Lord Harland.

Chenxi calendar 3258, March th.

Richard did not receive a battle report of the orc invasion, but Anne sent news of Sophia's delivery.

On the morning of the th, Sophia gave birth to a daughter, and the mother and daughter were safe.

The medical conditions in the Dawn Plane are not good, and giving birth to a woman is like going through hell.

Not only is the infant mortality rate high, but women of childbearing age are also very dangerous during childbirth, and the mortality rate is not low.

Aristocrats like Sophia are a little better. She is a fifth-level magician and can stop bleeding and treat spells.

There were experienced women around to help, and even Wendy stayed by her side in advance.

Once there is danger during the production process, and Sophia's healing skills are not enough, Wendy can still stand in front.Adrian took doctors and nurses to guard outside the delivery room, and could perform surgical operations at critical moments.

The hospital has been open for a year, and territorial doctors and nurses have accumulated a lot of experience. The development of surgery is very prominent. Magical healing techniques are combined with surgical operations, and the therapeutic effects are quite impressive.

Through word of mouth, the hospital has gained the trust of many people in the territory.

Adrian also successfully treated some pregnant women with dystocia and hemorrhage.

Magical healing is a unique technique to stop bleeding. Relying on the power of magic, although the territorial hospital is simple, the level of surgery has surpassed the county hospitals in most areas in Richard's previous life.

Thanks to the rapid development of surgery and the discoveries of anatomy, territorial hospitals have a much deeper understanding of diseases.

However, there are no very important discoveries in internal medicine, and we can still only rely on experience to treat some simple diseases.

Entering March, Sophia has been waiting for delivery in Vicksburg. Because she has to prepare for the war, it is impossible for Richard to stay by her side all the time.

After receiving the news that Sophia had given birth, Richard did not bring any guards with him, and galloped all the way back to Fort Vic on his iron horned horse, and came to Sophia's bedside.

Li Cha had children in his previous life and has experience in taking care of newborns.

Most children are not beautiful when they are born.Generally, they have red skin and wrinkled faces.

But the child Sophia gave birth to was very beautiful and lovable even though she was just born.

Seeing this newborn little life, Li Cha was full of joy.At this moment, he finally fully integrated into this world.

Before the child was born, Richard and Sophia prepared a name.

If the baby is a boy, he will be called Philip, a name given by Richard.

If it was a girl, it would be Margaret, after Sophia.

After Margaret was born, Richard immediately sent the news to Heihe Castle and informed his father William.

Because Li Cha was not around when Sophia gave birth, and he had not received any definite information from the orcs, Li Cha decided to stay in Vickburg and accompany Sophia for a few days.

Although it was her first child, Sophia recovered quickly.

She didn't like taking care of children very much. She had just recovered a little and immediately devoted herself to magic research. The children were mainly taken care of by Anne and the palace maids.

Sophia doesn't have a lot of breast milk, but there is no shortage of high-quality milk sources in Harland territory.

There are two iron wildebeests that have just been born in the territory, and Warcraft milk is the best milk source in the world.

Sophia only needs to feed it herself for a few months, and when Margaret is a little older, she can drink monster milk.

Drinking nutritious monster milk since childhood has slightly improved the child's aptitude.

Nobles rely on various advantages to gain an overwhelming advantage in competition with ordinary people.

Richard stayed with Sophia in Fort Vick for five days. On March 21, he received a battle report. The orc army was not far from Fort William.

After receiving the battle report, Li Cha hurried to the brick kiln factory to command the battle.

The battle report was sent by his uncle Thoros. According to the reconnaissance of the Warcraft Cavalry, it was discovered that the orc army coming in from the Harland Valley consisted of about three brigades with more than 5,000 people.

Checking through the orc's banner, it was discovered that the commander was Richard's old rival Gunderson.

Gunderson was the supreme commander of the orcs in Platos when Richard first fought against the orcs.

The orc deputy commander is an eighth-rank werewolf, and his best skill is actually commanding cavalry to fight.It's just that his professional level is too high, and he was promoted to the position of deputy army commander, commanding several orc brigades to fight at once.So the orc cavalry can only be handed over to the old subordinates to command.

Judging from the previous fight, Gunderson's command and combat level is very average.With a superior force, Baron Harden was not defeated, but suffered a lot.In the defensive battle of Platos, the orcs suffered heavy casualties. The exchange with human soldiers was not good, and the strategic goal was not achieved. In the end, the defense of Platos was still in the hands of humans.

When he fought Gunderson six years ago, Li Cha had just become a professional, and he was still a low-level military officer.Although he has made great contributions on the battlefield, his status is vastly different from that of Gunderson.

Six years have passed, and Gunderson's position has not changed much. This time the invasion even has only three brigades, which is not as good as it was during the Platos defensive battle.

Richard's identity is completely different. The last time he fought against Gunderson, Richard was still a small officer from a professional family. Not only did he command a small number of troops, but his own combat effectiveness was also average.

Six years have passed, and now Richard is a hereditary baron, holding three baronies, commanding ten infantry squadrons, one monster cavalry squadron, and three auxiliary squadrons to fight.

Even though the number of troops he commanded was not as high as that of Baron Harden six years ago, he surpassed Captain Sharp and became a heavyweight commander near the Platos Mountains.

Even King Grant relied on the strength of Harland's territory to fight in this direction.

In January of this year, the royal capital sent an order, appointing Richard to command the five baronies of Dirham, Bazel, Rice, Duck, and Sharpe, and granting Richard the rank of reserve major general.

Two people in the Haaland family now hold the rank of major general.

The last time the orcs invaded, they were disgraced in Fort William.Knowing this situation, Gunderson did not take the risk of attacking Fort William. Instead, he stationed troops in a valley kilometers away from Fort William. It seemed that he wanted to pass through other valleys and take a detour into the southern foot of the Eagle Mountain Range.

Several valleys to the west are blocked by castles.

Fort Sophia in Richard's territory, Pratos Castle in the Commonwealth of Shaprafer, and Castle of the Brave in the Barony of Leon.

Bypassing these three baronies, there are also regular troops of the Mad Lion Legion stationed in the valley at the southern foot of the Eagle Mountains, blocking the front of the Flame Castle.

If we continue to detour to the west, from the west of Flame Castle and the eastern wasteland of the Duke of Edward, the grain road will be extended by kilometers, and more than a dozen military depots will need to be built along the way.

A large number of troops must be stationed in each military depot to defend the coalition forces of nobles such as Li Cha from cutting off the grain road and attacking the military depot.

The strategic situation near the Platos Mountains is less favorable to the orcs than it was six years ago.

It is impossible to detour to the west. If you want to enter the territory of Grant Kingdom, you can only go to the east to find fighters.