The news of the victory of the Western Route Army and the Eastern Route Army's Constructed Knights on the banks of the Bruin River was like a blown dandelion, flying all over the sky in Handanar City.
Many noble lords in the city heard that Commander Surdak had defeated the evil ghost army three times in a row in just half a year.
Not only the evil ghost army on Moyun Ridge, this time it also involves the evil ghost army in Naroda Canyon. These dazzling achievements can prove the outstanding commanding ability of Commander Surdak.
So many nobles in Handanar City have some ideas...
It's not that the noble lords don't have troops in their hands, they just can't afford to lose the war.
Maintaining the funding for a war is a huge expense for many noble lords. Once they make a wrong bet, lose the war, and the huge profits from the war fail to bring them any benefits, then they will have no choice but to spend the rest of their lives.
Huddled in family territory.
The nobles saw that Commander Surdak had successfully completed three wars, and many young nobles suddenly had some ideas in their hearts.
Taking their weapons, equipment, horses, and a group of guards around them, they left their homes and rushed to the forest farm camp.
Throughout Handanar County, many nobles who wanted to make achievements on the battlefield came out to try their luck at the forest farm camp...
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In fact, Surdak has a plan to recruit new troops, but the combat power of these miscellaneous troops is really indescribable, and the army cobbled together by the nobles is even more difficult to manage, and the spoils distribution system is such that these nobles have to take the lion's share.
But there is also a convenience, that is, the troops brought by these nobles will be responsible for their own material supplies, which means that they prepare their own weapons and equipment and carry their own dry food.
Only during the battle, they accept the dispatch from Surdak. Once they think there is a possibility of failure, they can evacuate from the battlefield at any time.
To describe it in one sentence, it is ‘outrageous’!
Suldak spent the whole day receiving these nobles, many of whom were young nobles even worse than Viscount Bartholomew Allenby.
They walked into the forest camp with great pride, looking like a general reviewing the army. They raised their arrogant chins and pointed at the garrison here, and then began to think about their various expectations for the next battle.
At this moment, every noble seemed to be imagining that he was a general, judging the future trend of this war.
Surdak had to admit that he actually didn't have so many ideas. There was only one thing he was doing now, which was to stop the evil ghost warriors on Moyun Ridge to the north of Mount Gandaer and try to prevent them from entering.
The large meadow threatens the city of Handanar.
"Moyun Ridge is a plateau surrounded by mountains. It was once a gathering area for the Jiadarosmukar people, the indigenous people of the Warsaw plane. The evil spirits opened an evil door on Moyun Ridge and built on it.
The purpose of occupying the fortress was to contain the Bena Army in the northern part of Handanar County and prevent the Bena Army from advancing northward. They established a foothold on Moyun Ridge, completely killed all the Jadarosmukars, and occupied Moyun.
The evil spirits in Moyun Ridge have caused irreversible damage to the ecology of Moyun Ridge..."
In the command post, a noble lord pointed to the map on the wall and introduced Moyun Ridge to Suldak.
To be honest, he explained it very well. There was a lot of knowledge that Surdak did not understand, and there were even some grudges between aboriginal tribes in it.
Suldak stood in front of the map and looked at Moyun Ridge seriously...
After sending away the noble lord who understood this history, Surdak sat in front of the map and remained silent for a long time.
Andrew was a little confused as to why Surdak endured the torture of this group of people all day long. Some people could entertain them, but most nobles were willing to visit Surdak because they wanted to get some benefits from here.
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Every noble's eyes are fixed on the black magic crystal that can be exchanged for merit...
As long as you take these black magic crystals to Handanar City, you can get a promotion in the title.
In order to encourage the noble lords to participate in the plane war, His Majesty Charles promised that as long as the nobles obtained a certain number of black magic crystals, they could be promoted to a noble title.
For those with titles below first-class earl, the number of black magic crystals has almost become a constant value.
However, if you want to be promoted to a marquis, in addition to the black magic crystal, you must also have a vast territory and reputation that matches your status. Being promoted to a marquis is not an easy task.
Therefore, for Surdak, his noble title has reached a bottleneck.
The black magic crystals obtained by the West Route Army were enough to smash several first-class earls in a row. Such rich black magic crystals naturally attracted a large number of nobles from Handanar City.
Everyone came to the forest camp with their retinue. To put it bluntly, they hoped to gain the appreciation of Commander Surdak.
Many 'talented people' didn't even think about what Suldak needed. Anyway, they just handed over the letter of visit, and after meeting, they began to explain their thoughts, opinions, etc.
"Boss, I really don't understand what you can get by spending a day here entertaining them..."
Andrew sat in the corner, sharpening the almost broken butcher's ax with a whetstone.
Sparks were flying, and there was a strong murderous aura in his eyes.
The recent battles have made this berserker's aura stronger and his soul more solid. Every time Suldak sees Andrew, the phantom of the ferocious face behind him can appear in his mind.
film.
Suldak sighed and said to Andrew:
"There will always be some people who come here just to fight. I have always believed in this, so I want to give everyone a chance, and I am also looking forward to their arrival..."
"Nowadays, many things like to be linked to interests. When people do many things, they lack some faith in their hearts."
"Since this place already belongs to the fertile land of our Bena people, there must be someone willing to protect it. This is the group of people I am waiting for."
After saying this, Suldak sat down on a wicker chair.
The room was a little dark, and a guard had already walked in and lit up the two magic wall lamps on the wall, and brought a plate of dinner to Suldak, including fried meat, white bread, two plums and a bunch of grapes.
, the food looks quite abundant.
Andrew glanced at it and planned to ask the guard to go to the canteen to bring back another one.
"It is said that many armies will hire some mercenary groups to participate in the war before preparing to go to war. Should we consider this?"
Suldak rubbed his forehead.
Andrew asked this actually because a large number of troops have gathered in this forest camp. Now that the Western Route Army has suffered such serious battle losses, if Surdak can make good use of these adventure groups, mercenary groups and private armies of noble lords, he can
It will allow the West Route Army to rest and recuperate well in the coming period.
"That's why there are so many mercenary groups outside. They are willing to wait here because they think I will hire them?" Suldak immediately figured out something.
Andrew nodded and said, "That's pretty much it."
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The wooden door of the command post was pushed open from the outside, and Samira walked in from the outside. The wooden door didn't even have time to close, and she threw herself into Suldak's arms.
The half-elf beauty buried her head in Surdak's arms, her crystal clear pointed ears stained with a touch of red.
Her body exuded the fragrance of narcissus, her body was light, and when she was held in Suldak's arms, there was a kind of drunkenness in her eyes.
After Samira's petal-like lips were blocked by Suldak, Andrew felt that he could no longer stay in the command post. He quickly grabbed the ax and slipped out along the wall, while helping Suldak close the command post.
wooden door.
My lips were parted for a long time.
"Why are you here? What's new at the Moyunling garrison camp?" Suldak held Samira's slim waist and asked in a low voice.
"There has been no movement among the evil spirits on Moyun Ridge for the time being. I came here this time to deal with the daily affairs of the forest farm camp. Someone submitted hundreds of applications to the garrison camp." Samira said casually.
Suldak nodded.
Later, Samira said that an aboriginal caravan came from the Moyunling Pass.
"But there are aborigines from the northern mountains of Moyun Ridge who came to the garrison camp..."
Surdak did not expect that these aboriginal people from the northern mountains of Moyun Ridge would come to the south so quickly. Apparently Surdak sent a friendly signal, and these aborigines wanted to quickly increase their strength.
Perhaps it was the weapons and equipment that Surdak had given them in support some time ago, which gave them some sweetness.
"Who did they come into contact with after they got here?" Surdak asked.
"Businessmen, they brought some Warcraft materials."
In short, the natives from the aboriginal tribe came with Warcraft materials, and they also met the merchants in the free market here...
Surdak couldn't tell whether this was a good thing or a bad thing.
In this way, supplies from the empire will continue to flow into the aboriginal tribes in the northern mountains.
"It seems that they are preparing to trade with us. Since they are willing to take this step, it is not in vain for me to take a trip to the north of Moyun Ridge." Surdak said.
After these aborigines become dependent on the materials from the empire, some materials may be controlled.
At that time, they will need to exchange some resources...
Then the two talked about the affairs at the forest farm camp. Since Selina sent Samira here, she must have a way to deal with it.
"What are you going to do with the nobles who submitted the applications?" Surdak asked Samira.
The half-elf beauty tied up her shoulder-length hair, then opened the window on the side of the command post, and the noisy sounds from the camp immediately came in.
"I plan to serve as a reserve in the forest camp and camp city. Only those who meet the combat conditions will be sent to the Moyunling battlefield. If they fail to meet the combat conditions, they will receive training in the forest camp." Samira said.
Suldak nodded.
"knew……"
Samira is here, there is someone with enough weight to handle the affairs here.
Surdak only stayed at the forest camp for one day, and then he quickly headed to the military camp in Moyun Ridge with the giant soldier ants and the Constructed Knights.
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The forest road that was originally full of weeds has now been cleared again.
There were originally many old tree roots on both sides of this forest road, but now they are covered by a large number of shrubs and vines. The trees on both sides of the forest road have grown back, completely covering the entire forest road.
This forest road is now more like a forest tunnel...
Giant soldier ants prefer to walk under the shade of this tree.
Along the way, you can see many caravans and carriages carrying large amounts of supplies rushing to the foot of Moyunling Mountain. One truck after another is lined up closely, and the carriages are covered with tarpaulins.
Probably because there are less evil spirits wandering around in the forest, and those little forest beasts are popping up out of nowhere.
Many carriages were pulling cereals, and the fragrance of these cereals attracted many small animals to wander near the forest road. They were not even afraid of people.
This forest is slowly returning to its former vitality...
Compared to those evil spirits, human invaders are undoubtedly relatively mild.
When the businessmen looked at the knights formed by the Western Route Army, the admiration in their eyes was very clear. They had long known the news of the Western Route Army's victory...
When the knights were resting among the forest roads, some merchants would have the courage to run up and ask the knights for the trophies they had.
Fist swords, evil devil horns, fangs and black devil hides, there is nothing they don't want to buy. As long as it is cheap enough or can make them profitable.
In fact, Suldak is not opposed to this type of transaction, but this kind of transaction needs to reflect 'fairness'.
To be fair to the soldiers, we must also be fair to the merchants.
Since these warriors followed Suldak all the way to the Warsaw plane, Suldak felt that he had an obligation to let them obtain some wealth.
Basically, these wealth can only be obtained from evil spirits, so Surdak will not give up this part of the benefits to businessmen under any circumstances.
Businessmen all know that the soldiers of the West Route Army have a lot of good goods in their hands, but the soldiers of the West Route Army have strict military discipline and rarely sell their trophies to others in private...
This time, many businessmen had the opportunity to meet these warriors on the forest road, and found that they really knew nothing about the prices of these trophies on the market. However, when some people successfully traded, most of them gave high prices at the purchase price.
At first, many merchants couldn't understand why these warriors (including those Constructed Knights) charged such high prices.
Only later did they discover that they actually had a price list for the trophies. This price list was made public in almost every team, and everyone was selling the trophies according to the price on the price list.
Along the way, many people sold their loot.
By the time they arrived at the Moyunling garrison camp, almost half of the soldiers had sold out the trophies they had brought with them.
Surdak finally saw how many adventure groups had gathered on the frontline battlefield here. The temporary tents set up on the entire hillside had spread into the mountains. Many adventure groups were coming in and out, surrounding a large free market.
It looked naturally very lively.
Even Gulitem who was following him looked a little dazed. He looked at the tents scattered all over the mountains and murmured to himself:
"Why did so many people gather here all of a sudden?"