Arthur showed unusual stability, using his sword with both hands. After dozens of blows, the Western Cavalry was pierced by them.
He didn't care whether he killed the enemy or not. Ma Ke, Patrick, An Gai and others behind him would do the finishing touches.
The current situation is that the more than 700 cavalrymen in Hejian followed Arthur, who led the way, and divided the Western Cavalry into two groups.
There are about a thousand people in the northern section where Rocky, the coach of the Western Region, is, and there are more than 500 people in the southern section.
"Great!" Arthur shouted, "Patrick, Marco, Raymond, you lead all the river cavalry to attack these five hundred people in the south."
"Angai, Wagg, take your men, and we will attack and kill the commander of the Western Cavalry."
"Okay!" Patrick responded briskly.
Among the cavalry present, the largest number came from Haijiang City. Let Patrick and others lead the team to boost morale.
So they, who had just finished charging, turned around and headed towards the target.
A week after Arthur, there were Angai, two Dornishmen, Varg, and the backbone of the Blood Troupe, a total of eighteen people. Led by the golden-armored giant horse, they launched a charge towards the western soldiers on the north side who had turned back.
"The enemy's commander is that Rocky." Ange suddenly shouted.
As a marksman, his eyesight was naturally amazing, and he could recognize Amory Lodge wearing a helmet from a long distance away.
"Old enemy!" Arthur pointed at Rocky with a knife, "I let him run away last time at Actor's Beach. This time I'm going to rip off his head and use him as a chamber pot."
in front of them.
"Whoever kills the giant golden horse knight will be rewarded by Lord Tywin with a thousand gold dragons." Loki shouted casually as he charged with his sword.
This is naturally a lie. Duke Tywin could not have expected Arthur to appear here. It was just a casual statement by Loki to boost morale.
But if this person is really killed, Duke Tywin will not be stingy.
These people are all part-time cavalrymen of the Lannister family. Their monthly salary is only in silver deer, and one golden dragon is enough to exchange for 210 silver deer.
The golden dragon is a very distant thing to them, and a thousand is already beyond the range that they can count on their fingers.
But after they converted countless Silver Deers and Qingting Island wines, big-ass hook workers, and beautiful full-body plate armor according to their own preferences, more than a thousand people looked at Arthur with different eyes.
Some differences.
That's a walking treasure boy.
"Come and accept your fate!"
"My golden dragon!"
The entire Western Army suddenly became excited.
Rocky was overjoyed when he saw that his morale was available. He waved to the cavalry behind him to rush forward, and tightened the reins to slow down the horse under his legs.
In this way, he is no longer the one rushing to the front.
It's a pity that Arthur has already locked onto him.
"Rocky, do you still recognize me?" Arthur led his men to attack the central army.
"Come on, come on, come on." Amory ignored him and directed his soldiers to pile up next to Arthur.
A thousand people could squeeze him to death.
Under the stimulation of the golden dragon, the entire western cavalry became extremely brave.
Arthur's charge was immediately delayed, and a steady stream of enemies came towards him.
The difference between a dozen people and more than a thousand people soon became apparent. Arthur and the others were completely covered by people from the West.
There are people on the left and people on the right. The human wall is so tight that you can’t see the distant skyline.
Half an hour passed.
Although the Western Soldiers could only survive one round in Arthur's hands, after one round with many of them, a pile of corpses was piled up around Arthur and others.
Human corpses, headless, headless, horse corpses, gasping ones, dead ones, were all piled together, squeezing them.
There were only five people left beside the God of War in Hejian, including An Gai, Wage and so on.
An Gai's hundreds of arrows have been shot, and he is now holding a half-hand sword to defend against the enemy.
Wagg and others even stood directly on the pile of corpses and began to attack. Their mounts were already buried underneath.
Fortunately, Red Rabbit was tall enough to carry Arthur without being squeezed underneath by the corpse.
"Arthur, where are you?" A shout came from outside.
It seemed that Patrick, Marco and the others had finished killing the 500 people on the south side and came back to rescue them.
"Here." The leader of the Stuttering Group, Wag, was very responsive and responded directly.
"If you see it, rush in and fight your way out."
Rocky was commanding the Western Cavalry to dismount and climb onto the pile of corpses to fight with Arthur. Suddenly he noticed another charge from the River Cavalry and quickly instructed the soldiers around him to block them.
"How about your lord, let's withdraw."
"That's right, there are three hundred strong troops over there, plus this invincible Arthur, so we won't be able to get a good deal today."
It's just that the soldiers cherish their lives very much and don't want to die.
Amory glanced at Arthur who was still killing each other, and then looked at Harrenhal from a distance.
"Get out, get out," he said weakly.
Although great achievements are right in front of us, small lives are still more important.
What makes him better than the dead magic mountain is that he knows how to escape when he needs to.
So the remaining soldiers from the Western Region were gathered together by the ordering troops, and then quickly retreated towards the west.
Those who were able to survive until now had their life-saving abilities maxed out, so in a dozen breaths, hundreds of people were completely evacuated.
Corpses, injured people, and ownerless horses will be left alone.
"Sir, we finally got away." Wage said with a bitter look on his face, "Master, yes, we have to pay more."
Arthur wiped the blood from his face and looked back at the goatee uncle.
This man is actually still alive.
Arthur's idea is to use the battle to kill the backbone of the Blood Troupe, and then send his own people to take over the command of the Blood Troupe.
I just didn’t expect Wag to survive so well.
He is worthy of being a veteran who has been tested in the mercenary war on the Essos continent. He has experienced hundreds of battles.
"Okay, just add more. Seeing how hard you have worked these few times, the members of the blood troupe who came this time will be paid fifty gold dragons each. After excluding the five already paid, the remaining four will be paid.
The fifteen coins will be paid off in the next few days."
Thirteen key members of the Blood Troupe participated in the battle this time, and now only two are left alive.
Wag was overjoyed and laughed.
Arthur shook his head at his heartless attitude, expressed his helplessness, and then said to the Dornishman:
"Your commission has also been increased to fifty gold dragons like theirs. The salary of the twelve Dornish soldiers who died in the previous battle will be taken care of by you two."
The only remaining Dornishmen left alive were Ungay and a spearman named Dutch.
"That's no need. You killed the Demon Mountain, and the kindness is great enough." Dutch said.
Arthur waved his hand, "It's better to settle the matter with the Golden Dragon. When the war is over, you can find a way to deliver it to their families."
That's it for the commission.
Patrick commanded the cavalry of Haijiang City to dismount and remove the bodies so that Red Rabbit could come out.
"Your performance this time is not as good as before." Patrick said to Arthur.
There were more than 700 cavalrymen in the West who escaped. Arthur, Wagg, Angai and others worked together to kill more than 200 people.
"We are surrounded, and there is nothing I can do." The Lord of the Moulin Rouge jumped onto the pile of corpses and walked down first.
Maybe he was hungry, and the smell of blood made him uncomfortable.
After paying the price of more than 400 people, the Hejian cavalry annihilated more than 500 enemy troops.
The task of cleaning up the battlefield was naturally left to the residents of Heron Town, not far away.
Thousands of cavalry suits can be obtained here, but Arthur is reluctant to leave them here.
Although the equipment of the soldiers who died in the Hejian battle would be taken back by their lord's family, the equipment of the soldiers in the West fell into his hands.
Horses are in short supply, so human armor can be equipped for infantry. When cavalry is formed later, saddles and stirrups will also come in handy.
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Six days later, Harrenhal burned the King's Tower, a certain room.
"At a time when the war has begun and the refugees are scattered, I feel that as the actual controller of Harrenhal, it is necessary for you to make a fortune."
Hayley, the little girl from King's Landing, stood in front of Arthur and expressed her point of view.
"Twelve thousand people have entered Harrenhal. We can collect some food from each refugee who enters the castle to take refuge as tax, and then wait for them to finish eating the food they brought, and use the collected food in exchange for
The coins on their backs will be squeezed clean."
Arthur sat behind the huge desk and looked up at her.
"You have just been appointed as the logistics director. You are quite smart."
One day ago, the new Moulin Rouge army that landed at Ruby Beach on the Trident River arrived at Harrenhal, and with them came Hailey who volunteered to come.
Since Arthur really couldn't find many capable people, Hailey, who could calculate addition, subtraction, multiplication and division within a few hundred, seemed to have become a high-quality talent.
So Arthur, who actually controlled Harrenhal, made her the logistics director, responsible for managing supplies and logistics.
"What you said makes sense, but I will never do that." Arthur shook his head and rejected her proposal.
"Why?" Hailey wondered, "This can multiply your wealth several times."
"After collecting taxes, what comes in exchange is the separation of people's hearts. When wealth gathers, people disperse, and when wealth disperses, people gather together. This is an eternal truth."
Arthur would not be tempted by such petty gains.
"But in this case, isn't it reasonable to collect taxes? In the king's territory, even if the commoners kill a chicken, they have to give the lord a fat chicken leg." Haili insisted on her point of view.
She is determined to convince the lord Arthur so that his wealth will increase greatly.
This tax collection method is common, but it is not fixed.
Like Arthur's Domain Red Mill, there was no such temporary tax before. It only collected physical taxes during the annual harvest season and monetary taxes from handicraft workshops every quarter.
Most of the in-kind tax revenue comes from wheat, fruits, vegetables, etc. Every year, the original owner's father and the general manager Amber take the family soldiers to nine villages to collect.
And it is not a fixed amount of tax, but one-tenth of the year's harvest.
Although clarifying the harvest of each farmer makes the tax work much more complicated, it also reduces the burden on farmers.
This is also one of the sources of the original owner's father's good reputation.
You know, there are many earls and viscounts in the Hejian Land, in order to save trouble, they all decide how many kilograms of grain to harvest from a piece of land, and only harvest this amount every year.
As for the tax in the handicraft workshop, it is collected through the ferry in Riverside Village. The village chief, Jess, is responsible for registering the quantity and price of the handmade products transported from the ferry, and then summarizing them every quarter, and calculating the price of the goods based on ten percent of the market price.
Collect one part at a time.
Arthur thought for a while, but he still had to make it clear to the little girl, lest she would not give up.
"Do you know why Northerners like to say that the North will never be forgotten?" he asked Hailey.
"I don't know, maybe they have a bad memory." The little girl shook her head.
"No." Arthur raised his right index finger and shook it, "Firstly, it's because of the extremely low tax rate in the north, thirty tax per tax. Which civilian wouldn't appreciate the generosity of the Stark family?"
The entire continent of Westeros, except for the northern border, basically has a tax of one out of ten. Although it doesn't seem high, considering that winter can sometimes last for several years, plus some voluntary labor for the lords, the tax is still very heavy.
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Kankan is the level that allows the common people to live decently in the long summer and have enough food in the winter.
There are two reasons why the tax rate in the north is so low: the long winter and the vast territory and sparsely populated areas.
The former requires that the nobles in the north cannot collect high taxes, otherwise the common people will starve to death in winter, and sometimes trigger civil uprisings; the latter greatly increases the cost of tax collection.
Because the tax collectors and soldiers sent by various castles can eat a lot of food on the road.
Arthur held out the second finger of his right hand.
"The second reason is because of the generosity of the Wolf family to their vassals. The Manderly family of White Harbor used to be from the Reach. After being defeated by their neighbors, they fled to the north. So the Stark family waved their hands and an earldom was established.
Although I gave it to his family to be wary of the Bolton family, it shows how generous the Wolf family is."
The name of House Manderly evolved from the Mander River in the Reach.
"These two points, one satisfies the common people and the other satisfies the nobles. How can the Stark family not be supported by the people of the North?"
"Now is a time when people are in panic. I am ruining the reputation I have accumulated for a small profit. Isn't this too short-sighted? You think so!"
Arthur explained the reason to her and sent her away.
Hailey curtsied and said, "Thank you for your teaching."
Then he turned around and left the room.
Immediately afterwards, Dickon and Bill, who were training the new army in the Hundred Furnace Hall, walked in.
Bill was one of the ninety-seven mercenaries hired by Arthur in King's Landing. He was elected as the leader by his peers and was responsible for communicating with the sponsors.
When the new army was sent over by the captains of the Red Fork River, ninety-seven mercenaries from King's Landing and the remaining sixty-four people from the Blood Troupe were also sent over.
On the territory of Moulin Rouge, there are one hundred and sixty-one mercenaries and thirty-four family soldiers from the Reach, as well as strong farmers who have been selected during the ongoing screening process.
Eleven days ago, when Arthur led people down the river from Riverrun, he demolished all the bridges on the Red Fork River.
In addition, most of the large ships and small boats on the south bank were brought to the north bank, so it was impossible for Tywin's army to cross the river at once.
Therefore the North Shore is relatively safe.
These people are enough to maintain order and repel small groups of enemy troops.
Most of the soldiers in Crowtree City are in Riverrun and have no time to trouble Moulin Rouge. Of course, they probably don't dare to go against the River God of War now.
"Lord Arthur, I'm here." Dickon walked in and said hello.
Bill, who was in his thirties, followed him and quickly looked around the room before nodding to the donor.
Arthur said: "I came here to ask you two to compile two military songs for the new army."
"Military song?" Dickon was surprised, "I have never learned this before."
"I'm not asking you two to make it up. I'm going to let you two take charge of this matter. Among the refugees who have taken refuge in the castle, there are always a few people who like to sing. Let them make it up. After you show it to me, you will be responsible for letting the new army sing how many times a day.
All over." Arthur explained.
Bill was surprised by this military song and asked: "Sir, do you have any requests?"
Arthur thought for a while and said: "I will come up with the title of the song and they will make it up. Just four beats will do. The title is: Arthur's orders are heard in everyone's ears. We only listen to General Arthur's orders. Let's make up the song."
So I can review the lyrics."
The new army is different from the borrowed guest soldiers. This is the basis for Arthur to fight for the world in the future. He has to pay attention to all the details.
Using such highly suggestive lyrics can subtly influence the psychology of the New Army soldiers.
In other words, it is to put an ideological stamp on it.
"Interesting." A smile appeared on Dickon's serious face, "This is the first time I've heard of this kind of military song."
Bill nodded in agreement, "Me too, but we will do a good job in this matter."
Arthur waved his hand and asked the two of them to leave.
Next, he had to discuss with Patrick, Ma Ke, Raymond, Wag, Ange and others how to protect Shili City.
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