Chapter 137: The Castle (Part II)

Directly in front of the castle,.

One hundred and fifty captives, disarmed, all knelt on the ground, surrounded by cavalry guarding them.

The sunny sunshine after the rain not only did not make the battlefield less bloody, but made the flesh and blood extremely obvious, and the air was filled with a disgusting sweet smell.

The footsteps crushed the lush grass, but the tender green juice was mixed with the red of blood.

After the battle, it's time to clean up the battlefield.

First of all, it is the inventory and collection of weapons on the battlefield, everything except underwear is considered trophies, and the warriors accumulate the dead, but divide the wounded into two piles.

Holy water is sprinkled on the wound to disinfect and stop bleeding, and then it is bandaged.

The seriously wounded will be given valuable magic to heal their wounds so that they will not be fatal, but those enemies will not be treated so well.

Those who receive wounds are barely bandaged, and basically do not receive holy water, let alone divine healing.

The only, of course, is the knight.

Although he is an enemy knight, according to the rules of the nobility, he can not only avoid death, but also receive treatment.

"This is Alec. Knight Darrow, who has been a knight family for five generations, has just killed his son, and is also his eldest son and knight squire. Etteg walked over and said.

"Oh, does he still have a son?"

"Yes, there is a second son, which is also a great blessing."

"And his knights, will they be deprived?"

"No, when the new Earl of Hamish is elected, he will be loyal to the new Earl, and the new Earl will not strip him of his title - his brave performance and the price of losing his son are enough to keep his family." "So you may get an enemy, of course, it's not your fault, and you can also get a ransom," said Etger. ”

According to the rules of the nobility, the captive man must of course pay for his return, and the price varies according to the title and wealth, but a knight is worth at least a hundred gold rak.

"Yes!" Fang Xin nodded and didn't say anything.

At this moment, someone stepped forward and reported: "My lord, 2 pieces of chain mail, 12 pieces of leather armor, 10 bows, and 235 long swords have been captured...... Some gold and silver items were found in the castle, worth about 1,000 gold ryk, and food and grass were not counted...... In total, our army lost 13 people! ”

"Well, the results are not bad, but fortunately there is a priest here!" Etteger replied.

Then, he said to the clerk who was waiting on the side: "You go and check the weapons and equipment yourself, and sell them if they can be used, after all, maybe there will be a battle in the future, and all the gold and silver items will be sold." ”

"Also, check the food and goods to see if you can hold on for three months, if you can hold on to the best, if you can't hold on, go to the nearby villages to collect them, or buy batches to come in, and also, all the captives will work for me, and repair the castle, especially the city walls and arrow towers."

Etteg commanded in an orderly manner, controlling and transforming the castle.

"A nobleman is a nobleman, a commoner is a commoner, and each class has its own responsibility, just as God has given men to work outside the home and women to govern at home." Fang Xin couldn't help but think of this sentence, although this was definitely one-sided, but in this era, the gap between the nobles and the poor was indeed very obvious.

In Europe, there are exaggerated children of the nobility, although there is, but it is far from a common phenomenon, because the eldest son has to inherit the family, and the second son has to fend for himself, and this will not be the case for the future life.

After Etger finished speaking, he said to Fang Xin, "Your Excellency Daniel, what do you think?" ”

At this time, several members of the core all looked at Fang Xin, waiting for his speech, Fang Xin had already gained considerable prestige and respect in the battle just now, after all, the strong naturally had privileges.

Fang Xin smiled, looked at the people around him, and said after sorting out his words in his heart a little: "Now, we have captured the castle, in fact, as long as we defend it without fighting, even if Viscount Senkada sends out five hundred people, it will be difficult to capture it!" ”

"What?" The people around him showed surprised expressions, and after a moment, they nodded again and again.

"Therefore, the question is not whether to defend the castle or not, if Baron Charleson is defeated, then even if we defend, it will be meaningless, I think it will be difficult for us to get a substantial reward!"

"In the agreement, we only need to capture and defend this castle, and we have already achieved our goal." Bard said.

Etteg nodded to him contemplatively and said, "Indeed, we were able to knight and gain a small piece of territory, and that was if the duchy could be victorious. ”

"Baron Charjason became the Earl of Hamish, there are some benefits to expanding the power of the duchy, but it is not obvious, in exchange, I think, the baron will at least return the original territory, the Grand Duke, my father, and we will all get benefits, and maybe even cede some earldoms."

"Therefore, it is true that first of all, Baron Charleson must win, otherwise there is no point, and secondly, we must establish more meritorious deeds to ensure that one barony can be crowned ten hereditary knighthoods, but we are not the only ones!"

"Perhaps we can capture another castle, and in that case we will not only promote victory, but also secure our bounty."

Sure enough, it was clear at one point, Etger said again and again.

As a result, the eyes of everyone looking at Fang Xin were even more complicated, with praise, appreciation, and some chagrin.

After that, the core began to be discussed, and there were three castles around it.

Fort Rouss, which is a castle of fertile territories, protected by five hundred men, is difficult to capture, but once captured, a large number of fertile territories will be obtained.

Fort Deeus, straight ahead, penetrate deep into enemy territory and obtain key strategic points.

Fort Pucci, located on the edge, is about the same location as Fort Feyer.

There was a lot of disagreement, so the argument was very intense.

At this time, Fang Xin didn't say much, just listened, and Etge thought for a moment, and decided to attack Fort Poussy.

"Everyone, attacking Roussburg, I don't think we have this strength, as for Fort Dieus, although the castle is not big, but if we go deeper, we will become the vanguard, and we will be attacked by the full force of Viscount Senkada, but I am afraid that we will become victims instead, so the only choice we can choose is Fort."

"Fort Pucci is on the edge, with a small population, and it is mountainous, and Viscount Senkada is not in a position to support us, so we can hold out for more than three months, which is already the best result for our troops."

"Fort Pusey and Fort Faye together are a semi-baronial territory, and the three of us can be knighted hereditarily for this, and even a few knights, which is enough."

Etger, who was very sober, Fang Xin immediately agreed, and after a little debate, the others also agreed to this request.

After the others left, Etge said to Fang Xin: "Dear Daniel, I will use the temporary sovereignty to recruit two hundred mercenaries, but I can only divide three hundred to attack Fort Pussi - Fort Pucci may not go out of the city to attack, it will be troublesome to defend the castle, at that time, it will depend on you." ”

Fang Xin smiled a little bitterly and said, "Etge, you think too highly of me, there are not many spells I can cast, I am only a third-level mage now, only when I reach the fifth level or above, can I have these powers." ”

"Dear Daniel, you don't have to be presumptuous, as long as you use it wisely, I think, we can still win!" Etteger said unimpressed.

Fang Xin just excused himself just now, and now he won't say much, at least the poison gas bottle is very good, this is a very powerful blow to the fixed location, almost the same as the Death Cloud Technique, and he said at the moment: "How many days will it take you to complete these tasks?" ”

"The healing of the wounded and the recruitment of mercenaries should actually take a month, and next month, we will fight again, what do you think?"

"I do have some ideas for the siege, I want to batch goods and supplies, and dispatch some magic apprentices, which will cost a lot ......"

Etteg thought for a moment, gritted his teeth, and said, "Don't worry, even if I take out all my property, I will support your actions." ”

According to the aristocratic system, in practice, the title of nobility and the corresponding property rights and political privileges were only owned by the holder of the title, whose family members were members of the noble family, but whose political status was close to that of the average freeman.

Noble titles and fiefs were passed on according to a fairly strict primogeniture; If the eldest son dies young, the eldest grandson, second son, youngest son or other family members will replace him in order.

So, he was actually a freeman, especially after his father died and passed the title to his brother.

If there is no accident, the next generation will become a member of the ordinary citizens, and no longer belong to the aristocratic family, so in order to obtain the title and land, he is willing to fight - he has the courage, Fang Xin also agreed, and at the moment, he nodded to show that he understood.

In this era, there are no forbidden martial arts regulations, and the effect of the magic poison gas bottle is quite good, presumably there should be no mages in the other party's castle!

As for the priests, there is no wind field and it is impossible to blow these poisonous gases.

For the priest, the priest is much weaker, it is subject to the realm of God, in fact many things are difficult to do, but it is more about shepherding believers, healing believers, and guiding believers.

At the end of the conversation, Fang Xin had already decided to take advantage of this month, practice hard, and after this battle was over, he would be promoted to a fourth-level mage, and as for now, it was time to use D-level authority to instruct magic apprentices to make poison gas bombs.