The mercenaries were defeated, and several of the professionals were either killed or captured alive.

Several veterans freed their hands and threw a lasso to lass Howard.

Three or four high-ranking warrior apprentices grabbed the rope and worked together, and the strength was already comparable to Howard's.

At the same time, Richard and Soros attacked left and right, and they rushed to capture Howard alive.

After the war, Richard asked Kent to count the casualties and the results of the battle, and soon all kinds of information were summarized.

"Lord Baron, seven of the sixth squadron were killed in this battle, and twenty-one were seriously wounded. The porter died six and wounded fourteen. ”

"How many prisoners have you taken?"

"One hundred and twenty-six combined, of which twenty are wounded soldiers."

"The captured prisoners, let them follow those who can walk, and discard the wounded soldiers who can't."

The casualties in this battle were close to fifty, almost one-fifth of the total number of caravanserans.

The wounded soldiers still need to be carried, which is equivalent to more than a hundred people less. Fortunately, more than a hundred prisoners were captured, and some pack horses were captured, which could replenish the transport capacity.

The caravan has not yet returned to the territory and will be in danger at any time. At this time, although the territory lacked population, Richard could only abandon the wounded soldiers among the captives.

The capture of the three professionals also gave Richard a headache.

Especially since Howard is already a fifth-order warrior, he must be especially careful when guarding it.

Ordinary iron chains couldn't lock him at all, and once he let his guard down, Howard would be able to escape.

Even Robin watched over him, Richard was a little uneasy.

But Howard himself is very useful, whether it is to name Jerram at the meeting of nobles, or to subdue this man and add a general to the realm. It was all important to Richard.

As for killing Howard to get 8,000 points of killing experience, Richard didn't value it very much.

Having defeated the enemy, Richard still did not dare to relax.

He has a gift for danger perception and has a vague sense that the enemy is hiding in the shadows.

The feeling was like a thorn in the back and didn't disappear until the next day.

After Simon, who was hiding in the shadows, left, Richard finally felt a little lighter.

Richard and Soros took turns staring, Howard was still wearing heavy iron chains, and there was no trouble along the way, and he was successfully escorted to Haraland's collar.

Just as Richard brought back the salt. Simon also quietly came to the province of Geda.

Fort Letterte, the residence of the provincial consul.

After listening to Simon's account of the attack, Jerram and Saville's faces were very solemn.

"Listen to what you mean, Richard's strength is even more powerful than his father William?"

"That's true, Richard is a dual cultivator of magic and martial arts, how high is the level of the magician, this battle has not yet been tried, and the warrior level has been promoted to the middle level, which can compete with Howard.

The army in Haaland's territory responsible for escorting goods was also relatively elite and defeated the mercenaries. I didn't think I had a chance of winning, so I didn't choose to act rashly. ”

Hearing that Simon didn't make a move, Jerram's heart was a little annoyed, but he was very deep in the city, and Simon was not his subordinate.

Simon is already a sixth-order knight, and he also obeys the orders of Prince Felix, and he is actually in a parallel relationship with Jeram.

It's just that Jerram is the prince's uncle, and he trusts Mrs. Holland even more.

"How's Howard doing?"

Simon said: "Howard has been captured alive by Richard. ”

"Will he confess to us?"

Simon shook his head and said, "No, his wife and son are under our control, and he won't say anything." ”

Jeram wiped the hot sweat from his head with his hands.

Although it was early spring, the climate was actually very cold, and even if a brazier was placed in the consul's mansion, the temperature was not too high.

Jerrah wiped his sweat, in fact, because he was terrified.

Simon was not a hereditary nobleman and did not enter the Council of Nobles. He did not know that it was useless to lie at the council of nobles.

As long as the Haraland family went to the Council of Nobles to complain and ask the Archbishop of the Church of Dawn to use Truthfulness, Howard had to tell the truth.

As long as Howard is alive, is accused by the Haraland family, and is at the scene of the noble council, it is impossible to lie.

Once Howard confesses, things can get very troublesome.

It was Mrs. Holland's maid who gave Howard the task, and the matter went to the noble council, and it was difficult for Mrs. Holland to get out.

Even if you kill the maid and put the blame on the maid, it still won't work.

The nobles don't look at what you say, they only look at what you do.

The king's wife actually sent mercenaries to attack the hereditary nobles, and it spread, which was the scandal of the Grant Kingdom.

Then King Charles will also become a laughing stock.

Prince Felix's rivals will also use this incident as a target to attack Prince Felix.

At this critical time in the struggle for an heir, someone must be responsible if something happens.

Even if Jerram is the prince's uncle, it will be difficult to get out of the way, and if you don't do it, you will become a scapegoat and lose your life.

Seeing that Jeram was sweating profusely, Savile couldn't make up his mind, and asked Simon, "Can you make Howard unable to speak?" ”

"I'm afraid it's difficult, Richard was very cautious along the way, and now he has returned to Haaland's territory. Howard was held in a heavily guarded area, and assassination attempts were unlikely to succeed.

Both Richard and his wife are magicians, and there is a magical inheritance in Harland's territory, and there may be magic traps in the place where Howard is imprisoned. Even if I do it myself, I'm not too sure. ”

Simon does the dirty work, and the reason why he never misses a job is because of caution.

There is no chance of seven or eight percent, and it will never be taken lightly.

Every time he is assassinated, assassinated, he puts himself in a safe environment.

He is an extreme egoist who will not be loyal to anyone in his heart.

Even Mrs. Holland would not have been able to let him do a dangerous mission.

"It's not going to work, that's not going to work, what the hell are we going to do?"

"It was the inaccuracy of the information that led to our failure to assassinate Richard, and this matter is not my responsibility."

Seeing that Jeram and Simon were about to have a conflict, Savile hurriedly stopped him.

"I think I should talk to Richard about it, the law of aristocratic survival has always been the supremacy of interests. Even if the Haaland family goes to the noble council to complain, what good can it do except to be angry and hurt others and themselves?

Being involved in the conflict between the prince and the heir is not a good thing for the Haaland family.

Besides, the Haaland family has brought the matter to the noble council, and they also need to find someone to dredge it up, invite the archbishop of the Dawn Church, and even more so to favor people.

When the time comes, Prince Felix's reputation will be damaged, and the Haaland family will become our enemies.

Now it is only a contradiction between Richard and Jerram, and there is still room for redemption in the relationship between the two sides.

My suggestion is that it is better to find an intermediary and talk to Richard to see how this contradiction can be resolved. ”

(End of chapter)