Chapter 143, the Whole Army Is Ready to Go

Ryan thought about what he did again. He probably didn't touch the most sensitive places of the great nobles. He could use some excuses for many actions, such as Nu Xin came to the territory and was eager to serve. These excuses . . .

It can only be said that there are very few idiots in the big nobles, and I just 'showed' some signs of this. A king's decree came to my hand. This is not only a beating, but also a warning, and at the same time it is the king's win.

Ryan knew that he had to take people to fight in person in this battle. At this time, he had to keep pace with everyone to ensure that he would not arouse the collective resentment of the big nobles when he did not gain a firm foothold. Show some performance to prove your strength.

"In this case, then I will personally lead the army of the Barony to join the army of knights at the Valemi camp near the Arden Forest." Ryan made up his mind, what should come will always come, facing all kinds of troubles , I can only face difficulties, not escape.

"I will go with you too." Su Liya said suddenly: "This year's Chivalry War is the turn of Marquis Connery to serve. He is not a nobleman who is good at military affairs. My father means that you will command Winford. army."

"Then there's no need for Miss Suria..." Ryan seemed to want to persuade, but the female knight's attitude was very firm: "I will definitely participate in the war of chivalry. I am the daughter of the Holy Grail Knight and Duke Winford." 'Son!"

"Then I can only say, this summer, please give me your advice, dear Miss Suria." Knowing that she had made up her mind, Ryan said no more.

The 'female' knight didn't stay with Ryan for long. She was still unmarried and not suitable to spend the night in a man's house. After saying a few more words, Suria galloped away on a Pegasus.

"Mr. Ryan... are you going to fight again?" Emilia said worriedly, and the little maid came to Ryan's side, her big eyes twinkling.

"The only thing that can guarantee our survival in this dark world is war." Ryan looked at the moonlight outside the window and the midsummer bonfire party, shaking his head slightly.

If you want to protect this prosperity, if you want to obtain tranquility and peace, there is only war, and the only way is to constantly declare war on the darkness.

"You must come back victorious, Mr. Ryan." Emilia knew that she couldn't do anything, so the girl could only stand beside Ryan and whispered blessings.

"Emilia, it's not like I'm going to fight tomorrow." Ryan smiled wryly, and he touched the little maid's head: "Study hard, no one bullied you at school, right?"

"No, President Suria usually takes me with her. The students all think that I am President Suria's 'servant' and 'daughter', so no one bullies me." Emilia nodded again and again, "Female The child's face was very satisfied: "Miss Su Liya is the president of the college council, she is really gentle and treats me very well."

"That's good." Ryan didn't say anything anymore, he obviously had something on his mind.

Emilia had a feeling that the relationship between the man in front of her and her seemed to be getting farther and farther.

It turned out that when he was in Marienburg, there were only her and Ryan in the family, and they got along very easily with each other. He often chatted with himself when he was free, just kidding, even if there were other women in the family later. 'Servant, it didn't affect the relaxed atmosphere.

But now...

The girl looked at Lane's background and sighed secretly. She really hoped to help Mr. Lane.

She made up her mind that she must study hard and strive to help him in the future.

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On Midsummer, Lane and his retainers raised an infantry force of about two hundred men.

a week later.

Katzenberg with his hands behind his back,

Standing beside Ryan: "My baron, we have recruited a total of 207 infantry, including 102 pikemen, 41 sword and shield soldiers, and 64 archers."

The newly recruited army stood on a flat field, accepting the inspection of the lord, and receiving new weapons and armor.

The baron is actually not very satisfied with these newly recruited soldiers. Most of them are too thin or too ignorant. There are very few qualified recruits that meet the baron's real needs. But the baron knows that in this world, serfs lack nutrition since childhood, Lacking basic training, they are naturally short and thin. What the nobles can do is to pull out the big ones from the box and select those who are as strong as possible and can use weapons.

So he originally planned to recruit 300 people, but Ryan temporarily changed his mind and only recruited about 200 people, which can not only guarantee the cultivation and labor force, but also maintain the law and order of the territory.

He is not afraid of others coming to steal his house.

"The king has issued a call-up order. In August, I will take people to the Varemi camp to report to the Marquis of Anxi." Ryan turned around and looked at his two ranger knights: "My knights, tell me, How well can you train these soldiers in a month?"

"It's difficult to train them into shape in a month, my baron." Olivier said, and the handsome knight-errant 'touched' the beard on his chin: "We can only do our best."

Ryan had no choice but to focus on his elder brother Angron.

"Don't look at me, brother, these little brats can't stand my training, I can only say that they are all trash and scum." Angron said disdainfully, the Primarch of the World Eater couldn't see these recruits: " Brother, if you want me to help you train soldiers, you'd better send me some sturdier men...for example, hardened men like you."

"Forget it..." Ryan thought to himself that I can stand up to you.

After the resurrection, Angron was very weak. He had neither power armor nor a power axe. The disappearance of the Butcher's Nail also affected his combat effectiveness. According to his brother, his current strength is only about 50% of his peak strength. About, give him two or three years to recover to 70% to 80%. As for the power armor and power axe, there is no other way.

One month is not long or short, and training as soon as possible can still have some effect, but what makes Ryan unhappy is that neither of his two knights are good at training troops. Olivier was born as a wandering knight, and their ability to train recruits is not strong.

It's okay, Ryan turned around, and said to the person standing at the end of the crowd: "Then I can only trouble you, Hux."

A young knight with bright eyes and star eyebrows stood behind the crowd. There was a thin scar on his face from his left eye to the tip of his right nose, which made his face look a bit fierce.

This knight-errant is a knight-errant newly entrusted by Ryan. He is from the dukedom of Le-Angulan in Brittania. He is the second son of the Heath family. He was sent to Brunswick, the capital of the empire, because of inheritance issues. Army Academy to study.

It's just that when the knight finished his studies and returned, his family territory had been destroyed by the beastmen, and countless people and his relatives were turned into dust. When he found the king, he got a news like a bolt from the blue. The family failed to keep their territory, and the family's title has been cancelled.

Hux knew that he had no ability to restore the territory, so he took the family coat of arms and became a knight-errant again. After hearing that Ryan, the Holy Grail knight, had a seal here, he came to the Baron of Jean to recommend himself .

Hux has excellent martial arts skills and is good at training and deploying troops. The few years of studying in the empire made him "proficient" in infantry training and tactical command. A knight takes an oath of allegiance.

"Okay, my baron." The ranger knight's face was gloomy, he rarely smiled, and he just obeyed Ryan's order.

The Chivalry War is about to begin, and Ryan still has a lot to do. After arranging Olivier and Hux to follow him on the expedition, and Lopez and Angron to stay behind, Ryan called his butler Katzenberg Come: "Is the food in the warehouse enough for the army for forty days?"

To participate in the chivalrous war, the lord must prepare food and grass for his army. This is a common practice. Every year, the lord will serve the king for 40 days. Therefore, the army led by the lord must raise 40 days of food and grass by himself and then fight for the king free of charge. If this time limit is exceeded, the king must provide military pay and food supplies to the lord.

"If Your Excellency the Baron intends to send troops according to the standards of the Barony of Jean, then it is barely enough." Katzenberg calculated in his mind and came up with a number: "It may be a little nervous, but we only need to reduce some unnecessary expense……"

"I will find merchants to buy some more grain." Ryan nodded: "We can't just watch the grain depots empty."

"This is the best choice, my baron." Katzenberg felt that this could not be better. The baron's powerful ability in internal affairs is admirable.

Then Ryan called Gasparton to prepare his tax officer for tax collection, and told him to bring church personnel and soldiers with him when collecting taxes. It is not news that serfs violently resisted taxes.

This situation is very serious everywhere, especially road tax collectors. This position is a real high-risk industry. It is said that road tax collectors who can live for two years are already "long-lived people."

After the matter was arranged, Ryan received the news that the businessman Oliver brought someone to visit, so he immediately said, "Bring Mr. Oliver in."

The potbellied imperial businessman walked in with a smile, and when he saw Ryan, he immediately saluted respectfully: "Good morning, Your Excellency the Baron."

"Hello, Mr. Oliver, I just have something to ask you." Ryan stood up to express his enthusiasm, and then motioned for Oliver to sit on the soft seat: "How is the reclamation and the expansion of the town going?"

"This is exactly what I want to report to the baron. We have expanded the town along the city wall by one-third of the scale. Many people are already interested in the large amount of newly expanded land, including...' Elf." Oliver hesitated, but still said.

"Elf?" Ryan became interested.

"Well, they are from San Lorenzo, or the wood elves of Athel Loren Forest, they seem to be looking for a stable trading partner and the establishment of an observatory." Oliver continued: "But they refused to negotiate with us , they said that they would not 'communicate' with despicable and cunning humans, they would only speak with the Holy Grail Knight."

"Then why didn't you bring them to me?"

"They... are not willing to be close to crowded places. Seeing that the Holy Grail Knight is not here, they said they would come back in a few months." Oliver said distressedly: "I didn't listen to them no matter how much I persuaded them, I even told them to wait here After a while, I went to the baron, and they all suspected that I was going to the army, so..." Oliver spread his hands: "They disappeared."

"Well, it's really a group of careful guys. Wait until next time. I guess the sharp ears didn't plan to have a talk at all this time. They just came to find out." Ryan laughed.

The wood elves act secretly and are absolutely isolated. They live in the large Athel Loren forest in the south of Brittania. Although they have signed an alliance with Britannia, it is only a loose mutual recognition and mutual assistance. agreement.

Wood elves will trade with knights, but after being deceived countless times by "treacherous" and "despicable" humans for countless years, wood elves have learned to be smart, and they only trade with knights of the Holy Grail Lord trade.

In other words, they only trust the Grail Knights.

In any case, these matters will not be resolved until Ryan returns from the expedition: "Let's not talk about this, Oliver, I need you to help me purchase some food."

"It's easy, my Baron." Oliver also replied seriously: "I have already established trade relations with the merchants in Wenford and 'Poldero. As long as the quantity is not too large, I can buy it. .”

"Very good!" The trouble in his heart was resolved, and Ryan put a stone in his heart.

Then, the baron called Hadrian again. This great trench merchant from the southern country was setting up many workshops along the river. His movement was the slowest, because most of the workers were building castles and cultivating farmland. Appliances and equipment also need to be shipped from Fort Marien, what Ryan needs is patience.

"Arrange it as soon as possible, Mr. Hadrian." Ryan said softly. As the time as the lord became longer, the Holy Grail Knight became more and more powerful.

"Okay, Lord Ryan."

The rest of the time was spent dealing with government affairs and inspecting the territory. Ryan usually "spends" time to "discuss" with his elder brother. Angron is willing to teach his younger brother. Ryan has benefited a lot for a period of time. He can I feel that my strength at the pass level has faintly shown signs of breaking through again.

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The time has come to the beginning of August, the golden season, the clear sky in midsummer, the scorching sun scorching the earth,

The army is ready to go.

Ryan's army participating in the Chivalry War this time consisted of three knights including him, Hux and Olivier, five knight retinues, and fifty-three infantrymen. Due to the small number of soldiers, Ryan did not recruit and receive accompanying troops.

Ryan was wearing gray knight psychic power armor, holding a griffin warhammer, and a holy grail knight badge on his chest. He rode on a pure blood elf war horse grape, and shouted at his soldiers : "Are you ready? My soldiers?"

"My baron! We are ready!" After a month of training, the infantry in front of them had more or less the appearance of an army, at least they were able to stand in line and wait for orders.

More, can only rely on the baptism of blood and fire.

"Let's go!" The gate of the town opened, and the new baron led his army to leave the town, preparing to go to the Varemi camp near the Arden Forest.

On the tower, the dark elf Orika was watching Ryan lead his army away alone.

"Master..." A silver pendant was hung on Olika's plump chest. It was something Ryan specially spent time making for her to protect her .

Holding the necklace tightly with both hands, Orika stuck the pendant to her heart.

"Owner……"

"Master?" A dazzling white light appeared behind her, the dark elf turned around subconsciously, and a white jade hand touched her forehead.

Olika struggled in vain for a while, and then her body softened. Facing the terrifying strength of the comer, she had no ability to resist, so she could only struggle and said, "Ms. Lake?"

"Olika, Olika-Korundia?" The lake fairy had a faint smile on her face, but she couldn't tell the danger.

"You really recognized me! Lilith!"

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