Winter Lord: Starting with Daily Intelligence

Chapter 53 Departure
On the day of departure, the streets of Red Tide Territory were teeming with people.

The people spontaneously gathered on both sides of the road to see off the knights and soldiers who were about to go to war.

Louis rode at the front, wearing a black and red cloak with Calvin's coat of arms embroidered on his shoulder.

Behind him were knights and soldiers fully equipped and ready to go, including eight elite knights, twenty-five regular knights, sixty apprentice knights, and two hundred infantrymen.

Everyone was fully armed and ready to fight.

This means that even in the North, this force would be an elite unit ready to be deployed into battle at any time.

Louis took away more than half of the Red Tide Territory's fighting force on this expedition.

First, the Red Tide Territory is located in the southern part of the northern border, making it relatively safe. Even with its troops depleted, it will not face significant threats.

Secondly, he had a daily intelligence system that allowed him to anticipate dangers and avoid being ambushed by the enemy, resulting in the annihilation of his entire army.

Therefore, he must bring sufficient troops and strive to achieve more military exploits.

This will not only solidify Red Tide Territory's position, but also allow it to gain a foothold among the old noble families of the North.

His goal was to make a name for himself in the Red Tide Territory during this battle.

Among the crowd seeing them off, Weil stood at the front, his eyes filled with envy.

As an apprentice knight, although he had awakened his fighting spirit, he was too young and not yet proficient in knightly skills, so he was left in the territory to continue training.

As Wel watched those imposing knights surrounding Louis, his heart was filled with longing.

He also wanted to be like that, to follow a great lord into battle.

“Alright, that’s enough.” Louis Lema stopped and surveyed the people on both sides.

Their faces showed reluctance, but even more so, pride.

Louis called out loudly, "Thank you all for seeing us off."
No matter what enemies lie ahead, we will return victorious!

After saying that, he pulled on the reins and said in a deep voice, "Let's go!"

With the thunderous sound of iron hooves and the fluttering of battle flags, the mighty army marched out of the Red Tide Territory.

The cheers of the people behind him echoed throughout the entire Red Tide Territory.

.........

In late spring, the northern wilderness still carried a chill in the air.

The expeditionary force camped in a low-lying area, and the knights gathered together, preparing to hunt their prey for the day.

Wild boar, a tough-skinned and thick-fleshed magical beast, whose meat is coarse but full of energy.

Louis sat on his horse, watching the wild boar-like monster galloping ahead, and casually ordered, "Be careful, don't hurt too many of its flesh."

"give it to me!"

A trainee knight leaped up and thrust his spear, imbued with fighting spirit, but the spearhead was deflected by the boar's tough skin. His strength was slightly insufficient, and he failed to pierce through!

Haha! You're not strong enough!

The knight beside him laughed loudly, thrusting his spear down with a single stroke, piercing the armor and splattering blood on the wasteland.

The wild boar howled in pain and collapsed to the ground. The knights quickly rushed forward to finish it off, ending the hunt.

Louis set off early, with plenty of time.

Anyway, other lords will most likely find out about this beforehand, so there's no need for him to be the one to draw attention to it.

So he simply used his daily intelligence system to lead the knights on a hunting trip.

Although the threat of magical beasts is not small, these elite knights can easily deal with them as long as they are not high-level magical beasts.

So every day before setting off, they would go hunting and bring back some spoils when they returned to camp.

The Cavaliers were already used to Louis's seemingly prophetic good luck.

Before setting off each day, the lord would casually point and say, "There should be monsters over there today, let's go check it out."

Then they can go there and find prey.

Although most of the animals hunted were low-level magical beasts such as wasteland boars, burrowing antelopes, and iron-feathered wolves, their meat was firm and full of energy, enough to fill their stomachs and slightly increase their strength.

At first, they were somewhat surprised, but after it happened many times, everyone became numb to it. They simply concluded: "Our lord is favored by the Dragon Ancestor, and we are just enjoying the good fortune along with him."

We set off in the morning, went hunting at noon, had a campfire barbecue in the evening, ate and drank our fill, and then went to sleep.

It's even more comfortable than training in our own territory.

After a few days, the knights enjoyed this lifestyle more and more.

The campfire was lit, and the firewood crackled and popped in the flames, sending up wisps of fragrant smoke.

Large pieces of monster meat dripped oil from the grill, sizzling and filling the entire camp with their aroma.

"It smells so good! Hurry up!"

A trainee knight swallowed hard, his eyes fixed on the roasted meat.

The knight in charge of turning the grill laughed and scolded, "What's the rush? It'll taste best when it's cooked to perfection."

The soldiers around them also gathered together, the sound of them swallowing their saliva rising and falling.

On ordinary days, they mostly eat rye bread and salted fish.

It's like a dream to be able to enjoy fresh roasted meat to my heart's content, even though they can only eat ordinary wild game.

"Tonight is a blessing from the Dragon Ancestor!" An infantryman excitedly raised his wine bag and took a hearty gulp.

Another infantryman chimed in, "Haha, going on campaign with the lord is even more enjoyable than training in the territory!"

This atmosphere doesn't feel like a military expedition at all; it's more like a spring outing!

Louis looked around; the knights were sitting relaxed around the campfire.

Some people used daggers to cut meat, some set up a pot of monster bones to make soup, some raised their glasses and laughed, and some simply grabbed whole pieces of meat and ate them with gusto.

Who goes on a campaign to suppress bandits and lives such a comfortable life?

But seeing the soldiers' smiling faces and their satisfied expressions as they ate, he finally shook his head and smiled.

Never mind, I need to balance work and rest.

Just then, a knight hurried up to Louis and reported, "My lord, we have encountered Baron Yorn's entourage on the east side, and they are heading this way."

Louis paused for a moment, and the image of that round, chubby figure immediately flashed into his mind.

The chubby boy who always calls himself "boss" with a grin.

That's right, his territory is also nearby, so he will most likely need to gather in Snow Eagle City as well.

"Oh? What a coincidence."

He had barely finished his sigh when a rapid sound of horses' hooves came from afar.

"Boss—!!"

Accompanied by a familiar shout, an oval-shaped knight charged forward.

Jon Harvey dismounted and ran excitedly toward Louis, his face beaming with a long-lost excitement.

Louis stared at him, momentarily stunned.

Jon has lost quite a bit of weight.

The once round, chubby lump of flesh has now transformed into an oval shape, though it is still essentially a fat person.

But the next second, Yorn's gaze was drawn to the roasting meat by the campfire.

He stared intently, his Adam's apple bobbing slightly.

"Gudong."

The sound of swallowing was particularly clear in the night wind.

Louis's lips twitched slightly. He casually tore off a piece of roast meat and handed it over: "Uh... how about some?"

Yorn nodded frantically, his eyes lighting up.

He immediately took the grilled meat and took a big bite, revealing a happy expression on his face.

(End of this chapter)