Chapter 174: Traitor
In the dark of night, only the bright moon in the clouds is releasing its light, and from time to time birds from afar come to add some sound to the silence.
The night-shrouded Sakya villages and the temporary garrisons of the Dortmund army are even more silent, and this is not the time for nightlife.
And in a corner where no one could see, an old man followed by two young people, as if hiding from something.
"Lord Gusbrook, are we really going to do this?" The young man was a little hesitant, and even the more careful people could see that his forehead was already covered with cold sweat, and it could be seen that he was very nervous.
"Hadaf, what are you talking about now? Could it be that at this moment, if you want to retreat, you can't do it, do you think that if you give up now, that kid will let you go? The old man asked in a low voice with a gloomy face.
Hadanf was speechless, and finally could only be silent, he knew that what Gusbrook said was right, whether he retreated now or not, but since he was already involved, then the new patriarch Vicky would definitely not let him go, and even if Vicky let him go, the pagan earl would not let him go.
After all, what they have to do now can be said to be completely on their opposite side, and there is no turning back.
"What the hell are you hesitating about right now? Do you also obey that kid? He'll take our tribe into the abyss! Gersbrook went on to say that his voice was full of anger at Vicky.
Hadanf sneered in his heart, I'm afraid it's true to disagree with Vike, as for saying that the other party will lead the Sakya people into the abyss, that's probably Gusbrook's excuse.
Gusbrook is very prestigious in the village, and even among all the Sakya groups, he can be regarded as highly respected, I heard that when the other party was young, he also competed with the former patriarch for the position of patriarch, but I don't know why, and in the end it seems that there is some problem with his heart and he did not become the patriarch.
Before, he didn't know why the older generation left rumors that the other party had a mental problem, but now he knew very well that he had no tolerance at all, and for the sake of his own glory and wealth, he would rather sell the interests of his own race, and even put his own race in danger.
"But Lord Gersbrook, if we do this, our people will definitely be persecuted by the Wikipedians, and our lives will be even harder."
At this moment, another young man, who had been silent, suddenly spoke.
"Ironside, are you going to betray me?" Gusbrook's gaze sharpened, and the two of them could feel the anger in his eyes.
Indeed, Gusbrook's heart was full of anger, he felt that he had not been in charge for a long time, that his prestige had not been great, and that even the young people of the village were no longer convinced of him.
This made him more and more determined in his approach, and even now he was like this, if he didn't do something about it, when that kid's position was secured, wouldn't he run to the side and drink the northwest wind.
Under his eyes, the two young men closed their mouths tacitly, the other party was already crazy!
Hadanf smiled bitterly in his heart, he was already crazy to accompany the other party to do such a thing, but he had no choice.
The other party is in control of his life, and he has no ability to refuse.
As a nation, the Sakya people naturally do not have the situation of a harmonious society, and it is impossible for the cultivators to have their own fields and live in harmony with each other.
How normal it was for slaves in this era, even the Dillman people had a large number of slaves, not to mention the capital castle in Dortmund, there were a large number of Dillman slaves, most of whom existed as the low-level labor force of the capital castle.
Of course, Karl's retinue maids and servants were generally not slaves, and most of those positions were held by distant relatives of Carl's vassals, daughters of minor nobles, or children of some big merchants and guild leaders in the fiefdom.
This was an important means of co-opting his subordinates, and it was also a form of interaction between the kings and courtiers, who always liked to send their children and distant relatives to the castle for their own benefit.
And Karl, as the sovereign, is naturally happy to see it, which is also the practice of most nobles in this era.
Hadaf, on the other hand, was an unfortunate slave who was sold into the house of Gusbrook and became a slave of the other party, and he was not qualified to refuse any request from Gusbruck, otherwise he would definitely suffer the most severe punishment, which would probably cost him his life.
As for why Ironside would venture with him, he didn't know, but it was supposed to be a similar reason to him.
"Don't worry, Ironside, we will be appreciated by Lord Grace for doing this, he will definitely remember the merits of our Sakyas, and we can use this to make our people live a happy life, which is definitely more reliable than that pagan earl, that guy will only send our people to war, they will never care about our lives, we will only become consumables for them to take new territories!" Gersbrook tried to calm his emotions as much as he could, and then calmed his two slaves in a seductive way.
If it was usual, he wouldn't look at them with his eyes, but now is a special time, and there must be no chaos between them, otherwise there is a high probability that something big will happen.
Seeing that the two of them lowered their heads and did not dare to speak, Gusbrook was very satisfied.
"Then do as you are told, and let's go!" Gersbrook waved his hand and glanced apprehensively at the patrols around the corner.
He was to send the news of Karl's arrival in the village and the attack on Fort Falt with the fellows to the Earl of Grace, who ruled in Sibek.
That's right, it's Falt Castle, Sialbek as a huge county, naturally it can't only have the capital of Sibek Castle, it also has these three castles as a barrier, and this Falt Fort is one of them.
This was the first requirement for the Sakya to help Karl, because the Sakya were basically concentrated in Fort Falt as slaves, and they had to free their people there.
Otherwise, if the war starts, the news of the Sakya betrayal will surely make those who are strong enough to go crazy, and the Sakya slaves will definitely be persecuted by them and eventually die.
Of course, Karl was very supportive of this plan, in fact, he didn't have too many requirements for which of the three castles to take, what he needed was a foothold, a foothold that could be used as a foothold to attack the castle of the capital of Sibek, and if he could take Falt Fort at the same time, he could also make the Sagas who had attached to him take care of him, he was also very happy.
"Ironside, go make some noise and lure those patrol lackeys away, I don't want those guys to be an obstacle to our efforts to save the clan." Gussbrook ordered.
Ironside didn't say much, just nodded and turned and walked to the other side.
It wasn't long before there were some strange noises coming from the jungle on the other side, and the members of the patrol were visibly stunned, and then nervously rushed over there.
"What stupid guys, this actually lured them away, this is the chance, Hadanf right away!" Gursbrook looked excitedly at the young man at the end.
Although Hadanf was angry in his heart, the other party had entrusted him with the most dangerous task, but he still couldn't help but grit his teeth and rush out.
He carried a letter in his arms, and it was Gusbrook's surrender that decided the future of the entire tribe.
"Great!"
After seeing Hadaif rush out of the patrol range, Gersbrook clenched his fists excitedly.
At this point, there is basically no suspense, and he can even imagine that in the future, Count Grace will make himself the patriarch of the clan, and presumably in order to spy on them, Earl Grace will not be stingy with his reward, maybe he can still get a noble title, if he can really do it, it will really make a lot of money.
After waiting for a few more moments, as if to make sure that there was no movement, he tiptoed back the way he came, he had to have an alibi today, and sleeping in his house was undoubtedly the best evidence.
It's just that the next moment he was stunned, and his pupils visibly narrowed.
"You ......" Gusbrook quivered his lips as he finally seemed to force himself to calm down, but his hands still trembled a little.
Several faces appeared in front of him, it was the patrol member just now, and most importantly, there was another person he definitely didn't want to meet - Kevin.
If he remembered correctly, this guy seemed to be the red man next to the pagan earl, who should also be a nobleman.
"Dear Mr. Gussbrook, I wonder what you're doing here on the big night?" Kevin asked with a smile as he played with the sword in his hand.
"I'm just having trouble sleeping, so I want to go out and look at the moon, after all, we have to do such a big thing, and the opportunity to save the lack is right in front of me, how can I sleep excitedly, and I have to thank you for it, if it weren't for your appearance, maybe we would have to be oppressed by those robbers." Desbrook suppressed the fear in his heart and said matter-of-factly.
"Oh? Is that really the case? That's what we should do. Kevin kept the same smile he had just had, but his voice seemed much lower.
"Then I'll go back to sleep first." Gersbrook decided not to bother with them too much, he just wanted to get back to his house as soon as possible.
It's just that at the moment when he was about to step out, Kevin suddenly stood in front of him, blocking his way.
"Mr. Kevin, what do you mean by that?" Gersbrook stared at him warily.
"It's nothing, it's just that we want to see someone inside." Kevin had already put away his smile, and he said lightly.
"See someone?" Gusbrook froze, his eyes filled with doubt.
Kevin smiled and didn't say anything, just clapped his hands.
As the applause fell down, several soldiers approached with a young man in his hand, still holding a letter in his hand.
The moment he saw each other, Gusbrook felt a chill rise from his feet all the way to the top of his head.