It is human nature to surrender to a force that is stronger than oneself.
· Along the way south, whether out of voluntary flattery or to avoid disaster, the villages and manor settlements along the North-South Highway in Tyniec County would send people to Att's team to deliver some grain, vegetables, wine, meat, or woolen goods and cloth.
For those villages that are slightly further away from the main road, Art will also send Angus to lead the sentry team and the baggage team, holding a sword in one hand and dragging an empty cart in the other, to bring the most sincere " "Greetings", of course the small lords and squires would also thank Baron Art for his greetings and fill the empty wagons of the baggage team... In this way, Art not only solved the problem of the team's lack of food and grass supplies, but also gained a lot of valuable goods.
But there are always a few people in the world who break through the constraints of instinct. The best way to deal with such people is to make them disappear from the world.
Line Manor is such a maverick existence. This shabby place never made Art feel comfortable from the beginning, and Art got news from Hawkeye that Lane Manor has always had close ties with the Dean family, and the Dean family The caravans that often make things difficult for Art through Lane Manor...
In the past, Art had a humble status, but now he has been promoted to a baron. This poor place is not even willing to act like old Dean, which is really disappointing.
Hill to establish power, this was Art's first step in establishing a foothold in Tyniec County.
I caught up with the Lane Manor...
In the birch forest half a day's journey south of Lane Manor, the baggage train has led a large group of newly recruited citizens and the wounded and new soldiers of the army to return south, while Art stopped in the dense forest with nearly a hundred soldiers to plot a small conspiracy.
In a camp in the dense forest, Lusignan, the captain of the sentry team, had just led his men to the Lane Manor in the dark to investigate the military situation. At this moment, he was reporting to Ate and the others who were sitting by the campfire.
"Sir, we have found out clearly. That bastard Bazel is staying in Lane Manor. They know that we will definitely pass through here, so the manor has strengthened its security. Bazel has transferred soldiers from several other territories here. There are a total of thirty soldiers in the manor wall, and there are more than fifty peasant soldiers outside the manor."
"Judging from the weapons and armor, the thirty or so soldiers in the manor wall should be the private soldiers of the lord of Bazel, and their weapons and armor are quite sophisticated. It's hard to say about the peasant soldiers outside the manor, they are just filling holes anyway."
"Lusignan, go down and rest, prepare for tomorrow's battle." Art waved Lusignan away.
Only four people, Art, Odo, Angus and Ron, were left beside the campfire.
"Sergeant Major, how are the arrangements with Redoan?" Art asked Angus.
"The arrangements have been made. He has already led his men to another large estate in Bazel. According to the distance, they will arrive the day after tomorrow. I asked them to start attacking immediately after arriving and retreat immediately if there is strong resistance. If they call for help as soon as they are attacked, Lane Manor can receive the news as early as noon the day after tomorrow."
"For that bastard Bazel, Lane Manor is just a small place. As long as we hide deep enough to make Bazel relax his vigilance, and when he sends troops to reinforce another large manor, we can then attack the weaker Lane Manor in the name of chasing down fugitives~"
"But Bazel is not a fool. He has already sent people to fall behind us. It is impossible for more than a hundred people to hide absolutely. If we suddenly strengthen the security around us, it will be easier to expose our intentions." Odo pointed out the obvious loopholes in Angus' plan.
"Odo, the eagle eyes of Tyniec County have figured out that Bazel has less than eighty private soldiers, stationed in his barony, the large manor in the northeast of the county, and Lane Manor. The manor Redoan and the others attacked have less than 20 guards, and they are not elite. If Bazel dares to risk not letting the guards of Lane Manor go to reinforce, then let Redoan do it. Just capture the big manor. The Palace Minister of Public Security feels that the banditry in Tyniec County has subsided and is not willing to expand the strength of the patrol. Then we will let the Minister of Public Security know that the banditry is still raging here~"
"But Barzel is a noble baron after all, and you have just been promoted to the baron, isn't it?" Angus is worried that this matter will make Art censured by the palace.
Before Art could answer, Ron, who was in charge of intelligence collection, replied: "Sergeant, don't worry, I have already figured out the details of Bazel. Bazel's barony was hereditary from his grandfather. Rumor has it that his grandfather was once the favorite of a court dignitary with a good reputation. Because he was favored by the powerful, he was eventually registered as a baron."
"Bazel." After taking over the title from his male favorite grandfather, Zell has always been cruel, greedy, and committed crimes. He is not popular at all. Since the death of the powerful man and his grandfather, no one in the court has stood up for him, and he himself has no heirs. Viscount Pierre has long wanted to eradicate this bastard, but because Bazel is quite brave and has many desperadoes under his command, Master Pierre has not taken action. "
“How do you know these things?” Both Odo and Angus were surprised by the information that they would not normally get.
Ron's mouth was slightly raised, and a look of pride appeared on his ferocious face, "The eagle eyes that I have spent a lot of money to plant in various places are still very useful, and I have already started to pay attention to that bastard Bazel~"
Art cleared his throat and ordered a few people: "Ron, tomorrow morning you will rush to Tyniec County with my secret message and tell him. Lord County Chief, we chased a group of bandits into Lane Manor. We suspect that the people in Lane Manor are harboring bandits in the county. In the name of the palace’s southern border patrol officer, I will lead the army into Lane Manor to search for the bandits.”
"Odo, lead the army further south tomorrow, and then go back through the dense forest to the north to lurk. Send someone to cut off the tail for me early tomorrow morning."
· The gate of the inner fort of Lane Manor was closed, and the tower was filled with guards armed with crossbows. Several entrances and exits outside the manor were also guarded by armed soldiers, as if they were facing a formidable enemy...
· An army of a hundred people lined up outside the manor, and several cavalry were cruising around the outside to block the outside world.
No matter what, Bazell never expected that the army would actually attack him. He gathered his troops to garrison the Lane Manor just to give the newly minted baron a show of strength and make him retreat in the face of difficulties, but he didn't want others to accept this trick~
Bazell's bravery was indeed extraordinary. Faced with an "enemy" several times his own, he dared to leave the manor to confront the enemy with only seven or eight cavalry.
"Lord Bazel, I will give you one last chance. Please hand over the bandits hiding in Lane Manor, otherwise I will lead people into the manor to search!" Art stood on his horse and shouted at Bazel, who was more than a hundred steps away.
Bazel was riding a tall horse, wearing iron scale armor and a nose helmet padded with mail. He was carrying a broad ax in his hand, followed by seven or eight cavalry.
“Where did you come from, a wild thing? If you dare to trespass on my territory, I will chop your body into pieces and feed it to the dogs!” Bazel cursed at Art.
"Bazel, in the name of the palace's southern patrol officer, I ask you to hand over the bandits hiding in Lane Manor, otherwise I will lead people into the manor to search and suppress them!" Art warned again.
Bazel has always been arrogant and domineering, so he was extremely angry when he was threatened like this, "Bastard, kill me if you can, otherwise I will crush your bones!"
Bazel looked extremely fierce, but he was also uneasy in his heart, because early this morning he received news that another manor of his had been attacked by bandits. Although he had already guessed that this unexpected situation must be related to the guy in the south, it was a large manor of his own after all, and he could not let the bandits break through, so he hurriedly sent a dozen private soldiers and more than twenty peasant soldiers back to the manor for reinforcements.
There were not many elite soldiers available in Bazel's hands. What he relied on was the assumption that Art was just arranging a battle to scare people. A new baron did not have the courage to attack another baron's territory~
However, he obviously did not know how courageous his opponent was.
"Sergeant major, as soon as the battle begins, you immediately run to the back and cut off Bazel's retreat~" Art quietly ordered Angus beside him.
"Odo, attack!"
Art suddenly waved his hand, and Odo led a hundred soldiers to rush towards Bazel and the Lane Manor behind him~
Bazel, who was riding a war horse, looked at the soldiers who were charging directly towards him, with frightened eyes from time to time. It was suspicion. He couldn't believe that that guy actually dared to attack his territory in front of a lord, and it was still during the negotiation between the two armies. This was too unruly~
"Sir, the enemy is coming, coming!" A cavalryman behind Bazel shouted in panic.
Bazel regained consciousness, and the blood rushed to his head.
"Kill that bastard!!!" Bazel raised his axe, kicked the horse's belly hard and charged towards Art...
The outcome of the battle was not in suspense, because Art himself did not expect that Bazel would dare to lead a few cavalry out of the manor to confront him.
Others might have followed the rules of warfare between nobles and waited for Bazel to return to the manor before facing off against Don Juan, but the rules of warfare among nobles based on custom were not even worth a copper coin here.
Hence, Art directly asked the soldiers to attack the courageous Bazel.
If we only talk about personal bravery, Bazel's martial arts and combat prowess are indeed powerful enough. Angus led the sentinel cavalry to bite Bazel tightly, and then rushed up and surrounded him with two squadrons of infantry.
Holding a broad axe, Bazel and a few cavalry actually pushed back several soldiers who came up during the encirclement. It wasn't until the slain red-eyed soldier became brave enough to fight with swords, spears, axes and crossbows, regardless of the opponent's noble status, that he chopped down Bazel's horse, and Bazel was shot like a hedgehog...
When the sentries and two squadrons of infantry besieged Bazel, Odo also led his soldiers into the Lane Manor.
In the manor, except for the dozen or so lord cavalry in the inner castle who could barely fight, the peasants and soldiers guarding various parts of the manor were just cutting melons and vegetables in front of Art's army...
The battle ended in less than an hour. The remnant enemy retreated to the inner castle of the manor, and Bazel was cut to the ground and became a seriously injured prisoner of war~
...
That night, Lane Manor was heavily guarded.
But the soldiers on guard became Art's army.
In the castle of the manor, Ron had beaten Bazel to bruises all over his body. Ron has a relationship with Baron Bazel. Now that the evil Baron Bazel has fallen into Ron's hands, he will certainly not be polite.
"Sir, those minions have admitted that they often disguise themselves as bandits and rob passing merchant travelers. Almost all of the private soldiers of Bazel in the inner castle have done banditry. Not only around the Lane Manor, but also in several other territories owned by that bastard of Bazel!"
"Now that the evidence has been obtained, sir, let's drag this bastard out and chop him down!" A guard who rarely spoke out suddenly stood up and demanded that Bazel be chopped down.
At the same time, Art and Ron looked back at this usually taciturn guard, who was a serf rescued from the Lane Manor.
"Man! I promised to let you kill this bastard with your own hands, but there is still a little use in keeping him now..."
"Send the order, the army will evacuate Lane Manor tonight and take everything away. Valuables."
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