March 16, 3258 in the Dawn calendar.

Richard did not receive a report of the orc invasion, and Anne instead sent news of Sophia's birth.

In the early morning of the 16th, Sophia gave birth to a daughter, and the mother and daughter were safe.

The medical conditions of the Dawn plane are not good, and women giving birth are like breaking through the ghost gate.

Not only is the infant mortality rate high, but women of childbearing age are also very dangerous during childbirth, and the mortality rate is not low.

A nobleman like Sophia is slightly better, she herself is a fifth-order magician, and she can stop bleeding and heal spells.

There were also experienced women around to help, and even Wendy stayed by her side in advance.

In the event of danger during the birth process, Sophia's healing technique is not enough, and Wendy can still stand up to the front. Adrian is guarding the outside of the delivery room with doctors and nurses, and can also perform surgical operations at critical moments.

The hospital has been open for a year, and the doctors and nurses in the territory have accumulated a lot of experience. The development of surgery is very prominent, and the combination of magic healing and surgery has achieved quite good results.

Through word of mouth, the hospital has gained the trust of many people within the territory.

Pregnant women with dystocia and hemorrhage, Adrian has also successfully treated some.

Magical healing to stop bleeding is a must, relying on the power of magic, although the territorial hospital is rudimentary, the level of surgery has surpassed that of most county hospitals in Richard's previous life.

Relying on the rapid development of surgery and the discovery of autopsy, the territorial hospital has a much deeper understanding of the disease.

However, internal medicine has not made too important discoveries, and can only rely on experience to treat some simple diseases.

In March, Sophia has been waiting for Vicburg to give birth, because it is impossible for Richard to stay by her side all the time to prepare for war.

After receiving the news that Sophia had given birth to a child, Richard rode back to Vic Fort on an iron wildebeest without any guards, and came to Sophia's bedside.

Richard had children in a previous life and had experience caring for newborns.

The vast majority of children are not beautiful when they are born. It is generally red skin and wrinkled little faces.

But the child that Sophia gave birth to was very beautiful and likable even though she had just been born.

Seeing this newborn little life, Richard was filled with joy. At this moment, he finally fully integrated into the world.

Before the child was born, Richard and Sophia prepared their names.

If a boy is born, he is called Philip, and the name is given by Richard.

If a girl is born, it is called Margaret, and the name is given by Sophia.

Immediately after Margaret was born, Richard sent the news to Fort Blackriver, informing his father William.

Because Richard was not with Sophia when she gave birth, and because he had not yet received accurate information from the orcs, Richard decided to stay at Vikburg and accompany Sophia for a few days.

Although it was her first child, Sophia recovered quickly.

She didn't like to take care of the children too much, and as soon as her body recovered some, she immediately devoted herself to the study of magic, and the children were mainly left to Anne and the court maids to take care of.

Sofia doesn't have a lot of breast milk, but there is no shortage of high-quality milk in Haaland's territory.

There are two newly produced iron wildebeest horses in the territory, and Warcraft milk is the best milk source in this world.

Sophia only needs to feed herself for a few months, and when Margaret is a little older, she can drink Warcraft milk.

Drinking nutritious Warcraft milk since childhood has slightly improved the child's qualifications.

The aristocracy relied on various advantages to occupy an overwhelming advantage in the competition with ordinary people.

Richard stayed with Sophia at Fort Vick for five days, and on March 21, he received a report of battle that the orc army was not far from Fort William.

After receiving the battle report, Richard hurried to the brick kiln factory to command the battle.

The battle report was sent by his uncle Thoros, and according to the reconnaissance of the Warcraft cavalry, it was found that the orc army coming in from the Haaland Valley was about three brigades, and the number exceeded five thousand.

Looking through the orc's banner, it is revealed that the commander is Richard's old rival Gunderson.

Gunderson was the supreme commander of Platos in Platos' direction when Richard first fought against the orcs.

This orc deputy legion leader is an eighth-order werewolf, and what he is best at is actually commanding cavalry battles. It's just that his professional level is too high, and he has been promoted to the position of deputy army commander, commanding several orc brigades to fight at once. Therefore, the orc cavalry can only be handed over to the command of the old subordinates.

Judging from the previous encounter, Gunderson's command and combat level was very average. With superior forces, he did not defeat Baron Harden, but suffered hardship. In the defensive battle of Platos, the orcs suffered heavy casualties, the exchange ratio with human soldiers was not good, and the strategic goal was not achieved, and in the end, the Platos defense line was still in the hands of humans.

Six years ago at war with Gunderson, Richard had just become a professional and was still a junior officer. Although he made contributions on the battlefield, his status was very different from that of Gunderson.

Six years have passed, and Gunderson's position has not changed much, and this invasion even has only three brigades, which is not as good as when the defense of Platos was fought.

Richard's identity is very different, the last time he fought with Gunderson, Richard was still a petty officer from a professional family, not only commanded a small number of troops, but also his own combat effectiveness was very average.

Six years have passed, and now Richard is a hereditary baron, holding three baronies, commanding ten infantry squadrons, one Warcraft cavalry squadron, and three auxiliary squadrons to fight.

Even though the number of troops commanded was not as good as that of Baron Harden six years ago, he surpassed Captain Sharp and became the commander of the heavyweight near the Pratos Mountains.

Even King Grant relied on the power of Haaland's territory to fight in this direction.

In January of this year, the royal capital sent an order appointing Richard to command the five baronies of Dirham, Bazel, Rice, Dark, and Sharp, and conferred the rank of major general in the reserve of Richard.

In the Haaland family, there are now two people with the rank of major general.

The last time the orcs invaded, they met in Fort William. Knowing this, Gunderson did not risk attacking Fort William, but stationed troops in the valley twenty kilometers away from Fort William, apparently wanting to pass through other valleys and make a detour into the southern foothills of the Eagle Mountains.

Several valleys to the west are blocked by castles.

Fort Sofia in Richard's domain, Castle of Pratos in the Affiliation of Chaprafael, Castle of the Brave in the Barony of León.

Bypassing the three baronies, the regular army of the Legion of the Wild Lions was stationed in the valley at the southern foothills of the Eagle Mountains, in front of the Flame Keep.

If you continue to detour westward, from the west of Flame Castle and the barren valley east of Duke Edward's county, the grain route will be stretched for 200 kilometers, and more than a dozen military stations will need to be built along the way.

A large number of troops were to be stationed at each military station to defend against the alliance forces of Richard and other nobles to cut off the grain routes and attack the military station.

Compared to six years ago, the strategic situation around the Pratos Mountains is becoming more and more unfavorable for the orcs.

It is impossible to detour in the west, and if you want to enter the territory of the Grant Kingdom, you can only go to the east to find fighters.

(End of chapter)