Come to another world and become a lord

Carl sat on the lord's throne in the meeting hall, still wearing his old serf clothes as usual. The news that Jim sneaked out of the city last night and was captured had already spread like wildfire. He couldn't help but shake his head helplessly, and even began to blame Jim's foolish behavior in his heart. This not only gave his opponent a handle on him. What's more terrible is that Rickburg has not yet recovered from the damage of the war. Whether it is order management or town construction, it is in urgent need of manpower. Jim's absence at this time is tantamount to adding insult to injury for Carl. At the same time, as his right-hand man, being captured now will affect the morale of the army.

At this time, besides Alia, there was only a scout who had just returned from the main seat, reporting the situation in Porter Village:

"Baron Henry crossed the border yesterday and camped in the woods less than three kilometers west of the village. There are about 50 of them, including 11 knights and a militia composed of free farmers. Baron Iren brought more than 70 people, including 9 knights, militia and a small number of archers. They camped on the hillside east of the village, forming a pincer attack with Porter Village."

Carl nodded and continued to ask:

"Besides Henry and Iren's armies, does Lord Morgan have any other reinforcements?"

"Nothing has been seen yet. Wind Candle Castle seems to be peaceful as well, with no unusual movements," the scout reported.

Well, does that mean Morton himself did not take action? He only sent Henry and Iren to deal with him. But this is understandable. Perhaps in Morton's eyes, it was just a small village, and two barons were enough. There was no need to start a war. After all, raising an army costs money, and the more money you can save, the better. This is also in line with the earl's character.

"So what's the current situation in Potter Village?" he asked.

"The village chief Hake and his son mobilized the young men and women in the village to form a temporary team of about 40 people. Last night, two carriages entered Porter Village from Morgan County, and the carriages were full of swords, bows and crossbows." The scout replied.

Hearing the scout's report, Carl snorted coldly. Everything seemed to be well prepared. The Potter Village had just rebelled the day before yesterday, and the weapons had arrived yesterday. And not only the weapons, but Henry and Iren led the troops into the vicinity of the village in just one day. Such a fast mobilization speed can only mean that they had assembled the army from the beginning, and they were just waiting for the mutiny in the Potter Village to set off immediately. The strategy, the strategy designed from the beginning, was to seize the land and people while Rickburg was seriously injured.

"That means the other side has a total of 160 people, including 20 knights." Carl muttered to himself.

"Those people in Potter Village are just a mob," Alia added.

Indeed, a group of farmers took up arms temporarily. If it was a plain war, then this group of people would not pose any threat, but if they were only responsible for defending the city, then this group of people would still be somewhat troublesome. Now he could only mobilize about 50 people in total. Even if he only faced Iren and Henry, the other side had twice as many troops as himself. More importantly, he had no money. He thought that mobilizing soldiers to fight on the battlefield would require paying extra wages on the battlefield. In the previous battle with the Great Khan, the salary of the Fire Rose Guard could be settled by dividing the land, but now he had neither spare money nor surplus land. Mobilization, what to mobilize? The soldiers will not follow you to drink the northwest wind. Of course, there is a way, that is, to win this battle, and then settle it with the spoils and ransom obtained, after all, the division of money is a matter after the war. But the premise is that he must win. Once he loses, what awaits him is an eternal hell.

"That..." Just as Carl was still in distress, the scout below hesitated as if he wanted to say something.

"What?" Carl asked.

"The village chief's son Dickens also said that if you want Lord Jim to survive, you, Baron, must voluntarily give up your title." The scout said hesitantly.

"That's what he said?"

"Yes," the scout replied.

At this moment, Carl was happy, really happy. Dickens' stupidity made him laugh. He was very clear about the weight of his baron status. This was a title conferred by the king himself, and it was not something that could be given up just like that. Not to mention himself, even Earl Morton did not dare to ask Carl to abdicate. Dickens, just a free farmer, dared to threaten him like this. This was not a provocation to Carl, but a provocation to the king's authority. Although Carl was not sure whether he could still take back Porter Village, he was sure of one thing, Dickens would be killed by his own stupidity sooner or later.

Carl laughed for a while and then said:

"Spread the word to Dickens that I can't even decide to give up my title. He has to talk to the King about this."

"Yes!" the scout nodded.

Alia looked at Carl who was having fun there, frowned slightly, and then asked:

"Then what should we do next?"

"What do you think?" Carl asked.

Alia thought for a moment, then said:

"Now that the sisters of the Fire Rose Guard are in the city, I can gather everyone immediately and raid Iren's camp tonight. He will definitely not expect us to react so quickly."

Night raid? Just like the previous attack on the Great Khan, this time is different. The previous raid on the Great Khan relied on deception. The Great Khan did not know who was coming and even mistook them for Aaron's reinforcements. But this time is different. Both sides know each other well. Aaron knows how many people he has and who the main force is. Such a night raid may succeed, but it is more likely to fail. And now he can't afford any failure.

This is the sadness of the weak, the weak do not have many choices. He sighed and looked out the window. The sun was shining outside, and the ice and snow in Rickburg had melted without him knowing when. He suddenly realized that winter was almost over, and after winter would be spring.

"Well, it's just the beginning of spring, there's still a lot of time~~" he suddenly said.

These words confused Alia, who was standing by, and she looked at him in confusion.

He stretched lazily and said:

"Well, that's it~"

"What?" Alia didn't quite understand what he meant.

"I mean, they can stay there if they want to, and we just ignore them and do what we need to do," Carl explained.

"But Potter Village..."

Before Alia finished speaking, Carl said:

"Porter Village can do whatever it wants. Aeron and Henry can stay there as long as they want. Anyway, Rickburg will not send any troops."

Alia stared blankly with her eyes wide open, looking at Carl in disbelief.

Carl was calm at this time. He figured it out. All the troubles were because he couldn't win. Since he couldn't win, he just didn't have to fight. What could the other side do if he didn't send troops? The most important thing was that he figured out one thing. The reason why Porter Village was included in the jurisdiction of Rickburg was not that this world had a clear concept of territory, but a more realistic reason, that is, Porter Village was too close to Rickburg! The other castles, whether it was Iren or Henry, were too far away in comparison, not to mention Morton's Candle Castle. This was a feudal society with medieval technology, without modern high-speed transportation. Once Carl set out from Rickburg to raid Porter Village, none of them would be able to reinforce in time. If they wanted to guard against Carl, they could only station troops near the village.

Thinking of this, Carl smiled again. In that case, Henry, Iren, if you want to station troops here, then go ahead. It costs money every day. And he will stay in Rickburg and will not have to pay for anything. He just needs to wait and see the situation.