Soon, Nalant, led by Boris, arrived at the baron's castle in this territory.
At this moment, the door of the baron's castle was wide open. What surprised Nalant was that there was an old butler and two male servants at the door of the castle.
These three people were clearly welcoming the king and several earls.
Could it be that this fantasy world also has a leading party?
Narant was very curious and immediately followed Boris forward, wanting to hear what was going on.
When the two came closer and heard the conversation in front of them, Nalant was even more surprised.
"His Majesty the King of the Agate Principality, I am the steward of Baron Bellom. It is an honor for you to come!"
"Well, we will set up here at noon today and borrow your baron's castle for the time being!"
The king's attitude toward the castle steward was surprisingly good. He didn't look like an intruder at all, but like a guest from afar.
"Welcome to His Majesty the King. In addition, the 100 gold coins our Lord Baron has prepared for this year have been prepared. Please check them!" the old butler said, waving to a male servant behind him.
The manservant immediately and respectfully presented a small wooden treasure box.
As the wooden box treasure chest was opened, more than a hundred gold coins were revealed.
"Very good, we will continue our journey after lunch!" The king nodded and became more satisfied, and then asked the attendant to collect the wooden box, and then entered the castle with a group of counts and guards, and the old housekeeper also
He also followed in.
"This..." After witnessing everything throughout the whole process, Nalant was still a little unable to reflect.
"How about Nalant, you haven't heard of it before, have you?" Boris finally found the slightest sense of superiority, "This is the biggest gain of our autumn expedition!"
"The terrain of the Northern Principality is flat, and a county has at least more than a hundred noble lords, big and small."
"Although these noble lords, big and small, can hide in the count's city when war comes, they cannot move their castles!"
"So, these one hundred gold coins are the ransom paid to prevent our Autumn March team from destroying their castle!"
"And our Autumn Expedition is naturally not just to destroy the castles, but because these castles can bring in nearly tens of thousands of gold coins every year, and we are also happy to engage in unsightly affairs with the noble families on the border of the Northern Principality.
trade!"
"Sure enough, I have learned a lot!" After listening to Boris's explanation, Nalant's eyes were opened.
However, when I thought about it, in this world, even nobles could redeem each other with gold coins when they were defeated and captured.
Therefore, it is not too unusual to pay money to buy the safety of the castle.
"Of course, Nalant, don't think that all the territories in the Northern Principality do this. This is what the small nobles of the Earl of Brock and Earl of Barnby, which are closest to our Agate Principality, do."
"If you go beyond these two counties, you will need to capture a castle for every step forward."
"This is also part of the reason why our Autumn Expedition team often only stayed in these two counties in previous years!"
"I see!"
In fact, it doesn't matter whether Nalant understands these things or not, because his identity is just a small knight, and he is as inconspicuous as a drop of water in the ocean among a hundred thousand troops.
After resting for more than an hour in the first noble territory of the Northern Principality, the team continued to set off.
In Baron Bellom's castle, the king only left a ten-man team to guard the castle, and the rest were all on the road again.
And such operations continue to happen as the team continues to move forward.
Even because some noble territories are not accessible, the king and a few earls will send a small team to 'door-to-door to collect fees'.
The young nobles of the Northern Principality were also quite sensible, and there were no ambushes or other accidents, and they all paid the 'protection fee' obediently.
After all, if something goes wrong, the castle will not be preserved.
The construction of a castle requires a huge amount of money and time, and even the efforts of one or two generations, so no young noble would make an unwise move.
The king and the big nobles were collecting money from the front, while Narant and the other small nobles could only follow behind and watch helplessly.
This year, the common people in the two counties of the Northern Principality can be said to be running faster than rabbits. Whether it is a small town or a village, the houses are empty.
This made many small nobles disappointed, and they didn't gain even a single benefit from going all the way.
Of course, this situation also has an advantage for the king, that is, it makes these small nobles look forward to the attack on the count's city.
During this period, King Culver even issued an order. After capturing the Earl's City, except for the Earl's Castle, other areas in the city were handed over to the six Earl families.
As for who can reap the greatest benefits in the Earl's City, it depends on the abilities of each Earl.
This made all the vassals and small nobles happy. It was an earl's city.
The Earl's City in the Northern Principality is no worse than the Tulip City, and even better because of its abundant products. These little nobles feel that this is a grand carnival.
Under the temptation of such huge benefits, the team traveled smoothly and finally arrived at Maple Leaf City, the big city of the Earl of Brock that everyone had been thinking about day and night.
Maple Leaf City, this is a city that is much wider than Tulip City.
Its location, like other big cities, is built near mountains and rivers.
However, the hills behind Maple Leaf City are naturally incomparable to the Tulip Mountains. Its height is only more than two hundred meters at most.
The entire hilltop has been flattened, and a majestic Earl's Castle sits on it, overlooking the entire Maple Leaf City.
As the army pressed forward, warning bells rang out in Maple Leaf City. Even if Nalant and others were several miles outside the city, they could still faintly hear the basic bells.
"I don't know how the Earl will arrange it. I hope we can really conquer this city this year!" Boris and Rael looked at Maple Leaf City with bright eyes.
When Boris came, he didn't intend to gain any military glory, but after receiving the king's order, he couldn't help but be tempted.
"Boris, Rael, you two should take it easy and don't let the benefits go to your head!" Narant looked at the appearance of these two guys and couldn't help but feel worried.
In such a big city, if you have life to take money, you have to have life to spend it.
"Narant, I know, hehe!" Boris laughed obscenely. Narant's reminder was completely unnecessary. He cherished his life more than anyone else.
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Attacking such a large city with a population of hundreds of thousands is naturally impossible to just arrive and start attacking as soon as possible.
Instead, it requires extremely cumbersome offensive preparations.
First of all, you need to choose a suitable place to set up camp outside the city.
This location must not only be convenient for the team to attack the city, but also ensure safety.
Afterwards, the Rangers were released to explore the surrounding situation to ensure that their own team could attack the city safely.
After completing these tasks, the next step is to prepare for the siege.
The most important prelude to the siege is nothing more than two points.
One is to prepare various siege equipment.
Such as ladders, large shields and other equipment.
In addition, there is a chasm outside Maple Leaf City, which is a moat more than fifty meters wide.
Therefore, if you want to launch an attack, this moat must also be resolved!