Chapter 923: The Beginning of War

In early March of the Glorious Year 9766, a command document from the royal capital was delivered to Weilin's desk.

That afternoon, more than a hundred knights left Qixing Territory and went to various noble families in the province of Cardro to read out the kingdom's orders, summon the army, and assemble at the western border.

In less than half a month, the atmosphere in Cardro Province changed. Everyone was preparing military supplies, arming the army, and gathering at Yunpo Tribe in the southern part of Qixing Territory.

At the same time, the strength and number of the armies led by each noble family were sent to Qixing Territory, and after being summarized by Baird, they were sent to Weilin's desk.

In the study, Weilin leaned back in his chair, looking at the data in his hand, a hint of surprise flashed in his eyes.

Unknowingly, the overall strength of the nobles in Cardero Province more than doubled.

Looking back to the past, when I first arrived, there were only sixty-three noble families, seven viscounts, and ten barons worth mentioning in the province of Cardero. The other barons were very weak and were struggling on the red line of seizing the title.

In just forty-seven years, the province of Cardero now has one earl, fifteen viscounts, seventy-seven barons, and more than one hundred pioneer knights.

In addition to the pioneer knights, according to regulations, the viscount must send 1,500 troops and the baron must send 200 troops.

Judging from the list, the one who sent the largest number of troops was his cousin Cowell, who sent more than 3,300 people.

The noble who sent the least number of troops was a baron named Ibel Hainas, who had more than 300 people. Although half of them were ordinary people, they at least made their attitude clear.

In this way, not counting the 20,000 troops he was preparing to mobilize, the noble coalition alone would reach more than 70,000 people, which was more than the number of a standard legion during the Seven Years' War between the Kingdom of Elia and the Ironforge Dwarf Mountain Kingdom.

Weilin closed the file and handed it to Kyle, motioning him to take a look.

Seeing this, Kyle reached out to take the document and quickly flipped through it.

A few minutes later, Kyle closed the file and said, "My Lord, your prestige in the Cardero Province is unmatched."

"What's the matter with prestige? Don't you all want to follow me to get rich?" Weilin curled his lips and said indifferently.

"My Lord, doesn't this just illustrate your prestige in their hearts?" Kyle put the documents on the desk and replied with a smile, "For most people, they prefer to follow a person with strong strength and noble character, and you are exactly that."

"Okay, okay, stop praising me." Weilin sat up straight, shook his head and said, "Which troops do you think are more suitable for this expedition?"

"The Prayer Star Battalion, Ice Sword Battalion, and Blue Veil Battalion, these three battalions can be brought along." Kyle answered, "As for the remaining troops, I suggest bringing along the fourth and fifth battalions. This war requires elite troops."

"In addition, I suggest that you draw a battalion of troops from the Zeferus Legion, add the Ice Bear Knights, the Star-Moon Knights, and the Griffin Knights Brigade you just formed, and the priest troops led by Reverend Lavia."

Upon hearing this, Weilin nodded in agreement and said, "Then let's do as you think."

Although he really wanted to bring the newly formed 10th, 11th and 12th Battalions with him, these three battalions had only been formed for less than two years and were facing such a large-scale war right at the start. They might be crippled after one battle.

If it was at the beginning of the development, not to mention the troops that had been formed for two years, even the young and middle-aged people would have to take up weapons to meet the enemy.

Things are different now. Qixingling is now a wealthy and powerful country, and there is no need to use this method to train soldiers.

As for the actual combat training of the three battalions, after the war, they can be sent to the Gray Wasteland to forage for grass and clear out the remaining goblin monster clans and dog-headed man clans.

"dong dong dong"

Just as Weilin was about to discuss the reorganization plan with Kyle, he heard a knock on the door.

"Come in."

Outside the study, Hilda heard her master's voice, pushed the door open, bowed, and reported: "Master, Lord Kyle, there is a knight from the 16th Knight Order who wants to see you."

"The Sixteenth Knights? I remember Uncle Madmonch and his Knights were rotated to the province of Lunsa for garrison, right?"

"My lord, the kingdom may have some plan." Kyle thought for a moment and replied.

Upon hearing this, Weilin nodded, it was indeed possible.

Under the Great Purge, the Kingdom of Elia suffered heavy losses and urgently needed a victory to stabilize the domestic situation and at the same time deter the Ironforge Dwarf Mountain Kingdom and the Is Half-Elf Kingdom.

"Tell the knight to wait in the hall. I will be there soon."

"Yes, Master."

Hilda bowed her head and left the study.

Ten minutes later, Weilin and Kyle finalized the plan to mobilize the army against the noble coalition forces of Cardro Province.

The more than 73,000 noble coalition forces were divided into three armies. The strong combat-effective troops were organized into the First Army, the weaker troops into the Second Army, and the remaining small noble troops and the pioneering knights who volunteered to lead the troops were organized into the Third Army to serve as logistics troops.

Inside the hall, a high-ranking silver knight stood in the hall, waiting quietly.

As footsteps sounded, the high-ranking silver knight looked up, then patted his chest in salute and said respectfully: "The secretary of the 16th Silver Knights, Kamis Rorik, greets Lord Qixing."

Weilin sat in the main seat and waved his hand, saying, "Secretary Kamis, no need to be polite."

Kyle stood behind Weilin, looking ahead.

Kamis straightened up, took out a letter from his arms, and presented it with both hands: "My Lord, this is a letter from my headman to you, please read it."

Kyle moved his mind and brought the letter in front of his master.

Weilin took the letter, checked that the micro magic circle at the seal was intact, tore open the envelope, pulled out the paper inside, and began to read.

The content of the letter was almost the same as what Kyle said.

In response to the invasion of the monster clan in the Gray Wasteland, the kingdom prepared to strike hard and shock the two countries with a great victory.

Somewhere in the province of Lunsa, the kingdom secretly assembled 300,000 troops, including four infantry legions, two silver knight legions, and a magic legion.

In addition, as far as Madmonchi knew, the kingdom also deployed a force including six floating magic warships, a golden knight regiment, two infantry legions and three magic legions.

However, Madmonchi did not know where these troops were. The most likely possibility was that they were hidden in the demiplane and not placed directly in the western border of the kingdom to prevent someone from passing on information to the monster clans in the Gray Wasteland.

The second half of the letter contains some everyday conversation.

According to the kingdom's transfer order, the 16th Silver Knights led by Madmonchi will be relocated to the Cardro Province, and its base will be 130 kilometers south of Qixing Territory.

"Secretary Kamis."

Kamis replied, "My Lord, what do you want me to do?"

"Tell Uncle Madmonchi for me that I will hold a banquet at Luoyunpo in half a month. I hope he can come."

"Lord Qixing, I will convey your words."

"Be careful on your way back."

"Thank you for your concern, sir."

Kamis bowed his head and saluted, then left the castle and headed south.

After Kamis left, Weilin handed the letter to Kyle and said with emotion: "It's time to fulfill the promise."

Kyle took the letter with curiosity. He looked to the end and saw that Madmonchi was writing about his grandson and granddaughter. He then looked up at his master with a somewhat alert expression and said, "Master, don't try to push the child to me."

"That's not true." Weilin's eyes were evasive, and he said something inconsistent.

Under Kyle's gaze, Weilin's face flashed with embarrassment, and he teleported away from the hall.