Chapter 66 Two-Headed Snake
In fact, the military pay is quite high.
Moreover, according to the common practice on the mainland, the army is usually paid once before going on an expedition, both to boost morale and for the sake of fairness.
After all, if the money is only given to the survivors after the war is over, it means that they can only get the money if they survive. In future wars, all soldiers will only try their best to escape.
The soldiers had money but nowhere to spend it in this shabby place, so the business of Maixiang Group became prosperous easily.
Exclusive operation, it is impossible not to be popular...
So word spread quickly, and soon all the lords' troops knew about it - the 'Wheat Fragrance Group' under the black-bottomed white griffin had the best food in the continent, the most mellow wine, the most complete goods, the most fun card games, and occasionally the most beautiful beauties...
All of a sudden, there was a flood of visitors, and some caravans were even forced to spend a large sum of money to rent horses from Li Ang within a few days - they had not even entered the Bacchus Empire, and the horses were sold out in the military camp, so they had to rush back on horseback to restock!
Yes, the Lord has also opened a horse rental business. Those Gato horses are well-fed and have great strength...
Lord Li Ang did not lie. War is indeed the best opportunity to make a fortune!
The merchants were very happy, and the other lords were also very satisfied.
The diversified business of Maixiang Group basically covers all the needs of the soldiers, including food, clothing, housing and transportation, and even supplies can be delivered to their doorsteps, which really makes all the lords feel very reliable.
Although the price is not very affordable, the service is attentive and the attitude is excellent, and it is an exclusive business...
As a result, as the lords of the kingdom continued to gather here, the wilderness near Qicha Fortress seemed to have suddenly become the most prosperous outdoor trading market in the country...
It feels a bit more lively than Sarleon City.
Of course, there are also demands that the Maixiang Group cannot satisfy.
For example, a few knights secretly pulled the lord to ask: "Um... is there a... lost little girl or something like that?"
Li Ang had no choice but to answer regretfully: "I'm sorry, our company has not yet started this kind of business..."
Seeing the disappointed looks on the knights' faces, Leon sighed and said sympathetically, "It's not that there is no solution..."
Then he sold his copy of " Memoirs of Officer Pende" for a sky-high price.
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However, with the arrival of Count Oden, Duke of Alma and the king's direct troops, this wilderness market temporarily came to a halt.
Because the army group was finally assembled and the army began to advance towards the Bacchus Empire.
Li Ang was not in a hurry to meet the king. Military affairs were the top priority at this time. It was not suitable to complete the loyalty ceremony in the wilderness. He could not confuse priorities.
King Ulrik divided the entire army into three parts.
The first part was the main army, led by Grand Duke Alma, which attacked Castle Karlen - the king asked Duke Alma to capture Castle Karlen.
The other part was the flank force, led by Count Oden, which attacked the Sava River Fort. It was considered a detachment, and could attack in any way it wanted, but it could not allow any enemy troops to pass through the bridge of the Qicha Fortress.
That is to say, at least it must be able to prevent the enemy from making a surprise attack from behind. There is a bridge next to the Qicha Fortress, which is the only place to cross the river in the lower reaches of the Sava River except by boat.
The last part is the central army led by His Majesty the King himself, which is composed of a large number of Fierce Lion Cavalry and Lion Knights and is highly mobile.
Obviously, this means that if there is progress on either side of the two offensives, the central army will focus on that side, and the main attack direction can be changed at any time.
King Ulric only assigned a few great nobles to Alma and Oden, and left the other small lords to make their own decisions.
This is also a commonly used method. There are a large number of small lords, and the object of their loyalty is not necessarily the king, so it is unlikely to assign them one by one.
Ulrich's tactic actually has a name, called "two-headed snake".
In fact, this is a relatively reasonable arrangement, with clear priorities, defense for the rear, and spare mobile forces.
The enemy Bacchus Empire is not easy to deal with either. If they gather together for a decisive battle, they may not be able to quickly eliminate any of them - Ulrich's central army is near the Qicha Fortress, and they are all highly mobile cavalry, so they will have time to rescue both sides.
If the Bacchus Empire were to divide its troops and station them there, it would be difficult to determine how to arrange the defense. After all, both sides could become the main attack direction, and either end of the two-headed snake could potentially attack and break the city with all its might.
The only problem with this arrangement is that after the division of forces, Li Ang's business is not so good...
Leon would naturally join Count Oden's side, because Godric was arranged by the king to serve under Oden.
However, after he led to follow Oden, most of the small lords made the same choice - they followed the black-and-white griffin flag, because there was food, drink and fun under that flag...
Contrary to what many people imagine, when the kingdom takes the initiative to initiate a war, the small lords are not very interested in making great achievements.
This is because, if the kingdom's attack on the Bacchus Empire is successful, the castles and territories that the king and everyone have conquered will most likely not be granted to these small characters. Only the king himself and the great nobles will benefit.
After all, it is unlikely that the dozens of people under the command of the small lords can achieve particularly great achievements.
However, if they failed in the war, they might lose everything - they only had so many troops, and the small lords' ability to resist risks was not as good as that of great nobles like the duke.
There would not be much benefit if they succeeded, but failure would bring disaster, so it would be difficult for the small lords to risk their lives to attack - this was also the reason why Emperor Marius of the Bacchus Empire sought institutional reform.
In this offensive, the small lords generally brought few troops. Often a knight lord would only send out a dozen soldiers, and a baron with a weaker territory would only bring thirty to fifty people, which was about the same as the actual combat power of Leon's men.
But it is different in a defensive battle. If the defensive battle fails, everyone will be in trouble, and maybe even the territory will be wiped out by the enemy. So they can take it easy in an offensive battle, but they will generally go all out in a defensive battle.
Therefore, the small lords were more concerned about getting through this mission smoothly - which meant that they would follow wherever Maixiang International was with food and drink...
Thus, under the command of Count Oden's 'partial army', a force of nearly 4,000 men was assembled;
The main force led by Duke Alma only had about 4,000 men.
King Ulric's central army, including the Knights of the Lion, only had three to four thousand men.
For a moment, it was impossible to tell who was the main force and who was the wing...
Count Oden was with a large group of merchants, and the group seemed to be even larger...
Count Oden was very efficient when leading his troops into battle.
As the commander-in-chief of the Sava River Fort war zone, he led an army of more than 3,000 people to directly besiege the Sava River Fort, and at the same time sent out small troops to monitor the surroundings.
It looks like they are preparing to attack the city directly.
Li Ang felt that this style of fighting was actually not worthwhile - this side was not the main attack direction, and there was no need to fight to the death with the city wall.
Moreover, the group is made up entirely of small lords, and I'm afraid not many of them are willing to contribute in a siege.
Besides, the original customer base of more than 10,000 people is now only one-third left. Of course, the Lord will not be satisfied...
