Wushan Fort covers a large area and has many buildings. On the left side of the outer area, there is an area with a square tower.

Hundreds of carrier birds are raised here, flying in and out every day, making it an important communication station for Wushanbao with the outside world.

May 26th was the busiest day here.

Liaison officer Carolina sealed the letters written by the officials overnight, tied them to the carrier bird and sent them out.

As the messenger birds fly high into the sky, the news that the Polante Bandits have occupied Chishan Town will spread quickly.

The nobles and knights all knew that war was coming again.

Last year, Wushan Territory also launched a forced counterattack. The enemy was the Black Gold Brotherhood that was disrupting the southeastern border.

This year they were forced to fight back again, but the enemy was replaced by the Polish bandit group on the southwest border.

No one knew when it started, but the Marquisate of Wushan had been constantly troubled by these two forces.

Although the nobles were upset, they were used to it.

Over the years, some people have even regarded these two forces as a testing ground for gaining experience and merit. If they perform outstandingly, they can even obtain a fiefdom from them.

For example, among the territories that were taken back from the Black Gold Brotherhood last year, although several pieces were handed over to the Hyde family for distribution, the remaining two pieces were awarded to brave knights, and two new barons were born.

The nobles had no objection to such a battle.

Wiggins's conscription order will be delivered to the hands of the nobles in Wushan Territory within a day or two, which is relatively fast. However, the time it takes for the leaders to mobilize is not so fast.

The nobles below need to prepare their troops, food and other supplies, which will take a long time.

Fortunately, dealing with the Polish bandit group was not a major battle. Based on the experience of previous years, this level of mobilization would take about half a month, and then another month to reach the front line.

In other words, the coalition forces of nobles will arrive at Boulder City around mid-July, and the actual war will start around the end of July.

Although the situation in the Stone Territory is urgent, there is no way to shorten the mobilization time. We can't let the knights under us ride on horses to the Stone Territory without any preparation.

Of course, the Stone Lord is not left to struggle alone during this period.

In order to prevent the war from getting worse, Toru ordered Philip Kent, the deputy commander of the First Knights, to lead five teams of knights to the Stone City the next day.

The next afternoon, the carrier bird brought another letter from the Stone Territory.

In response to Wiggins' questioning, Coreyon explained in detail the reasons for the defeat in the battle, and also introduced the current situation of the Stone Territory and Red Mountain Town.

According to Corian, the five knight squads led by Deputy Captain Hahn did not do a good job of defending Chishan Town.

It was their negligence that caused them to fail to promptly discover the enemy who launched a sneak attack under the cover of night in the town of Kassir.

By the time Corean and the remaining knights arrived at the outskirts of Chishan Town, the battle inside was nearing its end. The enemy had almost slaughtered Haan and his knights, and after discovering Corean's men, they continued to attack them.

Since the other side had more people and the Golden Knights were present, Corian could only fight and retreat, and finally returned to Boulder City with serious injuries and his remaining soldiers.

He thought that Boulder City would also be captured, but the Polante Bandits did not seem to have any intention of attacking by force, and instead retreated directly back to Chishan Town.

"Perhaps their goal is just to occupy the iron mine in Chishan Town. Once their goal is achieved, they will naturally stop attacking."

Luo Ning put down the letter in his hand and expressed his guess.

After all, there is no iron ore production in the several territories occupied by the Polante Bandits.

Instead of buying from Coreyon and others at a low price, it is better to just grab them and dig them yourself. This way, not only can you save a lot of money every year, but you also have the opportunity to sell them to the outside world, making money on both ends.

But Luo Ning still didn’t understand, didn’t they think that this would bring revenge from Wushan Fort?

Or are they really so short-sighted, holding the mentality of doing whatever they can to get a vote and occupying the position for as long as they can?

Roning was skeptical about this.

"Since you have decided to go to the front line, I will arrange for Toru and Kabir to assist you. Marvin will probably also participate."

Rulans stroked his cane while talking about his arrangements.

"It won't be a problem for the noble coalition that Wiggins has assembled to take back Chishan Town. Just treat this as a training session, learn more, and listen to their opinions on specific actions."

Roning nodded.

He still didn't know what kind of style of war this world had. Was it about strategy or just setting a time and place, then both sides deployed their formations and charged straight away? He really needed to watch and learn more.

Luo Ning knew the three people that Lu Lans mentioned, and they all had a good relationship, so communication should not be a problem.

But there was one person among them that Roning felt was not suitable to go to the front line.

"Sir Toru will also go with us in this war?"

The First Knights, who are stationed in Wushan City, not only maintain order here, but also have the responsibility to protect Wushan Castle and Lulans.

Now that the deputy captain has gone to the Stone Territory, if Toru leaves again, who will guarantee the safety of Wushan Castle?

Does Lu Lans still have the strength to fight against the enemy now?

"Are you worried that someone will take the opportunity to come to Wushanbao and assassinate me?"

Lu Lans smiled, and then gave Roning a reassuring look.

"Don't worry, I'm not that easy to be assassinated. Besides, I'll ask Melonica to come over when the time comes."

Luo Ning suddenly realized that the Marquis already had a plan.

Melonica is the leader of the Third Knights of Wushan Castle. She is a veteran golden knight who has followed Rulans for a long time. Now she leads the Knights to be stationed in Wushan Town, southwest of Wushan Castle.

Luo Ning had never seen this captain in person, and he had only met him a few times occasionally at the Extraordinary Academy in Wushan Town.

Even at Lu Lans' birthday party, the other party only sent his son to congratulate him, but did not come himself.

It’s not that Melonica is very busy, but this guy has a bit of a weird personality.

He neither likes crowds nor attends parties.

It is even said that Rulans had intended to confer the title of noble lord on Melonica in the early days, but the other party was only willing to be a canonized knight and had little interest in operating and managing the territory.

But no matter what Melonica's character is, his strength and loyalty are beyond doubt.

After Lu Lans transferred the other party from Wushan Town, the castle's security problem was solved.

Roning put aside his worries and obtained more information about the Polante Thieves' Gang from Lulans.

After staying in Wushan Castle for two days, he rode Carlos back to Wubei Territory to make preparations for the war.

(End of this chapter)