"Lord Earl, are you looking for me?" A handsome young man with a handsome face and blond hair walked into the living room.

Seeing each other, Count Marcus looked very happy.

"Eh, there's no outsider here." With a heartfelt smile on his face, Count Marcus gestured to the chair in front of him.

"Just call me brother-in-law, sit down."

The young man in front of him was Baron Walter, who married the sister of Count Marcus, and the relationship between the two was very good, and he also won the trust of Count Marcus.

At the same time, Baron Walter is a man of great military talent under Count Marcus, who is often responsible for commanding troops, and has made many achievements in the north before, if it were not for Count Marcus to transfer him back to his side, perhaps the situation in the north would not have deteriorated so much.

Baron Walter smiled and nodded, looked around for a moment, and asked softly.

"What's the matter, brother-in-law, do you have anything to do with me?"

Marcus asked with a slight sigh.

"The news in the direction of Trois-Rivières City, you must know it too.

I won't hide this relationship from you, this time that old fox is probably going to be serious. I want you to take the Baron near the Tilin River to organize an army and retake that territory. ”

"This—" The smile on Baron Walter's face disappeared instantly, revealing a slightly hesitant look. Brother-in-law, hasn't that place been ceded to Earl Wright, let's make a move, don't be afraid ....."

Baron Walter hadn't finished speaking, but Count Marcas had clearly understood, and tapped lightly on the table and smiled.

"Heh, Wright is ready to do it, I'm embarrassed to detain my son, give him a hundred dares, he can't do anything to hurt his reputation, don't worry about this matter."

Baron Walter was visibly relieved and laughed along.

"So brother-in-law, this time it's just to fight back to our original territory? Or give Trois-Rivières a little bit of color. ”

"Hmm," said Count Marcus after a moment of silence and looked at Baron Walter. What do you think? ”

Baron Walter glanced around, leaned in the direction of Count Marcus, and said softly.

"I think let's just stop there, those barons themselves are disobedient, and it's only right to let them serve as the first line of defense to consume the living forces of Trois-Rivières."

Hearing this, Count Marcus smiled very happily, stretched out his finger at Baron Walter, and pretended to be serious.

"Just talk to me about what you say, don't talk nonsense when you go out, this is undermining unity and stability."

Walter smiled a little shamelessly, patting his chest in reassurance.

"Brother-in-law, I'm a person who does things, aren't you still at ease, I'm definitely not going to talk nonsense."

"Hmm." Count Marcus was clearly reassured by Walter and continued. "Actually, I'm the same as you think. In recent years, our family's power has expanded too rapidly, and many people with ulterior motives have mixed in, and I can neither give up nor rest assured of these people.

In this way, as you said, just take back our original sphere of influence, and then let the barons build a defense line on the spot, according to the news over there, if you are fast enough, you can build a good defense line.

When the army of Trois-Rivières comes, I will meet you with an army. ”

"Brother-in-law, don't worry, those barons in Trois-Rivières haven't fought for a long time, so they must not be able to fight at all. A bunch of new barons, no challenge at all, don't worry, I promise to help you keep it good for you, brother-in-law. Walter was confident and made bold statements.

In fact, he did have the capital of self-confidence, and in the process of opening up the north, Walter commanded many large and small battles, and achieved proud results, with his achievements, he is naturally qualified to say this.

"Don't be careless!" Count Marcus did not think that Walter would be defeated, but continued to advise according to the management. "Among the new barons, there are a few barons' families that are still quite powerful, so be careful."

"Really?" Walter was noncommittal and asked another question of his concern. "By the way, brother-in-law, how many people are you going to give me this time?"

Count Marcus smiled, did not speak, and held out two fingers.

"Two thousand?" Walter frowned and thought for a moment. "Two thousand plus those barons' troops, it's not difficult to get together an army of five or six thousand, it's more than enough to push across the vicinity of the Tiling River, but it's still a bit reluctant to build a complete defense line."

"No, no, no." Count Marcus smiled and shook his head, stood up, and patted Walter on the shoulder. "You think too much, how can it be two thousand?"

Suddenly, Walter's face showed an incredible expression, and his voice trembled with excitement.

"Twenty thousand, brother-in-law, with an army, I can defend that side alone, you can drink and have fun at Erdo Castle."

It's no wonder that Walter is excited, the army that Count Marcus can call, if it is not for full mobilization, there are basically more than 30,000 people, and 30,000 people gave him 20,000, so what kind of support is used, the main force is in his hands.

Count Marcus patted Walter on the shoulder again and whispered.

"Alas, I said that you think too much, not two thousand, let alone twenty thousand, just two hundred!"

For a moment, the expression on Walter's face froze, and he stared at Count Marcus with wide eyes, and that expression seemed to say, "Are you kidding me?"

Seeing this, Count Marcus hurriedly explained.

Because it is necessary to guard against the counterattack of the alliance of lords of the north, a heavy army is needed in the north, and there are other enemies around, so it is also necessary to beware of them taking advantage of the fire like Count Wright, so it is also necessary to leave a mobile force in Erdo Castle.

Coupled with the daily defense and patrol of the troops in various places, there are indeed no more troops on hand in the short term.

However, Count Marcus has also launched a mobilization order, mobilizing all his subordinate vassals to participate in the battle, and is also training new soldiers, and by the time Trois-Rivières officially launches an attack, the troops will definitely be abundant.

At the moment, Walter can only rely on the private soldiers of the lords near the Tilling River, and the two hundred troops allocated to him are the elite Valan Guards under the command of Count Marcas, which is enough for him to control this ragtag coalition army.

After listening to Count Marcas's explanation, Walter was silent, this was too far from what he imagined, and he still had some understanding of the situation of the lord's army near the Tilling River, after all, many people were recruited to Erdo Castle this time.

Don't look at their numbers, those who can really fight, maybe one-third of the actual number is good, plus it is the troops of various lords, it is not easy to command such an army.

My brother-in-law is really a little brother-in-law who didn't discuss.

In desperation, Walter could only ask for as many professionals as possible to help, and at this point, Count Marcus was very generous, and with a wave of his hand, he directly gave him a team of more than 20 mid-level professionals led by three middle-level magicians.

Not only so that Walter could better suppress the barons, but also to protect Walter.

Although Walter is talented, his own strength is not strong, and he is only a third-order knight.

At the time of the use of troops, a general with military talents like Walter was far more precious than a high-ranking professional.

In the end, Walter went to organize the troops and logistics with mixed feelings, and the date set by the Count of Marcus was also quite urgent, and he was only given five days.