"Sent away?"

I was no longer in the mood to finish the roast pigeons, so I pushed the door open and went to the courtyard to breathe, and the Count of Augsburg unconsciously came to the back and asked softly.

I sighed, put my hand on the pergola and looked at the clear sky, it was a rare good weather, the things of yesterday's life, along with the night, disappeared into the sun, the Count of Verheim and his knights were all killed in battle, just to protect the three empty carriages, the last knight held the hands of the people around him, recited aloud the oath he took when he was promoted to knighthood, left the world in a solemn atmosphere, ran to the pure heaven in his heart, and continued to follow the feudal king wielding his sword to fight against the enemies of God.

I tilted my head and lowered my eyes: "It's over, he won't say anything, he is as stubborn as before, he just wants to die soon, so as not to live and suffer." ”

Count Henry stood beside me for a long time without speaking, quietly as if reminiscing about the past, and only after a long time did he speak: "When I was in Italy, I had the privilege of fighting side by side with Duke Otto, and all other factors aside, he was an excellent knight, an idol that anyone would like to follow, brave in battle, firm in faith, but unfortunately in the end he lost in his own hands and died in no apparent way. ”

"He died in politics!"

I found a piece of the city wall and squatted down, the oil on my hands had not yet been wiped clean, and they were greasy and shiny.

"When knights are not willing to charge, priests are not willing to chant and pray, and everyone is not willing to be reconciled to what they have, then the world is hopeless, and order needs to be re-established."

"What about you? Are you willing, Lord Duke? "Count Henry has the stubbornness of a bull to break the casserole and ask the truth, and he doesn't know whether it's a blessing or a curse.

"If I were willing, I wouldn't be squatting here and talking to you about something that seems unfathomable."

I snorted faintly, like teasing each other and like self-deprecation, the charm of the big man pretending to be deep and playing with his mind is really fascinating, at least I like to make more and more of a fool of myself now, and make the interlocutor like falling into a fog.

"I remember that you have a young son, who looks quite thoughtful, it is better to follow me, sooner or later he will have the opportunity to be named a knight, if it is a coincidence, he may be able to obtain a fief and become a nobleman with a title."

Count Henry understood that this was a hostage who had to be taken out after tying up someone else's carriage, although he was reluctant to let his youngest son go far away to suffer, but he had no choice but to smile bitterly: "Thank you Lord Duke, this is the glory of our family, may God bless your merciful lord." ”

I smiled and looked up at him, my expression was naturally flawless, I was indeed a veteran of the wind and rudder, and a potential enemy to watch out for, in case I bit myself, the tragic consequences at that time were incalculable, and the parable of the farmer and the snake had long been told as a negative textbook.

Back in the hall, the body of the Duke of Carinthia had been carried away and disposed of, Rollo stood in the corner with his hands down expressionlessly, and the bull leaned back in his chair, sipping wine with a blurred look in his face.

"Both of His Majesty's envoys have arrived?" I asked as I walked over to the chair Rollo had pulled out for me.

"His Holiness the Pope's envoy has arrived in Verheim and will be here in two days, and His Majesty's arbiter is at the border, for the armies of the two sides are still facing each other, and the road is not very safe."

The bull put down his glass and sat down to update me on the situation: "Duke Otto is dead, his army is unaware of it, and he continues to fight against Nijmegen, what should we do in this situation?" ”

I tapped my fingers lightly on the table and remained silent, the papal envoy came so quickly was indeed beyond my expectations, and it was doubly difficult to make any moves, on the contrary, His Majesty's arbitrator was very acquainted, hiding from afar on the border and watching, waiting to join the ranks of the victors.

"I remember that His Majesty the Pope issued a royal decree that whoever made the first move would be expelled from the church, and this is a point that can be exploited."

I rubbed my chin with a messy beard, and for so long I had not grown as luxuriant as the bearded Count Baudouin, but it was just a handful, no different from a rat's tail.

"What do you mean......" Bull asked hesitantly, still a little confused.

"Let the Carinthians do it first, and play with fire under the noses of the two envoys of His Majesty, so that the fact that they violated the edict first will be confirmed, and the rest of the things will no longer be constrained, and can be carried out according to our predetermined plan." I beat the elm brain of the bull and sighed at the uncarvable rotten wood.

The Duke of Carinthia's army left in Augsburg was disarmed, and after screening everyone's identity, it was confirmed that there were no nobles among them, as for the afterlife, the fate of the captives was all imagined, most of these low-born peasant soldiers and the guards of the direct duke did not have any savings, not to mention that someone would take money to ransom their lives, the main reason was that they were all undercover agents of the Count of Augsburg, in order to avoid people from leaking their plans, these more than 1,000 people were all secretly executed, and their bodies were thrown in the inaccessible barren mountains and deep streams to let them rot.

Wipe his ass clean, and the Count of Augsburg will be able to go into action, and with him will be a stand-in for the Duke of Carinthia, who will play an important role in deceiving the enemy, and when we capture Duke Otto, we will find from him a ribbon with his personal logo, which I will use for my use.

The bull instructed his men to forge a document to be sent by the Count of Augsburg's cronies to the Count Carinthia, who temporarily commanded the whole army on behalf of the Duke of Otto, claiming that he had captured the Minor Duke of Bavaria and seized the initiative, and ordered him to lead his army to immediately attack the confronting Bavarian coalition forces, in an effort to clear the resistance as soon as possible, and to create a settled fact before the two His Majesty's envoys arbitrated.

After thinking about it, in order to make sure that nothing goes wrong, I decided to arrange another trick and double insurance, so that there is a stand-in for the previous duke, according to the paperwork, the fake duke will lead the army at the appointed time, and at the same time attack from behind the Bavarian coalition army, and cooperate with the Count Carinthian in front of the two sides to completely solve the last resistance of Bavaria.

As for the task of the stand-in, it is to appear on the position wearing the armor of Duke Otto, and face each other from a distance with the opposite Count Carinthia, so that the other party no longer doubts and then executes the order without hesitation.

"Do you think this project will succeed?"

The bull and I stood on the tower and watched the army led by the Count of Augsburg disappear at the end of the road, and suddenly asked a question without a head.

"I don't know!"

I shook my head noncommittally with my hands behind my back, and in the room behind me, Rollo was busy sorting out his clothes and armor, and we would come out after lunch: "There is often a line between victory and defeat in a war, everyone shows all their abilities in front of God, and the rest is only resigned to fate." ”

The bull shrugged his shoulders and turned around to leave: "It's more than a hundred miles from here to Pfaffenhofen, I have to check the baggage preparations again, to be honest, I miss Kohler a little, this logistics work is simply not done by people, not to mention those bad things that are not there." ”

"It's good to check thoroughly, we will have to march for at least four or five days on this journey, and there will be no way to make up for it if we want to make up for it on the road." As soon as I said this, I immediately regretted it, and the bull was so entangled in the new word that he had never heard of that that I was so frightened that I couldn't help but push him out of the room and slam the door hard.

The early spring afternoon sun is extraordinarily gentle, it is not as sharp as the summer sun, it is warm and moistens all things in the world, and we are out at such a time, half a day's behind the Count of Augsburg, basically following their route, this arrangement allows us to have enough time to react to any unexpected situation, and not to be too far away to provide assistance if necessary.

It is estimated that the five-day trip will take six full days, and the rain encountered on the road has made the already rugged mountain road even more difficult to walk.

I untied my collar and fanned myself incessantly, glaring and screaming in anguish, as the bull listened to a scout report from a scout who had just returned, and the soldiers of Nijmegen were drenched in a torrential rain and walked without a mental machine.

"My lord, the latest information."

The bull rode up and reported:

"Count Carinthia seems to have believed our forged paperwork, and the scouts say that they are now cutting down a large number of trees during the night, and may be building a pontoon bridge to cross the river, five miles downstream of Pfaffenhofen."

"What about the two envoys of His Majesty? Are they on a trip to enjoy the Carinthian performances? ”

I put down the palm of my fan, and stroked the hanging that was sticking to my forehead: "If they can't see Count Carinten attack, we can't believe it alone. ”

"His Holiness the Pope's envoy had left Augsburg yesterday, and under the escort of our own knights, he hurried to this side without stopping, and His Majesty's arbiter agreed to go on, but Amberg in the Upper Palatinate refused to move even a step, and he was still worried about the danger ahead."

The bull lowered his voice and asked: "The document with the seals of both sides really deceived the two envoys, and they really believe that Nijmegen and Carinthia are temporarily truces and wait for arbitration, but then again, the Count of Augsburg knows too much about the inside story, do you need to ......?"

He didn't say any more, just made a very secret gesture to wipe his neck, waiting for my final decision.

"Let's wait and see, Count Henry still has the value of use, and he still needs to help us solve a lot of things in Bavaria."

I habitually banged on the saddle, staring at the back of the head of the flag-carrying soldier in front with empty eyes: "Do you know, the more a person tastes the sweetness, the more he can't stop wanting what he has already obtained, and fantasizes about getting more, he thinks that the secret he knows will become a talisman, and in order to keep the secret, Nijmegen will continue to feed him with all kinds of benefits, and now what we do is to desperately stuff the benefits, because the fattened duck is the best to eat when killed." ”

I smiled wickedly at the corners of my mouth, and the bull stared at me intently, and I must have been quite shocked inside.

(End of chapter)

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