Tauren Overlord

Even Lu Heng sighed. This man started with his former colleagues right after he surrendered. How loyal is that?

69. Preparations before the first expedition

In the bedroom, Lu Heng lay comfortably on his wife's two big, soft breasts.

There was no other person around except Rosa's personal maid Barbaris.

Finding a commoner girl to marry is much more convenient than finding an aristocratic girl.

Lu Heng doesn't need to have a good relationship with the girl's father or brother, nor does he need to participate in any competitions and then present the championship crown to the girl he likes to win her favor...

There is no need to find a bard or writer to write songs, you can directly find a girl who shares the same mind as you.

However, the newlyweds didn't have much time for romance... or crazy sex.

The expedition will start tomorrow - Governor Edric of the Beast Suppression Province said it would take 7 days, but Lu Heng can't bet on time.

If you are seriously delayed due to any accident on the way, the governor may not be understanding.

On the night before the expedition, it was hard for Rosa not to worry about her husband:

"You already have few soldiers with you, and the officer only brought two with him. Isn't it too dangerous?"

"One of them is the inexperienced Nina, and the other one just surrendered. We don't even know if he is loyal. Is he pretending to surrender?"

The officer that Rosa was worried about was the "Rye Mage" Balte.

As for the possibility of false surrender, Lu Heng could not rule it out, but he was still willing to take a certain risk:

"I plan to take only Baltai with me. After all, we also need a guide for Wormwood Town."

"If we don't bring anyone with us, it will affect the trust of the defectors in us."

Of course, when it comes to selection, Lu Heng would rather choose "Rye Mage" Baltai than "Sealer" Maxim, after all, the latter is too loyal.

So loyal that it's a bit worrying.

As for the "Rye Wizard" Baltai, at least judging from Lu Heng's performance when fighting him, he obviously really wanted to protect his boss Gabriel.

The reason why he failed to protect it in the end was not because Baltai didn't try hard, but the power of Lu Heng's portal and the padlock gun combined was too strong!

Even when Ruby himself used the Lock Gun, the effect was far from what Lu Heng had now.

Judging from Balte's strength alone, he might be considered a powerful warrior on Pierre's side.

If this person subsequently shows enough loyalty, then it is indeed worth cultivating.

Speaking of "Sealer" Maxim, Lu Heng did intend to separate the two surrendered generals.

Besides, Maxim's abilities aren't good for fighting.

He could forge a seal, but that would require the "material" to be in an irresistible state within the few minutes that the sealing array took effect.

People like this should stay behind.

Also remaining behind was the cavalry commander Bastien.

He was responsible for receiving the surrendered cavalry, and was also responsible for patrolling and garrisoning the entire mountain territory.

Infantry commander Weimar was also arranged by Lu Heng to the rear, and he was responsible for training the new recruits recruited by Qunshanling.

Governor Edric did not leave Lu Heng much time to form an army, but this did not mean that Lu Heng would always have to use the few soldiers he had on hand.

Lu Heng explained the decision to leave the most loyal and experienced cavalry and infantry commanders of the Mountain Territory behind to protect his wife:

"Even if I bring along two experienced officers, Bastian and Weimar, they are two first-level spellcasters and cannot influence the overall situation of the war."

"The ones who can really decide the outcome of the war must be Governor Edric and the more than 30 lords of the entire Beast Suppression Province."

"In this situation, the most important thing is to prioritize the stability of the rear."

"If those green hills in our mountains had always existed, we wouldn't have to worry about having no firewood to use."

"Besides, our talent resources are too limited now. Only Bastian and Weimar can lead the cavalry and infantry in the rear."

"It would be difficult for anyone else to do this kind of job."

Thanks to the small treasury of Pierre and his subordinates, Lu Heng finally had enough monetary resources on hand.

But currency cannot be directly converted into soldiers, because having money does not necessarily mean you can get loyal and experienced generals.

From this perspective, Weimar and Bastian are the most valuable assets left to Lu Heng by the former lord of the Mountains.

After some discussion, the young couple felt a little tired, so they collapsed on the bed together and asked Barbaris to summarize the discussion.

The composition of Lu Heng's troops for this expedition was finally determined:

The war weapons formation will become the core force of this force.

They were based on the 24-man war machine operating team preserved by Weimar, and with the addition of 36 apprentices, the entire formation was expanded to 60 people.

As for their weapons, of course they directly used the crossbows and catapults purchased from Pierre for free.

This also includes two crossbow vehicles modified by Christina.

There were about 100 infantrymen, basically half of the shield-sword infantrymen brought back by Weimar, a small half of the shield-spear infantrymen, and nearly a team of smallpox arrow archers.

Their core mission is to protect Lu Heng's War Machine Team, and they and the War Machine Team are under the command of the new affairs officer Nina.

The cavalry consisted of two teams of mounted archers brought back by Bastien, totaling about 60 horses, directly under the command of Lu Heng.

Since it was unknown whether the expedition would take dozens of days or months, Lu Heng mobilized about 200 farmers, or "old farmer thugs."

Thanks to Pierre's weapons warehouse, these people finally had the right weapons and were no longer forced to use only pitchforks.

There are also enough axes, spears, swords, shields and even crossbows.

But they lacked training and could hardly be used as regular troops, so Lu Heng still regarded them as logistics personnel.

The one coordinating them is Baltai, the "Rye Mage" who has relatively rich combat experience.

There are only 420 people in total, and half of them are farmers with little combat effectiveness. It is indeed very dangerous.

Can we bring more cavalry?

With the move made by "Sealer" Maxim and his men, the theoretical number of cavalry in the Mountain Territory increased greatly.

But Lu Heng also knew that the increase in cavalry would undoubtedly put greater pressure on logistics.

Cavalry is the king of land warfare, but it is also very delicate.

The cavalry's horses alone require a certain number of horse breeders to feed and look after them.

If horses are sick, they will need veterinary care.

When going out on a campaign, a horse's food intake is much greater than that of an individual infantryman, which is another huge logistical expense.

As for the cavalry themselves, they also need better equipment than ordinary infantry in order to exert their due combat effectiveness.

This in turn means corresponding blacksmiths and quartermasters...so the logistical cost of one cavalryman is completely equivalent to that of ten infantrymen.

These ten infantrymen do not refer to the old peasant thugs, but various types of sword and shield infantry, shield and spear infantry, and axe and gun infantry who have received a certain level of training and equipment.

If the 60 cavalrymen were increased to 120 or even 180, the logistical pressure of the expedition would continue to soar.

What's more, they had just surrendered, and Lu Heng's loyalty to them was still questionable.

So he chose to let the cavalry commander Bastien take care of them first, and after making sure that these surrenderers were fine, he would let them officially join the battle sequence.

70. How did I get the female lead’s script?

It was also out of consideration for logistical issues that Lu Heng wanted to vigorously develop infantry whose overall cost was far lower than that of cavalry at a time when the ratio of infantry to cavalry was already unbalanced.

This might not be difficult. With the addition of more than 1000 new refugees from the Land of Exile, Lu Heng could recruit some auxiliary troops such as spearmen and crossbowmen.

Anyway, even if there are not enough weapons and equipment, there is still Pierre’s weapons warehouse to support it.

But the specific measures of recruiting soldiers will be implemented by the lady of the mountain lord, Rosa de Burrios.

Unlike the nobles whose families have a long history, a peasant girl like Rosa does not have any surname worth inheriting.

It was not until she married Lu Heng, also known as "William", that she inherited her husband's surname.

In this way, she can be considered as Lu Heng's first relative since he came to this world.

At first, Lu Heng was just a "wild monster" who was hunted down as soon as he came to this world.

It was not until now that he gradually had his own relatives, friends and subordinates.

Maybe he will meet more people in the future to fill the soft part of his heart, instead of thinking alone late at night about how to survive better.

But the premise of all this is to develop one's own strength using the limited resources at hand.

Whether it's currency or spiritual energy, if it can't be converted into combat power, everything is in vain.

However, just as Lu Heng was about to continue discussing how to recruit soldiers with Rosa, she interrupted him softly:

"We have been busy all day for the territory's business. Shouldn't we relax for a while?"

As Rosa spoke, she kneaded her breasts, making Lu Heng, who was washing his face with milk in her arms, feel very uncomfortable.

She stroked Lu Heng's head again, letting him sink deeper into her ravine, and continued:

"Even if we have to deal with matters in the territory, we can always chat slowly over psychic potatoes later. Why do we have to squeeze it into one day?"

"You're going to the battle tomorrow. Who knows when you'll be back?"

"If we don't do a few more good things now, who knows when we'll be able to do them properly again!"

Lu Heng also knew that what Rosa said was not without reason.

The territory must be developed well, but the Qunshan Territory has a unique technology, which is the psychic potato that was transformed by Lu Heng.

Although the Tymenians have long used psychic potatoes for long-distance communication, the psychic energy contained in the plant can only last for up to 6 hours.

This greatly limits the scope of use of psychic potato tubers.

Even if the communicator can replace different psychic potatoes to maintain communication, it will be meaningless if the one-way trip takes more than 3 hours.

Rosa's psychic crystal can charge the psychic potato cubes, which allows Lu Heng to lead the economic development of the Mountains Territory even when he is away on an expedition.

Even if the charged psychic potato cubes gradually oxidize and rot after a few days... that doesn't matter, Lu Heng can use his healing skills on the psychic potato cubes.

In other words, in theory, as long as Lu Heng's spiritual energy is not exhausted, his psychic potato will continue to function.

This means that Lu Heng can not only maintain close contact with the combat troops, but the front and rear of Qunshan Territory can also maintain a long-term radio-like communication connection.

It is precisely based on this technology that Rosa does not feel that every detail must be spelled out all at once before setting off.

Although Lu Heng also told Rosa that there would be plenty of time to do sex in the future.

Maybe after a short separation, you will be happier when you do it again than when you just got married.

However, from Rosa's perspective, she didn't even know if her husband would come back alive.

How many of those lords who died on the battlefield knew that they were about to die?

But those lords' wives who lost their husbands had plenty of time to be widows...

But at this moment, Rosa really didn't want to say a lot of discouraging words on the eve of Lu Heng's departure.

She would rather turn her worries into lust and have a good time with Lu Heng!

No... bring her personal maid Barbaris with her, and let's go together as three people!

With one more sister to cheer for, the chances of conceiving a male heir double!

She held Lu Heng's cheeks with both hands, asking her husband, who was lying on his side, to straighten his body, and at the same time called out to the personal maid beside the bed:

"Barbaris! Haven't you always wanted to get pregnant with my husband's child? Come up and fuck him!"

Hearing his wife say this, Lu Heng was completely stunned.

He even suspected that he was really overworked, which caused the hallucinations.

Why would Barbaris, under the direction of her wife, take off her skirt and jump onto my bed?

Why did she sit on me, lift my clothes and caress my body?

Although Lu Heng and Barbaris have done partner sports before, is it really okay to "do such dirty things under the gaze of his wife"?