Full Time Mage Lord

Urgent report?

Before he saw the urgent letter, Xiu Yin had an ominous premonition in his heart.

When the content of the urgent letter was shown to Xiu Yin's eyes, Xiu Yin sighed softly. What he feared most happened in advance.

A large number of troops began to appear on the eastern border of the Principality of Rhine and Huangshui Town...

Time has now become the most important factor for Xiuyin. For a moment, Xiuyin even had the idea of ​​retreating to Yongquan Town in the Kingdom of Fredam with some people if it was no longer possible.

Of course, Xiu Yin rejected his idea the next moment. People in the Kingdom of Freidham respected him. The main reason was that he still had a reputation as a "young and promising young lord". Once he chose to escape, Then it is equivalent to giving up the identity of the lord.

It was not that Xiu Yin questioned the character of Bartika or Prime Minister Zuo, but at that time Xiu Yin felt that he would not receive the respect he had received before.

"Uncle Irwin, how much combat power can we dispatch at most now?" Xiu Yin decided that he would not give up until the last moment, and the dynamics of the Rhine Principality were worthy of further careful study.

Irwin pondered for a moment and immediately gave the answer, "Probably more than eight hundred people."

"Eight hundred people."

Xiu Yin gently repeated the number Irwin said.

Xiu Yin knows this number very well. It accounts for almost one-tenth of the total population in the area controlled by Xiu Yin. This ratio of combat power is actually an abnormal ratio. The ideal military-civilian ratio should be twenty to one, perhaps. The most ideal.

Excessive combat power will definitely lead to greater consumption, and it will also increase the burden of living on other subjects and the burden on the lord.

But once there is a war, the combat power is insufficient and the security of the territory cannot be guaranteed.

In the current situation, the combat strength of 800 is obviously too little for the Morrowind Territory.

"Where is Huangshui Town?" Xiuyin asked Irwin.

"Huangshui Town has always been a little dissatisfied with the presence of adults, and there are not many people with soul power. They are also relatively strict when recruiting members of the escort team, so Captain Klopp selects them more carefully and responsibly. More than fifty guardsmen came out."

"That is to say, the combined combat strength of both sides is still less than a thousand people..."

Xiu Yin frowned slightly. They are not particularly clear about the specific combat power of the Rhine Principality now, but judging from defeating Gilad and acquiring all its fiefdoms, the Rhine Principality's combat power is higher than that of Morrowind. I'm afraid it would be more than twenty times more.

The gaffe was not optimistic. Irwin spent a day at Xiuyin's request to assemble the 800 fully armed guards of the Morrowind Territory. Only the remaining dozens of people were responsible for staying here to protect the territory. Safety.

After Xiu Yin obtained a large amount of money, the 800 escorts of Morrowind Territory actually had a very high level of armament.

In addition to a complete set of armor, each of the eight hundred people was equipped with a crossbow according to Xiu Yin's requirements. Whether it was a team using spears or a heavy knight using a heavy shield, the configuration of the crossbow was a must.

Everyone knows that Xiu Yin is obsessed with the crossbow. In fact, this is Xiu Yin's helpless move.

Most of the soul power users in the Haider Dominion have basically joined the Knights of the Bones or the warriors of the Bone City. Apart from the mercenaries, there are very few people left with soul powers in the other towns. , so Xiuyin felt that if he wanted to compete with Desolate Bone City, crossbow arrows would undoubtedly be the best choice.

The use of mechanical crossbows is not difficult. One of the tasks of Xiuyin's soldiers who joined the escort team is to contact the use of mechanical crossbows. Including the escort team in Huangshui Town, everyone is also equipped with mechanical crossbows.

Irwin and the other old mercenaries, in order not to embarrass themselves in front of the guards, once practiced their mechanical crossbow skills day and night. Now, the average level of the entire Morrowind Guards is not to say that their arrows are in vain. The tactical support is quite perfect.

The mechanical crossbow requires less strength from the user, unlike the longbow which requires strong physical strength to support it.

Moreover, the accuracy basically depends on the mechanical crossbow itself. The user only needs skilled operation to achieve very high accuracy.

The improved crossbow arrows of the dwarf Moffett are also more penetrating, and recently, relying on Xiu Yin's financial support, Moffett has improved the weapons and equipment of the soldiers at the squad leader level and above in the escort team.

Especially the magic light armor passed back by Hans and Charlotte, which was made by the elves, opened Moffett's horizons.

Moffett is also a stubborn person. After seeing the enchanting and forging techniques of the elves, although he doesn't know much about enchanting, Moffett definitely doesn't think that his forging skills are inferior to those of the elves, so in After doing some research on the magic light armor that Hans took off, Moffett also made some improvements to the armor that he made using the iron ore from the Morrowind Territory.

Since Moffett is the only blacksmith with first-rate skills in the Morrowind Territory and his manpower is limited, the number of armors that have been greatly enhanced can only be distributed to the old mercenaries and Klopp, while the slightly improved armors are allocated to the captain level. warrior.

In addition to being limited in number, Xiu Yin's combat power is no less elite than a regular army such as the Bone Warriors. In some aspects, it even has strengths that the Knights do not have.

When Irwin started reorganizing his combat power, Xiu Yin was not idle either. Other deployments of Xiu Yin must also be considered thoroughly.

Xiuyin was thinking about how to write. He planned to write two letters.

They were all sent to the Kingdom of Friedham, one to Bartica of Scarlet Rose, and one to Dulav, the Prime Minister of the Left.

The letter to Bartica was relatively simple, because Bartica was also a somewhat rough woman, and the content of the letter was naturally simpler.

Xiu Yin explained the current situation of the Morrowind Territory that may be attacked by the Principality of Rhine, and then talked about the possibility of entering the Kingdom of Friedham. Finally, he sealed some greetings in the envelope.

The most difficult thing was the letter to Prime Minister Zuo.

There is an extremely wonderful relationship between Xiuyin and Dulav. If Xiuyin was not a lord but just an ordinary rich man, Xiuyin would really like to imagine having such a powerful father-in-law.

But now Xiu Yin's identity is very special. In other words, the situation of the Morrowind Territory is very special. Even in the eyes of Lance or Marquis Fell, the Morrowind Territory is no longer part of the Kingdom of Starlight.