Chapter 996: Chapter 292: Are You Trying to Rebel?

But he is the Lord of the domain and the highest leader of all within it!

Unless there is a necessity.

Otherwise, he has no reason to venture onto the battlefield.

Because, only if he survives,

can his territory advance further!

Lynn’s gaze was fixed beyond the Manor Castle.

There.

Soldiers clad in armor formed a long line.

They marched like a torrent of steel along the gravel road amidst a patch of farmland.

It wasn’t until the troop vanished entirely into the night that Lynn retracted his gaze.

Dispatching Rose and Wesley with 3,800 soldiers to Alba Town to annihilate Connelly Manor and Louis Manor.

Naturally, there will be certain risks. 𝒇𝓻𝓮𝓮𝙬𝙚𝒃𝒏𝓸𝙫𝒆𝙡.𝓬𝓸𝒎

Marching at night, with poor visibility, soldiers can easily trip over obstacles like tree roots, causing sprains or fractures.

If the gravel road is uneven, horses might even fall!

Apart from the threats of the terrain,

troops marching at night are extremely prone to falling into traps set by the enemy!

Trenches, spiked pits, even horse traps.

For the attacker, night marches have their unexpected advantages.

Using the cover of darkness to approach the target.

Launching an attack when the target is undefended.

Taking the opposition by surprise.

However,

night is also the perfect time for the enemy to set ambushes!

The ambushers can equally use the darkness to their advantage, hiding in roadside forests or valleys.

Waiting for the marching troops to pass by, then launching a sudden attack!

The success of an attack or ambush naturally depends on the commanders’ grasp of tactical information and timing.

Looking at the current situation, however,

Lynn doesn’t believe that Jon Zuck or the two Manor Lords in Alba Town would set up ambushes along the way.

Firstly, it’s still early August, the summer harvest season.

Not only does his territory require harvesting and planting.

Other manor lords, centered around agricultural production, do too!

Perhaps, other manor lords have fewer cultivated fields than his domain.

But other manor lords have limited labor and planting tools.

It’s impossible for them to complete the harvesting and planting of all fields within the manor range in such a short time.

Even less likely to abandon the booming agricultural production in the manor for a war, the opponent’s power of which is unknown.

It’s known that.

The manor lords are a group of greedy individuals who will stop at nothing for their own gain.

No manor or Lord would be willing to do anything that harms their own interests!

Secondly,

besides capturing spies infiltrating Morgan Town,

he hasn’t seen any support from Jon Zuck or other manor supporters for his military operation!

He even speculates.

Jon Zuck as the ringleader, along with eight supporting manor lords,

could easily annihilate an unknown Lord like him with their combined military power.

Lastly, Jon Zuck’s Viscount is waiting.

Knowing the number of armed soldiers in his domain, Jon Zuck, not being a match, is waiting for external support!

In the next second,

Lynn dismissed the idea.

The most likely aid for Jon Zuck would come from Marquis Duca!

Because,

currently, Sword and Shield Corps soldiers occupying the Spirit Reef Port are facing attacks from Marquis Polk!

If both sides are equally matched in strength,

the defenders have walls as fortifications to guard.

Unless the attacker has several times more soldiers,

breaking through the walls is extremely difficult.

It can take days, if not months!

Marquis Duca’s Sword and Shield Corps are stretched thin at the moment.

Even if Mark Ducas still has enough troops,

amidst the flames of the Imperial Authority Wars,

he would use those forces for territorial defense.

Or dispatch troops to aid in case of a crisis at Spirit Reef Port.

Rather than dispatching tens of thousands of Sword and Shield Corps soldiers to the Southern Border Land of the Kaldi Empire!

Spending time and consuming supplies aside,

containing the opportunity in the Imperial Authority Wars,

preventing the Ducas Clan from gaining more benefits in this war is most fatal!

Relative to these,

let alone Jon Zuck, such a minor Viscount.

Even if Kakasong City were occupied by outsiders,

Mark Ducas wouldn’t take any military action!

Especially since, being in a remote area, many manor lords and Lords deliberately conceal the amount of taxes paid.

Many manor lords and Lords even outright refuse to pay production taxes on their territories.

A Marquis holds vast tracts of land!

With the Marquis’ power and management ability,

it’s difficult to ensure all vassals in the Marquisate fulfill their tax-paying duties.

Particularly for a poor city like Kakasong City, located at the empire’s edge.

As long as these vassals are willing to remain faithful and don’t commit rebellion,

Lords often turn a blind eye.

Because managing or forcefully suppressing these cities consumes funds far beyond tax revenue!

A border town without high productivity or profitability often contributes less to the Lord than a meal at their castle!