For all the people of Lengwei County in the city of Russende, it has been a time of enthusiasm recently, and in the streets and alleys where recruitment notices are plastered, you can constantly see young people with their own weapons and armor, rushing to the recruitment office in the center of the town, even those who are a little older, but also show a trace of appreciation to these young people who are running to the recruitment office with weapons.

It turns out that in the face of real danger, only the people of the Northwest are the backbone of the Northwest, this idea makes the long-suppressed national pride of the Sons burst out like a volcano, and the news about the arrival of the 180,000 troops in Kyoto in Gaul is more of a feeling, it is a kind of passionate blood ignition point, if the time can be turned back twenty years, these old people will not hesitate to take up arms and participate in the ranks of the army that surrounds the Northwest.

Because this time, it was the Rosender who was encircling the northwest, not the northwest coast as everyone in front of thought it was,

The streets and alleys are going crazy, the Gallic Empire dispatched an army of 180,000 to suppress the northwest, and the northwest coast, which has always been strong, was instigated this time, only the Osenders, and only the Rosesenders, dared to face the army from the Gallic Empire itself,

This time, it will be Ruosende who will decide the fate of the Northwest!

As long as I think of this, for the people of Rusendelai, who have always felt overwhelmed by the northwest coast, that refreshing feeling is as pleasant as drinking a glass of ice floe from the top of the snow-capped mountains in the hottest June.

The common people have such an idea, that is reasonable, and most of the nobles actually have this kind of thought, in fact, this qiē is understandable, Rusende is an old power in the northwest,

It has a strong military force, backed by the flat Rosender Basin, a warm climate and a well-developed agriculture.

Since the northwestern barbarians split three years ago, the Osender region was under the jurisdiction of the Gallic Empire, and the Roseend people, who have survived under the nose of the Gauls for more than 300 years, must pay more than one-third of the local property to the Gauls every year, and a hundred Rosend maidens used as handmaidens must also participate in the war between the Gauls and the Gangfei Empire, with countless casualties, and the attitude of the Gauls towards Roseend is more like a watchdog, and they are in a good mood. Just reward a little Kyoto's specialty, and when you are in a bad mood, you will increase the demand for tribute at will, and for this insatiable and high-minded master, all the people of Ronsende have hated it from the bottom of their hearts.

Although Lengwei County has just passed the catastrophe of the May rainstorm, Lengwei County, which is located in the basin terrain, is surrounded by mountainous areas and dense elm forests, and there is only one road to enter here, and the scenery along the way is picturesque. In the distance, you can see the snow that has not completely melted on the top of the mountain, high on all sides and low in the middle, and the slopes are hit by some heavy rains. Rolling mudslides carried a large amount of sediment and trees to drag out a kilometer of landfill, and the villages along the way were devastated.

For the nobles, they all lived in fortified castles. Hence the mudslide disaster brought about by the torrential rain. And it didn't hurt them much. It's just that most of the outer estates to which the castle belonged were destroyed, but the damage was extremely limited.

As for the peasants, who suffered the most, but this was for the nobles. It is completely negligible, anyway, they only have to collect the harvest from the fields according to the predetermined amount at that time, and how many people are left in the village, and how much they can produce, are not as important as the invitation to the banquet in the evening

Since the rise of commerce and trade on the northwest coast, the road from the northwest coast to the northwest coast has become busy, to the satisfaction of the nobles, the merchants can greatly meet their squandering needs by controlling a large number of materials in their hands, and the formation of the federation of chambers of commerce has brought them benefits, many things, are difficult to calculate with money, those lower nobles began to cooperate with the merchants, started business,

Although the lower nobility had the least status among the nobility, they were nobles after all, especially in certain key positions, such as field specialties, land, which had been tariffed proportionally, and they were able to provide certain privileges to the merchants.

And this is exactly what the merchants dreamed of, after all, in addition to going through the doors of these nobles, another way to improve their status. It is to become a businessman who allows himself to quickly grasp a large amount of wealth and use wealth to make up for the lack of identity, which has become the consensus of businessmen in Lengwei County.

For example, Sir Johnson, the richest man in the county, although he was only an inconspicuous knight, he was invited by the county watchman, and after the banquet, the honorable county warden personally sent the knight out of his mansion, which was absolutely unimaginable in the past

Since commerce began to run rampant, it has become easier for civilians with a trade to find a good job, and there are many places to try their luck for those who think they are talented. Among them, the most promising is the mercenary, once selected by the caravan mercenary, especially if this caravan mercenary group is from the northwest coast, then the identity is immediately different, get ahead, run around outside for a few years, and then return home with heavy gold coins, and finally may even be named the leader of the merchant team by the local lord, it is only a matter of time,

In the kingdom of Rosend, local nobles can appoint low-ranking nobles, and the status of merchant captain is close to that of a knight. However, after all, there are only a limited number of people who have such opportunities, and this path is not for everyone.

For most people, it is a good choice to learn some mercenary skills and earn money to support their families. Since the local county guard allowed the nobles of all parties to own their own merchant groups, mercenaries have suddenly become popular, especially those who have a craft, if you know how to use mercenary skills again, then someone will definitely compete to invite you, the power of the chamber of commerce is obvious in Lengwei County, but it is not the original small force that was exploited by the local lord at will,

With one hand in the county's commercial lifeline, and the other hand in the right to do business to the northwest coast, the current Leng Wei County Chamber of Commerce is absolutely equal to an underground power, although the mudslide some time ago caused the farmers in the county to suffer,

But the share of profits from the caravan also made up for these losses quickly, and as for the Danis County Guard, he had just tasted the sweetness of trade on the northwest coast, and a large number of goods changed hands with him, and he was often able to reap a lot of profits.

But the order from the capital to prepare for war still made his heart a little nervous. Of course, he also heard the news that the Gallic army was about to crush the border, but did that have anything to do with his own cold tail county? If he really wanted to recruit troops for war, it should be a few counties close to the south.

The only place he bordered here was the Northwest Coast, and Danis was no fool, and even he knew that he was now slipping farther and farther away from his original camp. Now he is increasingly unable to grasp the situation,

It can even be said that he is more and more grasped by the situation. It's not that he can't get out of the current situation. It's that he doesn't want to get out of this situation,

The convenience and benefits from the Northwest Coast made his desire germinate,

The rich benefits brought by the Chamber of Commerce are like a bottle of mellow wine, which becomes more and more flavorful and intoxicating with the passage of time. Deeply addicted, he can't get rid of the temptation of alcohol. For many years, he has worked hard to make the whole county full of dissatisfaction with himself, but the wealth he has received is also quite limited. One of the most important reasons. Even Lengwei County does not produce grain.

Therefore, a lot of the wealth in hand has to be exchanged for food. Since the joint establishment of the Chamber of Commerce, I have tried to raise food through the Chamber of Commerce, but I did not expect it. After paying only one-third of the original money, he received more food than before. It was because of this success that Danis was once again in charge of manufacturing by the county watchman. And the weapons and equipment to be handed over are also procured through the Guò Chamber of Commerce.

The money saved this time is even more impressive. What pleased Danis the most was that the quality of the goods and the delivery time had not been delayed at all, which was absolutely impossible for those arsenals that always put forward conditions and demanded money for processing, and as for the taxes paid by the Chamber of Commerce, it was even more pleasing to Danis, it was just a road, not only was the amount of taxes much more than before, but also the Chamber of Commerce, which had a large number of materials, was willing to replace money with equivalent materials.

This is what Danis is most interested in, after all, the extra money has no real meaning to him.

Food, weapons and equipment and luxury goods that can show his identity, this is what Danis needs most, not to mention in this county, or even in the two neighboring counties, from the northwest coast, luxury goods from the other end of the continent, are also the most sought-after goods, and now the gift to the governor is no longer how many gold coins to give, but to see if there is the rarest "Salander Pearl" in the gift

Heaven is pitiful, no one can imagine how the Salander people on the other side of the sea collected these crystal clear and glittering treasures from the sea hundreds of meters deep

With the luxury goods he had acquired from close distance, Danis felt that his status in front of the Duke was also rapidly rising, and just two months ago, the Duke even invited him to his young son's birthday party.

Danis almost burst into tears for this, his Danis family has been guarding the gate for Ruosende for more than 100 years, every year in the industry, dare not have the slightest slack, four members of the family died in the war, and 2 people were captured and did not meet the other party's ransom requirements and were beheaded by the enemy,

Because it is inland, and there is only such a pitiful specialty as wood, the ranking of Cold Tail County has always hung at the end of the counties, and at the annual banquet of the Duke every year, the only thing that can be sat on is the cold bench near the gate.

The cold wind was blowing, and the liveliness of the banquet seemed to have nothing to do with him, and the cold wind poured in from the door, and even the delicious dishes that were sent to him one by one in order were cold and indifferent.

The same treatment as himself, one is himself, and the other is the county guard of the White Pigeon County who is as sad as himself, that guy is only forty years old this year, but his hair is gray, and his life situation is more unlucky than his own, and the whole White Pigeon County is not as fascinating as its name, there is the edge of the Wosende Basin, except that the mountains are the mountains, and the elm forests all over the mountains are good-looking, but when it comes to output, the only thing that can be taken is some leather that is not cherished,

Thinking of the last time that guy went to great lengths to offer a head to the Duke, claiming that it took hundreds of manpower to capture the cherished firefox,

As a result, the next day, the Duke found out that it was just an ordinary fox dyed red with red dye, the Duke was furious, and this guy was scared stupid on the spot, and finally the kind Duchess came forward to let the matter go away.

Thinking of the Duchess, who has always been known for her kindness. Danis remembered the rumors about the "fratricidal cannibalism" some time ago, and couldn't help but feel a little sorry, in all fairness, he, like most of the county guards, thought that the new duke's ascension to the throne was really too hasty and too conspiratorial, and a month later, the Duke of Hageelo and his direct army finally appeared in front of the gate of Chengdavel.

As early as two days ago, a guard of honor had been set up at the gate of the county town to greet him, and news from the capital had arrived. The duke of the Duchy of Dunkiel will pass through here, this is a duke who controls the entire duchiage, although the strength of the Duchy of Dunkiel is not as good as that of the Duchy of Dunkiel, but it is also the number one in the northwest, in order to show the sincerity of the invitation of the Duke of Dunkiel, the guard of honor is lined up from the gate of the city to the square in the center of the city.

A long red carpet was laid in the middle, and crowds of people stood on either side, and every two or three meters stood a knight dressed in festive attire, and the county keeper Danis stood at the gate of the city. Behind him were almost all the civil and military officials in the county, and even the Chamber of Commerce had several people coming, almost all of whom had to wait at the city gate early, and the only one who did not need to follow these officials to stand guard at the city gate. Only Angelio, Minister of the Interior of the Duchy, and Sidney, Undersecretary for Foreign Affairs, came to greet him in person, on behalf of the Duke of Rose

The two men stood alone in one direction, isolated from the other greetings, and a team of heavily armored knights stood behind the two of them, and then instructed the butler to take the chance. The county keeper Danis glanced at the former Duke Lady's attendant who had been rumored to be promoted to the outside world because of his betrayal, with a face that looked a little broad. The forehead is a little high, and the spirit looks a little haggard,

"After doing such a thing, it seems that the recent days have not been very good" The corners of Danis's mouth sneered slightly, unconsciously thinking like this, but seeing the worried Minister of the Interior's eyes turned to him, he quickly smiled respectfully at the corner of his mouth, and the other party's gaze turned to other directions with some hesitation

Danis secretly breathed a sigh of relief,

After all, the identity of the Duke is the Duke's minister, representing the Duke, which is not something that a small county guard like himself can provoke, but he heard that the Duke of Dunkirk's destination this time is the capital of the Duke, and he came to sign the Northwest Joint Operations Agreement.

Thinking of this, Danis's waist pole couldn't help but straighten up a little, see it! It is really the moment to decide the fate of the northwest, and the only one who can stand up is the first big country in the northwest, this is where the foundation of the first country in the northwest lies, as for the northwest coast that has just risen, although it is very strong, but in the face of this kind of life and death problem, what can be done is to wave the flag and shout!

All the people waited anxiously at the gate of the city, and after standing for a long time, everyone was a little tired. The soldiers in charge of the county defense were said to be much better than ordinary people, but the clerks who usually did not move around much and sat in their rooms all day to deal with official documents were a little unbearable, but there was no place to sit around, and these civil officials had to rest with their backs against the city walls.

I don't know how much time has passed, but I saw a puff of dust and smoke rising from afar. Everyone began to stir up, it should be the Duke who had arrived, everyone cheered up, and the clerks helped each other to clean up the dust on their backs. A duke, for most people, a noble person who will never see one face in their entire life, and also a duke who controls a principality in his hands, such a person, absolutely worthy of the word noble,

Sure enough, after a while, a group of knights approached, and they saw that these knights were wearing bright white military uniforms, and a blue ribbon hung diagonally from the right shoulder to the waist. A silver-gray cloak was draped over his body, undulating and fluttering in the breeze. The knights wore no armor or shields, and a sword was attached to the hook on the right side of their horses.

"That's cool!" the officers were greedy, while the civilians felt that the wait ahead was worth it, and looking at the behavior of others, this group of cavalry alone made everyone feel the air of nobility

"Stop!" the grim-looking knights, dressed in white uniforms, did not enter the city. At the gate of the city, they divided into two groups to patrol around the city wall, and a hundred meters behind this group of cavalry, a splendid carriage slowly came under the escort of a hundred cavalry.

"Quick, play music!" Seeing this scene, Danis did not dare to slack off, he knew which Duke was behind and was about to arrive, so he ordered his subordinates to hurry up and get ready, for a while at the gate of the county town, the sound of military music, gongs and drums resounded in the sky, and dozens of maids in gorgeous costumes were holding flower baskets in their hands, scattering flower petals on the ground. In the midst of the bustle, a team of people and horses slowly drove in the distance.

I saw that the knight at the head was full of blond hair flowing casually, and a straight silver-white military dress supported this knight with a strange spirit, and the war horse he was riding was also extremely powerful, and his pure white coat was as smooth as a white satin.

The war horse is tall and slender, full of tenacity and powerful explosiveness. On the right side of the war horse hangs a silver light sword,

The narrow blade and the handle that can only be held with one hand fully indicate that this is a weapon used by lightly armored knights.

Aside from this sword, the warhorse had no other weapons or armor. Behind this cavalry officer were a hundred heavily armed heavy cavalrymen, who wore bright silver helmets and light armor.

A small shield was tied to his right wrist and a thick silver robe was draped over his back. Their horses were armed with their own weapons, mostly heavy swords, mounted spears, and occasionally two men wearing hammers capable of shattering heavy armor.

In addition to this, the three silver javelins behind each cavalryman became their unified weapon.

"It seems that it is right, it is the silver cavalry of Dunkirk!" Angelio, the Minister of the Interior, who had been watching this scene coldly, raised the corner of his eyebrows, "This is also smart, entering from the northwest coast, and the position has been made very clear!" (To be continued......)