Summoning Total War

The breeze was blowing, and the faint brilliance fell on the marble sculpture. In the center of the square, a six-meter-high idol stood upright. The goddess of wisdom Athena held a scepter in one hand and thunder in the other. She looked solemn and looked into the distance.

　　 On the square, six teams of Greek infantry with a total of 480 men formed a neat phalanx, and behind the phalanx there were a total of 160 Cretan longbowmen. The knights of the General Guard lined up on the left side of the idol, while the Spartan heavily loaded fanatic infantry stood solemnly behind Murphy. At present, there are more than 1,000 soldiers in the territory, accounting for 20% of the territory’s population. Excluding women, children and children, about one-third of adult men are recruited as soldiers.

　　 Including the 2000 serfs handed to Murphy by Mrs. Elizabeth, the total population of the town of Athens has now reached 7,000. It has been able to upgrade the territory into a city, and build a more magnificent Governor's Palace and many buildings.

　　 But the problem that followed was born.

　　 That is, the labor force in the territory is not enough, because the cultivated farmland has been expanded several times, and after deducting the fishermen and farmers, the labor force that can be recruited in the territory is seriously insufficient. Upgrading from a large town to a city is not a simple matter. It takes nearly half a year to build many buildings, expand streets, plan new residential areas, and so on. In addition, more importantly, in Murphy's plan, after the territory is upgraded to a town, a moat must be dug outside the town.

　　 This moat will become a barrier for the town, and after the territory is upgraded from a city to a big city, Murphy plans to expand an outer city outside the moat, and the original town will exist as an inner city.

　　 A moat in the inner city, and a wider moat in the outer city.

　　 This is Murphy's current urban planning.

　　 As we all know, digging a river is a very labor intensive task. Especially in an era when the level of technology is relatively low, this requires the recruitment of most of the labor force in the territory, and it takes a long time.

　　 There is a serious shortage of labor in the territory.

　　 After the two new groups of Greek infantry were trained, Murphy immediately stopped hesitating and decided to personally lead the team to capture the goblin slaves in the deserted highlands. The sacrifice of Athena, the goddess of wisdom, has mastered how to enslave goblins and make these cunning creatures more honest. This eliminates the domestication of slave merchants, as long as the goblin slaves are brought back, they can be used as coolies to dig the moat in a few days. ,

　　 There are a large number of goblin tribes scattered on the waste rock highlands west of the Nedoria River. Most of these goblin tribes are between 400-2000 inhabitants, and there is no connection between them. It is convenient for Murphy to solve them one by one. According to Slave Merchant Pulifei, it is conservatively estimated that there are close to half a million goblin slaves living on Barren Rock Heights!

　　 "This is a considerable amount of slave resources!" After Murphy got this information, this idea came out first in his mind.

　　 As for the food for these goblin slaves, Murphy doesn't have to worry at all.

　　 There are still hundreds of corpses of jackals in the territory. These corpses have always been rations for kobold slaves. In the future, the corpse of the jackal can also be used as a ration for the goblin.

　　 As a qualified lord, Murphy has always deliberately avoided bringing in personal feelings when handling matters. ,

　　 Since the fur of jackals can be exchanged for income, why can't their corpses be used as rations for slaves? For these cannibals, there is no need for mercy at all. At least for now, Murphy is not considering consuming precious food on those slaves. With these gnoll meats, just add a little chaff to feed them.

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"Soldiers, today we are going to capture a creature called goblin. Although they are small and cunning, they are good slaves! Slaves can work for us and bring us income! As the city develops, we need a lot of Slaves come to work for us." This time there is no need to publish any pre-war mobilizations. Murphy just briefly talked about the purpose of this trip.

　　 There are currently 12 teams of Greek infantry, three teams of Cretan longbowmen, two teams of Macedonian elite light cavalry, and 400 Athens longbowmen who are in training and have not yet completed the formation. Murphy decided to take away about half of his troops on this trip. General Riodare was in charge of the territory, while Murphy took the newly promoted general Marcus Kane.

　　 Just in case, Murphy still brought the Spartan Fanatical Infantry.

　　 With these stalwart figures in bright red cloaks beside, Murphy believes that even if an accident happens, he can handle it.

　　 Six groups of Greek infantry were marching forward, and the knights of the General Guard followed closely behind. Murphy, the newly recruited Cretan longbowman, also took the two teams, mainly to test their combat effectiveness, reduce casualties by the way, and achieve zero casualties as much as possible. After all, the regular army is used to deal with these short-sized goblins, and the goblins who are only equipped with simple weapons, a little bit of caution will basically not cause any casualties.

　　 The group headed north of the port, where the newly established fleet would transport the soldiers to the other side of the river.

　　 In addition, Murphy also brought a talent recommended by the slave merchant Pulifei, who was an aboriginal who knew part of the goblin language. Murphy wanted to capture goblins as slaves, not kill them all. So a person who understands goblin language is still needed.

　　Because goblins are not very threatening, Murphy only brought a small amount of holy water on this trip.

　　 It is worth mentioning that after upgrading the temple to a second-level temple, the effective time of holy water has been extended from the original 24 hours to 48 hours. In other words, the holy water can still last for two days after leaving the temple. Murphy estimates that when the leadership pantheon is built in the territory, the effective time after the holy water is brought out of the temple can even reach seven days or even more than half a month!

　　 Then it means that holy water will not only be useful for defense, but also can be used as a medicine reserve when attacking.

　　 Although the holy water has a powerful healing effect, it is a pity that Murphy loses its effect after 24 hours, because if it is an active attack, it will take more than a day. Now with the upgrade of the temple, the effective time of holy water has also been extended. This can be said to have an amazing effect before the sacrificial offerings with the army took shape!

　　 After more than a month of accumulation, the holy water reserves in the temple are now quite considerable, which can fully support a large-scale battle.

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　　 To the west of the Nedoria River, a deserted highland.

　　 This is the diaspora of goblins. It is located on the northwest side of the mainland. In the past, there was the Salma Basin where the centaur tribe lived. Now they are fighting a powerful species called the Mammoths on the north side of the mainland.

　　 It was about three o'clock in the afternoon, and the army passed through a vast pasture, and from the north, it entered the area of ​​the Yellowstone Highlands.

　　 There is also a fertile land on the other side of the Nedoria River, but it is the outer territory of the Centaur tribe. In the autumn and winter, part of the centaur tribe will migrate here from the Salma Basin, looking for new pastures for grazing. Hunting alone cannot obtain food for a growing ethnic group. These centaurs are a bit similar to the herders in Tibetan areas. In addition to grazing, they also grow a little simple crops. However, the nature of their race did not allow them to settle down and live a farming life in this place like humans.

　　Goblins can also plant them, but they don't have human wisdom.

　　 They throw their seeds on the fairly fertile ground, and then just let it go. Maybe they also know that they should spread some fertilizer in the field, but they stop there.

　　 These small, cunning creatures are more keen to rob passing creatures in groups.

　　 Or gather enough people to rob other ethnic groups.

　　 After the army entered the Yellowstone Highlands, Murphy ordered the cavalry of the General Guard to radiate outward at a 180-degree angle to survey the surrounding terrain.

　　 Because he discovered that the "Total War" auxiliary system included the places he passed into the statistics of the strategy map, and some areas with other biological activities were also marked out one by one. It's like a place about fifty kilometers west of the Nedoria River, where the label of the "Total War" auxiliary system shows a pack of wolves nearby!

　　 "It seems that the strategic map system is not only useful in the territory, but also places outside the territory can be included in the statistics." Murphy was happy, and immediately discovered the huge value hidden in the strategic map!

　　The light cavalry probed the terrain radially outward, while the Greek infantry continued to advance straight after a short rest.

As the cavalry of the General Guard opened the map bit by bit, some small gatherings of goblin tribes were also marked on the strategic map one by one~www.novelmtl.com~ These goblin tribes mostly live in outlying areas, and the territory is very large. It is small and has a small population.

　　 They are mostly losers and lazy people, faint-hearted people and those who are afraid of death who have been expelled by large groups. Of course, goblins are such creatures. These goblins living in the outlying areas are more despised by goblins in other races because they are too lazy, timid and afraid of death, and are eventually expelled. They are at the bottom of the goblin race, and they are often targeted by other big race goblins.

　　 There are many such small ethnic groups with a population of 300-500 in the periphery of Huangshi Highland.

　　 They will attack the weak and small races in the past. If they encounter centaur and other races alone, they will also use their brains.

　　 Murphy, the small ethnic group displayed on the map of the auxiliary system of "Total War", is not eye-catching. Besides, the terrain here is relatively open and there are so many soldiers on your side. I'm afraid these goblins thought of running away for the first time. It is too troublesome to catch such small groups one by one. ,

　　 Murphy's plan is to find a few goblin races with a population of over 1,000.

　　 This saves time.

　　 Until the evening, after about 30 kilometers deep into the deserted highlands, the first group of goblin groups marked by the "Total War" auxiliary system as a large number appeared in Murphy's eyes.

　　 These goblins live near a bush, next to a small river, about five kilometers away from Murphy.

　　 "The whole army rests." Murphy looked at the sky, and decided to attack after dark.

　　 Because it is easier to surround.

　　 He is not interested in catching those goblins one by one.

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