Section 317: The Scapegoat

Flags fluttering like the sea, people are boiling like waves, nobles in fresh clothes and angry horses are riding on their horses and looking forward to themselves, soldiers with spears on their shoulders follow the nobles, and the noisy aristocratic rebels on the path to Fort Mason are crowded here, they sing religious hymns all the way to Fort Mason, and on the way to the march, there are constantly nobles leading their private soldiers to join in, and suddenly this group of people is getting bigger and bigger.

"It's from the Nishizawa family." Count Lauzitz, who was riding on a horse, wearing chain mail and a helmet decorated with feathers, saw the men and horses walking from the path on the right with flags, and immediately recognized the identity of the other party.

"Sir Nishizawa is at your service to the Earl." Dressed in leather armor, Baron Nishizawa is a middle-aged nobleman, and he leads 3o warriors of his family to join the ranks of Count Lauzitz, and these men and horses gradually converge into a huge force, and the towns along the way have also hung white flags, and Count Lauzitz's secret efforts have finally paid off.

"Oh no, Lord Duke, Count Lautzs has raised the banner of rebellion, and now many nobles have joined him under his banner, and are constantly marching towards Fort Mason, and it seems that they have plans to attack us." The Duke of Abel's courtiers soon got the news, and they panicked through the cloister to the Duke's bedroom, where they said to the Duke of Abel, who had just woken up and didn't know what was going on.

"What? Count Lauzitz rebelled? The Duke of Abel was stunned by the news, and he had clearly advised the Count of Lautz, that anything could be discussed when he came to Masonburg, but why did he now fight so fiercely.

"Let's think of a countermeasure, Lord Duke."

"Send someone to gather the three vassals immediately, and let them bring troops to quell the rebellion." Some courtiers built this way, and now with the strength of Masonburg alone, it is impossible to quell the rebellion, and the men and horses of Count Lausitz have gathered to a thousand, and there are still people gathering, which is why Masonburg cannot be alerted in advance, and Count Laussettz is very cunning not to gather the army at the beginning, but to gather them when the army is raised.

"Is there a family civil war? How does this work? ”

"Yes, if the vassals are involved, it will be a heavy blow to the prestige of the Duke, and with the strength of Fort Mason, no number of people can overcome it." Some courtiers objected.

"What do you think, Baron Bruce?" Listening to the arguments of the courtiers, Duke Abel did not know how to make a decision, and he turned his head to look at Baron Bruce.

"Your Excellency the Duke, even if it is too late to mobilize the vassal army now, it will only anger Count Lauzitz, don't forget that his uprising is in the name of dealing with the Wendell family." Baron Bruce's eyes rolled and said to Duke Abel slyly.

"Is it the Wendells again? But the Wendells are completely innocent. Duke Abel frowned, it was his decision to use the Wendell family against the power of Count Rausitz, and the Wendell family also contributed a lot in the confrontation with foreign clans, as a Duke Abel who had lived in the court since he was a child, he certainly understood the meaning of Baron Bruce's words, scapegoat is the most favorite strategy used by the great nobles in politics, and it was one of the strategies that Duke Abel hated the most, But he didn't expect that one day he would be forced to make a choice.

"There are no innocents in this battle, my lord, Count Lauzitz needs a breakthrough, if you don't give him a target, then you will be the target of this chaotic force, do you want to watch this ancestral castle fall into flames?" Baron Bruce saw Duke Abel standing up and walking to the window, his expression seemed unbearable, and he hurriedly followed to the duke's side, and whispered to the duke.

"Bell, bell, bell~~~." When Duke Abel looked out the window, the bell on the top of the spire rang rapidly, indicating that the foreign enemy was gradually approaching, and a large army appeared in the field of vision, their banners seemed to be joined on the horizon, and fine beads of sweat appeared on Duke Abel's handsome face.

"Close the gates, quick." The iron gates of Fort Mason began to be hoisted, the thick chains creaked, the civilians and merchants in the town of Mason rushed into the castle in panic to take refuge, many people who had not had time to grab the raised drawbridge and were hoisted in mid-air, let go of their hands and fell into the moat, the archers stood at their posts with their bows in their hands, and the guards with spears stood on the walls with their shields in their left hands.

"Gray Law ~~~." When Fort Mason was on the defensive, the army led by Count Lauzitz gradually approached the perimeter of the castle, but Count Lauzitz did not rush to attack but rode on horseback, raised his right hand wearing leather gloves, and stopped the army he led.

"I am Count Lauzitz, a member of the noble Hermann family, please let the noble Duke speak to me." Count Lauzitz shook his helmet, the long feathers that adorned it trembling, and he shouted at the guards who were waiting on the ramparts.

"Oh, Lord Count." One of the guards on the city wall hurriedly bowed to him, then turned around and ran in the direction of the tower, and after a while, Duke Abel led his court courtiers to the city wall, when the duke leaned down to look, he was surprised to see the nobles who were riding on horses and wearing armor, almost all the nobles in the territory of Mason participated in this rebellion, only the nobles composed of more than 2o heavy cavalry, and hundreds of noble children armed with long swords.

"Why did Count Lauzitz gather the nobles and take up arms and come to Masonburg?" The Duke of Abel stood on the city wall and shouted to Count Lauzitz in a stern tone, and questioned Count Lauzitz.

"Honorable Duke, just because the rights and interests of the nobles were violated by the Wendell family, he was elected as a representative by the nobles of Mason and came to ask the Duke to punish the arrogant Wendell family." Count Lauzitz kicked his mount with his heel and took a few steps forward, and the wicked man said to Duke Abel first.

"Punish the Wendell family?" Duke Abel was stunned, he didn't expect Count Rauzitz to be so shameless, and put all the fault on the Wendell family, but behind him, Baron Bruce pulled the duke's coat with his hand, reminding him not to provoke Count Lauzitz and the army behind him. r1152

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