Lord of the North

"Lancelot, we are going to speed up the progress of conscription." Jason touched his chin. With Iron Fang's current military strength, he has more than enough protection for himself, but the expansion is insufficient. Wanting to make a fortune in this turbulent situation? necessary.

"With the population led by iron teeth, how many soldiers can we recruit at most?" Although the more soldiers the better, but if it affects normal production, it will be digging its own grave.

"My lord, including the population of the iron tooth collar and the villages and Irbia, the total number is about 16,000." Lancelot thought for a while.

"If it is normal conscription, we can expand to 1,600 soldiers, and if the recruitment is saturated, we can have almost 2,000 soldiers."

Two thousand soldiers can run wild in these ordinary towns, unless they can't think of leading troops to attack those large cities.

These large cities are directly under the kingdom, and the city owners are directly appointed by the king. Taking Lucca City as an example, the army in the city is also a garrison sent by the kingdom, with a total of 5,000 people.

The purpose is to deter the major lords and nobles in the north. Once there are signs of rebellion, the garrisons of the four major cities in the north will swarm out to put down the rebellion.

This is also one of the reasons why those old nobles who were squeezed out of the power center dare not make any big moves even though they are about to move.

"But, my lord." Lancelot looked embarrassed.

"This will increase the economic burden on the territory, and in severe cases, it may even cause economic collapse."

He was very worried in his heart, it would not be good for Tie Ya to get it like this, and when the time came, he would not get anything but put himself in it instead.

Jason was also a little worried when he heard the words. Those dynasties that had grown stronger due to wanton expansion of military power did not end well in the end.

"Support war with war." In the end, he said four words in a deep voice. His words will also determine the future of Iron Fang's army, which is to fight continuously, and then start the next battle with the spoils obtained .

"We can plunder the population and resources, and in this way, we can also feed back the Iron Fang collar."

"But, won't the northern garrison of the kingdom encircle and suppress us because of this?" This is the biggest concern in Lancelot's heart. Those little lords have at most a few hundred soldiers, and most of them are farmers in normal times and wear clothes in wartime. A motley crew in leather armor who took up arms.

Unlike the iron tooth collar, which is well-equipped and has soldiers as its profession, Jason has already invested nearly ten thousand gold coins in them, and those little lords are not willing to spend a lot of money on the army, they only have enough to suppress them by themselves Bandit is enough.

There are no nobles like Jason who are crazy about military training, but there are really too few of them.

Most of their money is spent on their own guards, and these guards who are usually responsible for their safety are the objects they invest money in.

In front of Tie Ya's army, this kind of soldier is here to deliver the head, and the only thing to worry about is the northern garrison who are also professional soldiers.

"Hmph, Phil Lopez is not yet the king of this country." Jason sneered, and he was as short-sighted as his uncle when he eliminated dissidents and cleaned up courtiers.

If he can command these armies directly under the king, will those old nobles dare to be the most right with them? Unless you are tired of living.

It's a pity that he doesn't have this right, otherwise the First Heavy Armored Legion would not be able to defeat the Principality of Lions, at least it would be no problem to block them.

"Then what if they settle accounts after the fall?"

"If this battle is lost and the land is lost, and they are still fighting for power in the royal city, do you think those old nobles will use this to fight back?"

"That is to say, my lord, you still have the possibility of returning to the royal city to take over as the king?"

"No, no, it's more likely to choose a puppet from the collateral line of the royal family." Jason is guilty, let alone go back to take over the throne, it is not impossible for them to push the invasion incident on themselves !

"But these officers directly under the legion are all brains.

"Jason said helplessly, it seems that it is impossible to borrow the garrison.

"This is also to avoid causing turmoil." Lancelot analyzed calmly.

"At present, the king's life and death are unknown. If the relatives are in power, without these garrisons to deter the kingdom, it will be easy to cause big troubles."

"Then they just watch the civilians in the east suffer like this?" Jason still didn't understand their thoughts. The principality turned a blind eye to the action.

"As a superior, when considering things, you have to consider the overall situation." Lancelot said again.

"Just imagine if the eastern army is dispatched, even if the Lion Principality can be forced back, it will definitely cause huge damage. In this way, the kingdom's control over the eastern part will be further weakened, which may also cause huge turmoil. On the contrary, if They are guarding the city, and it is impossible for the Principality of Lions to break through the city wall in a short time."

"Hmph, but it's okay." Jason grinned, his eyes cold.

"If they don't make a big noise, how can I stand a chance?"

Which dynasty in history did not rise because of the turmoil in the world?

"My lord, there is another problem. If we speed up the recruitment process, our equipment may not be able to keep up."

There are only so many craftsmen in the military factory in Iron Tooth Town, and the amount of equipment that can be made in a week is limited. The regular army in Iron Tooth Town did not have all the equipment in place before. This time, Gareth took another hundred pieces. This winter, I want to To create thousands of sets of equipment is undoubtedly a dream.

"Do as much as you can, count as much as you can, and let the soldiers who join the army wear the old iron-inlaid leather armor first." Jason was also a little helpless, there really was no better way to solve this kind of thing.

The efficiency of human forging is indeed too low. If there is a modern workshop, Jason doesn't have to worry about the fact that the amount of ordinary equipment is not enough to equip soldiers.

Although the Kyle family's Chamber of Commerce is powerful, they are not good at selling military equipment in large quantities openly, and they still export it to countries other than the Papal State.

The Holy See will never allow this kind of thing to happen, and businessmen are not allowed to intervene in military equipment.

So this kind of thing can only be solved by Jason himself.

"Next, pay close attention to the war in the east, and send spies to investigate Viscount Tours. It would be best if we can find out who his backer is."

"My lord, we still need to pay attention to the Heshouhui." Lancelot added, this underground force is like a disease of scabies, which cannot be completely eliminated but will suffer from it.

"Joint Society..." Jason narrowed his eyes. He has been dealing with this force since he came to the north. From the very beginning of Hodge Knight's failed ambush, and the subsequent assassination incident, Jason has been dealing with it. Hate it to the bone, if there is a chance to pull it out, Jason will definitely be merciless.

"It's a shame that these guys have been huddled in Lucca City, we can't go in and annihilate them." Lancelot also hated.

Although he can go in and have the strength to destroy this organization, he will completely offend all the forces in Lucca City in this way. This kind of thing can only be done slowly, not in a hurry.