There was a plague in the south, there were wars in the east and north, and even the bay to the west was plundered several times by the fleet of the Nord pirates, and Paraven was forced to close the port for a time.

Svadia suffered its biggest crisis in decades, and King Haraus's influence was hit hard. Both the nobles who opposed him and those who supported him agreed that the present situation was inseparable from King Harlaus's usual arbitrariness.

If it weren't for the fact that Count Harongoth had burned and looted all the way from the territory of the Nords and Vecchians to support the king, stabilizing the morale of the army and demoralizing the opponents, the army gathered by King Harlaus would have almost collapsed in the confrontation with the Nords.

King Harauth now urgently needs to defeat the Nords to stabilize the hearts of the nobility and the morale of this huge army, and even more importantly, to prove that he is still capable of ruling the entire kingdom, and that he is still strong enough to defend the country and crush those who want to overthrow him.

Once again, King Haraus gave orders for the conscription of soldiers, and even Byron, a baron far away on the southern frontier, was called upon to take part in the campaign.

The messenger took with him a whole troop of cavalry to announce orders to the nobles of the south, and in particular gave Byron a letter written by the new marshal, the Earl of Hallengoth.

The letter demanded that Byron be to mobilize Serindil's army to follow the messenger's contingent north within two days, with no less than 500 troops, and that if he felt that the defence was insufficient, he could have the troops of Fort Gruenward temporarily take over the defence of Serindil.

At the end of the letter, the marshal asked Byron to lead the army in his own name in the name of the king, but after the battle was over, the jurisdiction of Serindil was still handed over to him.

Byron had no chance of refusing and could not make any excuses. In addition to him, more than a dozen other nobles from all over the kingdom received similar orders to take most of the troops in their realms into the campaign.

In the end, these lords in charge of one side chose to obey the king's orders under this mandatory demand, because they felt that no matter how much the kingdom lost in the end, King Haraus would still be able to sit firmly on the throne, and they would definitely not end well.

After consulting with the heroes, Byron left Jamila and Ellen to guard Serindil, both because of their close relationship and because he feared that no thoughtful person would cause irreparable consequences for Ellen to watch Ellen because of his conceit.

Byron left all the Nordic soldiers behind, taking with him the remaining mercenary troops, as well as the newly formed Swadian heavy cavalry unit, which numbered only ten men. Although Byron didn't want this heavy cavalry unit to go to such a large-scale battlefield now, if these young masters who were not behaving properly and had nothing to do all day long were allowed to stay in Serindil, Byron felt that the problem might be even greater. After thinking about it for a while, Byron still felt that it would be better to take them to the battlefield and see a big scene that he had never seen before.

Baron Chico and Baron Phyllis also gathered more than a hundred soldiers for Byron to deploy, and they were fairly armed, and Byron gave them some more weapons and crossbow arrows and then organized them into his own troops. Similarly, Byron recruited a number of trained militiamen who had returned from the south in Serendil and placed them in the ranks as spearmen and crossbowmen.

In the end, at the time of departure, Byron's total number of troops was almost 700, which was much more than required.

In terms of supplies, Byron took half of the town's wagons and supplies, as well as most of the horses. Even if they don't make purchases along the way, these supplies will be enough for them to make it to the north. And along the way are Swadia towns, and it is also convenient to replenish supplies. Since he did not know the current logistical situation at the front, Byron still felt that it was safest to bring more things.

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When Byron arrived at Reboret with his tired troops across Svadia, the battle between the two armies was about to begin. During this period of confrontation and attrition, the logistics of both sides were on the verge of collapse, and by the time Byron arrived, the food transported by the Swadia side had been exhausted, and the supply of Nord's army had been reduced by half.

There was no food to be found in the vicinity, and under the orders of Count Harongoth, the Swadia cavalry units became bandits, bypassing the border and attacking several Nord villages, and the Nords also looted the whole of Reporet. The local population has been displaced, and the armies on both sides have found themselves in a logistical dilemma.

When the southern aristocratic forces arrived, Count Harongoth did not wait, and he planned to take the initiative to destroy the Nord camp at Fort Repolet and retake the castle.

Just two days after arriving at the camp, Byron received a notice to prepare for battle. The Earl of Harongoth placed them in a corner of the Great Army, and arranged them separately in the same way as the troops brought by the other barons, under the command of Byron. Of course, the commander of this part of the troops, naturally, was not Byron. Byron and several other barons, along with their troops, were under the command of the Earl of Clais, who was in charge of this part of the army.

According to Count Harongoth's plan, he would first use mercenaries and the kingdom's light cavalry troops to enter the Nord camp and attract them, and then outflank them from both flanks with heavy cavalry at the expense of casualties, taking advantage of the opponent's unstable position to crush the opponent's infantry and give full play to his own cavalry advantage.

When the cavalry had overwhelmed the Nord infantry, Swadia's infantry would approach and hold their ground, otherwise they would not be able to compete with the Nord's strong infantry.

It was a risky but feasible plan, and although it would certainly cause a lot of cavalry casualties, it would crush the entire Nord army in one fell swoop.

Previously, the advantage in strength was not obvious enough, and the number of cavalry did not meet the earl's requirements, so the earl could only put the bill on hold temporarily. But now the time is ripe for the plan to be implemented.

Under the orders of Count Claes, the noble lords and high-ranking officers under his command led the cavalry out of the ranks one after another, forming a heavy cavalry force of 1,000 men and a light cavalry force of 1,500 men on the right flank of the army.

Byron was a little uneasy because he and his heroes were in the queue as heavy cavalry, because the honor of the nobility required them, the middle and lower nobles, to take the lead, so that those who had already practiced the honor could watch the battle from behind.

Byron's cavalry formation consisted of twenty small phalanxes, each with fifty heavy cavalry. Keep a certain distance between the phalanxes to ensure that they do not hinder each other when charging, and the power of the impact will be better.

Because Byron had a large number of heavy cavalry, his phalanx was full of his own soldiers, and Fatis and Kenrad were also in the formation, so it was easier to take care of them.

Byron rode the Thunder with Johnny's help, put on heavy armor, held the cavalry gun in his hand, and waited for orders with his own cavalry.