The next morning, the faint sunlight poured into the castle, and the winter weather was cloudy and unpleasant, and the sky outside even began to fall with snowflakes.

William woke up from his bed, dressed himself, and opened the door to find Baron Bayer, who had gotten up early.

"Good morning! Baron William. ”

"Good morning!" William replied with a smile.

According to the plan that the two of them had already deployed yesterday, they issued the order, and of course the subdued squires did not dare to resist, and the villages under the direct control of the earl did not have the slightest resistance.

The villagers were assigned to set traps in the forest, and although the sky was snowing, the serfs did not dare to resist under the orders of the nobles.

This work could only be carried out for two days, because William could not control the speed of the enemy's march, and after two days the men had to move away immediately to prevent the enemy from receiving logistical replenishment from them.

"Wait! Let the villagers craft arrows with all their might before leaving! And leave all the cooking oil behind! William suddenly thought of this and ordered the people below.

Sutton was at peace all year round, and although there was always some minor friction in the area after the king came to power, there were never major wars.

Therefore, the residents here, including the town guards, have little experience in combat, after all, it is the earl's territory, how dare the small nobles here conflict with the earl, and the fight of more than a dozen people cannot be regarded as a war at all.

There are not many strategic materials such as arrows in Sutton Town Castle, and if the siege really starts, I am afraid that it will only last for a day or two, and the arrows will run out.

There were more than 1,000 civilians who were going to be relocated, and they only had to make ten poles each, which was enough for the army.

As for the edible oil, although it was precious, they also had to contribute, but in fact the quantity was not very large, and although the inhabitants here were richer than the serfs in other places because of trade, they were also rich and limited, and it was absolutely impossible to open up the supply.

The thought that the enemy might have more than 3,000 troops that could participate in the war, William had a headache, this strength was even stronger than the last time he confronted Viscount Curwen, and it is estimated that among the count's vassals, only Viscount Curvin could compete with Viscount Lausas.

Now the army in their hands plus the armament of the squires is just over 1,400 people, and the archers are only more than 200 people, armed with infantry...... William's army should also be regarded as armed infantry, adding up to more than 500 people, including more than 60 heavy cavalry knights, which is indeed a bit unsightly compared to the enemy.

And the castle of Sutton Town is not very powerful, it is very difficult to accommodate 1,400 soldiers, and the walls of less than five meters want to defend against the enemy well, it is estimated that it is a bit difficult, except for the battlements, there are no other fortifications, what William knows about the horse face, the gate, etc., etc.,

This means that their means of defending the city are very simple, and the difficulty of defending the city will be greatly increased.

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"Lord Viscount, the soldiers in front have fallen into the trap and have already killed two or three people!" A knight rode to the Viscount of Lausas and reported to him what was ahead.

"What? Pitfall? ”

"Yes, Lord Viscount, a kind of pit trap with sharpened wood inside, I personally think it is a trap for hunters to catch brown bears or wild boars.

"I see, let the soldiers be careful!" Viscount Lausas said with a frown, his instincts telling him that things weren't that simple.

After the knight left, Viscount Lausas asked the clerk beside him, "How many days will we have enough food?" How long will it be before we find the next supply? ”

"We are now on the edge of the Levin Forest, Sutton Town is not far from us, and the remaining food can support the soldiers for three days, as for those lowly speculators, they seem to have run out of food early, and have been living by eating grass roots or hunting some small game, and some ** are selling their flesh to our soldiers in exchange for something!" His clerk took out the ledger on his body and explained it in detail to Viscount Lausas.

"Reduce the food for the soldiers for the time being, since they still have extra food for those **, it means that they are not hungry!" Viscount Lausas never cared whether these inconsequential people lived or died, in fact, if it wasn't for the soldiers to fight, he would even have to exploit the soldiers.

Walking through the snow with two ragged men in inferior fur and daggers at their waists, they were the speculators who had followed Viscount Lausas to get a piece of the pie.

The two of them are not very good, those good military merchants, people don't have to worry about eating and drinking, and they can even use a little food or a few copper coins to get the smooth flesh of the chicken girls.

The two of them hadn't been late for a day or two, their appetite was a thousand times greater than their desire to mate, and the feeling of hunger burned the bellies of both of them.

There was no doubt that if there was food in front of them, they would surely draw their daggers and hack to death anyone who stopped them from eating.

They broke away from the army for food, just to find something in the forest that would allow them to feast, even a rabbit.

Although they were out of the ranks, they did not worry about falling behind, the army of the Viscount of Lausas had not been marching for a long time, and the speed was not fast, as long as they walked a little faster, they would be able to catch up in less than half a day.

They walked aimlessly through the woods, and at that moment one of them seemed to have stepped on the air and fell down.

It doesn't matter, where the snow suddenly collapsed, revealing a big hole below, people have survival instincts, and he subconsciously pulled another person.

But that person was not his lifesaver, an adult's weight was difficult to bear in a hurry, and just like that, both of them fell into the pit.

There was nothing else in the pit but thin wood, which was exactly the trap set by William!

The two of them fell into the pit, the wood inside was not dense, there were no injuries on their torsos, but their limbs were penetrated, which may be lucky, but it was also the two of them.

Barren mountains and mountains, uninhabited, who will enter the cold forest on a whim in the winter, not to mention that the war is imminent, and it is too late to hide.

And don't expect the troops to come to their rescue, even if it is a soldier who falls, the troops will not abandon the march and go to save two inconsequential people.

Their limbs were pierced, and the arteries above were obviously not spared, and against the backdrop of the cold winter, "the hot blood of the donations spurted out of their wounds with hot steam, melting a snow, and the bright red blood stained on the white snow looked extremely strange and beautiful."

They could only lie in the pit, watching the blood donation pass by little by little, and their vitality weakened, and they let out a desperate wail, and finally drained the blood in their bodies, becoming frozen corpses in the forest.

Many people are like this, even the soldiers have been recruited, and more than 20 people have been killed in half a day, which has aroused everyone's vigilance.