Kohler and the bull simply exchanged opinions, but in fact, at this time, they were at a loss for the status quo, and could only obey orders.

The army changed the direction of the march and turned to the northeast, and the soldiers who had received the order had no doubts, but were surprised why the prisoners of war and the carriage had to move with the army, and Kohler found a few of the most capable nightingales, arranged the secret tasks in detail, and watched them disappear into the dense shadows of the trees.

Towards evening, our group finally arrived at the village where the citizens of Modiunas and Ravenna lived, and his simple wooden castle could not fit such a large number of troops, so the soldiers had to find their own homes to spend the night or camp.

The captive nobles were placed in the lord's mill, and the poor conditions were not for them to pick and choose, although several nobles who claimed to be of noble birth and good blood strongly condemned me for being irresponsible and rude, and demanded that I be treated in accordance with my status, and I was in a bad mood when I had no time to reason with them, so I sent the bull as a plenipotentiary to negotiate, and the world soon fell silent.

After having eaten the dinner prepared by the Italian cook in the castle, Kohler released the first nightingale to return home, and sure enough, he brought back the news that Herusbeck Castle had been captured by the enemy, and the battle did not cause damage to the main building, but the corpse that was discarded outside the castle and allowed the crows and wolves to grab food showed that there had been a fierce battle during the day, and the new guards put up a heroic resistance, but it was as useless as a small flame in the pouring rain.

"How desperate they must have been before they were killed by the enemy......"

The bull was silent for a long time before he squeezed out this sentence: "They are still young children, who were playing carefree a few months ago, but now they are in a different place, and their bodies are slowly getting cold in the moonlight, God! ”

I looked up at the bull, and I could hear a little bit of complaint in his words, the soldiers who had worked so hard were all gone, and sadness was inevitable, I shook my head to forget about this thought, and concentrated my thoughts on more important things: "Have you inquired about the situation inside the castle?" How about Miyaxiang Wangcai? ”

Nightingale waved her hand regretfully: "I'm sorry sir, I couldn't enter the castle, the enemy guards are too tight, and I really have no way to know about the situation inside." ”

"Oh! That's it! ”

I turned my face to look at a few of my dejected subordinates, the fall of the Earl's Castle meant that the reign had changed hands, although it was an unrecognized illegal possession, I didn't care much about these things, but everyone more or less felt that God no longer favored the miraculous Count Nijmegen.

"We must make a decision tonight, for if we let the enemy know where we are, they will surely pounce on us like a foul dog, and we will not be able to defend this little wooden castle alone."

Kohler took the freshly lit candlestick from his squire's hand and placed it in the middle of the table to illuminate the map spread out on it: "Fight quickly, tomorrow the lords will know the news of the defeat of Count Nijmegen, which is not conducive to your rule, my lord." ”

I pouted, grandma's nest was served, and it was not good for anyone to put it, and besides, there was a little money to save money in it, and the right to rule and prestige were violated, and the loss was not the focus of my worries: "Okay, I have a plan, but there are some whimsical adventures, and whether it can succeed depends on God's will." ”

When everyone heard this, they all rushed over eagerly, especially the bull, who squeezed his head in front of everyone, and his anxious expression was overflowing, after all, Hrushbeck would be his castle in the future, and he was even more concerned about its safety than I did.

"There is a secret passage behind the chapel of the castle that leads to the outside, which was built by the previous owner, probably to facilitate the escape during the siege, this secret is known to no one except me and Wangcai, I believe that Wangcai will not reveal it to the invading enemy, let's use it to do the opposite."

I found a forest some distance from the castle on the map, which was where the exit of the secret passage was: "I led a group of elite soldiers to sneak back to the castle through the secret passage and rescue some of my own people, and at the same time, early tomorrow morning, Jensen and his men disguised themselves as merchants from afar, and hid our own soldiers and weapons in the carriage, under the pretext of avoiding military accidents, asked to enter the castle for protection, deceived the city gate and quickly occupied the place, Bull and Kohler led a large army, and ambushed not far away. As soon as the castle gate is opened, troops will be sent to attack the city, and then everyone should cooperate with the outside and let the enemy who thought it was impregnable become a turtle in the urn! ”

Tingsen heard that he had his own mission, and he was eager to try, as a new convert, he wanted to have some opportunities to show his abilities in front of everyone, so as to gain everyone's recognition and truly integrate into the Earl's lineage.

Kohler held his chin thoughtfully, probably considering the details of the plan, he was like a patient and meticulous grandmother, always making small repairs to my big plan, making it more perfect and executable, so that it would not lose the whole game because of a wrong move.

"My lord, this plan is too dangerous, I firmly oppose you infiltrating the castle and leaving you to lead the army! If the warriors get up early tomorrow morning and find that their lord is gone, it will have a great impact on morale, and for God's sake, let me go. "The bull couldn't resist being the first to stand up against it, and bluntly voiced his concerns, and made a point that I didn't take into account.

"Jensen is a new returnee, and the traitors in the castle have definitely not seen it, so he can get away with it, but his anger is too heavy, no matter how he looks at it, he doesn't look like a businessman who runs the rivers and lakes, it should be no problem to play a bodyguard or something, as for the businessman who is the leader, he still selects smart and clever people from the citizens of Ravenna, which is very suitable in terms of temperament and behavior."

Kohler moved the candlestick to the side to prevent the dripping wax from staining the map: "I also agree with the bull's suggestion, you should not be put in danger alone, it is more important to stay and stabilize the morale of the army, the bull is reckless and not suitable for sneaking, so let me go, I know where to find someone who can help us." ”

I looked at the flickering flame on the candle, and walked over to extinguish it in distress, knowing how much beeswax and labor it cost to make a candle in the Middle Ages, we had just discussed it for a short time, and almost half of it was burned:

"Then prepare separately according to Kohler's wishes, seize the time to get some sleep, and wait until the enemy enters a deep sleep in the second half of the night before setting off, the less people know the specific plan, the better......

The night is like a pool of stagnant water that will not ripple no matter what, as if it is a paste used to paste Spring Festival couplets during the New Year, sticky and sticky, no matter how the amorous breeze teases, it is unmoved.

The moon faithfully performed its duties, took over the glorious mission of the sun during the day, hung in the sky without moving, stood on this shift at night, a few small stars that seemed to be far away and near, tiptoeing behind the clouds, not daring to reveal the slightest light, for fear of disrupting the duty plan that had been arranged long ago and breaking the order that should be in the world.

But now, where is there any decent order in this heaven and earth, the vassals dare to blatantly betray their feudal lords, and the lord's castle is all messed up by some dirty villains who eat inside and out, and give it to the foreign enemies who are fighting in the open flames!

I looked at the darkening night, and thought so painfully in my heart that I had forgotten my identity as a time-traveler for a while, and suddenly I was already an authentic medieval lord and noble.

I deceived everyone after all, and two hours before the agreed departure time, I took advantage of the preparations for Kohler and the bull to leave the camp and go back to prepare, and quietly burrowed into the inky black forest with a few carefully selected men, even if they found out, it would be difficult to find us again.

On both sides, there are dense jungles with the low roars of wild beasts from time to time, and in the primeval forests with good ecological protection in the Middle Ages, there are glowing green eyes everywhere, like ghostly elves torturing the soul, leisurely making your heart hairy.

Why did I make such a decision, and I couldn't think of a reason until I was actually walking on the road, could it be that I was worried about the gold and silver treasures in the castle?

Just kidding, the series of development plans and subsidy measures formulated at the beginning of the year have long emptied all the small asset reserves of the county, and the current Count of Nijmegen is an empty shelf that seems to be rich, and many projects are still empty gloves white wolf tearing down the east wall to make up the west wall, spending other people's money to do their own things.

Since I insisted on distributing it to each independent production family, a war horse that had lost its combat ability was used as a farm animal, and the war horses in the territory were far from meeting the demand, so I bought them in large quantities, so many merchants sold wounded horses all over the world to Nijmegen, and for a time the wounded horses in the whole of North Germany were all concentrated in the county, and the number was not only sufficient for all the families, but also enough for each family to distribute three or four.

This made me realize once again that in this era, business is not a lack of enthusiasm, but a lack of proper guidance, and capital will play a decisive role in the market at all times.

The ground of the forest is full of slippery moss, which makes people can't find the center of gravity when they step on it, and in the spring, I see that I have already walked halfway, the temperature is slowly rising, and the plants in the forest are also taking advantage of the good time, and they are trying their best to release their fragrance, I carefully avoid a thick root covered with green moss, and pull the weapons of the soldiers in front of me to stagger.

(End of chapter)