Chapter 163 Conditions and Requests

Inside the large tent, the crowd listened to Lorist point to a map of the hides of the Northland Plateau hanging on a shelf.

"The current situation in the Northlands is like this, because Duke Lukins covets the wealth of our Norton family and because of the lack of troops, he has summoned two-thirds of the nobles of the Northlands and gathered nearly 50,000 troops to attack the Rock Castle. At present, the Don soldiers have been in front of the Rock Castle for almost a month or so. During this period, they attacked the Rock Castle three times, all of which suffered heavy casualties and returned in vain, and the lords who damaged their troops complained that they were arguing every day, and used a lottery to decide who would attack the city......."

And all the people in the tent laughed.

Lorist also smiled and said, "We have made contact with the Knight Joske who guards the Rock Castle, and the Knight Josk thinks that there is no need to worry about those rabble, they will not be able to take the Rock Castle for another hundred years. He was very happy to hear that our convoy had arrived in the Northland, and he was looking forward to seeing you again soon. ”

"We are now in the western part of the Northlands, and it takes five days to ride a fast horse from here to Rock Castle, and I estimate that it will be a little wider on foot, and it will take more than a month to transport so many supplies and the speed of the displaced people to move so many supplies. I've decided to take this place first......" Lorist dotted a place on the map with a small stick: "County of Spencer, this place is only a day and a half away from our Rock Castle on horseback, and is used as our operations center and forward base. ”

"I wonder what the Earl of Spencer is crazy about this time, and he has been neighbors with our family for nearly a hundred years, although the relationship is not very good. But there are also certain contacts. Be polite. I really don't understand why he responded to Duke Lukins's call so warmly this time. He was the first to lead his family's armed attack on our Rock Castle, and I don't know if he drank the wrong potion......"

Lorist scratched his head: "Forget it, I don't want to find any reason, since he insists on being the enemy of our Norton family, then he must be prepared to be retaliated by us." I have ordered Yuri to take his manor castle and cut off scouts from the area. Borg ......"

Bodfinger stood up: "My lord, I will listen to your orders. ”

"You'll set off later, and take your heavy legion in a carriage to the county of Spenced. Take over the defense and preparation of the castle and the camp, the convoy of supplies and displaced people will be on your way, and you will be responsible for the security and vigilance of the entire camp. ”

"Yes, sir. ”

"Fareia, Malek, your garrison is responsible for guarding and guarding the road, and Telman's Knights will act as a mobile force to prevent accidents on the road. What's the matter with Farea, with Malek and Telman as deputies, understand?"

"Yes, sir. We get it. ”

Farea, Malek and Telman stood up.

Lorist continued to issue orders: "The battalion here is in charge of the transportation of supplies and personnel. Security is the responsibility of the guard battalion. The chariot of Dorus. Pete's squadron of archers, and Rose's three ironclad spear brigades, all under my leadership, will sweep through the southern regions, turning that bullshit Grand Duke's so-called Northland essence into ruins, and making him understand the fate of offending our Norton family. Finally, we will meet in the county of Spenced to surprise the fools who want to take down our Rock Castle and give them a taste of our family's armament......"

"Pete, lead your squadron of archers to block the area from Binshan to the Somme, and don't let the news of our attack on the southern region reach the enemy camp outside the Rock Castle, and I will order Yuri's scout hussars to cooperate with you. ”

"Yes, sir. ”

"Rose, you take two ironclad cavalry brigades straight here, under the Hendry Ford Bridge and the fortress of Fresd, and coercing the defenders of these two places to retreat themselves is the first achievement. Originally, these two places were garrisoned by more than 10,000 soldiers from the four brigades of the Northland Legion, but this time Duke Lukins transferred two brigades of 5,000 soldiers to accompany him, and the remaining 5,000 soldiers were also confronted by the ironclad spears of the two brigades. You can lure them out and destroy them, but you will never be allowed to attack the city, and you will not sacrifice our family soldiers in vain, understand?"

"Yes, my lord, I will not let you down. Tiger Rose stood up and replied.

"The rest of the ironclad spear brigade, as well as the convoy under my command, plus a small group of guards from here to attack the southern Grand Duke. We are going to remove the bullshit Grand Duke's house, and the principle is that the goods, grain, weapons and equipment, carriages, Northland horses, cattle and sheep and other livestock, farmers, artisans and craftsmen are taken away, the nobles confiscate their property, we will collect the goods of the merchants at half the price, and you must prepare a convoy to carry our captured booty. "Lorist, this is ready to rob the Grand Duke of all the supplies.

"Wait, my lord, you seem to have forgotten that there is also an army of Duke Lukins here, and I wonder why this 5,000-strong Northland Legion is stationed in the manor castle on the border of the Grand Duke. You see, the other two manor castles of the Grand Duke's seven towns have only one squad of the Northland Legion stationed, and even his capital now has only one squadron of Northland Legionnaires left to defend and enforce the law. Is there any ruse on Duke Lukins' plan to place this army here?" Bodfinger reminded Lorist.

Lorist laughed and pointed to the location of the troop on the map that Bodfinger had mentioned: "I didn't make it clear to you, in fact this troop has long since disobeyed the orders of Archduke Lukins. The current leader of this force is the Golden Knight Henned. You all know that he was once captured by me, and Archduke Lukins went mad, because they did not bring back the goods seized after the massacre of Kitano Town first, and blamed him and Chervani for the defeat, although the Chervani knight was killed in battle, but Archduke Lukins still confiscated his house, abandoned his corpse, and left his family to beg in the streets, which almost provoked the Northland Legion to mutiny.

Duke Lukins also wanted to bring Knight Henneid back for punishment at the price of a criminal, and I couldn't stand it anymore, so I waived the ransom for him and those silver knights who surrendered, and put them back. According to the intelligence, Henneid returned and relied on the silver knights to contact his old subordinates under the command of the Chevani knights, as well as the soldiers who were dissatisfied with the Grand Duke, and took two brigades of soldiers with him. Forcibly seized this manor castle and gathered people to protect themselves. Ignore the orders of Grand Duke Lukins. The Grand Duke couldn't take them, so he had to pinch his nose and admit the status quo.

Don't look at them nominally as the Northland Legion, in fact, the Grand Duke's orders are useless to them, otherwise they would not have sent the soldiers of the Hendry Ford Bridge Checkpoint and the Fresd Fortress Castle to attack the Rock Castle. I'm going to leave tomorrow for a trip to this manor castle to meet Knight Henned, and make a tacit agreement with him to just stand by and watch the play. If he doesn't know what to do, hehe. I believe that with the strength of our family's armed field battles, there is still a great certainty that his force of 5,000 people will be leveled......"

Bodefinger nodded: "Then I will rest assured, I wish you all the best." ”

"Alright, that's it, let's go and prepare, let the Norton family's angry bear banner fly in the Northlands, and let the people of the Northlands see how our roaring angry bears are vented......"

"Yes, sir. ”

The big tent responded violently, and everyone left in high spirits.

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This manor castle called Sakura Ridge is surrounded by mountains and rivers, and the scenery is beautiful. It is said that the third generation of the Grand Duke of Northland was built for vacation because of his love for cherry blossoms. It's just that at this moment, the two troops in front of the manor castle are facing each other in formation.

Knight Henneid was very surprised when he saw Lorist coming out of the battle: "Why did you come here? Isn't the Duke leading the nobles of the Northlands to attack your Rock Castle?"

Lorist smiled: "I came to meet an old friend, one is to say hello." The second is that I want to do something to the Grand Duke, but I just think it's very unsightly for you to stay here with a detachment. If you can ignore what's going on outside, then I'm relieved. Tell me, Knight Henned, what do you need to keep me from interfering in the war between me and the Duke?"

Knight Henneid replied: "Lord Baron Norton, you should call me Baron Shahin, I just inherited my father's barony at the end of last year, and my father retired. ”

Pointing to the west: "The territory is the adjacent ......"

Lorist was surprised: "Oh, congratulations, Lord Baron Saheen. ”

"You can call me Henned, my friends call me that. ”

"Hehe, then you can call me Locke too, we are friends. ”

Lorist thought for a moment and said, "Why don't you take the troops back to your family territory?"

"I can't go back, the territory is barren, and I can't support these 5,000 people. In fact, this was originally my barony's domain, but the previous three generations of the Northland Grand Duke liked the scenery of this cherry blossom ridge, and forcibly divided this territory in half from our family, forcing our family to become a vassal lord of the Northland Grand Duke. Isn't it the same as taking back my family's territory now that I'm stationed here with my army?" said Henned.

"What do you think of what I just proposed? Henned. Lorist asked.

Henneid smiled slyly: "Locke, you have a big problem for me, after all, I am also a vassal lord of Lord Duke, and the soldiers under my command are also the Northland Legion under the Duke's command. If I watch you do something to the Grand Duke, then how can I go to see the world, am I still a knight?"

Lorist frowned, "You mean you have to fight me?"

Knight Henneid shook his head: "I'm not stupid, look at your soldiers' equipment, and look at the leather armor under my hands, I won't touch a stone with an egg." Well, Locke, you don't like to fight me, do you? Promise me three conditions, and I'll find a way to avoid war between us, what do you think?"

"Tell me, what are your three conditions?"

"First, don't move this castle and the nearby town of Evenson, this is the source of food and clothing for my troops. ”

"Yes. Lorist nodded.

"Second, I want to send someone to move with you and relocate the families of my soldiers so that they can become the arms of our Shaheen. ”

Lorist thought for a moment and asked, "You mean that the Duke used to threaten you with the families of these soldiers?"

Henneid nodded: "After I inherited my father's title and domain, I wrote a letter to the Duke, and I am no longer a knight of his family, but his vassal lord. But the Duke did not recognize the legitimacy of my inheritance of the title and the domain, refused to give me a certificate of succession, and said that if my soldiers went with me, they would punish their families who remained in the Grand Duke's domain. So that's all we have to do. ”

If a knight of the family is given a title and title by the head of the family. Then it is no longer a family knight. Rather, become a vassal lord. In the second case, Henneld inherited the title and domain of a vassal lord from his father, so he did not have to obey the lord unconditionally like a knight of the family. This may have been his father's decision to save his son from being called a rebellious knight, and he retired himself, leaving Henneid a vassal lord.

Running away is a saying that a family knight voluntarily leaves the family because he is dissatisfied with his family owner and becomes a wandering knight or a free knight again, and becoming a vassal lord is no longer a family knight.

"That Grand Duke Lukins didn't think of sending troops to punish you?" asked Lorist curiously.

"Of course he wants to, but it's a pity he can't do it, it's all the robes of the Northland Legion. Whoever wants to kill each other, no one will pay attention to him even if he gives the order. That's why he's going to attack your Norton family. Why don't you worry about your rocky castle and the heart to move the Grand Duke?" Hennedt asked Lorist.

"Hehe, you've also seen the defenses of the Rock Castle, do you think you can beat them with the private soldiers and peasant soldiers of the nobles of the territory summoned by Duke Lukins?"

"That's right, by the way, do you agree to my condition?"

"Okay, you can send someone to bring back the families of your soldiers. Lorist said, "What is the third condition?"

"I want to send a large group of soldiers to act together under the guise of your clan forces, and divide half of what is captured by me. Henneid the lion opened his mouth.

"Fuck off, a tenth at most. "Lorist bargains.

"Don't be so stingy. More than 5,000 of us are stationed here, and at most we can only have food and clothing, and there are no other benefits. Miserable. I have to plan for the future of my subordinates, you can't keep the benefits alone, and when I'm a friend, I'll leak more things to me. Henneid began to plead.

"I have ten times more men than you, at most I will give you another one, two tenths, and if there is more, we will go to war. Lorist said.

Henneth expressed disbelief: "You just blow it, I don't believe you have so many people......"

However, seeing Lorlist's gloomy face, he had to reluctantly agree: "Two tenths is two tenths, I agreed." But you have one more request to grant me. ”

Lorist was furious: "You're not finished, why don't you just have a fight." ”

Henneid hurriedly waved his hand and said, "This is my personal request, it's okay if you agree or not......

"Tell me, what is the request?" said Lorlist, impatiently, and then saw Hennet look embarrassed.

"Well, ahem, Locke, I mean can you give me back Mina, Hanny, Chrissy and Molina, I think they've been thinking about it for more than half a year......"

"Wait, who are these Mina you talking about? Where are they, I don't know them?"

"Ah...... It's the four women in my room in Kitano Town on the night I was caught by you, and I really like them. You should have brought them into the room too, can you give them back to me?" Henned's expression was flattering.

Lorist thought for a long time before remembering that there seemed to be such a few women, shook his head and said, "I didn't take them into the room, they should stay with those rescued women in Kitano Town, I told no one to harass them." But I think it's strange, how can you kill their father and brother and like them, so that they don't fear that they will stab you while you're asleep?"

Henneid pouted: "It wasn't me who killed their parents and brothers, it was the Grand Duke's order that it was my business, and I protected them from the abuse of the soldiers, and they should be grateful to me for their promise." I'm glad you didn't touch them, Locke, you're my really good brother, when are you going to give them to me?"

"You pick it up yourself, they are willing to go with you, don't force it if you don't want to, the twisted melon is not sweet, you should understand. By the way, how are you going to deal with the duke's reproaches and other people's opinions if you don't go to war with me?" asked Lorlist.

"What's so difficult about this, look at me. Henneid turned his horse back to his camp, gave a loud order, sounded the trumpet, and prepared for battle, then drew his sword and pointed at Lorliste and shouted at the soldiers to fight for the honor of Archduke Lukins.

Unfortunately, during the charge, Knight Henned's mount stumbled, seriously injuring its owner, and Knight Hearnard's men snatched him back and entered the manor castle to defend himself.

Lorist and his ironclad spear brigade were stunned to see a battle written and directed by Knight Henned, heroically wounded, and a glorious retreat......

"Is that okay?" said Lorlist.

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Continental Wars, Northland Chapter:

On April 11, 1768, the new head of the Norton family, Earl Norton Lorlist, led an army against the Grand Duke of the Northlands. The 5,000 Northland Legion stationed at Sakura Ridge, led by the Golden Knight Henned, fought valiantly to defend against the invasion. In the fierce battle, the knight of Henneid stumbled and fell off his horse, was seriously injured but still fought bravely, and was finally desperately recaptured by his subordinates, and reluctantly retreated to the manor castle to defend it. As a result, the entire Grand Duke was poisoned by the Norton family's armed forces, and the southern essence of the Northland, which the Lukins family had painstakingly built for generations, was destroyed, which is known as the Southern Catastrophe...... (To be continued.) )