Chapter 249： Go home and farm? nonexistent

On the second day after the war, the lords of the coalition forces discussed how to take down Biduobao, but before the discussion was over, a few people came out of the castle. The leader of the knight held a white flag, claiming to represent his Lord Sir Brett Shawn came to negotiate.

When the two armies fought yesterday, the people in the castle were also anxiously waiting for the result. As long as the Kent army defeated the coalition army, they would be able to relieve the siege.

Unexpectedly, the sky did not fulfill the wishes of people, only heard the rumbling sound from the east, and then saw the coalition army returning to the station with high spirits, and happily held a party all night.

The coalition forces also deliberately planted the dilapidated flags of the Kent family and other vassal families in front of Bidow Castle to demonstrate to the people inside.

Even if you think about it with your ass, you know that the Kent army has suffered a defeat, and the people in Biduobao have become shackles.

Including the garrison and nearby villagers, more than 1,000 people were stuffed in the fort, eating, drinking, and scavenging. After being besieged for so long, the food stock was about to bottom out. In a few days, without the allied forces attacking, the people inside would starve to death.

Sir Brett Shawn had to make the decision to surrender. However, as a nobleman, he still needed a "decent" result, so he sent his retainers to negotiate.

After some bargaining, the two parties reached an agreement:

1. The alliance recognizes and supports the Sean family to continue as the undisputed rulers of Bidowborough and its dependent territories;

2. The Sean family broke away from the Kent family and joined the anti-Kent alliance;

3. The Sean family needs to take out 6,000 Aldo gold coins or equivalent items as compensation, they can take out 2,000 pieces first, and pay off the remaining 4,000 pieces within the next 4 years;

4. The defense of Bidowburg will be taken over by the coalition forces until the Kent family is defeated;

5. It is not allowed to prevent its citizens from migrating to other territories (this article was proposed by Blaise representing Arda).

Although he was very reluctant, Viscount Sean still signed the contract, and he was not deprived of his title or ceded territory, which is already a very decent result.

At 2:00 p.m., the city gate of Bidow Castle opened slowly. Under the watchful eyes of the coalition army, Derrick Heller led 1,000 people into the castle, confiscated the weapons of the garrison in the castle, and dismissed the soldiers and ordinary people. Viscount Sean only had 20 bodyguards and 15 family knights left.

At 3 o'clock in the afternoon, other lords and generals in the coalition army led some troops into the castle, controlled every corner of the castle, and completed the occupation of Fort Pitt.

In the next few days, in addition to guarding against the counterattack of the Kent family, the lords also had to quarrel every day over how to distribute the spoils.

Bryce and Joyce did not participate in the competition for the spoils. Because Arda's army showed great strength in the battle, many people secretly showed their favor to them and tried their best to win them over. Kehaler privately vowed to pat his chest frankly and promise that he would never treat them badly.

After several days of investigation, the coalition found that the Kent family did not gather any troops other than strengthening the security of the towns at the border of the territory.

At a meeting, someone suggested: "It seems that the Kent family will not make any moves for the time being, it is time to withdraw their troops!"

Bryce was puzzled: "Since this is the case, we should take advantage of the victory and fight over!"

The other party shook his head: "The soldiers are in a hurry to go home and work. If the fight continues, they will mutiny."

Others also said: "Yes, we must continue to fight, but we have to deal with the current spring plowing first, and it must be the same with the Kent family."

Only then did Bryce realize that, unlike the current Arda army, these lords' troops—including knights and soldiers—were recruited temporarily.

Although it is the duty of the knights and the lords to serve the lord for free, there is a time limit. After a certain time limit, the lord has to pay the officers and soldiers under his command. Obviously, this will make the lords of the Northwest who are not very rich feel heartbroken. .

Moreover, in the past few days when they were stationed in Biduobao, except for the Arda army, the coalition forces took advantage of their own "supply land". In addition to the rewards from the lord after the victory, everyone made a small fortune. The soldiers were more eager to return.

What happened later made everyone finally decide to withdraw their troops—the Kent family sent envoys to negotiate the redemption of the captives.

Earl Parker had made it clear before that the redemption of the captives would be discussed after the battle was over, so everyone agreed that it was a test for the Kent family to bring up this matter again—whether to continue the fight or temporarily suspend the army.

It just so happened that the coalition forces also wanted to cease their troops, so they tacitly negotiated with the envoy about the redemption of the prisoners, but neither side mentioned the signing of any formal contract, that is to say: wait until the work is over for a while , Continue to fight each other.

Therefore, Bidowburg was garrisoned by the Malcolm family and the Johnston family, and the troops from other territories disbanded and went home, and it was agreed that the troops would be assembled again in May to attack the Kent family's territory.

Bryce and Joyce also set off to return to Arda with their army, and there were also many original Pidtburg citizens with their families on the road with them.

In the past few days, everyone in the neighborhood knows that there is such a "gentleman army" that does not rob the common people and pays for things. With such an army, the lord of Arda must not be too bad. Moreover, the fact that the Lord of Bidobao wanted to compensate the coalition army with a large amount of money was not known why it was widely known, and the amount became more and more exaggerated, rising from 6,000 gold coins to tens of thousands. This frightened the citizens of Biduobao, and the money that the lords wanted to pay should not be searched from them.

So escaping from here became a matter of course. As for the destination, is there a better choice than Arda?

Sir Sean, who is still under house arrest, has nothing to do about it. Apart from being bound by the agreement he just signed, he has no troops to stop such a thing. He is so frustrated that he can only lose his temper with his servants in the house every day.

Arda's army basically achieved its intended goal during this trip—to ensure the safety of the area between Bidowburg and the coastline, and to establish a defensive belt for the trade route to the south.

What to do next? Like other lords, a month of silence?

Of course not, the soldiers of Arda's army don't need to work in the fields, they train every day to kill the enemy more efficiently.

While riding leisurely, Bryce listened to Joyce read the letter from the General Staff.

More than half of the letter praised their performance in the battle, which greatly increased the prestige of Arda and Bairding, and strengthened their right to speak in the alliance.

However, the last paragraph is the key point, and it also makes Bryce very energetic:

The 1st Battalion of Infantry, the 2nd Battalion of Infantry, and the artillery company were stationed on the border after arriving in Arda, ready to march on Emden at any time.

The two battalion commanders looked at each other and smiled: It's time to really wash away the humiliation of last year...