Unknown Knight

Aix sat on the main seat of the city lord's mansion, looking hatefully at Voldratboye who looked a little embarrassed across from him.

Now Aix not only wants to knock out the old guy's rotten teeth with one punch, he even wants to kill him.

Thinking back to the beginning, he had sworn bitterly that he would watch the city of Voldrat fall and his family ruined, but he didn't expect that now he would not only become his good son-in-law, but also stand in front of him to help him defend the city. This is really the biggest irony that Aix has ever experienced in his life.

In this battle, Aix lost more than fifty array infantrymen and more than one hundred criminals recruited as reinforcements, not to mention the seriously injured.

These people were mainly lost in the street fighting in Kudan City. They were all brave men who would fight to the death, including those who wanted to obtain the status of subjects to supplement their troops.

The death of nearly two hundred people made Aix heartbroken. Since he took command of the army, he had never seen so many casualties. When he returned to the territory in the future, he didn't know how to face the families who were waiting for their loved ones to return.

What made him even more painful was that, given the generous pension policy of the territory, this was another sky-high pension, not to mention the subsequent decades of military support subsidies.

The culprit who caused this huge loss was now standing opposite him in a sneaky manner. This old guy, after retreating from the city, actually led his most elite guards to hide in the secret passage of the city lord's mansion, and only walked out unscathed after the battle.

Aix couldn't help himself several times and wanted to draw his sword and kill him with one blow.

What’s even more infuriating is that when Aix asked him for compensation, this old guy actually licked his face and said to Aix without blushing or beating his heart:

"Hey, son-in-law, you know I don't have any money. The little supplies I have left have been taken away by the damn Kugit people. Winter is coming soon, and I'm worried about what to do. You see..."

"Nonsence!"

Aix spat a mouthful of phlegm on the ground in front of the guy's feet and stopped arguing with him. He was afraid that he would not be able to control his anger, so he impulsively drew his sword, turned around and left without looking back.

Two days later, in the mayor's hall of Kudan City.

King Yarogelk, who was sitting on the main seat, had a rosy face. For all the contestants in this war with the Kugits, the only winner was his Majesty the King.

With almost no casualties, he plundered goods worth nearly two million, including more than one million in cash, which was the savings of Saiga Khan, who was famous for his wealth and plunder, over the years.

This time he was not only full, but also stuffed. Being very politically wise, he knew that the benefits should be shared equally. As a king, he could not take all the benefits for himself, especially for Aix, who had contributed the most this time.

Seeing his beloved general drinking one glass of wine after another with a sad face, he felt a little bit reluctant. If he ignored the losses and launched the raid on Tismo's camp earlier, perhaps Aix would have suffered less losses.

Seeing Aix's distressed look, he was afraid that he would suffer a lot of losses this time, so he laughed and said to him:

“Hahahaha, come here, Axboye, come to me.”

Upon hearing this, Aix's eyes lit up and he hurriedly came to King Yarogelk, sat on the chair brought by the waiter, and looked at His Majesty the King eagerly and earnestly with the expectant eyes of a child waiting for a gift from an elder.

King Yarogerk patted him on the shoulder and said loudly to the nobles below:

"The biggest contributor to this victory is Axelberg. Come on, let's toast to Axelberg."

After all the nobles heard this and toasted Aix in unison, King Yarogerk looked at Aix, who still had a sad face, with a kind and playful expression, as if an elder was teasing a younger one. He patted his shoulder, pulled him over and whispered in his ear:

"I know it's not easy for you this time. In addition to the 200 silver coins that everyone just gave me, I will give you another 2,000 silver coins in private. Don't tell anyone else."

When Aix heard this, he was delighted. His Majesty the King was indeed generous. The reason why he pretended to be so miserable was that he knew very well that the crying child gets the milk. Wasn't he doing this for King Yarogerk to see?

He showed gratitude, but then the sky turned cloudy again, and he said to King Yarogerk with a sad face:

"Thank you so much for your gift, Your Highness! I'd like to let Your Highness know that the battle of Kudan City almost emptied my family's wealth, and all the kerosene I bought at a high price was used up.

Now even the Lerag Castle on the Kugit front line has no kerosene left. If the Kugits attack again, I don’t know if we can defend it. I’m afraid we won’t have the energy to help defend Kudan City next time.”

The old and cunning King Yarogerk still couldn't see through the thoughts of the little fox Aix, and said angrily:

"Alright, alright. I don't know you yet. I'll give you another 500 silver coins. I can't take out more than that. My expenses here are not small. You must not tell other boyars."

With the idea of ​​trying his luck, Aix didn't expect to get another five hundred silver coins. How could he not know what to do? His expression immediately brightened up, and he was so excited that he stroked his chest and said to King Yarogerk:

"Don't worry, Your Highness. As long as I never let the Kugit horses cross the snow-capped mountains again, I will swear to defend the northeastern territory for Your Highness until my death."

The two men, both satisfied, were in high spirits. They clinked glasses together in tacit understanding and began to flatter each other as the master was a wise man and the minister was a virtuous man.

After two days of feasting, the Vigia nobles dispersed and returned to their respective territories.

What Aix didn't expect was that there was a surprise waiting for him after returning to the territory.

This time he sent Ran Hu, who was familiar with the local situation, to harass the Khergit Khanate. His original intention was to destroy the Khergit country and attract the attention of Saiga Khan, so that he could not let go and do his best. He also asked him to help Tuojunayan when necessary and help him defend the city of Aichemor.

Unexpectedly, Ran Hu was so powerful that he actually launched a slave liberation movement in the Kugit country. By using the teachings he had learned in the territory, he not only mobilized the slaves and servants, mainly Tang slaves, to rebel, but also killed and captured a large number of Kugit people.

These rebellious slave servants also took the initiative to assume the duties of the vassal army and escort team, and escorted more than 500 captured young and strong Kugit people, more than 1,000 good horses, more than 300 cattle, and nearly 30,000 sheep to the territory through Lelag Castle.

In addition to these, there were gold and silver treasures worth at least three thousand silver coins, and hundreds of carts of leather, furs, dried meat, cheese, woolen cloth and other supplies.

Not only that, the biggest gain this time was more than 800 Tang slaves and servants and more than 300 slaves and servants from other ethnic groups.

Although these people included the elderly and children, more than half of them were young and strong men and women. The Kugit people did not keep idle people. As long as the slaves and servants were old and useless, they would generally be driven into the wild and left to fend for themselves.

Therefore, the age group of slaves and servants is mostly young and strong. If there are not enough of them, the worst that can happen is that they can ride on horses to plunder.