After leaving Black Hammer Castle, everything became different. In Black Hammer Castle, Rhodes was the lord, and everyone had to obey him. However, after leaving Black Hammer Castle, he was just a general, and even the generals
Not to mention, there are ten castles in the entire Northern Territory, and each castle has a lord. There are more than a dozen Northern lords like Rhodes. Plus the lords from the South and the lords from the Eastern Territory, this is simply
It's just a big gathering of lords.
Each lord here is just a captain, commanding his own men to participate in this war. The population of the entire northern territory may not be as large as the population of Erengrad City. It is the most important city of Kislev in the north.
Port city.
Rhodes had imagined the situation after arriving at Erengrad more than once, but he never imagined that it would be the scene in front of him. The large army assembled in the upper reaches of the Lensk River (1). Since it was winter, many people were camping in the wild.
Even if people wear heavy clothes, they still feel cold. The cold blows on the fire, and the flames seem to be extinguished at any time. Many people are sitting by the fire holding weapons and shivering, and some have cracked skin on their faces.
Come on, your lips are like dried meat, bloodless.
The terrain where the army was stationed was not flat, so the commander-in-chief asked all the lords to pull the troops to the mountain and camp on the top of the mountain. In order to facilitate access to water, tens of thousands of troops had already built protective fences along the river, extending to the top of the mountain.
In the cold winter, most of the trees have lost their leaves, leaving only withered branches. Snowflakes fall on them, as if their fragile bodies will be crushed at any time. The smoke of cooking water rises from the camp.
, can be seen from several miles away. Since it is winter, material supplies are difficult, so large troops must often go to nearby villages to collect food. To say that it is collecting food is actually similar to robbing.
According to the laws enacted during Catalina's reign, government troops fight outside and buy farmers' grain stocks at low prices. Farmers must cooperate. If you don't sell, you will be escorted to the capital to work as coolies for treason. But Keith
The winter in Rif is long. Once the farmers hand over their grain reserves, they will never be able to survive the winter. Therefore, every time the grain is collected, it is just a grab for grain. The inconvenience of large-scale legion operations is reflected in these various
aspect.
As for why the winter siege was necessary, Rhodes guessed that it might be because the queen couldn't wait any longer and she couldn't tolerate any betrayal. Moreover, Erengrad's rebellion had exceeded the bottom line of what she could tolerate.
In the military camp, looking down from the top of the mountain, the entire city of Erlengrad is like a big maze. The densely packed city buildings extend to the end of the sight. The white city wall circles the city like a thin line. The midday sun is dim.
Spreading over the city, you can vaguely see the magnificent Thor Temple in the center of the city.
However, according to Aubrey, it is not the center of the city. There are two huge temples that cannot be seen from the top of the mountain. They are the Esun Temple and the Hada Temple. You can imagine how big this city is.
Rhodes once visited the capital of Kislev, which is also a very huge city. No game can produce such an effect. Everywhere you can see are houses, and various buildings are distributed on both sides of the road.
Taking up every open space in the city.
"Come here, old friend. Many people are waiting for you in the camp. There is also Varel's little daughter. She is thinking about you. When she heard that Blackhammer Castle was invaded by beastmen, she almost ran back.
Already."
"But he still didn't come back."
"You can't blame her. If you didn't get here to join everyone within the stipulated time, it's your dereliction of duty."
"Am I going to leave my lord and people alone?"
"Okay, okay, I won't argue with you..."
After Rhodes finished admiring the panoramic view of Erlengrad, Aubrey took Rhodes to the headquarters of the base camp. He kept chattering along the way.
The coalition base camp is a huge white tent with a simple foundation made of stones. The fixed large tent built on this foundation is used as a temporary command post for the Erengrad military operation.
This is also where all the northern lords gather. Unlike the armies in other parts of Kislev, the northern armies gather together. They don’t like to get together with the gays in the south. In the eyes of the northerners, Kislev
The city of Rif is so far south that many things have been "polluted" by the empire. Their culture and folk customs have even been partially assimilated by the empire. The north is the root of Kislev, and they have not forgotten their ancestors.
How to cultivate this land and fight hard to build such an unyielding kingdom. War bears, blood and steel are the glory and tradition of the North.
It was also here that Rhodes met face to face with the northern lords for the first time.
Walking into the camp, Rhodes found a seat and sat down under the leadership of Aubrey. It was a huge round wooden table, made up of four semi-curved table boards. Beside the round table, various castles sat.
lord.
"Lord of Nethergarde—Earl Siriel."
Aubrey first introduced Siriel, Lord of Nethergarde.
He happened to be sitting opposite Rhodes and was the largest force in the North. It was said that there were more than 30,000 civilians and 2,000 to 3,000 soldiers in the Watch Fort. As the lord, Earl Hillel managed this huge fortress and this army of thousands.
A human army. Rhodes remembered that he attended Lord Aubrey's dinner party not long ago. His precious son married the daughter of Count Hillel.
It can be said that the girl's father is much prettier than her. The Earl of Cyril in front of her is wearing a high-end silver chainmail and an indigo shirt underneath. The shoulder armor is made of high-end silver alloy with carvings on it.
Wearing an eagle's crown and short black hair, he looks energetic. From the scars on his face, it can be seen that he is also a veteran who has been on the battlefield, at least once.
After Aubrey's introduction, Cyril nodded politely to Rhodes.
Without waiting for Rhodes to introduce himself, Aubrey introduced the next lord. They must have known him before he came. Rhodes thought it should be like this...
"Lord of Binglan Castle - Edmund Eugene."
Next, Aubrey acted as a guide and introduced each lord in the north to Rhodes one by one.
Binglan Castle is a castle standing on the edge of the ice sheet. Its construction history can be traced back to the late third Chaos War. After Magnus the Pious defeated the Chaos army, the Empire and Kislev jointly built
The Great Wall of the North, and Binglan Fort was originally part of the Great Wall. As the backbone fortress on the Great Wall, it has always played the role of gathering troops and commanding defense.
Later, after the Great Wall was abandoned, many people went south to find land more suitable for survival. Those former veterans gathered in Binglan Castle and reclaimed wasteland south of the Great Wall to grow food. Although the income was small, it was enough to provide food and clothing. Among them,
General Felix Eugene became the first lord of Binglan Castle. Later, the Tsar also recognized the status of Binglan Castle in Kislev. As the northernmost castle in the central part of the northern border, Binglan Castle’s
The situation is very dangerous. It can be said that the situation is not much better than that of Black Hammer Castle. Similarly, this castle and its owner are also one of the lords that Rhode admires most. At least, those who can survive on the front line of the war are not ordinary people.
.
The most representative castle in the eastern part of the north is Snow Rock Castle, which is a fortress built on a high mountain. From the literal meaning, you can also see its construction characteristics - a castle built on snow-colored rocks.
This is indeed the case. Snow Rock Castle is located in the easternmost part of the North. The intersection it guards is an important passage, a mountain trail leading to the Dark Land in the old world.
According to the Lord of Snow Rock Castle, this road is full of dangers at all times. Ogres, greenskins, and ratmen often appear here. Since it can lead to the vast eastern continent, many goods must pass here.
As a result, the number of robbers and bandits was so large that the castle defenders could not control it. However, this still could not stop the development of Snow Rock Castle. It was originally a mountain castle with few resources. Because of this trade road,