The riding and chopping simulator of the Lord of the Rings

Chapter 246 Mobilization
According to the habit of many nobles in Swadia, they usually build their castles on relatively high slopes on the plains, and then the people under their rule will build houses around the castle, and in the surrounding Scores of fields have been reclaimed in the wilderness, while patches of orchards are found on the mountains, among which vineyards are the most numerous, and there are supporting wineries.

In this way, a settlement for human life is basically completed, and it still has good protection capabilities.

It would be better if there was a river. The nobles of Swadia also mastered the technology of using river water, and knew how to open canals to irrigate crops, and even built ports on the river to raise fish.

Before stabbing his brother to death, Fatis, as a young nobleman, was only the captain of the cavalry. received relevant education.

This also allows him, who is no longer young, to use his own knowledge to open up a piece of already prosperous land on the north side of the running river. This place is named after his hometown, which is Lurence, although Fatis is in He works in the city, but his family's fief is in the surrounding area.

And on a morning when the wind was howling but the sun was still bright, Ellen, Hermione and two young spies came to the village under the castle, sniffing the pungent smoke from the blacksmith shop, stepping on the surface Frozen but still muddy country road, ready to join other Twilight Knights, by the way, stay here for a while in Fatis, because the things to be done here still need a little time to brew.

In this wilderness north of the Running River, there are almost no traces of high mountains, only a few short hills, half of which have been hollowed out, and half of the stone materials taken out are barely used for protection. The city walls of the surrounding residents, while the other half of the city walls are made of bricks, thanks to the opening of a branch of Feslet's brick factory here, and there is no shortage of suitable soil in the surrounding area.

Under such conditions, don't expect to have any slate roads. This is really more than enough.

Most of the castle where Fatis lived was made of wood, which made him a little unaccustomed to it, because only the Nord nobles lived in this way in Calradia, but in the current situation, this is already very good, This was built by Yatiman specially for him, and the cost was still the cost of the cabinet, so there is really nothing to be picky about.

And in the sky above the castle, a green flag fluttered in the wind, with a knight charging with a gun printed on it, and above the knight was a crown with three stars, the crown represented Allen's rule, and the knight was Represents the family of Fatis.

"Your Majesty, my lord, this is the condition proposed by Barr." The young Brendon looked a little agitated, but his expression was very calm. He repeated Barr's words word for word, and then stood quietly aside, Waiting for the next order.

It's just that he occasionally glanced quietly at Hermion who was standing next to him, hoping to see something from his mentor's face, such as encouragement, approval or dissatisfaction.

It's just that Hermione's handsome face is always calm, and it has rarely changed, but Allen, who is holding a bowl of hot soup, nodded in satisfaction.

"You've worked hard on this trip, drink a bowl of hot soup and go down to rest, I believe you will have to go to Barr's place again soon."

Although Brendon left Baal's camp first, and Alan was delayed a little because of Laval's affairs, he and Horimion returned to Lourens first, and this was because of the two of them. Two other young children needed to be looked after, otherwise they would have been back overnight in the wee hours of the morning.

It was less than [-] kilometers away from Barr's territory, and it didn't take too long at the speed of the elf horse.

"Yes, Your Majesty." Looking at Fatis and nodded silently, Brendon left the restaurant. He has been working here for two years, and these trivial matters do not need other people's arrangements.

"Your Majesty, if Baal handles everything by himself, do we really have to pay double the price to redeem those dwarves?"

Fatis, who was talking, had uncontrollable anger on his face. If according to the earl's idea, since Allen has come here, then let his majesty the king rush to the other side of the river with all the troops, and put It was the right thing for the dwarves to grab back.

By the way, it can also teach those plundering Dongyi people a lesson.

At this time, Fatis didn't want to compromise with any Dongyi people, even Barr, because since he sealed Lurence, the Dongyi people on the other side of the river have never been peaceful.

Barr had done something outrageous, but there were still other Dongyi tribes who forcibly crossed the Red Water River to hunt in Rovanian, and even found opportunities to plunder the surrounding manors.

For this reason, Fatis led the cavalry troops to repel wave after wave of harassment, but the Dongyi people seemed to be unafraid of death, and kept sending small groups of troops to infiltrate.

This situation continued until the warships in Changhu Town were completed and began to appear on the Hongshui River in an organized system before it was relieved.

Because since then, the Dongyi people have been unable to cross the river most of the time. When building bridges or building ships, they will be nailed to death by the riverside by the arrows and crossbows flying like rain from the warships.

Since then, no Dongyi people are willing to take risks, because in their view, it is suicide, even though the land over there is very rich in rumors, and there are endless wheat ears and wild animals everywhere, but Now even the river can't cross, so naturally there is no need to try.

It's just that the Dongyi people who came to harass before still caused great casualties and losses to Fatis's territory. Even though the Earl of Lourance is not the kind of belligerent nobleman, in order to save his face, at the same time give The knights and civilians in the territory confessed that a war of revenge across the river was inevitable.

However, this requires Alan's consent. Whether Fatis or Aileen, although they are the lords of one party and have their own fief and private army, they do not have the right to take the initiative to fight against other forces.

After all, this is Middle Earth, and Alan will never give this kind of power to his subordinates, otherwise he will be left with a butt that will never be wiped. Even if he is fine when he is in power, it will definitely be difficult Solve the aftermath.

It is easy to distribute rights, but it is extremely difficult to get them back.

"Of course not. I just need Barr, a greedy hyena, to guide us. If he had accepted my terms from the very beginning, I might not be willing to do anything. After all, fighting is a waste of money and people. Things also need to pay something, why should we choose that dangerous way?"

"But now, I have heard a lot of things in the surrounding villages, and some people who think they have a reputation have come to me to complain, saying that you are a cowardly ruler. It is indeed difficult for you during this period of time. However, the law Tis, I think you are ready to give orders for war mobilization now."

From the very beginning, Alan's order to Fatis was to cooperate with the warship to guard Rovanian in the area of ​​the Red Water River, and absolutely not to forcefully cross the river to provoke the Dongyi people.

Of course there are reasons for such a decision. Although Alan doesn't know much about the Dongyi people, he also knows that during the Holy War of the Lord of the Rings, Sauron ordered the assembled Dongyi people to attack Rovanian. It directly defeated the human army of the River Valley State, and finally even surrounded the Lonely Mountain Kingdom of the dwarves, and killed the two kings of humans and dwarves.

This kind of strength is not weak, and now Rovanian has no capital to fight against this strength, so Allen has to order Fatis to act cautiously.

It's just that with the passage of time, a large number of Dongyi prisoners of war were willing to accept the rule of Allen, and obtained a free status through active labor, which can be regarded as fighting for a fairly stable life for themselves.

And Allen also gained a deeper understanding of the chaos in the Loon area through communicating with these people.

It seems that the Harald people are just a collective name for all the ethnic groups living in the south, and the Dongyi people are actually the same.

Just like the Baltra people ruled by Ashur, the Chariot People who once invaded the old Rovanian Kingdom, and the more fierce Balkos who were related to them by blood, they were all Dongyi people.

But they don't actually belong to each other, and sometimes they even have conflicts. The strong will drive the weaker tribes out of the richer areas of the Rune region, leaving these weaker tribes to fend for themselves.

Even a nation does not necessarily have only one tribe. When rights are not properly distributed, divisions are common. This kind of thing happened even in the kingdom of the Númenoreans. Barbarian.

And the Dongyi people who have been invading Rovanian for the past few years are just a small group of poorer guys living in the eastern part of the Loon area, and those powerful tribes living in the core area of ​​​​the Loon area, without Sauron Under the command, they will basically not travel long distances to attack Rovanian.

It is not a joke to take your clansmen to trek thousands of kilometers, not to mention that after you leave, the vacated land will be occupied by others immediately, so there is basically no way out.

Ashur, who was defeated and fled back to the Loon area, barely grasped the right to talk to other Dongyi leaders because of Sauron's care.

Alan, who gradually learned about all this, also thought that he no longer needed to be as cautious as before, and used passive defense to deal with the Dongyi people who invaded him.

Since Fatis' rule here requires a war to prove himself, according to the known information, Allen will naturally support his friends, vassals, and marshals, so that the Dongyi people who invaded him can experience the taste of counterattack.

It takes an opportune time to start it all, though.

Under the order of Fatis, a large number of messengers carried the summoning order and began to run on the plain north of the River Run. The knights who received the order started to prepare for the battle one after another. The few militiamen who got up managed the manor for themselves in the following days.

The management of the territory cannot be abandoned because of the war. There are still some prisoners of war in shackles.

The knight himself will bring another attendant and two to three auxiliary soldiers who can also fight on horseback to report to Lurence. Naturally, he needs to thank Allen's policy for being able to come up with such a configuration.

Because the weapons and equipment of these knights and attendants are directly borne by the cabinet, which also includes maintenance after the battle. At the beginning, this work was not easy to complete until the transport ships in Changhu Town began to be put into use. After that, it was much easier to transport various supplies and parts.

If it doesn't work, you can report it and directly replace it with a new one. After all, Allen ordered [-] sets of heavy cavalry armor from the dwarves, and only [-] sets are currently in use.

Since there is no burden of weapons or armor, the manor managed by the knights, after reasonable farming, the harvest is still a little rich in addition to feeding everyone. Nowadays, in an environment where the enemy often invades, these knights are naturally inclined. In order to cultivate more combat power, Fatis can summon more troops.

As the weather became colder, more and more cavalry troops gathered in Lurence. After the knights finished reporting, they often chose to go to the castle to meet Fatis with their companions, and ask for a glass of wine by the way. Their relationship with the earl here is that of old superiors and old subordinates.

It's just that Allen, who is also here, makes them feel a little nervous while being shocked. After all, they have become knights, and their responsibilities are not only to follow Allen to charge, but also to manage the manor well. It was an assessment by the king. If they didn't do well, they would be recalled to Feslet to be scolded at any time, and their titles would also be revoked.

Because of the inconvenience of communication, Alan borrowed many more appropriate policies when he had no choice, such as the knight manor system, which allocated a large piece of land east of the Black Forest to soldiers who had made contributions on the battlefield. At the same time as their rights and status, they can also be regarded as rebuilding this once prosperous and rich land.

But unlike the serious hereditary fiefs, the manors owned by these knights are semi-lifetime, and come with corresponding responsibilities and obligations. , to train a heavy cavalry to inherit their obligations and territories.

Whether it's management or combat, these all need to pass the assessment. It doesn't mean that after the land is divided, it has nothing to do with Allen.

The obligations and responsibilities in this are the charm of rights, but as the founding monarch, Allen has very powerful monarchy, the rules are made by himself, and the final interpretation power belongs to the royal family. can be changed.

These are all written in the contract. As long as there is a strong backing, when a courtier is deprived of his title because of a mistake, no other vassal will think it is tyranny. This is what Alan decided after implementing the enfeoffment system. down insurance.

It's just that, before the war, Allen is quite satisfied with the cavalry unit gathered in Lurence, which has hundreds more cavalry than he originally imagined. There is still a lack of fully trained attendants, but they are more than enough as auxiliary soldiers.

Therefore, this time Allen does not intend to assess the achievements of these knights.

(End of this chapter)