Lorist stood on the rough stone city wall in front of him, looking at the barren field in the distance.
Now everything is ready, only the east wind is owed. As long as the convoy of the Kenmes family is tricked into the city today, Lorist promises to force that flying feather mercenary group to surrender, and then the large amount of supplies transported will fall into his control. middle. If the Kenmes family knew that the materials they worked so hard to transport to the Northland had been made into wedding dresses for others, I believe that the master of the Kenmes family and his son, the viscount, would look very good.
Yesterday morning, Pat returned to the castle site with twenty mercenaries. After eating the prepared meals, the twenty mercenaries fell asleep with their heads covered, but Pat reported the trip to Lorist. go through.
Pat said that he rushed to Poplar Beach and told the mercenaries stationed there about Lorist's purpose, and the mercenaries suddenly fell out. The leader of the mercenaries, Hawski, was still wondering whether it was against the morality of mercenaries to do so, but the mercenaries under him almost used knives for Lorist's reward of ten goldfords per person. go. Finally, after a day of trouble, nineteen mercenaries were selected by lottery, and Jim, the deputy leader of the team, rushed back overnight.
Lorist felt relieved, the mercenaries seemed to have no problem, there was such a high bounty waiting for them to get it, as long as the mercenaries who were familiar with the Flying Feather Mercenary Group greeted and laughed a few words to lure them When the transport convoy entered the city, ten Gold Fords were obtained. For poor mercenaries, this was a huge bounty enough to settle down and start a career.
There were no more slave laborers working outside the city wall, and Miss Teresti arranged for them to go outside the city wall to collect stones, sand, clay and other building materials. Only 200 slave laborers who are usually relatively honest are left to clean up the garbage and sweep the ground in the valley, so that these slave laborers will be responsible for carrying the materials transported by the convoy after the convoy arrives.
The original convoy in the valley, the ex-bandit relatives, and the more than 2,000 people Lorist brought from Fenglin Villa and Beiye Town have all withdrawn and set up camp outside the city wall behind. Lorist hoped to erase the traces left by his people in the open space of the valley, so that the supposedly suspicious Captain Flying Feather would not have any suspicions. For this reason, he also asked Jim, the mercenary leader, to check and see if there was anything else that needed to be hidden.
Jim wandered around the entire valley and came back with only one suggestion, that is, Lorist needs to ambush all the guards and guards wearing iron mail armor, because the mercenaries are poor and cannot afford them. armor. As long as two or three guards in iron armor are found, it is very likely that Adams, the head of the Feiyu Mercenary Group, will become suspicious.
At this moment, the flags of the three connected golden ring badges of the Kenmes family were flying on the top of the city, and twelve crossbows were lined up on the city wall. In order to prevent being discovered, they were covered with a blue tarpaulin.
Jost was wearing a simple leather armor and leaning against a crenel of the city wall, holding a half-dried grass root in his mouth out of boredom. His task today is to guard the city wall. As long as the transport convoy enters the city, he will never let anyone escape.
Lorist was also wearing a gray leather armor. Today he played the role of Boris Butler's entourage, and accompanied Boris Steward to meet the arrival of the transport convoy and the Flying Feather Mercenary Group to complete the handover of supplies.
"Don't be so nervous," Lorist said to Boris butler, "we are well prepared and we won't reveal our secrets. You just need to act normally as usual. Isn't it just to welcome the transport convoy in, and then fight with that Fei Yu?" Can the head of the mercenary regiment say a few words to complete the handover? After finishing, you can leave on your own, and I will do the rest. Don't worry, I promise to protect your safety."
Lorist's opinion of Boris the butler is that this old man is very capable, and he can handle everything he is ordered to do in an orderly manner. He is a very good administrative staff and management talent. Otherwise, he wouldn't have surrendered so readily, and then continued to serve Lorist with all his heart.
"Boris Steward, after this operation is successful, I will send someone to the Red River Valley Manor Castle to fetch your family. This is my promise to you as a lord." Lorist said solemnly to Bao next to him. Butler Reese said.
"My lord, thank you, thank you very much. I will definitely serve you wholeheartedly." Butler Boris was so grateful that he was on the verge of tears.
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At around ten o'clock in the morning, the transport convoy came with two fast horses. Jim standing at the top of the city knew one of the riders. He was a member of the Feiyu Mercenary Group. They laughed and cursed loudly with the mercenaries at the top of the city. , and then informed that the transport convoy would take about two hours to arrive, and asked the city to prepare hot water and meals for them. Then they rejected the suggestion of the mercenaries on the city wall to let them enter the city to rest for a while, turned their horses and went back to report.
Time passed slowly while waiting anxiously. Seeing that the sun had risen to the top of the head, continuous smoke and dust finally rose from the distant wilderness.
After another half an hour, the convoy of the Kenmes family was clearly visible. A dozen members of the Flying Feather Mercenary Group rode horses with white goose feathers in their hats and came galloping, directly from the open door. He went in through the city gate, then reined in the mount under him in the open space not far from the city gate, turned over and dismounted, and started yelling: "Where is the person?" "Exhausted..." "Where is the water?"
Reddy brought a few guards and pretended to be slave laborers to greet him, took the reins of the horse graciously, pointed to the dozens of big tents lined up with chairs in the open space on the left side of the valley, and said: "My lords, please go over there, barbecue, wheat The porridge, bacon and boiled potatoes are all ready, and Mr. Boris also ordered us to bring a few barrels of ale for the adults to taste. If you are tired, you can go to rest in the tent. If the adults want to take a bath, please tell us, We'll go get some hot water... ”
A mercenary of the Feiyu mercenary group said in surprise: "Hey, your master manager is really thoughtful in preparing, you say, this treatment is comparable to those in big hotels or hotels, except that there are no women, other Pretty much the same."
Another mercenary said: "Let's go, what nonsense are you talking about? Why don't you drink a few glasses of ale first if you are so energetic, so as not to wait until the big troops arrive and it won't be our turn to have a good drink..."
Very well, Lorist watched the group of mercenaries walking towards the tent area led by Reddy and the others. Everything is under control at present, these mercenaries who are the vanguard scouts have not found anything unusual, and they have no doubts.
The transport convoy finally arrived. When it was less than three or four hundred meters away from the city wall, a group of more than a hundred mercenaries from the Flying Feather Mercenary Group rode their horses to the foot of the city wall first, and began to line up not far from the city gate. . A middle-aged man wearing chain mail and a leather half-cape walked towards the city gate with two followers.
Jim, the leader of the mercenaries, showed half of his body from the city wall, and greeted loudly: "Aha, I said White-haired Adams, what are you doing? Let your regiment line up to show us how big your Flying Feather Mercenary Group is!" Prestige?"
The middle-aged man raised his head, saw Jim and greeted with a smile: "Hehe, Jim the Axe, it's you bastard, where's Husky?"
"The boss is on the wall in the back. When he heard that you were coming, he went. You know our boss doesn't like your Feiyu mercenary group very much." Jim said, and then asked curiously: "What are you doing?" , why don't you come into town? Butler Boris has prepared food and ale for you, and the dozen or so of you were already enjoying it. What a bastard, I have to be here on duty today, or I really want to have a few drinks …”
"Then how about I go back to the city wall with the barrel of wine to find you." Captain Adams said.
Jim smiled on the city wall until his front teeth were exposed: "Well, don't just bring wine, remember to bring some appetizers..."
At this time, the mercenaries around Jim also greeted the acquaintances of the Feiyu mercenary group loudly...
"By the way, Jim, I heard that you suffered a bit in front of that Norton family's manor castle a few months ago?" Captain Adams asked from the bottom of the city.
"Cough, don't mention it, we lost dozens of people. Our mercenaries didn't suffer much, but four died. The main reason is that we didn't try our best when we saw the opportunity. The peasants and soldiers summoned by the Viscount died more than 30 times. To be honest, the Norton family's manor castle is not easy to fight, by the way, what are you doing?" Jim asked.
"Well, our Flying Feather Mercenary Group will be stationed here in the future. We have been escorting supplies for more than half a year, and we can finally take a break. In a month or so, when the supplies are delivered next time, Lord Viscount and his family's army will also It will arrive, and then Lord Viscount will launch an attack on the Norton family and force them to submit." Captain Adams said with his head raised.
"Master Viscount's family army? Wouldn't it be those farmers and soldiers again? If it's still those farmers and soldiers, then Lord Viscount must have made another trip in vain. It's better to defend the city here, so as not to toss back and forth." Jim was in the city laughed.
"No, this time the Kenmes family spent a lot of money to organize an army of nearly 2,000 people in the capital, recruiting retired officers and soldiers, and the equipment is also very complete. When the Kenmes family in the Northland You will be promoted to a first-class territorial nobleman with your own strength. Brother Jim, perform well, maybe you will be favored by the Kenmes family and become their family knight, and then you won’t have to be a mercenary.” Adams Regiment Long talk.
Jim waved his hand on the city: "Yeah, I don't expect such a good thing to happen to me, you know I hate dealing with those nobles, these nobles are cannibals, we hired In their eyes, soldiers are lowly people who work for them for a little money. I, Jim the Axe, don’t like to look at the faces of these nobles. I am born to be a mercenary. If I can earn more money, I will find a good girl It is the biggest wish for us to have a fat baby, guys, don’t you think so?”
The mercenaries on the city wall burst into laughter, expressing their approval, and a few shouted loudly, how can one wife be enough? If Boss Jim wants to marry, he can marry two wives. One wife is not enough for Boss Jim. wait…
Captain Adams scolded with a smile: "You bastards..."
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Lorist and Steward Boris went down the city wall, and went out of the city gate to Captain Adams.
"Captain Adams, you've worked hard all the way, is there any damage or loss of supplies?" Boris Butler asked.
"Hehe, Boris, hello. The supplies are all in good condition. Don't worry, our Flying Feather Mercenary Group has a good reputation, and will not be greedy for supplies like those low-end mercenary groups. The list of supplies delivered by the convoy is at Here, you can check it." Captain Adams reached out and took out a few pieces of animal skin paper from his pocket and handed them over.
"Well, Steward Boris, you don't look very good, what's the matter?"
Lorist took a few steps forward and took the list of supplies handed over by Captain Adams: "Master Boris, the housekeeper Boris has been worrying about whether the supplies will arrive safely and on schedule for the past few days. To be honest, the food on the construction site can only last It's been three or four days. Because of worry, I couldn't sleep well at night, and finally caught a cold. Now I'm holding on, and you can see that his whole body is shaking sometimes. Just now I asked him to rest and he refused... "
"Oh, that's right. Mr. Boris, the housekeeper, please pay attention to your health and don't get sick." Captain Adams stared at Lorist: "Then, who are you?"
Lorist was already prepared, and saluted Captain Adams by touching his chest: "Master, my name is Locke, and I used to be a mercenary. Butler Mount Boris liked me and promoted me to be his personal entourage."
"Well, yes, you are clever enough to sneak into Boris's side. This is a good opportunity, perform well, and you will have a good future." Captain Adams said to Lorist with approval. nod.
The transport convoy arrived, butler Boris said a little impatiently: "Commander Adams, I'm entering the city first, you can let them in too, food and tents have been prepared inside, let these boys rest early."
Captain Adams nodded: "Okay, I'll let them in now..."
Butler Boris has already left on his own, which is in line with his status as the butler of Viscount Kenmes, and he doesn't like dealing with mercenaries, leaving only Lorist with a few animal skin lists, Captain Adams and two The entourage stood together to watch the transport convoy enter the city.
At this time, Captain Adams and his more than a hundred mercenaries from the Flying Feather Mercenary Group had already entered the city. After dismounting, the mercenaries had been led by Reddy and the others to the tent area to eat, drink and rest. Instead, Captain Adams and his two followers stood beside Lorist after dismounting from their horses, chatting one after another, watching the transport convoy continuously enter the city, and then lined up in the open space...
There are more than 400 freight carriages, and it takes about two hours just to enter the city. What made Lorist feel uncomfortable was that Captain Adams and his two followers had been standing by his side, watching the carriages enter the city one by one.
"Captain Adams, you can go to the tent area to rest for a while, instead of standing here and waiting, if there is anything, I will notify you." Lorist said tentatively.
"Don't worry, there are still some members of my mercenary regiment that have been terminated. It's not too late to go when everyone arrives," Captain Adams said with a smile.
Alright, let's get through it together, watching those loaded freight wagons crowding the open space in front of the city wall, Lorist's heart also slowly eased. Now there are only fifty or sixty carriages left in the transport convoy outside the city. When they all enter the city, those members of the Flying Feather Mercenary Group will all go to the tent area. As long as there is an order, the ambushes will be everywhere, and the situation will be settled. ,
At this moment, a hissing voice suddenly resounded throughout the valley: "Don't come in! You have been fooled! They are enemies! They are members of the Norton family!..."