After hearing this, the earl had to admit that Luo Ming, who not only understood this truth, but could also condense it into short words, did have extraordinary wisdom.

Even if he dies now, this sentence will definitely go down in history.

But the Count did not think that his "grand plan" was worse than that of Locking.

After all, the difference in size is there, his family has been an earl for hundreds of years, there are five barons under his subordination, and there are sixty-seven knights under his command.

Even if Luo Ming is a genius and has a large amount of money from unknown sources to help, he is just a newly established knight after all.

Up to now, Luo Ming is almost overwhelmed, and he must spend some time digesting what he has gained, otherwise he is likely to collapse because of some trivial things, not only to vomit out what he eats, but even the original family property may not be able to be preserved, and he will return to the pre-liberation period overnight.

The earl himself can easily control the territory of a few barony-level expansions, and quickly digest the benefits obtained and transform them into his own strength. That's the fatal gap between the two.

While Luo Ming was recuperating and diligent in internal affairs, the earl also did not stop forging ahead.

The two agreed not to conflict for the time being, which meant that there was a lot of time to use to increase their strength, in the earl's opinion, it was more beneficial to him, in the same time, Luo Ming could increase his strength by ten, and he himself could increase by at least fifteen.

If this is the case, this law is naturally valid.

But there are two differences.

The first point is the increase in productivity brought about by the gap in production technology - if nothing else, let's talk about cement technology, even if the current output is limited, the help to Luo Ming is worth a thousand construction workers.

And Luo Ming is still studying the technology of blast furnace ironmaking and cast iron cannons, no matter which one is successful, even if it is a primitive and backward technology in the eyes of the earthlings, even if it is just a prototype, it can make Luo Ming really walk sideways in the whole county...... You can even roll away.

Of course, this is not known to the Earl at the moment.

On the other hand, the Count now regrets it.

As a county warden, he is usually quite well-informed, and it can be said that he knows the affairs of the whole county relatively well.

And he is the strongest in the county, the most well-informed, and holds the title of the county guard, so he should be the victor no matter how you say it...... Excessive self-confidence slowly turns into conceit.

This kind of conceit is okay under normal circumstances, and can even be regarded as an attitude of "everything is under control" to make others more obedient.

But once something is done or a key factor is missed, the whole situation will change in an unpredictable direction.

For example, today-

"The ancestral inheritance, is it going to be lost in my hands!"

After hearing the report from his subordinates, the count's face was as dead as ashes, his hands trembled, and his eyes were full of despair.

Because his subordinates brought desperate news: in this small valley, there is no second way out.

A trail that I finally explored was also extremely rugged, and some sections even had to be climbed. Not to mention war horses, even if people go, they have to throw away all their burdens.

And the only road that can pass through the war horse has been surrounded and blocked by monsters, but fortunately, the terrain is narrow, and it can barely be resisted for a while by relying on the method of being a man and a man.

Now he still has one hundred and eighty-five men, fifty-six horses, and thirty-four heavy armor...... If you want to escape from the path, the horses and armor will not be able to take you out of this valley under any circumstances.

The armor is enough, but the war horses will definitely be killed by the monsters if they are lost here, each war horse is worth at least a hundred gold coins, and the most expensive one is even more than a thousand gold coins.

If that's all there is to it, you can stick to this small valley and send a few people back from the trail to ask for help.

The helper returned to his territory on foot, and it was probably close to a day, and then the retainers would recruit soldiers and gather food and forage, and the army would have to be delayed until the third day.

But the baggage of the whole army was also lost......

Not to mention the dry food for people, even the forage for the horses and the daily drinking water have become a problem.

There is no food to eat, no water to drink, and the valley mouth must be blocked to prevent monsters from entering...... It's remarkable that this valley can be held for two days, and there is a chance that it will be breached on the third day.

Although there is still a way to kill a few horses for meat...... But horse meat can't be digested if it's not cooked, and it will even make stomach trouble, which will lose combat effectiveness.

But when they retreated to this valley, they even threw down the pot, and there was no water source, so they couldn't cook it at all.

It can be said that this is really a desperate situation.

And it was the count's conceit that brought them into this desperate situation......

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Luo Ming's previous expedition rescued Baron Raven Ridge, which not only slapped the Earl of Conle Hill in the face, but also greatly enhanced his prestige.

Although he hated Lockin as a "self-defeating" competitor, the Earl himself was not a stubborn person.

Afterwards, he carefully collected Luo Ming's information and studied it.

Luo Ming's prestige and control are largely due to the speed of his soldiers and the courage to run from a distance.

Within two days, his army could reach any corner of the county and quickly go into battle to aid the besieged nobles.

In the same way, then, his army would be able to attack any nobleman who offended him within two days.

If you can effectively throw your power into the distance, then you will have majesty or control.

Then, the earl, who wants to achieve a career, naturally doesn't care about learning from such a junior - as long as this trick really works, even if he is ridiculed for picking up people's teeth?

Since ancient times, the winner is king!

Even if we don't mention revising history, or creating public opinion to smear losers...... Even if everyone misses the loser and hates the winner today, so what?

Can the loser still crawl out of the grave?

For the Count, this strategic idea of Luo Ming was very meaningful, and in his opinion, it was even more useful to him!

After all, no matter how Luo Ming's soldiers can march, the main body is also infantry.

However, the Count has a pasture with abundant water and grass, as well as high-quality horse breeds that have been passed down from generation to generation. He had a hundred horses under his name, and if he added his retainers, all the knights and cavalry would add up to one hundred and forty men.

If you choose a few soldiers who can ride horses, you can make up more than 300 people. Although ordinary soldiers can only ride inferior horses, and have to dismount and turn back into infantry during battle, they are definitely very mobile.

The speed of the horses on short gallops must have been far superior to that of the infantry.

So, the count also prepared an expedition.