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Chapter 769: Upright Trend
That's right, everyone realized that the entire territory had no nobles other than the lord, not even a fiefdom knight.

This form of complete dictatorship has only one noble, the lord. Although the baron is envious, it is not in line with the aristocratic feudal system that has been passed down in the empire for thousands of years.

Even the lord was not of orthodox noble descent, which gave the earl, who thought he had a stable aristocratic heritage, an inexplicable sense of superiority.

Since the Baron was able to rise in the chaotic situation of that year, even if he was not as good as the Earl, he must be a figure. He keenly noticed one thing from the intelligence.

He believed that the lord controlled the troops by relying on his personal strength and his noble status, and he was also a nobleman, and was more generous than him.

So I want to take the opportunity to provoke the leaders of those armies and tempt them with the offer of fiefdoms. I don't believe that they will not be tempted.

Anyway, they are all empty promises. It’s just a matter of talking. Lance’s territory will be divided into empty fiefdoms.

When the time comes, fight back, kill that lord, and annex Hamlet, then I can give it to you!

It was with this idea that he dared to fight against Hamlet's army.

Now that the decision has been made, people are needed to execute it.

After notifying the knights, someone will naturally go. So the question is, who will negotiate with Hamlet?

"I come!"

"I'll do it."

It's true, those bureaucratic cronies are not afraid at all, and are even quite active.

Because negotiations between nobles are all based on rules, there is no need to worry about accidents. The worst that can happen is to pay money for redemption. And if they can really fool one or two leaders, the credit will be huge. They may be able to use this credit to obtain territories and become nobles.

"I'll leave this matter to the two of you."

The baron was already prepared in his mind and pointed out two people.

Soon a carriage drove out of the city overnight...

Hamlet's army spends the whole day marching, fighting, and then marching again.

The rest of the time was spent dealing with post-war affairs. Although the battle went smoothly, there were still some casualties caused by various reasons.

For example, the knight who chose to ambush them, that guy charged with his lance and led his men into the team. He was knocked off his horse but still drew his sword to fight. Although he turned around and killed him, some people were still injured at that time.

Not to mention the damage caused by bows and crossbows, so fighting is so dangerous. Even if they have advantages in equipment and numbers, it also depends on the specific situation. Anyone who underestimates the enemy is seeking death.

Fortunately, there are professional military doctors in the team. They are proficient in surgical operations and have all kinds of magical medicines. As long as the patient does not die on the spot, they can save him.

However, rest was still necessary, and the team was tired during the day, so they stopped and set up camp to rest.

The night passed very peacefully, and the scouts and sentries scattered outside did not find anything unusual.

When the sky brightened, the bugle was blown and the military camp began to move. There was no morning training as usual, but everyone started to maintain their weapons tacitly, or did their own things according to the regulations.

Commanders such as Patton continued to study the next plan through the sorted information.

"So, should we take the initiative to attack? Or should we lure them out of the city and find a place to eat up their troops?"

"I think we can take the initiative to attack. If they withdraw troops to defend, it will definitely weaken the local area."

"We fired a lot of ammunition yesterday. It will take some time to replenish it."

While everyone was discussing various situations, Laura stayed aside, mostly paying attention to watching Falcon tear Mouse into strips for breakfast. She did not participate in the discussion. She only followed the lord's orders and was also only responsible to the lord.

The reason she stayed here was that she had information about some informants hidden in those places, and perhaps she could get more information, and at the same time she could get the informants to cooperate with the next action.

Another reason that is difficult to state clearly is that she represents the lord's surveillance of them.

Even though Lance doesn't need this, Laura's background means that she has this habit.

While they were discussing, a soldier came to report that they had stopped a carriage and the man on it said he wanted to talk to them on behalf of the Baron.

"Oh! It seems they react pretty quickly."

"The fight was so intense yesterday that those guys must have realized it after a day."

"See you or not?"

After these words were spoken, everyone stopped joking and looked at Patton, the commander-in-chief.

"Bring them in." Barton made the decision without hesitation and smiled, "I want to hear what they have to say."

Soon the two men were brought over, but judging from their appearance, they looked very unhappy because they had just been searched. After all, they were considered important figures in the Baron's side. When had they ever been treated like this?
But in this kind of environment, he dared not say anything, which made him look like he wanted to get angry but had to suppress it.

Barton was not afraid that they were disguised assassins who wanted to carry out a decapitation operation. The two legends, Reynald and Barristan, were here, not to mention Laura who had remained silent.

The other commanders, including myself, were all veterans of war, but only these two? It was unclear who would beat whom in a fight.

Both of them came with a mission. As they looked at each other, they were a little confused about who was Lord Hamlet, because there was no clear distinction between the primary and the secondary at the round table.

"I wonder which one is the lord?"

"The lord is not here, just tell me if you have anything to say."

Patton raised his hand and stopped their nonsense. Time is precious.

The two were obviously prepared to cooperate. If one showed weakness, the other would have to be tough. Seeing Patton's impatient look, he immediately accused him.

"Why are you invading our territory? We are warning you to withdraw immediately, otherwise..."

"Just kill him. It's a waste of time to keep him." Leonard interrupted the man's barking. His deep voice was full of pressure, but it was no match for the oppression brought by the long sword in his hand.

We are all members of society, who are you trying to play this on?

Sure enough, the man held back the words. The tone was too high, and he wanted to continue but didn't dare to. He was stuck there, not knowing what to do and feeling very awkward.

"It's all a misunderstanding~" Another person came out with a smile, seeming to ease the atmosphere, but no one present wanted to play this boring game with them.

"There is no misunderstanding. Your occupation of Hamlet's territory is an established fact, and our determination to reclaim it will never waver."

Patton was a little disappointed. He had thought that those guys would send someone with some brains instead of this incomprehensible bureaucrat.

The only thing I can't understand is what makes them so confident that they can bark like dogs here?

"Tell your baron a message. Surrender is a good choice for both sides and your wisest choice. Don't have any illusions about the outcome of the war. Resistance will lead to death."

After saying that, he had no intention of wasting time on them and waved his hand to leave.

"Hey! Wait, we're not done yet!"

The two of them were immediately furious. They had only been in for five minutes when they were kicked out. How could they face the world when they returned? Not to mention that they hadn't done the most important thing they came here for yet.

"Then you guys tell me."

The two of them didn't know what to say when they heard this. Could they just say that? They could only emphasize it.

"I can only tell you alone."

"There is nothing that cannot be said here. If you don't want to say it, go back."

Patton was not fooled and shouted outside.

"Someone, take it away!"

As soon as he finished speaking, a soldier came in. Judging from his actions, he would be forced to leave if he didn't leave.

Anyway, the lord is not here, so whether we can persuade them or not is fine, at least we can plant the seeds within their ranks.

He immediately said without caring about anything else:

"Our baron said that your lord is so stingy that he is unwilling to give you even a piece of land. He is not a lord worthy of loyalty.

As long as you are willing to support us, the baron will reward you. Wouldn't it be better to have your own territory than to be under the dictator? "

As soon as these words were spoken, everyone was stunned for a moment, even Laura, who was indifferent to this, turned to look over here, and when she turned her head, she revealed a pair of sharp eyes that were slightly dark and hidden under the hood.

"Hahaha!"

"Who are you sending it to?"

"..."

But the next second, Barton and others couldn't help laughing, and the court was filled with a happy atmosphere.

It was so mysterious and I thought it was something else, but now it is just this?

Why did the baron think he was qualified to recruit them? He was so confident...

Regardless of why they came to Hamlet and grew to this point, as long as they have come into contact with the lord, they will not and dare not have any thoughts of betrayal.

And Hamlet's unique military structure means that even if they want to betray, the people below will not follow them.

The importance of a commander is reflected in the army. If a commander goes there alone, the baron may not be able to fulfill his promise and instead become a clown.

More importantly, no one wants to become the lord's enemy, because even if your rebellion leads to a military advantage, it will attract the attention of the guards and even the lord.

That's it, everyone knows that the lord hates traitors the most.

In the face of loyalty, the Baron's temptations were a joke to them.

The two men thought that the blockbuster bomb they dropped didn't even cause a splash, and all the mocking words made them look like clowns.

"Still not leaving? Then don't leave!" Patton signaled the soldiers to take him down. "Catch them and interrogate them separately. If they don't match, chop both of them off."

"Ah... No, that's not what I said. I'm just delivering the message."

"I'm leaving right now! I have something to tell you."

The two men did not expect that Hamlet's men were so unsportsmanlike. It is the rule that when two armies are fighting, they do not kill messengers. How could you do this?
"Take them away!" Patton calmed down, waved his hand with a cold face, and the soldier dragged the two men out.

No wonder he looked unhappy. Fortunately, he didn't really talk to them in private just now, otherwise he would have fallen into a counter-espionage trap. Even his loyalty would have been questioned. It was too vicious.

But they didn't care too much about it. After all, people were not important, the battle situation was their mission.

"They have already shown their weakness. They have hastily sent people to stir up trouble just to disrupt us and delay time. The baron must not have fully reacted yet."

After Patton said this, several commanders understood what was going on. They had overestimated the other noble lords' ability to control their territories.

Lance dared to let Amanda sell the news to the Roma people. He was not afraid of them gathering together. On the contrary, he intended to let them gather together.

This way, the resistance can be defeated all at once, without having to attack those fortresses one by one, which is so troublesome.

Moreover, the enemy will only dare to come out for a field battle if there are more people, which will give artillery room to play its role. Light artillery will be difficult to attack.

Simply put, it is a question of efficiency and striving for shorter time.

Originally they were discussing the location for the battlefield, but they didn't expect the baron to be so disappointing and not be ready yet.

"If we take down that baron now, the rest probably won't surrender. After all, these feudal nobles of the old times are reluctant to give up their territories, so we have to fight them one by one."

"We can't give him too much time. Time is not on our side."

"We will just follow the three-pronged approach we used yesterday to take over those corners and continue to press forward, forcing them to speed up."

“No, the strength of those knights cannot be ignored in a small-scale battle. If they really seize the opportunity, it will be easy to cause harm.

Moreover, according to intelligence estimates, they can mobilize a team of three to five thousand people. We cannot assume that the other side is not prepared based on speculation. What if it is a tactical fraud?
We can just fight our way through, there is no need to take these risks."

"I have no opinion."

Patton had not expected that it was the low efficiency of those nobles that disrupted his plan, but it was impossible to stop now, so he had to find something to fight with anyway.

It is said that there are three thousand troops, but they were deployed to garrison those places. Even now, we have to arrange personnel to control the situation in the town, so the actual combat force is only two thousand people, or even less.

However, the specific situation of the enemy is still uncertain, and advancing by dividing the troops will weaken our own advantages.

So the most stable way at this time is to push forward. Patton made the decision and others quickly agreed.

After breakfast and a supply, the army continued to march forward, pressing forward in an upright manner...

After the baron sent his men there overnight, he actually had a good sleep. He dreamed that he was holding a spear and riding a horse, galloping on the battlefield with his knights and easily defeating the enemy.

Then those guys saw him surrendering one after another and cheering his name. Even Lord Hamlet had to kneel down and beg him not to kill him.

"My Lord Baron! My Lord!"

Just a shout broke his beautiful dream, and he could only push away the woman beside him and stand up in anger.

"What are you yelling for? What time is it?"

"Sir, the news has come back that several more knights have been lost, and Hamlet's army is coming to attack us."

The butler didn't care about all this and quickly told the baron the news he had just passed on. In an instant, the baron became panicked.

"what!"