Chapter Fifty-Six: The Army of the Flos
The life of Princess Natalie's Side Manor is uneventful, at least for the people in the territory, they don't notice any difference, and they don't even know that such a big man is here.
All they knew was that there was often a woman with her face covered walking around under the protection of the manor's guards, and they didn't know who it was, but they guessed that it might be some of Carl's relatives or lovers.
Except for the initial fright, seeing that nothing special happened, Carl was relieved to let this little girl.
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"Are you sure?" Carl stared at Sylvia, how he wished the other party would say it was a joke.
"I'm sure Lord Karl, this is what I really saw, there are more than a hundred Flo gathered outside our territory, and although the equipment is still a little shabby, it is much better than the ones who plundered us before." Sylvia's voice was a little heavy, and it was a very serious question.
"Are those Flos crazy? Why do you want to do it to us with such a large share? Karl was a little restless, of course, it wasn't that he was afraid, the army of nearly a hundred Flo people was not enough for him to be afraid, and the army of Sylde Manor could defend the safety here.
"I don't know, we don't have any information about this, we can only be sure that the other party is coming at us."
"No, we must keep them outside of the villages and manors, and we can't let them plunder our territory." Karl frowned.
"But in this case, without the help of the fortifications, we may suffer heavy casualties." Sylvia's face was ugly, he was confident that he could annihilate the other party, but he could not guarantee that the casualties could be controlled, and no one could guarantee it.
"It's better than the hard work we've done during this time! Immediately get Kevin to come over, bring all the troops, and come with me to intercept them, we must go at once. Karl said viciously, and then walked to his room, where he was about to put on the chain mail he hadn't worn for a long time and go into battle again.
"Yes, sir." Seeing that Carl had made up her mind, Sylvia didn't say anything more, turned around and walked out.
"Lord Sir, what's going on?"
As soon as Natalie returned, she saw that Carl was fully armed, and the sword was already on her waist, and she looked majestic, but the serious look on her face let her know that this was definitely not a trivial matter.
Time was short, and Karl only spoke cursorely, and begged the other party not to leave Seldeburg.
During the war, he couldn't afford the wrath of the Duke of Rizland.
"Lord Karl, our army is ready to go!" Kevin and Sylvia also had serious faces, their hands resting on the hilt of their swords, and their whole bodies were as tense as a full bowstring.
"Very well, let's go, we're going to show those damned Flo people why we can gain a foothold here!" With a wave of his hand, Carl sent the trio out, leaving only Natalie, who was still in place.
Natalie wanted to say more, she wanted to go with her, but she knew that this request would not be granted, and she also knew that if she did go, it would only become a burden to the other party, and Carl would definitely divide his efforts and the army to protect her.
"Lord Sir, I wish you a triumphant return." Natalie folded her hands in prayer.
She liked the territory very much, and she liked the young nobleman, of course, only for what he did, and she was very interested in the laws he had made, and she even thought how good it would be if Rizlandburg used such laws as well.
In her eyes, Karl was a mysterious and intelligent nobleman, and there seemed to be nothing he was not good at, as a military nobleman, his ability to fight wars was undoubted, and his governance of the territory turned out to be first-class, both in terms of planning and enforcing things like laws.
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"Torles, are you sure that the estate here has great wealth? How do I remember that it was quite ordinary. ”
Outside Sylde Manor, a man with a thick face in chain mail squinted slightly, looking at the manor looming in the distance.
"General Reif, I'm sure, because I've infiltrated here, and in the last year or two there has been an enlightened and good nobleman who has made this place very rich, and if we can ransack this place, we will have enough wealth and equipment." Torres is a guy with a mustache and an indescribable sense of darkness.
"Oh? A good aristocrat? Didn't every one of those Dillmans have their minds set on how to oppress their people......" Leif smiled disdainfully.
"Since you've lurked there, do you know how many troops they have?" Leif is clearly more concerned about this.
Torres was a little embarrassed, it wasn't something he had access to, and Karl did a good job of keeping it a secret.
"Hmm...... That's it, how many troops can there be in a manor? A few dozen of them are about the same, even if it is rich here, it won't be so powerful, this time we are going to ransack this place, our master needs enough money, those damned rebels, they should tremble at the feet of their master Lopur and declare their oath, not think about rebellion! Only the owner will be the only Grand Chief of the Great Emirate of Fort Carmel. Leif said viciously, his eyes full of anger.
The soldiers next to him looked at each other, and seemed to be deaf to what Leif said, you know, the current Grand Chief of Fort Carmel is still alive, although he is critically ill, but he is not dead after all, Elopur...... After all, he is only an heir, and at this moment, in the mouth of General Reif, he looks like the great chief of Fort Carmel.
This group of troops, including Leif, are Lopur's cronies, his army and die-hard loyalists, not many people know about this, and he has quite a few such armies.
The outside world will definitely be shocked when they know about it, because in their opinion, Lopur, who has always been honest and has no skills, has such a group of forces in private.
Also, if Lopur is really a waste that is incapable in the eyes of those people, how can he survive unharmed until now?
With the harsh competition of the Great Emirate of Fort Carmel, not a single waste can survive, let alone the identity of the first heir of Lopple has never wavered.
Yes, everyone thinks that Lopper has no power, but they ignore that he has always been stable, maybe this is also his ability, which can make everyone despise him.
"Let us go, turn this manor into ruins, rob them of their food and money, and bring the nobleman a blood sacrifice, and let the gods of heaven bless our master." Leif gave the order.
The raiders around him couldn't wait, brandishing their weapons and screaming, after all, this was their best chance to make a fortune.
"Boom...... Rumble ......"
At that moment, a roar came that made Leif squint his eyes slightly.
He raised his hand and told the soldiers to stop and stay on alert, his years on the battlefield had given him an unusually natural instinct for this.
In his sight, a large number of troops swarmed in, not much less than them, their red cross flag on a white background in the middle, and their smocks were blue eagles.
"This is ......" Leif was a little puzzled, he had never seen such a situation, why the coat of arms on the blouse was not the same as the flag.
In fact, this is also the reason why the army of Karl's territory is different from other nobles, whose armies are temporarily conscripted in wartime, and gather together to show their identity under the coat of arms of their respective nobles.
But Karl is different, Carl here these armies have their own corps, with their own flags, so there will be this situation where the coat of arms and flags are different.
The flag symbolizes the glory of the legion, and the coat of arms symbolizes the glory of this noble family.
"This is the coat of arms of the Sir Selde family!" Torres's face changed, and he naturally looked at the other party's coat of arms.
"Sir Selde? Hell, this is the army we're going to plunder? How is this possible! "Leif's face is ugly, this army is not weak, although I can't see how many people there are, but it will not be less than them.
And their equipment ...... Leif just wants to turn around and walk away now.
"There are so many soldiers in one manor, are they mobilized? But how is it possible, where do they have the time to mobilize? Leif gritted his teeth, they didn't have any pre-plans for coming here, so naturally there would be no leakage of plans, but the other party had so many troops, no matter how you look at it, it looks like mobilization.
"No, General, those are real soldiers......" A veteran said in a heavy voice, as if he couldn't believe it.
Leif was completely stunned, but soon he also reacted, yes, the other party's ability to march is indeed not like a peasant.
"General, are we retreating?" With a cold sweat on his forehead, Torres was frightened.
They are here to plunder, not to fight.
"Retreat? The other side is already eyeing us, and if we retreat, most of the soldiers will die in the end! Leif yelled, he knew that once he retreated, it would be a rout.
"No matter, fight, the number of people on both sides is about the same, although the other party is better equipped, but we Flo people are born heroic warriors, those Dillmans are cowardly, they will not be our opponents!" Leif was worthy of a general in the end, and made a decision immediately.
"I'll follow you!"
"Charge!"
"Good come, Hagrid, shoot the arrows!" Sylvia yelled, not the slightest fear
In the roar, the soldiers in the last row of Hagrid's corps suddenly pulled out their longbows, and it was a volley!