Ironvine Territory

Lenster explained somewhat embarrassedly to Victor, "Although the core of the Southern Defense Line is the Yalori Valley, there are several other places that need to be defended. We have to divide our forces, and half of our troops are stationed elsewhere."

Therefore, the current garrison in the Yalori Valley is no more than 8,000 men. This number is sufficient for defense with the outer walls, but once the enemy army is allowed into the valley...

The outcome is hard to say...

Although Lenster didn't continue, Victor understood what he meant. With such a small force guarding this valley, they would probably be overrun by the Coalition of Nobles before the floodwaters even came down.

"How many loyal southern noble Coalition of Nobles are there in Tyre City?"

"We don't know much about this area either. When we voluntarily abandoned Tyre City, my father burned Tyre City down to prevent the enemy from using it. We didn't plant any spies there either."

However, it is certain that the Hampshire Coalition of Nobles has now entered Cornwall County, and we have also spotted several Hampshire Noble Army in the battles of the past few days.

Based on the intelligence we had previously gathered, and considering the Coalition of Nobles of the local Cornwall County nobles, the opposing side had at least three legions on the entire front.

Even if they also divided their forces, Tyre City should still retain more than half of its troops, at least 40,000 to 50,000.

As he said this, Lenster was a little uneasy, perhaps worried that with so many enemies, Victor might not be willing to fight.

However, when he saw that Victor's expression remained unchanged as he continued to examine the map, he felt relieved and inwardly praised Victor, saying that he truly deserved to be called a hero among the Northern Frontier nobles, remaining so calm despite knowing there were so many enemies.

"Viscount Victor, as long as we have 20,000 troops, we can use this plan. If you feel it's not safe enough, Viscount Ferry and I can also draw troops from other directions."

Victor knew that Lenster might not know how many troops he had brought, and was about to explain when the door was suddenly pushed open, and a figure rushed in.

Lenster and Victor were startled, but they both breathed a sigh of relief when they realized that it was Viscount Ferry who had rushed in.

Lenster frowned. Viscount Ferry was supposed to be a very composed person, so why was he acting so rashly today? Just as he was about to ask him, Viscount Ferry suddenly said something to him with a flushed face.

"Young Master, Viscount Victor has brought an army of over 20,000 men. With so many reinforcements, we can defeat them immediately."

Upon hearing this, Lenster was stunned. After a moment, he cautiously asked Victor, "Viscount Victor, how many troops did you bring this time? Twenty thousand?"

Victor shook his head, Lenster immediately turned to glare at Viscount Ferry, his eyes blazing as if to say why Viscount Ferry had lied to him.

However, Victor added, "I also have a Cavalry force of nearly 10,000 men that I have sent to Ironwire City. In addition, the fleet has limited capacity, so I simply left a portion of the troops behind to protect the supply line."

Currently, there are only about 30,000 troops in the Yalori Valley, but they are all combat troops, which should be enough to fulfill this plan.

Lenster slumped back into his chair, as if stunned by the news.

Viscount Ferry also looked pleased. When he was preparing to welcome Victor's army in the outer valley, he noticed from afar that the army was extremely large, and based on his experience, he judged that its total size far exceeded 10,000.

So Viscount Ferry left his nephew behind and rushed back to the camp alone to report the good news to Lenster. With so many troops, they could seize their opportunity, and the enemy on the southern front could be dealt with quickly.

It took Lenster a while to recover. He stood up and bowed respectfully to Victor. "Viscount Victor, thank you again. I will always remember your help to our family."

If there is anything our family needs to do, please let me know.

"Lenster Renster, you flatter me. I was merely following orders. Count Colt is the one you should thank."

"I'm sorry, Viscount Victor, I got a little too excited. Yes, you're right, and we should also thank Count Colt."

At this moment, Viscount Ferry also spoke up. Victor noticed that the man, who had been quite silent the last time they met, had become very talkative today. "Young Master, the problem that has been troubling us for so long has finally been completely resolved."

Viscount Victor, thank you so much.