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After the free people rejoiced for a while, they quieted down at Simon's signal. He said some more words of encouragement and returned to the big tent.

"Ailei, select young men and temporary militia. It just so happens that many weapons were seized during this trip and distributed to them.

Let's temporarily form a militia army of 3,000 people. Simon ordered.

"Yes! Lord Viscount, I will complete the establishment of this legion in the afternoon." After hearing this, Airei promised after taking the order.

"Well, go ahead and let Phyllis organize the other people into villages. Don't make it too chaotic."

Simon instructed again.

"Yes! I understand!" Ailei bowed respectfully and left.

After that, they got busy. After roughly counting, they found that there were more than 30,000 people here, which was a bit more than expected.

But Simon still insisted on taking them away.

He has griffins, so he can go back first when the time comes, and then organize a food team to go to Sanshankou to meet them.

Although there are some riots in various places now, the food road has not been cut off yet.

Food from the royal territory, river bends, and streams was continuously sold by caravans.

It can be said that as long as Changlin Town is not lost, West Cedi can still obtain food supplies from other areas.

After intense preparations, at around three o'clock in the afternoon, the militia regiment of more than 3,000 people was organized.

They were equipped with the newly obtained two thousand pairs of iron-inlaid leather armors.

The officers of some of the squads and brigades were selected from the Guards and appointed on a temporary basis to ensure basic military literacy and order.

Simon went to inspect it and felt that it was okay. At least it was better than the cannon fodder army temporarily formed by the Green Forest Brothers.

And more than a thousand of these three thousand militiamen have served in the army.

Their physical fitness is at the level of entry-level or elementary warriors, and they are quite capable of fighting.

"It's a bit late today. We'll stay here one night and set off tomorrow. Anyway, there's the Lionheart Army ahead of us."

Simon looked at the sky and ordered.

"Yes! Sir!" Mailan answered from the side.

"The food must be heavily guarded, and more secret sentries must be arranged at night. The Sword Legion has already left, so don't be careless."

Simon urged.

"I understand! Please rest assured." Mai Lan assured.

Simon nodded and said nothing more. Instead, he mounted the griffon to conduct reconnaissance around him.

It was calm for dozens of miles around, and there was nothing wrong with it.

The Lionheart Legion took over the military camp and defense line of the Sword Legion, and the other counts' armies also found favorable locations to camp.

The Changxia Fort area has been firmly sealed, and there is no way the Green Forest Brothers Army can sneak around behind it quietly.

Even if you travel through mountains and forests, you can only conduct small-scale infiltration. Apart from losing troops in vain, there is no big meaning.

Nothing happened all night.

In the early morning of the next day, the soldiers got up to cook and got busy.

When it got light, Simon had breakfast, and after the freedmen lined up to eat gruel, the team set off on the road.

It is not advisable to stay here for a long time. It is better to leave early if possible.

In the blink of an eye, half a month later.

It was already the end of autumn, the temperature had dropped, and the cold wind was howling at night.

Fortunately, this group of freedmen became refugees not long ago, and most of them had a few changes of clothes, which could keep them warm from the cold.

That evening, they camped in a gentle canyon.

"Lord Viscount! Refugees have been joining the team these days. It is conservatively estimated that the number is almost over 50,000.

We don't have enough food and grass. We will run out at most three mountain passes. "Ai Lei found Simon and said sadly.

"What are you afraid of? Tomorrow I will ride a gryphon to reconnoiter the town of Changlin. There may be many grain merchants gathering there.

If that doesn't work, I'll go back to Fort Yongyi and ask Mader to organize a food team.

What you have to do now is not to drive away the refugees, but to give me fierce propaganda. The more refugees you recruit, the better.

We can handle it! Simon said solemnly.

He really doesn't worry about the lack of food now, because with the gryphon, the range of activities has been greatly expanded.

If you really can't bear it in the future, you can fly to the Stormlands or the King's Territory to purchase it, and just find a way to put it in the storage column.

"Yes! Sir!" Hearing this, Ai Lei took the order and left.

Now Simon's team is already very large. It is difficult to see the end at a glance, and the moving speed is relatively slow.

And the militia legion has been further expanded, reaching more than 5,000 people.

Barely able to maintain order.

Nothing happened all night.

Occasionally, some free citizens have troubles that cannot be taken care of and are not included in the statistics. As long as they do not cause major disturbances, they will not be taken care of.

In the early morning, after Simon had breakfast, he mounted a griffon and flew toward Changlin Town in the northeast.

A few hours later, he arrived at the destination. After circling for several times, he did not dare to land.

Because there are many caravans around the earthen wall of Changlin Town, armed guards are everywhere.

At this time, they all saw Simon in the sky, gathering in groups and pointing.

"Leader, look at the sky! That's a gryphon!"

"Yes, it's a griffin. I've seen it before when I was in Eagle City."

"What is he doing?"

"Maybe I'm looking for someone, I don't know..."

Simon walked around for a few times, then pulled up and flew away.

He has determined that there are several food transporters in these caravans, but he is not sure how many there are.

But it can feed tens of thousands of people for at least seven or eight days, and the carriage alone can feed hundreds of people.

In addition, he also discovered that there were many refugees living a few miles outside Changlin Town. They were begging and dressed in rags along the way.

Apparently he has been a refugee for some time.

"Hey, the refugees are really not lacking at all now. Good thing, good thing!" Simon thought to himself.

In this way, within a few years, his territory will be filled with people, with sufficient productivity and soldiers. This is the basis for great things.

Coupled with copper mines, silver mines, and the nearby Gushuling Iron Mine, the future is promising.

Simon, who was riding a griffon on his way home, thought of this and couldn't help but become ambitious...

After several days of trekking, the large army finally arrived at Changlin Town.

The overwhelming crowd shocked the caravan here.

The armed guards all nervously picked up their weapons and stood guard next to the goods.

However, Simon's army carried noble banners and had many militiamen to maintain order, so it did not cause much commotion.

"Mailan, go to the grain merchant to buy grain, including the carriage."

Simon led more than 500 mounted Guardsmen on a tour and gave instructions.

"Yes! Sir!" Mailan immediately accepted the order and left.

Soon after, he contacted seven or eight grain-trading caravans of varying sizes and brought their caravan leaders to Simon.

"Greetings, Your Majesty!" They all bowed and saluted, with respectful expressions on their faces.

"I want to buy your food, please give me a price." Simon smiled lightly.

"Sir, we have to transport the food all the way here. The cost is not low. It is much more expensive than usual. Please bear with it."

The grain merchants were silent for a while, and then a fat man wearing chainmail said with a smile.