Farming with Entries: From Lord to Emperor

"Baron Rod…"

Lan Ao was a bit surprised to hear this order and explained, "I want to be with my two knights."

"If you want to stay alive, then don't do anything that would make me suspicious."

Rod didn't give Lan Ao a chance to speak further, with a commanding tone,

"Go and rest, I have other matters to attend to."

Lan Ao looked at Rod and suddenly felt that everything had deviated from what he originally expected.

But now he had no other choices, so he nodded and left with the Guard.

Even though he had been trekking in the wilderness for over a month, Rod was not in a hurry to enjoy the manor's large bed.

He assigned the inquiry about Lan Ao to the Guard, while he personally led people to patrol the entire frontier city, capturing fleeing Soldiers.

During war, there would always be thieves and robbers, and Rod entrusted Skinny Mouse to deal with them.

A rat always has special ways to deal with a rat.

To prevent disorder in the frontier city and people fleeing, at dawn, Rod summoned all the merchants to the manor.

He told them that everything was normal in the frontier city, it just had a new owner.

Rod's army would not plunder any merchants, and they could continue to do business here, as long as they paid taxes as usual.

Of course, many people in the frontier city lost their peaceful lives—the nobility.

All the branches of the Cold Blade Clan residing in the frontier city were captured by Rod.

Rod took away their affluent lives and property, then sent them to remote northern areas to mine.

Some of them were knowledgeable, and Rod might use them in the future, but for now, they needed more training and assessment.

The Soldiers cleaned the battlefield through the night, and once the situation stabilized, Rod ordered everyone to have a good rest.

Chris and Gang Le took the opportunity during this rest to organize the vanguard formed by surrendered Soldiers, and began recruiting new recruits.

Only Rod did not rest; he took Vivian with him and rushed towards the Desert.

A five hundred-strong army formed by the frontier city and Frost Castle had already advanced towards Frost Leaf Town.

Rod was not worried about the defenses of Frost Leaf Town, but he simply wanted those five hundred strong Soldiers.

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Outside Frost Leaf Town.

The cold wind howled as snowflakes fluttered down.

Five hundred Soldiers, clad in heavy Cotton Armor and firmly gripping Long Spears and Shields, formed a barely tidy phalanx.

"Is this… the town?"

The army commander Vinnis murmured to himself.

His brows were tightly furrowed, and he stared at the front of Frost Leaf Town with an incredulous shock in his voice.

The intelligence reported that the walls of Frost Leaf Town were tall, reaching five meters.

But the wall now before them exceeded eight meters, and only siege ladders could reach it.

"How much money did Rod spend on this wall height?"

The adjutant beside Vinnis swallowed hard, "Sir, what should we do?"

Vinnis didn't speak, his face growing more serious.

He knew that attacking Frost Leaf Town this time would not be simple, but he hadn't expected it to be this complicated.

"Should we consider a temporary retreat?"

The adjutant asked, "Wait for the siege equipment to be delivered and then…"

"No!"

Vinnis interrupted him,

"We must take this town before Rod's army returns."

He took a deep breath.

"Moreover, we've already come this far; retreating without trying would leave us unable to explain to Viscount."

Vinnis said, silently contemplating in his heart.

Attacking a wall this high from the front simply wouldn't work, without siege equipment, breaking it is impossible.

"But we can try to break through the gate."

He pointed towards the direction of the city gate,

"Have the Soldiers prepare Shields and escort the battering ram to hit the door."

"The archers will support and suppress the guards on the wall."

The adjutant, hearing this, frowned slightly; this was a standard siege tactic.

However, after hesitating for a moment, the adjutant quickly accepted the order,

"Yes, I'll arrange it immediately."

With the orders given, the army swiftly began to move.

The archers, from far away from the city wall, supported by Shields, launched a barrage of arrows towards Frost Leaf Town's walls, suppressing the guards on top.

Twenty Soldiers lifted Round Shields, forming a mobile shield wall, protecting the entire battering ram.

The battering ram was made of sturdy pine, its front wrapped in iron, weighing several hundred pounds, mounted on a wooden cart with four wheels.

"Advance!"

The adjutant shouted, and the Soldiers, marching in unison, pushed the battering ram toward the gate of Frost Leaf Town!

"Whoosh whoosh whoosh!"

As the battering ram approached the wall, a dense rain of arrows poured down, clattering against the Shields!

"Ah!"

Some arrows penetrated through the gaps in the Shields, striking the Soldiers, horrific screams echoed continuously!

But the unit did not stop, leaving fallen comrades to continue charging towards the gate!

"Hit it!"

The burly men shouted in unison, as the battering ram struck the oak door fiercely!

"Boom!"

The heavy impact echoed, the gate shook violently but showed no sign of damage.

There were bolts and pillars behind the town gate, relying solely on the battering ram to break through would take a long time.

Even before the Soldiers could strike a second time, hot oil was poured down from the wall, precisely soaking the Shields and Soldiers.

Soon after, numerous fire arrows landed on the Shields, and flames erupted rapidly, spreading quickly over the Shields!

The oil, carrying flames, dripped through the gaps, instantly catching four or five of the Soldiers, who screamed and ran around!

The flames quickly dismantled the shield wall, and dozens of arrows shot down from the wall, turning the battering ram operators into pincushions in the blink of an eye.

This battle was a complete and ineffective sacrifice, and Vinnis soon issued the order to retreat.