Tales of the Reincarnated Lord

Chapter 74: send troops

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Count Kobili was very angry, and the golden cup in his hand was crushed into a ball again. All the servants and attendants held their breaths, careful not to be like the unlucky guy the day before yesterday, and not be heard by the count. When he heard the news, he accidentally made a little noise, and was smashed on the forehead by the enraged Lord Earl with a golden cup squeezed into a ball, and returned to the embrace of the Mother Earth on the spot.

Count Cobili unconsciously exerted force on his hand, and the golden cup kept changing various shapes. It wasn't until the count tapped his palm with a small gem inlaid on the golden cup that he realized that the golden cup had been squeezed into a golden ball by himself. Throwing the golden ball on the table, the Earl stood up, walked around restlessly, and finally walked to the balcony. Immediately, all the people standing beside him breathed a sigh of relief, that's great, everything is safe...

Count Cobili was sixty-three years old, but he still looked like a middle-aged man in his prime. Although the Earl was always criticized in the aristocratic circle for his debauchery and bad reputation when he was young, but these cannot make people ignore the Earl's genius in fighting spirit. Not only is his fighting spirit strength two gold stars, but he has also cultivated seventeen gold ranks and thirty-eight silver ranks among many illegitimate children. If it was in the academy area of Morente City, the Earl could earn himself a genuine gold badge for fighting qi with this achievement.

It was by relying on these illegitimate children of the gold rank and silver rank fighting spirit that Earl Cobili had established such a large territory and sphere of influence, making the Cobili family the most powerful family in the northwestern region of the Kingdom of Ridleys. It seems that he is about to go one step further, becoming the real master of this area and obtaining the title of Grand Duke. How can he prevent the earl from being angry if there is a mistake at this time

Since becoming friends with the eldest prince in the imperial capital more than ten years ago, Count Cobili has been serving the eldest prince. From pretending to be a horse thief to robbing merchants to participating in the civil war, Count Cobili sacrificed six gold-rank and thirteen silver-rank princes for the eldest prince. An illegitimate child, in exchange for the title of Northwest Grand Duke promised by the eldest prince. It's just that the Earl must first integrate the nobles of the former Cresson Empire in this area, and let them worship before the throne of the eldest prince before he can be canonized by the Grand Duke of the Northwest.

The northwest region of the Kingdom of Ridleys was the canonized territory of the military nobles of the former Krissen Empire. Although the territorial nobles here are nominally under the jurisdiction of the grand prince, these lords don't think much of the grand prince. When the eldest prince raised the flag of rebellion and started a civil war, only a few of the nobles here responded to the call of the eldest prince. And during the period when the eldest prince established the Kingdom of Ridleys, when the lords of this area sent representatives to have an audience, they only agreed to transfer the tithes originally belonging to the empire to the eldest prince. As for the tax increase enacted by the eldest prince later Policies such as the collection of grain and grass have been explicitly or covertly resisted by the lords of this area.

Count Cobili also knew that his reputation in the northwest region was not very good. Back then, the Earl Stallion and the family of illegitimate children were notorious, so that no nobleman in the northwestern region was willing to marry the Cobili family. What the eldest prince asked was that the lords in the northwest region must hand over 20% of their annual income to the kingdom. The Earl knew that it would be impossible to persuade the lords in this area to agree to the request of the elder prince. Well, let's use force to integrate the northwest region. After all, this region will be his own fief in the future, and the fewer nobles in the territory, the better.

What exactly went wrong? Count Cobili stood on the balcony looking at the dusty urban construction site in the distance. The new city in front of me was built by the earl in imitation of the layout of the king's capital. In the future, it will be the residence of the Grand Duke of the Northwest, and will also be the ruling center of the entire Northwest region.

In the past, when the Earl stood here and looked at the new city, he always had a kind of pride and pride. A hundred years of life passed away in a hurry. But this city named after itself will exist for a long time, until it has gone through thousands of years of wind and frost. When the entire city is completed, a huge stone statue will be erected for himself in the central square of the city, and the Earl will ascend the throne of Grand Duke at the foot of the stone statue.

As long as two years, two years, my dream can come true! Lord Earl clenched his fists, no one can stop him from realizing this dream, no one can. The current situation is very good, the noble coalition forces have been beaten to the point of despair, without the slightest resistance, more and more nobles in the territory wrote letters to themselves in private, willing to obey their orders. And the Cobili family's sphere of influence has expanded to the extreme, the surrounding lords have all been wiped out, and the vast territory has become a silent wilderness with no one, except for those bandits and mobs who dared to resist.

Speaking of those so-called resistance forces, Earl Cobilly thought of the mopping up troop again. It must have been a relapse. He wanted to rob the caravan when he saw it. As a result, he is still entangled with that caravan until now, so much so that he forgot the order he gave. Let them sweep up the strongholds of the resistance forces in the western mountainous area, destroy those strongholds, and capture people back to serve as slaves and hard labor...

The Earl never thought that all the troops he sent had been wiped out. He believed that the team composed of two Lancer squadrons and five Garrison squadrons was invincible in the northwest region. It must be that the merchant convoy captured the barracks and took advantage of the terrain, so there was no news that the raiding force could not attack for a long time, maybe it was because they were afraid of getting angry? However, I have sent another squadron of Lancers, carrying a large amount of food and supplies. I believe that good news will come in a few days.

The Earl was both annoyed and curious, and he wanted to see for himself, the one with a large number of carriages that could not be seen at a glance (the Lancer who came to report that the barracks was occupied by the convoy said that he participated in the second attack on the convoy. ) Which chamber of commerce does the caravan belong to, and passed through the sphere of influence of the Cobili family without notifying him, the controller of the northwest region, clearly that he did not take himself, the earl, seriously.

It's just that the raiding force and the caravan convoy fought together, giving the bedbugs who were roaming in the western mountains an opportunity. These damned mob bandits even took advantage of the lack of defense forces in the family territory to send a large-scale army to capture Burdock. The manor castle, that was the old territory of the Cobili family! If it wasn't for the fact that several citizens escaped here to report to him the day before yesterday, he would not have known that the old family territory had been ravaged by those mobs and bandits for five days.

At that time, the Earl didn't believe the report of these escaped citizens at all, and ordered someone to give them a severe whip. But these untouchables cried bitterly while being beaten, and cursed and swore that they were telling the truth. The Earl finally dubiously sent a small team of Lancers to the original family territory to find out what happened. As a result, only 40 or so of the 120 Lancers team ran back this morning. They reported that they had encountered the god in the original family territory. Arrow Josk and many horse thieves, probably as many as a squadron, they were outnumbered and fought a bloody battle to fight their way back, but they suffered a lot of losses, and now there are only a few people left.

Josk, the divine arrow, the Earl's shoulders were a little chilled when he mentioned the name. It was the place where the long arrow shot by Josk was pierced. Josk was there. His illegitimate child is likely to be in danger, so it is only natural that the castle is captured. According to what happened to the Lancer squad and the reports of those untouchables, the Earl estimated that there should be more than a thousand horse thieves and more than two thousand mob bandits gathered in the original family territory. The total number of forces is about the same, and it seems that those resisting forces have already mobilized.

Well, it seems that I have to move, don't think that I am old at sixty-three, a lion is still a lion no matter how old it is, and it will not nest in a nest and become a sick cat. If these bandits and mobs were not suppressed as soon as possible, as soon as the news of the family territory being occupied by these bedbugs spread, people would suspect whether the Kobili family was about to go downhill, and even these mobs and bandits couldn't deal with it. The Earl vowed to teach these bugs a profound lesson, and he would never stop until he caught them and hanged half of them.

Gerdos City can dispatch a brigade of more than 2,000 garrisons, plus a squadron of Lancers. During this period, another squad of Lancers and two squads of garrisons have been formed. The disabled Lancer squad should be able to defend the city. When the Lancer column of William Mills Castle was transferred back, there would be about 3,000 people. In addition, let the nobles who have taken refuge in their own territories send out a squadron of troops, so that there will be an army of 5,000, which is enough to sweep the western region, let alone deal with the rabble-like mob bandits. That's it, the troops will be dispatched in three days.

Thinking of this, Earl Kobili ordered loudly: "Come here, send me an order..."

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Lorist also pointed on a map: "Here, and here, these places I marked, Yuri, you must send someone to stay here, this is to monitor the road leading from Gerdos City to Bodos. Here are some of the best observation points on the castle road of the Manor. As long as Earl Cobilly sends troops, he will definitely take this road, so that we can prepare for the battle. Josk, you did a good job yesterday, and wiped out half of the cavalry The team is not relying on the armed forces of the family. But the troops in those cottages have suffered a lot, right?"

"Well, they lost two hundred people. If I hadn't just passed by with a small group of light cavalry scouts, they might have been maimed. But I left all the weapons and equipment of the captured lancers to them. They are very happy and appreciate our generosity," Josk said.

"That's why I said you did a good job. Now that the news has reached Earl Kobili, he will definitely send troops. We have already decided to confront him in this place. If there are no people from the cottage to cheer us on , Our family's armed forces alone seem too weak, maybe Count Kobili is staring at our convoy with a feverish forehead, and we will lose a lot even if we win."

"Where is the family team led by Knight Shredder?" Lorist asked.

Bodfinger pointed to a point on the map: "Here we are. We will arrive at Burdock Manor Castle tomorrow afternoon. I have asked Ross Knight to bring a squadron of heavy armored cavalry to meet him. I believe this journey will be safe and sound." Don't worry, my lord."

"How can I rest assured that before the convoy arrives, everyone has been a little tired these two days, Yuri, your light cavalry scouts must strengthen their reconnaissance and control of the surrounding situation, and keep an eye on what those copycats are doing. Just turn a blind eye and don't conflict with them because you don't like something." Lorist said.

"Yes, my lord, I will let my soldiers pay attention." Yuri replied.

"Be patient for now. After the convoy arrives, we will gather those cottagers and horses, gather those villagers who are in trouble, and send Malek knights to enforce the military law. If there are any who refuse to listen to the advice, we will kill a few chickens to scare the monkeys. These few days God, we don't have enough strength in our hands, so we can only be patient." Lorist smiled wryly and shook his head.

To be honest, some rebel forces have done worse than bandits. Robbery, murder, rape and other incidents have occurred in Count Cobili's family territory. This is inevitable and understandable. Now that he has occupied his family territory, why not act wildly? But it would be too much to transfer the hatred of Count Cobili to those innocent villagers. As Josk Knight said, several cottage forces fled quickly when they saw Earl Cobili's army, and now they are showing their power to those unarmed villagers, and they have become tricks to torture those villagers, even Yuri's light cavalry scouts can see Not going down, several conflicts occurred.

"Josker, how is your cavalry squad formed?"

"My lord, it's hard to find people. You must have superb riding skills, a talent for archery, and awakened fighting spirit. I have only gathered a dozen people so far." Josk complained.

"Take your time, I believe cavalry archers will show their prowess in the future battlefield." Lorist smiled and comforted.

The next day, Fatty Shi led the family convoy to Burdock Manor Castle, where people shouted and neighed with joy.

At night, in the spacious hall, Lorist was talking to the map: "Today, the news came from Knight Yuri, he discovered that several nobles from the territory who had defected to Earl Kobilly were bringing their troops to the city of Gerdos. This shows that Earl Kobili has already gathered his troops to make preparations, and it is likely to send troops in these two days. Our time is very tight. We will have a rest tomorrow, and Bodfinger will lead a squad of heavy armored cavalry and three spearmen in the morning of the day after tomorrow. The squadron arrived here and set up camp, and Terman's knight squad and Dolles' chariot squad set off together."

"Leave two squadrons of spearmen to defend the manor castle, and Knight Shredder will be in charge. Knight Malek, you will lead a team to patrol the territory tomorrow and gather those villagers. They have also been tortured by those cottages these days. You let those cottages The men and horses obey our orders according to the agreement, and all gather at Baldfinger. If there is anyone who disobeys the order... "

Lorist showed some murderous intent at this moment: "Knight Rose, you should know how to do it..."

A bloodthirsty smile appeared on Rod Wells' face: "I know, my heavy armored cavalry squadron will let these bastards know the consequences of breaking their promises."

"Very well, Mr. Tim, you don't have to worry. As a loyal ally of the Norton family, you just need to let your soldiers rest and refresh themselves. After our troops confront Count Cobili's army, I will let you As a guide, he went to attack the city of Gerdos." Lorist said.

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