Mage Lord: The Tech Tree is Skewed by Me

Chapter 94 0.5x version of blitzkrieg

"Leon has already set off?"

Standing on the city wall of Parma, looking at the empty camp not far away, the Duke of Galicia said solemnly.

"Yes, I went early this morning."

Deol replied with excitement on his face.

This is a rebellion!

Although he has always been with his father, the Duke, Deol is still a young man after all, so he seems a little active in the upcoming war.

"Normally he is quite smart, but he is just a little smart."

"However, since he took the initiative to choose to be the commander of the Eastern Front Army this time, he can also take the opportunity to weaken Antolia's military strength."

The Duke of Galicia said calmly.

"ah?"

Hearing his father's comments, Deol couldn't help but be stunned for a moment.

"Think about it, everyone's impression of Antolia has always been those tough mercenaries. However, although the morale of Antolia's mercenaries is high, their number is limited after all, so they have never been taken seriously by the family. .”

"But this time, the young Viscount pulled out thousands of militiamen at once, and each one of them was an elite. It was the first time that he showed the hidden strength of the Jimena family."

"After Helson is put on the throne, even if the food source of Antolia is still in the hands of the family, they will still have to find opportunities to weaken Antolia."

"Otherwise, there is no guarantee that he will not become the second Count of Brabant!"

Strong vassals must be weakened, and weak vassals must be supported.

For many years, the Bravis family has relied on this idea to rule the land in the south of the kingdom.

Even if Antoria's army is particularly important to the current battle for the throne, it will never change the Duke of Galicia's mind.

"Although you can't move now, after this war is over, you can renegotiate the share ratio of the moon velvet with the Antolian people."

"yes."

Although he was greatly shocked, Deol still said obediently.

…

In Leon's plan, the attack on Oak City can be said to be a particularly important part.

only……

Although it is said to be a blitz, the marching speed of the army in this era is really unflattering.

The Antolian militia with high morale walked in front, while the chaotic private army of nobles shuffled behind, marching as slowly as a horse.

"Leon, just teach me!"

Perhaps it was due to the hounds that attacked the city during the cold winter last year, or perhaps he was envious of the elite militiamen in Antolia. During the march, Kolend Wayne seemed to be transformed into Leon’s little fanboy, spending almost the whole day Tired of being around him.

Although he stepped onto the battlefield, Kolend Wayne was only a sixteen or seventeen-year-old boy after all, a little younger than Leon. He was naturally full of curiosity about his first march and war.

Especially after seeing the completely different mental outlook of Andoria's army and our own private army, he was full of awe for the young Viscount of Antorlia.

"What? Didn't I tell you the training method yesterday?"

Hearing this, Kelunde Wayne couldn't help but feel a little ashamed:

"Yes! But those guys didn't understand the orders at all! I was the only one there to amuse myself!"

Speaking of this, Kolund once again remembered the confused looks on the faces of the Gray Water Castle militiamen when he gave the order.

Of course they didn't dare to offend their own lord, mainly because they really didn't know what it meant.

"Why don't you let Andrew give those guys a good training?" Kolender suggested.

That’s what I’m waiting for!

Although Leon's face was still extremely calm, he was extremely excited in his heart.

Of course Leon knew how outrageous it was to let the militiamen from Gray Water Castle, who couldn't even tell the difference between left and right, conduct training during the march. Even the Antolians might not be able to do it.

However, this is the effect he wants!

Although he is the commander-in-chief of this army, the nobles who temporarily gathered around him are ultimately the lords of the militias everywhere.

If other nobles are not willing, they cannot forcefully place people in other people's armies.

If you want to truly control an army, it is particularly important who has the actual command power.

And Kolund gave Leon such an opportunity.

"But Andrew is the leader of the Antolia Militia..." Leon looked embarrassed.

"And Todd! It's okay if Todd comes!"

Kolender said quickly.

After a moment of pulling and pulling, watching Kolund make countless guarantees, Leon finally gave Todd the order with great "embarrassment":

"Since Kolund strongly requests it, you can personally lead the militia of Gray Water Castle."

"yes!"

Todd said immediately.

Leon's purpose was definitely not to train the Gray Water Castle militia into an elite division in such a short period of time, because that was completely impossible.

The reason why Todd was asked to command the militiamen of Gray Water Castle was simply to prevent these grinding militiamen from delaying his marching speed.

And Todd had obviously received Leon's instructions a long time ago, and he only had two requests for the Gray Water Castle militia.

The first point is to let the militia know who is the boss and they must all obey the orders of Viscount Leon Jimena of Antolia.

The second point is to make a promise that as long as the militiamen of Gray Water Castle can reach their destination within the specified time, the selfless Lord Leon will let them eat meat!

The important thing is that it was Leon who made them eat meat!

And this is undoubtedly a great temptation for these militiamen who may not see any meat for more than a month.

As for whether there will be insufficient food...

There are soldiers in your hands and food in the city.

As long as Oak City is captured as quickly as possible, there will naturally be no need to worry about the food problem.

What's more, Leon didn't really intend to follow the Duke of Galicia all the way to the dark anyway. The food and fodder prepared for the siege of the royal capital was really unnecessary.

Therefore, under Todd's encouragement, the militiamen of Graywater Castle burst out with astonishing mobility. Although their marching speed could not be compared to when they were deserters, it was greatly improved.

"Lord Viscount..."

When the other nobles came together, Leon stopped talking as expected:

"According to the original marching speed, the western front army led by the Duke will be fine. After all, there will be no strong city to block it, but we are on the eastern front here!"

"The armies of various nobles have been gathering in the south of the kingdom for such a long time. If we are delayed on the road again and wait until the defenders of Oak City are on guard, we may pay a huge price to capture that city."

"The marching speed must be accelerated. This is also to reduce your losses as much as possible."

"If your militia cannot keep up with the team, then just like Gray Water Castle, hand over your own army to Todd to lead it!"

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I originally planned to finish it today, but after thinking about it, I still can’t omit some things. The main reason is that I hope to write the process of the protagonist’s successful jump back in a more reasonable way. I will speed up the pace tomorrow. (This paragraph is not included in the paid word count)