The monarch should not let his subjects guess what they think, and let their subjects faithfully carry out their opinions.

Bran gave different information to each of his subordinates or the lord he contacted.

On the Count Quent's side, Bran showed a great desire to cooperate, but due to financial constraints, he wanted to pay in installments and fund a part of the gold in exchange for Count Quentch's army to attack.

Naturally, Count Quinche refused.

But Bran didn't ask him to really send troops, and dragged him first.

On the part of his sergeants, the rumors that spread in the ears of the people were that they were about to go north and start a storming from a castle north of Barcelona

Bran moved his office to Bailey's Castle, where it was faster to move north.

Brandn is suspicious, and he often wonders, what would Nefer think of himself?

Every move Bran makes must conform to the judgment of ordinary people, but he must hide the foreshadowing in order to surprise the enemy and win.

One thousand, two thousand, three thousand!

With more and more soldiers heading to the northern entrance of the Principality of Barça, Bran's financial pressure is mounting.

Duke Never also used all kinds of means, on the one hand, he kept writing to Bran, saying that he could discuss.

On the one hand, taxes were levied again, and food and weapons were purchased in order to defend the situation when it was impossible to attack.

He knows very well how much it costs to fight.

Prices in Florence continue to rise, from eggs to wheat and even edible weeds, as long as they can get into the mouth, they are climbing.

If Nefer hadn't been defeated by Ashclay before, then in the land battle, even if Bran exerted full pressure, it might be in the next few years.

Spend money faster than you think.

The soldiers' equipment is worn out during practice, the food they eat, and the food they have hoarded is transported.

With all kinds of money lists, Hield and Simon couldn't even sleep for three hours a day.

Originally, Bran was going to send troops in four months, but now that the finances were tight, he decided to advance it by a month.

Of the three thousand mountain soldiers, Bran left two thousand four hundred men to the north.

But this part is not played, it is only a false impression of Never, and Bran himself is also commanding in the north at the same time.

The news released by the 600 veterans was that they had gone south to Florence to meet with Teutoni for training.

In fact, it entered the periphery of the Aping Mountains in batches.

The Teutonic Knights sent five hundred troops.

These five hundred are the absolute main force of Bran, and even the candidates have been picked.

From equipment to discipline, it is the strength of the regular army and above.

The rest of the soldiers, Bran can't be transferred, he also has to deal with the security of the country, the manor, the border, the trade of goods, etc

Send a little less people to the battlefield, on the one hand, to save money, on the other hand, to deter the city nobles.

Before the expedition, Bran talked to the noble councils, Simon and Heard appeared in front of the stage, and Bran controlled behind the scenes.

He asked his subordinates and the nobles to ask for another investment money.

It is said that it is to expand the armament to intimidate Barcelona, and when the arrears are recovered, they can be distributed to the nobles.

Bran knew that the nobles were afraid of themselves, but they would not get along with money.

For a small amount of money, Nefero bought off several nobles in the city, or the counts of northern Italy, and the lords of the mountains.

It is possible to expose Bran's layout.

He openly asked for the nobles' money, which on the one hand made the nobles more bound to him, and also let Never know that he was still fundraising.

Bran pledged everything he could to the limit, if he lost.

The aristocracy will definitely come forward to overthrow themselves.

And if he loses, this group of nobles, Bran will take the lead to see who is fast—after all, the dead don't have to pay back.

From my grandfather to a few of my subordinates, these people can't be abandoned, everything else is fine.

Bran writes down on paper all kinds of possible changes, the worst of which is that the bankrupt parties will attack, and the peninsula will have no place to stand.

So Bran bought another insurance, he prepared the ship, and asked Desley to contact Blackbeard in the Mediterranean.

Pirates are elusive, waiting to emerge in the vast Mediterranean.

However, because Blackbeard had told Desley that they would appear on a small island outside the Aegean at some point in the month, Desley sent a small boat to contact him in advance before the war.

There is a place to escape, and there is a hands-on plan.

The day before the actual start of the war, there was no warning

Bran, who was still in the north, suddenly appeared outside the Aping Mountains and brought twenty people with him.

To the north is Carol and Hill Chairman Byrne.

In the middle of the country, my grandfather controlled the large commercial hall and the city armed.

The Yaping Mountains in the south were commanded by himself with Desley and a group of his men.

Hilde was also there, as a logistical dispatch.

Nearly 1,200 people were raised by Bran with full energy and money, and their fighting spirit was very high.

When Bran appeared, it was dusk.

Bran simply said, "We are gathered today because the enemy has defrauded us of our property, betrayed our trust, and lost honor, and we must regain it ourselves."

We're going to teach Barça a lesson and get them to send our stuff back. ”

Ascho Clay's warrant, which Bran shows, reassures everyone.

After Bran finished speaking, Desley said privately, "After entering, if there is resistance, you can take everything that this Barça man has." ”

These words made the soldiers breathe harder, that is, the regimental commander agreed to their ransacking.

The Knights are disciplined and impartial, and do not harm the innocent, but this is not needed for Bran at the moment.

He wants to bring out the ferocity of the soldiers.

The Barcelona land has been run by the Nifer family for a hundred years, like an iron bucket.

Branjo then uses a compromise method to develop slowly.

Sooner or later, it will be annexed by the forces of the North and the South.

The noble territory is merged, and unless the strength is too great to swallow it completely, there are all kinds of good problems.

There is a pretext for war, and there must be a claim, and the legal ......

He wanted to be quick, to cash out the value of every piece of land quickly, to support a prominent agent, and perhaps a rebellion would ensue.

Then suppress it.

As long as you grow faster than the scale of the rebellion, you will soon become one of the powerful princes.

"Commander? If we loot, will the clergy be criticized or even questioned? Do we need to spare the clergy?" Someone asked.

He replied, "Then you don't have the right to take your stuff." ”

"I do, I want!"

The clergy knew not to touch it, and the nobles left it to the adults, who only had to take small things.

Desley had already told Bran, and Bran responded that he got it, and that he didn't agree or disagree.

Then, the troops marched out, and thousands of men entered from the Yaping Mountains.

The periphery of the Aping Mountains is in Florence, and one of the exit diverges is in the country of Barcelona.

It was originally impassable, but Bran discovered that there was a hidden path in the valley that led to the Barça Forest after passing through layers of fog.

Duke Nefer, relying on the terrain of the mountains and his friendship with Florence, did not strengthen the defense of the south.

At the same time, the army of the mountain lord in the north began to invade and loot.

Everyone thought that the north was where the war was, and even Nefer himself went to the northern fortress to take command with his illegitimate son Haul.

After arriving at Fort North, Nefer looked at the terrain and reassured everyone, "Our army has many arrow towers and outposts in the north, although the number is less than the enemy, but this is our territory, and it is easy to replenish.

If you can't fight, you will retreat, and I have sent someone to Venice to seek the ruling of His Highness Ashclay, and Bran has not received permission to attack, he is only bluffing this time.

And to attack from the north, Quent needs to cooperate with the other counts, as far as I know, so far, none of the counts have responded, as for the mountain people?

Even beggars, if they give more money, they change their masters, and they need not be afraid. ”