When Ryan received the news, it was the time when 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 Northwind County yet."
"But Count Soron has led Dragon Mountain County's Noble Allied Army to support Northwind County. If we don't move forward, the nobles will have objections."
Viscount Hogg said that this is indeed a serious problem after the war, but Ryan still shook his head and did not plan to send troops now.
"Count Winter has been in charge of Northwind Province as the governor for so many years. He will not be defeated in just a few days."
When it comes to making wealth in this land, Winter Family is second, and no one dares to be first.
The former Count Weiss and Count Soron combined were not as good as the governor Count Winter who represented the empire going north.
After all, this count is raising Flying Wolf Cavalry and a powerful Mage Corps.
They are all big spenders of money.
The next day after receiving the news, news came that a large number of Orcs appeared in Fragrant Mountain Plains. Count Soron had to leave part of the army and return to Dragon Mountain County. Some of the nobles there were panicked.
"Now it is confirmed that Werewolves will use other Orcs to continue attacking the human territory, and Silvermoon Royal Court will lead Werewolves to attack the noble territory of Northwind County."
Viscount Hogg also breathed a sigh of relief, at least this proved that Ryan was right, but he soon became nervous again.
"What to do now, the nobles have been defeated by Werewolves. Even if these Orcs are not as good as Werewolves, there are still Orcss as powerful as Black Goat Orcs, which the nobles cannot stop."
"No, they can stop it."
"Let the nobles give up all the land except the castle and defend the castle."
"These Orcs do not have the rule of Werewolves. They will not attack the noble castle that will break their teeth. They are different from Werewolves. All they need is food and resources."
"Give them!"
"Let these Orcs flow to Zero Crossing Prefecture, Iron Mountain County and Silver Stream County, and let the army let them go!"
Viscount Hogg was shocked when he heard Ryan's decision.
"How is this possible? Those damn Orcs will eat every seed on our land."
"And our troops come from three counties. The morale of the soldiers will be shaken."
Ryan still hasn't wavered. 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 spreading Orcs to all places, can the nobles of these counties be able to rely on their castles to block Orcs's attack. Otherwise, if there are too many Orcs, the nobles' castles will not be the safest."
Ryan looked in the direction of Northwind County, and his Northwind City was there.
"It's time for us to march."
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"You want to take away all the troops?"
Shaya opened his eyes wide and looked at Ryan angrily.
"Then what should we do here! This is Governor of Northwind, the territory of Marquis of Northwind. What should we do if Orcs comes!?"
She asked loudly, Ryan actually wanted to take away all the troops, which she was unwilling to accept.
"There is no way. I cannot guarantee that the methods of Mr. Rosalind and Meyers will be successful, so the number of people is the last resort. As for you..."
"This is a war that you Mayers Family don't want to lose. Just take the two of you with Marquis of Northwind and retreat to Winged Gorge under the protection of the knight and demon Mages. Farrell Commander will not refuse to protect you."
"If Orcs can really occupy the Marquis territory, then give them some time. Once Werewolves is solved, these Orcss will be captured and turned into slaves. Selling them to South will also allow us to recover some of our capital."
Ryan insisted on taking away the army here, which required the consent of the nobles Shaya and Thundercloud County. Fortunately, Shaya did not insist in the end. She knew the significance of this war to the Mayers Family.
But the nobles had differences with Shaya at this moment.
"I will keep your knights and take only the ordinary people."
"If the war is really going to fail, there is no point in holding on to the castle."
Ryan finally said this, and the nobles had no choice but to agree, not because of righteousness, but because the composition of these soldiers was very simple. They returned to the territory to defend the castle, and the soldiers organized 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 join in this army.
Huge? It is huge, but everyone knows that this army is already the last young man in several counties, and now, there are more old, weak, sick and disabled.
"I have no family anymore. The noble master died in the war. Orcs killed everything about me. Then... let them kill me too."
"Why would damn Orcs leave me alive?"
"I've been through every winter, every one, but this winter I don't know how I'm going to survive."
"I was afraid of war, but now I'm not afraid anymore."
"We have lost everything. I don't want to see their death with one eye. I only have one eye left. I just hope it can help me see where Orcs is."
There was an inexplicable atmosphere in the army. 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 Twilight illuminates the skyline ahead, the golden the Sun is about to end, as if it does not want to see this huge army heading towards the darkness of Dead Silence.
The army stopped and built a bonfire. No matter what, they could not march at night.
In the early morning, the bonfire had dimmed, and only the last remaining smoke had dispersed. Ryan used his hands to push aside the Ash on the surface, revealing the reddish charcoal inside.
Ash flew away between his fingers, a new day came, and they were not far from the battlefield.
"Even among Ash, there are warm embers."
"Let's have breakfast."
Ryan said, the army did not go on the road immediately, but used the embers of the bonfire to light the stove, and the food was thrown into it like a waste.
After eating and drinking, the Ash dispersed, and the remaining smoke was left behind, until the army trampled past, and the Ash filling the sky was like a funeral from heaven and earth.
Northwind City.
The last time Ryan arrived here, it was when Count Winter was 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 Werewolves, so even the babies no longer cry.
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 met 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 Knight Retainer and watched these people.
"The great Emperor Florian Empire issued an order. From now on, Northwind City will be managed by me, Baron Ryan, and I become the owner of this city."
"I'm just sorry, but my first order is for this city to mobilize men to form an army and attack Orcs."
"Now they may still be fighting Orcs in Count Winter's territory."
"But I have brought reinforcements, and I will once again lead Northwind Province's army 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, Northwind City is prosperous, so people here can always hear news from far away. Baron Ryan's past wars are praised, with the help of the people in this city.
They indeed knew about Baron Ryan, just like they knew that Marquis Winter had not been the governor of Northwind City for a long time.
"After the war, I will manage this city that is loyal to me."
Ryan's words were ambiguous, mainly because he actually only owned this city for thirty years, so he didn't know if it would work.
Spirituality Panel looked at him with some anxiety. Soon, Ryan's expression 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 spiritual growth rate was faster. Finally, he led Stag Legion to rush out of the city. The tall and mighty Northern Warhorse's iron hooves trampled on the ground of the city, giving people the most primitive shock, so the spiritual growth increased even more.
"When we arrive at the war, we hope to have one hundred thousand souls."
Northwind City has a large population. The arrival of Ryan is like the only light in the darkness. Those who provide spirituality to Ryan will naturally rush to tell others and exaggerate the rest of the population who are still hesitating. Without more choices, everyone will become the subjects of Ryan.
Ryan needed their loyalty 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 can't use their excess energy to condense Seed 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, he asked some soldiers about their origins in the military camp, 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 Frozen Earth 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 Knight Retainer, who was following closely behind him, had tens of thousands of copies of Demon Potion given to him by Rosalind.
Needless to say, it was part of their initial plan to reach a deal.
Count Winter Territory, Count Winter have returned to their castle. The castle is on a high mountain, allowing him to see the battlefield in the distance.
The reason for his return is also very simple, that is, in the war between Flying Wolf Cavalry and Silvermoon Royal Court Wolf Riders in the west Mountain Forest, Flying Wolf Cavalry ended in a disastrous defeat.
Miserable failure! No one could have imagined that Flying Wolf Cavalry would be so helpless in the face of those Wolf Riders. Wolf Riders riding Warg only needed to launch a fierce attack on Count Winter's castle, and then Flying Wolf Cavalry had to fall from the sky to stop Wolf Riders.
This is what Wolf Riders needs. When they get close, Werewolves's sharp claws combined with the equally cruel Warg can kill Unicorn Flying Wolf, but The knight on Unicorn Flying Wolf's back can hardly provide effective help to Unicorn Flying Wolf. The knight's role in this war can only be regarded as half. Two against one point five, Wolf Riders has a huge advantage.
When Fragrant Mountain Plains Fortress, they had already suffered huge losses, but this time Count Winter completely woke up. There was indeed a huge gap between their Extraordinary Legion and Wolf Riders.
Finally, he had to retreat to his castle and rely on more defensive facilities to resist.
It's just that sometimes when you are unlucky, you can't even drink cold water until your teeth are filled. The defeat of the war in the west also caused the war in the east to break. The cunning Wolf Riders crossed the castle and appeared on that battlefield, becoming the key force to defeat the human army.
More than 100,000 people were defeated and retreated to the foot of the mountain of Earl City Castle. This was the last resistance and a retreatable line of defense. After all, the castle could not hold so many people.
Seeing the land he had cultivated for decades become filled with smoke, and seeing those who were forced to become soldiers die in the battle with Werewolves one by one because of their recruit eggs, Count Winter was heartbroken.
"How could it be like this? Why don't these damn Werewolves attack Marquis of Northwind!"
Count Winter had a bold guess in his mind that he couldn't even believe, that is, Werewolves might have been frightened by Baron Ryan's means of summoning God of Light's blessing.
Otherwise, why would these damn Werewolves attack Northwind County instead of Thundercloud County.
He never thought that the answer was just the opposite. Werewolves wanted to defeat the most powerful place among humans, so as to defeat all human beliefs in this land and allow Werewolves to rule this land.
From beginning to end, the purpose of Werewolves has been this, not just to plunder and kill like the previous invasion of Orcs.
"Lord Earl, Dragon Mountain County's reinforcements have arrived. Lord Count Soron is leading Dragonblood Warrior Legion to attack Werewolves's army from the north. He wants you to order the attack and put pressure on Werewolves."
"How can I afford to attack!?"
Count Winter said angrily. He was now forced to guard the castle. He didn't dare to count the number of dead until now. You must know that there are villages in this battlefield. On the day when Wolf Riders defeated the human army, Werewolves rushed in. I don't know how many Werewolves rushed into the homes of those civilians and slaves.
War is not only about soldiers, but also civilians and slaves who can only bear no matter what situation they encounter. There is no escape. Count Winter doesn't know how many people died among them.
And so far in the war, the soldiers he led have suffered heavy casualties. Werewolves's claws and teeth will not just leave scars, but bring death.
But in the end, Count Winter ordered the army to attack Werewolves, because he was too familiar with Count Soron. The old guy would never attack unless he saw that Werewolves was restricted, leaving Dragonblood Warrior Legion in a situation surrounded by Werewolves.
There's nothing wrong with it. Flying Wolf Cavalry is surrounded and can still find a way to get to the sky. Dragonblood Warrior Legion falls into the army of Werewolves. I'm afraid the whole army will be annihilated in the end.
"No."
Count Winter thought about this and reflected it.
"This damn Sauron must have told me that he would launch an attack because Baron Ryan's army has also arrived. Otherwise, how could he possibly use Dragonblood Warrior Legion as the vanguard!"
His reaction was correct, but the army under the mountain had already launched a charge towards Werewolves under the order of Count Winter, and Flying Wolf Cavalry was still fast enough in delivering the order.
At Northwind County, ten miles away from Count Winter Territory, Ryan led the army and arrived here.
"My Lord Earl."
Ryan and Count Soron discussed the war and finally decided on a plan with the Dragonblood Warrior Legion as the vanguard.
"You have also seen that the army I brought is very poor. They will not be the opponent of Werewolves's army. God of Light's blessing will only fall once, not more. The victory of the war depends on us."
"I need a force strong enough to ensure that Werewolves will not collapse the front line. Dragonblood Warrior Legion is the only option."
Count Soron Instinctively unwilling.
"Where's your army?"
"My army is cavalry. They cannot engage in positional warfare."
Of course, the advantage of cavalry is not that of the heavy armored infantry corps. Count Soron has nothing to say.
Of course, he also has his own confidence and trump card.
"Are you sure that Rosalind method can succeed?"
This is where he hesitated. If Ryan hadn't vowed to tell him the outcome of the war, Count Soron wouldn't have dared to be so confident.
"Whether it is possible or not, we can only believe in this path now. The war here has consumed all Northwind Province's military power. If the war cannot be won, we nobles can all flee South with our families."
At Dawn time, all the soldiers of Northwind Province launched an attack on Werewolves.