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Lying on the bed, Yun Xiaohan was still thinking back to the comments he had just seen, considering the possible impact of the "Slatesburg Offensive and Defensive Battle".

The historical evolution of the first server of the Slatsburg offensive and defensive battles was determined on January 20th, and in the end, the Imperial faction still failed to score higher and defend Slatersburg, and the Snow Wolves Guild had the highest score in the battle against the Wandering Guild.

This meant that Slatsburg had changed hands and was no longer owned by the Empire. This was apparently one of the main reasons that led the Emperor to recall most of the reinforcements in the direction of Snowman City and make them turn north.

After the increase of troops on the northern front, the empire will definitely not be satisfied with maintaining the existing front, but will counterattack, Slatesburg can only cross the river in small boats, it is impossible to carry out large-scale troop projection, eighty percent of it will not be able to get it back, then it can only change places to fight.

The borders of the empire and the north are basically separated by the Rhine, if you want to hit the opponent, you have to launch a river crossing campaign, most of the rivers of the Rhine are very wide, the navy of the empire and the north are relatively bad, the original naval star of the empire is only 1 star, the north is only one and a half stars, although the empire is now 3 stars, but the improvement is in the southern region of the empire and the Sardinia region, and the north is still not much improved.

Moreover, there are a large number of garrisons on both sides of the Rhine River to monitor the river, once one side crosses the river, it will be immediately discovered, and then transmit information to attract the defenders to attack the river-crossing troops, and the losses will be very large when crossing the river, and it will not be possible to carry out an effective counterattack, so it is very difficult for both sides to forcibly launch a river-crossing campaign.

In addition to Slatsburg, which has the narrowest river, there are two main areas of contention between the Empire and the Northland.

One is Edney, an island in the middle of the Rhine in the widest stretch of the Rhine, in the middle of the Rhine and in the middle of the border between the Empire and the North.

Lidney is not very large, much smaller than Corsica, but its location is very important, and it is very important for both countries to control the trade of the entire Rhine.

Although Leadney Island is small, it is a river hub and a major hub for trade between the two countries, and the economy is very developed, and of course smuggling is also very rampant.

Lidney is now nominally a condominium of the two countries, but in fact it is semi-independent, because the economy is excellent, and the de facto ruler of the island, the Marquis of Lidney, has a well-equipped and well-trained army, and the navy is not weak.

The Marquis of Lidney has no obvious inclination, and has always maintained a neutral attitude, allowing the two countries to fight, and he is only concentrating on making money, because he is afraid of forcing the Marquis Lidney to the side of the enemy, so the two countries maintain a tacit understanding, and neither of them will fight the idea of Lidney.

Of course, the more important reason is that a large number of local nobles on both sides of the Rhine in the two countries do not want Lidney Island to be directly controlled by the state, and once it is controlled, it will be difficult for them to make a lot of trade profits through smuggling, and everyone is satisfied with the current situation, so they do not want to change.

Although the imperial family of the empire and the northern kingdom is nominally the master of the country, in fact they are only very large field lords, and it is impossible to completely ignore the ideas of the lords, and there are many people in the imperial family themselves who are involved in smuggling, and even the emperor has to turn a blind eye to this.

The two countries are now in full swing, but the trade on Lidney Island is becoming more and more prosperous, although other areas cannot carry out large-scale transactions, but there are small-scale smuggling, but after the war between the two countries, the trade in these areas has been completely broken, forcing everyone to come to Lidney Island to trade, and the trade volume will naturally increase significantly.

The direct power of the royal family is limited, and a large part of the strength of the two countries comes from the private soldiers of the various lords during the war, once they do not contribute to the war or deliberately drag their feet, not only will they not be able to defeat Lidney Island, but the direct force of the royal family may also suffer great losses.

Therefore, although the strategic location of Lidney Island is very critical, and whoever controls it has the right to ship to the enemy country, neither country has considered attacking it.

Ledney Island is located directly north of the Empire, and another relatively suitable location for an attack is the Mannheim Delta, located on the northeastern side of the Empire.

The Rhine runs from west to east through Slatsburg, then through the island of Lydney, and then to the Mannheim Delta, where it divides into several tributaries, the two largest of which pass through the Northland and the Empire, and after passing through the Mannheim Delta, these tributaries rejoin to form the Lower Rhine, from where it flows into the sea.

The Mannheim Delta, a large triangular tidal flat surrounded by two major tributaries, has a large number of narrow and shallow rivers, and as soon as it rains continuously, the delta is immediately submerged, so that the delta is completely muddy and quite swampy.

The land in the Mannheim Delta is actually very fertile, but because it is often flooded, it is completely unusable.

Because of the poor geological conditions, many places cannot even build houses, and most people cannot adapt to the muddy land here, and the Mannheim Delta can be said to be sparsely populated, and only a few orc tribes who are more adapted to the climate here live here.

The Northland is a country where orcs are the main race, and the number of orcs is larger, so the Mannheim Delta is controlled by the Northland to a certain extent.

The Mannheim Delta is the only breakthrough that the empire can choose at present, the terrain here is completely unsuitable for cavalry combat, and the northern country is the strongest country in the seven camps, and some orc tribes perform far better than humans in the mud, so fighting here is relatively disadvantageous to the empire, but the empire has no other better choice.

The only good news is that the Mannheim Delta is already much more southerly than Slatsburg, with a milder climate, and will no longer be affected by the Northland climate like Slattersburg, which is 5% less flexible.

The closest Imperial player main city to this side is Caterpery City, which is the city with the highest proportion of orcs among the 8 main cities of the Empire, and it is also the recommended city for orc players when the novice village comes out.

Catperry City is located in the southwest of the Mannheim Delta, because it has a certain advantage over other imperial players' main cities in the learning of warrior skills, and the orc race's racial talent is more suitable for playing warriors, so the proportion of warriors in the players is relatively high, accounting for nearly 1/3 of the total number. (To be continued.) )