Warlord: King of All Clans

The earls in the north have been fighting each other for hundreds of years. From the original dozen or so earls, they were conquered and annexed, to now only seven earls are left.

The Seven Northern Lords are ruled by the Grand Duke of the North, Michael Odalov.

In the past hundred years, these earldoms have gradually shown a tendency to develop into independent kingdoms.

Even trade was difficult for the major earldoms, and it was extremely rare for them to actively support other countries.

If the Grand Duke of the North had not been in person in Frovald, the reinforcements from other earls would probably have taken a long time to arrive until next year.

Those who have grudges against me or are further away from me are even dismissed with a sarcastic "letter of encouragement".

In theory, all the surrounding counts have grudges against Fruilov.

The territories of Frelov and Beowulf were divided along the World Tree Avenue, but for hundreds of years, Frelov had been monopolizing the World Tree Avenue, the northern land bloodline, and the Beowulf Earl family in the east couldn't even get a share of the profits.

The border between Freilov and Beboos is along the Anzeno River, but now, Isenpol on the south bank of the Anzeno River and the vast plain east of Isenpol all belong to Freilov's granary.

It is really difficult to ask them to actively support Frylov.

But the situation is different now. Although the Grand Duke of the North abdicated the title of the High King of the North, he still possesses the authority of the High King of the North.

All the northern earls still swore allegiance to the Grand Duke of the North, not the Emperor of the Empire.

He sat in Frovald and called for war to the other earls, requiring them to send troops to support anyone who did not want to commit treason openly.

Count Beowulf on the east side of the World Tree Avenue, Count Beboos on the upper reaches of the Anzeno River, and even Count Gustav who was still fighting with the Southern Territory south of the Brokback Mountains, all sent elite troops ranging from 3,000 to 10,000 to gather in Frovald and receive orders from Grand Duke Michael.

Together with the remaining troops of Frelov and the personal guards of the Grand Duke of the North, Frovald reassembled 30,000 elite human beings and confronted the Orc Legion.

The 30,000 elite troops here refer to the troops that can be deployed to fight the orcs in the field. The lowest level of soldiers is regular infantry. Those conscripted infantry and militia guarding the city are not included.

The individual strength of orcs is one level higher than that of humans. The physical fitness of the elderly, the weak, women and children over ten years old is equivalent to that of human men. The lowest-level orc laborers are equivalent to regular human infantry.

The orcs' warriors are equivalent to the humans' heavy-armored elites, and the warriors are equivalent to the humans' low-level extraordinary ones. Above them are low-level sergeants, mid-level generals, and high-level warlords.

Fortunately, the orcs have a large number of high-quality low-level soldiers, but high-level extraordinary soldiers are far scarcer than those of humans, and only a few can become mid-level generals and high-level warlords.

High-level transcendents cannot be upgraded just by practicing in seclusion, but also require a large amount of resource accumulation and long-term knowledge inheritance.

The barren northern snowfields and the culturally declining orc kingdom are obviously far inferior to the human race in the south.

This is also reflected in the South and North. The quality of soldiers and low-level extraordinary people in the North are better than those in the South, but the number of high-level people lags far behind.

The 50,000-strong orc main force army is, in terms of numbers, the largest in 700 years, but in fact, this time when the orcs went south, they brought their families with them, and a large proportion of them included the elderly, the weak, women and children.

Among the orc army, more than half are orc coolies and the elderly, the weak, women and children, whose quality is comparable to that of human city defense forces. The remaining half are field armies.

On the contrary, the vassal races, whose population is less than 10,000, can provide some special advanced troops.

For example, there are troll headhunters who are all equipped with humanoid crossbows, tauren warriors who are the same size and strength as ogres, and tundra goblins who can tame mammoths for battle.

In addition to the orc army that is confronting the main force of the human race, there are an equal number of small tribes scattered around the army, looting and hunting, and providing a steady supply of food to the army camp.

Before this, Leo had been hiding in a small mountain village, and his knowledge of the war in the north came almost entirely from Urian's oral narration and hearsay from the villagers.

After Rigolav's detailed explanation, Leo finally had a better understanding of the current situation.

"So, we are also preparing to go north to fight?" Leo and Uliyan looked at each other and saw the worry in each other's hearts.

Didn't Uliyang and his people hide a thousand miles away just to avoid this war?

In fact, not only do the people in the South take the orc invasion seriously, most people in the North are also optimistic about it.

Even Ulian, who was fighting on the front line, did not think at first that the orcs could do anything to the North.

According to his initial judgment, the standing army of the Wind God Fortress was not large enough to stop the orcs from moving south. The villages and towns south of the Wind God Fortress would inevitably be invaded after the spring, so he fled with his people.

But the entire Earldom of Frelov is not unmanned. With Count Frelov in person, it will be almost certain that the orcs will reach the northern military town of Varanger.

In decades, they couldn't even capture the Aeolus Fortress with a thousand people. How could they suddenly break through Varanger with nearly tens of thousands of people?

Now the bad news came. Not only was the city of Varanger broken, but even Count Fruilov was killed in the battle. The intensity of the war far exceeded his expectations.

Rigolav consoled him, "Things have only just begun to ferment. Although Herman Fruilov has called for war, it will be spring before Isenbol responds to the call and organizes a legion to march north."

"Besides, Hewan is not even a corner flag now, so it does not need to serve as a corner flag."

He changed the subject and reminded, "It is the attitude of Lord Tariq of Isenpol that is very unclear. Be careful of him doing something naughty."

In the face of such military affairs, Leo and Ulyaan are just two insignificant little characters. They can only wait patiently for things to develop and then respond accordingly.

The trend of the times is surging and the wheel of history is rolling forward. This is driven by the power of all mankind.

No matter how hard a person tries, he will inevitably be influenced by the times.

The only difference is that some people sink in the sea of ​​suffering, some go with the flow, but some are able to swim against the current and rise up.

To truly strive for progress and struggle for survival, it is not enough to just play games and shout "Don't bully the young and poor." It requires action.

Leo seems to be lazy and doing nothing, but once there is a chance to develop territory, train troops, advance technology, and improve personal strength, he will never spare any effort and use any means necessary.

In just one year, Hewan grew from a group of 300 old and weak people to a local force of 5,000 people.

From a militia of less than fifty men, it became three hundred elite, six hundred armed militiamen.

And he himself, from being an ordinary man, has acquired the strength of low-level and high-level individuals.

All of this is for the arrival of this day.