The lord led the team to run through the night, one man and two horses, and rushed to a place he knew very well as fast as he could.

Near the Seven Forks Fortress.

This is where Leon made his fortune with the merchants......

Now south of the Sava River, the hill where the Double 11 Fair was once held belongs to the Lion Kingdom.

Since Sir Lehman took charge of the Seven Forks, he has placed fortifications on both sides of the Sava River, thus giving him complete control over the section of the Sava River near the Seven Forks Fortress, and the bridges over the river – he has even begun to levy a 'bridge tax' and a 'boat tax'......

Of course, these are all privately added taxes, and they are not very legal.

However, the lords of this year are all relying on the mountains to eat the mountains and the water, and of course they have to charge some tolls when they rely on the river and the bridge deck......

Besides, Qicha Fortress is a military fortress, there are no residents around, and even military supplies can only be supplied by Lion City, and if you don't want to make some money, how can the soldiers live?

Therefore, a makeshift patchwork 'toll booth' was built at the bridgehead south of the Qicha Fortress, and several rows of repulsive horses stopped on the bridge deck, and a group of soldiers sat at the bridgehead, yawning with their spears.

"Hey, Captain! Looks like there's a caravan over there? At least twenty or thirty people! ”

One of the soldiers looked twice to the east and became excited.

Not many people have been crossing the bridge lately, and it's not easy to meet a caravan of dozens of people - since the toll was charged, there aren't many people on this road......

Of course, there are not many people passing by and there are also advantages, at least it is good for defense, which is a good thing for a military center like Qicha Fortress.

But of course, the soldiers at the bridgehead toll station hope to have a few more people, they are on duty in rotation, and the opportunity to guard the bridgehead is a welfare that can only be rotated once a month......

"But they don't have to cross the bridge...... Maybe it's going to the Lion City......"

A halberd soldier known as the captain stood up with a halberd and looked at it twice, and then suddenly became excited: "Hey! It seems to be a Singar, ha, it looks like we have income! ”

It was a team of twenty men and a few wagons covered with upons, and it looked like a Singar merchant – perhaps a slave trader, for the riders looked like skilled warriors.

But no matter what kind of business he is, for the soldiers guarding the bridge, the most important thing is to collect the toll.

The group of Singars did come towards here, and it looked like they were going to cross the bridge.

"Stop!"

The halberdiers led the heavily armed infantry to stand behind the horses at the head of the bridge.

"Ah...... Brothers, we are businessmen of Singal......"

The leader of the Singars was a bearded warrior, and he was the only one who rode a hunting horse in armor, and the others were light riders.

"It's the same for everyone...... Tolls! Five dinars per person! ”

The halberdier began to open his mouth - there were too few passers-by today, so he temporarily raised the price, a slightly outrageous increase.

"What?!"

The beard had already begun to touch the money bag and prepare to bribe, but when he heard the price, he exploded on the spot: "Why don't you go and rob it!" ”

But as soon as he finished speaking, he changed his words again: "Special mother's! You guys are the Ming robbery! ”

"Huh! You donkey donkey don't want to live, do you? It just so happens that our big army of Seri hasn't come out to suppress bandits for a long time......"

The halberd sneered, using the disdainful name of the Lion Realm people for the Dexia people.

This bridgehead is indeed quite close to the Qicha Fortress, only a few miles away, and the fortress of the Qicha Fortress can be seen with the naked eye from a distance.

"You ...... this"

The beard was originally very angry, but after looking back at the Qicha Fortress, he held back his anger and began to search for the money bag.

But he didn't seem to have much cash in his bag, and after opening the money bag and looking at it twice, the beard simply gritted his teeth and threw the money bag directly to the halberdier: "Take it all!" Let's pass! ”

The captain of the halberd slowly pinched the money bag: "This is not enough...... One, two, three...... Twenty-four of you will have a hundred and twenty dinars. ”

It seems that this halberd soldier is not bad in mathematics, and he can probably be regarded as a literate person in this era......

"Hey! Don't go too far! You can see it, it's all the money I have! ”

The beard had already endured the anger, but now it was fried again......

"Don't you have more than twenty brothers? I can't believe that so many of you can't make up a mere 120 dinars......"

Looking at the meaning of this halberd soldier, it is obvious that he wants to drain all the oil and water of this group of Singars......

He pursed his lips and looked left and right a few times, and then turned back to his brothers.

"Captain, look behind him...... Is that a Noldor sword? ”

The sharp-eyed armored infantryman had been staring at the weapon on his beard's back, and suddenly asked softly.

"Seems to be really...... That's a lot of money......"

The halberd soldier threw the money bag to his subordinates, and took two steps forward with the halberd: "Hey! Hold it! Put down your weapons! This is a military-controlled area! ”

To be honest, this is really a military-controlled area, and if someone intends to enter the territory of the Lion Kingdom from here, then it is normal for them not to be allowed to bring weapons into the country.

But the problem is that they don't plan to enter the Lion Realm, but simply cross the road from the bridge - they are coming from the Sanzhi Belt in the east, and they are going to cross the bridge to return to the territory of Dexia......

Therefore, as soon as the halberd soldier said this, the bruises on his forehead appeared in his beard, and he turned around and directly pulled out the Noldor sigil sword behind his back.

But after his face twitched a few times, he actually looked at the sword in his hand, then slowly put the sword on the ground, and spread his hands and took a step back.

The halberdier smirked, moved away from the horse in front of him, and stepped forward to pick up the sword.

"Can we go?"

The beard asked in front of him.

"Don't worry, what are you transporting? It's a slave, right? ”

The halberd soldier replied casually as he leaned over to pick up his sword, seemingly still fiddling out how to squeeze out more oil and water.

“…… yes, slave. ”

As he spoke, he took a step forward.

"Boom!"

Just as the halberd crouched on the ground and looked at the sword, the beard rushed forward with an arrow step, and slammed into the knee.

This knee was against the door in front of the halberd soldier, and the person flew directly two meters.

Then, he rolled and picked up the sword on the ground, and with a single sword cracked off the shoulder armor of the halberdier, but the blade of the sword stopped accurately at the halberdier's neck.

"Now you're my cargo too, slave!"

The beard spat to the side, smirking at the halberd.

"Tie him up!"

With a kick from his cheeks, he kicked the bloody halberd soldier from his knee to his men, and with his sword, he directly overturned the horse in front of him.

The bridge deck was blocked by several rows of rejecting horses, and it had to be cleared first, otherwise the cars and horses would not be able to pass.

The twenty-odd Singars also dismounted, drew their weapons and rushed forward.

The halberders' mouths had been gagged, and their hands had been tied up in a matter of seconds, and the speed at which these Singars tied people was extremely fast.

More than a dozen infantrymen looked at each other, a little at a loss.

"Are you going to war with the kingdom?"

One of the armored archers shouted.

But the beard turned a deaf ear and was still cleaning up the rejection.

"Shoot the arrows! Block the bridge deck and light the beacon fire! ”

The archer gritted his teeth and gave an order that was reasonable in the current situation, but the consequences were serious, and it seemed that this armored archer was probably the vice-captain of the squad.

Seven or eight Lion Realm armored infantry blocked the bridge, and five or six archers also began to shoot arrows - there were more than a dozen infantry guarding the bridge, all of whom were elite soldiers stationed at the border, and if they really wanted to fight, they would not be intimidated.

It's just that they really didn't expect that these Singar people would really dare to attack them!

After all, they are the regular army of the kingdom, and they are professional soldiers stationed in the border defense area of the Qicha Fortress, and attacking them is tantamount to declaring war on the Lion Kingdom!

The individual combat ability of the people under the bearded man is obviously much stronger than that of these Lion Realm soldiers, and those guys who look like Singar's riders on the surface will definitely not be inferior to those knights on this continent.

Moreover, all of these people use Noldor weapons!

Although the cramped spot on the bridge clearly limited the riders' play, within a few minutes, all the dozen or so infantry guarding the bridge had fallen to the bridgehead, and none of the Singar riders were dead.

However, the beacon next to it had been burning very vigorously in the past few minutes, and the black smoke was rising high in the air, and the Qicha Fortress must have seen it!

"Retreat!"

Seeing that smoke and dust seemed to be rising in the direction of the Qicha Fortress, the bearded beard immediately left quickly with his men, and did not dare to delay any longer to deal with the corpses and beacon fires, and just took away the halberd soldier who had been tied.

That's his slave, and the sturdy halberdiers are worth a lot in Singal!

……

Only ten minutes later, Leon's cavalry arrived here.

The lord stepped forward to look at the corpses, and then at the still burning beacon fire, and frowned.

"Your Excellency...... This is a wound inflicted by the Noldor sword! That's what those Singars did! The blood is still hot, and they are not far ahead! ”

Vendatier now dressed up as a human female explorer, her helmet covering her long, pointy ears.

She had studied swordsmanship for three hundred years, and she was all too familiar with the Noldor sword.

"Vendatil...... I know it was done by the Singar slave catchers...... But this is the border between the Lion Kingdom and the Bacchus Empire! You probably don't understand what it means for these garrisons to be killed and the beacon fires to be lit......"

The Lord sighed deeply, "They are declaring war on the Lion Kingdom!" These Singars are going to make a mess of the world! ”

"My lord, there is no way, we still have to chase it immediately...... But when we came back, we couldn't go this way! Shall we extinguish the beacon fire? ”

Risadilan understands the situation better - there will soon be an untold number of troops blocking the place, and it is likely to lead to a large-scale war!

"No, it will only get worse if it is extinguished! Leave it alone, let's catch up with the Singars! ”

Leon knew that he couldn't inform the Seven Forks that it was the Singar people who did it—or else the Lion Kingdom would have to declare war on the Duchy of Dexia!

It was already troublesome to face the Bacchus Empire, and then declare war with Dexia...... Emperor Marius of the Bacchus Empire will definitely be very happy, and it is estimated that the White Deer Fort side will have to face another bloody battle!

He couldn't extinguish the beacon fire or do anything extra, because the Beacon Seven Forks Fortress here must have been seen a long time ago, and if it suddenly went out now, it would only lead to a greater miscalculation - not to occupy the bridge deck after the killing, but to extinguish the beacon fire, which looks more like a large enemy army setting up an ambush.

And it was hard for Leon to explain to the people of the Lion Kingdom why he was chasing those Singars - he couldn't just say that he was trying to save the Noldor Maiden, right? Then Leon is not only a traitor, but may also be said to be a betrayal of mankind......

Just leave it alone! It is true that there is no time to delay now, and Li Ang can only lead his troops to pursue as soon as possible.

Half an hour later, another team of men and horses also arrived on the bridge.

The force was large and carried the red double lion flag.

It was the Lion Knights led by Lehman.

From seeing the beacon fire to completing the armour battle and rushing from the Qicha Fortress to the bridge a few miles away, Lehman's troops took only forty minutes—the efficiency of leading troops was quite high, and it took more than ten or twenty minutes to wear armor.

Moreover, he brought more than 500 people, 100 lion knights and more than 400 lion servants, which were all the members of the lion knights left in the Qicha Fortress.

"Lord Lehman, there are indeed no corpses in the river......"

A few drenched fellows emerged from the gentle and clear Sava River: "My lord, with the weight of the halberders' equipment, if they fall into the river, they will definitely sink to the bottom, but there is nothing in the river. ”

"In other words, more than half an hour ago, a beacon fire was lit here, the team guarding the bridge was killed, and the halberd of the leader was missing......"

Lehman examined the corpse and read a word, then got up and gave the order: "Send someone to deliver a message to the Lion City!" An enemy army has invaded! Moreover, the enemy also caught a captain who knew the defense area and the password as the tongue to lead the way, and the situation was very serious! ”

"My lord, do you think the Bacchus Empire did it?"

A lion knight next to him asked.

"The injuries on the corpses are all caused by very sharp swords, which is indeed like the style of the Bacchus Empire......"

Lehman shook his head, got up and looked in the direction of the Bacchus Empire: "Anyway, we can only stay here and see the situation." Send an order to the surrounding towns to be on guard and search for any suspicious figures! If we don't find the enemy by tomorrow, then we'll cross the bridge and go to Bacchus just like the enemy! If the enemy wants to fight, then fight! ”

"Hah! Glory is my life! ”

Lehman's lion knights chanted in unison.

……

Near the fortress of Turda, a group of men in black were silently marching northwest, totaling about three hundred.

'Good Brother' Ramon is in the team.

His unit is unnamed and unknown.

Because those who can see this army have basically been reincarnated.

Most of the people of Singar today are Ramon's 'good brothers', and this force has not been mobilized in a big way for two or three years.

In fact, these men in black are not in the army, they are working for Ramon, and they are his employees in the large entertainment city in Singar, which combines hotels, casinos, auction houses, taverns, brothels, etc.

Of course, the content of the work is not too fixed, sometimes you have to bring tea and water, sometimes you have to pinch your shoulders and beat your back, sometimes you have to carry a knife to stab people, and sometimes you have to dig a pit to bury the corpse.

And before working for Ramon, these people had another identity - they were all slaves at the bottom.

It's the kind that is bought and sold like cattle in the Singar market.

Either they are sinners who have lost their civil rights, or they are prisoners of war who have no one to redeem, or in any case, they are the kind of animals that have completely lost their future, that is, the 'untouchables' whose children and grandchildren can only be slaves.

However, when they were bought by Ramon and then became Ramon's 'good brothers', no one would treat them as slaves anymore.

Ramon gave them a new job and a new life, and allowed them to marry and have children, and even gave their children an education—even for dead brothers.

- That alone is enough for them to die for Ramon!

As long as Ramon lived, their wives and children would still be treated as normal civilians, their wives would not be reduced to the alleys of Singal to sell their bodies, and their children would not have to compete with wild dogs for food.

Probably this is a fraternity in the true sense of the word, and although Ramon is not a good person, he is at least a good boss.

"Lord Ramon, Fruze's convoy is in the valley ahead."

A black-clad cavalryman reported to Ramon's side.

"Very good...... Go tell him I'm coming to pick him up......"

Ramon waved his hand and followed the cavalry into the valley alone.

And the man in black behind him consciously dispersed and surrounded him in an arc.

It wasn't long before Fruz, the same beard he had before, saw Ramon.

"Your Excellency Ramon! How did you end up here? Did you come to meet me? Ahaha...... What an honor! ”

Fruze looked surprised.

"Ha, brazen fellow, did you get the goods I need?"

Ramon smiled and rode to Fruze's side.

"Of course, when did I Fruze ever disappoint? I can catch any slave! ”

Perhaps thinking that meeting Ramon meant that he was safe, Fruze looked quite proud.

"Let me see...... You didn't waste this valuable cargo, did you? ”

Ramon rode straight to the carriages, drew a sword from the waist of one of Fruze's riders, and cut the rope that bound the tarpaulin.

Fruze's riders, of course, recognized Ramon and pulled the tarpaulin very cooperatively.

Several carriages in front and behind carried a lot of Noldor equipment, and there was a lion realm halberd soldier with a bloody face.

In the middle carriage, there are three Noldor Girl Ranger who have been gagged and tied into rice dumplings, and one of them is wearing a delicate head ring and has purple eyes.

"We're not going to have a hard time with the Dinar...... Your Excellency Ramon, everyone knows that the price difference between girls and women is at least ten times! ”

Fruze smiled even more proudly: "This is a big harvest, I can probably retire and enjoy happiness!" That's a real Noldor aristocratic girl! It is estimated that he is also related to a certain elf king! ”

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