Imperial Crown

The title given to Raven by Grand Duke Eivor VIII soon spread.

Even Raven inside the Sighing Wall heard it.

"The Monster of the Nord Province." Raven muttered this title and smiled softly.

Being able to scare a Grand Duke to this extent, it can be considered a reputation.

After taking a sip of strong tea, Raven carried the black cat Sikorett to the table, then stood up and stretched his body.

Soldiers are weapons, and saints use them when they have no choice.

Raven asked himself that he was not a saint, but since saints have to pay attention to it, he naturally cannot take it lightly.

A fable in the previous life mentioned that "an iron nail destroyed a country". Although it was suspected of exaggeration, its connotation was true.

Being in the army, no detail can be ignored.

So during this period of time, Raven was almost always in his armor, dealing with major and minor matters in the army.

But before he could relax for long, a knock on the door suddenly sounded.

Raven sat back at the table and cleared his throat: "Come in."

Hoyaz pushed the door open and saluted first, then took out a wax-stamped letter from the cloth bag on his waist and placed it in front of Raven respectfully.

Raven opened the letter and asked:

"Did the process go smoothly?"

"It was easy, father." Although Hoyaz was also tired, his attitude was quite excited: "I just took a dozen people to his castle for a few laps, and the baron immediately pushed his son out."

Raven laughed and turned serious again:

"Let Hu Xia pass the order, the whole army is ready, and set off on time the day after tomorrow morning!"

"Yes, father!" Hoyaz saluted solemnly and pushed the door open.

In order to ensure that the road ahead is unobstructed and the logistics are running smoothly, and to prepare for future marches, stabilizing the nobles of Tiehua County is an indispensable step.

It is not realistic to let all these nobles betray the Principality of Eivor, and Raven has no intention of ruling here for a long time.

So Raven issued an order to all the nobles in Tiehua County, asking them to organize a group of serfs to be sent to the Sigh Wall, and to provide their own food for these serfs for one year.

Of course, at the same time, at least one child must be sent over to receive Raven's "education".

After that, as long as these nobles do not stab Raven in the back, everyone can live in peace.

Not every noble will obey Raven.

However, after Eric led a large group of eagle soldiers to "help" a baron and clean up the "rebellious forces" in his territory, things became simple.

The interests of the country are not equal to the interests of the nobles themselves.

Damage the interests of the country and preserve the family; protect the honor of the principality and sacrifice the family.

It is not difficult to choose between the two.

Of course, there are also some nobles who are far away from the Sigh Wall and hold a fluke mentality, and do not think that Raven will go to great lengths to find them.

But as Hoyaz said before, as long as a dozen wind kings fly around their castle a few times, they will often face reality.

On average, each of the 18 districts of the Principality of Eivor is larger than a county in the Nord Province, with a larger population and more nobles.

So during this period of time, in Iron Birch County alone, Raven has recruited more than 14,000 serfs, and the logistical support capacity has been further improved.

And the next target to be attacked has also been determined.

Raven grabbed a dart, aimed slightly and threw it.

Dro!

The dart tip sank into the map and nailed it on the gold mine in Bolan County.

Next to it was a portrait drawn on parchment, and the name of the owner of the portrait was written below: "Earl Duduo".

…

Earl Duduo is 51 years old, tall and strong, with a round and fat face and a slightly sparse beard on his chin. He looks quite approachable.

But whenever he gets serious, the fat on his face will turn into horizontal meat with clear stripes, which is hideous and terrifying.

At this moment, Du Duo had this expression on his face, rubbing an ivory dice that had been covered with patina in his hand.

He looked at the guy in front of him who was beaten unconscious, raised his hand and grabbed a bucket of cold water and poured it on him.

The running water washed away the blood and flowed through the finger and toe nails that were knocked open one by one. The man who was missing his thumb woke up from the dirty wooden bench and took a breath of cold air:

"My lord, I have told you everything I know. I really didn't lie, I didn't lie!!"

Du Duo's expression remained unchanged: "But you still didn't tell me how many horned eagles there were."

The man on the bench looked painful, and obviously didn't want to look back on that time:

"I, I don't know, I can't count! There are so many, so many!!"

"Maybe three hundred, five hundred?!"

"I can't count, I really can't count!"

Du Duo nodded slowly, turned around and walked out of the cell.

The man on the stool trembled violently: "My Lord, my Lord, you said you would let me go! You said--"

The words stopped abruptly, followed by the sound of air leaking after the trachea was cut.

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The iron door closed, isolating all sounds.

The ivory dice moved back and forth between Du Duo's fingers.

During this period of time, Du Duo has captured 38 captives released by Raven. After combining and verifying each other, he squeezed out reliable information about Raven's army from their mouths.

Two legions, about 11,000 people, and another legion of about 5,000 people that did not participate in the battle, which may be a reserve force.

But in Duduo's opinion, it is more likely to be an auxiliary force.

The training level will not be too low, but the combat effectiveness is unknown. In short, it is not as if everyone is extraordinary as the captives said.

The number of extraordinary people is far above that of ordinary barons, but the only one who can affect the battle situation, except for Eric, is Raven himself.

What really makes Duduo care is Raven's air force.

At present, its scale should be between 150-250. Although it looks like a horned eagle, it has two kinds of innate magic.

According to the analysis of the third-level magician Quilly, it should be the "Wind King".

"Wind King... Ha, what a big name." Duduo smiled contemptuously.

Indeed, the fall of the Sigh Wall surprised Duduo for a while.

However, after understanding the full picture of the war, he had a clear judgment.

The reason why the Sigh Wall fell, in addition to Wanda's incompetence, was most importantly due to the surprise of Raven's air force.

Raven won the battle by relying on the information gap.

Now that he knows Raven's methods, Duduo has also thought of a way to crack it.

Although Duduo does not have a well-organized air force, he still has two flying monsters, and as long as he releases them, he can avoid the assault of the Wind King.

With some warning, he can suppress it with long-range firepower and abolish this killer.

As for Raven's ground forces...

Duduo clenched the dice in his hand.

He is not Wanda who is unprepared. Now he has assembled 30,000 troops.

Enough to drown Raven's troops!

"Monsters from the Nord Province."

Thinking of the panic attitude of the high-level officials of the Principality, Duduo smiled:

"Let your head decorate my collection!"

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