Rise In Calradia

　　 Near a small village in the south of Uxhal, in a huge camp surrounded by a large number of wooden fences, thousands of tents have been pitched.

　　 Along the road, there are fully armed Swadia soldiers everywhere, either in a queue of hundreds, or in groups of two, under the leadership of an officer on horseback.

　　 Farmers and merchants from all over the country drove their carriages, escorted by soldiers to the place. From the outskirts of Paravin to the manor outside the city of Uxhall, all the towns and villages along the way are busy collecting military supplies and sending food, cattle and sheep to the barracks. Of course, they are all for their own purposes. Merchants want to make profits, while farmers want to use these grains to offset taxes.

　　 Soldiers from all over the kingdom of Swadia entered this camp and set up their tents.

　　 The quartermasters counted the quantity of supplies, and the sergeants were busy training the newly recruited soldiers in the camp. Everything seemed so busy that when Byron's peony mercenaries arrived, Byron waited for a long time without anyone to lead them.

　　 In the end, Byron himself entered the barracks and found the baron who was in charge of checking the soldiers. The other party patted his head, remembering that there is such a unit as the Peony Mercenary.

　　 Although these nobles did not take Byron and the others seriously, they were still shocked when they heard that Byron had brought 250 soldiers.

　　Many barons with low income can bring only fifty or sixty soldiers, and some of them are newly recruited militias. And some earls who only have villages and towns as territories bring only three to four hundred soldiers. In contrast, Byron's soldiers are really quite a lot.

　　 Of course, I have to admit that these nobles generally don't bring too many soldiers, and it's good to bring half of them. But even so, Byron's soldiers are more than a wealthy baron.

　　 And when the baron personally inspected Byron's troops, he even discovered that there was very little water in Byron's troops. Even the women doing chores are dressed in soft armor, carrying crossbows, and dressed as a light soldier.

　　 Other infantry and cavalry, the worst ones are wearing chain mail and light chain armor, iron helmets and shin guards, one long weapon and one short weapon. This is obviously the dress of a light infantry, and it is clear that this mercenary can be regarded as an elite unit among the kingdom's troops.

　　 The baron immediately allocated a place for Byron and the others to camp, and gave Byron a note, with which he could receive supplies for three hundred people for two weeks. If you run out, you can ask for it again.

　　 Byron took the heroes and his soldiers to set up a tent there, and transferred to the camp with Fatis and Kress for a while. Because the camp is so big, even if they walked for more than an hour, they were only halfway through. However, Byron can roughly estimate from this half of the number of camps and the number of soldiers that each camp can accommodate. The entire camp can accommodate about 20,000 soldiers. And now, it is estimated that there is not half of it.

　　Because he arrived here half a month earlier, Byron originally planned to stay in the camp for a period of time, to be prepared, by the way, to inquire about some information from other nobles, and to see the approximate lineup of this expedition.

But Byron’s plan did not go as expected, because when Earl Greyward learned that there was such a group of mercenaries in the camp, he was also very happy, but not because of Byron and their combat power, because of the scale of tens of thousands of people. In fact, the battle is no less than a few hundred mercenaries. What he is happy about is that there are people who can be sent out to work...

　　 is a mercenary, after all, these jobs are usually done, so you can take advantage of it.

　　In the camp, Earl Greyward met Byron, and both sides left a very good impression on each other.

　　Earl Greyward is an old man with a very strong body, wearing very simple clothes. There are a lot of wrinkles on his face, but he has an unspeakable kindness. When he talks to Byron, his tone is also very gentle. He didn't use his authority to order Byron, but told Byron that he could spend money. Hire them.

　　 But Byron saw a hint of eagle-eyed sharpness in those somewhat muddy eyes. To be able to stay in the position of earl for so many years, and to maintain the harmony and prosperity of the family, this good old man must use many methods. And in terms of politics, Earl Greyward always likes to stand in the middle, so not many people offend him. If you can make friends with this adult, it will be absolutely beneficial to Byron's development!

　　 Byron agreed to all the work on the spot, and said that seeing Earl Greyward was the best reward for him.

　　Earl Greyward also knew what Byron meant. He put away the dinar and told Byron that if there was anything he needed to help, he could come to him and he would try his best to help Byron.

　　 As a result, the Peony Mercenaries had just set up their camp, and more than half of them were rescheduled and given extra bonuses.

　　Byron also tempted them, telling them that if they go out on a mission, they have the opportunity to go to the tavern in the town to be cool, even if they are playing money, looking for women, and Byron will not interfere.

　　In addition, most of these tasks are collecting supplies in nearby villages~www.readwn.com~ or running errands to send letters to other nobles. There is no difficulty, so the mercenaries are also happy to do them.

　　 The remaining soldiers are also training under the leadership of Bandak, Desaiwei and Kenrad. The combat skills of those light infantry are not proficient enough, and the cooperation with other Swadia soldiers is not enough. If you want to perform well on the battlefield, you must be prepared.

　　 For the next week, Byron's Peony mercenaries have been doing miscellaneous tasks. Other mercenary teams employed by the kingdom also rushed to the camp. They were not as large as Byron's Peony Mercenaries. All the mercenaries together, there are no more than a thousand people.

　　 The noble troops and the defenders from various places who responded to the call of Earl Greyward are less than fifteen thousand, and there is still a long way to go before the number of troops called by King Harous last time. According to some knights who had met Byron, King Harous had not brought his troops over, but he was not very happy now. Especially the several lords headed by the Count of Sweden, although they did not publicly resist the king’s order, each of their lords seemed to have negotiated. Each lord only sent ten people to carry their own banners. This is more than one. No one is sent to slap her face.

　　 The troops of the nobles from various places are still rushing over, and the preparations on Rodok's side are getting more and more complete. The trade route between the two sides was cut off again, and more than three thousand Rhodok soldiers had also been stationed on the border between the two countries, and wooden cones used to stop the cavalry charge were inserted everywhere.

　　Byron is a little anxious, but the preparation of the troops is still not complete.

　　 But it is not without benefits. Many nobles have privately asked Byron to entrust some work, and Byron can also take this opportunity to promote the name and make some extra money by the way.