The Lord Legend Of The Raicarnated Lord
Troop Placement

Chapter 70: Deployment of Troops

Count Cobry was enraged with rage as he squeezed the golden goblet again in his hand into tangled pieces. All of His servants did not dare to take a deep breath for them to end up like poor sobs the day before, the one who had returned to the arms of Mother Earth Goddess was struck on the head with a similar piece that used to be a metal cup thrown by the count after she accidentally made a loud noise when the count was exasperated because heard about bad news.

Count involuntarily squeezed his fist and turned the cup into a large number of different shapes. He only noticed that the cup had been squeezed into a small golden ball of metal when the jewel incorporated in the cup fell from his palm. Placing the golden ball on the table, the count stood up and paced back and forth in frustration before going to the veranda, causing all the servants to let out a sigh of relief as no one was injured before him.

Count Cobry was already 63 years old that year, but he still looked like a strong and healthy middle-aged man. Although he had been criticized for his poor character among nobles, his talent in Battle Force training was clearly eminent. Not only was he ranked Two Gold Stars, he managed to bring in 17 Gold rank and 38 Silver rank from all his illegitimate sons. If his tally was in the academy sector of Morante City, he could use that result to obtain himself the Gold War Force instructor badge without much difficulty.

Relying on his illegitimate sons, Count Cobry had managed to expand his territory by an enormous margin and solidify the position of the Cobry Family as hegemon of the northwestern region of the Redlis Kingdom. However, just when the rank of duke was within his reach, his plan had been overturned all of a sudden. How could he not be angry?

Ever since he first became good friends with the First Prince ten years ago in the capital, calculations have always served him by disguising his army as bandits to attack merchant convoys. That count had sacrificed over 6 Gold rankers and 13 Silver rank sons in hopes of being given the title of Duke of the Northwest by the First Price. But it could only be achieved if he managed to make the former nobles of the Krissen Empire submit to the First Prince.

The northwestern region of the Redlis Kingdom was a place where nobles who had military achievements were rejuvenated lands. While the nobles there were loyal to the First Prince, none of them took him seriously. When the First Prince waved the rebellion flag, only a few of them actually joined the war effort enthusiastically. And when it came to taxes and administration, all the First Prince's efforts to raise the taxation rates had been suppressed either openly or secretly by the nobles.

The count understood that his reputation in the northwest was not particularly impressive. Back in the day, having a less than ideal reputation as a branch family born from an extramarital birth, not a single noble family wanted to form a marriage alliance with the Cobry Family. The First Prince wanted the nobles in the northwestern region to give 20% of their income as taxes, but the count understood that they would definitely not approve of the proposal. Therefore, he used military force to subdue the nobles as he believed that the northwestern region would one day become his dominance and the lower the nobles there were, the better the tariff would be.

How did everything start to fall apart? Count Cobry stood on the veranda and looked towards the site where a new city was being built that was shrouded in a cloud of dust. The location of the city before his eyes was largely inspired by the design of the capital and he planned to make it his headquarters when he became the future duke and use it as the administrative center for the northwestern region.

In the past, the count often felt proud and full of himself as he watched the construction of the city from the veranda. Though life is fleeting, his name and legacy will forever live on in the form of the city and the weather through indifferent time travel. He had even planned to erect a large statue of himself when the main construction of the city was completed and hold his ascension ceremony with the title of duke there.

It only takes two more years to come true! The count caught both of his fists and steeled his resolve to not let anyone stop him from realizing his long-held wish. The current situation looked good enough for the count as the allied noble forces had been forced into a corner and had no way of fighting it at all, as can be seen from the fact that many nobles began to write personal letters to him stating that they would be willing to turn away and obey his orders. And with the gradual increase in the counting power, he had managed to eliminate many of the neighboring nobles and had turned his dominance into an uninhabited wasteland that housed no one other than rebel forces or bandits who might have had the will to die.

When the count thought of the rebel forces, he was once again reminded of the merchant convoy that his rebel corps had been attacking out of habit since the past when they disguised themselves as bandits. Until now, they were still entangled with the convoy and seemed to have forgotten his order to capture the people from the mountain fortress to use as laborers.

His count could never even imagine that the troops he sent out had been wiped out. He truly believed that his army consisting of two companies of spear cavalry and five companies of garrison troops was completely invincible in the northwestern region of the Redlis Kingdom. He reasoned that his men might not dare to send a report back to him because they were worried he would get angrier by the fact that they had trouble taking back the camp because the convoy troops had a defensive advantage. Then again, he had sent another company of pike cavalry along with a large amount of food and supplies as reinforcements, so he believed that he would receive good news in a few more days.

He was angry yet curious at the same time about the convoy spreading so far that one could not see the end of it from the other end, as reported to him by one of his men who had participated in the second attack on the convoy. . Which trade union could the convoy have? It was obvious that they were not counting in any case from the way they decided to cross his land without prior notice.

What he did not expect was that the attachment between his rebel corps and convoy forces had given the pest from the western mountains the chance to occupy Burdock Bastide when his forces were thinly dispersed. That place is the original power of the Cobry Family! Were it not for the reports from the residents who had evacuated the area, he probably would not have realized that it was being ravaged by the rebel bandits for five whole days already.

At first, the tally did not believe the citizens' reports at all and even gave them a caning. However, even under the painful beating of the cane, the wills of the citizens still stood firm and they even swore that everything they said was true. Half believed the report, the count sent an army of spear cavalrymen to check the situation. According to their reports, they had met Divine Marksman Josk and many other bandits who numbered around the company's men. After engaging in a brutal battle with the enemy, only a few spear cavalry managed to bring him back to life.

After mentioning Josk, the count felt a cold sensation on his shoulder where Josk's arrow had once pierced. Given Josk's participation, it was not difficult to guess that the illegitimate sons stationed at Burdock Bastide had met their end. Based on what the citizens and cavalry reported, he estimated there were about 3000 rioters, which is the number of rebel forces hiding in the mountains. It seems they are trying hard for the attack.

All right, I think it's time I move. Don't think just because I'm 63, I'll easily mess around. No matter how old the lion is, he will always maintain his cruelty and majesty and will retaliate when threatened. If I don't extinguish this rioter as soon as possible and news of this comes out, others will think the Cobry Family is heading for its downfall to the point where it can't even handle some small rioters. The count made a vow to himself that he would teach the rebellious pest a heavy lesson and would not rest until each of them paid for their offense.

The count was capable of deploying a garrison regiment numbering about 2,000 men as well as a company of pike cavalry from Geldos Town considering that he had a squad of newly formed pike cavalrymen and two garrison troops were more than enough to defend the city with. Coupled with the other spear cavalry troops that had been stationed at Williamiles Castle and the noble warriors that were by his side, he easily gathered a force of 5000 men strong enough to completely crush the rebels from the western mountains, not to mention a lot of talk. I think this arrangement is fine. I will deploy my soldiers within three days.

After finishing his thoughts, Count Cobry exclaimed loudly, "Consider my order …"

Lorist started pointing to the entire map and said, “Here, here and here. Yuriy, send some people to be stationed there. It is an ideal place to monitor the road that connects Burdock Bastide to Geldos City. The count will definitely make his men use that path if he starts to mobilize his troops and we will be able to make our preparations when we see something happen. Josk, you did pretty well yesterday and managed to eliminate half of the spear cavalry troops they sent without relying on the strength of the convoy. However, the rebels lost quite a number of men as well, right? ”

"That's right . They lost about 200 people. If I hadn't passed through the area with the light cavalry reconnaissance troops, they would probably have been destroyed entirely. However, I handed over the equipment and weapons of the defeated soldiers on the count to them and they were quite grateful and happy with the arrangement despite the defeat, ”lapor Josk.

“That's the main reason why I praise you. Now that news of his army's defeat had come out, he would definitely mobilize the rest of his army. We are ready to face him in this place. If we don't have the rebels adding to our numbers, we won't be able to prevent a full assault, a direct count and may even suffer a huge loss even if we win.

"Where is the convoy led by Knight Charade located right now?" Ask Lorist.

Potterfang pointed to a point on the map and said, “They are already here and will arrive at Burdock Bastide tomorrow afternoon. I had already sent Knight Loze and the heavy armored cavalry company to receive and escort him along the way so I believed that the convoy would have no problem reaching the bastide unharmed. Pleased happy, sir. ”

"How could I not be worried when the convoy has not arrived? I'm afraid everyone should be quite busy in the next two days. Yuriy, make sure your scouts increase patrols in the surrounding area, but try to turn a blind eye to what the rebel forces are doing to minimize the conflict we have with them. Don't fight just because of their despicable behavior, okay? ”Kata Lorist's.

"Yes, sir. I will be sure to tell my subordinates to be careful, ” replied Yuriy.

“Hold it for now. When the convoy arrives, we will be able to send Malek to gather the rebels who are causing trouble and enforce military discipline on them. If they don't obey, then we will kill some to make an example of them for others to follow. We have no choice but to hang on for the first few days because we don't have enough manpower at the moment, ” Lorist said as he shook his head while bitterly laughing.

In reality, the actions of some rebels were even inferior and more repulsive than the things ordinary bandits did. Incidents such as robbery, murder and rape are somewhat common in the current dominance of vote counting, but they are understandable consequences. Given that the rebels had been fighting against the tally for a long time, they naturally wanted to cause as much chaos as they could in the counting power as a form of payback. However, it would be too extreme to let them vent all their hatred on the count to their innocent citizens. As Knight Josk had said, some ordinary rebels escaped just by looking at the prince's warrior soldiers. Currently, they were laying hands on the helpless citizens of power and that had caused some fights to break out between the convoy soldiers and the rebels.

"Geez, how is the formation rate of the cavalry unit you installed?"

“Sir, people who fit the criteria of that unit are very hard to find. Not only did they have to be good at riding, they also had to have a talent for shooting skills as well as have some mastery in Battle Force. So far, I have only managed to find dozens of men who fit that bill, ” Josk said sadly.

“It's okay, take your time. I believe when the unit formed properly, it would definitely take the battlefield by storm, "comforting Lorist with a smile.

……

On the next day, Charade arrived at Burdock Bastide with the rest of the convoy, causing everyone to be in a cheerful mood.

That night inside the large hall, Lorist looked at the map and announced, “Today, Knight Yuriy brought us the news that the nobles allied with the nobles are leading their troops to gather in Geldos City. That meant Count Cobry had already deployed his troops and would probably deploy his troops within a day or two to take back the bastide. Since we don't have much time, we'll rest all day for tomorrow and I'll have Potterfang lead an army of heavy armored cavalry and three pike infantry companies here to set up camp. The army of Terman knights and the Dulles carroballista army will also leave at the same time.

"We will leave two companies of spear infantry to defend the bastide with Charade in charge of them. Knight Malek, you will be tasked to patrol the surrounding area and gather the rebels who have exploited the citizens of power excessively. Make sure the rebels obey our orders and have them gather in Potterfang camp. If anyone refuses to obey … "

Lorist suddenly emitted killing intent at that moment. "Knight Loze, you should know what to do …"

The face of Lode Wales showed a creepy snicker. "I understand . I will let them feel my armored cavalry company if they dare to break their words ... ”

“Great. Mr. Tim, you don't have to worry. As a true friend and ally of the Norton Family, you just need to let your people rest and recuperate. When our troops begin to face Count Cobry's forces, I will let you lead an ambush in Geldos City, ” Lorist said.