Chapter 126: The Plans of the Master of the Kenmas Family

Viscount Kenmax was dripping in a cold sweat and stared at the place on the map where his father had smashed his fist......

"Father. Father, are you mad? That is the fief of Count López, who is a confidant of His Majesty the King. Have you forgotten His Majesty's words? He wants our family to cooperate with Count López, and we will attract the attention of Grand Duke Lukins in the future. Count López was in the dark, gathering elite soldiers and waiting for the opportunity to deliver a fatal blow to the Grand Duke. If nothing else, what are we going to do against Count Lopel? Just with those soldiers who don't obey orders? And Count López has several silver knights under his command......

"Your Majesty, do you mean the second prince's idiot? He is too busy to pay attention to the Northland now. When I left for the Northlands, I had just received news that the Second Prince's army had just suffered a great defeat in the Duchy of Merein. The Grand Duke of Merein led an army into the territory of the Iberian Kingdom, and now swept through the three southern counties of the kingdom. The second prince should lie at the feet of his father-in-law, the Grand Duke of Fisabrun, and beg the Grand Duke to send troops to save him, otherwise the royal capital will not be saved......" said the head of the Kenmas family with a sneer.

"As for Count López, do you think he is a loyal servant of the second prince? The second prince wants our family to let him in the dark, but what did he do? After getting the fief, he disobeyed the second prince, and only knew that he wanted this and that from our family, and we wanted him to help, and he kept shirking that the mountains in the territory were rampant, and he couldn't send troops to help us. Well, now that the mountain barbarians he had been talking about had finally let him lie in bed, and the silver knights under him had died cleanly. Look what this is?" the head of the Kenmax family pulled out a letter.

"This is a letter from Count López asking for help. With this letter, we can swagger into his territory and castle. By the time we arrived, Count López would have died of his injuries. We will then be able to annex his realm and men and attack the surrounding lords until we occupy the entire eastern part of the Northlands. ”

"But father, the eastern region borders the Demon Dragon Mountain Range, and the mountain barbarians are a big scourge...... Have we not discussed it before, and it is because of Count López and the mountain barbarians that we have abandoned this plan to occupy the eastern part of the Northlands?" said the viscount.

"The current situation has changed a lot from the previous estimate, the return of the second young master of the Norton family is no longer something we can swallow, and there is no possibility of continuing the implementation of the Morgen Hills development plan. While the damage was still small, we turned east and pitted the Norton family against Grand Duke Lukins, so that we could sweep away the lords in the east and control the land in our family's hands. ”

"Father, even if we unify the eastern part of the Northland, the mountain barbarians are still a big problem in our hearts, and the mountain barbarians in the eastern region are very active, which is the biggest obstacle to our future development of the east......" Lord Viscount is still not very optimistic about the strategic change proposed by his father.

"Hehe, have you forgotten the mountain barbarian slaves I bought before, didn't you question why I treated these mountain barbarians as if they were guests, and gave them whatever they wanted. Now is the time for them to help. I can make offerings to the mountain barbarians of the Demon Dragon Mountains, trade with them, and even hire and organize an army of mountain barbarians to fight in the west. I promised the mountain barbarian slaves that they could continue to live in that luxurious life as long as they could do what I wanted. With them contributing to our family, I believe that the mountain barbarians of the Demon Dragon Mountain Range will become a new source of wealth for our family. The head of the Kenmax family pointed to the map.

"If we follow the plan to bring the Norton family to its knees and carry out the Morgen Hills development plan, then our access to the outside world is still in the hands of Grand Duke Lukins, who will be like a bed bug lying on our Kenmare family and sucking blood. After carrying out the eastern plan of the Northland and occupying the entire eastern region, we can build a new chain bridge in the upper reaches of the Northland Heavenly Danger Mitoburo River to connect the eastern region with the outside world, and in the future, our family's material transportation will no longer need to pass through the territory of the Grand Duke Lukins and the Hengdeli Ford Rope Bridge, and we will no longer have to be skinned by the Grand Duke Lukins. From this point of view, moving to the eastern part of the Northland is the most suitable development path for our family......"

"But our family's armed forces may not be able to carry out your plan, and those soldiers still refuse to obey my orders......" Lord Viscount was a little dejected.

"That's because you ordered them to die!" "The head of the Kenmax family hated that iron could not be made of steel: "I am glad that they refused to obey your orders, what is left in your head except women and private money? With such a strong city wall defense, you think that you can attack it with two thousand family soldiers? If this is the case, the second prince would have swept all directions and was invincible in the world." I originally thought that I was very lucky, before the defeat of the second prince, our family forces had reached the northland, otherwise more than 2,000 retired soldiers would have been ordered by the second prince to rush to the front line as cannon fodder. I didn't expect to get bad news as soon as I came, more than 500 people! A quarter of the troops were ruined by you in one afternoon, I, I really want to beat you half to death......"

The head of the Kenmax family took two deep breaths and calmed his mood: "From now on, this family force is no longer under your command. Muribad ......"

"The subordinates are here!" replied one of the two attendants who had followed the head of the Kenmath family into the tent and stepped forward. This is a tall man, about thirty years old, with a very military temperament.

"Muribad, I appoint you as the captain of the Kenmath family's armed forces, and take charge of that force. ”

"Yes, sir, I will live up to your expectations. ”

The head of the Kenmas family nodded and said to the viscount: "Muribard was originally the captain of the Romon Imperial Guard, with three silver stars, but he was killed for offending the powerful and his family. I brought back his family, and he was willing to be loyal to our Kenmax family and become our family knights. ”

"Aso, come here. ”

Another squire stepped forward, this was a big dark-skinned man, at least two meters tall, more than a head taller than Viscount Kenmaz, especially the strong muscles, like iron casting.

"His name is Suremus, a gladiator of the kingdom of Haneyabada, a two-star silver, who wins every battle in a life-and-death fight. I paid a lot of money and two favors to buy him and ask someone to teach him knightly etiquette. He is also willing to be a knight of our family. Now give them both a knightly promotion ceremony. "The Lord of the Kenmas House commanded the Viscount.

After the knight's promotion ceremony, the head of the Kenmas family asked the viscount why he had seen the viscount throwing a tantrum when he came in.

The viscount said soy.

The head of the Kenmath family shook his head: "You still don't have to think about it, the more you should participate, you can not play, but you have to see if you can choose some of these Northland wandering knights and freelancers to play for our family." For the people of the Northland, we are outsiders, and we are unfamiliar with the place. But if we have these wandering knights to serve our family, we can make our family gain a foothold in the Northland more quickly and integrate into the nobles of the Northland......"

"Father, I think these wandering knights are all unfamiliar dogs, where there is meat they will pounce on and fight, the habits are similar to mercenaries, and their own martial arts are not excellent, I think we should not recruit wandering knights into our family. "Lord Viscount was very opposed to his father's suggestion.

"You're wrong, it's useless to have a dog, two dogs, but if there are too many dogs, even the most ferocious demon wolves will retreat. Our family cannot rely on only one family arm, just like a man can walk on two legs. These wandering knights, despite their poor individual skills, are the best candidates to form the Order. You'll take Aso to watch the knights' duels later, and let Aso help you see if there are any good family knight candidates. In addition, it was rumored that our Kenmas family was going to form a small knight order, and those wandering knights were welcome to come and sign up. ”

"Do you accept all the registration?" asked the Viscount.

"No, we only accept silver-rank knights, in the future, we will dominate the eastern part of the Northland, with such a silver knight order, the mountain barbarians will not easily turn against us. The wandering knights who came to sign up let them stay in the camp first, and I took Muribad and Aso to leave for the territory of Count López tomorrow afternoon. I'll leave you two hundred soldiers to keep watch and care for the wounded, and here you will be with the lords and recruit wandering knights. If others asked, they said that they had received a letter from Count López asking for help and sent the knights of the family to lead troops to the rescue. The head of the Kenmax family said.

"Yes, Father. I see, you mean to recruit those wandering knights to join the Order, not to become the knights of our family, right?"

"Yes, you can also tell them that those who perform well have a chance to be promoted to the rank of knight of the family. The head of the Kenmath family nodded.

......

Lorist was standing on the wall with Miss Theresti watching the knightly challenge duel taking place in the clearing below.

"My lord, I really don't like to watch these scenes of fighting and killing......" Miss Theresti reluctantly accepted Lorlist's invitation to watch the excitement compared to the excited little Winnie next to her.

"Dear Teresti, you can't always stay indoors either reading a book or studying a model, it will affect your physical health. It's good to go out for a walk and bask in the sun regularly. Don't say it's a waste of time, if you get sick, you will spend more time in bed for a few days. Lorist said.

"Well......" Miss Theresti looked at the castle with a frown, "why do men always like to be competitive, wouldn't it be better if they sat down and made a few cups of tea and chatted?"

"That's a great idea, I have good tea in my room, why don't I invite the beautiful Miss Theresti to come to me for a good cup of tea and talk about life?" said Lorliste with a grin.

Miss Theresti gave him a blank look, full of amorous feelings: "I won't be fooled by the ghost idea again......"

Well, it's a pleasure to have a beautiful woman around to laugh, and Lorist was about to continue when he saw Pat hurrying over, with a serious face: "My lord, a messenger has arrived." ”

There was no way, business mattered, Lorist had to apologize to Miss Tresti first, take his leave, and follow Pat to his room.

The messenger was a pale, sweaty mercenary, who had traveled six or seven hours on three horsemen. Lorist knew this mercenary and fought with him when he chose the site to build the barracks.

As soon as he saw Lorlist, the messenger said that Lorist was taken aback: "My lord, an army under the banner of the Northland Legion and the Grand Duke of Luggins appeared outside Kitano Town this morning, and Kitano Town opened the city gates to greet him, that army is estimated to have 3,000 to 5,000 men, and they are encamped outside Kitano Town. Brother Hawsky has already taken someone to check the path of this army, and ordered me to come and report to the adults......"

"What are you talking about?" Lorist couldn't believe his ears, he was no stranger to the terrain of his family's territory, the Blade Mountains, the Black Mud Swamp, the Demon Dragon Mountains, the Black Forest, the Morgen Hills, except for the Rock Castle blocking the way to the outside world, he really couldn't think of a place for a large group of people to pass......

The mercenary who was the messenger really thought that Lorist hadn't heard clearly, and said it again.

"Pat, take the map of the family's domain. ”

"Have you informed Maple Grove Villa?" Lorist asked the mercenary.

"Noticed, just on the way, I told the guards loudly under the castle, and I didn't go in and ran straight here. Said the mercenary.

"Sedkamp, take this brother to rest, let him eat and drink well and sleep well, preferably with a hot bath first......," Lorist took out a small money bag and threw it to the mercenary, and ordered Sedkamp, who was standing aside.

Pat laid the map of the territory on the table.

Lorist and Pat sat on their desks and looked at the map, and although they couldn't find a place to pass through the thousands of centaurs, Lorist suspected that there was a hidden path into the interior of the family domain.

"My lord, I heard when I was a child that there had always been a smuggling caravan in Kitano Town, but I had never seen or found its whereabouts. I think Kitano must have mastered the secret path to the outside world, otherwise they would have passed through our Maple Grove Manor if they wanted to get to the outside world. If the army of Grand Duke Lukins hadn't flown over, it must have been the people of Kitano Town who led them into our family territory. Pat said angrily.

Lorist nodded: "The rebellion in Beiye Town is already a sure thing, but when did they collude with Duke Lukins? And it takes six to seven hours for the messenger to arrive here from Maple Grove Villa, we don't know the situation of Maple Grove Villa now, is the movement of that army coming to our Rock Castle? Pat, you immediately let Paul Binns take the scouts to investigate until you see the army." I'll go find someone and move all the men and horses in the camp outside the city walls to the castle first. ”

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