Lorist gently pushed open the door, and saw large wooden boxes stacked neatly one after another, with seals affixed to the wooden boxes, on which were written imperial silver coins, thirty thousand or imperial gold coins, fifty thousand, etc. According to a rough count, there are about fifteen or six large wooden boxes in the room.
Exiting the room and closing the door, Lorist sighed in admiration. The savings of the residents of Beiye Town for more than two hundred years and the wealth they created were all concentrated in the four rooms in front of them. Desires are hard to fill, and people's hearts are unpredictable. In order to preserve their wealth and fight against their lords, they would rather collude with the Duke of the Northland, and in the end they pushed themselves into the abyss...
"Seal this place, and you are responsible for arranging guards to guard it." Lorist said to Reddy.
Reddy nodded: "Okay, my lord."
"Wasimma, how is your side?" Lorist asked.
Vasimma replied: "The statistics are complete. The people locked up in the courtyard next door are all little girls and virgins, a total of 631 people. I asked the silver knight who surrendered, and he said it belonged to the Duke. Order, ready to take it back and sell it to slave traders at a high price. In addition, there are seven or eight hundred young women in the barracks. Uh, their situation is a bit miserable, and they were all ruined by the soldiers of the Northland Army... "
"Also, in the residences of the Silver Knights and the little bosses in the army, we have found a lot of property and women who were occupied by them. What should we do with these?" Vasinma asked.
Lorist stroked his forehead: "Bring those young women back, and let them be with the girls next door. Beiye Town is so big, and many of them are relatives, and they can comfort each other when they get together. Divide an area and give them food, clothing, and water, and let them take care of themselves. Take them away after this war is over. There are so many young and strong castles in the rock, and what is lacking is women. After these women get married again, maybe I will forget the nightmare of Kitano Town and start a new life... "
"Yes, my lord, but there are also four women in the back room. They are serving the golden knight. They are very beautiful. Do you see, my lord...?"
"Take them all away, I don't have that kind of thought. As for the property you found, you should first transport it to Reddy and deal with it after the war. By the way, the area where those women are located, pay attention to vigilance, and don't let those mercenaries Hurt them..." Lorist ordered.
"Yes, my lord, I will pay attention." Vasinma replied at attention.
"My lord, Jim is back." Paul Binns came in to report.
Lorist was taken aback: "Why didn't he come in? Usually he rushes in..."
Paul Binns laughed: "Jim said that he has learned knight etiquette from Knight Vasimma, and he will act like a knight in every move from now on..."
Lorist also laughed: "Let him in, it's really rare for this bastard to learn knight etiquette. Originally, I wanted to find him a teacher after this battle, but it seems that I don't need it now."
Although he was still carrying the dust of the journey, the Jim standing in front of him still made Lorist's eyes shine. This standing posture is very straight and standard, not as loose as before.
"My lord, we are sure that the secret route has been abolished and impassable. Here is the detailed topographic map that we have surveyed around the route." Jim handed over a roll of animal skin paper.
Jim felt bored nestling in the woods during those few days, and kept thinking about attacking the enemy's camp again. Lorist gave him a task, which was to survey the passageway for the duke's army to enter the family territory that Halski had discovered, and carefully check whether the rope bridge was really impassable after being burned by Halski. Survey the surrounding terrain, see if there are any paths that can be detoured, and draw a topographic map.
Jim has been away for six days with some guards, and now he is back.
"My lord, you moved too fast and didn't wait for us to come back. I didn't know you took down this Beiye Town until I saw our family's Angry Bear flag flying on the city wall." Jim complained.
"Hehe, the opportunity is not to be missed, the time will never come, and of course the fighter will have to move. Who told you that you were too boring to stay in the woods a few days ago. But this time you went to confirm that this passage is no longer passable. Small credit. The next thing we have to deal with is the army that besieged our Maplewood Villa. I want to keep them all here. It is easy to come in, but it is not so easy to get out. Jim, you go to rest for a while, at night You go back to Maple Forest Villa. Tell Josk Knight and Pachiko Knight that when they find the enemy is pulling out their camp, they should take two small groups of family soldiers and Hawski and follow them. If the enemy comes to attack Beiye Town, let them follow behind. Raid their camp, understand?" Lorist asked.
Jim stood at attention: "Understood, my lord."
"Paul Binns, go and bring the Silver Knight who surrendered, I have something to ask him." Lorist said.
The Silver Knight who surrendered was very honest, answering all questions, and even talked about the dispute between Chevany Knight and Henned Knight.
"No, you said that His Excellency the Duke ordered Chevani and Henned to bring two brigades over, so why are there only 4,000 people? Where are the other two squadrons?" Lorist asked.
The Silver Knight replied: "My lord, each brigade has a squadron stationed in their camp, and this time there are more than 4,000 people."
"I see." Lorist nodded, "Why did you massacre the residents of Beiye Town? Didn't they lead you in?"
"Your Excellency, this is an order from the Duke." The Silver Knight said: "The Duke thought they were unreliable and ungrateful, so he killed them all. And I heard that they relied on that secret passage for smuggling for a hundred years, so the Duke said again. I have taken a fancy to their wealth. Originally, the two adults, Chevani and Henned, didn't want to do it so quickly, and wanted them to send troops to assist us in attacking your family's castle. However, they made a lot of excuses, He said he was attacked by your lord and suffered heavy losses just now, and he refused to send troops to help, so Lord Chivani felt that they could not be trusted, and the sooner they could be resolved, the better, so he led them to the barracks and wiped them out by conferring titles on them..."
Alas, these residents of Beiye Town are purely suicidal, Lorist slightly sighed: "Okay, you go back first, I will order the guards to treat you well."
"Wait, wait a minute. My lord, can I pay the ransom to be free? My family still has some money, and I have some savings..." Silver Knight asked anxiously.
Lorist pondered for a while: "Let's talk about it after this battle is over, I will consider your proposal."
"Then, thank you sir..."
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It was two days after Chevani Knight received the news of the fall of Beiye Town. This is a group of leather armored cavalry who went out on patrol and wanted to lazily go to Beiye Town to find women for a long time before going back. They found the angry bear flag flying on the wall of Beiye Town, only to find that Beiye Town had been captured by the Norton family, and then hurried back. report.
Chevany Knight was drinking water at the time, and the silver cup in his hand fell to the ground when he heard the news. He immediately figured out why the soldiers who had been out of the camp for the past two days had not been attacked. The reason is that the mercenaries who were wandering outside waiting for an opportunity to attack them had already captured Beiye Town and went back there.
What happened to Knight Henned who was guarding Beiye Town? Knight Chevani didn't care anymore. All he could think of was that if Beiye Town wasn't taken back, the huge wealth collected from massacring the residents would say goodbye to the Duke. If he couldn't capture the main castle of the Norton family, he would just be scolded, but if the Duke knew that so much wealth had been taken away, he wouldn't just be scolded, maybe the furious Duke would deprive him Kicking him out of the Lukins family as a knight would be a shame that he would never let go of for the rest of his life...
"Break out the camp and immediately counterattack Beiye Town." Chevani Knight gave an order.
After packing up the camp, the whole army returned to Beiye Town, and it was almost evening when they arrived. The distraught Chivani knights ignored the repeated complaints from the soldiers. After setting up camp, they immediately ordered two squadrons to cut down trees, make climbing ladders overnight, and launch an attack on Beiye Town early tomorrow morning.
Early the next morning, after breakfast, Chevani Knight urged the soldiers to line up and marched towards Beiye Town with more than 20 climbing ladders and long wooden boards. In the eyes of Chevani Knights, even if the mercenaries hired by the Norton family captured Beiye Town, there would definitely be a lot of casualties. After all, there were 700 soldiers from the Northland Legion defending Beiye Town, as well as a Golden Knight and a dozen Silver Knight. No matter it is a sneak attack or what method is used to capture Beiye Town, there are definitely not many enemies who can defend now. The more than 2,000 soldiers on my side will press on with all their strength, and more flowers will bloom. Recapture Kitano town during the attack.
Lorist stood on the city wall and watched coldly the enemy approaching from a distance. There was a curl of green smoke rising up into the sky from a small mound farther away. It was an agreed signal, indicating that Josk and others had arrived at the enemy. Near the camp, an attack can be launched at any time.
"Hehe, I still want to capture Beiye Town in one fell swoop. With this little force, there are more than 2,000 people. I really don't know where Chevani has the confidence..." Lorist turned his head and said to the heads of the four mercenary regiments beside him: "Pull your people up, now we don't need to hide anymore. When we capture Beiye Town, it means that we have won this war. Tell your regiment members, hold on to this wave of attack, One Goldford per person."
The heads of the four mercenary regiments were very satisfied, and accepting the employment of the Norton family this time can be regarded as a fortune. Not to mention anything else, just the spoils of war made all members of their regiment smile. In the eyes of the mercenaries, the soldiers of the Lord Duke’s Northland Legion are all veritable small coffers, and the money bags around them more or less add up. There are four or five Goldfords. For these mercenaries who earn their living, this amount of money is almost their total income for a year or two.
Although it is known that the money of these soldiers was collected from the massacre of the residents of Beiye Town, but the agreement and customs are like this, whoever kills is the spoils of war. So these mercenaries are not afraid of the number of enemies coming to attack. On the contrary, in their eyes, the ones attacking below are not enemies, but money bags filled with gold coins...
Seeing more and more guards wearing gray leather armor appear on the city wall, Chevani Knight's heart sank. He realized that things had changed beyond his expectations. Could it be that these gray leather armored soldiers were hired by the Norton family? Mercenaries here? Impossible, the Norton family's territory is so remote, where can they find so many mercenaries? It's almost a thousand. If it is said that these are the armed forces of the Norton family, it is obvious that His Excellency the Duke made a big mistake. He underestimated the strength of the Norton family...
"Stop advancing!" Chevani knight waved his hand: "The longbowmen stepped forward and suppressed the enemies on the wall, and the sword and shield soldiers paid attention to protection..."
As the longbowmen shot their arrows onto the city wall, the guards on the city wall also raised their shields, and the wooden rafts supported the rafts. There were also nearly a hundred guards holding longbows and launched a confrontation with the enemies below the city. shoot.
After the longbowmen suppressed the guards on the city wall, the soldiers holding the climbing ladder and long wooden planks quickly approached the city wall. When they spread the long planks on the trench and put the climbing ladder on the top of the city, the longbowmen behind them also stopped shooting, and rushed up with the sword and shield soldiers. Next, the longbowmen will use direct fire to support the sword and shield soldiers and spearmen who climbed the ladder to attack the city...
Losing the cover of the sword and shield soldiers, the casualties of the longbow soldiers under the city increased greatly for a while, but this kind of casualties were worthwhile in the eyes of the Chivany knights, because there were already more than a dozen of the top of the twenty or so climbing ladders. Soldiers climbed the walls.
Contrary to the expectations of the Chivani knights, the defenders would try their best to prevent the attackers from going up the city wall when attacking the city, but now their own soldiers rushed to the city wall, but they heard the guards cheering excitedly, and the Chivani knights were knocked out. It's inexplicable.
Well, the division of labor on the city wall is now clear. Four mercenary regiments occupy four sections of the city wall, and each section of the city wall has five or six climbing ladders. Whenever a soldier from the Northland Legion climbs the city wall, there are always four or five mercenaries I'm waiting for him, whether it's personal skills or mutual cooperation, these mercenaries are stronger than the soldiers of the Northland Army. When swords and spears are used together, the soldiers in the upper city often die in just two rounds, and then these mercenaries take Drag the corpses back, put them together first, and then slowly pack up the spoils after the end...
"My God, is this the legendary spawner?" Lorist was dumbfounded, and now he, Vasimma, Jim and dozens of guards behind him were doing nothing...
The Chivani knight became more and more confused, why so many soldiers attacked the city without any movement, and even the few silver knights he sent up just now disappeared quickly...
The Chivani knight became more and more anxious, and the ominous premonition in his heart became stronger and stronger. Just when he was about to lose, there was a shout of killing from the camp behind him. Looking back, it was a group of people rushing in. The big camp was murdered and set on fire, and a small spearman who stayed behind was killed and ran away with his head in his arms, and a large area of tents turned into a sea of flames...
"Quickly blow the horn! Retreat, the whole army retreats, follow me to rescue the camp..." Chevani Knight was furious.
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The loss was huge, very large. Now there are only about 1,700 left in the expedition team of nearly 2,300 people, and more than 500 people were lost in the siege alone, and there are still no dead or dead. There are less than ten Silver Knights left under him.
"... Most of the food and grass in the big camp were burned, and what was rescued was only enough for the current team to consume for four or five days, and only two meals a day. My lord, if we can't conquer Beiye Town, our entire army will be wiped out It's..." The logistics officer was reporting.
Knight Chivani sighed for a long time: "You go down first, I'll think about it later..."
After sitting silently for a long time, Chevani Knight took out a blank animal skin paper and began to write a letter. He wrote all the situation after the expedition in great detail, no matter how the residents of Beiye Town were massacred and how much property they looted, or the rebuff at Fenglin Villa and the fall of Beiye Town, he wrote down everything in detail, and wrote It was full of several sheets of animal skin paper. Then he rolled up the animal skins, put them in a silver tube, sealed them with wax, and summoned his two attendants.
"I'll take the troops back tomorrow. You two should hide first. After the troops leave, no one is watching here, then climb over the Morgen Hills and hand over the letter in this silver tube to the Duke. Do you understand?"
An attendant asked strangely: "Master, why did you do this?"
Knight Chevani sighed deeply: "I suspect that we will not be able to go back. The Norton family has pushed us into a difficult situation. They will never allow us to leave so easily. I don't even know what will happen on the way back now." What happened, just in case, I let the two of you go back over the Morgan hills. Be careful on the way, and you must hand this letter to the Duke, so that you will understand how powerful the Norton family is... "
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Lorist was overjoyed when he found out that the enemy had pulled out their camp and marched towards that secret passage, he was looking for his own death. It seems that the enemy didn't know that the passage had been abandoned. He joined Josk together, led four mercenary regiments and two teams of family soldiers and began to chase after him. He just hung behind the enemy and followed him far away. .
When the enemy entered the long cave, Lorist stopped following him. He surrounded the cave and built a camp, waiting for the enemy to return.
Two days passed, and a fierce battle seemed to break out in the cave. At noon, a silver knight with a white flag came towards Lorist...
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