Divine Kingship

Chapter 174 People’s Mind Changes
The viscount who led the team was a little panicked because he knew he couldn't win.

Moreover, he knew that Viscount Rand had a background in the Torch Church and the White King.

He also advised the Second Prince not to be so impulsive, but the Second Prince seemed to think that his status allowed him to do whatever he wanted.

This is very troublesome.

Well, maybe the Second Prince was not afraid of Rand at all, but he was afraid, so his initial strategy was to sneak around these soldiers, find a village at random, rob a few people, and deal with them.

As long as it's not a slap in the face, it's just a small property loss. You can compensate Rand when the time comes. It's good for you, me and everyone.

He wouldn't have to offend the second prince, nor would he offend Rand too much.

After all, no matter what, the villagers and other lowly people are just a kind of property of the lord, so it’s no big deal to make up for the losses.

But now, he didn't expect that while this group of people were having a banquet, there were still a certain number of scouts patrolling continuously, so that they were now in a dilemma.

When he was stopped by the scouts before, he did not take action because he was afraid of completely offending this group of people. Otherwise, if he had forced his way through those scouts who were blocking his way at the risk of their lives.

Afterwards, they may disappear inexplicably during the looting process.

The leading viscount was certain that the second prince would be able to find out the situation.

Just as he was hesitating, these soldiers who originally seemed to be relaxing suddenly turned into an army in formation at a speed he could hardly imagine.

Silent and orderly.

There's no need to resist now.

After scolding him twice and confirming that it was futile, he simply got off his horse and surrendered.

Taner was also somewhat helpless. He had already prepared himself for action, and he would definitely not agree to let these people plunder the village.

Even he was prepared for the worst.

But unexpectedly, this viscount who seemed so high and mighty dismounted and surrendered without hesitation.

There is obviously room for argument.

Of course, the Viscount had his reasons for doing so.

The failure of the operation has already offended the second prince. After all, the second prince is not a lenient person.

Then there is absolutely no need to offend Rand anymore. Although Rand just has some background and is not really affiliated with the Torch Church or the White King, in fact, for Rand's background, as long as it is not a formal full-scale conflict, the impact will not be great.

At least he wouldn't make Rand unhappy, otherwise the White King would rush over and beat him.

But what he is interested in now is the military command ability of Rand and his general Taner.

Now at least the leading viscount is certain that the second prince is totally unsuitable to be a military commander.

Although there is no such thing as an incompetent general causing the entire army to fail, the incompetence of generals will have a serious impact on the entire army, which is something that everyone can understand.

If there weren't a line of defense now, these people would have already planned to sideline the Second Prince. After all, they are in the midst of a war and are doing life-threatening things.

Gold plating is OK.

But they would not be happy if they were taken to die together.

It would be better for him to surrender to Rand as soon as possible. If any problems really arise later, at least Rand will not bear a grudge against him. Moreover, more and more people will probably be unable to stand the second prince.

It is estimated that more people will come to surrender later, and he has the advantage of surrendering early.

And even though his attitude just now was not very good, he hadn't done anything yet. He was just confronting the scouts here and didn't hurt anyone.

Taner was a little tired. It was troublesome to fight a war with intrigue.

Looking at a group of cavalrymen who followed the Viscount to surrender, Taner looked at Fenris beside him.

Fenris looked much better now, and whispered to Taner, "We can arrange some supplies for this viscount, as well as the captives captured from the Snow Fox Territory to deal with him."

Taner nodded in agreement, and then said to the viscount, "You need to cooperate with us to place some people there."

The viscount who led the team nodded.

Fenris then negotiated "cooperation" matters with the Viscount.

This is also an opportunity. Now they have been driven out of the defense line. If there is an eye inside the defense line, many things will be much easier.

At least you won't be completely in the dark about what's happening inside or outside the defense line.

This is a good thing. This viscount is really sensible. If a fight had really broken out before, it would have been equivalent to breaking off relations with the second prince. Now there is an extra traitor, which is quite good.

Taner and Fenris were very good at being a traitor. If he hadn't been afraid of being too close to the viscount, Taner would even want to pass on his own traitor book to the viscount.

However, considering that the Second Prince is so arrogant, it is estimated that he does not need a very high level of insider skills to complete the insider mission on the defense line.

I just hope that the Second Prince will stop causing trouble, otherwise those of them who are on vacation won’t be able to enjoy their vacation.

Taner waved his hand, signaling his soldiers to go back and relax, and adjusted the scouts' shifts to let this team of scouts take a break as well.

On the other side of the defense line, the Snow Fox Countess used her excellent eyesight to scan the defense line again.

Now it has been reinforced a lot compared to the beginning. Before, she could sneak over at night and launch a surprise attack on Crescent Territory. But now with the level of perfection, it seems completely impossible to carry out such a surprise attack.

Although she wished she hadn't made this decision, the Snow Fox Countess felt a little depressed when she thought about the scale of this defense line, which was due to the talents provided by her Snow Fox Territory.

What is more troublesome now is how to break through this line of defense.

The Snow Fox Countess stopped looking at the defense line and returned to the tent, sitting in the main seat, her eyes sweeping across the faces of the officers present one by one.

"Is there any plan?" asked the Snow Fox Countess.

Everyone was speechless.

The military logic of this era was very primitive. To deal with conscripted soldiers, they would charge with cavalry. To deal with cavalry, they would also charge with cavalry. When faced with a city, they would surround it and then slowly destroy it with catapults.

Although it seems so primitive, it was this simple method of warfare that drove the orcs and trolls into the north where it was difficult to grow food, drove all kinds of monsters to the stinking and poisonous swamps in the south, and drove the elves back to the forest.

Of course, this is also because humans had some special types of cavalry during the ancient continental wars.

Some countries in the Southern Kingdom have wyverns and ground dragon cavalry.

The White King's personal guards also include some Snow Eagle Knights.

The Frost Moon Kingdom also had griffin cavalry in the past.

But later, with the change of climate, the continent was no longer suitable for the survival of monsters, and major countries gradually lost their special troops.

There may be some countries that secretly preserve some fire, but unless they are in desperate situations, they probably will not use them in war.

However, after the third expansion pack in Rand's memory, the "climate" of this world will change again after the Grand Duke Vladimir's sacrifice.

But now, we can only use the most primitive way of warfare.

For this line of defense, they could only use catapults to slowly destroy it.

After waiting in the military tent for a long time and seeing that her subordinates had no special solution, the Snow Fox Countess directly decided on a strategy.

Just use a trebuchet to smash it slowly.

After the city walls and forts were damaged, the civilians were asked to carry sandbags to fill the trenches.

The ant-attached siege must be carried out when there is a huge gap in military strength. At least there must be a sufficient gap in the quality and number of troops.

Now according to the intelligence obtained by the Snow Fox Countess, the military strength of both sides should be similar. The quality of her soldiers may be higher, but the number is probably smaller.

In short, under normal circumstances, it is not possible to rely on ants to attack and break into the city.

So just use the trebuchet to smash it slowly. Although this thing is not accurate and its power is also very average, the opposite side is not a solid wall of steel. After smashing it for a month, it will definitely be riddled with holes.

She is not under much pressure now and has time to grind slowly. Anyway, she will not think of any surprise attack anymore.

Of course, she will still make the necessary preparations.

The Snow Fox Countess waved her hand, telling the officers in the tent to adjourn the meeting.

He sat on the cushioned wooden chair and gently stroked the wound on his face.

That was the closest she had ever been to death since she escaped from Crescent Territory, but luckily she won.

To be honest, she had some thoughts about the Crescent Territory across this line of defense. After all, this was one of the rare defeats she had suffered since she took control of the army.

And then, this looting group took advantage of her own territory and plundered her, which made her so angry that she almost broke her teeth.

A lot of the confidence that I had built up in the past has been shattered.

This time, she wanted to get it back, but she didn't know whether Taner and Viscount Rand were on the opposite line of defense. If they were unlucky, they would be killed by the boulders thrown by the catapults.

The Snow Fox Countess chuckled. She had never thought that she would still have such fantasies at this age.

Following the order from Countess Snow Fox, the catapult's accessories were pushed onto the battlefield.

The counterweight trebuchet had not yet been invented in this era and was still in a relatively primitive stage, so its power and accuracy were very average.

But in any case, the range is still much longer than that of an arrow.

It is necessary to guard against the enemy suddenly sending cavalry to destroy the catapult, so it is necessary to send enough troops to garrison.

The subordinates of the Snow Fox Countess are very confident in her.

In their opinion, the previous defeat of the Countess of Snow Fox was not a big deal at all. Compared with her previous deeds, it was just a drizzle.

Moreover, these nobles have already heard that the second prince of the Frost Moon Kingdom is just across the street. If they can follow the Snow Fox Countess to break through the defense line and capture the second prince, it will be a great achievement.

Not to mention acquiring new territories, at least we can exchange territories to some wealthy areas. In that case, life will be much better.

As for failure, they never thought about it.

They didn't think that Rand, Taner, and the Second Prince's military abilities could match those of their Snow Fox Countess.

But it was also strange for them. They pushed the catapults to the open area and started to assemble them, but the harassment troops from the opposite side had not arrived yet.

And I haven't seen any scouts either.

Over the past period of time, the Snow Fox Earldom has been harassed by marauding groups from top to bottom. Now that there are suddenly no scouts watching over them, they are really a little uncomfortable.

(End of this chapter)