Mount and Blade: Summon five outlaws at the start

Hod, who was in the hill stronghold, was still unaware of the fall of Milda Castle.

At this moment, he was happily putting the gold dragons that Batu ordered the bandit leader to send into his backpack.

In just less than a week, Batu successfully kidnapped three nobles of the kingdom.

Two of them were knights, and the other was a baron with a higher title. These three nobles also brought Hod a huge income of up to 350 gold dragons.

When Batu learned from the first kidnapped knight that these noble lords of the Kingdom of Estera had amazing wealth, when he kidnapped the other two nobles later, he asked them for a higher ransom without hesitation.

Now Batu has already listed a ransom price list in his mind. He will ask for ransom according to their titles, 100 gold dragons for knights and 200 gold dragons for barons.

As for those nobles with higher status, he has not encountered them so far, but if he really encounters them, the amount of ransom will inevitably rise.

Unexpectedly, the incident caused an uproar in the Angana military camp because three nobles were kidnapped and extorted for ransom.

The furious Marquis of Angana immediately organized a large group of people to arrest Batu and others.

As a result, Batu's "business" which had been going smoothly was greatly affected, which really made him feel a little frustrated.

This time, the reason why the bandit leader returned to the base was not only to give the huge ransom he extorted to Hod, but also to ask Hod whether they could change a new activity location to continue the operation.

After the bandit leader reported the situation and problems encountered in the operation in detail, Hod nodded slightly to express his agreement: "Well, when you go back, tell Batu that you can change a place, but you must pay attention to your own safety."

Hearing Hod's permission, the bandit leader nodded with relief, and then he quickly went to the warehouse in the base to replenish some necessary supplies, and then left here without stopping.

Nott, who had been standing nearby, witnessed the whole process after the bandit leader came back. When he saw the heavy bag of golden dragons, his eyes lit up instantly and his face showed ecstasy.

"Boss! Batu was able to get so many golden dragons! It's amazing!" After the bandit leader left, Nott finally couldn't help but said excitedly.

Hod was also in a good mood at the moment. He laughed and patted Nott on the shoulder, praising him: "Hahaha, Nott, this time thanks to your idea, otherwise how could there be such fruitful results!"

Nott, who was praised, immediately raised his head and chest proudly, with a smug look on his face, and said loudly: "Of course, boss! I have always been very smart!"

Looking at Nott's complacent look, Hod couldn't help but twitch his eyes.

However, after all, he was a robber who had been following him since he came here, so Hod didn't feel disgusted with Nott's performance, but instead found it a little funny.

On the third day after the bandit leader left, Hod learned about the fall of Mirdal.

When Hod learned the news, his face suddenly became solemn.

Mirdal Castle was a military fortress and strategic point to block the invasion of the Kuyel people. Its loss meant that the Kuyel people would surge eastward like a tide.

The Kuyel people would never stop there. They would certainly further expand their sphere of influence, plunder people, and rob supplies.

In this way, the originally relatively safe stronghold would also face a large-scale attack by the Kuyel people.

Without any hesitation, Hod immediately issued an emergency order, requiring everyone in the stronghold to quickly organize all supplies and prepare to evacuate the place.

At the same time, he sent out the rangers and ordered them to inform Batu and others that the kidnapping operation was cancelled and to immediately meet up with the people who came to avoid encountering the Kuyel people and unnecessary fighting.

"It's getting more and more chaotic..."

On the hill, Hod looked at the slowly moving team below, with a worried look on his face. The travel horse under his crotch was also a little restless, as if he could sense the uneasiness and anxiety of his master.

At this time, Nott on the side came forward and asked with a worried look on his face: "Boss, are we going back to the manor this time?"

After a moment of silence, Hod nodded heavily and said softly: "Well, it's not safe here anymore, and we have been out for so long, it's time to go back."

After saying that, he suddenly clamped his legs, and the travel horse under him neighed, spread its four hooves and galloped towards the bottom of the hill.

Seeing this, Nott behind him hurriedly followed closely, blending into the slowly moving group of people and horses, and gradually moving farther and farther away.After all, it was a large team of more than 400 people, and they were marching in the wilderness. Soon, several Kuyel scouts appeared in Hod's sight.

Without Hod's order, the rangers who had been wandering around the team rushed forward without hesitation to drive away these uninvited guests.

However, under Hod's watchful eyes, the Kuyel scouts were extremely cunning. When they saw the rangers approaching, they immediately turned their horses and galloped away.

When the rangers returned without success, the scouts actually appeared again, pointing at this side from a distance, as if mocking the rangers' incompetence.

Obviously, they did not want to confront the rangers whose number was several times theirs head-on, but adopted this guerrilla tactic to harass the team continuously.

Seeing this, some rangers rushed forward again, and the scouts turned around and fled again.

After the same situation happened several times, the rangers finally couldn't stand it anymore. They were so angry that their faces turned red. They waved their scimitars and short spears randomly and cursed loudly.

Some impatient rangers could no longer suppress their anger. They drew their horse bows on their backs and prepared to chase and teach these hateful scouts a lesson.

Seeing that the rangers began to become restless, Hod frowned and thought for a moment.

He gave an order: "Ashilan, lead the rangers to drive away these annoying scouts!"

"Yes, boss!"

Ashilan responded loudly, and then turned around and called out to the rangers who were eager to try behind him. Then, under the leadership of Ashilan, more than 20 rangers urged their horses at the same time and galloped towards the scouts.

For a while, there were bursts of horse hooves.

Looking at the backs of the rangers gradually going away, Hood did not slack off at all. He quickly turned around and shouted to the team behind him: "Speed ​​up and move forward at full speed!"

After hearing the order, everyone responded in unison. The team that was originally moving slowly instantly sped up, like a long dragon quickly shuttling through this vast wasteland.

But after walking only a few miles, a deafening sound of horse hooves suddenly sounded in the southeast, followed by loud shouts.

Along with the shouts, figures appeared from the horizon...