"I thank you again for your support, Baron Edmund."

Outside the gate of Serendil, Byron held the hand of Baron Edmund from Gruen Wardburg, and thanked again and again.

Baron Edmund did not cause any substantial damage to Rodok’s army, but he did bring 1,000 Swadian reinforcements, forcing the Rodok army to retreat, and relieved Byron’s urgent need. .

The two barons, Byron, Zico and Phyllis, brought the knights and officers around to welcome them outside the town and expressed their gratitude to him.

Because the other party helped him out, Byron was also very enthusiastic about the baron and invited them into town to rest.

Of course, when the support arrived so late, Byron naturally had a lot of things to complain about, but he wouldn't be stupid enough to say it under such circumstances.

"Thank you for your kindness, Baron Byron. You guarded Serendil, and I dare not take credit for it."

"But I am happy to accept your invitation. After walking for so long, my soldiers and I are indeed a little tired."

Baron Edmund readily agreed to Byron's invitation and took his soldiers into the town. And Byron immediately ordered to take out half of the inventory of food and drinks, and supply them to the people in the town and the soldiers under Baron Edmund.

The battle was over and reinforcements arrived. Whether it was Byron’s peony mercenaries, or the militias and regular soldiers under the two barons, they all breathed a sigh of relief. The tension of the battle was replaced by the joy of victory and the sadness of their comrades leaving. They drank the malt mixed with water. Wine, in order to vent the emotions in the heart.

The food was previously stored bread and dried meat and pickles, but the quantity was sufficient, and there was no pressure from the enemy, everyone was satisfied with the food.

At the banquet, Baron Edmund also brought new news to Byron and them.

Just as King Haraus had expected before, the Khergits looted heavily in the east, but did not attack any city or castle that was large enough and fully armed. Their troops were dispersed into many units, and almost all parts of the eastern part of Swadia were burned to wasteland. The peasants in the countryside were miserable, but the nobles had long transferred their relatives and direct leaders into the castle. So although the villages and towns in that area are basically destroyed, the land and most of the population are still in the hands of the lords.

There was no big problem on Vikia. Tens of thousands of northern fighters attacked Fort Tilbert aggressively, but after a few days of fighting, it was the same as the situation of the Rodoks in Serendil. The progress was very good. slow.

At this time, Earl Harengoss, who hadn’t participated in noble affairs for a long time, suddenly sent an army to support Earl Greyward. Dia’s army was deflated in front of them and had to move the battlefield. Like the Kujites, they harassed towns and villages everywhere, avoiding Swadia’s main army, and the local lords could not organize enough troops to stop them. , So a confrontational pattern has been formed.

The only headache is the situation on Nord's side.

When King Haraus and Marshal Dilinard arrived, the Nords had already occupied Fort Ripoll and took the initiative to arrange their troops on a hill near Ripoll to wait for Swadia’s army. .

King Haraus brought the main force to Ripplet and fought a battle with the Nords. In this battle, almost 30,000 people were invested in the battle, and the battle lasted for 6 hours.

Swadia lost more than half of its combat horses and nearly two and a half casualties. The casualties on Nord's side may be higher, but considering that Swadia lost hundreds of heavy cavalry, the battle damage on both sides was basically the same.

Originally, King Haraus wanted to concentrate his superior forces to fight off the Nord army, which had the most invaders and the strongest momentum, through a single battle. After that, he went to clean up the Vykiyas, teach the Kherit gangsters, and fight Rhodok. Make peace and guarantee the results of this war.

But now it seems that decades of peace have made Swadia's intelligence collection of the Nords very ordinary. Before the war, they underestimated their military strength, which led to the Swadia army besieging Repollet. Can't attack.

It is not a good thing that the war lasts for too long, especially since Swadia is now all enemies on all sides, and has been fighting for years, the war potential is no longer large.

King Haraus is asking for help with a private army no less than the Counts of Sweden and Counts of Kles.

But this earl was not so kind. In recent years, King Harous has offended many lords in the country, and even almost turned against the Earl of Tweed. At that time, the Earl of Harangos had the most army among the lord in the country, and he was able to fight with high prestige, so for a while, King Harous’s thoughts were a bit confused, so he forced the earl, who was originally very loyal to him, to abruptly. The position of the centrist.

This is exactly what the saying goes: "If you don't die, you won't die."

Harengos’s work is being done, and the form of the South is also not optimistic.

Rodok's army pushed northward under Fort Gruen Ward and fought a fierce siege battle with the Swadia defenders in the city.

However, due to weather and hygiene reasons, the advancement was a bit too hasty, leading to malaria in the Rhodok army, which was underprepared for treatment. The number of patients exceeded 1,000 within a few days. The reinforcements from Uxhall, Suno and Fort Wincord also rushed to Fort Gruenwald, which put a lot of pressure on Rodok.

After thinking about it again ~lightnovelpub.net~ The Marshal of Rodok withdrew most of the army back to Veluga, leaving a small number of scattered troops to control the towns and villages outside the castle.

As soon as the encirclement of the castle was resolved, Fort Greinward sent Baron Edmund with reinforcements to support Serendil, and sent a letter.

In the letter, King Haruos affirmed Byron's abilities, thinking that he was a qualified fighter, a qualified kingdom noble, and a lot of polite words.

At the end of the letter, he appointed Byron as the temporary lord of the entire Serendil, to manage the nobles and civilians throughout Serendil, and even Baron Zico and Baron Phyllis had to follow his orders. He also has to take responsibility, collect taxes for the king during this time, and guard the area.

To be honest, King Harrods gave Byron this temporary title certainly not out of good intentions. After all, it means that Byron has to do all the work he should do. If he does it well, he will have no share in the end. If he doesn't do it well, he has to be held responsible. .

But being more powerful is not a bad thing for Byron at present, so he accepted the king's appointment and accepted the salute of the three barons on the spot.

At least before deciding on the official lord of Serendil, this area Byron said forget it. ()