NFBE Chapter 1324 is so powerless
Chapter 1324 is so powerless
Western French Empire.
After a night of fierce fighting, the Western French Empire was completely defeated in its first battle.
The W defense line originally planned by Gaius was instantly shattered and turned into a joke.
The mercenaries quickly moved south.
The hot summer wind blew on the soldiers' faces.
The Air Force's drones have already scouted the situation within dozens of kilometers ahead.
There were no Western French Empire troops within these dozens of kilometers, only a group of poor people from the Western French Empire.
The Western French Empire's army is retreating, and the reason they are defending here is mainly for the food here.
Their area is an important grain production area of the Western French Empire.
After losing the oil fields in the north, the Western French Empire had less and less.
Gaius tried to protect these food producing areas as if he were defending his dignity.
Dayan also knows the importance of this place.
As long as we take this place, the defense line of the Western French Empire will collapse.
This piece of land is called the South Wind Plain.
It is a large plain and an important grain production area of the Western French Empire.
It accounts for about 40% of the grain production of the Western French Empire.
Moreover, crops can be harvested twice a year, and now is the time to harvest crops.
But the coming of war disrupted all plans.
The Western French Empire did not have enough time to harvest the grain.
The mercenaries' breakthrough speed exceeded their expectations.
The original positions of the Western French Empire were unable to stop the offensive of the mercenaries.
This resulted in nearly 60% of the grain not being harvested.
If this 60% of food rots in the fields or falls into the hands of mercenaries.
This was a huge blow to the Western French Empire.
They simply couldn't accept all this.
And other places are also rushing to harvest food.
But most of the food producing areas are near the battle lines.
Because this longitude and latitude is just right for achieving two or even three harvests a year.
Moreover, the plains of the entire Western French Empire are concentrated in the central region.
This is where the war is now taking place.
The people of the Western French Empire have no way of expressing their suffering.
Those who were most affected were not the mercenaries nor the soldiers of the Western French Empire.
But the common people who work on the plains.
They had intended to harvest the crops as planned.
But Gaius ordered them to harvest the grain.
Ordinary people like them could only start harvesting in the scorching heat.
Many people suffered from heatstroke due to the scorching heat and collapsed in the fields.
Some people even died of heat stroke due to the high temperature.
No one cares about these poor people except their families...
Because they died just because of a word from Gaius.
If Gaius doesn't care, who else would care about them?
The great emperor only had to give orders.
And these people struggling at the bottom have a lot to consider...
According to conservative estimates, the grain production areas near the front lines accounted for 70% of the grain produced in the entire Western French Empire.
And currently only less than 30% of the food has been collected.
Forty percent of the food is still in the fields.
Gaius was very anxious.
Due to the rapid development in the past two years, food reserves are simply not enough.
So much so that Gaius even bought food from the three kingdoms in the east at some critical moments.
The three kingdoms did not want to give Gaius food at first.
But at that time, the Western French Empire was confronting the New Western French Empire in the north.
In order to allow the Spanish-French Empire to contain Bonaparte, the three kingdoms sold grain to Gaius.
But Gaius was a man who held a grudge.
He knew that the three major kingdoms were unwilling to sell grain to him.
So since then, he has been working hard to increase food production.
Not only did they integrate the domestic plains, they also researched a lot of agricultural machinery.
Promoted agricultural mechanization.
However, before agricultural mechanization was completed, Gaius and Dayan divided the entire New Westfa Empire.
From then on, Gaius began an arms race of sorts.
Agriculture has been completely left aside.
All the steel that was originally used to make agricultural machinery was used to make weapons.
The euphemism is to increase national defense strength.
But the common people all knew that this was just an excuse for Gaius to realize his dream of becoming emperor.
Because have you ever seen someone expanding the military while loudly shouting about defending the motherland?
Gaius' actions directly lost the support of the people.
The mercenaries quickly invaded the grain-producing areas of the Western French Empire.
Looking at the rice in the fields, the mercenary soldiers were stunned.
The afterglow of the setting sun shines on the fields, covering the golden rice with a layer of golden coat.
The mercenaries were stunned.
Because they haven't seen rice fields like this sea for a long time.
There are no rice fields of this size in the Sin Territory, not because the people don't want to plant them.
But the land does not allow...
But just as the soldiers were lamenting all this, the sky in the distance suddenly turned red.
The mercenary soldiers looked into the distance and found that the originally endless golden fields had a hint of orange.
Everyone looked intently.
I noticed that the sky in the distance had started to burn at some point.
The mercenaries quickly realized that it was the Western French Empire that was burning food!
They hadn't harvested all the crops, but they didn't want to give them away!
The mercenaries were in a dilemma for a while.
They received combat orders and needed to continue moving south.
But if you continue along the road, you will inevitably be engulfed by the fire.
They immediately began contacting their superiors.
While the mercenaries were contacting their superiors, the civilians of the Western French Empire in the fields went completely crazy.
Because the officers of the Western French Empire promised them that as long as they speed up the harvest, the empire will take away the food they need and then give them the rest of the food.
Therefore, the officers of the Western French Empire took away all the grain collected by the farmers without leaving a single grain behind.
It is said that the rest is given to you.
At first the farmers were complacent.
Because from now on they can finally have enough food to eat.
But the fire in the sky completely burned their beautiful dreams.
The farmers naturally knew who set the fire.
Because the mercenaries have just arrived.
The direction where the fire started was exactly the direction where the Western French Empire’s army was defeated…
Some farmers stayed put, while others were working like crazy to harvest crops.
Farmers who were close to the fire tried to put it out.
But the dry rice fields were instantly ignited by the fire...
In order to facilitate the harvest of crops, they had already released the water from the rice fields.
Several days of scorching sun dried out the rice fields.
A huge fire directly ignited the entire rice field...
Some farmers who were close to the fire were directly engulfed by the fire.
The mercenary soldiers were stunned.
The farmers who were frantically harvesting crops were crying and screaming.
"Why did you lie to us? What did we do wrong? We just want to live! We just want to live well! Why! Ah! Ah!"
Even if their hands were scratched by rice, the farmers still did not stop...
Because this is not only their land, but also their life and the hope of their family...
(Good night, the last chapter was too radical, I got stuck (t▽t) Please let me out, I will do anything.)