Chapter 118: Decision to send troops

As a loyal subordinate of Duke Lukins himself, Baron Camorra was well aware of the Duke's temperament. Just under the appearance of a grand duke who has been commented as a mediocre with all kinds of problems, there is an ambitious heart. The Duke is a very forbearant person, and if you offend him in person, you will forgive you very much, but when you turn around, you will immediately turn your face ruthlessly, and all kinds of selfish and cruel methods emerge in an endless stream, and you will not give up if you are ruined.

If the second prince is compared to a hungry wolf, then the Duke can be said to be a jackal. The hungry wolf is fierce and ruthless, but the jackal is cunning and suspicious. Just as everyone knew that the Duke's ambition was to establish the Duchy of Lukins in the Northlands, Baron Camory believed that the real reason for the Duke's failure was his fickleness and indecision.

The purpose of establishing the Northland Legion was to counter the frontier legion of the Duke of Fisabrun, the second prince's father-in-law, and at the same time to serve as the military strength and support of the future Northland Duchy of Lukins. But now the Northland Legion has become a tool used by the Duke to blackmail and threaten the nobles of the Northlands Territory, although the annual income of the Duke's territory is only more than 60,000 gold coins of the Imperial Old Man's Head, but the money he scavenged from the nobles of the various Northlands is enough to form three more Northland Legions. But the Duke refused to do so, and all that money was used by him to enjoy and maintain a luxurious life.

Now the Duke likes to do the most is to rely on the powerful Northland legion to coerce the nobles of the Northland to obey his orders, give him offerings, and enjoy it. But Baron Camorra, who participated in the formation of the Northland Legion, knew that the biggest problem with this armed force in the hands of Lord Duke was that he had no actual combat experience, and the Northland Legion, which had been established for more than two years, had never been on the battlefield.

Just like today, these silver knights of the Northland Legion were all exposed as soon as they moved, and they even came out with and urine in fright because they saw the tragic situation of their comrades who died in battle. The nobles of the territory who had been sent in the past trembled and surrendered their heads when they heard that there were more than 20,000 people in the Northland Legion, but today they finally met the unbelievers, not only beating the golden knights of the Duke and the Duke, but also killing the seven silver knights of the Northland Legion and robbing the remaining silver knights who were still alive. This is a great and embarrassing shame for both the Duke and the Northland Legion.

Baron Camorra sighed deeply and raised his head to look at Lorliste: "Your Excellency Norton, aren't you afraid that the Duke's thunderous wrath will fall on the heads of the Norton family? As the new head of the Norton family, you should think about the future and future of the family, and don't let the most famous family in the north go down the road to ruin. If you are willing to return the 100,000 gold fords and hand over the booty obtained from the Kenmax family to the Duke, I think I can persuade him to calm his anger for a while in front of the Duke, and forgive you for this reckless act......"

Lorist chuckled, "Your Excellency Baron, you are a talent. I really admire that you can tell a lie as if it were true, in fact, we all know the true origin of this 100,000 goldford, don't we? Even if this 100,000 goldford belongs to the Duke, but he has entrusted the Kenmas family to buy ordnance and materials, then it is none of his business, this is already a loss for the Kenmasse family. The Duke should urge the Kenmasse family to purchase supplies as soon as possible, how could he go to our Norton family to demand the return of the funds?

"So the Norton family really wants to go against the Duke?" asked Baron Camorra, staring at Lorlist.

"Hehe, this shouldn't be the fault of our Norton family, right? Lord Baron, you may have heard of the family motto passed down by our ancestors of the Angry Bear family, except for the royal family of the Cresson Empire and their own elders, every member of the Norton family will not bend their knees in front of others. You shouldn't be surprised when Duke Lukins extends his greedy claws to our Norton family. As for the Northland Legion, if the soldiers come down from the city, they are all like this......" Lorist pointed to the twelve silver knights who were obediently lined up not far away: "The more the merrier, by the way, please stuff more money in the money bag." Trust me, it's good for saving their lives. ”

Lord Camorra stood up angrily: "I will truthfully convey to Lord Duke what happened here today and the attitude of the Norton family. Your Excellency, since you insist on going your own way, then ask for more blessings for yourself!"

"Hehe, Lord Baron, thank you for your blessings, and I consider myself a blessed man. Like today, you came, didn't you also make me a small fortune, thank you so much. You see that it is not getting early, and for your safety, I will not leave you in the castle. I'll send someone to escort you back tomorrow morning. Lorist said with a hippie smile, unoblivious to Baron Camorra's threats.

Baron Camorra couldn't be angry anymore, the new head of the Norton family in front of him was simply more scoundrel and more arrogant than Lord Duke. He could only stiffen his face and nodded coldly: "Farewell." ”

After saying that, he strode outside.

Lorist looked at the twelve obedient babies in a neat line and reprimanded, "Are you still standing and waiting for dinner?" Hurry up and bring the corpses of this fool and your companions on the ground and give me the fuck off, the paralyzed bullshit Duke dares to bully the door, thinking that our Norton family will not dare to chop off his claws?"

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"Alas, little Locke, you're too impulsive. Now that Duke Lukins has made a deal, we might as well bargain with him over the 100,000 Kingford and those construction materials, and maybe we won't get to the point of tearing our faces like this......"

It was the old chief of Kress who said this, and although he did not express his opinion in the confrontation between Lorist and Baron Camorra, he now thought that Lorist should not choose the worst outcome, and that would be the best if he could send away the Duke's messenger with a few gold coins and supplies.

Lorist smiled and pushed the old manager's wooden wheelchair: "Grandpa Cress, I've thought about it, unless he gives all the 100,000 goldfords to that bullshit duke, he will never give up." And as long as we make a concession, he will think that he has eaten us, and he will press step by step, and he will not let go until we drain the oil and water of our Norton family. Since we all have to break with him in the end, it is better to give him a slap in the face as soon as possible to sober him up, do you really think that the Northland Legion he relies on is powerful and invincible?"

"Even if his Northland Legion is composed of those unplanted Silver Knights today, there are more than 20,000 people anyway. Our Norton family is far from strong enough to compete with them......" The boss was worried.

"Hehe, it's okay, there's a rock castle here, and they can't enter our family territory. It's useless to have a lot of people, in front of the walls of the rock castle, they will only hit their heads and bleed, and they can't help us at all. "Lorist is very confident in the newly built walls of the Rock Castle, which is the biggest reason why he dares to turn against the Duke.

"By the way, Grandpa Cress, it just so happens that everyone is here, I want to discuss with you, and I am going to send troops to attack Kitano Town immediately. Lorist said.

"Are you sure?" the old manager was stunned.

"Sure, but I can't guarantee how many casualties will be paid. ”

Lorist gathered everyone around and began to discuss the attack on Kitano Town.

After listening to Lorist's explanation, Joske was the first to express his opinion: "It's not easy to fight, time is too tight, unless it's a forcible attack regardless of casualties and consumes the armed forces of Kitano Town, it is very difficult for you to capture Kitano Town in a short time." ”

Lorist thinks that it will take at least fifteen days for Baron Camorra to return to the dukedom, and then for the Duke to raise troops to attack the Norton family soldiers in the city, and he is ready to use these fifteen days to capture Kitano Town and uproot this tumor in the family territory.

Lorist prepared a squadron and a squad of soldiers from the Rock Castle, leaving two squadrons of guards to defend. A squadron was sent out of the Maple Forest Castle on the family's side, and then the mercenaries from the military village were brought in, almost a thousand people, to attack Beiye Town.

Pachko objected, believing that it would be better to take another half a year, because Lorist had forgotten that one of the most likely factors to defeat was that the more than 1,000 soldiers of the family he was preparing to go to Kitano Town were all newly recruited, without systematic discipline and military training, and could be called a rabble, and their combat effectiveness was not much stronger than that of the peasant soldiers. The opponent, on the other hand, has deep trenches and high walls, and the defense is tight, and the location alone takes advantage of the boss, not to mention that the number of defenders is more than twice as many as the attackers, and there may be a situation where the old and young women and children that Lorist is worried about go into battle together.

Lorist smiled bitterly: "We don't have time, even if the Duke can't send troops immediately after that Camorra Baron returns, he will let the two thousand armed forces of the Kenmax family come to take the lead, we can only train an elite family army in battle, even if the casualties are large, there is nothing to do." Compared to Duke Lukins's Northland Legion, Kitano Town is still a relatively easy enemy to deal with, so it's easy first and then difficult. The battle with the Northland Army cannot end in a short time, and we must be prepared for a long battle. ”

"Isn't there any way we can sneak up or occupy the city gates and catch Kitano by surprise?" asked Pat unwillingly.

Lorist shook his head......

The old manager of Kress explained the reason to his beloved grandson: "We sent troops to attack Beiye Town, not just to leave, to recruit soldiers and prepare materials for the expedition, which will take two or three days. And the family castle is so close to Kitano Town, any movement will be discovered immediately. Besides, many of the servants and hired workers in the manor have close ties with several families in Kitano Town, and they all have a twisting and turning kinship, so it is likely that our side has decided to send troops, and Kitano Town will know about this decision immediately, and they will already be prepared for defense by the time we pass. Therefore, it is useless to plan any schemes, and can only attack. ”

"That's it, Pachko, you are in charge of recruiting and training the soldiers on this side of Maple Grove, Joe, you send Baron Camorra through the Rock Castle tomorrow, and then draw that squadron of slave laborers, and then draw a small team from the old guards, let Ovikis defend the Rock Castle, and Paul Binns will go out with you. Reddy, you make a trip to the military village tomorrow, and ask Hawsky and Jim to bring the mercenaries over, and let the Codan steward continue to take care of the rest of the construction. ”

Lorist made the final decision: "That's it, three days later we will send troops to attack the town of Kitano. ”

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Just when Lorist and the others were discussing sending troops to Northfield Town, the front of the castle of Maple Grove Villa was very lively, thirty or forty bored soldiers of the Northland Legion were scolding the guards above the castle, they had many demands, such as wine and meat, asking the Norton family to reward them with money, they couldn't go so far in vain, and the most important thing was to provide them with women and comfort their lonely hearts to spend the lonely night.

These soldiers of the Northland Legion are shouting in unison, giving money, wine and meat, and women......

As he shouted, the gates of the castle opened, and the commanding silver knights who had entered in the morning walked out on foot like defeated roosters, without even bringing out the mounts that had been ridden in, carrying seven or eight corpses on their shoulders, and the golden knight Tabek, whose eyes were on his forehead, was carefully carried by the four silver knights on a long cloak......

The soldiers of the Northland Legion were all stupid, until they were scolded by a silver knight angrily, they reacted and hurriedly went up to help get these corpses and the injured and unconscious Tabek to the camp, and soon everyone knew that this time they had kicked the iron plate, and the camp was heavily guarded, and they began to worry about whether the Norton family was willing to let them go back.

After a casual meal, Baron Camorra restlessly walked around the tent. He wasn't worried about being attacked by the Nortons at night, a traditional aristocratic family like this, with their own pride, would not do such a backshit.

Even if the young man in charge of the Norton family was more scoundrel than the Duke, he would not bother to do such a tasteless thing.

The mission had failed, something that the Duke and Baron Camorra had not anticipated. Now that the Norton family has turned against the Duke and become enemies, it has become inevitable that the Duke will be angry and send troops to retaliate after returning.

It was late at night, and Baron Camorra didn't want to sleep yet, he was anxious because he couldn't figure out the true strength of the Norton family, and he didn't understand what the Norton family relied on to dare to be an enemy of the Duke. Even if the soldiers of the Norton family are better equipped than the soldiers of the Northland Legion in iron armor, but the more than 20,000 horses of the Northland Legion are not decorations, why are they not afraid of soldiers coming to the city?

A soldier of the Northland Regiment stood at the entrance of the tent and looked in, and Baron Camorra asked, "What is the matter?"

The soldier replied, "My lord, there are a few people from outside, they say that they are the elders of Kitano Town in the Norton family's territory and the captain of the garrison, and they want to come to meet your lordship......