The weather is getting hotter, and the vegetation inside and outside the fields is lush.

Especially in the southern part of the country, the arrival of summer is even more pronounced. The most obvious is Byron and the army he brought back, these powerful and elite warriors are all wearing only shirts at this time, carrying heavy packages, constantly wiping the sweat on their cheeks, and their clothes are also wet.

Even the knights took off all their armor and extra clothes, and rode slowly on their horses.

The temperature had risen so fast lately that Byron had been in a hurry when he returned, and many of the Swadian soldiers from the north had suffered from heat stroke, which forced Byron to slow down and hire some women to take care of them. Of course, it is not known whether those women will have anything to do with the soldiers in the army.

After entering the territory of Pegangd, Byron's men and horses could be seen everywhere. They recruited soldiers in the villages, registered them with literate papers, and then rode them on carts to the barracks in Pegangd for training.

There, they would be divided into different branches of the army based on their previous experience and physical fitness, and they would be uniformly trained by Bandak or other sergeants, and they would be issued equipment and wait for Byron's call.

Byron was both happy and worried about this phenomenon. The good news is that Fatis has carried out his orders very well, and the recruitment work has done well. The worry is that it has been a month since Byron sent the letter, and the recruitment process is still too far from what he requested. Half of the support he had already brought back, but the training of the troops had just begun, and this was not a problem. The supply of 5,000 people and the fodder for the horses will put a lot of pressure on their logistics, and it will affect the next plans after a long time.

They soon reached the town of Pegand, and the soldiers along the way saluted them. They were already familiar with Byron's peony banner and knew that it was the emblem of their lord.

"Welcome back, sir, and all is going well."

When Byron introduced the camp to the officers and knights of Suno and Uxhall, who supported him, and arranged accommodation, Fatis also received the news of his return, and hurriedly ran out of the consul hall to meet him, as can be seen from the messy civilian clothes on his body, he had been busy before.

"Looks good, Fatis."

Byron smiled and walked over to give Fatis a tat on the shoulder.

"Let me introduce you to these gentlemen, who have come to our aid on the orders of the two counts, from Suno and Uxhall. Let me introduce you to it. ”

At this time, the officers and knights had also changed into more decent clothes, and Byron introduced them one by one, some of whom had met or even knew Fatis and knew his family, so it was also convenient to introduce them. Eventually, Byron told them that Fatis was now the head of the entire Pegang region, and that they could find him if they had something to do.

Fatis kept smiling during the process, but Byron could tell that he was not smiling happily, as if he was thinking about some trouble.

After the introduction, Byron and Fatis entered the chamber together, and Fatis also showed a worried face.

"Sir, you mentioned in your letter that there would be a lot of soldiers coming, but they were still twice as numerous as I expected, and it looked like it would not be long before they all were assembled. In comparison, our speed is still slow. Fatis said to him worriedly.

"That's exactly what I'm saying, Fatis! Count De Linald and Count Craggs had obviously been preparing for this for a long time, and I didn't expect them to mobilize their troops so quickly. I've seen the training of those soldiers before, and you're doing a good job, but there aren't enough soldiers trained. The food reserves in our granaries do not seem to be sufficient now, and these troops came with some dry rations, but it will not take more than a few days. ”

Byron sat down and began to look at the papers on the table.

"No way, sir. His Royal Highness the Prince has reduced our grain exports since the last incident, and we are still being asked to provide food from the destroyed villages. Now our soldiers eat barley bread for two of their three meals a day, because we no longer have wheat flour. There is also horse fodder, which is more scarce than food, especially now that Suno's cavalry is coming, our fodder is even more insufficient. Counting the troops that may arrive in the future, we now have enough food to last for seven weeks. Aside from the time it takes to train new soldiers, it's hard to keep our supplies until the end of a siege. ”

"I will go and discuss this matter with His Highness, and he will also participate in this war, and will not watch the troops loyal to his father starve. With the addition of the guards sent to Dehrim, those green forest bandits are not clean, and our food convoy from the east has been robbed twice last month, and they are over-equipped, and I suspect that other lords are supporting them. As for the forage for the horses... It's up to you to be responsible, as long as our war horses don't lose fat, they can do whatever they want. ”

"Also, Fatis, how is the training of our troops?"

Byron was more concerned with the training of his troops than with food, which directly determined whether he could surround and capture Fort Agorlon.

"As you can see, we have only started recruiting here in the last few days. But when I left Upper Pegande last week, there were already 60 trained recruits. The situation around Viruga was similar, with the villages under Ellen having recruited a lot of militia, had a little training, and were able to bring their own equipment. Rolf... I don't know much about the situation over there. ”

"So far, you have recruited a total of 230 people in your territory, of which about 150 can be put into battle. The response among the mountain people in the west has been good, and as long as we are willing to pay, the mountain people will join us, and the number will not be less than 500. However, letting these Rhodoks attack their country's castle may affect morale. In addition, sir, you have brought back enough equipment, the iron that can be found in the area of Viruga has been turned into weapons and armor by us, and the remnants have also been made into arrowheads, and half of the new troops have used their own weapons, and there is a big gap in protective gear. "Fatis asks another question, and it's a very pressing one.

"I brought back a few truckloads of armor and weapons from Suno, but most of them were for our soldiers to change their clothes. Give the equipment that has been replaced to the recruits, and let the craftsmen in the town make more cotton armor, and don't care too much about the quality, as long as it's fast. If it's still not enough, then don't equip the armor, just give a shield, and don't expect them to be the main force anyway.

After careful calculation, Byron could have recruited about 1,000 soldiers before attacking Fort Agorlon, and even more if he forcibly recruited peasants, but that would affect the harvest, and it would be too necessary.

Thanks to the system, under the judgment of the system, in just a few weeks, those mountain people and recruits with their own equipment can be promoted to level 2 infantry, that is, the standard of those militias patrolling and standing guard in villages and towns, which can come in handy on the battlefield.

There were many defenders in Agolon Castle, and the castle was very strong, so Byron would not be too crowded at this time.