Chapter 605: Escorting the Captives
"Just help us! Please! The rebel nobles stood before the count and pleaded.
"Hey!" The earl sighed and said helplessly: "I have always disagreed with you to build that so-called defense line at the beginning, but now it's okay, bury all the soldiers in it!" ”
The Earl was a little old, and his personality was a bit procrastinating.
The other nobles listened to the earl's words, nodded hurriedly, and then said, "Yes, Lord Earl, it was indeed our fault in the first place!" But now that the mistake has been made, what exactly do we do now? ”
The Earl was silent for a while, and then said: "There is no other way, the enemy has broken through our walls, since it has reached this point, we should surrender, as long as we sincerely want him to admit his mistakes and repent, I believe that nothing will happen to us!" ”
"After all, how many casualties do we inflict on him every day, don't we?" The Earl said in an old voice that he believed that William was a blind and benevolent king, and that he would not be executed or exiled by rebellious nobles. ”
"Surrender??" Many nobles questioned that it was too dangerous to surrender in such a situation, and that it would be better for them to flee if the Earl's opinion was followed.
"What's your expression?" There was a slight anger in the earl's voice, and the majesty belonging to the earl suddenly radiated, intimidating these nobles.
"You're the ones who came to me for help! And now you still question me? Since you don't believe my advice, go ahead and think for yourself! As long as you are not afraid of being hanged by His Majesty! ”
After saying that, the Count turned his head in annoyance, not looking at the hesitant nobles.
Suddenly, the gate was opened, and a panicked soldier rushed in and said to the nobles present: "My lords! The enemy is already rushing in, what the hell should we do? ”
The nobles did not answer him immediately, but looked at each other, and then these nobles gritted their teeth fiercely: "Surrender!" ”
They were just gambling, and before the Count proposed this solution, they had thought of escaping, but it was so easy to escape.
All the ways to enter and exit the city are blocked by the enemy, and if you want to get out of the city, you must break through, and it is inevitable to face a strong enemy.
Therefore, the hope of escape was very slim, otherwise they would not have come to the Count to seek a safer and less risky solution.
After hearing the urgent news that the enemy was about to arrive here, their hearts became more and more flustered, and finally they gritted their teeth and chose to surrender.
Of course, there are still some hard-nosed people who choose not to surrender, because this rebellion war is completely different from a private war between nobles.
The nobles can surrender when they fight privately, and when the time comes, as long as they pay the ransom, they can guarantee their own lives.
But this time they were engaged in a war of rebellion, and if they were caught, they would most likely be hanged or beheaded by the king.
They may have been wiser among these nobles, but they had forgotten that this was a war fortress.
There were no inhabitants inside, and it was impossible to break through, and the royal counterinsurgency army had already entered the castle.
And without the inhabitants, they would not be able to take advantage of the chaos to get out of the fortress of Kusenburg.
Although there was a disagreement between the two parties, they did not speak out for a bigger dispute, and it has reached this point where no one has the idea to care about others.
Those who chose to break out fled with their guards and knights, and those who chose to surrender also left the room.
They were to go directly to the counterinsurgency army to show their submission.
The group came to the street, but happened to meet the royal infantry who were rushing this way.
"The people in front of you stop! Put down your weapons! Otherwise, you will be attacked by us! ”
These nobles were gorgeously dressed, so the soldiers were a little unsure after seeing it, so they just asked them to lay down their weapons and explain their identities.
And their officers quickly sent reports to their superiors, and the column commander reported like his brigade commander.
His brigade commander also didn't dare to deal with this matter, so he told their higher-level Zhen Cao.
When the townsman learned of this, he ordered the soldiers to take them into custody and then go to ask for instructions from the commander of the army outside the city, Nowen.
The nobles who chose to surrender all fell under the control of the soldiers, and they were involuntarily confiscated with weapons, although they were not yet tied up, but they were pointed at them with weapons.
And the nobles who wanted to break through were also dramatically captured by the royal infantry, and they just happened to hit their heads as they fled.
Of course, there was no surprise, they were captured by the royal infantry, and if they dared to put up a stubborn resistance, they would definitely be killed.
The royal infantry did not care about the identity of these people, because William's instructions were to kill all enemies who threatened their lives.
When these people arrived in front of Zhen Cao, the count nodded and said to this Zhen Cao: "Hello dear Zhen Cao, I am the Count of Kusenburg, and we have taken the initiative to surrender to the army sent by His Majesty the King because we have realized our mistake and hope that you will give us the treatment we deserve as nobles!" ”
Zhen Cao nodded, very dissatisfied with what the Earl had asked for, it was too hateful for a person who had betrayed His Majesty the King to ask for superior treatment.
However, he was more of a town than the commander of this operation, so he couldn't give any reply, but said, "I understand what you mean, I'll try my best to convey it to Viscount Norwen!" ”
Later, they were transferred outside the city by the town and delivered to Norwen.
The enemies in the castle were all cleared, after all, even their nobles had fallen into the hands of the counterinsurgency army, and there was no point in them continuing to resist, so they also surrendered.
In this way, this counterinsurgency war finally ended, and the battle, which lasted a month and a half, was won at this moment.
The whole army of the counterinsurgency soldiers began to cheer, and they were very happy that they had survived the war because of one victory in the war.
They will receive not only honors, but also money, land, prestige, and the importance of officers.
They quickly cleaned up the battlefield and the booty, burned the corpses, buried them on the spot, and then marched to Denlenburg with the iron nameplates on their bodies.
The nobles would also rush to Denlenburg with some squires and knights, and the battle had been won, and William would surely have a great feast, and perhaps the ceremony of canonization would take place at this banquet.
In this way, with great anticipation, they escorted the nobles and the prisoners of soldiers to Denlenburg.