Lord of Industrialization

"Wesson is out to sea?"

"Yes, Your Majesty, he is sailing on a new ship from Le Havre to begin ocean trials. It is said that he will reach the inland sea and then go up the Danube to Weissenburg."

Rudolph bit the grass stem at the corner of his mouth, feeling a little envious.

Although he is a king, he does not live as freely and comfortably as his vassals, but there is nothing he can do except envy them.

"Never mind him." Rudolph sighed, "Just do your job well."

In front of him, someone had built a simple sandbox with dirt, twigs and leaves and marked it.

Since the Sverrière Kingdom invaded the south, its main force has been fighting in the Danmar Kingdom, and a large number of spontaneously formed civilian looting groups have crossed the sea to loot in the areas east of the Elbe River and on the north bank of the Piast Kingdom.

These raiding groups were composed of farmers, hunters, mercenaries, prisoners, etc. They did not occupy any particular land, but roamed around roaming around and looting. As long as they could provide the king with livestock, property, and people, the leader could obtain a fiefdom on the land of the Danma Kingdom and become a fiefdom noble.

They looted villages, besieged towns, and even went two or three hundred kilometers inland. For a time, smoke of war rose everywhere to the east of the Elbe River.

In order to make up for his lack of military experience, Rudolf formed a knightly order, and these raiding groups became his experience points.

Bastien was originally a member of the Royal Knights, and this time he joined Rudolf's Knights and was responsible for reconnaissance missions.

After he set up the sand table, he said, "There were about 320 looting groups passing by in the east this morning. Their flag was a red bleeding bear paw. There is no news."

"Their weapons are traditional, just axes, two-handed swords, javelins, and bows and arrows."

"They had forty carts, all pulled by giant stags, and the axles had no bearings."

Rudolf had gained a lot of experience during this period, and said to the people around him: "They should be a tribe that just came out of the forest. Their cars can't go too fast and are not used to the current battle."

"They had just arrived in the south and dared to go so far from the coast. They were obviously very confident in themselves and didn't care about the villages along the way. They wanted to make a big deal."

"Tell me, where is their target?"

There were more than a dozen people surrounding the sand table. They were the captains and advisors of Rudolf's small knight group.

They nodded in unison. Rudolph couldn't have said these words a year ago.

There are still many nobles in the Rhine Confederation who are loyal to the royal family due to historical inertia, and joining the king's knights is a manifestation of loyalty.

Now they are happy to see that His Majesty the King has made great progress.

Everyone started discussing.

Rudolph listened very carefully and felt quite happy, as if the sand table in front of him was the whole world.

There are quite a few villages and towns ahead. This is the first time we have encountered this group of enemies. We don't know their style of behavior, so it is difficult to determine their whereabouts.

Seeing that everyone had been discussing for a long time without reaching a conclusion, Rudolf finally said, "Why don't we follow behind and attack them when they attack the city."

He recently came to a conclusion that if no one can make up their mind, then he can come up with a general backup idea, and others will use it to complete the details.

War is the continuation of politics. Rudolf did not simply eliminate the looting groups, but also let the locals know what he had done. The best way was to assist them in defense or take back the looted property.

Tracking the enemy is not a good idea. The initiative is not in your hands, and if you are discovered, you are likely to be ambushed.

After discussing it, everyone felt that this was the safest solution at the moment.

Seeing that they agreed to his plan, Rudolf said, "It's settled. The main force will rest for another day. Bastian, you arrange for someone to keep an eye on them. Tomorrow the main force will set off and follow behind."

Bastien pointed to a place on the sand table and said, "Your Majesty, there is a small lake here, about four kilometers away from the enemy's camp. After dinner, we can march along the river one kilometer away and spend the night here."

There are large tracts of undeveloped forest all around here. The distance of four kilometers is enough to cut off enemy reconnaissance. Getting there early can save a lot of time.

It is the dry season now, so if we walk along the river bank, we won’t have to worry about getting lost, and there will be no obstacles, so we can reach our destination quickly.

Although the enemy moved slowly, the Elbe Treaty Organization had built a number of gravel roads in this area in recent years, and cars on the roads were much faster than cavalry in the forest.

It is also not easy to leave traces on gravel roads, and if the enemy turns at a fork in the road and then deals with the traces, there is a high probability that they will lose their target.

Rudolph shook his head and said, "No problem, there's still time, we can set off tomorrow."

Everyone looked at each other, seemed a little hesitant, but in the end no one objected.

At this time, a fragrance wafted from the woods, and the joyful singing of a girl could be heard.

Rudolph stood up and said to the crowd, "Let's discuss the details. I'll go see how the dinner preparations are going."

Bastian and the others could only shake their heads and smile.

A month ago they ambushed a well-loaded raiding party and rescued a lord's daughter, Meir von Zillan.

Mel's appearance is just average, but she knows how to take care of people and speaks nicely. Rudolph soon falls for her and can't extricate himself.

During this month, the Knights had camped earlier than usual and set out later.

But that was His Majesty the King, so no one said much.

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At the same time, the raiding group simply set up camp and started making fires to cook.

This looting group was made up of several villages and a number of desperate criminals.

In the summer, the first group of people who came to rob had returned home in glory. Inspired by them, many people went south to make a fortune, and the team soon exceeded three hundred people.

But Black Egg was a little depressed. He counted the wrong intersection when he came here, went to the wrong place, and had to turn back.

Fortunately, the village they passed by gave them a lot of food after scaring them, so they didn't starve.

“People in the South are so extravagant!”

Black Egg opened a bag of dehydrated chicory, took out two slices and ate them directly.

This bag of dehydrated chicory could be exchanged for two lambs in the woods, and people here can eat as much as they want.

As for those tangerines, one bottle could be exchanged for a giant deer calf, and the village chief gave him ten bottles without blinking an eye.

Now everyone was staring at the bottles of oranges. It was agreed that the first person to enter the city would get three bottles, the next two would get two bottles each, and the next three would get one bottle each.

As for what opened the city gate, it was not as simple as tangerines, but five bottles of Emperor's Happy Water.

After Black Egg finished eating a few chicory leaves, he suddenly remembered something and said to the village leaders behind him, "Tell the younger ones again later, keep your eyes open when you enter the city, and don't rush to grab the two-headed eagle if you see it, because that belongs to Brother Weisen."

The village chiefs nodded immediately.

Someone nearby asked, "Master Black Egg, who is Brother Wei Sen?"

Black Egg said disdainfully: "You don't even know Brother Weisen, which tree hole did you come from?"

"The priest of the church said that Brother Weisen is our good friend. He taught his wife how to grow vegetables in winter, and his wife taught the church. Do you understand?"

The man immediately nodded and said, "Since the priest said so, it must be right."