People in the Middle Ages, draw cards to get promoted

Chapter 21 The Chivalrous Knight
The robbers' stronghold is indeed very close, just a few kilometers away from the border between Veneto and the Austrian border jurisdiction.

It is just that they need to lead pack animals, horse-drawn carts, cross mountains and ridges, and walk a long night road. For most people with night blindness, this is undoubtedly an insurmountable problem.

This is the reason why the gang of robbers did not return directly to the stronghold.

At first, Lothar thought it was because there were shrews in this group of robbers, so they didn't dare to openly bring a group of kidnapped female slaves back to play with them.

After thinking about it for a while, I came back to it.

The status of women at the bottom of this era is very low.

Even in the aristocratic class, there are a few grand duchesses, empresses, and sought-after baronesses.

And those fearsome witches who hide behind the lord's curtain.

Still can't change this fact.

Firstly, it was difficult for women to fulfill their vassals’ obligation to serve in the feudal lord’s military service, which made it impossible for most of them to achieve class leap through war like men.

Second, because of religious oppression, women are regarded as evil seducers, possessing "original sin", have no right to education, and have to depend on men for everything.

The robbers dare not travel at night.

Lothar naturally didn't have such an idea. He ordered Ryan and Model to lead the newly recruited citizens to camp in the open area among the mountains.

The roaring bonfire was soon rekindled.

Lothar distributed the food that the robbers didn't have time to enjoy to the people under his command, and took out the food carried by the pack horse, and heated it on the bonfire.

Lothar ordered: "Model, Ryan, you two don't stand here stupidly, go and see what the leaders have. From today onwards, they will be under your control."

"what?"

"Don't be stupid, you two will be my sergeant commander in the future. Although there are not many people now, they will be the backbone in the future. You need to train them well."

"I understand."

Both of them were a little excited when they heard the words.

They are in awe of Lothar and believe that Lothar can do a great job, which also makes Lothar value them and makes them even more grateful.

The two left one after another.

There was an idea in my heart that I didn't dare to hope for in the past.

"If your lord becomes a lord one day, won't you really make us knights?"

The bonfire crackled.

Lothar sipped the broth with a calm expression.

Once upon a time, he was still a rookie, but now he is a veteran soldier who can kill more than ten people in a row and still drink broth without changing his face after the war.

He metamorphoses very quickly.

There is always a feeling that I am born to be a perverted lunatic who likes to kill.

"What? You want to get me a glass of water?"

Lothar made a gesture of listening attentively, then nodded and said, "Then thank you, Prajna."

Prajna: "..."

She took out the wooden cup expressionlessly, took a cup of hot water and handed it over.

Lothar took the water glass, blew the water vapor on it, and then took a sip.

Banruo opened his mouth, and said helplessly, "If you have a request, you can speak it out, you don't need to beat around the bush. As your servant, I will obey orders."

Lothar raised his eyebrows, staring at the other party's warm orange face illuminated by the firelight, and said with a smile, "Alright, I want to borrow your knees to lie down for a while."

The atmosphere was tense for a moment.

Lothar could clearly feel a chill coming from the opposite side.

Facing Prajna's cold eyes, he swallowed warm water, but there was no fear in his eyes.

for a long time.

Prajna said: "I'm sorry, but this is not my duty as a subject."

Feeling that the atmosphere was not so stiff, Lothar said a little embarrassingly: "I'll just say that."

"My lord, I can..."

Hans patted his thigh and smiled innocently: "If you are tired, I am willing to serve as your pillow so that you can have a good sleep."

This poor child is probably too low in quality, only one star, so the intimacy has increased rapidly.

Open the system and take a look.

Excuse!
Has risen from "friendliness" to "worship".

"Never mind."

Lothar shook his head quickly and said, "I'm just joking with Prajna, I'm not that delicate."

Hans secretly thought: "Your Excellency is an adult, how dare you make a joke with General Prajna."

This honest boy didn't even notice that Lothar was flirting with Wisdom.

Because in his eyes, Prajna has never been treated as a woman, to be precise, he is not even a human being.

Be the Gatekeeper of Hell!

The next morning.

Before dawn, the group set off.

Lothar, Hans, Hannya, and Model traveled lightly along the mountain road.

This time it was Ryan's turn to stay near the stronghold and guard the pack animals and carriages with the leaders.

With such a short time together, it is impossible for Lothar to fully trust this group of leaders, so before leaving, he specially asked Ryan to be careful to prevent them from secretly collaborating.

Defenses can not do without.

No matter how small the chance is, you have to be prepared.

Ryan, who is on guard, holds a crossbow in his hand and is in armor. If those leaders are really greedy for profit, it will be difficult to succeed.

As for why they didn't bring this group of leaders to kill the bandit stronghold, it was because even though they were young and strong, they were qualified "conscripts" by picking up the weapons left by the bandits.

But he didn't want to use these newly recruited citizens as cannon fodder.

Instead, it is planned to be handed over to Model and Hans to be trained as regular soldiers.

Even if he didn't have the money to train them all as "sergeants", he wouldn't force a group of ragged, untrained peasants onto the battlefield.

Furthermore, most of the people living near the Holy Land believe in the Orthodox Church and a few believe in Zoroastrianism.

After all, these dozen or so people are Germans of the same language and race, and they will be a key force that is more trustworthy and valued by then.

Both precautions and high hopes.

The two are not contradictory.

Halfway through the journey, Hans suddenly asked, "My lord, what if we meet women and children?"

Lothar thought for a while, then said: "If there is a threat, kill them, and if there is no threat, let them live and die. In short, everything is based on your own life."

Although Lothar knew that even the old and the weak, women and children, since they enjoyed the money and food that the robbers killed and looted, there was nothing innocent to say.

But if he really wanted to "cut the weeds and eradicate the roots", he still couldn't do it.

Hans nodded and said, "I see."

He is still a recruit, but he is not a benevolent person because of the influence of the predecessors of the Teutonic knights who often invaded the Slavs and burned, killed and looted.

Go over a small hill.

The destination finally came into view.

"Is this the so-called bandit stronghold?"

Standing on the hillside, Hans frowned: "This is clearly a village!"

They even opened up a small piece of farmland.

According to this, not far away, you can also see a large orchard with pale yellow flowers blooming on it, and the aroma is tangy, just like a paradise.

Lothar was also a little puzzled: "Couldn't that robber deliberately point us to the wrong way?"

"I'm going to explore!"

Model took the lead and walked towards the stronghold.

After a while, he ran back quickly, with regret on his face, and said: "That's right, the location and layout of the trap that the robber said are correct, this is the robber stronghold he said, he dare not lie to us."

Lothar sighed heavily.

This should be a gathering place composed of escaped serfs, which can not only avoid the oppression of the lord, heavy taxes, but also occasionally organize groups to go down the mountain and plunder.

Perhaps they were also a group of poor people.

But when they picked up the butcher knife, they were no longer pitiful.

"Hans, Mordel, the two of you outflank from the flanks, and Prajna and I break through from the front. Remember my instructions, and protect your own life first."

He has limited strength at hand now, and there are only a few reliable people in total.

Before actually obtaining the territory to activate the system, there are very few chances to obtain subordinates by relying on milestones.

(End of this chapter)