85_85536After more than half a year, William once again found the feeling of admonishing his father...... Although in reality, it is not impossible for him to annex Sandomiti and Vitra as Shalumi. But, as Baron Otto said. Swallowing three counties in one go is no small feat. Xia Lumi's prestige, qualifications, and abilities can't afford it. It was easy to cause hostility among other noble families in Mazovia.

And the person who did this was replaced by the hero of the Great Frontier War, the Red Knight Baron Otto. Things are different again.

Just like the two counts had discussed before. The vast majority of the nobility throughout Mazovia had very mixed feelings towards Baron Otto. There is a mixture of awe, jealousy, and hatred.

If Baron Otto suddenly took control of such a large territory and became a significant force in the Grand Duchy of Mazovia, then there is a real possibility that the nobles of the Grand Duchy united against him.

But William felt that there was another possibility, and that was that they would give in. Will surrender, will lose his sincerity to Baron Otto out of fear. After all, the various nobles of Mazovia also have many contradictions between themselves. It is really not very likely that they will be twisted into a rope to trouble Baron Otto.

In addition to this, there was another reason why William was particularly interested in convincing Baron Otto.

That's the unity of the Hereford family.

Yes, there are times when there are disputes within the family, and relatives fight each other and calculate each other, which is more vicious than dealing with outsiders. The main reason for this is for profit. Yes, interests. There is the right of inheritance between relatives, and if you assassinate this person, you have the right to inherit his land, the people, the army, and more importantly, the money, the money, the money, the money, the money......, the money

William had heard more than once about all sorts of human tragedies. between brothers, and even between fathers and sons. He was glad that the Hereford family didn't have so much of a mess. He'd love to keep it that way.

And if the two territories are forcibly annexed without the support of Baron Otto, then the originally very harmonious relationship between father and son will naturally have a rift. Even if William felt that Baron Otto would pinch his nose and admit it later, and help himself and give himself shelter. But he still didn't want that kind of suspicion.

So, William spoke out about his considerations, hoping to move Baron Otto. Of course, the first reason can be stated, but the latter cannot.

That's enough, though, yes. Enough, enough to impress Baron Otto...... He only had one son, William. He also bears Hereford's last name. So how could he not want the Hereford family to prosper, and how could he not want his son to be promising?

What is the responsibility of a father? Isn't it just to shelter his children from the wind and rain? And as the patriarch of the Hereford family, what is wrong with seeking the development and growth of the family?

With this in mind, Baron Otto made a decision - yes, four counties, plus a barony equivalent to a county, accounted for a quarter of the strength of the Grand Duchy of Mazovia. And it's connected, not scattered. As long as the Hereford family itself remains united, then its rise will be unstoppable! Even His Royal Highness the Grand Duke will not be able to prevent this from happening!

"Well, so decided. Baron Otto nodded, and then asked, "Then what is going to be done next? What are Jelic and Perchberg going to do? Kill them? Do you want to capture them? Or do you want to do it secretly?"

Speaking of the last option, William felt that his father's smile was very "unnatural", and it looked like some kind of bloodthirsty monster that made people palpitate.

Although this bloodthirsty feeling was not deliberately aimed at William, and the next moment, Baron Otto sensed that something was wrong and returned to normalcy. But William still felt his heart tighten. At that moment, he was really frightened - he thought that he had experienced life and death several times, and he had also been on the battlefield, and he had seen more dead people and fights, and there was nothing to be afraid of in this world, but he didn't expect that he still had no ability to resist against people like Baron Otto.

"Is this the strength of the Great Mentor level?" William thought to himself, and couldn't help but be amazed. It wasn't until many years later, after experiencing a lot of things and having greatly improved his strength and power, that William recalled the scene that night and realized that Baron Otto had already surpassed the level of the "Great Mentor" and became a world-class "model of knighthood", and his strength was even close to the legendary "Ten Calamities" at its worst.

It was only after that that William realized that Baron Otto had promised him, perhaps not because he was eloquent enough. Or maybe he really changed his mind and mentality. A bigger possibility is Baron Otto's extreme confidence in his own strength.

He was confident that there was nothing in the world that could stop him.

Yes, that's it.

That's a long time later, though. At present, William does not know about this. In his excitement, all he had left was to continue to discuss with Baron Otto what needed to be done next.

"You can't kill. As my father said, we cannot be enemies of the Grand Duchy of Mazovia - prisoners, and it is better to be able to capture them. After that, they were forced to sign an agreement to cede their territory. After that, they will be sent out of the country. ”

"Keeping them alive is a problem after all. Baron Otto frowned: "What if someone uses their name to attack us?"

Baron Otto said this, as if he wanted to kill. William couldn't help but think to himself, "Father used to be quite elegant. Why is there such a murderous intent at this moment?" but I thought so, but I couldn't say it.

"Neither Howich nor Lyell are small families, and Pelchberg and Jelic have brothers and heirs. Even if they were killed, the two families would still have claims in Sandomizi and Vitra. We can't kill them all, can we?"

"Definitely. Baron Otto nodded: "Well, the matter is settled." Next, march towards Sandomit. As long as Sandomitsburg is defeated, the rest of the matter will be simple. Speaking of this, Baron Otto sighed: "The soldiers you have trained are really good." ”

William knew that Baron Otto had arrived on the battlefield earlier than he had thought, and that he would be able to accurately grasp the fighter - or deliver a fatal blow to the enemy at a critical moment. Or at a critical moment, save the new Circassian army that is about to collapse.

In other words, Baron Otto watched this skirmish the whole time, so he came to this conclusion.

Hearing Baron Otto say this, William naturally felt very happy.

For it was a compliment from Baron Otto - and not casually, but genuinely. Baron Otto has two identities, one is his father, and the other is an excellent commander who has made great achievements in the military field. These two identities make his praise much more valuable than that of ordinary people.

In this way, the atmosphere of the conversation became relaxed again. William took advantage of the situation to curry favor with Baron Otto. and exchanged views with Baron Otto on what was going to happen next.

One of the most crucial points is the name in which to rule the four counties and one border barony.

Although, theoretically, Baron Otto could hold several titles of count at the same time. But in terms of social status, Baron Otto could still only be an earl. Neither the unification of his realm, nor the prestige of the Hereford family, is very good.

Therefore, William hoped to be able to seek a duke title for his family.

"In that case...... Then what will His Excellency the Grand Duke think of me?" Hearing William say this, Baron Otto hesitated a little: "Isn't that a bit ...... Not so good?"

"What's so bad about it? The one who canonized us was the Emperor, not the Grand Duke of Mazovia. We just happen to be in his name in the feudal sequence. As always, William instilled in Baron Otto the correct feudal morality: "We don't need to be loyal to him all the time. ”

This time, Baron Otto still frowned when he heard William say this. But nothing was said to refute it.

"So be it. Baron Otto concluded. Although there was no formal agreement, it was a tacit acquiescence.

"The matter of searching for the two counts cannot be relaxed. William went on to add.

It was at this time that the voice of little John came from outside the tent:

"Your Excellency, and the young master, there is news!"

"Come in. Hereford and his son looked at each other. William replied afterward. Little John immediately walked in, and then said, "It is said that Perchberg, Count of Vitra, has been caught. He wanted to resist, but our men were all wearing muskets. So he had no choice but to surrender. ”

"Well done, little John. William was stunned for a moment, then smiled - he had just finished talking to his father about it, and then the news came out. It's a pretty good jackpot.

Since coming to this world, he has seen too many supernatural phenomena, and William has naturally become more and more superstitious. And after spending so much time with that priest, Peter, William can also be regarded as a pan-believer in the Lord of Light