"Sir, this Earl of Codor is really generous. He opened his mouth with two hundred thousand pfennigs and fifty thousand pounds of grain baggage." Ron couldn't help but said shortly after walking out of the Lord's Hall.
"Ron, he is not generous voluntarily." Art turned to look at Ron as he walked and continued, "Do you know why I didn't attack the city of Kodor this time, but I was so tolerant to the Earl of Kodor?"
"Well, the master wants to reduce the casualties of the soldiers and rush to Thorne Province as soon as possible." Ron touched his head.
"Well, you're half right." Art stopped and turned around.
“The war in the County is about to end. The Earl of Codor has been running this place for decades and has great influence in the entire County. Moreover, the western trade route of the County is mainly in the province of Codor. In the future, our own trading company will need this trade route to open up the principality and France. The market of the Lanxi Kingdom continuously delivers valuable goods from the southern region to the hands of the princes and nobles, and then puts the gold coins in their hands into our pockets. The harvest is not comparable to that of looting a Kodor city." Art revealed his plan.
"One more enemy is not as good as one more ally. The reason why I did not ask all the soldiers to surrender after entering the city, but only sent troops to guard various important places, is because I do not want to provoke their resistance; and secondly, I want to show my goodwill to Count Codor, after all, there will be times when he will be needed in the future."
“Master, what you said is too profound, I don’t understand it.” Ron was almost stunned by Art’s words.
"It doesn't matter, you will understand later." Art said, turned around and continued walking forward.
"In addition, although I did not propose war compensation to Count Codor this time, I asked his two sons to go with the army. This not only ensured the safety of our rear, but also hinted to Count Codor that he wanted his sons to be peaceful. An Wuxiao, he should know how to do it himself. "
"But I didn't expect him to spend 200,000 pfennigs. It seems that the old guy is really capable of making money." Angus and Ron, who were following Art, nodded repeatedly.
While talking, several people could already see the station of the Welsh Legion not far away. He said no more and walked all the way towards the legion's station.
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「来，兄弟们，先干了这杯。」
「来，干！」
科多尔城一家不大的酒馆里，瑞格在安排好军务后，便把自己的心腹汉斯和伯里叫到了城中酒馆里放松一番。
The fact that the city of Kodor was easily taken this time was indeed beyond everyone's expectation. They thought they would experience a fierce battle, but they never thought of walking into the city of Kodor without any bloodshed. But the Bury guy was a little unhappy.
"Hey, Lord Rigg, why did that old Count Earl of Codor just surrender to you? I let them run away last time, but I have been waiting for this opportunity for a long time. I finally caught up to the city of Codor, but as a result, the sword entered the city before it saw red." Burry sighed repeatedly, patted the sword on his waist, and the scabbard jingled. It made Rigg and Hans laugh. The two of them knew very well what Berry was thinking.
"You kid, always want to take the enemy's heads to accumulate military merit for yourself. Last time I chased the remnant army of Kodor, you were the fastest. As soon as the city gate opened, I saw you were the first to chase the Kodor people with a sword." Rigg joked while eating peas, and the three old friends laughed heartily.
“Here, let’s have another drink. God is on our side this time. It’s not easy to survive. This wine should be drunk one sip at a time before it’s dry.” Rigg said to the two of them.
Several people grabbed it and stuffed it into their mouths.
"Several of the adults just entered the city with the army yesterday, right?" the woman asked curiously.
Bury glanced at this woman. She had a plump figure and a fairly fair face. He quickly swallowed the stew that was still in his mouth, took another swig of beer, wiped the remaining juice from the corner of his mouth, and quickly talked to the woman.
"Yeah, how do you know?" Berry asked with a smile on his face, his tone was a bit stiff. His eyes narrowed into a thin line, staring at the woman's round buttocks in trance.
"Look at the armors on these adults, they are much more majestic than the soldiers in the city. Your accents don't sound like locals." The woman has developed a good eye through frequent contact with traders and officers and soldiers who come and go in the tavern. You can roughly know where the guest is from just by their clothes and accent.
"You are so awesome." Berry quickly spoke to praise the woman.
"You boy, you lost your soul when you saw a woman." Hans said to Berry quickly when he saw Berry staring directly at the woman.
“You~” Seeing that he had lost face in front of women, Berry quickly picked up the beer on the table and took a sip, glaring at Hans fiercely. The woman also turned around and hurriedly walked behind the door curtain.
"Berry, it's time for you to find a woman. If you are messing around outside, when will you be able to get married?" Rigg said with concern.
"Sir Rigg, you really can't count on him. Every time a military reward is given out, he immediately squanders it. How can any woman dare to follow him?" Hans said immediately. Bury made no further objections.
"The next attack on Thorne Province may be the last battle. You must seize the opportunity. Whether you can be promoted to a senior officer in the legion depends on this time. You must seize your own future. Especially Bury, you can't stay in the circle of low-level officers all your life." The two quickly put down the food and wine in their hands and listened attentively.
“Sir Rigg, are you telling the truth?” Berry looked forward to it. Looking at the treatment of the senior officers of the legion, Berry felt envious in his heart.
"I have never lied to you. But you must also be mentally prepared. The army of Thorne Province is not as useless as the soldiers of Kodor. They have fought many times with the Dongjing army, and they are all veterans who have been in battle for a long time. Don't be careless." After finishing speaking, Rigg picked up the beer and took a sip. Berry quickly stood up and filled Rigg's glass with beer.
"Berry, you guy, as soon as you heard about the opportunity to make great achievements, you immediately changed into a different person." Rigg said jokingly when he saw that Berry was so attentive.
"Hey, hey, hey, sir, I'm counting on this time to be promoted to a senior officer in the legion."
As soon as Bury finished speaking, soldiers from the Wells Legion hurried over to inform a few people to return to the station immediately. Art was convening a military meeting with senior officers above the legion flag captain.
A few people threw down a few pfennig and followed the messenger to the Wells Legion's station.
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In the command camp of the Welsh Army Corps, a group of officers who rushed over after receiving the order were already sitting on both sides of the long wooden table according to their military rank. The soldiers in the baggage train prepared a glass of beer for each officer and placed it on the table.
"Everyone," seeing everyone already in place, Art said, "Kodor City is now completely under our control, and the various city defense points are also guarded by soldiers of the Wells Legion. Next, this will be the rear of our march into Thorne."
As soon as they heard the word Thorne Province, smiles appeared on the faces of all the officers. Since entering Kodor Province, there have been many battles, large and small. At this time, the battle in Kodor Province was finally over. Everyone was waiting for Art's order to defeat Thorne's army in one go and end the battle for succession.
"Now everyone should know our next target." Art glanced at the officers present, and slowly pointed the thin wooden stick in his hand at the simple map drawn with a carbon stick on the wooden table. He saw that the other end of the wooden stick landed on the location of Thorne Palace in the north of Kodor Province.
「索恩！」
「索恩！」
众人起立大声喊道，情绪激动不已。 An argument ensued.
"Our first company should lead the attack on the city first, and other troops should serve as auxiliary forces to attract the enemy's strength."
"No, our heavy armored infantry should rush to the front..."
"It seems that everyone can't wait." Seeing everyone arguing, Art raised his hand to signal everyone to quiet down. As the leader of the legion, Art has already understood the thoughts of his men, and everyone hopes that his troops will be the vanguard of the attack on Thorne Province. Even the task force, cavalry team and crossbow team did not want to miss this rare opportunity.
"Everyone, according to the new king's previous order, we have less than three days to arrive at the border of Saône Province. As soon as the new king's secret order arrives, we will join forces with the Liberation Army in the east mirror of Saône Province to attack the Saône army and defeat them in one fell swoop. This will end this succession war and make Flanders the Marquis of the County."
"Next, let's discuss the combat deployment after arriving at the border of Saône Province..."
The military discussion lasted until the evening. The Chinese army command camp decided to set off immediately after breakfast tomorrow and speed up to the border area of Saône Province to gather and standby. At the same time, Colin, the captain of the second company of the first division of the Wells Army, stayed in Codor City, leading a flag team and 50 people from the Longxia Army to garrison various important places in Codor City to ensure the safety of the rear of the Wells Army. Once an accident occurs, the flying pigeon will immediately notify the frontline combat troops.
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After breakfast early on the second day, the Welsh Legion garrison set up in the church square was busy. After receiving the order, soldiers from all branches of the legion began to prepare for departure. The packed marching tents, grain, grass and baggage and other military supplies were loaded onto the carriages of the baggage team one after another. This also includes the 50,000 pounds of grain and grass baggage that Count Codor sent over early this morning.
At the door of the church where the legion is stationed, Art led a group of people to greet the bishop of Codor Province. After going out, they met the Count of Codor who came with his two sons behind him.
"My distinguished guest, good morning." Count Codor was always polite when seeing Art.
"Good morning, Lord Earl." Art returned the greeting.
“These are my two sons,” Earl Codor said to Art while gesturing to the heir of the count who was following him to salute Art. “I will hand them over to you now. Please also ask Lord Art not to forget his previous promise and to ensure the safety of my two sons.”
"Don't worry, Lord Count, I will definitely bring them back intact."
"Quickly, quickly, load these grains into another carriage..." Not far away, Odo was telling the soldiers to hurry up and load the carriage. Art glanced over there and saw Ron rushing this way.
"Master, everything is ready and ready to go." Ron ran over and took a look at the two young men about the same size as himself behind Earl Codor, and then reported to Art.
"Okay, pass the order, and the army will set off immediately. In addition, these two are the sons of the Earl, you take them over and leave them to Odo to arrange."
"Yes, sir." Ron glanced at the two of them, full of disdain. After saying hello, he walked towards the direction of the army camp.
"Your Majesty, Earl, thank you for your warm hospitality. The army is about to set off, and it's time for me to leave." Art said.
"Okay, Lord Art, may God be with you and wish you a triumphant return." After Count Codor said, Art and others walked towards the Wells Legion that was slowly moving towards the north gate.
Earl of Codor looked at his two sons, then at the Welsh Legion that had set out and the city defenses that were controlled by the Welsh Legion's remaining troops. After a long sigh, he left with his personal bodyguard~