Chapter 182: All Betrayals [Airey]
It was also expected that so many poor people wanted to resist Count Tad - especially some time ago, in order to prepare for the "Rain Festival".
Earl Tad is really not a material for governing the people; he only knows conspiracy and intimidation, and knows nothing about grace and other things;
A few days ago, the people prepared a lot of food to welcome the Rain Festival. Earl Tad was red when he saw it;
He made a clever name and plundered a lot of them - he believed that as long as the people were not starved to death.
This really angered the people; not to mention that compared with Earl David, his approach was much worse than other city lords in the North;
According to Earl Tad's prediction, these people should not starve to death - but his prediction is not accurate, because he is not a material for governing the city.
After murdering Count David, he has not performed well.
Especially the poor, who had little wealth, they encountered the exploitation of nobles again. Some people didn't even know how to make a living in the next period of time, and were completely forced into a dead end.
Therefore, it is completely reasonable for them to participate in the rebellion.
On those notices, each of them had dozens of completely different marks of handwriting;
If the nobles wanted to resist the Rank family, these notices would undoubtedly make their ideas more firm;
Even if the nobles were loyal to the Rank family, they could not catch anyone when they saw a sign signed with a bad face and were full of symbols.
What made Fran more pleased was that none of the nobles were loyal to the Rank family.
If they wanted to suppress the rebels, they would choose to tear the notices; however, each of the notices was posted there.
Not only that, Fran, who was observing secretly next to the notice, saw a more exciting scene: After the noble envoys in casual clothes arrived at the notice, they also drew a family emblem of the Rank family, put a fork, and then marked a relatively vague family emblem on it.
This means that the family is willing to defect to Fran - of course, it is impossible to call them when they really take action.
It’s not because they are untrustworthy, but because their family is large and it takes time to organize military strength, and the news is likely to be leaked in advance... In that case, it would be completely unaccustomed to be a raid.
But after capturing Baiyan Fort, you can quickly notify them to help stabilize the situation in the city.
"So isn't the situation good?" Ailey thought for a moment, "as long as he calls those people up, he can find some power to drive."
"That would be too hasty and not safe enough." Fran shook his head and took out the parchment paper, continuing to prepare for delivering the letter.
Fran had previously mentioned three conditions: there must be people who can fight, few soldiers, and Earl Tader must leave White Rock Fort;
Among them, the last two items that need to wait for the opportunity have been almost reached.
The soldiers of Baiyan City would be mobilized to fight elsewhere - this situation is more common among nobles; vassals are obliged to provide soldiers to the lord.
And this lord is very likely to be the Marquis of Lelan; the Marquis of Lelan may have been called by Duke Wall, so these are not what Irey needs to consider.
And Count Tad certainly could not stay in the castle;
He needed to bring the nobles and soldiers who were loyal to him outside the city and would return before he could complete the handover of his troops;
This process is the best opportunity to attack him.
However, the first condition was still not achieved - there was a certain number of people who could beat them.
"Didn't you count, at least two hundred people are willing to join the team against Earl Tad?" Alay still didn't understand, "It's much more than you asked for?"
"Those people can only be used to recharge their numbers, and they have no way to use them as reliable helpers." Fran is more worried about this matter, "...not just in terms of combat effectiveness."
What is certain is that these more than 200 people are all poor people - but not necessarily trustworthy.
Even poor people may not stand on the side of the poor; among these two hundred people, no one can guarantee whether one or two of them are ready to sue the Earl of Tad.
The situation is not a problem yet. After all, Fran has not really planned any plans; but if he really wants to gather to resist, a whistleblower will be enough to destroy the entire operation.
In order to ensure that such a situation does not occur, the specific location of these people can only be informed on the eve of the actual action, and no time will be given to those with ulterior motives to inform.
"Most of these people may not have been trained in combat. Although their morale is high, they will collapse in an instant if there is a little casualty. They cannot completely entrust their lives to them." Fran said.
"What should I do... Is there anyone else who can use it?" Ailey scratched his head, "Who kind of people meet the standards?"
"Being able to obey orders has a certain degree of organizational coordination, and... you have to see blood." Fran emphasized the last point, "If you say that you have weak legs after killing someone, then there is no way to carry out the subsequent actions."
Even if there are two or three hundred people and no one organizes them, only more than twenty well-trained elite soldiers can defeat them - they need a leader.
"Have you seen blood? Have you got to be human?" Ailey felt that such a person was a little hard to find;
Strictly speaking, only murderers and soldiers who have been on the battlefield are those who meet the standards; the former cannot be found and cannot be trusted... the latter is completely from the noble family.
And when the Corey tribe attacked a while ago, the militia suffered heavy casualties... Can we really find such a person?
"…The blood of the monster is barely enough."
That would be much easier to find.
Any serious adventurers in the city have dealt with monsters; just ask them for help.
"How are the adventurers?" Ailey suggested excitedly, "It just so happened that they were bullied by the Rank family quite badly. They should agree to us, right?"
"As the candidate... it's really good." Fran nodded, "But will they really surrender to our side on a large scale?"
"Those people from the Iron Tooth Group are very suitable!" Ai Lei sat up suddenly, "During this period, those people almost scolded the ancestors of the Rank family for dozens of generations!"
"I still feel that it's not safe enough...what if they tell Tad directly?" Fran was always so cautious, and her answer was expected by Alay.
"Just let me convince them, there will be no problem." Ailey replied confidently, "Fran, if such a thing is asked to be confessed, he will definitely die... That's right?"
"They are torturing you, hoping that when you confess, you may use 'save your life' as bait, but in fact they will never leave a living." Fran felt that there was no need to think about this issue - that was a rebellion.
"Hey, that's all."
Chapter completed!