Age of Empires From Scratch - Chapter 301



[Chapter 301 Only routines can win people’s hearts]

Baiyan City is an important town in the southern part of the Kingdom of Tilan, with very important economic and strategic value.

It is for this reason that Abelson married his eldest daughter Lana to the Otto family, just to win over this family and completely tie it to the chariot of the Kingdom of Tilan.

At present, it seems that this choice is not wrong. At this time when many territories in the south are in rebellion, Baiyan City has always stood firmly on the side of the kingdom, making it impossible for those rebellions to spread to the interior of the Kingdom of Tilan, so that the situation is controlled to an acceptable level.

In addition, the standing of Baiyan City also prevented the troops of the Holy Gaunt Kingdom from advancing forward. At most, they can only operate near the border line and dare not cross the border to launch a real attack on the Kingdom of Tilan.

“So, this time, His Majesty the King will personally lead the main force of the Kingdom of Tilan, as well as the ‘coalition’ brought by many lords, to go south to Baiyan City.”

After Rosie left with her two sons, David, Floyd, Laura, Sylvanas and others looked at the map and discussed the possible war that might happen next.

Floyd pointed at the map and introduced the importance of Baiyan City to his lord: “If there is a real armed confrontation or even a direct war between the two sides, the battlefield will most likely be chosen on the plain southwest of Baiyan City, where the terrain is wide and flat enough for both sides to deploy all their forces.” In

this kind of armed confrontation, there is no tactical strategy such as interspersing or making a feint to the east and attacking the west. Considering the strategic significance of Baiyan City, if the Holy Gaunt Kingdom really wants to go to war, it must break through and occupy Baiyan City.

“I heard that Baiyan City is very lively. I really want to see it.” Sophia doesn’t care much about battlefields and the situation of major powers.

She has learned from David that this war has little to do with Winter City, and it is not certain whether the main army of the Kingdom of Tilan will really go to the battle. It is

likely that they will go out for a turn, confront or curse for a few days.

Even if the battle really starts, the coalition formed by other lords is the main force in the early stage. There are only ten soldiers in Winter City, and it is likely that all of them will stay behind to protect their lord, the Earl of Glamorgan.

In this situation, Sophia has nothing to worry about. Instead, her focus is on Baiyan City itself, and she can go see her sister whom she hasn’t seen for several years.

“If you want to go, let’s go together!”

Anyway, there is a Quinjet and Arcee, so Sophia doesn’t have to follow the main force, and can fly directly to Baiyan City.

Even if she deliberately controls the speed and follows the main force slowly southward, Sophia will not feel tired when moving in a fighter plane, and there will be no safety issues.

After listening to David’s words, Sophia also began to seriously think about whether to go to Baiyan City? She plans to say hello to her parents later. If they don’t object strongly, she will go!

Compared with Sophia, David may have a harder time!

As a lord, and a lord that His Majesty the King values very much, he will most likely follow the main force and ride a horse behind His Majesty the King on this expedition to the south.

“If you want to ride a horse and move with the main force, what about the Winter Knight?”

“Of course, he will continue to ride the Quinjet. Do you want the Winter Knight to ride a horse wearing the Blizzard Power Armor? That warhorse is too miserable…” David knew that there were many very strong warhorses in the Kingdom of Tiran, and the load-bearing capacity of these warhorses was not worse than that of the top warhorses in Azeroth.

But no matter how exaggerated, it would not be possible to carry the Winter Knight wearing a full set of Blizzard Power Armor for a long journey, right? After

hesitating for a few seconds, David found that it seemed not impossible…

But he still thought it was better for the Winter Knight to continue riding the Quinjet, and the warhorse would limit the combat effectiveness of the Winter Knight.

“My lord, don’t you leave a few knights with you?” Floyd was not worried about David’s safety. David, who was with His Majesty the King, could not have any safety problems. He asked his lord to bring a few knights to support the scene. “

There is no need for this…”

“I’m not wearing the Blizzard Power Armor. I’ll follow David!” Sylvanas felt that the Blizzard Power Armor was a good set of equipment, but she had her own fighting habits, so when there was no special situation, she would wear her own armor and fight with a bow and arrow.

Her outfit does not affect riding, nor is it suitable for airborne operations from the Quinjet. It is more suitable to act with David.

The same situation is also with Jaina, but the female mage has no interest in riding a horse. When everyone looks at her, she decisively stated that she prefers to fly.

“Why don’t I follow the adults? It won’t affect anything if the armor is placed on the fighter plane. As for combat command… To be honest, Brock is more suitable for commanding this kind of airborne operation than me.”

David nodded. In this case, the ceremonial officer Elias Parker, the personal guard knight Floyd, and Sylvanas, who is temporarily acting as a guard, will follow him. As a lord who did not bring many soldiers, it is not a small number to have three confidants around him.

The rest of the people will continue to take the Quinjet. If Sofia also wants to go south, Arcee will follow Sofia to ensure the personal safety of the princess.

“Let’s arrange it this way!”

David looked at the time. Sutton-Stewart had asked him to go out of the city to see the camps set up by the soldiers who had arrived one after another.

David didn’t want to miss such an opportunity to understand the strength of other lords in the Kingdom of Tilan, so he accepted Sutton’s invitation.

Riding on the tall warhorse specially arranged for him, David and Sutton led several guards out of the capital without any obstacles.

The camps arranged by His Majesty the King for many lords were located in the open area in the southwest corner of the capital. This place was chosen to facilitate the subsequent assembly of the army to the south.

So David and Sutton rode out of the city from the south gate of the capital, turned west and ran for a while, and soon saw the temporary military camps that were specially surrounded.

The guards of the military camp are currently the guards of the capital of Tilan. These soldiers are not only protecting the military camps, but also guarding these soldiers from all over the country.

But their tasks are not complicated. Without reasonable reasons and orders, the soldiers in the camp are not allowed to leave the camp. As for what these soldiers from all over the world do in the camp, they don’t care!

Even if these soldiers from different places had conflicts and even fought directly, as long as they did not fight outside the camp, the guards would not care at all, and would even watch the excitement and cheer on the side.

In this case, it is completely possible to guess how chaotic the temporary military camp is.

After riding a warhorse into the military camp, David looked at the messy, disorderly, and arbitrary tents and bonfires around him, and seriously doubted whether this coalition army was a ragtag army that lords from all over the country randomly pulled a few strong men to make up the numbers?

“Can such an army have combat effectiveness?”

David felt that for such a waste, the ten winter knights he brought with him could kill them all even if they did not shoot.

“These are indeed ragtag armies, and the real elite will occupy a better position.” Sutton has more experience in this situation. The Kingdom of Tilan has recruited lords many times, and he has experienced it many times personally.

Seeing more, he also understands a lot of things.

“It is also related to the status of the lord himself.”

When the great lord receives the summons, he will continue to pass the order to the small lords below. After recruiting people one level at a time, it is itself a small joint force.

Such troops will have various differences in material distribution and treatment. After arriving in the capital, they will divide the territory according to the strength and title of the lord, arrange their trusted troops in the best position, and then consider the lower-level people.

Generally, the outermost ones are those lords who are not strong enough and their superiors are not strong either. They really bring some miscellaneous troops. In addition to filling the numbers to support the scene, these soldiers can only do some auxiliary work – such as setting up camps, patrolling, standing guard, looking for food and water sources, etc.

Continuing to move inward, the surrounding tents gradually look clean, tidy and regular. You can also see some strong soldiers spontaneously training or maintaining their weapons and armor.

“These soldiers look okay.”

David rode on a tall warhorse. Although he was not wearing armor or formal earl dress, his gorgeous daily clothes still exposed his noble identity. With that young and handsome face, he looked like a noble son, and he came to watch the fun out of curiosity.

Faced with such a “noble son”, these soldiers also reacted differently.

Some were working harder, while others continued to do their own things calmly. David glanced around, but he didn’t see anyone showing disdain or contempt.

Then he realized that this situation was normal. In the minds of people in this world, it was natural for the nobles to be superior.

Moreover, the soldiers in the camp were also the vested interests of the aristocracy. Among them, there were even many knights, who were also part of the aristocracy.

They would envy, be jealous, and want to be part of it, but they would not look down on it with disdain.

Just as David continued to look around, there was a sudden noise in front.

This situation was not uncommon here. It attracted David’s attention because the loud and angry voice was a female voice.

“Get out of here, you bastard with a head full of disgusting things!”

David looked over in the direction of the voice. Before he asked Sutton beside him, “Whose generals are over there?” Sutton had already urged his warhorse to go over to watch the excitement.

Following on horseback, David didn’t have to worry about not being able to see it. The guards who came with the two of them had already stepped forward to drive away the onlookers and cleared a path for Earl Sutton Stewart and Earl David Glamorgan to ride into the circle and see clearly what was happening:

a red-haired female knight in armor was confronting a strong man.

(End of this chapter)


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