The border areas of the Kogiako Kingdom are not easy to navigate.

There are plenty of cluttered trees, thorny weeds that get in the way, and rough mountain trails.

Fortunately, it's winter, but if you come in spring or summer, the road here will definitely be more complicated.

This troublesome terrain is not difficult for Lawrence, and for a long time, Lawrence has been exploring and advancing in this troublesome mountain and forest area, and has advanced experience in practice.

"I learned from the Marquis of York before that this is supposed to be the domain of the blonde Mercia, who is the military attache of the country, the equivalent of an earl."

"We first arrested the nobles, and then used the nobles to lead some of the poor people to migrate, just as we did when we arrested the Marquis of York before."

"I brought you here, and the next thing about the war is left to you, and if there is anything that needs to be corrected, I will order you to be informed."

Lawrence handed over the rest to Andrew and Fryce, and handed Andrew a sturdy longsword with both hands.

"Andrew, you give the battle axe in your hand to Durand, and this sword that originally belonged to Lorfen III is given to you."

Durand looked at the tomahawk in Andrew's hand, and then at the exquisite greatsword in Lawrence's hand.

The weapons of Lofen III?!

Andrew hesitated, but finally handed the long-used tomahawk to Durand.

Durand handed over his weapon to the knight beside him, and quickly retrieved the long-handled battle axe of the first knight of Sterdle's territory.

Soon both high-end combat forces were equipped with the best weapons.

The group walked forward for more than an hour, and soon saw a small village of wood and stone on the gentle hillside ahead.

Although Lawrence was spotted by the people of the village, Lawrence did not disturb them and passed quietly with a group of people.

Under normal circumstances, barbarians would not let these villagers go like this, and it was difficult for ordinary lords and commanders to suppress the thieves under them.

Lawrence's men were not thieves.

Even the Wakiri people, wearing boots and leather jackets at this time, plus they were well fed and drunk, seeing that the people around them were not interested in these, naturally suppressed the desire to plunder in their hearts.

This time, the target is the noble manor, which has been set from the beginning.

In particular, the fleet broke up the Stahl and the Vakiri while drifting on the sea, forming a new lineup.

The current Sdels and the Vakiri would listen to the advice of the Durella and the Bhumisians, and it was only after a very short time of cooperation that they developed obedience.

After the people in the village saw Lawrence and the others just passing by, they all carefully hid in their homes and did not dare to come out, and no one went to report the news.

The group passed through another village and soon reached the estate of the blonde Mercia.

Dangdangdang~ The iron bell of the manor was quickly rang.

The estate here is very simple, with a metre high stone fence and a large number of houses.

A few soldiers with weapons quickly went back to shout, and what they saw was not one or two intruders, but more than one and fifty elite fighters!

The slingers attacked first, using the stones they picked up on the road to quickly shake them.

More than thirty stones flew towards the manor, quickly causing a lot of damage to the men and women in the manor.

A fat man in his forties came out of the house and saw the scene outside.

"Cavalry! Edwick! Where is Edric? Let him lead the cavalry charge and repel these filthy invaders! ”

Mercia's butler said anxiously: "Master, Edric drank yesterday and is still sleeping, so he can't wake him up!" ”

"Damn! Damn it! Mercia, who had only a few blonde hairs left, shouted anxiously at this time.

The people here are not full of martial virtues, and because they have no experience in fighting with the outside world, they do not arrange patrols and sentry personnel at all in peacetime.

Even if it is arranged, it is useless, the efficiency of this era is low, and the executors themselves find a place to be lazy and rest, and they have no consciousness of working hard at all.

A group of slaves and serfs, what to sell?

These slaves and serfs may be killed by barbarians and invaders, but that doesn't mean that these people will work for the nobles at their heads.

Andrew and Durand soon took over the estate of the blonde Mercia.

From the moment Lawrence led the people to this land, the end of this place was already doomed.

The difficulty of the whole process is only in how to find this place, not how to occupy it.

After the occupation, there was an even more troublesome matter, which was how to take the treasure from here.

Clothing, cured meat, cattle, sheep, pigs, chickens, wheat, barley, rye, oats, gold coins, precious stones, books, armor, jewelry, ...... There is also a large population.

Fortunately, both the serfs and the nobles here are willing to cooperate in front of the barbarians.

The Western Kingdom is inherently scattered, and the people here have no loyalty and patriotism.

As long as you don't kill me, everything is easy to say.

These men carried a large amount of loot to the shore, saving Lawrence a lot of trouble.

More than a dozen of the blonde Mercia's knightly servants died, and the slightly stronger ones were beaten by the barbarians who broke in, and the rest were very cooperative and willing to endure hard work.

Once Lawrence reached the shore, he began to make a fire to cook and gather several major chieftains to eat.

"Next, I will lead the fleet back first, and this time I will take a large number of prisoners and treasures, leaving food and some prisoners."

"When I go back, I will arrange for the fleet to come and pick up people again, and I will return here in about six or seven days, and you can hold this place during this time."

Andrew said: "I'm staying, this time there hasn't really been a fight, the few people I killed are too weak, I'm sorry for the weapon in my hand." ”

When Durand heard it, he also took the initiative to say: "I'll stay too." ”

Baron Rodney touched the mustache at the corner of his mouth and smiled: "I also stayed for a while, and I went back after just two or three days, and others would think that I had never left the northern border at all." ”

Crete, the baron of Vakiri, did not cut a single person this time, originally different from the people here, but at this time, seeing that a group of people were going to stay, Crete's toes were stepping on the warm woollen shoes again.

"I'll stay too, the Vakiri won't go back so soon."

Lawrence nodded, "Then you can build a house as soon as possible these days, or live directly at Mercia Manor, and pay attention to patrolling outside in turns at night when you sleep to prevent sneak attacks." ”

"Yes, Prophet!" Lawrence's guidance will not be dismissed.

Lawrence added: "It will snow tonight, and this storm is expected to last for a few days, so you can gather some firewood now, and you can also distribute weapons and food to the people around you so that they can join us." ”

"There are about a thousand people in this area, and if you are willing to stay, I will leave you one hundred and fifty people, and I will take twenty and four hundred captives back first."

Fryce asked cautiously, "Prophet...... Are there too few people to bring back? If the captives make trouble, it would be better to have more people. ”

Lawrence smiled: "I am not weak, and I also believe that the twenty warriors I lead can defeat four hundred emaciated serfs. ”

These serfs were not only unarmed, but also thin, and most importantly, poorly dressed.

In the maritime environment, these people are no match for Lawrence.

When he returned, Lawrence did not take the high-sea route, but followed the ocean current to the north to minimize the risk.

Andrew urged, "Leave it to us here!" ”

It was supposed to be their business this time.

Lawrence stopped talking nonsense and quickly distributed the personnel on the ship, mixing people of different physiques on one ship.

A large number of serfs were given wine and jerky, and after they had something to eat, they were unusually docile, especially after the family was mixed in a boat, and they were willing to work and row to a new place to become serfs.

Lawrence only had healthy slaves, deformed children, and sick people left in the area, and these people went to the north to die, but there was a way to survive if they stayed.

Five days after leaving the North, Lawrence returned to Port Ferry and forcibly relocated a large number of people.

After another seven days, Andrew and the others took a large number of prisoners and booty.

"Didn't the Kocako Kingdom send people against you?"

Lawrence quickly inquired about the week's events as soon as several people came ashore.

"No, we made some rafts by the sea and came back, and no one came to challenge us," Fryce said. ”

Lawrence was speechless for a while, the mobilization ability of this Kogiac Kingdom is really poor, and he can't organize a thousand-man army to come over to crusade against the hundred-man army for half a month.

"In that case, the thousand men of the blonde Mercia will be brought back by us seven hundred, and surely one of the remaining three hundred will bring the news to their king."

"That's for next year." Lawrence smiled, "You're all doing a good job this time, let's start having a nice time allocation." ”

"Durand, this time in addition to that weapon, you can also pick and choose loot from here, whether it is a prisoner or a treasure."

When Durand heard this, he took the initiative to say, "I choose ale!" ”

Lawrence said, "Then give you ten barrels of ale, a cow, and three sheep, and this time the captives will be mine, and the treasure will be divided into three parts, and I will take one portion, and the rest will be given to Steel, and to the Earl, and to the Count of Vakiri." ”

"I've already decided on the two counts' share, and this time it's mainly for you! If you are given more food, I will give you some wine, and some clothing. ”

Feeding the Vakiri and Siddles helped to increase the population, so Lawrence would not give the food to the two counts, but to all the warriors.

Like the blonde Mercia, the two counts hid an endless supply of food.

So now the blonde Mercia is Lawrence's captive, a captive that can be exchanged for more benefits.

The problem of the resettlement of more than 700 captives was well solved, and a large number of empty houses were built in advance of the port of Dum.

Except for a few people who want to go home, the rest of the people will settle down after half a month.

Trick and Rodney and others have also returned to their respective masters, and an alliance has been formed in the three places, while the city of Trantahoof has been rapidly weakened due to the large number of elites scattered throughout the Southern Kingdom, and it is unable to curb the rise of the barbarians in the rear.

The total population of the Kingdom of Lorfen is only more than 100,000, and half of the people were taken away by Lorfen III to dominate the south, and a large number of people have gone overseas. (End of chapter)