Throne of the North

When Ryan received the news, the magic crystal cannon was exposed. Looking at the war described, Ryan shook his head.

"Not enough."

"The number of werewolves is not enough. They have not all entered Beifeng County."

"But Earl Sauron has led the noble coalition of Longshan County to support Beifeng County. If we don't move forward, the nobles will have opinions."

Viscount Hogg said that this is indeed a more serious problem after the war, but Ryan still shook his head and did not plan to send troops now.

"Earl Winter has been in charge of Beifeng Province as the governor for so many years. He will not be defeated in just a few days."

If you want to make money on this land, then the Winter family is second, and no one dares to say first.

The former Earl Weiss and Earl Sauron combined are not as good as the Governor of Earl Winter who represents the empire to the north.

After all, this earl is raising both the flying wolf cavalry and a powerful mage group.

They are all big spenders of money.

The next day after receiving the news, news came that a large number of orcs appeared in Xiangshan Plain. Earl Sauron had to leave part of the army and return to Longshan County. Some of the nobles there were in a panic.

"Now it can be confirmed that the werewolves will use other orcs to continue to attack the human territory, and the Silver Moon Royal Court will lead the werewolves to attack the noble territory of Beifeng County."

Viscount Hogg also breathed a sigh of relief. At least this proved that Ryan was right, but he soon became nervous again.

"What should we do now? The nobles have been defeated by the werewolves. Even if these orcs are not as good as werewolves, there are still powerful orcs like the black goat people. The nobles can't stop them."

"No, they can stop them."

"Let the nobles give up all the land except the castle and defend the castle."

"These orcs are not ruled by werewolves. They will not attack the noble castles that will break their teeth. They are different from werewolves. They just need food and resources."

"Give them!"

"Let these orcs roam to Lingdu County, Tieshan County and Yinchuan County, and let the army let them go!"

Viscount Hogg was shocked when he heard Ryan's decision.

"This, how can this be, those damn orcs will eat every seed on our land."

"And our army comes from three counties, the morale of the soldiers will be shaken."

Ryan still did not waver. At this point, morale is no longer important. The two sides will compete with extraordinary means.

"If they want to eat dirt, let them eat it."

"Only by diverting the orcs to all places can the nobles of these counties rely on the castles to block the attacks of the orcs. Otherwise, if the number of orcs is too large, the nobles' castles will not be the safest."

Ryan looked in the direction of Beifeng County, where his Beifeng City was.

"We should also march."

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"You want to take all the troops?"

Shaya widened her eyes and looked at Ryan angrily.

"What about here! This is the territory of the Governor of Beifeng and the Marquis of Beifeng. What should we do if the orcs come!?"

She questioned loudly. Ryan actually wanted to take all the troops away, which she was unwilling to accept.

"No way, I can't guarantee that Lady Rosalind and Meyers's methods will succeed, so numbers are the last resort. As for you..."

"This is a war that your Meyers family doesn't want to lose. You and the Marquis of the North Wind are just two people. Under the protection of knights and magicians, you can retreat to the Wing Canyon. Commander Farrell will not refuse to protect you."

"If the orcs can really occupy the Marquis's territory, then give them some time. When the werewolves are dealt with, these orcs will be captured and made into slaves. Selling them to the south can also help us recover some of our capital."

Ryan insisted on taking the army here, and he needed the consent of Shaya and the nobles of Thundercloud County. Fortunately, Shaya did not insist in the end. She knew the significance of this war to the Meyers family.

But the nobles disagreed with Shaya at this moment.

"I will leave your knights behind and only take ordinary people."

"If the war really fails, it will be meaningless for you to defend the castle."

Lian said this at last, and the nobles had no choice but to agree. It was not because of justice, but because the composition of these soldiers was very simple. They returned to the territory to defend the castle, and the organized soldiers were the brothers and sisters of the soldiers here.

There is no difference.

The bloated army, Ryan felt, had exceeded 100,000 people. Why even he was not sure of this number was because some people would always disappear and some would always join in this army.

Is it huge? It is huge, but everyone knows that this army is the last young and strong in several counties, and now there are more old, weak and disabled people.

"I have no family left. The noble lord died in the war. The orcs killed everything I had, so... let them kill me too."

"Why would the damn orcs leave me alive?"

"I have survived every winter, every winter, but I don't know how I can survive this winter."

"I was afraid of war, but now I am not afraid anymore."

"We have lost everything. One of my eyes does not want to see their death, and the remaining eye can only help me see where the orcs are."

There was an inexplicable atmosphere in the army, and Ryan didn't know whether this was good or bad. As he walked among the army, there was a path that belonged exclusively to him and the attendants behind him.

When dusk illuminates the skyline ahead, the golden sun is about to set, seemingly unwilling to see this huge army heading into the dead darkness.

The army stopped and built a bonfire. No matter what, they could not march at night.

In the early morning, the bonfire had dimmed, leaving only the last remaining smoke. Ryan used his hands to push aside the ashes on the surface, revealing the reddish charcoal inside.

Ashes scattered between his fingers, a new day arrived, and they were not far from the battlefield.

“Even among the ashes, there are warm embers.”

"Let's have breakfast."

Ryan said, the army did not go on the road immediately. They lit the fire with the embers of the bonfire, and the food was thrown into it like a waste.

After eating and drinking, the ashes dispersed, and the remaining smoke was left behind, until the army trampled past, and the ashes filled the sky like a funeral from heaven and earth.

North Wind City.

The last time Ryan arrived here was when Earl Winter was the governor of Northwind. At that time, Northwind City was prosperous and noisy, but now, the city is dilapidated and the silence is a bit scary. The people inside are afraid that the sound will attract people. Werewolf, so even the baby no longer cries.

Ryan passed by this place on purpose. He needed to try to harvest the spirituality here as a last resort.

"Perhaps you received my order earlier than you saw me in person!"

The arrival of the army made the people in the city finally walk out of their houses and gather in front of Ryan. Ryan entered the city alone with his knights and attendants, watching these people.

"The great Emperor Flor Empire has issued an order. From now on, North Wind City will be managed by me, Baron Lane, and I have become the owner of this city."

"It's just that I'm sorry, but my first order is to ask this city to mobilize men to form an army and attack the orcs."

"They may still be fighting the orcs in Earl Winter's territory now."

"But I have brought reinforcements, and I will once again lead the army of Beifeng Province to victory!"

"It's like every war I've ever fought, I've never lost."

"You may not have seen me, but you must have heard my name."

Unlike other slaves, Beifeng City is prosperous, so people here can always hear news from far away. Baron Lane's past wars are praised, with the help of the people in this city.

They did know about Baron Lane, just like they knew that Marquis Winter had not been the governor of North Wind City for a long time.

"After the war, I will manage this city that is loyal to me."

What Ryan said was ambiguous, mainly because he actually only owned this city for thirty years, so he didn't know if it would work.

Looking at his spiritual panel with some anxiety, Ryan's expression soon turned into a smile.

Can! It really works!

There is only one reason for the increase in spirituality, and that is that many people in this city are building loyalty to him in their hearts.

Loyalty is an instinct. When the owner of this city appears, they will instinctively surrender to him, just like a knight's declaration to a noble. Ordinary people have never thought about the second option.

"Victory will belong to all of us."

Ryan finally said that the speed of spiritual growth was faster. In the end, he led the Bucks Army to rush out of the city. The tall and powerful northern war horses trampled on the ground of the city with iron hooves, giving people the most primitive shock. Therefore, the spiritual growth was even faster. Much more.

"When we arrive at the war, we hope to have one hundred thousand souls."

There is a large population in Beifeng City, and Ryan's arrival is like the only light in the darkness. Those who provide Ryan with spirituality will naturally rush to tell others, exaggerating the other people who are still hesitating, and there are no more choices. , everyone will become Ryan’s people.

Ryan needed their allegiance to him. Looking back at the soldiers behind him, he considered whether he could try to get these soldiers to provide him with spirituality?

"Some of their noble lords have died, some have lost the direction of their homes and become aimless refugees, and some are unwilling to become slaves and reject their former identities."

"And this world is composed of nobles, knights, commoners and slaves. They are destined to wander among these four identities."

"Becoming a noble requires qualifications, great merit and courage. However, becoming a noble in today's era is almost impossible."

"Being a knight requires strength. People who don't have enough to eat cannot use their excess energy to condense the seeds of life."

"Civilians and slaves are their choices, and not many people are willing to become slaves. At least they will waver when they realize that they can become civilians."

Ryan quietly asked some soldiers in the military camp about their origins, which made the soldiers a little excited but also extremely frightened.

But it was successful, and Ryan gained some spirituality. That was when he said with a smile that since the soldier's lord was dead, after the war was won, he might be able to go to the Tundra Territory and become his people.

The soldiers recognized Ryan and brought him a lot of spirituality.

However, this also left Ryan speechless, and he gradually stopped trying.

Because the knight attendants who followed closely behind him contained tens of thousands of demonic potions that Rosalind had given him.

Needless to say, this was part of their original plan to reach a deal.

In the Earl of Winter's territory, Earl Winter has returned to his castle, which is on a high mountain, so he can see the battlefield in the distance.

The reason for his return is also very simple, that is, in the war between the Flying Wolf Cavalry and the Silver Moon King's Court Wolf Cavalry in the western forest, the Flying Wolf Cavalry ended in a disastrous defeat.

Disastrous defeat! No one could have imagined that the Flying Wolf Cavalry would be so helpless in the face of the hunting of those Wolf Cavalry. The Wolf Cavalry riding the Wolf only needed to launch a fierce attack on the castle of Earl Winter, so the Flying Wolf Cavalry had to fall from the sky to block the Wolf Cavalry.

This is what the Wolf Cavalry needs. When approaching, the sharp claws of the wolfs can kill the unicorn flying wolf with the equally cruel Wolf, but the knight on the back of the unicorn flying wolf can hardly provide effective help for the unicorn flying wolf. The role of the knight in this war can only be regarded as half, two against one and a half, the Wolf Cavalry has a huge advantage.

When they were at the Xiangshan Plain Fortress, they had already suffered huge losses, but this time it completely made Earl Winter sober up. There was indeed a huge gap between his extraordinary army and the wolf cavalry.

In the end, he had to retreat to his castle and rely on more defensive facilities to resist.

But sometimes when you are unlucky, even drinking cold water will make your teeth ache. The defeat in the war in the west also led to the rupture of the war in the east, which was already stretched to a string. The cunning wolf cavalry crossed the castle and appeared on the battlefield, becoming the key force to defeat the human army.

More than 100,000 people retreated to the bottom of the mountain of the Earl's castle. This was the last resistance and the line of defense for retreat. After all, the castle could not accommodate so many people.

Seeing the land he had cultivated for decades become filled with smoke, and watching those who were forced to become soldiers die in the battle with werewolves because of the reason of being new recruits, Earl Winter felt heartbroken.

"How could it become like this? Why don't these damn werewolves attack the Marquis of Beifeng!"

Earl Winter had a bold guess in his mind that he couldn't believe, that is, the werewolves might be scared by the means in Baron Ryan's hand that could summon the blessing of the God of Light.

Otherwise, why would these damn werewolves attack Beifeng County instead of Thundercloud County.

He didn't think that the answer was exactly the opposite. The werewolves wanted to defeat the most powerful place among humans, so as to defeat all the beliefs of humans on this land and allow the werewolves to rule this land.

From the beginning to the end, the werewolves' goal was this, not just for plunder and killing like the invasion of the orcs in the past.

"My Lord Earl, reinforcements from Longshan County have arrived. Lord Earl Sauron is leading the Dragonblood Warrior Corps to attack the werewolf army from the north. He wants you to order an attack to put pressure on the werewolves."

"How can I afford to attack!"

Earl Winter said angrily. He was now forced to guard the castle. He didn't dare to count the number of deaths until now. You know, there are villages on this battlefield. On the day when the wolf cavalry defeated the human army from behind, the werewolves rushed in. I don't know how many werewolves rushed into the homes of civilians and slaves.

War is not just about soldiers, but also about civilians and slaves who can only bear it no matter what happens. There is no escape. Earl Winter doesn't know how many of them died.

And up to now, the soldiers he led have also suffered heavy casualties. The claws and teeth of the werewolves will not only leave scars, but also bring death.

But in the end, Earl Winter still ordered the army to attack the werewolves, because he was too familiar with Earl Sauron. The old guy would never attack unless he saw that the werewolves were restricted, so that the Dragon Blood Warrior Corps was surrounded by werewolves.

There was nothing wrong with it. The Flying Wolf Cavalry could still find a way to go to the sky when they were surrounded. The Dragon Blood Warrior Corps fell into the werewolf army, and I am afraid that the end would only be annihilation.

"No."

Earl Winter, who thought about this, reflected.

"This damn Sauron must have told me that he would attack because Baron Ryan's army had also arrived, otherwise how could he use the Dragon Blood Warrior Corps as a vanguard!"

He reacted correctly, but the army at the foot of the mountain had already charged towards the werewolves under the order of Earl Winter, and the speed of the Flying Wolf Cavalry in transmitting orders was still fast enough.

In Beifeng County, ten miles away from Earl Winter's territory, Ryan led the army to arrive here.

"My Lord Earl."

Lian and Earl Sauron discussed the war and finally decided to use the Dragonblood Warrior Corps as the vanguard.

"You can see that the army I brought is very poor. They will not be the opponent of the werewolf army. The blessing of the God of Light will only fall once, and there will be no more. The victory of the war depends on us."

"I need a force strong enough to ensure that the werewolves will not defeat the front line. The Dragonblood Warrior Corps is the only choice."

Earl Sauron was unwilling instinctively.

"What about your army?"

"My army is cavalry, and they can't fight a positional war."

The advantage of cavalry is certainly not like that of the heavy infantry corps, and Earl Sauron has nothing to say.

Of course, he also has his own confidence and trump card.

"Are you sure that Rosalind's method can succeed?"

Here is where he hesitated. If Ryan hadn't vowed to tell him the victory of the war, Earl Sauron would not dare to be so arrogant.

"No matter if it works or not, we have no choice but to believe in this path. The war here has consumed all the military power of the North Wind Province. If the war cannot be won, all of us nobles can flee to the south with our families."

At dawn, all the soldiers of the North Wind Province launched an attack on the werewolves.