Baron Camorra was quickly sent over. According to the prison guards who guarded him, he had been thrown in the dungeon by the Duke for more than a month. To rest in a dry place, he had already soaked his feet in the water dungeon.
But now Baron Camorra was dying and unconscious. Lorist felt his pulse and was relieved to find that he was only very weak. He ordered Reddy to send him to recuperate for two days, and he took the time to refine a few at night. Give him the nutritional medicine, so that he can recover as soon as possible.
The housekeeper and servants of the Duke's mansion were brought in, and after a little inquiry, the inside information about Baron Camorra being thrown into the dungeon by Lord Lukins came to light. Speaking of it, it was the fault of the Chivany Knight family. When the Duke decided to send troops to the Chevany Knight and Henned Knight to conquer the Norton family, he sent a message to a slave trader he knew, saying that he There is a batch of young female slaves for sale.
As a result, the 4,000 men who went to the Norton family were wiped out, and the two knights were killed and the other captured. The Duke became so angry that he ransacked the Chevany knight's house and drove his family to the street as beggars. Next, Baron Camorra went to the Norton family to take the captured Henned Knights and those Silver Knights back as criminals for disposal, but Lorist refused. On the contrary, Lorist released him in the name of not being able to accept the knights being insulted. Hennard and the Silver Knights.
Baron Camorra was scolded by the Duke after he returned, thinking that he was incompetent. After Henned and the Silver Knights went back, they threatened the two brigades of the Northland Army with 5,000 soldiers and occupied the Castle of Cherry Blossom Ridge Manor. To the head of Baron Camorra.
At this time, the slave trader that the Duke is familiar with came excitedly. The Duke had no slaves in his hands, so the Duke, who was quick to wit, ordered all the beggars, landless peasants and jobless people in the city to be captured as slaves and sold to the slave traders. Thinking of the family members of Chevany Cavaliers, he specifically pointed out that they must not be let go.
As a result, the guards under the Duke could not find the family members of Chevany Knights, and they found out that they had been sent out of the Northland by Baron Camorra long ago. So he reported back to the Duke, and Baron Camorra was also unlucky. He was rushing to the Duke's mansion, trying to stop the Duke from issuing such absurd orders. If this matter gets out, the Duke will definitely be notorious and lose people's hearts. of.
That's it, the Duke, who heard the guard's report, was furious. When he saw the Baron Camorra, he came to dissuade him from attacking him on the spot. Not only did he deprive Camorra of his title of baron, but he also ordered him to be thrown into a dungeon until he starved to death...
After waving the housekeeper and a few servants who came to ask questions to retreat, Lorist shook his head and sighed: "Duke Lukins is really crazy. But those cell guards are not lying, they are really taking care of Kamo in secret Baron La, otherwise he would have been starved to death. Reddy, go and give those guards five goldfords each. This is their reward for taking care of Baron Camorra. By the way, ask them, and bring relatives with us if you like Let's go, lest that bullshit duke get angry at them when he comes back."
"Yes, my lord." Reddy went out.
Henned on the side came over: "Lock, are you planning on Camorra? Let me tell you first, I'm going to take him back to Sakura Ridge Manor Castle..."
"Pull it down..." Lorist glanced at him, "It's overkill to go with you. Tell yourself, will Camorra have a bright future when he goes with you? You just use him as a housekeeper. I admire him very much, I will use him, and he even has a chance to become a real territorial nobleman."
Henned was speechless, now he knew that Lorist had become an earl, and was no longer a baron like him. As the deputy of Chevani Knight, the former head of the Northland Army, he knows Camorra's talent very well. He knows that without Camorra's hard work in raising logistics, it would be difficult for the Northland Army to reach or maintain more than 20,000 people. human scale. So he doesn't look down on Camorra like Tabek, another golden knight.
But now that Lorist has also taken a fancy to Camorra and is ready to take it for himself, Henned thinks about it and it is better to give up, there is no need to offend his golden thigh for a Camorra.
"Okay, Camorra can belong to you, but you have to make it up to me." Knight Henned said unwillingly.
"Get out, and make up for it. You said how much you took from me. You have more than 2,000 people under your command, and you took so many armors from me..." Lorist ignored him.
"Hehe, we are friends. Why do good friends care about these things, saying that money is too vulgar. I want a man, a woman, okay?" Henned said with a playful smile.
"Woman? Which one are you looking at again?" Lorist asked curiously.
Henned looked left and right to see if there was no one there, and wanted to lie on Lorist's shoulder and whisper...
"Go away, just be straightforward if you want to say it. Big man, don't be so disgusting and whisper. I don't know how you became a knight..." Lorist pushed Henned away.
"Okay, what I want is the most beloved mistress of the Duke, but you have to do me a favor, first pretend to send someone to take her away, I will kill her on the way and then save her back to the Castle of Sakura Ridge Manor..." Henne De was a little embarrassed, but the idea he had in mind was wonderful, the hero saves the beauty, and the beauty promises her body.
"Day, you guys will die on a woman's belly one day. When Reddy comes back, you can discuss with him how to act. But I advise you to stop for a while, don't forget that you are lying on the bed with serious injuries In Sakura Ridge, instead of bouncing around..." Lorist agreed.
Knight Henned was overjoyed and ran to find Reddy.
Two days later, a guest room in the Grand Duke's Mansion.
Baron Camorra leaned on the bed and looked at Lorist in surprise: "Why are you here?"
Lorist smiled calmly: "Why can't I come? His Excellency the Duke personally summoned the Lord of the Northland to attack my family, and then I found that his Grand Duke's collar was very empty, so I came here to have a look..."
Baron Camorra fell on the pillow as if discouraged: "The Duke is too persistent. I have repeatedly advised him not to get entangled with the Norton family. Why doesn't he listen..."
"Don't worry about your lunatic duke, normal people can't reason with a lunatic. He has deprived you of your title of baron and threw you into a dungeon to starve you to death. If it weren't for those guards who pity you , often get some food to feed you, then I won’t be able to see you this time. Don’t think so much, take a good rest, I will gather my troops to meet your Lord Duke in two days, then I will I will take you away," Lorist said.
"Wait, wait a minute, Master Norton, you have already occupied the duchy, why are you leaving? This is the most prosperous and richest area in the Northland, are you willing to give it up?" Camorra asked.
"Hehe..." Lorist laughed: "One place goes south and the other goes north, and the messenger travels for five days. Occupying the Duke's territory is equivalent to dividing the power of the Norton family in two. I won't be so irrational, Before the Norton family has enough strength, I have no interest in the entire Northland. As for the most elite area in the Northland you mentioned, hehe, it will no longer be the case in the future... "
"My lord, Knight Farea is here." Reddy came in to report.
"Okay, Camorra, take a good rest and take care of your body. I still need your help when I get back to the family territory. If you need anything, just tell the guards. You are welcome." Lorist rushed to Camorra He waved his hand and left.
The reception room of the Grand Duke's Mansion.
"Fareya, how are the displaced villagers and craftsmen feeling? Did it cause you a lot of trouble?" Lorist asked.
Farea shook his head: "My lord, the situation of the villagers is better. On the contrary, those who are threatened from the towns and have crafts are more likely to make trouble."
"Is there any reason?"
"My lord, you don't know that the tax that the Duke of Lukins issued to the farmers in the territory is 60% of the field's production. For the farmers, 40% of the income is not enough to support their families, so they usually only eat two meals a day. For example, half of the livestock and poultry they raise belongs to the duke. After selling the other half, he has to pay high taxes first. The remaining income is to buy salt and other daily necessities. Life is very difficult. This time we directly cash out After buying their livestock and poultry, they are provided with three meals a day after they go on the road, so farmers are the first to believe in our promises and are the most willing to obey our orders.”
Knight Farea took a sip of tea and continued to report: "Received your order from your lord, let us form another garrison to maintain order. After discussing with Malek, I will select from these displaced villagers. Those villagers are Actively sign up to participate in the selection. At present, this newly formed garrison army has been formed, and their equipment is spears and leather armor, which are still competent for maintaining vigilance and order on the road."
Lorist nodded: "You and Malek have done a good job, I am very satisfied. This time you are asked to lead the garrison team of 5,000 horses here because I want you to replace the Rose Knight who guards the castle of Fortress Fortress. There are still three or four thousand soldiers of the Northland Legion trapped in the castle of Reid Fortress. Ross Knight led two armored spear cavalry brigades to camp and confront each other in front of the castle.
Next, we are going to attack the enemy camp that attacked our Rock Castle, so I need to bring back the two armored cavalry brigades of the Ross Knights as our main assault force. The main purpose of your trip this time is to take good care of the defenders of Fortress Fortress, and not let them come out to disturb the transfer process of our materials and personnel. Although the Golden Knight Odmar, who is in charge of commanding this northern army, has been seriously injured, don't be careless, understand? "
"My lord, please rest assured that I will be able to complete the task." Knight Farea stood at attention and saluted.
Three days later, Tiger Ross returned to Gildusk, the capital of the Grand Duchess, with his two armored cavalry brigades.
"Let's go, it's time for us to meet the last big battle before going home." Lorist got on the horse and said to El, Rose, Reddy and others beside him.
The mysterious gray-robed knight Henned, who covered his head and face, looked at the empty shell behind him and said, "Locke, why don't you set a torch and burn this place to the ground?"
"There's no need for that. When the Lord Duke fills up the place, I'll come and move it again. If it's burned, he'll move away. That's too much trouble." Lorist said with a smile.
Today is the day to evacuate Gildusk City. Lorist pointed to the front with his horsewhip and said to Knight Henned: "There are still seven lords' fiefs along the way. Since they chose to follow the Duke and my Norton family to If they are enemies, then I don’t need to let them go, we will sweep them all the way, the agreement remains the same. Henned, let your people take these manor castles and towns, and I will let Dolles’ chariot team help you.”
Knight Henned nodded. This time Lorist led three squadrons of armored lancers, Dolles' squadron of chariots, and a squadron of guards led by El. Compared with a group of Northland Legion soldiers led by him pretending to be armed by the Norton family, they are indeed not suitable candidates for attacking the city.
Seven days later, Lorist led his army to the Somme.
The Somme is just a small river in the Northland, originating from Mount Bin and flowing south into the Methobrou River.
After crossing the Somme River and walking for another day, you can reach the Castle of the Rock.
Yuri and Pete came to report.
"You have done a good job for more than a month, effectively blocking the enemy's scouts from investigating us. What's the situation in the enemy's camp now?" Lorist asked.
"My lord, we didn't do very well. We captured thirty-seven messengers before the end of April. Many of the letters they carried were love letters from a certain knight, and there were not many official documents. How many times did the Grand Duke write?" A letter of reprimand, accusing several lords of not bringing troops to attack our Norton family, and urging them to bring troops to join us as soon as possible. But these messengers were all detained by us.
In May, the enemy camp seemed to be suspicious. They sent many scouts to our side in the past few days. Yesterday we encountered more than a dozen scouts. After the battle, we failed to keep them, and four of them fled back. . I think the enemy already knows our existence by now. " Yuri said with his head down.
"It's okay." Lorist patted him on the shoulder: "The outcome will be decided soon, and it's too late to find out that something is wrong. Don't worry, they won't turn over."
"How about Bodfinger?" Lorist asked.
Yuri replied: "My lord, Lord Bodfinger set off yesterday with his heavy armored corps, accompanied by Terman's Knights and Malek's Second Garrison Corps. They will arrive at Rock Castle at the scheduled time, which is noon tomorrow. .By the way, Lord Bodfinger sent a letter this morning saying that they have captured Earl Spencer and his party of nearly a hundred people who want to return to the territory."
"Earl Spencer? Didn't that old man join the Lord Duke and be the first to attack our Rock Castle? Why did he return to the territory at this time? Forget it, let's put him in custody first, and deal with him after the war."
Lorist looked at the map: "Order to go to bed early at night, make dinner at five o'clock tomorrow, leave at six o'clock, and arrive in front of Rock Castle before noon."
"Yes, my lord."
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On May 9th, 1768 in the Gallintean calendar, the Battle of Rock Castle, famous in the north, kicked off.
Just in front of the Rock Castle in the Morgen Hills of the North, at noon.
The Norton family armed forces located in the southwest took the lead in launching the attack. The heavy armored regiment led by Bodfinger formed five square formations and approached the lord's coalition army in the rear camp in the east step by step.
The total strength of the lord's coalition forces headed by the Duke of Lukins is more than 46,000, while the armed forces of the Norton family are more than 43,000. The two sides are evenly matched in terms of strength.
In fact, when nearly a thousand longbowmen of the Northland Legion under the command of Grand Duke Lukins fired three lobes at the approaching Norton family's heavy armor, it was found that the long arrows lobbed could not hit the Norton family wearing the heavy armor of the White Lions. When the soldiers deal effective damage, the entire lord coalition army is like a mess of headless chickens, messing up.
Lorist immediately ordered Peter's cavalry squadron to dismount, and the accompanying thousand longbowmen under Henned also used lob shots to suppress and shoot, but they only fired three rounds, causing heavy casualties to the lord's coalition forces.
Terman's Knights and Tiger Ross's three Iron Armored Lancers took the opportunity to charge. Facing the oncoming impact of Iron Armored Lancers and Knights, the Lord's coalition collapsed before they could fight.
Baron Felim Challward of the Pegasus family was the first to turn the horse's head and run away with his men, followed by the lords fleeing one after another, and a battle turned into a pursuit of death and north. battle.
The entire Battle of the Rock lasted for three days, which meant that the armed forces of the Norton family chased the fleeing coalition lords for a total of three days, but still allowed most of the lords to escape the pursuit. The more than sixty lords who followed Duke Lukins to conquer the Norton family accounted for two-thirds of the entire Northland lords. After the battle, eleven lords died in the melee and escaped, and sixteen lords became successful. captured the Norton family, and the rest of the lords escaped successfully.
Duke Lukins, the Grand Duke of the Northland, ran eastward to the Earl of Lopez of the Kenmes family under the cover of the Golden Knight Bitson, the deputy head of the Northland Army, but the Bitson Knight was defeated by Peter's cavalry squadron. The man and the horse shot into a hedgehog and died heroically on the battlefield.
In the Battle of the Rock Castle, the lords and coalition forces suffered more than 8,000 casualties, more than 30,000 were captured, and less than 50 lords and knights died in the battle. The Norton family won a complete victory with extremely slight casualties, shaking the Northland.
From April 5th to August 27th, more than four months of transportation and personnel relocation came to an end. Countless supplies and provisions poured into the territory of the Norton family. In addition, more than 300,000 people were killed The migrating personnel entered Rock Castle.
After receiving the news that the Norton family had finally closed their doors, the Duke of Lukins, who had been hiding in the Kenmes family's castle until the end of August, returned to the Grand Duchy under the escort of the Viscount Kenmes.
When I returned to the Grand Duchy, I saw the devastated, uninhabited territory and the ruins of villages that had been turned into ashes along the way, as well as the Grand Duke’s mansion where everything had been removed, and those nobles and officials who flocked to demand compensation from the Duke. , the Duke was so angry that he vomited three mouthfuls of blood and passed out.
Viscount Kenmes let out a long breath: "Duke Lukins is finished."
From then on, the Kenmes family no longer obeyed the orders of the Duke.
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