King Charles listened to the opinions from both sides, weighed the pros and cons, and decided not to send the main army to reinforce the northern Xinjiang and provoke a larger war.
Instead, they divided a portion of the royal family's direct northern territory, made Roger Grant a hereditary earl, and allowed Roger to lead his Warcraft Cavalry Regiment to stabilize the situation in the northern border.
The nobles of the royal family and court were demoted to the rank of nobility.
Even palace dukes will become ordinary people after five generations.
Every court noble dreams of becoming a hereditary noble.
It is a pity that the Grant royal family did not enfeoff large-scale territories except when the country was founded.
Territories directly under the royal family are rarely divided among others.
If you want to become a hereditary noble, your greatest opportunity lies in Northern Xinjiang.
Without strong capabilities and a large amount of gold coins to support it, it is impossible to gain a firm foothold in Northern Xinjiang.
In the values of Dawn Continent, the status of a hereditary earl is actually somewhat nobler than that of a palace duke.
A hereditary earl is the owner of the territory, a great noble of a kingdom, and an important part of the country.
The Duke of the Palace looked up to others.
If the king does not trust him, the palace duke will sound better, but in fact he may not have much power.
"Roger, you have withdrawn all your annuity from the royal family, a total of 320,000 gold coins. This is the capital for your territory development.
In addition, your territory includes three towns and one castle, with a total of 12,000 citizens.
After the war ends, all the 14,000 slaves in the slave camp can be allocated to you to develop your territory.
In addition, the cavalry regiment under your command has also been assigned to you, allowing you to gain a firm foothold in northern Xinjiang.
The cavalry under your command can only stay in northern Xinjiang for five years. After five years, you can only rely on your own strength to defend the territory.
When you go to Northern Xinjiang this time, command the Warcraft Cavalry Regiment and don’t fight too hard."
When Roger set off, King Charles gave a few words of advice.
In mid-April, Roger led this powerful Warcraft Cavalry Regiment and appeared on the battlefield in northern Xinjiang.
The appearance of the Warcraft Cavalry Regiment on the battlefield immediately restored balance to the battle situation.
Dawn calendar year 3255, April 11th.
Through the misty morning fog, Sophia Stopa could vaguely see the orc flag flying in the distance.
After the orcs invaded, Richard would send cavalry to her every day to deliver messages to inform her of the situation near Fort William.
Communication was cut off yesterday.
There was a communication problem, and Sophia reacted very quickly, immediately fortified the wall and cleared the field, and brought the slaves to the castle.
Baron Stopa was attacked by orcs last time, and its people eventually became the spoils of Baron Harden.
Nowadays, the Stopa territory is very empty, and the more than two thousand slaves purchased by Sophia are basically placed near Vicksburg.
Sophia looked at the orc flag from a distance and thought to herself: "It seems that the main force of this orc army is the wild boar people. It is said that the wild boar people are cruel and stupid. Maybe they can take advantage of this weakness to attack the wild boar people. The most important thing is that the wild boar people are cruel and stupid."
Request reinforcements from nearby lords.
Baron Harden has a grudge against my family, so he may not be willing to send reinforcements. There is a lot of pressure on Richard, and he may not be able to spare many people. The one who has the best chance of sending reinforcements is Baron Dirham."
Sophia thought very quickly, and before the orcs besieged the city, she immediately sent some cavalry to ask for help from the three nearby baronies.
Even though there was Baron Harden who had a grudge, she did not forget to send someone for help.
At this time, even if there is a life-saving straw, Sophia must try hard to grasp it. Whether reinforcements can come is related to the lives of everyone in Vicksburg.
"Uncle Vito, raise the flag of the Stoppa family.
Our Stoppa family can lose the castle and sacrifice our lives, but we cannot abandon our fighting spirit, let alone the courage to face the orcs.
As long as all the people of my territory, Baron Stopa, participate in this year's battle, they will become free citizens of the territory after the war.
We have installed a powerful trebuchet on Vic Castle. Today, under Vic Castle, the savage and rude orcs hit their heads with blood.
Victory will belong to the Stoppa family and to us!
Soldiers, fight for glory!"
"As you command, Lord Baron."
Although Vito was Sophia's cousin, he was also a qualified officer. When he saw Sophia boosting morale, he immediately gave orders to the soldiers behind him.
"The Baron has given orders to raise the flag and prepare for battle."
Sophia turned her head slightly and saw a flag rising slowly.
The gray flag unfolds in the wind, and the gray and white pattern looks solemn and solemn.
A portrait of an old warrior is in the middle, flanked by crossed spears.
This is the coat of arms of the Stopa family, the flag of the territory, and the flag of the soldiers of Vicksburg.
It was this brave and wise old man who changed the identity of the Stopa family and made future generations respected nobles.
He is the founder of the Stopa family and the founder of Vic Castle.
After receiving the news of the orc invasion, Sophia took decisive measures. Although there was a huge wave in her heart, she was very calm on the surface.
She is from northern Xinjiang and saw several wars when she was a child.
When he was eleven years old, he even saw with his own eyes how an orc soldier ate a citizen alive?
Children who grow up in this environment have a strong ability to withstand war.
The soldiers in northern Xinjiang were good at fighting and almost became the label of Grant Kingdom.
But no one knows what price the civilians of northern Xinjiang have paid over the years.
How much people here long for peace.
Unfortunately, due to its special geographical location, Northern Xinjiang has been at war all year round.
Unless the main force of the Orc Empire can be defeated, the territory can be expanded, and the territory can be managed to the north, turning this place into a hinterland, only then can peace be ushered in at the southern foot of the Eagle Mountain Range.
Sophia's calmness gave many soldiers a lot of confidence.
Stopa's territory was severely damaged and its strength was very weak.
Even if the Stoppa family tried their best, Sophia only had more than 10,000 gold coins, and there was not much left after buying slaves.
Due to insufficient funds, Stopa Territory has only trained one squadron of soldiers in the past two years.
The military strength of the territory today is not even comparable to that of the old baron's time.
If it weren't for the construction of six heavy trebuchets, Sophia wouldn't have much confidence in holding on to her territory.
Although successive barons have continuously strengthened the city's defenses, Vicksburg is not considered a fortified city.
The highest point of the city wall is thirteen meters, and the lowest point is only nine meters.
It's okay to deal with ordinary orcs, but if you encounter orcs like snakemen who are good at climbing, you can climb up the city wall in no time.
Seeing that the orc army began to move slowly, the soldiers of the two newly formed squadrons were already trembling with fear.
Sophia waved her hands and said: "Orcs are very cruel and dirty creatures, especially wild boars. After they broke into the castle, their favorite thing is to eat people. In order to prevent our wives and children from becoming food, we have to fight to the death.
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Even if we bite them with our teeth, we will kill them. Only by letting the orcs feel the pain can we have peace.
I am not afraid of either a noble baron or a beautiful woman, so what are you afraid of?"