Throne of the North

In two days, the grain and grass from Longshan County will arrive at Graystone Castle as scheduled.

However, on this day, Viscount Hogg's cavalry army appeared outside Graystone Castle, making it clear that they did not want the food to enter Graystone Castle.

"Lord Baron, Knight Aset Sauron sent a letter. They are stationed in the river valley and are afraid to move forward. They want us to go out and rescue them."

In Graystone Castle, Ryan listened to the soldiers' reports but never responded.

"I'm passive."

Earl Weiss and Viscount Hogg did not want to forcefully attack Graystone Castle, a fortress that was easy to defend but difficult to attack. They wanted to force them out. If they were on a wild battlefield, they would not be afraid of Ryan's army.

In just one year, Viscount Hogg has grown up and no longer makes rash advances. Perhaps he is also worried that the seeds of his extraordinary legion will be lost too much.

"Is everything ready?"

Ryan looked at Baron Enzo, who nodded.

"Two hundred horses in total, but these things are heavy."

"Then let the knight take it."

Soon, Ryan left Greystone Castle with 3,500 soldiers, leaving no one behind. In less than half an hour, they saw thousands of troops running on the ground.

"Lian, we meet again!"

"I will definitely win this time!"

Viscount Hogg looked at Ryan and shouted loudly.

Ryan looked at Viscount Hogg while riding on his war horse, frowning.

"You only have this little army and you want to defeat me?"

"With only cavalry and no infantry, you can't win."

Viscount Hogg sneered with a loud voice.

"Ryan, you'll know."

Boom! ! !

Watching the cavalry in front disappear from sight, Ryan looked at Baron Enzo next to him.

"Do you know what he's going to do?"

"I have no idea."

Baron Enzo shook his head. He could also feel that Viscount Hogg's fighting style had changed. To be precise, it was a huge change from the fighting style of nobles like them.

Ryan drove his war horse to where Viscount Hogg's army was just now and took a sniff.

"Brand!"

he shouted, and soon Brand was at his side.

"Can you smell it?"

Brand frowned and looked at Ryan.

"Lord, this is..."

"Grease, it seems that our Lord Viscount Hogg has learned the method we used to defeat them and wants to burn our food."

"But...what's the point."

"Of course it makes sense. This way we can't hide in the Gray Stone Castle and can only take the initiative to fight them."

"What now?"

If Viscount Hogg did not fight them head-on, they would not be able to catch up with the cavalry. The terrain of Longshan County was very flat, which was too favorable for the cavalry.

"Then it depends on the ability of that Asset."

Ryan didn't seem to worry about the food being burned at all, leaving Baron Enzo next to him a little confused.

"Ryan, our food can only last for two days at most. If we don't have food, do we really have to abandon Graystone Castle?"

"Of course, Greystone Castle is not a nice place."

Ryan said calmly that he was absolutely unwilling to have Earl Sauron ask him to defend Graystone Castle.

If the food was burned, he had a valid reason.

After hearing Ryan's words, Baron Enzo finally reacted.

"You... don't want to stay here?"

"There is nothing here. The bare Gray Stone Castle will be a meat grinder if it is stormed. Do you want to stay here?"

"What we are facing now is only Viscount Hogg's army, or even just the cavalry. If Count Weiss' barbarian army comes, we will all die here. When the cavalry is chasing us, we won't even be able to escape."

"I don't know if Count Sauron did it on purpose, but he will be very happy if the Barbarian Legion fights with us and both sides suffer losses. That way, too many people in his Dragon Blood Warrior Legion will not die."

"Baron Enzo, don't forget that you are not only the deputy commander of the army, but also a noble. You have to think about gains and losses from both military and political perspectives."

"Unless I can control the entire Longshan County army, whoever wants to go to this Greystone Castle can go."

Baron Enzo fell silent, still a little confused.

"What if that Asset kept the food?"

"That would be easier. Let's attack from the front and back and keep Viscount Hogg's cavalry army on this land forever."

"In this way, wouldn't it be possible to have an explanation with the two earls?"

"But in this case, Baron Enzo, you underestimate our old rival too much."

Ryan felt that in the entire Beifeng Province, apart from him, Viscount Hogg was the only one who looked more like a military strategist.

The legion advanced in an orderly manner, and soon Ryan saw the sky ahead, reflecting the light of the sky, screams one after another, and the roar of the iron hoofs of war horses trampling on the ground.

"Move out all the horses!"

The soldiers at the rear dispersed, and the knights hiding in the middle carried their horses and placed them at the front.

The huge army just stood there quietly, looking at the soaring flames and the chaotic road battlefield ahead.

Boom! ! !

Thousands of fully armed cavalry appeared in front of Ryan. He looked at Viscount Hogg, who was leading the group in a golden cloak, without changing his expression, with a smile on his face.

He pointed at the barricades in front of him. Sure enough, when he saw the barricades, Viscount Hogg's face was horribly ugly.

"Ryan!!! You actually gave up defending Graystone Castle."

"I didn't give up."

"It's just that Viscount Hogg didn't go to occupy it."

With the barricades in front, Viscount Hogg didn't dare to let his cavalry charge, so he turned his horse's head and looked at his masterpiece with a gloomy face.

But there was no way. He would rather charge towards the chaotic and burning grain transport team than face Ryan's direction.

The terrain of this river valley is not very different in height. Logically, there are many directions for him to leave, but if he chooses to go to the side, he is worried that his cavalry tail will be left behind by Ryan's army, so he can only choose the opposite direction.

"Charge! Let's leave from the other side!"

It must be said that Viscount Hogg also worked hard this winter. When facing the flames, the warhorse under him did not fear and dare not move forward like it did last year in Tieshan County.

With the mighty charge, no one knows how many people were left behind. Finally, Viscount Hogg's cavalry army left here.

Ryan was very jealous of the mobility of the cavalry. He didn't know when his warhorse could be trained.

"What a pity..."

Just like Viscount Hogg thought, if he dared to go in the direction where Ryan was, even if he bypassed the barricades and left from the side, his cavalry would definitely be left behind by at least a hundred people.

Ryan touched the beast bow hanging on the horse's back. The beast bow from the winter forest was expensive, and it used bark, horns and tendons. After being soaked in druids' unique craftsmanship and potions, these beast bows can be called the world's top bows.

Ryan looked forward to their first appearance on the battlefield, but it was a pity that Viscount Hogg was so courageous that he didn't confront him head-on.