Chapter 297: City Walls, Troop Deployment, and Generals
The winter of the 332nd year of the Holy Calendar was a winter not much different from any other.
The mountains and forests were covered in silver, and the rivers were frozen into solid ice for people to walk on.
Rand had changed his sheets many times this winter, and Ellie had changed many sets of underwear.
However, Rand was not always indulging in debauchery. He also handled the affairs of the territory in an orderly manner.
This winter was different from previous years. As his territory expanded rapidly, his workload increased dramatically, which made his daytime work quite hard.
And because it was a rule brought about by conquest, there were always some troublemakers in this territory, especially those nobles whose territories were completely deprived by Rand.
After hanging several nobles who tried to stir up chaos, the Earldom of the Moon Phase gradually stabilized.
However, Rand's military strength is quite scarce compared to that of an earldom, and in an unstable period, mercenaries would not be a good choice.
Therefore, at this stage, it is difficult for Rand to immediately launch an attack on the Burning Land that he has long coveted.
But that doesn't mean Rand won't do anything.
After giving the soldiers and generals a half-winter vacation, Rand began to mobilize Tanr and Fenris to go to the border of the Burning Land to put pressure on them.
Rand also provided them with some Burning Land bandits who were willing to obey Rand as guides to help the two generals solve the problem of being unfamiliar with the local geographical environment.
If Rand had enough troops, a surprise attack would be a good option, but Rand was prepared to gradually apply pressure.
Rand has become a great nobleman, and many political means that were previously unusable are now available to him.
For example, in the current strategy, when a large army is approaching, a piece of land will naturally be divided into resistance factions and surrender factions.
The Burning Land is not a monolithic entity. As long as some people side with the powerful and prestigious Count Moon, Rand's conquest of the Burning Land will be much easier.
Before this, Rand would not actually use troops.
Now that the territory has grown, logistics has gradually become a problem. Even though Rand is already a lord who is very diligent in building roads, as the territory expands and the strategic perspective broadens, logistics problems are still becoming bigger.
"Any strategy?" Rand asked the top management of the hideout.
"According to the news from Lisa, the improvements to the carriages and the kiln technology for efficiently firing bricks are progressing steadily. Soon many roads will be replaced with brick and stone ones," said Ellie.
Although she is now working hard on her training as a newlywed and later mistress, she still goes to work as normal.
Rand nodded. A considerable part of his work now was to constantly adjust the priority of the development of the base's technology to adapt to the current status of his base's power.
"What are the movements of the nobles in the southern countries?" Rand looked at Elsa.
Elsa's face was a little pale at this time. Unlike Rand, she did not have the blessing of Blessing 1 all the time. She had indulged herself too much in lust during this period and was a little dehydrated. Even though she was a powerful top-level professional, she was still not as good as the Mother Goddess's messenger.
"Many nobles bordering you have begun to follow the example of the Snow Fox Countess in building defense lines." Elsa said, "As for the national level, the two major alliances of the Southern Kingdom have completely ceased hostilities. The influence of the undead is much greater than they imagined, and some underground species have also begun to emerge in various places."
In the three years since the cult leader was arrested and then disappeared, a large number of wars have occurred in this land and a large amount of soil has been produced.
Plus the collapse of the Torch Church.
The land became fertile ground for cults, especially the Cult of the God of Struggle and the Cult of the Scourge.
Of course, there is also the heretical cult that is becoming the orthodox cult of the Torch Church - the Cult of the Goddess of Plenty.
"Let them build it." Rand sneered.
The nobles of this world obviously have never heard of the Maginot Line.
Rand is already unable to expand outward, so let them build the defense line. He doesn't care at all.
Rand's current focus is on port construction and ship building.
Once he has enough large ships, he can go directly by sea and bypass these land defense lines.
By then they will realize that building a defense line is a waste of effort.
"Anything else?" Rand continued to ask, sitting on a wooden chair with a backrest.
"Yes, the country has started to mobilize troops recently. According to the covenant, when a member state of the Northern Alliance suffers from an orc disaster, the remaining member states must mobilize troops and material support in a timely manner." Ellie spoke again.
But Rand is still not within the scope of conscription.
However, this does not mean that the war in the North has nothing to do with Rand.
After the capital of the Ice Sea Kingdom was breached, the White Kingdom was relatively located on the front line, but it was still slightly better than the other countries on the front line.
Rand's "brother-in-law" is still in the north. Rand's wedding will go through a bride-welcoming process, and Rand will definitely go to the White Kingdom in person at that time.
It is even possible that he will really have to lead the White Kingdom's army to fight the orcs.
This possibility is quite high. Rand has placed the intelligence on the orcs in a prominent place on his desk and started to look through it whenever he has time.
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At this time in Crescent Moon Territory, Duke Thorn's aunt was treating her niece-granddaughter to fish.
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"The marriage plan has failed. You can't stay here for too long. I will arrange for someone to send you back to your father in the near future." said the aunt of Grand Duke Thorn.
The eldest daughter of the Duke of Thorn ate the fish quietly. As a junior, she knew that there were many things she was not qualified to know, such as why her great aunt was so sure that the marriage plan was hopeless.
But it was a rare trip out that made her discover that the noble territory in this world was not as luxurious but lifeless as the territory of the Thorn Family.
After quietly finishing the delicious fish, the eldest daughter of the Duke of Thorns said, "The church school here has started recruiting students."
Lord Thorn's aunt sighed and said, "That depends on what your father means."
The young girl in front of her didn't say much, she knew that she could not resist her father's will no matter what.
And it was obvious that Count Rand of the Moon Phase also looked down on her and her great-aunt.
But she really wanted to learn something here.
At the same time, the Marquis of Black and Brown, the Earl of the Stag, and Shelan arrived at the gate of the holiday villa.
This is truly a place full of life.
It seems that it was a very smart choice for them to arrange their children to study here.
As long as you can learn the basics of Rand's governance and military, it will definitely be a very beneficial thing.
So Sheran also came.
Shelan decisively delegated the territorial affairs to officials of the Bucks Family.
Although the Earl of Bucks looks healthy, he is, after all, an old man of the same generation as the Marquis of Black and Brown. Sooner or later, he will inherit the Earldom of Bucks.
He originally thought that he was relatively outstanding among the young noble heirs, but now he feels that he needs to come here to learn some knowledge while his father is still active and can govern the Earldom of Bucks.
He still has a lot to learn.
The black and brown marquis always had an indifferent expression.
He felt that his vitality was slipping away, and after dealing with the issue of heirs this time, he planned to go to the North.
He intended to die on the battlefield, not in his hospital bed.
(End of this chapter)