When we met again, Lorist noticed that Josk looked a bit haggard, and seemed to be a little bit discouraged. Then look at the large group of people standing behind him, it is estimated that there are three to four hundred people, including old men in their fifties and teenagers in their 14th and 15th years. There are also many agricultural tools such as sickles and pitchforks in their hands.
Josk bowed to Lorist very ashamedly: "Master, I have let you down, I have failed your trust..."
Lorist laughed: "It's okay, the war changes quickly, and some unexpected situations are inevitable. Besides, you are also implicated by us when you travel back and forth. There is no need to say polite words. Come, come, everyone, please come to the camp first, eat Let’s chat slowly when it’s hot.”
There was a strong smell of meat in the camp. Fatty Shi ordered people to skin the hundreds of horses belonging to the Lancer who died yesterday. The meat was boiled in a large pot. After cooking for a day, the meat was rotten. When the bones were crispy, nearly 10,000 people in the barracks had a good meal at night.
Hearing what Lorist said, and smelling the smell of meat again, the hundreds of people brought by Josk suddenly burst into cheers, and at the same time, their stomachs gurgled.
Josk was very embarrassed: "My lord, to be honest, we have been out of food for a day, and everyone is starving..."
Three or four hundred people settled down very quickly. Thirty more tents were added to the northwest area of the barracks, and the work was done. Then Sedkamp sent several large pots of mashed horse meat and mashed potatoes. The batter is enough for these people to fill their stomachs.
Working in the big tent, Josk devoured the dozen or so buns and a large bowl of horsemeat that Reddy had brought up. After eating, Josk held tea and talked about his experience after returning.
Among the forces against Count Kobili, Josk can be considered a very large force, with six or seven hundred people under his command, and nearly two thousand people including his family members. It's just that Josk didn't have the idea of setting up another cottage to be the owner himself, but instead sheltered his family in Funiuling Village, the largest cottage in the western mountainous area. An active team.
This time assisting the Funiuling cottage against Earl Kobilly's mopping up troops, almost half of Josk's men were killed or injured. That's why Josk came up with the idea of going to the barracks to burn food and grass to force the mopping up troops to retreat, and thus met Lorist and the others. At the time of parting, Josk was still full of ambitions, thinking that it would be easy to persuade the rebel forces to jointly attack and mop up the camp of the troops, and would get a warm response from the rebel forces.
Unexpectedly, when he returned to the western mountainous area, he summoned the leaders of the various resistance forces to say this. What he got was not a response, but rejection and ridicule. Many people thought that it was a big victory for the sweeping troops to leave the western mountainous area, and they could live in peace. Life is over, there is no need to provoke the mopping up troops. What if the mopping-up team wins and comes back again? It's better to sit and watch the mopping-up team and the convoy mentioned by Josk.
Some people also questioned whether Josk had reached some ulterior agreement with that convoy, otherwise why would he be so enthusiastic to encourage everyone to attack the camp of the mopping up troops. Everyone defended against danger in the western mountainous area and was beaten by the mopping forces. Now they are going to attack the heavily fortified enemy camp. Isn't this throwing eggs at rocks
Some people even had the idea that the best convoy would fight with Earl Cobili's sweeping force, so that they could take advantage of the opportunity. Since Josk said that the convoy was huge, with hundreds of carts, there must be a lot of supplies, and it would be a big deal to get more than a hundred carts at that time.
Josk spent three days fighting with the leaders of the resistance forces in the western mountains, but was disappointed. None of the resistance forces was willing to send troops to help the convoy attack the camp. The house leak happened to rain overnight, and the village owner of Funiuling Village sent someone to invite Josk to him. He said bluntly that because of the heavy losses of the anti-mopping forces, the Funiuling Village was unable to maintain nearly 2,000 people under Josk's team and his family members. human food supply. Either people like Josk would join the Funiuling cottage, and we would stay hungry until the beginning of spring, when the time came to pick wild vegetables and hunt for a living, or they would take people out of the cottage to find another way of life.
Josk was so angry that it was clear that the Funiuling cottage wanted to annex his team to make up for the loss, and he didn't care about how much sacrifice his team had made to help the Funiuling cottage fight against the mopping up troops. Lack of food? Lacking you a big-headed ghost, at the end of last year, I led a team to attack a granary of Earl Cobili, and sent two-thirds of the grain to the granary in the Funiuling village. Only ghosts will believe that there is no food.
The proud Josk disdains to expose the lies of the village owner in Funiuling, and without a word, he takes everyone away overnight, and then re-encamps in a cottage that was breached and abandoned by the mopping-up troops. Looking at the crying women, children, and the hundreds of wounded members, Josk felt a splitting headache. He gritted his teeth with hatred when he thought of the leaders of the resistance forces in the western mountains. Just because this group of people with no ambitions and short-sightedness only dare to play with ruthless things in their own one-acre three-lot land, it is impossible for them to help themselves achieve their wish to avenge Count Cobili, they just want to stay safely in their own land It is enough to be domineering in the cottage.
Thinking of the promise he made to Lorist, and thinking about the faces of those leaders of the resistance forces, for the first time, Josk had the idea that it would be better to die in battle. So he left all the food to those women and children, and rushed here with more than 300 men who were still able to move. He thought very simply, as long as the convoy at the barracks and the mopping up troops were still fighting, he would attack the camp of the mopping up troops regardless of his life, in order to show Lorist that he had fulfilled his promise.
It's just that when Josk arrived here hungry with his troops, the war had been over for two days. Josk told Lorist that he regretted it. If he had known earlier, he would not have quarreled with the leaders of the resistance forces in the western mountains. After being rejected by them, he would directly bring his own troops to catch up with the war.
Lorist briefly introduced the battle that took place last night. Due to the coincidence caused by various factors and a little bit of luck, the team won a complete victory. Next, Lorist made a suggestion. He thought that the convoy would continue to leave in two days. Josk might as well transfer all the family members of the troops who were still staying in the western mountainous area to this barracks. The terrain here is easy to defend and difficult to attack, and the surrounding terrain is open and flat, suitable for opening up wasteland and farming. As long as he occupies this barracks, Josk's life will be easier in the future, and he no longer needs to stay under the fence in the western mountainous area. If Josk is willing, Lorist can send someone to send a carriage to assist in the transfer, and he will leave enough weapons, equipment and food supplies for Jost when the convoy travels north.
Josk frowned and thought for a long time, then shook his head and declined Lorist's kindness. On the contrary, what he said shocked Lorist: "My lord, I want to take them to join your convoy and follow your convoy north. It's just that after they arrive at your family's territory in the Northland, I will wait for them to settle down." You have to return here until you kill Count Kobili and his illegitimate children, and then I will go back to serve you."
Lorist wondered why Josk would think so, and also wondered why he was so persistent in his hatred for Count Cobili.
Josk sighed: "Master, I'm tired, really, I'm tired. You don't know, I've thought a lot on the way here, I'm not a good leader, I'm obsessed with the relationship with Count Cobili hatred, but ignored the feelings of my subordinates. They have been fighting with me until now, but I can't even take care of their families. It wasn't until this time that I led everyone out of the Funiuling village that I realized that I had done a lot of things wrong. I am sorry for those soldiers who died on the battlefield, I cannot give their families a stable living environment, I cannot... "
"My lord, I am very grateful that you gave us the barracks. But I understand that even if you stay here in the barracks for a period of time, you will still be affected by the flames of war. That's why I just want to entrust all my men and family members to your lord." , Let them follow the adults to the Northland to live a stable life. I believe that the adults can do what they say, and let those who follow the adults to the Northland have a happy and peaceful life."
Josk then talked about his enmity with Count Cobili, and in Lorist's view, this was both a fairy tale and a legend of revenge.
Josk's father was a knight of the golden rank. More than 20 years ago, he responded to the call of the empire and bid farewell to his newlywed wife. He participated in the last invasion of the Christian Empire against the Ford Business Alliance, and fell on the battlefield. And Josk is a posthumous child. Soon after giving birth to him, his mother also died of illness due to depression and missing his father. Josk became a wild child without father and mother since he was a child, and he grew up slowly relying on the care of kind neighbors. Until the age of twelve, Josk, who was hunting in the woods, accidentally rescued Baron Umado who was chased by wild boars, and was brought back to the castle by the grateful baron.
Among the territorial nobles in this area, Baron Umado is an exception. First of all, the baron is a very dedicated person, he has no illegitimate children, and has no entanglements with the maids. Since his wife passed away, he has been living with his precious daughter. Secondly, the baron was very kind to the people, and he didn't punish them lightly. He laughed off some small mistakes, and even distributed food and clothes to the people during the holidays. Among the territorial nobles in this area, Baron Umado holds the title of the most benevolent lord.
After learning about Josk's family background, the baron adopted Josk and made strict demands on him, hoping that he could become a golden knight like his father. Josk worked very hard. Under the baron's guidance, he became a gold-star knight and archer at the age of twenty-four.
Josk lived happily for fourteen years in the baron's manor castle. Meanwhile, the baron's baby daughter grew up. The two young people got along day and night, and fell in love without accident. The baron was happy to see it, and announced his daughter's engagement to him on the day Josk became a golden knight. Two years later, when his daughter turned 20, the two young people who loved each other would become husband and wife.
This should have been a beautiful fairy tale, but on the day Josk married his lover, Count Cobili sent someone to propose marriage to the baron's daughter for one of his illegitimate sons. The baron became furious on the spot and drove the messenger away. Unexpectedly, as soon as the envoy was driven away, Earl Cobili's army invaded the baron's territory and surrounded the manor castle. The excuse that the baron drove away his envoy was disrespectful to him, so he declared war on the baron.
The manor castle, which was preparing for the wedding ceremony, was no match for Count Cobili's army, and the gate was breached in less than two hours. Josk, who had been resisting in front, was besieged by several golden-ranked illegitimate sons of Earl Cobili and was seriously injured. If his soldiers hadn't tried their best to rescue him from the manor, he would have died long ago. On the way to escape, Josk woke up for a while, and saw a scene he would never forget: the manor castle he had stayed in for fourteen years was on fire, and black smoke shot straight into the sky. But his most beloved person is wearing a white wedding dress, jumping down from the highest point of the manor castle...
Josk yelled and fell into a coma. It has been half a year since he recovered from his wounds. He infiltrated Earl Cobili's territory and tried to assassinate the earl and his illegitimate son to avenge the baron and his lover. Unfortunately, he failed. He shot three arrows , shot dead the count's two illegitimate sons, but only wounded Count Cobili's shoulder, and then fled around being chased by the Lancers. It was precisely because of this hatred that after Josh pulled up a resistance team, he was busy finding trouble with Count Kobili.
Josk cried while talking, tears streaming down his face, suddenly, he knelt down in front of Lorist. He said that if Lorist was willing to help him avenge him, he swore that he would be the master of Lorist and serve the Norton family for life.
Lorist took a lot of effort to pull Josk up from the ground. He said that he had always admired Josk, and that he would be very pleasantly surprised if Josk was willing to work for him. It's just that he is currently leading a huge family caravan to the north, and has heavy responsibilities, so he can't easily promise Josk. But Lorist assured that the current team's forward strategy is undecided, and it needs to be carefully planned. If there is a chance to fulfill Josk's wish, he will not let it go, because this is not just to help Josk's lover and Umado. The baron's revenge is also revenge for the Norton family caravan that was robbed in the past.
In any case, it was Lorist who brought Josk back to his composure, and followed Reddy to the tent next to him to rest. After all, after a long day of driving without eating or closing his eyes, even the Golden Knight was exhausted.
Lorist stroked his chin and thought about it. He really admired Josk and wanted to take him under his command. Only in this way, his wish must be fulfilled, and the family of Earl Cobili must be destroyed. kindness? This seemed to be a game guide, and I accepted the mission myself. The mission requirement was to eliminate Count Cobili and his family, and the mission reward was to be followed by the Golden Knight and the sharp archer Josk.
Well, let me see how to complete this task. Lorist sat down at the desk, opened the map and looked it over carefully...