Blood tax

Chapter 136 Very Good and Spiritual Griffith Squadron

Sonia quickly weighed the pros and cons of different options.

It is now less than a day since the flash flood washed away the Verona Legion Brigade and Professor Weitzleben was killed.Although Bayeran's family must have received the news, the regular legion and extraordinary people from the center are no more than two or three kittens like Griffith, and Verona's approval and approval are required to enter the country.

It is even more impossible for La Moore and Count Chalon.They were the direct counts of King Aurelius Anthony. If they appeared at the bridgehead of Old Town, the nobles of Verona might not suppress the rebels, and they would raise troops to guard against the two of them.

With a professor dead and so many noble heirs trapped, Byelan will definitely be clamoring to send the army directly under him to rescue him.However, does the Grand Duke of Verona dare to let them enter the country?

A vague idea suddenly flashed in Sonia's mind—would Dad and Earl Chalon bring the regular army to force their way in?With her daughter in such a dangerous situation, Bayeran and Verona must be arguing.

No, no, don't think about this first, I have to do my own thing first.Sonia patted her face and continued to think.

It is now the evening of March 3th. Even with the most optimistic estimates, everyone will have to wait for at least three to four days before the Transcendents arrive. As for the regular army that can fight back the rebels, it will take longer.

She is not suitable for breakout missions by herself.This time, it was no different than the queen of the Whispering Forest, not only had to be brave, but also had to be able to break out completely.

Although Sonia's condition is relatively good, she has a weak physique. She has no armor and cannot wear it. The strength and durability of the magic shield are average.It's pointless if she runs out of shields in the process of breaking out and gets sniped by rebel sharpshooters.

Nor did Berthier and Dedius.The two of them consumed a lot of mental power during the daytime battle, and they are still in an extremely weak state, and they will feel dizzy and sleepy at any time.To let them break through is really to kill one, and to kill two.

Isius is undoubtedly the most suitable person to be a messenger. He is the only member of a large family in the entire group who has already obtained the title of Viscount.Although his physique is not high, he is very capable and knowledgeable.If Old Town is slow to organize reinforcements, he can strive for the qualifications of commander and mobilize his social relations to supervise.

But Iseus's mental state is not stable. According to everyone, he locked himself in the room, drew a magic circle on the floor, and was going crazy.

There are only five members from famous families in the whole group, and the other students are either mediocre or haven't grown up yet.Although they are all Extraordinary, not all Extraordinary are born for fighting.In a one-on-one battle, most students are not even as good as an archer.

Then, the final plan is about to come out - to escort Fiona to break out.

The inheritance of the Xialong family is not only good at defense and healing, but also has many abilities and equipment against movement restrictions and spiritual spells.On the large area of ​​shoals and swamps left by the flood, Fiona was most confident of breaking out of the encirclement.

Moreover, the gentlemen of the Xialong family have a tradition of marrying Xiutolaer for generations, an ancient inheritance that makes everyone laugh.Regardless of whether she is talented or not, Fiona's mother never relaxed her training since she was a child.

Therefore, Fiona was also the only one among the nobles present who carried a breastplate, shield and magic sword.

Sonia made up her mind, discussed with Berthier, a team member who was the former enemy committee member, and went back to her crying girlfriend, touching her head.

"Fiona, stop crying."

As soon as she said this, Sonia regretted it.My brother said that saying this to a girl would only make her cry harder.

Sure enough, Fiona tried her best to stop for a while, crying even more fiercely.

"Fiona," Sonia could only put on a serious face, "Lana is not dead yet, but if you keep crying like this, who will protect Lana? You must act."

"I, what can I do?" Fiona desperately stopped crying and wiped away the falling tears.

Sonia sighed in relief, and handed her a signed certificate and power of attorney:
"The Front Enemy Committee has decided that it's up to you to break through and go to the nearest town of Yambol to summon nearby reinforcements. We will prepare one or two small boats and cover you to break through the blockade."

……

The flood that broke the dam on the night of March 3 did not stop roaring until the dawn of March 19. Griffith, who was almost washed away, had a clear view of the land ravaged by the flood until this time.

The Weiluo River has been widened more than ten times. The rocky beaches and meadows along the river have been submerged, and the outer areas have also become swamps that can be used by boats.The low-lying areas on both sides of the river form more than a dozen large and small tributaries.

From his perspective, the highlands on the west bank occupied by the rebels have become islands.The camping plans of the rebels showed that they were prepared to attack by flood from the beginning.

Fortunately, the horse captured by Griffith was not washed away by the flood. Although it was frightened, it could still help Griffith quickly rush to nearby towns along the land that had not been submerged.

What a great handwriting!
Although it was the enemy's plan, Griffith still praised it in his heart.The rebel army composed of bandits, mountain people, and veterans cannot be effectively organized in a short period of time. Although they are large in number, how long they can resist the onslaught of the Bayeran regular army and the local noble coalition forces is a question.

However, after being washed away by mountain torrents, the original plain battlefield no longer exists, and the regular army that came to conquer must have suffered heavy losses.Rebels now have more time to mow down castles and estates of local nobles.

When the flood subsides, new reinforcements gather...Well, it will probably take a week. The rebels can rely on the captured materials and wealth to complete the initial preparations, and they can engulf more civilians. The odds of winning against the regular army will be much higher.

What about Sonia and the others...

The more Griffith thought about it, the more anxious he became.The aristocratic heirs of Byeran made excellent hostages, and their fall was clearly part of a conspiracy.Weitzleben's rash decision helped the rebels even more.

If Sonia and Fiona were captured and humiliated, the two Earls La Moore and Sharon would lose their reputations and even shake Byerland's political arena.Griffith can also kill himself.

Griffith shook his head vigorously, pushing the bad thoughts out of his head.

From Griffith's position, he couldn't see the fierce battle that was taking place at Beit Manor at this time, and he didn't intend to rush to support it alone.

Although, as Shutoral, he should go to join Sonia as soon as possible, but this time the enemy is not a few monsters or a small group of cultists.

There were thousands of rebels, and there were even angry legion veterans and powerful Beyonders in the ranks.

Griffith must take the right countermeasures.

Not far to the east, there is a small town called Yambol, which is owned by the local power of Verona.It is close to the flooded Velo River, which is the only way from the old town to this area.

There will be some local city defense troops and militia in the town.They must be very unreliable, but now they can only be relied on for reinforcements.

Regardless of whether Sonia and the others are in a good or bad situation, Griffith must immediately gather forces to contain the actions of the rebels.

However, as Griffith, how can he mobilize them?Before completing his studies or being promoted to a knight and becoming a nobleman, his military rank will be stuck at the rank of non-commissioned officer, and his command authority is pitiful.

Would it be helpful if Galadia came?No, no, let's not say that she can't come here, even if she can come, she can't let her take risks.

He thought while driving, and the town of Yambol had appeared at the end of the road ahead.

You still have to rely on yourself.Griffith gritted his teeth and made several strategies to take over the command of the local army.

Once again it was time to fight to the death.

……

After arriving in Yambol Town, Griffith did not rush to the barracks immediately, but went to pawnshops and shops first, pawned all his Sequence 9 Extraordinary characteristics, and got 8000 silver lang.

At 8000 shiny silver coins, that's a lot of money.If he can have a property of 10 Silver Lang and an annual gold of 5000, he can prepare to propose to a noble lady.

Although he was very reluctant, but when it was time to spend money, Griffith was ready to spend all of them without hesitation.

He asked the chamber of commerce to help him prepare a carriage, hired two men, and drove to the camp of the city defense army with a large box full of money.

The situation in the town is very bad, there are riots and fires everywhere.Everyone knows that a powerful rebel army is besieging the lord from the west. If they come to the east, a squadron of city defense troops and a small number of militiamen in the town will not be able to defend them. Some heroes even feel that it is time to change their fate against the sky. .

The squadron leader of the city defense army locked himself in his room, neither rectifying the troops nor escaping, worrying while drinking.The morale of his subordinates has been shaken, and some people are even planning to vote for the rebels.

"Bah!"

The wooden door was kicked open, and Griffith broke into the officer's room like a storm.

"Squadron leader?" Griffith asked.

"That's right, it's me, what's the matter?" Looking at the double armored soldier in front of him, the squadron leader didn't react for a while.

"I am the second-level squad leader of Griffith. I want to recruit your squadron. Now hand over your command and take these five hundred silver men to prepare wine and beef and send them to me."

"Why?" The squadron leader asked in surprise, and quickly glanced at a large bag of silver coins.

"First, I am going to take your squadron to attack the rebels. Second, I can leave you behind and stay in this safe town to raise supplies."

"I, think about it." The squadron leader immediately began to use his brain.

He vaguely understood the situation. The strong-looking knight in front of him must be the guard of a big family. He was about to rush to the west to fight for his life. If he stopped the master knight, there might be a conflict.The squadron leader is not an Extraordinary, so he doesn't have the guts to do it.

However, the squadron leader subconsciously wanted to see if there was any advantage to take advantage of.Verona's city defense army is the officer's serf, and it doesn't make any difference whether to hand it over to work or fight.

This second-level team leader seems very anxious, I can get some more benefits, um.The squadron leader said slowly:

"This is out of order, we are regular troops, not mercenaries.

"To mobilize a city defense army, procedures, wow---!!!"

Impatient Griffith grabbed the squadron leader's neck, picked it up and smashed it against the wall, letting go of the power of the fear spell and rushing straight into the squadron leader's brain.

The whining and crooked officer immediately pissed and feces, screamed and convulsed.Under the black magic abuse that he had never experienced before, he became incontinent for the first time.

"Bah!"

Griffith threw the stinking officer on the ground, and shouted arrogantly and indifferently: "Shut up, don't be naughty, sign for me quickly, and bring me the wine and meat, like a maid asking a knight who just came home Do it for me as thoughtfully and meticulously as whether to eat first or take a bath first!"

The City Defense Squadron clutched their stinky pants, and weepingly signed the authorization letter for handing over the squadron to Griffith's command.After he was released, he ran out of the room and asked two people to buy wine and meat, for fear that the apprentice knight from this place would take revenge on him again.

……

126 sergeants and soldiers of the city defense army were summoned, watching absently as the trainee knights who appeared from nowhere arranged wine, meat and cash boxes in front of them.

"Soldiers, come to me." Griffith took out all the money, and there was a whole box of silver coins shining.On the table next to it are barrels and basins containing large pieces of cooked beef and fragrant wine.

The city defense soldiers who had always had a hard time wriggled their Adam's apple quietly and swallowed a few mouthfuls of saliva.

The residents in a mess ran past them, and occasionally a few looked at them curiously.A large group of rascals sneakily gathered at the entrance of the alley not far away, wanting to take the opportunity to fish for something.

"Soldiers, come here, these wine and meat are all yours."

Griffith waved to everyone gently.

However, there was no response from the city defense forces, who did not yet know what happened and what would happen next.There must be some kind of conspiracy to be able to eat wine and meat for no reason.

"Come here!" Griffith shouted, and then he grabbed a piece of beef and took a big bite, "Don't wait for me to take it off like a little girl."

Tsk, I've been with the Countess for a long time, and I can't even swear, I feel that I don't have enough momentum.Griffith sighed inwardly.

But anyway, the city defense army moved.

When they came to the food, a few bold ones grabbed a few pieces and ate a few bites.Seeing that nothing was wrong, everyone rushed forward.

"Don't worry about eating meat, you useless rice buckets!" Griffith walked up and down among the crowd, filling them up with wine, "Drink, open the door!"

The wine and meat bought by hundreds of silver men was really good. Soon, these cowardly city defense soldiers let go, all of them blushed, biting the beef viciously, and drinking heavily.

Griffith watched the soldiers of the city defense army drink and eat meat, so he called a servant and asked him to gather the scoundrels and hooligans nearby, and share some wine and meat with them.

The scoundrels looked at Griffith's heavy armor and weapons with a little fear at first, but soon became more courageous.

After everyone's faces were steaming, Griffith hopped onto a table.He pointed to a box full of silver coins and asked:

"Soldiers, do you see what this is?"

"It's Yinlang, Lord Knight."

The soldiers and scoundrels who had drunk really had a lot of courage, and several of them immediately replied in a low voice.In their view, they can definitely make a fortune today.

"What is it?" Griffith shouted, startling everyone, "Speak up, I can't hear you."

"It's Yinlang!"

"Money, wasted silver."

Everyone shouted.

Griffith grabbed a handful of silver coins.The charming little cuties fell from his fingers, jingling like raindrops into the cash box.He asked loudly: "That's right, white silver man, do you want it?!"

"think……"

"Speak up, I can't hear you!" Griffith pointed at the speaker and cursed, "You still want Yin Lang when you speak so quietly?"

"I want it!" The man who had emboldened himself to drink answered loudly.Even the city guards and rascals who didn't reply before felt that there was something going on, and their eyes became eager.

"Very good, very energetic!" Griffith's voice had become as thunderous as Lana's.

"Soldiers, you have no clothes to wear, no food to eat, and you live in leaky houses,
"I'm going to take you to the camp of the rebels, where there are treasures and provisions of the lord, but they are placed in inappropriate places.

"Do you idiots know how much good stuff there is out there?"

The soldiers made a commotion and began to whisper to each other.

"I heard that a box of silver men was robbed from Master Reuben's house!"

"I heard that Baron Snow's family silver candlestick and silver dinner plate were snatched by Sang Manzi?"

"What's that? I heard that Viscount Edgar's hen that can only lay golden eggs was robbed, and it laid a round golden egg every morning!"

It’s really related to the rebels... Griffith skipped the unimportant information and continued:

"I have seen those rebels, they are all a group of chickens without eggs.

"I defeated 500 of them by myself this morning. I saw if there was any money in this box. This is what I snatched from them!"

"Oh!" The city defense army and the scoundrels stared wide-eyed.

"It's amazing!"

"Honorable Lord Knight, may I ask whose lecture we are honored to listen to?" Some scoundrels who seemed to know a little about the world asked expectantly.

Griffith continued:

"Keep your dog eyes wide open, take a good look,
"I, Izmir Hundred Killer (referring to Goblin), the disciplinary knight who thrashed the elves (referring to Auto Chess having won Galadia twice), the chief knight under Earl Lamor (not at all) Griffith, I'm going to the rebel camp later!
"There lay treasures that did not belong to them, piles of gold and silver, silver candlesticks, and golden chickens moldy in hay huts.

"I tell you jerks,

"Those treasures belong to me! To Griffith the Invincible of Neopolis!

"However, I can't move alone, so I decided!

"Whoever goes with me can come to me to get a reward, and can take away all the belongings he can move!"

The city guards and scoundrels who had just had a drink were in high spirits.

Except for a very few timid people, most people roared greedily: "Master Knight, can we really get a share of the treasure?"

"Get a share? Dream on you!" Griffith threw a handful of silver coins at him, "What you can move is yours!"

……

On the Beit River, which has been widened by the flood, three wide flat-bottomed boats carried Griffith and staggered towards the northernmost rebel camp.

These three ships were obviously reinforcements coming from the east, and they could carry more than 100 soldiers and two light shield vehicles found in Yambor Town.

Their target was a rebel highland with hundreds of people.This highland blocks the junction of the river and land in the north, hoarding the supplies of the rebels, and at the same time blocking reinforcements from the north.

Attacking here can remove the threat to the north of Beit Manor, restrain the rebels' actions and buy time for Sonia and the others.

Before departure, Griffith gave everyone a reward of 10 silver lang and brought them some wine.

Along the way, in order to prevent these scoundrels from escaping, he has been repeatedly mobilizing and encouraging:

"I won't bother with your seizures,
"Every soldier who follows me in battle can immediately receive a reward of 10 Silver Langs for each battle, and another 20 Silver Langs after the battle is over. As long as they are injured, they can be doubled."

……

Griffith stared anxiously at the slowly approaching plateau.The inland flat-bottomed boat he took was a means of transportation from Yambore Town. It had no sails and glides entirely by oars.The wide bottom of the boat is very shallow. Although the speed is not fast, it can pass smoothly in inland rivers with unpredictable depths. Even if it accidentally runs aground, it only needs the people on the boat to work together in shallow water to break free from the shoal.

Forty soldiers and light shield vehicles can be accommodated on the wide deck.These improvised shield vehicles can only defend against bow and arrow shooting, and the shell can easily be damaged if attacked by larger stones or blunt objects.

Fortunately, Griffith didn't need to use these equipment and manpower to attack the fortress. As long as the flat-bottomed boat successfully carried them ashore under the gentle slope of the rebel northern camp, the mission was half completed.

Griffith was in a hurry, and the morale of the temporarily captured soldiers was extremely unstable. These three ships were his current command limit.

Before there is enough rank, prestige, and resources, not only the soldiers of the regular legion will not obey orders, but the more honest city defense army and militia will also be very unreliable.

His eyes swept over the soldiers on the troop carrier. There were 150 men and two shield vehicles.

Gloomy expressions and tense twitches almost filled the field of vision.Although they were given a lot of rewards and wine and meat before departure, their morale was still on the verge of collapse at any time after the alcohol passed.If it weren't for being surrounded by the muddy river, this group of soldiers might have escaped halfway.

At this time, he could only force himself... He sighed in his heart, and looked decisively at the high ground in the north.

(End of this chapter)