After Mark finished speaking, Balian nodded and motioned for him to sit down, then picked up the small book in front of him, "The steward has told everyone about the basic situation in the territory. Although our family background is still very weak, it is better than when we first came here.
When we arrived, it was much better. Here, the person we should be most grateful for is the dead Blood Wolf Bandit leader Quaid."
Balian said this and stopped laughing. Others also laughed. Balin said with a smile: "Yes, if it weren't for this guy Quaid, it would be difficult for us to earn so much. In this way
Look, it's still a war, and the looting comes quickly."
"Yes, robbery comes the fastest, which is why the northern lords are so willing to fight." Balian nodded in agreement, "Right now, there is still an opportunity for robbery. Yesterday we started from Sac
"The Lord took it out of his mouth." Then, Balian told everyone what Sir Sack told him about Baron Raul's pig-iron ship arriving at Waterside Town three days later, and also told everyone about his relationship with Lidabao.
The old and new grudges between Baron Raul and his son.
After listening, the grumpy Bess directly slapped the table, "This bitch's Sir Yellen is really not a thing, and his bastard father, Baron Raul, is even more outrageous. He actually wants to murder a lord! We have their cargo ship."
Not only must they be robbed, but we will also rob their Lida Fort in the future."
"Hahaha! Brother Bess, you sit down first. It's okay to rob them, but how are we going to rob them? Bangshui Town is three days away from us. When we get there, people will leave, so why rob them?" Io
Mo said.
After listening to Eomer's words, Bess didn't know what to do, so he had to sit down first. Balion looked at Bess and said: "I discussed it with Eomer on the way back. I originally planned to ride there with a few people, but
After thinking about it, there are fewer people going, and we are afraid that we will not win. There are too many people going, and we don’t have enough horses. It seems that we can’t eat the meat in our mouths, but it’s okay. Let’s let them go this time.
Once, we went there in advance and waited for them."
"Sir, actually we don't need to go overland." As soon as Balian finished speaking, Lal stood up and spoke.
"You mean to take the water route? Upstream along the Karl River?" Balian asked in surprise.
Lal nodded, "Yes! Sir, the flow direction of the Karl River is from northeast to southwest, and merges into the sea at Yangvikshuo. The wind direction in the north is southwesterly wind blowing from the sea in spring and summer, and blowing from the inland in autumn and winter.
The wind is northeasterly, which means that when sailing on the Karl River, in spring and summer, you go from southwest to northeast, with the wind and the current, and from northeast to southwest, with the wind and the current. In autumn and winter, you go from southwest to northeast, with the wind and the current. Usually everyone changes it to
Overland, and going from northeast to southwest with smooth wind and current, the speed is very fast. And now it is early spring, the southwest wind has just begun, we take a boat along the Karl River to Bangshui Town, with favorable wind and adverse current, we can definitely get there in one day
."
"How did you know?" Mark stared at Lar and asked warily.
"Because they sold the stolen goods and used boats to sail down the Kal River to the city of Yangweixo." Eomer stood up and said, "When Lal was interrogating, he told this matter. By the way, you still
There is a boat, right?"
"Yes, brother Eomer." Lal nodded.
After listening to what they said, Balian patted his head and thought about it. There was this item in the interrogation record that Eomer gave him that day, but he was too busy during this period and forgot about it. "I just thought about it too."
Get up, during the interrogation, Lal did say, by the way, where is your boat hidden in the forest lake?"
Lal quickly stood up and replied: "Yes, sir, there is a deep pool in the east of Forest Lake. There is a river connecting Forest Lake and this deep pool, and this deep pool is in a cave.
It’s very secretive here.”
"Okay!" Balian slapped the table, very excited, "How many ships are there? How big are they?"
"Sir, there is only an ordinary cargo ship. It is not big. If the cabin is full of cargo, it can only carry thirty people at most." Karl replied.
"Now, how many of your men can sail?" Balian continued to ask.
"Counting me as a crew of eight, two boats like this can sail away." In the past, Lal was responsible for transporting stolen goods from robberies.
Balian nodded, thought for a moment, then stood up and ordered: "Lal, you now go gather your brothers who can sail and let them
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Prepare to go on a long trip." After receiving the order, Lal quickly went out to gather people.
"Bahrain, take your three hunter brothers and go with us. It's still up to you to investigate and detect the whistle." As soon as Balian finished speaking, Bahrain stood up, "Don't worry, sir, Bahrain
I won't let you down." After saying that, he stood up and left.
"Eomer, gather fifteen brothers and equip them with the best equipment in the territory. Let's do something big!" Balian patted Eomer on the shoulder and said. Eomer smiled knowingly.
, turned around and went out to select elite soldiers.
"Bess, Tur, and Barrett, you will work with the Free Company to protect our home. We rely on you to protect our little wealth." Balian said to the three of them with a smile.
"Don't worry, sir. With us guarding you, there will be no problem." The three of them replied in unison.
"Okay, I can rest assured that you are here!" After saying that, Balian and the three of them raised their glasses together and drank a glass of wine.
"Mark, Hama, the construction in the territory cannot stop. I'll be walking for a few days. You have to organize manpower to open up wasteland. Now that the weather is getting warmer, it's a good time to open up wasteland. We need to open up one more acre of cultivated land. Let's go to winter
, just one more acre of land can store food." Balian said to the two of them in a deep voice.
"Master, don't worry, I will definitely lead people to do a good job in land reclamation work." Mark quickly expressed his position.
Hama tapped his chest twice with his fist to reassure Balian.
Balian turned his head and looked at Bess, Tur, and Barrett, "You must assist our chief steward and organize the people to clear up wasteland."
"Don't worry, sir." the three of them replied.
Since they were hijacking a ship at the dock, chainmail might not be convenient. Balian wore an iron-encrusted leather armor. The other twenty-eight men basically wore iron-encrusted leather armor or double-layered leather armor. They were lighter and not afraid of being killed if they fell into the water.
Falling into the water. As for weapons, there are only a few long weapons in the team. Most people hold swords or axes. The most important thing is that this time they took away all the twenty crossbows in Nolandenburg.
This is because considering that it may involve sneak attacks and combat on ships, crossbows are more convenient than longbows.
After everyone had packed up, Lal led the way. After entering the stag forest, they zigzagged to a 300-foot-high hill. At the foot of the mountain was a small lake, almost 100 acres in size. The lake was deep and presented a beautiful scene.
It is blue-black and looks very deep. There is a river to the west of this lake. This should be the river connected to the forest lake. To the east of the lake is a small mountain. At the bottom of the mountain is a relatively large cave. This small lake has a
Less than half of the area is in the cave.
Under the leadership of Lal, a group of people entered the cave along the lakeside path. It was already evening and the cave was dark. After lighting a few torches, everyone saw the scene in the cave. The interior of the cave
It is one hundred and fifty feet high, and the water area in the cave is sixty or seventy acres in size. Parked on the shore not far from them is a sloop with a length of about thirteen steps, a width of five steps, and a shallow draft.
, is a typical river fast boat.
Lal explained to Bellion: "This boat was bought when he was still a farmer. At that time, he wanted to make more money, so he bought this boat to run some cargo transportation business. Once he met water bandits, and they
In a panic, he strayed into the river from Linjian Lake and ended up here. Later, after becoming a bandit, he simply brought his boat here, and when he needed to sell the stolen goods, he drove the boat to Yang Weixuo."
Balian did not respond to him immediately, because Balian knew that it takes more than a short time to make someone truly return to his heart. Lal was still more afraid of him now, so he did not tell the truth about some things, but he did not doubt the employer.
, No need to be suspicious. Since he is willing to contribute now, why should he bother with those things? Besides, many times, the relationship between everyone is slowly getting closer through specific things. Anyway, you treat others.
With sincerity, he can still live the life he wants, and before long, he will completely return to his heart.
"Does this ship have a name?" Balian asked.
"I call it the Red Trout because the first time we drove it out, the first net we cast was more than a dozen red trout." Lal replied.
"What a good name. When this work is done, I'm going to have a drink with you. Then you have to tell me your story. Now, my Captain Lar, let's set sail."
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Ang looked at the ship and said.
"Okay, sir, I will take people to sail the boat now." After saying that, Lal took his seven men to work, and then Balian and the others got on the boat and left the cave.
When the boat arrived at the intersection of the river and the forest lake, there were some fallen trees blocking the place. If they were not moved, the boat would not be able to get in. Lal explained to Balian that this was because he was afraid that others would find out, so he simply
Use these trees to block the river. After explaining, Lal led a few people down to move the wood away, and then the boat entered the forest lake. At this time, the wind was not smooth and the water was not smooth. The boat was moving very slowly, and Balian could just admire it.
The scenery in early spring.
Spring is warm, flowers are blooming, and everything is reviving. The wild grass on the lakeside has already revealed bright green, pink, yellow, and white flowers. Fish have jumped out of the water from time to time on the lake, and some hunting waterbirds have also quickly passed by to catch the fish.
Er. Balian held on to the railing and looked up to the north. On the river beaches on both sides of the intersection of the Forest Lake and the Karl River, the large reeds had turned green. The animals that got into the reeds in search of food would startle from time to time.
A large flock of birds, looking back to the west, the calm lake and the dense forest in the distance feel indescribably majestic under the afterglow of the setting sun.
Balian recalled such a wonderful scenery. He must have never seen it in his previous life. Although medieval society was backward, the ecological environment was indeed good. This kind of primitive natural beauty should rarely exist in modern society.
After the boat entered the Karl River, although it went against the current, it went upwind and the speed was not slow. After the sail was raised, the Red Trout moved forward quickly. The scenery on both sides of the bank quickly receded, and Bellian had no interest in watching it.
It was almost dark at this time. After everyone had dinner, they rested. Lal and his men, as well as Eomer and some people, assisted in sailing.
At noon one day later, a tavern next to the dock in Bangshui Town that provided cheap drinks and food for sailors and laborers was noisy as usual. These drunken low-level workers sat at a table of three or five, laughing and noisy, and drinking.
The drunkard stretched out his hands and pinched the butt of the fat cook who was serving everyone the food, causing the cook to scream and everyone burst into laughter.
There is a table near the boat in the tavern. On the table are apple pie, roast rabbit and other food. Sitting around the table are four people who look like caravan guards. They are very quiet. Apart from eating and drinking, they just talk in low voices. But in the
In such a chaotic environment, no one would notice them. These four people were Balian, Eomer, Balin and one of his men after they landed ashore. The reason why Balian and Eomer were here was to
Wait for the two people from Bahrain to come back after inquiring about the news.
"Sir, we have figured out the situation clearly. The two large ships flying the flag of the violent bear on the dock belong to the Baron Raul family. There are six guards on each of these two ships. In addition, there are ten sailors on each ship. These sailors may
will also participate in the battle. The person in charge of the transportation this time is the youngest son of Baron Raul's steward. This boy has a mistress in Bangshui Town. Not only does he want to stay at his mistress's house tonight, he also asks her mistress to help him
We have found some women who are in the flesh business. The guard leader, boatswain and a few guards will go there to play tonight. The boat will be empty tonight." Bahrain said in a low voice.
"Okay, Balin, you are really amazing." After praising him, Balian picked up the wine glass and toasted him.
Balin scratched his head in embarrassment, "Sir, this is commonplace. We hunters usually search for traces and find traces. Besides, you also told me some investigation methods. How can I not do it well?"
What about this matter?"
Balin just told Balin some of his experience as a scout in his previous life. Unexpectedly, Balin was really a natural master of reconnaissance. Based on Balin's skills and the experience he accumulated while hunting, he could easily do it.
I found the enemy's location and used some small methods to find out the information.
Make the best use of everything and make the best use of people's talents. Balian, who has been born in two generations, still knows this very clearly. There are two brothers, Balin and Barrett. Balin is good at investigation, but his martial arts is mediocre. However, Barrett is strong in martial arts and cannot do archery with one hand.
He was said to be able to defeat an opponent with a single step, but he could also be called a sharp archer, so Balian asked Balin to lead the scouts and Barrett to train the crossbowmen.
"Okay, tell the brothers, we will do the big thing tonight, everyone is ready! Balian said to Eomer, Eomer nodded, saying it was okay, then Balian put down a silver coin and took it with him