Farming Road from Baron to Emperor

Chapter 21
Earl Katz looked at the eight-meter-high city wall in front of him, which was made of rammed bluestone. It was built with the efforts of several generations of the Tulip family. The figure of Earl Si.

"Lord Earl, the Violet Infantry Regiment has assembled, whether to attack the city."

"No, such a strong city wall, I'm afraid it won't be able to defeat everyone, so give them a little pressure first, and press the captured serfs up." Katz was riding on a horse, wearing bright silver armor, and said: " Give them some hope and tell them that if they don't die after attacking the city three times, then let them go."

"As you order, my lord count."

The violet infantry drove the serfs and began to attack the city. It was better to die than to attack the city. First, there were no siege equipment, and second, there was no shield cover.

The chaotic serfs were driven forward. The serfs cried and cursed, but they moved forward helplessly. Behind them were the violet infantry with long guns. In front of them was a towering city wall. There is no doubt that you will die, and you will die if you go forward.

"Father, these are all villagers from nearby villages."

"Baron Danse, put away your pathetic sympathy. If you show mercy to them, the enemies behind them will be more aggressive and more unscrupulous. This will become your weakness." Case pointed to the crowd below and said: " If you don’t shoot them, how about the violet infantry attacking the city later, why don’t you do it, Danse, remember that being cold-blooded is the first lesson for you to become a lord.”

"But, Father..."

"Don't say any more." Earl Keith seemed to have guessed what Dan Si was thinking, and he ignored it directly, and said, "Knight Commander Kullman obeyed the order, shot and killed these serfs, and told them that Tulip will never give in. to the vile."

The knight on the city wall put down the long spear in his hand, picked up the bow and arrow, separated his feet slightly, nocked the arrow, first pulled it lightly, then opened the bow to aim, took a slight aim, took off the string, and the action was done in one go.The arrow flew out towards the crowd like a wild horse.

Sparse rain of arrows fell from the sky, but the serfs who even had holes in their clothes were either killed or wounded. Some arrows were shot in the chest, and they would not die for a while. The shrill cries for help made this one-sided war Add a more sad.

Between life and death, some serfs with poor mentality collapsed, turned around and fled the battlefield, were caught by the supervisor team behind them, and then shot to death.

Seeing that the serfs were almost killed or injured, Earl Violet ordered to withdraw his troops and arranged for the serfs he had conscripted from Violet to set up camp.

"Gaul, you lead the Red Violet Knights to collect serfs from nearby villages and capture them here." Katz turned his gaze to Allen again and said, "You lead fifty cavalry and five hundred serfs to harvest the nearby wheat fields."

"Turn on the soldiers defending the city. When their relatives appear below the city, I don't know if they can't do it. The more than 400 tulip infantry who have been captured have to be taken care of and control their food. At that time, it will be our trump card. .”

"Observe" Gaul and Allen both retreated.

……

In the Tulip mansion, Earl Keith was sitting in the study, rubbing the ring on his index finger. It was neither precious jewelry nor gold, just a small irregular stone, but it was Tulip's family heirloom.

There was a knock on the door, and then his son, Baron Danse, walked in, looking a bit decadent.

"What's the matter with me?"

Perhaps it was because of the smooth sailing, the first time he experienced such a big change, and when it was closely related to himself, Danse was a little worried about gains and losses, he said: "Father, the Violet army has set up camp outside, and it seems that they plan to surround it for a while. "

"That's right, and they will capture the nearby serfs, harvest the grain, and continue to send the serfs to die. They will do everything you are worried about, everything you are afraid of, and put away your pitiful appearance."

Case stood up, walked to the window, and continued: "When I was your age, I had followed my father to the battlefield several times, and look at you, it seems that I usually treat you Education is not enough."

Dan Si didn't say a word, and he was completely different from being proud in the iris territory. Maybe he was good at communicating with nobles, but not good at fighting, but in this world, how can you not be cruel.

Count Keith thought of his youngest daughter. He had two sons and two daughters. The eldest daughter, Kitty Tulip, married the eldest prince. The youngest daughter, Fina Tulip, had just grown up. His two sons and the eldest daughter were both Following their mother's temperament, they are weak and good at communicating with others.

But what's the use of dealing with the nobles? You have to be good at fighting and be decisive in order to lead the family to continue. Now the world is getting more and more chaotic.If 50 years ago, everyone still paid attention to being famous, but now they are fighting without declaration, and it is estimated that it will only become more and more chaotic in the future.

It's a pity that only the youngest daughter followed his temperament and acted decisively and neatly.How wonderful it would be if she were a son, who could inherit the family business, and would have to marry after all, alas.

At this time, Hakan, the administrative officer, also knocked on the door and came in. He first took a peek at Dans who was standing aside, then walked up and said, "My lord, the price of food in the town has increased slightly, but it is still The ordnance stored in the warehouse is also counted within the range of the residents, there are still [-] bows and arrows, and [-] long guns."

Case nodded and said, "There are enough weapons and food. We must ensure that there will be no problems with the residents. They can have food and water to drink. In addition, I have sent someone to inform the eldest prince that he will have to withdraw his troops within two months."

……

They started sending them to death again. Callis couldn’t count the number of times. The enemy drove the serfs to die from time to time. There were hundreds of people at most, and dozens at least. Callis was a Tulip infantry who fled back. The numb bow shoots arrows, and the arrows fly out and pin the serfs to the ground, which is not a bad thing.

Poor those who survived with an arrow. After the enemy withdrew, they stayed under the city wall and wailed to death. Now Callis is numb, but he really wants to escape here. Some of the people below have even seen him in the market. , But now, they are wailing in pain below, waiting to die in despair.

The Violet Infantry did not retreat immediately as usual, Kalis cheered up a little, and saw the Violet Infantry driving the Tulip Infantry to the battlefield. It was his robe, and he seemed to see his captain.Callis hesitated, should he do it.

At this time, the tulip infantry had already marched halfway, but there was no rain of arrows. Gaul looked at Earl Katz and said, "The soldiers on the city have lost their morale. When these tulip infantry arrive at the city, they can organize an attack on the city. It looks like Can't use..."

Earl Katz said: "No, Case is a decisive person. He may sometimes worry about his face, but in times of crisis, he can even abandon his son. The infantry will stay."

On the city wall, Baron Dans couldn't bear to look at Earl Keith, only to see Earl Keith personally picked up a bow, used his fighting spirit, and the arrow shot out like a rocket, and the arrow hit an unarmed tulip soldier , but the speed did not decrease, the arrow flew a few meters with the people, and hit several people.

Earl Keith put down his bow and shouted: "Our relatives are guarding behind us, our son, wife, and parents. If we keep our hands on the tulip soldiers below, will the enemy spare our relatives!"

All the soldiers on the city wall looked at him, Earl Keith glanced at him, and continued: "No, they won't, they will kill your parents, children, occupy your wife, and rob your gold coins, they won't do anything to you You have every ounce of mercy."

"Shoot arrows and kill them. It's not your fault. The enemy is so despicable. If you don't dare to attack, they will take the opportunity to attack the city. You are protecting your relatives and at the same time protecting the people below. You The relatives of the robes."

Maybe they played a leading role, or maybe a certain passage touched them. At first, a few people shot bows and arrows, and then there were more and more people, until everyone let go of the burden in their hearts, and waves of arrows hit. The surrendered soldiers fell like ears of wheat.

In the evening, the adrenaline faded, and Calis stayed alone at home. His parents died long ago, and his wife died of dystocia, but now he also shot his comrades. He watched his captain die on the city wall. Howling to death, what else does he have.

He closed his eyes, and his mind was filled with images of him shooting unarmed comrades and serfs. He really didn't know what else he could be attached to. He might as well have died on the battlefield at that time.

In the Tulip Mansion, Baron Danse, Baron Sakura, Earl Keith, Administrative Officer Hakan, Knight Commander Kullman, and Sakinet all gathered in the hall.

Kuhlman opened his mouth to break the silence, and said, "Come down tonight, I went around and found that the morale of the soldiers was low, and some soldiers even committed suicide. So far, three of them have been found."

Not only the morale of the soldiers is low, but even them. Earl Keith killed the tulip infantry he created by himself. Although he gave the order, he must be in a bad mood. A male servant, the reason is only that the armor sent has a trace of blood, how could the father who fought in the South and the North avoid this, alas.

Earl Keith knew that he had to make a decision, otherwise even if he defended in the end, this group of soldiers would be useless. He looked around and saw that everyone was very depressed. He finally sighed and looked at Baron Berg.

Baron Berg understood, suppressed the excitement in his heart, his face didn't show at all, he stepped forward and said, "Master Earl, there are more than [-] members of the knights I brought, and they are members of the Cherry Blossom Collar."

This seems to provide everyone with a way of thinking. The soldiers are not caused by killing too many enemies.But the Cherry Blossom Leaders are fine. They don’t know each other, and they are not Tulip Leaders. They may even be attacked because of the Cherry Blossom Order, their families are ruined, and their morale is high.

Although the Violet infantry surrounded three sides, the serfs were mainly driven to death in the east. Earl Keith ordered: "Baron Berg, you lead the Cherry Blossom Knights to join the defense of the east wall, and are responsible for shooting the serfs on the wall."

Berg Cherry Blossom cursed secretly, old man, still doesn't believe me, but with a smile on his face, he said: "Of order, it is my honor to serve the Earl."

In the next few days, several waves of serfs came to die. The knights of the Cherry Blossom Knights stood on the city wall without any mercy. It may be due to revenge, and their morale was high.Earl Tulip felt a little relieved, and the soldiers gradually adjusted.

Five days later, in the evening, in a restaurant, Berg's second daughter Sidney Sakura and Danse's knight commander Noah were chatting and eating. The Knights were entrusted with important tasks, so he naturally rose to the top, and the girl he met at the Iris Banquet, Xidai Sakura, came to Tulip Town to take refuge.

I saw the girl sitting opposite him, with apricot face and peach cheeks, willow eyebrows like smoke, small and exquisite, with a white lace skirt hanging down to the ground, white knee-length stockings on her lower body, and a pair of small black shoes. Always smile lightly.

It wasn't like this a few days ago, when the family suddenly changed, there were tears in the eyes, the pear blossoms were raining, Noah took the opportunity to show his hospitality, and he had a good impression of each other at that time, and now he can be regarded as a beautiful woman, and today he even invited him to dinner up.

Hey, why does this drink have such a high alcohol content? Noah looked at Xidai Sakura in a daze.

Seeing Noah lying drunk on the ground, Xidai Sakura greeted him a few times. Seeing that he didn't respond, she let out a long sigh of relief and went downstairs. The male servant sent by her father downstairs greeted her. Head, her side has succeeded, and the action can begin.

under the city gate
The premeditated Sakura Knights launched an attack on the soldiers defending the city.

"You actually..."

"The Sakura Knights have betrayed"

"Hold the city gate and line up."

But Earl Keith had already returned to the mansion, and Knight Commander Noah, who was supposed to stay behind, was sleeping soundly in the restaurant, and the group had no leader at this time.

"Rush over, open the city gate, and the knights of the earth are in front." Baron Berg showed a ferocious smile on his face, and stabbed the two soldiers rushing towards him with a long spear.The knights of the Cherry Blossom collar came prepared, easily killed dozens of people in front of the city gate, and opened the city gate.

"Master Katz, the city gate is open."

Kaz laughed out loud, the Tulip family was destroyed at this moment, he ordered: "Alan, you lead a large group of knights to blockade the south, remember not to let anyone from the Tulip family go, Gaul, you block the Tulip mansion, remember all Kill them all."

The Knights lined up to attack, rushed in along the city gate, rushed into the city, and surrounded the Tulip Mansion, followed by the Violet Infantry, hunting down and killing the soldiers defending the city.

In an instant, the town was on fire. Some residents hid in their houses and were hacked to death by the violet infantry who rushed in. Some ran around like headless chickens in the street and were shot to death by the charging knights. Many gangsters in the town took the opportunity to plunder together. Not satisfied with the gold coins, they wanted to kill people and set fire to them.

Tulip Mansion, corpses are scattered all over the ground, Tulip is a big family, but now only Earl Keith in the hall is left, surrounded by knights, no one dares to take a step forward, only Earl Keith There were many corpses piled up around the body.

The Violet Knights withdrew left and right, and a path was found in the middle, and Count Katz Violet came out.

Earl Keith's voice was hoarse, gasping for breath, and said, "I never thought you would become a lackey of the royal family. What good will it do you. You will end up like me sooner or later."

Kaz let out a long sigh. Facing this old man, the Violet family and the Tulip family used to be partners, but later the business route was cut off, a conflict of interest appeared, and the two sides turned against each other. He sighed: "It is the mission of the Violet family to reopen the business route." , even if there may be poison in front of me, I can't refuse, without trade routes, the Violet family living in a corner will only slowly die out."

Katz stopped talking, turned around, and said, "Give him a glass of poisoned wine, leave a whole body, and give the Tulip family a decent burial."

Earl Keith put down his weapon and took the cup. He looked around with nostalgia for the last time. All his relatives died here. He didn't know if he would become a ghost in the future. Hope is left to the youngest daughter who is most like him.

In the end, Earl Keith took a last look at his mansion with nostalgia. There were corpses scattered everywhere, broken cups, and candles fell to the ground. He looked back, and the surrounding knights were waiting to surround him.Earl Keith put away his nostalgia, picked up the cup, and drank it down. There was a pain in his abdomen. He pressed his spear to the ground, barely supported his body, and clenched his teeth.

The Violet Knight finally looked at Earl Keith with admiration. It has nothing to do with the position. Warriors are always favored. Poison is not fatal immediately, and the pain will last for a long time, but Earl Keith remained silent. Lie on the body, stand dead.

(End of this chapter)