Chapter 231 Alliance 2
“That old man Maltz once robbed a group of my horses because I was speaking ill of him behind his back. Of course, this was all made up by him. I have never Speak ill of him to his face."
"A village on my border was forcibly taken over by the Kent family. That was the ancestral territory of my ancestor when he was a knight."< br>
“And that little beast from the Kent family, he openly took away people who had offended him in my territory, without even saying hello. Those are the people of my territory, and beating a dog depends on the owner. , this guy doesn’t take me as a lord at all.”
“When my territory was invaded by pirates, he actually provided me with assistance on the condition that I would be loyal to him. It’s really ignorant. He is so arrogant and disrespectful. Doesn’t he know that I am a loyal minister of His Majesty the King? ”
"Three years ago, Viscount Cole was framed by Maltz and falsely accused of secretly opposing Count Ferdinand. As a result, the entire family was exiled and his family's property was annexed by the Kent family. I still remember this incident vividly, and when I think about it, My back feels cold.”
“He also builds dams in his territory and charges water fees during the dry season. We, the lords downstream of the river, are extorted by him every year.”
"Maltz Kent, villain! Villain!"
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The hall was noisy, and the lords told each other about the crimes of the Kent family, expressing their hatred for this domineering man. Family dissatisfaction.
Everyone became more and more enthusiastic as they talked, and the Kent family had become heinous bastards.
Seeing that the fire was almost done, Earl Parker stood up and waved his hands.
"Everyone! Quiet! Quiet!"
As he spoke, the sound in the hall gradually became silent, and everyone looked at Price Parker together.
The old earl said loudly: "We are just saying here that it will not hurt the Kent family. Only by taking practical actions can we defeat him."
Immediately, people shouted: "My lord, please tell us what to do!"
With the leader in hand, others also joined in, saying that they would fight the Kent family to the end.
The old earl immediately replied: "Cooperation! Only by working together can we fight against the Kent family! There are only nearly half of the lords in the northwest bay in this hall now, which means that half of the lords are supporting - -At least not against Maltz Kent. Now he can evade the Duke and manipulate the power of the Ferdinand family. We are still inferior in strength, so we must unite."
"The old count is right. !”
“Let us unite to deal with the Kent family”
Seeing that no one was naysaying, Price Parker secretly breathed a sigh of relief. The lords attending this meeting were all carefully selected and invited by him, but he did not expect it to go so smoothly.
Humph, Maltz Kent, you are usually arrogant, arrogant and domineering, but you didn’t expect that you have secretly made so many enemies.
"Occupying the advantage of strength, Maltz will never surrender. Sooner or later we will have to fight him. Everyone has the money and strength to contribute, so let’s take stock of the strength we have at hand now. I Let’s just say it first, our Parker family can provide 50 knights and 1,500 soldiers.”
Hearing what the old earl said, the lords in the hall also reported their contribution. Before coming, they all I guessed that something like this would happen this time, and I had already carefully calculated it. "My Malkan family can provide 50 knights and 1,200 soldiers."
"My Heller family can provide 30 knights and 1,300 soldiers."
"My Johnston family can provide 20 knights and 1,000 soldiers."
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It was Paul and Myron's turn. Paul reported the strength that the two families could provide: "The Gleyman family and the Gardner family can provide a total of 1,000 soldiers."
Earl Parker touched the Beard nodded, everyone knew that Arda was not prosperous and Bairdin suffered another rebellion last year. It was understandable that they could only provide 1,000 people in total.
After all the lords reported in a circle, they could organize a "big army" of more than 500 knights and more than 12,000 soldiers.
Paul thought to himself: "Half of the lords in the northwest can provide more than 10,000 soldiers. If the lords across the country spare no effort to support the royal family, I am afraid that the rebellion in the south will be put down in only half a year."< br>
Paul subconsciously substituted the soldiers trained by Alda. He forgot that most of the soldiers mentioned by these lords were farmers recruited temporarily. If the lords really provide these farmers and soldiers to the royal family, how to manage them will be a huge trouble for the royal family. It is a long way to go to the south to fight the rebellion. It is not like fighting a war on their own doorstep like dealing with the Kent family. The logistical capacity of this era to feed and drink these people would be a disaster. And these soldiers cannot stay on the battlefield for a long time, otherwise who will farm the land.
Earl Parker was very satisfied with the strength of the alliance. He smiled happily and twirled his beard and said:
"Okay! Our strength can completely compete with Maltz Kent and his associates. In addition, , we also want to report to His Majesty the King the crime of the Kent family kidnapping the Lord and plotting a rebellion, and the suspicion of practicing witchcraft to the church, so that justice can be on our side and gain more support. "
So the lords agreed on detailed steps.
After everyone returned, they began to recruit troops, train the army, and defend their respective territories. Once the Kent family found out something was wrong and sent troops to attack, other lords would immediately go to the rescue.
After the troops were almost ready, the lords jointly wrote a letter to inform the whole country, exposing the Kent family's misdeeds. The focus was on reporting to the royal family and the church. In addition to kidnapping the master, intending to rebel, and practicing witchcraft, of course It also includes all kinds of bullying on everyone in daily life.
At the same time, an ultimatum was given to the Kent family, asking Maltz Kent to plead guilty immediately. If he could lower his title by one level, release Duke Ferdinand, return the benefits extorted from everyone, and pay another sum A large fine was imposed, and everyone worked together to protect him from being held accountable by the royal family and the church. After all, he was also a noble and lord of the Northwest Gulf, and he still had to be given a chance to reform.
Paul was a little dissatisfied at first. According to his opinion, when dealing with people like Maltz Kent, after defeating him, he would have to press him to death and beat him up.
Myron persuaded him quietly: "If you propose this, everyone will be afraid. I don't know about other places, but in the Northwest Bay, it is an unwritten rule among the lords to leave each other a way out - if there is no deep hatred between each other "
"Stay a line in life so that we can meet each other in the future?"
"Yes, that's what you mean. It can make the lords fight each other to death. There are not many things.”
“What are they?”
“Parricide or... rebellion.”
(End of this chapter)