Chapter 148: Return
The Count then announced the distribution of other benefits, and Baron Bair and Viscount Raul each received a manor for their efforts to hold the high ground.
The other nobles were also rewarded for their stature, and everyone was quite satisfied with what they had gained.
After the distribution of benefits was announced, it was a real feast, the nobles drank and chatted with their friends, and the knights ate meat and drank wine below, and the scene was very lively.
William was also very happy to get a manor in this way, but what bothered him was this, that the manor was too far away from William's current center of gravity, and he couldn't do anything.
Even if one's own decree is issued, it may not be fully implemented, so it is very difficult to rule only in name only, but in reality, it is very difficult to truly rule.
At this time, Hu Sa was looking at William on the long table with a surprised expression, he couldn't imagine that for their family, a very precious manor, and here it was casually divided, and the object of the feud was his own feudal king.
That's right, after some discussion with his father and brother, Husa eventually became a knight under William, and when William returned to the realm, he would be canonized.
When the banquet was over, the nobles said goodbye and were going back to their domains.
"Goodbye Baron William, it's a pleasure to fight alongside you, and if you have the chance, I hope you can be a guest on my territory!"
Baron Bair rode on his horse, surrounded by his knights, and behind him were more than a hundred armed infantrymen assembled in a row, escorting silver coins, booty, civilians, and fir and iron materials.
"I'm the same, if I have time, I'll invite you to my territory!" William smiled and nodded.
"Then, we'll see you later!" Baron Bair waved his hand and headed away with his troops.
William also said goodbye to the nobles who had a decent relationship with him, which was due etiquette.
The nobles then left Denlenburg under the watchful eye of the Count and headed for their own domain.
William rode at the front of the procession, and since they were not in a hurry, they marched at a leisurely pace, and the soldiers looked elated, for they were about to return home, and soon they would see their wives and children after a month-long absence.
"Boy, when you get to our manor, you will be surprised!" In the ranks of the knights, he has a good impression of Husa, a newcomer.
"Huh?" Hu Sa didn't know why, and subconsciously sighed.
"Ahhhhh He said dissatisfiedly, and then laughed.
After several days of marching, the group finally reached the vicinity of Menders Manor, and everyone cheered loudly at the sight of the familiarity, including William.
William sent a heavy cavalryman to the manor to carry the news of his return, and then ordered his troops to speed up the march, and he was now at a loss.
In the manor, the housekeeper who received the news hurriedly reported the good news to Wella, the future baroness and his master.
"What? William is back? That's great! When Wella heard the news, she looked incredulous, and then burst into a rather enthusiastic invitation, covering her mouth and cheering.
And William's little maid Lingsi also followed Wella's side, and although she didn't jump up as happy as Wella after hearing the news, she also showed a happy expression on her face.
"Quick! Prepare lunch, William and his knights must be hungry, and lunch for the soldiers, go and prepare it immediately! After Werner was pleased, she immediately said like the butler, she really looked like a noble lady.
The butler agreed, bowed, and went down to make arrangements.
"Quick, help me get dressed, William is back, I want him to see my ten!" Wella said to her valet in a bit of a panic.
"Oh, miss, you're very beautiful now, didn't you wear much makeup before the baron left, the baron will like it!" The maid has been serving Wella since she was a child, and of course she knows what Wella is thinking, and she comforts her.
"My lord, we're here!"
William nodded, looking at the spontaneous arrival of the inhabitants of the manor, most of whom had come to find their man, though most of them were probably quite disappointed and hopeless.
"Soldiers, disband, and reunite with your families!" William said to the soldiers.
The soldiers, with William's permission, scattered in all directions, and some of them left tears in their eyes and hugged their families.
Arrows flew everywhere on the battlefield, swords and guns were all over the ground, I don't know when I would die in the hands of the enemy, and I would never see my family again, the pressure in the hearts of these soldiers was very great, and at this moment, they finally vented.
The residents, who had not found their families, were desperately asking the other soldiers if they had seen their husbands and sons.
After receiving the news that this was all the surviving soldiers, the group of residents did not cry as much as they imagined.
But silently holding tears, the men of the Lorde nation, this is the fate, not only the Lorde people, but also other peoples, in order to survive, they have to pick up their own long-term contradiction cards and fight to the death with their enemies.
Because if they do not fight, the enemy will go in and destroy their homes, *** their wives and daughters, kill their parents and sons, and take away all their property.
Passed down for hundreds of years, the Lorde people have become accustomed to the loss of their loved ones, and the only thing they can do is to silently wipe away their tears, continue to produce all kinds of food and weapons for the lord, and then send their husbands, sons, and grandsons to the battlefield from generation to generation.
William felt very uncomfortable looking at the widows of the fallen soldiers who were completely different from their families.
"Soldiers!" William screamed suddenly.
The soldiers who were hugging their families immediately gathered together when they heard the order, and it was almost an instant, from which you can see their excellent discipline.
"Distribute the name badges of fallen soldiers to their families!" William's mood was very low, and the war had caused countless such tragedies, but the lords and nobles were still happy to wage war.
Because they were able to get the glory and wealth they needed from war, as well as the territory.
Even William, a feudal nobleman, had the duty and obligation to ensure that victory was always achieved in war.
William never hated war, even if he knew that the tragedy in front of him was caused by war, but he would still start one war after another in the days to come, and he had no choice.