Mount and Blade System: Start from Pioneer Lords.

Chapter 38: War is never a one-on-one fight on the street
After reading the letter, Levi pondered whether he could benefit from this war.

The end result is that participating now is no different from committing suicide.

And there is one more thing. As a pioneer baron appointed by the Duke of Shillon, if Leah recruits him to participate in this war, he must participate if he does not want to damage his reputation.

Back then in Cologne, he saved Leah with the intention of getting involved in their fight for the title and gaining benefits from it.

But... it was too fast!

He didn't expect that after getting the news, Florina would start to reorganize her military and prepare for war.

He is not yet strong enough to take a share of the pie.

Levi rubbed his temples with a headache.

The war between the two powerful grand dukes of Derby involved at least nearly 100,000 people.

He could not deny the power of the orcs. These warriors roaming the wilderness had been struggling with the barren environment and were enemies of ferocious bears and tigers since childhood.

The harsh environment created this group of powerful, agile and ferocious warriors. Each orc barbarian can easily defeat three or five elite Debe warriors.

But so what? War is never a one-on-one fight on the streets.

If it was a hundred to a hundred, Levi would think without hesitation that the barbarians would win, but when the number became a thousand to a thousand, the orcs and barbarians would end up swallowing the bitter fruit of defeat.

Once it develops into a battle involving tens of thousands of people, the orcs and barbarians will suffer a one-sided defeat.

The biggest gap between a makeshift team and a truly elite army has never been muscle or bravery, but the discipline and coordination required for team combat.

This determines whether it is a loose sand or can be pulled together.

With the limited assets of Gaoyabao, it wouldn't be able to even create a ripple if it were thrown into this struggle between powerful dukes.

Even Levi couldn't guarantee that he could escape unscathed. He was very strong, and he could even guarantee that even if the legendary giant came, he could shoot through its head with a spear.

Let it see what it means to be a small but not big shot.

However, he is not invincible, and there are things in this world that he fears.

What he knew about was the dragon-hunting crossbow, which was a weapon specially developed by humans to deal with giant dragons.

The composite bow body is made of palladium and the bowstring is made of dragon tendons, which makes its range reach more than 2,000 steps, far exceeding the shooting distance of ordinary crossbows. Even the extremely hard dragon scales are like paper in front of it because of the arrows mixed with refined gold.

According to official records alone, eight giant dragons were killed by the dragon-hunting crossbow.

Levi doesn't think that his flesh and blood is harder than dragon scales!

This was also the reason why he didn't kill people in Cologne. If he was surrounded, he wouldn't dare to bet that Cologne didn't have such a vicious weapon.

"But even if there is a war, it will probably not happen until next year."

Looking towards the south, Levi suddenly thought of something.

It's already mid-August.

A military operation involving tens of thousands of people is extremely time-consuming and labor-intensive. It will take Bailiu City an estimated half a month to prepare for the march.

And it would take at least another month for an army of more than 10,000 people to march from the northern border to Cologne.

It was October now and the weather in Derby had started to get cooler.

Wars are always extremely time-consuming. This war will take at least half a year to end, and this period happens to be winter.

It was freezing cold, and everything looked white.

Anyone who has some knowledge of military affairs would not choose to start a war in winter.

This was an extremely harsh weather test for the besiegers.

Obviously, Florina is not someone who is ignorant of military affairs, so she will most likely start preparing for war in the second half of the year, and the actual war will not start until around March next year.

In short, Levi still has a chance to develop. By March next year, he is confident that he has built a team that cannot be ignored.

After thinking about it, he turned his eyes to the second letter.

What he didn't expect was that the letter was actually sent by Lorina.

This letter did not contain any concern for him like Leah's, but simply mentioned the furs or large numbers of livestock he had obtained from the wilderness.

You can find her to cooperate in selling.

Due to the huge demand brought by the pioneering nobles and the natives of the wilderness, the wilderness trade has always been quite prosperous. The value of the goods flowing into the wilderness every year is at least millions of gold grams, and a large number of furs, livestock, slaves... in the wilderness will flow into Derby, which is an extremely important trade route for the Kingdom of Derby.

Levi touched his chin, this was a source of income.

Compared with the profits from farming which are still far from being realized, it is obviously easier to make money by force now.

What Levi wanted was not to become a businessman himself, but to collect tolls from these merchants!

Theoretically speaking, the area within hundreds of miles is his private territory, so it is completely feasible to collect tolls.

But it is only a theory after all. If we want to turn theory into reality, we must have sufficient troops, military force and people to guarantee it.

However, these are still too far away from Highcliff Castle, so Levi decided to focus on the present.

"Hogg, take your men to the Cass Mountains tomorrow and check if there are any humans alive there."

Levi instructed Hogg.

Hogg nodded with excitement, he was eager to show himself in front of Levi. He was already tired of patrolling the territory for nearly half a month, and now the mission finally came!

Levi didn't give too many instructions.

Hogg is very smart and, most importantly, he is eager to learn. In just half a month, he learned all the things I occasionally taught him.

There will basically be no problems if we just explore the situation in the Cass Mountains.

In addition, since they have mounts, if they want to escape, few races in the wilderness can catch up with them.

Once Hogg confirms that there are humans living in the Cass Mountains, Levi can take the next step.

At that time, whether it is negotiating with the ancestors in the Cass Mountains or conquering them by force, Levi is determined to defeat them.

……

The next day, when the team at Highcliff Castle had just finished breakfast, everyone heard a sharp, rapid whistle.

"alert!"

On a makeshift watchtower that was seven or eight blades high, the orc barbarian on guard was shouting at the top of his lungs.

"Oh? I didn't expect that someone would dare to try the ingredients of Gaoyabao after half a month." Levi smiled.

In the past half month, he wiped out all the tribes within a radius of fifty miles from Gaoyabao and spread his reputation.

The natives in the wilderness all knew that a group of tough guys had come to this location, and no one dared to provoke them anymore.

Levi didn't know whether the people who came came because of their strength or courage, but it was obvious that they had chosen the wrong opponent.

The relaxed smiles on the barbarians' faces disappeared. They picked up the weapons they had just put down and prepared for battle. An excited mood spread among them.

"Let's go and meet them!" Levi held the sword at his waist, raised his arm and led the orcs to the edge of the hill in a menacing manner.

Overlooking the plain from the hill, the view is extremely broad. Looking in the direction pointed by the orc on guard, one can see vague black shadows walking on the green waves of wheat grass towards the location of Gaoya Castle.

Levi squinted his eyes and looked at it carefully. After seeing it clearly, he was slightly surprised.

"Humanity?"

(End of this chapter)