Oh no, Odo-sama, there's another team with flags in the west!! Obote on the arrow tower gave an alarm. ▲-八▲-八▲-Read▲-Book,.◇.o≧

Odo, who was in the camp tent discussing the night attack with the soldiers who had chosen to attack tonight, stood up suddenly, "How is that possible? Hawkeye sent back the news that the Dean family's army was basically gathered on the border, where did the army come out? ”

"Do you see clearly, is it the Dean family's heraldic flag?"

"It's too far away to see clearly."

"Everybody's ready to fight. Let's go, go up and have a look. Odo climbed the tower in a few steps, and saw a group of people marching toward the camp a mile or so west of Boulder Town.

Half a mile north of Boulder Town, a bandit camp.

"Great Chief, Oops! The sentry brother reported that an unknown contingent had appeared in the west! One of the bandit leaders gasped and said to the bandit leaders who were surrounding the Boulder Town camp.

"Panic what!"

"Didn't the people of the Dean family say that there would be no one to support these black-robed dogs? Could it be someone sent by the Dean family to help us? ”

"I don't know, the brother who was guarding was worried about the danger, so he ran back before the other party got close."

"Useless bastard! What are they doing when they come back without seeing anything? Let them continue to go to the sentry! "The bandit leader is very dissatisfied with this group of minions who are greedy for life and afraid of death.

As soon as the leader of the bandits left, he said to a few bandits around him: "Be careful, pass the order, let the guys pack up my things for me, and retreat to the north immediately if there is a problem!"

A chaotic commotion resounded in the bandit camp......

"My lord, there are only forty or fifty bandits, did they rush over directly?" Viscount Pierre's knight of the guard, Jerry, has returned.

Viscount Pierre hadn't fought in battle for a long time, and he had been training the county garrison for the past two years, and facing a group of bandits who were not fully armed was the perfect opportunity to test the soldier's combat strength.

"You don't need to assemble in formation, each team will rush over quickly for me!"

"Jerry, gather the cavalry and take the lead with me!"

With that, Viscount Pierre drew the sword at his waist and led more than a dozen horsemen to rush towards the bandit camp......

"It's the county garrison!! Garrison of the county!! Andrew recognized the cavalry leading the charge with the heraldic banner as the county garrison.

"Haha, God has come down on our heads, gather the soldiers, and follow me out of the camp to fight the bandits!!"

After a while, Odo, who was stationed in Boulder Town, left the camp with more than two dozen soldiers and rushed towards the bandits who were being slaughtered by the county soldiers......

Smoke billows from the farm southwest of the county town of Tignats.

Forty or fifty bandits, masked and masked, took advantage of the smoke that covered the manor's guards and could not see it, and climbed up the wooden ladder to the stone wall.

"Great Chief, can this method work?" A bandit asked.

Redogan stood an arrow away, looking at the smoky farm and did not answer.

It turns out that this scene is the result of Redogan's small leader named Rig, who came up with a plan to burn green branches and wet grass under the outer wall of the farm to create smoke to block the view of the guards, and then take advantage of the fact that the guards could not shoot arrows to defend themselves.

After discussing with several leaders of Redogan, they felt that this method was not very difficult, and even if it failed, it would only be a loss of a few minions, so they adopted this suggestion.

So that afternoon, there was a lively scene of the smoke of Dean Farm, and the bandits took the opportunity to enter the city. ↙ Eighty-eight ↙ ↙ reading ↙, .※.o◇

After a short day, when the smoke began to dissipate, the cheers of the bandits could be heard from the farm.

They succeeded.

"Great Chief, it worked! We took down the outer fort of the farm, and all the guards took refuge in the inner bunker. The little leader of the bandits, Rig, ran back covered in blood.

Hearing this, a smile immediately appeared on Redogan's face, "Haha, Rig, you bastard is really smart, this time it will be your first merit, and you will be able to choose your wealth first!" ”

Redogan said as he hurried towards the farm with a few henchmen.

Dozens of bandits were looting in the bunker outside the farm. The farm is the home of the Dean family, and although the Dean family has moved into Wincheston Manor, there is still a large area of fertile land, so it is still quite rich.

"Great Chief, those bastards must have hidden the best things in the Inner Fort, are we going to take the Inner Castle in one fell swoop?" The second leader asked.

Redogan glanced at the inner fort, which was taller and more solid than the outer wall, shook his head, and said, "Forget it, it is already an accident to be able to take down the outer fort, the inner fort is too strong to be defeated, and our movement is too big to attract disaster."

"You ask the brothers to snatch all the valuable things for me, and we will return to the mountains as soon as possible."

In the evening, a troop of bandits swaggered out of the Dean family's southwestern manor and disappeared into the jungle valley with a caravan of loot.

At Wincheston Manor, old Dean paced back and forth in the halls of the Lord's Mansion.

In the evening, the bad news came that his farm had been overrun by bandits. Although the Dean family still has several farms and mansions in Tinets County, and the family also lives in the county town, the farm in the southwest is where the Dean family started, and the old Dean is angry that the lair is broken by bandits.

"Master, do you want to report the bandits to the county and let the county soldiers chase after them?" The captain of the Dean family's guard stepped forward and whispered for instructions.

Old Dean turned his head to look at the captain of the guard, but: "Now that the trade road is hiding in the valley and dense forest, what are you pursuing?" Besides, most of the army in the county was taken away by Viscount Pierre, how could they still send troops to chase down the bandits! ”

"Fortunately, the bandits only breached the outer fort, and our valuables were left in the inner fort~"

Old Dean closed his eyes and thought for a while, then ordered: "You let the guards and those mercenaries in Wincheston Manor strengthen my defense, Wincheston Manor can't make any mistakes!" Also, give me a beating of the bastard who didn't hold the southwest farm and get me out of my farm. ”

After speaking, Old Dean paced to a chair and sat down, and said to himself: "Where did the bandits come from, but they dared to touch the territory of my Dean family~"

Early the next morning, two horsemen galloped from the southern trade road to Wincheston Manor, and half a mile away one horse fell to the ground, and the other horse also broke into Wincheston Manor with blood foaming......

"Sir, sir! Oh no~Oh no~" The housekeeper of the manor, who came forward to inquire about the situation, staggered into the lord's mansion.

Lao Dian, who had just woken up from sleep and was not dressed yet, slapped the butler in the face and scolded: "Panicked, tell me well!"

The housekeeper covered his swollen face and whispered, "Master, Master Dean~"

Old Dean was agitated and grabbed the housekeeper's clothes, "What's wrong with Dean?" Is it hurt? ”

"No~ Young Master Dean was caught by the enemy!"

"Huh? Are we defeated? ”

"No, the servant rode back and said that the battle was about to be won, but Young Master Dean was suddenly captured by the enemy, and now our army is confronting the enemy at the border."

Old Dean sat down and put it on.

"Dean he~?"

"The servant said that Young Master Dean was not killed, but was locked up by the enemy."

Old Dean wiped the sweat on his forehead and rejoiced: "It's good to be alive, it's good to be alive." Did the enemy offer any conditions? Old Dean was relieved to learn that his only son was still alive.

"The enemy didn't mention the conditions, just let you go to the border to pick up the young master in person."

Old Dean sat on the bed and breathed a sigh of relief, and slowly stood up to regain some composure.

"Send someone to the Count of Bernard for help."

"Prepare the carriage guard, we will go to the border to rescue people, I hope Viscount Pierre has arrived at the border~"

"Lord Viscount Pierre, you may no longer need to continue south."

Boulder Town was stationed in the camp, and Otto walked into the camp of Viscount Pierre.

Pierre, who had just exterminated a bandit the previous day, was in a very happy mood, and woke up early in the morning to have the servant pour himself a large glass of wine.

However, when he heard Odo say that he didn't need to continue south, the wine glass in his hand shook obviously, "Your lord won?" ”

"We didn't win, but we caught Dean."

"What! You guys got Dean? Is Dean still alive? ”

"That guy isn't dead yet, and my family isn't stupid enough to kill him directly."

Pierre's heart was relieved, and he took a sip of the wine in his cup and said to the servant, "Go and tell Jerry, pack up the camp, and go with me to the border at once."

"Your name is Otto, isn't it?"

Otto nodded, "Yes, Lord Viscount." ”

"Otto, you tell your men to hurry south and tell Art not to mess around anyway, and I'll rush to the border."

"In addition, I will take the bandit leader I caught yesterday for interrogation, and leave the rest of the minions to you to dispose of."

Otto bowed slightly, "As you wish." ”

At noon on the third day after the border offensive and defensive battle.

"These guys are really loyal, and the employers are all caught by us and are still guarding the gate like a dog." Kazak accompanied Yat to look at the group of mercenaries facing each other outside the makeshift camp.

Angus laughed and replied: "The employer is not dead, the commission has not been paid, of course they have to continue to wait, this group of people is not desperate for Dean's soft eggs, their loyalty will always belong only to the shiny silver coins~"

Since Dean was accidentally captured, the group of mercenaries and Dean family guards have not left the place. Needless to say, the guards of the Dean family did not dare to flee back on their own when their master was captured, and those mercenaries were indeed as Angus said, the employer was not dead, the commission was not settled, and they could only continue to fulfill the contract, sending soldiers to the front of the camp every day to confront each other and demand that Art return Dean.

Art didn't bother to pay attention to this group of mercenaries, so he was really bored and asked people to shoot a few rounds of arrows to disrupt the enemy formation......

"My lord, there's movement in the north!" Tuba, who was in charge of defending the wall, shouted.

The two armies on the border faced each other for three days, and it was not until noon that day that the army, which had been in large size, rushed to the border.

"Your Excellency, it's the father of Viscount Pierre and Dean. They have set up camp two miles to the north, and Viscount Pierre is to speak to you personally. "Lusignan, who had gone to the outpost to spy on the situation, returned to the camp.

When Art heard this, he arranged the defense of the camp, so he walked out of the camp gate and personally greeted Viscount Pierre, who had only brought a few personal attendants.

Art lightly clamped the horse's belly, and the war horse under him stepped forward for a while and came to Pierre's side, "Lord Pierre, I didn't expect you to come to the rescue of the border in person. ”

"Rescue? Yat the Leader needs someone else's rescue? Pierre sneered.

"Don't tell me this, I was ordered by the court to mediate a dispute between you and the Knight of Dean, but now it seems that my mission has become to stop you from killing a knight of the palace guard." Viscount Pierre spoke in a bad tone.

"Lord Viscount, I am offended by your statement, I am not fighting with Sir Dean, I am representing the court against the rebels who are attacking the borders of the Palazzo. Now the rebels are still eyeing the border, not to mention that the leader of the rebels, Sir Dean, has a secret connection with the bandits in the county......" Art's tone was not very friendly, he did not want to leave the impression that Viscount Pierre was easy to convince and control.

Now that Art is the dominant side, he naturally has the confidence to speak, and Pierre does not bother to talk to him, "Say, what kind of conditions do you want to put forward to release Dean, now his father is waiting for a reply in my military tent, as long as your conditions are not excessive, I believe he will agree." ”

"Lord Viscount, please tell him that if he wants Dean alive, he will come to my camp to negotiate terms in person......"

On that day, in a makeshift camp on the border of the Earl of Nations, a negotiation between the minor nobles lasted for a whole afternoon, under the personal auspices of Viscount Pierre.

After bargaining and Viscount Pierre's mediation, Art and the Dean family finally came to an agreement.

The Dean family paid Yate 50,000 pfennig for military consumption and casualties; The Dean family sent five sturdy horses and saddle vehicles to Art within half a month; The Dean family withdrew all their troops and promised not to retaliate against Art's territory and the lord's army.

Are these conditions too easy? Yes, the above conditions are not worth mentioning to the Dean family at all.

Therefore, Arte also had one of the most important conditions - allowing Art's caravan to join the southern trade in the eastern part of Burgundy.

The first few demands are only the compensation of the Dean family for this defeat, and the last one is the condition for redeeming Dean's life.

When it comes to the question of great commercial interests, the elder Dean shows the cunning of a businessman, and he never relents on this issue, and is even willing to pay a ransom of 100,000 pfennig in lieu of this condition of Art.

But Yate has been in business for so long, with so many soldiers killed and wounded, and the ultimate goal is to open up the southern trade route, so his attitude is very tough.

In the end, with the mediation of Viscount Pierre, Art and Dean Sr. each compromised. The Dean family allowed Art's caravan to get involved in the Eastern Route's southern goods trade, but the elder Dean cut the size of the thirty carriages proposed by Art in half, and the elder Dean promised to "convince" the Northland Southern Goods Trade Guild for Art to make Art's caravan a member of the guild. It can be seen that fifteen cars is the limit that Old Dean can tolerate Yate to get involved in the southern goods trade.

Since it was a negotiation, Yate also had to come up with conditions.

First, Art promised to release Dean after receiving military horses, and to guarantee Dean's safety during this period;

Second, Art immediately lifted the border blockade, released the Dean family caravan imprisoned in the temporary camp, returned some of the seized goods (the most valuable ones had been transported back to the valley by Yate, and had to give up}, and no more retaliatory commercial taxes were imposed on the Dean family caravan.

The above conditions of negotiation were supervised by Viscount Pierre himself as an intermediary.

When the border conflict subsides, the ending is not satisfactory, but it can also be unsatisfactory. 11

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Chapter 162: Border "Peace Talks"