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Chapter 108 Surrendering One by One in the Name of Pants
Kingdom of Rhodes, southern border.

After the great nobles received the letters and evacuated their respective assets, they spontaneously moved closer to Marquis Lite's army.Because they knew that in the face of the Hastings Kingdom army, they could only make a little waves at most.

Only in Lite City, the largest fortress in the south of the kingdom, not only could hundreds of thousands of troops be packed there, but they could also be protected, so that they could hope to persist until the kingdom's reinforcements arrived.

As a baron, Froome neither responded to the call of Marquis Leet nor received information about the preparation of the Kingdom of Hastings to march.

The former was because his castle was at the forefront and was the first to be threatened by Count Bakar's troops. He did not want to offend any enemies and give them an excuse to attack his castle.

As for the latter, it was because he was only a baron, and he didn't even raise ravens in captivity in his own territory.

"My lord, Earl Bakar's soldiers have crossed the border again."

Judging from his panting expression, the soldier's nervousness can be seen.

It's just that Baron Froome didn't really care about it. He was even in the mood to finish the ale in his glass, and let out a satisfied "Ah~~~" sound, and then said slowly:

"It's probably some unscrupulous person who provoked him again. They're just passing by here. Don't worry too much, soldier."

After speaking, Froome stood up, put his hands behind his back, hummed an unknown song, and walked slowly towards the city wall with his old steps.

The soldier wanted to say that this was different from the last time, this time it was a blatant army crossing.But seeing the baron's slow look did not interrupt his courage, because he was just a soldier.

Baron Froome came to the city wall and sat on his 'throne'. Looking at the tens of thousands of soldiers coming towards this side, he comfortably took off the wine bag from his waist and drank it in big gulps.

He came to admire Count Bakar's passage without attacking the city. After all, even Viscount Hess's city was destroyed, but he could still sit high on the castle.

Only then can he feel his 'power', and at the same time feel the 'awe' of the soldiers.

It's just that the development of things was somewhat beyond his expectation. They didn't choose to leave from a distance, but directly chose to pass by his castle, and stopped hundreds of meters away.

'This is a provocation to the Froome family. Baron Froome was a little angry, but he didn't dare to scold him because he knew he was weak.

He was even more afraid that sitting here would be taken as a provocation. Instead of looking aloof, he secretly came to the edge of the city wall and secretly observed their movements.

As more and more enemy troops arrived, they surrounded the castle, and they could already see huge parts being pushed slowly in the distance, which were clearly parts used to build siege equipment.

Baron Froome realized belatedly that war had come.

Fortunately, Baron Froome is 'qualified' as a nobleman. Considering that the castle is at the forefront, his wealth is always facing various threats.

His wealth was not stored in the castle room like other nobles, and even his property was stored in Lite City.

Only necessary materials, equipment, and enough soldiers were stored in his castle to prevent looting by bandits and deserters, and the soldiers had just paid their salaries, so there was no wealth in the castle.

As for his family and son, they have been living in Lite City.

His family's long-standing defensive arrangements finally came in handy in his generation, but the good news in the bad news didn't make him feel good.

He slumped on the ground, but mistakenly thought that he was hallucinating, and he raised his head unwillingly to look outside.Looking at the enemy army hundreds of times larger than himself, his pupils shrank sharply, his blood seemed to stop flowing, and his whole body was cold and sweating.

Seeing that the distance was almost the same, Earl Bakar was at the forefront (holding the cup), and he didn't want to be shot by an archer who didn't open his eyes. He raised his right hand, and as the soldiers around him stopped, more The soldiers stopped, waiting for further orders from the lord.

Earl Bakar showed his yellow teeth, looked at the castle in front of him, and showed a deformed smile. He was waiting for Barrett Froome's reaction. As for whether he chose to surrender or stubbornly resist, it was all a result in his opinion. .

Because he needs a real battle to announce his arrival, and at the same time give all soldiers a chance to witness the battlefield, so that they who have never participated in a siege battle can adapt first, because there are still many castles and even cities that need them capture.

Looking at the craftsman team that had arrived, Earl Bakar gave the order to build a siege ladder. As for the catapult, he had no plans to build it, because it would be too troublesome, and they needed to collect slings, and they were not used to carrying stones when marching.

With the help of the auxiliary soldiers, the craftsmen quickly assembled the siege ladder and reinforced it.After the assembly is completed, it needs to be inspected, otherwise, if there is an accident, the head will be beheaded.

At this time, the soldiers on the castle felt that they were not well, and they were about to be crushed to death. Why didn't the baron surrender? Could it be that they still have some reinforcements?
They cast their eyes on the throne at the top of the city, hoping to find something in the eyes of the baron, but they found that the baron had disappeared, and the soldiers began to panic.

"Your Excellency is gone, he must have escaped."

"I don't know, I was still here just now."

"How about we just surrender?"

"Yes, the adults have all run away, so let's surrender."

This sentence quickly aroused everyone's approval, and extinguished their scarce resistance; it also made Baron Froome wake up, "Your lord, I am here, quickly, bring a flagpole."

Looking at Baron Froome who was taking off his trousers, the soldiers were dumbfounded. Looking around, there were men on the city wall. Does your lord want it?

When the soldiers found the white trousers inside, some clever soldiers understood what was going on. They looked around for the flagpole, and finally found the family flag fluttering in the wind above the city.

They hesitated for a moment, but looking at the siege ladder outside the city that was already undergoing a final inspection, they could no longer care about those. They took down the flagpole, and then hung up Baron Froome's trousers, and then they loosened a bit. tone.

Looking at the unloaded flag from the top of the city, and the re-hanging white unknown object, Earl Bakar was a little puzzled. What are they doing? Surrender?But shouldn't the white flag be hoisted for surrender?This thing is not a white flag at first glance.

Suddenly a strange wind blew away the object on the flag. It turned out to be a pair of white trousers.Baron Bakar only felt his blood surge and his body trembled uncontrollably. Don't get me wrong, he was angry.

It's not that he doesn't know that this is Baron Froome's act of surrender, it's just that this matter has been seen by so many people, and it will inevitably spread. Baron Froome will certainly become a joke, but the Bakar family will also be seen. jointly and severally.

He felt insulted, and this would become a big stain in his life. In the future, no matter who mentioned Baron Froome's trousers surrender, he would also mention the Bakar family by the way. This was unacceptable to him.

As for the other soldiers, after discovering this fact, they burst out laughing. Some of them bent over with laughter, and some even burst into tears.

These ridicules pierced Earl Bakar's heart fiercely, turning his face ashen. The family members were the first to discover his abnormality, and after a little thought, they understood the reason, followed by the knights, only the soldiers Still smiling.

It's just that the officer soon gave the order to silence. They didn't understand what it was for, so they still chose to stop laughing, but after some soldiers who couldn't stop laughing were whipped, they stopped completely.

The trousers fluttering in the wind constantly stimulated Earl Bakar. He turned his head and looked behind him, only to see that the siege ladder had completed the final inspection, and said coldly: "Everyone, prepare to attack the city in a quarter of an hour. The sword will not be sealed for three days, and looting is allowed, but only limited to Castle Froome."

Although this will not completely eliminate the influence, at least some 'storytellers' will be aware of the anger of the Bakar family, so that they will not add fuel to smear the family.

This is an impossible solution, and he can't silence all the people present, that's unrealistic.

As for not sealing the knife and looting, Earl Bakar was not worried about any serious consequences, because this was a castle, and there were no civilians in the city except soldiers and servants.

It will not have a reputational impact on his family, nor will it have a negative impact on his subsequent occupation.

Although a baron's castle is nothing to a big man, it is obviously an inestimable wealth to soldiers, and they can't even imagine how much there will be for looting.

When the soldiers heard the news that the looting was allowed, they caused a commotion, and even took a step forward uncontrollably, and then found that they had broken away from the array, and immediately returned to their original positions.

As for the order not to seal the knife, they ignored it. There is nothing to kill in the castle. Kill a chicken and eat it?

The commotion in the team did not attract Earl Bakar's scolding. He just urged his horse forward and at the same time took out the strong bow at his waist, and at the same time squeezed out an armor-piercing arrow. With a pair of sharp eyes, he was looking for the prey.

He is not worried about the attack from the top of the city, because they have already surrendered, and the loyal knights around him have formed a human wall, which is a force that makes him feel at ease.

Baron Froome obviously heard the loud sound of the siege ladder. He glanced at the hanging trousers, with some hot eyes, but he can't care so much now. He thought that Earl Bakar didn't understand what he meant. .

He poked his head out for a glance, estimated the distance a bit, and also realized that the archer was not at the front, so he mustered up the courage to stand up.

"My Baron Froome of the Kingdom of Rhodes, I ask for it"

Before he finished speaking, he heard a rapid sound of piercing through the air, and he was hit by a sharp arrow in the door, and fell to the ground on his back. "Get the treatment that a nobleman deserves," said at the end, his voice became weak Unheard of, until his death, he was obsessed with getting the treatment he deserved.

Looking at his staring eyes, the soldiers in the castle were a little at a loss. They didn't know what to do now, but the only thing that was certain was that they couldn't stand up now.They turned their attention to the Cavaliers, looking forward to what they could do.

A knight looked at the baron's body in amazement, and then looked at the trousers on the flag. He immediately understood everything. It was a little funny, but more of it was the fear of facing death.

Earl Bakar looked at the fallen Baron Froome, and then he let out a sigh of relief, retreated to the middle of the queue, and waited for the soldiers to attack the city.

As the siege ladder came to the front of the formation, although no one showed their heads on the city wall, the archers still stepped forward as required, ready to suppress the attack from the top of the city.

Looking at the archers already in place, the infantry also began to push the siege ladder towards the city wall.

No one commanded them, and no one told them what to do. Listening to the sound of siege equipment getting closer and closer, it was as if a giant hammer hit their hearts heavily with the sound, making them breathless.

The oppressive atmosphere began to spread, quickly spreading to every soldier's heart like a spider's web. Immediately, more than a dozen soldiers couldn't stand the pressure anymore, and they ran frantically towards the city.

It's just that this act of running on the city wall soon attracted a wave of attacks. With the sound of bowstrings and the sound of piercing through the air, a large rain of arrows rushed towards the head of the city like a curtain.

In the end, only a few people were able to run down, and most of them fell on the top of the city.There was even a soldier who was hit by several arrows but still ran down. Looking at the horrified eyes of his companions, he looked down and then slowly fell down.

The remaining three looked at each other in blank dismay. After finding that there were no knights around, they made a bold decision to open the city gate, hoping to gain a way out.

"Hurry up, hurry up, work harder, think about the wealth in the castle, if you are too slow, you won't even have to eat shit."

With the roar of the knight, thinking of the wealth of a baron in the city, the soldiers only felt the adrenaline rush, they all roared, their veins were exposed, and they began to push harder.

Seeing that there was no threat at the top of the city, more soldiers joined the team pushing the carts, and leisurely speeded up
Looking at the open city gate and the ladders that had already been built on the city wall, the soldiers were obviously a little dazed, but accompanied by the wild running of the little ghosts, they also reacted immediately and rushed towards the city gate one after another.

Everyone rushed into the castle. After killing all the soldiers, the main castle became their primary target. They began to search for money, and some people saw that they couldn't win them, so they began to strip off the enemy's armor and search for them. of money.
At this time, the southern part of the Rhodes Kingdom was facing a large-scale invasion, and castles were being torn down one by one. They did not choose to destroy the castles, but sent troops to garrison them to show that this place had been occupied by people and was owned by others. Prevent latecomers from occupying the nest of magpies and doves.

As for the little nobles who got the news later, they began to raise their troops and approached their suzerain one after another, or gathered together in order to gain greater military power and gnaw on some slightly barren land.

In addition to King Rhodes, King Hastings also began to summon nobles to prepare for a head-on battle with the reinforcements from the Kingdom of Rhodes.

(End of this chapter)