Our family is in decline

That's right, everyone realized that the entire territory had no nobles except the lord, not even a knight of the fiefdom.

This complete dictatorship only had one noble, the lord. Although the baron was envious, it did not conform to the noble fiefdom system that had been passed down for thousands of years in the empire.

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

Since the baron was able to rise in the chaotic situation of the 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 those troops by relying on his personal strength and the lord's noble status, and he was also a noble, and more generous than him.

So he wanted to take the opportunity to provoke the leaders of those armies and tempt them with fiefdoms. I don't believe they won't be tempted.

Anyway, it's all empty promises, just a matter of mouth, taking the territory of Reims for empty fiefdom.

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

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

Since the decision has been made, it needs people to execute it.

After notifying the knights, there will naturally be people below to go, so the question is, who will negotiate with Hamlet?

"I will!"

"Let me do it."

It's true that those bureaucrats and confidants are not afraid at all, and are even quite active.

Because there are rules for negotiations between nobles, they are not afraid of accidents. At most, they can pay money to redeem them. If they can really fool one or two leaders, the credit will be great. They may not be able to use this credit to divide the territory and become nobles.

"This matter will be left to you two."

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

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

Hamlet's army was on the road all day, fighting, and then continuing to travel.

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

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

Not to mention the damage caused by the crossbow, so the battle is so dangerous. Even if they have the advantage of equipment and numbers, it depends on the specific situation. Anyone who underestimates the enemy is looking for death.

Fortunately, professional military doctors are in the team. They are proficient in surgery and have various magical potions. As long as they don’t die on the spot, they can be saved.

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

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

When the bugle sounded at dawn, the military camp began to move. There was no morning training as before, but everyone started to maintain their weapons very tacitly, or did 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 next? Or lead them out of the city and find a place to eat their troops?"

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

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

Everyone was discussing various situations. Laura stayed aside, mostly paying attention to watching the hawk tear the mouse into strips for breakfast. She did not participate in it. She only executed the lord's orders and was also responsible to the lord.

She stayed here because she had some information about the informants hidden in those places, and might be able to know more information, and at the same time, she could let the informants cooperate with the next action.

Another reason that is not easy to say is that she represents the lord's surveillance of them.

Even if Lance does not need this, Laura's background means that she has this habit.

While they were discussing, the soldiers came to report that they had intercepted a carriage, and the people on it said that they wanted to talk to them on behalf of the baron.

"Oh! It seems that they reacted quite quickly."

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

"So are we going to meet or not?"

After saying this, everyone stopped teasing and looked at Patton, the commander-in-chief.

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

Soon the two were brought in, but judging from their looks, they probably looked very unhappy because they were searched just now. They were considered important figures in the Baron's side, and when had they ever been treated like this?

But in this environment, they dared not talk nonsense, which made them look like they wanted to get angry but could only suppress it.

Patton 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 been silent all the time.

The other commanders, including himself, were all born out of swords and guns, but only these two? It was not certain who would beat whom when they started fighting.

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.

"Who 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 ready to cooperate. If one showed weakness, the other would have to be tough. Seeing Patton's impatient look, he immediately accused him.

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

"Behead him. It's a waste of time to keep him." Reynard interrupted the man's dog barking. His deep voice was full of pressure, but it was not as oppressive as the long sword in his hand.

We are all social people. Who are you playing this game with?

Sure enough, this sentence was directly held back by the man. The tone was too high. He didn't dare to continue. He was stuck there and didn't know what to do. It was very embarrassing.

"It's all misunderstanding~" Another one came out with a smile, as if he wanted to ease the atmosphere on the field, but no one in the room wanted to play such a boring game with them.

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

Patton was a little disappointed. He originally thought that those guys would send a guy with a little brain, not this inexplicable bureaucrat.

The only thing that I can't figure out is why they are so confident to bark here?

"Tell your baron a message for me. Surrender is a good choice for both sides and your wisest choice. Don't have any illusions about the war situation. Resistance is a dead end."

After saying that, he didn't mean to waste time on them and waved his hand to leave.

"Hey! Wait, we haven't finished talking yet!"

The two of them got angry. They were kicked out within five minutes of entering. Where would they put their faces after returning?

Not to mention that they haven't done the most important thing they came here.

"Then you guys tell me."

The two didn't know what to say when they heard this. Can such a thing be said directly? They can only emphasize it.

"I can only tell you alone."

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

Patton didn't fall for it and shouted outside.

"Come, take them away!"

As soon as the words fell, a soldier came in. Judging from the action, if they didn't leave, they would have to "invite" them.

Anyway, the lord was not here. Whether he could be persuaded or not, it would be fine even if it was to sow seeds within them.

He didn't care about so much and said:

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

As long as you are willing to support us, the baron will reward you. At that time, having your own territory will not be better than being under the dictator?"

When these words came out, everyone was stunned for a moment. Even Laura, who was indifferent to this, couldn't help but turn to look over here. Turning her head, she showed a pair of slightly dark and sharp eyes hidden under the hood.

"Hahaha!"

"Who are you sending?"

"..."

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

I thought it was something mysterious, but it turned out to be this?

Why did the baron think he was qualified to recruit them? What an inexplicable self-confidence...

Let's not talk about why they came to Hamlet and grew to this point. As long as they have contacted 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.

The importance of a commander is reflected in the army. If a commander is left alone, the baron may not fulfill his promise and become a clown.

More importantly, no one wants to be the enemy of the lord, because even if you rebel and gain 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 temptation is a joke to them.

After the two men dropped the heavy bomb that they thought they had, there was not even a splash, and the various mocking words made them look like clowns.

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

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

"I'll leave right away! I have something to tell you."

The two didn't expect Hamlet's people to be so unethical. It's a rule that the two armies don't kill the messengers when they fight. How can you do this?

"Take them away!" Patton restrained his emotions, waved his hand with a cold face, and the soldier dragged the two out directly.

No wonder he didn't look happy. Fortunately, he didn't really talk to them privately just now, otherwise he would have been tricked by the counter-espionage. Even his loyalty would be questioned. It was too vicious.

But he didn't care too much. After all, people are not important, and the battle situation is their mission.

"They have already shown their cowardice. They hurriedly sent people to provoke us just to disrupt us and delay time. The baron must not have fully reacted yet."

When Patton said this, several commanders understood something. They still overestimated the control of other noble lords over 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 at once, without having to attack those fortresses one by one, which is so troublesome.

Moreover, with more people, the enemy dares to come out for a field battle, which gives the artillery room to play, and light artillery is not easy to attack.

In short, it is a matter of efficiency, striving for a shorter time.

Originally, they were discussing the location of the battlefield, but they didn't expect that the baron was so disappointing that he was not ready yet.

"If we take down the 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 eat up those corners in three ways as we did yesterday and continue to press forward to force them to speed up."

"No, the strength of those knights cannot be ignored in small-scale battles. If they really seize the opportunity, it is easy to cause harm.

And according to intelligence, they can pull out a team of 3,000 to 5,000 people. We can't assume that the other party is not prepared based on speculation. What if it is a tactical fraud?

We can just fight all the way. There is no need to take these risks."

"I have no objection."

Barton didn't expect that it was the low efficiency of those nobles that disrupted the plan, but it is impossible to stop now, so he has to find something to fight anyway.

It is said to be 3,000. In order to garrison those places, troops were allocated in the front. Even now, we still have to arrange people to control the situation in the town, so the actual combat power is 2,000 people, or even less.

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

The most stable way at this time is to push forward. Patton made a decision, and others quickly agreed.

After the army had breakfast and replenished a wave of supplies, they continued to march forward and pressed forward in an upright manner...

After the baron sent people overnight, he actually had a rare good sleep. He dreamed that he was holding a gun and riding a horse, leading the knights to gallop on the battlefield and easily defeated the enemy.

Then those guys saw him surrender one after another, cheering his name, even Lord Hamlet could only kneel down and beg him not to kill him.

"Baron! Lord!"

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

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

"Lord, the news came back that several knights were lost, and Hamlet's army has already killed them."

The butler didn't care about these, and hurriedly told the news that had just been passed back, and the baron panicked instantly.

"Ah!"