Everyone was in a complicated mood now, and many things had not been clarified, but they knew that there would be a professional to explain later, so they did not have ink, and were politely invited downstairs by the guards.

Arriving at the banquet hall, Heidi had already greeted the high-ranking officials of the territory, including Baron Alcott and Baron Jon.

The two of them were neatly dressed and radiant, and they had a little more indescribable temperament than before.

Earl Marvin looked for Heidi, and the two chatted enthusiastically.

Others quickly surrounded Baron Alcott and Baron Jon, asking questions such as how they were doing now, whether they were tired from being mayor, and whether they were being treated.

The two immediately gave a detailed answer, and said one after another: It's much better than before, you don't have to worry about many things, you just need to get a salary every month, and there is a bonus at the end of the year, and your children and nephews are also serving in the military and political circles.

The words of the two were what the lords were eager to hear, in order to reassure them.

After the lords left, Renard quickly gathered several military leaders to discuss matters related to the other lords of the Anti-Demon Alliance.

Ray Dawang handed the sorted materials to the table and said in a deep voice: "Now the Anti-Demon Alliance has been divided, among which fifty-four lords have been captured, and another thirty-eight have surrendered, but there are many who are stubbornly resisting. ”

He pointed to the information on the table: "The specific situation has been written, of the fifty-four lords captured, seventeen expressed their willingness to accept Zhao'an, and the other thirty-seven were ambiguous. ”

Immediately afterward, he added: "The latest news came from the Ministry of Intelligence yesterday that six of the descendants of the fifty-four lords inherited the title and said that they would fight with Earl Shelley against the Earl of Meredith. ”

Renard raised his hand and interrupted: "You just need to tell me how many territories are still against us, what their strength is, and I don't bother to listen to the rest." ”

Ray Dawang turned his head to look at his daughter, who was probably the only one who knew.

Rigana got up and walked to the map and said, "Among the Anti-Demon Alliance, there are still eighty-four lords who refuse to accept our solicitation, among which Earl Shelley and Earl Needham are the toughest and also the strongest. ”

"As for the other lords. She paused, with a disdainful smile on her face: "It's just that I want to fight for more benefits." ”

Like a baron

This kind of nobleman has a territory area of no more than 100 square kilometers, a population of 35,000 square kilometers, and a strong army of more than 100 troops.

The viscount may be stronger, but the territory area is only three or five hundred square kilometers, with a population of more than 10,000 and a strength of between two hundred and five hundred.

Only the earls were barely considered high-class nobles, because such nobles were often direct descendants of meritorious ministers, with vast territories and large populations.

Therefore, there are only two real opponents in the county of Meredith, that is, Earl Shelley and Earl Needham, as long as these two people are completely subdued, solving the others is just a matter of turning over.

Renard took a deep breath and asked, "Is it difficult to take down the two of them?"

Tracy explained, "Earl Needham's territory is not well defended, and he has suffered heavy losses this time, even if he has to resist desperately, it will be easy to take it. ”

Immediately afterward, he showed a strange smile: "Colonel Cliffor left destroying all the city's defensive weapons, and also buried a large amount of gunpowder in the drainage canals of the city walls. ”

Hearing this, Renard looked at Cleaver with a stunned face, and the corners of his mouth outlined a wry smile, this guy used to be not serious, and now he is becoming more and more improper.

He asked, "Have you calculated how many troops are needed to capture the city?"

Tracy thought for a moment, then gave a more secure number: "An infantry regiment, a firearms regiment." ”

He added: "This will ensure that the city can be breached and captured in the shortest possible time, with minimal casualties." ”

Renard didn't think about it, and said directly: "Prepare for war tomorrow." ”

After speaking, he suddenly fell into deep thought: "I have been to Iron Hammer City twice, the city defense there is very strong, and the city of abundance is not as good as it, how many troops do you need to capture it?"

Everyone was silent when they heard this, obviously unable to give an accurate answer.

Iron Hammer City was a city of 10,000 people before, and with the outbreak of the demonic plague, the number of people has increased several times, and the Earl of Shelley has built an iron wall and impregnable wall in order to fight the demon.

Three years ago, hundreds of thousands of demon armies besieged Iron Hammer City, and failed to break through the city defenses for more than half a month, but they suffered heavy losses, and finally they were killed.

The Earl of Shelley passed through this

The name of Nanhuang County laid the foundation for him to become the head of the Anti-Demon Alliance.

At that time, the defense of Hammer City was far inferior to now, which meant that if you wanted to take Hammer City, you must have the strength to match the 200,000 demon army.

Thinking of this, Tracy couldn't help but sigh: "If you want to take Hammer City, it's difficult!"

Henry said, "We have artillery and griffon knights, can't we take a city?"

Christopher tugged at the corner of his coat and whispered, "You haven't been to Hammer City, have you?"

Henry nodded: "It's just a city, not a military fortress, can it still stop our tens of thousands of troops?"

In the obscene five, except for Lei Ye, the other four are all responsible for the transportation of materials from Wugang to the county of Meredith, and they have to go back and forth almost every two months, and they know the situation in Hammer City well.

Christopher whispered: "Today's Hammer City is no different from a military fortress, the walls are ten meters high and six meters wide, cannons and crossbows are erected every twenty meters, and there is a moat six meters wide and ten meters deep outside the city......

Listening to Christopher's narration, Henry gradually fell silent.

The six-meter-wide city wall is unlikely to be blown open for a few days with solid bullets, and it is even more ridiculous as for the flowering bullets, which rely on fragments to kill and injure the enemy, and I am afraid that it will not do any damage to the city wall.

Renard also thought about this, and couldn't help but think about how good it would be if he brought a rocket launcher with him when he crossed over.

When everyone was silent, Arka suddenly asked, "How about letting the Sky Knights sneak attack at night and cooperate with our Neiying to open the city gate?"

Ray Dawang shook his head: "The other party we can think of can definitely also think of the city gate with sandbags and sundries, do you plan to move it away with your bare hands?"

"Well, I actually have an idea. Tracy raised his hand: "Why do we have to get along with the city, can't we just arrest Earl Shelley?"

The corners of Lei Ye's eyes twitched a few times when he heard this, he didn't figure out such a simple truth.

In the past, the decapitation action was not taken, but it was to show the military strength of the territory and convince the opponent.

Now that the entire Southern Wilderness County has understood the strength of the county of Meredith, why should he be so desperate in the face of a stubborn enemy?