Throne of the North

"The military meeting is to discuss how to deal with the orcs, not to let you form gangs. Since Baron Tundra is not coming, then let's not consider the protection of that territory."

Then Earl Winter said kindly to the two earls:

"Lov, Muir, you should be more familiar with the Black Goat Man. Let's talk about it."

Love Weiss is the successor of the Earl of Weiss family, and the other Muir Sauron is an old man who personally experienced the battle in the North Wind Province.

Normally in such a meeting, only the title of the knight would be called, but I didn't expect Earl Winter to be so cordial with these two.

The ignorant nobles speculated on the relationship between the three earls, while the nobles who knew the past sneered.

The former Earl of Winter was the loudest voice for the local nobles in the North Wind Province.

"Earl Sauron, you are older than me, so it's up to you to tell me."

Count Weiss looked at Count Sauron and showed respect for the old man.

"Then let me, an old guy, tell you."

Muir Zoro, this old man was much stronger and stronger than he looked. He walked up to the rough map of Boreas Province fixed on the wall.

"Fifty-three years ago, I personally participated in an army of one million orcs led by the Black Goatmen that marched southward to Beifeng Province. At that time, Beifeng Province lost half of its military strength."

"The fortresses in the Xiangshan Plain were all destroyed. The Frost Wolf Cavalry Corps of Grand Duke Beifeng lost 12,000 elite troops. They did not recover until the war between the empire and Beifeng Province began."

After hearing this, many nobles looked sad.

"Yes, if it hadn't been for that battle, it wouldn't have been so easy for Archduke Meyers to conquer Beifeng Province."

Someone sighed and said, but they were quickly reminded by the nobles they had befriended next to them that they were all nobles of the empire now and could no longer think about the past.

Over there, Count Sauron continued to say seriously:

"That time the orcs went south, the fortress in Xiangshan Plain was breached from the ground. The fortress that has been built for hundreds of years could not even stop the orcs. The black goat people are far more cunning than we thought."

"The entire Beifeng Province lost more than one-third of its population due to the loss of the fortress. I dare say that even today, the population has not been fully recovered."

"Facing the orcs led by the Black Goatmen, my advice is to take the initiative and not defend."

"The Black Goatmen will come up with many ways to destroy our defense line. Only by taking the initiative to kill the orcs and killing them to a certain number so that they can survive this winter, the orcs will naturally return to the north. Even the Black Goatmen can't. They cannot be forced to continue the attack.”

After hearing Count Sauron's words, many lords nodded in approval.

Why? It's very simple, because once millions of orcs appear in Beifeng Province unimpeded, who will suffer the most?

It's not the domain of these nobles. Their fortresses are just fortresses, not solid cities.

"Muir thinks that if we want to take the initiative, where is the best place to start a war with the orcs?"

Earl Winter looked at Earl Sauron and asked.

"In the Xiangshan Plain, a large area of ​​Xiangshan trees originally grew here. After decades of cultivation, most of it has been restored. Using the dense forest to divide the orcs can effectively kill those without defense."

"I don't think so."

Someone stood up. It was Viscount Hogg, the governor of Yinchuan County in Beifeng Province. He was recognized as a powerful viscount in Beifeng Province, and he had a strong army.

"We don't know the number of orcs yet. If there are really millions of orcs, one Xiangshan Plain can't stop them. Even if there were fortresses back then, it won't be possible. There are no fortresses now, and it's even more impossible."

"The dense forest can divide the orcs, but it can also block the charge of our cavalry. Is it possible that we should give up the advantage of the cavalry and use infantry to fight the orcs?"

Earl Winter looked at Viscount Hogg again and asked:

"Then Viscount Hogg thinks, how should we guard it?"

Viscount Hogg said proudly:

"Use each county as a unit to build its own defense line, and at the same time concentrate its forces to wait for the orcs to arrive."

"Earl Winter's flying wolf cavalry can serve as a liaison between each other. If a county is not attacked by orcs, then troops can be sent to reinforce other counties."

"Replace offense with defense. Since the orcs are going to attack fortresses and cities, they will definitely suffer huge damage. When enough of them die, they will naturally retreat to the north."

After the Viscount finished speaking, someone stood up.

"I agree with Viscount Hogg's method. Defensive offense can cause more damage to the orcs than in the Xiangshan Plain."

"It's ridiculous, defense? Our territories are all in the north of the province, facing the orcs, so what if we can defend them? Our territories have been looted long ago."

"Could it be possible to stop the orcs by rushing into the Xiangshan Plain without thinking? Our cavalry can't take advantage of it there at all."

"Cavalry? A war horse costs three hundred gold coins in Beifeng Province. You have so many cavalry?"

"Less doesn't mean none. Only cavalry can crush orcs. Infantry is weak when facing orcs."

"The Xiangshan Plain is the only way for the orcs to go south, except that there are mountains on both sides. As long as you put enough pressure on the orcs there, they will naturally retreat."

"The last time the orcs went south was five years ago. What kind of life did they live in the north for five years? How could they retreat so easily?"

At the meeting, the nobles once again split into two groups. One group was the nobles in the northern part of the North Wind Province. Their territories must have been the first to be hit. The other group was the territories in the south. The number of orcs that could reach their territories was small.

Especially Yinchuan County, which was in the southernmost part of the North Wind Province, close to the Wing Canyon.

At this time, the two distinct groups changed from the previous indigenous nobles and southern nobles to the division of the regional differences between the northern and southern territories of the province.

In short, it was all about interests.

"Okay!"

Looking at the noisy nobles, Winter immediately roared, and the breath of the Holy Knights oppressed, making the hall a little suffocated.

"Since you can't come to an agreement, raise your hands, and the minority obeys the majority."

"Who agrees with the method of taking the initiative?"

Winter said, looking at the number of raised hands, and smiled and asked:

"Who agrees with Viscount Hogg?"

After speaking, Earl Winter raised his hand, and more than 60% of the nobles present chose to agree.

This result is actually not surprising.

Because when the North Wind Province was taken, most of the territory was redivided. Some of these nobles would choose the south, which is warmer and farther away from the orcs. Only when they had no choice would they choose the territory in the north of the province, which had less fertile land and was colder.