When conflicts can no longer be reconciled, war is the only way to solve the problem.
After noticing the system prompts, Rhodes knew that Fatis beside him was already excited, so he ignored Fatis and waved his hand to call the mayor Enge who was not far away.
“Elder Enge, this Fatis knight has brought reliable news. That is, those who just attacked the town were not wild wolves, but wargs raised by a group of jackals. Now the war is coming.”
“I just said, how could the wild wolf grow so big? Lord, give us the order. We will do whatever you want us to do.” Enge, like most of the residents of Redwood Town, was born a bankrupt farmer. , here he changed from an old beggar with no hope and future to a respected mayor, and his grandchildren even became knights and had an excellent future.
With all this, in order to protect all this, the old man Enge was willing to follow Rhodes to fight with his crutches, even at the risk of his own life. Therefore, when Rhodes said that war was coming, the old man showed no fear or panic.
“Elder Enge, we will take care of the war, but I need the townspeople to quickly load all the military supplies onto the carriages. Then you can hide in the most secluded forest nearby and wait for news of our final victory.”
“No problem, I’ll take care of it all.” After saying that, the elder turned around and went to deal with the affairs assigned by Rhodes.
“Sir Rhodes, are you going to take the initiative? You have such an army. If you defend with all your strength, you can completely protect the safety of Redwood Town. Why continue to take risks?”
“That tribe of gnolls is not so easy to annihilate. They are ferocious and cruel. During the observation, I once witnessed them killing the old and weak gnolls in the race, and then feeding them to the wargs to use their wargs Calculating the number, there is at least a wolf cavalry force of thirty people. Even if we defeat them, it will be difficult to kill them in large numbers. On the contrary, it will arouse the hatred of this gnoll tribe. “
When Rhodes made his explanation, Fatis was standing beside him. With his military literacy and knowledge, he could certainly see Rhodes’ intention to take the initiative.
“You can only be a thief for a thousand days, but there is no reason to guard against thieves for a thousand days. I just want to kill them in one fell swoop when they have just arrived here and are unstable. Otherwise, as you said, this jackal tribe has wolf cavalry troops. Go like the wind, I don’t want my people to be afraid when they farm in the future.”
What Rhodes said at this time was only for one reason. The most important reason is: three years of hard training is not as profound as a bloody battle. No matter how well-trained recruits have never been on the battlefield, they cannot become qualified veterans. If this war is fought well, it will be of great benefit to future development.
“…Okay, then I am willing to stay temporarily to help you fight. I hope God can have mercy on us.”
Rhodes did not invite him, so Fatis automatically applied to join. At this time, he was still a little worried that Rhodes would not allow him to join. After all, Fatis himself knew that he had some unknown origins. In the wilderness, there were many degenerate humans who were collaborating with ogres and jackals.
“Of course, with the participation of Fatis Knight, I am more sure of the final victory. In addition, I will ask the people below to prepare any equipment you need.” Rhodes was very happy with Fatis’s request. Fatis was vaguely moved by the trust and welcome given, but he also felt that this lord was a little too trusting of others, which was not a virtue for nobles.
“If you can, please lend me a set of leather armor and a lance. These are enough.”
After hearing Fatis’s request, Rhodes asked Kress to get him a leather armor, and then he left with an excuse. He entered the wooden house and took out a simple map near Redwood Town. By the way, he clicked on the system and bought a split weapon in the store. of lance.
Although no wars brought in dinars during this period, Rhodes owns Redwood Town, so the system defaults to him getting some tax money every week. Although because of the poor economy of Redwood Town, the tax money is only a few dozen dinars every week. But after a month, I still accumulated more than two hundred, which was enough to upgrade the second-level soldiers and buy a cracked lance.
As the dinar savings in the system store were almost emptied, Rhodes had an old lance with a cracked barrel in his hand. If it weren’t for this condition, it wouldn’t cost more than a hundred dinars. After purchasing it, it is almost like a defective weapon.
“Fatis, I have spent all my hard-earned wealth on you. I hope your next performance can satisfy me!”
Apart from wars, taxes, and missions that appear from time to time, there are almost no other ways to obtain dinars in the riding and slashing system. The currency in reality cannot be converted into dinars, so that Rhodes does not dare to spend it randomly, worrying about the system. The shop produces excellent items from time to time, but I don’t have the dinar to buy them.
But even so, Rhodes has been in abject poverty for a long time. As a lord and aristocrat, Redwood Town is really too poor.
If placed in the country, Rhodes was at an economic level where he could not find a wife in the aristocratic circle. Of course, there was no problem in marrying the daughter of a wealthy businessman or a commoner family.
Not long after, Rhodes, Fatis, Raymond, and Kress gathered in the wooden house again to discuss the battle plan.
Kress was a little surprised that the lord suddenly took out a lance, because as the only maid, she managed almost all of Rhode’s belongings, and she shouldn’t have no impression of such a large item as a lance.
As for Raymond, who was more nervous, he had no feeling about it. He just sighed after seeing the lance: “Hey, is this gun really still usable? It looks too old?”
“After being attacked by wild wolves, the militia in the town has stepped up patrols. Until now, no alarm has been heard, which means that the foreign gnoll tribe did not take us as the first target of attack.” At this point, Rhode pondered for a moment, and then he pointed to the simple sheepskin map in front of him and continued: “In addition to Redwood Town, there is only a small town called ‘Hake’ here, which is also a newly opened territory.”
“I have been there before I came here, but it’s a pity that Lord Buster didn’t take my words to heart.” Fatis said with a wry smile, and it was obvious that his experience was not just “not taken to heart”.
“Master, are we going to support them?” Kress asked. This was her first time attending a military meeting, so the girl was a little excited.
“No, and it’s too late. The gnolls have the ability to move like wild beasts, especially since this is a tribe that has the ability to tame wolves, so the marching speed will only be faster.” Fatis didn’t understand why Rhode allowed the little girl Kress to attend the military meeting. Raymond was fine. Although he didn’t seem to have any military skills, he was strong and tough and looked like a good fighter.
“Knight Fatis is right. On the other hand, what we are talking about now is all speculation. It is impossible to make such a life-and-death decision on the battlefield based on speculation alone. The most important thing now is to conduct effective reconnaissance and determine the movements of the gnoll tribe. Then we can make the most correct decision.”
“Lord, let me go. I have been practicing riding skills all this time!” Raymond said at this time. After the battle of Silver Frost City, Redwood Town seized a lot of horses. There was no entertainment in this era. Therefore, Raymond rode a horse around after daily training, in the name of practicing riding skills. Although it did have this effect, he actually liked the feeling of galloping and running against the wind.
“No, Raymond, you have to stay and manage the troops. If you don’t stay, will you let Kress manage the troops?”
“Uh, this…”
“This time, Knight Fatis and I will go for reconnaissance together.” Rhodes said this when Raymond was stopped. This reconnaissance is extremely important. If Rhodes doesn’t go out himself, he is really a little worried.
“Then please take me with you, sir. I’m very light, so it won’t be too much trouble for you to take me with you. Besides, I used to go pick wild vegetables with Aunt Flanda and the others, so I’m very familiar with every plant and tree near the territory.” Because she lived with Rhode for a long time, Kress had picked up some of Rhode’s sentence patterns. After all, she was young and learned everything very quickly.
Rhode looked at Kress when he heard this, and thought of the training route of this little guy, one of which was the guide and scout route. After a moment of hesitation, he nodded slightly and agreed: “Okay, then I’ll take you with me.”
The army has not moved, but the food and grass have to go first. Because of the huge consumption and expenditure, the army will not easily set out before there is a clear goal. Although the scale of the Redwood Town militia is not large, this battle is not small. Facing a jackal tribe with a large number of direwolves, once Redwood Town is defeated, I’m afraid everyone will not be able to escape.
Rhode is not a person who is very fond of gambling. He clearly knows that gambling for a long time will lead to losses. But Rhode also couldn’t accept watching those jackals and other races showing off their power and slaughtering humans when they were clearly capable of fighting.
“Farming and war, with at least 5,000 years of civilization history, have long been integrated into the depths of our souls… I admit that I am excited.” Riding on a horse and embarking on the journey, Rhode closed his eyes slightly and then opened them again, whispering like this.
