The autumn wind was blowing, everything was withering, and a group of people slowly walked under the mountain pass. At the end of the procession, followed by two unkempt men in torn leather jackets and with pitchforks.

"Buck, it's been two months since we came out to transport grain, and I don't know how my sister-in-law is doing with your kid. A red-nosed, shrunken man asked.

A tall man beside him, in good spirits, snorted and said: "Bowen, I still want to thank our baron, we are called to carry food with the army, and the baron has also reduced our family's tax by 30%, the first few times there were bandits to grab food, our lord rushed with a few knights, those bad guys were chased and cut like dogs, and they were killed after a few steps, we just need to take care of the food, this job is not easy to find now, my young man is also older, and the tax has been reduced, so he should be able to get by." ”

As they spoke, the group was about to walk out of the mountain pass. Suddenly, Buck faintly heard a rumbling echo approaching. When I looked closely, I saw a line of black lines in the distance, getting closer and closer.

"What's going on?" Buck thought to himself. At the same time, at the front of the line, the knights began to panic, and they had already discovered that the opposite side was not about to be approached by the previous robbers, but countless enemy troops all over the mountains.

"Don't be flustered, have you forgotten that you ought to keep the knight's composure?" cried Baron Paul at his horse. The knights heard the lord's cry and gradually restrained their beloved horses.

At this time, the enemy was getting closer and closer, and Baron Paul couldn't help but feel his heart sink when he saw the enemy's ranks. The enemy is basically composed of cavalry, and the number is not large, but it is not something that a small baron in his early 100s who carries grain can compete with. The knight captain beside him also saw this situation, rode up to him and said: "My lord, the enemy scout troops on the other side should have come around to us somehow, the number is about a few hundred, all of them are cavalry, and we have many people who carry grain and grain and grass, and my subordinates feel that this battle is dangerous!" The baron sighed and said, "It seems that we can only fight here!"

Buck and Bowen were both frightened and confused, didn't they say that they were only transporting grain, and would not go to war? Why did they suddenly have a fight? Then they received an order to burn the grain and push the grain cart to the mountain pass.

"This truckload of food is enough for my family to eat for several years!" Bowen said suddenly. After that, they were pushed by the knights again, and stood in the middle of the formation with pitchforks, and then they reacted, and it turned out that they were also going to join the next battle. I couldn't help but tremble, swallowed my spit, and waited for the judgment of fate to come.

"My lord, the Imperial forces are really too weak now, and many of our small forces have infiltrated the rear of the Imperial troops, and the Imperial side is unaware, it's ridiculous!" Gail waved his hand, signaling his men not to talk nonsense. He looked at the panicked appearance of Baron Yamaguchi's troops on the other side and raised his hand.

"Charge!" the cavalry waved their whips, and their horses began to accelerate, and despite the baron's simple rejection of their horses on the opposite side, the cavalry fearlessly charged forward and charged towards the enemy troops. Most of the scattered arrows on the opposite side were ridiculously missed, unable to stop the torrent of cavalry, and as the forward troops broke through the repulsion, they broke through the ridiculous and worthless defenses on the opposite side like a sword.

Buck was running so fast that the peasants lost their courage when the baron was overwhelmed by the opposing troops, threw down the pitchfork and slipped away. Especially when Bowen was cut down by the other side, he ran faster, because he still had his wife and children, he couldn't die in this place, he needed to run desperately, run home and never carry food again.

However, what he didn't expect was that at this moment, behind him, a cavalryman smirked and raised the saber in his hand.

With the passage of time, the defeat of the Imperial forces against the barbarians has spread to the streets.

Because of the national shock caused by the news that the Imperial troops had been outflanked by the Northern Kingdom and suffered heavy losses, the destruction of Baron Paul's small army transporting grain and grass was as silent as a drop of water falling into a lake, and no one cared.

At the same time, in the western part of the Central Empire, in a quiet and peaceful town at the foot of a beautiful mountain, the barony was noisy and noisy. The townsfolk looked at the Baron's Castle, surrounded by soldiers, and talked about it.

"Why hasn't Baron Paul come back from this expedition until now?

"Maybe it was the Baron who fled during the battle and was afraid of being blamed, so he didn't dare to come back until now. ”

"Haha! Fortunately, when I was conscripted, my lord didn't go, and I paid so many taxes, so it turned out to be life-saving money!"

At this time, a rickety, white-bearded old man with a cane slowly moved over and reprimanded: "You really have no conscience, our town has been here for decades, there are no bandits, heavy taxes have been confiscated, and it is not all because of the kindness of the baron that we have our current life, and you are not satisfied." If it weren't for the Baron's compassion for us, you would still be talking here? Why don't you all go to the battlefield to fight?"

Hearing the old man preach, the idlers and long-tongued women were silent, but their eyes could not help but look towards the castle. At this time, the chief soldier standing under the city gate shouted: "We have come to discuss some affairs with the responsible personnel of the fort on the order of Viscount Haile, please let us enter the city!"

The guards on the city wall looked at each other, but went to inform John's steward. Soon, with the consent of Young Master Russell, a pair of soldiers entered the castle and waited for a meeting with the person in charge.

"Young master, there has been no news from our master since the last expedition. I don't know what happened to the master?This group of soldiers is menacing, young master should be careful!" Old Jack, the butler next to Russell, persuaded him with a heavy heart.

"Thank you Jack for the reminder, I'll take notice. Russell replied. Russell analyzed the current situation, and he knew in his heart that he was not a good guest, but he also knew nothing about the unexpected situation, and his mind was blank and there was no countermeasure, so he could only force himself to be calm and calm, tidy up his appearance, and then walked to the reception room.

The soldier sat in the parlor and waited for a long time, and when he was impatient, he saw Russell coming with a smile on his face.

I saw that Russell was wearing a purple wide aristocratic robe, but the golden skirt of the robe was worn and faded because of long wear, half of the white embroidered cloak was draped over his shoulders, and he was stepping on boots tattooed with family decorations on his feet, matching Russell's smooth golden hair and resolute facial features under his hair.

Even if the soldier is not good, he praised it in his heart: "What a heroic and beautiful aristocratic young man!" But thinking of what he was about to tell, he had no choice but to put on a straight face, picked up the document, and said: " Through the order of the Imperial Family, the investigation conducted by Viscount Haile, a subordinate of our department, found that your father, Baron Edward Paul, was transporting grain and grass on the battlefield in collusion with enemy troops and leaked our grain and grass transportation routes, resulting in an attack on the rear of our army, resulting in heavy losses, this behavior is regarded as an act of treason! However, because Baron Edward Paul inherited the barony, the towns under his rule were more secure and the taxes were paid normally, so only the private property of Baron Edward Paul was confiscated, and his family was deprived of the title of nobility as a punishment!"

"No way! My father would never have done such a treasonous act! Could it be that the empire had made a mistake. There must be a mistake!" Russell shouted in horror when he heard the news. "Be quiet! This is the decision of the Empire, how can it be wrong, do not slander the decision of the Empire!" said the soldier commander with a frown, a little impatient. Seeing this, Butler Jack took out a bag of gold dinars, quietly stuffed it to the soldier chief, saw that the soldier chief accepted it, and said flatteringly: "Sir, we naturally don't have an opinion on the empire's decision, but our Lord Baron and Lord Viscount are also old acquaintances, is there some misunderstanding?" "If it weren't for Lord Viscount to dredge up, maybe the people of your family wouldn't even be able to save their lives!"

After speaking, the master chief waved his hand and said to his subordinates: "Invite Young Master Russell out, and then start confiscating the baron's property." Russell sat in his chair, his back soaked with cold sweat, but he was helpless, the rapid decline of the family was beyond his expectations, and he did not know whether his father had committed treason. Suddenly, his head was like mush, and he could not think of any questions, until he was helped out of the castle gate by the old butler, and when he saw his family's flag being trampled around by the soldiers like a carpet, Russell's eyes were full of stars, and he screamed, and fainted in the butler's arms.