Chapter 144 Another City
The night in late spring is not silent.
Countless bugs are singing in the bushes and beside the streams, either to declare their territory or to find a mate.
However, singing sometimes brings disaster, and from time to time the sound stops suddenly.
The carriage drove slowly along the dark mountain road. Mrs. Roth opened the window and chatted with Jurgen who was riding beside the carriage from time to time.
"I haven't heard the insects in the mountains of my hometown for many years."
Mrs. Lott sighed.
Jurgen breathed a sigh of relief. She finally stopped asking herself questions such as whether she should be made a knight, how much she earns a year, whether she has bought a house in Weisenberg City, whether she has found a girlfriend, and whether she is alone. There are issues like how much grass the beast consumes per hundred kilometers.
It’s just that the young man was happy too early. After recalling the night in her hometown, Mrs. Roth continued to ask Jurgen: “What kind of girl do you like? Is she tall or short, mature and stable? Are you still cute and lively, are you good at housework or are you good at gun dancing, are you big breasted or are you round in the butt? There are quite a few young ladies of your right age over there in Luo Te Ling. Do you want me to organize a garden tour for you? Get to know them, and tell me whichever one you like. If you are embarrassed to be alone, you can call Lothar and Andrei. They don’t have girlfriends either..."
Jurgen Suddenly his face turned darker than the night, so he decided to divert the trouble to the east, and said: "Madam is so well-informed, why not introduce some people to our master?"
Mrs. Roth smiled and said: "Who doesn't know what Frederick is thinking now? He has good taste. Miss Eltal is not only beautiful, she also has a copper mine at home. I don't know how many people there are in the Principality of Mainz." I’m secretly angry.”
“You’d better think more about yourself, let me tell you, Judge Lott’s daughter...”
Jurgen sighed helplessly, Think of her words as the buzz of nearby insects.
Finally, the castle of the Eichstadt family appeared in front of everyone.
Lot sighed, and then said to Jurgen: "Razinger is still the housekeeper at home now. He is old. I will try to stabilize him. For my sake, as long as If he doesn’t go too far, don’t hurt him.”
Jurgen replied expressionlessly: "As long as he doesn't hinder us."
The convoy did not hide its whereabouts, and swaggered to the castle under the flag of the Lot family.
The mountains surrounding the basin where the castle is located are like a "". The castle is located on the top of the small mountain protruding from the middle, with only one road in and out.
The convoy did not go around the main road into the basin and then up the mountain as before, but took the mountain road over the mountains, which made the defenders guarding the castle instantly nervous.
Mrs. Lott carried her daughter to the gate in front of the castle gate and shouted angrily: "It's me who's back!"
An old sergeant asked at the door: "Is it Miss?"
"It's me!" Mrs. Lott recognized the person, "Oh, you are still a soldier, not going home to kill pigs "?"
"It's really Miss!" the old sergeant shouted happily, "Miss is back, open the door quickly, go and notify the old housekeeper!"
Jurgen paid attention! While observing the movement at the pass, they observed the military camp at the foot of the mountain in the distance.
The military camp has a capacity of 3,000 to 4,000 people. Now it is in vain and has no popularity at all.
The door was opened, and the convoy, the cavalry company, and the mage company passed through the heavy gate without any danger. The castle was more than a hundred meters in front, and on both sides were hillsides more than a hundred meters high.
The gate of the castle opened, and a frail old man walked out hurriedly with a stooped waist and a cane. After seeing Mrs. Roth, he said happily: "The young lady is back, the little lady is back too, Just come back. Why didn't you tell me in advance how many days you will stay?"
Mrs. Roth held her daughter in one hand. The little girl looked at the old man in front of her curiously and supported the old man with her other hand. The housekeeper said: "I'm back and I won't leave."
"Oh," Razinger asked in surprise, "Did the lady and Earl Lot fight?"
Then he He immediately said: "Oh, it's not good to stand here and talk about this. Miss, go and rest first."
Mrs. Lott asked doubtfully: "You don't know what happened in Lottland?"
Lazinger replied blankly: "I don't know, what happened?"
"Huh?" He saw the people behind Mrs. Roth, "Aren't you guys from the Wesson family? How come you escorted the lady back?"
Mrs. Roth immediately said: "Oh , you also know that there are those rude mountain people everywhere. Without them to protect me, I would not dare to walk at night.” It’s disgusting. They make trouble in the city every day. After the eldest lady left, they made the trouble even worse. We didn’t dare to go down the mountain because we were afraid that they would get beaten up if they drank too much.”
"But it's okay now. They started packing things in the evening and left not long after."
Mrs. Roth said with a relieved look: "That's good. Let's go in first, you Let all the officials in the city come to see me. I have something to say."
"And arrange for them to rest."
There is a military camp next to the main building of the castle, Mrs. Roth. He and Jurgen entered the castle first, while Razinger arranged for the others to rest in the military camp.
Mrs. Roth and Jürgen discussed the next plan of action in the living room. Soon after, Razinger himself came in with tea and milk, and said: "Well, the young man from the Wesson family It's so good that I don't want to rest while guarding the young lady's carriage. I'll have people bring the things in later." Mrs. Roth asked the old housekeeper to sit down on the sofa nearby, and the two of them started to go about their daily routine until Ai Xi. A group of officials led by Stetter rushed over.
They didn’t know about the occupation of Fort Roth, and they thought Mrs. Roth was angry and ran back to her parents’ home to relax.
When everyone arrived, the teacup in Mrs. Lot's hand suddenly fell to the ground with a crisp sound, and the delicate glass instantly broke into pieces.
While everyone was in shock, the door of the living room was suddenly pushed open, and a group of cavalry from the Wesson Army rushed in with a roar, each holding a bright saber in their hands, surrounding everyone present.
"Everyone," Mrs. Roth said coldly and ruthlessly while holding her daughter, "I have cooperated with Baron Wesson. Now Baron Wesson occupies the Eichstadt territory, who objects?"
Immediately, someone stood up from the sofa and said angrily: "I object..."
Before he finished speaking, a golden light flashed, and the person's head fell to the ground, and his body shook and fell on the sofa.
Jurgen continued to stand behind Mrs. Roth with an expressionless face, as if what just happened had nothing to do with him.
Everyone in the living room looked at the dead heads on the ground. The smell of blood rushed into their noses, and they did not dare to act rashly for a while.
Mrs. Lott said calmly: "Objection is invalid."
At this time, Razinger stood up tremblingly, opened his mouth several times, and finally asked: "Why?"
"Because my niece is too stupid!" Mrs. Roth said angrily, "Look what she does. His stupid things are sending the Eichstadt family to hell!"
"This idiot actually wants to be an enemy of Wesson. Is Wesson easy to mess with?"
" Look around you. They are all masters trained by the Sword Master Richard Nar. How many lives do you have to fight them?"
"You forgot that Wessen owns Wesenberg University? How many magicians are there? There are more than a hundred who are following me today. How many lives do you have to fight them?"
"I tell you, in half an hour, they broke down the gate of the city and the gate of Rothburg. Twenty minutes of it were still spent on the road. How many lives do you have to fight them?"
"Most of those rude mercenaries outside the city were killed by them in a short while. How many lives do you have to fight them?"
"If Baron Wesson hadn't missed his old friendship, I You have been dragged to be beheaded a long time ago!”
“Baron Wesson said that as long as you surrender and pay a symbolic ransom, you will not only be freed, but you can also be reinstated if you are more conscious. Here, you can also work as an official in Rote Land or other places. Those who are capable can also work as an official in Weisen Land. "
"If you don't want to be an official, you can invest in some industries if you have money. .”
"If the entire territory performs well, it won't be a problem to rent a 99-year farm in two years to grow high-yield wheat, grow pumpkins, raise chickens and slime."
After Mrs. Roth finished speaking, the living room There was silence. Everyone looked at me and I looked at you. No one dared to jump out first.
Come out and agree. What if Earl Wesson loses this war?
You don’t have to think about it if you jump out to object, the tax officer is not cool yet.
Everyone is dragging, as if this will solve the problem.
Mrs. Lott gave her daughter to Razinger and asked him to take her to rest. Jurgen sent someone to protect her.
She spends time with these people to see who can outshine the other.
When it was getting dark, someone walked in.
Frederick threw a pile of rags on the ground and said expressionlessly: "I'll give you five minutes to make a decision."
The Eichstadt leaders present They recognized these rags as the mercenary flags that were in the military camp a while ago. Obviously, these people were killed by Baron Wesson.
Many people secretly glanced at the tax officer who had completely cooled down, and then made their choice.
At dawn, the mountain mercenaries and peasant soldiers returned to the camp. At this time, they had become prisoners, all with gray faces, and were guarded by the original Eichstadt city defense army. These prisoners were about to Welcome the fate of building railways.
At noon, the city defense forces from Langnar City began to take over the defense, and the Snow Leopard Regiment responsible for last night's battle held an entry ceremony into the city.
Under the command of Bernd, the Snow Leopard Regiment was ambushing on both sides of a turning mountain road. The long queue could not see the situation in front and behind. For a while, explosions, screams and wails were heard endlessly, and morale was rapid. collapse.
When the Snow Leopards launched a bayonet charge, most of the enemies surrendered.
In the end, half of the three thousand mountain mercenaries were left, and the peasant soldiers who carried siege equipment did not suffer much loss.
Frederick asked Mrs. Lott to organize citizens to clean up the battlefield, and at the same time let the two regiments rest for a day outside Chengdu. The priest provided psychological counseling to the soldiers, and then headed to Heim City.
(End of this chapter)