Chapter 5 The Countess
"It's despicable!"
"Sir, let's evacuate quickly. This forest has already burned."
"Oh, okay," the middle-aged man looked at the fire around him and ordered decisively: "Everyone evacuated the woods and returned to the village!"
In fact, this middle-aged man knew that in this land, there was no terrain he could use except for this forest. There was only a row of thin wooden fences less than two meters high in the village, which could be burned clean with a fire.
The last time the viscount's man walked to the dense forest and was shot by his crossbowman and ran away cleanly. If it weren't for those three fools this time, he might have been able to ambush them, but now, the middle-aged man found that he seemed to be in great trouble.
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After sending a secret camp to confirm, Haul and his mercenaries began to put out the fire. Fortunately, the forest was not very big, so if it could not be destroyed, it would burn it out if it could not be destroyed. Mengge led his men to clear a passage in the ruins of the forest; Mengzhi led the soldiers to guard the side.
As the sky gradually became dusk, Bai Zhou wanted to set up a camp here simply, but the lieutenant suggested that it was obvious that the enemy was weak and we were strong, so why not arrange the camp directly in a place where they could see it and give it a deterrent.
In this way, Bai Zhou led his men and horses to about two miles in front of the village and set up a tent.
Nothing happened overnight.
The problem is that Bai Zhou has nothing to do all night and is resting his energy. The group of Italians in the village are not so lucky. Since someone snored on the side of the bed, they can't sleep soundly.
"Sir Baron, is the situation that bad?" In a room full of candles, a girl covered with gauze asked at the middle-aged man in front of her.
"Miss, the situation seems to be worse." The middle-aged man stood aside with a serious expression.
"Since you are a mercenary, there will always be a price. In this world, there is no loyalty, you cannot be priced." The girl's tone revealed the vicissitudes that were inconsistent with her age, and the strangeness she gave was like the ugly tone of this middle-aged man.
"Miss, I'm afraid that doing this will make those people greedy..." The middle-aged man weighed it and said.
"You originally wanted to buy this place from the Viscount Brook, and then you said that." The girl seemed a little dissatisfied, stood up and continued, "I also saw those aliens today. Most of them were well equipped and looked like they were not ordinary mercenaries."
"Yes, Miss, only those large mercenary groups can assemble such good armor. Our crossbows and arrows are very poor in dealing with them. However, what I wonder is that those large mercenary groups usually have their own flags, and the aliens in front of them are still using the eagle flags of the Holy Roman Empire; and the large mercenary groups only serve the royal families of various countries. Logically speaking, that viscount should not have such strong financial resources." The middle-aged man raised his own question.
"A very interesting group of aliens, aren't it?" The girl turned slowly and said to the middle-aged man: "Tomorrow, I will go to them personally and negotiate."
"No, Miss, no, this is too dangerous." The middle-aged man hurriedly persuaded him.
"If I don't go, can you guard this poor little village tomorrow?" the girl asked quietly through the veil in front of her.
The middle-aged man was silent. It is true. Not to mention the well-crafted armor, just those hundreds of crossbows with a range far exceeding their own. How can they defend against this thin wooden fence? If you can't defend it, the lady will end up the same.
"Miss, otherwise, I'll send someone to escort you out of here now?"
"It's useless. My 'poor' father will probably send the official letter of pursuit here soon. If you can't get asylum in other countries in advance, it will be the same wherever you go." The girl shook her head silently.
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In fact, the relationship between European countries in the Middle Ages could not be very good. Even if Britain and France were married every now and then, they would not fight to the death in the Hundred Years of War? Everything was just for the sake of interests. And the "political criminals" in one country may be protected when they traveled to another country, as long as you can prove that you can make contributions to the country, such as giving some confidential information. However, these Italians chose a relatively difficult and the only way for them - to become a noble of the Holy Roman Empire - in order to obtain both a territory and the right of asylum.
Like the situation facing these Italians, the Italian city-state and the Holy Roman Empire have not yet broken up and maintained superficial peace. Is there enough bargaining chips to impress King Shenluo? So I can only make a time difference. Before King Shenluo knew about this, he was the first to obtain the title of the empire. In this way, even if King Shenluo received a letter from the Italian city-state afterwards, with Barbarossa's personality, the result would only be - let me escort a nobleman from the kingdom for you to judge? Dream, Italian man.
However, on the issue of how to obtain a title, the girl and the middle-aged man had a disagreement. The girl planned to directly buy a piece of territory and a small noble title of Viscount Brook; while the middle-aged man decided to deter the viscount by force and make the viscount surrender to their force.
The reason for the girls is very simple. After all, they are still fugitives and are not suitable for causing trouble in other people's countries. Spending money is the most labor-saving way. The middle-aged man believes that once he spends money, the viscount of Shinra may think that he is easy to bully, and he will keep asking them for peace and never have any peace.
The ending was that just when the middle-aged man wanted to follow the girl's opinion, our poor Viscount Brook sent someone to fight, and the result was obvious. Seeing this, the girl had to listen to the middle-aged man's opinions and intimidate him by force. Did you ever think that the soft viscount brought in the rescue so soon, and looked very strong...
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The next morning, Bai Zhou and the Meng brothers and Haul were discussing how to attack this small village in front of them, and saw several cavalry riders running from afar, holding a white flag, saying that they were going to negotiate (certainly not surrender).
Seeing this, Bai Zhou thought about it and there was no harm in talking first. He left the Meng brothers and Hauer to continue to sort out the military equipment and took the lieutenant into the marching tent first.
"What, female?"
Bai Zhou looked at the girl in front of him who was better than him, with a light veil covering her face, making people vaguely unable to see her face. Her long golden hair was tied behind her head, a cotton top was slightly opened on her chest, and her shoulders were covered with purple cicada wing gauze. Her waist and abdomen were tightly wrapped by the clothes. The wide skirt was swaying directly to the ground. What a... (adjective Imagine)
"Don't you use a beauty trick on the other side?" Bai Zhou found that his imagination was getting richer and richer.
"God bless you, sir. I am Count Fiora from the city-state of Milan, Italy." The girl did not salute Bai Zhou, because in her opinion, the alien man, could not be a nobleman. "This time I am here to talk to sir about the conditions that can make you withdraw from the army."
This girl who calls herself Earl of Fiora made Bai Zhou feel really uncomfortable. Her indifferent tone and empty tone, and her sweet and light voice were simply incomparable to Caiwei. One is like slowly stroking your skin with the gentlest silk, while the other is like sandpaper to polish your skull...
It sounds bad but it still needs to be discussed. What's more, the count's proposal also made Bai Zhou very moved - Brooke's talent has only 500 gold coins, and if he has more, he will have no reason to attack others. After all, first, although Bai Zhou dared not claim to be a gentleman, he could not do such a thing after collecting money from the Italians and then robbing others. Second, he is not familiar with that Hua Anfu, so it would be best if he can survive the death of the Western Qin soldiers.
Thinking of this, Bai Zhou was too lazy to tell her that he was also an earl, so he went straight to the point: "God bless you too, madam. No problem, I am a person who is easy to talk to. As long as you can afford the price, I can withdraw my troops."
Fiora was stunned for a moment when she was facing the foreigner in front of her, and then said, "The price guarantee will satisfy you. I will give you the same amount of remuneration that the employer originally gave you."
Bai Zhou knew that it was Count Fiora who asked him to offer the offer, which made Bai Zhou embarrassed - it can be seen that this woman is very rich, not to mention that she is now a "city alliance" and the initiative is in her own hands. How much is the right one?
Bai Zhou winked at the Wei Shang next to him. Wei Shang was also a smart person. Knowing the young master's meaning, he took a step forward and said, "The amount of money that the young master and the viscount had negotiated was five thousand gold coins..."
This sentence almost made Bai Zhou fall from the chair with shameless face. He quickly picked up the teacup beside him and drank water to cover up the embarrassment. He thought that you, the lieutenant, couldn't see it normally, but at the critical moment, he was quite cruel, and he rose directly at ten times the price.
"Well, this price is reasonable, I accept it. Although I question whether the weak viscount has the ability to take out five thousand gold coins." The countess said it was a calm and calm.
"Puff!" Bai Zhou was still very rustic and spit out the water he had just drunk with shame. The lieutenant next to him was also surprised. He also thought that the five thousand gold coins were sky-high, and the number was only offered with the mentality of asking for a lot of money and paying it back locally. Who would have thought that the countess would agree directly?
"But how can I trust you?" The young Count asked indifferently as he looked at the "ugly" of the two people in front of him.
"Uh, how do I know how to make you believe us, or how do I know how you can believe us?" Bai Zhou cleaned up and calmed down. Facing the count's unpleasant voice, his tone became worse.
"Let me think about it. Sign a contract? No, no, a contract is not as reliable as a pledge from the Knight," the Countess made a thoughtful look and put his chin on one hand. "This way, take me to see the Viscount Brook, and I will complete the deal with you in front of him."
In fact, the main purpose of the Countess here is to meet the viscount, and through the alien in front of him, he bought the viscount a title from the Holy Roman Empire.
At this time in Europe, aristocrats of a country were recognized in every country, but they had no privileges. For example, if the president of C in later generations went to M country, he would definitely be treated like a president of M country, but you cannot implement the rights of a president of M country; if your child hits someone, he will not be recognized as seventy miles in M country.
"Sorry, I'm afraid I can't agree." Bai Zhou has been in this place for almost ten days, and he doesn't want to waste it like this anymore. If he returns, it will probably take another five or six days: "My troops and I will continue to walk westward. There is no time to waste here anymore. If possible, I will send my subordinates to accompany you."
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Chapter completed!