After a few months, the seasons changed, and in the blink of an eye, it was autumn. Pen Fun Pavilion wWw. ｂiquge。 ｉｎfo

During this year, the situation in the Northern Regions changed again and again, and it was dizzying.

First of all, the Principality of Indeli in the south led the Knights to launch an offensive against the surrounding areas, and at the same time they were hostile to the five principalities, and won the battle, defeating the strong enemies in one fell swoop, completely defeating several strong enemies that had hindered its annexation before, and besieging the national capital.

And in the north, in the autumn, in this season of recuperation, many principalities have just breathed a sigh of relief in the slaughter of the northern regions, only to find that the war has resumed.

In this harvest season, Artis brazenly raised his army, led an army of 30,000, and then called up a reserve soldier for a total of 50,000, taking advantage of the situation that the south could not move at this time, and began to attack the surrounding city-states.

Suddenly, there was a great shock around him, and a wave began to arise, and he was a little caught off guard under the sudden action of Artis.

After all, autumn is the harvest season. During this season, no matter where it is, the lords of each country will stop what they are doing and return to their own realms to organize their people to start harvesting food, with few exceptions.

Even the Duchy of Indeli, which fought in the south, had to temporarily suspend its offensive during this season, and had to organize people to harvest, otherwise it would not even be able to supply the army.

But Artis is an exception.

First of all, it is the accumulation of decades of Northland desert tribes, and with the full support of the Natural Church, these are stored in the treasury, even after such a long period of consumption, it is enough to use.

The second is the institutional reason.

Under the original system of this world, there are lords under the king, and there are knights under the lords, so it is a lot easier to go down to the next level, but it also brings a lot of trouble to the rule. Decrees cannot be carried out efficiently.

This is especially true during the farming and harvesting season, when lords and knights, large and small, need to return to their own domains to lead their subordinates to cultivate and harvest and collect the year's taxes and the like. In this way, each level does its own thing, which not only makes the combat power extremely dispersed, but also causes great trouble and waste.

In the case of Artis, because the noble lords were deprived of their original autonomy, and the officials were all apportioned by the state, their administrative efficiency would be greatly improved. Moreover, because the current legion is a full-time employment system, and the soldiers are all supported by the state, so that the trouble of conscription is eliminated, and they can be dispatched quickly when needed, without the trouble of other city-states.

In this case, although the surrounding city-states still made some defensive measures, such as setting up guard towers, they still fell into a passive situation for a while under the pressure of this powerful army.

The various lords were scattered, and the knights were in twos and threes, completely unable to form a decent combat force, and had no advantage at all over the assembled army of hundreds or thousands except for individual combat power.

Moreover, even in terms of individuals at this moment, the Ardis side will not fall into disadvantage at all.

After the submission of the Northland tribes, a large number of sacrifices joined the side of Artis, which seriously enriched the strength of the army. In addition, with the gradual popularization of Douqi, in the army, anyone above the rank of ten masters will get the opportunity to practice Douqi, which is basically to the extent that it is about to give birth to Douqi.

As these advantages continued to pile up, Artis struck out at an incomparably fast speed.

Among them, Loa, who is located on the northern border, and Barlow, who had been annihilated by Ardis by 5,000 people before, bore the brunt.

On the border of the Duchy of Barlow, in a large camp.

"Bill, what's going on around you?" A voice gradually sounded in the dreary and calm camp, breaking the surrounding peace.

In front of Ardis, Bill frowned and looked at the map, and after hearing Ardis's question, he quickly got up to respond.

"Your Majesty, at present, Lord Nadir's side is going well, because it is the earliest missionary area of the Church, and the territory of the Principality of Roa is almost infiltrated by our believers, and even many noble lords are already our people, plus King Roa is young and underage, and his decision-making can't help but be slow, so the progress over there is very smooth under the leadership of the believers, and he is about to arrive at the city of Roa. ”

Artis nodded: "What about the protons we sent out to persuade them to surrender?"

"He has returned to his family as we commanded. ”

Bill responded.

"This group of hostages, according to our requirements, is almost the eldest son in those families, although there will definitely be a lot of manipulation among them, and there will definitely be changes after such a long time, but they still have a certain influence, which can affect their family. ”

"Coupled with the group of people we infiltrated and bought before, it was enough for us to open up the situation. ”

He bowed slightly, and then continued: "Moreover, with your majesty's call, in the Northland, several high priests who originally defended against the border demon tide are already on their way, please don't worry. ”

Hearing this, Artis finally nodded, turned to look at the map in front of him, and did not continue to ask.

The army continued to assemble, and after entering the territory of the Duchy of Barlow, the other party finally reacted, and a large number of the lords who had returned gathered together and began to try to counterattack and defend Artis.

However, these people were few and far between, and after barely assembling into an army of thousands, they were routed and completely dispersed under a charge from Artis.

Suddenly, the surrounding lords were frightened, and did not dare to continue to test this very strange team, and gradually gathered in the city of Barlow under the call of the royal family, as if they wanted to use the city wall to defend.

However, for this situation, Artis was not in a hurry at all, but calmly stationed around, slowly digesting the newly acquired territory, and assigning officials to manage it one by one, and did not seem to be in a hurry to attack the city.

Faced with this situation, Barlow's royal family felt a huge pressure at the same time as they were puzzled.

Originally, if Artis chose to go directly into the city, then because the distance was too long, the supply line would inevitably be very huge, and if the siege took too long, it would easily lead to problems with the rear supply, and in the end, it might collapse directly.

But in the case of Artis's direct choice of stationing, the situation is different.

Let's just say that those big and small lords who entered the city because they were driven by Artis, the entry of these people certainly brought a certain number of troops to the city, but it also made the logistics pressure in the city huge. Coupled with the fact that so many armies with different destinations were stationed in the same city, the city became very chaotic for a while.

In this case, Artis sent an army to burn the wheat fields that had not been harvested at this time, and at the same time, under the guidance of the believers, slowly attacked various territories, and gradually encroached on the Duchy of Barlow.

However, if there are no accidents, this situation will not last long, after all, this place is far from the country of Yadixu, and the enemy's strength is still there, so rashly taking root here can only drag his own strength and be consumed a little bit.

So Artis is still waiting, waiting for the battle on the other side to end.