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After a while, Simon saw several soldiers dragging out a fat man wearing a fine woolen robe from the inner fort.

But this man was crying bitterly, rolling around, as if his life had been taken away.

"Your Excellency, this person is Baron Green River. He clamored to join you, so I did not take him into custody, but only temporarily supervised him."

When Yurit saw this, he immediately explained.

"Lord Earl!? Are you Lord Guardian Simon!? Please make the decision for me... wuwuwu, these untouchables actually..."

Baron Green River seemed to have suddenly grasped a life-saving straw, and climbed up towards him using his hands and feet.

But the next moment, the guard stepped forward and kicked him to the ground.

"Let him calm down first." Simon looked at him and said with a smile.

Then a guard walked over and gave the man a few crisp slaps, and the howling stopped abruptly.

Baron Green River no longer dared to howl, but looked at Simon aggrievedly.

"The army has already reached the city, but you want to surrender to me? Why do you surrender?"

Simon looked at the fat man with a faint smile and said casually.

Baron Green River was slightly startled and said quickly: "Sir! I have a piece of news for you.

I know the location of Lord Bingol's granary.

In addition to Huateng Castle, there is also Pumpkin Town. There is still a lot of this year's new grain stored there and has not been transported away. There are at least tens of thousands of baskets.

That’s right! These grains are said to be given to Marquis Val! It’s almost time for the food transport team to arrive..."

When Simon heard this, he waved slightly, and a guard immediately presented him with a sheepskin map.

He researched for a while and found the location of Pumpkin Town. This is a plain area. From the map, it is very suitable for the development of agriculture.

"Why did the nobles of the Reach get hooked up with Marquis Val..."

Simon secretly thought that the two had not been able to deal with each other in the past due to factional reasons.

However, now that the situation has changed drastically, it is not too surprising that the nobles of the West Side have joined forces again. It may also be the grain bought by the Marquis.

"You tell me the specific situation of Pumpkin Town. If it is really useful, I can guarantee the safety of your family."

"Yes, yes! Thank you, the kind guardian, for being generous!

There were many serfs of Baron Bingol in Pumpkin Town, at least two thousand of them.

I used to help manage slaves there, and there were only a thousand or so garrison troops there. There was no fortress built yet, and there was only a circle of earthen walls..."

When the Baron of Green River Fort heard this, he told everything he knew in one breath.

"Take him down and take him into custody." Simon waved his hand and ordered.

"Sir! I am willing to be loyal to you! I am willing to be loyal!!~"

Baron Green River howled and was dragged away by the soldiers.

Simon looked at the map again. Pumpkin Town was about a hundred miles away from them.

Their original target was Huateng Castle, and although Pumpkin Town didn't happen to pass by, it was only a few dozen miles to the north.

You can still go over and take a look, which will only waste a day's work.

If the food has not been taken away by Marquis Val's transport team, then take action.

Later, Simon inspected the newly occupied Green River Fort. The construction was pretty good, the materials used were relatively solid, and the shape was quite satisfactory.

It can be regarded as a standard baron-sized castle.

Simon sorted and collected some valuable seizures into storage columns, and the rest was piled in the warehouse.

“A thousand soldiers were drawn from the Southern Guards to garrison the fort, and the prisoners were first disarmed and detained, and then reorganized after examination.

The army marches towards Pumpkin Town! "After the inspection, Simon summoned several legion commanders and issued an order.

"Yes!" After hearing this, everyone took action one after another.

Three days later, Earl Bingol had built basic dirt roads in this area, so the marching speed was much faster.

On this afternoon, they arrived outside Pumpkin Town.

There are hundreds of miles of fertile fields here, with more than a dozen slave manors nearby, and a lot of excellent farmland has been cultivated.

Pumpkin Town covers an area of ​​about 200 acres and is surrounded by a circle of rammed earth walls. It is only more than four meters high and its defense strength is indeed very weak.

In addition, in the center of the town, half a small castle stands visible to the naked eye.

Not long ago, many craftsmen were busy building.

Simon led his army to arrive. Because it was located on a plain, a golden sea could be seen threateningly coming from a few miles away, which had already alarmed the soldiers in the town.

clang clang clang......

The bells in the town were ringing densely, and many spearmen climbed onto the rammed earth walls to be on guard.

"Your Excellency, according to my subordinates' reconnaissance, there is still plenty of food and grass in Pumpkin Town."

A griffin knight reported to Simon.

"Very good! Let Yurit lead the attack! Be sure to ensure the safety of food and grass." Simon said with a happy face.

"Yes!" Gallente and other guards heard the words and immediately went to convey the order.

After a while, Yurit led more than 10,000 soldiers to begin preparations for the attack.

The rammed earth wall more than four meters high does not require any complicated engineering equipment, just some simple ladders and push cars.

More than forty minutes later, the soldiers launched an attack on Pumpkin Town from four directions, east, west, north and south.

The number of attackers in each direction was nearly 3,000, while the Pumpkin Guards only had more than 1,000 people. This was an extremely disparate battle.

"Kill! Kill!!"

The Southern Guards roared and rushed forward, all of them very excited.

After all, it was a battle with a favorable wind, and many recruits were quite excited when they fought for the first time.

And Simon issued an incentive system in the army. As long as the soldiers made achievements, they would be given different rewards according to the size of the enemy.

Even the four major merits of being the first to climb, beheading the general, seizing the flag, and breaking through the enemy's formation, as long as they survived, they could be named an honorary knight, achieving a half-step leap in class.

Although it was not as strategically powerful as the military merit, it was already the first in the Eagle Kingdom.

Under the command of other old nobles, it was almost impossible for civilians to get the title of honorary knight.

The defenders of Pumpkin Town had good willpower, and they still had the will to resist despite such a disadvantage.

It seemed that the guards here must be the confidants and elite soldiers of Count Bingol.

It didn't take long for the enemy and us to fight hand to hand, and the defenders had a slight advantage in the terrain.

But because the wall was too low, they were suppressed by the archers of the Southern Guards in the rear and couldn't raise their heads.

Seven or eight minutes later, the Southern Guards climbed the wall first, but were soon knocked off the wall by a spear.

Then another sword and shield soldier rushed up with a fanatical look on his face, and cut down several defenders in succession, reaching the standard of being the first to climb up.

Then three or five soldiers followed closely and stood on the wall together, and then more and more soldiers rushed up...

This battle was no suspense, and it was over in just over an hour.

The defenders' resistance was quite tenacious, and their equipment was also good. All the members were wearing iron light armor. After more than 700 people were killed, the remaining troops surrendered one after another.

The price paid by the Southern Guard Corps was not low, and the casualties were even slightly higher.

However, most of the casualties were new recruits wearing bronze armor, which did not have a big impact on the combat effectiveness of the entire legion.