The village is located in the middle of the valley, with rows of cabbage planted along the slopes, the raised strips of farmland are carefully tended by the farmers, the land is enclosed by wooden fences, so that there is no fear of wild boars and other animals running into the vegetable fields to spoil the crops, and the thatched and stone cottages are particularly quiet, but the farmers are pale and frightened, and they lead their children and wives to stand at the entrance of the village. The elders of the village heard the slightest sound, and immediately walked to the entrance of the village and looked around.

"Gray Law ~~~~." Suddenly, the sound of horses' hooves roaring came from the hillside outside the village, and the villagers trembled involuntarily when they heard the sound, and the village elder swallowed his saliva and barely walked to the place where the horse's hooves sounded, and he stood next to a stout tree, when a black lion flag and a black bull flag appeared in his eyes, the village elder did not know the black lion flag, but he knew the black bull heraldic flag, which was the family flag of the former lord of Watergast, Billis.

"Oh, Lord Bilis, the gods have blessed you with good health." A hundred cavalry men poured into the remote village, and as soon as they entered the village, they ignored the villagers standing at the entrance of the village, and they scattered around the village like nets, first inspecting the inside and outside, and then several knights dressed as nobles walked in surrounded by attendants.

"Lord Earl, please rest assured, the villagers here are the most loyal to me, and they will not betray me." Billis rode on his horse and said to Arcold, Count of Mecklenburg, even if Kang Tuoyi controls the entire territory, but in this era of information blockage, it is normal for there to be occasional fish that slip through the net, and the medieval lords actually indirectly rely on layers of landlords and gentry to govern the territory, and they are not directly able to control every village and town.

"Then let's stay here for a night and rest. Ted, you have drawn a few elite javelinmen and set up sentry posts around the perimeter as a guard. Arold did not let his guard down at Billis's words, and now that he had penetrated deep into the enemy's territory, and as soon as he entered the territory, he was burning villages loyal to Kangtuoyi, and the news would soon reach Kangtuoyi's army.

The army of Kang Tuoyi was made up of vassals and nobles, large and small, and each village was a noble domain, and the nobles relied on these villages to recruit soldiers and collect taxes. It can be said that these villages, which were the lifeblood of their economy, were now burned to the ground by Arrod, and the loss of property was not insignificant, and the slang term that touched money was like killing parents, both in the East and the West, and was sure to anger the Slavic nobles.

As soon as the news of Mecklenburg's surprise attack on the villages of Watergast was soon spread to the army of Kontoyi gathered outside the fortress on the coast, the Slavic nobles listened in amazement to their respective domains. The news of the peasants who came to report with sad faces, they had thought that the army of thousands of men was in their territory again, and even if the Mecklenburgers came to attack, they would have to bring at least a thousand troops with them, and the long distance and the movement of heavy baggage vehicles would take at least a month to arrive, but now there was a Mecklenburg army raging everywhere.

"How many of them are led by that nobleman?"

"Do you see their flags clearly?" The Slavic nobles were in Kang Tuoyi's tent and asked questions like cannons to the messengers. The farmer was a little slower to reply, and some of the grumpy Slavic nobles jumped to their feet and cursed.

"There are many of them. Most of them were on horseback, and I didn't recognize the flag, but it seemed to have a black beast painted on it, somewhat like a cat. "The poor farmer had never left his village in his life, and was illiterate, and could only count the twenty sheep of the lord's house. It is difficult to get him to say the exact numbers.

"Useless stuff." The farmer's answer made the Slavic nobles angry and their lungs exploded, but they couldn't do anything about it in the face of these stupid farmers, but they did know some information, that is, the Mecklenburgers had many cavalry units.

"As far as I know, no one among the Germanic people used cats as banners, but wolves are possible." I listened to the heraldic flag described by the farmer. The Slavic nobles frowned, they racked their brains and could not think of a cat for heraldry.

"It's Arrod, the Count of Mecklenburg himself has come." It was Kang Tuoyi who was the first to react, it wasn't that he was smart, after all, he had fought with Arrod, and the banner of the black lion always stimulated his self-esteem in the middle of the night.

"What? The Count of Mecklenburg himself is here, so what are we waiting for to gather an army and take out this gang of robbers? The Bradley leader under Kang Tuoyi touched the two whiskers on his lips and shouted loudly, his territory was close to the border, and his territory would bear the brunt of the loss if the Mecklenburgs attacked.

"Don't worry, we don't know the strength of the other party yet, not to mention that those damn Germanic knights haven't solved it yet." The Calvin chieftain stopped the Bradley chieftain, and he pointed with his chin in the direction of the coast, the fortress guarded by the Teutonic knights was impermeable, and although Contoyi ordered the nobles to lead the army to attack several times, it was not very effective, and the Germanic fortress stood firmly on the coast like nails.

"Chief Calvin is right, we can't act rashly at this time." Kang Tuoyi attaches great importance to the establishment of the Calvin chief, you must know that when Bilis led the army to Rostock, it was the defection of the Calvin chief who was left on the border to Kang Tuoyi, which made Kang Tuoyi take the entire reign of Watergaster County, it can be said that the Calvin chief and his army are the closest comrades-in-arms with Kang Tuoyi, and this relationship and trust are different from those Slavic nobles who are like grass on the wall.

"What then, do you just watch our property burn? Chieftains, guarding the property of nobles is one of the important responsibilities of the lord. The Bradley leader said dissatisfied.

"I haven't forgotten this, and I don't need you to remind me of my lordship's duties." Kang Tuoyi listened to the words of the leader of Bradley, and suddenly said with a displeased face.

"Hmph, I'm just reminding you." Seeing that Kang Tuoyi was angry, the Bradley leader turned his gaze to the side, and the other Slavic nobles looked gloating.

"Well, let's attack this fortress with all our might early tomorrow morning, and we can't let the Germans lie on our land with pride, and then go south to destroy Arrod's army." Kang Tuoyi clenched his fists and ordered the Slavic nobles in the tent, he knew very well that the support of the nobles was indispensable for a lord, and only the tribe that united the nobles was the most powerful clan, and the property of the nobles could not be damaged, and the prestige of the lord was at stake.

"That's good, those Germanic people have good armor, if you can give their armor and weapons to the nobles as spoils of war after breaking through the fortress?" Listening to Kang Tuoyi's order, the Bradley leader immediately became energetic, and the chain mail and snow swords on the Teutonic knights resisted the attacks of the Slavs hundreds of times, but because of this, the Slavic nobles were extremely greedy, and the fine chain mail was worth a lot of money just one pair, and it was a good choice not to sell it as an heirloom.

"Okay, just break the fortress and let the nobles take your things." Kang Tuoyi knew that it would not work without giving these nobles a little sweetness, so he nodded and announced to the nobles in the tent.

"Oh woo~~~." Listening to Kang Tuoyi's words, the Slavic nobles shouted excitedly, the Germans have held the fortress for so long, not to mention the armor and weapons on the knights, and the materials must be extremely rich, even if they catch the Germanic nobles, they can also exchange for a large amount of wealth, which is not something that can be obtained in their barren land, which is also the reason why the nobles are keen on war. (To be continued......) R1292