Chapter 156: Conditions
Hillier saw that he didn't speak, so he added his chips, "Even if the four of us merge, we are no match for those water bandits, so this time, those of us who are lords will personally join the battle." ”
"We also want to participate!" Lan Daoer said a little reluctantly, of course he didn't want to participate in this level of battle, as a lord, not because he was afraid, but because he accidentally hung on the battlefield, wouldn't it be very shameless.
Stannis touched his chin, the price was indeed valuable, but it was not enough to impress him.
Hillier knew what he was thinking, so he smiled and said, "Moreover, there are ten knights in our three families, they didn't fight last time, and we can mobilize them to fight this time." ”
Stannis knew that if those trained professional samurai could participate in the war, it would not be easy and enjoyable to fight those weapon fighting enthusiasts, and it would be less than ten to do one.
"Okay, as long as you can lead your knights into battle, I'm willing to take in a third of the refugees for you!" Stannis stood up and agreed, knowing that if they helped, he would have a better chance of winning.
For the first time, the coalition forces of the Eastern Mirror Alliance have been formed!
Two days later, the armies of Dir, Bafolou, and the Doug family began to converge on Zivignie, and after a short rest, the four lords headed south with their armies to the territory of the House of Hoth.
Before leaving, Master Romon routinely sent a letter to the White Horse family in a raven, informing them that the coalition forces were going to enter the territory to fight the bandits, but no one replied all day, and it seemed that the family's internal strife was to the point where no one cared about the affairs of the territory.
Of course, Stannis was more happy with this situation, they were originally here to eliminate the harm of the people, and without the involvement of the Hoth family, he did not need to share the spoils of war with outsiders.
According to the plan before departure, Zivinie's army walked at the forefront of the coalition army, and the leading Stennis was Robert, Korodov and the scout captain Jebertay on this expedition, and the others followed Bachelor Romon to stay and watch the house......
Behind Stannis were 20 armoured infantrymen, three-quarters of whom he had obtained from Doug's house in his soft hat and hard bubbles, and he had given priority to the Illisisians, the former Imperial soldiers who relied on Stannis's most relied on to open the situation like a heavy fist when the battle was hot. He was followed by Stannis's trump card, 60 foot archers, all of whom carried green cedar bows and finally had a dagger at their waists for self-defense. Behind them were 70 infantrymen made up of bandits and local up-and-coming peasants, a total of 150 soldiers.
The other three families each dispatched about 70 soldiers, and although these people were the masters of not seeing rabbits and eagles, once they saw the conditions that made them excited, they not only gave it their all. And this time, the gang of bandits entrenched in the Hoth family is the most irresistible target, they also know that the gang of lawless people have been entrenched for a long time, and they have already accumulated a huge fortune by looting the caravan ships, and now the always whimsical Sir Justin in front of him actually said that he would not take any money, which is tantamount to a pie in the sky for the three families.
But these people always feel that there is always a trap behind this pie.
"Hillier, you're the best brainie among us, do you know what the Alliance Leader thinks?" Lan Dalle couldn't help but ask.
The handsome knight with blond hair had already guessed what Stannis was thinking, and he originally wanted to help him cover it up, but when he thought about it, his true purpose would appear sooner or later anyway, and it was better not to expire the other two.
"He sees farther than all of us because he wants to fight for supremacy. ”
This headless sentence made the other two people puzzled, the lord in front of him, who was not much stronger than himself, actually wanted to fight for hegemony!
Sure enough, Barrow couldn't get around, "What do you mean, Hillier, isn't he satisfied with being our head?"
Hillier smiled meaningfully, "I'm afraid his ambition is far more than that, I don't know, he can really lead us to be praised by future generations......"
He paused, then continued.
Or, to be spurned by all eternity. ”
After a long day of marching, the Eastern Mirror coalition army camped on the flat grassland, and soon, the bonfire was burning in the darkness like stars in the night sky.
"Oh, it's a little cold!" said Stannis, sitting by the fire, wrapping the blanket around him a little closer.
Not far away, Korodov held the hilt of his sword and kept an eye on his surroundings, the current Lord of Tiffany was also a big man, and he had to keep him safe at all times.
"Why is it so cold all of a sudden, is it going to be winter?" Stannis grumbled, taking a sip of sparkling wine from a flask.
Behind him, dozens of tents were erected, and the Coalition soldiers all took refuge in them to protect themselves from the cold, with only the occasional few soldiers standing guard shivering in the cold wind.
"Boss, I'm so cold, let's go into the tent and sleep together!" Robert held his body and sighed.
"Hey, sometimes you really can't hear the ambiguity of what you say!" Stannis rubbed his hands, the reason why he didn't hide under the covers on such a cold day was because he was waiting for someone.
He waited for his scout leader, Jebotai, to bring back the information.
After a day's march, the coalition entered the territory of the House of Hoth, and instead of crossing through the middle, they advanced along the river, so as not to introduce the vigilance of the House of Hakuba.
In the afternoon of the same day, Stannis sent out of Jebotai to gather information, and he always felt that the bandits would not obediently wait for them to come to the door.
After nightfall, at last, the Oriental man arrived late on a white horse.
"It's so cold!" Zhebo got off the stage, and the first sentence was this.
Stannis tossed the flask to him, and the scout captain took a few greedy sips, the alcohol bringing heat from his stomach and finally relieving him.
"Well, what's going on with those bandits?" the lord asked impatiently.
"The bandits are as cunning as silent coyotes, and the moment we step into this place, their keen sense of smell senses danger coming, and instead of holding the camp, they are pouring out like locusts, vowing to kill us halfway." ”
Stannis was not too surprised by this information, because he guessed that the bandits would not sit idly by, and the coalition forces were smaller than them, so of course they were willing to take the initiative to attack, so as to achieve greater results.