Prince Harauu put down his shelf and wrote a letter of less arrogant language, which was sent by his messenger to Pegand, and handed over to the rightful lord of the land, Baron von Byron.

I have to say that he came at the right time. Byron's strong return turned the hearts and minds of the people and the army in his favor, and his heroes returned, bringing back their supporters. Fatis's Suno's cavalry, Elle's Vecchian riders, Mathilde's northern warriors and pirate allies, Rolf's rogue knights and robbers, Bandak's new army of Rhodok, Desaivi's reorganized bandit troops, Jamila's female barracks, Kress' scouts and light infantry, and even Manid, James, and Artiman relied on their influence to organize dozens of monks, herbalists, scribes, and engineers to join the army to assist logistics. These troops, together with the troops brought back by Byron, numbered more than 1,500 men, forming a formidable warband.

Of course, Porcha was a little embarrassed in it, because of his low status, and his job was also responsible for reconnaissance and guidance, so he did not contribute much to Byron, and several light cavalry under his command were also sent to him by Byron. This made him feel a little uncomfortable, and while thanking Byron for his trust and kindness, he secretly resolved to do something for his benefactor by his own strength.

After receiving the news of the prince's request for help, both Fatis and Alleyne suggested that Byron immediately go to Viruga to rescue him, taking the opportunity to show his loyalty to the royal family, and with so many troops guarding them, it is likely that Rhodoc's army will also retreat. Even if they insist on attacking, there is a high probability that the Swadia side will hold the city and win.

The heroes were all supportive of this plan, and the landlords of Pegander, after some calculation, also felt that Byron and the prince had a better chance of winning, and of course they wanted to curry favor with Prince Harauu at this opportunity, and spontaneously offered a batch of supplies to Byron for military supplies to support Viruga. As for Rhodok's army... Even if they had come in Byron's absence, the Rhodoc nobles would not have burned down the villages and towns that might have belonged to them. Regardless, one thing is for sure, the ownership of Viruga will directly determine the ownership of the surrounding area.

Byron had originally planned to do the same, but when the army was about to set off after gathering, he suddenly changed his mind, took the map and analyzed it for a while, and then called the heroes to ask them one by one about the combat effectiveness and supply reserves of their troops, and also asked about the number of siege equipment in Artiman. Although everyone felt that Byron was a little too cautious, they still answered his question seriously. However, just when they thought they could go to Viruga for support, Byron's next words startled them.

"Very good, I think we have enough strength to take Fort Coolmar!" Byron nodded in satisfaction, but the heroes were stunned by the words. They really didn't expect Baron Byron to think about attacking the city at this time, and it was also a time when he was facing a crisis around him!

Soon, the news spread, and Byron insisted on seizing the opportunity to take a fortified castle, despite the crowd's resistance. By the time the troops set off, the news was already known to everyone in Pei Gangde.

However, before the troops left, Byron and Kress had a secret conversation in the room.

"My men saw that the fellow had left Pegand and was running west. He did it very secretively, no guards "discovered" him, and now it is estimated that he has gone to report it, he is really easy to deceive. Kress smiled mockingly, and Byron nodded in satisfaction.

That's right, Byron was playing a trick on Rhodok's spies before. Before supporting Viruga, Byron had been struggling with how to win the war and control the damage. Judging from the current situation, it is definitely the best way to break the Rhodok army, but the problem is that the commander of the other side is not stupid, his return is too public, and the size of the army has long been spread, and it continues to expand in the process of spreading, and the counts of Rhodok will definitely pay attention to this, and will definitely try to avoid contact with Byron's troops in the field. And they don't have enough information at their disposal, and they don't know the exact location of the enemy, which makes it even more difficult to break the plan one by one.

So he thought of the trick of "encircling Wei to save Zhao", and he could directly attack the Rodok fortress, which was underfortified, and force the other party to withdraw and return for reinforcements. But the problem is that Rhodok's mountain fortress is not close to Pegangd, and his own troops have too much baggage, in case the fortress is not taken, and Veruga will fall, then there will be no play, not only will his own territory be lost, but the troops are also likely to fall into the situation of being besieged by a large number of Rhodok troops.

But Kress brought him mixed news at this juncture, and soon after ending the hostility with Alleyne and bringing her "rats" to Pegonde, she discovered a number of Rhodoc's spies, who had infiltrated after the corresponding king's orders to the north of Byron, and when Alleyne took control of the town, because the relationship between the parties became very chaotic, Byron's forces were almost divided, and Alleyne's main focus was on how to control Byron's territory, Let these spies gather a lot of information, Kress came to ask him if he wanted to kill all these spies. But it was also an opportunity for Byron, a good opportunity to mislead the Rhodoks.

So he changed his battle plan and aimed at Fort Kurma, which was currently empty of troops, and Byron was fully equipped to fight the siege, not to mention the fact that Artiman had completed three detachable gravity stone throwers during the previous chaotic period. Byron only had to carry a few key parts, and the rest of the large, bulky parts could be crafted directly during the siege, after all, there was good wood in the Rhodoc Mountains.

In this way, even if Byron's actions were too sudden to arouse suspicion among others, and it was intriguing that information was leaked so easily, no one dared to doubt his ability to capture Fort Kurma. As long as he marched quickly in that direction, Rhodok's army would have to return to support, after all, no lord wanted his territory to be lost like this.

Of course, Byron also considered the possibility of Count Rhodoc from other mountainous areas sending troops to support, but the roads in the mountains were rough and the surrounding armies were slow to support, so Byron was likely to capture the fortress in this interval and become a defender to fight back, or retreat after looting. All in all, his aim was to keep pressuring the troops at Fort Kurma until they returned. If you're lucky, you might even have a big fight with them in the wild.

As for Viruga's side, Byron also sent Jamila and Manid to deliver the letter as soon as the spies left or were disposed of by Kress, as long as Byron could force the other two Rhodok troops to abandon the offensive plan, then the chances of Djerkhara's troops taking Viruga, which had thousands of elite troops, were also very small.