Mountain and Forest Kingdom

The border area of ​​Kojako Kingdom is very difficult to navigate.

There are a lot of tangled trees, obstructive thorns and weeds, and rugged mountain roads.

Fortunately, it is winter. If we come in spring or summer, the roads here will definitely be more complicated.

This kind of troublesome terrain is not a problem for Lawrence. Lawrence has been exploring and advancing in such troublesome mountain and forest areas for a long time, and has advanced experience gained from personal practice.

"I learned from the Marquis of York before that this should be the territory of the blond Mercia. He is the military attaché of this country, equivalent to an earl."

"We will capture the nobles first, and then use the nobles to lead some poor people to migrate, just like when we captured the Marquis of York before."

"I brought you here, and I will leave the rest of the war to you. If there is anything that needs to be corrected, I will give you an order to inform you."

Lawrence handed over the next steps to Andrew and Fleiss, and handed a strong long sword to Andrew with both hands.

"Andrew, give the battle ax in your hand to Durand, and give you this sword that originally belonged to Luofen III."

Durand looked at the battle ax in Andrew's hand, and then at the exquisite sword in Lawrence's hand.

The weapon of Luofen III? !

Andrew hesitated for a moment, and finally handed the long-used battle ax to Durand.

Durand handed his weapon to the knight attendants around him, and quickly took back the long-handled battle ax of the first knight in the Sidel territory.

Soon both high-end combat forces were equipped with the best weapons.

Everyone walked forward for more than an hour, and soon saw a small village made of wood and stone on the gentle hillside ahead.

Although the people in this village discovered Lawrence, Lawrence did not disturb them and led a group of people to pass by quietly.

Under normal circumstances, barbarians would not let these villagers go like this. It would be difficult for ordinary lords and commanders to suppress their thieves.

Lawrence's men were not traitors.

Even the Valkyries were wearing boots and leather jackets, and they had enough to eat and drink. Seeing that no one around them was interested in these, they naturally suppressed the desire to rob in their hearts.

This time the target was the noble manor, which was the target determined from the beginning.

Especially when the fleet was drifting on the sea, it dispersed the Siders and Valkyries and formed a new lineup.

Nowadays, the Sidels and Valkyries will listen to the opinions of the Durila and Pumixiu people, and they have developed obedience only after getting along with each other for a very short period of time.

When people in the village saw Lawrence and others just passing by, they all carefully hid in their homes and did not dare to come out, and no one went to report the news.

The group passed another village and soon arrived at the manor of the blond Mercia.

Dang dang dang~ The iron bell of the manor was quickly rung.

The estate here is very simple, with one-meter-high stone walls and a large number of houses.

Several soldiers with weapons quickly went back to call for help. What they saw was not one or two intruders, but more than one hundred and fifty elite soldiers!

The slingers were the first to attack, using stones picked up from the road to swing quickly.

More than thirty stones flew towards the manor, quickly causing considerable damage to the men and women in the manor.

A fat man in his forties came out of the house and saw the scene outside.

"Cavalry! Edek! Where is Edek? Let him lead the cavalry charge and repel these dirty invaders!"

Mercia's butler said anxiously: "Master, Edek drank wine yesterday and is still sleeping now. I can't wake him up!"

"Damn it! Damn it!" Mercia, who only had a few blond hair left, shouted anxiously.

The people here don't have enough military ethics, and because they have no experience in fighting with the outside world, they usually don't arrange patrols and sentries at all.

Even if it is arranged, it is useless. The efficiency of this era is low, and the people who execute it find a place to be lazy and rest, without the consciousness of working hard at all.

A group of slaves and serfs, what are they selling their lives for?

These slaves and serfs may be killed by barbarians and invaders, but it does not mean that these people will sacrifice their lives for the nobles above them.

Andrew and Durand soon occupied the manor of the fair-haired Mercia.

Ever since Lawrence led everyone to this land, the outcome here was already doomed.

The difficulty of the whole journey is only in how to find this place, not how to occupy it.

After the occupation, there is a more troublesome thing, which is how to take away the treasure here.

Clothes, bacon, cattle, sheep, pigs, chickens, wheat, barley, rye, oats, gold coins, gems, books, armor, jewelry... and a large population.

Fortunately, both the serfs and the nobles here are very willing to cooperate in front of the barbarians.

The Western Kingdom is originally a mess, and the people here have no loyalty and patriotism.

As long as you don't kill me, everything is fine.

These people carried a large amount of loot to the shore, saving Lawrence a lot of trouble.

More than a dozen of the blond Mercian knight's servants died, and those who were slightly more aggressive were beaten by the barbarians who broke in. The remaining people were very cooperative and willing to work hard.

After arriving at the shore, Lawrence started to light a fire to cook and gathered several major leaders to eat.

"Next, I will lead the fleet back first. This time I will take away a large number of prisoners and treasures, leaving behind food and some prisoners."

"After I go back, I will arrange for the fleet to pick up people again. I will return here in about six days or seven days. During this period, you can just stay here."

Andrew said: "I stayed. This time there was no real fight. The few people I killed were too weak. I'm sorry for the weapon in my hand."

After hearing this, Durand took the initiative and said, "I'll stay too."

Baron Rodney touched the mustache at the corner of his mouth and said with a smile: "I will stay for a while. I will go back after just two or three days. Others will think that I have never left the North at all."

Baron Crete of Valkyrie didn't chop anyone this time. He was originally different from the people here, but now seeing a group of people wanting to stay, Crete's toes stepped on the warm wool shoes again. Step on it.

"I'll stay too, the Valkyries won't go back so early."

Lawrence nodded, "Then you can build a house as soon as possible in the past few days, or you can live directly in Mercia Manor. Pay attention to taking turns patrolling outside when you sleep at night to prevent sneak attacks."

"Yes, Prophet!" No one will underestimate Lawrence's guidance.

Lawrence added: "It will snow tonight, and the snowstorm is expected to last for a few days. You can collect some firewood now, and you can also distribute weapons and food to the people around you, so that they can join us."

"There are probably more than a thousand people in this area. If you are willing to stay, I will leave 150 people for you. I will take 20 people and 400 prisoners back first."

Fleiss asked cautiously: "The prophet...did he take too few people back? If the prisoners make trouble, it would be easier to handle it with more people."

Lawrence smiled and said: "I am not a weak person. I also believe that the twenty warriors I lead can defeat four hundred thin serfs."

Not only did these serfs have no weapons, they were thin and most importantly, their clothes were very thin.

In the maritime environment, these people are no match for Lawrence.

When returning, Lawrence did not take the long-sea route, but followed the ocean current to the north to minimize the risk.

Andrew urged: "Just leave it to us!"

This time it should have been their business.

Lawrence stopped talking nonsense and quickly distributed the people on the ship, mixing people of different sizes into one ship.

A large number of serfs were given wine and dried meat, and they became extremely docile when they had something to eat. Especially when a family was mixed in a boat, they were willing to work and row a boat to a new place to be serfs.

Lawrence only had healthy slaves, and deformed children and sick people stayed in the local area. These people would die if they went to the north, but they would have a chance to survive if they stayed.

Five days after leaving the north, Lawrence returned to Dume Harbor and forcibly relocated a large number of people.

Another seven days later, Andrew and others brought a large number of prisoners and loot.

"Didn't the Kingdom of Kojako send anyone to attack you?"

Lawrence quickly asked about the events of the week as soon as a few people came ashore.

Fleiss said: "No, we made some rafts on the beach and came back. No one came to challenge us."

Lawrence was speechless for a while. The mobilization ability of this Kingdom of Kojako was really poor. It couldn't even organize a thousand-man army to attack the hundred-man army in half a month.

"In that case, we brought back 700 of the 1,000 people from the blond Mercia, and someone from the remaining 300 will definitely bring the news to their king."

"This is for next year." Lawrence smiled: "You all did a good job this time, let's start allocating time happily."

"Duland, in addition to the weapon this time, you can also choose trophies from here, whether they are prisoners or treasures."

After hearing this, Durand took the initiative and said: "I choose ale!"

Lawrence said: "Then I will give you ten barrels of ale, one cow, and three sheep. All the captives this time will belong to me. The treasure will be divided into three parts. I will take one part, and the rest will be given to Sidel, Earl and Earl Valkyrie."

"I have already decided on the share between the two earls. This time it is mainly for you! As for food, I can give you more, as well as some wine and clothes."

Keeping the Valkyries and Sidels well fed will help increase the population, so Lawrence will not give the food to the two counts, but will distribute it to all the warriors.

Like the blond Mercia, the two earls also hid endless amounts of food.

So now the blond Mercia is Lawrence's prisoner, a prisoner who can be exchanged for more benefits.

The settlement problem of more than 700 prisoners was easily solved, and a large number of empty houses were built in Dumu Port in advance.

Come here to directly provide housing for each family, as well as food and jobs. Except for a small number of people who really want to go home, the rest of the people will settle down after half a month.

Trik, Rodney and others also returned to their respective masters. The three places have formed an alliance. However, due to the large number of elites scattered throughout the Southern Kingdom, Tran Big Hoof City's own strength declined rapidly and was unable to contain the barbarians at the rear. The rise of.

The total population of the Luofen Kingdom is only a few hundred thousand. Half of the people were taken away by Luofen III to dominate the south, and a large number of people left overseas. Now the two counties in the rear are mixed with Lawrence, which naturally makes them look strange. Big Hoof City is getting more and more lonely. (End of chapter)