"So, you mean to say that the army sent out to hunt down those violet deserters a few days ago not only failed to complete their mission, but also had the prisoner of war camp attacked?"

In the Earl's Palace, Charlotte sat on the lord's seat, looking at the aristocratic officers in charge of chasing down the rout, frowning slightly.

Meeting her gaze, the noble officer looked embarrassed, and hurriedly bowed down to the leader and said:

"Lord Earl, this is my dereliction of duty, misjudging the level of trouble of the Violet bandits......"

"But rest assured, our prisoner of war camp is heavily guarded, and although it was attacked by surprise, it did not cause much damage."

Charlotte shook her head:

"It's already a shame to be attacked, and that's just some of the routs after the Battle of North Harbor."

As she spoke, she paused again:

"Moreover, you say that there is not much damage, that is...... Or how much has it been lost? Is there anything to lose? ”

The aristocratic officer swallowed a mouthful of saliva and said cautiously:

"Yes...... About two or three hundred Isaac captives took advantage of the chaos and fled. ”

Charlotte: ......

"Did you get it back?"

She asked, frowning.

The nobleman's expression was even more embarrassed:

"I didn't ...... There is no ......"

Charlotte's brow furrowed deeply:

"Oh? Forget that the rout soldiers can't be cleared, and the captives who escaped in the chaos can't be caught? ”

Facing the girl's full gaze, the noble officer swallowed a mouthful of saliva with difficulty, and quickly explained:

"Uncle...... Lord Earl, it's not that we don't work hard, it's that those bandits are too cunning......"

Charlotte: ......

Rub, this familiar sentence structure, how does it sound so familiar.

"Didn't you capture the prisoners, why did you get involved in Violet's rout again? Could it be that you want to say that those Violet routs took in Isaac's escaped prisoners of war? ”

Charlotte frowned.

However, after saying that, she saw that the noble officer's expression was even more embarrassed, and she did not refute.

Charlotte: ......

She was stunned:

"So, it was really co-opted by Violet's rout?"

The nobleman did not dare to answer directly, but said cautiously:

"We ...... In the process of tracking down the rout, we also found traces of those Isaac cavalry, and they ...... They seem to be converging. ”

Charlotte: ......

"Don't these routs know that we have made peace with Violet?"

She asked, frowning.

And after speaking, without waiting for the nobleman to answer, she shook her head again, and said to herself:

"No, the news of the victory in the war has long been known, and even the drunkards in the tavern know that we have signed a peace treaty with Violet, and it is impossible for these routs who have attacked the town not to know about it......"

The aristocratic officer also nodded:

"They must have known that in order to dissuade them from resisting, we even shouted to them in the process of chasing them, but for some reason, not only did we fail to get them to surrender, but it also seemed to have the opposite effect."

"Not only that, but they have been in contact with the Diao people in many villages, and the news is definitely not closed......

Charlotte listened to it and felt a little wrong:

"Wait...... What do you mean by that there are still many people in the territory helping them? ”

The noble officer sighed:

"That's right, these routs are quite cunning, completely different from those I know, they are very good at taking advantage of the hatred of the people against the nobles, when attacking villages and towns, they only pick on those nobles and merchants that the people don't like, but they never plunder the people."

"Not only that, after looting the money and materials, they only took half of it themselves, and the rest was distributed to the local Diao people, so that those Diao people were willing to cover their whereabouts for them and report the news......"

"The biggest reason why we haven't been able to clear them up until now is because they always know our movements in advance and evacuate before we can successfully surround them."

Charlotte: ......

How does she feel that the more she listens, the stronger her sense of sight becomes?!

"What happened to the nobles and merchants who were attacked by them?"

Sherlock asked again.

The nobleman hesitated for a moment and said:

"Most of them were released after paying the ransom, and a small number were killed by the Diao."

Charlotte was stunned:

"Killed by the people?"

"Yes, they tied up those nobles and handed them over to the villagers to dispose of, and those nobles were killed by the Diao people!"

The aristocratic officer said angrily.

Charlotte: ......

"Those nobles who were killed were notorious, right?"

She paused, then said suddenly.

The aristocratic officer subconsciously wanted to deny it, but in the face of Charlotte's gaze that seemed to penetrate people's hearts, he finally hesitated and said honestly:

"They...... Their reputation, it may indeed not be so ...... Well...... Not so good......"

Listening to his words, Charlotte's expression was a little strange:

"So, these routs are clearing the portal for my castre."

The noble officer's expression changed slightly, and he hurriedly said:

"Don't think so, Lord Earl! Everywhere these routs went, they would loot or destroy all the military supplies stored by the local noble families, and even incite the people and lords to confront each other! ”

"They...... This is shaking our rule! ”

Charlotte glanced at him:

"If my castel rule is shaken because of this, it can only mean that my castel is indeed unpopular, and it is time to put it in order."

The aristocratic officer opened his mouth, but stopped talking.

Charlotte, on the other hand, touched her chin with a hint of interest:

"This rout is kind of interesting......"

"To be able to do this, there must be a leader in it, and he is definitely a talent!"

As she spoke, she looked at the noble officer, and her heart had some interest in the leader of this violet rout:

"Do you know who is the one who brought together these routs? Can you talk to the other person? ”

Listening to Charlotte's words, the noble officer was stunned for a moment and shook his head in embarrassment:

"For the time being...... I don't know yet. ”

"These routs are very organized, we haven't been able to capture prisoners, and we don't know exactly who is in command behind them......"

"As for the dialogue...... We wanted to, but the other side was very hostile to us Castel, and we didn't have a chance at all. ”

"However, the other party is supposed to be a violet nobleman, and according to the civilians who have seen the rout, they have seen the rout call their commander 'Lord' or 'Baron'......"

Listening to the officer's words, Charlotte's heart jumped:

"Baron...... ......"

At this moment, she inexplicably thought of the Baron Bettel, who had not been followed by the Duchy of Violet after the Battle of Beigang, and had been transferred to her by the Duchy of Violet......

"Is it that coincidental?"

Charlotte couldn't help but mutter.

After thinking about it, Charlotte said:

"Pass my orders, and within three days, I will know the name of the 'baron' behind the rout."

……

Charlotte soon gave the order to investigate the identity of the commander of the rout.

With the direct orders of the lord, the efficiency of the nobles has also increased, and in recent times, the rout of the army active in the rear of Castel has become more and more difficult, and it has become more and more difficult to conceal their whereabouts.

Only two days later, the information about the other party's commander was finally obtained by the Castel side.

"Guillaume de Bettel-Willlit?"

Looking at the name presented, Charlotte was slightly stunned.

With a snort, she chuckled:

"It's really Betel, and it's from the Welllett family, no wonder he refuses to talk to Castel......"

As she spoke, she thought for a moment and said to Shirley, the maid serving on the side:

"Shirley, go and call Agnès, she has a new job to do."

Sorry, it wasn't updated last night, this chapter is from last night

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