Rise In Calradia

There is not much time for Byron to prepare, and King Harous's requirements are not low. On the scroll left by the messenger before he left, there was a very long list, covering everything from the number of various types of arms to the materials needed to support the king. As a cow without money, you must squeeze the last drop of milk out.

"The following is the content of the list"

"According to the laws of the kingdom and the traditional obligations of local lords, the noble king of Swadia, the leader of the Varangian people, the nemesis of northerners and the Rhodok border people, the nomadic expeller, the sole lord of Palavin ,"

Byron had already greeted King Harous thousands of times in his heart, but he still couldn't show his dissatisfaction with the king, at least not in public. He ordered his vassal knights, village representatives, and senior military officers to sit around a long table and discuss carefully how to gather the troops and materials requested by the king.

"My lord, I'm happy to go out with you to seek glory. But in such a short time I can conscript not many troops. I can take my five subordinates and the thirty horsemen who followed me before, as well as thirty infantrymen."

Eleon was the first to stand up to support Byron, and Byron also nodded to express that he was willing to accept his troops. Allen’s soldiers have inherited the characteristics of the Peony Mercenary. Except for the five fellows he brought to the south who were judged to be inadequately trained Vicia riders by the system, the rest are mercenary series. Thirty horsemen were judged by the system as caravan escorts, and those infantrymen were actually mercenary sentinels and mercenary halberds, both of which were ranks 2 and 3. He also organized a levy of Rhodok peasants, but mainly to maintain law and order in the countryside. Although it sounds a lot, compared to the size of Eleon's fief, this force is close to the limit he can maintain.

"If you need me, I am duty-bound, and my troops will be dispatched by you."

After Eleon, Fatis got up and saluted Byron, and the elders of several villages under his control also got up and expressed their support for his lord.

"Very good, Fattis, very good."

Byron paid a salute, and reached out for them to sit down. He knows the situation of Fatis' troops very well. It is a very elite small force, and the members are almost all his family's retainers and old friends in the past. When he returned to the embrace of the family, his respected father had funded Byron many times and organized a cavalry team of noble members and homesteaders seeking a better way to follow Fatis. Twenty-five people, almost all Swadia heavy cavalry, equipped with their own horses, and Fatis was responsible for the daily maintenance. Byron could have such an elite force without spending a little more energy.

In addition, the way Fatis managed the territory quickly gained the favor of the local residents. People had forgotten his identity as a Swadian nobleman and regarded him as his own person. Even if they are going to the north to deal with pirates, there are still some retired spearmen who are short of money willing to follow him and cooperate with his cavalry to form a stable front.

Next, Bandak, who has been training troops, also reported on the current training level of the recruits and the number of troops that can be played.

Bandak is a real Rhodok, or a commoner, he and his fellow villagers get along very well. Just a small town in Pegunde, there are 60 people willing to join the army, most of whom have become qualified spearmen and crossbowmen after a period of training.

Like other Rhodok troops, they were also unwilling to fight for King Harous, which would make them become traitors in the eyes of their compatriots after returning from victory. So Bandak had to lure them with generous rewards and spoils. This is very useful for the poor. Most of the time your friends and fellow townsmen will envy the wealth you have and ignore the source of these wealth. But in general, the combat effectiveness and morale of this team are very worrying.

Rolf and Desaiwei did not attend this meeting. The former was busy blackmailing the caravan, and the latter was actively recruiting the bandit troops. However, they still sent powerful officers to bring some troops. They were all reorganized bandit troops. The system determined that few of these soldiers could exceed Tier 3, and most of them were of militia level.

After the heroes had finished reporting, Byron asked the village elders and sergeants in charge of local defense how many troops could be provided for him. They answered very vaguely, saying that the threat of bandits is still great, and the number of soldiers they can provide is basically in the single digits. After a meeting, the number of soldiers that Byron can conscript from his own territory is less than 300 people, and the quality is still uneven.

All that Byron can rely on is the old mercenaries who have been following him. He thought that after he had a fief, his troops would be larger and it would be more convenient to do everything. But in fact, because of the constant confiscation of the land, his heroes have their own power and benefit choices, and they can no longer fight for him willingly. And those recruits transformed from farmers can't make up for those mercenary forces who have saved enough money, expired in service, and resigned and returned to their hometowns. Although the cost of the entire army has been reduced, he is really not short of money at the moment, and the huge savings of the Matthias family are still enough for him to spend a long time.

Whether it was the Rodok nobles who had been robbed of his territory, or the father and son of King Harous, they wanted to kill him and take away his wealth and land. Therefore, he can no longer take most of his troops to fight in another place like before. Once Pegunde and Serindir are out of the garrison, they will become the possessions of others within a few days. Even if he returns from victory, it doesn't make much sense~www.readwn.com~ The earl with an empty title is still a commoner, and in the eyes of other nobles, he is just a clown in a costume.

After thinking about it again and again, he decided to bring the recruited soldiers and half of the peony mercenaries north to respond to King Haraus's call. As for the generals who will go with him...After reconsidering, he brought Fatis, who was most loyal to him, and the old mercenary Kenrad. Eleon wanted to play with him, but Byron asked him to stay and replace him to manage the fief.

This was decided after careful consideration by Byron. It is not a small risk to hand over power to Elaine. After all, this young Vickia nobleman always wanted to own his own territory and establish his own merits. When Byron was poisoned before, he wanted to replace it. . But in the same way, Elaine attaches great importance to honor and is very farsighted. He believes that following Byron can bring him greater benefits, so when Byron is alive, he will not betray Byron. And if something really happened to Byron, he would be the first to think about making himself bigger. Even against the will of the king. But Fatis is not. If there is an accident by Byron, he is likely to leave the territory to avenge Byron, or be loyal to a certain Swadian noble under the family factor, so that Byron’s inheritance will be returned. Someone else.

If it were not for a conflict of interest with the king, Byron would definitely give this task to Fatis. But the situation is special, so special means must be used.

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