"Except for Batman, all five of you are here, so let's not wait for that guy. Let's discuss the matter of this autumn expedition first, and we can set off as soon as he arrives!"
"Yes, Your Majesty!" Naturally, all the earls had no objection.
"Well, this year's Autumn Campaign, I am planning to go deeper than previous years!" the king said directly.
"More deeply?" The Earls were stunned.
"Yes! It goes deeper. In previous years, our Autumn Campaign lasted only one month at most, and the attack distance did not exceed two counties!"
"But this year I am planning to march forward. Not only will I capture two counts, but I will also march to the castle of the Marquis of Lisson. Likewise, the combat time will be increased to at least two months!" The king spoke in a deep voice, looking at the noble face below.
Scroll through them one by one to see people’s reactions.
After receiving confirmation from King Culver again, the earls below could not help but be surprised.
Several earls looked at each other, and finally, Bernard asked: "Your Majesty, but what prevented us from going deep in previous years was the two large cities of earls!"
"Because we can't break through the two count cities, we need to send troops to besiege and defend them. Only the remaining manpower can continue to penetrate deeper!"
"But in this case, I'm afraid the remaining manpower will not be able to reach the Marquis Castle of Leeson, right?"
On this continent, the Northern Principality and the Agate Principality are the two principalities with the strongest strength and the largest land area.
However, although the national strength of the two countries is similar, the attacker in previous years was the Agate Principality.
The reason for this is that when the empire invaded the barbarian territory, all the elites of the empire were sent to the south to develop the territory.
But who would have expected that just when the territory development plan was mostly completed, something happened to the king of the empire, causing the huge empire to suddenly fall apart.
After the collapse of the empire, due to differences in ideas and the fact that most of the nobles in the Southern Agate Principality were emerging nobles who had just been promoted based on their merits, the established families in the Northern Principality still wanted to rely on their old age and wanted to take back most of the interests of these emerging nobles.
Therefore, in the end, these emerging nobles in the south simply established their own kingdom, and under the banner of investigating the cause of the death of the king of the empire, they attacked the established nobles in the north.
Although the old nobles in the north have extraordinary backgrounds, they have been enjoying themselves for a long time, and they are not as agile in fighting as the emerging nobles in the south.
Coupled with the existence of the Fire Dragon Fort Fortress, the two sides have been in a state of confrontation for more than a hundred years.
For more than a hundred years, the two sides have been at war, each trying to annex the other and then unify the continent.
Especially the Agate Principality. Although the Agate Principality has a lot of land, its food output has never been high because of its mountains and forests.
But the north is flat, with vast plains, and there are prairie areas further north, which are not only more suitable for farming, but are also rich in war horses, which makes the nobles of the Agate Principality very coveted.
Of course, the Agate Principality is not without its advantages. I don’t know if it is because of the mountains. The frequency of yellow elves in the Agate Principality is much higher than that of the Northern Principality, so the mineral resources of the Agate Principality are very rich.
This is actually the reason why the Northern Principality has always been passively defensive, because the Agate Principality has strong armor and sharp swords, which gives it more advantages on the battlefield.
But after all, the current national strength of the two sides is still about the same. Although the Agate Principality attacked in previous years, it did not go too far.
Almost all of them were attacking cities and territories in the two neighboring counties, and plundering the grain and other wealth that had just been harvested.
Because the castles of small nobles are easy to break, but the big city of counts with hundreds of thousands of people is not easy.
In previous years, the Agate Principality's approach was to besiege the Earl's City in the Northern Principality so that they did not dare to move.
The remaining soldiers and horses continued to go deeper to attack the territories of the small nobles.
In this way, they naturally cannot divide their forces too many times, otherwise the rear will be unstable and if there is an accident and someone cuts off their retreat, there will be no return.
And what the king just said about going deeper means that they must either bring more troops there, or find a way to attack the count's city along the way to avoid worries.
The current situation is obviously the second one.
Because Bernard and the others did not receive the king's order in advance for them to bring more troops.
"Bernard, don't worry, just listen to what I have to say first!" King Culver sat on the Iron Throne and waved his hand, then continued: "The reason why I made this decision is because I received reliable information.
, because the unusually cold weather in the northern grasslands last year caused heavy snowfall for several months, which not only caused the death of a large number of horses, cattle and sheep in the northern principality, but also caused the wheat fields in many noble territories to fail to harvest!"
"In this way, the Northern Principality's rear is not stable this year. It can be said that the national strength is the weakest year!"
"And without a large number of war horses, the cavalry army directly under the king of the Northern Principality will not be able to support the major counts as quickly as in previous years!"
"According to information from spies, the king of the Northern Principality has sent secret letters to his major vassals this year, informing them that they may not be able to support them immediately, and asking them to act with caution. If they cannot resist, they can temporarily give up their territory.
Go to the rear and join forces to defend!"
"So, this year is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for us in the Agate Principality. If possible, I am prepared to re-open two counties, instead of just plundering and then retreating like in previous years!"
"Your Majesty, is this news of yours reliable?"
When the earls heard the words behind them, they couldn't help but feel excited.
In previous years, the biggest threat to them during the Autumn Campaign was the cavalry regiment directly under the Northern Principality, except for a few count cities.
Although there are not many more extraordinary knights directly under the cavalry regiment than the Agate Principality, because the Northern Principality has enough war horses, it completely overwhelms the Agate Principality in terms of the size of ordinary cavalry.
Therefore, because of its existence, the nobles of the Agate Principality in the Autumn Expedition were greatly constrained and could not concentrate on attacking the count's city.
But now if the news about King Culver is true, then they will have no constraints this year, and they may really conquer one or two count cities. By then, if they occupy the big cities, they may really be able to open up a large territory!
"The information is reliable. This spy has been lurking for more than ten years. This is the first time it has been used. After learning about the secret letter passed by the spy, I sent people to explore various territories in the Northern Principality."
"The last news I got is that last year's loss of horses, cattle and sheep in the Northern Principality, as well as the failure of the food harvest in some territories, are all true."
"In addition, half a month ago, I also received news that the two Earl families, Barnby and Brock, have begun secretly transporting the castle wealth to the Marquis Castle of Leeson further back!"
The title of the book has been changed to "War Lords: Rising from the Land of Doom", please don't forget it.