Chapter 2648 "Unfalling Fortress" Nidaville
The current consul of the Nidaville dwarves is named Schmidt Anvil, who is also the owner of the Forge Valley's arsenal and an arms tycoon.
Joan was very impressed with this dwarf uncle. When he passed by Forge Valley on his way north to study, he had dealt with Mr. Schmidt. Later, he also made friends with his cousin Klein Stove and cooperated in prospecting many times.
Mr. Schmidt is the "talker" elected by the four major dwarf families in Nidaville, and the main business of the four major families is the arms business. The most important things in the Nidaville Fortress are steel, swords, and armor. and cannon!
The Continental Army, which has been defeated in a row, looks like a group of beggars. Even the commander-in-chief, George Vassar, does not look like a hero who can turn the tide, and is subject to the literati and bureaucrats of the "Continental Congress".
However, Schmidt and his people still made an alliance with General Vasa without hesitation, and placed a heavy bet on the Continental Army, betting that this "beggar army" would eventually turn defeat into victory, repel the Fiji regular army, and display the independence of the colony. glorious dream!
In public, Mr. Schmidt has a high-sounding rhetoric for the decisions he has made.
For example, "I agree with the spirit of the Declaration of Independence" and "Give me liberty or give me death."
For example, "The upright dwarves always stand on the side of the weak, and support the oppressed people to arm themselves against the suzerain."
As for private, the dwarves are not as grand and upright as they claim to be, and they are very shrewd in their small calculations.
The reason why the Nidaville dwarves chose to support the weaker army was because they wanted to sell more guns and cannons to make a big deal.
Mr. Fei has a complete military logistics support, and does not need to spend money to buy weapons made by dwarves. As an arms tycoon, Mr. Schmidt can't get much benefit from these foreigners. He has no business to do, so why should he give them good things? complexion?
On the contrary, despite the fact that the Continental Army is now impoverished, it has great potential. As long as these beggar soldiers are armed with sophisticated weapons, they may not be unable to compete with the Fiji regular army.
The dwarf arsenal needs customers, and the Continental Army is the biggest customer. It doesn't matter if you don't have money to pay the bill now, just put the IOU first.
When the revolution wins in the future, the three major colonies will unite to establish a republic, which will govern more than 4 million square miles of fertile territory and more than 7 million residents. In the west, there will be vast and fertile "virgin land" waiting for people to cultivate. Are you afraid that the new regime will not be able to pay the arms bill?
Mr. Schmidt and his fellow dwarves are gambling on the bright future of General Vasa, the Continental Army, the Continental Congress and the Revolution.
If they win the bet, the Nidaville Arms Group will become the "shareholder" of the Newborn Republic and the foundation of the iron-clad foundation. The goal is not the present, but the long-term benefits for generations to come.
Now that the dwarf lord of the Far East, Bratu Forged Iron, dared to bet heavily on the Kolas and his sons to fund the independent establishment of the Far East, their relatives in Midgard can certainly seize this similar opportunity and help General Vasa to become a new continent Rudolf Kolas.
As the saying goes, riches and riches come with risks, and the dwarves of Nidaville will not refuse a heart-pounding exciting game, just as they will not refuse a glass of strong wine.
There are a total of more than 20,000 dwarven residents in Forge Valley. Governor Schmidt issued a mobilization order and recruited more than 6,000 brave dwarf warriors within a week. Put on your armor, reorganize into an infantry division, and join General Vasa!
Standing at the head of Nidaville Fortress, George Vasa could hardly hold back the tears in his eyes at the moment when Governor Schmidt and other generals were accompanied by the military parade.
After fighting for more than half a year, I finally have a reliable army that can fight tough battles under my command. It's not easy!
The addition of the Dwarf Infantry Division not only enhanced the combat effectiveness of the Continental Army, but also greatly boosted the morale of the officers and soldiers.
Many soldiers of the Continental Army retreated all the way from Jotunheim to the Forge Valley, and suffered consecutive defeats from north to south. Frankly speaking, Master Fei had already caused a psychological shadow on them, and they couldn't even believe that they still had hope of defeating this too strong opponent.
But the proud dwarf warriors are different. Fearless is their common mentality.
What happened to Master Fei?
Didn't he grow a head, two arms, and two legs, and if he was shot in the head, he would still rush to the street!
The "bear warrior" of the Wali tribe, I heard it's awesome?
We do not believe in evil!
What can you do if you become a bear?
I'm not even afraid of giants, but a stupid bear?
Don't think it's great to be tall, the dwarf is best at dealing with simple-minded stupid big men!
These words are not all bragging, the dwarves of Nidaville have been tough since ancient times.
When the Aesir protoss ruled the New World, the dwarves fought against the protoss and never surrendered.
Later, the Giants replaced the Asa Protoss and became the most powerful in this continent. The dwarves still refused to accept it. They have never been persuaded to face giants for tens of thousands of years.
Nor is the dwarf's self-confidence more than bloody courage.
The hedgehog-like fortress cannons at the head of Nidaville City, thousands of solid bunkers around the fortress, and underground tunnels criss-crossing, together build the security of the Forge Valley.
The Winthrop Corps marching southward bumped into the barbed iron plate of Nidaville, the "Fortress of Never Falling", and immediately suffered.
Feizhen's army sealed off the Forging Valley and dispatched giant crow troops to cooperate with ground artillery to bombard the positions of the Continental Army and the Dwarves for several days in a row, but failed to break through the situation.
Feizhen's officers and soldiers were so disturbed and terrified that there might be a tunnel hidden in a hidden corner, and a group of dwarves would come out in the middle of the night and enter the barracks to kill people and set fire to them, so that they couldn't even sleep well.
Nidaville Fortress was solidly defended and could not be attacked for a long time. Earl Winthrop was under great pressure.
General Clinton suggested dispatching the Huaia mercenary regiment to the south for support, using the powerful hill giant and the "flesh and blood colossus" as a siege weapon to deal with the dwarven fortress, which moved Earl Winthrop.
However, when it came time to make a decision, the Earl fell back into the old habit of looking ahead and looking backward, worrying about gains and losses.
The 3,000 hill giant mercenaries led by Queen Huaia, as well as the flesh and blood colossus, are now stationed in Linyuan Castle.
If this force is mobilized to go south to join the battle, Earl Winthrop is worried that the Continental Army Northern Corps who stayed in the Yew Valley may take the opportunity to take a boat down the Vimur River, pass through the "Iron Forest", and land at the mouth of the river to regain the defense. The empty Profound Fort, then poses a major threat to the safety of Midgard City!