Lord of War

Hongye Town is a small town with a small population. There are only over 2,000 people in the whole town. It is the smallest of the three towns in Pandaling in the original Darbion Kingdom. Later, this territory was ceded to Asuna by the Darbion Kingdom, but Asuna did not choose to accept it out of strategic considerations, so the people in the town had to vigorously form a militia for self-protection, and then invited a Send a mercenary regiment to help defend.

After that, this originally unknown town was named Hongye Town because "there is a kind of maple tree planted in the town, which will shed red leaves every autumn".

Hongye Town is rich in a kind of red maple fruit wine. This kind of wine is not high in alcohol content, and its stamina is not strong, but it tastes sweet and not greasy. It is very popular, so the tax situation of the town is actually not bad. In the past, it was also one of the important sources of tax revenue for Panda Land every year, but at that time the town only had to pay one-third of the town's income, but since hiring a mercenary group, nearly one-third of the town's income All the income of the two will belong to the mercenary group.

In this regard, the town is not without complaints, but their militia group can't beat the opponent, and in many disputes, those mercenary groups who have really seen blood have severely repaired them. But fortunately, this mercenary group didn't do too much, so the situation in Hongye Town is actually better than that in another town called Dabronn, and the situation in that town is really bad.

In fact, if given a choice, no small town would invite a mercenary regiment or mercenary regiment to stay there for a long time. Who knows what the character of these mercenary regiments are? The end is a bit pitiful. It's just that the three small towns in the original Panda Territory are now unowned lands, not protected by any lords, and they are so close to the wild land, it is better to be bullied by one's own people than to be burned and killed by outsiders in the wild land Well done looting.

The stone wall of the town was originally only two meters high, nearly ⒛ centimeters behind.

But since a mercenary regiment was invited here to garrison for defense, the stone wall has been raised to nearly five meters, and its rear height has reached 10 centimeters. This height and depth are nothing compared to the real city wall, but it is enough to ensure that people below the upper-rank silver cannot easily jump over or break through, even the masters of the upper-rank silver need a little bit of strength to jump over.

This mercenary group has worked hard on the construction of defense facilities, but unfortunately, these works can only make this mercenary group look more like a clown. On the contrary, it is not as good as the other two small towns. The stone walls of the small towns have not been changed at all. Expenditures in this aspect of wall building are invested in real fortifications.

Among the three small towns, the one that is most likely to successfully resist the looting from the wild land is this one.

At the gate of Hongye Town, a few plainly dressed old men gathered here to chat with some vain content, but in the end they still touched on the topic of the new lord.

"I heard that our town has finally been accepted by the Marquis." An old man with a thin face said suddenly.

"What did you hear? I saw with my own eyes a few days ago that a master knight delivered the official document to the mayor." Another old man said solemnly, "Then the leader of the mercenary went to the mayor that night. , It is said that there was a commotion."

"Those mercenaries are becoming more and more arrogant now, and it's time for a lord to take care of them." The skinny old man who spoke at the beginning nodded clearly, "Look, that small town called Luo... …”

"Dubrowne.

" A little old man who has been pursing his lips interjected.

"It doesn't matter if you have a good name." The skinny old man was a little dissatisfied with being interrupted and quarreled, as if he had forgotten what he wanted to say at the beginning, "How could there be such a name in our small towns? What name, if it wasn’t for the town’s initial name, we wouldn’t have come up with a new name here, according to me, we used to call this place Puda, wouldn’t it be great.”

"So what if we have a name?" The old man who said he saw the knight before took over the conversation, "I heard that if those lords don't approve, it's useless no matter how happy we are, they won't have any at all. What registration."

The little old man seemed to want to say something, but in the end he closed his mouth and didn't speak anymore, just sighed helplessly.

"Where did I just say?" The skinny old man finally remembered that he still had something to say, "Anyway, that town is ruined. The group of mercenaries they recruited are simply a group of bandits and robbers. It seems that there was a battle with the small town next door a few days ago, and I don't know what the result will be."

"Even if you know the result, what else can you do?" The fourth old man curled his lips. He has a temperament that is obviously different from the other old men. He seems to have joined the army when he was young, and he has a kind of ability that belongs to soldiers. "Anyway, these people None of the mercenaries is a good thing."

These words were obviously a bit biased, but for the old man's words, the other old men didn't refute or say anything more, they just looked at him with a bit of pity in their eyes, and then sighed among each other.

This old man was indeed a soldier when he was young, and it is said that he joined the regular army of the kingdom, not the private soldiers of the nobles. He was wounded and retired before returning to his hometown to marry a wife and have children. The two sons were recruited by the Earl of the Kingdom of Dabion as a heavy cavalry soldier because they were burly enough when they were adults. In the battle of the Valkyrie, his two sons both died on the battlefield. It is said that they were directly vaporized by magic, leaving no corpses behind.

The old man fell ill on the spot. The youngest son had no heirs, but the eldest son left behind a son who has now joined the militia in Hongye Town. However, when the appointment document of the Marquis was delivered a few days ago, the mayor of Hongye Town proposed to terminate the entrustment contract with the mercenary group. As a result, the mercenary group, which is used to domineering, refused to give up easily, and instead asked Hongye Town to refuse. He obeyed, and a skirmish broke out as a result, in which his grandson was also seriously injured.

But fortunately, his life was saved, but he just needed to rest for a while, which was quite a burden for the old man's family. Now, the old man has to start thinking of ways to earn some money so that he can get some supplements for his grandson so that his injury can heal as soon as possible.

"Hmph, I see, even if a new lord comes, it may not be a good thing." The old man snorted stubbornly, "These lords are a group of hateful fellows comparable to vampires. Can you guarantee that what they do is better than those mercenaries? I don't like these mercenaries, but I think these mercenaries are much more friendly than the lord sent by the Marquis.

..., Valkyrie? Pooh. "

The old man spat out a mouthful of thick phlegm.

As a result, the other old men lost their conversational nature. They are actually a little worried about the new lord. After all, if the new lord is more hateful than these mercenaries, then it is better to continue to accept the rule of these mercenaries. At least they are all Dabiang people, and Hongye Town The situation is indeed better than that of Dabronn Town, at least not to such a pathetic level.

It's just that they weren't as biased as this old man, and besides worrying about the new lord, they also somewhat looked forward to it.

At this moment, they saw a very spooky young man running out of town.

The man's height is definitely over 1.8 meters, but that's not the point. The point is that the man is holding a huge 1.5-meter shield in his left hand, and a spear in his right hand. He is galloping like flying. One person gives people the feeling of thousands of troops, raising a cloud of smoke and dust.

Originally, there were a few mercenaries gathered at the gate of the town. They were responsible for collecting the entry fee for the town. In the past, the town did not have these rules, but only after this group of mercenaries came. There are fewer and fewer traveling merchants in the town to buy fruit wine. But now, when these mercenaries saw the burly man running, no one dared to intercept him, and they didn't even block the way, so they all chose to avoid him.

"This man is too scary." The skinny old man murmured.

"This is a barbarian from the Northland." The little old man frowned slightly, his voice was a bit puzzled, "Why are there barbarians from the Northland here?"

Then, the old men saw two people wearing hoods and cloaks, one big and one small, appear at the end of the horizon, and when the northern barbarian ran to the two people, he stopped, as if What are you talking to the other party.

So, this strange trio walked towards Hongye Town while talking.

"Report to Commander You." An Nuo said with a smile while holding a half shield and spear.

"How many times have I said, don't call you chief, call me boss now." Sean sighed helplessly.

"Okay Chief You." An Nuo said seriously, "Report to Chief You, I already know where the mayor's home is."

Cecilia let out a chuckle, and then seemed to realize something, and quickly covered her mouth with her hand, and then there was a burst of tittering.

Xiao En shook his head helplessly: "Forget it, I'm too lazy to correct your mistakes.... You have been in the town for so long, what else do you know besides the mayor's house?"

"Hmm." An Nuo frowned and thought for a while, "Master William said, besides asking about the mayor's home, it's best to test those mercenaries by the way."

Sean suddenly felt a little headache: "Have you tried it?"

"Weak!" An Nuo said proudly, "I can hit five!"

Cecilia suddenly felt that these words were very familiar.

But Sean felt that he only brought Annuo and Cecilia, would it be too rash? PS:: The hair is too long. Recently, before starting to code words every day, it takes 30 minutes to tie up the hair. ..., now I seem to understand a little bit the pain of girls tying their hair..., hairpins are too difficult to use. Girls who can use hairpins are great heroines! (To be continued) [] If you like this work, you are welcome to vote for recommendations and monthly tickets. Your support is my biggest motivation. )