Chapter 124 Baron Meets 124

Chapter 125 125. The Baron meets

On the morning of the 8th, after leaving David, Wharton and Dandy to guard the house, Luo Ning led the remaining troops out of Hillwood Town and headed north. new

Since Luo Ning had made a plan when he came back last time to open up the road between Shanlin Town, Qingzhu Village, Ziguo Village and Huitu Village, the logging team gave priority to felling the trees on both sides of this road when working.

After more than a month, the trees on both sides of the path from Shanlin Town have been cut down, revealing the outline of a mountain road about two meters wide.

Although the current two-meter-wide road is less than three miles long and is not a smooth surface, it is much better than the last time we passed it.

Luo Ning believes that after the issuance of the decree encouraging local residents to cut down trees, the expansion of this mountain road will become faster.

Since Ruidal set the negotiation time in three days, there was plenty of time, so Luo Ning was not in a hurry to leave.

We stayed for two hours while passing through Qingzhu Village.

When Luo Ning conquered the three savage tribes and returned to Hillwood Town, he left the defense of Qingzhu Village to the Horns. However, the agricultural affairs were still in charge of Celis, the former steward of Knight Willy.

Luo Ning rode the Cloud Horse and walked around the fields of Qingzhu Village. He found that the order here was pretty good and the vegetable fields were not abandoned. He affirmed Selis' ability and arranged for him to serve as the village chief. Later, Wilson will be asked to bring people over to guide agricultural matters.

After a brief inspection, everyone set off again and arrived at Ziguo Village in the evening.

In addition to taking Jenny to the Gray Earth Tribe, Luo Ning also planned to rest here for a night to cultivate his spirit.

During the chat with Horn Knight, Luo Ning learned that the other party had recently organized three or four acres of land as mulberry fields according to previous instructions.

According to this progress, the task of opening up ten acres of mulberry land will be completed in January and February next year.

When he learned that Luo Ning was going to transfer Jenny to Gray Earth Village, Horn also had the idea of ​​going with him.

Luo Ning was too embarrassed to refuse. After all, his arrangement separated the Horn family into three places, which was a bit inappropriate.

However, he still asked Horn to arrange the affairs of Ziguo Village. Ten acres of mulberry land must be released next year, and the scale of sericulture breeding must be expanded.

At dawn the next day, everyone set off on the road again. Since they were all riding horses, and there was a frequently traveled road between Ziguo Village and Huitu Village, it was much easier to walk.

More than an hour later, everyone arrived at Huitu Village.

"Sir, welcome!"

After receiving Tom's advance report, Redal came out of the stockade. Behind him were Bablin, Jewett and other extraordinary people, as well as several guards.

"Long time no see, Rydal!"

Luo Ning smiled and greeted, "You handled the black-collar tribe's provocation very well. I appreciate your decisiveness and bravery!"

"Thank you for your compliment, sir!" Redal responded with a smile.

After praising Redal, Luo Ning briefly greeted the others.

"Has there been any change in the black-collar tribe in the past two days?"

"nothing now."

Redal replied: "I have arranged for two scout cavalry to go up the mountain outside the village to observe the other side. If there is any situation, they will report it back in time."

Luo Ning nodded secretly, Ruidal's arrangements were also in place.

"It seems that they have notified Baron Leisen and are waiting for the other party to make a decision. It seems that he will not be able to make it this time."

He asked: "Where is Fenris who was captured by you? I heard that he is a high-ranking knight. How is he doing now?"

"Fenris was slightly injured in the fight that day, and he has not been given food or drink for the past two days. Now he is half dead and has no energy to escape."

Rydal no longer paid much attention to Fenris, he was more concerned about what the lord would do next.

"Sir, if Baron Leisen comes here in person, do we need to deal with him outside the village?"

Luo Ning could see that as long as he ordered to attack Leisen, Redal would execute it without hesitation. There was sufficient confidence in the other party's eyes.

"No, now is not the time."

Luo Ning shook his head, "You may not know yet, but that Leisen is already a Bronze Knight."

Luo Ning didn't have an intuitive understanding of the specific combat effectiveness of the Bronze Knights, and the Thane Territory had a small team of knights whose strength was not comparable to that of several savage tribes.

"Except for this point, I still lack the opportunity to start a war against the barony. Even if I win the battle, it will not be enough to allow Wushan Castle to deprive him of his territory."

It was impossible for Luo Ning to kill the other party.

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Nobles generally have immunity and will not be easily killed without absolute reasons or excuses.

Luo Ning wants to mix in this circle, but even if he is not strong enough at the moment, he still has to abide by the rules of the game.

To take a step back, killing the opponent would not only not mean that the land belongs to him, but it would also push Luo Ning to the front.

After all, he can kill the Bronze Knight and a squad of knights. How will the Baron of Hillwood Town be weak?

"I came here this time to see the attitude of the Thain Territory, secondly to discuss a non-aggression agreement with the other party, and thirdly to negotiate a price with the other party and see how many gold coins Baron Leisen is willing to pay to redeem him. people."

Ruidal understood, "I understand!"

The group entered the house and sat down for a sip of tea when they arrived at the simple fortress. Before Luo Ning could ask about the construction status of Huitu Village, the shouts of the scout cavalry came from outside.

"Commander, there are people from the Black Collar Tribe, many people are here!"

As soon as the scout entered the fortress and saw so many people, he was frightened for a moment. When he saw Luo Ning, he suddenly woke up and said, "Greetings to the lord!"

Luo Ning nodded in greeting, "Since they are coming, let's go out to greet them. Ruidal, ask all the guards to dispatch and follow us out of the village!"

"yes!"

Luo Ning rode on the horse and looked back at his team, feeling a little excited for a moment.

In addition to the twelve Transcendents, including himself, and the twenty remaining old guards, Redal also trained a militia of about fifty people here.

Although some people were holding iron and wood spears and not even iron swords, they still looked capable of bluffing people with a little discipline.

"If this team can be expanded to thousands of people..."

Luo Ning thought to himself and looked forward to such a day.

The team walked slowly and rounded the corner of the mountain. They happened to reach the location where the opponent was preparing to build a sentry tower last time. Luo Ning saw a large group of people approaching on the mountain road opposite.

The leading knight is tall and wears thick armor. He looks like a quality product at first glance.

Beside him, two knights, one on the left and one on the right, were also equipped with extraordinary equipment.

These three people should be Baron Leisen and his main knights.

Behind them, there were ten knights, thirty-six cavalry, ten archers, and sixty infantry.

Luo Ning couldn't help but raise his eyebrows.

Good guy, Baron Leisen actually dispatched a standard knight squad!

Ruidal frowned slightly. The opponent's strength was a bit higher than he expected. If a fight started, it should be a tough battle, and the casualties would be huge.

Behind him, the guards were very nervous.

Along the way, although they conquered three savage tribes, they basically didn't put in much effort. How could they have ever fought against real nobles?

At this moment, facing the "pressure of the army", their throats were all nervous and dry.

As for the militiamen at the back, it would be good if they can keep standing in formation.

"The strength of the head is not bad, but compared to the Thain collar, the gap is not small."

Luo Ning saw all this and knew the gap between his team and the opponent.

He simply raised his hand and made everyone stop where they were, waiting for the other party to come over.

Soon, the people led by Thain arrived thirty meters away.

Baron Leisen spoke, his voice mixed with fighting spirit coming clearly: "Baron Luo Ning, I didn't expect that we would meet here!"

"The last time I saw you was at a cocktail party in April or May. I remember that we were discussing the crusade against the Black Gold Brotherhood. You were still the heir of Wushan Castle at the time."

Luo Ning took a deep breath. He didn't use any fighting spirit, but just slightly raised his voice.

"Baron Leisen, your memory is so good!"

While talking, he was also sizing up the other party's troops. He would be lying if he said he was not stressed, but he couldn't show it.

"But today is the first time we meet as the Baron of Hillwood Town."

Leisen's eyes showed disdain. He lightly kicked the horse's belly, left the team and approached Luo Ning.

"Since you and I are both barons, you should know that provoking a more mature baron comes with a price."

A sneer appeared on his lips, "If you have enough courage, come up and talk to me."