The plan could never keep up with the changes, and the army gathered again, targeting the last territory between Ronan and the Royal City, the Earldom of Bornstein and the Marquis of Ross located behind the Sidon Fortress.
The territory of Marquis Ross is located just behind Sidon Fortress and is currently an important material turnover area for Leonard's army.
However, to enter his territory, you still need to pass through several noble territories, so Ronan only plans to send a small number of elite troops to lurk into the Marquis of Ross through various paths, and use guerrilla and assassination operations to harass and distract the enemy.
It can be said that Marquis Ross and Ronan have had a grudge for a long time, although that was before Ronan came to this world and the owner of this body was still Rodrito.
But after all, it was regarded as a dark history and a stain, and Ronan still wanted to erase it. At the beginning, he didn’t know whether it was collusion with Andre or Andre’s own plan, but it didn’t matter anymore.
Andre is still working hard in the mine. Whenever he stops, there are soldiers specially sent by Ronan to watch him and push him. If he fails to complete the task every day, his rations will be withheld.
He couldn't commit suicide even if he wanted to, and he couldn't break the pot even if he wanted to, unless he could withstand the various tortures Ronan prepared for him, and there were special people to treat him to ensure that he could not die and could only continue to suffer.
’s lingering breath.
Ronan also asked the soldiers to create the illusion for him from time to time that supervision was lax and he would have the opportunity to escape, so as to prevent him from completely despairing.
Andre's side has been arranged, how can Rose's side be left behind? Ronan has no interest in investigating whether he or his family members planned the original incident with Andre. Anyway, he is now on Ronan's side.
in the opponent's camp.
The troops assembled and began to slowly move to the west, gathering troops from various territories along the way. In recent times, most of the unowned territories captured have been promoted to temporary lords.
These people are basically people from the Ronan faction selected by Bornhard, and appointed by Cassiano after Aldridge's recommendation, and Cassiano obviously does not know these inside stories.
This time the troops were divided into two groups. Meluseus led the infiltration of about 300 troops composed of Nords, Rhodoks and some other powerful soldiers, with the Noldor elves who were good at jungle warfare and guerrilla tactics as the core.
Enter the enemy's hinterland and wait for opportunities.
Some of them will enter from the trade route by disguising themselves as pedestrian merchants, and the other part will enter through the jungle and mountains from the mountain roads that Matthias explored for them.
Originally, it would have been more suitable for Magna to lead it, but Ronan asked Meluseus to see if he could incite the black slaves in the enemy's territory to create unrest.
Ronan changed the contracts of all black slaves in the current territory from lifelong servitude to five years of labor and military service. At the end of the contract, they will also receive a settlement allowance.
The effect was quite good. Black people were born with strong bodies, and their long servitude had smoothed out their wildness and made them docile. After Ronan asked Meluses to change their contract, they were all grateful to Meluses and Ronan.
, there are already signs of praising Meluseus as a black savior.
Of course there are some resistances, such as those big slave owners and wealthy businessmen with many black slaves.
They accused Ronan of violating the laws of the kingdom and infringing on their rights. Ronan had no right to take away their slaves and it was an act of robbery.
But at this time, who will preside over the so-called Kingdom Law for them? The Noble Council has long lost its role, and the Kingdom Law has long become a piece of waste paper at this time.
Now whoever has the army has the final say. Why should Ronan, who holds the power, reason with these guys who cannibalize human flesh for growth? Ronan dismissed their lawsuit without hesitation and ruthlessly.
After Ronan imprisoned two guys who found his house and hacked to death a troublemaker on the spot, everyone became quiet. Many people left the city with their property and wanted to run out.
Ronan's sphere of influence.
Ronan didn't pay attention to them. They could leave the city easily, but they couldn't leave Ronan's sphere of influence. The team organized by Magna would let them die in an uninhabited corner, and their property would belong to Ronan.
, Ronan can easily support a group of businessmen to fill their vacancies and avoid the economic crisis caused by the massive loss of businessmen.
After all, you can't do anything too obvious. Ronan still needs to maintain his reputation among the people.
Not to mention the merchants and slave owners who were robbed and killed, Ronan had already led his army to the Marquis Territory, which was now ruled by Cassiano himself. Nick, Moncef and other new lords also brought their newly formed
The army arrived. It was not large in number, but it still had certain positional combat capabilities after being trained by the training methods left by Ronan.
It is worth mentioning that as long as those lords are loyal to Ronan, their territories can also provide Ronan with troops on the line, and Ronan is quite happy about this.
After all, if the territory must be ruled by himself, then Ronan must adopt a dictatorship. If he implements dictatorship in this country that is used to enfeoffment of nobles, the resistance will definitely not be as big as usual. After all, this is equivalent to touching the interests of most of the nobles.
Benefit.
While Ronan was making final preparations, the elite squad behind enemy lines led by Meluses also began to take action. Meluses led a small group of people, disguised as a small caravan, and entered after bypassing the border.
The trade route headed towards the town where Matthias was.
Another part of the army, with a Noldor Twilight Ranger as the temporary captain, sneaked into the territory of Marquis Ross from the mountain road marked on the map that Matthias passed to Ronan.
Matthias prepared some horses for these elite soldiers. Although he did not know where they were obtained, there were quite a few horses, enough to form a small cavalry unit, which was of great help to guerrilla harassment.
After all, once you have horses, you can really come and go like the wind. After a surprise attack on a stronghold or village, you can completely evacuate before the other party can react. Moreover, it is difficult to track the other side. When you arrive at the scene, you will probably only be able to see a piece of it.
Messy.
The guerrillas' stronghold is built in the woods they pass through. In that kind of terrain, these elite soldiers are fully capable of annihilating more than three times their enemies, and if the situation gets too bad, they can also retreat directly.
To retreat, go back the way you came. The enemy will never dare to pursue easily, and it will be difficult for untrained soldiers to climb over the steep mountains they climbed when they came.