Chapter 296: A Day of Travel
The knight leader who lit a wolf smoke actually encountered more than a dozen monsters, but the knight himself was a little unfamiliar with martial arts, so he didn't dare to lead the troops to take the initiative to attack, so he could only shrink in the room and wait for rescue.
Fortunately, the number of monsters was limited, and they basically didn't hurt a few people, so they were wiped out by reinforcements from all walks of life.
Luo Ming arrived there with his soldiers, almost just a formality. But at least the majesty still shook out.
Next, he took the initiative to ask Ying to deal with the nest - destroying the nest itself was not difficult, but the process of searching for it took some time.
After everything was done, Luo Ming left with the largest share of the reward.
To put it simply, it was more than 1,700 catties of grain and 10 catties of jerky, and by the way, there were four people, a donkey and a cart - these four people were serfs who had nothing, and in the eyes of the lord of the land, it was equivalent to property that could be gifted.
Although this may not seem like a lot, on the other hand, if you think about it, there will be so many gains from each dispatch, and it is not a small number.
More than 1,700 catties of grain plus 10 catties of jerky were enough for the whole army under Luo Ming's command to eat for three or four days.
He only needs to do this kind of errand seven or eight times, and he can get an extra month's military rations.
Just as he was on his way back, wolf smoke rose from the other direction.
This time, it was two puffs of wolf smoke rising side by side.
"Hmph, that's just the right direction. ”
As he spoke, Luo Ming called Aya in his mind and asked her to convey the order through the channel of the doppelganger Yaliana.
Ariana immediately organized the rest of the army, set out from Ranson, and met the detachment under the command of Luo Ming just halfway through, and then killed together in the direction where the wolf smoke was rising.
In this battle, thirty-eight monsters were annihilated, including two monster leaders who already possessed the strength of a swordsman - it was a circle larger than its kind, like a cheetah covered in scales.
In addition, there are three monsters that have the ability to spit venom - although they can only spray three meters, and they are almost useless without shooting them in the nose and mouth, but they are still a sign of getting stronger.
In this battle, Luo Ming's soldiers finally suffered casualties.
"Two people were seriously injured and needed to recuperate, five people were slightly injured and could recover quickly, and one person died in battle...... I see. ”
Although it is said that the soldiers of this era are originally a kind of life-selling business, but the death of the soldiers under them, whether it is sadness or anger, of course, there will be a little bit.
However, of course, Luo Ming will not be immersed in it, he is a person who does practical things, and he can still distinguish which is more important.
He kept a straight face, and did not hide his unhappy mood at all, so he took this opportunity to run and knock on the bamboo pole of the lord of this place.
In the end, the harvest was much more abundant than the previous one—because this time it was more dangerous, and Luo Ming was the only one who really arrived in time and made great efforts, and there were still soldiers on Luo Ming's side who were seriously injured and killed.
His soldiers all wore paper armor and were highly disciplined, but the money was very expensive, and the other party could see this, so they were paid more.
In other words, if he dared to be stingy, his companions would be injured or killed, and the soldiers who were in grief and anger would never spare him, and Luo Ming would probably fall off as long as he waved his arms.
In the end, it was Luo Ming who had to wait for him to make an offer before he was willing to eradicate the nest in the vicinity.
First of all, he collected 2,000 acres of 550 acres of cultivated land and 1,450 acres of wasteland, including 41 people living on these lands.
This was also what Luo Ming deserved - if Luo Ming came to this vicinity, deliberately sat back and watched him perish, and then came in the name of "recovering the lost land", he could also directly cut off a third of his territory.
Next, he took out almost all of his surplus grain - a total of more than 3,100 catties, leaving only the most basic grain to ensure that he and his subordinates could eat the autumn harvest.
His knight's territory has relatively little arable land, but there is nothing he can do. But there was a good pasture here, and he was able to feed a lot of livestock.
So, he slaughtered three sheep on the spot, let Luo Ming's whole army have a good lunch, and then brought out a full hundred and fifty sheep and gave them to Luo Ming.
In addition, fifty gold coins were paid.
Although he prefers to send Luo Ming away with more gold coins, Luo Ming is not a fool - now that the county of Vansey is in turmoil, business will be severely impacted, and money may not be able to buy things, and even if they do, the price will definitely increase several times, and no big government can control the hoarding of profiteers these days.
Therefore, most of the remuneration is still paid in kind by the other party.
After a full meal, Luo Ming let the whole team rest for an hour, and then went home......
As a result, halfway through, I saw wolf smoke in both directions.
In one direction, there was no more than one wisp of wolf smoke, while in the other direction, three wisps of wolf smoke appeared at the same time.
"Tsk...... It's a real chosen. ”
With that, Luo Ming turned over and dismounted, and gave the horse to Ariana: "You go back to the territory now, gather me forty of the best militia, and then let Lauder go there first, at least pass on the news that I will arrive later, so that they can wait for help!"
With the relationship between the two, naturally there was no need to say much, and before the words fell, Ariana immediately urged the horse to gallop.
At the same time, Luo Ming immediately redivided the team, and let one of the squads under the leadership of Oss rush to the direction where there was only a puff of wolf smoke to help, leaving another team to escort the excess baggage and the wounded.
The rest of the people immediately quickened their pace with him in the direction of the territory.
The artillery was accelerated and dragged by manpower, and Luo Ming simply dragged the mountain howitzer alone.
This didn't hurt his demeanor - after all, the weapon itself, which could shoot heavy iron balls hundreds of meters with a thunderous sound, was a powerful magic weapon in the minds of the soldiers.
Just as the ancients of the Celestial Empire talked about super-heavy weapons that could easily reach tens of pounds and hundreds of pounds, and even a hammer of eight hundred pounds could be invented, the soldiers here were all from ordinary families, and most of the stories they heard were exaggerated and distorted, such as a great hero holding a sword three meters long and half a meter wide or a war hammer of several hundred pounds.
Luo Ming's ability to walk briskly as if he was okay with heavy objects was enough to make them admire.
That kind of demeanor that doesn't have to do chores and is high, it's useless for him to raise him as a knight, and he will talk about it when he becomes a baron and viscount.
In this way, after an hour and a half, he returned to Zealand with his troops. 10