"Byron? He has a lot of mercenaries under him, but he is not from a noble background after all, and he has no honor, and we can't even be sure if he is loyal to you. ”

Count Dilynard said to King Harauth with a frown.

"Yes, but the Rhodoks can't give him what he wants. I could see what the young man wanted, wealth and power, and he was just a little more ambitious than the others. Graves wouldn't give him what he wanted, and he could see that. ”

"My men told me that he had put a lot of thought into Serindil and had made it his fiefdom altogether. It's a bit naïve, but he does have that drive. We're going to have to go north and get rid of the Nords and Wikis, and south of Gruenwaldberg I'm going to give them all up. As for Serindil, I think this kid will defend it for us, it's his fiefdom after all. ”

"Dirinard, write a letter to tell that kid to go back and defend his fiefdom, and transfer some soldiers to him, and take care of him, and also make him feel at ease."

"Also, is there any news from Salander?"

.............

Who would have thought that the war would develop like this.

Byron had thought that this battle had gone so smoothly before, and there might be something strange in it. Now it seems that he was not wrong in his fears.

When the Kingdom of Svadia and Rhodok go to war again, I'm afraid Rhodok is already in contact with those allies who don't want to sit back and watch Swadia grow. The Rhodoks fought and retreated, luring the enemy deeper, and then cooperating with the other three forces to attack. If all goes well, it will not only be able to regain lost territory and crush Svadia's dream of conquest, but it may even counterattack into Svadia and occupy Svadia territory in the north.

The situation deteriorated all at once, and when Byron returned to Serendil with many immigrants and craftsmen, the marshal's messenger had been waiting for him all day.

The content of the letter is similar to Byron's previous guess, Swadia is caught between sides, and King Haraus becomes the real "King of Qixuan" just like in the game.

The Rhodoks gathered a large army and marched north, and King Haraus intended to abandon the newly captured Viruga and go north to protect the kingdom's inherent territory and secure the hearts of the lords who supported him.

The defenses of the South were thrown to them, the newly crowned lords. Even though Fort Gruenward still had a large garrison to guard it, the defenses of the surrounding towns and villages were very weak.

For example, in addition to the main town, there are three large villages and no less than ten small villages with only a few dozen households, counting Byron has 3 barons and 11 knights, all of whom are newly feuded.

However, except for Byron's peony mercenaries, the rest of the barons and knights' troops together did not have two hundred people, and there was a third of the militia in them.

These garrisons, together with the more or less defensive facilities that had been demolished during the years of war, could have taken Thrindir without the need for Rhodock's army, and with a part of the army of Argollonburg.

This time, Byron brought back a troop of cavalry and a number of heavily armed infantry from the interior of Swadia. However, these mercenaries have very little run-in with Byron, and they are easy to run away under pressure, so the increase in their combat power against Byron is not obvious.

In the face of the big war that may be faced next, whether to fight or go, this has become a question that Byron urgently needs to consider.

Byron summoned the heroes and explained the situation to them in detail. Even though they had known that the kingdom was now besieged by four nations, they still frowned after hearing Byron's story, and pondered how to deal with it.

Fatis felt that this was a task given to them by the king and the marshal, and that failure to do so would not only result in the loss of their fiefdom, but also a serious impact on Byron's prestige. For the sake of honor, he suggested that the people should go north or to Fort Gruenward to escape the war, gather the village lords and knights, gather all the soldiers in the main town of Serindil, stock up on food, and repair the defenses, and they would hopefully survive until the situation improved. Fatis knew that the town was important to both the occupation forces in Swadia and the Rhodok army. If it matters, then Byron they will be able to get support, and then their pressure will be reduced.

This time, Alleyne behaved completely differently than before, he no longer said those words that sounded a little conceited, and he seemed very worried about the outcome of the war.

He believed that if they faced Agoron's troops, they would still be able to win if they were prepared to get it. But if the opponent is the main army of Rhodok, then they will not be able to hold the town at all. Moreover, he believed that the marshal gave him this order, that is, there were not enough troops at hand to stabilize the situation in the south, and it would be difficult to get support in such a situation.

"Lord Byron, you have money and an army, and there are so many industries in Dehrim, you really don't need to be attached to this southern town, you don't need to pay so much for this place, it's really not worth it. Not even by the king's orders. ”

Alleyne admonishes Byron in front of the other heroes, and Kress, Desail, and Jamila agree with him. Of course, Jamila is mainly for the people here. If Byron and they just withdrew, those Rhodoks would not be embarrassed for their fellow villagers. And those artisans and immigrants, Byron can also take them to Dehrem and provide them with work on their own farms.

Kenrad is in favor of staying and fighting, and he also advocates taking the initiative and taking his opponent by surprise. Kenrad was an old mercenary, not well-educated, but he could fight. He analyzed it from a combat point of view, and came to the conclusion that none of the troops in Rhodoc could take the town from them, except for the newly formed and large army.

In the end, however, it was Bhandak's words that made Byron decide to stay and guard his fiefdom as requested by the king and the marshal. This veteran sergeant of Rhodok knew the army of his home country very well, and he also knew Rhodok's tactics very well.

He told Byron that although Viruga was not far from Serindil, the middle road was not easy to follow, and it was not suitable for large forces. Especially during the war, not only the main roads, but also those small roads are blocked in various ways. Therefore, after Rhodok regained Viruga, he continued to attack Fort Gruenward, which belonged to them before and was easy to defend and difficult to attack.

As long as Fort Gruenward was okay, Byron would only have to face the Rhodok forces from the west, and the pressure of war was not as terrible as it had thought.

And Bandak also admits that Kenrad's tactics are more suitable for the current Byron. Under the attack of the Byronic forces, they could well face an enemy twice as large as them.

Byron stayed, and began to prepare supplies and weapons, and to train his troops, as Fatis had said.

Although some of the heroes complained slightly, in the end, they unified their minds and began to think about how to make themselves victorious.