Lord: Start with the Pioneer Knight

In the Lord's Mansion of Rostock City, Weilin received an order from the Fourth Legion to attack the satellite city of Iquique.

Iquique City, built on the mountain, is easy to defend and difficult to attack. The garrison has more than 20,000 soldiers. The general guarding the city is named Harvey, an Eight Seal Knight. He is from the court garrison of the Kingdom of Geman. His eldest son followed the fourth prince of the Kingdom of Geman to the Angoya Empire.

"Come here."

The two silver intermediate knights standing outside the door entered the hall, knelt on one knee, and waited for instructions.

"Go and invite General Iliff, the commander of the Mines Army, and General Feirui, the commander of the Black Rock Army."

"Yes, my lord."

After the two silver intermediate knights left, Weilin stood up and stretched.

Five days had passed since the capture of Rostock City, and the other three directions had already achieved their goals. The 15th Army suffered the least loss, with only 500 people killed. The 16th and 18th Armies suffered the most losses, with more than 13,000 people killed, most of whom were vassal soldiers.

For this attack on Ikik City, Weilin planned to let Iliff, a low-level warrior of the Holy Seal, serve as the commander, and the Black Rock Army's commander, Fei Rui, assist him. He would also arrange a mid-level soul arcane master to serve as the military supervisor. If Iliff was found to have second thoughts, he would be killed on the spot.

Although Weilin expressed his trust in Iliff on the surface, he was still very vigilant in his heart. Dead spies were not uncommon in the war history of the Kingdom of Ilia. Only after he had withstood enough tests would he feel at ease to use Iliff.

In less than a moment, Iliff and Fei Rui came to the City Lord's Mansion, saluted Weilin, and sat down on the chair.

"General Iliff, how many soldiers does the Mines Army have now?" Weilin looked at Iliff who was sitting in the first position on the left and asked.

Iliff stood up and replied respectfully: "Sir, after five days of reorganization, the Mines Army has absorbed more than 2,000 professionals from Rostock City, plus the 4,500 professional captives you transferred, and now the Mines Army has 11,253 registered soldiers."

"As expected of a military family, the efficiency of reorganization is so strong." Weilin smiled and praised.

Iliff bowed his head and replied: "You are too kind, sir. If it weren't for the military merit system you implemented, I wouldn't have been able to integrate an army in such a short time."

"Don't be modest. I still recognize your ability, otherwise I wouldn't have surrendered you."

Waving his hand to signal Iliff to sit down, Weilin took out the military order issued by the commander of the Fourth Legion, Marquis Rodent, and said straight to the point: "I asked you two to come here this time because I have an important task to give you."

"Sir, please give me your orders." The two men answered with respect in their eyes and in a firm tone.

Seeing this, Weilin began to speak: "According to the order of the Legion, our army's next target is Iquique City. I believe that you, General Iliff, are very familiar with the defensive layout of this city."

"Sir, when I was the deputy general of the defense of Geman City, I deployed the defense of Iquique City by myself. But after a few days, the garrison stationed in Iquique City may have changed the defense deployment, but the changes in a short time are limited. I am confident that I can capture this city within five days as a proof of my loyalty to you." Iliff said with a serious face.

Seeing that Iliff had expressed his attitude first, Weilin nodded with satisfaction, and then continued: "For this attack on Iquique City, I plan to have you as the commander, the Black Rock Army's chief general Fei Rui will assist, the Black Rock Army's deputy general Carlisle will serve as the battlefield probability executive officer, and Master Bartlet will serve as the accompanying mage."

"This detachment is composed of the Mines Army and the Black Rock Army, with a total of more than 60,000 people. I hope General Iliff can give me a surprise."

Iliff said without hesitation: "Please rest assured, my subordinate will take down Iquique City even if he risks his life."

The Black Rock Army's chief general Fei Rui stood up and replied: "The same is true for me."

"Then I wish you two a victorious return."

Iliff and Fei Rui took the military order and left the city lord's hall.

After handling military affairs, Weilin opened the half-plane channel and walked straight in.

In the half-plane, Weilin looked at the flourishing tree of life, breathed fresh air, and felt unprecedented comfort.

"Shaha"

Looking up at the horizon, dozens of griffins appeared in the air, landing around the Tree of Life, lining up, waiting for Weilin's touch.

Weilin sat on the grass, waved to the first female griffin to come over, and gently stroked the hair on her head.

"We don't want that homeless griffin."

The female griffin shook her head subconsciously when she heard her master's words.

"Hahaha, it seems that you love your spouse deeply. Maybe he is enjoying it there?" Weilin touched the chin of the female griffin and teased with a smile.

"Shashasha"

Hearing the protest in the other party's tone, Weilin just smiled gently and didn't talk about her spouse.

In a sense, Xing and his two spouses grew up under his watch. Although he was almost thrown into the iron pot by himself, didn't that happen?

A few months have passed, and there is no sign of Xing coming back. I don't know if he really went to enjoy his life. I just hope that he is not as fat as a ball when he comes back, otherwise I will have to lock him up in a small dark room and let him starve for a few months.

When he thought of riding a fat griffin out, Weilin felt that he could not afford to lose face.

…

On April 3, 9756 of the Glorious Calendar, the Mines Army and the Black Rock Army were combined into a detachment led by Iliff, leaving Rostock and heading for Iquique, 60 kilometers away.

Three days later, with the joint efforts of Iliff and Bartlet, the Archbishop of the Church of the God of the Beasts in Iquique was beheaded.

The divine shield was broken, and the wall that blocked the army became a small gully, which was easily crossed.

In less than half a day, Iquique fell. Under Iliff's persuasion, nearly 10,000 defenders surrendered their weapons, more than 3,000 nobles and their guards fled the city, and some soldiers took off their armor and hid in the residential area. About 4,000 people died in the siege and clearing battles.

After entering Ikik City, Iliff first sent someone to report the battle situation to Weilin in Rostock City, and then collected all the property, food, weapons and various training resources and sealed them in the warehouse, and sent his trusted generals to guard them.

As a smart man, Iliff had a clear position in his heart. He could lead troops, massacre the city, and communicate with generals of the same level, but he must not reward soldiers without authorization and win over the hearts of the lower-level soldiers. This is a taboo in the army.

In the Rostock City Lord's Mansion, Weilin looked at the report of the shadow assassin, and then looked at the battle report sent by Iliff, and had new thoughts in his heart.