Perilla Territory's Response

Fick chased after Zisu Castle and quickly caught up with Baron Freyzer, Baron Freyzer was leading his 12 Cavalry away.

Fick shouted at Baron Freyzer.

"Your Excellency, wait for me."

Freyzer didn't rush to leave. When Fick ran up to him, he asked him directly.

"Lord Charles said that you should not take any risks lightly. Once Count Black arrives with his army, he will naturally be able to reclaim Red Ginseng Territory."

Freyzer lowered his head in dejection. "Does Charles also think that Red Ginseng Territory has fallen? Mary and my children, I abandoned them."

"My lord, we cannot give up. You have the support of your colleagues in Boler County, Count Black, and the entire Grand Duchy. We will surely win."

Furthermore, Viscount Golden Sunflower is a legitimate nobleman; he wouldn't harm the lady and young master. I think you don't need to worry."

Baron Freyzer remained silent for a while, then turned to look at Knight Fick. "Fick, what do you think I should do next?"

"Lord Charles has assigned you a squad of soldiers. We should go and take them with us. Then I will take some men back to Red Ginseng Territory to find out what's going on. You should rest in Perilla Territory for a while, sir."

Sir Fick offered his opinion, and after listening, Baron Freyzer hesitated for a moment before finally shaking his head.

Fick thought Baron Freyzer wanted to return to Red Ginseng Territory to fight, so he hurriedly tried to persuade him, but Baron Freyzer said something that dissuaded him from taking any further action.

"We're not going back to Red Ginseng Territory. I really can't fight against Viscount Golden Sunflower and his soldiers."

Fick hadn't expected Baron Freyzer to come to his senses so quickly, and hurriedly asked, "So what do we do next?"

"Charles' forces in the Perilla Territory are limited. He has done all he can, and I don't intend to trouble him any further. Let's go to the military camp and take that small squad of soldiers with us."

Your words just now reminded me. Let's go directly to Dos City. I'll go to Count Black and borrow troops from Count.

"Count Earl will lead other noble troops to attack Golden Sunflower Territory, and I will lead the army Count lent me to retake Red Ginseng Territory. In the meantime, I can only hope that Mary and the others are safe and sound!"

After listening to Baron Freyzer's words, Fick also found them very reasonable, so he nodded and said, "My lord, I will listen to you!"

"Okay, let's do it this way. Let's go to the military camp to mobilize troops first."

Baron Freyzer rallied his forces and led his Cavalry away from Zisu Castle.

At this moment, Baron Charles stood on the corner tower of the castle, watching Baron Freyzer and his entourage depart through the crenellations, and sighed, "Freyzer, don't do anything foolish, we have a long life ahead of us!"

After Baron Freyzer's departure, Baron Charles summoned three of his men, all officers from the Perilla Territory.

After a while, the three officers arrived at the study inside the castle. Baron Charles did not waste any time and spoke directly.

"Baron Freyzer of Red Ginseng Territory has just arrived; you should have all seen him."

The army of Red Ginseng Territory was defeated by the Golden Sunflower Family. He had no choice but to flee to me, asking for my help to reclaim Red Ginseng Territory. However, I had no intention of helping him.

After listening to Charles's words, one of the middle-aged men with gray hair asked a question.

"But sir, Baron Freyzer just came to the camp. He took your order and transferred a squad of soldiers and a lot of military rations."

Charles said "Oh," and replied, "I lent it to him. After all, our two territories are closely connected, and we can't just leave without helping at all."

Suddenly Charles paused, "Military rations? What does Freyzer need military rations for? Colin, how much military rations did he take?"

The middle-aged man Colin replied, "About 500 loaves of dry bread, 100 servings of dried salted meat, and over 100 kilograms of beans."

Charles stroked his chin. "He only has a dozen or so Cavalry left, plus a squad of soldiers I assigned to him, that's at most 60 men. This amount of rations is enough to feed them for a week."

As they were talking, Charles suddenly seemed to understand something.

"I see. It seems you've finally figured it out, Freyzer."

Charles breathed a sigh of relief, knowing that his friend wouldn't be willing to die in vain.

"In that case, we don't need to worry about Red Ginseng Territory anymore. Our focus now should be on protecting our Perilla Territory."

"Colin, how many troops do we have left? Let's eliminate the squad that Freyzer took away."

"My lord, fortunately you had the foresight. This year, our territory's army has been expanded. Now we have 450 regular soldiers, including a Cavalry squad of 50 men, the rest are infantry, and there are also about 500 Serf Soldiers."

Charles nodded. "Originally, we were going to take 350 regular soldiers and 500 Serf Soldiers to Dos City to assemble, but now we don't need to go. We just need to guard our Perilla Territory well and not get involved in the mess in the Golden Sunflower Territory."

He turned to another, younger officer and said, "Indigo, take your Cavalry and circle the border of the Golden Sunflower Territory. See if there are any unusual movements there. If there are, come back and tell me immediately."

"Clear!"

Charles then looked at the oldest officer, "Osric, you have always been in charge of patrolling and guard posts in the territory. From now on, all guard posts must be prepared. If there is any change, you must send a signal immediately. In addition, each guard post will be reinforced with 20 Serf Soldiers."

The outposts in our Perilla Territory are all quite well-maintained. Taking them down will require some sacrifice; otherwise, my money would be wasted.

Osric patted his chest and said, "Don't worry, Osric won't let you down!"

"Colin, the military camp and the Purple Perilla Castle are the two largest defensive strongholds in the territory. You are responsible for planning and arranging the garrison troops on both sides. If the Golden Sunflower Family's army really attacks, we must be able to hold them off."

"Don't worry, I will make sure everything goes perfectly, but sir, it's not a long-term solution to keep guarding it all the time."

After all, the autumn harvest is still drying on various farms and hasn't been delivered to the castle's storehouses yet. Shouldn't we assign some guards to each farm?

"There's no need. Our forces are limited. We have six farms in our territory. Sending too few won't help, and sending too many will affect the defense of the castle and camps."

Moreover, I don't think the Golden Sunflower Family will directly attack Perilla Territory now. They just took over Red Ginseng Territory and don't have that many surplus troops.

"They're coming. We only need to hold out for four or five days at most, and then Count Black will naturally come to our rescue with his army."

The three nodded in agreement; what Baron Charles said was indeed very reasonable.

Seeing that his views had been accepted by the three, Charles was very satisfied. "Then let's get ready quickly. I believe that with you all here, Perilla Territory will be absolutely safe."

"Yes, sir!" ×3