Soon Victor arrived at the Duke's Mansion and was taken to the training ground by the butler. Seeing that Victor had arrived, Brian asked Horton Knight to stop training.

He took the two of them to a lounge next to the training ground and introduced them both.

Victor himself also had the title of knight, but he did not have a fief, so the two of them just exchanged standard knightly salutes and they were acquainted.

Brian said with a serious face.

I have obtained all of Count Merovingian's debts, a total of 230,000 gold coins. Count Merovingian could not afford to pay back even if he sold his castle. This gave us the opportunity to collect debts by force.

Now my father, Duke Horsman, has sent people to the royal capital to lobby our King, His Majesty Ibuprofen III. As long as His Majesty agrees, we will be able to obtain the right to declare war, which will probably happen in the next two days.

The defeated Earl Merovingian could not pay his debts, so he could only use the territory to pay off the debt, and we could legally obtain a territory.

Since Count Merovingian doesn't want us to build a canal in his territory, then he will lose this territory forever."

Brian's words made both Horton Knight and Victor excited. Victor saw the hope of gaining a fief, while Horton Knight simply hated Count Merovingian.

After all, Earl Merovingian had always refused to build the canal, and the lords in the northern hilly areas suffered the most.

Brian's next words were like a bucket of cold water poured on their heads.

"We can't be too happy too early. I have received accurate information. Even though the Merovingian family has declined, Earl Merovingian is still an earl. With all his strength, I am afraid he can recruit an army of five to six thousand, including nobles.

There are more than 1,000 elite troops.

And Lansburg can only recruit 500 levy troops, plus the 300 black armored cavalry that my father supported me. Even with the more than 200 mercenaries brought by Victor, there are only 1,000 troops in total.

Fortunately, my father has promised me to fund me with another 500 horses and 500 magic crossbows, so that I can arm those 500 levies into mounted infantry.

Facing a force five times our own, even if we are all cavalry, it will be a tough battle, not to mention half of them are conscripts with little training.

So I want to ask you, do you have any way to defeat the enemy?"

Knight Horton's face immediately turned ugly. He originally thought that the Duke's son in front of him could summon the powerful army of the Horsman family to crush Earl Merovingian.

They, the local nobles of Lansburg, just wanted to watch the show. Unexpectedly, they were the main force in the end. But as a feudal knight, he was not allowed to retreat in the face of war.

When Viscount Horton recruited the expeditionary force last time, he was supposed to go out with the army, but due to some accidents, he stayed behind. This time, his military service must not be evaded.

Victor, who has been fighting for more than 10 years, did not care about the disadvantage in terms of military strength and said confidently.

"Sir Brian, please rest assured that the enemy may seem to be outnumbered, but in fact most of them are just a mob. The only ones with real fighting power are the private armies of more than 1,000 nobles.

As long as I lead my brothers and 300 black-armored knights, I can break through the defense of these 1,000 cavalry and defeat them.

The remaining people were easily dispersed by the cavalry. At this time, Horton Knight could lead the levies from Lanesburg and shoot arrows in the distance to chase them to prevent them from regrouping.

After we have eliminated all the deserted soldiers, we will deal with them and these infantrymen, and we can win the war in less than half a day."

Victor's tactics are nothing like tactics. They are just head-on confrontations.

Seeing Victor's confident look, Brian was too embarrassed to attack him. Count Moron's cavalry was even inferior to the knights of the Horsman family.

But their numbers are twice as many as yours. Even if you can defeat them, it will take a long time.

At this time, all the infantrymen have surrounded you, and you 500 people have to be handed over there.

Even if you win with your superior combat power, it will be a tragic victory and the damage will definitely be considerable. With so many black-armored cavalry dead, how can I explain to Duke Horsman and my family?

How could Brian have the nerve to ask for the title of Baron?

Brian couldn't help but have a headache. He really didn't know where Victor and Duke Horsman got their confidence, or he was too cautious.

After all, Brian had never led a soldier in a war in his previous life. The only military activity he participated in was a month of military training in college, so he said tentatively.

"I know that your mercenary brothers and the 300 black-armored cavalry are elite troops, and they can win against several times the enemy's cavalry.

But if 500 people attack the opponent's 5,000 to 6,000 people, there will definitely be damage, and such damage is unnecessary.

So I can't let you fight with Count Merovingian's elite cavalry from the beginning.

I plan to use the mounted levies to attract the opponent's attention, and use the magic crossbow's advantage in long-range attacks to harass the opponent.

Those knight masters will definitely not be able to stand the provocation of the serfs and will definitely chase us. The cavalry and infantry will inevitably keep a considerable distance apart.

The charge in a war is to go all out in one go, then fade away, and then be exhausted. When they have lost all their energy, if you rush out to harvest again, you will definitely catch them by surprise.

I will lead the long-range troops to support you. It should be easy to force them to surrender. After the cavalry is eliminated, the remaining infantry will be left to our liking.

Besides, we just want to carve a piece of land from Count Merovingian. We don't need to destroy each other. We will still be neighbors in the future.

If there are too many casualties, the two sides will form an intractable feud, which will definitely affect future development, and the gains will outweigh the losses."

After Brian expressed his strategy, he looked at Victor expectantly, but Victor did not immediately refute Brian's strategy, or think that the opponent was greedy for life and afraid of death. Instead, he pondered carefully for a long time.

Then he nodded and said.

"I underestimated Earl Merovingian's army and wanted to win directly with strong combat power, but ignored the possible casualties.

Sir, you are very considerate. I only thought about what happened on the battlefield, but I didn't think about the issues that need to be considered after the war is over.

At the same time, I feel honored to have a lord like you who can consider the safety of his subordinates."

Brian said hurriedly and humbly.

"Victor, your fighting method is normal, and I just don't want to cause too many casualties due to disputes between neighbors.
Chapter completed!