Chapter 54: You Are Besieged
The people outside the castle didn't care who was headed, they just knew that the man on the horse in front of them was very cruel, and it also added to their suffering, making everyone miss the old earl very much.
The old man is by no means a good person, and he often does some things to bully men and women, but this is as it should be, and the most important thing is that the old earl did not provoke a war, and the man in front of him wanted to provoke a war.
Edward didn't care about the fear of these people below, Edward had seen this kind of scene a lot when he traveled in the Cloud Continent, and Edward was also accompanied by nobles from all over the world to accept the worship of these ordinary people.
Edward would not preach the idea of equality after becoming the lord here, the people here are just a number to Edward, and equality is impossible!
Everyone is equal, so who do you listen to?
Beyond the castle was the manor, which contained a number of workshops and land for growing crops, fish ponds, granaries and some houses for the inhabitants.
The land here is owned by the Count, and the inhabitants of the territory need to serve the Earl's family, either farming or servants, and the expenses and maintenance of the Earl's castle are the efforts of five or six thousand people.
"Count Andrew, shall we go down and rest?" Alice, who was already exhausted in her arms, asked for a break when she and Edward passed a large tree.
Edward didn't feel tired, but he didn't refuse Alice's reasonable request, saying, "Of course!"
With Edward's consent, Alice's maid spread the prepared cloth on the grass, which was the bed for the two of them to rest and entertain at any time.
Alice's maid is not a young and beautiful girl, and the combination of red flowers and green leaves can bring out the beauty of the master, so don't expect anything.
Basically, the maids of the noble ladies are the kind of old aunts, and some slightly older female nobles will add those young and beautiful maids to themselves to attract attention and attention.
Edward's attitude towards Alice is just playful, this woman is very unrestrained, partly because of her nature, and partly to please Edward's relationship.
No matter how beautiful ordinary people are, it is difficult to attract the attention of the strong, they are not a level of creatures, and in the eyes of some beings who use the eye of magic, ordinary humans are just a pile of rotten meat, and it is strange to be able to arouse interest.
The maid poured half a glass of sugar cane juice for the two of them, and Edward took a sip of it, feeling okay.
When the two of them sat on the grass to rest, they could see the busy farmers in the distance, these farmers could only do their own things after completing the tasks of the earl's family, and the most important thing was to take care of the land they planted, and the harvest in this land would be related to the food and clothing of a family of more than a dozen people.
A human being, the early years are only three or four years, compared to the elves for young children, human beings do not have so many scruples for young children, from the time they can walk, they begin to let children do things, from housekeeping to taking care of young siblings, to washing clothes and sweeping the floor, and then to rummage in the land outside the town to find something to eat, and then to do farm work and start a family to support the next generation.
Humans want their children's early childhood to be as short as possible, and the shorter the safer, while the elves hope that the elves in their infancy can spend the most comfortable and beautiful moments in their lives, and when they become adults, they will shoulder the heavy responsibilities of the race.
Looking at the children who were pulling weeds after the adults, Edward thought of his own children.
Edward had children of his own, but he never thought of those creatures as his own children, and the closest thing to them was Eller.
Eller is the seven-core Blackwing Feather Man, who was destined to be the future genius of the Blackwing Clan from the time he was not even born!
It is difficult for Edward to see Eller as his daughter, the other party is a child with his own wisdom and strength when he comes out of the egg, his own opinions are very strong, and he knows what he wants to do, Edward has no reason to interfere with the other party, and when they meet again, the other party has grown into a beautiful girl, a woman who looks more mature than himself.
The only daughter Edward admits is Flore, who has not yet been born, and Eller can only be said to be half.
As for the sons, the other party and Edward met a few times when they were in Raven City, and the other party looked down on him and did not approve of creatures other than the black-winged feathers, while Edward didn't care at all, they were strangers.
I also want to add a pair of black wings and live a quality life of being supported, but some people don't want to!
Feeling a little melancholy, Edward looked at the children in the distance and said to the soldiers beside him: "Gather the children in the territory together, and in the future, only two boys can be left in each family to help at home, and the remaining boys between five and twelve must all be educated! Let Oak teach these children to read and count first, and continue to study if they are good! Those who study poorly will be sent to the barracks to become soldiers!" Edward handed over the matter to Oak, since these people are residents of their own territory, they must also contribute their own strength to the strength of the territory.
Edward's will could not be disobeyed, and all the soldiers had to do was pass on orders.
"Count Andrew, why do you want to teach those untouchables to read?" Alice didn't understand the benefit of Edward's order, so she asked, also wanting to talk to Edward.
Edward only gave this order because he was in a bad mood, but he didn't expect these children to really help him do something, he didn't expect it.
"Of course it's for these kids to fight for me, to get me more beautiful women!" said Edward with a smile.
This reason is really powerful, and Alice looked at Edward with a shy expression, and said expectantly: "Lord Earl, isn't it enough for you to have me?"
Edward smiled and stretched out a foot, stepped on Alice who was sitting on the ground, stepped on the other party's chest, squatted down and said to Alice with a disdainful expression and tone: "How long do you think you can let me play with your body?" I am still interested in you, because you are the most key, the most open, and the most screaming woman in the castle, this is your advantage, take advantage of it." ”
Talking about love was too unrealistic for Edward, and Edward never thought he would have time to enjoy these things luxuriously.
As for things like loyalty and love, Edward never thought that the woman at his feet had these, all she had was this beautiful body and a heart that cherished herself.
Edward did not move, and the woman at his feet swayed on her own, and she put Edward's foot on her chest, and then let out a cry of pleasure, and words that were more pleasant and debauched than last night rang out from the mouth of the woman, who seemed to be ladylike.
In broad daylight, under the watchful eye of the maid, the man and the woman were under the big tree as if no one was around, and they did something insulting.
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Some descriptions are omitted here......
PS: If one day, I was sanctioned by a river crab and was stuck at the bottom of the lake with a big sword like a certain fish, I hope you can understand.
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Where there is oppression, there is resistance.
Edward had forgotten who had said this, but it was certainly not the one who said it.
The rebels are not the sheep in the territory, but the sheep that are raised outside.
In addition to the castle, there were six small villages in the Emerald Plain, and the people there were reluctant to know that Edward wanted to start a war, and when they heard that a hundred men were going to be taken from the village as soldiers, they turned against the sky.
One hundred people is not a small number, the family here has at least more than 20 people, and the maximum number is nearly 100 people, at this scale, a hundred people is the life of the village.
In a village of more than 1,000 people, if a hundred male laborers are withdrawn, how can the rest of the people live?
There were only a few men in the prime of life in the village, and the rest were women, children, and a small number of old people.
In a village of more than 1,000 people, there are more than 400 men, and there are more women than men in this world, which is genetically determined!
Among the more than 400 men, more than half are children and growing children, and almost every man in the prime of life is the head of the family!
It's strange to draw a hundred men to fight, and not to do it!
Edward sighed, this place is really a small fight, if you want to complete the feat of seven in and seven out of a million army, the Madav Kingdom alone can't afford it.
Not to mention an army of millions, it is a big problem to gather an army of 1,000 people.
"Man...... , just leave some that can be mated. Edward said to Oak.
Oak was very nervous, lowered his head and said, "Lord Count, I don't understand what you mean......
"It's up to you, just let the children know who they're loyal to, and I want you to develop a group of tools that are loyal and useful, and treat my words as something more precious than life, understand?" Edward stood up and walked over to Oak's side and asked Oak.
Oak didn't dare to look up, "I know, my lord, you are our hope, only you can save this world! Anyone who doubts you is evil! Even if we die, we will give you the last of our strength!"
Edward nodded, "That's pretty much what it means." Man's life is not about longevity, but about what he does. To improve your children's morality and knowledge, you can find people from within your territory to help you teach them and train them to become qualified warriors. ”
"Yes!" Oak breathed a sigh of relief, and then said, "Lord Earl, I'm going to give those children extra lessons!"
"There's no hurry in this matter, you go and call the men in the town together, and I'll take you to see a game. Edward gathered the papers on the table and walked out.
Oak went out with him, and after calling the men of the village together, Oak still didn't understand what Edward wanted them to see, and he understood the game as a show.
When the men of the village and some curious villagers reached the steps in front of the manor, they saw Edward on horseback, and at the foot of the steps in front of Edward stood twenty soldiers armed with swords and light armor.
These twenty soldiers were the soldiers in the original castle, and everyone knew each other, but now the twenty people standing straight looked a little different, as if they had suddenly become different, and there was no superfluous expression on their faces.
"My people and servants, now your master will lead you to victory!Follow me, and let me take you to witness the gap between those foolish mortals and me!" Edward's speech was short, not sensational, but effective, "Kill all those who flee!
"Yes!" the twenty soldiers responded in unison, making the surrounding villagers feel different.
After seeing the long swords drawn from the hands of the twenty soldiers, most remained silent.
"Andrew, you're killing yourself!" a fat man, who was supposed to be part of the aristocratic ruling class, and a well-dressed fat man stood up and reprimanded Edward.
From Andrew's entry into the castle last night to the current rebellion, it has only been a short six days, during which Edward has not only let his men build two large houses in addition to messing around with women in the castle, and the ball to strengthen communication and exchange of female companions has not been held, so it has aroused the dissatisfaction of some decent people in the village.
The fat man is such a pure person, he only opposes Andrew because of his inauthenticity.
A soldier walked up to the fat man and slashed his sword at the fat man's neck with his contemptuous eyes.
Many people don't understand the sharpness of the sword, thinking that after being cut by the sword, it just hurts, at most, it bleeds a little, and it will never die.
However, this is not the case in the real situation, a sword can kill a person.
Just like many people don't understand why bullets can kill people even if they don't hit the vital point, they think that the bullet is just peanuts, and definitely not the kind of bullet that can penetrate steel plates!
Ignorance is a kind of happiness, and there are always some fools who think that millet plus rifles is millet to eat, so it is actually normal for the warriors who are "stupefied" in war movies to be able to stand after being "stupefied", and then throw grenades and shout.
The soldiers were so miserable at that time! No wonder they had no food to eat! It turned out that all the food was used to beat people!
The fat man was slashed hard by the soldiers and died, as for whether humans in other worlds should be resistant to cutting, Edward didn't know, anyway, the fat man in front of him was hacked to death by a sword, and the head was separated.
The human body is actually not strong, and the people in the ancient vegetable market were cut in two, not to mention that the people in this world are much stronger than that world, and it is normal to be able to cut them in two, especially when these soldiers are still by Edward's side.
It's obviously a normal thing, but some people just don't understand, such as those villagers who can't understand such an incomprehensible thing.
Edward didn't say anything, didn't do anything, and his hands weren't very clean anyway.
The first person to escape must not be let go, and the bad signs must be strangled in the cradle, so the first person to escape gave the surrounding blonde soldiers an axe to death, this castle is too rudimentary, and even the weapons cannot be of uniform standard.
The separation of the first person and the head of the person made everyone fear and uneasy, and the second separation of the head of the person calmed everyone down, because no one wanted to do the third.
Killing people is something that many people here have heard of and can accept, but killing people for no reason, and the people in front of them who can kill people with understatement, make everyone afraid.
Edward walked in front with fifteen soldiers, and behind him were the men of the village and some men and women who had been implicated because they were watching the excitement, some were poor, some were people of status, and now they were all sheep, and as long as there was a wolf, these sheep would not dare to run around.
"Oak, I see that you are also the one who has taken the sword, how many people do you say I need to deal with those more than a thousand people?" Edward asked Oak on his horse.
Oak's sword was just a show-off for the nobles, and after seeing the soldiers he once knew killing, Oak was also full of fear, and basically didn't dare to look at Edward's side.
"Lord Count, I think we can defeat them with just a thousand men!" Oak replied.
Edward disagreed with this answer, shook his head and said, "Jade Ling has been peaceful for hundreds of years, and he has not experienced any battles, so it is understandable that your knowledge is a little shallow. With only ten soldiers, I can make those more than 1,000 people obedient!"
"Ten people, Lord Earl, is this too little?" Oak never thought that ten people could defeat more than a thousand people.
Edward didn't explain any more, and it became clear when he got there.
The difference between a wolf in a team of ten and a thousand rabbits in domestic meat.
Two of the four skills of the Black Warrior are skills that strengthen the team's combat effectiveness, and Edward is to bless these soldiers with the will to fight, so that these soldiers are eager to fight, will not run away and fear, as long as they let them fight, they will obediently obey until Edward dismisses the skill.
Edward had already asked his men to inform the people in the nearby village, so halfway through, Edward and the others encountered a large force that surrounded everyone.
"You're surrounded!"
"Lord Earl! we are surrounded!" said Orke eagerly to Edward, "what shall we do?"
Edward ignored Oak, and the massive force of peasants and boys, as well as a small number of village women, quickly gained foothold, and an old man stepped out, supported by the crowd.
"Are you the new Earl? I am the mayor of Yorktown, York, and your uncle, and your cruelty has angered the Duke of Blackstone, and I will send you to the Duke to appease the Duke's anger, and if it is a confession, I may have heard it. "Mayor Mare has shown enough kindness and is planning how to become the new Earl of Emerald Lord.
Edward nodded and said loudly, "Whoever kneels down will not be killed, and the rest will be killed!"
"What are you talking about?!" York said he couldn't understand.
York didn't need to understand, Edward's ten soldiers had already prepared, and after Edward gave the order, they cut down at the people of Yorktown, one by one, as quickly as cutting melons and vegetables!
When the enemy kills, the first reaction of the people of Yorktown is not to fight back, but to drop their weapons and flee quickly!
These people were just farmers, and after the first escapee appeared, the second and third appeared.
It's useless if there are too many people, they don't dare to fight, let alone kill, even if they hit the enemy in the face with their fists, they need to muster up courage to do it, otherwise they will definitely not dare to exert themselves.
Ten men were in charge of the harvest, while the other ten watched over their sheep and did not let the frightened sheep run away.
Edward looked at the kneeling people behind him and the large area of kneeling people over there in Yorktown, and felt that ten people were too many.
"A hundred farmers dare not resist one with a gun. Edward looked at the enemy who suddenly appeared and surrendered quickly, and felt that it was also a good choice to develop technology.
However, the immediate matter is still to deal with the matter here, Edward is really too lazy to pay attention to these things, and everyone is at a different level.
"Oak, you stay and deal with it. York was killed, and all the men in York's family were drafted into the army, and if any of the women were beautiful, they could be sent to me, and the rest were sent to work on the estate. "Edward handed over the matter to Oak, believing that the other party would take care of it.
"Yes, Lord Earl, rest assured! I will do it as soon as possible, and make sure that no one here will dare to challenge your majesty!" said Oak, frightened.
Edward rode past the kneeling men and said, "I alone can lead you to victory! )