Chapter 174 (1/2)
The despair swamp is not the same. After the source is cut off, although the old view of the Jiangnan plain will not be restored in a short time, the water level will be reduced by 67% in a year and a half.
At that time, there will be 23% of the land that can be reclaimed. In a short time, it will be enough for the Yongye group army.
After all, during the peak period, the area of Jiangnan plain was not small compared with that of Manyu army.
What's more, after soaking in the swamp for so many years, we still don't know how fertile it will be under the nourishment of rotten vegetation, fish and shrimp corpses. As long as God doesn't deliberately find fault, the harvest in ten years and eight years can be expected.
”Spring thunder plan, is it a little slower? Our preparations in other aspects are quite different. Once we start, we will be forced into a single wooden bridge. We can only move forward but not retreat. ” Marshall asked with a hint of exhortation.
When the spring thunder plan was formulated, the eight to ten-year forecast was given, which was far more than the estimation of the number of the Yongye legion, but also many calculations and considerations.
For example, Yongye group army's Grain Reserve forecast, army training estimate and so on.
According to the original plan, the Yongye group army will have completed the reclamation of the ancient river course of Jacob by then, so as to maximize the output of this land.
At that time, even in bad years, the Yongye group army had at least enough food to eat for two or three years. In addition, with the reclamation of other mountain areas, they had enough room for manoeuvre, even if there were changes in the desperate swamp.
But now, the Yongye group army has just obtained the second harvest, barely providing enough food and clothing for most of the army and the people. For strategic consideration, it even sold part of the grain to the slave uprising army, and the surplus grain was far from being worth mentioning.
Most of the army and the people have just tasted the sweetness brought by a large amount of cultivated land. Now, when implementing the spring thunder plan, the internal resistance is the biggest.
How could Sean not understand these reasons and looked worried: ”the situation is developing in an unfavorable direction. I'm afraid it won't be long before there will be a new wave of residents. Can't we shut them out? So, prepare ahead of time and we will have another choice. If possible, I don't want to start the project ahead of time. ”
”Are you worried about the further deterioration of the beast attack?” Marshall understood Sean's most worrying point.
The most enlightened and active group of Andes people has been almost divided up by the Yongye group army and the Chengzhai alliance. The rest is scattered in the mountains, living an isolated and poor life.
Their common faults are complacency, self-sufficiency and conservative exclusion.
Yongye group military familiar leading the way and a large number of urgent need for cheap goods, just reluctantly established a relatively fragile contact with them.
The Yongye group army originally planned to use this fragile relationship to infiltrate and attract the mountain people, so as to assimilate them, so as to increase the number of their own leaders.
This process is quite long. Without three or five years of hard work, it is difficult to see practical results. Moreover, everything is going on imperceptibly, and the Yongye group army itself will not feel too much pressure.
However, the large-scale animal attacks completely disrupted their plans. In order to maintain the image and relationship that they were hard to establish, the Yongye group army had to intervene by force.
Even so, some stubborn and conservative mountain people are hostile to the mountain patrol team.
I believe that with the passage of time, their attitude will be fundamentally reversed, because the increasingly fierce beast attacks will force the mountain people to take the initiative to walk out of the mountains, and the Yongye group army will be their only choice.
It was not Marshall who underestimated the citadel alliance. Even under the leadership of ban Hebrew, the alliance changed greatly and became more closely connected. However, ban Hebrew's own insight limited his vision and made him pay more attention to immediate interests.
Not to mention the other mountain people in the Andes Mountains, he didn't take care of even the leaders of the Chengzhai alliance. He was totally self-defense. Marshall doubted whether the top level of the Chengzhai alliance had found any abnormality in the beasts, or was it simply an accident?
According to the current situation, if we continue to develop continuously, the speed of those mountain people going out of the mountain will be greatly increased, let alone the situation further worsen.
At that time, it was not the mountain people who came out of the mountain on their own initiative, but were forced out of the mountain. There might even be a wave of refugees. The pressure on the Yongye group army would be doubled.
If handled carelessly, sharp conflicts will break out and crack the iron clad Yongye group army.
Sean didn't answer Marshall's question directly, but his gloomy face was the best answer.
Marshall nodded: ”I know what to do. In the next period of time, I will take the spring thunder plan as a top priority and do other corresponding preparations as soon as possible.”
”If you know something about it, the less people you know, the better.” Sean warned.
”I understand. I have also participated in the formulation of confidentiality regulations, and I am familiar with them.” Marshall responded solemnly.
”Just know it!”Sean and Marshall discussed some relatively trivial matters, and when they reached an agreement, they rushed to each other.
Not only Sean was busy, but Marshall was also busy. What needed his attention was not only the spring thunder plan, but also the bright or dark plan of the eternal night group army. Although not all of them were under Marshall's supervision, more than 90% of them would be linked to finance.
However, once the Yongye group army was involved in money, it would probably have to do with him. Fortunately, from the bottom to the top, the Yongye group army adopted a relatively advanced double entry accounting method, and some accounts were clear at a glance. Otherwise, Marshall would have been tired.
Even so, the financial department under his leadership has been expanding and expanding. Before long, he will have to apply for the establishment of a relatively independent department like the eagle eye secret service branch and the military inspection institute.
At the beginning, the number of people was small, and everyone could eat in one pot. Now the Yongye group army is bigger than the common hereditary Earl's territory. The relatively simple military control system at the beginning is naturally not suitable. It is gradually pulling away and forming a separate part, first law and then politics.
Sean also kept returning to the medical research base, which has become his permanent residence.
Today's medical research base is more like a training ground for wild animals, with wild animals roaring everywhere.
Since the birds and animals left Odin Canyon 100 kilometers, they have restored their nature - the nature of the beast.
It seems that the super Andes bear, named ”little bit” by Darnell with some evil taste, seems to feel no threat. It does not follow Darnell's side as it did at the beginning. At the beginning, it was so obedient that it was purely for self-protection.
After being suppressed by Danel with powerful force, he became more honest. However, there is still a long way to go to tame it completely.
The super Andes bear named little bit is good. As for the leaders of other wild animals, they are very wild. In particular, the super Andes giant tiger that Tagore has been trying to tame is as stubborn as a bull. Now it's a fight with Tagore. One man, one tiger, has to fight twice a day.