The light of dawn shines on Lake Eileen, and the calm and unrippled lake surface shines brightly like countless mirrors juxtaposed. These rays of light are also emitted to the armor and stomach of the army by the lake, and the earth seems to suddenly
I broke free from the control of darkness and became bright.
May 31st is the day before the birthday of the new lord of Winterset Castle, Baron Korbenson, Griezmann Wolfgang Korbenson. According to tradition, the lord will organize the residents to celebrate
If the lord was generous and kind enough, he could have allowed the residents to have a night of drinking and partying. However, the sudden arrival of the army outside the city disrupted everything, and the residents were obviously not in the mood to hold anything at this time.
During the celebration, although this army came outside the city for two days without any intention of attacking, their presence itself was a source of uneasiness.
Geer didn't really think that today was his birthday. This was only revealed when Sophia specifically asked Miller to make the dinner sumptuous. Geer was indifferent to this, but his relatives were very interested.
They were all discussing how to have a nice birthday party.
Of course, this completely depends on whether the army outside the city cooperates, but this worry disappeared without a trace after Tafren said that the matter would be resolved today and gained Geer's approval.
Just as the owner and family of the castle were thinking about when the army outside would be able to move away, the commander of the army outside was also thinking about whether they should evacuate.
Egbert is a tall man with copper-colored skin. His muscles are like pebbles bound under his skin. His hair, beard and eyebrows are shiny black. He looks strong from the side and tough from the front.
He is synonymous with strength throughout the Northern Army.
As the captain of the 7th Squadron, he was a close confidant of Baron Lansdowne, the deputy commander and commander of the 2nd Division. He was originally full of confidence in the military operation planned by Baron Lansdowne.
The first half of the plan was implemented smoothly, but when he entered Korbenson's territory and headed towards Winterset Castle, he suddenly received a piece of bad news - all the people who were originally in charge of Winterset Castle were dead.
None of them could escape!
Egbert was blinded at this moment, which not only made it almost impossible for them to capture Winterset Castle - Winterset Castle's city defense is famous in the north, but more importantly, he and the 7th Squadron intervened in Winterset Castle
Their reasons and righteousness were gone. Originally, they intervened in the title succession incident in the name of receiving help from nobles from the Coulbenson family during the team's training. But now those people who were originally scheduled to ask for help have turned into bones.
In this case, the original rescue operation turned into an invasion operation. Although for the 7th Squadron, what they did was still exactly the same, there was no difference, but once the name changed, the ending in the future became a big problem.
Invading the territory of a feudal noble for no reason is the highest level of felony. Not to mention the entire 7th Squadron, even Baron Lansdowne behind Egbert cannot resist it. Countless nobles will jump out and take a bite.
, at that time, regardless of whether Baron Lansdowne was in trouble or not, Egbert, as the actual commander of the army, was destined for the gallows.
Then go back? Egbert thought for a while, but let it go. As far as he knew, there were many forces involved in this operation, including many powerful nobles, and a lot of resources had been invested. This was not something Baron Lansdowne could bear.
It's worth it. If he goes back without doing anything, Baron Lansdowne can skin him directly.
In fact, Egbert had another idea, which was to take advantage of his unpreparedness and rush directly into Winterset Castle, killing everyone inside, and then speculate that there was a civil strife in the Colbenson family and everyone was dead.
Just push 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, just say I don’t know and let it go.
Unfortunately, this idea was shattered when he saw Winterset Castle. The enemy was obviously well prepared and did not even lower the gate on the moat.
In a dilemma, Egbert could only set up camp by Lake Erin and wait for the arrival of the Jackdaw Hand who should arrive at the same time as them. Egbert knew that the eldest son of Earl Carter was commanding the Jackdaw Hand this time.
Sandiford, when the time comes, he can just hand over the command to the earl's eldest son, and his responsibility will be gone. The responsibility will naturally be shouldered by the taller man. Anyway, earl Carter is the first person to implement this plan. It is recommended that
Giving it to him is the best way to deal with it.
But the question is why hasn’t this damn Jackdaw Hand arrived yet? It’s already two days later than scheduled? Could it be that they just turned around and left after getting the news, and then used themselves as the scapegoat?
Thinking of this, Egbert also had the idea of leaving immediately, but in the end, he could only stay here, send more scouts out, and wait for the arrival of the friendly troops.
But it's not bad. Egbert's anxious waiting finally got a good result - the Jackdaw's Hand appeared in front of Winterset Castle in the afternoon sunshine.
When the Jackdaw's Hand arrived, Gor, Tavren and Prince Philip were all on the tower, watching the two armies merge into one.
"Well, yes, it's Sandyford, I saw him."
Tafren put away the monocular telescope in his hand and nodded to the two people beside him.
"So everything is ready, Tafren, what are your preparations?" Geer asked.
"You can rest assured, I can guarantee three days." Tafren replied solemnly.
"That's enough." Geer turned to face the prince: "The next step is up to you."
"No problem, I can only do this with my old bones. I still need to rely on you young people to support me for the rest." The prince replied with a smile. This time, Winterset Castle and his party got better than originally expected.
The harvest made him feel particularly happy. Of course, there was still a perfect ending. In this regard, the prince still had strong confidence in Geer.
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Sandifo Gallo is a heroic young man with flaxen hair. As the eldest son of Earl Carter, due to his mother's lower status, the possibility of him inheriting the Gallo family's property and title is not very high.
In the past, children of noble families who could not receive property could still rely on their own talents to become church knights or priests. But today, when the church has been extinct for decades, especially nobles who have little quarrel with the royal family.
As a member of the family, if Sandiford wants to get ahead, instead of being like his relatives who can only rely on the family annuity to survive for a few generations and then become servants, he can only rely on making outstanding contributions to the Gallo family to improve himself in the family.
status and receive better treatment.
Sandiford has always done a good job in the past. As the commander of the Jackdaw Hand, he has always been Count Carter's most powerful fist to the outside world. This is why Count Carter can safely hand over this plan to him and give him full command, but
This time he felt something was wrong.
A series of unplanned situations occurred, causing the current situation of Winterset Castle to completely turn into a fog. And under the obstruction of the rats of the Brotherhood of Steel, he was unable to arrive at Winterset Castle on the original time.
The best chance for a comeback was missed.
But Sandiford knew that now he had no room to retreat, and the price of failure was unbearable for him. However, unlike Egbert, as a noble son with a powerful family, Sandiford knew that as long as he could
The matter was done. No matter what problem occurred, Earl Carter could help him deal with it. It didn't matter what the truth was, what mattered was the result, and covering the truth with one or more layers of gorgeous fig leaves was always a good idea.
Things that the aristocracy is good at.
So after converging with the 7th Squadron and analyzing the latest intelligence, Sandyford immediately made a decision.
"Attack!"
Sandiford did not launch a direct attack, but asked Egbert to make preparations for the attack. As for himself, he left the camp with a few guard knights and rode towards Winterset Castle. There was something he wanted to do
It must be done in front to create space for Count Carter to intervene.
They stopped more than fifty meters away from the moat. This was a very safe place. Even if there was a long-range weapon attack, with their knight-level skills, Sandiford and his bodyguards were sure to avoid possible attacks.
"I am Sandiford, the eldest son of Count Carter Garro, and on behalf of the Supreme Noble Council of Jobna County, I issue an order to Griezmann Wolfgang Corbenson. All inheritances of titles that have not been recognized by the Noble Council shall be
It is illegal and will not be recognized by Jobna County. And any attempt to persecute the nobles will be considered a crime. As the suzerain of all hereditary nobles in Jobna County, Earl Carter orders you to immediately go to the seat of the Supreme Council of Mora City.
Make a plea, otherwise you will be considered guilty and your noble status will be deprived..."
Taking the copper trumpet handed by the knight next to him, Sandiford shouted the above words three times to Winterset Castle. There was no response from Winterset Castle to his shouting. Sandiford had no hope of relying on this to win the battle.
Geer obediently surrendered. After making this call, it was considered as a note for the subsequent battle. In order to protect the personal safety of the nobles who were persecuted by Geer, the war was launched. In the end, the matter became a confusing matter.
Of course, only Sandyford, who holds the title of the eldest son of an earl, can do this. If it were Egbert who did it, he would have to choose which way to die would be less painful.
"Go back and prepare to start the attack." Handing the copper trumpet to the knight on the side, Sandiford was ready to return to the camp and start the attack.
"Sir, look, there is movement."
Sandiford looked in the direction pointed by the knight beside him, and saw a cloud of dust and smoke in the distance. He was experienced enough to know at a glance what it looked like during military operations. Taking the monocular, Sandiford observed carefully for a moment.
He immediately recognized the identity of the army from the equipment flag, and his face suddenly became extremely ugly.
"The 1st, 3rd, 4th and 3rd squadrons of the Northern Army!?"
At this time, the city gate of Winterset Castle was unexpectedly lowered, and under the scorching afternoon sun, several knights covered in gleaming gold slowly walked out...