Volume 1 Forest Knight Chapter 55 Dog Eats Dog (5)
At this time, Balian rode in from outside the encirclement. He looked at the two figures who had been on the south bank of the Karl River for many years and asked with a smile: "Two leaders, do you want to put down your weapons and be captured without mercy? Or do you want to?
A last ditch effort?"
Hearing Balian's question, Gu Huiyang wanted to laugh, but he had just received a heavy blow to the chest, and before he could laugh out loud, he started coughing in pain.
Seeing his old enemy like this, Boyd struggled forward and pulled him up. The two looked at each other for a while, and then they let out the same bitter laughter. Just now, the two of them were fighting to the death, and now they have become...
As confidants who share weal and woe, the relationship between the two changed too much that night.
Gu Huiyang looked at Balian while leaning on his weapon. He stared at the young lord who looked to be about twenty years old with complex eyes, and said with an unwillingness: "I lost in the hands of a young man like you.
What, I feel aggrieved in my heart!"
"Everyone who lost on the battlefield felt aggrieved, including those who lost their lives. They felt even more aggrieved, but no one could hear their cries of aggrievedness." Balian showed no mercy.
The ground sneered.
"Hahaha!" Boyd burst into hearty laughter after hearing what Balian said, "You are right, it only makes sense if you win, and there is no sense for those who lose."
Seeing Boyd laughing so heartily even in a desperate situation, Balian couldn't help but admire this bandit leader who was known for his cruelty, but he also thought about it, no matter how perfect a fly is, it is just a fly after all, and a real fly is just a fly.
No matter how flawed a warrior is, he is still a warrior, so he asked in a deep voice: "Two leaders, you haven't answered the question I just asked?"
Gu Huiyang coughed and asked Balian: "Young man, can you tell me first, how did you come up with this plan? No matter whether I surrender or die, I must understand it so that I will have no regrets."
"Well, in that case, I will tell you something." Balian couldn't help but smile, "After I sent the person who surrendered you back to report to me, I knew that he must have been bribed by you.
And you won't surrender so easily. You must have set a trap for me, waiting for me to jump in. When the time comes, you will not only be able to rescue those who were captured, but also get a large ransom.
But you have no idea that after rescuing the caravan, I made up my mind to get rid of all the green forest bandits in the woodland on the south bank of the Karl River. I originally thought I would eliminate them one by one, but I didn't expect you gave me this
An opportunity to eliminate the two major gangs on the south coast in one fell swoop.
You should know that Lal, the second leader of the Blood Wolf Gang, has taken refuge with me. Through him, I know that you hounds have basically no connection with the brutal grizzly bears, but are somewhat hostile to each other.
That's why I decided to have someone pretend to be your Billy and go to the Wind Chime Land to send a message to Boyd to join forces to do big business. But Boyd will definitely not trust you, but he will definitely get involved.
Come in.
First, it’s because of the destruction of the Blood Wolf Gang, and after the battle at Maple Leaf Manor, my reputation as a good fighter has also spread. Although you two don’t say it, you are still nervous and afraid that I will wipe you out. This is exactly what you want.
Good chance to get rid of me.
Secondly, it's because he also wants to take the opportunity to eliminate you, Gu Huiyang. If our two families were fighting fiercely, I think Boyd would definitely lead his men to rush over and kill us all when we both suffered heavy casualties.
After being eliminated, he is the boss of this land from now on.
The third thing is that he wants to take advantage of the autumn harvest and attack Fort Nolandon to steal the money and grain and take it back. I said that, right, Boyd?"
Boyd listened to Balian asking himself and nodded happily, "I really want to get rid of both of you at once."
Hearing what Boyd said, Gu Huiyang sighed and said: "We are both too greedy!"
"Not only are you greedy, you also underestimate the enemy too much." Balian continued to explain to the two of them, "You don't know how many troops our Fort Nolandenburg has now. The Fort Nolandenburg Infantry Regiment has one hundred well-trained and well-equipped soldiers.
infantry.
In addition, I have three hundred militiamen who are ready to fight at any time. They are skilled in bows and arrows, and have short spears, fighting axes and other melee weapons. It is very easy to deal with ordinary bandits."
"Cough cough cough..." Gu Huiyang coughed and sighed: "If I knew these numbers, I would definitely take my brothers and escape to the other side of the river early."
Hearing what he said, Balian just smiled and said: "What a pity, there are not so many ifs in this world after all."
Hearing this, Gu Huiyang reluctantly nodded and agreed.
Balian continued to explain to them: "After I confirmed that Boyd was going to take a trip into this muddy water, I knew that my dog-eat-dog strategy was going to succeed, and I had already sent people to ambush near Red Fox Ridge.
I know very well when you arrived, where you ambush, and how many people there are. The arrow that started the war was the one I ordered to shoot. If it hadn't been for this arrow, Boyd and the others would not have joined the war in a hurry.
When you were fighting for your life here in Red Fox Ridge, I sent two teams to capture your empty fortress and took away all the money and food inside. I also took away your family members.
After doing this, I know that with your two personalities, when you return to the village and see the tragic situation, you will definitely become furious and seek revenge on the other party. You will not be able to walk on the forest path at night. Based on my estimation, I will bring people around here early.
We are waiting for you and sending investigators to find out your movements.
In fact, I was already there when you guys just fought, but seeing that you two were determined to fight to the death, I didn't show up to intervene in your fight. I didn't come out until you were done fighting.
Now that I've finished speaking, are you two still confused about this matter?"
After hearing this, Gu Huiyang sighed heavily, threw the weapon aside, then knelt on the ground and formally surrendered to Balian. Seeing that the boss had surrendered, there was no need for the Hound Bandits to continue fighting.
They all put down their weapons and knelt on the ground.
Boyd and his men on the other side sneered when they saw Gu Huiyang and the others acting like this. Boyd smiled contemptuously and said: "Gu Huiyang, I will use what you just said to formally answer you.
Start asking my questions.
I would rather be a wild bear fighting to death for a day of freedom than a hunting dog that shakes its head in front of its master and begs for its tail. Brothers, rush forward with me, chop up this piggy lord, and make sacrifices for my dead brothers.
Let’s take revenge!”
After saying that, Boyd led his men and shouted "kill" and rushed towards Bellian. At this time, there were a hundred militiamen and the entire Norandenburg Infantry Regiment in the encirclement. When they saw Boyd acting like this
He rushed towards his lord fiercely, and after hearing Balian's trumpet giving the order to kill.
A volley of random arrows was fired, and nearly a hundred feathered arrows shot Boyd and the nine of them into hedgehogs. Boyd, who was hit by a total of nine arrows on his back, abdomen and legs, widened his eyes and fell down unwillingly, on the verge of death.
At this moment, he was still staring at Balian angrily, his anger eager for revenge almost bursting out.
However, Bellion did not see Boyd's last expression. After giving the order to shoot, he left. After all, he had been quite tired these past few days. Today was finally over and he wanted to go back and have a good sleep.
Although he just implemented a small plan and won a small victory, after arriving in this time and space, this was the first time that Balian had multiple forces at his fingertips. He was still a little uneasy these days, worried that he had messed up, and worried that
Because his failure ruined the lives of his men, he was worried that things would take an unexpected turn and he would be unable to control the situation...
But fortunately, these worries are unnecessary. He is the ultimate winner. After this battle, Balian clearly feels that he has grown up. Men always have to take risks again and again to realize their ideals in life.
The three major gangs on the south bank of the Karl River have all been wiped out, leaving only some small and medium-sized bandit groups. However, Balian also came up with a good way to deal with them, that is to continue dog-eat-dog, but this time, Balian is
Use a hound on a leash to hunt these weak wild dogs.
One evening two days after the Battle of Red Fox Ridge, on the shores of Forest Lake, under the cool breeze of early autumn in the north, the sunset reflected on the lake. It fluctuated with the water, like a ribbon swaying in the wind, which was extremely beautiful.
There are two people sitting side by side on the wooden chairs by the lake. Behind them are people who are busy with tonight's barbecue dinner. They are neither in the mood to enjoy the scenery nor care about what the food is tonight. One of the two people is Balian.
One is Gu Huiyang, the leader of the Hound Bandit who is a prisoner.
Balian glanced sideways at Gu Huiyang, looked at his awkward look, and said with a smile: "Leader Gu Huiyang, how are you? It's been a long time since you've seen the scenery in front of you."
"Uh..." Gu Huiyang was startled when he heard this, and then quickly replied: "You are right, sir, in these years, I have not quietly looked at the scenery in front of me."
As he spoke, Gu Huiyang raised his eyes to look at the sunset and the setting sun, and said with emotion: "If I could not be tied down by food, clothing, housing and transportation, I could go fishing every day and watch the sunset, it would be a dream life."
Balian knew that Gu Huiyang's words were hinting to him that he would never think about being a bandit again, and would rather be a civilian under Balian's rule.
After hearing what Gu Huiyang said, Balian didn't say anything. He stood up, took two steps forward, looked at the sunset, and said: "It's too much to ask a brave warrior to put down his sword and shield and pick up his fishing rod.
What a waste of talent.
You also know that it has not been long since I came to Fort Norlandenburg, and there was only a wooden outpost on this land before. If Fort Norlandenburg wants to develop into a territory worthy of the name, there are still many places that need people."
"My lord, whatever you ask, Gu Huiyang is willing to serve you." As he said that, Gu Huiyang knelt on the ground and pledged his loyalty to Balian.
Balian supported him and said, "When I first recruited you to surrender, I asked you to be the Sheriff of Fort Norland. But after all, you were defeated and surrendered, not surrendered directly, so my conditions will be different.
This is how I arranged it. Let me tell you first. If there is anything inappropriate, you can tell me later.
Now there are only a few small groups of robbers and bandits left on the south bank of the Karl River. Although they are not a big threat, they are still annoying. I need someone who is familiar with them to lead a team to eliminate them, and I think you are the right candidate for this person.
very suitable.
The palace has granted me the position of inspector. I will always shoulder the responsibility of the inspector. I want to form an inspection team. You will be the captain. I will select some people from your men and I will also add some people.
Come in and lead them to destroy the robbers and bandits hiding deep in the dense forest.
Of course, I won't let you work in vain. In addition to the basic weekly salary, three-fifths of the seizures in each battle will be handed over, and the remaining two-fifths will be distributed by you.
You know, except for a few of your brothers who have special skills, they basically only know how to kill and rob. Now if you want to become a citizen of Fort Noland, you need to buy a house and land, but how will you get the money? Just need it.
You go earn it."
After hearing this, Gu Huiyang thought for a moment and then said: "Sir, I can do the work of destroying those robbers and robbers, but I can't accept your spoils distribution ratio."
"Oh? Why?" Balian asked doubtfully.
"All the captures should belong to you, sir. Those of us who were captured might have been killed and sold as slaves, but you didn't. Instead, you took us in and granted me official positions. This is something we can't even do with our lives."
It is a great kindness to repay, we can no longer ask for these trophies." Gu Huiyang said with a sincere face.
"You are a very sensible person." Balian said with emotion, "But I will never let my subordinates work hard without getting much benefit. In this way, the spoils do not need to be distributed, but there must still be rewards.
.
If you kill or capture a robber for whom the governor has put a reward, you can get a reward of ten dinars. If you bring back a young woman, you can get a reward of one dinar. If you bring back a child, you can get fifty dinars.
In addition to the population, if the value of loot brought back at a time is more than five hundred dinars, the reward will be based on one-twentieth of the value of the loot. If the value exceeds one thousand dinars, the reward will be based on one-tenth of the value.
If you get particularly valuable items or important people, the rewards will be calculated separately."
After hearing this, Gu Huiyang quickly expressed his stance: "Thank you, my lord, Gu Huiyang will definitely not let you down."
After saying this, Balian waved his attendant Tull to come over. When he saw the lord letting him pass, Tull, who was skewering meat with a wooden skewer, wiped his hands on his clothes and ran over quickly.
Balian put his arm around Tour's shoulders and introduced to Gu Huiyang: "This is my attendant and the commander of my personal guards. Now I appoint him as the deputy captain of the Nolandenburg patrol team and belongs to Captain Gu Huiyang.
Jurisdiction.”
When Gu Huiyang heard this, he knew that Balian didn't completely trust him. This Tour was here to be his subordinate. In fact, he was monitoring him.
But he was a robber who committed murder and set fire. After being caught by the lord, it was good that he was not executed. Now he has been awarded an official position. This is simply something that he dare not think about. If this young man named Tour hadn't come to monitor him, he would have
On the contrary, it will feel strange.
"After meeting Brother Tuer, we will work together to serve you." Gu Huiyang said to Tuer with a smile.
"I am young and ignorant. I will ask Captain Gu Huiyang to teach me more in the future." Tour also responded enthusiastically to Gu Huiyang.
Seeing these two people being so polite, Balian laughed heartily, then hugged their shoulders and walked towards the bonfire, saying as he walked: "Okay, this wild boar is also roasted, let's eat the meat,