Supply Station Expansion

Upon hearing the lord's order, the guards quickly fetched money bags and distributed one Silver Coin to each soldier on the field.

The soldiers who received the Silver Coin were all ashamed, for they had only truly felt the overwhelming power of their viscount on the field.

Moreover, Victor's attacks were very measured in terms of location and force. Everyone checked each other and found that no one was injured. At most, a few people who were hit in the numbness would need a while to recover.

At this moment, the sergeant refused to accept the Silver Coin the guards had given him, just as Victor was about to step forward and hand Silver Coin over himself.

The garrison officer came over; he had also witnessed the battle on the Drill Ground.

"You should accept what the lord gave you. After all, you have met the conditions for receiving the prize, and you can't let the lord go back on his word."

Upon hearing his superior's words, the sergeant obediently accepted the Silver Coin.

Victor walked over with a smile and said directly to the garrison officer, "Your soldiers are quite good. It's clear they've put in a lot of hard work during daily training. To be honest, even if you gathered twenty or thirty ordinary soldiers, without the support of crossbows, they wouldn't be able to get close to me!"

"Your Excellency, you flatter me. They are still far from being good enough. These young men who have taken the field are already the elite of my troops. Even those few militiamen, I will recruit them into my ranks as professional soldiers later."

Victor remained noncommittal. He also noticed the demeanor of the soldiers watching from the sidelines. Judging from their spirit, even those who hadn't participated were far from mediocre.

"I remember your name is Gansen. You used to be under Marvin's command, right? Why are you staying at the supply depot instead of taking up a post in Marvin's regiment this time?"

Victor had some recollection of the garrison officer in front of him; he had once been an officer under Marvin, who had come to the Two Rivers Territory with Marvin and his family.

"Your Excellency, I am 38 years old this year. I was injured in my early years, and even if I went to the battlefield, I might not be able to gain any merit."

With my wife and children all in the territory, and the Two Rivers Territory unable to be without any garrison troops, I volunteered to stay with Captain Marvin and was later assigned to Supply Station Number Three.

Gansen began to explain.

Victor nodded. Gansen was not young; he was two years older than his superior, Marvin, and possibly even older. Due to previous injuries, he did look very old; people would believe he was in his forties or fifties.

Victor continued talking with Gansen for a while and discovered that the veteran had a wealth of experience. Before coming to the Two Rivers Territory with Marvin, he was already a squad Squad Leader commanding a hundred men.

Moreover, they are highly qualified, possessing both ability and experience. With these qualities, it's almost an underutilization of their talents to serve as a garrison commander, considering that many of the Detachment Commander in the territory were just soldiers three years ago.

Victor made a decision in his mind, "Gansen, I will resolve the differences between your supply depot and the Horseshoe Tribe, but I have an important task for you. Can you do it well?"

Gansen was also stunned by Victor's words. He really couldn't understand why the lord would give him such an important task when he was just a small post garrison officer, which was basically a Company Commander.

However, Gansen quickly realized what was going on. "Your Excellency, please tell me, Gansen will do his best."

Victor was very satisfied with Gansen's answer. Although Gansen claimed to be an old man, he had not lost his soldier's spirit, which could be seen from his strict training of his soldiers.

"It's good that you're willing. After the civil Civil War ends, the main focus will be on expanding the territory. The expansion will be along the east bank of the Lime River, all the way to Blue Lake."

The conditions for reclamation near the Supply Station Number Three are excellent, and it is highly likely that it will be one of the first key development sites. The territory will increase its investment in this area, both in terms of manpower and resources.

To ensure the construction here, it is estimated that at least two detachments of troops will be deployed here. Originally, I wanted to withdraw troops and officers directly after the Civil War.

But seeing you and your troops today, I feel you are capable of this position. Now it depends on whether you are willing to contribute to the expansion of the territory!

Gansen was very excited after hearing this. The officers in charge of the two detachments in the Two Rivers Territory numbered more than a border defense battalion in the Iron Birch Territory, not to mention the higher proportion of professional soldiers. Even in the Two Rivers Territory after several rounds of military expansion, they could definitely be considered mid- to high-ranking officers.

"My lord, I am deeply grateful for your kindness. Gansen will certainly not disappoint you."

"Very good, Gansen, you answered so readily. It seems you don't want to be as old as you say."

There are many opportunities in the Two Rivers Territory; even without participating in the Civil War, one can gain merit by expanding the territory.

"As long as you do well, I will never be stingy with rewards."

After the initial excitement, Gansen quickly calmed down. After all, he only had a small squad and two militia companies under his command, which was far from the scale Victor had described.

Furthermore, with Civil War about to break out in the Two Rivers Territory, most of the combat troops will have to move south, so it is estimated that the two detachments assigned to him will take a long time to arrive.

Victor saw through Gansen's thoughts and said with a smile, "It's probably just as you think. Even if I give you this opportunity, it will still take a long time to complete it."

However, you can take it one step at a time. You can first form a combat unit of a detachment. After I return to Wood Fort Town, I will have the General Staff assign you a militia detachment.

Train them well, and when you begin expanding your territory, you'll have two detachments of troops.

Gansen did the math in his mind. The lord wanted to provide him with a militia detachment, but even with the troops he already had, it wouldn't be enough for two detachments.

Right after he raised this question, Victor said, "If you want to expand the army, there's plenty of manpower available!"

Victor pointed in that direction, Gansen looked in the direction Victor was pointing and saw a group of Barbarians soldiers entering the outpost. The leader was Luda from the Horseshoe Tribe.

It turned out that Luda knew as well. Victor had a habit of morning exercise, so early in the morning, Luda led his Barbarians warriors to the outpost, wanting to invite Victor to his tribe's territory as soon as possible.

"Your Excellency, Luda greets you. You remain as disciplined as ever, maintaining your habit of morning exercise, just like the wolf king of the grasslands, always the first to taste the freshest mutton!"

As soon as Luda saw Victor, she began to shower him with compliments.

Victor pulled Gansen over directly, "You're here early too, Luda."

I heard something from Gansen: your tribe has a misunderstanding with the military post, it's about the division of farmland, right?

Luda was taken aback by Victor's question, thinking that Victor was going to punish him.

Luda's legs went weak and he was about to kneel on the ground, but Victor was quick-witted and grabbed him.

"Luda, what are you doing? I didn't say I was going to punish you!"

Okay, I came here today to check out the area around Supply Station Number Three. You two can put aside your work and take me for a walk around the neighborhood.

Regarding the disputed plots of land, I will provide you with a reasonable land division proposal that will satisfy both of you.

After saying that, Victor patted the two men on the shoulder, told them to wait a moment, turned around and left, preparing to wash up and have breakfast.

Luda and Gansen remained where they were. Luda complained to Gansen why he had to trouble the Viscount with such a small matter, which would surely lower his standing in the Viscount's eyes.

Gansen said nothing. He was pondering Victor's earlier words. According to the Viscount, he probably intended for him to get along with Luda and use the Horseshoe Tribe's manpower to supplement his troops.

Thinking of this, Gansen grinned at Luda was startled and wondered if the guy in front of Gansen had gone mad. He quickly moved a few steps away from Gansen.