Soon, the Earl of Morloll left the city of London with a large army and headed for the southeastern frontier of Middlesex. To the surprise of the barons, this time the Count of Morol not only brought his eldest son Seth, but also a young girl.

Although they knew that this should be the earl's daughter, but the battlefield was not a love field, it was a real sword and real gun, and the barons didn't know what the earl's intentions were for a while.

Aven glanced at it from a distance and understood that Count Morol should have insight into his intentions, but he was afraid that the eldest son and the barons would oppose it, so he took Deloris with him first to see the situation.

"If there is too much opposition, it's not my problem, if you want to blame those who oppose it." How could Evan not understand the little ninety-nine in Count Moral's heart, but now he had to focus most of his energy on the war.

After arriving at the nearest village to the border, the Earl of Morol did not rush to fight the Kents, but let the army rest in the village for a day to relieve the fatigue caused by the days of marching.

At the same time, a large number of sentinels were sent to scout the position of the Kent army so that he could make the best judgment. The hard work paid off, and three days later, the vanguard of the Kingdom of Kent finally came to the border.

Upon discovering the enemy, the Count of Morol immediately summoned everyone to a meeting to discuss the next course of action. After entering the tent, Evan immediately looked at Delores, who was sitting on the Count's right.

The two looked at each other, he nodded slightly, and Deloris looked at him with a confused gaze. The thought of what her father, Count Morlor, and Evan had said to her, made Delores wonder.

"The vanguard of the enemy has appeared in front of us, and it will not be slow to think that the large army will come. At the latest, the day after tomorrow, we will face the revenge of the Kentish people. Whatever you want to say, say it." Count Morloll said straight to the point.

"Father, I think we should take the initiative to attack the vanguard of the Kent people, and dampen their spirit first. It's also a huge help for our future attacks." Seth, who was on the left, couldn't wait.

Count Morol nodded, but did not give an order immediately, but continued to look at the others.

"Lord Earl, my subordinates think that Lord Seth's words are correct. There won't be too many people in the vanguard of the enemy army, so taking the initiative is the best option."

Seeing that most of the barons under his command were in favor of taking the initiative, Count Morlore seemed to have made up his mind. Seth, who was on the side, had even brighter eyes, and took the initiative to ask Ying in the hope of leading the army to defeat the enemy vanguard and make the first contribution to the army.

"Earl...... Earl, Lord ......" Outside the tent, a herald trotted into the tent and rushed into the tent without breath.

"Lord Earl, barons, the Kents are provocative outside the village, saying that the Essexians are cowardly wastes who will only hold on to the city. The Kents are heroes, and even a vanguard of only twenty or so dares to challenge an enemy army of hundreds of people, so that the enemy does not even dare to go out of the village."

The words of the herald were like a bomb that directly detonated the generals in the camp. Several barons begged the Earl of Morol to allow him to fight, vowing to teach the Kents the etiquette of speaking, but Ellus was unusually calm, frowning and thinking carefully.

"Father, the vanguard of more than twenty people in the enemy military district, if there is no backhand, it is extremely dangerous to even get close to our camp, let alone directly provoke, please think carefully." Deloris said with a heart to persuade.

"Sister, this is the battlefield, not a place where you should speak. You haven't even left the Lord's Palace, so you should shut up when you're outside." Seeing that the Count of Morol seemed to have some liking Delores's opinion, Seth was immediately anxious and hurriedly reprimanded Delores, so that she could not be unreasonable.

"What do you say, Aven?" Count Morloll looked at Evan who was sitting in the corner, and in his heart, of course, he already knew what Evan would say.

"My subordinates and Miss Delores share the same opinion." Evan said calmly. Elluth, who was sitting next to Aven, also nodded, indicating that he agreed with his son's point of view.

Count Morol glanced at several barons whose faces were flushed and angry, and then looked at his impatient son and calm and worried daughter beside him, and sighed secretly.

"Belize, you lead your headquarters and go out to fight, and you must play the style of our Essex Kingdom. Seth, with twenty men to assist you, listen to Belize's command, and do not cause trouble."

When the Baron of Belize and Seth heard that they were ready to fight, they were overjoyed, and after hurriedly saluting, they hurried down to prepare.

The other barons showed a look of disappointment, feeling extremely sorry in their hearts, obviously this was an opportunity to make an easy meritorious service, and it was also the first merit, and the reward in the future would not be less.

"Father, if you go out in battle like this, you will be defeated." Deloris persuaded hard, she couldn't understand why her father seemed to know that the enemy was cheating, and let her brother and the Baron of Belize lead the attack.

The tent gradually fell silent, and only the Count of Morol stared silently at the map on the table......

When Seth and the Baron of Belize came out of the tent, they looked at each other excitedly, and then bared their teeth and grinned, like children who had succeeded in mischief, secretly rejoicing.

This kind of attack on the vanguard is the easiest and easiest to complete, and it does not require the total annihilation of the opponent, only the need to drive them away. Such a first credit falls into his own hands, and it is completely pie in the sky.

They immediately counted their soldiers, and rushed out of the camp in a hurry, and rushed straight towards the Kent vanguard.

Seeing that the Essex army of nearly forty or fifty people rushed over, the Kent people were naturally not stupid enough to fight each other, and immediately applied sesame oil directly to the soles of their feet, and ran in the direction of the path without looking back.

There was only one dirt path on the path, surrounded by dense vegetation, wild grass as high as a calf, and branches of trees on both sides.

In order to escape, the Kent cavalry abandoned their horses and ran on the trail, throwing helmets, chain mail and other equipment that hindered the escape to the ground.

The infantry were even more unbearable, not only throwing away their shields and weapons, but also weeping from time to time, wailing and fleeing in all directions.

Seth and the Baron of Belize would not let go of such a good opportunity to make a contribution, and rushed into the path with the soldiers without stopping.

It was only the dense vegetation that hindered the pursuit, so Seth and the Baron of Belize had to dismount and pursue the enemy on foot with the soldiers, but after chasing for a while, they could not catch up with the group of deserters, and could only watch these bright exploits slip away from their hands.

Damn it, rubbish! Seth scolded indignantly, but the thought of Deloris made him feel much better, and when he returned to the camp and showed the spoils of the battle, he would surely impress his father and shut up the annoying sister.

Seeing that he could not catch up with the enemy's deserters, the Baron of Belize ordered his men to prepare to return to the junction and collect the spoils thrown by the Kents.

When they came to a short distance from the exit, the faces of Seth and the Baron of Belize instantly turned gloomy.

The horses they had placed here fell to the ground with dozens of arrows in their bodies, and the horses left behind by the Kent were long gone. The ground was already clean, and there was not a shadow of swords and armor.

"No, Master Seth, let's go." The Baron of Belize's heart tightened, and hurriedly pulled Seth and ran towards the exit not far away.

Whoosh, there was a sharp sound of breaking wind in the jungle, and crossbow arrows flew from the cracks in the forest to Seth and the Baron of Belize in the middle of the path.

The guards around him reacted in time, quickly raised the shield in his hand, and carried the rain of arrows down with the shield and even his own body, otherwise this round of volleys would kill Seth and the Baron of Belize on the spot.

Ahh

Most of these improvised soldiers were farmers and slaves, wearing thin ragged clothes and carrying rudimentary pitchforks and hoes, and they had no protection against this rain of arrows. Many of them were struck by arrows and fell to the ground. The soldiers, who were lucky enough not to die, could only let out a painful wail on the ground.

Seth looked at all this with a blank face, and couldn't understand why all of a sudden, the roles between hunter and prey were reversed. His face was pale, his legs seemed to be hung with a thousand pounds, and he couldn't take a step, so he could only move stiffly with the support of the guards.

At this time, there was only one thought left in his mind, why did Deloris see through everything, but he didn't stop his father strongly, as well as the father and son of Ellus, those two sluts must have seen it, why not be tougher in front of his father, if they persuaded him, he would not die here.

Traitors, all damned traitors, they must have colluded with the Kents. Seth thought with a hideous face, maybe these Kents were brought in by them, for the sake of their own glory and wealth, they did not hesitate to betray the country and betray their father, and their father was still kept in the dark, and he must get out alive and expose their conspiracy.

"Lord Seth, Lord Seth, there are too many enemies. If we want to live, we must rush out and join the Earl!" The Baron of Belize crowded to Seth's side and shouted loudly.

Yes, alive, alive. Seth came back to his senses and hurriedly rushed towards the intersection with the Baron of Belize.

How could the Kent army let go of the prey that was finally hooked, and a large number of soldiers came out of the surrounding area, pouring towards Seth and the others like a tide, but the Kents were killed from both sides and did not go to block the exit.

This gave both Seth and the Baron of Belize a glimmer of hope, and they desperately pushed aside the stabbing swords and spears and fought their way out of the siege.

Seeing that he was about to break out of the encirclement, suddenly, with a bang, a large crater appeared in the ground, and Seth, the Baron of Belize, and the only remaining soldiers of the convoy fell into the big pit.

This big pit is not deep, it is only up to the waist, but after a long period of pursuit and fierce fighting, many of the guards are physically exhausted and cannot climb out of the pit at all.

Seth and the Baron of Belize were not much better, their arms were sore, and they failed to climb out several times.

"Stop struggling, lay down your arms and surrender, if you resist, I don't mind letting my crossbowmen shoot arrows and make you hedgehogs." A Kent officer said with a sinister grin.

Seth and the Baron of Belize looked back and immediately recognized that this Kent officer was the officer of the Vanguard Army who had run without a trace before them.

"You despicable bastards." The Baron of Belize scolded angrily, but as soon as he did so, he was killed in the pit by the Kent arrows.

"Eh, we're beating you openly, and if you really want to talk about it, it's you Essex mongrels who use the dastardly tricks first." The Kent officer spread his hands and grinned.

Seth, who was in the pit, immediately scolded Evan in his heart, and vowed that if he went back, he would be cut on him and Deloris first. Seeing that there was no hope of resistance, Seth finally obediently threw away the weapon in his hand and chose to surrender.

Soon, the Kent vanguard came to the vicinity of the Earl's barracks again, continued to shout, and returned the head of the Baron of Belize to the Earl of Morlore, saying that it was a return gift for the last defeat of the Kent army. Seth, on the other hand, was tethered to the back of the horse and dragged back and forth.

Naturally, all this outside the camp was passed on to the Count of Morol by the sentries, and there was a dead silence in the camp, and no one dared to say a word.

After all, in the first battle, their side not only lost forty or fifty soldiers, but also killed a baron, and more importantly, the earl's eldest son was captured by the enemy.

"Father, now that we have lost the first battle, it will have a huge impact on morale, so it is best to take the initiative to retreat. On the one hand, he asked for follow-up support from the city of London, and on the other hand, he looked for an opportunity, and it was better to send an envoy to negotiate with the Kent people to try to redeem his brother. I think the Kents will agree." Delores was the first to break the dreary in the camp.

After hearing that her brother had been captured and that the Baron of Belize had been killed, Deloris realized that something was wrong. Although she didn't recognize her brother from the bottom of her heart and felt that he had no ability, but after all, it was her brother, how could she just give up?

Elrus and several barons looked at Deloris in surprise, Count Morol might be angry at this time, she actually dared to make her own suggestion directly?

Elrus looked at his son, and when he saw that the latter shook his head at him, he swallowed the words from his mouth and took it as a gourd.

"Father, this is not the time to be angry. The whole army is headed by you, if you are distracted. Then the whole of Middlesex is finished. Please cheer up, we still have a chance to win, and we have a chance to save my brother."

Seeing that Count Morol had not spoken, Delores's eyes were red, and she grabbed Morlor's arm and shook it.

"Eh, I'll leave it to you, Delores. I don't think I'm in the mood to command an army anymore, so if there's anything I don't understand, I'll ask Ellus and the others." After speaking, the Count of Morol slowly walked out of the tent under the eyes of everyone.

The atmosphere in the camp suddenly became a little weird, and Baron Ellus looked at his son in shock and hurriedly chased him out.

The remaining barons were also dumbfounded, although Deloris was right to persuade the Earl before, but commanding the army and giving advice are completely different, can this little girl in front of her be competent?

Deloris also sat stunned and sat in place, never thinking that her father would directly hand over the command of the army to herself. How can this be good, and I have not commanded the war.

Act, you just continue to act, and see how you explain to Delores when the time comes...... Aivan, the only one in the tent who understood it, pursed his lips and complained in his heart. Drinking the tea in his hand, he also stood up and began to carefully consider the winning move.