Mount and Blade System: Start from Pioneer Lords.

Chapter 238: Wolf Island's Assistance

It is a consensus among everyone that the southern border is not a monolithic entity.

Most of the nobles were loyal to the Iseli family, the lord of the southern border, so they were not opposed to the young duke, who had pure Iseli family blood, inheriting the title.

However, there were still a small number of nobles who were only loyal to the old Duke of Shillong. Therefore, although they were forced by the situation, they did not object to the fact that the heir was not the one destined by the old Duke.

But when the true heir arrives in the south, ready to take back the title, they will fulfill their original oath.

When she was in the southern border, Leah had been keeping in touch with these nobles who were loyal to the old duke through letters, and today, she finally had gratifying results.
When she excitedly found the Lord of High Cliff Castle, she didn't expect that he was leisurely eating breakfast in a civilian's home in the small town of Kalia.

"What's the matter?" The lord wiped his mouth and patted his belly contentedly.

Nothing makes him feel more at ease than being full. If he is hungry, he can only exert 70% of his strength.

"An old nobleman loyal to my grandfather has brought his troops to help us. They are only half a day's journey away from the town of Kalia."

Leia's happiness was beyond words. She held up her skirt with one hand and held a letter in the other. It was obvious that she had just received the news and could not wait to come here.

Levi was stunned, and a smile appeared on his face: "This is really good news!"

"Lao Ke, there are a lot of people in Kalia town right now, so try not to go out these few days. If you really encounter any problems, tell me your name, it will be helpful."

Levi pulled Leah and walked outside. Before leaving, a gold coin turned into an arc and fell onto the table, making a crisp sound.

"grown ups……"

Clay wanted to call out to the other person, but as soon as he opened his mouth, someone waved his hand without even turning his head, and only a powerful voice remained.

"No need to change, sir, I have plenty of money!"

"...You haven't told me your name yet!" Old man Clay looked at the other person's disappearing back, opened his mouth, and looked helpless.

Turning his head to look at his distraught granddaughter, he sighed again. What was going on?

……

The lord expressed his warm welcome to the arrival of the reinforcements.

I managed to find some old harps in the border town of Kalia.

They also forced a couple of old men with gray hair and beards who said their ancestors had played the piano to act as a makeshift band.

This large plucked string instrument has become a complete antique in today's era when organs are popular. The only people who really know how to play it probably date back to the grandfathers of these old men.

The result was that when Montvet Kerch led his army to the place where the other party was going to greet him, the situation was so awkward that he wanted to turn around and leave.

The five old men who were plucking the strings of the piano with all their might reminded him of the farmers who could only show off their strength on the beautiful prostitutes in the brothel, and the extremely unpleasant sound of the piano reminded him of the hoarse sound of his grandmother, like a black crow sharpening its claws, before she died.

In addition to the members of the spellcasting team, all the leaders of High Cliff Castle had arrived, standing tall and straight, and in the front were undoubtedly Plateau Tulip and the Lord of High Cliff Castle.

"It's Count Montvit of Wolf Island, and some other barons, with a total of more than 10,000 soldiers." Leah smiled as she looked at the army coming towards her, and talked calmly to the lord next to her.

"It's less than I thought. I thought there would be at least 30,000." Levi looked at the opponent's flag fluttering in the wind. The flag had a black base with a mighty head that looked like a wolf but was not a wolf on it. There was also a sharp sword from top to bottom, which was mostly blocked by the wolf's head, leaving only the hilt and a small part of the blade exposed.

Leading the group was a middle-aged knight with a resolute face and a mighty figure. He was wearing an extremely luxurious azure plate armor, and an iron helmet that looked like a wolf's head added a bit of majesty.

When they were eighty steps away from the Gaoya Castle team, the middle-aged knight raised his hand, and the entire army stopped moving in just a few dozen breaths, with only the flags rustling in the wind.

This level of eliteness made the lord look at them with higher regard. This army was definitely not weaker than the Legion of Thorns.

The other party took off his helmet and held it to his chest, then got off a wolf-like monster and walked over on foot.

"Ms. Leah, my people and I have been looking forward to this day for a long time."

Montvit bowed slightly, then looked at the terrifying young man next to him who had recently become famous. Just as he was about to say hello, he didn't expect the other party to laugh three times and open his arms to greet him.

"Count Montvert, long time no see!" Levi gave the middle-aged man a big hug.

"Uh, long time no see." Mengweit replied somewhat awkwardly.

In fact, the two had met once in Cologne, so it could be said that they hadn't seen each other for a long time, but their relationship wasn't that good...

He was a little overwhelmed by the enthusiasm of the Lion Hunter.

"Lord Mengweit, we have already divided the garrison. The journey has been arduous, so let the soldiers go to camp and rest." Leah smiled slightly, "This is obviously not a suitable place for conversation. Fresh milk and food have been prepared in the camp."

Since the arrival of the main army, the location of Gaoya Castle has been moved from the Baron Castle in the town of Kalia to a leeward flat land a few miles away from the town of Kalia.

It's not that the lord is afraid of anyone, so he vacated the place. The town of Kalia was surrounded by nearly 200,000 troops. Countless troops gathered here, and the hemispherical white tents stretched to the end of the sight like mushrooms after rain. From a military perspective, it is obviously not suitable for stationing troops, which will greatly limit the mobility of the army.

So Levi moved the base directly out.

Inside the Gaoyabao camp, a slightly more spacious tent was used as a temporary command center and is now also used as a restaurant.

There was a long table in the middle, with a dozen chairs placed around it, most of which were already occupied.

The goat man who acted as the cook was constantly bringing food to the table, and soon the entire table was full.

"My Lords, I am very happy that you are still able to fulfill your promise after my grandfather's death. I will remember your loyalty and bravery in my heart."

Levi coughed twice, and the originally noisy environment suddenly became so quiet that you could hear a pin drop. Leah took the opportunity to speak, looking around and speaking sincerely.

Frankly speaking, although she had told Levi that there were still some nobles in the South who supported her, that was just her guess. Now that the old duke had passed away, she, with only the title of a knight and an heir living abroad, was not worth investing in at all.

But she didn't expect that until today, there would still be nobles headed by the Wolf Island Kelchi family to help her.

"Miss Leah, you don't have to do this. You are the heir destined by the old duke. We were all at the banquet at that time, but we didn't expect that the old duke would not insist on saying it out loud. But even so, we all know who is the heir designated by the old duke!"

Mengweit put his hands on the table, his eyes determined:
"And now the little duke is the real thief, who took away things that did not belong to him by despicable means."

At the Cologne banquet, Montvit supported Leah as the heir, but everything happened so quickly that no one expected that Cologne would change its owner overnight.

If he didn't want to be swallowed by the group of golden lions and become food, he had no choice but to leave.

But now, the girl from the southern border has returned again with a powerful army. He almost did not hesitate to recruit the nobles under his command to come to his aid. "It's a pity that the two earls did not come with you." Leah sighed.

The other two earls also clearly supported her becoming the heir at the beginning, and later expressed their dissatisfaction with Daemon in letters, but when she actually arrived in the southern border, the two of them remained silent and never replied.

"They don't want to support Damon in this fight, but they don't want to bet too early." Mengweit rubbed the jade ring on his thumb, as if recalling what the two men said.

Obviously knew who Leah was talking about.

"Isn't this just a fence-sitter? It's a nice idea, but as long as it involves a dispute, these so-called 'fence-sitters' will be attacked from both sides!" Levi interrupted: "Even children know this principle. It's hard to imagine that a count doesn't even understand this."

"Levi, there are always people in this world who think they are smart but cannot see the situation clearly. Not everyone is like you, who dares to think and act, and can achieve something great." Mengwei looked at Levi and smiled at him.

Regardless of the negative comments about the Lion Hunter Knight's aristocratic style, Montvitt admired his actions from the bottom of his heart.

He was also in Cologne at the time, but it was this knight who rescued Miss Leah, not him.

Whether it was because of the unclear situation or something else, the bottom line was that he hesitated at that moment.

This highlights the knight's bravery even more vividly.

"I've heard that even the children and women on Wolf Island are loyal, brave, and good at fighting. Today I see that it's true."

Everyone carried the flowery sedan chair, and Li Wei also gave a thumbs up and praised it back:
"The fact that Earl Montwitt chose to come to our aid is enough to defeat 90% of the nobles in the southern border."

There is a reason why the lord is so enthusiastic about Count Montwitt, who came all the way to help.

Just like Leah said before, because of his brilliant military record and his background, even when he got such great benefits, he still stated that he was only loyal to the words of the future Duke of the South.

It's like adding fuel to the fire.

After all, Leia and Florina are related by blood, but the lord was unanimously ostracized by this northern army.

The soldiers, officers and nobles of the entire army all chose to ignore the Burning Legion of Highcliff Fort as if they were talking to each other. They were all stationed in the same place, but they just acted as if Highcliff Fort did not exist.

Once this invisible rule is formed, even those who don't care have no choice but to abide by it. This is the power of the collective.

Even Andao, a good-natured man, and Earl Luke, who wanted to be the lord's son-in-law, had to stay out of the spotlight, fearing that they would be caught talking to the lord and be labeled as a member of the Southern Border Party.

However, Fujiro, the commander of the Thorn Legion who had not been seen for a long time, quietly found the lord when no one was around and said that these northern officers were jealous and crazy because their limelight was stolen, and that everything would be fine after a while.

Levi did not comment. The two were not in the same system, and he did not have to play with these northerners. If that was the case, then goodbye.

It was just the right time to draw a clear line between the two. When a conflict really occurred, he would be able to kill more people without any psychological burden.

Count Montvert is a vassal of Leah. In the future, the two will definitely belong to the same system and become colleagues. It can be said that they are true family members.

It was completely different from the Northern Legion that only mixed together briefly because of intertwined interests.

It's worth making some good friends.

The arrival of Count Montwitt did not cause much waves in the northern army. The only effect was probably to make the lord more excluded.

But the two sides have nothing in common, so it's just right that they don't have to attend those annoying meetings.

After all, Levi was not under the jurisdiction of Florina, so whether he attended the internal meeting of the Northern Army depended entirely on whether the other party invited him.

Now that the relationship is so strained, I have a good reason to refuse.

However, although the relationship inside is strained, on the surface their self-defense force for the heirs, which only supports Leah, is still headed by Florina.

While Florina decides what to do next, they will all hold off and not attack Daemon's army alone.

Therefore, while waiting for the next order to be issued, the lord had nothing to do all day and began to feel like making trouble.

So he found Montvit and discussed with him about organizing a wrestling match.

Let the soldiers vent their energy that has nowhere to go.

Montvit, who was just thinking about trying the ingredients of Gaoyabao, naturally agreed immediately.

The Colosseum was set up on that day in an open space and surrounded by a simple fence.

In addition to the soldier Lai Zi, officers also participated in the wrestling.

However, only three officers were selected to compete.

In the spirit of fairness and justice, the lord originally did not want to leave the wrestling match.

Otherwise it would seem a bit like bullying.

But after seeing the burly figures of Gus, Zat and Orak, Count Montwitt simply forbade these three oversized men to fight, and chose the thinner lord instead.

After the leader of Highcliff Castle abandoned these three heavyweights and the earth elf Leiden who was not good at fighting, the only players who could participate in the battle were Mir and Hogg.

Montwitt quietly looked at the three leaders from Gaoyabao who were participating in the wrestling match, with the corners of his mouth slightly raised, and he felt that the advantage was in his hands.

A burly man, with a height of two blades, half a head taller than him, but with a childish face, it was obvious that he was an inexperienced kid.

The one-eyed gnoll was quite large, and had two blades and three strikes, but he was not impossible to win, after all, wrestling required more than just brute strength.

As for the Lord of Highcliff Castle, the Lion Hunter Knight?

The opponent's battle record was indeed dazzling, but after all, he had not seen it with his own eyes, so Mengweit believed that he was not without the ability to fight after practicing fighting spirit for decades.

After all, wrestling relies only on strength and skill.

The chances of winning are huge!

He thought so.

(End of this chapter)