Reinforcements Southward

After sending the letter, Victor, accompanied by Steward Boon, began to tour the two territories.

He needed to ensure the progress of construction on several small fortresses.

Fortunately, Steward Boon made excellent arrangements, with ample preparations in both manpower and resources.

As long as these conditions are met, the construction progress of the project can be guaranteed.

With two completed bastions and several smaller forts, the two territories have a fairly complete defense system.

With well-developed roads and shipping in both territories, Victor was confident he could fight with fewer troops by relying on the interior lines.

After completing these tasks, Victor remained stationed at Fort Number One.

On the one hand, he can keep a close eye on the army's training situation, and on the other hand, he will also participate in training new recruits.

This behavior was a long-standing habit of his, which allowed him to gain a certain reputation among the new recruits.

By this time, the Two Rivers Territory had received Victor's message by carrier pigeon, General Staff immediately delivered the letter to the Old Baron Wembley.

Wembley carefully read Victor's letter and, without delay, convened a meeting immediately.

Those in attendance included the Regimental Commander, Orlando, Powell, and Bob, among others.

"... Gentlemen, these are the requirements Viscount Victor mentioned in his letter. Time is of the essence, and we need to make arrangements as soon as possible."

Ron immediately stood up. "My troops have completed their recruitment and are ready to march south at any time. Brother-in-law, don't worry, I will protect the Viscount."

Wembley nodded with satisfaction, then turned to look at Bob.

"Manager Bob, is the Arms Factory ready to prepare 1,000 sets of standard equipment?"

"Your Wembley, please rest assured that the Arms Factory has ample equipment. Some of the ready-made equipment that has not yet been transferred to the newly formed troops can be allocated to the Golden Sunflower Territory first."

Even with the addition of defensive weapons like Bed Crossbow, Repeating Crossbow, and Catapult, the fleet's carrying capacity seems insufficient!

Wembley nodded. "Don't worry, the Viscount has already contacted Iron Birch Territory, and they will also send a fleet to help us transport reinforcements heading south."

"That's good!"

Just when everyone breathed a sigh of relief, thinking that the Golden Sunflower Territory should be fine.

Powell suddenly stood up, his brow furrowed.

"Your Wembley, and all of you, it is not something we, as subjects, should be happy about to put the Viscount in danger. We should consider more and do everything we can to protect His Excellency."

"You mean?"

"The army within the Two Rivers Territory is still quite sufficient. Whether it is the three regiments that have been formed and are undergoing integration and training, or the troops in the Stream Territory and Black Pine Territory, we are fully capable of mobilizing more troops to support the Viscount."

"But what about the fleet's carrying capacity?"

"My idea is to transport as many troops as there are available spaces. We should allocate the troops that can provide reinforcements. Once the Iron Birch Territory's fleet arrives, we should send troops onto the ships as long as there are available spaces. We should not only transport a detachment, but even transport an extra squad!"

James, Santos, and Marvin nodded; they all agreed with Powell's words.

Each of them wanted to send out their own troops.

In the end, Wembley made the final decision, instructing James to lead the First Regiment to prepare, prioritizing the Cavalry to move south and provide support.

Subsequently, under the unified command of the General Staff, the troops preparing to head south began to assemble at the Sea Song Town dock ahead of time, waiting there for the Iron Birch Territory's fleet.

The fleets within the territory loaded weapons, equipment, and defensive arsenals and headed south ahead of time.

Thanks to the combined efforts of Powell and Bob, the fleet was fully loaded by the end of the day and set sail directly from the Wood Fort Town dock.

Upon receiving the letter, Alex immediately dispatched the entire fleet from his territory to Two Rivers Territory Iron Birch Territory.

By the afternoon of the following day, the Iron Birch Territory's fleet had arrived at Sea Song Town, and the troops began to board the ships.

Orlando also took the two mobile teams that the Intelligence Department had on hand, along with a number of carrier pigeons, and sailed south with the fleet.

On the morning of the 28th, the troops heading south to provide reinforcements had completed boarding and set sail directly from Sea Song Town.

Each regiment also transferred enough veterans to fill all three detachments under Ron's regiment, with a ratio of new to veteran soldiers of 1:4. They also crammed the First Cavalry Detachment of the First Regiment into the fleet.

The final southward-bound force consisted of one Cavalry detachment and three infantry detachments, totaling over 2,200 men and nearly 1,400 warhorses.

Meanwhile, Victor's letters were also delivered to the Blue Rose Territory, Oil Sunflower Territory, Silver Sunflower Collar, and Black Oil Pine Territory.

The four territories quickly sent messengers to reply to Victor.

Viscount Ronald Viscount Blue Rose directly dispatched 200 elite veterans on horseback to Golden Sunflower Territory.

Baron Walker Black Oil Pine also mobilized 150 veterans.

The Silver Sunflower Territory and the Oil Sunflower Territory also successively dispatched teams of veterans to provide support, totaling 250 people.

By October 3rd, the four veteran teams had arrived at Golden Sunflower Territory one after another.

Victor was deeply moved when he saw the four teams of veterans totaling 600 people, which was half the number of veterans he had initially requested from the four families.

Including letters from the Northlands, it is expected that the reinforcements heading south will arrive before October 7th.

The reinforcements heading south, along with veterans from the four territories, will add a total of 2,800 troops.

These units are all truly elite forces, with combat soldiers accounting for more than 60%, totaling over 1,500 combat soldiers.

Previously, Victor's forces consisted of only seven understrength detachments, totaling no more than 4,000 men, with only about 1,400 combat soldiers.

After these reinforcements arrived, Victor's military strength was greatly enhanced; it's no exaggeration to say that his combat power doubled.

What Victor needs to do now is to perfect the defenses as much as possible before these reinforcements arrive.

At the same time, the 600 veterans who had already arrived were assigned to the newly established units, thus completing the formation of the existing 7 detachments.

Victor also adjusted the defense plan, intending to double the forces used for mobile operations, adding one Cavalry detachment and two infantry detachments to the original three detachments.

The remaining five teams were directly assigned to Foss and Holmes for interior defense.

Victor himself and Ron will lead these six squads directly into the outside.

On October 5th, the Noble Council was held in Silver Maple City as scheduled.

The nobles present noticed a problem: only a few representatives from the Northern Frontier nobles, led by the Iron Birch Family, were present.

In addition, this meeting was convened by the Grand Duke himself, unlike in the past. Apart from a few independent nobles who had already heard the news, most of the nobles present were filled with anxiety.