What a courageous nobleman.
At this moment, Ryan couldn't help but admire Viscount Hogg's choice.
If you charge on this kind of road, even a knight will stumble and die under the trampling of his own army. After all, except for the road which is less than five meters wide, it is smoother, and both sides are covered with rocks and overgrown weeds.
"Lord Ryan, Viscount Hogg's cavalry lost two hundred and thirty horses. The number of knights who died in this war should be more than one hundred and twenty. These are the bodies we can find."
"But the death toll among our slave soldiers exceeded five hundred."
There is no precise figure for the brief cleanup of the battlefield, but such losses allowed Viscount Hogg's army to successfully avoid being attacked from both sides.
Harrington, covered in blood, knelt in front of Ryan.
"Master Ryan..."
He couldn't say anything. If the soldiers around him hadn't been afraid of the majesty of the knight and guarded him desperately, Harrington might have died in the continuous charge of thousands of cavalry.
"Get up, I don't blame you for this. I took away all the elites, and the rest are soldiers composed of slaves. It is impossible to make them brave enough to not fear death."
Ryan did not blame Harrington. This war was already doomed from the moment Viscount Hogg chose to let his most elite cavalry clear the way.
The cavalry is not just cavalry, but also thousands of knights who are training intently after dismounting.
Ryan could cut through the slave army of Viscount Hogg with five hundred Apprentice Knight. Similarly, on this road, Viscount Hogg could also kill the slave soldiers with a thousand of the same team in fear and despair.
"I think Viscount Hogg has lost more than 10% of his trump cards, and I'm afraid he won't dare to take such extreme risks in the future."
The chaotic battlefield required a long time to clean up, but a few hours later, Ryan heard some news that shocked him.
Baron Freeman's castle has been breached.
The army of Count Weiss arrived from South, and the fleeing Viscount Hogg appeared in the north just in time. Both sides attacked at the same time. With the continued effect of Rage Potion, they actually took the fortress standing on the hillside.
The biggest reason is that in order to attack Viscount Hogg's army from the north and south, Iron Mountain County's own two thousand soldiers were also mixed with the army commanded by Harrington, so Baron Freeman's castle was defended by less than 300 people. When the enemy army arrived, the civilians and slaves in the small towns in Baron Freeman's territory had no time to enter the castle to assist in the resistance.
Viscount Walter's Domain, looking at Baron Freeman with the same facial expression as Baron Malik in the dim hall, Ryan couldn't help but sigh.
"I asked you to keep the army in the south for defense, but you decided to bring it to the North."
They also listened to Ryan at first and left the last two thousand slave soldiers of the Iron Mountain County nobles on the southern defense line. But later when they heard that Viscount Hogg could be defeated by a double attack, they couldn't wait to write their names in the history book of the victory of the war.
Of course, the most important thing is that if they play a huge role in the war, they can find ways to obtain more wealth and benefits after the war.
As a result, two thousand soldiers came to the north.
"Viscount Walter-sama."
Ryan looked at Viscount Walter and said:
"You need to quickly let the slaves harvest the food outside. In the next war, there will be no way to attack from both sides. If the food outside your castle cannot be harvested as soon as possible, it will become the enemy's rations."
"I'll make arrangements now, but..."
Viscount Walter looked at Ryan.
"Ryan You lend me a thousand slave soldiers to help harvest food."
Harvesting all the food cultivated outside the castle in a short period of time is not an easy task and requires a large number of manpower. Viscount Walter's original slaves were all lost in several tragic wars and have not yet received much replacement.
"I will lend you two thousand people, but you must be quick."
Ryan did not mean to refuse. When those slave soldiers were not soldiers, they were serfs themselves, and they were instinctive about the production and harvesting of crops.
"Tell those slaves that the harvested food will be their rations for the upcoming war. Don't even think about hiding it secretly."
As a noble who exploited slaves, Viscount Walter also knew very well that every year during the harvest month, slaves would be bold enough to hide some grain in their clothes in the hope that they would not be found.
In the south, under the excellent morals and traditions of the nobles, Baron Freeman's family members have been sent to Viscount Walter's territory to meet Baron Freeman.
So this castle has no owner for the time being, and Viscount Hogg lives in it with peace of mind. At the same time, there is also the eldest son from the Weiss Ducal Family, Hector·Ves.
"Lord Viscount, you look a little embarrassed."
Hector looked at Viscount Hogg and asked with concern. As a future heir to the earl, he now also has the aura of a noble.
"Baron of the Frozen Earth is as powerful as the rumors, Hector, don't underestimate our enemies."
Viscount Hogg said, he did not think that the eldest son of the earl in front of him was qualified to ridicule him.
"My stupid brother just lost at the hands of Baron of the Frozen Earth. Of course I won't underestimate him."
"It's just that there is no doubt that you are powerful, but you will also suffer heavy losses."
When entering the castle, Hector certainly saw the situation of Viscount Hogg's elite force. It can be said that there were heavy casualties.
"Let's talk about the next war. How did you come here? How is the war going, Lord Count?"
At this time, Viscount Hogg also envied Flying Wolf Cavalry of Count Winter. If nothing else, he was unparalleled in transmitting information.
"Father has entered Northwind County, but it's not going well. Even Thunder Giant can't destroy the power of Count Winter on the battlefield."
"The wealth that the governor has earned in Northwind Province over the years is richer than we thought."
"So, if we can capture Iron Mountain County, it will be very beneficial to this war."
"Don't worry, we are already in an invincible position."
Viscount Hogg said confidently.
"In front of us, the territory of Viscount Walter is a plain, and they no longer have cavalry. It is impossible for them to leave the castle and start a war with me."
"But how many barbarians did you bring with you?"
"Four hundred and fifty."
Hector said, extremely confident in his words, this is a real Extraordinary Legion soldier.
"Then it's enough to attack the castle. The nobles of Iron Mountain County only have more than a thousand slave troops left. Counting Baron of the Frozen Earth, we only need to make them lose up to 30% of their soldiers. The nobles of Iron Mountain County will surrender to us, otherwise their territory will not be able to complete next year's farming."
War is never about fighting to the last soldier. There is no such war. Even if the nobles are willing, the soldiers will flee in fear in such a bloody fight.
When the loss reaches a certain level, it is over and negotiations can begin.
In fact, if Iron Mountain County Viscount Walter and Count Winter were not bound too deeply, there would be no current war at all. Iron Mountain County had already surrendered to the war power of Count Weiss before.
Even now, the nobles of Iron Mountain County are already very dissatisfied. Too many slaves and soldiers have died, which will have a huge impact on next year and even the next few years.