Extraordinary Earl

Chapter 115 Strategy
Strategy is definitely good strategy.

The current Kingdom of Prussia has a taste of the Three Kingdoms at the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty.

The prestige of the King of Prussia has plummeted due to a certain incident, and the nobles with real titles in the provinces of the country have all established themselves.

Each of them joined together to keep warm. Although they were still vassals of the king in name, they were no longer the king of birds.

Now there are [-] or [-] nobles in the province of Orange, and one counts as one, and they are all princes.The biggest leader is the Count of Libya.

The Pompey family is a vassal of the Barton family.

It is considered to be a military general with real power.

It is a very, very reliable strategy to stand out in the entire Orange Province and demonstrate force and strength.

So this time Lelouch and Luther thought of going together, not only to recruit residents, but also to promote that there is a Pompeii home in Orange.

Originally, this matter was a bit taboo. After all, they were vassals of the Barton family. If they were too sharp, would the Lord's family be very happy?

But didn't Luther ask his dad for advice? Dad said it's okay, just do whatever you want.

Luther still believed in his father's ability as a politician, so he dared to think and act.

In fact, the reason is very simple. One is that the Barton family has a knight vassal who owns a town and has greater military strength and financial resources than the Pompeii family.

If the Pompeii family develops, it will be nothing more than one more big vassal.

The second is that Old Sol concealed his strength. With his high-level knight's force, he already had a place in the entire Barton Territory and could be used as a great future.

Besides, old Sol already has the possibility of being promoted to a great knight. If old Sol really becomes a great knight, then old Sol is the leading strongman in the entire Barton.

Not to mention one town, even two or three towns are not a problem.

Of course, this kind of acquisition by force is unreliable. According to normal circumstances, it is impossible for a family of knight lords in the countryside to become great knights every generation.

If the family's military power declines, then the power will surely shrink.

But old Sol trusted his son, Luther Pompey.

So Old Saul's idea is to develop upwards in his own generation, or Luther's generation, to become a baron.At that time, relying on huge power, financial resources, and using potions to pile up grandsons and great-grandchildren, they will become great knights.

Secure the position of Baron Pompey.

Old Sol didn't go into details with Luther about these things, he just took one action, do it son, I support you.

All in all, Old Saul is Luther's strong backing. Luther dares to think and do anything, very courageous.

The topic went back to the original point, how can we eliminate a notorious bandit group rooted in Orange Province and show force?

It is definitely not possible to fight recklessly with a dozen knights from Pompeii's family, and they cannot beat them.

Then the only way left is to ask the mercenary group to take action.

This is not a matter of losing face, financial power is also part of force, if you can afford a mercenary regiment to show force for your family, how much financial power is it?

It is also a kind of strength.

And at that time, you can whitewash it, for example, the Pompeii family united with a certain mercenary group to wipe out the notorious thieves group.

Everyone is working together.

All in all, it's a solid choice.

But the question is how much will that cost?
Luther asked Lu Luxiu to find a thieves group entrenched near Barton Territory. This thieves group was called "Autumn Wind Thieves".

The leader is a high-ranking knight called Omima.

Very common first name and no last name.Proof that this senior knight was of common birth.In fact, the knights who became thieves were all of commoner origin.

A knight without noble birth would become a thief.

Because nobles have enjoyed a refined and luxurious life since they were young, they will not become thieves unless they encounter particularly important things, such as being exterminated or hunted down.

The leader of the Autumn Wind Thieves Group, Omima Knight, no one knew about his experience before becoming a thief, but he was a high-level knight when he came out, possessing a fierce fighting spirit.

He recruited a group of commoner knights and formed the Autumn Wind Thieves.

He has been entrenched on a mountain range between Barton Territory and another great noble's territory, leading a happy robbery career.

It has been more than ten years.

The Bandit Group now has 40 official knights, 32 of whom have names and rewards.The proportion of intermediate knights is actually ten.

Not to mention the knights who are hiding in the dark and may not have shown up.

It is best to treat this autumn wind bandit group as a bandit group with forty or fifty knights, otherwise it is easy to capsize in the gutter.

Among the thieves, the behavior of this autumn wind bandit group is relatively mild. For more than ten years, they have only robbed and collected protection fees.

It is rare to attack the towns in Barton's territory.

Because of the strength of the thieves group, Baron Barton was afraid that his own strength would be compromised, so he never took action against the thieves group.

There is also a reason.

The place where the Autumn Wind Thieves are entrenched is between the two territories, why should I do it.

This is a very typical idea, and it is also the reason why the Bandit Group has grown throughout the Orange Province.

The information collected by Lu Luxiu was relatively detailed. After checking, Luther found a big problem. The total amount of reward orders on the heads of this autumn wind bandit group was [-].

Among them, Omima, the senior knight and the leader of the Autumn Wind Thieves, offered a bounty of [-] gold coins, and the rest was shared among his knights.

As long as you get the heads of these members, you can go to the Orange Consul, the official residence of the Earl of Libya, and receive a reward.

Coupled with the wealth obtained by the robber group for many years.

This is a very tempting idea, to make a fortune by robbing bandits.

But the problem is not so calculated.

First of all, we are going to attack such a group of thieves, can we keep all those knights behind?Running an Omi horse is equivalent to losing [-] bounties.

And after the thieves rob, will they keep the accumulated wealth?The reason why many knights become thieves is because the money comes quickly, and many of them will exchange the money for potions to increase their strength.

This is also an important reason why the Autumn Wind Thieves Group has only 32 knight members on the surface, but the proportion of intermediate knights is as high as ten.

In other words, if you rob this group of thieves, you may not get the corresponding spoils.

Luther estimated that the price of asking a mercenary group to destroy such a bandit group would be at least [-] gold coins.

What if the reward, plus the loot, is only [-] gold coins?Then the Pompeii family will lose [-] gold coins.

Is this deal worth it?

Because the leader of the thieves was given the name of the president of the United States before, it was harmonized by the asterisk.Now changed to Omima.

However, there may be mistakes and omissions in the revision. If an asterisk appears in the text, it means the leader.

(End of this chapter)