Mount and Blade: Summon five outlaws at the start

The east gate of Rhine Town.

The crowd of two or three hundred people was filled with fear and panic. They were pale and trembling as they squatted on the ground.

Everyone's eyes were fixed on the fully armed Vlandian crossbowmen holding crossbows, with despair in their eyes.

Among this group of people, except for the few vendors, the vast majority were townspeople, mercenaries and bounty hunters who had been forcibly recruited by Conrad before.

With the fall of Rhine Town, Conrad lost his trace, and these people who were forcibly recruited suddenly fell into a state of confusion.

They were full of panic, fearing that they would suffer from Hord's crazy revenge, so they tacitly decided to flee this once familiar town and look for new opportunities.

Most people had the hope of going to other towns to start their lives again, but what they never expected was that they ran into Batu and his group of rangers as soon as they left the town.

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Hod stopped his horse and sat on it, his stern face expressionless, his eyes staring coldly at the group of panicked people in front of him.

Behind him, hundreds of fierce robbers and Valandian soldiers stood silently with weapons in hand, waiting for Hod's order.

The whole scene was shrouded in a depressing atmosphere.

Finally, several families of the townspeople in the crowd could no longer suppress their fear and sadness, and sobbed softly.

Their sad cries instantly broke the silent atmosphere, and when others heard this miserable cry, their hearts were filled with sadness and despair.

They didn't know what the final outcome would be, but judging from the current situation, they would probably die here.

When they thought of this, the remaining people couldn't help but show an indescribable sadness on their faces.

"Your Majesty, the Minister of Finance is here..." At this moment, Monkron walked quickly to the side of Hood and reported to him in a low voice.

At this time, Hood was thinking about how to deal with the group of people in front of him. After hearing this, he raised his head and looked in the direction of the voice.

From a distance, he saw the Minister of Finance running all the way from the corridor of the tower in a hurry.

His slightly fat body kept shaking up and down as he ran, and his face was full of anxiety.

"Your Majesty... please wait a moment..."

The Minister of Finance was trotting hard, while raising his right hand high, constantly waving to signal Hood, and shouting loudly.

When he ran in front of Hood, he was already out of breath.

Looking at the Minister of Finance in front of him, whose face was red and sweaty from running so fast, Hood couldn't help but frown slightly and asked softly: "Minister Levi, you came here so quickly, is there something wrong?"

The Minister of Finance calmed down his breath a little, first glanced at the people squatting on the side with desperate faces, then turned his eyes back to Hood and lowered his voice again: "Your Majesty, I wonder if you can hand over those vendors in the crowd to me for handling?"

Hearing this, Hood couldn't help but be startled, with a puzzled look on his face, and asked "What do you want these merchants to do?"

Faced with Hood's question, the Minister of Finance took a deep breath, calmed down, and then explained: "Your Majesty, our Holy Roman Empire has just been established and there is a lot of work to be done. At this critical moment, we need to rely on the strength of these caravans traveling between various places to help them transport various materials."

"If we can make good use of these merchants, it will be of great benefit to the future development of our empire!"

Hood sat on the horse, squinting his eyes slightly, and after a moment, he nodded slowly.

Indeed, if he really ordered all these merchants to be executed, then from now on, I am afraid that no caravan would dare to set foot in Rhine Town for trade activities, and the town would not be able to collect considerable commercial tax revenue.

Thinking of this, Hood waved his hand gently and said, "Well, okay, let's do as you say. You can deal with these vendors."

Hearing Hood's words, the Minister of Finance hurriedly saluted and thanked him: "Thank you, Your Majesty!"

Then, he walked quickly to the front of the crowd, stood still, and carefully scanned the crowd, then raised his hand to signal the Vlandia soldiers beside him to take action.

After a while, the vendors were brought out one by one, and they were escorted to follow the Minister of Finance towards the direction of the town.

As for how the Minister of Finance planned to settle these vendors, Hood didn't know.

But at this moment, he had begun to think about how to deal with the others who stayed.

Although these people had resisted their ownTheir own army, but in the final analysis, they were forced to be involved in this war by Conrad's forced conscription.

In this case, instead of simply and rudely ordering the Vlandian crossbowmen to shoot them all, it is better to try another way.

Hod thought about it for a while and decided to demote all the remaining people to slaves, and then distribute them to the rangers and shock cavalry who performed bravely in the battle.

In this way, he can gain further loyalty from the rangers and shock cavalry.

After making the decision, Hod gave orders to the soldiers.

The soldiers who received the order quickly rushed into the crowd, put handcuffs and leg irons on the remaining people, and then escorted them into the city.

After Batu reported the list of meritorious service, these slaves will be sent out one by one according to the list.

After handling this matter, Hod returned to the castle.

At this time, in the solemn lord's hall, the chief minister and the military and political minister were waiting for his return with solemn faces.

When he saw Hood walking into the hall, the chief minister took the lead to greet him, bowed slightly and said: "Your Majesty, I just found out that there are three affiliated villages under the Rhine Town. I think we should send troops to occupy them now!"

The military and political minister on the side nodded in agreement and added: "Yes, Your Majesty! How can a powerful empire have only one town?"

"Only by continuously expanding outward can we demonstrate our strength and majesty, so please give an order! Let our army quickly attack and seize those villages and lands."

Faced with the words of the two ministers, Hood just smiled slightly, he calmly He walked to the seat unhurriedly and sat down, then looked at them firmly and said slowly: "Even if you don't say it, I plan to incorporate these three villages into the country, but this is not enough."

"There are other castles, manors and villages in the territory of the Marquis of Angana, and we will also control them. I will plant the flag of the Holy Roman Empire on these lands!"

"One day, I will plant the double-headed eagle flag all over the continent!"

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(Sorry, I went to the hospital today and only wrote one chapter. The next chapter will be published before 2 pm tomorrow. Please rest assured that it will be updated at midnight in the future, but today is an exception.)