Tome of Blood

Chapter 319 -169- Interesting "Bandit Soldiers"

"So, what you mean is that the army that was sent out to hunt down those Violet deserters not only failed to complete the task, but also had people attack the prisoner-of-war camp?"

In the earl's mansion, Charlotte sat on the lord's seat, frowning slightly as she watched the noble officer in charge of hunting down the rout.

Facing her gaze, the noble officer looked embarrassed, and hurriedly bowed down to the leader and said:

"My lord, this is my negligence, I misjudged the troublesomeness of the Violet bandits..."

"But don't worry, our prisoner-of-war camp is heavily guarded. Although it was attacked by surprise, it did not cause much loss."

Charlotte shook her head:

"It's a shame to be attacked. It's just some broken soldiers after the Battle of Beigang."

Then, she paused again:

"Besides, you said that it didn't cause much damage, that is to say... it still caused some damage? Did you lose anything?"

The noble officer swallowed a mouthful of saliva, and said cautiously:

"There are... about two or three hundred Isaac prisoners escaped in the chaos."

Charlotte: ...

"Did you get it back?"

she asked, frowning.

The nobleman's expression became even more embarrassed:

"No...no..."

Charlotte frowned deeply:

"Oh? It's fine if you haven't cleaned up the rout soldiers, and you won't be able to catch the prisoners who escaped in the chaos?"

Facing the girl's full gaze, the noble officer swallowed hard, and quickly explained:

"Uncle... Lord Earl, it's not that we don't work hard, it's because those bandit soldiers are too cunning..."

Charlotte: ...

Shit, why does this familiar sentence pattern sound so familiar?

"Didn't it take prisoners? Why did it involve Violet's rout? Could it be that you want to say that those Violet routs took Isaac's escaped prisoners?"

Charlotte frowned.

However, after she finished speaking, she saw that the noble officer looked even more embarrassed, and did not refute.

Charlotte: ...

She was stunned:

"So, it was really recruited by Violet's rout?"

The noble didn't dare to answer directly, but said cautiously:

"We...we also found traces of those Isaac cavalrymen in the process of tracking down the rout. They...they seem to have merged."

Charlotte: ...

"Don't these rout soldiers know that we have negotiated peace with Violet?"

she asked, frowning.

After finishing speaking, without waiting for the nobleman to answer, she shook her head again and said to herself:

"No, the news of the victory in the war has long been known to everyone. Even the drunkards in the tavern know that we have signed a peace treaty with Violet. It is impossible for these defeated soldiers who attacked the town not to know..."

The noble officer also nodded:

"They must know that in order to dissuade them from resisting, we even shouted at them during the pursuit of them, but for some reason, not only failed to make them surrender, but it seemed to have the opposite effect."

"Not only that, but they have contacts with many villains in the villages, and the news must not be blocked..."

Charlotte felt a little bit wrong listening to it:

"Wait... What do you mean, there are still many people in the territory helping them?"

The noble officer sighed:

"It's like this. These rout soldiers are quite cunning. They are completely different from the ones I know. They are very good at taking advantage of the hatred of the unruly people towards the nobles. When they attack the villages and towns, they only pick the nobles that the unruly people don't like. Fight with merchants, but never plunder the poor."

"Not only that, after looting the money and supplies, they only took half of it themselves, and distributed the rest to the local troublemakers, causing those troublemakers to be willing to cover up their whereabouts and inform them..."

"The biggest reason why we haven't been able to clear them up until now is because they always know our movements in advance and evacuated before we successfully surrounded them."

Charlotte: ...

Why does she feel that the more she listens, the stronger her sense of sight becomes? !

"What happened to the nobles and merchants who were attacked by them?"

Sherlock asked again.

The nobleman hesitated, and said:

"Most were released after paying the ransom, and a small number were killed by those troublemakers."

Charlotte was startled:

"Killed by the leader?"

"Yes, they tied up those nobles and handed them over to the villagers, and those nobles were killed by the troublemakers!"

The noble officer said angrily.

Charlotte: ...

"Those nobles who were killed were notorious guys, right?"

She paused, and said suddenly.

The noble officer subconsciously wanted to deny it, but facing Charlotte's eyes that seemed to penetrate people's hearts, he finally hesitated and said honestly:

"Their...their reputation may indeed not be that...well...not that good..."

After hearing his words, Charlotte's expression was a bit strange:

"So, these rout soldiers are cleaning up the house for me, Castel."

The noble officer's expression changed slightly, and he said hastily:

"My lord, don't think so! Everywhere these routs go, they will loot or destroy all the military materials stored by the local noble families, and they will even incite the lords to fight against the lords!"

"They... are shaking our rule!"

Charlotte glanced at him:

"If my Castel's rule is shaken because of this, it can only be said that I, Castel, is really unpopular, and it's time to rectify it."

The noble officer opened his mouth, but stopped talking.

Charlotte touched her chin, with a look of interest on her face:

"This rout is a bit interesting..."

"To be able to achieve this step, there must be a leader in it, and it is definitely a talent!"

As she said that, she looked at the noble officer, and she became interested in recruiting the leader of the violet army:

"Do you know who is the person who integrated these broken soldiers? Have you talked to the other party?"

After hearing Charlotte's words, the noble officer froze for a moment, then shook his head in embarrassment:

"For now...don't know yet."

"These routs are very well-organized, we failed to capture the prisoners, and we don't know who is behind the command..."

"As for the dialogue...we would like to, but the other party is very hostile to us, Castel, and we have no chance at all."

"However, the other party should be a down-and-out aristocrat from Violet. According to those civilians who have seen the rout, they have seen the rout call their commander 'Master' or 'Baron'..."

After hearing the officer's words, Charlotte's heart skipped a beat:

"The baron...is..."

At this moment, she inexplicably thought of the Baron Bettel who had been transferred to her by the Principality of Violet and had not yet disappeared after the Battle of Beigang...

"Is there such a coincidence?"

Charlotte couldn't help muttering.

After thinking about it, Charlotte said:

"Pass my order, within three days, I want to know the name of the 'baron' behind the rout."

...

Charlotte quickly issued an order to investigate the identity of the commander of the rout.

With the lord's direct orders, the efficiency of the nobles has also increased. In addition, the rout of troops active in the rear of Castel has become more and more serious recently, and it is becoming more and more difficult to conceal their whereabouts. bigger.

Only two days later, the information about the opposing commander was finally obtained by Castelfang.

"Guillaume de Bettel-Villette?"

Looking at the name presented, Charlotte was slightly taken aback.

With a tut, she chuckled lightly:

"It's really Betel, and it's still from the Willett family. No wonder he refuses to talk to Castel..."

As she spoke, she thought for a while, and said to the maid Xue Li who was serving beside her:

"Shirley, call Agnès over here, she has a new job to do."

Sorry, no update last night, this chapter is from last night