"Put away your indignation, save your strength, and use it when you go into battle." Niver Road.

"Father, why don't I send troops to attack Florence? Even if you can't beat him, you have to rob him for a few days. ”

"Not good, now we are all under the protection of Ashklai, and doing whatever we want may lead to questioning, I believe that Bran will not dare, besides, we were ordered by Ashclay to return some of our territories, plus the loss of the Battle of Tongxia.

Today, we have a maximum of 4,000 troops, which is not enough to capture Florence, the mercenary regiment of Light Bran, and the rest of the guards.

As long as they defend the city, we can't bear it, maybe we can't rob it and lose money. ”

Nefer tried to analyze calmly.

"So this dead country species is only persecuted with words, and does not dare to do it?"

"This kid is full of tricks, he won't use one person to deal with us, I guess he will contact the feudal lord of the Northern Italy region to deal with us."

"Those are all cowards, although they have more troops than us, but they only dare to defend the city, not attack."

"Hey, it's a pity that we pressed the wrong person this time, and now all the princes of the peninsula are greatly injured, the south is broken by Chai Su, and the middle and north are dominated by Ashklay.

If we hadn't entered the war, we would have taken advantage of this momentum to eat the whole of Northern Italy. ”

Nefer's ambition in life was to become the strongest lord and duke in Northern Italy.

"Hauher, listen well, send a letter to the four feudal lords of Northern Italy, saying that I will reconcile with them and get through this predicament together."

Nefer called his men to copy what he wanted to say, and after he had written it, he sent it to the north without overnight.

Then Nefer took matters into his own hands and wrote a letter to Bran (Florence).

"From Northern Italy, Lord of the Duchy of Barcelona, Nefer Michael.

Request for pardon to Florence, our staunchest ally......"

No matter how angry he was, Nefer thought of some soft words and copied them and sent them out.

In the letter, he said that it was possible to talk, and that he would send someone to contact him first.

When Haugher read the letter, he was puzzled and asked, "Father, doesn't it make him think that we are scared?"

"I'm just steadying him first, so that Branca kid thinks that we are really subservient, let's drag it first, drag it until we can't drag it anymore, and then make other plans, there will be a way."

"What's the solution?" Haugher asked, but was given a blank look by Never and abruptly withdrew.

Nefer pondered in his chair.

There are several ways to do this.

A Bran suddenly dies, or Florence is in turmoil.

One surrenders on its own.

A borrowed external force.

It wasn't long before a young woman walked in.

This is Nefer's new wife, from the Franks.

After the death of his heir, Chucken, he quickly recovered from his grief and found a new wife, blessed by the priests.

With his efforts, his wife's bulging belly paid off.

He didn't want to give the title to an illegitimate child at all.

Hauhel's mother was born too poorly.

His maternal grandmother even slept with him in a tavern.

My grandfather was a thief who had been beheaded.

Nefer also values bloodlines, and he uses his words and authority to control Hauher.

But also despise this illegitimate child.

"Your Highness, it's time for you to rest, you've been working too hard lately, although it's for the sake of leading the people, but also pay attention to your body, if you fall, more than 100,000 Barcelona people will lose their backbone."

His wife's soft voice gave Old Never a kind and lovely face, and he put his head close to his wife's belly, and then let out a childlike laugh, "He's kicking you, I feel it, God bless, this must be a healthy child, who will be able to inherit my title and title in the future." ”

"And what if it's a girl?"

"It's all my child, and I love her all the same." Nefer hugged his wife softly.

The old skin and skin were comforted by his wife's silky body.

For the sake of the Michael family, he had to be strong.

"Child, look, your father will defeat that dead country and avenge your brother (Chuken)!"

That night, the wind rose.

Extinguish the candles in Never's room,

Never's wife, feeling the darkness, got up and put the wax on.

Light is reborn.

And this wind blows from Barcelona until it stops at the foot of the Alps......

Brand. Charman reached the periphery of the valley.

He and the four earls of Northern Italy met here, this place is considered to be you don't care, I don't care, he doesn't care about the three places.

As a buffer zone, it was chosen by Bran as a meeting place.

Around the valley, there are many gray bamboos, and Bran can even see the Teutonic flag from a distance.

The resident workers he sent to the valley were cutting down the raw materials.

At this time, Bran admires the scenery of the mountains and forests.

It's not winter yet, and the Alps are not covered with snow.

The streams in the valleys carry the water down, and when you look up, you can see that the sky is blue and the eagles and birds are in the sky.

It is a great environment for the rest of life.

One of the counts had already arrived first, and had waited in the valley for a day, and Bran was the second.

The earl, who was in his thirties, had brought fifteen men with him this time, and he had galloped from his territory to get here in two days.

"Count Quent, if I'm not mistaken, this is the third time we've met."

"Lord Bran, three times is enough for us to have a close friendship."

Quent's territory was about the size of Bailey's and a little more populous, but he didn't owe as much debt to Florence.

Bran's attitude was much better

The two were gossiping, and at this time, two deer ran out of the forest at the foot of the mountain.

Bran's men and Quent's men are good hunters, and they want to shoot at this time.

But in this beautiful environment, Bran did not want to see blood, and persuaded everyone to stop.

Quinche also gave Bran face.

Although he came to see Bran this time, he also contacted Never privately and made bets on both sides.

Judging that Bran had a better chance of winning, he came in person to see what Bran said in the letter, how to integrate this Hanseatic alliance, and how much benefit he could get.

In less than half a day, the other three earls came.

But after asking clearly, only one of them was the earl, and the other two counts, for fear that Bran would set up an ambush, did not come in person.

Bran was unhappy in his heart, and he didn't expect that the benefits in the letter he promised didn't impress all four people.

For the two counts, Florence was farther away and Barcelona closer.

It was impossible to tear up Nefer's face directly, they had already met Never in private, but they also sent someone to probe Bran's mouth.

Now that the Brans are here, it's time to keep going.

And they set camp at the foot of the valley, and sent into the valley to find the lords of the mountains.

Because it was getting late, Bran's men did not immediately go up the hill and had to wait all night.

That night, when the wood from the campfire crackled, a man with a torch ran out of the valley in the moonlight.

It was very dangerous in the middle, and I almost fell.

He was going down the mountain and then to the territory of the Chaman family.

It was about two o'clock in the middle of the night, when the man reached the bottom of the valley and found that the lights were bright.

At first he was very alert, but after observing for a while, he found that it seemed to have his own territory flag, he cautiously approached the camp tent, and in several camp tents, lit by a campfire, his eyes could barely see the pattern of the flag, and in a black eagle, this man found Chaman's territory.

He couldn't wait to meet Bran!

But it wasn't that simple for her to get closer.

In the middle of the night, the patrolling soldiers shouted, pointing their bows and arrows directly at him!

He shouted not to do it, and the soldier almost dropped his arrow off his bow.

"There are thieves!"

"Assemble!"

All the soldiers who had not slept gathered around, and the four counts' tents were also sent.

The men sent by Bran were Ulle and Arnold.

Two men came with ten soldiers.

Seeing the coat of arms on Ulle and Arnold, the man shouted, "Is Your Highness here?" Let me see Your Highness, I have something important to say!"

Eventually, this man, recognized by the old man in Bran's team, was one of the three servants that Bran had sent to the valley to protect the mountain girl. ”

Bran slept lightly, and when the wind blows, he wakes up immediately, and there is always a sword and dagger by his side.

He opened a corner of the tent and saw a man surrounded by him, but he did not expect this man to shout his name.

After a while, the man was led by Uller to the camp.

"Your Highness, I am ......"

The man signed himself, and Bran nodded, "I remember you, you were originally the son of a peasant, and after following me for more than a year...... Later, I sent you to stay with the mountain girl, right? ”

"Yes, Your Highness, one of my two companions fell into the valley and died while hunting, and the other one followed his orders.

Later, the valley was asked by Swabia to go on the expedition, but we stayed in the valley.

I have been waiting for His Highness's order, and when I heard His Highness's return some time ago, we also sent a letter back, but there was no follow-up, so I thought I would wait for a while.

But something happened, and I had to come to His Highness. ”

"What's the matter?"

"The woman you pampered was forced to marry a mountain lord, so she asked me to come to see His Highness."

Bran didn't expect this to happen, and Bran forgot a little about the face of "Gana Vassy".

But this subordinate has been with him for a long time, and Bran still knows it.

Seeing that this person was covered with abrasions, he must have encountered a lot of dangers all the way down the mountain.

"Thank you for your hard work, I have a word, you and the other two have stayed for two years."

"It was His Royal Highness the Grand Duke who saved our family, and my father, mother, and younger brother are still living in the manor, and they have written to say that they are doing well.

The income of my mercenaries here is given to my parents on time, and I must be loyal to His Highness's orders. ”

This was well said, and Bran stepped forward to pat the soldier, and this time the displeasure that the other counts had not arrived disappeared.

The so-called talents need to be cultivated, many people just lack a chance, you let them receive a good education and discipline, can play a good ability.

Not everyone is like Hilde, but with perseverance and hard work, they can be qualified for most positions.

Shine in different fields.

"You can go home and be with your parents."

"Your Highness!"

"And we're not mercenaries now, let's change to the Knights."

"Yes."

"Which mountainman is going to marry her?"

After Bran asked about the time and the name of the person, he mumbled, "Got it." ”

His letter had gone to the valley and had not been replied to for a long time, and now he was going to make a fuss, and Bran felt that these valley lords were appreciating.

It seems that he has not shown enough strength......

"Durham, Simon."

Bran called the three to his tent.

Everyone was woken up by the movement just now.

After entering the house, Bran said to the two, "As soon as the morning dawns, take thirty people up the mountain, and let the loud guide from the bottom of the valley bring a word to the mountain lords themselves." ”

"What?"

"I'm coming!"