For this reason, Nalant also installed two crossbows on the carriage. By then, there would be more than twenty barbarians and two crossbows. As long as they did not encounter enemies several times their own, there would basically be no big problem.
Of course, the crossbow is currently in a disassembled state, and the guards can assemble it directly when they find a suitable location.
"Yeah!" After hearing Nalant's explanation, Stella didn't know what to say about Nalant for a moment.
To say that he is thrifty, he is more generous in giving away things than anyone else.
In addition, the food and drink expenses for watching him taste will also not be saved.
It can be said that he is short of money. As Stella now sees it, Nalant will definitely become the richest among all Tulip's vassals in a few years with his magical inventions.
But Nalant wanted to worry about leather armor even when other noble sons were willing to give up.
Fortunately, she followed the rangers, not for the trophies, and she didn't care that Nalant's carriage would slow down her speed, so she hummed softly and stopped talking.
In fact, Stella misunderstood. The reason why Nalant picked up these leather armors was not to exchange for money, but to expand his army.
Thinking about other nobles, it is already impressive for a small nobleman to have more than a hundred guards, and they are completely sufficient.
After all, we only have such a big territory, and we don't have much money.
But Nalant didn't think much about it. In his opinion, the world was not simple, and because of the threat of dark creatures, he wanted to expand his army.
At least expand the army to the point where it can protect itself.
A serious barony is basically the size of a town in the previous life, and many are even larger than a town.
With such a large territory, the population can be quadrupled. By then there will be a population of 40,000 to 50,000, and raising more troops will not be a problem.
Especially once Nalant's sweet potatoes are cultivated and the production of commercial products such as sugar and perfume catches up, food security and money will not be a problem.
As the saying goes, money is what you spend, and Nalant is willing to spend most of the gold coins to strengthen his strength and protect the security of his territory, rather than letting the golden gold coins gather dust in the warehouse.
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Lacy and others didn't say anything when they saw Stella, so naturally they didn't dare to express their opinions, and then the group continued to head north.
This time, because there were three carriages following them, their speed slowed down. Although Narant had replaced each carriage with a serious war horse, and each carriage was assigned two horses, but they also
Walking at the rear of all rangers.
The result of this was that even after marching for more than thirty miles, they failed to encounter the enemy.
Because the rangers of the Northern Principality within this range have long been hunted down and driven away by other noble heirs.
Nalant saw that this distance was enough. If he continued to delay, he might just pick up some leather armor. He immediately gave orders to Raymond and others.
"Raymond, you should hide in the woods over there! After entering, set up the bed crossbow and be alert!"
"Yes, sir!"
Under Nalant's instructions, Raymond and other guards pulled the carriage to the dense forest at the foot of a mountain.
They will wait here next. If Nalant and the others gain something, they will send the supplies here.
As for enemies coming, as long as they are not detected and dealt with, there is no need to take the initiative to attack.
After arrangements were made for Raymond and others, Nalant said to Captain Lazi, "Captain Lazi, we can set off!"
"Okay, Sir Nalant!" Captain Lazi also became energetic, and then the group accelerated their march.
As their speed increased, when they reached a distance of more than fifty miles from the main force, they finally saw the first wave of rangers from the Northern Principality in the afternoon.
This wave of Northern Principality Rangers was small in number, only a dozen people, and they were in a very bad situation. They were chased by at least thirty or forty Agate Principality Rangers and fled in all directions.
Behind them, the aristocratic descendants of the Agate Principality chased happily and unrestrainedly.
At the beginning of the morning, these noble heirs were still hiding at the back of the team because they were afraid of fighting.
But later, driven by the spoils of war and fighting with a favorable wind, these noble heirs became bolder, and each of them took the lead and pursued the fastest.
Even because the mounts under them were much better than the mounts of the Onyx Principality Rangers, the pursuit team of thirty or forty people became sparse.
Due to the lack of horses in the Agate Principality, each ranger squad basically only has the squad leader and two or three senior veterans who can be equipped with low-level war horses.
As for the other rangers, they are still ordinary mixed-haired horses. In terms of speed, there is still a small gap between them and the war horses.
As a result, the situation in front of Nalant and the others was that several noble heirs were lined up at the front, followed by seven or eight anxious Ranger veterans, while the remaining ordinary Rangers were pushed dozens of meters behind.
"This is too dangerous!" Lacy muttered after seeing this scene.
Now, because there are many teams from the Agate Principality around, the rangers from the Northern Principality dare not stop.
If the two sides were evenly matched, and those noble heirs had thrown away their teammates like this, they might be annihilated in an instant when the other party tried to counterattack.
Just like that, Nalant and the others watched helplessly as this group of enemies and teammates ran away.
"Miss Stella, we have now reached the farthest range of fifty miles, do we want to continue to advance!" Lacy looked at Stella.
According to past military regulations, they did not need to go any further when they reached this distance. Instead, they cruised around to ensure that enemy rangers would not invade.
Then wait for a period of time before returning to the main unit for reporting and a short rest.
But now the other ranger teams have obviously exceeded this range. They have not killed even a single enemy, so if they continue to move forward, they need to ask Stella for advice.
"Narant, what do you think?" Stella did not answer immediately, but looked at Narant.
"Miss Stella, we haven't captured an enemy yet. Since they have advanced, why don't we advance a short distance to take a look." Nalant was also helpless. Now it was clear that the Northern Principality Rangers were nothing.
A big piece of fat, and they were delayed a lot of time because they came by carriage, so this piece of fat has been driven far away.
"Then we will continue to move forward for a certain distance, no more than fifteen miles at most!" Stella nodded and made a decision.
She was not interested in the spoils, but it was better to move forward a little distance than to stop here and do nothing.
"Yes, Miss Stella!" Lacy did not hesitate after hearing this.
According to the current situation, it is more than ten miles away, and it is estimated that there are still teammates ahead, so there should not be any big danger.