(third, it''s more likely to be written after midnight. Let''s talk about it first. Give me some encouragement.)
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Considering the size of the Shanghai army, Murphy mobilized about 450 troops.
Due to the shortage of two battleships, Murphy temporarily enlisted several merchant ships to accompany him. It doesn''t matter whether it''s a war with the army or whether it''s a warship, as long as it can transport people.
"Your Excellency. Not far ahead is the fork. " Standing on the bow of the ship, Navy General Barbosa pointed to the land in the distance and explained, "it''s a delta. There is a lake downstream. The area should not exceed 800 square kilometers. The land is very fertile."
Murphy nodded, picked up the telescope and looked ahead.
you ''re right!
One of the most important purposes of his trip is for this delta.
In fact, it''s always in Murphy''s plan to explore the water monsters living here and see if they can be solved.
If it had not been for the jackal, he would not have started now.
Since the navy was set up and led by general Barbosa, Murphy''s fleet has been exploring the upper and lower reaches of the nidoria River, looking at the surrounding terrain, and then making statistics, and calculating the landform, plants, soil and other conditions on the shore and around.
The delta covers an area of about 500 square kilometers.
The left and right sides are cut by the mainstream and tributaries of the nidoria River, behind which is a natural lake. Of course, it''s not a delta of * *, it''s connected to the Centaur''s territory in the southwest, but the connecting point is like the small corner of a small triangle. During this period of time, general Barbosa''s important task is to give Murphy a general survey of the terrain.
500 square kilometers of fertile land, which is enough for Murphy.
However, this is not the only thing!
On the top right of the Delta, a small island of about 20 square kilometers occupied by water monsters, probably has the most precious natural fertilizer in the world!
you ''re right.
It''s phosphate fertilizer. It''s bird manure that''s been deposited for countless years.
The southern plain is located in the south of the middle end of the continent, which means that it is the only way for migratory birds to move southward. If this is the case, it is unlikely that a large amount of bird manure will accumulate and eventually be mineralized to form phosphate fertilizer, or struvite.
The delta is almost separated from the river on three sides and is in a relatively closed and safe area.
In this way, a large number of migratory birds will rest here and even settle down in the process of moving south.
But this alone is not enough.
This requires another force to influence all this.
you ''re right!
It''s the water monster!
The front end of the delta is located along the river in the territory of water monsters. Generally, there are no other medium and large beasts within the territory of this large creature. In this way, it provides a safe habitat for migratory birds. In fact, after general Barbosa reported the delta terrain to Murphy and said there were a lot of birds on the island.
Murphy can be sure that there must be a lot of natural phosphate fertilizer on the island occupied by the water monster. The reason is very simple, such a natural island like environment has attracted a large number of southward migratory birds. Because of the water monster, this area has also become a forbidden area for other wild animals. In this way, the Delta has become an excellent place for birds to survive and breed. Water monsters attack beasts that enter their territory, but not birds that are not a threat. Since the second era, these water monsters have occupied this area for more than 2000 years.
Even if not counting the past, the accumulation of migratory birds in the past two thousand years alone is enough to precipitate a lot of things.
What is the shortage of farming in this era?
Fertilizer!
As an era without chemical fertilizer, the fertilizer produced by hand can not meet the needs of crop growth. Therefore, in ancient times, rotation and even fallow were needed to restore soil fertility. Murphy didn''t know chemistry, didn''t know how to make fertilizer. But as a person who has received higher education in the era of information explosion, he knows a little about the natural fertilizer in the world.
And bird droppings is one of them.
After the terrain of the river area on the other side of the nidoria river has been adjusted.
He always suspected that there might be natural phosphate fertilizer there. The only trouble is what the water monsters are and whether he can deal with them with the help of the army!
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This time, the appearance of the dark scale fish man is just an opportunity to let Murphy go to the other side of the river in advance.
If there was no dark scale fish man, he would not think about it until after winter.
But this time, because the fisherman was killed, the dark scale fish man might appear in his territory, so he had to come here ahead of time. It doesn''t matter if we can get some natural phosphate fertilizer by the way, even if it can''t reach the level of tens of thousands of years'' accumulation of birds in island areas. In the position of migratory birds moving southward, there is a little stock after thousands of years, right?
At present, the area under cultivation in Murphy''s territory is only 50000 mu.
As long as there is struvite, it can maintain the fertilizer supply of the territory for a long time. With fertilizer and Athena''s fertile field, Murphy can foresee the future harvest of the territory!
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"Governor, further ahead is the water monster activity area." General Barbosa came to Murphy quickly and said in a deep voice.
Murphy raised his hand and said, "stop first."
Then he picked up his telescope and looked in the direction of the delta.
This is the widest area of the river near the nidoria river. The width of the river reaches nearly 20 kilometers. It can be said that except for the entrance of the nidoria River, this distributary triangle is the widest. To the southwest of this place is an island, a long and narrow inverted triangle, just in front of the Delta, where water monsters live. The nearby river course extends to the southwest for 100 kilometers and belongs to their territory.
But I don''t know why, they rarely go to the mainstream of the nidoria river.
So we''ve always been at peace with human beings.
In the telescope, Murphy only saw a white Island, not many trees.
Because of the poor quality of the telescope, other things can''t be seen clearly at all.
No way, Murphy can only evoke the strategic map of the auxiliary system of total war in his mind. As the assistive system was turned on, the retina in Murphy''s eyes began to change, and a rough map appeared in his brain. The island occupied by the water monster is a long and narrow triangle with head down, while the delta is a big triangle with head up. Delta area is not small, the southwest is connected to the location of the Centaur territory. However, it is not the Centaur tribe that has contact with Murphy, but the territory of other Centaur tribes.
As far as Murphy knows, there are about six Centaur tribes living near the Salma basin, with a total population of about 200000. They are at war with some powerful creatures in the northwest, and they seem to be at a disadvantage.
On the small island of the strategic map, the auxiliary system of Total War marked out a sign of skull.
It means that there are powerful unknown creatures living nearby.
To the south of the karazan mountains, just above the peak cliff, there''s also a skull sign like this marked by the total war assist system, but it''s a bit darker, and it''s a bit more red.
It''s the territory of Hurricane karazan pterosaurs, the giant subspecies of flying dragons.
The island''s skull symbol is white, which is different from the red skull symbol representing hurricane karazan''s pterosaur. Murphy estimated that this should be in the "total war" auxiliary system data analysis, the threat of water monster is far from the height of Hurricane karazan pterosaur!
Looking at the White Island.
Murphy was lost in thought, his index finger tapping on his forehead, silent.
The soldiers around did not dare to disturb him. They held their breath and waited for his orders.
"If it''s a plesiosaur or something, then the soldiers can deal with it. The penetrating power of the long bow is very strong, there is no problem in breaking armor, let alone penetrating the cuticle of the skin. It shouldn''t be too difficult to kill Spartan conquerors and the priesthood of war. But if it''s not plesiosaurs but Warcraft, it''s hard to deal with. "
Warcraft often has a certain power of elements. Murphy, who has seen the magician''s power, has a deep understanding of the horror of this supernatural power!
He knew that if he miscalculated, he would have to rely on the chief priests of war and the Spartan conquerors to deal with them. Because ordinary soldiers may not be able to play much role in the face of Warcraft.
Murphy was very impressed by Hurricane karazan''s pterosaurs.
However, after collecting information about different worlds for such a long time, Murphy also found that the creatures in this world, even the powerful existence known as Warcraft, are not the abnormal existence that can spit out a fireball at will! The power of Warcraft is mainly reflected in its far superior body shape and some special element power. This power is not to let go, and there is no limit. Although Warcraft are powerful, they are not without weaknesses. Otherwise, as early as the beginning of the era, human beings would have been eaten up by them instead of being cleaned up by ancient heroes!
Even Warcraft relies on its paws to hunt for food!
Now that I''m here, I''ll have to see everything.
"Go around this way." Murphy pointed to the guide and signaled the soldiers to bypass the back of the island.
Closer.
Murphy soon discovered something was wrong.
Because he saw a large number of startled birds, as well as the fishy smell of the wind and the faint smell of blood.
Since the war.
Murphy is more and more sensitive to the smell of blood!