Throne of the North

Viscount Walter is indeed facing such a problem.

The nobles only follow profit first, and glory comes second. In the past, Tieshan County earned a lot of wealth due to Earl Winter, but in several wars during this period, they also suffered considerable losses. , Malik and Baron Freeman have even lost control of their own territories. Although they can still return to their territories in the end, the wealth will definitely no longer belong to them.

Because of the war, they have lost the wealth they earned in the past, and now they have begun to contact other nobles. They need to end the war urgently.

The reason why the nobles have not yet erupted into overt conflicts is because they are still eager to win the war to help them regain their wealth.

They have lost too much in successive wars, and it would be too difficult to accept if they cannot get some back by winning the war.

They wanted to end the war, but they also longed for the return of wealth. This resulted in a scene that Ryan least wanted to see when armies from three counties faced off on the plain.

They can only rely on the Viscount's castle for defense, because there is a wide plain outside, and only in the distance can they see the mountains hidden in the hazy mist. For Viscount Hogg, who has hundreds of cavalry in his hand, as long as the battlefield breaks out On the plains, he was invincible.

No matter how hard Ryan tried, he couldn't change the outcome of the battle.

If that's all, forget it. Relying on the castle's defense, they can always drag it on. Even if Viscount Hogg retreats in the end, they can avoid the war.

But the problem lies with the hundreds of barbarians and the knights sandwiched among the slave army.

The cavalry cannot attack the city, and Viscount Hogg is unwilling to dismount the cavalry, but the barbarians and other knights are like fortresses in the siege.

And they were very cunning. The chariots that the barbarians pushed and beat on the city gates were able to withstand almost all the supplies coming from above.

Then... there is no gate to Walter's Castle. When the piled stones were pushed away, the bloodiest hand-to-hand combat broke out between the two sides at the narrow gate.

The barbarians were caught between the slave soldiers, so Ryan had to send his own elite knight attendants to resist them. However, if this continued, he, Ryan, could not accept it.

He was helping Tieshan County to participate in the war as a guest soldier. No matter what, he would not want the soldiers in his territory to suffer heavy casualties.

"Lord Viscount Walter, you Tieshan County has made such a huge wealth by using the mines, isn't there anything that can resist such means?"

"If this continues, I will not stay here. When Tieshan County is occupied by Viscount Hogg, I will have no control over it."

"Don't forget, even if this war fails, Viscount Hogg will not do anything to me. Even after the negotiation, I can still get a fee for the hard work of the journey."

Ryan finally began to threaten the nobles here. If the war went well, he was unwilling to do so because it would affect the relationship between the two parties and lead to subsequent reductions in benefits.

But now he had to do this. In every hand-to-hand battle at the city gate, the troops he brought from Lingdu County would suffer heavy losses.

No noble could accept the loss of more than 30% of his troops and still insist on not withdrawing from the war. In such a war, Ryan was not even willing to see the losses of more than 10% of the soldiers he brought.

Ryan's words made many nobles panic. If Ryan left, Tieshan County would not have any power to resist Viscount Hogg's army.

This is especially true for Viscount Walter. He is not only participating in the war as a nobleman of Iron Mountain County, but also on the side of Earl Winter.

"Baron Lane, you promised Earl Winter that this is a war between our counties and Earl Weiss and Viscount Hogg."

"Then wait until their army breaks into Lingdu County. Of course we will do our best, but this is Tieshan County, isn't it?"

With the war of words between the nobles on both sides, they finally returned to the table of compromise and interests.

The nobles of Tieshan County sold iron ore worth 100,000 gold coins at the lowest price for 50,000 gold coins and crossed the county in exchange for the continued stay of Ryan's army.

"If, at the end of the war, I can allow the nobles of Iron Mountain County to negotiate with Viscount Hogg on an equal footing, and allow his army to withdraw from Iron Mountain County, and the two sides resume a truce at the border, what price are you willing to pay? "

After getting the promise, Ryan suddenly said these words.

According to the current war situation, they can only rely on the Viscount Castle for defense until the armies of Viscount Hogg and Count Weiss feel that they cannot continue the attack.

That is when one of the two sides is unable to withstand the exhaustion of the war.

Of course Viscount Hogg will retreat, but in that case, they will get nothing. The two baron families of Malik and Freeman will have to give Viscount Hogg a large amount of wealth in exchange for even taking back their own territories. The right to return to one’s own territory.

In other words, in that case, neither side would completely win the war.

Naturally, no huge benefits can be obtained.

Ryan's words made these Tieshan County nobles raise their heads.

"Since you can win the war, why did you ask for 50,000 gold coins from us before?"

Baron Malik shouted directly, and other nobles also looked at Ryan.

Ryan snorted coldly and stared at Baron Malik.

"Lord Baron, do you think that my method is free of cost?"

"It is even possible that my army will be annihilated. I am using all the troops of Lingdu County to help your Tieshan County win the war. If I hadn't promised the nobles of Lingdu County enough benefits this time, they would definitely oppose me and even take back their own soldiers."

"I am taking a risk, taking all the benefits of the war I won before. Do you think I shouldn't make conditions?"

"Or I will do nothing now and defend in this castle until their army retreats voluntarily. Fifty thousand gold coins can only bring this effect."

"But can you two barons take back everything in the territory with just a few gold coins?"

Viscount Walter spoke up. He needed a victorious war to maintain his prestige in Tieshan County and to give an explanation to Earl Winter.

"What do you want, Baron Ryan?"

"Fifty thousand sets of weapons forged in Tieshan County, for me personally, and for the next ten years, 90% of the market price, to start all kinds of trade with the nobles of Lingdu County. There are not many specialties in Tieshan County, and I believe the nobles know what to trade."

"Isn't it too much for you?"

Vice-Chapter Walter couldn't sit still. There was nothing much to trade, but fifty thousand sets of weapons, including the most crudely made armor and a spear as one set?

The value in it is huge.

If it is sold to the south, at least four or five hundred thousand gold coins can be earned.

"I will buy it at cost price, and I believe that you need money after this war."

"Seventy thousand gold coins, I will buy fifty thousand sets of weapons and armor personally."

"That's my condition."