Throne of the North.

Chapter 191: March into Thundercloud County

The military forces of Beifeng County, Longshan County, and Lingdu County were all gathered here. One could imagine how many noble members were among them.

Those members of the nobility represent the barons and viscounts, or even two earls, behind them.

It took a whole day for Ryan to divide the army into three groups: front, middle and rear. The army of Lingdu County was fine, after all, they were all around him, but the other nobles were in a panic.

"Baron Ryan, why are my troops marching in the front and taking away my soldiers' weapons, only giving them axes and shovels!?"

"Baron Ryan, my army has always been in charge of the left wing. Why should they be in the front?"

"Baron Ryan, my army is not just my own army, but is composed of soldiers from three barons and lords. We..."

Looking at the nobles who were roaring in front of him, Ryan's eyes were cold.

"Slave soldiers are not suitable for fighting on the battlefield. It is best to use them to open roads, repair bridges, dig pits, fill manure, and clean battlefields."

Ryan ignored Lord Fran's flushed face and looked at the other noble.

"The transportation of food and fodder faces the greatest pressure. If you want to go to the battlefield, keeping the food and fodder safe will be your greatest achievement. Even those responsible for suppressing the civilians and slaves in the noble territories of Leiyun County to prevent riots will need to be drawn from your hands."

"We are entering Thunder Cloud County from Red Wing Plain. The road is flat. What difference does it make whether we are on the left wing or the right wing? The enemy may rush into our army from anywhere."

"besides……"

Ryan explained patiently, but—he only explained it once.

"I……"

Lord Arietta had an unpleasant look on his face. The soldiers he led certainly could not be the army of just one noble family, but a union of many nobles. He was of course dissatisfied with Ryan asking him to be responsible for transporting food and fodder.

Everyone knew that they were now attacking Thundercloud County. Earl Weiss had been defeated by them. Entering Thundercloud County would bring him a lot of military merit and wealth. If he couldn't get enough benefits, he wouldn't know how to explain to those nobles when he returned.

But just as he opened his mouth to refute, Ryan had already stood up, the Silver Knight's powerful aura suppressed him, and his eyes were fixed on the lord like a dragon.

"If you don't agree, I will replace you with someone else to be in charge of food and fodder!"

"Guard the food you are responsible for. If anything goes wrong, you will be punished by military law!"

After that, Ryan's voice slowed down.

"If the attack goes smoothly and you ensure that the food and supplies are not lost, this achievement may be ranked among the top ten."

After Ryan finished speaking, Lord Arietta's eyes lit up. In the previous discussion, Ryan had the right to decide the credit after the victory of the war.

To be more precise, it records which nobles made greater contributions in the war.

This involved the final division of interests, which was a concession made by the two earls to Ryan.

"That……"

"The army will enter Thundercloud County in a few days. Why are you still staying here?"

Ryan then used both carrot and stick to drive the other nobles out of the mobile fortress. Looking at the backs of these nobles leaving, Ryan smiled slightly in his heart.

If he could keep the food and grass safe, it might not be impossible for him to be in the top five, not to mention the top ten. But the problem is...

There are not just two or three families responsible for the security of food and fodder. In addition to slave soldiers, there are also 6,000 regular troops. Among those 6,000 soldiers, almost every noble in Beifeng County and Longshan County has a part.

No matter how great the merit is, a share is nothing. In Swadifari, on the plains, at the horse farm research institute of the great wizard McKen.

After arranging the army for three consecutive days, Ryan finally had some free time to come here to visit his long-missed warhorse.

"I've grown a lot taller."

Ryan looked at the wild horses in the farm, and then blessed them one by one, blessing each one with thirty spiritual powers. Although the spiritual powers were much more abundant, he still could not bless each one with hundreds of spiritual powers.

"It actually works. Are all wild horses able to do this, or are only the wild horses in this world and on this wilderness able to be blessed?"

Ryan thought it was the latter, because he had tried to bless those Highland war horses.

The effect is minimal.

"In three to five years at most, the first generation of war horses will be able to grow up. If you can buy more magic potions, the speed can be further improved."

According to the data given by Master McKen, Ryan certainly couldn't spend hundreds or thousands of gold coins on each warhorse just to speed up its growth. Even if he was willing, he didn't have the time to transport the potions over.

"No hurry, it's still too expensive."

Ryan said that if possible, he was unwilling to spend the money. It was too expensive. A year ago, many barons only earned a few thousand gold coins a year. Even if they were to squander, this was not the way to spend.

If you are not a noble, it is really difficult to afford the high-end market such as war horses.

"If everything goes well, I will be able to obtain some land after the war. Those lands can be used to cultivate magic potions."

The magic potions you grow yourself will definitely be much cheaper than those you buy directly with money.

When magicians encounter such things, their first thought is to buy them with money, but Ryan is a nobleman, a land-owning nobleman. He is more keen on production than consumption.

This is the difference in thinking between him and Master McKen. After all, as a magician, Master McKen has no territory and can only obtain materials by purchasing.

This way you can save a lot of gold coins, which can be used in more needed places.

Very satisfied with the fifty first-generation war horses in the farm, Ryan returned to the Red Wing Plain. He still could not control the army of tens of thousands of people. It took him only a few days to simply control the coalition forces of the three counties.

Finally, the day of the attack was approaching.

"Let the vanguard enter Thundercloud County and be stationed in two parts at the lake ten miles south and east of Twilight Territory. They will mine trees to forge toilets. A sufficient number must be prepared before the main army arrives."

"The rear army has 3,500 soldiers escorting food and fodder, following behind the front army and stationed in the south of the Twilight Territory."

……

The army finally began to attack Thundercloud County. The tens of thousands of troops advanced in an orderly manner, bringing with them an oppressive force as if dark clouds covered the sky with thunder roaring in it. At this moment, not only the nobles, but even the two earls who stayed in their respective extraordinary legions were watching this scene in shock.

They had never thought that a large army could achieve this.

How did they do it before? The great nobles made the arrangements, the lesser nobles each brought their own troops, and that was it.

But now, after integrating tens of thousands of troops from the three counties, even though the march was still messy and some soldiers even walked into the ranks of other armies, it was still shocking, as if a giant dragon was crawling on the ground, moving forward slowly.

The central army of 30,000 people was not advancing very fast. This was the speed Ryan calculated based on his observations over the past few days. Even the soldiers with the worst quality could catch their breath and keep up with the main force.

If there is no chaos, this army will be strong enough.

(End of this chapter)