Crusade against the Pope

Chapter 362 You come and I go
April is actually a good time to travel. Although there are reports of Turks appearing outside the city, it is nothing to those noble young masters and young ladies who think they are well protected.

Moreover, some time ago, the Governor had spread the news that he had recruited a group of mercenaries to eliminate the Turkic bandits in the military district.

And afterwards, some gains were made. The heads of the Turks were hung in a row on the top of the city wall.

In this case, compared with the unnecessary risks, spring outing is naturally more important.

In this season of spring when flowers are blooming, it would be a good idea to hold a party at each manor and have a good time.

Little did I know that this was just the beginning of the nightmare.

The mercenaries in the city had clearly hung dozens of Turkic heads on the walls, but just like leeks in the fields, they would grow back after being cut.

Suddenly, more Turks emerged from nowhere and started to rob the nobles' manors.

These Turks were extremely cruel. Unlike the previous group who merely disrupted spring ploughing, they rushed into the manor and attacked the main building.

No matter if they were the head of the manor, the steward, or the servants sent by the nobles, they were all chopped into small pieces, and then they were slowly plundered under the terrified gaze of the other serfs.

Not only that, the young masters and young ladies from noble families who had gone out for a spring outing earlier also met with misfortune.

The guards they brought with them were no match for the hordes of Turks and were knocked to the ground after just two encounters.

Then, he left several blackmail letters, demanding a high ransom from the nobles in the city.

For a time, all the wealthy families who had previously admired the governor came to block the door of Constantine's house.

Constantine closed the door and refused visitors, and paced around in his own hall anxiously. When he saw his secretary passing by, he rushed up and grabbed the person.

"What's going on! Weren't the Turks killed?! Why are there so many again?"

"My Lord! How should I know? I have carefully checked those heads before, and they are indeed Turks!"

"But you also have to know that the Turks are a disaster in Asia Minor right now. It's not enough to just kill a few of them!"

As the secretary spoke, sweat began to form on his forehead.

He suddenly realized that those heads were indeed Turkic, and the mercenaries hired earlier would not use Greek heads as credit, but they also did not say that they would not use the heads of Turkish herdsmen as credit.

I'm not stirring up a hornet's nest this time, am I?

This makes sense.

At the beginning, perhaps only a small group of Turks targeted them, and then because the mercenaries went out of the city to "suppress bandits", they took the heads of unrelated Turks to take credit, and then the Turks who had no grudges against them were also involved.

So far, the really good news is that at least no Turkic Bey or Emir has come with a large army to demand accountability.

The secretary whispered this guess.

Governor Constantine also came to his senses and cursed inwardly: "Cheap goods are not good."

"Then what should I do? Should I really pay the ransom? Even if I pay the money, the Turks may not return it! Besides, wouldn't my reputation be ruined if I did that?"

Hearing this, the secretary's eyes wandered, obviously he couldn't think of a better way for the moment.

But that doesn't mean he doesn't have other bad ideas.

"My lord, you see, those mercenaries are not incapable of fighting, but there is no one watching them. They will come up with some tricks. As long as you lead the troops out of the city in person, I believe you will be able to win the battle!"

Constantine pointed at the secretary and then at himself.

"Me? Personally?" Then, he slapped him.

"You are kidding! You are the governor of me, but I have never killed a chicken! You want me to lead the troops out of the city?!"

Constantine was self-aware and did not believe the secretary's nonsense.

Then he turned his eyes and stared at the secretary again.

"I think you're quite capable. I'll give you all the ransom money. No matter what, you have to bring those people back alive!"

The secretary who was slapped in the face quickly said yes and didn't dare to talk back.

For now, I'm afraid this is the only option.

……

On the other side, in the Cuman camp, the leader was treating everyone to a good meal.

Although they didn't rob much money or capture many slaves on this trip, someone still paid for their expenses.

"Brother, why don't you take the brothers out to work these days?"

When the younger brother next to me mentioned this.

The leader's face was a little dark. "We have already hit a wall twice in the past few days. Those peasants, for some reason, suddenly fought hard. Although we can deal with them if we insist, it will not be beautiful if our brothers get hurt because of some peasants."

"Don't forget, we didn't burn those villages simply to steal things. This was all planned. It won't be long before we have a tough battle waiting for us."

"When the troops in the city can no longer bear it, it will be our time to make a fortune!"

The chief said this and poured himself a few more glasses of wine.

"Brother, even though we haven't been working these days, why do I feel like there are other people around causing trouble?"

"Yes! Brother, I saw black smoke rising two days ago."

"Could it be that there are more than just us?"

As they chatted, one of the brothers came to the leader and whispered to him, "The people in the city have spread the news."

"you sure?"

"Yes, it's white smoke."

After hearing the word "Bai Yan", the leader immediately stood up, threw away the wine glass in his hand, and shouted loudly: "Don't be idle! Hurry up! It's time to work hard this time!"

"After you finish this, you will have everything you want! Women! Gold! Slaves! Everything!"

As the leader shouted, the Cumans present also followed suit.

They already knew the purpose and plan of coming here, and saw that things were developing just as the leader had said.

They also knew that the matter was now settled. As long as they had a peaceful ending and destroyed the other side's army, everything would be fine.

What if you can’t eat the other party?
Then they should not go out to rob, but go back to wash up and sleep, and find a woman to take care of the children!
Following the leader's mobilization, this large camp came alive, and three hundred riders as fierce as wolves and tigers poured out of the camp.

This scale has never been seen in any previous attacks.

(End of this chapter)