Port.


    Just after the allocation of the purchased materials, a servant of the governor''s office rushed to Murphy.


    "Governor! Here comes Mrs. Elizabeth The valet trotted to Murphy, panting.


    "She''s here?" Murphy felt thoughtful, then nodded and said in a deep voice, "put her in the chamber. I''ll be right back."


    "Yes." The attendant replied.


    What''s the matter with her coming here at this time?


    Is the human city-state in the southern plains ready to take action?


    At first, the relationship between Murphy and Mrs. Elizabeth was relatively close. At that time, Mrs. Elizabeth was alone and had nothing to rely on. Murphy is the last straw she can grasp. Naturally, she is close to Murphy in all aspects.


    But now she has gathered a group of scattered soldiers in her territory and rebuilt her own army.


    Naturally, her relationship with Murphy changed from the initial intimacy to the partnership. This is the attitude determined by position. Murphy understood this as if he had to take the territory into consideration when dealing with his relationship with Mrs. Elizabeth. When dealing with Murphy, Mrs. Elizabeth should also take into account the idea of family knights and so on. Both of them are more rational people and will not let impulse dominate the will.


    Back at the headquarters, Murphy meets Mrs. Elizabeth again.


    She is wearing a long black dress with gold thread stripes, embroidered with gorgeous peony flowers. The long skirt outlines a graceful curve, showing the charm of a mature woman from the proud radian of her chest, the slender waist and legs to the slender and plump legs. White hands with slender fingers, nails painted with dark red paint, with a pair of black silk gloves, showing a strange temptation, that is the breath of sex.


    Murphy has to admit it.


    After seeing Lady Elizabeth dressed like this, he felt his heart beat faster, as if a special impulse was sprouting.


    "Here you are." Elizabeth''s lips curved slightly, and she seemed very satisfied with Murphy''s expression. She gently took off the black shawl on her back and bent down to pour Murphy a cup of tea.


    As soon as she leaned over, Mrs. Elizabeth''s round and plump hips appeared in front of Murphy''s eyes. The peach shaped plump temptation made Murphy feel a little thirsty.


    Is this dress a uniform temptation?


    Murphy has a bitter smile in her heart, but she has to admit that today''s Lady Elizabeth is full of strange charm.


    When she took the cup from Mrs. Elizabeth, Murphy took a mouthful of it. She could not help glancing over the proud peaks on Mrs. Elizabeth''s chest. At this moment, Murphy almost choked on the tea.


    Elizabeth''s dress is relatively conservative, and she doesn''t deliberately show the beauty of women''s full Ru room on her chest.


    But this bend, but what spring is leaking out.


    A deep ravine, and lavender lace.


    In this era, it is absolutely something that only aristocrats can afford to wear!


    "Cough, how is the training of soldiers?" Murphy asked, looking away. He understood that this woman had come to tempt herself today. This dress full of classical aristocratic atmosphere is more attractive than taking off everything.


    This woman is a goblin!


    Murphy could only sigh. It''s a pity that she is too clever and keen on power. As a wife is definitely not a qualified candidate, Murphy''s ideal wife should be a gentle and pleasant woman like the high priest with a soft smile on her lips. A woman like Lady Elizabeth is beyond the control of ordinary men. Even Murphy had to be careful when facing her.


    Such a woman, perhaps as a lover is a good choice


    Murphy in time to curb the thought of running away, the spirit and attention focused on the hands of the cup.


    "The Knights are training the farmers. But the effect is not obvious, they have not received any military training. I''m afraid any regular army can easily crush them. " Lady Elizabeth sat on Murphy''s left side, the faint fragrance floating into his nose. The woman also understood the gap between herself and Murphy in military aspect. She sighed and said slowly.


    "The army has never won by numbers. A group of peasants who take up arms is not an army at all. " Murphy shook his head and said in a deep voice.


    A month''s training to make a group of farmers have combat effectiveness?


    That''s a joke!


    The reason why the city of Athens was able to set up an army so quickly was that the soldiers in Athens were all selected from the strong adult men. Many of them are Spartans, very familiar with the long spear square battle. Even if they were not Spartans, other Greek citizens were trained from childhood. Many of their parents were retired soldiers, and they would teach their fighting skills to their sons.


    As citizens, they receive certain military training every year when they are not busy with farming.


    It can be said that all adult men in Athens can reach the level of Greek militia with a little training.


    But Lady Elizabeth''s leaders were different. Many of them were real farmers or even serfs. They were thin and had not received any military training. Many of them even picked up weapons for the first time. These people were still waving hoes two months ago, but now they have to be trained to be qualified soldiers to fight. If it really works, it''s impossible!


    It can be said that no matter how large the number of such peasants is, it is useless. Any regular army can break them up after a charge.


    In the history of peasant uprisings, those who are really the main fighting forces are the strong and courageous ones selected from them. The rest of them just add a little momentum. Even so, the fighting capacity of the army made up of peasants is very limited.


    Regardless of other reasons, the gap in physique has been widened by others.


    Moreover, no matter what era, the requirements for soldiers are quite strict. At the very least, they must have a strong body! Training, training, recruiting is the village, not farmers.


    It''s not bad for the serfs of this era to eat meat once or twice a month. Their physique and strength are quite imaginable. This kind of physical gap, need a lot of time and exercise and enough nutritious food to make up..


    The soldiers in Athens eat three meals a day. If they have training on that day, they will have extra meat. At present, most of the fish provided by the port is consumed by these Greek soldiers. Citizens in cities and towns, on the other hand, eat two meals a day, usually having a big dinner with meat in about three days. A strong body needs enough meat to accumulate. How good will a person be if he can''t eat much oil for ten days and a half months?


    "The noble Council has decided to send troops in August." Elizabeth took off her black silk gloves and watched Murphy slowly.


    "Specific plan?" This is not beyond Murphy''s expectation.


    "I don''t know. But they''re likely to come out of here“ Mrs. Elizabeth took out a map, spread it out, and pointed to a mountain road outside Murphy''s territory.


    Take the mountain road?


    Why don''t you bring them by water?


    "At present, the generals of the noble Council have two proposals. One is to cross the line of defense of the jackals from here and cut off their contact with the rear. The other is to go around the zangara mountains and attack from the other side. " Pointing to a sign on the map, Mrs. Elizabeth said, "this is a canyon. It''s the junction of the zangara and karazan mountains. As long as we can occupy this place, the jackals on the front line will be isolated. "


    "But cutting off the army here will be attacked by jackals on both sides!" Although it is a little different from Murphy''s estimation, it is not far away.


    "The aristocratic Council will mobilize the best silver shield Eagle infantry. They are the best fighters of the city


    "How many people?" Murphy asked.


    Lady Elizabeth said slowly, "I don''t know, but it won''t be more than two thousand."


    Less than 2000?


    Then facing the counterattack of nearly 30000 adult jackals on the front line?


    Isn''t that a joke?


    Murphy knows a little about the combat effectiveness of silver shield eagle flag infantry, which is similar to that of Greek heavy infantry, but the equipment is better, which is far from the level of Spartan heavy infantry. Moreover, in Murphy''s view, the traditional mode of human city-state shield combat similar to the Roman military system is not suitable for fighting jackals, which are tall creatures. This way of fighting can only work in the face of creatures of the same size as humans. And only in the face of the nomadic lifestyle of bow and arrow race can play a huge advantage.


    Even if 2000 silver shield eagle flag infantry, plus Lady Elizabeth''s 5000 miscellaneous troops, it is impossible to hold on here until the human army comes.


    Unless


    wait! Something suddenly occurred to Murphy.


    He looked up at Mrs. Elizabeth in front of him and said in a deep voice, "does the Council of Lords want me to send troops?"


    "Yes. They want me to convince you. " Mrs. Elizabeth looked at Murphy and said frankly, "they promised that as long as the jackals were defeated, all my lost territory would be returned, and 1500 square kilometers west of the karazan mountains would be mine."


    Murphy raised his mouth slightly. He looked at Lady Elizabeth in front of him and asked, "what about my reward?"


    Lady Elizabeth took up her pen and drew an arc on the map. She said slowly, "from here to your territory, about 2500 square kilometers."


    Speaking of this, Lady Elizabeth''s voice trembled slightly. She looked at Murphy and said, "or me..."