The Allied Army at Dos City

Over the next two days, after settling the supplies and serfs he had seized from Perilla Territory, Victor headed to Red Ginseng Territory to expedite the transfer of Red Ginseng Territory supplies and population.

After reaching an agreement with Baroness of Red Ginseng Mary, the transfer went very smoothly. Considering the obedience of the serfs being transferred, Victor prioritized transferring serf families with members.

The living conditions of the serfs in the Red Ginseng Territory Farm were much worse than those in the Golden Sunflower Territory. After all, Victor's policy often involved conscripting soldiers from the serfs. In order to ensure the quality of these troops, the living standards of the serfs were improved to a certain extent, and they could basically be guaranteed to have enough to eat and wear.

As for the Red Ginseng Territory, it was the normal state of the nobility, where the vast majority of the grain was taken away by the lord, and the serfs only retained a small amount of rations.

Most serfs only ate two meals a day in winter, which were mostly thin wheat porridge. This was only because the eastern noble lords did not have the habit of collecting straw, thus preserving firewood for these serfs to make porridge.

Among the Northern Frontier nobles, winters are colder and longer, so firewood is even more precious and needed for heating. The serfs there mainly eat cold food.

Fortunately, most of the Northern Frontier nobles lords knew that people needed more calories in winter, so the Northlands serfs kept more rations on hand and could eat two dry meals a day.

The serfs there had a habit of baking Black Bread before winter, baking enough for the whole winter at once. Black Bread is very hard, and even soaking it in water doesn't improve its taste, so the serfs of the Northern Frontier nobles all had a mouthful of rotten teeth.

As for the living standards of the serfs in Two Rivers Territory, even Alex would say they were good. It's just that Two Rivers Territory was relatively isolated and far from the territories of other nobles, otherwise there would be no shortage of disputes over runaway slaves.

Victor's system for promoting Serf Soldiers was quite unique, but as the development of the territory slowed down and the size of the army increased, these channels would be tightened.

After all, being one step ahead is genius, being ten steps ahead is madness. After all, he is still a subject, and it is not appropriate for him to be so unconventional. Other nobles would not approve of Victor's behavior.

Moreover, if a junior member's strength rises too quickly, it will arouse the boss's suspicion. Even if you don't have the intention to rebel, having the strength to rebel is not allowed. This is the case between the Iron Birch Family and the Silver Maple Family.

Currently, Count Colt trusts Victor implicitly, providing him with substantial support and paving the way for Victor promotion to a higher rank. It is unlikely that Victor will achieve significant expansion of his territory in the next few years, and even after the Civil War ends, he will likely focus on consolidating his foundation.

Victor has always been very clear about these things and has a strong sense of purpose. After the Civil War, he will definitely focus on building internal strength and advancing technology.

For the next two days, Victor was busy dealing with the affairs of the new serfs in the relocated territory. Fortunately, the construction of several small fortresses was almost complete, and the construction of the defensive fortifications in the Green Oak Territory was also coming to an end. Some manpower could be spared to build some simple dwellings before winter, which would at least help these new serfs get through the winter.

Monitoring of Perilla Territory was not relaxed. Victor placed the main force of Alderick's Cavalry detachment at Fortress No. 2, and together with Diodor, they were responsible for the operations in the Perilla Territory direction.

Under Victor's instructions, Alderick organized squadron-sized Cavalry units around the clock to conduct high-frequency armed reconnaissance, attempting to exploit loopholes in Perilla Territory. However, the Indigo Knights' Cavalry squads in Perilla Territory were slippery, and coupled with Baron Charles's scorched-earth tactics, there was no progress from beginning to end.

Victor wasn't too concerned about this, after all, it was a blow that forced Baron Charles to implement a scorched-earth policy in Perilla Territory, which would affect logistical supplies even if the Coalition of Nobles from Boler County arrived later.

As for Green Oak Territory, Victor is not worried for the time being. Even if the Allied Army take it, Golden Sunflower Territory will be the first to be affected, and Green Oak Territory is not a key area for defense.

Furthermore, Victor has already moved most of the resources and people from Green Oak Territory to Golden Sunflower Territory. As of the afternoon of the 10th, the permanent population of Golden Sunflower Territory has exceeded 50,000, and the grain reserves have exceeded 80,000 tons. If the Allied Army knew that there were such rich spoils of war, their morale would rise by at least 10%.

Dos City, Count Black was having dinner in his tent. It was a seafood soup, a specialty of the Eastern Region, served with soft white bread sprinkled with plenty of White Sugar, which he had also purchased from Alex's Northern Frontier Chamber of Commerce.

However, the Count was not in good condition; he coughed while eating and had difficulty swallowing.

Just then, there was a knock on the door. The Count put down the food he was holding and turned to look at the door. "Is that Yellen?"

"It is I, sir."

"Come in."

With a creak, the door was pushed open, Yellen, dressed in full military uniform, walked in.

Count Black wiped his mouth with the handkerchief on his chest and looked at Yellen. "What's the matter? You rarely bother me while I'm eating."

"Count Excellency, it is like this: a private army of nobles has just arrived at the camp. They are also participating in this battle, but this nobleman's forces are very small, only about 60 men."

Count Black frowned. "I remember that in my notification, besides telling them to arrive in Dos City by the specified time, I also specified the troop strength requirement: a baron must have at least 300 men. Which noble family is this? If they don't want to participate in this gathering, they don't have to come. What are they trying to do by sending so few men!"

Yellen hurriedly explained, "It's Baron Red Ginseng Freyzer Red Ginseng. He claims that his territory was attacked by the Golden Sunflower Territory, and he suffered heavy losses, even losing his territory."

These are his only troops; he wants your support to reclaim his territory.

Count Black's lips curled up slightly. "Victor is quick on his feet. He's taken down a baronial family in such a short time. It seems we can't underestimate him!"

"It may be more than one. According to Baron Freyzer, Perilla Territory is also under attack, but he does not know the follow-up situation of Baron Charles, nor does he know whether Perilla Territory has been taken down by Viscount Golden Sunflower."

"So, of the 18 noble families in Boler County, two may have already lost the ability to participate in the war?"

Yellen nodded. "Although I don't know how many troops Viscount Golden Sunflower has, the strength of Red Ginseng Territory and Perilla Territory is not much different. Since Red Ginseng Territory has been breached, Perilla Territory probably won't be able to withstand Viscount Golden Sunflower's military might either!"

"How many noble families have gathered in Dos City to report for duty?"

"A total of 11 families, 3 viscount families and 8 baron families, with a total military force."