It is human instinct to give in to forces that are stronger than oneself.

Along the way south, whether out of voluntary effort or to avoid disaster, the villages and estates along the North-South Highway in Tinies County would send people to bring some grain, vegetables, wine, meat, or wool and cloth to the team of Yat.

For those villages that are a little farther away from the avenue, Art will also send Angus to lead the sentry cavalry and baggage team with a sword in one hand and an empty cart in the other, bringing the most sincere "greetings" to the lords and squires of the new court frontier barons and the continuing border patrol officers......

In this way, Yate not only solved the problem of the shortage of food and grass materials in the team, but also harvested a lot of valuable goods.

But there are always a few people who break through the shackles of instinct in the world, and the best way to deal with such people is to make them disappear from the world.

Ryan Manor is such a maverick existence, this broken place has never made Art comfortable from the beginning, and Art got the news from Hawkeye, Ryan Manor has always been in close contact with the Dean family, and the Dean family often makes things difficult for Art's caravans through Ryan Manor......

In the past, it was just that Art was humble, but now that he has been promoted to baron, this place doesn't even want to act like old Dean, which is really disappointing.

Killing people is the first step for Art to gain a foothold in Tignats.

Coincidentally, it caught up with Lane Manor......

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In the birch forest half a day's journey south of Ryan Manor, the baggage team has led the brigade of newly recruited lords and the wounded and new recruits of the army to continue to return south, while Art has stopped in the dense forest with nearly a hundred soldiers to plan a small conspiracy.

In a camp in the dense forest, the captain of the Sentinel Cavalry, Lusignan, had just led people to the Ryan Manor to spy on the military situation, and at this moment he was reporting to the Arts, who were sitting by the campfire.

"My lord, we have found out clearly, that bastard is staying in the Ryan Manor, they know that we will definitely pass through here, so the manor has strengthened its vigilance, Bazel has transferred soldiers from several other territories here, there are a total of more than thirty soldiers in the manor wall, and there are more than fifty peasant soldiers outside the manor."

"Judging from the weapons and armor, the thirty or so soldiers in the walls of the manor should be the private soldiers of the lord of Bazel, and the weapons and armor are quite good. It's hard to say about the peasant soldiers outside the manor, anyway, they are all filling in the pit. ”

"Lusignan, go down and rest and prepare for tomorrow's battle." Art waved Lusignan back.

Only four people were left around the campfire: Art, Otto, Angus, and Ron.

"Sergeant Major, how is the arrangement on the Ledogan side?" Art asked Angus.

"The arrangements have been made, and he has already rushed to another large estate in Bazel with his men. According to the distance, they will be able to arrive the day after tomorrow, and I will let them start attacking as soon as they arrive, and if there is a strong resistance, they will immediately retreat. If the other side is attacked and calls for help, Lane Manor can receive the news at noon the day after tomorrow at the earliest. ”

"For that bastard, Ryan Manor is just a small place, as long as we hide deep enough for Bazel to relax his vigilance, and when he sends troops to reinforce another large manor, we will attack the weakly defended Ryan Manor in the name of chasing down the fugitives~"

"But Bazel is not a fool, he has already sent someone to fall behind us, and it is impossible for more than 100 people to hide absolutely. If we suddenly tighten our guard, it will be easier to expose our intentions. "Otto brought up a glaring hole in the Angus plan.

"Odo, the eagle eye of Tignats has figured it out, and Bazel has less than eighty private soldiers, stationed in his barony's domain, the large manor in the northeast of the county, and the manor of Lane, and the manor they attacked has less than twenty guards, and none of them are elite. If Bazel dares to take the risk of not allowing the defenders of Lane Manor to send reinforcements, then it will be better for Redogan to take the large estate. The Minister of Security of the Palace feels that the bandits in Tinets County have subsided, and he is reluctant to expand the strength of the Patrol Officer, so we will let the Minister of Security know that the bandits here have been raging for a long time~"

"But Bazel is a baron after all, and you have just been promoted, will you~" Angus was worried that this matter would make Art be reprimanded by the court.

Before Art could answer, Ron, who was in charge of intelligence gathering, replied: "Sergeant Major, don't worry, the master has already figured out the details of Bazel. Bazel's barony was inherited from his grandfather, who was rumored to have been the favorite of a court magnate who was favored by the magnates. ”

"Bazel's usual ferociousness, greed, and viciousness since he took over the title from his grandfather, the man who loved him, was not treated well at all. Since the death of the magnate and his grandfather, no one in the court has stood up for him, and he himself has no heirs. Viscount Pierre had long wanted to eradicate this mongrel, but because Bazel was quite brave and had many outlaws under him, Lord Pierre did not do it for a long time. ”

"How do you know about these things?" Both Otto and Angus were surprised by the unlikely news.

The corners of Ron's mouth raised slightly, and a smug look appeared on his hideous face, "The eagle eye that the lord spent a lot of money on everywhere still has a big effect, and the lord has long begun to pay attention to the bastard of Bazel~"

Art cleared his throat and instructed a few people: "Ron, tomorrow morning you take my secret message to Tignets County, and tell the county lord that we have chased a group of bandits and run into Lane Manor, and we suspect that the people in Lane Manor are harboring bandits in the county, and I will lead the army into Lane Manor to search for bandits in the name of the palace southern border patrolman." ”

"Sergeant Major, you will be responsible for the bandits caught by Redogan, give me the truth about their affairs with Ryan Manor and Bazel, and get evidence of their confessions."

"Odo, lead the army to continue south tomorrow, and then go north through the dense forest to lurk, and send someone to cut off the tail behind me early tomorrow morning."

"Yes!" The three of them answered in unison......

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On the first day of May, the Lane Manor, the southernmost part of County Tiniets, was cloudy.

The gates of the inner fort of Lane Manor were closed, and the towers were filled with guards armed with gōng nǔ, and several entrances and exits outside the manor were guarded by armed soldiers, as if facing a great enemy......

An army of 100 men stood by outside the manor, and a few cavalry roamed wài wéi to block off the outside world.

Bazel couldn't have imagined that the army would really attack him, he gathered his troops to garrison Lane Manor just to give the new baron a dismount, so that he would retreat, but he didn't want people to eat this set at all~

Bazel's bravery was indeed outstanding, and he faced an "enemy" several times his size face to face, and he dared to go out of the manor to confront him with only seven or eight cavalry.

"Lord Bazel, I'll give you one last chance, please hand over the bandits hiding in Ryan Manor, or I'll take someone into the manor to search!" Atelier was on his horse and yelled at Bazel, who was more than a hundred paces away.

Bazel straddled a tall horse, dressed in iron-scaled armor and a nose helmet padded with chain mail, and carried a broad axe in his hand, followed by seven or eight horsemen.

"Where did you come from, if you dare to trespass on my territory, I will chop up your corpse and feed it to the dogs!" Bazel scolded at Art.

"Bazel, in the name of the Southern Border Inspector of the Imperial Court, I ask you to hand over the bandits hiding in Lane Manor, otherwise I will bring people into the manor to search for them!" Art warned again.

Bazel has always been arrogant and domineering, and he was extremely angry when he was threatened by this, "Bastard, kill me if you have the ability, or I will crush you to your bones!" ”

Bazel's face was extremely fierce, but he was also uneasy in his heart, because he received the news that his other manor had been attacked by bandits early this morning, although he had already guessed that this sudden situation must have something to do with the guy in the south, but after all, it was a big manor of his own, and it was impossible for him to let the bandits break it, so he hurriedly sent a dozen private soldiers and more than twenty peasant soldiers back to the big manor for reinforcements.

There are not many elite soldiers available in the hands of Bazel, and all he relies on is to speculate that Art is only setting up a battle to scare people, and a new baron has not yet had the courage to attack another baron's territory~

However, he obviously didn't know how bold his opponent was.

"Sergeant Major, as soon as the battle begins, you immediately run to the back to cut off Bazel's retreat~" Art quietly commanded Angus beside him.

"Otto, attack!"

With a sudden wave of his hand, Otto led a hundred and ten soldiers towards Bazel and the Ryan Manor behind him~

Bazel, who was riding on a war horse, looked at the soldiers who rushed directly towards him, his eyes were frightened and suspicious from time to time, he couldn't believe that guy really dared to attack his territory in front of a lord, and it was still when the two armies were negotiating, which was too unruly~

"Master, the enemy is coming, it's coming!" One of the horsemen behind Bazel shouted in alarm.

Bazel regained consciousness, blood surging over his skull.

"Kill that bastard !!" Bazel raised his axe and kicked the horse's belly towards Art......

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There was no suspense about the outcome of the battle, because Art himself did not expect that Bazel would dare to take a few cavalry out of the manor to confront him.

Others may pay attention to the rules of engagement between nobles, and wait for Bazel to return to the manor before Don Juan fights, but the rules of engagement of the nobles based on habits are not worth even a copper coin when it comes to Art.

So Art directly let the soldiers attack the bold Bazel.

If it is only about personal bravery, Bazel's martial arts are indeed strong enough. Angus led the sentry cavalry of the Sentinel Cavalry to bite Bazel to death, and then rushed up with two squadrons of infantry.

Bazel, who was armed with a broad axe, led a few cavalrymen to force back several soldiers who surrounded and annihilated them in the encirclement. It wasn't until the red-eyed soldier who was killed also aroused his blood bravery, completely ignoring the other party's aristocratic status, that the sword, spear and axe and gōng nǔ were greeted with a piece of swords, spears and axes, that Bazel's war horse was cut down, and Bazel was also shot like a hedgehog......

While the Sentinels and two squadrons of infantry were besieging Bazel, Odo also led his men into Lane Manor.

In addition to the more than a dozen lord cavalry in the inner fort in the manor, the peasant soldiers guarding all over the manor were simply cutting melons and vegetables in front of the Yate army......

The battle ended in less than an hour, and the remnants of the enemy retreated to the manor's inner fort, and Bazel was also cut to the ground, becoming a seriously wounded prisoner of war~

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That night, Lane Manor was heavily guarded.

However, the soldiers in charge of the guard became the army under Art.

In the manor's fort, Ron had beaten Bazel to the ground. Ron has a relationship with this Baron Bazel, and now that the wicked Bazel has fallen into the hands of Ron, of course he will not be polite.

"Sir, those minions have confessed that they often rob passing caravans in the guise of bandits, and almost all of the Bazel private soldiers in the Inner Fort have done the work of bandits. It's not just the vicinity of Ryan Manor, it's also the other territories of that bastard bastard! ”

"Now that the evidence is here, my lord, we'll drag this bastard out and cut it down!" A seldom silent guard suddenly stepped forward and demanded that Bazel be cut down.

Art and Ron looked back at the same time, and this usually silent guard was a serf who had been rescued from Ryan's manor.

"Man! I promised you to kill this bastard with your own hands, but it's a little bit of use to keep him for now......"

"Order, tonight the army evacuates Lane Manor and takes all valuables with them."

After speaking, Art added, "Kill all the private soldiers who have been bandits, and hang their heads on Bazel's heraldic flag~"

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