Proof of the Sun King

The large-scale change of the vampire made Ryan lose his interest in the festival. On the contrary, the Baron had to spend the Winter Veil Festival hastily, and immediately devoted his energy to preparing for the battle.

A few days after the Winter Veil Festival, at the end of December, the Baron Jean in Brittany fell heavily. The heavy snow not only indicated that there would be a good harvest after the New Year, but also announced that the Baron's preparations for the war needed a temporary period. Stop, the serfs aren't physically strong enough to train in the snow.

Paladin Alfred and Holy Grail Knight Ryan and Steward Katzenberg were sitting on the balcony enjoying the snow, and a pot of delicious beef stew was placed in the middle of several large chairs.

"There is good news now, Ah Fu, the vampires gathered the army much slower than we thought. According to the scout reports, the Red Duke's move to awaken the undead has failed many times, and many deserted tombs were washed away by the flood called by the lady. Ryan raised his glass, thinking about this question: "Even if the most radical calculation is used, it will take the Red Duke three months to assemble a large army, but I don't understand why he is so reckless at all costs." Want to assemble an army of Katzenbergs?"

"My baron." The butler was still dressed with a big bald head. He was wearing a leather jacket and holding the fruit wine of the Wood Elf. Seeing Ryan calling him, Katzenberg signaled that he was listening.

"If I give you three months, how strong can you build fortifications?" Ryan asked: "To be honest, do what you can."

"Three months, you can only build a wooden wall and a wooden sentry at most, and then you can build some defense facilities, such as pits and trenches." Katzenberg calculated a little and said the expected results: "It's so short. The time to build the stone wall is too reluctant, my baron, and the cost of the stone wall is too great, so it will affect the spring ploughing."

"Well, I understand." After thinking about it, Ryan gave up the plan to repair the wall urgently. The army of the undead is different from other armies, and the mere wooden wall can't stop these creatures.

"Good friend, are you going to fight vampires?" Alfred took the wooden bowl, filled it with beef stew, he prayed sincerely, and then he ate the meat.

The life of the paladins is relatively difficult. They need a lot of meat but often do not have enough money. Therefore, the paladins tend to hunt for meat by themselves. For high-grade meat such as beef, Alfred can eat it. There are not many opportunities, and the money he earns is used to build the chapel in the town.

With Alfred's efforts to preach, the Church of Justice began to have a place in Lane's territory. Some serfs were baptized by Alfred. With the help of Alfred, several children have been transferred. Become a paladin.

"Yes, this war may not be so easy." Ryan nodded.

"Since it is against undead creatures, please let me help you!" Alfred nodded seriously: "Justice is the nemesis of the undead, and the holy water blessed by our Lord can cause very considerable damage to undead creatures. I There are quite a few in the chapel, and I keep them all."

"I won't say anything else, Alfred, let's fight side by side!" Ryan didn't refuse, and there was no need for those falsehoods between Alfred and him.

Outside the balcony, goose feather snow fell from the sky, and black clouds as thick as cotton wool covered every corner of the sky. The Jean Baron was turned into a world covered in silver, and the buildings and streets of Jean Town. The snow was piled high, many serfs were shoveling the snow, and groups of patrolmen walked across the walls of the town.

"My good friend, I have to say that the archer company has already looked a little bit under the training of Estelle." Alfred said casually: "Normally, a qualified archer needs at least one to two years. The training takes shape, but you find the easiest way."

"I never intended to train an archer, Alfred, as you know, it takes at least a year or two for a good archer to be accurate at fifty paces, and a longbow like the Bastogne That kind will take five to eight years to form." Ryan nodded, and he said softly: "But the crossbow is different."

Yes, Ryan deeply understands that it takes a long time for the serf archers to form an army with sufficient fighting power. Bastogne's longbowmen began to train at the age of 811, and their whole life was a time of training, Bo. The Duke of Heimund stipulated that the 1,265-year-old qualified serfs in the domain should practice bowing and arrow skills after praising the fairies of the lake on Sundays.

Ryan couldn't pull up a good longbowman in a short time, but he could pull up an army of good crossbowmen in a short time.

The dwarf hand crossbow made by the dwarf craftsman Deron Fienson is a weapon that satisfies Ryan. This dwarf hand crossbow requires very little operation skills. Ryan knows that what the serfs need is such a brain-dead hand-held tutorial. Reload, aim, shoot, all in one go, simple and rude.

Sure enough, under Estelle's training, in just over a month, all the serfs of the Jean Archer Company were able to reload, aim, and shoot very proficiently.

Ryan felt great after watching it, and it was enough to have this kind of combat power.

The Jean Baron now has 1 Holy Grail Knight, 4 Ranger Knights, 13 Knights and Guards, 85 Swordsmen, 201 Spearmen and 120 Bowmen. Compared with ordinary barons, Ryan The size of the army it has can be called huge.

Well, there are also two military wizards.

"My baron, Your Excellency François has sent someone to ask you, do you need reinforcements?" the butler Katzenberg said softly: "He is worried that you may become a front line here, and, according to the scout's report, Percymon The Duke of Germany also learned of the vampire's change, and he is also preparing for the war."

"Apart from them? Besides the Duke of Berhemond and the Duke of Francois, are there any other dukes who have reacted?" Lane suddenly remembered something, and he asked suspiciously.

"Only at the moment, no, the dukes must have received information that the vampires are gathering troops, but only these two dukes have responded, they are gathering troops, the others include the company and Musillon, who are closest to Polder. Lord Bodrick, Duke of Luo, has just started to mobilize the army, and there is no sign of the whole people conscripting and planning to clear the field." Katzenberg held the parchment: "The king has not issued any new orders at present, this is the information from three days ago. ."

Ryan sighed lightly. He probably knew why, apart from Duke Winford and Duke Bastogne, the other dukes had no specific actions.

This has nothing to do with whether he is hostile to vampires, but it has something to do with Ryan.

Because of the chivalry war against Arden Forest more than a year ago, almost all the principalities lost thousands of troops in this war, although the loss of a few thousand people is not considered to the principalities. They were hurt, but they also stretched their original strength. Castles and territories everywhere needed enough troops to garrison. In this case, the dukes were a little hesitant about whether to recruit more troops, which would affect the spring ploughing.

Only the Duchy of Bastogne and the Duchy of Winford suffered not only heavy losses but also captured a large amount of spoils because they were the right-hand army led by Ryan. These armies that had experienced the baptism of blood and fire had become elites.

Only these two principalities have the ability to gather troops immediately.

"My baron? How did you plan it?" Seeing that Ryan didn't answer, Katzenberg continued to ask.

"What do you think? Katzenberg?" Ryan intends to test his housekeeper.

Katzenberg lowered his head, he thought for a moment: "My baron, I don't think it's time to ask for reinforcements, Musillon's movements are unknown, whether the vampires really plan to fight, and whether the Red Duke's target is us , according to the current situation, it is not clear, my baron, you are already afraid of the king, you must be careful, unless your highness Morgiana or the king has clearly ordered you to lead the army, otherwise you should be more careful."

"Well, very good, what we have to do now is to assemble the army and prepare for the war, but we must keep a low profile and don't make assumptions." Ryan nodded again and again: "Wait to see if His Majesty our King, or His Royal Highness Morgiana there are How do you react?"

"Understood, my baron!"

During the preparations for the baronial battle, under the command of Ryan, the soldiers gradually changed into breastplates and more sophisticated dwarf equipment.

These armies are already semi-professional.

In Ryan's conception, the separation of soldiers and farmers is the first step in advancing his military reform, but now his financial resources are not able to support so many professional soldiers. What he has to do now is to semi-professionalize these soldiers. The occupation of soldiers will gradually become larger than their main occupation as serfs, that is, they are mainly responsible for the training of the army, training two or three days a week, and farming the rest of the time.

The baron's soldiers enjoy better food and higher status, and more importantly, Ryan is the Holy Grail Knight, the lady's chosen champion, the serfs in his domain are all eager to dedicate their loyalty to the Holy Grail Knight, in this knight. The country, the serfs are forbidden to believe in the fairies of the lake, so if you want to attract the attention of the fairies in the lake, you must use a special method~www.wuxiaspot.com~ The serfs are willing to believe, become Holy Grail pilgrims, or side by side with Holy Grail Knights Combat is one of the effective means, so in order to live a better life and be favored by the goddess, countless people have signed up to join the army.

The baron encouraged serfs to have piety.

Time passed quietly in preparation for the battle. Musilon's vampire army gathered slowly and firmly. Under the powerful undead magic of the Blood Red Duke, the corpses in the tomb gradually recovered. With the sentries along the way and the vigilance force of the knight kingdom.

Bodric, Duke of Boldero, who is only more than 100 kilometers away from Musilon, felt bad at first. The prince of the sea **** Mannan and the champion of God's choice have begun to fully mobilize the Duchy's army to prepare for possible vampire threats. , but he is still a little undecided. The best way to fight vampires is to clear the walls, burn all the tombs, and clean up all the skeletons. The vampires can't be replenished with blood and soldiers, and it is a huge consumption to control the undead army.

It is difficult for the duke to make up his mind. If he really wants to keep the walls clear, he and his principality may not be able to recover for a few years.

And just as Musillon's vampire army gathered more and more, a positive signal finally came from the Knight Kingdom.

Morgiana, the witch of the lake god, left her tower, and she appeared in the Cathedral of the Fairy in the Lake in the Duchy of Carcassonne with a group of Knights of the Holy Grail. The witch of the lake **** declared that vampires were our common enemy, the knights of the kingdom Evil must be destroyed, for the lady's sake!

So, just as the snow melted in March of the following year, a war seemed inevitable.

At this time, Morgiana, who was on the road, received a strange magical communication signal.

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