Chapter 25: Territorial War (4)
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"Baron Isel, don't you care about the most about the bullshit honor? Do you have any duel with me?" At this time, Baron Arnhem's roar came from the battlefield.
"I think so beautifully! Now you are fighting for beasts, and failure is a foregone conclusion," Baron Isel sneered disdainfully, "But I still decided to accept your duel!"
"Very good, everyone stops, stops!" Baron Arnham laughed loudly and ordered to the soldiers around him. He knew that he was about to lose, and the duel was his life-saving straw to turn the situation around.
At this time, the soldiers who were fighting on both sides stopped one after another and their eyes were focused on the two lords.
In such a small war, if the leading nobles provoke a duel, it is a great thing for ordinary soldiers on both sides. This means that they can no longer risk their lives to fight to the death, but stand on the side and admire the lord's wonderful desperate showdown to judge the outcome of the war.
"Master, the battle is about to be won, so you don't have to accept his duel!" A private soldier said worriedly in Baron Isel's ear.
"Don't worry, just with Baron Arnhem's three-legged kung fu, it's still far away to hurt me! Just watch from behind." Baron Isel patted his chest and said confidently.
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"Little Klein, go to the forest to find some firewood to make a fire. By the way, when you come back, go to the military merchants in Baron Isel's army to buy some liquor and gauze." After both sides stopped, Simon saw that his guard soldiers were basically injured, and thought to deal with them as soon as possible.
"Master, don't you go and find the barber in Baron Isel's army?" Little Krine looked at Simon in confusion.
"Don't ask too much, go do things." Simon waved his hand quickly.
In this era, in addition to helping people cut their hair and shave their beards, barbers also serve as doctors. At this time, doctors will use their eternal bloodletting therapy for headaches, colds, trauma, or even mental illnesses.
Not far away, the soldiers from both sides quickly dragged the dead bodies in the middle of the battlefield to the side, and then formed a large circle three layers inside and three layers outside, looking at Baron Arnhem and Baron Iser in the middle of the circle.
"Old friend, it's your strong sense of noble honor that drives you to accept the duel, right?" Baron Arnham's smile appeared on the corner of his mouth, as if he had long been sure that Baron Isel would take on a big war and accept his duel.
"This is just one of the reasons." Baron Isel smiled and said nothing more.
"Then we won't talk nonsense." Baron Arnham wiped the blood from his sword with a piece of linen, then stepped forward with his left foot and took a lunge to start his hand.
Baron Isel put the sword in his hands on his shoulder, turned his left foot forward, and started with anger.
"Drink!" Baron Isel stepped forward and slashed at Baron Arnhem's left shoulder, but was blocked by Baron Arnhem who responded quickly.
Seeing that one blow failed, Baron Isel's sword swung around the air along the force that was bounced away, and then chopped up from Baron Arnhem's right, but was still taken down by the agile Baron Arnhem's backhand.
"Responds so fast." Baron Isel thought to himself, took a step back, staring at the other party with a serious face.
The soldiers watching the fun exclaimed and watched the wonderful showdown with relish. In the boring and boring life of the Middle Ages, the showdown of the nobles was undoubtedly the best entertainment activity.
"Let's bet, and you'll pay a little bit or one if Baron Isel wins, and you'll pay a five if Baron Arnhem wins!" An Isel's private soldier who was full of confidence in his lord said to his companion next to him.
"Why is the odds so different?" Simon, who was watching on the side, scratched the back of his head in confusion. He was a little worried at this time. If Baron Isel lost the duel and was killed, his losses would be great.
"Hey, you don't know this," the private soldier smiled briskly, proudly, "My master won the championship of the martial arts competition held by the Duke of Friesland when he was young."
"No wonder." Simon suddenly realized and stroked his mustache.
"Look at the sword!"
At this moment, Baron Isel launched another attack and stabbed Baron Arnham in the throat with lightning speed.
"Oops." Baron Arnhem didn't react and took a hasty step back, and a left pick blocked Baron Isel's fatal stab.
"Good opportunity!" Baron Isel was delighted when he saw that Baron Arnhem's pace was a little disordered, and he twisted his hand and slashed his head from above again.
"Ha, go to die!"
Baron Arnham squatted down slightly and placed the sword across his head, barely blocking the slash. But he saw that Baron Isel was holding the sword and raising it over his head, and his flaws were wide open, so he quickly swung the sword and slashed hard at his waist.
"clang!"
Baron Isel took a step back as expected, twisted his wrist and slashed Baron Arnhem's sword, then quickly stepped forward and pushed hard with his shoulder. Baron Isel's huge force like a bull instantly knocked Baron Arnhem backwards.
When Baron Arnhem came to his senses again, a strong wind suddenly came from his ears. He turned his head and saw that Baron Iser's sword was now on his neck. He knew that his thought of turning the tables on duel was completely shattered.
"I just said that with your three-legged kung fu, I can not only win you in front of the battle, but also win you in duel." Baron Iser looked down on this guy who had spoken out loud before.
"I lost," Baron Arnham gasped, "Why didn't you just cut off my head with one sword? You obviously hate me so much, hate me!"
"It's better to exchange some ransom with your family for a good deal. Anyway, it's hard for you, a loser, to make a comeback in the future and there's no way to pose a threat to me."
Baron Arnham curled his lips bitterly. Yes, this war he lost a large amount of serf soldiers and private soldiers. Not only did he waste the huge amount of money he had consumed for the war, but he even had to borrow a huge sum of money to pay enough ransom to Baron Isel.
Even if one day he gets rid of the debt crisis and his territory returns to the same level as before, Baron Isel, who has won this war, will only become stronger and more difficult to defeat.
Chapter completed!