Chapter 188 Results
An epic victory.
Faced with an army twice as large as his own, Rand and his men defeated the enemy head-on.
The only downside is that this kind of tactics cannot capture the Snow Fox Countess on the opposite side.
But it does not affect the legendary color of this victory.
At noon, Rand ordered to stop the pursuit, start making fire, cook and clean up the battlefield.
Fenris sat in a corner of the ruins, sitting with Tanr.
Now Fenris picked up the three required books on war studies again and read them. In fact, he also participated in the compilation of these three books.
Fenris has read "Reference" so many times that he can even recite it by heart.
He originally thought that he would never have to open these books again, but now he has to pick them up again.
He found that there were still many things he didn't understand about this war science reference book that Taner and Rand had discussed together and that Fenris had suggested.
In front of the campfire, Rand sat on a wooden stake, with steam coming out of the pot in front of him.
Olenna stirred the pot with a long spoon, and when she was sure it was almost done, she scooped a bowl for Rand, then Elsa, Ellie, Lysa, and herself.
It takes skill to eat on the battlefield.
In fact, being able to eat after strenuous exercise is a skill.
If one can drink broth after strenuous exercise on a battlefield filled with corpses and blood, he is truly an extraordinary person.
If it was Rand in his previous life, he would definitely not be able to eat in this environment, but the current Rand can still enjoy the delicious broth.
To be precise, it is air-dried meat soup. Now Rand understands why the pork in this world has a fishy smell. It is probably because the pigs have not been castrated. Therefore, the meat Rand eats now is basically not fresh pork.
After being marinated and air-dried, the dried meat tastes much better and is also easier to carry. The only problem is that the production of dried meat is rather complicated and it will shrink, but Rand can still afford this luxury.
As for beef, Rand strictly prohibited eating beef in the den. It was not because of the Tauren. Rand asked the Tauren, and they also ate beef and did not taboo it. However, the den was short of cattle. When plowing the land, people had to queue up to use oxen. Most of the time, the Tauren had to do the plowing for them, so they had to forget about eating beef.
After finishing his meal, Rand prepared to rebuild the defense line. Although he felt that the Kingdom of Lensa would swallow its anger even if it was completely defeated this time, he still planned to rebuild this defense line.
The focus of the Kingdom of Lensa should still be on the gold mine war. Things here should have come to an end, and the Frost Moon Kingdom has almost plundered all the places it can plunder. Going deeper would not be worth the loss. It is estimated that it will not continue to form plundering groups to annoy the countries in the south bordering the Frost Moon Kingdom.
The only thing we need to worry about now is the other two routes. This time, the Frost Moon Kingdom sent out three armies. Rand's route was considered victorious, but I don't know how the other two routes are doing.
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After Rand had been at ease on the defense line for a while, he received military reports from the other two routes and a letter of thanks from the Marquis of Black and Brown.
The battles on the other two fronts were going well. Earl of Bucks' eldest son, Shelan, and Earl of Flying Fox's second son both achieved breakthroughs in the battles.
However, they only won small victories, and after gaining some victories in local battles, they did not pursue.
After all, they just need to gild it.
Now everyone is happy.
In fact, Rand also won a small victory. Rand read the thank-you letter from the Black and Brown Marquis, which mentioned the political impact of Rand's seizure of power.
We have to give the second prince some face, but Rand will get the benefit.
Anyway, the Marquis of Black and Brown guaranteed Rand's behavior as the commander-in-chief of the camp, and stood on Rand's side to explain what happened.
He also explained that the Marquis of Black and Brown and the nobles along the Second Prince's side firmly stood with Rand.
Rand didn't care too much about these. He believed that the Black and Brown Marquis would handle things well, and he thought the king was not stupid.
This conflict should end here.
The subsequent benefits will only come into play after political determination in the capital, but since the Black and Brown Marquis said there would be something substantial, Rand is looking forward to it.
In this world, most wars and military frictions will not lead to the birth of new powerful fiefdom nobles.
For example, within the Frost Moon Kingdom, unless there is a strong claim, even if a war breaks out between several nobles, they will not be allowed to annex each other.
The king has no right to control the war actions of non-direct vassals, but as a country, the national laws stipulate that they cannot annex each other, and the result of conflicts between fiefdom nobles is mostly the collection of ransom.
In fact, this is mostly true of wars between countries. Unless the other side is forced to cede territory and surrender, it is simply a pipe dream to gain new territory.
Of course, that's when it's legal. If it's illegal...
Rand felt that His Majesty the King of Frostmoon Kingdom was likely to do so.
After leaving some people to guard the defense line, Rand left with his guards. However, he was not in a hurry to go back. He wanted to see the development of Crescent Territory first.
Abbreviated as surprise inspection.
The first place they arrived at was naturally the village where Taran was.
The original plan was to build a town in the Crescent Territory as an administrative center, but later the war became intense and all construction resources were invested in the construction of the defense line.
Later, they simply decided not to build a city and chose a village as the administrative center.
The Crescent Territory is much larger than the Crescent Territory. Even with the productivity of this era, it can accommodate a population of nearly 10,000.
However, due to historical issues, the original population of Crescent Territory was very small. Now, only half of the population of Crescent Territory is indigenous, and the majority are people looted by Rand during the civil war and the previous Brown Moon Deer Raiding Group.
Now is the time for Rand to inspect it.
In theory, the looted population will increase the instability of the territory, so you must come and see it in person, otherwise you won’t be able to tell just by looking at the report.
Rand led his guards, whose armor had been cleaned but still filled with the smell of blood, into the village where Taran was.
The villagers were a little uneasy at first, until they saw that the village's minotaur had stopped eating grass and rushed over to pray devoutly, only then did they realize that it was Viscount Rand.
For these villagers, Rand is a legendary name.
Most of the original inhabitants of the Crescent Territory were born bandits and were not well-informed. It was not until they met the pioneer group led by Fenris that they realized that the Crescent Territory already had an owner.
They naturally thought about resisting, but were eventually overwhelmed by the fighting power of the Crescent Moon Army and the appearance of the White King's personal guards.
Joined Rand's army.
Later, they were prepared for resistance until they saw the livestock that Rand distributed to them and met little Tata.
Later, Taran came and presided over the development of the entire Crescent Territory, and these villagers gradually returned to their roots.
Then they felt many magical things they had never seen before.
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Most of the villagers in this world are ignorant. Most of them lack education and knowledge. They are trapped in a small place all their lives and are exploited by the lords.
The bandit villagers in Crescent Territory are better, but not much better.
But on the contrary, they will trust people with insight more.
For example, Taran was originally the bandit leader of Crescent Territory. Later, he gave up his bandit career because he wanted to take care of his children.
But Taran's prestige and insight have always convinced the bandit gangs, and this is still the case now.
And under Taran's leadership, their lives have indeed changed.
By now they were used to tauren missionaries and tauren oxen, as well as centaur drivers.
The farming methods they had been taught had indeed allowed them to harvest more food.
In addition, their livestock and the militia training manuals from Rand did increase the security of the stockade.
At least the fully armored knights who suddenly appeared outside the village were indeed stopped.
Today, all the sixteen villages in Crescent Territory are staunch supporters of Rand.
When Rand arrived at the village, he did not take any detours but went straight to see Taran.
Now the swelling on Taran's face has subsided and he has returned to his original appearance as an older and stronger man.
The old man was quite handsome. Rand had heard of him being beaten before, but he didn't make fun of him. He just said, "Take me for a walk."
Although Rand had already observed it when he came here, at least there would be no problems with the grain harvest and militia training. As for the rest, he would have to wait and see.
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At this moment in the royal city, although the nobles had previously judged that the chances of winning this time were extremely high, it was still exciting when the victory was actually achieved and the good news reached the royal city.
The only one who might be unhappy is His Excellency the Second Prince.
In the magnificent palace, King Frost Moon dismissed his attendants and looked at his second son with complicated eyes.
He was originally the second prince, so he had some preference for his second son.
But now, he deeply realized that this son was a waste.
At least he must not be allowed to touch upon issues related to the country's military.
It was his idea to let the second prince choose Rand's route. He had met Rand in person several times and was also clear about Rand's role and abilities during the civil war.
In his imagination, this waste would make friends with Rand, and then successfully gild himself with Rand's help, and also make friends with the domestic military nobles.
Now he seems to think that Rand does not belong to the military nobility in the country? "Father, it's all because of that Rand..." The second prince was still complaining at this time.
But King Frost Moon was too lazy to listen to him anymore. If he wasn't afraid of damaging the reputation of the royal family, he would have wanted to lock his son up in the dungeon for a while to let him experience the consequences of his actions.
King Frost Moon re-opened the letter sent to him by the Black and Brown Marquis. Rand actually won the victory under such circumstances, and defeated the famous Snow Fox Countess.
It seems that in a dozen or dozens of years, RAND will become the military pillar of this country.
The eldest prince is good at domestic affairs but not good at military affairs, and the second prince is a waste. No matter in which aspect, he is a waste now. Now King Frost Moon needs to think carefully about how to win over Rand.
In fact, he had thought about marrying a princess, after all, Rand was still unmarried, but then he thought about Rand's bloodline.
A bloodline that is too lowly is a stain on the Frost Moon bloodline, which makes it a bit difficult for him to deal with.
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