Chapter 16: Moonlight Like Water (2)

Miss Windsor is really beautiful, especially with those big eyes that seem to be able to speak. At this moment, she was like a drowning person grasping at a straw floating on the water, staring at Lorist with hopeful eyes in despair.

Even if Lorist was a human in two lives, he had seen a lot of beauties in the world in his previous life. But at this time, the weak girl in front of him somehow made his heart suddenly moved, and he lost his mind for a while. "Goo Dong" swallowed a mouthful of saliva, Lorist avoided the big eyes that made him a little flustered, and said in ...... future: "Big, Miss, if you don't mind, I, I can help you.

Of course, Miss Windsor didn't mind, and the fat man on the side sent a glass of water in a timely manner: "Come, drink some water first, see if you are in a hurry, you are stammering." ”

Pouring half a glass of water in one breath and calming down, Lorist looked at the poor Miss Windsor, who was wrapped in a blanket and was not frightened, and remembered that she had not eaten a grain of rice until last night, and she did not get a drop of water, and she couldn't help but feel pity. made a cup of hot tea and put it on the table, and motioned to Shi Fatzi to get some small snacks such as cakes and biscuits.

Pointing to the blanket wrapped around the girl, Lorist smiled gently: "Miss, you can drink something to warm up first, and then eat something to recover our spirits, and then we will talk about it." ”

When Lorist fished the eldest lady out of the moon lake last night, the girl didn't choke on the water, but she passed out because of her emaciated heart during this time. Although Lorist and Shi Fatzi feasted their eyes, they had the heart of a thief but not the courage of a thief, and no one dared to change the wet clothes on the girl's body, so they had to take two braziers and place them one after the other, and bake them together with the clothes. In the end, I was afraid that the girl would catch a cold, so I got a blanket and wrapped it in her.

Miss Windsor realized her situation, wrapped the blanket tightly on her body, and nodded with a slightly red face. After the girl was full of food and drink, she borrowed the small bathroom in Shi Fatzi's office, combed and cleaned it a little, and changed into the new female student uniform sent by Shi Fatzi and appeared in front of Lorist and Shi Fatzi with a radiant face, and the two couldn't help but be amazed by the girl's beauty.

Lorist paused for a moment and quickly came back to his senses, he found that the corners of the girl's mouth were slightly hooked, and it was obvious that he was a little proud in his heart because his beauty shocked Lorist and Shi Fatzi.

Lorist picked up a blank piece of parchment and began to give a tactical analysis lesson to the big-eyed girl and the curious Fat Shi: "According to the information collected by the fat man, I will analyze the current predicament of the Windsor family, and if there is anything missing, the eldest lady will add it." ”

Dilemma 1: The Windsor family lost their territory due to the war, and now the old territory has been divided between the four neighboring lords, the original territory garrison and local administrators have been disbanded and resigned, and even the Lady Windsor and the young master have been driven out of the territory. This suggests that the new lord does not want the House of Windsor to maintain influence in the old realm.

Dilemma 2: All the nobles of the Kingdom of Chigda are unwilling to lend a helping hand to the Windsor family who have suffered injustice, even the Grand Duke who the Windsor family has taken refuge into. Although de jure the kingdom belonged to the House of Windsor, the nobles had acquiesced in the division of the four new lords, and no one was willing to say anything fair.

Dilemma 3: Due to the heroic death of the Viscount of Windsor, the family lost a leader who could be a leader, leaving only orphans and widows and a pampered eldest lady. The young master who can inherit the family business is only seven years old at present, and it is the period of ignorance, and the expectations for him can be put into the distant future. And the Lady of Windsor, who was worried about which knight or lord had planted the seed of the child in her womb, and it was said that the list of suspects had reached forty or fifty, and it was impossible to count on it for a while. As for the eldest lady, Lorist looked at the girl who hadn't awakened her vindictiveness, hehe, when I didn't say it, I skipped it.

"That's my stepmother, not my biological mother. Now the Windsor family is the only one who can call the shots. The girl's face flushed, a little embarrassed and angry.

After some explanation, Lorist and Shi Fatzi realized that this Lady of Windsor was originally a widowed baroness, and they came together when they met Viscount Windsor, and later married her as the second lady when they became pregnant with the little young master, and they have been living in the manor of the royal capital. It wasn't until the death of Miss Windsor's mother three years ago that she returned to the territory with the little young master, and she was not yet thirty-five years old this year.

No wonder, when I heard the news that Lady Windsor had a big belly in the barracks, Shi Fat Man laughed at how hungry and thirsty those knight lords must be, according to the age of this eldest lady, Lady Windsor must not be more than forty, and even such old ladies are really hungry. It turns out that Mrs. Windsor is not yet thirty-five, and it is understandable that this is not enough.

The emotional girl didn't expect that the two men present were already absent-minded, and her mind was dirty and thought of Mrs. Windsor's sex life in the barracks, and even the two looked at each other with a good heart, secretly snickering.

The big-eyed girl is making the Windsor family's battle manifesto: "...... I will never allow them to trample on the dignity of the House of Windsor like this, and we will definitely take back the territory. I will never forgive those who sit idly by, and I will not let go of their ...... if there is an opportunity in the future."

Shi Fatzi picked up the parchment on the table with the plight of the Windsor family, and flicked it lightly, interrupting the girl's impassionedness: "According to this piece of paper, the Windsor family is obviously incorrigible. It will take at least ten years for the little young master to grow up, and it is difficult to say whether there will be anyone in the old territory who remembers the Windsor family. In fact, many famous aristocratic families have just declined and disappeared. Losing the territory and not having a family, these two fatal weaknesses alone are enough to make the Windsor family irreversible. I think the eldest lady still wants to open a little, after all, your family still has a property and two storefronts in the city of Morente, which is enough to make you worry about food and clothing. ”

Lorist knew that Fat Man was telling the truth.

Miss Windsor also knew that Fat Shi was telling the truth, so she froze in a daze, and then the big eyes that seemed to be able to speak went straight out, and she stood there silently, shrugging her shoulders and heartbroken......

Lorist was a little unbearable, stood up with a long sigh, found a white towel and handed it over, and comforted: "Actually, there is a way for the Windsor family to regain the territory......"

The crying stopped abruptly, and the girl with hazy eyes asked in surprise, "Really?"

Shi Fatzi looked at the parchment in his hand suspiciously: "It's impossible to ......"

Lorist picked up a blank piece of parchment and a dip pen and began to write. One, personnel. Second, secret agents. Three, the goal. Fourth, logistics. Fifth, support.

Pointing to the five nouns written on the parchment, Lorist began to explain to the confused girl and the fat man: "One, personnel. Although the Viscount of Windsor died in battle, his original subordinates were not completely wiped out, but were scattered in the surrounding towns and villages. Like this time, Lady Windsor and the young master traveled thousands of miles to the city of Morientt, and it was a former garrison captain and several former attendants who guarded them all the way to arrive safely. For these people who are still loyal to the Windsor family, the Windsor family can't simply give a few gold coins to pass away. Instead, don't give up on them, organize them, send them to infiltrate the old territory, and continue to gather and contact the lost subordinates. ”

"Gathering these people means that the Windsor family has a reliable force, and they can raise the banner of resistance against the new lord, so that people know that the Windsor family has not given up their territory and that the Windsor family has not yielded. As long as there is a rebel army led by House Windsor in the old territory, House Windsor will not be forgotten. ”

"It's just that the candidates sent to the old territory to organize the rebels must be bold and cautious. It would be better if he had a certain prestige in the old ministry of the Viscount of Windsor, and he also had enough power to protect himself. Of course, the most important thing is loyalty to the Windsor family, eldest miss, does the Windsor family have such a candidate?"

The girl thought for a moment and nodded: "I think Uncle Somme can, he is a knight of our family, a silver two-star rank, he has always been in charge of the cavalry guard, and he is my father's most trusted subordinate." My father was seriously wounded in the battle before he died in this war, and my father sent his family to the manor of the royal capital to heal his wounds, fortunately avoiding the new lord's clean-up of the old territory of the Windsor family. One of the attendants who had brought my mother and brother had brought me a letter from him, saying that he had recovered from his wounds, but that he could not yet ride a horse, and that he would come to the city of Moriente in a month or two to look for us. Well, Uncle Somme's daughter, Rena, is still my personal maid. ”

"Yes, according to the eldest lady, this knight of Somme is indeed the most suitable candidate for the leader of the resistance. Now let's talk about the second point, the secret agent. Lorist looked at the girl and the fat man who were a little unconcerned, and asked, "Do you know what a secret agent is?"

"Yes. The girl hurriedly replied, "Isn't it the one who inquires for the lord, who wanders around the tavern all day long, paying attention to strangers in the territory." Whatever the lord does, they will inform the lord of everything they do, in exchange for a small bounty. ”

Shi Fatzi also nodded in agreement, obviously he also had the same opinion.

Lorist shook his head: "That's not what I'm talking about, they're too obvious. Taverns, maids, servants, blacksmiths, fishermen, farmers, tailors, and guards are the best spies. Only these people can become the omnipresent eyes of the old realm, watching the new lord's every move, and even know exactly what he is eating for dinner......"

"But we know what the new lord's supper is, and what's the use?, aren't you going to poison it......" The girl asked weakly, and then her face turned pale as if she had figured out something.

Shi Fatzi suddenly realized: "Yes, as long as these people have become our secret agents, then what else can be satisfied with us, no matter what measures the other party arranges, we can deal with it calmly." ”

Lorist looked at the big-eyed girl who hadn't figured out the situation yet, and only felt a toothache: "Miss, did you hear what the fat man said?" Think about it, as long as these people become the eyes of the Windsor family, then we can get the news in advance of what the new lord wants to do to the rebels, and transfer it first, so that the new lord can't find the rebels and is exhausted." In this way, the resistance will become more and more powerful and the impact will be greater. ”

The girl blushed and nodded to show that she understood.

Lorist continued: "Those who have gathered from the old units, those who cannot become rebels, and the garrisons and administrative officers who were originally members of the local Windsor family forces and have been dismissed, are all candidates to become Windsor family agents. Choose those who remain loyal to the House of Windsor, and let them be the eyes of the rebels, keeping an eye on the new lord's actions and finding the right targets for the rebels to deliver a fatal blow. ”

"The third point, the goal. The purpose of the rebels is not to storm cities, but to be small and strong, so that they can be flexible and react quickly. The targets of the rebel raids were not the castles of the new lords, not garrisons, but tax collectors, magistrates, agents, checkpoints, transport convoys, warehouses, etc. The purpose of the rebels is to make the new lord blind and deaf, unable to effectively rule the territory. Just like in a duel, there is a wound in the east and a wound in the west, and there is continuous blood loss, so no matter how strong a person is, he can't last long. ”

"Fourth, logistics. In order for the rebels to remain able to fight for a long time, it is necessary to establish safe and secluded camps, so that the fighters can be well supplied and have time to recuperate. The Windsors also provided them with weapons and equipment, good food and wine, and even women. There should be no shortage of such camps, and more should be set up in case the rebels can move quickly in case of emergency. ”

"Fifth, support. The establishment of the resistance is not a matter of sending personnel out, and the Windsor family must continue to provide manpower support to the resistance to ensure that the resistance can always be controlled by the family. The best way to do this is to recruit a silver-tier mercenary and let them join the Resistance in the form of short-term missions, and after a few raids, you can settle the mission balance reward. The advantage of this is that it can ensure that the rebels can suppress the targets by force, and the second is to reduce the casualties of the rebels themselves. ”

"As long as it lasts a few years, the presence of the rebels will become a nightmare for the new lords, who will regret not wanting to divide the Windsor family's territory. When the new lords regarded the old territory of the Windsor family as chicken ribs, tasteless food, and it was a pity to abandon it, the Windsor family asked someone to agree, and on the condition of stopping the actions of the rebels, and then compensated the new lords with some property, I believe that there is a great possibility that those new lords will agree to return the territory to the Windsor family. Lorist made a final summary.

"It turns out that you can still do this......" Shi Fatzi thought about it.

The girl's eyes lit up and filled with joy.

"But there are two downsides to this. Lorist poured cold water: "First, because of the existence of the rebels, the old territory of the Windsor family will be brutally suppressed by the new lord, and the people's livelihood will be ruined. Even if the Windsor family were to regain their territory, it would take a lot of money and a long time to recover and rebuild. The second is that the Windsor family will be hostile to nearby lords after regaining the territory, and an elite army must be established to defend the family territory, which also requires a lot of financial and material resources. Therefore, whether it is the five points written on this paper or the aftermath, there is a common premise, that is, gold coins are needed, a lot of gold coins. I estimated that it would take more than 1,000 gold coins a year. ”

More than 1,000 gold coins a year, which is indeed a huge amount of money. Like Lorlist, who had just been hired by the academy as a sword instructor, his salary was three goldfords a month. And Shi Fatzi, as the executive captain of the academy's law enforcement department, now has a salary of five golden fords. But in the eyes of the vast majority of residents of Morente City, they are already a veritable high-paid class. The Madoff family, who were still setting up a food stall at the entrance of the academy at that time, earned five or six big silver coins a month before they met Lorlist, which was enough for the five people to have enough food and clothing, and even a little meager savings.

The question is, does the current House of Windsor have the financial resources and ability to regain the territory?