As the cavalry squad left the village of Alderborough and continued along the county boundary towards the northern part of the county, the Earl of Lancashire had something else in mind. He intended to perform his military exploits in the ensuing campaign to destroy the rebels, so that he could receive rewards such as land, gold and silver treasures, and so on, from Henry VIII.

When these gifts provide a young woman with enough shelter in her life, he can use them as gifts to win over Isabelle. However, there was one thing that he found tricky. If he can make a military exploit, then so can the Duke of Richmond. When both the count and the duke had military exploits, who would Isabel be more inclined to receive?

Jacob pondered as he allowed his horse to trot along with the cavalry squad when the line of riders in front of him suddenly stopped. At this time, a guard with a torch approached him and said, "Your Excellency, there seems to be some accident ahead. ”

"Accidents? What happened? ”

"Your Excellency, I'll go to the front of the team and take a look."

The guard, armed with torches, drove his horse to the cavalry patrol and was surprised to find Miss Isabel standing in the middle of the road with two daggers in the earl's mouth. As he raised his torch to light the road ahead, he saw at a glance about twenty men armed with one-handed swords and round shields, spears, battle axes, and bows and arrows standing in the middle of the road, staring angrily at Miss Isabel.

"I ran into a gang of thieves." Thinking to himself, Wei hurriedly turned his horse's head and ran in the direction of the Earl of Lancashire.

Wearing no helmet, wearing a black antique Greek convex cuirass, wearing armguards with two swords in her hands, Isabel stood in the middle of the road and tilted her head to look at the group of men with various weapons, and said unhurriedly: "Unbelievable, why don't you go and join the ranks of the pilgrims?" ”

A man with a long-handled, double-edged battle axe in both hands glanced at her and snorted, "Only those fools will listen to Lord Earl Bishop and take York Minster." ”

"Cool, occupy York Minster?! So, those fools can still grab a lot of gold and silver treasures? ”

"They can do it, but they won't do it. Because His Majesty the King will not let them go. ”

"How do you know His Majesty won't let them go?"

"There may be 40,000 men in the northern counties combined to occupy York Minster, isn't that a rebellion?"

"40,000? Well, who told you? ”

The man casually stated the more realistic situation of the rebellion: "I don't know how many people joined in the other counties in the north, but I only know that there were nearly 6,000 men in one county of Durham who went to occupy York Minster. ”

The corners of Isabel's mouth crooked, and she sneered: "It seems that this is indeed a rebellion, right?" ”

"Miss, don't talk nonsense anymore. If you don't want yourself and your people to die here, give us the money, the horses, the weapons, and the armor on your body. ”

"What if they don't agree?" After Isabel finished speaking, she glanced at the cavalry behind her. She didn't know where the courage and guts of this gang came from, and these men dressed as peasants alone dared to rob more than 30 well-trained, heavily armed cavalrymen. Well, since this group of thieves wants to go to hell sooner, then don't blame her for being ruthless.

Before the battle began, Jacob galloped to the front of the group with his guards. Jumping off his horse, he drew the Cross Knight Sword at his waist as he walked in the direction of Isabel. When he came to Isabel's side, he said excitedly, "Miss, please stand back, me and my men will deal with this group of thieves." ”

"Your Excellency, you don't have to do it yourself, you better leave it to me." Isabel danced with a sword in her right hand, and before Jacob could raise her sword and strike in an offensive stance, she quickly rushed towards the man with the tomahawk in hand.

As soon as she charged, the duke's palace guards and security cavalry, who had already dismounted behind her, also rushed forward with spears and cross-knighted swords. Infected by the atmosphere of the battlefield, Jacob and his own earlguard's retinue soon joined the battle to exterminate the thieves while patrolling the county border.

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Just after 11 a.m. on 4 October, the heavily armed Earl of Surrey led 20 guards from galloping outside the Duke of Richmond's castle. The gatekeeper hurriedly opened the gates after informing the duke, and led the Earl of Surrey and his guards into the castle.

Wearing armor and a cloak with a cross-knighted sword at his waist, Henry Howard rushed to the main building parlor. At this moment, the Duke of Richmond and the Privy Councillor, who had already received a letter from Henry VIII, were already waiting for him in the drawing room. After saluting quickly, the Earl of Surrey strode up to the duke: "Henry, this rebellion is getting worse now. ”

After speaking, remembering that Mrs. Frances's good partner was standing beside the duke, she hurriedly saluted Isabel again: "I'm sorry, Miss Isabel, please forgive me for being rude just now." ”

Isabel returned the salute and said, "Good day, Lord Surrey. ”

Henry calmly walked to the throne, turned to sit down, and said in the voice of Henry VIII, "My truly believable and lovely companion, please be seated." ”

How could the Earl of Surrey not hear that Henry was imitating Henry VIII's official title for the earl, and when he sat down with a gloomy face, he said unceremoniously: "Your Highness, now is not the time to joke. Do you remember what I just said? ”

"I remember, you said that the rebellion was already serious."

"Yes, when I passed outside the City of York a few hours ago, I noticed that there was a very large crowd gathered in the direction of York Minster. What do you think these mobs are trying to do? ”

Henry propped his left cheek with his left hand and put on a thoughtful look and said, "Well, they're going to occupy York Minster." No, now they have occupied. ”

"My God, what a terrible rebellion this could be?! Your Highness, how do you know? "The Earl of Surrey began to feel as if the Duke of Richmond had long been aware of the rebels' first moves.

"You can ask your lady's good friend if she told me the news." The Duke smiled and glanced in Isabel's direction.

"Lord Surrey, you must have been thirsty and tired from your journey from Windsor. I've had the ale brought to you and you can enjoy it to your heart's content. Isabel smiled as she glanced at a valet with a wine jar and glass on a dining tray as she walked into the living room.

Now, Henry Howard fully understood that the two guys had long been prepared for a rebellion. After picking up the glass and drinking most of the ale, he said half-convinced, "Miss Isabel, unless you have sent someone to Yorktown to find out the news, it is hard for me to believe that you can predict the movements of the rebels. ”

Isabel tilted her head, blinked, and said, "It turns out that I was going to send someone to find out the news." However, the day before yesterday when I was patrolling the county borders, a fool took the initiative to tell me what the rebels were going to do. ”