressed his position very simply, that is, he recognized him to replace Waterdeep City as the "leader" and "leading brother" in the future.
Alustriel had a playful smile on his face and joked in a half-joking tone: "Maybe after this battle, our Lord Soth will be upgraded to His Majesty Soth. When do you plan to declare yourself the king or emperor of Amn?”
“Don’t worry, the power has been taken back anyway, and the rest is just a title. You know, I have never been very good. Care about these false names.”
Zuo Si did not hide anything and openly admitted the fact that he would definitely become a king.
“But in politics, this title is necessary.
I suggest you merge Amn with the North and come up with a new name.
Otherwise, with such a huge land area, it would be easy for the country to split.
After all, the West Heartland region has existed as an independent city-state and village for too long. Suddenly, there is an additional country and monarch above them, and the people will definitely not adapt. ”
Alustriel gave his suggestions enthusiastically.
As a politician, she was full of curiosity about this upcoming behemoth and eager to see what Zuo Si was like. How to rule and govern a country with such huge differences in size, population and culture?
After all, the Queen of Silvermoon City has tried her best just to integrate the towns within the alliance into a country, but she has never been able to achieve her wish.
Zuo Si chuckled and replied: "Actually, ruling and governing a huge country is far less complicated than you think. Especially when nationalism has not yet awakened, usually as long as you do a few things Okay."
"Oh? What time is it?"
Alustriel asked with his eyes shining slightly.
“First is to unify writing and language, then to unify weights and measures, then to unify political systems, laws, markets and economies, and finally to break geographical restrictions to allow rapid movement of population and goods throughout the country.
The purpose of unifying characters and languages is to increase the sense of ideological and cultural identity, so that there are no barriers to communication between people within the country. When people can use the same language and characters to communicate, they will treat each other as The other party is one of our own. ;
The purpose of unifying weights and measures is to bring convenience to taxation, production and economic activities;
The purpose of unifying political systems and laws is to achieve equal treatment and fairness, and to minimize regional discrimination or The negative impact of racial discrimination is that at least at the legal level, most people are equal;
Unifying the market and economy can increase the interdependence between places. For example, one place produces steel, and another place produces steel. To produce food, they need each other, thus creating a close connection;
Breaking geographical restrictions and allowing the rapid circulation of people and goods can not only effectively crush those unshakable prejudices, but also speed up the exchanges within countries. Fusion.
When people from one place live together with people from another place without distinguishing each other, will there still be conflicts and divisions between them?
The answer is obviously no.
In fact, I have made a lot of preparations in advance, including taking out airships, establishing trade alliances, promoting the liberation of slaves, training a large number of officials and law enforcers, etc., which are all preparatory work for establishing a unified country. ”
Zuo Si explained his ideas calmly.
Of course, these are only preliminary ideas, and a series of adjustments will inevitably be needed for specific operations.
In addition, he also has many shady and hidden control methods that he has not revealed.
However, these contents, which condensed a lot of wisdom and experience, still made Alustriel feel astonished as never before, and asked impatiently: "These are the knowledge and observations you have obtained from other time and space." The result?"
Zuo Si shook his head slightly: "No, this is the history of my hometown, the lessons learned by countless people with their lives, blood and death.
If you are interested. If so, we can find time to talk alone after this battle is over.
But now, it is better to focus on the war.
Ms. Aribes, I hope that after passing through the Cloudy Mountains, you can lead Neverwinter's army and another five thousand soldiers to march eastward along the Urden Trade Road to regain the green fields and important towns along the Chongsa River. "
"You mean... that I will lead an army to take the back road and cut off Fu Zouer Chambery's back road? ”
Erebeth seemed to realize something and immediately subconsciously tightened her grip on the hilt of the sword.
As the second-in-command of Neverwinter and the top commander of the city defense force, she obviously knew this task very well. The danger and importance of it.
“No, there is no need to cut off Fuzor Chambery’s retreat.
All I want is to recapture these towns in advance so that he cannot rely on these cities as strongholds to block or cause damage when retreating.
You must know that siege is a very troublesome thing at any time.
I don’t want to have to spend a lot of money to repair and maintain the damaged city walls after fighting this war. ”
Zuo Si explained patiently.
Although he and Fu Zuoer Qianberry reached a private agreement, God knows whether this guy will be able to evacuate easily if he is desperate. Set a fire.
Therefore, it is necessary to capture the city and clear out the garrison first.
"I understand! Please rest assured that I will definitely not let down your trust and expectations."
Arebeth swore and patted her chest to give her guarantee.
Rescuing civilians threatened and oppressed by evil forces was originally one of the responsibilities of the paladin, so she had no reason to refuse.
Soon, as the large army marched through the Yunwu Mountains and arrived at the small town of Naxikai, this half-elf paladin lady who exuded amazing charm took the appointment letter and went to the end of the team to select With 5,000 soldiers and supplies cobbled together from other towns, he moved towards the east.
As soon as Aribes left, Kui Lu, the leader of the dark elf army, came to the door and complained helplessly: "Thos, I ask you to give the dark elf the right to act alone.
Our People are too sensitive to the sunlight during the day, and marching almost every day is like torture.
If possible, we hope to march at night and rest during the day.
Otherwise, it will be like this. If it goes on, they will all collapse in a few days, and they will be unable to form a fighting force.”
“Is it that serious?”
Alustriel, who was sitting in the tent, was slightly surprised.
Kui Lu rolled her eyes angrily: "Ask your old friend Drizzt, he knows this feeling best.
Especially those who have just come. The drow who have just arrived on the surface are often fainted by the scorching sun.
We have lost nearly a hundred people in the past few days, and even receiving magical treatment has no effect. "< br>
"Hey! Don't talk nonsense! What do you mean, Drizzt and I are old friends? Nothing has ever happened between me and him." Alustriel protested very dissatisfied.
"Oh - really?"
Kui Lu deliberately dragged out a long sound, and then unceremoniously exposed her sister's background.
"As far as I know, someone is keeping a doll of Drizzt."
In an instant!
Alustriel didn't know whether it was because he was angry or shy, a blush appeared on his fair face, and he glared at Kui Lu fiercely, without making any further excuses.
"Okay, I agree."
Zuo Si gave a positive reply immediately after thinking about it for a moment.
He originally planned to take advantage of this march to let the dark elves who believed in the Dark Maiden get acquainted with the surface residents, so as to lower their vigilance and barriers between them.
But now it seems that I am just overthinking.
You must know that Drizzt has not been able to fully adapt to the midday sun for ten years after he came to the surface. He is often sunburned in tropical areas like Kalingshan, not to mention dizzy. These are the guys who just came out of the Underdark.
Being able to persist for so many days is enough to prove that they have endurance and resilience that far exceeds that of other races.
"Thank you, I know you are a reasonable person. Don't worry, even if we march at night, we can keep up with the advance of the large army. As for contact, I will communicate with you directly through magic News.”
Kui Lu breathed a sigh of relief.
Because she was really afraid that Zuo Si would be unkind, she forced the dark elves to continue marching with the large army during the day.
After a short rest in Naxikai for half a day, Zuo Si once again led the army north along the Gulf Coast Highway and arrived at the small town of Belgost, which was very close to Candlekeep.
Since this place had just been captured by the army of Zhentil Keep not long ago, and even the temple of Lathander, Lord of the Dawn, was raised, it looked a little depressed.
The troops stationed here also retreated to Baldur's Gate early to join the large army because they heard the news, so only a few thousand residents were left at a loss.
Zuo Si left 300 people stationed here, which gave the local people a little sense of security and began to resume production and life in an orderly manner.
After all, no matter who will rule in the future, life will still have to go on.
From Nasike to Belgost, and then from Belgost to Baldur's Gate, the coalition forces basically did not encounter any form of resistance along the way, and even spies were rare.
It was obvious that Fuzor Qianberry already knew the scale of Zuo Si's troop dispatch and the amazing combat effectiveness of the new Amn army, and had no intention of wasting time.
He directly gathered all his troops at Baldur's Gate, planning to set up a battle formation on the north bank of the Chongsa River. If he lost, he would flee eastward along the river, and return to Sanya by boat from the port on the Dragon Coast. Tilburg.
As for winning...
Sorry, I don’t even dare to think about it.
Others may not have seen Zuo Si's strength, but Fuzuo Er Qianberry has seen it with his own eyes.
Especially when he was besieging Mansong, the terrifying power of the killing arrows shot by the God of Nature was still unforgettable to him.
Not to mention mere mortals, even the demon lord who is not strong enough will be killed on the spot.
So Fuzuoer Qianberry may dare to make some small moves in private, but he certainly does not have the courage to confront him head-on.
What's more, during the days of occupying Baldur's Gate, he has already collected enough wealth and supplies, and is planning to return to his hometown to unify the Moon Sea.
How can I waste time and energy on this land that is destined not to belong to me?
Just like that, in a silent understanding.
The two armies, both numbering more than 10,000 units, finally met on the open ground north of the Chongsa River.
Out of diplomatic etiquette, the two sides politely submitted letters of war to each other before the formal action, and agreed on the time and place for the battle.
Fuzor Chambery did not choose to rely on the solid walls and fortresses of Baldur's Gate for defense, but decided to go out of the city for a fair fight.
It's not that he doesn't want to do it, but he's afraid that if Baldur's Gate is reduced to ruins, Zuo Si will settle the score with himself afterwards.
If after the repairs of Zhentil Castle were completed, the other party would come and raze the entire city to the ground, then he wouldn't even have a place to cry.
A priest who masters divine magic can never compete with a wizard who masters arcane magic when it comes to wreaking havoc and destruction.
Zuo Si was also very generous in not closing the river, leaving a way for the opponent to retreat.
As the saying goes, leave something behind so that we can meet again in the future.
It’s all acting anyway, there’s no need to work so hard.
As long as all the monsters recruited with the Tyrant's Scepter are killed, the rest of the human and orc soldiers belonging to Bane's church can be spared.
After all, retaining the strength of Zhentil Castle can also contain the energy of Elminster in Shadow Valley to a certain extent.
(End of this chapter)