Berserk, Total War: Second Son of Nobles

In the winter of 1461, the land of the Yoda Empire was swept by biting cold winds, and white snow covered the villages, fields and towns.

The death of former Emperor Ludwig did not bring any respite to the people, but made the exploitation even more brutal.

Once upon a time, only the emperor's tax collectors and nobles would go down to the countryside to collect taxes, but now bishops, archbishops and even officials at all levels have joined in the plundering feast.

In the monastery where Minzer lived, the atmosphere was as depressing as the sky before a storm.

"Mr. Minzer, give the order."

A village representative stood in the stone hall of the monastery, his voice hoarse and urgent.

"The food reserves in our villages and towns will not last through this winter."

Representatives from other villages and towns echoed this, their faces filled with exhaustion and anger.

Although some villages and towns had successfully resisted the tax officials' forced collection, those sparsely populated villages could only watch their food being taken away.

The villagers who lost their food rushed to other villages and towns with their families. The villages and towns that had originally agreed to revolt together had to provide assistance to these refugees, resulting in their own food reserves being quickly consumed.

Now, representatives from all the villages and towns gathered here, with determination in their eyes. They were holding back their energy and planning to plunder the estates near Padua, waiting for the final order from Muenzer.

Münzer stood at the window of the monastery, looking at the falling snow outside, weighing the timing of the uprising in his mind.

The severe winter cold exacerbated people's suffering, and the poor in the countryside were almost in despair, which provided a solid mass foundation for the uprising.

The people have been exploited to the point of being intolerable, and they are eager to change the status quo and gain the right to survive. As long as someone raises their arms and calls for action, they will surely rise up.

Meanwhile, the uprising in the County of Madge continued.

Although the Yoda Empire has mobilized tens of thousands of troops to suppress the rebellion, the outcome has not yet been determined.

This exposed the poor state of Yoda's standing army. Those so-called standing troops were pampered in peacetime, lacked training, and were completely vulnerable on the battlefield.

On the other hand, it also shows that Yoda’s standing army cannot take care of things here in the short term.

Even if Padua sent a letter for help to the Noble Council, it would take about two months for the heavy snow to block the road. These two months were enough for the rebels to grow stronger and for the people to see hope.

"Everything is ready."

Min Ze'er whispered to himself, the only variable was the thousands of Black Watch mercenaries stationed outside Padua.

There is no need to worry about the city defense forces of Padua, who are useless and have not fought a war in several years. However, the mercenaries like Blackwatch have been fighting bandits all day long since they were stationed here, and their combat capabilities are visible to everyone.

Moreover, the enemy also has artillery. Once the war breaks out, the rebels are likely to be defeated under the enemy's artillery fire.

Originally, Minzer planned to wait until the contract between Padua City Council and Blackwatch expired next year before taking action, but the current situation did not allow for delay. However, he was not unprepared.

"You can fight."

Min Caier suddenly turned around and glanced at everyone with a sharp gaze.

“But there are three iron rules that must be followed.”

Minzer's voice was steady and powerful, ensuring that every command was clear and unambiguous:

"First, follow the previously divided teams and only attack the agreed targets. Never attack Padua or plunder caravans on the road. This may cause Black Watch to send troops to suppress it under the pretext of maintaining public order."

"Second, when dealing with the manor owner, make demands first. If the other party refuses, attack directly, capture as many prisoners as possible and ensure that no massacre occurs."

"Third, apart from the necessary food, each team can only keep enough food until next spring. The rest must be handed over to me for unified allocation."

The representatives nodded one after another, indicating that they had no objection. Minzer then handed a letter to Walden:

"Take this letter to the highest commander of the Black Watch camp."

No one except Min Tser knew the content of the letter, but everyone understood that Min Tser was trying to gain more bargaining chips for the uprising.

"Everyone, it's time to unite!"

Min Ze'er raised his arms and spoke excitedly.

"One finger is easy to break, but five fingers clenched together form a fist! Let those blood-sucking nobles and bishops taste the iron fist of the Yoda people!"

His voice was passionate and inspiring, as if there was an invisible force that inspired everyone present.

The representatives stood up one after another, their eyes full of determination and courage. They knew that a great uprising was about to break out.

The next day, uprisings broke out almost simultaneously in various parts of the suburbs of Padua.

The rebels held up a rainbow flag with a white background and the words "Heaven on Earth" written on it. It was particularly eye-catching in the wind and snow. At the same time, several thousand people holding the flag high rushed towards the estate near Padua.

The landlords had almost no time to escape before they were surrounded by thousands of rebels consisting of farmers, lumberjacks, miners, etc.

Those manor owners usually acted tyrannically and oppressed the people, but now facing the siege of the rebels, expressions of fear and despair appeared on their faces.

Some manor owners agreed to the rebels' suggestion of providing food to help the people, while other manor owners who vowed to resist to the death had their manor houses directly conquered by the rebels.

The rebels rushed into the manor like tigers and engaged in a fierce battle with the manor owner's guards. For a time, the shouts of killing shook the earth.

In the end, those manor owners who resisted stubbornly were defeated by the rebels, and then they were beaten and kicked and paraded in prison vans.

It was not until noon that the Padua City Council actually confirmed that Minzer had really led a group of people to rebel, and that the scale of the group was at least tens of thousands.

They couldn't believe it at first and thought it was just a small-scale riot.

But as the news continued to come in, they finally realized the seriousness of the problem.

They sent someone to report to the House of Nobles immediately and closed the city gates to protect themselves.

Just as the uprising was in full swing, a rebel scout rode into the town where Minzer was.

His body was covered with snow and his face was pale. When he saw Minzer, he immediately said:

"Mr. Minzer, Blackwatch has sent a team of men here."

"Don't worry. How many of them are there?"

Minzer's voice was steady and powerful, penetrating the tense and slightly oppressive atmosphere in the monastery hall.

He looked relaxed and his eyes were calm.

"They are all cavalry, about a hundred of them, no artillery or anything like that."

the scout replied.

"They had short crossbows and long swords hanging on their saddles, but no artillery was seen. I followed them all the way and they bypassed the main road and came from the woods on the north side."

"Oh, so he came here to negotiate."

Minzer calmly gave the order:

"Father Walden, bring some of those who can ride horses with me. After we solve this problem, they will not attack us again."