Apocalyptic Dragonborn Lord

Chapter 161 Cavalry Army

After plundering a pass, the armies of the other three families returned with a full load and set off first, but Stannis had to delay his departure by a day because there were a large number of peasants to follow and many things to deal with.

"Carrot, stop flirting with the little girl over there, and help them move the food to the car!"

As the lord, Stannis took off his armor and helped the peasants move their private storage of grain to the carriage. Fortunately, his allies left these caravans and rough horses for him, so that he would not have to carry the grain back.

When strength is needed, it shows the talent of dragon blood. Stannis' amazing dragon power is really a good hand in physical labor such as moving bricks. He carries twice as much food as others , so that those aged farmers were envious, and they kept saying that no wonder the lord can be a lord. With such great strength, it seems that he is a good farmer.

After a whole day of busy work, finally all the things to be taken away were loaded and unloaded, and Stannis was ready to make another round of inspection, making sure that no one was left behind.

But when he walked to the front of the forest behind the water bandit camp, he found a half-grown boy watching carefully, and quickly hid in the forest as soon as he saw him.

Stannis was very curious. He was so popular now, how could anyone be afraid of him?Could it be that this guy is hiding some secret?
He immediately took Robert into the forest, but the more he walked, the more he felt that something was wrong, because the horse neighed from the depths covered by the leaves!
But how can there be horses in a good forest?
When he lifted the last leaf, he suddenly found that more than a dozen tall horses appeared in front of him!

"What's the situation!" Stannis didn't expect the forest to hide this secret, but why would someone hide these horses here?
Robert suddenly put his hand on the hilt of his sword and shouted, "Who is it, come out!"

After a while, the boy who hid in the forest just now came out timidly from the horse herd.

"Please forgive me, my lord!" The little guy looked like he was only fifteen or sixteen years old, and his young mustache had not yet faded. He looked very scared and kept begging for mercy.

Stannis walked over and patted him on the shoulder, "Relax, I am here as a liberator to rescue you, you don't have to be afraid, but why did you hide these horses here?"

The young man finally relaxed after hearing what he said, "Master Lord, my name is Xia Boyang, and I will raise and take care of the horses of these robber masters with my father. They snatched them from Master Howth last month. .”

"Oh, are these horses raised by your father and son?" Stannis became interested, and there was no such technical talent in his territory.

Xia Boyang's face was full of pride, "Yes, my lord, there are fourteen Heyuan horses in total. I heard from my father that these horses were originally going to be transported to the west of Mr. Garcia's house, but they were intercepted by the robbers halfway. , and forced my father to take care of them."

Stannis was full of this 'Master' and that 'Master', but he managed to smooth out the context of the matter. It seemed that these horses were stolen goods from robbery, and of course he would not return them.

There are still some people who know the goods, for example, Robert next to him, when he heard 'Heyuan horse', he was surprised, and then extremely ecstatic, "Boss, boss, you posted, these are the most famous Heyuan horses of the Hoss family ! Each of these thoroughbred horses with strength, speed, and endurance can sell for thousands of gold coins!"

What, a four-hoofed animal is worth more than a human!

But Xia Boyang turned his head away, "My lord, these are all half-breed horses. I heard from my father that they are specially used as war horses..."

"That's also very valuable. These are heavy horses specially used for cavalry, and each horse is no less than [-] gold coins!" Robert still yelled.

Stannis finally understood why heavy cavalry was something only the most powerful country could afford in history. It is not so incomprehensible to think about it now that Byzantium fully supported a heavy cavalry and led to the bankruptcy of the last battle.

"These horses belong to me!" With a few simple words, Stannis unceremoniously announced the ownership of the horses.

"And you, boy, these horses will be raised and taken care of by you in the future. If one is lost, hehe... Where is your father?"

Xia Boyang said honestly, "My father said a few days ago that winter is coming, and he needs to prepare some buckwheat and carrots for these horses to prevent them from losing weight. But it has been three days, and he hasn't come back yet. Come here, in order to prevent the horses from being frightened, we had to lead these horses to the forest to hide."

Stannis snapped his fingers, "Then you can hang out with me first, I believe that people who can't see you when your father comes back will find you. At that time, you father and son will be my Bi Mawen, no, They should be called stablekeepers and breeders."

Facing a lord, Xia Boyang certainly did not dare to resist, he could only nod his head like a chicken pecking at rice.

The three led the horses out of the forest. When Korodov saw so many horses suddenly appearing, he almost passed out with excitement.

"How about it? Big man, I said that after the battle, I will help you find a horse to come and do it. I, the lord, have not broken my promise!"

Korodov was so happy that he didn't have time to reply. He was usually serious, and now he was dancing excitedly in front of these horses like a child. For the knights in the Westland, horses, swords, and armor are the three most important things. Things are even more important than life.

Although he didn't get any slaves or booty, Stannis was very satisfied with the harvest of the trip. Fortunately, he slowed down the trip because of these farmers, so that he could get these horses that no one had discovered. According to the market price, he The loot obtained this time is worth more than anyone else!

Fourteen high-quality war horses are enough to move any lord.

Now he can finally satisfy what Korodov has been talking about and what he himself has always expected.

Build a real cavalry army!
After a three-day journey, Bachelor Romon, who was sitting in the castle, received news from the border: a group of more than 2000 vagrants appeared in Zivigny's territory!

The elderly man thought that there was something wrong with his ears, but he didn't believe it was true until he saw a huge crowd appearing in the castle square.

And Stannis, who was riding a tall horse, proudly showed off to him, "How is it, old man? The harvest this time is far beyond your expectations!"

(End of this chapter)