Rise In Calradia

　　 "Byron? He has a lot of mercenaries, but he is not a nobleman after all, and there is no honor. We can't even be sure whether he is loyal to you."

Count Dilinard frowned and said to King Harous.

"Yes, but the Rodoks can't give him what he wants. I can see what the young man wants, wealth and rights. Compared with other people, he is just a little more ambitious. Griffiths won't Give him what he wants, he can see it."

"My people told me that he spent a lot of thoughts in Serendil and completely regarded it as his fief. Although a little naive, he does have that drive. We have to go to the north and deal with the Nords. With Vikiya, south of Fort Gruen Ward, I plan to give up all of them. As for Serendil, I think this kid will hold it for us, after all, that is his fief."

"Dilynard, write a letter to tell that kid, let him go back to defend his fief, and transfer some soldiers to him, look good on him, and it will give him peace of mind."

"Also, is there any news from Salander?"

Who could have imagined that the war would develop into this way?

Byron felt that this battle went so smoothly before, and there might be something strange in it. It now appears that his worry at the time was not wrong.

When the kingdom of Swadia and Rodok go to war again, maybe Rodok is already contacting those allies who don't want to sit back and watch Swadia grow. The Rhodoks retreated while fighting, luring the enemy into deep, and then cooperated with the other three forces to launch an offensive. If it goes well, not only will it be able to regain lost ground and crush Swadia’s dream of conquering, it may even counterattack into Swadia and occupy the northern Swadia territory.

Things deteriorated suddenly, and when Byron returned to Serendil with many immigrants and craftsmen, the marshal's messenger had been waiting for him all day.

The content of the letter by Byron was similar to Byron's previous guess. Swadia was attacked from all sides, and King Harous became the real "King of Qi Xuan" just like in the game.

The Rhodoks assembled a large army and marched northward. King Harous intends to abandon the newly occupied Veluga, go northward to protect the inherent territory of the kingdom, and stabilize the hearts of the lords who support him.

The defense of the South was thrown to their newly-approved lords. Even if Gruen Wardburg still has a large number of garrison guards, the defense forces of the surrounding towns and villages are very weak.

For example, in addition to the main town of Serendil, there are three large villages and no less than ten small villages with only a few dozen families. Byron has 3 barons and 11 knights, all of which are newly appointed.

But apart from Byron's peony mercenaries, the rest of the baron and knight's forces combined did not have two hundred men, and one third of them were militia.

These garrisons plus the similar defensive facilities that were demolished in these years of wars, without Rhodok's army, Agron Fort mobilize a part of the army, can take Serendil.

This time Byron brought back a team of cavalry and many heavily armed infantry from Swadia. However, these mercenaries and Byron have very little running-in, and they are easy to run under pressure, so the increase in their combat power for Byron is not obvious.

In the face of the next possible war, whether to fight or to go, this has become a question that urgently needs to be considered by Byron.

Byron called the heroes and explained the situation to them in detail. Although they had known before that the kingdom was surrounded by four countries, after hearing Byron's account, they still frowned, thinking about how to deal with it.

Fatis felt that this was a task assigned to them by the king and the marshal. If it is not completed, not only will the fief be lost, but it will also have a serious impact on Byron's reputation. For honor, he suggested that the people go north or go to Gruen Wardburg to avoid the war, gather the village lords and knights, gather all the soldiers in the main town of Serendil, hoard food, and repair the defense. They are still very hopeful. Hold until the situation improves. Fatis knew that this small town was important to both the occupying forces of Swadia and the Rhodok army. If it's important, then Byron and the others can get support, so that their pressure will be relieved.

Elaine's performance this time was completely different from before. He no longer said those things that sounded a little conceited, and he was very worried about the outcome of the war.

He believes that if facing Agron's troops, if they are prepared to get it, they will still be able to win after paying a sufficient price. But if the opponent is Rodok's main army, then they can't defend the town at all. Moreover, he believed that the Marshal gave him this order because he did not have enough troops to stabilize the situation in the south, and it was difficult to get support under such circumstances.

"Master Byron, you have money and an army, and there are so many industries in Dehrim. You really don’t need to be attached to this southern town, and you don’t need to pay so much for this place. It's not worth it. Not even the king's order."

Elaine persuaded Byron in front of other heroes, and Kress, Desaivi, and Jamila also agreed with him. Of course, Jamila is mainly for the consideration of the people here. If Byron and the others withdrew directly, the Rhodoks would not be difficult for them, fellow villagers. As for the craftsmen and immigrants, Byron can also take them to Dehrim and provide them with work on his own farm~www.readwn.com~Kenrad supports staying and fighting, and he also advocates proactive attack. , Hit the opponent by surprise. Kenrad is an old mercenary with a bad background and not much knowledge, but he can fight. He analyzed from the perspective of combat and came to the conclusion that, except for the newly formed huge army in Rhodok, no other troops could take the town from them.

But in the end, it was Bandak's words that made Byron decide to stay and guard his fief as required by the king and the marshal. This old sergeant of Rodok has a very good understanding of the army of his motherland, and he also knows Rodok's tactics very well.

He told Byron that although Veluga was not far from Serendil, the road in the middle was not easy, and it was not suitable for large forces. Especially during the war, not only the main roads, but also the small roads will be blocked in various ways. Therefore, after Rodok's recovery of Veluga, if he continues northward, he will be able to attack Gruen Ward Fort, which belonged to them before, and is easy to defend and difficult to attack.

As long as Gruen Wardburg is okay, Byron only needs to face the Rodok troops from the west, and the pressure of war is not as terrible as it thought before.

And Bandak also admitted that Kenrad's tactics are more suitable for Byron now. Under the attack of Byron's forces, they can face twice as many enemies as they are.

Byron stayed, and began to prepare supplies and weapons to train his troops as Fatis had said.

Although some of the heroes had slight criticisms, in the end, they unified their thoughts and began to think about how to make themselves triumphant.