Blood tax

Chapter 129 Decoy
Running is impossible.In a hurry, the baron could only summon the militia, ready to fight.

Mr. White, the baron's steward, is leading the people to strengthen the walls of the manor.In addition to the stone wall protection of the lord's castle in this area of ​​the aristocratic territory, the manor outside the castle will also reinforce the walls of the houses to form a four-meter-high outer wall.The river water was also dug outside the barony's villa wall as a defense around the manor.The exit of the outer wall is passed by a suspension bridge. When the suspension bridge was erected during the war, the entire manor was surrounded by the river and the city wall, which is supposed to be relatively strong.

However, due to disrepair for a long time, the moat is seriously silted up, and the shallowest part can only reach knees.Old White and Zhuang Min didn't have time to dig deep for renovation, so they could only dig within 10 meters near the suspension bridge.

Bandits have always been lurking in the distant mountains and forests.It is said that they are bandits, but a large part of them are free mountain people who are unwilling to pay taxes or become farm laborers.The local nobles feel that these people are not a threat as long as they don't cause trouble, and they won't spend money and time to exterminate them.

Since last winter, the situation has suddenly become serious.It is said that some of the soldiers who came back from the east one after another gathered together with the bandit leader and trained the mountain people and bandits to become bandits. After a while, several groups of bandits gathered and became rebels.

There is a large rebel army in the mountains near here, commanded by a rebel knight named Lance, with cavalry and infantry, and even some veterans of the rebellious legion.They raided some manors, and some wandering horse thieves appeared nearby and took some of the people.

A lord near the mountains realized the threat and immediately mobilized his men to crusade.As a result, it was defeated by the rebels within a day, and the lord's head is said to have been stuck in the rebels' spears.

Larger-scale battles broke out after the New Year. Several coalition forces of nobles launched attacks on the rebels in different positions. The situation was not bad at first.

However, suddenly, a viscount and several nobles led their team to get out of the way, and several rebels rushed into the fertile Willow River Valley, sweeping towards the territory of Lord Bate.

Baron Bate's estate now faces rebel attack.

Most of the citizens have no combat experience, nor do they have sophisticated armor and weapons.Only the baron and his teenage son in the entire estate had chain mail.The militia that hastily assembled to guard the outer wall has only about a hundred people, and they are no match for the thousands of rebels.

Old White, who was strengthening the outer wall, suddenly received a notice.A group of gorgeously dressed young people came to the south gate of the manor.There were men and women among them, and some of the young women were so beautiful that they caused a commotion among the people.

Old White rushed over, and he could clearly see the coat of arms on their gorgeous costumes from a distance.The girls wore exquisite jewelry, the workmanship was even better than the baron's heirlooms, the pure color was not like silver, it should be platinum, not to mention the workmanship, just the inlaid diamonds were worth at least 30 gold florins.Their appearance and temperament are natural, every frown and smile are touching and unaffected, as elegant and graceful as a lily.

Old White, who was a bit knowledgeable, immediately showed [-] points of respect.

The leader was a warrior named Lana, who wore heavy armor and carried a two-handed sword.Although he looks young, he is tall and handsome, and his demeanor is aggressive.

"We come from various families in Bayeran, and we were attacked by rebels not long ago," Lana thumped his left chest with his right hand to express his respect. "We need food and water, and ladies need a properly clean room. The nearby The garrison has received our request for help, and before that we need the Baron's protection and help."

Iseus came up from the side and took out some silver coins from his pocket: "We will pay the reward and fees."

Old White took the silver coin handed over, looked at the strong young man in front of him and the armor on his body, and thought, "It may be very useful for fighting..."

All in all, the baron's manor is in great need of defensive personnel at this time.Due to the rush of time and too little time to recruit mercenaries, we can only increase the number of strong men who can climb the city wall as much as possible.Compared with unprotected militiamen, armored soldiers are very valuable, even if it is just a piece of leather armor.

Old White had already grasped the situation, and even the militiamen around him put away their weapons wisely, showing a respectful attitude towards the noble lord.

However, without the baron's approval, Old White has no right to accept them. Just as he was thinking about going in and reporting, a man in a luxurious robe stepped out from the crowd, and glanced at Old White with haughty and noble eyes:
"Call your lord out, hurry up."

Professor Witzleben looked down impatiently at the hesitant manor steward: "Witzleben, the extraordinary wizard from Homemonwatts, asked to recruit him and his manor militia to prepare for the next battle."

……

Baron Bett rushed over immediately and respectfully paid Professor Weitzleben an incomparable respect:

"I didn't expect to trouble you, my ancestors once followed your family to fight in the wise and powerful..."

"That's enough," Weitzleben yelled and interrupted the baron's compliments, "Get your militia and food in order, and tell me the details."

The baron stepped back immediately.

Wetzleben became master of the manor and castle.He sat down in the master's seat and looked down at his students.

Is the professor crazy?He wants to stay here?
Sonia felt a bad premonition, and immediately said:
"We can't stay here,

"My proposal is to ask the baron to collect nearby ships and send us across the Beit River. We should evacuate as soon as possible before the rebels gather, and move closer to other teams near the old town."

Not long after the sloop was discovered to be flooded, the unfortunate ship actually sank.Fortunately, they were discovered in time, and everyone escaped with all their tails, and found some carriages to continue retreating eastward.

The professor took everyone to make some flying familiars, sent a warning to Old Town and reported their location, asking for support.

The Echo Crystal was still severely disturbed, and communication over a certain distance was fruitless.

As they walked, they communicated intermittently with the old town.The communication sent back could only be sent through ravens and carrier pigeons, which was delayed for a long time.

By noon on March 3, the retreating camping group received bad news one after another.

Lance's army has flanked him from the north.They numbered close to 4000 and were divided into several teams.The fast-moving horse thieves advanced along the river bank, and it is likely that the camping group will be blocked on the west bank of the Beit River and the north bank of the Willow River.

"With me here, there is no need for this." Weitzleben glanced at everyone present, and directly passed the noble students to give an order:

"Lana, Murat, Nona, form the manor militia, divide into three parts to guard the three walls except the castle. Kulala, lead people to establish a sniper point, I want to see that every wall that is attacked can be remotely cover."

"Berthier, confirm the food and drinking water of the manor. I need a complete ration plan, and the water purification agent can be distributed to them. Human and animal manure must be separated, so that the villagers can gather together to boil golden juice. Dedius, Arranging familiars and establishing a security system requires 24-hour uninterrupted security.

"Iseus, lead someone to build a temporary echo hub, and I'll get in touch with the old town."

This time, not only Shutoral, but also a noble magic student was arranged.

Sonia looked at Iseus and Fiona, who were also members of the committee, at a loss, and raised her hand hesitantly: "Professor, we have our own command system..."

"Command system? Are you referring to the staff travel report that can't be made without the help of your apprentice knight?" Weitzleben's always serious face can't tell whether he is sincere or sarcastic, "I am not For an idiot like Velonos, this time we will encounter real combat. I want each of you to stick to your posts.

"This manor should be used as a magnet to attract the rebels, and the powerful reinforcements will be used as a hammer to crush the rebels who gather here.

"You are the rose of Byelan, you are also the sharp sword, and you are the majestic and inviolable magician. I will water you with blood and wailing."

Everyone is obedient, and the identities and aura of professors and supernatural beings make it impossible to refute.

"Bring me up!"

The professor snapped:
"Two brigades of the Verona Legion are coming from the south. The territory of the Verona nobles and private troops are all over the field, and there is a city defense army near the old town. You have nine Extraordinary of Sequence 9, and such a battle is still going on. If you want to escape, do your fathers still dare to pass on the family business and honor to you?"

Everyone who was scolded was shaken and prepared to do the same.

"Professor, please at least investigate the situation of the ships!" Sonia insisted stubbornly, unwilling to back down, "There is a ferry not far from here. We can find some ships and transport everyone to leave safely in batches."

"No." The professor said coldly, "As a professor and a transcendent, I have the right to make decisions. Miss Lamor, before you inherit the title, you have the obligation to obey."

Sonia, who has always been gentle, did not back down: "Your power has no right to require us to fight. And the battle plan needs to be approved by our committee before it can be implemented."

Professor Wetzleben's astonishing magic ripples spread out like tentacles.The majesty of the Transcendent is irresistible, not to mention that Sonia and the professor are on the same extraordinary path, without her own Shutoral by her side, she faces the Transcendent alone, and even finds it difficult to breathe and stand.

Berthier and Dedius wanted to come forward and say a few words to Sonia, but they were caught too.Fiona is at a loss, and Iseus' position is vague.

"Stand back," Weitzleben shouted again, "execute the order."

His words carried irresistible hints and magic power, rippling in the ears and mind like ripples, disintegrating the minds of everyone present, and began to implement his plan.

……

The responsibilities of several Xiutorals are the heaviest.

There are no qualified knights on the baron's estate, not even veterans, and all the militia actually need to be commanded by them.

But these things are not beyond their ability.Every Xiutoral has experience in commanding auxiliary soldiers in the East, and can handle everything from military affairs, military law, training, combat to logistics of small units.This is one of the basic requirements for their selection.

"Kulala," Dedius came over, grabbed himself and told Xiutolar seriously, "the sniper point must have a hidden escape route."

"Okay~" The apprentice knight lady with a rare silver hair color nodded.She is the most beautiful of all the Xiutorals. If you don't look at the strong bow and exquisite breastplate she is carrying, she is completely indistinguishable from those noble ladies.

"Be sure to move quickly after each snipe, and don't covet the results of the battle." Dedius continued to add.Berthier, who came with him, wanted to tell Nona a few words, but found that he had said everything he wanted to say.

"I know~ there are only bandits and rebels on the opposite side," Kulala snorted twice, "I have a lot of actual combat experience, it doesn't look like you have only read books."

Nona sighed and pointed out Kulala's omission: "The last time the enemy was just goblins, weren't you also the first one to fall in the positional battle stage? This experience is disgraceful."

"Ah, you guys are so annoying!" Kulala yelled, "Don't keep holding on to that crap, didn't Lana get overthrown by a few goblins too? I was defeated by a troll anyway .”

"I didn't have any equipment at that time." Lana, who was standing aside, rubbed the tip of his nose in shame.

"No problem?" asked the calm Berthier. "We are like bait in the tide of rebels."

This question silenced everyone present.Sonia gave him a regretful look, then turned to look for the steward of the manor.

Nona looked at him for a while, tilted her head and said, "Since you think there is a problem, why didn't you refute the professor just now?"

"I……"

"The spirit of independence and freedom you advertise is actually easy to succumb to authority, isn't it?" Nona asked persistently.

Berthier was taken aback by these words, and he stood there awkwardly, not knowing what to do.

"Nona..." Kulala tugged on her gauntlet quietly, "Don't say that."

The heroic Miss Xiutoral was not criticizing everyone, she stepped forward and patted Feng Jun on the shoulder:

"This is the end of the matter, don't worry about the past anymore. This time, use actual combat and blood to remember it."

　The prototype of Berthier is the chief of the general staff of Nahuang, and he is still very immature now.Although most combinations of monarchs and ministers are men with women and women with men, I didn't arrange this for the sake of forming CP.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)