In the evening, in the southwest of the county town of Tignats, the southwest farm that originally belonged to the Dean family had been breached by nearly 100 people from the two banners of the Wells Legion.

The southwest farm is composed of more than 30 serf hired farmers and guards within the fort wall and forty or fifty scattered farmers outside the farm fort wall, the defense here is not as strong as Wincheston Manor, since the Dean family was awarded Wincheston Manor, basically transferred valuables and family wealth to Wincheston Manor, and only some old stewards and servants and some temporarily recruited or forcibly recruited farmers were left in the southwest farm fort wall.

There was neither the owner of the Dean family nor a reliable soldier to protect the Southwest Farm, and a year ago ordinary bandits were able to break through the outer walls, and professional legionnaires would not have too much difficulty.

When Bangada arrived at the farm with his army, he asked his baggage soldiers and servants to hurry up the siege equipment, and shouted to the farm, stating that the Welsh army had been ordered by the court and the border inspector Baron Art to search for bandits controlled by the Dean family, and that the first evil would be investigated.

There was no close guard of the Dean family in the southwest farm, and more than 100 menacing soldiers were in a posture of attacking the city, and the people on the farm confronted each other for a while, and soon opened the gate of the outer wall under the care of several serfs who were enslaved by the Dean family.

The Dean family guards and a few of the old housekeeper servants hid in the inner fort and struggled for a moment, and Bangada breached the inner walls of the southwest farm after paying the price of three dead and eight wounded.

No very valuable goods were seized from the southwest farm, and even the salaries paid to the farm guards were sent by Wincheston Manor on time, so Bangada searched the entire farm and only scraped less than 3,000 pfennigs.

Not much was seized, but not much else was gained.

The weapons and armor stripped from the farm guards were nothing, this was not the focus of the Dean family's defense, and the weapons and armor of the guards were also very simple, these short spear cotton armor and single-knife daggers were suitable for the peasant army, which was indeed too shabby for the standard armament of the Wells Legion. However, this statement is also a bit biased, it is better to break the stick and rotten iron than to be empty-handed, these captured weapons and armor were all taken away by Patus's second company and the fourth flag team, until the attack on the southwest farm, Pats's flag team has not been able to achieve full allocation, a flag team can only be divided into two parts to take turns to assemble weapons and armor to attack.

In addition to weapons and armor, what made Bangada and Patus ecstatic was the hoarding of more than 200,000 pounds of grain in three warehouses and hundreds of sets of iron farm tools such as heavy ploughshares, iron hoes, shovels, climbing plows, and sickles, four four-wheeled carriages, 12 ploughing oxen, 15 horses, and 9 mules and donkeys in the barn, as well as many poultry and livestock such as pigs, sheep, chickens, and ducks.

Most of the farm tools and livestock in the southwest farm belong to the Dean family, and the farmers must rent farm tools and livestock from the farm with high rents, and only a few farmers who are friendly with the Dean family have their own land and farm tools and livestock.

After the southwest farm was breached by a group of bandits last autumn, the farmers on the outskirts of the farm were all in danger and sent their food and farm tools and livestock to the relatively safe inner bunker of the farm......

It's going to be dark.

A squadron leader in armor and a sword slapped the dust on his body and looked at Bangeda, who was leading people to loot in the farmer's mansion in the inner fort, and reported: "Commander Bangeda, we have found a large pile of abandoned carriages and pieces on the back wall of the inner fort, which were eliminated by the Dean family caravan, and there are at least fifteen carriages. I have ordered the carpenters and baggage teams of the farm to repair them, and it will not be a problem to put together three or five, but it will certainly not take long. ”

Bang Ge Dateng grabbed a piece of fine white bread on the table and threw it to the squadron leader who reported it, and he also stuffed the remaining half of his hand into his mouth and chewed a few bites and swallowed it hard, "I don't plan to let you take a bunch of rag merchants and transport the materials that can be taken back to the valley, the two adjutants will find a way to transport the remaining food and materials away." ”

The squadron leader took the white bread into his arms and replied, "Okay, I'll go and urge them to put together as many wagons as possible, anyway, there are enough livestock on the farm to pull carts." ”

As soon as the squadron leader went out, Patus, the captain of the fourth flag of the second company, walked into the house with a bloodstain, he found a cup of inferior beer and drank it in one sip, and then said: "Bangada, the remnants of the enemy in the farm have been cleared, in addition to the prisoners of war stained with the blood of our brothers, they have been directly killed, and five guards and stewards who like to oppress civilians and slaves on weekdays have been screened and killed on the spot, and the remaining dozen or so prisoners of war have all been tied up and brought back to the valley to be war slaves. ”

Due to the lack of weapons and armor, Pats's banner team only played a role of feint and support in the farm battle, so his flag team was responsible for clearing the battlefield after the battle.

Patus was not as lucky as Bangada to be able to suddenly get a batch of weapons and armor before the battle, and half of the soldiers of the Fourth Banner of the Second Company had not been able to ration weapons, and many soldiers could only hold homemade wooden spears in their hands, so the poor and frightened Pats scavenged all the iron things inside and outside the farm after capturing the southwest farm, and the iron farm tools must be handed over to the civil administration according to the regulations, but there is no clear restriction on the rest of the iron products, so inside and outside the southwest farm, from iron nails and spoons to iron pots and iron frames, From the iron candlesticks to the iron grates on the doors, everything that touched the "iron" was captured by the soldiers of the Patters Banner.

"Patters, I've heard from the soldiers that you've sent people to scavenge iron inside and outside the farm, aren't you? I've given you all the weapons and armor I seized from the farm guards~" Bangada felt that Patters was a little stunned.

Patters looked indifferent, "Brother Bangada, you are now fully equipped with weapons and armor, and some of my men are empty-handed." This time, I collected some more iron products and returned to the valley and asked the blacksmith in the workshop to melt the molten iron into spearheads and short swords, these weapons are the armament of my Fourth Banner Team, and I can replenish them in case of emergency, and I don't have to face the embarrassment of going to the battlefield with my bare hands. ”

According to the Legion's Decree, the Banner Corps has its own command camp, so it can also have a certain number and regulation of armaments, but Bangada still thinks it is unnecessary, "After this battle, we will definitely be able to capture a huge amount of money and baggage, according to the temperament of the adults, we will not watch the Legionnaires go into battle shirtless, and your armament will definitely be replenished immediately." ”

Patters still muttered and insisted on his opinion, and Bangada didn't say more, anyway, it was just a little harder.

"Patters, have you sent the heralds who have won the Legion Command Camp?" Bangada changed the subject.

"They were sent out a long time ago, they went on horseback, they should have arrived by this time."

"Okay, you go and arrange the night guards, I'll have some food prepared, and hold a simple banquet for the guys tonight, and by the way, discuss the defense for the next period of time."

"Okay, I'll do it right away." Patters filled his glass with a large drink and left.

As night fell, the candlelight bonfire in the mansion of the Dean family on the southwest farm was bright, and all the officers above the squadron leader level of the two flag teams and five or six soldiers who had performed well in the battle attended the dinner in the mansion, and the rest of the soldiers who were not on duty were also given a piece of bread, a bowl of stew, and a bag of beer.

At the banquet, five trembling representatives of farm farmers and three specially invited serfs were also invited to the banquet.

The five representatives of the peasant households, all of whom had some say in the farm and did not do much evil, were worried that the bandits would kill them, but they were also very curious about the politeness of the group.

The three serfs were the ones who took the initiative to respond in the battle of the outer wall, and they were severely oppressed by the Dean family and the farm guards, so they turned against the army when they attacked the farm.

This is also convenient for Bangada to complete the tasks assigned by the regimental command camp.

As the commander of the Southwest Farm Battlefield, Bangada was the spokesman at the banquet, where he raised a glass to celebrate the heroic performance and achievements of the soldiers, and encouraged the officers and soldiers to learn from the experience and draw lessons from the experience.

After settling the army to fight, Bangada finally began to solve the doubts of the trembling farmer and the confused serf, "You must be curious why you invited several farmers and serfs from the farm to the banquet tonight. ”

Everyone saw that their eyes turned to the eight farm people who had been sitting in the corner and did not dare to speak out.

"Today, during the day, we have slaughtered all the wrongdoers on the farm who usually oppress the civilians and do a lot of evil, and Wincheston Manor should also be victorious, and from today onwards, the Southwestern Farm will no longer bear the name of the Dean family."

Eight farmer serfs are even more unknown.

Bangada's voice continued to sound, "Since it was the Wells Legion that captured this farm, from today onwards this farm will be under the jurisdiction of the Wells Legion!" ”

As soon as these words came out, the few people invited to the banquet finally knew the purpose of letting them come, which was to change the flag of the Southwest Farm, but they didn't understand why it was not directly said that Frontier Baron Atwood Wells had taken the place.

The southwest farm was originally a commons purchased by the Dean family from Tignats County, and there was no direct superior lord, and the power of taxation, labor, and refereeing theoretically belonged to the county magistrate, but the Dean family was deeply rooted in the country, and except for the symbolic annual payment of a small tax to the county town, it was like an autonomous fief.

Now that the Dean family has been annexed, of course the victor has the right to enjoy the profits of the war, as for how to deal with the reproach of the county magistrate and the court, it is up to the adults to worry, so Bangada said with confidence, "You are all people who have some prestige on the farm on weekdays, and you have also contributed to breaking through the outer wall and screening the wicked in the battle during the day, so I invited you here today to announce to you the future ownership of the Southwest Farm through you." ”

"Rembrandt." Bangada shouted to the silent old man sitting at the end of the room.

This old man is one of the few wealthy yeoman farmers on the farm, his ancestors are servants of the Dean family, and he was restored to his free status and obtained land because of his meritorious service, and it is rare that this old man did not oppress the farm serfs and untouchables on weekdays, on the contrary, he also occasionally secretly helped some serfs who were difficult to survive, so the old man's family was lucky to escape the execution axe in the daytime screening.

When the old man heard this, he got up, but remained silent.

"Old Mr. Rembrandt, on behalf of the Welsh Legion, I appoint you as the steward of the farm, and this farm will be managed by you for the time being, and you will manage all the general affairs of spring ploughing, summer hoeing, autumn harvesting, winter raising, tax collection, and labor dispatch, and we will send people to collect grain and taxes during the tax season every year."

The old man didn't expect to call him to appoint him as the steward of the farm, but he immediately refused, "Honorable lord, I can't accept your appointment. The old man refused to say anything more.

The air in the room froze for a moment, and Bangada broke the silence with a laugh, "Rembrandt, are you waiting for Dean and his son to lead troops to recapture this manor?" Not to mention whether Dean and his son can survive today, even if they avoid today, it will be difficult to survive tomorrow. Let you take charge of the farm for the time being, just to see that you are respected by everyone for your kindness and kindness, and besides, this is my appointment to you on behalf of the Wells Legion, if you dare to disobey the order, you will not be missing a head on the gate of the outer fort! Bangada's words are clearly coercive.

Bangada continued to whisper softly, "As long as you take care of the farm with all your heart, we will not treat you badly, the monthly salary of fifty pfennig will not be less than you, and the food and materials left on the farm are also at your disposal, and if you do well, you may be promoted to an official position in the future." ”

Seeing that the old man neither agreed nor refused, Bangada only assumed that he had agreed.

It's okay not to agree, he has another trick.

"Maude." Bangada called out another person's name.

A man covered in scars stood up, this man was the head of the serfs who had defected during the day's fighting, his family had been serfs for two generations, and he had been oppressed by the Dean family and the farm steward's guards on weekdays, and his wife and daughter had been sold to slave traders by the elder Dean two years earlier, leaving only a sick and dying mother and a wizened son in the family.

"Your Excellency!" Maud walked briskly down from a broken table and knelt in front of Bangada.

Bangada nodded for Maud to get up, but Maud insisted on getting to her knees.

"Brother Maud, thanks to the three of you during the day, we were able to successfully capture the outer wall. As a reward for you, on behalf of the Legion of Wales, I declare that you will be restored to your free status and that you will be rewarded with one hundred pfennighels, three hundred pounds of grain, and three iron farm implements. ”

"In order to show that you have been freed from serfdom, you will be given half an acre of land, which will be wholly owned by you, and the rest of the land you rent from the farm will be taxed as normal as free farmers. Your identity and land are protected by the Legion of Wales. "It's impossible to make ends meet on half an acre, but it's a symbol of liberal identity.

Maude didn't expect the shackles that had been bound around his neck for decades to be removed like this, and he hadn't reacted yet, "Big ~ Lord ~ You mean ~ We are no longer serfs, and we still have our own land?" ”

"That's right! Tomorrow, when the Legion has chosen the land for you, a paper deed will be issued. Bangada replied affirmatively.

Maud was so excited that he kowtowed, and the other two serfs also ran to Bangada and knelt down to thank him.

After the three of them bowed their heads in thanks, Bangada let the three of them get up and commanded, "In addition to the reward, the legion will appoint the three of you to a position. ”

Surprises abound, and the three people who had just announced their return to their free status listened with bated breath.

"Immediately set up a farm guard ......"

Bangada announced the formation of the Southwest Farm Guard, with Maud as the captain of the guard, and the other two serfs as the deputy captain, the number of the guard team is fifteen, and the three captains and deputy captains choose the loyal and reliable people in the farm, the captain of the guard is paid 50 pfennig per month, the deputy captain is 40 pfennig, and the ordinary guard is 30 pfennig, and the food is supplied by the farm warehouse. The Farm Guard is part of the Welsh Legion.

"Maude, I'll give you two days to choose the peasant guards, and in the next period of time we will send two squadrons of legionnaires to garrison here, and the garrison will take the three of you to train the convoy ......"

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Chapter 273: Changing the Flag