Pinnacle player

Chapter 451

After posting the post, Yun Xiaohan looked at the time, it was already 20:00, and he didn't want to download any more dungeons today, so he went offline to rest.

Lying on the bed, Yun Xiaohan was still thinking about the comments he saw just now, and considering the possible impact of the "Battle of Slatersburg".

The historical evolution of the Slatersburg offensive and defensive battle of the first server was confirmed on January 1th. In the end, the Empire camp still failed to score a higher score and defended Slatersburg. That battle is the highest score.

This means that Slatersburg has changed hands and is no longer owned by the Empire.This is obviously one of the main reasons why the Emperor of the Empire recalled most of the reinforcements in the direction of Snowrun City and made them turn back to the north.

After the increase of troops on the northern front, the empire will definitely not be satisfied with maintaining the current front, but will launch a counterattack. In Slatersburg, only small boats can cross the river, and it is impossible to carry out large-scale troop projection. Then we can only change places to fight a big one.

The border between the Empire and the Northland is basically separated by the Rhine River. If you want to attack your opponent, you have to launch a battle of crossing the river. Most of the rivers of the Rhine River are very wide. The naval forces of the Empire and the Northland are relatively poor. The evaluation is only 1 star, and the Northland is only one and a half stars. Although the empire is now 3 stars, the improvement is in the southern part of the empire and Sardinia, and there is still not much improvement in the north.

Moreover, there are a large number of troops stationed on both sides of the Rhine River to monitor the river. Once a party crosses the river, it will be discovered immediately, and then the information will be sent to attract the defenders to attack the troops crossing the river. When crossing the river, the opponent's attack will cause great losses, and they will not be able to carry out effective counterattacks. , so it is very difficult for both sides to forcibly launch the battle of crossing the river.

In addition to the narrowest river in Slutsburg, the Empire and the Northland have two major points of contention.

One is Lidney Island, which is an isolated island in the river in the widest section of the entire Rhine River. It is located in the middle reaches of the Rhine River and is also the middle of the border between the Empire and the Northland.

The area of ​​Lidney Island is not large, much smaller than that of Corsica, but its location is very critical. If you master it, you can control the trade of the entire Rhine River, which is very important for both countries.

Although Lidney Island is not big, as a river hub and the main distribution center of trade between the two countries, the economy here is very developed, and of course smuggling is also very rampant.

Lidney Island is now nominally under the joint administration of the two countries, but in fact it is a semi-independent state. Because of the excellent economic conditions, the actual ruler of the island, the Marquis Lidney, has a well-equipped and well-trained army and navy Not weak either.

The Marquis of Lidney has no obvious inclination, and has always maintained a neutral attitude. While the two countries are at war, he only concentrates on making money. Because he is afraid of forcing the Marquis of Lidney to the enemy's side, the two countries have maintained a tacit understanding. The idea of ​​going to Litney Island.

Of course, the more important reason is that a large number of local nobles on both sides of the Rhine River in the two countries do not want Lidney Island to be directly controlled by the state. Once controlled, it will be difficult for them to earn a lot of trade profits through smuggling. Now Everyone is happy with the situation, so they don't want to change it.

Although the royal family of the empire and the northern kingdom are the masters of the country in name, they are actually just very large local lords. It is impossible to completely ignore the thoughts of the lords, and many members of the royal family themselves are involved in smuggling. They had to turn a blind eye.

The two countries are now fighting in full swing, but the trade on Lidney Island has become more and more prosperous. Although other areas cannot carry out large-scale transactions, there are small-scale smuggling. However, after the two countries fought, the transactions in these areas were completely cut off. Forcing everyone to come to Lidney Island for transactions, the trade volume has naturally increased significantly.

The direct power of the royal family is limited. When the two countries are at war, a large part of the power comes from the private soldiers of the various lords. Once they do not work hard or deliberately slow down in the war, they will not only be unable to defeat Lidney Island, but also the direct power of the royal family. There may also be significant losses.

Therefore, although the strategic location of Lidney Island is very critical, whoever controls it will have the right to deliver river transport to the enemy country, but neither country has considered attacking it.

Lidney Island is located on the north side of the empire, and another location that is relatively suitable for launching an attack is the Mannheim Delta on the northeast side of the empire.

From west to east, the Rhine first passes through Slatersberg, then through Lidney Island, and then reaches the Mannheim Delta, where it divides into several tributaries, of which the two largest tributaries pass through the Northland and the interior of the Empire respectively. After passing through the Mannheim Delta, these tributaries rejoin to form the Lower Rhine, from which it empties into the sea.

A large area of ​​triangular tidal flats surrounded by two tributaries is the Mannheim Delta. There are a large number of narrow and shallow rivers in the delta, and as long as it rains continuously, the delta will be submerged immediately, so the delta is completely muddy. , and quite a few swamps.

The land in the Mannheim Delta is actually very fertile, but because it is often flooded, the land here is completely unusable.

Because of poor geological conditions, houses cannot be built in many places, and most people cannot adapt to the muddy land here. It can be said that the Mannheim Delta is sparsely populated, and there are only a few orc tribes who are more suitable for the climate here. Live here.

The Northland is a country with orcs as the main race, and there are more orcs, so the Mannheim Delta is controlled by the Northland to a certain extent.

The Mannheim Delta is the only breakthrough that the empire can choose at present. The terrain here is completely unsuitable for cavalry combat, and the Northland has the strongest infantry among the seven camps, and some orc tribes are not good at mud. Far better than humans, so fighting here is not good for the empire, but the empire has no other better choice.

The only good news is that the Mannheim Delta is already much southerly than Slatersburg, and the climate is milder. It will no longer be affected by the northern climate like Slatersburg, which will reduce the overall situation by 5%. flexibility.

The nearest main city of the Empire players is Carter Perry City. Carter Perry City is the city with the highest proportion of orcs among the eight main cities of the Empire.

The city of Catperry is located in the southwest of the Mannheim Delta. Compared with the main cities of other empire players, it has certain advantages in learning warrior skills. In addition, the racial talent of the orcs is more suitable for playing warriors. Therefore, warriors among players The proportion is relatively high, accounting for nearly 1/3 of the total number of people.

(End of this chapter)