Chapter 176 Many Mercenary Groups

Simon led the army back to Fort Valor that day and did not station outside the forest.

After all, the body structure of orcs is different from that of humans. They generally have stronger vision at night and have an advantage in night fighting.

Many of the general troops under Simon suffer from night blindness, which is equivalent to being half blind at night.

If you are attacked by a large number of orcs at night and don't set up camp, I'm afraid you won't be able to cope with it, so it's better to avoid their sharp edges.

Simon has already solved this problem, and many carrots have been planted in the fields.

After the harvest, improve the food for the soldiers, and night blindness will no longer be a problem.

After the war, statistics showed that a total of thirty-seven people were killed and more than a hundred injured. The losses were not large.

Simon personally applied healing techniques to the injured soldiers. Half of them had basically recovered, while the others had their serious injuries reduced to minor injuries.

The orcs are really addicted to human food. They dare to provoke with such poor weapons. They are not as well-equipped as the wandering bandits in West Gedi.

Before evening, Yaman rushed back from the Qingluo River.

In the Lord's Hall.

"Greetings, Lord Baron!" He saluted respectfully.

"You must have heard that many orcs suddenly appeared in the secret forest to the west and attacked the west outpost.

This wooden outpost was too strong to hold up, and a stone fortress had to be built to ensure my dominance around the forest. "

Simon smiled lightly.

"Yes! My lord! I immediately set about building the fortress.

Sir, do you have any request? I wonder how many manpower can be mobilized? Yaman nodded and asked immediately.

"The orcs are powerful, so the size of the fortress cannot be lower than that of Starfire Castle and the southern outpost, and it should cover an area of ​​six to seven acres.

The city wall should be higher, at least ten meters, and its thickness should not be less than three meters. It should be designed entirely for military purposes.

It would be best to install a scorpion crossbow or trebuchet.

As for manpower, in addition to your construction workers, recruit another 3,000 people to build this west post as soon as possible. "

Simon pondered for a moment and said.

One acre is about 666 square meters, and six or seven acres of land is not too small. At least one hundred soldiers can be stationed there.

"Yes! Sir! In this case, as long as there are enough stones, it can be completed in less than two months."

Yaman only made a brief estimate before promising.

"Okay! That's it. Let's start the construction soon. In terms of logistics, I will ask the political officer Ma De to cooperate with you."

Simon nodded with satisfaction and said.

Now the territory is self-sufficient in stone and bricks.

In terms of construction, it is much more convenient than before.

"Yes! Lord Baron! I will make some preparations now..."

Yaman spoke for a while and then exited the Lord's Hall.

Not long after, Mailan went in and reported: "I would like to report to Lord Baron that another orc appeared outside the secret forest.

There is no way to cut down the wood now. "

"Are they not afraid of death at all? They just killed more than a thousand people, and they can't bear it anymore after just one night?

How come you recovered so quickly? "When Simon heard this, he couldn't help but frown slightly, feeling confused in his heart.

"Call me Mad, Sarit, and Sild." He thought for a while and said.

"Yes! Sir." Mailan took the order and left.

Not long after, the three people arrived at the Lord's Hall one after another.

"Greetings, Lord Baron! Good day!" They saluted respectfully and took their seats.

"The forest in the west is still not calming down. After a while, Sarit and Silde will lead the East Guards and patrols to clean up.

Bring enough food and fodder for seven days, set up camp, and pay attention to defense at night and do not attack.

Remember, you are only allowed to fight the orcs outside the forest. You are absolutely not allowed to pursue them into the forest. Anyone who disobeys this order will be severely punished!

This operation was led by Sarit and assisted by Hilde. "Simon ordered straight to the point.

"Yes! Sir!" The two stood up almost at the same time, saluted and took orders.

The East Guards currently has more than 1,400 combat-ready soldiers, and the patrol has more than 900 people in the city, taking away 500.

The combined strength of the two armies was close to two thousand. Facing the orcs with inferior equipment in the forest, there was not much pressure.

"You go and mobilize your troops now and get ready to go." Simon ordered.

"Yes!" Upon hearing this, Sarit and Hilde bowed respectfully and exited the Lord's Hall.

"Made, how's the recruitment of the mercenary group going?"

"Sir, I just sent someone to inquire. There are two ready-made mercenary groups in the territory resting in the hotel.

Their group leaders all said they could fight in the jungle.

The two mercenary groups combined have more than 120 people. "Made responded.

"That's not enough. Recruit at least ten mercenary groups with high combat effectiveness. The hiring fee is not a problem. Sign a one-month short-term clean-up contract."

Hearing this, Simon nodded slightly and ordered.

"Yes! Sir! I will make arrangements now! The results will be available tomorrow afternoon at the latest." Ma De promised.

"Well, go ahead." Simon said softly.

"My subordinates, please retire!" Ma De bowed respectfully and then exited the Lord's Hall.

Simon sat alone in the main seat and thought about it for a while, and couldn't help but sigh, and thought to himself: "It's such a troubled time, let's solve it first.

We must put the orcs to death and then deal with the matter of the Three Mountain Leaders..."

After he thought about it, he left the Lord's Hall and visited Winnis, Kailin and other family members.

The two of them were almost ready to give birth, and the maids had already made preparations and were waiting for that day to arrive.

In a flash, it came to the afternoon of the next day.

Simon was reading a book in the lord's hall, and Mader came to report on time: "Lord Baron, more than twenty mercenary groups have gathered.

Please review it and decide on the candidates to recruit. "

"So many?" Simon said a little surprised.

"Sir, after all, there is a mercenary guild in the Tomahawk Village in the Duishi Territory, and there is no shortage of mercenary groups nearby.

The subordinates sent people there to spread some news, and they swarmed over. "Made explained with a smile.

"How many people are there in these mercenary groups combined?" Simon nodded and asked.

"There are always one thousand and fifty-six, but there are no detailed statistics." Mader responded immediately.

"Then go and have a look. Don't accept those who are just pretending to be fake." Simon said casually.

Then with the help of the maids, he put on the knight's plate armor, mobilized two hundred guardsmen, and came to the earth wall.

The mercenaries were outside and were not allowed to enter.

Nowadays, the outer city of Fort Bravery looks very good, with houses built of bricks rising from the ground.

There are relatively few people there, and it seems very deserted.

The only people allowed to live in the outer city were those freedmen or slaves who knew technology.

The more precious slave trades such as blacksmiths, winemakers, and glass workers can live in Fort Bravery.

In addition, there are the soldiers of the army. The military camp of the Eastern Guard is built in the outer city, and the patrol team, security team, and Guards are all in the castle.

Some of the rewarded guards and their families were also assigned houses to live in the outer city.

Oh, by the way, there are also the kingdom's tax collectors and missionaries, all of whom have arrived in the outer city.

The former was given a nice big house, while the latter's treatment was mediocre.

Simon also had a Holy Spirit Church built, covering an area of ​​more than 300 square meters. It was quite satisfactory, neither luxurious nor shabby.