Ten days later, the Marquis of Bowen set out again with a rich gift, but instead of returning to the royal capital, he went to the city of Ignaz, and His Majesty gave another reward to Count Ian.

Renard has reason to believe that the king will give the other party more rewards, and the relative risks will be greater.

If nothing else, the eastern and western counties will become the two strategic pillars of the Southern Wilderness County's resistance to the demon army.

Baron Hammidon was a little puzzled: "What is His Majesty the King going to do, is he trying to borrow the power of our nobles to resist the demons, if so, it doesn't have to be like this." ”

The old guy realized it later, but he still didn't understand why.

Renard smiled bitterly: "Your Majesty is probably going to completely abandon the barren land and the land of Southern Wilderness, and doing so is equivalent to giving us a sip of severed head wine before the execution." ”

Baron Hammidon was a little incredulous: "Your Majesty is going to give up this land?"

Renard nodded, took a deep breath and said, "The strong man has broken his wrist!"

Immediately after, he shook his head: "No, it's a praying mantis catching cicadas." ”

There was no joy or sorrow in his eyes: "Your Majesty is definitely going to withdraw all the defenders of Nanhuang County, and then completely transfer the responsibility of guarding this territory to many nobles." ”

Heidi was shocked when she heard this: "Why do you want to withdraw the southern defenders, the demon army is close at hand, is Your Majesty ready to give up this land?"

Everyone was also a little puzzled, and Baron Hammidon frowned and asked, "Is it any good for him?"

Renard held out three fingers: "At least three benefits. ”

"First of all, we can concentrate superior forces on the border of Rose Province and Hailan Province to ensure the safety of the two largest and most prosperous lands in the kingdom, and minimize the losses caused by the demons. ”

"The second is to use the lord's private army to disperse the pressure brought to the kingdom by the demon army, and the purpose is similar to the previous one. ”

The third is to consume or even eliminate the private armies of the lords, paving the way for the implementation of a centralized system in the kingdom in the future. ”

Listening to his concise analysis, everyone gasped, and the more they thought about it, the more they felt that it made sense, after all, the news that the royal family wanted to take the centralized route has long been no secret.

However, no one expected that the king's game of chess would be so big.

Renard sighed helplessly: "Young people should always be a little ambitious, although the cost of doing so is greater, but what is the reward compared to the gain." ”

Temporarily giving up 20% of the kingdom's territory in exchange for 100% of the future dominance has to be said to be a big deal.

Lei Ye rubbed his forehead and ordered: "Get ready, I'm afraid that it won't be long before the entire kingdom will enter a state of imminent war again." ”

He looked at Heidi and asked, "How is the defense of the territory now?"

Heidi took out the materials in the drawer and handed them to him, replying, "It's all here." ”

Renard took it and looked at it, his brows furrowed unconsciously, and then sighed: "It's still too little!"

There were seven legendary warriors, sixty-three martial artists, five hundred and thirty-four knights of the Black Cavalry, eight hundred and seventy-six infantry, four hundred and thirty-nine reservists, and six hundred and forty-three militiamen.

The total number of combatants in the territory is only 25,600, which is several times more than before, but the protection of 3,000 square kilometers of territory is still dwarfed, and it is not even possible to have one combatant per square kilometer.

Heidi asked, "Do you want to continue recruiting?"

Hearing this, Renard nodded very resolutely: "Never too many combatants, after all, we have to face tens of millions of demons. ”

He pondered for a long time, and added: "First of all, the number of combatants will be full, and the number of knights of the Black Cavalry will reach 800 and the number of infantry will reach 1,000, and we must pay close attention to training, and weapons and equipment must also be in place to ensure that there will be no shortage of weapons." ”

Then he remembered the most crucial question: "How much grain is in reserve, and is it sufficient?"

Heidi looked at Tommy and the other doglegs, her eyes inquiring.

Ben Benjamin took out the account book and calculated: "Thirty-six warehouses of rice, flour, grain and oil have been filled, enough for more than 150,000 people in the territory to eat for more than half a year." ”

Renard waved his hand: "Not enough, not enough, continue to buy in large quantities." ”

Ben Benjamin's face was a little hesitant when he heard this, and he said for a long time: "Your Excellency, the price of grain has risen by about 20 percent today......

Without waiting for him to finish speaking, Renard directly raised his hand to stop him: "Money is not a problem, you can ask me if you don't have it, the price of grain will double or triple, and you will also give me enough food for 150,000 people for three years." ”

Everyone couldn't help but look at each other, and Heidi frowned and asked, "How long do you think the demon plague will last?"

Renard took a deep breath, looked at the bustling streets of the city, and said the shocking words: "At least ten years!"

He turned around and glanced at everyone present: "Sufficient food, armor and ordnance must be prepared, of course, including war horses, roads and fortresses must be repaired as soon as possible." ”

As he spoke, Lei Ye took out the magic crystal card of 20,000 gold coins from the space ring and fell directly on the table: "Don't save me money, what we need is not money, but time, at most half a year, the demon will come like a tsunami." ”

Everyone was awe-struck and nodded yes at the same time.

Lei Ye waved his hand, and all the people who had a task left in a hurry.

With Heidi, Hamilton and many other high-ranking military officials left in the office, Renard said to Heidi: "You still have full control over the affairs of the territory, remember, don't be stingy with money." ”

Heidi nodded honestly when she heard this, she was now only looking at Lord Lei.

Renard looked at Baron Hammidon again, pondered for a moment, and then said, "Father, you will be in charge of the nobles in the realm, and we must be in the same boat. ”

Baron Hammidon said that there was no problem, more than half of the hundreds of nobles who fled were his cousins and nephews, and he dared to give a discount directly if he was disobedient.

Lei Ye finally looked at the top of the army, more than ninety percent of whom were trustworthy people.

So he stopped talking nonsense, and directly ordered: "If you have any relatives and friends, you can tell them the truth directly, and if you want to come to the territory, hurry up, including the sergeants below, let them take their relatives and friends as soon as possible." ”

He said with a cold face: "Be sure to notify all of them in place, I hope that when the demon disaster comes, the entire territory will be monolithic." ”

Everyone replied in unison: "Yes!"

Heidi only realized something was wrong when she heard this: "Are you leaving?"

Renard nodded calmly: "That's right, I have to hurry up and go to the royal capital." ”

Go to the royal capital? Everyone looked at him in puzzlement.

Lei Ye did not hide it: "I have to go to the royal capital to meet His Majesty the King face-to-face, and ensure that we are chess players on the chessboard and not flags." ”

Of course, there is a deep meaning that he didn't say, that is, he really wants to see Sylvia again.

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