Lord Harland.

The captives in the city are the most important spoils of war for the Allied Forces of the Three Provinces.

According to the unspoken rules of the Kingdom of Grant, plus the contributions made by the soldiers of the Harland Territory, which played a key role in the war, Richard can get about % of the share.

Population: 60,000, worth 300,000 gold coins.

Such a huge amount of wealth is crucial to the development of the Haaland territory.

But feeding these 100,000 people is not an easy task now.

Due to the destruction of the war, the farmland near Nero's Castle has been deserted, and about three million acres of land have failed to harvest.

In order to save the population in Nero's castle, they must be moved away to survive in areas with abundant food.

There is only one month of food left in the city, which is not enough for all the population to move back to the three northern provinces.

In the past two months, the communication between the front line and the rear has not been cut off. Whether it is the territory of Harland or the second brigade led by Lost, some letters have been sent to Richard intermittently.

Duke Edward suddenly made things difficult, and Richard had already received the news.

Last time, the trouble was solved by relying on the power of the Church of Dawn. This time, we can't turn to the power of the church again. As a great nobleman, the most difficult thing to repay is a favor.

There are too many debts of favor, and the territory of Harland will inevitably be involved in the religious war.

The religious war on the Dawn plane is not only huge in scale, but also very cruel, and its intensity is no less than that of race wars.As a noble lord, he can't actually get too close to the Church of Dawn.

Therefore, when escorting people this time, Richard will definitely bring enough food and will not continue to ask for help.

However, there are only 1,900 tons of food in the city. Even if all the food is taken away, up to 65,000 people can be relocated.

"Everyone knows the situation. We don't have enough food now. The food shortage is serious near Nero's Castle. We can't stay here for too long. I ordered the Sixth Brigade of Harland Territory to escort 60,000 people back to the three northern provinces. Jennings, you guys Set out tomorrow and take away all 1,900 tons of grain."

Escorting the population is a very important job, and Li Cha is not at ease in entrusting it to others.

However, after Zhan Nings left, there were only less than 2,000 direct descendants left around Richard, which was insufficient to control the coalition forces of the three provinces. However, according to Richard's estimation, there are no major enemies in the west. It is estimated that there will be no fierce fighting in a short period of time. In another month, the 1st and 5th brigades will be able to rush to the battlefield and take over the gap left by the 2nd and 6th brigades when they return to their territory.

The most critical question now is whether to grab enough food after the westward advance to stabilize people's hearts.

In the territory of Harland, there are a large number of slaves from the Grand Duchy of Stanik.Now many of these slaves from the Grand Duchy of Stanik have joined the army.These soldiers are proficient in the language of the Grand Duchy of Stanik, and they participated in the conversion of prisoners, which helped Richard a lot and temporarily stabilized the prisoners.

But if the problem of food shortage is not solved, these prisoners of war with war experience will be time bombs after all.

In order to control this group of prisoners of war, Richard adopted two strategies. The first is to collect the crossbows and armor of the prisoners of war and replenish the equipment of the noble coalition. The second is to identify the families of the prisoners of war and organize them into the old camp. Let the soldiers from the Harland territory guard the old camp and use the relatives of the captured soldiers to control them. .

There are wives and children to keep them in check, as long as they are not forced too hard and have enough logistical supplies, the prisoners of war are willing to obey orders.

After collecting the prisoners of war, Richard transferred a group of officers from the reconnaissance brigade and the Warcraft Cavalry, and ordered Morgan to be the prisoner commander, Baggett, the squad leader of the Warcraft Cavalry, and Fan Lundin as adjutants to assist Morgan in managing the team.

It took seven or eight days to collect prisoners of war and form the old camp. Seeing that there was not much food left, Richard immediately led the soldiers towards the northwest region of Stanik.

After continuing to walk for six days, the troops walked about miles and entered Lynas County, only to find a large amount of farmland being cultivated.

At this moment, it has entered the middle of June, and the summer harvest is about to usher in.

Looking at the heavy wheat ears in the farmland, Richard finally let go of his worries.

Li Cha dispatched a squadron of magical hot air balloons to scout nearby enemies.

In less than an afternoon, the Magic Hot Air Balloon Squadron sent back the information.

Through high-altitude reconnaissance, it was discovered that this place is not far from Linus Castle, about two hundred miles away.

During the investigation, the Magic Hot Air Balloon Squadron also discovered the cavalry under Duke Jonathan. The distance between the two armies was only one hundred and fifty miles.

Through the scouts' narration, Richard had roughly figured out the situation on the northern front.

Linus Castle is surrounded by the Nit River on three sides. If Duke Jonathan wants to attack the city, he needs to cross the fast-flowing Nit River.

Twenty-six days ago, Duke Jonathan took advantage of the weakness in the mutual defense between Baldwin and Haldane's uncle and nephew, and took the opportunity to severely damage Baldwin on the north bank of the Nit River.

Without the containment of Baldwin's Department on the North Shore, Haldane's Department fell into full passivity.

Now that it was summer, the current was turbulent and it was difficult to cross the river. Haldane's troops barely maintained their front line and blocked Duke Jonathan on the north bank.

Haldane now has about troops, including elite monster cavalry.

These two thousand Warcraft Cavalry are a great threat to both the main force on the northern front and the southern front where Richard is located.

Duke Jonathan did not dare to cross the river on a large scale because he was afraid that the monster cavalry would attack halfway.

Although the South Route Army led by Li Cha seemed to have a large number of people, there were captive soldiers.However, the second and sixth brigades are escorting the population, and the army lacks a backbone capable of fighting tough battles. If these two thousand monster cavalry charge, they will probably collapse immediately.

As long as the enemy came over, the Allied Forces of the Three Provinces would not be an opponent at all, and they would not be able to stop the charge of the Warcraft cavalry.

Now Linus Castle has two fronts, north and south, and the north line is still the focus of Haldane's defense.

Duke Jonathan now had sixty thousand soldiers under his command.

After entering the Grand Duchy of Stanik, Duke Jonathan fought several battles with the Linus family, and the casualties were high, with a total of about 8,000 people. The original army of 60,000 now only has 52,000 left.

But now the army under Duke Jonathan is close to 80,000 people, and its strength is stronger than when it entered the Grand Duchy of Stanik. The extra 20,000 troops are all servants in the northern region of Stanik supporting the Jonathan family.

These small northern nobles sensed that the Linus family was in danger, and they took the initiative to send troops and organized a coalition of nobles to help Duke Jonathan fight. They also provided a lot of food to Duke Jonathan, reducing the logistical supply pressure on the Northern Route Army.

The addition of the northern nobles of Stanik is also a key factor in Duke Jonathan's victory.

The three-province coalition led by Richard on the southern front had a total of 16,000 troops, of which 5,000 were captives.

These captive soldiers now only want to eat, and they are not willing to fight with their own people at all. There are now only 11,000 old troops from the three northern provinces.

The coalition forces of the three provinces are already a plundered army, and their morale is not high.In this situation, it is already difficult to bear the arduous battle.

After analyzing the situation, Li Cha knew that the most urgent task was to find a stronghold immediately.

With the current situation of the Allied Forces of the Three Provinces, they are simply unable to fight Haldane's troops in the field.

But if a strong foothold is taken, the coalition forces can hold on.

Now it is less than twenty miles away from the nearest castle of the Allied Forces of the Three Provinces.

In the blink of an eye, Li Cha decisively issued an order to scout the cavalry, and the monster cavalry immediately assembled to attack the Ria Castle and seize a foothold.

Now that the war has begun, Linus Castle has become very empty.

Ria Castle originally had city defense troops, but because the northern line was tight, they were all transferred to the front line to assist in the defense.

Originally, Ria Castle was an area directly under the royal family, and it was not the focus of the Linus family's defense. There were not many armed personnel in the castle, but now the defenders were transferred to the banks of the Neite River to guard the ferry, and the defense of the castle was almost empty to the extreme.Now facing cavalry raids, there are only one or two hundred armed men in the city to maintain order.

In just a short time of burning incense, the city gate was captured by the cavalry of the coalition forces from the three provinces.

Upon receiving the news of the capture of Keria Castle, Li Cha immediately ordered the soldiers to hurry up.Before it got dark, he took the army to the castle of Riyadh.

After entering the castle, Li Cha immediately ordered: "The logistics staff will work overtime tonight, and quickly count the grain in the castle. The guard squadron will seal up all the grain stores and restaurants in the castle. Immediately seal the city gates, and from now on, no grain will be allowed to leave the city. .

The food stored by the residents in the castle must also be collected and counted, leaving them with food rations for seven days, and then driving the residents out of the castle, telling them that the city of Leia has become a battlefield, and asking them to seek refuge with relatives and friends, and to go as far as they want outside. Find a way to survive. "

After entering the city, military affairs were arranged, and it was already late at night. Richard took a nap and summoned the logistics officer in high spirits the next morning.

"Is the statistics clear last night? How much food is there in the city?"

"Not all of them have been accounted for yet."

Before the logistics staff member could finish speaking, Richard's face showed a hint of joy. "Is there a lot of food in the granary?"

The logistics staff nodded and said: "Your Excellency, the count guessed it right. The amount we counted at the grain depot yesterday was about two thousand tons. In addition, there are six grain stores and dozens of restaurants in Riya Castle, plus the ones in the castle A wealthy household can harvest at least a thousand tons of grain."

After receiving a positive answer, Richard finally let go of his worries.

Although the coalition forces of the three provinces cannot fight in the field now, they can defend the city. Although Haldane's Warcraft Cavalry is powerful, it is impossible for them to fly to the top of the city. Protected by city fortifications and relying on the strength of numbers, Richard was no longer afraid of the Haldane Warcraft Cavalry.

Now Li Cha has soldiers under his command, and families of captive soldiers.Soldiers consume three catties of grain every day, and most of the family members of captured soldiers are old and weak women and children, who consume about one catty of grain every day.Coupled with the consumption of war horses and pack animals, the daily food consumption is about tons.

The food collected in the castle is enough to last for two months. Moreover, the coalition forces from the three provinces still have more than 20,000 sheep and more than 600 tons of food, which can last for about 20 days.

With a little saving, this batch of food can last for three months. In three months, according to the development of the situation, Duke Jonathan will definitely attack Linas Castle and end the war.

Everyone brought Li Cha to the warehouse and saw the pile of grain. The logistics staff said with a smile: "This castle is really rich. Not only did we find a lot of grain, we also found the money bank and got gold coins , there are even about a thousand precious magic crystals."

"This castle is already part of Gyeonggi, and its location is equivalent to the Nolan Administrative District of our Grant Kingdom. Of course it is very rich." Richard said with a smile.

After leaving the warehouse, Richard led the officers to the top of the city to inspect the city's defense. He looked at the vast farmland outside the city and said to the officer beside him: "There are still hundreds of thousands of acres of farmland outside the city, and a bumper harvest is about to come. When the wheat is harvested, we will finally have no worries about food shortage."

The area near Riya Castle was not affected by the war, and the bureaucrats did not give orders to fortify the walls and clear the country. Production has not been affected. With more than 100,000 acres of wheat harvested, at least 8,000 tons of grain can be harvested.

In addition, there are 70,000 to 80,000 acres of grain planted with autumn harvest crops such as black beans and potatoes. If this part of the grain is controlled, the Central Route Army's food supply will be completely worry-free.

Richard led the Allied Forces of the Three Provinces to conquer Ria Castle, and the news was sent to Haldane's desk the next day.

After receiving this bad news, Haldane's mood suddenly became particularly bad.

Linus Castle is the capital of the Grand Duchy of Stanek, and there is a very large non-productive population in the city. Including the families of the city defense troops, the city's population is about 300,000.

It is very difficult to hold on to such a big city.

Although Lynas Castle has a geographical advantage and is surrounded by the Nit River on three sides, if it wants to feed a population of 300,000, it depends entirely on the rich land on both sides of the Nit River.

The North Shore area has been affected by the flames of war and is now completely under the control of Duke Jonathan.The reason why Linus Castle is able to hold on today is all supported by the south bank of the Nit River.

Now that the granary in the rear was attacked, the situation changed suddenly. If both the summer and autumn grains were robbed by the enemy, Lynas Castle would also face food shortages.

However, the main force was held back on the northern front by Duke Jonathan. If he moved his troops southward, he would definitely reveal a flaw. Duke Jonathan was good at fighting battles. Once a flaw was revealed, he would definitely launch a general offensive.

If the enemy troops on the northern front are allowed to successfully cross the Nit River, the Linus family will lose all their chips in this battle.

However, the enemy troops on the southern front were left alone and could not control the food production areas. The army would soon be short of food, and they could not hold on for too long.

For a moment, Haldane was in a dilemma.

Looking at the magnificent palace, Haldane regretted it immediately: "Everything today is really terrible. If we can cooperate with Baldwin and not tear each other down, the situation will not evolve to this point?"

Although Haldane had a taste of the king's addiction, he also brought the Linus family to a dead end. He is a powerful legendary knight and the Optimus Prime of the Linus family.

Now that he has become the king of a subjugated country, Haldane, who has a proud personality, cannot accept the reality at all.

"It's all due to the damned Solaman, who hastily provoked the Linus family's internal strife, causing the family members to slaughter each other. Of course, the stupid James should be more responsible. He didn't set a clear heir, and died irresponsibly. In the court. Baldwin is also a stupid fool. He is still unwilling to cooperate in a critical moment. He was caught by the enemy and lost his army. But the subjugated king of the Linus family turned out to be my great legendary knight Haldane. This What a terrible fate?"

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