System: Build My Own Territory

Chapter 827: Chapter 264: The Soldier’s Mission (10,000 Words) (Part 2)

After bending slightly, he retreated.

Lynn glanced one more time at the Bow and Arrow Workshop before turning and leaving.

Whether archers or crossbowmen, the number of soldiers for long-range attacks has begun to increase.

Given that they are all clad in metal armor, naturally, the more soldiers there are for long-range attacks, the more formidable the combat power!

Just like Duke Cangyu, one of the Three Great Dukes of the Karedi Empire.

His Feiyu Army alone has tens of thousands of archers!

What does this mean?

You should know.

Even Kakasong City only has a population of fifty thousand.

Duke Cangyu alone has over ten thousand archers.

With such a terrifying number, if these archers perform mass volleys in batches.

The areas covered by their rain of arrows would surely darken the skies, obscuring daylight!

If the volleyed arrows are armor-piercing arrows.

Even enemy heavy cavalry or heavy infantry clad in standard armor would be buried beneath the rain of arrows!

Even if they can’t completely annihilate the charging enemy forces.

At the very least, it would reduce nearly half of the enemy’s effective power!

Only then, dispatch heavy cavalry, light cavalry, and infantry to wrap up.

A war can be easily won!

Of course.

Not all Lords can, like Duke Cangyu.

Maintain such a massive archery force!

First of all.

Duke Cangyu’s territory is in the mountainous regions on the edge of the Alarde Forest.

Because the arable land area in his territory is limited.

The residents of the territory have always relied on hunting as the mainstay, and farming as a supplement for a living.

After countless generations of development, nearly everyone is skilled in hunting and archery.

Secondly.

Because they are adjacent to the Alarde Forest, they can cut down a large amount of timber suitable for producing longbows and arrows.

Moreover, due to the high demand for bows and arrows, the industry for producing bows and arrows is thriving, with many craftsmen engaged in bow and arrow production.

Providing Duke Cangyu with favorable conditions for recruiting archers and maintaining bows and arrows afterward.

Also because of this,

Even though Duke Cangyu’s cavalry power is not as good as the other two Great Dukes.

He can still firmly hold the position of one of the Three Great Dukes of the Karedi Empire!

Naturally, Lynn does not hope to have tens of thousands of archers like Duke Cangyu.

But at the very least.

To weaken the enemy’s effective power with long-range weapons!

Suppressing his thoughts for the moment.

He walked out of the Handicraft Workshop District.

Passing by one red brick house after another, Lynn arrived at the Lord’s Square.

He happened to see Rose, leading the squad of soldiers clad in composite armor, heading out of the town.

The soldiers were lined up neatly, their black-gray armor glistening coldly under the sunlight.

As they marched, the armor parts constantly clashed and rubbed against each other.

Emitting waves of metallic clanging sounds.

Clang~ Clang~

Wherever the squad of soldiers passed, the working townsmen, hearing the sound, couldn’t help but turn their heads.

When they saw the neat marching squad, their eyes were full of envy.

Among these townsmen, some had raised their hands when Rose was selecting soldiers.

However, because their physical strength was too weak and frail.

They missed the previous rounds of soldier selection.

Nonetheless.

It couldn’t extinguish their inner desire to become soldiers and change their status.

Watching the squad of soldiers, leaving the town, gradually going further away.

Only then did Lynn retract his gaze and return to the castle.

It’s still early.

Kuisi, serving as both the castle steward and territory steward, was not in the castle.

Passing through the castle’s guest hall, Lynn came directly to the open-air balcony, leaning back on a wooden chair.

Lynn gazed far into the distance, admiring the view as the setting sun slowly descended on the horizon.

He had Red bring a bottle of gin.

Tasting it while pondering the future development of the territory in his mind.

Regarding daily life needs, the basic furniture needed for houses, linen clothing, wood, and anthracite for burning...

Glazed glass products fired, simple iron tools...

And so on.

He felt that he has provided everything for the townsmen.

As for some special needs, given the current single nature of the territory’s production.

It’s definitely impossible to meet them all.

It’s an unavoidable reality.

Because the time of accumulation and precipitation for this territory is quite short.

Everything is developed towards large-scale production.

In his view, only by ensuring the daily life of residents, there can be more time and energy to consider the diversity of life.

As long as they eat and drink well every day, stay warm, and sleep soundly.

Even the simplest life would leave them content.

The population of the territory is now around twenty-two thousand.

Compared to other Lords or cities.

This number is not too many.

But it’s important to know.

This town, this population.

Is accumulated bit by bit from a territory originally with only a wooden house crowded with three people!

Moreover.

Lynn believes he never let any of the Free People or Peasants who joined his territory go hungry.

Waiting for the barley and vegetables planted to be harvested.

He will accomplish the initial food self-sufficiency for this territory!