Chapter 1120 - 313: Igniting the Entire Forest (10,000 Words)
Chapter 1120: Chapter 313: Igniting the Entire Forest (10,000 Words)
Obviously.
Rose and the other three were also aware of the preciousness of food.
They waited for the four to swallow their food and rest for a few minutes.
Lynn cast another glance at them and began to speak.
"Now that the meal is over, before we get to the main topic, I would like to hear Commander Wesley report on the war statistics regarding Boxi Town."
Rose, Earl, and Tyrone put down their tableware and looked at Wesley.
Wesley maintained a calm expression, rose from the wooden chair, bowed, and respectfully said.
"Yes, Master!"
"Four days ago, Wesley received the master’s clear instructions."
"Leading Centurion Earl and seventeen hundred armored cavalry, we entered Boxi Town and launched an attack on Benitez Manor!"
"In this assault, seventeen hundred armored cavalry engaged in frontal combat against forty-five hundred guard peasants from Benitez Manor across large tracts of farmland."
"After several charges and melees by the armored cavalry, we killed... one thousand two hundred and eighty guards and peasants."
Lynn listened quietly, without any interruption.
Surprise inevitably crossed the faces of Rose and Tyrone.
Killed one thousand two hundred and eighty peasants...
The number nearly amounted to half the population of a small town’s Free People!
Such a massive number.
Even if they only wielded iron weapons and farm tools as guard peasants.
They posed a significant threat.
In Rose and Tyrone’s minds, the ground was already a bed of corpses, gathering into a stream of blood...
Wesley’s report continued.
"Devant, the Manor Lord of Benitez, was pierced through the chest by Centurion Earl’s spear, flying back ten meters, and dying instantly!"
Wesley did not conceal Centurion Earl’s formidable performance in the battle.
Centurion Earl, on the side, couldn’t help but cast a look of admiration toward Wesley.
"Apart from the guards and peasants killed and buried, a total of three thousand two hundred and twenty guard peasants survived and surrendered!"
"Master, the prisoners brought back from Connelly Manor and Louis Manor are somewhat different."
"These three thousand two hundred and twenty guards and peasants are all healthy men!"
Lynn replied with satisfaction.
He naturally understood the implication of Wesley’s words.
Healthy men, with training and skill development, could be recruited as soldiers.
Thus, enhancing the military strength of the territory!
Receiving Lynn’s response, Wesley continued to recount.
"Apart from these three thousand two hundred and twenty guard peasants, there are also nearly two thousand elderly, women, and children in Benitez Manor."
"Adding up all the people, there are a total of five thousand two hundred in labor force!"
Hearing Wesley’s words, Lynn’s eyebrows couldn’t help but rise.
Though Lynn had already felt the thrill of a labor force boost from war before.
Now, over five thousand in labor force from yet another foreign battle.
Lynn couldn’t suppress the joyous fluctuations in his heart.
This is over five thousand labor force!
The more labor force, the faster his development!
Indeed!
Seizing by force is far superior to arduous cultivation!
Of course.
Lynn also understood.
To seize by force from others, strong military power is essential!
Lynn exhaled warmly, continuing to listen to Wesley’s report.
"Apart from the five thousand two hundred and twenty labor force, a large amount of grain was seized from Benitez Manor!"
"In grain, barley is estimated at two million pounds, wheat at one million two hundred thousand pounds, oats at three hundred thousand pounds."
"In legumes, peas at one hundred fifty thousand pounds, lentils one hundred thousand pounds."
"In root vegetables, turnips at eighty thousand pounds, carrots one hundred ten thousand pounds."
"Fresh and smoked meat stored in the cellar, adding up to at least fifty thousand pounds!"
Lynn nodded, not too surprised.
Whether it’s Morgan Town or the neighboring Alba Town and Boxi Town, the summer harvest was only recently completed!
Furthermore, Benitez Manor occupies half of Boxi Town’s land.
The manor mansion storing so much grain makes perfect sense!
Thinking this through.
Lynn slightly lamented the timing of sending Rose and Wesley to attack the manor!
Just as the Manor Lords gathered and stored harvested crops from the fields.
Directly saving him the step of crop processing!
Lynn made a mental note.
For future wars, they must be launched after summer and autumn harvests!
"Master, compared to previously destroyed manors, Benitez Manor has significantly more poultry and livestock, even two to three times more."
"Among the livestock, there are five hundred cattle in total!"
"Including three hundred ninety mature oxen, one hundred ten dairy cows, three hundred eighty draft horses, one hundred ninety pigs, one hundred twenty sheep, three hundred sixty chickens..."
Lynn’s eyebrows couldn’t help but rise again.
As Wesley mentioned, indeed, this is quite extensive!
However, Lynn quickly thought it through.
Benitez Manor has absorbed and digested two other manors.
Such numbers are no surprise.
If they didn’t have over three hundred mature oxen.
Benitez Manor would not be able to accomplish the cultivation of Boxi Town’s tens of thousands of acres of farmland!
"There are nearly six thousand iron tools and poorly made weapons."
"Additionally, the warehouse holds fifty thousand yards of linen cloth, over thirty thousand pounds of wool, and so forth..."
"In terms of money, there are three thousand five hundred eighty Gold Pounds, one hundred twenty shillings, and two thousand pence."