Mount and Blade System: Start from Pioneer Lords

Well, well, well, answering with a formula is indeed fast.

Li Wei didn't expect Count Andao to be so cunning, despite his stern appearance. His skill in this area was likely at its peak, not much different from his own.

No wonder he managed to become a count; there's a reason for everything.

“I'll also tell you a secret. Actually, I am a staunch supporter of Flynna's ducal faction.”

Li Wei moved closer to the vigorous count and whispered. He didn't forget to add, “Whether it's the conservatives or the progressives, anyone who dares to obstruct the Duchess's path is a complete reactionary.”

He acted like a paragon of virtue, ready to dedicate himself to Flynna at any moment, his rhetoric putting even the most devout believers to shame.

Andao looked at the Lion Hunter Knight with a half-smile, saying with amusement, “Duchess Flynna is actually the leader of the progressives.”

Before the lord could open his mouth to complain as if he had eaten something nasty, he continued, “The Duchess is in her prime, with a grand vision, hoping to make the North Territory stronger through various new rules.”

“But like a cup full of water that can no longer hold a drop of oil, most people in the North Territory believe in the Ice and Snow Goddess. Many things are deeply ingrained and it is difficult for them to accept new things outside of convention.”

“The Duchess had to add another cup to pour half of the water over, so whether adding oil or anything else becomes easy.”

“The Holy Light Church is clearly this cup.”

“And Sir, I have studied you for a long time. You have cultivated the 'Radiant Holy Word Codex' and believe in the Holy Light Church, naturally making you a strong leader of the younger generation of progressives.” Andao looked at Li Wei and smiled directly at him, “In some ways, we are colleagues. Plus, we have similar experiences, so naturally we will have a good impression of each other.”

“Damn it!” Li Wei looked depressed.

No wonder Count Tess looked at him with disdain. He had been inexplicably labeled as a progressive and had become a pillar of strength among them.

“Lord, I am actually an unbeliever and do not believe in any church.” Li Wei still wanted to struggle.

If he were Flynna's vassal, he would be caught in the middle in such factional disputes, pleasing neither side.

But the key is that he is not Flynna's vassal. At best, the two are investors and investees entangled in interests.

He was a little angry at being inexplicably involved in factional disputes.

“Sir, no one will pay attention to what you actually believe. When you cultivate the top secret methods of the Holy Light Church, you will already be subconsciously classified as a member of this faction.”

“Besides, your reputation in White Stream City is now too loud. In the eyes of the people in the North Territory, aren't you the leader implementing the new rules?”

Andao suddenly lifted his sleeve and scratched his right arm vigorously, scratching out fresh blood marks.

Things that seem free are actually priced in secret. The ancestors were right.

The lord could only sigh helplessly. As his relationship with Flynna deepened and he accepted various benefits from her, even if he wasn't a progressive, he would be labeled as one.

“Let me give you an example.” Andao put down his sleeves, wiped the blood stains on his nails with a handkerchief, and comforted the young baron in front of him.

“Once I encountered a strong enemy. Because the opponent was very strong, I had to choose between painful honor and regrettable mediocrity.”

“While complaining about the long-term itching problem on my arm caused by the overload use of fighting spirit…” The itching seemed to come again, and Count Andao scratched directly through his clothes: “Actually, I also know that I have gained an honor that exceeds this pain, and that is the choice.”

“Every choice is not entirely a bad thing. As a benchmark figure for the progressive faction, while being hostile to the conservative faction, you will also gain unimaginable benefits.”

…

The brief conversation made the lord understand that the North Territory was not as monolithic as it appeared on the surface.

Of course, it's not to say that these conservatives are not loyal to Flynna. It's just that once something involving vested interests is involved, the two sides will inevitably start arguing and will not be able to achieve one-sided dominance.

However, this conversation also made Li Wei understand why those small nobles and these two counts had a good impression of him.

It turned out that they were all comrades.

Now, he relaxed a lot and no longer treated these enthusiastic small nobles with the vigilance of dealing with Brother Jie.

As Fojero and Flynna hurried over, the banquet officially began.

It was nothing more than eating and drinking, praising each other, and getting to know each other.

Plus, this banquet was not a pure dinner, so no noble ladies or noble young ladies attended, so the lord felt it was meaningless and tried his best to eat throughout the whole process.

After eating and drinking enough, the maids began to clean up the mess and leave.

Several soldiers put all their energy into lifting a long table to the center of the hall and spread a large drawing on it.

Everyone began to sit around the long table. Due to the limited space and the large number of people, the small nobles could only try their best to watch from behind.

The lord was also a prominent figure at the moment, so he naturally got a seat, sandwiched between Count Andao and Count Luke.

However, he was really uncomfortable being caught in the middle. He wanted to shake his butt left and right to make the position wider, but he was afraid that he would not be able to control his strength and squeeze all the nobles present to the ground, so he could only endure it helplessly.

“Everyone, you are all vassals of the Martel family. You swear to fight for the Martel family, and now the Martel family needs you to raise your swords and swing them at those hateful challengers.”

Flynna looked around at these large and small nobles and said in a sonorous voice.

“Madam, you don’t need to worry. We will stab Damon Isley in the ass with our swords and then kill all the way into Corwyn to rescue Madam Onaya!”

An elderly noble with a burly figure said with a big laugh, not taking Damon seriously at all.

“Old John, I am waiting to see this.” Flynna smiled, not caring about his vulgar words at all.

Every noble present echoed, with high morale.

After they expressed their loyalty, Flynna continued, “I wonder what you think of this war?”

The room was so quiet that a pin could be heard. A group of nobles did not speak, but their eyes were constantly communicating with each other.

Li Wei sat in the crowd and muddled through, looking left and right when no one was paying attention, and found that Count Andao and Luke were both relaxed, as if they were out of the matter.

That’s right, these two guys are staunch supporters of the Duchess’s faction. Anyway, they will fight wherever Flynna points, and there is no need to worry about these problems at all.

“There are no outsiders here, we might as well speak freely.” Flynna smiled, then paused and said: “In my opinion, the Southern Territory has been peaceful for a long time and will not be our opponent.”

These words can be said to have expressed the aspirations of most people present and immediately received a warm response.

“These Southerners should not imprison a child containing the blood of the King of the North Territory. They will usher in the wrath of the King.”

“Damon, the Golden Lion of the Prairie, may have been blinded by arrogance.”

Pride is a bad habit that every noble has, but those present are all famous and powerful nobles, not to mention that they are not ignorant fools who know nothing.

The Southern Territory has been at peace since the Lizardmen turmoil twenty years ago. Those soldiers have probably been eroded by a rich and peaceful life. It is difficult to compliment how much combat power is left.

And here in the North Territory, it borders the wilderness. Bloody conflicts with those wildlings are like eating and drinking, and even every winter they will usher in the other party's southward looting.

Moreover, under the rule of Duchess Flynna, the North Territory is thriving and its military strength is also rising.

Perhaps the Southern Territory was not weaker than them in the past, but when the two sides rise and fall, everyone in the North Territory believes that if the two sides declare war, the other party is definitely seeking their own death.

“While it is undeniable that we all agree that victory belongs to the North Territory.” Flynna paused slightly before continuing: “But in fact, we are now facing a problem.”

“That is how to bypass the position of the royal court and send troops to the Southern Territory.”

“If we swagger through Gonda City, our king will not turn a blind eye.”

“The fat pig who sits on the throne only because of the favor of the Goddess of Luck only dares to warn us with letters.”

“If this lucky king can’t see the situation clearly, the North Territory doesn’t mind letting him see the bravery of the northerners!”

The old nobles mentioned King Deber with faces full of disdain and disapproval, only the small nobles dared not speak on the sidelines.

After all, no matter how bad the king's reputation is, he is ultimately the ruler of Deber.

Only these big nobles dare to openly discuss it.

“Quiet.” Fojero said expressionlessly from the side.

Everyone stopped discussing, and Flynna pointed to a location on the map with a stick.

“I once discussed our marching route with Fojero, and finally came to the conclusion that the best position is to bypass Gonda and pass through the Mislin Land in the east, and then cut into Corwyn diagonally.”

Li Wei poked his butt up and looked at the map. He didn't know who drew this map. It was easy to understand and it was easy to understand the positions of the major forces in Deber.

The Mislin Land is within the territory of the Eastern Territory.

The marching route that Flynna said was to go around in a semicircle.

“Madam, if I remember correctly, the Mislin Land is the territory of the Skinner family, Tedber. They have built a stone bridge across the valley here and have been collecting tolls for hundreds of years.”

“Will he let us pass?”

A noble obviously studied the famous families in various places and asked.

“I heard that these despicable skinners charge by the head. If our hundreds of thousands of soldiers pass by, oh, the fees they charge will be enough for them to die on women’s bellies countless times.”

Someone told a joke, but no one laughed.

“I will write a letter to their lord to tell them, whether it is money or other things, as long as it is within the acceptable range, if they don’t know what is good for them…”

Flynna said here and sneered twice.

Then she doesn’t mind letting these little skinners experience what skinning feels like.

She is determined to win this North-South war, not just to rescue her sister.

“Moreover, according to the latest intelligence, those lizardmen in the Southern Territory seem to be restless again. In order to eliminate these lizardmen, Damon has sent his Golden Lion Knights to the border.”

“It is said that both sides have suffered losses.”

Wow, that’s really good news.

A smile appeared on Li Wei’s face.

I have to say that what Damon, the lecherous knight, is most famous for is his cavalry regiment composed entirely of magical beasts.

His illustrious reputation has been built from battles, with dazzling achievements, and is undoubtedly a first-class cavalry regiment in the world.

Don’t look at how he was beaten by the lord like a nobody at the beginning, but that was compared to the lord.

If compared with the Thorns Legion, if the two sides face each other, then the Thorns Legion will be defeated.

It is good news for the North Territory if the other party loses a knight.

Li Wei quietly poked Count Andao in the elbow and asked in a low voice: “Lord, do you think Flynna Duchess really has such an advantage?”

Andao covered his waist and grinned, and said after a long while: “Duchess Flynna never does things she is not sure about, and besides, it is obvious that the military strength of the Southern Territory is weaker than that of the North Territory…” Speaking of this, he glared at the lord: “Do you know how strong you are?”

“This time, the Martel family will gather four legions, nearly 50,000 people, plus 150,000 elite soldiers from you, a total of 200,000 people. At the beginning of March, we will take the initiative to set off from the North Territory and launch an offensive to make them pay the price for their ignorance and recklessness!”

Every time Flynna said a word, the nobles present cheered, unable to hide their excitement.

War is one of the few opportunities to greatly increase wealth. For them, war means money in addition to death.

The opportunity to be promoted and make a fortune has finally come!

The northerners have been looking forward to the war for a long time.

“This time, the vanguard will be composed of Count Andao, Baron Li Wei and Count Tess, and will launch an attack on the other party's main force and pull out every nail on the road.”

Li Wei was not surprised by this, his face was calm, but he was slightly strange that Flynna would arrange the conservative Count Tess to be with them.

I am not afraid that the two sides will disagree and start fighting first.

This southward journey is different from the past, and it can be completely said that it is to recover the lost land for his lord, Leah.

The more credit he has, the more benefits he will naturally get.

For example, although Deber has a customary rule of not killing nobles, but when you really go to the battlefield, swords and swords have no eyes, who can completely guarantee that they will not accidentally lose their hand.

If the lord takes the opportunity to kill a few more nobles at this time, then those territories will become unowned, right?

You don’t have to worry about any legacy issues.

But when supporting Leah to sit on the position of Duchess, I don’t know if this northern duchess will turn her face and deny anyone.