Lord Harland.

Chapter 123 Noble Allied Forces
After arriving at Black River Fort, Richard quickly met his old acquaintance, Baron Rice.

Barony of Rice is closer to Heihe Fort, and has been in Heihe Fort for two days.

After meeting Richard, Baron Rice took the initiative to invite him to a tavern.

This tavern is owned by Baron Rice. The decoration is very high-end, and the interior uses rosewood from the southern part of the Grant Kingdom.

It sells basically expensive wines.

Now in the liquor market of Black River Fort, the top people are still used to drinking red wine, while the middle and lower classes are already used to drinking white wine from Harland's territory.

With the hot sales of baijiu, the sales of red wine have dropped by more than half.

A large number of soldiers, mercenaries, and hunters who have drinking habits used to drink red wine occasionally, but now they have basically turned into loyal customers of baijiu.

Red wine feels more and more like a luxury, only for a small number of people.

The temperature in northern Xinjiang is relatively low, and the grape production is small. Only the Duke of Jonathan produces a small amount of red wine.The red wine sold mainly comes from the three Counties of Paulus, Charlotte and Marcel.

Although the Earl of the South is very powerful, he can be called a dragon in the wine market.

But in the northern Xinjiang area, there is nothing to do with the Harland family.

After all, the red wine is transported from more than 1000 kilometers away, and each bottle has to be in a glass bottle with a higher price, which cannot compete with the locally produced white wine.

Unless dirty means are used to assassinate liquor sellers and violently attack competitors.

But in this way, the Harland family will not sit still, and will also use violent means. It may not be the third earl of the south who will benefit from the killing.

Unless Richard wants to sell liquor nationwide and seize the rest of the market, the three earls may not be able to resist instigating a commercial war.

Baron Rice's tavern basically does not operate to the outside world. It is like a private club in his previous life. It only does business for nobles. Apart from the acquaintances of the Rice family, they are high-ranking bureaucrats in Heihe County.

There is a stage in the middle of the tavern, and there are several scantily-dressed dancers standing on it.

These dancers dance sexy and goofy dances and look beautiful and young.

Li Cha knew that these dancing girls were the house prostitutes of Baron Rice, who were used to entertain the distinguished guests of the Rice family.

In addition to Baron Rice, there are several acquaintances of Richard in the tavern, namely Baron Duck, Barton, Baron Bazel, and Baron Dirham.

Because Richard bought salt from the Duke of Jonathan, Baron Rice and others knew that the Harland family had already had a commercial conflict with the Jerram Consul.

Although they didn't know about Jerram's mercenaries attacking Richard, the two families almost tore their faces apart.

But the instinct of nobles is to avoid trouble. During this period of time, they are still unwilling to get too close to Richard, so as not to be implicated by the Harland family.

After all, in this battle, Consul Jerram is responsible for managing the logistics of the entire army.

Jerram's casual operation can make the army in Harland's territory very uncomfortable. If he is in the same army as Richard, he may suffer unwarranted disasters.

In a war, the food supply comes one day early, one day late, and the logistics supply is not sufficient, it is a very big thing.

They can't help being negligent, and many things have to be considered in front.

However, after Li Cha brought the army to Black River Fort, he saw the soldiers in Harland's territory. After discussing with Baron Rice and others, he immediately changed his mind and decided to follow Li Cha to take action together and make some military achievements.

The soldiers in Harland's territory were well-equipped and neatly paced, and they could be seen at a glance as elite soldiers not weaker than the main army.

In addition, Li Cha also has Warcraft Cavalry under his command.

In this anti-insurgency war, the main army only dispatched two brigades to the south, and did not send monster cavalry.

The soldiers led by Richard may be the main force second only to the main force in the counter-rebel army.

A barony can basically support one or two squadrons of soldiers according to the income of the territory.

For example, the Barony of Rice has only two squadrons of regular troops.

Because the Dirham baron was eaten up by Richard and others, there are now less than 2000 people in the territory, and a squadron of serf soldiers with extremely weak combat effectiveness has been trained.

This kind of army is not even equipped with spears, as long as Richard sends out a small team of soldiers, he can easily defeat Dirham Squadron.

Even if tens of thousands of garbage serf soldiers come, they will be easily maimed by Li Cha's thousand elite soldiers.

Because the situation was unclear, Baron Rice and others did not invest in the main force of the territory, but organized a squadron of serf soldiers one after another, fooling the province into completing the call-up order.

Baron Rice and others also know, what quality are the soldiers they bring?Also know what kind of responsibility such a soldier can bear?
This time to suppress the rebellion, these serf soldiers were either used as cannon fodder to fill the trenches, or escorted food and fodder in the rear.

Baron Rice and the others knew that they had a mediocre relationship with Consul Jerram, and if they didn't get the good job of transporting grain to the rear, they would most likely be destined to be cannon fodder.

If they were asked to draw out the main force in the territory, they would not be able to agree.

If the main force is lost in the counter-insurgency war, what will be used to resist the orc invasion?
Maybe it's the fate of the two baronies of Storper and Dirham.

Baron Storf also has a genius daughter, Sophia, who has a discerning eye and also found a good husband with extraordinary ability, strength and money, so that the territory can be turned around.

Look at the current state of Dirham Territory, the accumulation of many years has been destroyed, and I don't know when it will turn around.

Even if they died in the counter-insurgency war, sons would still inherit the territory, and everyone would still be hereditary nobles, with their strength intact.

So even if they will die in the counter-insurgency battle, they are unwilling to use elite soldiers to counter-insurgency.

Seeing that Li Cha led three main squadrons, one monster cavalry squadron, and two hundred auxiliary soldiers, Baron Rice and others immediately decided to hug their thighs.

As for whether Consul Jerram will play tricks, it is not something Baron Rice considers.

If Jerram disregarded the overall situation and withheld the military rations too obviously, everyone could hold the evidence and sue jointly at the noble meeting.

A group of nobles objected, and the seat of the governor of the Jerram province may not be able to be retained.

Many people on Nolan's side are fighting for this fat job.

King Charles is not the only prince Felix, and Jerram's position is not as stable as a mountain and cannot be shaken.

Including the joint land of Shaprafair, there are twelve baronies in Heihe County.

The territory directly under the royal family is only near Heihe Castle.

The Harland family has three baronies, plus Rice, Duck, Patton, Bazel, and Dirham, five barons. The command of the private army of the nobles of Heihe County has fallen into the hands of Richard.

Besides, Baron Sharp has a good relationship with Richard, so he will definitely support him.

The remaining Barons Green, Baron Sauron, and Baron Weldon are closely related to Viscount Romon. They are expected to join the coalition of nobles in Romon County and fight with Viscount Romon.

(End of this chapter)