Chapter 669 Magic Curse
"...—Hahaha~Brother Ron, did you really send those beauties back?"
"This is still false, the master won't let them stay, so naturally I can only send them away."
"Oh, what a pity!"
"What a pity?"
"Of course it's a pity! Since the girl was chosen by Mr. Mario, she must be the best!"
"Sir Rocky, you are really right, those girls are not only pretty in appearance, but also have better figures than the last!" Ron kept praising. Although he has seen a lot over the years, his evaluation of these Lombard girls is extremely fair.
While talking, the two of them could already see the small bonfire at the camp where the team was resting..."·
Moments ago, the team riding southward came to a village not far from the commercial road. Mario suggested that the team rest for a while, and he took advantage of this break to go to the village to do some important things.
Since this place is less than two hours away from Sauronburg, Art asked Ron to accompany Rocky to avoid accidents.
In this way, several people, accompanied by the guards, headed towards the village.
In less than half an hour, Rocky and others had already started walking back.
On the way, Rocky asked Ron a lot about what happened to Art over the years. As a former member of the Wells family, he eagerly wanted to know the changes that Art had experienced over the years. But as an old relative, he couldn't directly ask Art, who was already an earl, so he had no choice but to ask Ron.
In this way, when the two of them were on their way back, Ron told Rocky all the stories about how his family was brought back to the valley by Art, and how Art later became the Earl of Burgundy's southern territory by virtue of his military exploits from a patrol officer.
· Whenever Ron talked about Art's several adventures, Rocky looked extremely worried. Perhaps Ron exaggerated the story, but even Rocky, a shrewd businessman with long experience in business, couldn't help but marvel at the young man's talent and resourcefulness. In short, he used all the words of praise he could think of for Ye Te.
When the two of them were about to arrive at the camp, Ron, who was chatting happily, revealed that Mario, the head of the guild, had sent Art a girl to warm her bed, which made Rocky feel envious.
After seeing the campfire not far away, the two speeded up and rushed towards the camp. "Master, we are back." Ron jumped off the horse as he spoke.
At this time, Art was sitting around the fire, eating fresh venison that was roasted and sizzling with oil, enjoying it very much. I drank a sip of beer, and then took several full breaths.
"You all come and sit down and have something to eat. After replenishing your strength, we will continue on our way." Art said as he took off the roasted venison on a wooden stick, sprinkled a few grains of coarse salt on it, and handed it to Ron and Rocky who were sitting around.
"Thank you, sir!" Rocky quickly stood up halfway and took the roasted venison from Art.
"Sir Lodge, you don't have to be so polite. You are my father's old subject and my elder. In private, you can just call me Art."
"This is not okay. You are Lord Wood's son and the heir of Wellsburg. As an old subject, I should be like this. What's more, you are now an earl, so you can't be so casual."
Lodge strongly refutes Art's point of view.
After hearing this, Art could only shake his head helplessly and said nothing more.
A bite of delicious freshly roasted venison entered his mouth. The overflowing juices and the unique aroma of venison made Rocky's eyes widen and his mouth watered.
After a few mouthfuls of minced meat, Rocky couldn't help but sigh: "Your Majesty, this roasted venison is definitely the most delicious thing I have ever eaten in my life!"
This is not surprising. Art has been a hunter in the southern forests of Burgundy for several years, and he naturally has his own cooking methods for the delicacies in the mountains.
Hence, he said lightly: "If you go to live in the mountains for a few years and make a living by hunting, I think you can become a good cook~"
h "Hahaha—"
At's words made several people sitting around the campfire laugh loudly.
After several large pieces of roasted venison and wine, everyone felt a lot warmer. At this time, Rocky took out the parchment brought back from the village from his leather armor and handed it to Art.
"Sir, this map was sent by the guys in Sauron Castle last night. It details the locations of the garrison troops and supplies and weapons in the castle as of yesterday morning."
At took the parchment and carefully looked at the information marked on it by the firelight.
In addition to Soronborg's troop allocation and warehouses where materials are stored, it even collects the time and frequency of patrols and changing of guards by soldiers in the fort. What was even more unexpected to Art was that the informants arranged by Lodge at Soronborg were even involved in the composition of the soldiers in the fort, many of the leading cavalrymen, as well as the personalities, hobbies and combat capabilities of the commanders at all levels in the army.
Looking at the large amount of information recorded above, Art couldn't help but look at Rocky again.
Ron, who was sitting aside and also looking at the information shown on the map, was also surprised by the intelligence coming from Rocky's spy in the castle. As for the information about the Lombard army recorded on the map, I am afraid that even the members of the task force may not be able to get it. The people arranged by Rocky were able to understand these situations clearly in a short period of time, which is admirable.
After reading it, Yete handed the map to Ron, then stood up slowly and faced south.
Not long after, after the last guard who left covered the bonfire in the open space with sand, the group of people disappeared into the night·
Whenever night falls, the officers and soldiers defending Solonborg will breathe a sigh of relief. They will gather in groups of three and five to drink and bet beans during their breaks, or they will find a tavern to have a drink or two with the small silver coins in their pockets, and find a girl to relieve their boredom.
Since the day when the thousands of mercenaries and the more than a thousand cavalry sent by the Duke of Lombardy to the north were defeated, the army stationed here received a secret order and it was strictly forbidden to open the city gate. Therefore, no matter how big or small the military position is, few people can leave the castle.
Now the Burangdians are setting up their troops half a day's journey outside Sauron Castle. They will neither advance nor retreat, neither fight nor escape. This group of southern Lombard soldiers is really confused about the thoughts of the northerners.
Since the Guards of the Burgland Kingdom moved south, they have been stationed around the military fortress connecting Lavati and Sauron, and set up checkpoints at various pass roads and important market towns, villages and forts, cutting off the connection between the south and north of Lombardy.
In the first few days, the garrison in Sauron Castle huddled in the tall and solid city walls and refused to leave the city. At the same time, the defenses of the two military camps inside and around Sauron Castle were strengthened.
But what makes the Lombards strange is that, despite waiting and waiting, the figure of the northerners never appeared outside Solonburg.
With such doubts, the Lombard court leading count who was responsible for the defense of Sauron Castle could not sit still, so he sent sentries to the camp of the Guards Corps to conduct sentinels. At first, when the sentry soldiers who returned to Sauron Castle stationed the Burgundians around the military fort between Lavati and Sauron Castle and showed no signs of going south, the Lombard leading earl was doubtful.
Hence, in order to find out the true nature of the northerners, the count sent a cavalry of fifty people northward that night, intending to send a "rich gift" to the Burgundians.
It wasn't until the next morning that the leading earl who was responsible for garrisoning Solonborg was suddenly woken up by a knock on the door by his baron who was on duty last night.
When he opened the door and was about to scold the impolite guy in front of him, the baron on duty told him a piece of unfortunate news - the bodies of the soldiers who went to raid the northerners last night were stripped of their clothes and thrown outside the city, and they still reeked of the stench of feces and urine.
When he heard the news, the leading count turned pale with anger. He immediately went back to his room, put on his armor, picked up his sword, and led his men to the city gate.
Looking at the varying depths of wounds and incomplete limbs on these cavalrymen, the leading earl gritted his teeth and frowned. After many years of marching and fighting, he had never encountered an opponent capable of such beastly behavior.
When he inspected the bodies of these stiffened cavalrymen, in addition to the disgusting smell of feces and urine, he actually found human and animal feces in the mouths of some of his dead subordinates.
Unable to bear the humiliation of the Burgundians, the Count of Lombardy screamed hysterically at the sky, and vowed to make the Burgundians pay with their blood.
out of respect for this group of native soldiers who sacrificed their lives for the country, the leading earl ordered a rich burial for these naked soldiers. Immediately, a military meeting was held to strengthen the city defense and prepare for battle with the Burangdians.
A few days later, there was still no movement from the north. This made the leading earl who was nesting in the castle very angry. In desperation, another group of sentinels were sent out.
本以为北上的哨探能带回些有价值的情报，但没想到，他们这次竟在半路上被禁卫军团设置在各处的哨卡给堵了回来。 Three other unlucky guys were penetrated in the chest and back by the patrolling cavalry and lost their lives. A few guys who managed to escape were also injured.
伦巴第领兵伯爵没想到，对方竟然这么快就切断了索伦堡驻军北上的通道，
而且还为自己开辟了一片缓冲区。
Seeing that the sneak attack failed, and now that he could not even figure out the opponent's movements, the leading count of Lombardy could only do the next best thing and ordered Sauron Castle and surrounding camps to be strictly guarded, intending to use solid fortifications to keep the enemy outside the city gate.
However, he never imagined that one day his enemies would break through this strong military fortress in some incredible way. As the supreme commander stationed here, he cannot avoid the curse that has surrounded Sauronburg for many years. With the change of national power, Sauronburg will eventually change hands again. "...—Your Majesty, Earl, we are here!"
After a sound of feet stepping on dead leaves, the forest returned to silence...