dognovel Chapter 294 Willing to Serve You
Chapter 294 Willing to Serve You
Hearing that a local executive was willing to join him, John opened the letter. After spending a few minutes reading the letter, John summarized some characteristics of this person.
First of all, this man has received literary education, which can be seen from his endless flattering nonsense; secondly, this man is very good at making promises, because the plan in his letter has already reached Leon.
Last but not least, John even read it several times to make sure he was not talking nonsense.
"Except for the coastal ports and free cities, all villages and castles are under his management. It seems that he is quite a powerful official."
John was not angry when he saw this exorbitant request. On the contrary, he felt a little expectant. If he could really manage such a large territory and take the lead in fighting against Rana's army, John would be very happy.
It can be said that as long as this person dares to fight, John will continue to send him weapons. Except for artillery and muskets, everything else is fine. Anyway, the armor and weapons seized before have almost filled up the warehouses of various fortresses.
"Tell the White Wolf Knight to bring him to me."
After the messenger left, John was about to take a rest when he heard the voice of the guard outside the door:
"Sir, the knights at the front want to see you. They said they have captured some special prisoners."
"Bring them along."
John gave the order, wondering what kind of captives had brought the knights back in such a hurry.
Soon, several White Wolf Knights came in. One of them was holding a chain in his hand. He pulled it hard, and the prisoners behind him walked into the house. John was stunned when he saw them, because they all had a Kushan face without exception.
In an instant, John thought of several possibilities. It was possible that the Kushans had begun to invade, or it was possible that the Kushans and Rana had colluded to form a blasphemous alliance.
"How is this going."
John asked the White Wolf Knight.
"Sir, we ambushed a Rana patrol on the east side of the Rana Kingdom. When we were counting the prisoners after the battle, we found these people who looked like Kusha."
"Under our questioning, these people told the truth. They were mercenaries from Morgar. After being introduced by a Yoda person, they left their country and boarded a ship at the port in southern Yoda to the Kingdom of Nice. There, they met up with mercenaries from other countries. After being trained by Lana officers and wearing Lana Kingdom equipment, they entered Lana in units of 100 people."
"Morgar, isn't that the principality east of Yoda? Or should it be Yoda's puppet state?"
After digesting this information, John understood the whole story. My goodness, you, Lana, have started using soldiers with re-skins, right?
At this point, John discovered that fighting in Lana was much more difficult than he had expected. Because the mercenaries he encountered were recruited by the Yoda people and trained and reorganized by the Lana Kingdom, this meant that the Yoda people had already set their sights on him and the army he commanded.
If the Lana people continue to lose, will those powerful people in Yoda send Yoda's regular army directly into the Lana to fight against them?
Thinking of this, several corresponding measures emerged in John's mind.
The best solution is to have the army of the Kingdom of Nice strictly check the border and drive away the mercenaries who attempt to enter Lana. But the monarch is still a king after all, and unless Mitlan communicates with him personally, he probably won't pay any attention.
The second is to occupy the land bordering the Kingdom of Lana and the Kingdom of Nice completely and quickly, and send people to guard it. However, this will disperse the few troops to meaningless places, making it impossible for John to concentrate his forces to attack the large fortress leading to Leon.
Thinking of this, John felt that he should follow the management method he had used before in the Governor's Territory of the Southwest. Find a local big lackey and let him gather a group of small lackeys to help him manage the local civilians, which is the so-called vassal army.
"Bring these people to the northern foothills of the mountains to serve as strong laborers, and don't let these people work together."
The next morning, just after John had finished breakfast, the guard came in and reported:
"Sir, the White Wolf Knight is coming in with a man named Fraso."
After hearing this, John glanced at the signature on yesterday's letter. He was so busy dealing with the foreign mercenaries yesterday that he forgot to look at who wrote the letter.
After confirming that the signature was the same as the name the guard said, John allowed him to enter the house.
The first to come in were naturally a few White Wolf Knights, and behind them followed a man in armor, who seemed to be in his forties. The armor he wore was also different from those of the soldiers John had seen before. It was carved with exquisite patterns, which showed that he was no ordinary figure in the Lana army.
"Are you Frasso?"
John asked first.
The man immediately knelt on one knee and responded:
"It's me, my lord."
"Do you have any identification that proves your previous service in the Rana Army?"
"Yes, I carry it with me."
Fraso took out a document from his arms and handed it to the White Wolf Knight next to him. After the White Wolf Knight looked through it several times and confirmed that there were no hidden weapons in it, he stepped forward and handed it to John.
John opened the document, and at the beginning was a certificate of promotion from King Lana to Fraso. The content was basically that Fraso had served in the border army for many years and had made many military achievements, so he was promoted to the commander of an infantry regiment in the border mountains.
John had some understanding of the Lana military organization. The organization of the Lana Kingdom, or any country belonging to the French royal circle, was almost the same. The largest branch of the military was a regiment, which could be divided into infantry regiments and knightly regiments. Each regiment had a full staff of 5,000 people, not counting non-combat personnel.
If this Fraso did not do anything unpaid during his tenure, it means that his rank in the Lana Kingdom's army could be ranked in the top 100.
Since there was no problem with his identity, John put away the documents and asked:
"Then tell me, what is your purpose in coming to me and what you want, and remember not to talk nonsense."
Hearing John's words, Frasso immediately straightened his posture and responded:
"Sir, the Lana people have been bullying the Mitlan people in Lana all day long. No matter how well we Mitlan people do, we can only follow behind the Lana people. Since the war between Lana and Mitlan, the Mitlan people who are still in the Lana Kingdom have been treated as enemies by them. In addition to being smashed, looted and burned, they even dismissed all of us Mitlan officials."
"I came here for two reasons. The first is to ask you to lead the army and avenge the Midlanders. The second is to hope that you can provide me with some weapons and equipment. I have already won over a group of colleagues who were originally in the army. As soon as your equipment arrives, we will immediately join your army and fight wherever you point us."
"Yes, Not Bad."
John felt nothing at all after hearing these impassioned words. Anyone can say nice things, but if you want benefits, you have to look at your ability first.
"How many of you are there now?"
John asked.
"There are about 500 people, all of whom have served in the military and are familiar with various aspects of the Lana Army."
Frasso said matter-of-factly.
"Okay, then I'll give you weapons and equipment for 500 men. Let me see your abilities first."
After saying that, John turned and left, while the White Wolf Knight beside him took Fraso to the warehouse to prepare equipment.