Chapter 363 Familiar Digging Tactics

There are two castles at the border between the Earldom of Rand and the Kingdom of Bolen.

The two castles are located in a horn-like position at the junction of the Earldom of the Moon Phase and the Kingdom of Borun, showing a trend of mutual assistance.

On the other side, there are large areas of defense that have been completed or not fully completed.

The Battle of Wind Chaser really frightened many nobles of the Kingdom of Borun.

They built a long line of defense on the border with Count Moon Phase.

Rand built the defense line when he was trying to stop the Snow Fox Countess.

This line of defense has not been dismantled to this day.

Later, Countess Snow Fox was defeated by Rand in the War of the Line and also began to build a line of defense.

That line of defense did hinder Rand's looting of the Snow Fox Earldom to a certain extent.

Then there is the current defense line built by the nobles of the Kingdom of Bolen on the border.

It's not all finished yet, but it can already form an effective defense.

Of course, the premise is that Rand will actually attack this line of defense.

But Rand obviously had no such intention.

Rand moved a chair and sat on the top of a castle on the border.

Use the crow's perspective to look down from the sky.

The vanguard cavalry of the Kingdom of Borun has crossed the defense line built by the nobles of the Kingdom of Borun.

It looked like he was trying to launch a surprise attack, but he was too slow.

"Hahaha." Rand laughed.

He felt it was fair now.

In this era, the opponent's actions are actually very fast, and it is common for strategic results to be poor due to various reasons.

For example, when they were gathering, they found out that the troops provided by the nobles under their command were all crappy and rubbish.

That's the case with Rand.

Rand's own country provided him with a lot of troops, but most of them were useless conscripts.

There were about 350 usable knights left.

But when they were pulled over, Rand discovered that some of them were temporarily captured to make up the numbers. The horses they rode were nags instead of war horses, and their weapons and armor were all made of low-quality iron, not much different from those made of paper.

After removing this garbage.

Rand discovered that there were only about two hundred knights available.

These people were basically provided by the Duke of Thorn and the King.

The Lord of Thorns provided most of them, and the King provided a few.

The nobles in the Frost Moon Kingdom were basically there to fill in the numbers for Rand.

In fact, this is understandable. The orc problem in the North is far from being completely solved.

The knights and soldiers sent to the north by the domestic nobles have not yet been withdrawn.

Now the situation in the Frost Moon Kingdom has become tense again.

The nobles actually didn't have much surplus food.

Of course, that didn't stop Rand from remembering them.

As for the Kingdom of Bolen.

Rand guessed that the nobles of the Kingdom of Bolen were suffering from procrastination.

It seems that they want to implement a blitzkrieg tactic, but the organizational ability of the Kingdom of Bolen is obviously not enough to implement a blitzkrieg tactic.

This can't be considered a fight between noobs, but overall the level of both sides is not very high.

Rand sat comfortably on the top of the city wall, enjoying the black tea made by Elsa.

This time, the troops he could command were divided into two groups.

The first group was here, where Rand and Fenris were in two castles respectively, guarding their territories against the invading army of the Kingdom of Bollen.

The other group is in Crescent Moon Harbor. Taner is in charge of the military affairs of Crescent Moon Harbor. Ellie and Olenna are also in Crescent Moon Harbor, responsible for matters other than military affairs.

"Add some sugar, add some sugar." Rand glared after taking a sip.

After Elsa finished her inspection at Crescent Moon Harbor, she came back to report, but unfortunately she was not very good at making tea.

Elsa awkwardly gave Rand some sugar.

Rand squeezed Elsa's elastic fingers and looked at the map.

Then he looked back at the city and said helplessly: "Let everyone relax a little, there is no need to be so nervous."

Originally, Rand was a little angry when he saw that the nobles in his country really provided him with ugly things.

But now that he saw that the situation on the other side was not much better, Rand felt relieved.

From this point of view, the White Country's organizational ability is very strong. It may be that the White King's prestige is indeed extraordinary.

But Rand's soldiers were very nervous and hostile towards the invading army of the Kingdom of Boren.

Rand brought them unimaginable life.

The enemy on the opposite side obviously wanted to take it away.

To Rand, this was just a normal border war. He knew that the King of the Kingdom of Bolen wanted to kill him, but Rand didn't care.

He had previously opened up so much land in the Kingdom of Bollen, so it was normal for the Kingdom of Bollen to want to fight back now.

But for Rand's soldiers and the villagers in many villages where Rand had preached.

All they know and understand is that someone wants to take away their lives which are slowly getting better.

So they shared the same hatred.

Outside the castle, nearly a thousand knights appeared in the wild.

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Seeing the flags flying on the city walls and the soldiers ready for battle, the knights' commander looked gloomy.

“It’s really too slow.”

The troops had already been assembled, but due to the fear of assassination by the powerful people on the opposite side, many domestic military nobles were unwilling to take on the role of commander, and they passed the buck to each other, causing the process to be delayed for a long time.

Going to the battlefield was the nobles' duty, and dying on the battlefield was an honor, but being shamefully assassinated was not one of them.

Also, the nobles in the south lived a more comfortable life than those in the north.

Not all nobles are "brave" anymore.

Many aristocratic families have been passed down from generation to generation, and have placed more emphasis on diplomacy and domestic affairs.

Bravery is slowly fading away.

The situation in the Kingdom of Borun is already considered good. Countries further south are more willing to abandon bravery.

After all, the warm climate can support the land to grow three crops, and the yield of rice will be much higher than that of wheat.

They are going to be a lot richer.

The king of the Kingdom of Borun considered this problem in a timely manner and sent strong men to join the Knights to protect the safety of the noble commanders. Then the Knights finally set out.

Unfortunately, it seems that Rand's army assembled very quickly. Can we only say that he is worthy of being the Earl of Rand? The commander of the Knights ordered to bypass the castle.

The knights of the Order could dismount and fight on foot to attack a city, but that was only when their superior numbers were great enough or the situation was too urgent.

It would be a sheer waste of lives to have the knights attack the city now.

Rand still sat on the chair at the top of the city wall, not in a hurry.

Rand is very good at defensive tactics.

Soon, the knights who intended to bypass the city were blocked by tripwires and pitfalls.

The best way to stop cavalry is to dig up the road and set up tripwires.

Chevaux de frise is also effective, but it does not provide concealment.

Rand was still looking at the map.

Rand does a lot of homework for every war.

This time is no exception.

The map is full of Rand's markings.

"Leave the city, don't chase too far." Rand ordered, "The longbowmen start shooting."

Following Rand's order, the flag bearer began to wave the flag.

Now that they are blocked by the trap, the enemy's horses have slowed down, which is a good opportunity for our cavalry to charge.

At this time, Karin came up from the foot of the city, sat in front of Rand, and took a cup of black tea from Elsa.

For Rand's safety, Karin is also in the castle at this time.

"Aren't you worried at all?" Karin looked at Rand who was drinking tea there.

Rand looked calm and at ease, as if he had already secured victory.

Rand glanced again at the map on the table, then at the soldiers beginning to intertwine below the city.

"I can't worry." Rand said, "I need to give my men confidence."

Since coming to this world, Rand has experienced many wars. In Rand's opinion, this one is just an ordinary one.

Rand was already quite familiar with war.

Moreover, Rand has already understood the nature of this war. Everyone is the same.

Then Rand still has a defensive advantage.

(End of this chapter)