Chapter 518 The wind direction in Hotam County has changed
“This is the best condition given by our lord, Earl of Sampoli, please think about it carefully...”
Noble Messenger The voice was shut behind the door, while Andre and Warren Taylor walked side by side on the tent-filled path.
They all lowered their heads and thought without saying a word.
After more than an hour of talks, both parties basically understood their positions and requirements.
As for the so-called "peace negotiation" of the nobles, Warren Taylor, as the main force of the Saint Sun Rebel Army, had already had a premonition.
Ever since the Lancers wreaked havoc, the nobles and the Saint Sun Rebels have reached a silent understanding.
A large number of people who escaped from the Lancers joined the rebel army, and the nobles hardly stopped them.
Among these new people, there are even many craftsmen and citizens.
In the past, these were rare talents, but now they actually ran out of the town and joined the rebel army.
The reason is simple. The Lancers have finally wreaked havoc from rural areas to urban areas.
After these lancers recruited a group of local gangsters, they began to collect war taxes from local townspeople. On average, each household had to pay a terrible war tax of 1 to 3 gold pounds.
With this set of rules, the morale of the imperial company naturally increased steadily, while the resentment among the people became more and more serious.
Not only civilians, but also many nobles had conflicts with the Lancers, but most of them were mediated by La Cunio, Barneyfors and others.
How could the noble men of Hotam County swallow this sigh of relief? They did not dare to disobey openly, so they secretly opened the door to the Shengsun Rebel Army.
But this is the first time for them to come to their door for insider trading.
In the tents on both sides, the newly joined warriors were sharpening their rusty daggers and sun sticks on the whetstone.
Children in new, patched clothes ran back and forth with wooden swords, while women walked and talked with jars on their heads.
The aroma of cooking smoke and bread poured into his nose, and Warren Taylor stopped and looked towards the sunset in the distance.
"If we don't agree, the other rebels will agree." Seeing Warren Taylor stop, Andre said, "You also know that they did not revolt to eliminate the nobles, but to become The nobles revolted.”
"I know." Warren Taylor replied in a muffled voice, but did not continue.
The conditions provided by Count Sampoli are not inconvenient.
He promised not to stop the activities of the Saint Sun Rebels and to allow them to smuggle, but not to allow them to launch another attack on the Knight Manor.
For the captured members of the Saint Sun Rebel Army, the two sides can exchange prisoners, and the nobles can provide ransom if there are no prisoners.
During the winter, they can provide some clothes and food.
The earl even mercifully offered to send a team of nameless people to help them train their army.
To the envoy's expectation, this most important military assistance was actually rejected by them. Instead, these farmers of the Shengsun Rebel Army hoped to obtain a batch of weapons and armor.
Of course it is impossible to provide armor, but similar to spears and daggers, the earls of Hotam County still have a lot of stocks in their hands.
The envoy naturally agreed wholeheartedly, but most of the negotiations were carried out by Andre. As the main leader, Warren Taylor only asked one thing, and that was "conditions."
They have two conditions. They cannot stop the first farmer from returning home. This is easy to say.
The second one is to ask the Saint Sun Rebel Army to change its tune and change its flag from Saint Sun's name to Meliya's nomination.
It is difficult not to think that this condition is the arrival of Meliati’s 500,000 dinars.
But Andre could see clearly that after a long period of defeat and changes in the battle situation, these nobles had reached the limit of tolerance.
The Lancers' behavior of eating and dividing the land finally put the last straw on the camel's back, allowing them, the die-hard churchmen, to ride on the wall.
All their current actions are to remind Meliya that they will receive preferential treatment when they surrender.
Among the two enemies of the Church of the Thousand Valleys, the nobles made a decision - prefer Meliati to the demon Horn.
Although the former is fierce, it can retain its basic status and still has a chance to make a comeback.
The latter seems to be kind, but his methods are even worse than Meliati's.
It’s just that Meliati treats nobles and civilians equally, while this demon only targets nobles. "Of course, we are only temporarily united, and then we welcome the Salvation Army. If we join the Salvation Army after the Saint-Sun Rebel Army is disbanded, then the previous agreement can naturally be voided." Andre continued to persuade.
Although he is the deputy pope, the person who really has the decision-making power is Warren Taylor.
Although Andre also has a group of fans, he is still not enough in front of Warren Taylor, who has the blessing of saints and fame.
“I know.” Warren Taylor still said neither salty nor blandly.
Andre stopped suddenly and grabbed his arm, his face looking so dignified and serious for the first time: "You can't escape, you have to give me an accurate word."
Warren Taylor did not look back. After a period of silence, he just responded lightly: "I don't believe in these nobles, and I won't believe it anymore..."
Warren Taylor was born into a family of manor stewards, and their family had been stewards of the manor for generations.
His father and brother once served as stewards of the manor, and were even allowed to have the right to eat at the New Year's Day banquet.
After his brother's death, he inherited the position of steward, and he performed his duties diligently whether it was allocating land, managing farmers, or selling and purchasing surplus grain.
Among the many surrounding knight manors, the manor he manages always has the best harvest.
He would have lived his whole life as an ordinary housekeeper, until he learned about the blue-blooded orphans from passing businessmen.
Then Warren Taylor finally understood what was being sold in the secret account left by his dead brother.
“Those nobles stole my only son, my brother’s only son and daughter, exterminated my family, and then turned the blood of my flesh and blood into wine, poured it into my cup, and invited me to drink.
When I drank it, I never understood why they laughed so happily..."
Putting aside Andre's hand, Valen Taylor touched the candlestick in the palm of his hand Puncture scar: "I was so grateful that I knelt down and swore never to betray.
I regarded them as my family, and the young master as my biological son, and took good care of them.< br>
Later, I originally wanted to let this child live, but he picked up the candlestick and tried to kill me in a sneak attack. He never regarded me as a relative, but as a servant.
So I stabbed him in the throat with a candlestick and pushed him off the third floor of the castle. "
Valen Taylor recalled that rainy night countless times in his heart, and he could even tell it to Andre like a stranger.
Only at this time, Andre seemed to We can see the shadow of Valen Taylor, the violent fugitive who killed the knight's family
It has been a long time since he killed the lord and fled at the end of last year and accepted the funding from the Megdi Chamber of Commerce. Valenteil returned to Hotam County. A full year's time.
In the first half of the year, they had little success.
In the second half of the year, their numbers and strength expanded like a water-absorbing sponge.
Apart from the circumstances surrounding the transfer of local forces and Andre's plan, the most important thing is the motivation of the record.
The defeat and demise of four command companies gave almost all desperate people a glimmer of hope.
Under the banner of fighting against the nobility and the church, all the rebels in Hotam County gathered together.
The first is a large number of low-level monks from the Juanno sect. Currently, many of the Saint Sun Rebels are organized by low-level monks from the Juanno sect.
The next ones are the refugees and craftsmen who have fled from various places, and even the second son of the knight.
The most ridiculous thing is that it even includes three temple knights, as well as dozens of night watch guards, armed farmers and monks.
These most die-hard supporters of the church actually chose to stand against the church.
After turning from fans to black, these rebels showed a fanatical attitude of converts, and they were the most radical group.
If they secretly make peace with the nobles, or change the flag to Meliaty's flag, the morale of the military will definitely be chaotic to a certain extent.
"I'm sorry, I can't make this decision."
"It's the same now, I'm not asking you to give up hatred." Andre's preparation was to pretend to surrender, and he would regret it every day. , otherwise this winter will be really difficult with the current skyrocketing number of Saint Sun Army members.
Valentine, who is usually good-tempered, shook his head firmly: "This is not a deal, this is a compromise."
"Otherwise." Seeing Valente being so stubborn, Andre rubbed his sore head, "How about we write a letter to His Majesty the Pope and let him make the decision?"
(End of this chapter)