As the servants were driven away, the hall in the mansion suddenly became quiet.
At this time, Fatis and the Sarion Lion Knights sat on both sides of the long table with peace of mind, stopped eating and drinking, and even the knights guarding the passage and the mansion all had solemn faces.
There are also Swadian infantry, who hold swords and shields and control the outer passages.
All that can be left now are their own people.
As the supreme lord, Kant had his reasons for not wanting outsiders to participate.
As the generals under the lord, they naturally chose to obey, and at the same time ensured that they were very vigilant, so that the entire mansion was covered with strict defenses, and even sent teams to strictly control the rooms of the vassal knights and Baron Dylan's room. Guarding is as strict as guarding death row prisoners.
What followed was a banquet, but it was actually more like a strategy meeting.
There is no room for slack.
In the lobby.
The leftovers on the long table had been handled by the Swadian infantry and wiped clean with a towel.
After everything was ready, Kant, who was sitting on the main seat, nodded slowly, coughed lightly, and motioned for everyone to put down the chores they were still busy with and sit in their seats.
"alright."
Kant said slowly: "This is a rocky pass. I don't think I need to say much. You can all understand that the dilemma we are facing now is how to guard this pass and at the same time push out our power."
"yes!"
A uniform answer sounded.
However, most of the answers were Sarion Lion Knights, who were better at fighting.
This is just an instinctive answer.
Only Fatis had seriously thought about this issue, and said at this moment: "Master Kant, the Stone Pass has been controlled by us, but what makes me feel that I need to be vigilant now is the external pressure instead."
"Well, tell me." Kant nodded.
Fatis said: "The Lion Principality's attitude towards us is a bit ambiguous. I don't know if Mr. Kant can notice it, but it is this attitude that constitutes external pressure instead."
"Go on." Kant frowned.
"Lion Cameron didn't comment."
Fatis looked up, looked at Kant, and said, "Those top nobles also didn't express their opinions." After a pause, he continued: "In fact, the pressure we are facing now happens to be the pressure that these people are invisibly forcing. , even if they didn't respond clearly, nor did they show any attitude, but they were ambiguous because of this."
"You mean, they're still a little dazed?" Kant tapped his fingers on the table: "No reaction?"
"Yes!" Fatis nodded.
At the same time, he continued: "When I came to Jianshi Pass, I didn't simply garrison here. Instead, I bought some businessmen, or took the initiative to investigate the news inside the Lion Principality, so I came to the current conclusion."
"Very good." Kant affirmed: "This is very important."
"In fact, neither Cameron the Lion nor the top nobles have expressed any attitude. Although they have not reacted yet, in fact, they have not expressed any attitude..." Fatis said solemnly: " It's an attitude!"
Without waiting for Kant to digest, Fatis said: "I speculate, maybe they associate too much with your background, so that they dare not draw conclusions at will, and there are still some contradictions between them."
"Contradiction?" Kant chuckled: "Yes, contradictions, they do exist."
Fatis nodded: "You know best."
contradiction.
The internal contradictions of the Lion Principality.
In other words, it should be the conflict between Cameron the Lion and several other top nobles.
Just like the relationship between an emperor and several powerful ministers, in this feudal era, it is the European version of the enfeoffment system, and those top enfeoffment nobles are actually no worse than a king.
The king is more like a leader, an officer who coordinates many allies.
What's more, the Lion Principality is only a principality.
The Grand Duke Xiongshi is only a Grand Duke. Compared with those top earls, he is actually only slightly higher in title, and the actual rights he holds still need to be discussed with these earls.
For example, the Countess Agatha of the East County has nothing to do with a cold war with the Lion King Cameron!
But the current situation...
Kant pondered for a while.
After a while, he raised his head and looked at Fatis: "In such a short period of time, when there is no tacit understanding between the Grand Duke Lion and the top nobles, are we still safe?"
"Yes, there is pressure from both sides, but it is a safe time."
That's exactly what Fatis was going to say.
"Very good." Kant nodded.
Without hesitation, he had already made a decision: "Then take advantage of this time to quickly clean up the North County Territory. I think our troops can completely let the nobles of the North County Territory know who is the strongest in this county right now."
"That's correct." Fatis nodded in the same way: "I think Rolf is very suitable for commanding operations during this time."
"Rolf?" Kant frowned slightly.
"Yes."
Fatis nodded with a calm expression: "With his character and way of acting, he can maximize our interests during this period of time. After all, his methods are very suitable for opening a gap in this deadlocked situation. "
"It's to make a gap." Kant shook his head and smiled.
But he also understood what Fatis meant.
Now the North County leader is indeed at a stalemate.
The lord of the North County Territory, Viscount Wayne of Fort Rogge, is the highest nobleman in control of this county.
Although he is a viscount, he has great power.
If Cameron the Lion hadn't sent Viscount Kevin over to share the power of Viscount Wayne in North County, it is estimated that such a vast county would really become Viscount Wayne's back garden!
This is a bit dangerous for the South County Territory, which is only covered by the Lion Mountain Range.
close at hand.
But a powerful lord.
It is absolutely necessary to take strict precautions, and it is absolutely necessary to plant nails to monitor and warn!
This also led to the fact that Viscount Wayne is nominally in charge of the land in the North County Territory, but Viscount Kevin is still a nail in it. Although there is no news of discord between the two sides, the atmosphere is actually very stiff.
No one likes their authority being shared!
Especially now.
After the impoverished North County leader finally had a business opportunity to make a fortune, he didn't like outsiders' intervention even more!
Salt trade.
For the salt mine that Kant obtained, the originally impoverished North County Territory, because of its geographical advantages, was able to share a share first, even if it could not be divided, it could seize the commercial route of the salt trade and pay a large sum of tolls or commercial taxes.
This is a windfall in any case.
If the salt mine is seized.
That is a steady stream of windfall, a golden mountain and silver mine that can make the family grow stronger!
As the ruler of a country, the Duke of Lions, and the top nobles as the pillars of the country, will naturally not end up in hand-to-hand combat so soon. Although they are still testing each other, it is not unreasonable to let the small and medium nobles below to explore the way first.
As long as there is no danger and the reward is amazing, that's when they end up.
As for the guy before.
That's all for them to make wedding dresses.
It's just that Kant has the final say on whether he can make a wedding dress and whether he can wear this wedding dress!
Slightly pondered.
Kant said calmly: "I will transfer the troops from the central post station to the Stone Pass to form a new cavalry group. As for the commander, I will let Rolf take charge, and let him sit in the Stone Pass."
"Understood." Fatis nodded.
He was leaving Stone Pass.
Kant also understood: "Fatis, you continue to return to the sentry oasis, which has just experienced turmoil. Only Manid and Jocelyn are stationed there. All in all, I am not at ease."
"yes."
Fatis complied, and he preferred the sentry oasis with a rich atmosphere in the Kingdom of Swadia.
As for this rocky pass, Rolf, who prefers to fish in troubled waters, can adapt best.
And Fatis also gave advice: "Master Kant, as long as the cavalry of the Sultanate of Sarande are not heavily armored Mamluks, I think they can be sent over and let Rolf lead them."
"Just as I thought."
Kant nodded.
The cavalry of the Sultanate of Sarande were upgraded from desert bandits.
Light cavalry desert bandits, assault cavalry Sarande riders, and heavy cavalry Mamluks.
The cavalry collocation is very reasonable.
In fact, it is more suitable for conventional combat than the cavalry of the Kingdom of Swadia, which are all heavy cavalry. After all, Swadia heavy cavalry and knights are more suitable for decisive battles, completely destroying the enemy's line.
Now Kant arranged for Rolf to lead the cavalry of the Sultanate of Sarande, just for the purpose of harassment.
Just like the bandits raised by nobles.
The desert bandits, who were originally thugs, cooperated with the assault cavalry Sarande riders, and a small number of Mamluks as elites. They came and went like the wind, and their combat effectiveness was extremely strong. The ordinary lords were probably not their opponents.
After all, the current Kant is able to accumulate 1,000 desert bandits, 1,500 Salander riders, and 500 Mamluks.
The last campaign escalation was considered part of it.
Before that, Kant also accumulated a group of Salander riders and Mamluks.
That adds up to a lot.
Although it is not as powerful as the heavy cavalry forces of the Kingdom of Swadia, there is absolutely no problem in forming a self-contained system.
What's more, the most important thing is the flexibility of the desert bandits, the assault ability of the Sarande riders, and the final result of the Mamluks, which are enough to destroy the armed forces of any informal army.
Even if they encounter a formal legion led by nobles, they can fight and retreat without being weak.
Kant also planned to arrange for 30 Sarion lion knights to enter.
High-end combat power is a must.
A cavalry team of this size, not to mention the North County, even if it extends its power to the South and East County, the general lords would not dare to take advantage of it easily, and would only hide in their own territory timidly. Begging hard to leave.
These troops are enough to destroy dozens of village-level knight leaders!
Just look at the beginning.
The 600 knight attendants of Countess Agatha of the East County can traverse the three counties.
Although there are reasons for being cautious and not easily touching the main interests of the three counties, there are also factors of sufficient strength, otherwise the nobles would have summoned troops to wipe them out.
Don't think that the nobles only have knights in their troops, they can also organize leaders and recruit mercenaries.
Just Viscount Wayne.
If you want.
It is no problem to recruit tens of thousands of troops in a short period of time.
Even if the time is longer, the number of about 30,000 is fine, but the rule of the entire North County will be deadlocked, and even the South and East County will be afraid of gathering so many troops.
There are about 30,000 troops, which is indeed a large number.
These are soldiers.
Although there are spearmen armed by the leaders indiscriminately, they cannot hold back the large number.
The pure noble knights would not rashly charge these troops. After all, if one is not good, it is easy to fall into it and there is danger. For the nobles, it is not worth changing their lives with these lowly mud legs.
What's more, many of them are experienced mercenaries, and they are not weaker than well-trained nobles in fighting on the battlefield.
Quantity advantage is also an advantage.
This is why Kant chose to win over those small nobles and small businessmen tomorrow.
As long as he draws these guys to his side and builds the solid stone pass to be solid, the local troops will also be able to help when he meets the Lion Principality in a real battle.
Although he couldn't be loyal to him with the generals in the world of cavalry and hacking.
But it can also be powerful.
You can't fight against the wind, but you can definitely fight against the wind.
How to put it, the number of Kant's Swadian knights is astonishing, and Swadian heavy cavalry can also be cultivated at any time. It is too difficult to lose in a decisive battle on the plain and a terrifying heavy cavalry charge.
(end of this chapter)