"The conditions here are good. It would make a fine fortress!" Marquis Al-Teglang-Franz said thoughtfully, rubbing his chin.
"From a military perspective, this terrain is absolute shit! Building a fortress here would be a crime! I can hardly imagine what it would look like under siege..." Omsk cut in. The moment he pictured something like this appearing on an open plain with no cover and no buffer, and put himself in the defenders' place, he felt nothing but despair... What? It connected two major roads? Perfect! The enemy's Siege Engines could roll straight down the roads right up to the walls!
"But from a political and economic perspective, this place is important! It sits at the junction of the north-south road and the Great East Road. A castle is needed here to control it!" Al-Teglang-Franz tapped the table, his eyes full of deeper meaning. Some political value could not be replaced by cost calculations.
"Enough, enough! This will be Dúnedain territory in the future and has nothing to do with us. Don't put your minds on this. Even the empire's hands can't reach this far!" Roland waved a hand, cutting off their argument.
Roland had seen it from the start. These two had never been on the same page. Omsk saw only military value, while Marquis Al-Teglang-Franz was looking at the overall value of the region as a whole. If Roland had to say it, neither of them was wrong. If it really came under siege, the defenders inside would be in utter despair...
What? Lulong Fortress was on a plain too? Then why not take a look at what lay to the south and north of Lulong Fortress? Neighboring cities could send support very quickly, and Lulong Fortress's defensive target had always been the Old Forest Road on the