Chapter 1064 Securing the Mansion (Part-3)

Chapter 1064 Securing the Mansion (Part-3)

1064 Securing the Mansion (Part-3)

Chapter 1064

While Alexander launched an attack from the inside, securing the most valuable prisoners, Remus was of course busy doing his own thing, as were the men under him, who all had their individual tasks

And the first to act among all of them was the unit tasked with leading the 'secure and containment' of the mansion.

"There! There is the signal! Come men! The Pasha is waiting for us. Do as you were told. Kill anyone who resists and capture anyone who surrenders,"

Quickly spotting the flashing light from a small, designated window, produced by one of the legionaries holding a small handheld mirror and a lamp, the captain of that team excitedly brokethe ambient stillness of the night with this loud clear order, adding,

"And remember not to harm any of the lords! Remember that! It is a direct order from the Lord!"

The captain made sure to once again exalt the men to act with a measured hand as one last reminder, urging them to be careful when handling the valuable quarry that they were tasked with securing.

And the men quickly nodded to this, understanding the captain's slightly ambiguous order without any trouble as the two words used to pronounce 'lord; were uttered very differently.

One referred to Alexander.

The other referred to all the family members of the Margraves family collectively- men, women, children, and even some of the more respectable servants such as stewards, butlers, and elder maids.

"Yes!" The debriefed men replied to this with a loud chorus of hurrah, not bothering to keep the veil of secrecy regarding their attacks any longer, as they began to get to quickly march to their stations.

Their objective had been marked, so the 300 men unit quickly broke off into smaller teams of 30 to 40, spreading across the expansive mansion premises, intent to divide and conquer.

The first team was tasked with securing the surrounding grounds, which included things like the stables, the various granaries, storehouses, and even a few of the slave quarters.

While others infiltrated the insides, where they too fanned into different directions.

Some aimed for the large servant's quarters on the first floor, intent on neutralizing these potential combatants who might otherwise choose to take up arms under their lord's order later.

And given the suddenness of the attack, the sleeping or resting servants were caught completely off guard, and an instant later wisely decided to surrender.

Facing this group of armed men, wielding sharp swords and spears, the untrained mob would have been foolish to resist anyway.

So instead of dying on the stone floor needlessly in blood, they all obediently either raised their hands, got on their knees, or even simply formed into a queue like many of them had been taught by their slave master when they were captured.

Like this team, the teams that were tasked with fighting the guards face a similar, fortunate situation.

Thus the men were very happy to have their heavy, bulky, shields that were a true pain in the arms to carry all day around get replaced by a much more moderately sized 'wooden screen'.

Although it was unknown how those men would feel about that now, given that many of them died due to the loss of this crucial additional wood.

Anyway, as the corridors were being slowly cleared out inch by bloody inch, the legionaries found themselves getting into a kind of killing rhythm, as they quickly figured out an optimal method for conducting this breaching operation.

They would start with a loud cry stating, "We only want to protect the lords in here safe. Stand down. And you will spared," before launching a barrage of arrows from the Instant bows that many of the men carried, turning that corridor for a while into a wall of missiles.

And it would only after this hail of deadly projectiles were launched that the legionaries would proceed into melee, where, by this point, the enemy would be either mostly dead or at the very least incapacitated.

Thus requiring only a quick clean-up.

Of course most of the time, the legionaries did not need to get so far.

It had to be remembered that most of the corridors were generally undefended

After all, not every member of the Margraves had bodyguards defending their doors.

Such privileges were instead very rare, only provided to the high echelons of the house.

And these people were all clever men who knew how to read the situation.

Thus upon seeing Alexander's soldiers in front of their room in the dead of the night, armed and armored, they easily figured out what was going on, and decided to wisely not fight but surrender, some even shouting towards their bodyguards,

"Stop! Stop! Do not fight. Let them good men in. They are our guests! They are our guests!"

They were truly the elders of a mercantile family, displaying the use of their silver tongue even in such dire situations.

And this was the most common way the inhabitants of the mansion welcomed Alexander's men, with a few exceptions, particularly, the women and children who naturally screamed and howled in fear at the sight of these enormous armored shadows.

But they kept it to mostly only that- terrified bursts of air, but no attacks.

So they were easily pacified.

The only expectation of these two types of response was from Lady Miranda and Lord Cassius, with the former upon seeing the all too familiar blue armored men could not help but shout incredulously in fear and fury,

"What is the meaning of this Alexander? Have you gone insane?"

The lady posed this exact thing both to the thin air of her room out of shock, and then also later to Alexander himself, as she immediately sought out the man, the couple's slumber for the night being kicked off to the moon.Visitt novelbin(.)co/m for the latest updates