Lord: Taken away from inheritance at the beginning.

It was only the first week of June, and when Luo Ning was about to reveal who he was going to take to Chishan Town, the letter bird flying from Wushanbao changed his mind.

"Is the Bolt Thieves teaming up with the Black Gold Brotherhood?"

The content of the letter was none other than news about the Black Gold Brotherhood. This force had assembled troops on the southeastern border of Wushan Territory and had even begun to harass neighboring noble territories.

"Ridal, what do you think?"

Redal took the letter and read it carefully twice, pondering for a moment before expressing his opinion.

"Sir, there are two possibilities. The first one is, as you just said, the Poland Thieves Group and the Black Gold Brotherhood are connected. They cooperate with each other in their actions. One side takes the opportunity to occupy Chishan Town, and the other side takes the opportunity to attack in the southeast. The pressure forced Wushanpu to disperse its forces and conduct a two-pronged war at the same time."

"But there is also a second possibility. The two forces have no connection. After the Black Gold Brotherhood heard the news that the Polish Bandits occupied Chishan Town, they thought it was a good opportunity, so they stationed troops on the border and waited for the opportunity."

Although Luo Ning feels that the first scenario is more serious, the second scenario is not impossible.

After all, the Black Gold Brotherhood's actions followed the Bolt Thieves Group. If the two really joined forces, they should have acted at the same time at about the same time.

If one side occupies Chishan Town, the other side will at least take some action even if it doesn't make a surprise attack to capture a piece of territory. Unlike now, it took nearly ten days for the news to station troops on the border.

"But no matter what the possibility is, Earl Wiggins' plan to use his superior strength to overwhelm the Polite Bandits and quickly recapture Chishan Town seems to be unworkable."

Ronin nodded.

Because of this, Wiggins once again sent this letter to lords everywhere, requesting greater preparations for war, and summoned nobles of all sizes to discuss the expedition at Osan Fortress on June 12.

"Sir, as far as I know, the Black Gold Brotherhood suffered a defeat in last year's battle and spat out several territories it had invaded. It is very suspicious that they still have the energy to provoke Wushan Ridge this year."

As the affairs of the territory are on track, Redal, McCann and others will also actively learn about relevant forces in Wushan Ridge and even the Kingdom of Alduin besides training the team and practicing.

Especially since the war broke out recently, Redal even held a private meeting and asked Rogner, Kurami and Grado, the three knights from Wuma City, to explain the information about these two forces in detail.

"Ruidal, there is no need to doubt your judgment. There are other forces behind them. Especially the Black Gold Brotherhood. Even though the territory it occupies is only the size of two viscounties, the knight team under it is not few."

For such a force with support from behind, its strength cannot be judged simply by the size and prosperity of its territory.

"The Black Gold Brotherhood is not our enemy this time, our opponent is the Bolt Thieves Group."

He has already made a plan with Wiggins. Even if the Black and Gold Brotherhood causes trouble, Luo Ning will only go to Chishan Town.

But it's different now. Without so many teams, in order to ensure that Luo Ning can capture Chishan Town, he needs to bring more people, instead of just a few people like before.

"Redal, how is our knight squad armed?"

"Currently, each person has one ironwood shield, ironwood helmet, and spear, and there are still plenty of them. The cavalry's armor has been prepared, and the infantry's and archer's breastplates have been prepared, but there is still a lot of armor."

Luo Ning frowned slightly as he listened to the report.

With the expansion of the population, the scale of the Ironwood Workshop has expanded several rounds compared to before, and now the amount of equipment and armor produced every month is considerable.

It's just that the war broke out too suddenly. If it were delayed two months, even the infantry might be able to wear Zha armor.

"I will ask Wilson to supervise the ironwood workshops and let them increase production capacity in the next month or so so that our soldiers can be equipped with as much equipment as possible before they go to the battlefield."

Redal was startled and said, "Sir, are we sending out a squad of knights this time?"

"Correct!"

Luo Ning answered affirmatively: "Except for me, the Transcendents dispatched twelve people, and the cavalry, infantry, and archers were arranged according to the normal scale."

Originally, he just wanted to take advantage of Wushanbao's team and only brought a few close friends with him.

But the situation is different now. With Wushanpu having to divide its forces, recapturing Chishan Town is not a 100% success.

If they were defeated, let alone the Chishan Iron Mine, Luo Ning's reputation as a commander would probably not be much better.

So after some thinking, Luo Ning changed his original plan and decided to go on an expedition with his own team of knights.

There will definitely be casualties in the battle, and Luo Ning also spent a lot of energy and money to train this knight team.

However, since these soldiers have been training in the territory without experiencing the fighting on the battlefield, their combat level cannot be truly improved, and the Wubei Territory will never be able to obtain a team that is good at fighting.

Of course, Luo Ning didn't let his team rush in randomly. As a battlefield commander, he can still choose a weaker attack direction for his team.

"It will still be some time before we actually go to the battlefield. You and McCann will train as usual."

Luo Ning ordered: "In addition, we must inspire their confidence. As long as this battle is won, everyone participating in the battle will receive generous rewards, including money and land!"

If the iron ore can be successfully captured, it would not be a big deal to give the soldiers some trophies.

And through this battle, the weapons and equipment produced by the Ironwood Workshop will also be known to the world.

It costs a lot to buy a set of iron equipment for all cavalry and infantry, and not all nobles can afford it.

But if they use ironwood equipment, maybe they can still consider it.

Although armor made of wood is somewhat resistant to fire, Temuza armor is not wood that burns instantly. Even if the soldiers stand in the fire, it will take several seconds to burn.

Unless the opponent has a magician who can perform a large-scale fire attack like a flame beam, the disadvantage is not that obvious.

"I understand!"

Redal nodded solemnly.

Since the formation of the knight team in Wubei Territory was officially determined, the selected cavalry, infantry and archers have devoted most of their time and energy to training.

In addition to learning discipline and obedience, these soldiers also learned a lot of combat skills from Rydal, McCann and others. After several intra-team competitions, they still had some fighting ability.

Of course, there is definitely a gap between their strength and that of veterans who have experienced hundreds of battles, but they are much stronger than those militiamen who are temporarily brought to the battlefield.

"I hope the Wubei Territory can develop quickly under your leadership, so that I can train more soldiers!"

Redal thought silently in his heart.