Riding and Slashing

Chapter 170 Who is the Rebel

The circumstances of life are always full of wonderful coincidences.

Charles fled into Kewen Village, which was probably an instinctive reaction, just to survive.

But he didn't expect that the troops from Lion Lake City didn't chase after him into Kewen Village...

In the eyes of most people, Charles is just a small character - he is just a knight under the command of Baron Leon, and his fief is Fletcher Village on the border with a population of only a few hundred. He is not well-known and not very skilled.

He is neither rich nor noble, nor powerful, and was born as an illegitimate child.

In addition to killing the enemy with his own hands to avenge his father, which is commendable, in the eyes of a noble like Alma, he is almost as if he does not exist, and of course it is not necessary to hunt him down.

The large troops in Lion Lake City will keep chasing Charles, in fact, because those troops and Charles have a common destination - Kewen Village.

After the army of Lion Lake City entered Kewen, it immediately took control of the territory of Baron Leofric in the north of Kewen.

On the contrary, the countess' manor was not disturbed at all.

However, Dalion, who claimed the throne in Kewen Village, was quickly caught - Leofric's territory could no longer protect him...

In fact, Lion Lake City's troops had come to capture Dalion on a special trip.

Duke Alma actually knew about the existence of Dalion a long time ago...

The Red Brotherhood is full of eyeliner. Not long after Dalion came down from the mountain, since he showed King Pender's ring to others for the first time, the information has already reached Alma's ears.

It's just that Alma happened to be involved in a heresy lawsuit at that time, so there was no time to react.

But now, of course, Alma could think of the guy who claimed the throne with the blood of Pendor.

Eric was still working on real estate in the ruins when Dalion was captured.

After hearing about this, Eric was smart enough not to go to the rescue blindly, but immediately sent an order to shut down the "Changhe Express" in Changhe Town, and all armed personnel hid in the city and stood by.

This is why Li Ang let Eric manage the bodyguard of the team - Eric has enough brains, he can consider many things and make relatively reasonable arrangements.

Eric could at least imagine that the Duke of Alma's men captured Dalion, and it was definitely not to kill him, but to take advantage of Dalion's identity.

Then there is no need to save Dalion, because he will definitely not die, and maybe he can be crowned king...

But Alma occupied Changhe Town. In order to avoid losses, the bodyguards had to hide for a while, and an ambush in the city might be helpful.

Because Alma definitely didn’t know about Changhe Express—the day when the company was established and developed happened to be in the process of Duke Alma’s busy litigation. The banners of the three barons will fly.

Anyway, most of the coachmen were part-timers, and the carriage itself was nothing special. As long as the bodyguards didn't wear coats of arms, Alma's subordinates definitely didn't know that this was actually a troop.

They will only think that this is a transportation company established by Li Ang to make money. Anyway, there are many companies under the lord's lord. Eric himself can't figure out how many companies his boss owns, let alone someone from Lion Lake City.

And Eric himself took a risk with the twenty or thirty men he selected—they quietly approached Changhe Town, intending to pretend to be ordinary mercenaries and sneak in. In fact, this was theirs. It's not a fake job...

And Leslie had quietly left Changhe Town by water after the battle broke out in the city, and she wanted to report back to White Hart Castle.

The most important situation is that Alma attacked Godric, and the first time after Godric was captured, Alma publicly declared that Godric had conspired against him, and accused the Red Brotherhood bandits who appeared in the Lion Lake City area to have a relationship with Godric. Derek related.

Of course, Leon was also accused at the same time. Alma directly claimed that Leon had conspired in White Hart Castle... and Alma also claimed that Baron Leofric was an accomplice to Leon and Godric.

This is the rhythm to wipe out several powerful barons in the eastern region.

But unfortunately, although Leslie rushed to White Hart Castle with the fastest speed, she failed to meet the lord.

Leon has gone to the Noldor Forest. There are only Amy, Sarah and Sir Roland in White Hart Castle.

Amy was furious on the spot. Hearing that Godric had been captured, she immediately announced the preparation of the army and planned to take all the troops of White Hart Castle to save her father.

Fortunately, Sarah persuaded her—Sarah only said one sentence: "Amy, you told me before that you shot Fusher... Then, I think you can think of why Alma Will attack your father! Other than that, he has no reason to attack Lord Godric!"

So Amy fell silent.

That's right...

Alma dared to attack Godric in Long River Town, for no other reason than this.

Godric is the chief of military affairs in the eastern region, a powerful nobleman in the Sarleon Kingdom, and the king's brother-in-law—assaulting Godric in Longhe Town is definitely a rebellion, and it is unforgivable.

Because Changhe Town is now the king's direct territory, not an ordinary noble territory.

If two great nobles were vying for power and territory, just like Alma and Auden were fighting openly and secretly two years ago, most people would probably pretend not to see it—including the king would turn a blind eye.

Because it's so normal, and it should be.

If nobles don't fight for power and profit, then the king should be afraid...

But now, Long River Town is the king's private domain, and Godric is the highest military officer in the east appointed by King Ulrik.In Long River Town, Godric not only represents the laws of the country, but also represents the authority of the king.

Plus, he's King Ulrik's brother-in-law.

Even Duke Brennus, the most powerful nobleman in the Sarleon Kingdom, lord of Cliff Bay, and head of the Knights of the Lions, asked his son Malbert to act as administrator in Longhe Town, and he would tell his son not to talk to Goderry. gram clashes...

Lord Malbert didn't even dare to escort Leon to Sarleon, lest he offend Godric.

In Godric in Long River Town, no one can touch him except the king.

The Duke of Alma is an old man. Since a person like him dared to march an army into the territory directly under the king's administration, and even attacked the king's brother-in-law, it was certainly not because of a hothead.

This is for revenge!

Alma returned to Lion Lake City, and after asking everything from Fawcett, he already knew who killed Fawcett!

When Amy shot Fusher, the fleeing pirates must have seen it. Fawcett knew the cause of Fusher's death very well.

Before taking back Lion Lake City, Alma certainly didn't think about dealing with Godric. In fact, he just let the Red Brotherhood hold Godric at first.

But after knowing the truth, Alma must have changed his mind - he may be ready to fight anyone!

After all, Alma is Fucher's father, and his favorite son was killed. It is impossible for any father to maintain absolute sanity!

Although Forscher was only an illegitimate child, he was an open illegitimate child—Alma publicly admitted that Forscher was his son, but he had no right of inheritance.

His own son died, and he was still the eldest son. Alma must have revenge.

Moreover, Alma will definitely expand his revenge-he will not leave himself Godric, a terrible enemy.

Therefore, he first entered Changhe Town to ambush and captured Godric, and then accused Godric of treason with Leon, forcing Leon and Amy to show up by themselves in this way.

He didn't even have to bother to attack a strong city like White Hart Castle!

After some consideration, the three women came to a unified conclusion—Lord Godric will be safe for a while, and Alma will not kill him even if he is crazy.

But Alma will catch Godric, it must be to let Leon and Amy, the two murderers who killed Fawcett, send him to his door to die!

Amy suppressed her urgency, and she also knew that she would definitely die if she led the troops to Changhe Town.

But now, she can't do anything.

On the contrary, Sir Roland had some ideas.

After hearing a few women talk about Fusher, he thought that people like Fusher were beyond redemption and belonged to the kind of criminals who must be damned. Law only.

Murdering innocents, killing civilians, raping and looting, and even mutilating the people in his own family's fief - in Roland's view, such people are more hateful than heretics.

The duke who avenged this kind of criminal... Roland felt that this kind of revenge had no reputation at all, and it was in a way of framing others.

So he gave his own suggestion - let him go to Changhe Town to have a look, if Godric can be rescued, then give it a try.If it really can't be saved, at least you can learn more about the situation.

He is a paladin, and no one can stop him from going anywhere, and Alma doesn't know him, so he can indeed enter Changhe Town in a fair manner.

It's just that he certainly doesn't have the ability to rob a prison—in terms of martial arts, Roland is indeed strong, but he is a truly decent person, and he won't even lie...

So Sarah and Leslie planned to go with Roland.

Only Amy was almost forced to stay in White Hart Castle by these people-they all liked Amy, and they all knew what would happen to Amy when she appeared in front of Alma.

……

Changhe Town.

Lord Alma was sitting in Godric's chair.

He was looking at a king's decree with the golden lion's coat of arms on the table.

It was a royal decree from the Sarleon Kingdom, to the effect that—in the name of Sarleon, transfer Changhe Town to Duke Alma!
Changhe Town is Alma's hometown, and it is also the family territory that he wants to restore throughout his life. The family's territory was lost in his hands, and of course he wants to get it back with his own hands.

Such a transfer of the territory is of course in line with Alma's wishes.

This is also the reason why he was able to settle in Changhe Town easily without causing any commotion.

However, this king's decree probably has nothing to do with King Ulrik - one can imagine on his knees that King Ulrik will definitely not confer the town of Changhe to Duke Alma who already owns Lion Lake City.

But so what?

As long as the people in Changhe Town do not object to this transfer order...

In this way, what Alma is carrying out is the will of the Sarleon—whether it is Ulrik or Alanric who sits on the silver throne, that is the Sarleon...

In Alma's opinion, it would be more appropriate if the person on the throne became Alan Rick - after all, Ulrik is definitely not so generous...

This royal decree is a gift from Prince Alanric to Alma, a big gift.

If the Horton family reoccupied Changhe Town, the east and north of the entire kingdom would be connected together. Such a territory would be almost half the size of the Sarleon Kingdom in terms of area!
It's just that the population is relatively small - both the East and the Beibu Gulf are sparsely populated areas with a small population.

The eastern region with Changhe Town as its core has a total population of only 10,000+. After all, it is a pioneering area. Frontier fortresses such as Fort Yongshield and White Hart Fort are always at war with each other, and they face the most troublesome enemies.

There are about 30 people in Beibu Gulf with Lion Lake City as its core.There used to be a large population in this area, but it has been ravaged by the Jatu people for more than 100 years. Now the northeast has completely become a no-man's land, and a large number of people have moved to Cliff Bay or the southwest area.

The northwest area with Cliff Bay as the core is prosperous and prosperous, and Kaineburg is also a big city. The entire northwest has a population of more than 50, which is equivalent to the sum of the east and Beibu Gulf.

As for the western region, that is, from Sarleon City to Fort Howling, this area has basically never been invaded by foreign enemies. In addition, the land is fertile and easy to cultivate, so there are villages and towns everywhere.

There are nearly one million people in the entire western region, which is almost equivalent to the combined population of the other three regions.

But population is one thing, combat power is another...

When it comes to combat power, the eastern and northern troops are the main combat power of the Lion Kingdom.

Because these two places have been fighting for a long time, the soldiers have much more combat experience.

If you want to change the way of understanding, it is probably that most of the soldiers in the eastern and northern regions are relatively high-level arms, while the western region has a large population, but the soldiers are generally of lower rank and have less actual combat experience...

Therefore, if the East and the North Gulf can be held in hand, Duke Alma will no longer be afraid of anyone, including King Ulrik!

As long as Changhe Town can be controlled, the Horn Call Ranger Group can only submit to him, because this is the Ranger Group's home.

Now he still has more than 1000 troops in Lion Lake City, and more than 2000 troops in Changhe Town. In addition, although he doesn't like him, he must temporarily obey his horn to summon the Rangers, as well as the troops of his ally Baron Kedron ——Alma now holds an army of [-], and he has enough confidence to do anything.

Now that Long River Town has been captured, and Godric has been captured, the only troubles that Alma has to face in the east are White Hart Castle and Yongshield Castle.

The three barons in the eastern region are allies and close business partners. Of course, Alma knows this situation, so he will deal with it together.

From Alma's point of view, White Hart Castle and Brave Shield Castle are both borders, and the military forces of the two places dare not move rashly, so they have no ability to attack him, and they can only submit sooner or later.

To get Leofric of Fort Valor to succumb, of course he had to control Leofric's original territory.

So he sent troops from Lion Lake City to Kewen Village.

As for White Hart Castle, Li Ang is now in charge, and Alma naturally plans to solve Li Ang's trouble.

Alma already knew that what Fawcett did had a lot to do with Li Ang's deceit, and that Faucier was also killed by Li Ang or Amy—he would definitely avenge this revenge!
In fact, Alma didn't know exactly when Li Ang started to oppose him...

Probably, when he was in the throne room, he helped Rainier say a few words?

But Rainier is Alma's nephew!

On that occasion, of course Alma would speak up for her nephew...but who knew that all kinds of troubles would appear one after another!

Alma thought that Li Ang was quite cunning, and that White Hart Castle might not be easy to deal with, so he started a series of arrangements.

Right after he entered Longhe Town, he dispersed the Horn Call Rangers in various villages in the form of hundreds to guard against the Jatus—although Alma colluded with the Jatus, he, like Ulrik, did all the damage. It is someone else's territory.

When Changhe Town became his territory, he would not let the Jatu people harm him anymore...

Of course, this arrangement is mainly to comply with the Ranger Group's desire to defend the homeland, lest the Ranger Group ruin his business.

The Horn Call Rangers did not intend to participate in the civil war, and had no objection to this arrangement.

Afterwards, Alma did release Raphael, and the duke could be said to keep his promise.

But Raphael hated him to the bone.

The young Raphael moved his hand impulsively towards Alma immediately after he was released.

Of course, it was useless, Alma now had hundreds of knights protecting him.

But Alma was not angry. He even told Raphael: "I know your father and Baron Leon are friends. Take your father to White Hart Castle."

So, the young Raphael left Changhe Town with the seriously injured Ralph and a small group of rangers who were willing to follow Ralph, intending to join Li Ang.

That was about fifty Rangers.

But not long after they left Changhe Town, Alma issued an order - to arrest the rebel leader Ralph and Raphael and his son, and any lord who took in the rebels would be regarded as a traitor!
Ralph's crime was to kill nobles and cause riots in Lion Lake City - this is absolutely true. In order to rescue his son, Ralph killed many knights in Lion Lake City, some of them were indeed minor nobles, and it was true Caused quite a commotion.

And Raphael's crime was to attack the Duke in full view—this is also true, and many people in Changhe Town have seen it.

Ralph's previous status was a pioneering baron conferred by the king—that is to say, he was not considered an official nobleman.With such a charge, it means that his pioneering baron status has expired, and he is now a commoner who wears a crime.

As for Raphael, his current identity is also a civilian.

Common people killing nobles to cause riots, or attacking high-ranking nobles, both of these things are capital crimes in the Lion Kingdom, and they are unforgivable.

Alma didn't wrong them, he just wanted to lead the charge to Godric and Leon.

He had already publicly accused Godric and Leon of treason. If White Hart Castle took in Ralph and his son, it would indeed prove that they were all treacherous.

Then, what he did to attack Godric was a feat of incomparable justice, he was fighting treason for the country, and he was saving the kingdom!
Moreover, he also found the best reason for the treason of Godric, Leon, and Leofric - the claimant to the throne of the Gupander Kingdom, Dalion!
Dalyon is indeed a rebel to the Sarleon Kingdom, this is a certainty, and Dalyon himself will not deny it.

But Alma probably didn't expect that just when all his plans were successful, something happened to him...

(End of this chapter)