Warlord: King of All Clans

"The Grand Duke negotiated with the orcs for the sake of the overall situation, and half of our territory was taken away. Isharov in the east was gone, and Furelov in the west was crippled."

"The next time the beastmen start a war, we will be the ones in trouble."

"We also need territory to develop, otherwise we will be eaten up sooner or later."

The High Knight Commander certainly understood this truth, but when he thought of the chaos in the North, he felt a little sympathetic. Hard, the Earl of the North, was forced into a situation where he was not in a position to do so, and so was he.

When Had took over the earldom, he did not have a trustworthy commander to assist him. He was at a loss in battles with more than a thousand people, so he had to ask him, the leader of the adventure group, to take over.

How can the eggs remain intact when the nest is overturned? In order to survive, a bunch of salted fish can only forge ahead.

Had shared all the information with him, so the former leader of the adventure group was very clear about the situation in the west, so he asked: "You came here to take over Asgar City, but you didn't go to help your little friend. Aren't you worried that something might happen?"

Hard shook his head. "That's impossible. This guy is cunning and clever. If he can't be defeated, he can always escape. Besides, he is the adopted son of the Grand Duke. If he is really defeated, can Godwin kill him? Or can he just send him back respectfully?"

"Besides, Herman has already launched an attack in the north. Godwin may return with his legion to provide support and will not meet Leo."

The high-ranking knight shook his head and said, "That's impossible. Leo Mondo has the weakest army. If Godwin wants to break the impasse and avoid being attacked from both sides, he must first take down the Isenbol Legion. Who will be responsible for dealing with Godwin when he leads his troops back to support? Just relying on the newly formed ragtag army of Ilanrado? I don't think the First Legion can be a match for Leo."

Lord Beowulf, an outstanding representative of the reckless men of the North, frowned upon hearing this and finally understood the trick.

Hermann of Count Frelov's territory was his nephew-in-law, and Leo was a junior whom he valued. As soon as he got the news that Godwin Beboos was sending troops, he planned to send troops to Frovald to support these two men.

But Hermann wrote to tell him that they could handle the war in Fruilov by themselves, so it would be more cost-effective to take the opportunity to launch a surprise attack on Asgar City and stab Count Beboos in the back.

Now Count Beboos personally leads the First Legion to garrison in the east, monitoring the territory of Count Kurolov.

Godwin, the strongest man, led the Second Legion into the west, plotting to take over the Earldom of Forelov.

The northern part of the territory was short of troops.

The staff under Beowulf also told the Earl that this was indeed a once-in-a-century opportunity and the most favorable choice for the Beowulf family.

But upon closer analysis, Herman was facing Victor of Ilanrado, and Leo was facing Godwin of Beboos.

Of course Hermann is in no hurry!

"Godwin Beboos is the strongest man in the Beboos family. His strength is not inferior to ours. His army is also the second strongest army in Beboos. I hope Leo will not be too arrogant and choose to fight head-on."

And Leo of Bawanachi Fort is preparing for a head-on confrontation.

The Bawanachi Fort is small, but it is still a castle after all.

It was built against a hill, with a lake on one side, and only two walls could be attacked.

A moat was built outside the two walls, and the foot of the walls was filled with wooden spikes and chevaux de frise.

Although these defensive facilities became useless under artillery bombardment, they could still provide decent defense against cold weapon armies.

Leo made simple repairs to the city wall and sent twenty centurions to the top of the city wall.

Excluding the factor of extraordinary combat power, and only comparing mortal troops, the hot weapon troops against the cold weapon troops are a complete crushing defeat.

Leo is confident that with the help of the low city walls, he can defeat three times the number of enemies, and that's without considering the impact on morale!

But in actual combat, morale is the key factor that determines victory or defeat.

From the history that Leo knew, even if the hot weapons troops faced an enemy force ten times their size, they could easily crush the enemy's morale and then enter the stage of pursuit and surrender.

Soon, the Abros Legion, led by the high-ranking knight Godwin Beboos, appeared in the sight of the defenders of Fort Bavanach.

Godwin is not only a powerful high-ranking knight, but also a famous general in the North. His leadership ability ranks among the top ten in the North.

In a small castle like Bawanachi, at most only a thousand people can stand on the walls.

A legion of four thousand men was crammed into a small castle and had no way to move their weapons.

Once the city wall falls, the remaining troops will be trapped.

Godwin could tell at a glance that the other side's military ability was poor and that he was just a rookie.

Any qualified general would build a stronghold nearby and garrison troops there to form a pincer attack, making it difficult for the attacking party to attack.

Looking at this castle, which was only four meters high and in ruins, with many places only temporarily repaired with wooden fences, the high-ranking knight Godwin did not take it seriously at all. He waved his hand and ordered, "Stand on the spot, assemble siege equipment overnight, attack the city early tomorrow morning, and go into the city for breakfast."

In Bawanachi Castle, Arnold was also helpless. He chased Leo and asked, "We don't need to go to the city? The River Reach Army can do it by themselves? Then what are we doing here?"

Leo grinned, "Of course I'll follow Riverbend and eat meat and drink soup."

Knight Arnold looked at Leo's smiling face and suddenly felt awe in his heart.

The combat effectiveness displayed by the 1,000 new troops in Hewan was enough to crush the other 3,000 Isenbol Legion. Even Arnold began to feel that his existence was a burden.

So why is Leo still bringing them along?

Without waiting for Arnold to think about it, Leo comforted him, "Your soldiers are still very useful. After the battle, they can help me pursue the surrendered and clean up the battlefield."

Early the next morning, Godwin's Arbroath Legion began to assemble. The soldiers only had time to eat a few bites of dry food before they were driven to the battlefield.

They carried large counterweight catapults, various stone crossbows, ballistas, wooden baffles to block the rain of arrows, chariots, siege ladders, and battering rams, and rushed towards the walls of Fort Bawanachi.

Leo couldn't help but marvel at how so many siege weapons were assembled overnight.

If Edward Gladstone had had half of these siege weapons, he would have had to put all his efforts into defending Gravel Castle.

Moreover, the elite level of the Abros Legion is far stronger than that of ordinary local legions. The front row is composed of all elite soldiers in heavy armor, followed by armored regular soldiers and only a few leather armored conscripts.

Leo did not dare to delay and asked Marvin to suppress the enemy with firepower as soon as the enemy came into range.

There are twenty centurions' guns, and more than half of them can point in the direction of the Abros Legion. The remaining few are also being urgently moved and transported towards the direction of engaging the enemy.

Marvin looked at the elite infantrymen who were lined up in tight formations and hiding behind wooden barriers, and smiled cruelly.

"Double shotgun shells, covering strike!"