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Section 52: War and Wealth

The village is located in the valley, and rows of cabbage are planted along the slope. The raised strips of farmland are carefully cared for by farmers. The barbed fences of wood enclosed the land so that they are not afraid of wild boars and other animals running into the vegetable fields to waste crops. The farmhouses covered with thatch and stones appear particularly quiet. However, the farmers are pale and look particularly frightened. They lead their children and wives at the entrance of the village. The elders of the village heard a little sound and immediately walked to the entrance of the village and looked around.

"Gray Law~~~~~." Suddenly, the sound of horse hooves roaring from the hillside outside the village came. When the sound of the villagers could not help but tremble. The village elder swallowed and walked barely to the place where the horse hooves sounded. He stood next to a thick tree. When a black lion flag and a black bull flag appeared in his eyes, the village elder did not recognize the black lion flag, but knew the black bull heraldry flag, which was the family flag of the former Lord of Watergast.

"Oh, Lord Billis, Gods bless you with safety." What appeared in front of the villagers was a cavalry unit with distinctive armor. One hundred cavalrymen rushed into this remote village. As soon as these majestic and powerful cavalrymen entered the village, they ignored the villagers standing at the entrance of the village. They scattered inside and outside like nets, checking inside and outside first, and then several knights dressed in nobles walked in surrounded by attendants.

"Please rest assured, the villagers here are the most loyal to me, and they will not betray me." Billis said to Earl of Mecklenburg Arod on his horse. Even though Kang Tuoyi controlled the entire territory, it was normal for occasional fish to escape in this era of information blocked. The medieval lords actually managed the territory indirectly by layers of landlords and gentry, and they were not able to directly control every village.

"Then let's stay here for a night to rest. Ted, you draw out a few capable javelets and set up secret whistles around as a warning." Arod did not relax his guard because of Billis's words. Now he has penetrated deep into the enemy's territory, and once he enters the territory, he burns down the village loyal to Kangtuoyi. The news will soon reach Kangtuoyi's army.

The vassals of all sizes formed the Kangtuoyi army were vassals of all sizes. Each village was a territory of aristocrats. The nobles relied on these villages to recruit soldiers to collect taxes. It can be said that these villages were their economic lifeline. Now they were burned to the ground by Arod, and the losses of property were huge. Moving money was like killing parents. This slang is common in both the East and the West, and it will definitely anger the Slavic nobles.

Everything was like an Aroud's finger pressing on the strings. Mecklenburg suddenly attacked the villages in Watergast and was soon reported to the Kangtuoyi army gathered outside the fortress on the coast. The Slavic nobles listened in a daze and heard the news from the farmers who came to report the news with a sad face. They originally thought that the army of thousands of people gathered and were in their own territory. Even if the Mecklenburg people attacked at least an army of more than a thousand people, plus the long journey and the heavy baggage vehicles, it would take at least more than a month to reach it, but now there is a Mecklenburg army raging everywhere.

"How many of them are led by that nobleman?"

"Did you see their flags clearly?" The Slavic nobles asked in Kang Tuoyi's tent, like guns and cannons to the person who came to report the news. The farmer who came to report the news answered a little slower, and some irritable Slavic nobles jumped and cursed.

"They have many people. Most of them are riding horses. I don't know the flag, but there seems to be a black beast on it, some like a cat." The poor farmer never walked out of his village in his life, and was illiterate, and counting only clearly the twenty sheep from the lord's family. It was very difficult to get him to say the exact number.

"Useless things." The farmer's answer made the Slavic nobles so angry that they were about to explode, but they had no choice but to face these stupid farmers, but at least they knew some information, that is, the Mecklenburg people had many cavalry units.

"As far as I know, no Germanic people use cats as flags, but it is possible for wolfs to do so." After hearing the heraldic flags described by the farmers, the Slavic nobles frowned, and they racked their brains and couldn't remember that anyone used cats as flags.

"It was Arod, the Earl of Mecklenburg, who came in person." Kang Tuoyi was the first to react. This was not how smart he was. After all, he had fought with Arod. The black lion flag always stimulated his self-esteem in the middle of the night.

"What? The Earl of Mecklenburg is here in person. What are we waiting for to gather troops and kill this band of robbers?" The leader Bradley, under Kang Tuoyi, touched the two beards on his lips and shouted loudly. His territory was close to the border area. If the Mecklenburg people attacked, his territory would be the first to suffer losses.

"Don't be anxious, we don't know the strength of the other party, let alone the damn Germanic knights have not been solved yet." Chief Calvin stopped Chief Bradley, and pointed to the direction of the coast with his chin. The fortress guarded by the Teutonic knights was airtight. Although Kang Tuoyi ordered the nobles to lead the army to attack several times, the effect was not great. The Germanic fortress stood firmly on the coast like a nail.

"Calvin's right, we cannot act rashly at present." Kang Tuoyi attached great importance to the advice of Chief Calvin. You must know that when Billis led the army to Rostock, it was because the leader Calvin who was left on the border who turned against Kang Tuoyi that Kang Tuoyi successfully took over the rule of the entire Watergast County. It can be said that Chief Calvin and his army were the closest comrades-in-arms with Kang Tuoyi. This relationship and trust were different from those fence-like Slavic nobles.

"What should I do? Are we just watching our property burned? Chief, protecting the property of the nobles is one of the important responsibilities of the lords." Chief Bradley said dissatisfied.

"I haven't forgotten this, and you don't need to remind me of the lord's duties." Kang Tuoyi's face suddenly became dark and unhappy when he heard the words of Chief Bradley.

"Hmph, I'm just reminding you." Seeing Kang Tuoyi get angry, Chief Bradley turned his gaze aside in disappointment, and the other Slavic nobles looked gloating.

"Okay, we will attack this fortress with all our might tomorrow morning. We cannot let the Germans stay proudly on our land. After breaking the fortress, we will then go south to destroy Arod's army." Kang Tuoyi clenched his fists and ordered the Slavic nobles in the tent. He knew very well that the support of the nobles was essential for a lord. Only the tribes that condensed the nobles were the most powerful tribe, and the property of the nobles was indeed not to be damaged. This was related to the prestige of the lord.

"That's great. The Germanic armors are good. If they break through the fortress, can they share their armor and weapons as spoils to the nobles?" After hearing Kang Tuoyi's order, the leader Bradley immediately became energetic. The chain mail and the sharp sword on the Teutonic knights blocked the attacks of the Slavs hundreds of times, but the Slav nobles were extremely envious. The fine chain mail was worth a lot of money, and it was also a good choice not to sell it as a heirloom.

"Okay, as long as you break through the fortress, your things will be taken by the nobles." Kang Tuoyi knew that it would be impossible not to give these nobles a little sweetness. He nodded and promised to announce to the nobles in the tent.
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