Chapter 228: alliance two

"That old man Maltz once robbed me of a herd of horses on the grounds that I was speaking ill of him behind his back. Of course, he made it all up. I always speak ill of him to my face."

"A village on my border was forcibly taken away by the Kent family, woo woo woo ~~ That was the ancestral territory of my ancestors when they were knights."

"And that little **** from the Kent family, who blatantly captured offenders in my territory without even saying hello, that's my resident. It's up to the owner to beat a dog. This kid doesn't care at all. Don't take me, the lord, seriously."

"When my territory was invaded by pirates, he actually provided me with the condition of my allegiance to him. He was really ignorant and rude. Doesn't he know that I am a loyal subject of His Majesty the King?"

"Three years ago, Viscount Cole was framed by Maltz and falsely accused of secretly opposing Count Ferdinand. As a result, the entire family was exiled, and his family's property was annexed by the Kent family. I still remember this incident vividly. It's chilling your back."

"He is also building a dam in his own territory, and he charges water fees in the dry season. The lords downstream of the river, such as me, are blackmailed by him every year."

"Malts Kent, little man! Little man!"

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There was a lot of noise in the hall, and the lords told each other the crimes of the Kent family, expressing their dissatisfaction with this domineering family.

Everyone talked more and more vigorously, and the Kent family had become heinous bastards.

Seeing that the heat was almost ready, Earl Parker stood up and waved his hands.

"Everyone! Quiet! Quiet!"

Following his words, the hall gradually fell silent, and everyone looked at Price Parker together.

The old earl said loudly: "We are only here to say that it will not hurt the Kent family. Only by taking practical actions can we defeat him."

Immediately someone shouted: "Master Earl, just tell us what to do!"

With the leader, others also echoed, saying they would fight the Kent family to the end.

The old earl immediately replied: "Cooperation! Only by working together can we fight against the Kent family! Now the people in this hall are only nearly half of the lords of the Northwest Gulf, which means that half of the lords are supporting—at least they are not against Maltz. Kent. Now he can hold the Duke above ground and manipulate the power of the Ferdinand family. We are still weak in strength, so we must unite."

"The old count is right!"

"Let us unite against the Kent family!"

Seeing that no one was going against the grain, Price Parker secretly heaved a sigh of relief. The lords who attended the meeting were carefully selected and invited by him, but he did not expect it to go so smoothly.

Hmph, Maltz Kent, you are usually defiant and domineering, but you never thought you would make so many enemies secretly.

"Occupying the advantage of strength, Maltz will never be caught without a fight. We will have to fight him sooner or later. Everyone has money to contribute money and strength to contribute. Let's take stock of the strength we have now. Let me say it first, My Parker family can provide 50 knights and 1500 soldiers"

Hearing what the old earl said, the lords in the hall also reported their contribution. Before they came, they all guessed that there would be such a thing this time, and they had already carefully calculated it.

"My Malcolm family can provide 50 knights and 1,200 soldiers."

"My Heller family can provide 30 knights and 1300 soldiers."

"My Johnston family can provide 20 knights and 1,000 soldiers."

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It was the turn of Paul and Mellon, and Paul reported the strength of the two families: "The Gleiman family and the Gardner family can provide 1,000 soldiers in total."

Earl Parker stroked his beard and nodded. He knew that the Arda people were not prosperous, and Bairdin suffered another rebellion last year. It is understandable that they could only take out 1,000 people together.

All the lords reported in a circle, and in total they could organize an "army" of more than 500 knights and more than 12,000 soldiers.

Paul thought to himself: "Half of the lords in the northwest can produce more than 10,000 soldiers. If the lords of the whole country spare no effort to support the royal family, I am afraid that the rebellion in the south will be put down in only half a year."

Paul subconsciously used the soldiers trained by Arda as substitutes. He forgot that most of the soldiers mentioned by the lords were farmers recruited temporarily. If the lords really provide these peasants and soldiers to the royal family, how to manage them will be a huge trouble for the royal family. It is a long way to go to the south to counter the rebellion, and it is not like fighting against the Kent family at their own door. The logistical capabilities of this age to feed and drink these people would be a disaster. And these soldiers can't stay on the battlefield for a long time, otherwise who will go to farm.

Earl Parker was very satisfied with the power of the alliance, he twirled his beard happily and said:

"Okay! Our strength can completely compete with Maltz Kent and his accomplices~www.readwn.com~ In addition, we have to report to His Majesty the King the charges of the Kent family's kidnapping of the lord and the attempt to conspire to rebel, and report to the church The suspicion that he was using witchcraft, let Dayi stand on our side and win more support."

So the lords agreed on detailed steps.

After everyone went back, they began to recruit troops, train the army, and guard their respective territories. Once the Kent family found something wrong and sent troops to attack, the other lords would immediately go to the rescue.

After the troops were ready, the lords jointly wrote a letter to inform the whole country, exposing the Kent family's misconduct. all kinds of oppression.

At the same time, he issued an ultimatum to the Kent family, asking Maltz Kent to plead guilty immediately. If he can lower his title, release Duke Ferdinand, return the benefits he has blackmailed from everyone, and pay a large amount of fines, Everyone worked together to protect him from the royal family and the church. After all, he is also a nobleman and lord of the Northwest Gulf, and he must be given a chance to reform himself.

Paul was a little dissenting at the beginning. According to his opinion, when dealing with people like Maltz Kent, after being defeated, he has to be beaten to death and beat the dog in the water.

Myron persuaded him quietly: "If you propose like this, everyone will be afraid. I don't know about other places, but in the Northwest Gulf, it is an unwritten rule among the lords to leave each other behind—if there is no deep hatred between them .”

"Leave a line in life, so we can meet again in the future?"

"That's right, that's what you mean. You describe it very well. There are not many things that can make the lords kill each other."

"What are there?"

"Revenge against relatives or... rebellion against the people."