Now that the internal integration is on track, it's time to turn your eyes to the outside world.

Whether it is the integration of internal forces or the excavation of domestic demand, it is only used to temporarily strengthen itself, and this method cannot be commonly used, otherwise sooner or later it will fall into the vicious circle of internal cruelty and external cruelty, and the outer saint and inner king.

After all, internal endurance and endurance are limited, and if you accidentally exceed the limit of internal extraction, it will cause internal trouble.

The last time we pressed internally, it was to temporarily tap out more available power, so that we could take this opportunity to obtain more benefits from the outside world, which is the right way to develop.

Of course, some of the benefits are obtained by war, some by exports, some by reclamation, and some simply by using a large number of solar panels to obtain electricity from the sun. To put it bluntly, the means of war are only the most effective in many cases, and it can indeed solve most of the world's problems cleanly, but it is not a panacea.

Now, the territorial expansion of the alliance has basically reached its limit, and if it expands again, it will not be easy to govern, and it may also lead to the instability of the alliance.

Then, Luo Ming also turned to another goal - to become famous.

Lomin was well-known in the neighborhood and with all the franchisees, but it wasn't enough.

Not to mention the whole country, even in this Vanchy County, only half of the nobles know how powerful he is.

Fame itself is an asset that can make others take your rule for granted, keep your position secure, let the wallgrass know which side to go towards, and maybe even attract fanatical fans who bring dry food to work for you and feel honored.

Now, Luo Ming has taken more than 170 people to embark on an expedition with the main purpose of gaining fame.

It's not quite appropriate to say it's an expedition. It's only 30 kilometers in total, and if you set off at dawn, you can actually reach your destination in the afternoon, before dusk.

However, in order to preserve the strength of the soldiers, Luo Ming did not do this, but told them to rest the night before, and then set out after they had eaten and drunk enough in the morning, and there were two small breaks and one big rest on the way, and then they were camped for the night at dusk.

The next day, he continued with his soldiers—the rest of the journey was exactly five kilometers, and it took only an hour to reach them, and the soldiers, who had been well rested all night, walked through these five kilometers, still maintaining sufficient strength, and immediately plunged into battle.

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The battle process was uneventful, and now this group of soldiers under Luo Ming was experienced and had the help of artillery, and there were only seventy or eighty monsters in total after Luo Ming killed its leader, and they were almost crushed at the touch of a button.

The battle itself is not the point, the real highlight is yet to come.

The object of his rescue this time is Baron Raven Ridge.

For more than ten years, the Earl of Mount Conle's sphere of influence gradually expanded, gradually encircling his territory, and this originally plain baron refused to pay allegiance to the Earl, and even refused to bow to him on the surface, so he offended the Earl.

However, this is not without reason - his family has always had the habit of being isolated because of the difficult terrain and inconvenient external transportation.

Because the terrain here is relatively dangerous, easy to defend and difficult to attack, the Earl of Conle Hill did not rashly send troops to attack him, but kept suppressing him.

After all, it is peacetime, and it is not appropriate to use force rashly, and if you are not careful, there will be a large number of casualties, which is not worth it.

The ace cavalry under the earl was completely ineffective in that kind of terrain, so the earl let him go for the time being.

But for humans, the so-called dangerous terrain often means much less to four-legged monsters.

This year, the baron was caught off guard by the monster attack, so he had to retreat into his castle with as many people as possible.

And the monsters ran rampant in his territory, wreaking havoc.

At such moments, the Earl seized the opportunity to fall into the trap, and he openly declared his dislike for the Baron of Raven Ridge, and forbade any other person to provide any assistance to the Baron.

The castle has limited food, and if the Count keeps restricting the rescue of outsiders, then the monsters may be able to wreak havoc for several more months, leaving the spring ploughing completely in vain.

Months have passed, and I am afraid that the people of a castle will starve to death.

There seem to be only two options left now - to throw most of the people who had taken refuge in the castle out to fend for themselves, and then the rest of the food would be enough.

Or kill the monsters outside, and then go to the outside territory to get food, and start spring ploughing.

If the superfluous people were to be thrown out later, why not let them into the castle for shelter in the first place?

As for the monsters out there...... Although the baron was very unwilling, he was originally attacked by a monster once, and he suffered serious losses and lost his armor.

Even if you count the untrained lords, he only has enough weapons and equipment to equip less than a hundred people...... Defending the city is still so-so, but if such a few people attack rashly, they will definitely be easily defeated by monsters.

That's when Luo Ming heard the news and was keenly aware that this was a great opportunity.

He marched towards this side with more than 200 men, and was indeed seen a few times on the way, so the news would surely spread.

There was no shortage of sycophants in this county who wanted to praise the Earl's stinky feet, and it would not be long before the Count would get the news, and those who wanted to flatter him would flock to him.

That's right, for example—

"Stop!"

A middle-aged man in brightly colored armor rode on a steed and shouted in the direction of Luo Ming's army.

Behind him, nearly two hundred soldiers formed an array, and there were horses, deer, and simple trenches, and they were indeed prepared.

Of course, half of the two hundred soldiers were improvised peasant soldiers, and at best they had received some training, but they also had a certain advantage in numbers.

"Oh, who are you?"

There was a hint of disdain in Luo Ming's tone, although his words themselves seemed to be normal, but no matter how they sounded, it sounded like "which onion are you".

"Baron Durand of Landingburgh is here!"

The middle-aged man raised his riding gun in his hand and scolded loudly: "Do you know that rescuing Raven Ridge is against the will of the county guard?

Now come with me immediately to apologize in front of the adults, maybe I can spare you once, otherwise, I will arrest you and tie you up in front of the adults!"