Count Claes sat on a chair lifted out of the carriage and watched the battle in the distance. He saw the Peony mercenaries tear open Baron Ekmerk's left flank, saw the flag symbolizing nobility fall, and saw Baron Floss's soldiers launch a counterattack when the other party panicked.

"Master Ekmerk is still alive, and if he dies, the battle is over. The soldiers couldn't understand it, but it was a great help for Lord Floss's morale anyway. ”

The knight standing beside Count Claes knew very well that Baron Floss's shouting that "Aikmerk is dead" was a lie, and this lie had caused a terrible misunderstanding between the two armies.

"The winner is decided, Flos wins, and so do the mercenaries."

Count Claes leaned back in his chair with a relaxed expression. For him, the battle was over.

"Wait a little longer and let the people of the Swedish Count come in, they won't be able to change much."

.........

As Count Claes said, when the messenger of the Count of Sweden entered the battlefield, he was greeted by corpses and captives in a circle.

Between the mangled bodies of the soldiers and the wailing wounded horses, Baron Ekmerk's banner was broken in two, stained red with blood on the ground.

Unable to salvage his defeat, he and several of his guards were surrounded by hundreds of men, led by Baron Floss and Byron, the captain of the Peony mercenaries.

"You've won, From, congratulations!"

At this time, Baron Ekmerk's armor was already stained with the blood of the enemy and himself, and he was hobbling with arrows with multiple crossbow arrows stuck in his body, and he was not far from death. Now, he relies entirely on anger and resentment to keep his feet.

"Thank you, Mistress Ekmerk."

Baron Floss sat on his horse and looked down at Ekmerk condescendingly, with a mocking expression on his face.

"You bastard, you're going to pay for killing my son!"

Baron Ackmerk no longer had any room to fight back at this time, and he was no longer able to carry out even a one-on-one duel challenge.

"He challenged me first, I hope you figure it out."

Baron Floss frowned when he heard this, and said dissatisfiedly.

"Whatever you want, he's my son."

Ackmerk's voice became quieter, he had lost so much blood that he would have fallen if he hadn't used his sword on the ground.

"You've won, Floss, and your damn mercenaries!"

"I don't need your sympathy, I won't die at the hands of you and your savage soldiers. Those soldiers of mine .... You know the rules, you know what to do, they're all good fighters..."

"If, if you still have the slightest pride of aristocrats, write down my will, and tell me that my wife, who has been cheating with the housekeeper for more than half a year, will have my property owned by her. But if she dares to marry anyone younger than me, she won't want to get a copper! ”

After saying his last will, Baron Ackmerck stood up and glared at Byron fiercely, causing Byron to get goosebumps.

He let go of his grip on the sword and let his body fall. He lay on the ground, trembling and drew a dagger and plunged it into his neck.

After a few convulsions and a large amount of blood pouring out of his mouth, Baron Ackmerk's head tilted down, still staring at those hateful eyes as he died.

"We won."

After half a while, Baron Floss spat these words out of his mouth, and the surrounding soldiers immediately fell into a frenzied cheer, they raised their weapons aloft, and the roar shook the ground beneath their feet...

[One-Handed Mastery +8;Bimanual Mastery +9;Longpole Weapon Mastery +10;]

After this battle, almost a third of Byron's surviving soldiers were removed. Only 8 hired riders survived, and only 11 caravan escorts survived. Half of the light infantry in Svadia was lost, and one guerrilla shooter died. 5 of Nord's light infantry survived, two of which required long-term healing. Fifteen of the mercenary sentries survived, as they had only recently joined, so they were not brave enough to fight.

Fortunately, the elite soldiers were unharmed, and the heroes were fine. Bandak was stabbed, but fortunately the bleeding was stopped in time, and after that he was able to shoot three people, which even Alleyne praised. Although it will leave a scar, it is not a big problem.

However, losses also mean gains, and many soldiers can be upgraded.

6 untrained mercenary cavalry, 4 Vecchian riders, 15 mercenary cavalry, 9 mercenary infantry, 11 Svadia light infantry, 5 Nord skilled light infantry, 4 Swadia guerrilla marksmen, 3 Nord archers, 2 mercenary crossbowmen, 15 mercenary sentries that can be upgraded, 10 can be upgraded to cavalry and 5 can be upgraded to mercenary swordsmen depending on their abilities. These soldiers are the elite of Byron's soldiers who participated in this war.

The Earl of Claes publicly declared Baron Flos victorious, and at the same time regretfully announced the death of Baron Ackmerck and his will.

Byron found that the envoy of the Count of Sweden had a very unpleasant face, almost iron-blue, and it seemed that he would not be able to deal with him when he returned.

In the end, Count Claes praised Byron and several heroes, as well as the Peony mercenaries, and left, leaving some people to help Baron Floss, the victor, clean up the battlefield.

After dealing with the messenger of the Count of Sweden, Baron Floss came directly to Byron's side, shook the hands of Byron and several heroes in turn, and looked a little excited.

He told Byron that he would not have been able to win this victory if it weren't for the Peony mercenaries. Baron Ekmerck's soldiers, guards, and knights were bound to let them go, but he left the unprotected mercenary captives and their equipment to Byron at his disposal. As for the commission, he promised to send it all after returning to his fiefdom, and he promised that there would be no less than a penny.

In the end, although it was not convenient to organize a banquet after killing the other nobles, he still planned to celebrate a little at Dehrim and invited the Peony mercenaries to participate.

In this regard, Byron naturally accepted it gladly.

This time, Byron also had to treat his soldiers well, which they had won for Byron. The amount of commission may not be as good as Byron's one-time run, but the effect is incomparable to that of every previous battle.

The reputation of the Peony mercenary will spread among the aristocratic circles, Byron will become the guest of honor of the nobles, and if the situation is good, the upper class will also send him an invitation when they hold banquets and competitive tournaments, which will be one step closer to Byron's goal.

When Byron returned to the farm outside Dehrim with the rest of his troops, Byron made good on his promise by giving the surviving soldiers 2,000 dinars and reimbursing all medical expenses. For those who died in battle, Byron also gave 2,000 dinars for funeral expenses and pensions

Everyone congratulated each other and prayed for the dead soldiers. For this reason, Byron also hired a priest and held a funeral for them. At the funeral, Fatis offered a flower to each of the soldiers who died.

In terms of amount, Byron basically did not make any money, and he also lost a lot of soldiers. Some people don't understand Byron's approach, but what Byron really gained is only known to a few people in the Peony Mercenary Group.