Take the ride to dominate the game

Chapter 17 Planning
Andrew acted decisively and neatly. In a short time, three hundred soldiers assembled and set off.

What surprised Arthur was that among the 230 soldiers, there were only 70 combatants, and the remaining [-] were cooks, engineers and other logistics personnel.

Of course, the soldiers recruited on the road are all warriors with swords.

In other words, the five hundred soldiers Hendry promised were actually only 430.

When I asked Andrew, he said that was what Hendry meant.

Moreover, the food and drink of these 500 people had to be collected and settled in the end, and Arthur had to pay the sum.

Arthur suddenly had a new understanding of the thick-skinned nobles.

Moreover, these soldiers were wearing relatively cheap chain mail, which belonged to low-end arms.

The fighting power is not very strong.

But the good news is that the Blackwood house on the opposite side also has the same equipment.

The continent of Westeros in the world of Quanyou is generally a feudal monarch in the middle ages of Western Europe, but most of the daily necessities, weapons and armor correspond to the Renaissance.

That is to say, iron armor is the mainstream soldier equipment, and chain mail is already relatively backward.

Like the Lannister family in the western region, the main force is black armor, and the accessories are very coquettish red capes, and the helmets are also custom-made lions.

Looks like he can play well.

In the riverland, only the elite troops of the great nobles such as Tully, Shuangbu, Frey, Vance, and Piper can afford the iron armor, and the helmets are uniformly produced by the Westland Workshop.

Common troops are mostly round helmets, chain mail covering the torso, and leather armguards, capes, and some may have hanging legs.

As for the cloak, it is for knight lords.

In the poorer northern border, the vast majority of soldiers wear leather armor and iron helmets, and chain mail is something only elite troops have.

These three countries represent the equipment level of Westeros.

In the Reach led by the Tyrell family, the equipment of soldiers is slightly lower than that of the Lannisters, but higher than that of the Riverlands.

The Stormland of the Baratheon family has roughly the same equipment as the Riverland.

Dorne, which has the smallest population, has the same equipment as the northern border, but for the sake of heat dissipation, most of them are equipped with cloth armor.

Leather armor is too hot to wear in the desert.

The knights in the valley are slightly different from the six countries mentioned above.

Most of the knights are wearing plate armor, with a white cape, the visual impact is stronger than that of the Lannister army.

The equipment is better than that of the Lannister family, but the number of people is much smaller.

Of course, the valley doesn't need too many fighters.

The only way to reach the valley on land is through the Blood Gate, and the rest are blocked by the majestic Mingyue Mountains.

A hundred crossbows are enough to defend the Blood Gate.

Thinking of this, Arthur felt that he should find a way to get some armor.

It is only a few months before the outbreak of the War of the Five Kings. If you want to make a name for yourself in this great war that has swept across the six kingdoms, you must have a good army.

In addition to strong recruits and a lot of training, an excellent army also needs excellent weapons and armor equipment.

It's all about money.

The good news is that the riding and cutting system allows your own soldiers to bypass part of the training, and you can get experienced veterans by upgrading soldiers.

The bad news is, Arthur has no money.

The greatest wealth that belongs to him now is the 180 golden dragons he won just now.

It is estimated that the seven hundred pieces will never be found.

The 180 pieces are equivalent to the breastplate part of more than [-] sets of chain mail.

To buy a full set of chain mail including arm guards, shawls, hanging legs, leather boots, etc., it cost less than twenty sets.

Better iron armor requires more golden dragons.

And money doesn't come immediately.

One or two sets can be bought at the beauty market next to the Blue Fork River in the north.

There are about ten sets, and the large shops in Junlin City can also provide them.

Dozens of sets can only be produced in the weapon workshop under the name of the Lannister family in the western region.

And it takes time to do it now.

Arthur estimated that he had enough money to buy dozens of sets of iron armor, and when he made them, the War of the Five Kings happened to break out.

So the Lannisters just kept it for themselves.

There are also workshops in the valley that make better plate armor, but most of them are on the east coast of the mainland, and it takes a month to place an order there.

Moreover, although the plate armor in the valley is of excellent quality, the price is much higher, which is not worthwhile for poor Arthur.

Difficult!

Arthur, who was riding a horse and following the large army, looked at the more than three hundred soldiers, and suddenly scolded himself for being stupid.

Ready-made armor is in front of you.

Can't buy what the Lannisters make fresh, can't you buy these already in stock?

If you can get a large number of golden dragons, armors and so on, it will not be difficult to find a big noble to buy dozens or hundreds of sets.

The Tyrell Rose family, the Hightower family, and the Redwyne family in the Reach are all great nobles with nearly [-] soldiers, and hundreds of sets of armor are easily available.

As long as the price is high enough, are you afraid you won't be able to buy it?

But how to make money?

Brynden may not be able to sell some money here. If Blackwood's house governor, Earl Tytos, is furious, Edmure will only make peace with Arthur, let Arthur release him, and let Blackwood not invade Arthur's territory. .

Arthur thought for a while, feeling his head was getting bigger, so he shook his head and put the matter aside.

In addition to expanding the army, it is also necessary to strengthen the defense of the territory.

Arthur can deal with the Devil's Mountain by himself, but he can hide in the castle if he can't fight, and the small army of the Devil's Mountain can't take down a strong stone castle.

But the thousands of citizens can't help it.

These people were Arthur's basic foundation in the early days, and they couldn't be left alone.

Arthur's castle is not very big, and it cannot accommodate tens of thousands of people like the Tully family's Riverrun.

After thinking about it, I still have to expand my family castle.

It doesn't matter how strong or high the building is, as long as it can block the impact of the horses.

Coincidentally, the Jiabao is on a small hill, which has a certain condescending advantage.

It doesn't cost much money, and it can be done as long as the leaders are mobilized.

Arthur decided to let Jess and other village chiefs organize strong farmers to do it after finishing Brynden's business.

As long as he can survive the period when the Mountain loots the banks of the Red Fork, Arthur's territory will be safe.

Because when the Lannister army entered the riverland in large numbers, only the south bank of the Red Fork River and the river east area on the east bank were disturbed by the war.

And Arthur's territory, just on the north bank of the Red Fork River, is relatively peaceful.

In the east of the river, there are mainly the Bracken family, the Vance family in Luxi City, the Piper family in Pink City, and the He'an family in Harrenhal.

After the war started, the Vance and Piper families among them, under the order of Edmure, assembled four thousand troops to block the Lannister army and prevent them from crossing the Red Fork River.

Although Arthur felt that Edmure's order was too holy, but thinking that his territory was protected, he liked Edmure even more.

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