Chapter 126 Pre-War Meeting

After the pre-war meeting, Richard received a batch of supplies.

Surprisingly, this batch of supplies was complete in variety and there was no deduction.

In addition to food and grass, there were also clothes, shoes, socks, pots and pans.

Richard also received a batch of weapons, including spears and heavy swords. The quality was pretty good, with no rust. They could be used after being sharpened.

Savile, the steward of Governor Jerram, also came to Richard's camp in person and delivered 60 pieces of chain mail, 100 iron helmets, three enchanted crossbows, and 10 explosive arrows.

He directly pointed out that this batch of equipment was purchased by Governor Jerram, hoping that Richard could put aside his prejudice and work together to eliminate the rebels as soon as possible.

Richard gave part of this batch of equipment to Baron Sharp. Of course, the more precious materials such as chain mail, iron helmets, enchanted crossbows, and explosive arrows were equipped in his own troops.

Although the rebels entered Brena County, the county city Osma was still in the hands of the Brena noble coalition.

It is about 80 kilometers from Lightburg to Osma.

There is also a military station to rest along the way. Richard is going to spend three days to rush to Osma Castle.

After wrapping the leggings, the serfs can travel more easily, especially when marching in the jungle, leggings have a very good effect.

Although this small equipment is inconspicuous and cheap, it is very useful in war, preventing the legs from being scratched and promoting blood circulation in the legs.

With the help of leggings, coupled with the improvement of will, physical strength, and teamwork, the noble coalition of Black River County easily arrived at Osma City in the next three days.

Seeing the reinforcements coming, they did not look like serfs with poor combat effectiveness. There were also hundreds of cavalry to help, and there were dozens of Warcraft war horses in total. The nobles of Brena were also very happy.

After entering the city, Richard first settled the soldiers, and then took a few barons to the city lord's mansion, ready to meet the main officers of the Brena noble coalition and listen to the real thoughts of the frontline officers.

Settling the soldiers and notifying the officers, after a little busy time, night had fallen.

The light in the room became dim, and Richard lit two candles in the military tent. The candles burned quietly, and the flames swayed.

The candlelight was projected on the wall, reflecting the crisscrossing light and shadow.

After waiting for less than an hour, all the officers with status in Osma Castle came to the meeting.

Adles, the municipal magistrate of Brena County, also came in person. He looked a little disheveled. It was estimated that he was fooling around with his lover. After receiving Richard's message, he hurried to the meeting. There was still a little unhappiness on his face.

Richard saw that most people had arrived, so he took out the appointment letter signed by Duke Roger, read it out, and then circulated it to everyone.

"Duke Roger appointed me as the commander of Brena County, with full command of the noble coalition forces of the two counties. Whether you are satisfied or not, the order has been issued, and as a soldier you must obey the military order.

I hope that the nobles who are not present today will be notified. If they don't come to the meeting next time, I will make them pay a generous fine."

In the Kingdom of Grant, the status of nobles is naturally different from that of civilians.

Richard can kill the serf soldiers as an example to others, and kill the soldiers through strict military law to intimidate the soldiers to make them obey orders.

But he cannot kill the nobles with titles easily.

Unless serious losses are caused, the nobles with titles can be killed.

After the war, he must accept the questioning of the noble parliament to explain the necessity of killing hereditary nobles.

Not to mention Richard, even the commander-in-chief like Duke Roger will not easily use the knife against hereditary nobles unless it is absolutely necessary.

"I just arrived at the front line and don't know the enemy situation yet. Please ask the officers of Brena County to tell me about the enemy situation."

After Richard finished speaking, he stared at the noble officers of Brena County. Baron Prani stood up, pointed to the simple map on the table, and said: "After the rebels entered Brena County, they have broken through two baronies. Recently, we have detected that the rebels have signs of large-scale assembly, and it seems that they want to attack Osma City."

"How strong are the rebels?"

"Most of the rebels are a mob. But the cultist Blood Horn cannot be underestimated. There are a small number of elite soldiers.

In addition, there is a boiling blood potion inside the rebels, and the cultists will give it to some cultists before each battle.

After using the boiling blood potion, the cultist soldiers immediately become angry and violent, and their physical fitness will increase three times, which can already compete with elite veterans and even professionals.

We also seized several boiling blood potions and found The effect of this potion only lasts for half an hour, which is enough for a shorter war.

The use of potions also has serious sequelae, and the potion will extract part of the power of the origin of life. After using the boiling blood potion, the physical fitness of the soldiers will be seriously reduced, and some people's strength and physical strength are not even as good as adult women.

Soldiers who take boiling blood potions are called boiling blood converts. These people have very strong explosive power. If we encounter a large number of boiling blood converts, it is difficult for us to win in a head-on battle. "

"Have you ever captured the Crimson Horn cultists?"

"Indeed, we have captured some. Through the interrogation of the priests of the Dawn Church using divine arts, we know that the cultists in the Crimson Horn are divided into five levels.

The highest level is the cult leadership, with a total of six people including the Pope, the high priest, and four cardinals. Now, the one who came to our Grant Kingdom is Cardinal Night Walker Marlo.

Below the leadership are high-ranking priests and cardinals. Cardinal Gao Liwen is now commanding the rebels in Brena County.

The third level is the local bishop, who is responsible for managing the cult activities in a certain area, usually held by cultists of the third or fourth level. The reason why the rebellion broke out in Canyon County was that the cultists of the Bloody Horn had been conducting missionary activities more than a decade ago.

The fourth level is the missionaries. These people are the foundation of the cult organization of the Bloody Horn. They carry out the instructions of the upper level. They are responsible for various religious ceremonies, prayers, missionary activities, and supervise the behavior of other believers.

Generally speaking, cultists are secretly preaching, and it is difficult for outsiders to mix in.

The lowest level is ordinary believers, and there are many fanatics among them. They believe that after death, they can enter the kingdom of the God of Slaughter and gain eternal life.

Most of those who took the boiling blood potion on their own initiative, which led to our disadvantage in combat, are these people. "

After listening to Baron Prani's introduction, Richard immediately felt the severity of the situation.

If the cost of refining the boiling blood potion is not high, the Blood Horn can produce a large number of fanatic soldiers.

The impact of these fanatic soldiers is stronger than that of the orc army.

Think of thousands of cult soldiers, each of whom has the combat effectiveness of a professional, charging at the same time. Although the duration is short and the equipment is slightly better, it is enough to defeat a main army.

To deal with this kind of explosive cultist, you can only use Warcraft cavalry, which takes advantage of its long-range combat and fast speed. No wonder the noble coalition of Brena County was so happy to find that Richard brought Warcraft cavalry to reinforce.