Berserk, Total War: Second Son of Nobles

Amid the confusion of the soldiers and the Yoda Herald, John led more than 1000 fully armed knights out of the city gate and crossed the drawbridge. He came to the Herald and said, "I, John Hohenzollern, on behalf of the Kingdom of Midland and the Kingdom of Barden, am making a request to the Yoda Empire regarding the successor to the Barden throne."

The herald was stunned for a moment and then quickly informed the third prince and temporary commander Yoda of the news.

"My suggestion is that we rush in through the city gate while it's open and seize the throne directly," Commander Yoda said.

"No, if we go in directly like this, we will lose a lot of soldiers, and the second prince is in our hands. He, Midlan, just wants to support the second prince or take prisoners. We should talk to them first to understand their background, and then attack if that fails," said the third prince. He now basically controls most of the territory of East Balden and the loyalty of the nobles. The number of soldiers has also increased to 40,000. Together with Yoda's 10,000 soldiers, it will be easy to take over the capital.

After getting Yoda's consent, John instructed the knights and asked them to convey the message to the surrounding knights: "Prepare your weapons. If there is any problem, run south quickly."

Then John saw a brown-haired man in a short robe with the emblem of the Kingdom of Balden and gorgeous armor riding on a horse with a group of Balden nobles and several men wearing Yoda armor. When they saw John and the group of knights, they felt a little scared and thought they were the elite troops of Midlan.

"Excuse me, what is your name?" The third prince bowed to John first.

"I am John Hohenzollern, the governor directly under the Midland royal family. I am here to discuss the issue of the succession of the Kingdom of Barden on behalf of the Kingdom of Midland and the Kingdom of Barden." John tried to make his official position sound as high as possible to scare those people.

Sure enough, after hearing about John's position, the group of people started talking about it. Being directly under the governor, this is a position that can only be held by the king's relatives and confidants in any country. Its importance is definitely beyond doubt. Moreover, there are so many knights behind him, almost the size of a knightly order. It goes without saying that they are descendants of a family with a long history, great military achievements, and high responsibilities.

Thinking of this, everyone couldn't help but raise John's status all the way to the same level as General Adam.

At this time, the third prince was very happy. He thought that he had captured a large number of Mitland troops and the second prince, which made Mitland have no targets, so the short governor of Mitland (John wearing a helmet) came to him to ask for peace. So he hurriedly said: "Then don't let Governor John wait, quickly prepare the table and chairs to start the negotiation."

Because John was of high status, the table was quickly prepared. Some people were playing music nearby, and both sides began to discuss the issue of succession. In order to make it easier to talk, John took off his helmet, revealing a face that looked like a child to others.

"Um, excuse me, how old are you now?" The third prince asked this question unconsciously after seeing this.

John understood after hearing this, after all, he was used to it: "I am 16 now, and I will be 17 in a few months." This caused all the nobles to exclaim.

"Is it possible to hold such an important position before reaching adulthood?" asked a noble. He felt that John, the governor, was a fake.

"Why can't you be the governor before you reach adulthood? If so, there are people who inherit the position of earl before they reach adulthood." John said as he took out the investiture documents to show the nobles. The nobles saw that it was indeed the case. In this case, no one should dare to forge it. After all, who else but the great nobles could afford to support the Knights Templar?

"Then I would like to ask, what position do your elders hold in the court now?" asked another nobleman. He had studied in Midland and wanted to learn about his family background through his family elders, because he had no impression of the Hohenzollern family.

John thought for a moment and then said, "My father is currently managing various complex events within the huge territory (a village). The territory is protected by veterans (retired old men from the Hundred Years' War) and energetic newcomers (rural young men who have not yet been to the battlefield). My uncles are running around serving (doing odd jobs) for the nobles in the court, including Count Milo, to maintain the friendship between my family and the nobles."

When everyone heard this, a local noble with a vast territory, sufficient military force, and connections appeared before them.

As a result, the Balden nobles became more respectful towards John, and General Yoda became more cautious towards John. He had to be cautious. Nowadays, nobles still have to pay attention to status and position when fighting or negotiating with each other. If you want to deal with a great noble like John (fake), you must talk to someone of corresponding status. Currently, the only ones who can speak here are the third prince and General Adam. General Adam has gone to attack Midland, so the third prince is the only one who can speak.

"Then I would like to ask you, what is the content of your negotiations with Midlan so that we can consider it," asked the third prince. He was quite excited at this time, because he also knew that Yoda must have ulterior motives in helping him seize the throne, so he hoped that he could drag Midlan into the water, so that he could take advantage of the policies of his ancestors and gain the throne at the lowest cost. After all, he also knew that he must promise some benefits to both sides before they would give up. After all, the army came to make money.

"Our conditions of Midlan are: 1. Recognize the eldest prince as the legitimate king of the Kingdom of Balden. 2. The Yoda army withdraws from the Kingdom of Balden. 3. The second prince and the third prince go to the palace to be knighted." As soon as these words came out, the Balden nobles including the third prince and the Yoda generals were talking about it.

"Then I have a question. What is the price for these conditions?" asked a Yoda noble.

"We must give you some benefits, otherwise how can we sign this treaty?" John replied, "First, after the Yoda army withdraws from Barden, the Mitlan army also withdraws from Barden. Second, release 6000 prisoners including General Adam. Third, release the Yoda nobles captured last year at the price of 100 gold coins." This statement caused the Yoda people to exclaim:

"This is impossible!"

General Yoda said angrily, how could it be possible that their general would be captured when he had made such a secret plan?

"If you don't believe me, look at his sword. Is it his?" John stepped forward and handed Adam's sword to General Yoda. When the generals of Yoda saw it, they were finished. The general was caught.

For a moment, John began to stabilize the situation at the negotiation table, but John still had a bigger plan to plan.