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Everything is difficult at the beginning. Once the first business is closed, the rest will become easier.

I don’t know if it’s a connection or a message. The next day, two other nearby neighbors also came to visit.

Like the unlucky Coelho, they also received friendly greetings from the lord of Maple Leaf Town.

Unlike Coelho, who brought disaster from the sky, and unlike a group of nobles who led troops to rob people, they just picked up a few refugees along the way.

Although the operation mode is somewhat similar to what Hudson did before, it is definitely not his fault. The fact that his master has not come to his door yet proves his character.

A sheep is driven, and a group of sheep is also driven. Anyway, he is just a mediator. Whether they can reach an agreement in the end depends on them. Hudson doesn't mind selling a favor three times.

As for promoting weapons, that is just a habitual incident. This is not because Hudson wants to make money from them, but to take their money and do things for them.

Equipped with iron weapons, even if they are just serf soldiers who have just put down their hoes, they still have a certain degree of lethality.

If they attack in formation with four to five meter long spears, even if they can't kill anyone, they can still scare a lot of people.

If a fight really started, a few hundred serf soldiers could at least achieve a record of thirty to fifty to one. If they were lucky, they might even be able to set a record of ten to one or eight to one.

Of course, he was the party with the greater casualties. After all, the enemy is an elite from northern Xinjiang. They can inflict ten times or eight times the casualties and exchange enemies, which is not a disadvantage.

This is the confidence to go to the negotiating table. If he really had the strength to cause dozens of casualties to the opponent on the battlefield, it would be enough to make the Lord of Maple Leaf Town think twice before taking action.

Unlike those mature and overpopulated lords, they can have a fight with their neighbors without any problem, and it doesn't matter if dozens of people are killed or injured.

As a lord in the entrepreneurial period, every labor force in the territory is valuable, especially the elite soldiers who have been painstakingly trained.

Losing a few or a dozen soldiers in one battle may not seem like a big problem, but the trouble is that this is not Northern Xinjiang, and they do not have the ability to replenish them in time.

There were only a few hundred private troops in total. After a few small conflicts, one-tenth of the troops were lost, which was simply unaffordable.

As a local snake, he is not so easy to give in. Anyway, there are rules for PK battles between nobles. No matter how much trouble there is, you can't kill nobles privately.

Failure once is just the beginning, and calling friends and finding ways to get back on track are all indispensable links.

Once the flames of war are ignited, the only way to end the dispute is to fight a few more times and completely defeat the opponent.

In the aristocratic world, fighting and killing are just the spices of life. More importantly, it is human nature, and smart people know how to weigh the pros and cons.

…

In Maple Leaf Town, they had just made an appointment with a group of Northern Xinjiang allies to take action, and were preparing for everyone to take action at the same time to put pressure on the local nobles, when Ketelley received an invitation from Hudson.

"Uncle Holman, I seem to have done something stupid!"

While speaking, Ketelai handed over the invitation letter in his hand. The deep sadness rising between his eyebrows seemed to be endless annoyance.

In the eyes of ordinary people, this is just a mediation document, but in the eyes of Baron Kettle, this is undoubtedly a signal for the three knights of the Salam Mountains to move closer to Hudson.

If it cannot be handled properly, if there is a conflict between the two sides in the future, what he will have to face is a barony + three knights.

What left him speechless the most was that this passive situation was created by himself.

Giving a younger brother to a potential competitor makes Baron Kettle want to slap himself in the face.

It was already miserable enough to be neighbors with the famous Mountain Baron, but now he sent three knights to him.

Although judging from the invitation letter, the two parties have not really come together yet, but in Baron Kettle's view, it is only a matter of time.

"Caitley, I can't blame you for this kind of thing. If a territory wants to develop, it cannot do without its people. Even if we can turn back time, we must do this.

Those three unlucky knights wanted to form an alliance with the Mountain Baron, but they had to be willing to accept it. There is a huge disparity in strength between the two sides. What is said to be an alliance is actually just dependence.

Strength and geographical location jointly determine that these three knight territories must choose between us and the mountain barons. Given the gap between the nobles of the north and the south, even if we are willing to extend an olive branch, they will fall to the mountain baron.

Now, it is nothing more than bringing this time forward. In order to obtain the labor force to develop the territory, this price is still worth it.

The only trouble is that the mountain baron is involved. If we want to blackmail them again, I'm afraid they won't compromise easily. "

He said it lightly, but deep down Holman Knight was not relaxed. Originally, the Koslow family was difficult enough, but with the addition of three small knight families, it could be said that their path to the south was completely blocked.

If that's all it is, it's not unbearable. What's even more troublesome is that if the relationship between the two parties cannot be properly handled, the Maple Leaf Leader will always have to worry about being stabbed in the back even if it develops in another direction.

They were all forced out, and there are still several enclaves outside the Maple Leaf Territory. If you are a big noble, you can take care of it with a few more enclaves. But a small barony is not good. If you want to develop, you must concentrate the territory.

There are many nobles separated in the middle. If you want to concentrate your territory, you must exchange with your neighbors. When it comes to interests, it is difficult to negotiate this kind of thing for a while.

This land swap turmoil will most likely need to be resolved on the battlefield. It can be said that from the beginning, a group of northern nobles were dug into a trap by Count Pierce and forced into war.

The current robbery incident only provides everyone with a reasonable excuse to start a fight. In name, they are asking for people. In fact, they are not only asking for people, but also want to use the opportunity to force the neighbors to accept the land exchange.

With the military strength in their hands, most northern Xinjiang nobles have the ability to force their neighbors to compromise. But Keterai was unlucky, and a powerful neighbor appeared in the south.

The best way is to cripple him in a battle and rely on force to solve this hidden danger. Unfortunately, Keteli has limited strength and does not have the confidence to take action.

If he was like the Sith Baron, holding eight hundred soldiers, Ketel would never be so entangled.

…

The soft sunshine shines down to the earth, and the Huanhua River flows continuously, filled with a different charm under the autumn wind.

As the dividing line between the Mountain Territory and the Maple Leaf Territory, the two sides of Huanhua Creek can be said to be two worlds. On one side, the grass grows and warblers fly, and on the other side, the serfs work hard.

Although there is not much harvest this season, mosquitoes are still meat no matter how small they are. To the serfs who had been working with crops for generations, every grain of grain was precious.

The most important thing is that after starting to work, the food standards also increased. Compared with the original minimum living rationing system, it has been directly increased by more than 50%.

Going from five-point fullness to eighty-point fullness was already a remarkable breakthrough for ordinary serfs who had just experienced war.

Separated by an inconspicuous stone bridge, the five lords gathered together to discuss the future development plans of southern Wright County.

Glancing at the team of three knights, Hudson smiled and nodded to them. The rabble is also a soldier, and it can scare people even if it cannot fight.

Before actual combat, no one knows how much damage a mob of eight hundred people can cause.

Maybe fifty, maybe thirty, for Baron Kettle, no matter what the number is, the gain outweighs the loss.

The most important thing is that there is the Mountain Baron's private army on the opposite side. Just judging from the queue, the three hundred troops brought by Hudson are the real elite of the kingdom.

They marched in unison, even though there were only 300 people, they actually showed off the momentum of thousands of troops, which was extremely intimidating.

In comparison, the three hundred northern elites led by Baron Kettle were at a disadvantage in terms of momentum.

Two murderous teams faced off across a creek. Under the murderous aura of both sides, the eight hundred soldiers nearby felt uncomfortable all over.

Seeing this scene, Baron Keterai, who was still a little cautious at first, completely gave up the unrealistic thoughts deep in his heart.

This lineup, this murderous aura, no matter how you look at it, they are all elite soldiers. Although the appearance of such a force in the hands of a small southern noble seemed a bit unexpected, Ketelai was still more willing to believe his eyes.