Imperial Crown.

Chapter 312 New Opponent
The title given to Raven by Grand Duke Eivor VIII quickly spread.

Even Raven, who was inside the Sighing Wall, heard it.

"The monster from the Nord Province." Raven muttered the name and smiled lightly.

Being able to scare a Grand Duke to this extent is considered a great reputation.

Raven took a sip of the strong tea, then carried the black cat Sikoret to the table, stood up, and stretched.

Weapons are dangerous tools, and wise men only use them when they have no other choice.

Raven didn't consider himself a saint, but since even saints had to take it seriously, he naturally couldn't take it lightly.

A fable in the previous life mentioned that "an iron nail can destroy a country". Although it may be exaggerated, its connotation is true.

When you are in the military, no detail can be neglected.

So during this period of time, Raven has been almost always in his armor, dealing with all the major and minor matters in the army.

But before he could relax for long, there was a sudden knock on the door.

Raven sat back at the table and cleared his throat. "Come in."

Hoyaz pushed the door open, saluted first, then took out a wax-stamped letter from the cloth bag on his waist and placed it respectfully in front of Raven.

Raven opened the letter and asked:
"Is the process going well?"

"It's an easy capture, father." Although Hojaz looked tired, he was quite excited. "I just led a dozen people to circle his castle a few times, and the baron immediately pushed his son out."

Raven chuckled, then turned serious:
"Have Hu Xia pass down the order. The entire army must prepare and set out on time the day after tomorrow morning!"

"Yes, father!" Hoyaz bowed solemnly and pushed the door open.

In order to ensure that the road ahead is clear and logistics run smoothly, and also to prepare for future marches, stabilizing the nobles of Tiehua County is an essential step.

It is unrealistic to let all these nobles betray the Duchy of Eivor, and Raven has no intention of ruling here for a long time.

So Raven issued an order to all the nobles in Tiehua County, asking them to organize a group of serfs to be sent to the Wall of Sighs, and to provide one year's worth of food for these serfs.

Of course, at the same time, at least one child must be sent over to receive Raven’s “education”.

After that, as long as these nobles don't stab Raven in the back, everyone can live in peace.

Not every noble would obey Raven.

However, things became simple after Eric led a large group of Eagle Army to "help" a baron and clear out the "rebel forces" in his territory.

The interests of the country are not equal to the interests of individual nobles.

Damage national interests to preserve the family; protect the honor of the principality and sacrifice the family.

It is not difficult to choose between the two.

Of course, there were also some nobles who were far away from the Wall of Sighs and were hoping for the best. They didn't think Raven would go to great lengths to find them.

But as Hoyaz said before, as long as a dozen wind kings fly around their castle a few times, they will tend to face reality.

The 18 districts of the Principality of Eivor are, on average, larger in area than a county in the Nordic province, with a larger population and more nobles.

So during this period of time, in Tiehua County alone, Raven has recruited more than 14000 serfs, further improving the logistics support capabilities.

And the next target to be attacked has also been determined.

Raven grabbed a dart and threw it after taking slight aim.

Do!
The dart's tip sank into the map and landed right on the Boland County gold mine.

Next to it hung a portrait drawn on parchment, with the name of the portrait's owner, "Earl Tudor", written below.

……

Earl Tudor is 51 years old, tall and strong, with a round, chubby face and a slightly sparse beard on his chin. He looks quite approachable.

But whenever he got serious, the fat on his face would turn into horizontal stripes of flesh with clear lines, looking hideous and ferocious.

At this moment, Du Duo had this expression on his face, rubbing an ivory dice that had already been covered with patina in his hand. He looked at the guy in front of him who was beaten unconscious, raised his hand and grabbed a bucket of cold water and poured it on him.

The running water washed away the blood, flowing through the fingernails and toenails that were knocked open one by one. The man who was missing his thumb woke up from the dirty wooden bench and took a deep breath:
"My Lord, I have told you everything I know. I really did not lie, I did not lie!!"

Du Duo's expression remained unchanged: "But you still didn't tell me how many hippogryphs there are."

The man on the stool looked painful, and clearly did not want to recall that time:

"I, I don't know, I can't count! There are so many all over the sky, so many, so many!!"

"Maybe three hundred, five hundred?!"

"I can't count, I really can't count!"

Du Duo nodded slowly, turned around and walked out of the cell.

The man on the stool trembled violently: "My lord, my lord, you said you would let me go! You said--"

The words stopped abruptly, followed by the sound of air leaking out after the trachea was cut.

咣

The iron door closed, blocking out all sound.

The ivory dice moved back and forth between Du Duo's fingers.

During this period of time, Du Duo has captured 38 prisoners released by Raven. After summarizing and verifying the information with each other, he squeezed out reliable information about Raven's army from their mouths.

There were two legions, with about 11000 people, and another legion of about 5000 people that did not participate in the battle and might be a reserve.

But in Du Duo's opinion, it is more likely to be auxiliary troops.

The training level would not be too low, but the combat effectiveness is unknown. In any case, it would not be like what the prisoners said, as if everyone is extraordinary.

The number of extraordinary men is far greater than that of ordinary barons, but the only ones who can influence the outcome of the battle, besides Eric, is Raven himself.

What really concerned Du Duo was Raven's air force.

At present, its size should be between 150-250. Although it looks like a hippogryph, it has two kinds of innate magic.

According to the analysis of the third-level magician Quilly, that should be the "Wind King".

"Wind King...ha, what a big name." Du Duo smiled contemptuously.

Indeed, the fall of the Sigh Wall surprised Du Duo for a while.

However, after learning the full picture of the war, he had a clear judgment.

The reason why the Wall of Sighs fell, in addition to Wanda's incompetence, the most important reason was the surprise attack of Raven's air force.

Raven won the battle by relying on the information gap.

Now that he knows Raven's methods, Du Duo has also thought of a way to crack them.

Although Du Duo did not have an organized air force, he still had two flying monsters. As long as he released them, he could avoid the Wind King's attack.

With early warning, it can be suppressed by long-range firepower, thus eliminating this killer weapon.

As for Raven's ground forces...

Du Duo clenched the dice in his hand.

He is not the unprepared Wanda, and now he has assembled an army of 3.

Enough to drown Raven’s troops!

"A monster from the Nord province."

Thinking of the panic attitude of the senior officials of the Principality, Du Duo smiled slightly:
"Let your head decorate my collection!"

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(End of this chapter)