Start as Inherited Baroness

After resting for more than ten days, Simon was ready to lead the army to Changxiang Territory.

However, on the eve of departure, he suddenly received a rather special tip from the Shadow Secret Guard.

It was said that an unknown monster had recently appeared in the Secret Forest in the west, attacking people and animals entering the forest.

A few days ago, the silver mine manager in the forest was also attacked, but it did not cause much damage.

It is said that the monster is five or six meters tall, walks semi-upright, has bloodshot eyes, has horns, is extremely powerful, and can also use magic.

After Simon saw it, he thought about it, but he couldn't think of any magical creature that looked like this.

However, there are so many magical creatures of all kinds on this continent, and humans have only discovered a small part of them.

"Let the Shadow Secret Guard cooperate with the Mage Corps, gather elite forces, set traps to strangle this monster."

Simon made a casual instruction and didn't take it to heart.

Now they have killed at least thirty or fifty magical creatures, even if there are not a hundred of them. This monster just looks a little stronger.

"Mad, how is the food preparation going?"

That day, Simon summoned the political officer in the lord's hall and asked.

"My Lord, it has been prepared, enough for two legions to consume for two months.

There are more than 20,000 civilians accompanying us, more than 10,000 pack horses and livestock..." Mad reported respectfully.

"Well, go and call Aire and Hilde, and set off in two days.

In addition, let Okorov lead the defense corps to eliminate bandits in the territory and train soldiers."

Simon nodded and ordered.

The defense corps is composed entirely of slave soldiers, but under the encouragement of the work point system, the morale is not low.

Although they are called slaves, they should actually be regarded as citizens. Compared with free people, they just lack the right to migrate at will.

The rest are similar, they also pay taxes by farming, but the currency used is a special limited work point coin, which can only be circulated within the system.

"Yes! My Lord!" Mad responded and left...

In a blink of an eye, it was two days later.

The West Guard Corps and the North Guard Corps assembled again, and there were more than 20,000 civilians and tens of thousands of pack horses, cattle and sheep, and other supplies.

They all gathered outside the Yongyi Castle, and there were more than 10,000 laborers here under the command of Yaman to expand the city.

At a glance, it was really crowded.

After Simon inspected the army, he immediately announced his departure.

This trip was not only to occupy Changxiang City, but also to open up the road.

On the way, he would pass through the territories of five directly governed nobles, all of which would be wiped out.

Otherwise, they would threaten Simon's supply route, and Changxiang City would not be able to stand firm at all.

How could others be allowed to snore beside my bed? The more than a dozen directly governed barons in the Xisai directly governed territory had to be wiped out.

They were all rebels!

More than ten days later, Simon came to the Nut Territory. The barons on this land came from the Storm Land and were not strong.

And the Storm Land was now caught in a war with the Holy Church Army and had no ability to take care of other things.

Simon killed him this time.

Anyway, there have been many annexations in the land of Xisai at this time, and most of the nobles are united by geographical and blood ties.

Being alone and helpless, they are in a state of panic all day long, fearing that they will be surrounded by soldiers when they wake up.

Baron Gotley faced this dilemma today. When he stood on the rooftop of the watchtower, his whole body and mind were shaking.

He had never seen such an endless scene of soldiers.

"Baron, it is the banner of the Hollen family and the guardian of Xisai appointed by the royal family!"

Next to him stood a fully armored knight, his tone was quite calm.

"He wants the Nut Territory, so unruly, there will be no good end!

Damn it! Why can this pariah raise such a large army in such a short time?"

Baron Gotley said desperately and angrily.

"The location of Yongyi Territory is relatively south, so it is easy to receive refugees. Those who can still come here are the leftovers..."

"Baron, what should we do? We only have more than 3,000 regular soldiers now, and more than 1,000 of them are stationed outside.

The militia can gather 5,000 to 6,000, but there is no chance to call them now." On the other side, a man who looked like a butler took over.

"I finally got such a territory, and I will never give it to others!" Gotley's eyes were bloodshot and he said fiercely.

"Follow until death!" The fully armored knight said firmly, with a sense of generosity and tragedy.

"Sir, I will live and die with you." The butler paused and said so.

"Prepare for war. The outer wall of my Nut Castle is 12 meters high, and there are more than 2,000 professional soldiers in the castle. There may be hope."

Baron Gotley said in a deep voice.

"Yes!" Everyone responded.

And Simon had already set up the big tent at this time.

He had already collected most of the information about Baron Gotley of Nut Castle through the octopus spider.

The output of this territory is mediocre. Judging from the resources discovered so far, it is just an agricultural land.

However, this baron has a good background. He is the second son of an earl in Storm Land and is quite favored.

I heard that the starting capital was 2,000 golden eagles, and there are 500 elite soldiers.

However, the development is not smooth, because the neighbor to the north is their old rival family. The friction between the two sides is constant, so naturally they can't farm well.

"Raising grass and hunting rabbits, it's just idle.

This castle is not bad, covering an area of ​​about 50 acres.

Let the Western Guards Army and the Northern Guards Army take turns to go up, practice their troops, and use stone fire bombs to clear the way first.

The scout cavalry pays attention to the movements around you. Mailan, you ride a griffon and watch in the sky. "

Simon ordered calmly.

"Yes! Sir!" Everyone took the order and immediately took action.

A few hours later, the siege equipment was assembled, and eight trebuchets took the lead in throwing special fire bombs into the Nut Castle.

Soon, thick black smoke rose from inside, apparently igniting many houses.

In this way, after throwing three rounds of fire bombs, the infantry began to launch an attack pushing siege equipment such as battering rams, block trucks, ladders, and building buildings.

"Fire the arrows! Fire the arrows!" A knight in heavy armor shouted loudly on the castle wall.

Whoosh whoosh!

Hundreds of sharp arrows shot out, but the siege soldiers were all equipped with shields and scooters, and most of them were blocked.

Of course, occasionally, an unlucky guy would fall to the ground after being hit by an arrow, wailing uncontrollably.

They fired several rounds of arrows without any scruples, causing some damage.

The knight in charge couldn't help but grin when he saw this, but he soon stopped laughing.

The archers on the siege equipment building floor launched a counterattack. They all left their names in the team column on the panel, and their lowest archery skills were specialization.

At this distance, the arrows were almost perfect, and in a dozen breaths, more than a hundred archers on the castle were shot to death.

They were so frightened that they no longer dared to raise their heads rashly.

Before long, all the ladders were leaning against the city wall. Under the high pressure of the archers building the buildings, the soldiers immediately began to attack.

The ladder here is not just a ladder, it is tantamount to letting the soldiers die.

In fact, the ladder has a strong protective effect and looks like a tube tower. When the soldiers climb, they will not be exposed to the sight of the enemy defenders.

Only when they reach the top and launch a charge, the two sides will engage in close combat, which can greatly reduce the casualties of the soldiers.

However, this thing also has a weakness, that is, it is afraid of fire. Although it has been treated with fire protection, it will eventually ignite if the fire becomes big.