"Lord Shen Mu." After confirming his identity with the Holy Tree Knight guarding the door, Bandak quickly walked into the castle hall.
"Yeah." Shen Mu nodded when he saw Bandak coming over, "Very good, Bandak, I feel much more relieved now that you are here."
"Thank you for your trust." Bandak bowed modestly and touched his chest.
Bandake also understood that it was precisely because of his modesty and serious and cautious character that he was able to enjoy Shen Mu's special trust in him.
Bandak could understand this. After all, with so many generals now appearing, Shen Mu had always entrusted him with important tasks, especially at night, when he was basically in charge of the defense.
I would not feel safe assigning this job to others.
Now that a new castle has been built in the heart of such an important Balihe Street, the first person that comes to mind is him to be in charge of this new castle. This indeed shows that Bandak occupies an incomparable important position in Shen Mu's heart.
"Okay, now I'll take you to see this new castle. It's best for you to get familiar with the environment first. We'll need you to guard it later." Shen Mu led Bandak outside.
"I understand." So Bandak followed Shen Mu to the outside of the lord's hall of the castle.
This is also a standard Swadian-style castle.
The whole body is made of stone.
There are also many wooden structures above, including wooden baffles installed on the city walls.
Bandak, who was born in the Rhodok Kingdom and was a split part of the Swadia Kingdom, was very familiar with this castle architectural style.
"Lord Shen Mu." Bandak finished inspecting the castle. Standing on the gate and looking at the 6-meter-high stone walls around him, he nodded slightly and said, "This castle does have a very traditional Swadian style. It is solid and reliable, and quite tight. It doesn't take too many defenders to firmly defend it."
Bandak nodded solemnly and said, "Give me 200 archers and 300 infantrymen, and I can defend here firmly. Even an army of two or three thousand people cannot break through the defense here in a short time."
These words were said with great confidence and decisiveness, which also illustrates Bandak's self-confidence.
"Very good." Shen Mu nodded. This was why he asked Bandak to come here. He also said in a deep voice: "I will send all 100 Rhodok sniper crossbowmen and 100 Rhodok senior crossbowmen here, and I will also send you 100 Swadian sergeants and 500 Swadian militiamen."
"So many troops, and they are all elite soldiers." Bandak was slightly stunned at this time: "Are we going to go to war with the Green Leaf Group?" As he said that, he looked into the depths of Long City.
"It's not about starting a war, but about guarding against them." Shen Mu briefly explained his strategic arrangements.
"That's true. I heard before that the Green Leaf Group is made up of some so-called wood elves, so perhaps there is really a possibility of special conflicts." Bandak also understood immediately, and looked towards the west, deep in the city of Long, which is the deepest part of Balihe Street: "If there is a conflict of interest between us, then as the friction of interests continues to intensify, there will definitely be armed conflicts. It is indeed a wise choice to make a timely defense plan now."
"Well, so I'll leave this place to you." Shen Mu looked at the five Holy Tree Knights walking over not far away and said to Bandak: "I originally planned to send only five Holy Tree Knights as your guards, but now I will send you 5 Holy Tree Knights as your personal guards to protect you."
"Thank you for your consideration." Bandak bowed his head in thanks.
"Don't thank me, you deserve it. It's very dangerous here. I told you in advance that I will not allow you to rush to the front line when it is extremely dangerous." Shen Mu said seriously: "The archery skills of those wood elves are no joke. Their archery skills are comparable to those of Vikia's sharpshooters."
Of course this is just Shen Mu's boasting.
The archery skills of the Vikia Archer are indeed terrifying, but when facing the Wood Elves, a famous shooting race in fantasy, it is still unclear whether the archery skills of the Vikia Archer can compare with those of the Wood Elves.
But if you compare the Vikia Sharpshooters with the Wood Elf archers, then Bandak will be very impressed.
After all, Bandak also came from the world of Mount and Blade, and he had traveled throughout the continent of Calradia.
Therefore, he was very familiar with the level of the Vikir archers on the continent of Calradia.
Moreover, he has a better understanding of the top level of archers in the Kingdom of Vikia, that is, the level of Vikia sharpshooters.
After all, the only two top long-range shooters in the entire Calradia continent are the Vikia Sharpshooter and the Rhodok Sniper Crossbowman.
The Rhodok Sniper Crossbowman is the top-level military unit of the Rhodok Kingdom. It can be said that Bandak is quite aware of how powerful this top-level military unit is.
Bandak was also impressed by the Vikia sharpshooter who was as famous as the Rhodok sniper crossbowman.
Now Shen Mu told him that the archers of the Wood Elves could actually match the Vikia sharpshooters, which of course made Bandak alert.
"Are the archers of the Wood Elves so powerful?" Bandak frowned tightly at this time, and at the same time he looked up at Shen Mu and said in a deep voice: "In this case, we should be more careful."
"That's right, especially you, Bandak, I don't want you to get hurt." Shen Mu patted Bandak's shoulder.
This is the only general who knows how to defend.
If something really happened, it would be a serious blow to his current power.
For Shen Mu, the loss of 100 Swadian knights was not a loss. The arrival of Bandak was very important.
Or if 100 Swadian knights died, Shen Mu would definitely be heartbroken, but for him, he could still train these troops by upgrading them and through battle.
But if Bandak died, he would be really dead.
"Wait, if I remember correctly, these generals can't die in the game, they will just be unconscious, including the protagonist." Shen Mu suddenly remembered this in his mind, but then a bitter smile appeared on his face.
He shook his head and didn't take it seriously: "Forget it, you can't die in the game, this is set by the rules of Mount & Blade, but in the real world, if you get shot in the head and your body is chopped into pieces, and you still can't die, then it's a joke."
Games are games, reality is reality.
They must never be confused.
“来人。”这时候沈穆也扭头对着身后跟着他的圣树骑士开口吩咐了一声：“现在我要求你通知德赫瑞姆那边派遣100名斯瓦迪亚军士，100名罗多克狙击弩手100名罗多克资深弩手，包括500名斯瓦迪亚民兵总共有900名士兵立刻前往这里。”
"Understood." The Holy Tree Knight nodded without hesitation, turned around and left New Ushhor. "Sir, when you informed me, you should have brought those soldiers with you." Bandak shrugged.
"It was my mistake." Shen Mu also gave a bitter smile and didn't say much. At that time, he was thinking about calling Bandak over. Now he thought about it and felt that he should let those elite soldiers come with Bandak.
"Also, I will send you food supplies every three days or so. Everything here is left to you." Shen Mu also made the final arrangements.
"I understand. I get it." Bandak nodded.
At this moment in the sky, the sun was gradually setting, and the dim sunlight was also splashed on the entire blue star world.
The entire Balihe Street in Longcheng City was gradually shrouded in a dim yellow color.
"It looks like it's getting dark soon." Shen Mu estimated the time. It was probably around 5pm now. If he waited for all the soldiers to come, it would be around 6pm.
It just happened that it was getting dark at that time, allowing all the soldiers to enter the new castle of Ushkhor.
"If that's the case, sir, please allow me to lead these Holy Tree Knights to inspect the surrounding situation." Bandak looked at the densely packed buildings not too far away, with a hint of curiosity on his face.
"Okay, then go and take a look at the surrounding situation, but be careful to come back immediately if you encounter any danger." Shen Mu nodded.
Then, after Bandak saluted, he turned around and walked towards the city wall with the 10 Holy Tree Knights who were specially assigned to him to protect him.
Then they mounted their respective war horses, rushed out of the city gate, and headed into the distance.
"The current strength of Ushukhaoer has reached 1500 people." Shen Mu turned his head and looked at the 600 soldiers and civilian units who had come with Ushukhaoer because of the establishment of Ushukhaoer, and his heart gradually became more at ease.
Although these 600 soldiers and civilian units are all low-level Swadians, the soldiers are waiting for the high-level soldiers he sent from Dehrim to come next.
Although most of them were the 500 Swadian militiamen, even they were all-round combat soldiers equipped with hunting crossbows.
With a shield and a spear, there will be absolutely no problem in defending the city wall.
Together with 100 Rhodok sniper crossbowmen and 100 Rhodok veteran crossbowmen, these are the absolutely long-range precision shooting crossbowmen in the Rhodok Kingdom system he owns.
In Shen Mu's opinion, there would be absolutely no problem in defending this place.
"If the Green Leaf Group really dares to make any unwise moves, then this place will be like a nail. As long as it is nailed here, even if they bypass here to attack my Dehrim, I can send soldiers here at any time. Whether it is to attack their Green Leaf Group's base or to come back to support my Dehrim, I can gain the tactical initiative."
There was a look of determination in Shen Mu's eyes.
As long as you have the tactical initiative on the battlefield, it means you have control over the balance of the battlefield.
Now he still needs to develop and does not want to have too much conflict and friction with the Green Leaf Group. It is better to continue to develop slowly in this way and let him thoroughly absorb the nutrients he has just absorbed.
After all, although the Mount and Blade system relies on fighting to support fighting, it is not a good thing to eat too much. It needs to be quiet for a while to digest the big piece of fat that it has eaten.
Time is on Shen Mu's side.
Shen Mu thought so too.
"As long as I can accumulate more and more power of faith, my power of faith will enable buildings to be built faster, more caravans will travel back and forth, and the grain output will also increase steadily."
Thinking of this, Shen Mu also waved his hands vigorously.
Now everything seems calm.
But he felt an undercurrent surging beneath the surface of the sea, and he had a sense of uneasiness as if a wave or even a huge wave might appear at any time.
"I always feel like a storm is coming." Shen Mu shook his head and walked down from the city wall.
At this moment, Bannak, who was outside, riding a horse, brought the 10 Holy Tree Knights from the mound to the edge of the desert below.
At this time, there was some confusion on Banneker's face.
"If I'm not mistaken, fellow Holy Tree Knights, there didn't seem to be so many desert areas here when we came here before, right?" Bandak asked the Holy Tree Knights.
"Yes, that's right, Lord Bandak." The Holy Tree Knights also expressed their respect for Bandak and said, "We came here before when we were Holy Tree Cavalry, and we also charged in this desert, but we haven't been here for a while. In our memory, this desert is 3 to 4 times larger than before."
Bandak nodded at the words of the Holy Tree Knight: "It is indeed so."
At the same time, he looked at the buildings on the edge of the desert, some of which had even collapsed, and there were even many building ruins that looked like grave mounds, and his brows furrowed.
These were scenes that he had never imagined.
The graves that appeared in the desert were all collapsed buildings from the Blue Star world that were surrounded by sand. At this moment, it seemed as if they were buried by the sand under the sand dunes below.
It looks endless and really feels like the Sarand Desert.
But this feeling also made him feel very strange.
Especially when he saw the concrete buildings that were unique to the Blue Star World and appeared in the distance, Bandak felt even more emotional: "This is really spectacular... But why do I feel that the reinforced concrete in the Blue Star World seems to be dying?"
Such an idea suddenly occurred to Bandak as he looked at these dying concrete buildings.
I couldn't help but purse my lips. (End of this chapter)
