The war had ended. It had ended with a near complete victory.
Other than winning the admiration and respect of the soldiers of Wright Meizi, Nangong Xiao had also gained a lot.
Other than the 3,000 experience points and 50 silver coins he received after completing the mission, Nangong Xiao had personally killed hundreds of Tynal soldiers and two alternative dragons in this battle. The gains had also made him rich almost immediately.
Just the two dragons alone had contributed dozens of silver coins and a large amount of EXP.
After arranging for the soldiers to be stationed and rewarded, he returned to his room in the lord's mansion to rest after days of rushing and attacking.
Lying on his bed, Nangong Xiao checked all his earnings. He realized that his savings had exceeded gold. After selling those useless equipment to the system, he now had a total of 1 gold, 67 silver, and 53 copper.
Other than the System Coins, he also obtained two pieces of practical equipment from this battle.
Fine Leather Hat
white quality
[Defense: 3]
[Durability: 3/3]
Super Leather Armor
blue grade
[Defense: 12]
[Durability: 11/15]
2HP
1% Lightning Resistance
Other than these two pieces of equipment, Nangong Xiao also obtained two servings of alternative dragon meat from the ingredients of the two dragons. According to Little Seven, this was a relatively high-level ingredient. With his current cooking skill level, he could not make it into a finished product.
Naturally, Nangong Xiao was not interested in upgrading his cooking skills. 3 was enough.
After sorting out the gains from this battle, Nangong Xiao also went to sleep…
On the afternoon of the second day after the Battle of Morsheim Plains, in the lord's mansion of the Nangong family in the Arthas Territory, Nangong Xiao, Irene, Bardolan, Lurick, and the others were sitting in the conference room listening to Liam's post-battle report after resting for the entire morning.
"As of this morning, our army has killed 2134 Tynal soldiers, captured 632 main soldiers, 545 auxiliary soldiers, and one deputy general.”
"Oh! This was an unprecedented victory!!”After Lim finished reading, Lurick, who was sitting in the main seat, clenched his fists and cheered excitedly.
Ba Duo Lan and Dita were also extremely happy.
Irene sighed and said," 600 against 3,000, almost zero casualties. This can already be considered a miracle.”
"Thank you for your hard work, Limudin." Nangong Xiao, who was sitting in the main seat, gestured for Lim to sit down.
Lim, who hadn't rested for a night and had been busy since the battle, didn't feel tired at all. There was even excitement in her eyes, but she didn't show it too obviously. She didn't say anything and just sat down after a knight's salute.
"After this great victory, I believe that Duke Tynal will not provoke another war in the short term. However, you have killed your son, Sa 'an. Both sides have no leeway. Nangong." Irene also looked over and asked with a smile.
"That depends on your plan." Nangong Xiao smiled as he looked into Irene's eyes.
"Mine?"
Not only was Irene surprised, the others were also confused.
"Didn't I say it before? If you send troops, Arthas and I will belong to you.”
Upon hearing Nangong Xiao's words, Badolan and Dita, who was standing at the side, were stunned. Irene smiled and said," Very good, I didn't misjudge you.”
"Chengruo is equal to my life."
"Very good." " Very good," Irene said before asking," In that case, I have to ask you, what do you want? What do you plan to do next?"
Nangong Xiao cleared his throat, crossed his fingers, and supported himself with his elbows." First of all, I can't escape the crime of betraying the country as Count Brunai. Even if I let you carry the flag of Arthas in the battle of Morsheim Plains, it would only confuse Sa 'an and his army. They would think that these troops were farmers recruited by Arthas at the last minute, and they would be careless.
Presumably, it wouldn't be long before the news of Battle Lady bringing the private army of the Lord of Wright Melitz into Brunai to fight spread.
At that time, I would truly be a traitor, especially now that the Battle of Dinant had just ended and Prince Brunel's blood had yet to coagulate.”
"Are you trying to say that this will provoke an all-out war between Brunai and our Gistalt?”Lim frowned.
" No, I don't think an all-out war will break out between the two countries. The current Brunel will definitely cause the major nobles in the country to doubt the victory over Gisstardt because of the battle in Dinant. The two most powerful forces in Brunel, namely Duke Tynal and Duke Canulong, will definitely not have any intention of an all-out war at this time. Now that the crown prince has died in battle, the king has been dealt a blow, causing the kingdom's government affairs to fall on the shoulders of Tynal, Canulong, and Prime Minister Bodva. At this time, they were probably busy fighting for power, right? They had no time or energy to start a war.
Although it wouldn't lead to an all-out war, it would have a great impact on Irene. After all, Irene was sending troops to another country without an order. It wouldn't be long before the king of Gistalt sent a summons.”
"Don't worry about that. I will make the people in the capital shut up.”Irene said calmly.
"That's for the best." Nangong Xiao nodded and continued," What I want to say now is that I can't give up my identity as Count Brunai, and I can't disclose the fact that Arthas and I have completely sided with Irene.
Not to mention whether this would lead to a deeper conflict between the two countries, it was also uncertain whether King Guistat would accept my and Arthas 'surrender.
More importantly, this is a good opportunity for me to gain more benefits as Count Brunai.”
Hearing Nangong Xiao's ambitious words, not only Irene and the others were surprised, but Badolan and Dita also widened their eyes. Before the Battle of Dinant, their young master was the least motivated and ambitious lord. The current change made them feel very uncomfortable, but Badolan was very happy.
"Young Master! You're finally starting to work hard! Wuuu…"
Ba Duo Lan turned his face away as he spoke, his face full of tears. Nangong Xiao didn't know whether to laugh or cry.
Nangong Xiao shook his head with a bitter smile and said," People will grow. Although it's good to protect Arthas and live a comfortable life, it's not right to let go of such a good opportunity.”
"What do you mean?" Irene seemed to be more interested, which was different from Lim. Lim's expression was more serious now. It was fine if she had no ambition, but this guy in front of her was obviously not a law-abiding person, which made Lim even more worried.
" Right now, Arthas lacks troops, and I need your army to defend it. There's no doubt about that. After all, there's still no news from Count Mashas, so I can't tell if Duke Canulong's army will persist in using troops against Arthas. So, before Duke Canulong withdraws his troops, I need your army.”
"That's not a problem. Even if I return to the king's city, Lim will stay here as the general to assist you in defense. En, I will leave behind a thousand cavalrymen. Of course, you must help me train these cavalrymen into the standard cavalry archers you speak of.”
" No problem. The soldiers of Wright Meitz are all excellent. With enough time, I can train them into a powerful cavalry archer.”Nangong Xiao nodded and continued," I will double the hiring fee for the Wright Meizi soldiers.”
"Double?" Irene and the others were surprised. After all, they had witnessed the situation in the Arthas territory with their own eyes. To be honest, as an earl, their lord's mansion was very 'plain'. This was really unacceptable. Irene and the others didn't think Nangong Xiao could take out so much money.
"Young Master! "This, the hiring fee of 200,000 silver coins is already very tight for us. If we pay double…" Badolan stood up immediately.
"Don't worry, I'll think of a way." Nangong Xiao gestured for Bardolan to sit down and continued," The soldiers of Wright Meitz are fighting for us. We can't let them down. At least we have to satisfy them with money.”
"Alright…but, Young Master, I definitely don't agree with raising the tax.”
Nangong Xiao said," I won't raise taxes. In short, I'll handle the employment fees well.
Also, Bardolan, from today onwards, the lord's mansion will begin to recruit the lord's private army. Although Arthas 'population is small, the benefits will only be increased. Presumably, a 500-man cavalry team can still be formed. Of course, the more, the better. I'll leave this to you. I'll pay for all your expenses later.”
"Yes, sir!" Bardolan simply stood up and bowed. Since his young master had said so, as long as he could solve the problem of expenditure, Arthas could easily recruit 500 cavalrymen.
After nodding, Nangong Xiao said to Ai Lian," Ai Lian, I need your help.”
"Tell me, what do you need?"
" There are many plains in Arthas, and there are also many pastures. There is no shortage of horses, but there is a shortage of blacksmiths and craftsmen, so I want to hire them from the Duchy of Wright. I want as many as you have. You can name the hiring fee.”
"That's fine. Let Lim handle it.”
" Very good. In the next month, we have to make preparations for a new round of war. Tynal will definitely not let this go. In order to delay Tynal's dispatch of troops, Bardolan, publicize the fact that Duke Tynal sent troops to attack Arthas for no reason. At the same time, publicize the fact that the Lord of Arthas hired soldiers from neighboring countries to protect Arthas because he could not resist. At least, we have to be able to stand up for ourselves morally.”
"Yes, sir!"
" Irene, after you return to the king's city, try your best to win the support of the king. Now that there are signs of internal strife in Brunay, I'm sure the king and his ministers won't let go of this opportunity. I'm the traitor of Brunay…Ahem, I think I, Count Brunay, can bring a great war bonus to the king and those noble ministers. You should be able to measure this."”
"Nangong…you're really interesting. No problem, I will take care of things in the capital.”Irene smiled and stared at Nangong Xiao for a while before she said to Lurick.
"Lurick, pass the order back to Wright Melitz. Get the army ready to go out at any time.”
"Yes, sir!"
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