Rise In Calradia

　　Swadia’s large army camp, Earl Greyward had read the letter from Byron, the leader of the peony mercenary.

　　 "There is nothing wrong with what Claes recommended, Your Majesty, this is really incredible. This group of mercenaries actually took Serendil and also caught a noble councillor from Rodok."

　　Earl Greyward handed the letter to King Harous sitting in the chair, and the other party also took the letter and scanned it several times.

　　 "These mercenaries did a good job, although I think they exaggerated the results of the battle. Let Count Prays' army be stationed in Serendil and replace those mercenaries."

　　 King Harous nodded, and threw the letter on the side table.

　　 "Then about their compensation..."

　　 "You are the marshal, it's up to you to decide. But remember to change that military congressman. Since the start of the war, we have captured too few Rodok nobles."

　　Earl Greyward asked, but King Harrods didn't seem to want to waste energy thinking about it.

　　 King Harous left the big tent, and Earl Greyward saluted his back.

　　 When the king left, he sighed, sat on the chair where the king was sitting before, and began to think about the next question.

　　 His Majesty the King seldom interferes with the Marshal's decision during wartime, so as not to be questioned by a large group of nobles after a problem arises. King Harrods suffered two losses on this. It was when his relationship with the Earl of Tweed hadn't deteriorated, and his prestige for defeat in the war was greatly reduced because of his intervention in command, which led to the emergence of opposition to him in the country.

　　 On the surface, it seemed that the king didn't care about the mercenaries, but he could tell his attitude by sending Count Prays to take over Serendil.

　　Earl Prays is considered to be the weaker among the earls, with only villages and towns in the fief, and not many troops. But he has a good face, and likes to put on airs in front of civilians and subordinates. If he was asked to take over Serendil and reward the peony mercenaries, he would definitely not give those mercenaries a good face.

　　 King Harous wanted to let the kingdom’s strongest mercenary force understand their identity, understand that they are always only thugs hired by the kingdom, so that they don’t get overwhelmed.

　　 Obviously, the king restricted these mercenaries to better recruit them later. In the past few years, many lords have begun to oppose the king or choose to be neutral. Although King Haraus still has an army far surpassing any local lord, if a group of lords stand up against him, the Swadia kingdom will inevitably be divided and even civilized.

　　 "Peony Mercenary..."

　　Earl Greyward closed his eyes, thinking about the intelligence gathered by King Harous and their lords against the kingdom's mercenary power for half a year.

　　 This peony mercenary team is developing too fast, and it is almost that Earl Kleis secretly conscripts the idle personnel around Dherim to serve as militias to reduce their source of troops.

　　 I have to admit that the effectiveness of the training methods of these mercenaries is simply unbelievable. In a few months, they can train a group of farmers who have not even touched a sword into light infantry who can form a formation on the battlefield.

　　 And this mercenary captain named Feng Byron, although he is still too young and his wrist is not hard enough, he really has two brushes for fighting and training troops.

　　 And there is a very real thing, that is, he has a mercenary force comparable to the size of the Earl's standing army, no matter which lord he joins, it will be a very important combat force.

　　 "Cles is right, he does have the potential to become a lord, if this kid can survive..."

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　　 Just as King Harrods had ordered, Earl Prays rushed to Serendil with 500 soldiers under his command and 200 militiamen sent to him by Earl Greyward.

　　 When they arrived, Byron had just repelled a Rhodok mercenary force that had come to harass.

　　 The number of mercenary team is only two hundred, and the equipment is very average. It seems that it is just to test the city defense force. Byron chose to take the initiative and ordered Fatis and Kenrad to take the cavalry troops from outside the city to the opponent's troops, and then sent infantry troops to fight them head-on. Because it was not really going to attack, the opponent chose to retreat after a little battle, but was chased by the Peony cavalry and suffered heavy losses.

　　 However, the Peony Mercenary also lost another 20 soldiers, and the remaining horses were only more than half of the original number.

　　 But the gain and the effort are proportional. Byron and the others have so much loot that they can’t even hold the carriage they brought.

The armors and weapons obtained from the Rhodok soldiers who died and surrendered were countless, but after statistics, it was found that most of the armors seized were soft armor and leather armor. The number of armors was only more than one hundred, and there were quite a few. Some are unusable due to excessive damage. The quality of the weapons is generally good, and the weapons that can be used by soldiers after grinding can arm two hundred soldiers.

　　 Fortunately, there are still a lot of unused equipment in the stone tower in the center of the town and the armory in the town, and they are all complete sets. Thirty sets of full-body infantry armour ~www.readwn.com~ with chain armour and scale armour, as well as the broad shields and spears of Rhodok soldiers.

　　 And after Byron and the others occupied the town of Serendil, although they did not act on the captives and civilians, with Byron's acquiescence, the Peony mercenaries turned the town upside down. As long as it is worth a little money in the town, as long as it is not too heavy and too intrusive, the mercenaries will not let it go. Some people even started digging around, looking for silver coins buried by the rich.

　　Of course, none of them gained much, because as early as the day when he took down Serendil, Byron took Bandak and a few mercenary cavalry all over the place marked by the yellow arrow. Gold, jewelry, jewels, art, the treasures that the rich people in the town hid when they left the town were all turned over by Byron. Byron's soldiers were even more brutal. After they took away all the velvet clothing and all the vessels inlaid with gold and silver, they did not even leave the oil and salt left in the oil jar.

　　 Except for the food and grass supplies that the earl had asked for to the Swadia army, everything else was taken away by the peony mercenaries as trophies. And in accordance with the previous agreement, Byron and the others are reasonable to do so. After all, the kingdom's army is only the last one, and the peony mercenaries who paid the most must always say no.

　　 After careful calculation, Byron has found almost five thousand dinars in wealth from the town where the people have been basically evacuated and most of the property has been transferred.

　　 Sure enough, just like in the game, war looting is a good way to make a fortune. No wonder so many troops in history are keen on looting, and the money is indeed coming quickly.

　　 It's a pity that Byron couldn't move the things in the church because of the faith and reputation of many soldiers. It was one of the fattest places in the town, and things basically didn't move.