Throne of the North.

Chapter 174: Food and Grass Arrived, Cavalry Intercepted

In two days, the food and fodder from Longshan County will arrive at Greystone Castle as scheduled.

However, on this day, Viscount Hogg's cavalry appeared outside Greystone Castle, making it clear that they did not want the food to enter Greystone Castle.

"My Lord Baron, Knight Arcete Sauron sent a letter saying that they are stationed in the river valley and dare not move forward. They want us to go out and rescue them."

In Greystone Castle, Ryan listened to the soldiers' report but never responded.

"It's passive."

Earl Weiss and Viscount Hogg did not want to force an attack on Greystone Castle, a fortress that was easy to defend but difficult to attack. They wanted to force them out. If it were on an open battlefield, they would not be afraid of Ryan's army.

In just one year, Viscount Hogg had grown up and stopped being reckless. Perhaps he was worried about the loss of too many seeds of his extraordinary legion.

"Is everything ready?"

Ryan looked at Baron Enzo, who nodded.

"Two hundred barricades in total, but these things are very heavy."

"Then let the knight take it."

Soon, Ryan left Greystone Castle with 3,500 soldiers, leaving no one behind. In less than half an hour, they saw thousands of troops galloping across the land.

"Lian, we meet again!"

"I will definitely win this time!"

Viscount Hogg looked at Ryan and shouted loudly.

Ryan was riding on his warhorse and looking at Viscount Hogg, frowning.

"You think you can defeat me with such a small army?"

"You can't win with only cavalry and no infantry."

Viscount Hogg laughed coldly in a loud voice.

"You'll find out, Ryan."

Boom! ! !
Watching the cavalry in front disappear from his sight, Ryan looked at Baron Enzo next to him.

"Do you know what he's going to do?"

"I do not know."

Baron Enzo shook his head. He could also feel that Viscount Hogg's fighting style had changed. To be more precise, it was a huge difference from the fighting style of the nobles like them.

Ryan rode his warhorse to the place where Viscount Hogg's army had just been and sniffed.

"Brand!"

he shouted, and soon Brand was at his side.

"Can you smell it?"

Brand frowned and looked at Ryan.

"Lord, this is..."

"Grease, it seems that our Lord Viscount Hogg has learned the method we used to defeat them and wants to burn our food."

"But...what's the point of this."

"Of course it makes sense. This way we can't just hide in Greystone Castle anymore. We have to take the initiative and fight them."

"Now what?"

If Viscount Hogg did not fight them head-on, they would have no way of catching up with the cavalry. The terrain of Longshan County was very flat, which was very advantageous for the cavalry.

"That depends on the ability of that Arcite."

Ryan seemed not to be worried at all about the food being burned, which made Baron Enzo next to him a little confused.

"Ryan, our food can only last for two days at most. If we don't have food, are we really going to give up Greystone Castle?" "Of course, Greystone Castle is not a good place."

Ryan said calmly that he was absolutely unwilling to let Earl Sauron defend Greystone Castle.

If the food was burned, he had a legitimate reason.

After hearing Ryan's words, Baron Enzo finally reacted.

"You... don't want to stay here?"

"There's nothing here. The bare gray stone castle would be a meat grinder if attacked by force. Do you want to stay here?"

"We are now facing only Viscount Hogg's army, or even just the cavalry. If Count Weiss's barbarian army arrives, we will all die here. When the cavalry chases us, we won't even be able to escape."

"I don't know if Count Sauron did it on purpose, but if the Barbarian Legion and we were both defeated, he would be very happy. That way, not too many of his Dragonblood Warriors would die."

"Baron Enzo, don't forget that you are not only the deputy commander of the army, but also a nobleman. You must think about the gains and losses from both military and political perspectives."

"Unless I can control the entire Longshan County army, anyone who wants to go to Graystone Castle can go."

Baron Enzo fell silent, still a little confused.

"What if that Arcite had guarded the food?"

"That's even easier. We can attack from both sides and keep Viscount Hogg's cavalry army in this land forever."

"In this way, won't we be able to give an explanation to the two earls?"

"But if that's the case, Baron Enzo, you are underestimating our old rival."

Ryan felt that in the entire North Wind Province, apart from him, only Viscount Hogg was more like a military strategist.

The legion advanced in an orderly manner, and soon Ryan saw the sky ahead, reflecting the flames rising into the sky, screams coming one after another, and the roar of war horses' iron hooves trampling the ground.

"Move out all the barricades!"

The soldiers in the rear dispersed, and the knights hiding in the middle carried the chevaux de frise and placed them in the front.

The huge army just stood there quietly, watching the flames rising into the sky and the chaotic road battlefield ahead.

Boom! ! !
Thousands of fully armed cavalrymen appeared in front of Ryan. He looked at Viscount Hogg, who was leading the group and wearing a golden cloak, without changing his expression, and a smile appeared on his face.

He stretched out his finger and pointed at the chevaux de frise in front of him. Sure enough, the moment he saw the chevaux de frise, Viscount Hogg's face turned terribly ugly.

"Ryan!!! You actually gave up defending Greystone Castle."

“I haven’t given up.”

"It's just that Viscount Hogg didn't occupy it."

With the chevaux de frise in front, Viscount Hogg didn't dare to let his cavalry charge, so he turned his horse around and looked at his masterpiece with a gloomy face.

But there was no way. He would rather charge towards the chaotic and burning grain transport team than face Ryan's direction.

The terrain difference in this river valley is not that big. Logically, he has many directions to leave, but if he chooses to leave from the side, he is worried that his cavalry tail will be left behind by Ryan's army, so he can only choose the opposite direction.

"Go ahead! Let's leave from the other side!"

It has to be said that Viscount Hogg put in a lot of effort this winter. When faced with the flames, the warhorse under him did not show fear and dare not move forward like it did last year in Tieshan County.

Following the massive charge, no one knew how many people were left behind, but in the end, Viscount Hogg's cavalry army finally left.

Ryan was extremely envious of the cavalry's mobility and wondered when he would be able to train his own warhorse.

"pity……"

Just as Viscount Hogg thought, if he dared to go in the direction where Ryan was, even if he bypassed the barricades and left from the side, his cavalry would definitely be left with at least a hundred men.

Ryan touched the beast bow hanging on the horse's back. The beast bow came from the Winter Forest. It was expensive to make. It was made of tree bark, animal horns and animal tendons. With the druid's unique craftsmanship and soaked in potions, these beast bows could be regarded as the world's top bows.

Ryan was looking forward to their first appearance on the battlefield, but unfortunately Viscount Hogg was so courageous that he didn't even confront him head-on.

(End of this chapter)