I'm not a lord

Chapter 115 Open the city gate!

Not long after the third brother Yang arrived, the fourth brother Joseph also arrived at the castle with his troops, and brought with him Henry, the chief knight of the Shoal Territory who looked like a cricket pupa.

Lin En checked the casualties one by one. The third and fourth brothers suffered a total of five casualties, three of whom were slightly injured and one was seriously injured. The only death was a barbarian archer.

It is said that he accidentally fell to death while climbing over the wall.

It is normal to have little casualties.

The fight between White Bear Territory and Shallow Beach Territory was, to put it bluntly, a town brawl, a group fight involving hundreds of people. No tactics or strategies could defeat one thing – sheer numbers.

On the side of the Shallow Beach Territory, the only people who can be considered professional soldiers are eight feudal knights and their retainers, a total of no more than seventy people.

These enemy troops were still scattered in their respective castles and manors, and were divided, surrounded, or defeated one by one by Lin En with his absolute superior force. Naturally, they could not cause much casualties to the soldiers of the White Bear Territory.

The reason why Lin En wanted to increase his troops like crazy was to crush them in terms of the number of troops.

The conscripted soldiers consisting of village heads and serfs could not be considered an army at all.

Due to the lack of personal freedom, most of the working time is converted into taxes every year, and even the meager harvest has to be used to pay various levies and levies.

How can the lower class people who can't even protect themselves sacrifice themselves to fight for the master?

What's more, Lynn also used the titles of Duke of the Swamp and Agna, and strictly prohibited his soldiers from looting villages. When the people saw that it was a fight between two masters, they naturally would not interfere.

In fact, it is not just the lower-class people who choose to sit on the sidelines.

According to the information provided by the third brother, the feudal knight of White Oak Village and his servants were missing, and it was obvious that they were also spectators.

They will support whoever wins.

All this was within Lin En's expectations. He had led his bandits to rob countless noble territories and had already gained some experience.

As long as they don't rob the poor, the poor will naturally not fight with them.

They are "working people" and have no obligation to fight desperately.

Lynn calculated the results of the battle again. There were a total of eight feudal knights in the Shoal Territory. Three of them, including Henryk, were either captured alive or beheaded. Three were surrounded in the castle, and the whereabouts of two were unknown.

The battle situation is now completely clear.

As long as he captures the castle, the entire Shoal Territory and its 5,000 inhabitants will fall into his hands.

"Hang up Henryk and the two knights' bodies in front of the camp."

Lynn gave orders to the soldiers.

This was a naked threat, letting the defenders in the city know the consequences of resisting to the end.

At the same time, an army of 300 men lined up on the south side of the city wall, with a large number of flags fluttering in the wind.

Including the Golden Deer Flag of the Duke of Swamp, the Twin Pines Flag of the Earl of Cold Wind, and the Crossed Reeds Flag of the Baron of Shoal, it can be said that there are countless immortals.

When Flora saw the scene below, her whole body trembled uncontrollably. She held on to the battlements with both hands to prevent herself from collapsing to the ground. Her once plump cheeks were completely bloodless, and her pupils were filled with panic and fear.

When the crossed reed flags were raised, she immediately understood that all this was revenge from Yagna.

The little girl who was sent away by the former Baron of Shoalland has returned for revenge.

But this is impossible!

Flora thought that the little girl was no longer a threat.

After all, she lost her father and husband one after another, and was at most a married daughter of a poor nobleman.

How could she muster such a terrifying army?

And after working so hard for so many years, I have to rely on my lover to even control the shallows territory?

Now the lover is still hanging on the stake, and it seems that he is only breathing his last breath.

Why?
Flora closed her eyes in pain. She couldn't bear to see the scene outside the city. If she looked at it any longer, she would explode on the spot.

"I'm going to go back and rest."

She had been woken up at five o'clock, and now she couldn't hold on any longer. She just wanted to go back to bed and have a good sleep.

Maybe when she wakes up, she will find that everything in front of her is just a nightmare, she fantasized.

"My lord, you must stay on the city wall!"

Fortunately, the two maids beside her were still sober and did not follow her back to the bedroom. Instead, they took her to the tower on the city wall to rest for a while.

One of the maids even hurried to the bedroom to bring the three-year-old baron.

After Flora returned to the tower for a short rest, the three knights on the wall looked down at the city, then glanced at the receding figure of the female regent, and finally looked at each other in bewilderment. The three of them walked to a corner of the wall and formed a small group.

One of the young knights spoke first: "Bowa, you have the most seniority. What do you think we should do now?"

What else can we do?
Just vote!
As soon as I thought of surrender, I suddenly felt that the world was so wide!
But Bova couldn't say it directly, he could see hesitation in the eyes of the two knights.

For the knights, the psychological burden of surrendering on the battlefield was very light, even close to zero.

After all, they were forced to surrender after a fierce fight. It was an honorable and noble surrender, a surrender that would not tarnish the spirit of chivalry.

But surrendering while defending the city for the master is another matter.

They had all sworn allegiance to the three-year-old baron and regent, and now they were still in the castle and had not agreed to surrender. If they surrendered first, it would be a complete betrayal.

If this matter gets out, their reputation in the aristocratic circle will be completely ruined.

The new Baron of Shoalland will definitely not use them anymore, and other nobles will never take them in. They can only have a chance to make a living by joining a mercenary group or horse bandits.

"The enemy doesn't seem to be planning to attack the city. Let's wait a little longer."

Bova's answer was very tactful because he knew the inside story.

As soon as Miss Yagena appears, the two young knights will be able to completely let go of their psychological burdens.

Things developed just as Bova had expected.

"Yagna, it's your turn."

Lin En returned to the boat and asked Yagna to get off.

He had eliminated all threats in advance and could ensure the safety of Yagna and her unborn baby.

Leon, who was watching the excitement on the boat, naturally got off as well.

Lynn supported Yagna and walked under the crossed reed flags.

Reeds represent perseverance, which is the family motto of the Shoal family.

When Yagna lifted the hood on her head, exclamations came one after another from the city wall.

Most of the defenders recognized her identity.

"It's Miss Yagena!" Bova exclaimed first.

"Oh my God, it's Miss Yagena!"

"Miss is back!"

"Wait, lady's belly seems a little big?" A sharp-eyed knight saw Yagna's slightly bulging belly.

Hearing the sound from the city wall, Flora, who had just closed her eyes, could no longer hold back.

She ignored the expensive woolen skirt that dragged on the ground and quickly ran to the battlements, just in time to hear Yagna's declaration.

Yagna was seen standing under a blue reed flag fluttering in the wind, her long golden hair flowing in the wind, and her gray-green eyes were filled with an inviolable majesty.

"Warriors of the Shallows, my name is Yagna, daughter of the former Baron of the Shallows. You have all been deceived by my stepmother, Flora. The current Baron is the product of her adultery with Henrik, a child born out of wedlock without any right of inheritance. But this is not your fault! She used shameful and obscene lies to deceive your allegiance!"

The Duke saw through her lies and sent troops to help me take back the territory. The Baron of White Bear Territory also lent a hand. Now the child in my belly is the only legitimate heir to Shoal Territory!

Now that Henryk has been captured alive and all his followers have been killed, if you will only open the city gates, I swear on the family crest behind me that I will forgive all those who have strayed and returned to the right path!

As Yagna finished speaking, there was a moment of silence on the city wall, and everyone was digesting the huge amount of information.

It was Flora who broke the silence first. Her eyes were red as she yelled at the guards beside her: "Lies, all lies! Don't be fooled by her!"

Just then, a maid arrived at the top of the city wall, carrying the three-year-old baron. Flora grabbed her son and lifted him high above her head. "Look! This is the true Baron of the Shoalland, a baron appointed by the Duke of Swampland! He's my son and the son of the previous baron. Don't trust this bitch."

However, before Flora could finish her words, Bova had already drawn his sword and, in full view of everyone, smashed the regent's head hard with the weighted ball on the hilt.

Boom!
Flora fell down, and Bova raised his sword: "Open the city gate! Open the city gate!"

The other two knights were stunned for a moment before they shouted, "Open the city gates! We will not pledge allegiance to a son of an illegitimate child!"

With the betrayal of the three knights, chaos suddenly broke out on the city wall.

The soldiers were roaring, the maids were screaming, Flora, who was lying on the ground, said nothing, and the three-year-old boy who fell beside her had a look of confusion on his face.

The commotion on the city wall lasted only a moment, and Bova, along with two knights, quickly suppressed all opposition.

The capstan turned, and the iron gate of the Shoal Territory Castle slowly rose with a grinding sound.

(End of this chapter)