Throne of the North.

Chapter 406 Plan, three steps, two stages
When Ryan received the appointment from the emperor, he had already stayed in place for five days to reorganize and wait.

"Have the fortresses of four of the empire's other five northern border provinces been destroyed?"

Ryan was a little shocked. He had never known that in the empire's six provinces close to the northern border, including the Xiangshan Plain, five fortresses had been defeated by the orcs, and millions of orcs poured into the fortresses.

This was undoubtedly a heavy blow to the empire, which had vowed to fight the northern orcs on its own.

The four extraordinary legions commanded by the four grand dukes have all been carried out and appeared in the four provinces where the fortresses were shattered, cleaning up the mess.

Among the six provinces, only the fortress of the Blazing Snow Province is still standing strong. At present, the royal Templar Knights are on high alert and are ready to head to the Blazing Snow Province at any time.

In addition, half of the nine legendary magicians in the Imperial Capital City have also entered the four provinces, which not only need powerful extraordinary legions to fight back against the orcs, but also require legendary extraordinary powers to prevent the extreme destructive power brought about by the sublimation of war.

Just like the Behemoth, it is said to have trampled across an earldom.

The situation in the north of the empire was dire, even more serious than Ryan had imagined. Although the nobles continued to send troops to support, they could only barely block the orcs in a few provinces and prevent them from continuing to move south.

"The Nightmare Knights have entered the Twilight Province. It won't be long before the Behemoths will be eliminated."

Rosalind said that no one would doubt this result. After all, back then, the Clayton family's Fire Dragon Knight Legion was able to penetrate deep into the heart of the orc territory, and the extraordinary legions under the hands of the four grand dukes were the most powerful in the world.

If the extraordinary legions on the Norris continent were only as numerous as one hand, none of the four extraordinary legions of the four grand dukes would be excluded. In fact, their positions would be selected first, and the rest would be fought over by others.

Ryan put the information aside and focused on his appointment.

"I will become the administrator of the Northern Wind Province for a period of thirty years?"

"Before the Marquis of Beifeng grows up, Beifeng City belongs to me? When he grows up, the city must be returned to me?"

Ryan looked up. This was different from what he said.

"Northern Wind City cannot be forever loyal to any nobles other than the royal family. You are not even the governor of Northern Wind Province, so you are not qualified to be forever loyal to that city."

"Moreover, it's not just that. You were so anxious that you even lost another identity."

Rosalind pointed to the second half of the appointment.

"Earl Winter has become the military commander of the Northern Province. Should I obey his orders?"

Ryan smiled. This was obviously a confrontation between the Meyers family and the emperor. No matter what, the emperor was very rebellious and could not just follow whatever Meyers said. He had to have his own thoughts and dignity instead of becoming a 'puppet' of the Meyers family.

It seems that Grand Duke Meyers, among the four grand dukes, does not have a very good relationship with the emperor.

As a result, Ryan was very satisfied.

"It is no big deal that Earl Winter is the commander-in-chief of the war, and he deserves it."

Just in time, the scent of the bait became three times stronger.

When Ryan received the news, Earl Winter also received the trust from the emperor, which included not only an appointment, but also a secret letter from the emperor. The emperor did not trust the Meyers family and wanted to have his own vision in the North Wind Province.

Viscount Hogg is far inferior to Marquis Boreas, but Earl Winter is very suitable.

Count Winter was very excited when he received the recognition of Columbus III, but of course he did not lose his mind.

That afternoon, Count Winter's Flying Wolf Cavalry came to Ryan in a discussion tone and asked him what he thought.

"First of all, we can't let the werewolf battlefield continue to expand. Too many nobles have been hunted by werewolves. This is heavy news that needs to be mourned. We can't let more noble castles fall into the terrible situation of being surrounded by werewolves and rushing in through windows, cellars, and door cracks."

"The dignity and life of the nobles cannot be desecrated by orcs."

"We cannot control those nobles who are already deeply involved in wars and battlefields. They need troops to protect them. The only ones we can mobilize are the noble armies of Lingdu County, Tieshan County, and Yinchuan County. They have not yet been surrounded by orcs and fallen into the quagmire of war."

"Use these troops to form a defense line to prevent the werewolves from continuing to expand. The Northern Wind Province has been easily occupied by orcs several times and has been put on the table by the nobles in the south. This is our shame."

"After stopping the werewolves, the armies of the three counties entered Longshan, Leiyun and Beifeng counties, and gradually gathered the strength of all the nobles in the six counties by advancing. They used a fan-shaped war to force the werewolves back to the Xiangshan Plain."

"This step can only succeed and not fail. No matter how many soldiers die or how much land is destroyed, it must be completed because we cannot afford the cost of losing the war. This is our last army. If we fail, all the noble territories in the North Wind Province will become a paradise for orcs."

"As long as we can drive the orcs back to the Xiangshan Plain, no, as long as we can drive the werewolves back to where Hanshan City is, victory in the war will belong to us."

Facing Ryan's description, it seemed that victory was at hand, but Lord Hora, who represented Earl Winter, couldn't help but hesitate.

"Baron Ryan, you probably haven't seen the werewolves that defeated the Xiangshan Plain Fortress. They are...very powerful."

After saying this, he glanced at the slave soldiers around him.

"I'm afraid these soldiers can't carry out the plan you mentioned."

In his opinion, it was a miracle that these people, under the leadership of Baron Ryan, were able to resist the attack of the werewolves. As for counterattacking the werewolves?
Can it really be done?

"They can."

Ryan said confidently.

Of course, he also knew that ten of these ugly guys together could not deal with a werewolf, but he just needed to let the werewolves know the determination of humans to resist.

"I will lead the army here to Thundercloud County. Lord Hora, you know that the military strength there is the weakest. In addition, Mayes has begun to own the Northern Wind Province. That woman Shaya has become very important."

"My troops are also needed there to resist the orcs' attack. Otherwise, if the werewolves open a gap in the fan-shaped war from Thundercloud County, all the plans will be meaningless."

"So what about attacking? What are you guys going to use to attack?"

Lord Hora asked, and Ryan told him straight out.

"Don't forget Lady Rosalind. She has the background brought by Meyers. As long as we can hold on in the first stage, Lady Rosalind's trump card can help us win."

"After all, humans are no longer the humans they were a hundred years ago, but orcs are still the orcs they were a hundred years ago."

Ryan said this, and Lord Hola finally felt relieved. He had been racking his brains for a while, but could not think of a way to fight against the werewolves.

"Since Lady Rosalind has the solution, and Earl Winter is now the commander-in-chief of the war, why not let him go to Earl Winter's territory?" He didn't understand why Rosalind would be in Ryan's army. Even if the nobles had previously agreed that Baron Ryan would command the nobles' army, Earl Winter was now the commander.

Ryan looked deeply at Lord Hora and said earnestly:

"Lord Hora, do you know what Lady Rosalind's methods are?"

He said quietly:

"That's a method that will kill a lot of people. No soldier in the army that participates in it will survive."

Lord Hora, who was not sensitive to politics but had an indelible memory of the extraordinary, naturally recalled some scenes from the Kingdom War and could not help but shudder. He had not felt anything in the Kingdom before, but now in the Empire...

He stopped making suggestions. Looking at the army behind Ryan that could be knocked down with one hand, he finally understood the significance of these soldiers eating and drinking well.

"I will ask the Earl to transport another batch of food to Thundercloud County. Werewolves are not very interested in human food."

"Can the war be won?"

Lord Hora asked at last, he was really a little unconfident.

"As long as we can force the werewolves back to the Xiangshan Plain, even if it's only for one day, the war will not be lost."

Ryan said this, and Lord Hora returned to the Earldom with Ryan's confidence and told Earl Winter about Ryan's plan.

"Can this method really succeed?"

Earl Winter was a little hesitant. After listening to it, he felt that there were only two options: defense and offense.

"There are three steps in the plan. The first step is defense. Our territory can withstand the attacks of werewolves and even force them to stay away from the earldom."

"The Sauron family should be able to do it. He invited me to Longshan City before. Earl Sauron's warlocks have extracted the energy from the Thunder Giant's body. Maybe they can help them attack the werewolves and prevent them from gathering in a short time to interrupt and overwhelm his Dragonblood Warrior Legion."

Beside Earl Winter, Countess Winter spoke softly.

"So the key point is Baron Ryan and Thundercloud County. But since Baron Ryan is confident, it means he can withstand the werewolf's attack."

"If the three counties stop the werewolves at the same time, it will indeed prevent the werewolves from appearing in the three marginal provinces."

"But after defense...attack."

Countess Winter shook her head. She had no idea where Ryan's confidence came from. If the noble army of the North Wind Province could really attack the werewolves and gain the upper hand, then the Xiangshan Plain Fortress would not be defeated at all.

She believed that the nobles of North Wind County, led by Earl Winter, could not fight back against the werewolf army.

The family of Count Sauron could, at most, fight back for a while due to the power of the Thunder Titan, but would then suffer heavy losses from the werewolves appearing from all directions. It would be impossible for them to really attack.

Could it be Thundercloud County? What did Baron Ryan do? Just like the way the Frozen Territory blocked the werewolves' attack over there?

Earl Winter and his family couldn't figure out how Baron Ryan would attack, and they thought that all three counties could counterattack.

"But this is an opportunity for the Winter family. The emperor has made you the commander-in-chief of the war in the Northern Wind Province, which means that the relationship between the emperor and Grand Duke Meyers has become even worse. Columbus needs your support."

Countess Winter looked at Earl Winter, who nodded. He naturally understood that this good thing that fell from the sky could completely regain the Winter family's say in the North Wind Province.

In recent years, the right to speak that was snatched away by Baron Ryan and Marquis of Northwind has made Earl Winter too timid in the small political circle of Northwind Province.

The reason why he was not so happy was that he wanted to understand Baron Ryan's means of attack, which might become an important factor in his failure to completely regain the right to speak.

In fact - Ryan couldn't think of a solution.

The natural physical gap between humans and werewolves means that humans are no longer qualified to compete fairly with werewolves after the fortress is breached.

A tall werewolf is fighting on the battlefield at the same time. Its claws can kill two people, and its fangs can kill one person. If it meets three people, they will die, and there is no chance of serious injury. How can it fight? How can it attack?

He told Lord Hora to defend, attack, and then fight a decisive battle on the Xiangshan Plain.

But he didn't say that Xiangshan Plain could be Xiangshan Plain, and Xiangshan Plain could also be Beifeng County, the Earldom of Winter.

Xiangshan Plain = Earldom of Winter.

The three-step plan of defense - attack - decisive battle was thus reduced to two steps: defense - decisive battle.

Attack? The weak slave army that had not recovered from the excessive eating and drinking in the past few days, would they use their heads to feed the werewolves and then attack by starving them to death?
It is impossible to attack.

"The most critical issue now is... how to get this army to stop the overwhelming number of werewolves."

Ryan took a deep breath. The most important thing in the plan was not which county the werewolves would decide to concentrate their forces to attack, but how Ryan could let these human slaves who could not even kill sheep stop those vicious wolves.

As long as they can be blocked, when the werewolves find that they cannot penetrate from any direction, they will naturally gather and launch a charge.

If he can't stop it... all Ryan's plans will become a joke.

"It's a bit troublesome."

Ryan stood on the edge of Lingdu County and Leiyun County. If it were any other enemy, he could still use the terrain as an advantage, but for the werewolves, even the terrain of the frozen land had no effect on them...

"It seems that the only way is to believe in the brilliant light deep in the human soul."

Ryan raised his head and looked at the sun above his head.

"God of Light? If you really shine on every inch of land, then I hope you can really be of some use."

"As a great being served by this land, you won't let them down, right?"

"Show me your limits."

Ryan took a deep breath, dismounted, took off his boots, and walked barefoot towards the land of Thundercloud County.

(End of this chapter)