In fact, the salary of a soldier is quite a lot.

Moreover, according to the common practice on the mainland, the army usually pays a military salary before it goes out, both to boost morale and to be fair.

After all, if it is given to the survivors after the battle is over, it is equivalent to surviving to receive the money, and all the soldiers in the future will only try their best to flee for their lives.

The soldiers had money and nowhere to spend in this place, and the business of the 'Maixiang Group' easily flourished.

Exclusive, you can't do it if you don't want to......

So it was spread to the hundreds, and soon all the lords' troops knew about it - the 'Maixiang Group' under the white griffin on a black background had the best food, the most mellow wine, the most complete goods, the most fun games, and occasionally the most beautiful beauties......

For a while, there was a flood of visitors, and some caravans were even forced to spend a lot of money to rent horses from Leon within a few days - this has not yet entered the Bacchus Empire, it was sold out directly in the barracks, and the horses had to rush back to replenish the stock!

Yes, the lord also opened a horse rental business, and those Gatu horses were well kept and had a lot of foot strength......

Lord Leon didn't lie, sure enough, war is the best chance to make a fortune!

The merchants were very happy, and the other lords were quite satisfied.

The diversified business of the Maixiang Group basically covers all the needs of the soldiers, whether it is food, clothing, housing and transportation, they can consume, and even supplies can be delivered to their homes, which really makes all the lords feel very reliable.

Although the price is not very affordable, the service is excellent and the attitude is excellent, and it is exclusive......

As a result, as the lords of the kingdom continued to gather here, the wilderness near the Seven Forks Fortress suddenly seemed to become the most popular outdoor trading market in the country......

It feels a little more lively than the Lion City.

Of course, there are also needs that the 'Maixiang Group' really can't meet.

For example, a few knights secretly grabbed the lord and asked, "That...... Is there a ...... A little girl who stumbled or something? ”

Li Ang had to regretfully answer: "I'm sorry, the company has not carried out this business for the time being......"

Looking at the disappointed eyes of several knights, Li Ang sighed and said sympathetically: "Actually, it's not that there is no way to ......."

Then, he sold his copy of "Memoirs of Officer Pande" for a sky-high price.

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However, with the arrival of Count Auden, Duke Alma, and the King's immediate forces, the wilderness market was temporarily shut down.

Because, the summoning of the army group was finally completed, and the army began to advance towards the Bacchus Empire.

Leon was not in a hurry to meet the king, at this time military affairs came first, and the wilderness was not suitable for completing the allegiance ceremony, so it was always necessary to prioritize.

King Ulrik divided the entire army group into three parts.

The first part was the main army, led by Archduke Alma, who attacked Karen Deer Castle - the king asked Duke Alma to capture Karen Deer Castle.

The other part was the flank force, led by the Count of Oden, which attacked the fort of the Sava River. Even if it is a partial division, it can be fought as much as it wants, but no enemy troops can be allowed to pass through the bridge deck of the Qicha Fortress.

That is, at least to be able to prevent the enemy from surviving the rear of the surprise attack, there is a bridge next to the Seven Forks Fortress, which is the only place in the lower reaches of the Sava River that can cross the river except by boat.

The last part is the Chinese army led by His Majesty the King himself, which is composed of a large number of Lion Realm cavalry and the Lion Knights, and is very mobile.

Obviously, this means that if there is progress on either side of the two offensives, the Chinese army will attack which side it will attack, and it can switch the direction of the main attack at any time.

King Ulrik placed only a few of the great nobles under Alma and Auden, leaving the rest of the minor lords at their discretion.

This is also a common method, as the number of minor lords is very large, and their allegiance is not necessarily to the king, so it is unlikely that they will be assigned one by one.

Ulrique's tactic is actually famous, called 'two-headed snake'.

As a matter of fact, this can be regarded as a relatively reasonable arrangement, with clear priorities, defense of the rear, and reserve mobile troops.

The enemy's Bacchus Empire is not very easy to deal with, and if you gather in one place to seek a decisive battle, you may not be able to quickly solve any of them - Ulrik's Chinese army is near the Qicha Fortress, and they are all very mobile cavalry troops, so it is too late to rescue both sides.

And if the Bacchus Empire divides its troops to garrison, it is difficult to determine how to arrange the defense, after all, both sides can become the main attack direction, and either end of the two-headed snake may besiege and break the city with all its might.

The only problem with this arrangement was that after the division of troops, Leon's business was not so good......

Naturally, Leon wanted to join Count Auden's side, because Godric had been placed under Auden by the king.

However, just after he led the group to follow Oden, most of the minor lords followed suit and made the same choice - they followed the white griffin banner on a black background, because there was food, drink, and merry under that banner......

Contrary to what many people think, the idea of making a contribution to the kingdom when they take the initiative to start a war is not very high.

Because, if the kingdom's attack on the Bacchus Empire is successful, the castles and territories that the king will bring everyone to fight together will most likely not be awarded these small roles, and only the king himself and the big nobles will benefit.

After all, the dozens of people in the hands of the small lords are unlikely to establish particularly great feats.

However, if the war is lost, they may lose everything - they have only a small army, and the small lords are not as resilient as the big nobles such as the duke.

There is not much benefit if you succeed, but if you fail, you will suffer, and it will be difficult for the small lords to risk their lives to attack - this is also the reason why Emperor Marius of the Bacchus Empire is seeking institutional reform.

In this offensive battle, the troops brought by the small lords were generally not much, often a knight leader would only send a dozen troops, and the baron with a weaker territory only brought thirty or fifty people, which was about the same as the real combat strength of Li Ang's men.

But defensive battles are different, if the defensive battle fails, everyone will be unlucky, maybe even the territory will be wiped out by the enemy, so they can paddle in offensive battles, but defensive battles will generally go all out.

Therefore, the little lords are more concerned about getting through this errand smoothly - this means that wherever there is a 'Maixiang International' to eat and drink, they will follow......

As a result, under the command of Count Auden's 'partial division', an army of nearly 4,000 men was gathered;

The main force led by the Duke of Alma was only about 4,000 men;

King Ulrik's army, including the Lion Knights, consisted of only three or four thousand men.

For a while, it was impossible to tell who was the main force and who was on the flank......

Count Auden, mixed with a large caravan, looked like the line was even bigger......

Count Auden was very quick when he led his troops to war.

As the commander-in-chief of the Sava River Castle Theater of Operations, he led an army of more than 3,000 people to directly besiege the Sava River Fort, and at the same time divided a small force to monitor the surroundings.

It seems that he is preparing to attack the city directly.

Li Ang felt that this style of play was actually not worth it - this side was not the main direction of attack, and there was no need to fight with the city wall.

And it's all a group composed of small lords, and I'm afraid there aren't many people willing to contribute to the siege war.

Besides, the original customer base of more than 10,000 people is now only one-third left, and of course the lord will not be satisfied......