I'm not a lord

Chapter 142 Let’s die and understand
The entire Green Lake Territory is divided into two parts, north and south, by the Green Water River.

Its main population and villages are located in the northern region.

Lin En deployed all his troops in the north, using the Green River as his natural line of defense.

He himself led more than 600 people to garrison outside the castle at the westernmost end of the Green Water River, and the fourth brother led his own 300 people to garrison in several villages near the pier.

The two armies were about seven kilometers apart, like two punching fists.

He then sent light cavalry to patrol along the Green Water River around the clock, prohibiting any unrelated personnel from crossing the river to the south and trying to block his own intelligence as much as possible.

In the afternoon two days after Lin En completed his arrangements, Baron Chixi led the White River Alliance reinforcements to the southern part of Green Lake Territory.

This support force was mainly composed of cavalry, with a total of 32 regular knights, more than 180 knight squires, and a small number of mounted conscripts, totaling about 250 people, and more than 500 horses.

Although both Canglu Territory and Hehuan Territory sent troops, the barons of the two families were old and did not join the army. The troops were handed over to the command of the alliance leader, Baron Chixi.

As a "top student" who had studied at the court of the Duke of Swamp and had fought with the Duke, Baron Chixi first sent out several light cavalry to scout the enemy situation, and then stationed in two serf villages in the southern part of Green Lake Territory.

The base he chose was about six kilometers away from the Green Lake Castle, leaving enough room for both sides to maneuver.

Of course, the fate of these two villages was much worse than that of the villages in the northern region.

Baron Chixi perfectly learned the traditional virtues of the feudal aristocracy of that time, which was to go out to fight with almost no military rations and to plunder wherever he went.

Military rations?

What military rations?
Wouldn’t it be better to just requisition them on the spot?

Do you want my expensive warhorse to carry the military supplies on the march?

You mean using military vehicles to transport food and fodder?
This will only slow down the marching speed and is not conducive to the rapid movement of the troops!
The baron and his knights moved into the manor in the village, while his servants each chose a clean and tidy farmhouse to live in.

Knights and squires are respectable people, so they certainly can't set up camp in the wilderness, right?
As for the lowly village heads and serfs, they could go wherever they wanted. It was considered a mercy to keep them alive so that they could help cut grass and feed horses.

Little Bogdan, the heir to Green Lake Territory, was also in the army. He felt heartbroken when he saw his future territory being so badly damaged by friendly forces.

But there was nothing he could do.

Now that his family's territory was being invaded by foreign enemies, it was his blessing that friendly forces were willing to lend a hand.

The serfs can only suffer first, and the white bear baron in the north will bear the blame.

Who said that the war was started by Baron White Bear?

If you don’t blame him, who else can you blame!

The Green Lake Territory is not very large, and the Green Water River is very shallow, with a thin layer of ice floating on it. The light cavalry of both sides soon came into contact and physically fought each other.

Based on the vague military intelligence brought back by the light cavalry and combined with past intelligence, Baron Chixi was able to calculate that the enemy had about 700 people. The main force was besieging the castle, and the enemy troops scattered near the dock should be small forces collecting food and fodder, and there was no need to worry.

At three o'clock in the afternoon, he held a pre-war meeting in the manor hall.

The first person to speak was not Earl Chixi, but Erlin, a knight from the Heron Territory who commanded the reconnaissance cavalry.

"The enemy's camp is flying the Twin Pine Banners of the Cold Wind Family and the Crossed Reed Banners of the Shoal Family, but next to them is the Duke's Golden Deer Banner. What does this mean?"

Erlin was a little confused.

He already knew who the enemy was, but why did the enemy army fly the Duke's Golden Deer Flag?
Could it be that this war was instigated by the Duke?

"Don't worry about so much. Defeat the enemy and capture the White Bear Baron for interrogation, and everything will be clear! The enemy has at most 700 people, and their armored men are far fewer than ours. Most of them are cowardly conscripts. It only takes two rounds of charge to disperse the enemy camp!" Among all the knights present, little Bogdan was the most eager for war.

Every day these more than 200 coalition forces stayed in Green Lake Territory, hundreds of serfs in Green Lake Territory were brutally raped.

Although he didn't know the situation north of the Green Water River, it was definitely not much better.

After all, the enemy was also a feudal aristocracy, and it was inevitable that they would collect grain and plunder serfs on the spot.

The sooner the war ends, the less losses Green Lake Territory will suffer.

As for his father who was trapped in the castle, little Bogdan didn't care too much.

Even if something happened to Old Deng in the castle, the territory would be inherited by him, the eldest son, and would not fall into the hands of outsiders.

Knight Gabu from the River Marsh Territory shook his head. "I think we should send an envoy to investigate the situation first. At least we should ask the Earl's second son what his purpose is."

Many of the knights present had doubts in their minds.

So that's why the neighbor to the north suddenly went crazy?

Whether it is sending troops to attack neighboring territories or forcibly detaining or murdering envoys, these are all serious crimes punishable by beheading.

Just because your lover Yagena gave birth to a girl, you can't occupy the Shoal Territory legitimately?

As for brother?
Even if you really occupied the Shoal Territory or even the Green Lake Territory, if the Duke blames you in the future, how can you, a mere earl's second son, withstand it?
Or is it really out of personal ambition?

Then again, don't you still have to face the Duke's pressure?

Even if the Duke's five hundred court knights come to attack, the result will be no different!

It wouldn't matter if you died, as everyone could eat White Bear Leader's corpse, but if you act rashly, the entire White River Basin would be implicated.

The Duke's troops are not saints. They also need to eat, drink, defecate and urinate when they are away from home. Don't they have to take care of all the necessities of life by the local lords and serfs?

The Earl's second son was currently in a military camp six kilometers away, so the knights naturally wanted to get to the bottom of things.

We are all nobles. Even if we really have to go to war, we have to fight a fair fight, right?

You can't just die on the battlefield without knowing why.

Both the quick-war faction and the slow-war faction focused their attention on the alliance leader, Baron Chixi.

The power of the two factions is completely disproportionate.

The quick-war faction consisted of only a few people like Bogdan the Younger, while the slow-war faction included the two most powerful baronies.

Although the barons of Cang Lu Territory and He Marsh Territory did not come, Erlin and Gab were both senior knights, a generation older than Baron Chixi.

"Then send an envoy first. It will also allow us to investigate the enemy's specific situation."

Baron Chixi originally wanted to end the battle quickly, but due to the opinions of everyone present, he had to retreat temporarily.

He didn't want to care about this or that. The White Bear Baron took the initiative to offer an excuse to declare war, and he didn't want to miss this great opportunity.

As long as he could defeat the enemy army in the north as quickly as possible, he could take advantage of the situation to sweep across the Shallows Territory and the White Bear Territory and make a fortune from the war.

The world is becoming more and more chaotic. If you have money, you can buy more weapons and expand your military forces as quickly as possible. At worst, you can escape to the autonomous city and become a rich man.

(End of this chapter)