Wizard Farming Guide

Chapter 134 The Siege Resumes

Speaking of neutral cities, Rhodes does remember one.

There is a city ahead in the Cold Water River basin called Cliff Corner City.

Before he occupied Mole Town, its lord, Billard, had been smuggling grain to Cliffcorn City for years.

The huge profits made the other party completely disregard the iron mines in their territory.

This left behind a large number of open-pit mines, which made the subsequent development of iron ore mines in Rhodes exceptionally smooth.

"Cliffcorner City?" Rhodes opened the map and marked the location of Cliffcorner City based on the information he had obtained from Mole Town.

It is about 200 kilometers away from Pingdingshan, with many wolf chieftain tribes blocking the way.

And the biggest problem is...

Rhodes's fingertip slid down to the area between Mesa Hill and Cliffside City, where a familiar barbarian city was marked.

Sarko Ice City!

That was more than three months ago, when six Knights of the Round Table, including Rhodes, Charlie, and Byrne, joined forces with more than thirty pioneering knights to form an alliance.

The wolf chieftain's city was attacked by troops.

Unfortunately, the outcome of that war was not ideal.

The allied forces encountered ambushes in the field and night attacks, and their numbers dropped from more than 4,000 to 2,500.

In order to preserve their strength, they had no choice but to make a strategic retreat before even launching a formal attack on the city, thus ending the war.

At that time, Rhodes's strength was still very weak, and he was one of the weaker members of the allied forces.

They can only try to ensure the stability of their own army, but cannot change the overall situation.

But now, more than three months later, the territory's army has undergone several expansions, and its equipment and strength have been continuously updated.

Rhodes left the house and went to the cliff of Pingdingshan, looking down at the cavalry troops running and training.

Led by the snowfield cavalry, two hundred heavy cavalry and three hundred light cavalry formed their own ranks.

The well-trained horses shuttled back and forth, their hooves thundering incessantly.

Besides here, the infantry in Hekou Town, and the longbowmen and crossbowmen in Mole Town have also completed their military expansion.

Rhodes switched to the raven's perspective, looking towards the distant river valley plain.

There, six enormous icebreakers were pulling wide plows.

Like an industrial machine, it continuously cultivates large tracts of land.

The massive armored beasts that Mole Town was working day and night to complete are now finished. These icebreakers are fully armed and ready to become war machines on the battlefield at any time.

The territory's army has entered a brand new version!

If the Wolf Chief's Sarko Ice City stagnates.

The consequences of falling behind are self-evident.

Rhodes summoned his men and sent letters to the other five Knights of the Round Table who were part of the alliance.

He planned to hold a party at the castle in River Mouth.

The purpose was clearly stated in the letter: to discuss the upcoming attack on Sarko Ice City.

Although Rhodes was confident he could take the city on his own, things didn't go that way.

With the alliance in place, he needs to notify his allies in advance before launching an attack.

Moreover, war means the large-scale mobilization of personnel and the transportation of supplies.

If it were just Rhodes alone, in addition to the necessary army, he would also need to gather more than three thousand civilians from his territory to carry out logistical transportation of food and equipment.

That would severely hamper production and development in the three territories.

But having allies is a different story, although due to the chaotic command, Rhodes doesn't expect them to play a significant role on the battlefield.

But it shouldn't be a problem to get them to spare some manpower to handle logistics.

The city of Sarko was not far from their pioneering territory, only a little over a hundred kilometers away.

There are no other threats in the vicinity, so there is no need to worry about the collapse of the logistics and transportation lines in the short term.

Of course, the addition of allies also means that the spoils of war will be divided up.

Rhodes didn't pay much attention to this; discussing spoils of war was something to do after the war was won.

Moreover, given his current strength, there's no need to worry about others embezzling his funds; having someone share the risk isn't a bad thing.

After making the arrangements, Rhodes signed the war mobilization order and sent it to the battalion commander of the third battalion.

The three knights began to boost morale.

Hearing about the generous rewards that come with promotions based on military merit, and with countless examples around them to prove it, the soldiers' morale is rising at a visible speed.

Meanwhile, Rhodes arrived at the castle in Rivermouth Town to welcome his allied companions who had come to visit.

"Long time no see." Upon seeing Charlie arrive, Rod warmly stepped forward to welcome him.

"Yes, it's been a long time. We're so glad to see our knight on white horse again."

Charlie opened his arms and hugged him, saying somewhat unhappily, "I heard you killed Archbishop White Frost with a single sword strike? That's impressive. Now the Alliance has two titled knights. We can spar and exchange martial arts tips sometime."

"Of course, I'm sure it will be a great experience. Please come in," Rhodes replied, gesturing for him to enter the castle.

After Charlie left, Rod smiled and shook his head.

"Don't mind him, that's just Charlie's personality," Byrne said helplessly as he arrived from behind.

"We've known each other for a while now, so I can understand. Actually, he's quite sincere," Rod replied casually.

He could sense Charlie's resentment from his words, and he knew the reason for it very well.

This is because as the fame of Rhodes White Horse Knight spread, it completely overshadowed the fame of Charlie Flameheart Knight.

In the past, when the Trail Blazers talked about their league, the first person they mentioned was Charlie.

Now they've all become Rhodes.

As fellow Extreme Knights, Charlie had always been dissatisfied with Kelvin, one of the Twelve Grand Seats.

Now that he's discovered that his own allies are outdoing him, it's understandable that he's feeling some resentment.

This is not a big deal. Through this period of contact, Rhodes has come to know Charlie, the knight, to some extent.

Although he is very powerful, he often cannot hide his emotions and has a tendency to be indecisive.

Being a lord is not a problem, after all, there are plenty of lords and nobles with more faults than him.

However, if one is the commander of a large army, these flaws will be exposed, leading to a series of problems.

However, Rod's overall impression of Charlie was positive.

Although this guy is emotional, he won't do anything underhanded.

Most of the warhorses in the Rhodes Territory were purchased from his own Mayfield family through his connections, at a genuinely favorable price.

It seems that because he was the third son in the family, Charlie spent most of his time on chivalry and did not learn the two-faced etiquette of the nobility.

Being his subordinate must have been torture, but as a companion, Rhodes welcomed this somewhat immature knight.

In the banquet hall of the castle.

Once everyone had arrived, Rhodes stood at the front, his gaze sweeping over the assembled crowd.

Compared to the bustling scene when the alliance was first established, the number of pioneer knights here has been reduced by half, with only seventeen remaining.

A few couldn't withstand the pressure from the North and left on their own, but most had already died in battle.

Those who have persevered until now can at least be called elites.

(End of this chapter)