Throne of the North.

Chapter 89: This is the game of the nobles

Many soldiers fled. After all, most of them were slave soldiers, and fleeing was their instinct. However, those regular soldiers would not risk their own lives to stay and cover others when they saw that the soldiers around them were running away.

The moment people's hearts are scattered, no matter how large the army is, it will be of no avail.

Ryan looked at the fleeing army in the distance, and then at the soldiers kneeling on the ground around him. These people had no chance and no time to run away, so they could only surrender and pray not to be killed.

Part of it belongs to Viscount Miles's side, and part of it to the other side.

"Master Ryan."

Harrington had tied Baron Enzo to Ryan's side at some point, and Ryan had no expression as he looked at the nobleman.

"Go back and tell Viscount Dragun that half of the Ice Peak Forest belongs to us."

"If you agree, your nobles can redeem their soldiers. If not, then I will kill these prisoners and we will continue the war."

the other side.

Brand shot a dead body of a silver knight in front of the terrified army. The surrounding soldiers gradually gathered together and pointed their sharp weapons at the soldiers of Viscount Miles who had not even been able to pick up their weapons because of their escape.

"Lord Viscount."

The two silver knights came to Viscount Miles' side and knelt down guiltily. Even though the three of them joined forces, they were unable to stop the young man. At this moment, when they saw the corpse out of the corner of their eyes, they couldn't help but feel fear in their hearts.

If the battle line was extended a little longer, they would both die.

"My Lord Viscount, my lord asked me to tell you that if this war continues, you will completely lose hope of occupying Lingdu City."

Viscount Miles stared at Brand closely. He never expected that the war would turn around so quickly.

They clearly had more troops and the advantage, so why were they defeated so easily?

"You, have teamed up with Dragun?"

Brand did not respond, but in Viscount Miles's opinion, this was the fact. The three barons defected to Viscount Dragun, which led to his defeat in the war.

At the same time, Viscount Dragun on the other side also had an ugly look on his face. They were also worried that Ryan's army would turn around and join forces with Viscount Miles.

"Father, we can't gamble."

"If we lose the bet, we will get nothing. If we win, then they will have no choice but to stand on our side and deal with Viscount Miles."

Baron Enzo spoke, and finally Viscount Dragun made up his mind.

"Then promise them!"

With the joining of Count Weiss, Viscount Dragun had to compromise and give up half of the wealth of Ice Peak Forest.

On the other side, Viscount Miles gritted his teeth and said angrily:

"Go back and tell your lord that the Miles family will not forget this debt. Also, release Mr. Artel. He is the younger brother of Count Weiss, and you are not qualified to capture him." Brand raised his hand, and soon the soldiers behind him brought the bound Artel Weiss over. This nobleman who only had the strength of a formal knight did not have the courage to turn defeat into victory in the face of the sudden army. He did bring two thousand soldiers, but except for the dozens of barbarians, the rest were all slave soldiers, and they had no courage to fight against the wind.

This is the game between nobles. Since the war was lost, Viscount Miles had no choice but to leave and return to his own territory with his army to lick his wounds.

Soon, Ryan received responses from the viscounts of both sides. He was not very happy because as long as the armies of both sides were not left here, these nobles would be able to pull out another army after returning.

After the orcs moved south, the nobles in the North Wind Province had many more slaves under their command.

"It's a pity. If we leave all their troops here, these nobles won't be able to form a large-scale army in the next few decades, right?"

Ryan looked around with regret. After cleaning up, he found that the death toll in this war was not as high as he had imagined.

This is normal. The military literacy of the soldiers on both sides is not high. The fact that they did not retreat when the casualties exceeded 10% shows that most of the soldiers did not know what was going on. The fact that the slave soldiers did not collapse when the casualties exceeded 20% shows that Ryan thinks it is because their nobles led the troops well. If the casualties were 30%...

With this number, even regular elite troops would surely retreat. Not to mention others, even if 30% of Ryan's own 200 knights and attendants died, he would be heartbroken and call the army back.

War is never about fighting to the last man standing. That kind of war can be called an epic, where no one retreats. It will be remembered by history and will make countless military commanders excited and try to learn from it.

In more cases, as is the case today, failure can be used to declare the war over.

This is also the reason why Ryan keeps sending out scouts. He wants to know how many soldiers the nobles on both sides have lost in this war. If it is 10%, he will not come, but if it is about 20%, once he appears, he can change the situation and win the war.

Viscount Miles didn't know how their army lost. This was the reason. He could only see that there were so many of his soldiers and he regarded the soldiers in the army as just numbers.

But Ryan didn't. He knew very well that every soldier was a living person. They would be afraid, panic, confused, and desperate. They were people with emotions.

Everyone is a human being, not a machine that will fight to the death once thrown into the battlefield.

So, soldiers will flee. When one soldier flees, there will be a second, a third...

A large number of soldiers fled, and even a million-strong army was of no avail.

In a head-on battle, Ryan's army would definitely not be a match for the coalition forces of so many nobles, but the timing of his arrival was perfect.

It just so happened that the tense nerves of both armies were on the verge of collapse, and his army had just entered the battlefield.

Therefore, as long as the army of Count Weiss that arrived not long ago is dealt with, this war will not be a failure.

Of course, if Viscount Miles organized his army to set up camp again, Ryan would still be at a disadvantage and might even have to withdraw from the Ice Peak Forest. So, he began to win over Viscount Dragun, using the two viscounts to check and balance each other. Winning over Viscount Dragun would allow Viscount Miles to leave resolutely, and the presence of Viscount Miles would allow Viscount Dragun to accept Ryan's proposal.

The victory in war is due to human nature, while the victory or defeat of the nobles is due to the use of the rules of the game among the nobles.

As the victor, even if he was a baron, Ryan could shout and drive away other nobles.

By the time they reacted after the war, everything had already become a foregone conclusion. Even if they were unwilling, they dared not destroy their noble reputation in a short period of time.

(End of this chapter)