The Witcher: Son of the Planes

Denton Principality——Palace Meeting Room

"You have all read Justin's letter of apology. Tell us what to do." Anthony Caroline said while sitting at the top.

"Let's talk about apology later. Let's focus on the war in the north first." Lincoln Grantham said.

"Your Majesty, it's better to withdraw one of the Flame Legion or the Wind Legion. The occupied Burgundian territory does not need two legions to defend it. They dare not tear up the armistice agreement at will." Jason Cavendish replied.

"Your Majesty, the most urgent task is not this. It is the most urgent to transport a batch of food and grass as soon as possible, otherwise the nearly 50,000 soldiers of the Tiger Legion may cause a mutiny."

"Lincoln, how much food is left in the capital?" Anthony asked.

"Your Majesty, in addition to the needs of maintaining the capital, the warehouse is less than 3,000 tons (one soldier is supplied with 1 kilogram of food per day, and 3,000 tons can feed 50,000 people for about two months), mainly because 5 million tons were just shipped to Burgundians a while ago..." Lincoln said.

"Let's transport all the grain in the warehouse to the north first, and mobilize merchants to transport grain. The grain price will increase by 15%, and the principality will be responsible for paying for it. At the same time, arrange for the Wind Legion to withdraw to the country, and the Flame Legion to stay in Burgundy."

"Yes." Seeing that King Anthony had made up his mind, the ministers had no objection and went down to execute it.

...

Marquis Jason Cavendish's Mansion.

"Joseph, come, choose first and see which lady you like." Terry took out a dozen painted portraits of noble ladies in the capital and showed them to Joseph.

"Uncle Terry, are you serious?"

"What's real or fake? Come and take a look. If you don't want to pick, I'll choose for you. Anyway, they are all noble ladies. There is no difference. As long as they can give birth, it's fine." Terry said.

...

"Okay, let me take a look..." Joseph said resignedly.

The noble ladies in the capital city are not very clear about their personalities, but they are indeed very beautiful. However, with Joseph's mentality of having seen a lot of things, anyone can be chosen. Since it is difficult to choose, let fate take care of it...

Joseph pointed casually, "This one."

"Ah, you have a good eye, this is the daughter of the Count of Anjou, Cheryl Anjou, who has a very gentle personality and is a good match. If you can get together, you should also be more careful in the future." Terry said happily.

Joseph thought: "It seems that there will be no good days in the future..."

...

"Hurry up, brothers, I will give you extra money when you get there."

"Lord Richie, it's not that the brothers are dragging their feet, nor is it about money. It's that we can't walk anymore, and the horses are tired and panting. Who can't rest?" Facing Richie's urging, he complained.

Because of his negligence, the granary was burned. Although Lord Justin didn't have time to deal with him, if the grain could not be delivered to the camp in time, the consequences would be unimaginable. Killing himself a hundred times would be a light punishment.

This time, we were lucky. We received 5,000 tons of food from Oakland Port and entrusted Barto to buy food. With the food delivered from the capital, we should be able to hold out for a while.

The army camp usually only keeps five days of food and grass. Even if the city of Plimpton can collect food and grass, it can't hold out for 20 days. Calculating the time, it has been 19 days, and it will take another 3 days to get to the army camp. Richie was very anxious.

But seeing that the brothers really couldn't walk anymore, he couldn't urge them anymore. He just hoped to recover his strength as soon as possible and get on the road.

...

"Is there any food coming later?" Justin asked.

"It should be soon. There are about 3,000 tons in the capital and 5,000 tons in Lord Richie's place." The attendant replied.

"Send scouts to urge them. The army has reduced its food supply for three days. I'm afraid it won't last for a few more days."

"In addition, we must keep an eye on the movements of the Igle tribe at all times."

"Yes."

...

"Huh..." Colin took a deep breath and wiped the sweat from his head.

It wasn't easy. He met this guy when he went out for training alone for the first time. He thought that with his strength, killing a bear would be as easy as cutting melons and vegetables. He didn't expect that this guy's vitality was very strong. He was hit by 5 arrows and could still chase Colin for so long. If Colin was not more flexible than this guy, he would not be able to kill it in a short time.

Looking at the fallen black bear, it felt that this guy weighed at least 500 kilograms. After a rest, he went forward to collect all the arrows and dragged the black bear's forelimbs to walk out of the forest.

...

"Colin, you are good, fighting a black bear alone." His teammates complimented him.

"Don't laugh at me, you seniors. I believe anyone can do it." Colin said with a smile.

"I'll send this guy to the canteen first."

The Emerald Territory has a rule that soldiers can get half of the profits from their harvest. Of course, you can hide small things and not hand them in, but you can only hand in big guys like black bears. The reward will be recorded in military merit points, and if you leave the island in the future, you can exchange it for gold coins.

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"Chief, the south should be unable to hold on any longer. It should be out of food." Bater said.

"Wait a little longer, wait until the southerners are hungry, and then launch an attack, it will definitely be more effective. But the other side should arrange for food transportation. So, Bater, lead your troops to go around the back of Purinton City and find an opportunity to continue robbing food."

Soon, Bater prepared enough manpower, and took advantage of the dark, and led the team to sneak around.

…

The sky was gradually getting dark, but in order to rush on the road, the grain transport team from the Principality of Denton was still marching on the road with torches lit.

"Brothers, work harder, go around the hill over there and rest. We will arrive at the camp tomorrow. I will treat everyone to a drink then." shouted the captain of the food transport team.

"Okay, don't worry, we're not far away, brothers can persevere." the soldiers responded.

…

Watching the fire dragon not far away gradually approaching this way, Battelle thought to himself, "The patriarch's calculation is really accurate. When he comes here, he will encounter a big fish."

Then, he whispered: "Brothers, get ready. The grain transport team from the Principality of Denton is here. This time it will be like last time. Burn it and leave. Don't get involved with them."

…

The grain transport team had no idea that someone was already waiting for them, and they were still heading towards the hill.

Suddenly, a roar of "light the fire, release the arrows" was heard.

Before he knew it, someone had already fallen down, but more of the food in the car was set alight.

"Enemy attack, enemy attack, pay attention to protect the food." The captain of the food transport team shouted urgently.

Soon, he discovered that everything was in vain. All the food in the car was burned, but there were not many casualties.

"It's over..." The food transport captain fainted.

…

At this time, Richie was still resting on the roadside two and a half days away from here.

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"Sir, the grain transport team from the royal capital is here, but the grain was burned last night." At dawn, the attendant came in and said.

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Justin was in a bit of a dilemma. The food that originally arrived today was gone. It was estimated that the army would run out of food in three or two days from Richie's side. Now he was in a dilemma whether to continue retreating or to hold on.

"Go to Plimpton City to collect food." Justin made a decision quickly.

"Sir, the city has already collected one last time. If we go again, there won't be many."

"Every grain counts. In addition, we should speed up the manpower on the road to support us and ensure that Richie's food can be delivered safely."

…

Not to mention the complaints in the city, they finally collected enough food for the army for one day.

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When Rich arrived at the camp, he found that the army was already in a confrontation. Although there were no swords facing each other yet, they were one step away from mutiny.

Richie's return brought an end to the confrontation.

Justin was also relieved. However, he knew that these troops could no longer be used and had to go back to rest.