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“Master, the rebel sweeping army numbers around five thousand. These rebels are likely tasked with sweeping through the barons’ territories. They’ve also carried off a substantial amount of loot, and at their current pace, it won’t be long before they enter our domain.”

In Richard’s castle, Gazia reported the situation.

“Is there any other army behind them?”

Richard asked.

Gazia replied, “Master, in a radius of over ten kilometers behind them, no other rebel forces have been seen.”

Richard pondered for a moment and said, “Assemble the troops. We’ll head out to meet them in battle.”

“Do you intend to attack proactively, Master?” asked Mia, standing nearby.

Richard said, “Yes, for this battle, we won’t deploy the centaurs and minotaurs. These rebels aren’t very strong, so it will be a good opportunity for the new recruits to practice and get familiar with combat!”

In Richard’s army, apart from the initial legion of a thousand soldiers, the other soldiers had yet to experience real combat.

Without combat experience, soldiers cannot be considered fully qualified, no matter how long they train.

Engaging in a real battle is crucial for a soldier’s development; it’s like a metamorphosis.

These rebels were perfect for training purposes. Richard had no mercy or pity for them.

If he did, he would be courting disaster.

Even if he spared the rebels, would they spare him?

With so much wealth at stake, if the rebels discovered Richard’s Florencia City, it would certainly be seen as a juicy target.

If Florencia City was captured, one could only imagine what the rebels would do to Richard and his beastkin companions.

Therefore, Richard would show no mercy.

Kindness towards the enemy is cruelty to oneself!

Under Richard’s orders, more than three thousand soldiers in the barracks mobilized.

This time, Richard planned to have the centaurs and minotaurs in reserve as a backup. He would let the three thousand soldiers serve as the main force.

Of the three thousand soldiers, two thousand were new recruits, and a thousand were battle-hardened veterans.

Despite two thousand of them being new recruits, these three thousand soldiers were well-equipped, physically strong, and professionally trained. Richard believed they could handle the five thousand poorly-equipped, disorganized rebels.

Moreover, the centaurs and minotaurs would be lurking in the shadows, ready to intervene if needed.

If any unexpected changes occurred, a thousand fully-armored centaurs and minotaurs were a formidable force.

In the barracks, a large number of soldiers marched out in orderly ranks.

“What’s happening? Are the rebels attacking?”

As the soldiers marched through the streets, nobles within the city began asking questions.

In Florencia City, after entering the main city gate, a wide and straight avenue led directly to Richard’s castle.

This avenue, known as Florencia Avenue, was the widest in the entire city. Many important buildings lined the several-kilometer-long Florencia Avenue.

Other streets were mostly connected to Florencia Avenue.

Additionally, the two other city gates were linked by a crossroad avenue, forming a cross pattern that divided Florencia City into four districts.

The square was located at the intersection of these two avenues.

“A rebel army numbering in the thousands is approaching; there’s no need to worry,” said a city guard responsible for maintaining order.

“Thousands of rebels, indeed, are nothing to worry about. But why doesn’t the lord stay in the city to defend? It’s so dangerous to go out and fight!” a noble remarked.

From this noble’s perspective, Richard’s decision to fight outside the city was utterly foolish.

Why venture out when you have such high walls? What if they get ambushed?

The city guard replied, “I don’t know; you can ask the lord yourself.”

That noble indeed sought out Richard to offer his advice.

However, Richard only replied with two words: “Training soldiers!”

“Training soldiers?”

The noble almost burst into tears upon hearing those words.

He wanted to say, “Isn’t it time to be cautious?”

But Richard’s soldiers had already ushered him away.

Soon, the entire city learned that a rebel army was approaching.

Those who had been with Richard through battles were not particularly worried. However, some newly arrived refugees were still somewhat concerned.

Yet, when Richard’s army marched in perfect formation, many refugees felt their worries dissipate.

Richard’s troops had a military posture, discipline, and appearance that the refugees had never witnessed before. Their equipment was exceptionally well-crafted.

When Richard’s troops marched, they formed neat rows, and their steps were synchronized. Such an army immediately instilled a sense of confidence and a perception of formidable combat strength!

“This lord knows what he’s doing,” a group of nobles gathered among the crowd and discussed.

“He’s a baron with a purchased title. How did he suddenly become so wealthy?” one noble asked.

“I don’t know; maybe he discovered a gold mine,” another noble replied.

“Don’t forget, not long ago, he defeated thousands of bandits. Those bandits burned, killed, and plundered everywhere, accumulating quite a bit of wealth. He likely got his hands on it.”

The news of the two viscounts being wiped out hadn’t spread yet, as information in this world was relatively slow.

For instance, some nobles only learned that the rebels had invaded the northeastern region after their lands were attacked by them.

However, such cases were rare. With refugees fleeing everywhere, news of the rebels reaching the northeastern region had spread widely.

“His army exceeds the legal limit, but that’s no longer an issue. Have you seen the latest papers? Stone Fort City has fallen. That city was guarded by a count. With its fall, the entire northeastern region is basically lost. I hope he recruits more troops, but it’s a pity he won’t let us partake in the defense. Otherwise, we could raise some troops to guard the city ourselves,” another noble commented.

These nobles have realized the seriousness of the matter. When life and death are at stake, they will not just care about escaping as they did in Westgar City.

There was nowhere else to run now.

To escape further meant fleeing into beast kingdom, which was tantamount to suicide.

The news of Stone Fort City’s fall had been publicly announced by Richard and even featured in the newspapers.

Sometimes, letting the common people know certain information is beneficial, as it makes them realize the outside world is dangerous, and this city is the safest place.

As the territory’s population grew, Richard increased the newspaper’s circulation, with each edition exceeding ten thousand copies.

The newspaper was now published regularly every three days.

When these nobles arrived in Richard’s territory and discovered the newspaper, they were quite amazed. Almost every issue was something they were willing to pay for.

Yes, Richard’s newspaper was no longer distributed for free; it started charging, one copper coin per issue, roughly breaking even with the costs.

At this stage, the newspaper was a tool for Richard’s propaganda, and breaking even was quite acceptable. He wasn’t expecting to earn much from it.

There were plenty of profitable businesses; this wasn’t one of them.

Under the watchful eyes of the refugees and nobles along Florencia Avenue, Richard’s army marched out of the city gates, heading toward the direction of the rebel army.

After exiting the city, Richard opened the live stream.

【Oh yeah, finally, we can see some warfare again.】

【I love watching explosive scenes.】

【Go, streamer!】

【Why did the anchor leave the city?】

【……】

The live stream instantly became lively.

Many viewers, still unclear about the situation, stretched their necks, discussing while watching.

…

“Hurry up, they’re catching up.”

“Run!”

Outside Richard’s territory, many refugees were fleeing. Behind them, the rebel army of over five thousand was closely following.

“It’s much more comfortable to come out and raid. These nobles’ meager troops are no match for us. Those attacking the city have it rough; over ten thousand died attacking the Westgar City, and probably even more died attacking the Stone Fort City.”

Among the rebel army behind the refugees, a few leaders were chatting casually.

“Of course, we are General Rigg’s trusted aides. Such lucrative tasks are bound to fall to us. As for the tough job of sieging cities, let those commoners do it. They’d starve to death if they weren’t fighting anyway,” said one minor leader.

“I wonder if, after General Rigg is ennobled, we might also get a title like baron,” said another minor leader, eyes filled with longing as he spoke.

Previously, he was just a hooligan. Living by mooching meals, deceiving, and committing all kinds of misdeeds, this uprising army gave him hope, and he immediately joined them.

Unlike those forced into it, these few minor leaders were opportunistic and sycophantic, quickly earning the trust of the so-called General Rigg and becoming close confidants.

This time, General Rigg dispatched them to raid the barons’ territories. Compared to besieging cities, this task was indeed a plum job.

The typical baron might have only a few hundred followers, no match for their thousands.

They swept through, breaking several castles, seizing wealth, and killing any encountered nobles.

“The taste of those noble girls is quite something. Too bad General Rigg won’t allow any noble descendants to remain; otherwise, we could have some fun.”

“They’ve already been played to death by the brothers, and you still want them? We’re almost done sweeping this area… huh, look over there, it seems there’s a city!”

One of the small leaders stopped mid-sentence when he spotted Richard’s city in the distance.

“There is indeed a city! Let’s go and have a look!”

The other small leaders were suddenly filled with excitement.

The entire rebel army accelerated towards Richard’s territory.

Many refugees were immediately overtaken by them.

It wasn’t that these men couldn’t catch up with the refugees ahead, but they were deliberately trailing behind, playing a cat-and-mouse game.

“Kill all these refugees blocking our path. Hmph, if they refuse to join the rebel army, they deserve to die.”

A small leader wielding a sword rushed toward some refugees.

“Wait, there’s an army coming out!”

Another leader shouted.

“Stop!”

The rebels immediately came to a halt.

Then they saw a well-organized army advancing toward them.

That army didn’t appear to have many people, seemingly only half their number.

The entire army was arranged into three battle formations, marching in perfect order.

Upon seeing this army, the fleeing refugees acted as if they had found their saviors, rushing towards them eagerly.

“Why is there such a large army here?” A small leader from the rebel side asked.

“Carter, what should we do? They’re coming toward us.” Another leader inquired.

“We have so many more people, and they’ve left the city, so why should we fear them? We are the elite of General Rigg’s forces. If we defeat them, this city will be ours. At that time, it would be a great achievement.”

The chief leader declared.

“Exactly, they’ve lost so many people to capture just one city. Though this city may not be as large as Westgar City, if we can capture it with just these men, once General Rigg becomes successful, we might at least gain a baron title, maybe even a viscount!”

At the mention of becoming a baron or viscount, the eyes of the other small leaders gleamed with excitement.

They had been raiding without encountering much resistance, and with General Rigg equipping them with weapons and gear seized in previous battles, they had grown quite arrogant.

“Brothers, charge!”

The chief leader shouted.

With that command, the more five-thousand-strong rebel force charged towards Richard’s army with battle cries.

“Master, they’re coming, but they fight without any strategy, much like demi-humans,” Dorothy said, standing next to Richard.

“However, they don’t have the physique of demi-humans, so Master’s army should be able to defeat them easily,” Mia added.

This time, Richard didn’t intend to let Mia and Dorothy take action.

He could already see it.

Demi-humans loved to swarm the enemy in their battles, completely lacking in strategy.

Yet, their physical strength was generally superior to that of humans, and they were faster, so sometimes their wild rush worked.

This rebel army seemed to be fairly well-equipped, each with swords and shields, but charging like this…

Richard felt that they would make decent training opponents for his new soldiers.

He sat astride his horse on a high ground, watching silently, not intervening in the battle’s command.

Mia and Dorothy stayed behind him.

“Prepare, advance!”

Seeing the distant rebels move, the grand legion commander Jim gave the order.

Immediately, the three-thousand-strong corps formed into three separate formations, advancing toward the rebel army.

Among these formations, the veteran soldiers were in the center, flanked by the two formations of new recruits.

In front were the spearmen, and behind them were the sword and shield soldiers.

Richard didn’t even deploy his crossbowmen.

Otherwise, with over a thousand crossbowmen, a single volley could have instantly reduced the rebel army’s numbers by more than a thousand.

The reason he didn’t use the crossbowmen was that Richard noticed there weren’t many archers among these rebels.

The two armies rapidly approached each other.

“Huh, why is there a battle here?”

As the two armies charged towards each other, on the other side of Richard’s territory, a person wearing a silver cloak and riding a fast horse appeared.

This person was the half-elf girl who had purchased some compressed biscuits from Richard nearly three months ago.

She had once again appeared in Richard’s territory.

“There’s actually such a large rebel army here?”

Meanwhile, from another direction, a team approached Richard’s territory and saw the rebels charging.

This team wasn’t large, only a little over a hundred people, but from their attire, they appeared to be well-equipped soldiers.

“Sir John, Count Zane has woken up.”

At this moment, a voice rang out.

This group was none other than the conscription party led by Sir John!

Upon hearing this, Sir John hurried to a carriage at the rear, where an elderly man lay severely injured. This man was Count Zane, who guarded Stone Fort City.

He was also the only Count in the northeastern region, representing the King in guarding the northeast.

“Count Zane, you’re finally awake.”

Sir John approached and looked at the gravely injured elder.

“How is the Stone Fort City?”

Count Zane was helped up and asked weakly.

Sir John replied, “It has fallen. We had to make great efforts to rescue you from the city.”

Count Zane sighed deeply, “You should have left me there, to live and die with Stone Fort City. With its fall, the entire northeastern region will fall into the hands of the rebels. Now there’s no one left in the northeast who can stand against the rebels. Having lost the northeastern region, I have no face to meet the King!”

“Sir John, there’s a battle. A noble has organized an army and is about to engage the rebels!”

At this moment, a soldier shouted.

“What noble could possibly be here? They surely can’t stop these rebels. Count Zane, we need to continue retreating northward. We have no choice but to risk moving along the borders of the Beast Kingdom now.”

Sir John seemed unconcerned.

“Sir John, they have quite a number of people, several thousand!”

The soldier shouted again.

“Several thousand?”

John’s eyes lit up.

“Quick, help me up so I can see.”

Count Zane commanded.

Hearing his voice, Sir John had no choice but to call over a few soldiers to help Count Zane up to a high point.

Then they saw thousands of rebels surging toward another army!

“Charge!”

The rebels, as if invigorated, rushed at Richard’s army.

In the past few months, their chaotic and disorganized charges had been surprisingly effective due to their numerical advantage and sheer determination to fight to the death.

However, today they were facing Richard’s army!

“Hold your spears steady, don’t panic!”

Within Richard’s thousand-man formation, the veteran captains shouted commands loudly.

As the new recruits watched the enemy swarm over the hills like an unstoppable tide, their palms sweated despite the extensive training they had undergone.

Yet, the voices of the veterans had a significant effect.

“Steady, steady!”

The veterans emphasized those two words strongly.

The key was to hold firm!

So, despite some recruits showing signs of panic, they still clung tightly to their spears, aiming them at the enemy while steadily advancing step by step!

Finally, they were getting closer, closer!

The new recruits could already make out the faces of the rebel soldiers.

The rebels’ faces were twisted with vicious grins, as they charged forward with shields and swords in hand!

Closer!

Even closer!

The overwhelming wave of rebel soldiers surged forth!

“Stab!”

At that moment, a veteran shouted, thrusting his spear forward with great force.

Beside the veteran, the new recruits also thrust their spears forward.

All at once, there was a chorus of “pfft” sounds, and the cracking of wooden shields, as many rebel soldiers were pierced by the sharp spears, their screams echoing in the air!