Antony II was a charismatic king. He liked oil painting and poetry, often held various cultural salons in the palace, and was good at the accordion. He was known as the "bard-like king".
At this time, holding the latest news brought by the raven, the poet king's face was full of anger: "Those damn green forest barbarians have once again caused a green disaster!"
Prime Minister Mason is a court earl without a fief, with gray hair and wise eyes.
Looking at the chaotic imperial meeting, he knew what was going on and coughed: "It is meaningless to hold anyone responsible now. The key is how to respond. What do you think, the Minister of Military Affairs, should do?"
The Minister of War is the only actual duke in the kingdom, the Grand Duke of Bauhinia, and is also a relative of the king.
He stood up, cleared his throat and said: "There are about five thousand Green Forest people this time, but they are far from the kingdom's opponents. All lords will be loyal to the king, and they can gather an army of thirty thousand people. The key is that Arnold Castle and its
The latter series of castles fell, which are full of fallacies and oddities..."
"Sir Caston..."
Antony II couldn't help but look at the Minister of Intelligence, a chubby, middle-aged, wealthy man with no beard on his face.
"I'm sorry, my lord..."
Caston bowed first, with a wry smile on his face: "Our arrangement in the Green Forest has been uprooted, and we rarely receive news. According to the reports from the lords in the north... I heard some very interesting news.
Strange rumors, first of all, it is certain that Theodore, the original Earl of Green Forest, abdicated, and his successor is his second son, Aaron Sotos!"
"And this second son, Earl, who was not well-known before, suddenly showed extraordinary talents... and recently it is even said that he has been favored by the patron saint of the Green Forest people and can perform miracles and summon huge monsters.
The banyan tree can use thunder from the sky... Well, it is said that Marquis Arnold's castle was blasted open by him summoning thunder and fire from the sky."
"Nonsense!" Grand Duke Bauhinia sneered: "We have all seen the magic of bards and the tricks of so-called fortune-tellers. It is okay as entertainment at banquets, but a real march and war is a joke! Is the kingdom still there?
Do we have to recruit those so-called wizards and prophets to protect us? The only things that can protect our territory are iron and blood!"
The old but still healthy Grand Duke looked at the King: "Your Majesty, please allow me to fight on your behalf!"
"Everything is left to you."
Antony II said very assuredly.
In this era, the king did not have many private soldiers. Ten thousand people was the limit.
To form an army, you need the help of various lords.
Among them, the Duke with the largest territory will naturally be the leader, and the combined number of each family will be 20,000!
This adds up to thirty thousand, the peak power of a kingdom!
…
At the same time, inside Shuanghe Castle.
Aaron was cutting a piece of steak casually.
This castle belongs to an earl family and guards the gate to the kingdom's northern and central borders.
After capturing this place, the army can rush directly into the hinterland of the kingdom.
Because of its important geographical location, there was a count guarding it, but the door was easily blown open by explosives.
Among them, he also used divination and planning to find the weakness of the count's army.
"It's so annoying..."
Because there were many things to do after the city was broken, Aaron had to eat and deal with things at the same time.
This even took up time for him to dream every day.
Fortunately, the development of the Light of Redemption in Diat City is pretty good, and it has not encountered any major enemies.
Yesterday, Lin reported something to Olivia, and the Black Sun Cult was resurrected. Several beasts of darkness were even born in succession, and their behavior became more and more extreme and crazy.
It can be seen that conflicts will become more intense in the future.
"My Lord Earl, what should we do with the original Earl of this castle and his family?"
Not long after, Sanchez came over and asked in a low voice.
"Take the earl as a hostage and order the remaining vassals to send troops to follow us as a servant army. Do you still need me to teach you this?"
Aaron looked at his men in surprise: "We still have too few people. Although we don't lose much in each battle, over time, there will be no one left in the end. Therefore, we must use a country with a small number of people to attack a country with a large number of people." Attract surrenderers and form an army of servants!"
Looking at Sanchez leaving, Aaron felt a little tired: "The Green Forest people are still a little too barbaric. It is too difficult to find a few suitable ministers to govern..."
Originally, he was still thinking about completely occupying the Kingdom of Kargash, but now Aaron realized that he was overthinking it.
The Green Forest people at the bottom are just a group of bandits. After killing enough and robbing enough, they will want to go home.
Perhaps those lords have different ideas, but their governance methods are still too rough and may not be able to digest the new territory well.
The estrangement and hatred between the Green Forest people and the Kagash people is also too great, making it difficult to integrate them.
"Of course, if I am determined to completely occupy this place, it is not impossible, but it always feels like it will consume a lot of energy..."
Aaron rubbed his eyebrows.
“Let’s leave such troublesome things to the next generation.”
He does not have much desire to expand his territory. The main reason for launching the war this time was Theodore's request and revenge.
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Half a month later, in the middle of the kingdom, Fengling Plain.
The Green Forest Army under Aaron suffered some losses, but with the help of servants, it actually reached seven or eight thousand people, facing off against the thirty thousand Kingdom Army led by Grand Duke Bauhinia.
"The Duke of Bauhinia is the commander-in-chief, and another marquis is his deputy... There are a bunch of knights underneath, this is the main force of the kingdom, right?"
Inside the tent, Aaron looked at the map with a happy expression on his face: "After defeating this army, we can go straight to the royal capital and complete our final revenge. We can finally finish the war and go home to continue studying mysticism... …”
"Go down with the order and summon all the lords for discussion!"
Not long after, all the green forest lords gathered together, their expressions a little solemn.
"The army of 30,000 Goatmen is very well-equipped, but it's a bit difficult to fight..."
Knight Iman gave sound advice.
Although there are eight thousand of them now, in fact there are less than four thousand of the Green Forest Army left, and the rest are wounded or left behind.
The servant army is just fine for fighting with the wind, or as an auxiliary unit. Such battles will inevitably lead to conflicts or even rebellion.
"I think just the opposite. The more enemies I have, the happier I am."
Aaron laughed.
All the lords couldn't help but look at him, waiting quietly for Aaron to speak.
During this period of time, not only the bonus of religious belief, but also a series of victories have made Aaron's commander's majesty grow day by day, like a deity.
He even doubted that even if he said that the sun was square, these people would have to think carefully about it.
"With an army of 30,000, people are eating horses, and the logistics pressure is greater than ours... And the way of using troops is ruthless, and the second is the lack of food..."
Aaron talked eloquently: "I will lead people around the small road to attack the enemy's logistics. This place is under the unified command of Viscount Bury. Just hold it. If necessary, you can retreat and retreat to Shuanghe Castle. Wait for a few days and the enemy army will collapse!"
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Viscount Bury was a knight originally from the Green Forest. He won Theodore's trust and was later made a viscount.
When it comes to fighting ability, I can only say that he is the tallest among the short ones.
In fact, Aaron is more optimistic about Knight Iman, but his identity is a bit embarrassing, at least those lords in the Green Forest will not be convinced.
Aaron looked around and continued: "As the deputy of Iman Knight, I reiterate that I need you to hold on and delay the time! Wait for the news of my success!"