Chapter 30: Halfway Turmoil
A procession appeared on the horizon at dusk, the leading knight in thick chain mail, carrying him on a tall horse, the cold chill of the steel, and the armored sergeant who followed him.
The line was not very long, only about twenty people, but it also made ordinary people afraid to fight their ideas.
The groggy afterglow stretches their shadows long, and there is a different kind of beauty.
This group of people is Carl's group who set off from Syld Manor, and now they are on the third day after leaving Black Thorn Village, and they have not encountered any crisis for the time being, but the rush of the road does make them a little irritable.
"Berg, if I'm not mistaken, the village in front of me should be where Sir Theodore's territory is located, you can ask if you can supply us." Karl instructed the young man beside him.
"Yes, Lord Sir." Berg grinned, and as soon as his legs were clamped, the horse jumped with him, and he was very excited because he had never had the opportunity to ride a war horse and put on armor because he was born as a noble third son.
As for his title, Carl asked the other party to call him a knighthood in front of outsiders in public and not to be called a cousin, otherwise Carl would be a little uncomfortable, as if he had to let others know that he had come in through a relationship.
Although it is rare and common for nobles to have their own relationships in this era, and even this is an important thing, because the relationship network of nobles is large enough to show the ability of this nobleman, but Carl feels that it is better to avoid it, at least there is no need to be so public.
It wasn't long before Berg returned to the group and reported to Karl with joy: "Sir Sir Theodore is indeed in the village mansion, he welcomes us and is willing to provide supplies. ”
Karl nodded, entertaining passing nobles is also a rare and common thing, it is like an activity to build good relations with other nobles, if there is no conflict of interest, everyone will do it.
"Let's go, everyone is tired, we still have a long way to go." Carl said.
"Ouwu ......"
It was finally time to rest, and the conscripts were excited and responded loudly.
The group walked into the village in the uneasy eyes of the villagers.
Sir Theodore, who got the news, looked at the well-armored soldiers and the heavy cavalry-like equipment of Carl, Kevin, Berg and Allen, and couldn't help but wipe a cold sweat, not to mention whether he wanted to have a good relationship with the other party, he didn't dare not agree to such a team.
It's normal for nobles to loot villages, don't think it's the exclusive property of robbers, some unscrupulous nobles will even loot villages for sufficient profits, turning villages into ruins.
And Sir Theodore obviously did not have the strength and courage to stop such a group of people at all, so he did not hesitate to agree after learning that the other party needed to pass through his territory and obtain supplies.
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"Thank you, Sir Theodore, thank you very much for your hospitality." Carl wiped his mouth with a cloth, and some memories of the dinner he had just made, although it was not as good as the delicacies in his previous life, but it was much better than the dry food he had eaten on the road.
Sir Theodore's arrangement is very in place, giving enough space as the station of Karl's army, and at the same time inviting Carl and Berg to participate in the dinner, of course, Kevin and Alan do not have this treatment, no matter how his identity is only a mercenary after all, and Carl and Berg are different, even if Berg is only the second son of the landless knight family, but after all, he is still a nobleman, and the so-called "noble" blood flows in his body.
"It's great that you're satisfied, Sir Karl." Sir Theodore smiled and nodded.
He was also a little curious about the young knight, of course, the closed news could not let him know that the knight in front of him helped the Earl of Lens to win the war, but from those soldiers, it could be seen that the knight in front of him was not an ordinary person.
Not to mention the equipment of those soldiers, their discipline was also the best Sir Theodore had ever seen, at least they did not harass the villagers, but stayed honestly at the station, without making noise or noise, which is really rare.
Well, this is all thanks to Kevin, now he is Carl's military director, not a mercenary who was ready to leave at that time, these armies, including the armies in Selde Manor, will be under his jurisdiction, and he naturally has to strictly restrain them.
"Sir Theodore, we will continue our departure after a night's rest, and I will trouble you today." After a full meal, it is natural to rest, after all, the long journey is too tiring.
"Oh, of course, I'll take you to your room." Sir Theodore said hurriedly.
Sir Theodore arranged a very comfortable room, at least with a warm fireplace.
Winters here are so cold that Carl would even wake up without a closet.
In this comfortable environment, Carl quickly fell asleep, and for a moment it seemed as if all the fatigue had been washed away in sleep.
However, this comfort did not last long, and soon Carl was woken up by a cacophony.
"What's going on?" Karl sat up in confusion and shouted.
"Oh no, Lord Sir! There are robbers! Berg responded, only to see the next moment he slammed into Carl's bedroom, looking anxious.
"What?" Karl was stunned, he really didn't expect him to be so lucky, just came to Sir Theodore's territory and ran into the other party's village was plundered by robbers.
"Quick, follow me to Sir Theodore." Karl hurriedly greeted and led Berg in the direction of the living room.
"Yes!" Berg followed, after all, he was just a young man who had not gone to normal school, and it was inevitable that he would be a little overwhelmed by this situation.
"Sir Karl, I'm sorry to wake you up." Sure enough, Sir Theodore was in the drawing-room, looking out of the window, there were several torches in the night, and the robbers were rushing into the village and looting, and the villagers were wailing and crying for help.
"Sir Theodore, why don't you send someone to repel the raiders?" Karl asked, puzzled.
"Sir Sir, I have sent my army, you see......" Sir Theodore smiled wryly and pointed out the window.
Karl looked along, but he was a little smacked, there were seven or eight light infantrymen, holding spears in front of the robbers.
Karl understood that this Sir Theodore was also a nobleman with little military strength, but also, what strength could he have to rule a small village.
"Sir Theodore, let me help you fight off the robbers, and I will pay us for your food and lodging." Karl thought for a moment and proposed.
Sir Theodore was overjoyed, and hurriedly said, "Thank you so much, you are really noble nobles, and God will bless you." ”
Anyway, this is also his territory, and it will not do him any good if it is plundered, and it will even cause him to lose his taxes and make it difficult to provide food and clothing, and it would be great if someone could help him fight off the robbers.
Karl shrugged his shoulders, whether God would bless him or not he didn't know, but he had never seen God apparilate and believed he wouldn't.
"Berg, follow me to get the armor, and then go to the station to find Kevin and them right away!" Karl beckoned, motioning for Berg to follow.
"Kevin?" When I first arrived at the station, I saw that Kevin had already led the soldiers to assemble outside the tent, and everyone had equipment on them, that is, they were armed.
"Lord Sir, I'm worried that those robbers will affect us, so I'll get them ready just in case." Kevin said respectfully.
"Hahahaha, very good, Kevin, you did a good job, get on the horse, bring the army, we are going to give those bandits who caused us not to sleep well a head-on blow!" Karl got on his horse and lifted his spear.
"Yes to my lordship." Kevin licked his lips and put on his helmet, staring at the enemy through the cracks.
"Let's go!" Karl pointed his spear, and the army rushed out.
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"Haha, that little girl's skin looks really good, third, you don't know how cool I am just now, my mother hasn't been so comfortable for a long time."
"I didn't see your brother, I'll stay and try, it's a pity to kill like this."
"Hey, grab some valuable stuff, but it's really poor here."
"Bring everything with you, those are good things."
"Driving...... Law...... Yu Yu ......"
At this time, Karl had already led the army to arrive, and picked a robber to receive a boxed lunch on the spot, after all, no one could stop the high-speed knight with flesh and blood.
"It's not good, it's a regular army, it's a knight!" A robber cried out in terror.
"What? Knight? The bandit leader was shocked, but he was relieved to see that there were only three knights, and even if he couldn't beat him, he should be able to escape.
"And the heavy infantry! God, this is the whip that has come to punish us! With the shout, fifteen armored heavy infantry appeared, and they followed closely behind Carl and the others, and easily dealt with the enemy with their swords in hand.
They are all the same people who have been on the battlefield, and they are naturally no longer the recruits who were worried and scared at the beginning, and they are even more confident after being approved.
Karl exchanged most of the things rewarded by Count Lens for money to make chain mail, and together with the previously captured, it was enough to arm the fifteen soldiers.
He regarded these soldiers as his core strength, after all, it was impossible to fight with those conscripts dressed in ragged linen.
He needs heavy infantry, and only heavy infantry can provide enough strength for siege or defense.
"Oh my God...... the moment he saw the army, the bandit leader was desperate, his bandit group was not a large bandit group, how could it be an opponent when he encountered such an army?
Sure enough, it didn't take long for the village to regain its peace, and the robbers were corpses, and Karl's army suffered little loss.