After Daryani was disarmed by a group of horsemen who did not have horses, the only information that could be filtered out was that the Empire was finally about to attack the Epirus region. He may not have recognized John and Sophia at first sight, but it is impossible for him not to know the secular knights who were originally affiliated with the Orthodox Church.

It's just that Daryani never expected that as the crown prince and princess, they would dare to go deep into Epirus without the protection of the army. It was no longer the Balkan commercial hub of the empire four hundred years ago, when the Epirus mob was rampant and the order was lost, and with the protection of ten secular knights, Dariani dared to assert that they would never make it to Gombrigne alive.

"These are your private soldiers?"

When Sophia finished counting, John came to Dariani's side and looked down at the twisted worm.

Dariani knew that if he was captured alive this time, the best outcome might be to hit the ground. The Inquisition of the Empire would not have paid any attention to the statements of a false nobleman, and if he had looked deeply, he might have been charged with murdering the Crown Prince.

At this point, silence is the best option. As long as you find a way to get the word out, there is still a slight chance to turn the situation around. When the time comes, just unite some warlords, seize this crown prince, and flee to Edirne......

The ransom and the high officials among the Ottomans were almost captured.

Thinking of this, Dariani's mouth pursed a little tighter.

"Vasika, for an hour, ask everything you need to ask. Others, temporarily put this group of miscellaneous people in a centralized manner. ”

John had accidentally seen Vasika torture the Ottoman captives. It's not too much to describe the scene as a nightmare that would have given anyone a nightmare.

"Sophia, let's go upstairs."

……

"Brother, what are you going to do with this group of people?" After closing the door, Sophia asked bluntly.

Their initial aim was to restore order to Epirus through peaceful means. However, after the matter becomes bigger, it will inevitably cause concentrated resistance from most of the "nobles", relying on the fortresses and military formations that can be seen everywhere in the empire, if they are tenacious enough, even the empire will lose a lot of troops, and it will also affect the subsequent rule in the Epirus region.

"I know you don't want to make a big deal out of it...... But we all saw that the situation in Epirus was much more dire than we had imagined. If a mere nobleman with only thirty or so militiamen dared to maliciously plunder all the caravans that crossed the border, it was hard to imagine what kind of misery the civilians who had lived here for a long time would suffer. ”

"Brother...... We don't have that much time to deal with civilians. Before the warlords in the surrounding areas react, we need to cut them off from the village of Bijes as quickly as possible and figure out the web of their relationships. From top to bottom, cut off this chaos. After disposing of this group of warlords, the people will naturally be liberated. Sophia thought for a moment, then made a denial, "Exploiting the citizens of the empire is a very risky business. The actions and movements of these civilians are extremely uncontrollable, and any information can leak out of the mouths of civilians, exposing us to a disadvantaged position. ”

John smiled and shook his head: "Perhaps this time, we will inevitably use the power of these long-oppressed citizens of the Empire. Certainly not all of them. The village of Biyes would be a good test subject. ”

"But what can they offer us?" Sophia frowned and wondered, "These little warlords and little nobles are also oppressing civilians in the name of the empire, and the commoners have been exploited by them to this extent, why should they trust us?" ”

"Let Vasika and his men gather the inhabitants of Bijes Village in the bazaar in the middle of the village tomorrow, it is easy to lose the trust of the civilians, and it is easy to regain it."

"Your Highness, I asked."

"It's only been twenty minutes...... God, Vasika, what exactly have you done to Daryani? The attendant Yustina opened the door for Vasika, "Tell me, what's going on?" ”

"Judging from what he said, this group of self-proclaimed nobles is not so closely connected on weekdays." Vasika took the handkerchief handed over by Yustina and wiped the blood stains on her body, "But they also have a corresponding relationship between the upper and lower levels, and the usual contact is 'tribute' every one or two months...... Moreover, these thirty or so men were not all of Daryani's men, he had a manor nearby that of course was built by exploiting civilians. ”

"The Manor?"

"He said it himself, the specific scale is not clear, do you need me to take someone to take a look?"

John thought for a while and refused: "Forget it, other people's territory, maybe the manor is in danger." Let's talk about it when it is dawn, take him with us, even if there are his men, they will not dare to act rashly with the hostages in our hands. ”

"Brother...... If Dariani doesn't go at night, won't the rest of the people in this estate be suspicious? Sophia asked.

"It's the same whether you send it back or not, do you expect a man with a broken limb to crawl back and tell everyone that I'm doing well today?" John waved his hand, "There is still some use for this Dariani's life...... At the very least, the inhabitants of the village of Biyes can see how the vampires entrenched here were executed in public. ”

At John's behalf, Daryani and his men were disarmed, unarmoured, and held overnight in the basement of the inn, while a makeshift execution ground was erected in the middle of the market.

In addition, for the manor in Dalyani's mouth, Morey went overnight to complete the reconnaissance.

The estate was built on a hilly hillside behind the village of Bies. The area is only a fraction of the size of the Slou Gardens. Compared to the Slou Gardens, I am afraid that the only disadvantage of Dariani's estate is that it was not built in Constantinople.

In the manor, there were tenant farmers or forcibly requisitioned "maids" to serve Dalyani, and some guards armed with knightly swords but dressed in similar court ceremonial robes, patrolling the manor.

"If Daryani is so extravagant, why don't you spend more money to strengthen your armament? The dozens of militiamen also looked a little too shabby. After listening to Morey's report, Sophia said a little strangely, "Even if there were more people coming, our situation today would be completely different." ”

This just proves that Daryani is indeed an exploiter at the bottom, and his superiors will definitely not allow him to have strong weapons. He can only rely on these militias to bully and bully the caravan. ”