Of course, the northern faction was not happy, and on the grounds that the south was rich and rich in resources, they demanded that they bear 500 horses.

Perhaps it was the king's deliberate connivance, the two sides fought with red faces and red ears, and fought in the noble court, all of them with blue noses and swollen faces, completely devoid of their former demeanor and decency.

Eventually, at the king's behest, the Chancellor arbitrated: the North and the South sent a representative to fight a battle on their respective borders, and only 200 horses were needed to win the battle.

The losing side had to offer not only 500 horses, but also a third of the population and land of the county to the winner.

If there is a tie, then one side will be able to bear 350 horses.

After some deliberation, the nobles of the northern and southern factions readily agreed to the arbitration.

The southern faction believes: "My army is better equipped, and the advantage lies in me." ”

The northern faction thought to himself: "My army is brave and good at fighting, southern barbarians, see that I don't beat you to death." ”

"Come on, we're going to open flowers on the heads of those Northerners."

After the drawing of lots, this glorious task fell to Baron Carwindy's direct superior, Count Devonhy, and the "Counts of Windlin" led by him faced off against the "Counts of Merlin" of the neighboring Earls of Rudom to the north.

This is both a good thing and a bad thing.

Victorious, Count Devonch gets one-third of the land of the "County of Merlin".

Lost..... Devon said he would not think about it at all.

But he doesn't think about it, Baron Cawindi has to think about it.

You know, his Diya territory is right on the border, and it's good that he wins this war, he can get some monetary rewards, and once he loses, his territory will definitely be ceded to the batch.

Once ceded, Count Rudom will definitely not want Carwindi and his knights again, because they have their own people to arrange, especially a few second sons who have no inheritance, and the opportunity will come.

If they lose their territory and their lords, they will become wandering lords and knights, and if they are lucky, they can get a handout from a higher nobleman, get a place to stay, and achieve reemployment.

If you are unlucky, you will be like an African lion, gradually lonely, gradually lose your noble status, and be miserable in your old age.

"Gather all the knights and knightly squires, let all the able-bodied farmers put down their farm work, all be drafted, take up arms, train in unity, and participate in this battle."

Inside the castle chamber, Carwindi issued the order in an extremely stern tone.

"Dad, now the farmers are cutting wheat in the field, now tell them to stop, delay the good time of the autumn harvest, it will affect the harvest, anyway, there is still a month to start, when the time comes, just send them a spear to play."

Robert, who sat at the end of the table, offered his opinion, and he felt that fighting a war was not as important as harvesting rice.

As soon as he finished speaking, Thomas immediately reprimanded: "Idiot, this is not a small fight between our northern barons, nor is it to exterminate the thieves, if we lose, we will only recuperate for a few days at most, this is a real war, a war that determines our life and death, if we lose, we will have nothing, understand?" ”

"I..."

Robert was about to retort when Baron Carwindy raised his hand and motioned for him to say no more.

"Robert, your brother is right, we have no choice, delaying the autumn harvest, at most starving a few lords to death, is better than us losing the glory of the nobility."

After saying that, Baron Cawindi stood up and said loudly, "All means must be taken to increase our chances of victory, even at the expense of all the people. ”

"Yes, Dad." Thomas nodded solemnly.

"Harriet, Jimmy, you are responsible for training those farmers, and strive to raise their combat effectiveness to a higher level within a month."

"Yes, my lord." Two loyal knights who had followed Carwindy for many years stood up to protect their chests.

"Tax officer, take out all the property of the castle, go to the periphery of the territory to gather all the thieves group, I will form a mercenary army, as long as I can win, I am willing to pay a big price."

"Yes, Lord Baron."

..........

In a tense and strange atmosphere, groups of farmers put down their farm work and were gathered for training.

Among them, there are many acquaintances of Li Feng, such as Smith, Tom, O'Neill and others, all of whom are his good brothers, and when they saw Li Feng from a distance, they nodded their heads and knew it.

For the first time, each was issued a brand new spear and wooden shield, and under the command of two knights, they practiced marching in procession, piercing spears, blocking shields, and guarding against bows and arrows.

The miser Laudeno also arrived, and the father and son seemed to recover from the grief of the theft of their property, and at the order of the lord, prepared a whole pot of fragrant lamb, fluffy and delicious oatmeal bread, and plenty of high-energy foods such as jerky, cheese and eggs, which were placed on the edge of the training ground for everyone to replenish their energy.

For a month, every day, it greatly boosted morale.

During the training break, Knight Jimmy, who is good at brainwashing, will stand among the farmers and tell everyone: "Lord Lord, this battle, kill an enemy farmer, reward 30 silver coins, kill a mercenary, reward 60 silver coins, if you kill a knight, reward 10 gold coins, with ears and emblems as evidence, you can definitely cash out." ”

"As long as you behave well, the lord will not be able to treat you badly."

"Really, are there really so many rewards?" The young peasants listened with great enthusiasm, and even fantasized about killing knights on the battlefield and taking off the knight's emblem to receive the reward.

The farmer, who has experience in the battlefield, is expressionless and looks like he doesn't care about himself.

They all know that temptation is temptation, and they can't think of such a thing as slashing and killing knights, and when they get to the battlefield, the most important thing is to save their lives.

If you are lucky and cut two farmers, then you can go home beautifully, and for 10 gold coins, you can marry a daughter-in-law for yourself or your son.

Li Feng was silently watching all this outside the training ground, as a bachelor's attendant, it stands to reason that he doesn't need to go to the battlefield, the reason why he is here is purely to accompany Robert and Bachelor Chamberen to see the excitement.

At this time, more than a hundred fierce mercenaries came over from the training ground, and they were also wielding knives and guns on the side, and more than a dozen of them were Kurim them.

Seeing Li Feng, these guys nodded their heads.

Li Feng put his fingers to his mouth and told them not to expose them.

"In today's situation, once the battle starts, what Dialing can really come in handy is actually these more than 200 knights and mercenaries, as for the more than 1,000 farmers who are being trained, I am afraid that they will still inevitably be cannon fodder, and the stronger the training, it will probably consume more of the physical strength of the enemy knights..."

Thinking of this, Li Feng took the excuse to go to the toilet, wrote a note, walked to the edge of the training ground, gave it to Kulimu just right, and then returned to his original position as if nothing happened.