Warlord: King of All Clans

As the main city of the Earldom of Frolov, Frovald's city walls are twelve meters high and the town's population exceeds fifty thousand, ranking among the top ten cities in the North.

It is located on the north bank of a tributary of the Anzeno River, which connects to the moat, and there are large ports both inside and outside the city.

This is also the standard configuration of almost all large cities in the North. The land in the North is too barren, and there is not enough inland shipping to provide transportation capacity and long-distance trade. Relying solely on the resources of the surrounding rural areas, it is impossible to give birth to a city with a population of more than 50,000.

The orcs do not have sufficient shipbuilding technology to compete with the northern humans on the water, so there is no need to worry about the orcs raiding the rear food routes and causing a food shortage crisis.

An orc army of 50,000 people has appeared in batches outside the northern wall of Frovald.

Moreover, orcs or small vassal clans continued to join in from the rear, three hundred people today, five hundred people tomorrow, and the number increased day by day.

In the eyes of the human defenders, the orc army's camp continued to expand, stretching endlessly to the end of their sight.

But the number of garrisons in Frowald also increased day by day, from just a few thousand people in a non-war state to tens of thousands in a war state.

Now, with the fall of Varanger, the number of defenders of Frowald has increased dramatically again, reaching 40,000.

Among them are the elite legions of the three earls in the western part of the North, the guards of the Grand Duke of the North, and legions recruited from places such as Isenbol and Ilanrado.

The armor coverage rate is close to 90%.

Unfortunately, when fighting against orcs, armor alone is useless, a strong physique is also required.

The physical fitness of ordinary conscripts and regular soldiers is only similar to that of orc laborers. They cannot withstand the blows of the orc warriors' 20 or 30 pound stone hammers or battle axes.

Therefore, although he had gathered 40,000 elite troops, the Grand Duke of the North still did not attack rashly, but chose to continue to defend the city.

The Isenbol Legion, where Leo was stationed, was settled in a residential area in the south of the city.

The houses in this area were forcibly requisitioned, and the residents were expelled from the city, becoming refugees migrating southward.

The town's population of 50,000, plus the suburban population that gathered from the surrounding areas after hearing the news of Varanger's fall, totaled more than 150,000 people, which at one point squeezed Frovald so tightly that it was impossible to get in or out.

The Grand Duke of the North had no choice but to issue a military order to expel the horde, driving most of the population out of the city to make room for reinforcements.

The people who were driven out could only disperse to the south, some by boat and some by foot.

But they were lucky enough, at least they could leave with their property.

All the villages and towns within two hundred miles from Frovald to Varanger in the north were looted by the orcs. The surviving refugees flocked to the south, and countless of them froze to death that winter.

On his way north, Rio saw large groups of refugees heading south, as well as refugee camps on both sides of the road where all the people had frozen to death overnight and were buried in snow.

It is conceivable that a new round of refugee crisis will be ushered in outside the cities of Ilanrado and Isenbol.

Because there were too many reinforcements, conditions in the city were limited, and the Isenbol Legion was still a secondary legion, Leo's small force was only assigned to a narrow alley with only a few cramped courtyards.

All the rooms were emptied and filled with supplies and people, but some were still too small to accommodate.

Cattle and horses can only be tied up in alleys and yards.

Four Rose Knights, carrying their bags, stood pitifully at the door of Leo's room, with nowhere to go.

It was really too much to ask them to squeeze into a small room with groups of five or ten northern men.

Leo finally managed to settle his troops, only to see the plight of the four Rose Knights.

He was preparing to speak to a Rose Knight, "Gwen? Sheila? Dinah? Leticia?"

The Rose Knight secretly rolled his eyes, "My Lord, I am Dinah."

Leo nodded and ordered, "Dinah, you and your sisters will stay in my room, and I will find a place to stay."

Rose Knight Dina hesitated, "This..."

Although they were loyal to Madam Olivia under the princess' orders, they had also heard about Leo's deeds from Noreen, and they respected the princess's adoptive father who was willing to sacrifice himself to save his adopted daughter even more.

Moreover, during this period of time, Leo maintained sufficient respect for them, which made several Rose Knights more willing to serve him.

They are loyal to Madam Olivia, and her husband is the lord.

The only bad thing is that the young lord can't even pronounce their names correctly.

Leo was also very distressed. The four Rose Knights were almost the same in age, appearance, dress, demeanor and temperament. Two of them were identical twins. In his eyes, they were even more difficult to distinguish than Fesa's kobold guards.

So after Leo called the wrong names several times, he just called four at a time.

Seeing that Rose Knight was embarrassed, Leo took out his trump card. He instantly turned into a pig brother with a wretched face, "What is this? If you are embarrassed, share the bed with me."

Upon hearing this, the four Rose Knights no longer hesitated, picked up their bags with a smile, and quickly entered the room.

Before Leo left, he could still vaguely hear them joking, "Dinah, how could you drive the lord away!"

"Then you asked him to come back?"

"It's okay to call you back, but you have to sleep outside and not disturb the good time between me and the lord, hehe."

"The little girl is in heat. I'll tell the mistress when I get back."

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These young Rose Knights have much more active minds than civilian women, and are more energetic and confident than ordinary noble ladies.

After all, their fathers were at least barons, and some even held the title of Earl of the South.

To be able to become an outstanding person among the extraordinary and join the Order of the Rose is not something that can be achieved by sheer talent alone. It also requires professional training from a young age, the investment of a large amount of resources, and a certain network of contacts.

Among the three hundred Rose Knights, there are no more than ten civilian members.

He moved his luggage to the next room and threw it on Vicky's bed, and his new home was found.

In this narrow room lived Viktoria and Bjorn.

They have just awakened to their extraordinary state, and this is a good time to improve their strength. In addition to eating a lot every day and taking herbs that increase their magic power, they will also practice the royal meditation technique brought by the little mouse.

Practicing meditation requires a quiet environment. During the march, the two soldier captains hid in a corner to meditate whenever they had free time, which made outsiders very suspicious and they did not dare to disturb their private meeting.

Leo was also practicing a new meditation technique. The Royal Meditation Technique was countless times more effective than the meditation method he had figured out himself.

However, meditation practice is a long process, and the magic power attracted by meditation is very limited and may not be fully absorbed by the body.

Compared with his Fu brand charging station, the efficiency improvement is not even one-tenth.

Unlike the unsatisfied Leo, Bjorn and Viktor cherish this opportunity very much.

Within a month, the physical fitness of both of them improved significantly and reached the low-level beginner level.