The Lord of the Rings: Lords of Middle-earth.

"Gather the team in Omske, let's go!" Roland said.

"Are we going to go and then coming back?" Omske said helplessly, a blade of grass dangling from his mouth.

"Well, I'll leave the people in the care of the troops. I'll send the garrison over in a few days!" Roland said.

“Alright, then I’ll go and gather the soldiers!” Omsk nodded. He couldn’t find fault with Roland’s approach. After all, manpower was still a major weakness for the Kingdom of Lagrang. After the Swift Infantry had recovered, the group decided to station all the Swift Infantry at Lulong Fortress. The Battanian archers and the hundred spearmen and shieldmen alone were not enough to defend this large fortress.

……

"Your Highness, are you leaving?" The people gathered around and shouted.

"Yes, you can stay here and build with peace of mind. The people in the forest will protect you! I will send soldiers to garrison here soon. Once you have built the village, just send someone to Swiftstream City to inform them. I will arrange for soldiers to escort the women and children to join you!" Roland explained patiently.

"Thank you for your mercy, Your Highness!" The crowd knelt down to pay their respects to Roland.

"Rise! Be careful! If there is any danger, go into the forest! The centaurs will help you deal with those uninvited guests!" Roland reminded him again.

"We understand, Your Highness!"

……

"Yunfeng! Come quick!" Roland walked towards Yunfeng's office area as soon as he entered his castle, yelling at the top of his lungs.

"Your Highness... what is it?" Yun Feng asked helplessly as he pushed open the door and peeked out.

"I almost forgot about the garrison at Delwin! What kind of soldiers do you think we should send there?" Roland scratched his head.

"..." Yun Feng grinned. Good heavens, you've already sent everyone over, and you're telling me you haven't even arranged for the garrison?
“我们现在有圣耀骑士团骑士100名、拉格朗城卫兵100名、巴丹尼亚射手800名、多温尼安重装剑士100名、埃尔尼诺游侠100名、拉格朗皇家近卫200名、疾流步兵3257名、征召轻步兵200名、拉格朗重骑兵100名、牧师8名、火系法师1名、十字军枪盾兵100名、十字军弓箭手300名、十字军重盾兵20名、十字紫荆花骑士20名、公国轻骑兵30名、君临骑士16名、林地锐士10名！就这些家底你看着派吧！”雲楓抽出一张卷轴打开后没好气的念道。

"Good heavens! So many people!" Roland suddenly realized that the terrifying number of his army had exceeded the population of the people! Ten civilians to one soldier was already considered warmongering, so what was this? The entire population was mobilized for war? The ratio of soldiers to civilians was 1:1! Even orcs would have to call him a hero!
"You're only finding out now? Do you know how dangerous the kingdom is right now? If this ratio continues, we'll destroy ourselves even without the orcs attacking us!" Yun Feng was exasperated. After all, these soldiers weren't recruited by Roland. In Yun Feng's eyes, they were simply returning to their kingdom, and the kingdom couldn't very well refuse to accept them!
“It needs to change!” Roland nodded firmly. Things can’t go on like this. A distorted population structure can only lead to unhealthy development, and Roland cannot accept such an outcome.

"It's good that you know what's going on! But let's look at the important matter first!" Yun Feng unfolded a map, which was the current map of the Kingdom of Lagrang.

"This is the location of the new village, it should be Delwin!" Yunfeng asked, pointing to the map.

“Yes, I plan to station some soldiers there!” Roland nodded.

"Do you plan to expand this village into a city?" Yunfeng asked.

"No, no, no! I'm crazy! How many steps is this village from Swiftstream City? Am I out of my mind to build a city here!" Roland said speechlessly. Cities in this era are not just simple settlements; they also bear the responsibility of radiating influence over hundreds of square kilometers, spreading their control and dominating the surrounding territories—that's the true function of a city. "Hmm, then we won't need too many soldiers here!" Yun Feng was about to persuade Roland not to be foolish; it seemed they weren't needed.

“I plan to send all the Woodland Elite warriors over there!” Roland rubbed his chin. Delwin, being close to the forest, was the perfect place for these Woodland Elite warriors to shine.

"Ten soldiers? Isn't that too few!" Yun Feng exclaimed in shock. At least five or six hundred people need to be relocated! How can ten second-tier soldiers protect so many people?

"We didn't expect them to fight. They're just helping the people clear out the monsters and orcs around the area. If a war really breaks out, wouldn't we have to bring all the people back to Swiftstream City?" Roland retorted. He didn't expect a village and its broken wall to withstand the invaders' army!

“That’s right, you can write a transfer order! I’ll arrange for them to set off right away!” Yun Feng nodded, agreeing with Roland’s arrangement.

"Don't rush! Let's deal with the garrison at Lulong Fortress at the same time!" Roland said. He figured he was just as good as herding a flock of sheep, and since they were already at this point, he might as well take care of the garrison at Lulong Fortress as well.

"What is your opinion?" Yunfeng asked Roland.

“The number of Battania strikers remains unchanged!” Roland said after thinking for a moment.

"Of course!" Yun Feng nodded. Everyone had witnessed the efforts of the Battanian striker this time.

“Send all the Crusader archers and Swift Infantry over there too!” Roland added.

“That works too!” Although Yun Feng was shocked by Roland’s grand gesture, he still felt that Roland’s arrangement was quite normal. This time, Lulong Fortress was almost overwhelmed by the orcs, wasn’t it because the number of defenders was too low? Renault even planned to abandon the outer wall directly. If it weren’t for Apophis Breo leading his King’s Knights and spearmen to keep sweeping, the outer wall might have really fallen.

"Bring the spearmen and shieldmen back! The swift infantry have already gone over there!" Roland thought for a moment. The positions of the spearmen and shieldmen and the swift infantry overlapped significantly, and the spearmen and shieldmen of the Duchy of Nyx were definitely not as good as the swift infantry, the ace "cannon fodder" of the Lagrange Empire.

"Hmm... is there anything else?" Yunfeng asked while taking notes.

"That's settled then! The other soldiers will have to stay and guard Jiliu City. I don't want to lose our only city because of strengthening Lulong Fortress." Roland shook his head. Although his forces were large, they were still somewhat overwhelmed in defending two cities, after all, they were both too big!

"Your Highness, you just need to sign and stamp it!" Yun Feng handed the transfer order he had written to Roland.

After checking it over and finding no problems, Roland grabbed a pen and signed his name in a flamboyant, scrawled hand. Then he took off his ring and stamped the Lagrange coat of arms on the sealing wax.

"Your Highness! An envoy from Iluber has arrived! Would you like to see him?" Suddenly, a guard entered and bowed deeply.

"Huh?" Roland looked up in surprise. People from Lonely Mountain are here now?
I wasn't feeling well yesterday and had to cancel. Please forgive me.