Throne of the North.

Chapter 126 Secretly assassinating Chen Cang
"Oh, what sad news."

In the wilderness, Ryan said with emotion on his warhorse.

Baron Malik, Ryan was not very familiar with him before, but in recent days, because of the frequent messages conveyed by the Flying Wolf Cavalry, he had a simple understanding of the baron.

Two Hattons.

When it comes to enjoyment, Baron Malik is better than the other; and when it comes to exploiting slaves and civilians, he is also better than the other.

In his territory, the ratio of civilians to slaves reached an astonishing one to nine.

Captain Luke stood silent beside him. He could now see that the Frozen Baron had never thought about saving Baron Malik's territory.

Ryan set his sights on the captain's mount, a wolf, a powerful beast. Even after becoming a monster, it was still a leader among the beasts. However, there were never many wolves that could be used as mounts.

"Luke, how did Earl Winter train you one-horned flying wolves?"

"I heard that Earl Weiss has a plane world. Does Earl Winter also have such a world?"

Ryan's words made Luke tense up for a moment, but this action had already given Ryan his answer.

Sure enough, the huge consumption of the Flying Wolf Cavalry would be difficult to maintain in a food-deficient province like the North Wind Province. Either Earl Winter was very rich, or he had his own unique source of food.

But... the dead world fell into an eternal winter. How did Earl Winter produce food in such a world?

Ryan thought of the countess.

There are many extraordinary means in this world, so it may not be impossible... to do it.

On the third day, Ryan's army entered Tieshan County. After crossing the river that meandered between the mountains, the temperature in the air became a little dry. It is said that this is because there are a large number of mineral veins under the ground of Tieshan County.

What surprised Ryan was that the only viscount of Tieshan County, Viscount Walter, actually came here in person with more than 200 soldiers and seven or eight nobles to greet them.

It seems that they really don't have any elite troops.

"Baron Ryan from the Frozen Territory, Iron Mountain County welcomes you."

Walter looked at Ryan's young face and still felt it was a little unbelievable that the two viscount families of Lingdu County were both defeated by this young man.

"Viscount Walter, may the gods protect your health."

Ryan smiled, and then walked side by side with Viscount Walter at the front of the army.

"Ryan, Baron Malik's territory has been occupied by Viscount Hogg's army. Unfortunately, that was where we were prepared to deal with Viscount Hogg and Count Weiss's army. Baron Malik's castle is the strongest line of defense."

Viscount Walter said this with regret, but in fact he was dissatisfied with Ryan's slowness.

"That's a shame. I hope Viscount Hogg's army won't go any further."

Ryan seemed not to understand what the other party meant, and continued to ask:
"My Lord Viscount, I wonder if Earl Weiss's army has appeared in Tieshan County."

Viscount Walter looked a little angry and clenched his fists.

"The Earl's army is right behind Viscount Hogg's army. We once tried to cut off Viscount Hogg's army's supply and occupy the canyon, but we were ambushed by the Earl's army."

Ryan looked at the viscount and thought to himself, perhaps this was the reason why the last elite army of Tieshan County disappeared.

They gambled everything on it, but unexpectedly failed again.

"It seems that this Viscount Hogg is more powerful than we thought."

After hearing Ryan's words, Viscount Walter had to admit that they had failed too many times in front of Viscount Hogg.

"Now Viscount Hogg's army is approaching Baron Freeman's territory. Our troops are all there. I hope you, Ryan, can defeat Viscount Hogg and take back our territory."

"Of course."

Another day passed, and Ryan appeared in Baron Freeman's territory with an army of more than 10,000 people. Looking at the winding hills in front of him, Ryan understood why Tieshan County, which had few troops, was so difficult to conquer.

What was Viscount Hogg's most powerful force? It was his knight cavalry army of up to a thousand people, but here, the cavalry could hardly play a role, and the cavalry could only fight on foot. Baron Freeman's territory was located on such a highest hill, with gentle slopes in all directions, and in some valleys, there were cultivated fields.

Tieshan County is more dependent on food purchased from outside than Lingdu County, but most of the time they obtain it through trade, after all, there are large amounts of iron ore here.

In Baron Freeman's castle, in addition to meeting the baron, Ryan also saw a middle-aged man who was full of malice towards him.

Baron Malik, he guessed so in his heart, after all, he was the only one who had reason to glare at him.

"Ryan, why is your army coming so slowly?!"

"My territory and my slaves were all taken away by the damn Viscount Hogg. This is all your fault!"

Baron Malik scolded Ryan. He was extremely angry. His wealth and territory had been seized. For a nobleman, this was an insult to his honor.

Ryan ignored him and asked Baron Freeman:

"Viscount Hogg's army is coming from the south. I need the map you have here."

Before Baron Freeman could say anything, Baron Malik finally became furious.

"Ryan!"

Looking at the man-eating Baron Malik, Ryan turned his head away.

"Mr. Malik, do you have any questions?"

"My territory..."

"Okay, no need to say more. You also said that it is your territory, not mine."

Ryan looked at the other party and said calmly:

"So, why should I let my soldiers die for your territory?"

Baron Malik's words got stuck in his throat, and he looked at Ryan with a flushed face. Anger had already filled his chest. Fortunately, at this time Baron Freeman grabbed this guy who was like a powder barrel.

Indeed, just as Ryan said, Baron Freeman reacted and realized that it was his territory that was threatened, and his relationship with Baron Malik was not that good.

He also needed Ryan's army to help him defend his territory.

"Malik, calm down first. Ryan, I will give you the map."

Half an hour later, Ryan saw the appearance of Baron Freeman's territory. On the map, Baron Freeman's territory was a land made up of small hills. There was a distance of several hundred meters between almost every two hills. There were also roads interspersed among them, but there were only three or five.

The road leading to the farmland and a main road represents the connection between the barony and other distant territories. In Tieshan County, road construction is almost entirely based on the accumulation of trampling over time. Even so, there are still many wild beasts around the road.

In the harsh winter, Tieshan County is warmer than other places, which leads to wild animals being willing to come here to live.

After looking at the map for a long time, Ryan understood one thing: Baron Freeman's territory might be invaded, but Baron Freeman's wealth would probably not be in any serious trouble.

As long as Viscount Hogg is not stupid, he will definitely not stare at the low and high hills on all sides. If he wants to occupy the castle here, the price he will pay will be unimaginable.

Suddenly, Ryan came to his senses and asked Baron Freeman.

"Are the remaining troops of Tieshan County here?"

Baron Freeman was stunned for a moment, then nodded.

"The slave army formed by the nobles has more than 2,000 people in the valleys in the south."

"This is the only army that Tieshan County can raise now."

Ryan was about to say something when the shadow of the Flying Wolf Cavalry in the sky outside was getting bigger and bigger. Captain Luke, full of fear and anxiety, arrived at Baron Freeman's castle and shouted.

"Baron Ryan, something bad has happened. Viscount Hogg has appeared in Viscount Walter's territory with his army."

(End of this chapter)