Throne of Vientiane Civilization

After the negotiation, considering the current situation, Vol'jin also planned to rush back to Copperforge as soon as possible.

However, considering their efficiency, the Great Zhou said that they could write a letter first and let the Giant Eagle Knights help them send it back.

Vol'jin did not refuse. It would be good for both of them if they moved faster.

With the letters from both sides, the Giant Eagle Knights set off quickly.

When the letters were delivered to Copperforge, the season had already entered spring.

Copperforge is rainy in spring, and continuous drizzles fall all day long. This is normal in Copperforge, and the New North District and the New South District are actually the same.

The rainy season directly causes the mountains, which are already difficult to walk on, to become more muddy and slippery.

For the Great Zhou, this is not conducive to the transportation of their logistical materials, greatly increasing their transportation costs.

But on the contrary, for the greenskins as the attacking party, it is also not conducive to their offensive.

This makes Copperforge, which has been baptized by war for a long time, finally usher in a period of peace.

This is undoubtedly a good thing for the soldiers. The long and high-intensity offensive and defensive battles have put a lot of pressure on them both physically and mentally. Now they finally have a chance to breathe.

But as the commander-in-chief of the defense line, Bale's face is not very happy.

Because the mountain road is slippery, it is normal for the greenskins to slow down their offensive, but after such a long time, there is no movement at all, which is obviously not normal.

If the opponent directly gives up the offensive plan and simply doesn't fight, it is definitely a good thing, but I am afraid that the greenskins are brewing some bigger moves, which makes Bale, the commander-in-chief, a little upset.

And just when he was so upset, Shi Lei came over, and the next topic made Bale even more upset.

"Sir Bale, I hope you can understand that spring is a busy season. It is impossible for our Great Zhou to keep three or four thousand troops here for a long time."

This is also what Zhou Xu meant, and he sent it with the letter.

The troops are going out to fight, and they are burning money and resources every day. If the greenskins continue to launch an offensive, the Da Zhou troops can continue to cooperate in defense for the safety of the rear.

But the problem now is that the greenskin troops have retreated, and they don’t know when the other side will launch an offensive.

Under this premise, they can’t just waste time here, right?

How to calculate the consumption of military expenses and materials during this period? Do you let Tonglubao support them?

Even if Tonglubao is willing to support them, they will still lose labor within Da Zhou.

After all, during the busy spring season, the garrisons in various parts of Da Zhou have always had the custom of helping with labor, not to mention that Tonglubao is not willing to support them...

Even from the perspective of Tonglubao, Da Zhou’s troops are willing to stay here from winter to now, which can be regarded as doing their utmost.

Now that the greenskin army has withdrawn, there is no war here. Da Zhou’s troops want to retreat, and they don’t even have the qualifications to refuse.

Don’t forget, this wave of people is here to help you, what qualifications do you have to ask for more?

Normally, Copperforge should have sent a thank you gift.

In fact, Bale did plan to do so.

"Thank you for your help, my friend."

Bale was sincere when he said this. Although the withdrawal of the Great Zhou garrison would bring him more pressure, his gratitude to the Great Zhou garrison was also real.     "If possible, I want to order a batch of wood and food from your Great Zhou. We can pay for the cost with some resources."

After hearing this, Shi Lei was slightly stunned and quickly understood Bale's idea.

Let's not talk about food. During the truce period, the dwarves can make wood by themselves. Normally, there is no need to buy it from the Great Zhou.

But Bale still did it. To put it bluntly, Bale was giving them a thank you gift in disguise.

But if this thank you gift is given directly, to be honest, there is actually nothing special to show for Copperforge. Minerals such as copper and iron are definitely useful if you say they are useful.

But unless you send a very exaggerated number, if you only send a batch, it will seem a bit lacking in sincerity.

In this case, let's change the way and give Da Zhou an order, so that they can easily make a fortune from themselves, and this problem can be perfectly avoided.

At the same time, the most important thing is that through this method, they Tonglubao can also obtain a batch of food and military supplies from Da Zhou, which is not completely free.

By the way, it can also deepen the connection between each other. In the future, if the greenskin army attacks again and needs help again, I think the other party can send troops more efficiently.

"We will send someone to discuss the order of wooden scepters and food in detail later. At the same time, we will not evacuate the entire army this time. We will leave a troop of 300 people to continue to garrison the gate of the extension section. If there is anything, you can send someone to the camp of the extension section to contact us."

Leaving these 300 people is more for themselves.

It prevents the greenskins from attacking and Tonglubao from losing troops from the extension section again.

At the same time, having such a force here also makes it convenient for them to understand the situation on the front line at any time.

After the two sides quickly reached a consensus and briefly explained the follow-up arrangements, the front-line garrisons of Da Zhou began to evacuate the next morning.

After all, if they stayed one more day, they would have one more day of consumption.

With the road cleared, the distance from the Tonglubao defense line to their Da Zhou's Plain Fortress was not far.

As mentioned earlier, it is now the busy spring season, and the soldiers who just returned to the Plain Fortress were arranged to work.

However, compared with fighting on the front line, working in the fields in the back is undoubtedly an easy job. At least they don't need to have any psychological pressure, let alone worry about dying in the next second.

During this period, according to the previously negotiated explosive bomb order, Da Zhou sent the first batch of goods at almost the fastest speed.

This is of course not just made, but the inventory of the Plain Fortress.

As soon as this batch of goods arrived, Tonglubao had a batch of explosive bombs to cover the bottom.

Even if the greenskin army came back to launch a strong attack, the existence of this batch of explosive bombs could effectively help the defenders of Copperforge to contain the attack of the greenskin army.

In fact, this is also the easiest state for Da Zhou.

That is, they don't need to send troops to participate in the battle on the front line, but continue to sell various military equipment and supplies to Copperforge, and let the dwarves fight the greenskins.