From pioneer lord to king

Chapter 40
Doman City is the only place that can be called a city in Kanaland. It covers a large area and the whole is a rammed earth city wall. It has to be said that in the humid and rainy southern border, the defense of this kind of city wall is really not impressive. compliment.

However, it can be seen that there are still people presiding over the order in the city. From a distance, you can see militiamen patrolling the city wall. Although the equipment is a bit crude, at least the order has not been lost.

What Ryan is most afraid of is that chaos will break out when the territory has no leader. At that time, the mess will become a mess, and more money will be invested in restoration and construction.

"clang clang"

As soon as the team arrived under the city wall, there was a rush of bells ringing from the city wall, and soon the city wall was densely packed with figures, and even a group of archers were bending their bows and setting arrows, as if they would get angry if they disagreed. .

Ryan ordered the team to stop, and found that although these militiamen were poorly equipped, they had a fierce aura, and they didn't look like raw eggs, so they couldn't help but nodded in satisfaction.

After all, it is a border area, the folk customs are tough, and the soldiers are all warriors who dare to fight, so they will not tremble in their calves when they fight.

"Who is under the city?" A thin figure stood on the city wall and shouted at Ryan and others.

"My name is Ryan Ray Black, the Baron of Canalland conferred by His Majesty, are you the city defense officer of Dorman City?" Ryan looked at the man who looked like a thin monkey with great interest, judging from the only iron armor on his body , should be the city defense officer of this city.

I just don't know if he is maintaining order in the city.

The man was obviously stunned for a moment, and then said: "Please forgive my rudeness, what do you use to prove it? Doman City is behind me, so I have to be more cautious."

Ryan was not annoyed when he heard the words, but pulled out the one-handed sword at his waist: "The one in my hand is the pioneer sword, do you want to come down and verify it?"

"My lord, should we trust them?" A soldier asked Hans beside him.

"Open the city gate and go down to meet him. The sword in his hand is indeed the pioneer sword. I have seen it before." Hans said with relief after only one glance.

After a while, the heavy city gate slowly opened in front of Ryan, and the figure like a thin monkey came out with hundreds of militiamen.

The man trotted to Ryan, knelt on one knee and said, "Manchester City Defense Officer Hans pays tribute to you, Karna leads the new guardian."

Ryan got off his horse, helped him up with his own hands and said, "Knight Hans, are you maintaining order in the city?"

"It was me and Knight Home who were maintaining order. Thank God, we persisted until your arrival." Hans said a little excitedly.

Ryan raised his eyebrows slightly. The Hans in front of him is just a junior knight, but he is actually one of the top leaders of the army now?

As if seeing Ryan's doubts, Hans said with some embarrassment: "Because of some special reasons, there are only the two of us left as military attaches in the city, so I act as temporary."

A cold light flashed in Ryan's eyes. It seemed that not everyone had the courage to resist the orcs.

"It's okay, from now on you are the official city defense officer, go into the city, I have something to ask you."

Hans was taken aback when he heard the words, and then he couldn't restrain his ecstasy.Glancing at Drey and Allen beside Ryan, both of them are stronger than him, but the Baron still let himself be the city defense officer, and he made the right move!
Daxie said: "Obey!"

Drey waved his hand, and the soldiers at the front each put an orc's head on their spears, and lined up in two rows to enter the city brazenly.

Hans' eyes widened in surprise. He didn't know what was going on. Seeing that Ryan had no intention of explaining, he closed his mouth tactfully and led the horse to lead the way for Ryan in silence.

Ryan's intention is actually very obvious, just to show off his muscles. They are newcomers, if they don't show their strength, it is difficult to guarantee that some people will have other thoughts.

The fly in the ointment is that there are only a few dozen heads, a few less, and lack of deterrent power.

However, he still has a back hand.

When he got closer, he realized that, just as he thought, although the rammed-earth city wall was more than a foot high, its roots were obviously damp, and it could withstand a conventional siege, but unfortunately, this is an extraordinary world.

"After this winter, I have to find an opportunity to repair the city wall." Ryan thought to himself, and he didn't know until he entered the city that information is for reference only, and everything is based on the real thing.

According to the information provided by Viscount Amboshi, Cannaland is a relatively prosperous city on the border, exporting a large amount of wood and medicinal materials every year, and attracting a large number of mercenaries and adventurers.

Looking at it now, this is not much different from the post-war ruins.

As far as the eye can see, the roads are bumpy and uneven, and the houses are crumbling. They are all mud houses or wooden houses, which are dilapidated. When the cold wind blows, you can even hear the sound of the door panels being overwhelmed.

Hearing the movement, some residents poked their heads out one after another to look around, and found such an elite soldier, they immediately started whispering, and finally more and more people came out, and the whispering turned into a heated discussion.

There were also sharp-eyed people who found the orc's head that was picked up by the soldiers. For a while, the crowd continued to be noisy, and fear spread among the crowd.

Seeing more and more people, Hans immediately shouted: "This is the new baron of Karna, please retreat and pay a visit."

Only then did the melon-eating crowd realize that it was the new nobleman who came, and they all shut their mouths, kneeling on the ground obediently, shouting:

"Greetings, Master..."

"Praise my lord..."

Ryan looked at the citizens kneeling together, and there was a slight turbulence in his heart. He, now their uncrowned king, could decide life or death with one word.

"Knight Hans, how many people are there in the city now, and how many soldiers can go into battle?" On the way to the castle, Ryan began to learn some basic information about the city.

"Uh, my lord, there are now more than 5000 people in the city, more than 100 people in the garrison, more than 200 militiamen who often participate in training, and a cavalry squad." Hans led the horse for Ryan and replied carefully.

"In other words, there are only more than 300 usable soldiers?" Allen looked at the other side in disbelief. This is a border barony, but there are only more than 300 garrison troops?

Hans nodded, showing helplessness in his expression.

"You just said that there are more than 5000 people in the city? The number of people in the entire Kanna area is not much higher than this, right?" Ryan didn't worry about the issue of military strength, but noticed that something was wrong with the population in the city.

"My lord, it's because of my subordinates' arbitrariness that they moved most of the population outside the city into the city. We have limited defensive forces, so we can only concentrate together." Hans quickly explained, while anxiously waiting for Ryan to respond to him. sentencing.

Although what he did was correct, it was a very pascal thing, and he exercised the rights of the lord.With this alone, it was impossible for Ryan to kill him.

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(End of this chapter)