our family is gone

Chapter 345 The truth of history and expanding ambitions

Thinking of this, Alvin's expression showed a hint of ruthlessness, and he raised his finger to point to the location of the village.

"It's right here, and any problems will be directly pushed to those savages."

Of course the baron saw Alvin's entanglement, but he remained silent. A smile appeared on his face after Alvin made a decision, and he nodded in approval.

If you lose your ambition, you will lose everything. As a nobleman, you must have the courage to move forward.

"You don't know some things, young master. In fact, strictly speaking, this land is unowned."

"Huh?" Alvin couldn't help showing a puzzled expression when he heard this.

He has no inheritance rights, and in order to avoid suspicion, they did not carry out training in internal affairs, and even deliberately alienated this aspect.

So Alvin was raised as a knight and left on the training ground since he was a child. It can be said that he spent more time with his teacher than with his father.

It's not surprising that he didn't know about these situations. After all, the earl's teaching was a treatment that only his elder brother could enjoy.

"Does the teacher have anything to say about this place?"

"You don't know, this place used to be a territory called Hamlet." The baron raised his hand and stroked on the map, "In fact, this place also belonged to Hamlet, and we used to be just a barony adjacent to Hamlet. .”

Alvin saw that almost two-thirds of Bastia's territory was taken away, which is what he was proud of...

Alvin was in a complicated mood, but he still listened to the teacher's explanation and quickly focused, for fear of missing something.

"Hamlet guards the northwest border of the empire, resisting the pressure from the mountain barbarians, northerners, and wastelanders with his own strength, his strength is terrifying.

At the same time, it also occupied the intersection of the two continents and monopolized a prosperous land commercial road. It was even rumored that Hamlet's gold coins could fill the emperor's palace. "

"How did such a powerful territory become what it is now?"

The stronger the Hamlet described by the teacher, the greater the contrast with the present, which aroused Alvin's curiosity even more.

"Back then I was just a soldier beside the Earl, but I also heard that Lord Hamlet indulged in wine and sex, was corrupt and depraved, ignored political affairs, and held all kinds of luxurious banquets all day long.

Later, I heard that in order to suppress other nobles in the territory, he even killed all the nobles in the territory. He cut off his hands and feet and caused the current territory to fall apart. With such a lord, the decline is inevitable.

However, it was the decline of Hamlet that led to the rise of Bastia. The reason why we were able to defeat the barbarians in the mountains was because we swallowed part of the legacy of Hamlet's decline.

The most important thing is not the territory, but the reception of a group of soldiers with rich experience in fighting against the barbarians. Only then did they win the most important battle and lay the foundation for Bastia. "

Speaking of which, the baron couldn't help shaking his head. It's a pity that such a powerful territory, which can even be compared with the emperor, is declining rapidly, but he said these more just to pave the way for the following words.

"In contrast to our Bastia, since your ancestors entrusted this place, you have been painstakingly managing the territory. The accumulation of several generations for hundreds of years has led to today's prosperity. You must take Hamlet as a warning, and you must not become a family that has declined. starting point."

"Teacher, you shouldn't tell me these words. The elder brother is the one who inherits the territory. How can the prosperity of the family fall from me?"

Alvin laughed. He didn't know if the teacher was testing him. Perhaps once he showed interest in the title, his father would know about it the next day.

Of course the baron could see Alvin's careful thinking, and immediately asked in a low voice.

"Do you know why the Earl is indifferent to such a large piece of unowned land?"

Alvin looked at the Hamlet on the map. Even though a large part of it was annexed, the rest is still very impressive, not much smaller than the current Bastia.

If Hamlet can be completely annexed, the strength of Bastia will become very terrifying, but why?

"Bastia took advantage of the chaos and annexed a part of it to expand its strength rapidly, but it also violated the big taboo of nobles not to conquer each other. In order to solve this matter, the Earl paid a lot of money to calm down.

What's more important is that there are quite a few nobles who have taken similar actions, and the surrounding ones have more or less annexed part of Hamlet's territory, so this matter finally came to nothing.

But if it continues, whoever wants to completely annex Hamlet will face pressure from other parties, because neither the emperor nor other nobles want such a giant to appear.

The same reasoning also applies to the lords around Hamlet, including Bastia. Under everyone's checks and balances, this land maintains superficial stability. It is still Hamlet's territory in name, but in fact it has been divided up. "

Saying this the baron laughed.

"But it's different now. The most affluent central provinces of the empire are in chaos. The war is spreading and attracting the attention of most forces in the empire. There are not so many people staring at the land of Hamlet.

No matter what the battle situation is, what is certain is that the imperial forces will usher in a major reshuffle. Last time we took advantage of Hamlet's decline and rise, and this time the empire's decline may not be our opportunity. "

The baron told Alvin how he witnessed the development of Bastia to the present, and also explained the historical origin of the surrounding area.

This information is quite far away to ordinary people who can't even go out of the village, and they don't even have a concept.

But for Alvin, he finally felt the treatment of the big brother, and let him touch these things.

"The left and right are just barbarians, and any knight can lead troops to destroy them. Why did the Earl ask you to come, young master?"

Having to say this made Alvin doubtful. After all, he was also suddenly assigned to be the commander of this cavalry team, and then he fought those barbarians directly in Bastia and returned with a big victory.

It took a long time to find out that several villages had been massacred, and then the second dispatch was made. Why did my father let me come?
"Actually, from the locations of the villages that were massacred and sacrificed at the beginning, we can roughly see where their destination is."

The baron pointed out a few points on the map, and it was natural to see that this barbarian team had a clear purpose, pointing to that...

"Hamlet!" Alvin was not an idiot, and immediately understood what the teacher meant.

"So the focus of this mission has never been to exterminate the barbarians. My father wants us to expel these barbarians into Hamlet, so we have an excuse to enter it."

A child can be taught, and the baron couldn't help nodding his head when he heard this.

"The more slaughter those barbarians cause in the territory of Hamlet, the better it is for us. Only in this way will we build prestige locally when we wipe them out.

At that time, the earl directly announced the invasion of the barbarians in the mountains, and let some barbarians come in to confuse the surrounding situation. If there are any disobedient ones, let the eagles pretend to be barbarians to get rid of them, and slowly control those places step by step.

Although you don't have the right to inherit Bastia, and you can't be destined to become the lord of Bastia from birth like your elder brother, but you may not be able to become the lord of Hamlet by then. "

This baron looks rough, but he is thoughtful. Just from this order combined with the current situation, we can see the earl's true intentions. Sure enough, there is no idiot who can become a nobleman by virtue of his strength.

Power is the best stimulant for a man, and Alvin's ambition swelled uncontrollably when he heard this.

To be honest, growing up in such a powerful family, no one would think that they are inferior to others.

Similarly, he doesn't think he is much worse than his elder brother, it's just that he lost because of his birth date.

"Teacher, what do you think we should do now?" After Alvin understood the purpose of his father's arrangement, he began to plan to follow the layout.

"Acting." The baron raised his finger and pointed to the village, "We know those barbarians will go here, so let them go, and wait here until they start to slaughter before shooting, we can only defeat but not kill them all.

Then let those people spread the news of the barbarian invasion, and at the same time spread the news of our defeat of the barbarians, and chase them all the way through the hands of those barbarians..."

The two of them talked all this away from the cavalry, how his father would let the barbarians in to annex Hamlet, and he would indulge the wolves.

The villages slaughtered by the war wolves are still in sight, don't they know the consequences?
They know, but they don't care...

Even take it for granted!

The moment they become nobles, they have already left their human identity. Ordinary people are just like pigs in their eyes, and they are born to eat their flesh and drink their blood.

The gap between classes is even greater than the gap between species. Ambition is their aphrodisiac, but it is the poison of ordinary people.

After the plot was completed, Alvin got on his horse, changed from his incompetent rage before, and instead became full of fighting spirit.

Such a superior territory is naturally occupied by those who are capable, and the lord of Hamlet is incompetent and even declined. He, Alvin Bastia, will become the new lord of Hamlet.

"set off!"

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Because they were targeted by the hawks before, the wolf warriors were forced to go into the wilderness, using the dense jungle to hide from the hawks' sight.

But now that the Eagles were eliminated by them, it was natural to get back to business.

It is necessary to find a gathering place for human beings as soon as possible, and the strength should not be too strong, preferably a village of 50 people, so as to provide them with avenues to vent, replenish resources, and of course the most important sacrifice.

Why were they able to find the exact location of the village as soon as they came out of the mountains?

The reason is simple, because these gathering places usually have several key information, water sources and roads, as well as traces of human creations, such as large tracts of farmland opened up, and houses, which are very conspicuous in the wilderness.

The water source was not found here, but an ancient road that was worn out because of lack of maintenance was found by them.

The pace that was severely slowed down by the wilderness was quickly raised, and it was quickly pulled away from the previous place by a long distance. Even if he wanted to chase, he might not be able to catch up so quickly.

Just as Zhan Lang led the team forward, the sentinel in front came back and told him that he had found something strange.

"Chief, we found some traces of bandits, about twenty in number."

There are no barbarians in the mountain tribes who are not proficient in tracking and reconnaissance, because hunting is the main source of food, and they rely on it for food.

The only difference lies in some special means. His hawks can scout at high altitudes, but the wolf's sense of smell can also smell the smell floating one or two thousand yards away.

After hearing the news, Zhan Lang also hesitated a little. He was thinking, should he attack these robbers, or look for a village?
If there is a choice, the village is definitely better, it will not resist, and the resources are stable, there must be food and drink, and there are women.

But now, although those members of the eagle group were eliminated, he didn't know if there were any omissions, and he didn't know if the cavalry would catch up.

More importantly, they have not held a ceremony for a long time, and have lost the position of the blood of the wolf god for a long time.

These pressures are backlogged on him, and any decision will be related to their life and death.

"You two go to scout out the situation of the bandits, you go to recall the others, and the rest stay where they are and prepare to do something."

Wolf Warrior quickly made a decision. To be honest, his strength is not afraid of those robbers at all, and he is even sure to kill them all by himself, and the fighting power of the tribal elites around him must be stronger than the robbers.

But now he needs to be responsible for everyone, and he has to think more. He can't do it as soon as his brain is hot like before.

After coming out for a trip, he grew up a lot, and gradually understood the seemingly cowardly choices made by his father, the alpha wolf, and what the priest said.

It is a terrible change for a wolf to learn to think and endure. For the empire, if he is really allowed to return to the mountains, there may be endless troubles.

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The bandit's camp is on a small hillside near the road. From the position above, you can see the front and back of the road in front of you, which can be regarded as a wide view.

If you choose this place, you can guard this section of the road at any time, and anyone who passes here can see it.

In that crude camp, there were a few pieces of rags supported by a few logs, and some guys were lying sprawled under the shade of the trees.

"Damn it, I can't even see a caravan, or it's a hard bone, what a head these days!"

A sentry man was holding a spear and looking at the empty road not far away, and couldn't help but complain.

"Hey~ It's good to be alive in this world."

"That's right, although the conditions here are a bit worse, at least we don't have to go to the battlefield."

"Hey, if the world is peaceful, where are you going to play with the chicks in the city?"

"Hey hey hey..."

This group of robbers was complaining, but the topic turned in a strange direction, but from the equipment and a few words, it could be heard that these people seemed to be deserters.

　It's the end of the month, brothers who have monthly tickets, thank you for your support.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)