The tough men hurriedly grabbed Madam Bella's hands, but Madam Bella kept struggling desperately.
Kloze pinched her arm, but she didn't expect that Madam Bella was so powerful. During the struggle, all the small wounds on her arm were peeled off, and the whole arm turned into bloody red flesh.
But even so, she still laughed. She didn't even respond to the human body's instinctive contraction. She still planned to pierce her chest and pulled at the freshly stabbed wound with her hands.
"How could she have such power!"
Kloze and Sammer were unable to restrain her when they came together. Those haggard arms with no muscles were actually powerful against two muscular men!
"Bang!"
Amy stood behind him, holding the hammer dropped by the woman, and knocked out the crazy Madam Bella with one hammer.
Fortunately, this crazy old woman would at least faint after being beaten.
But what to do now?
The kidnapping can be considered a successful kidnapping.
But I really didn't expect this situation...
Although Li Ang and she had analyzed the process of Alma's attempt to seize Long River Town, no one such as Madam Bella, Amy and Li Ang had expected it.
These are clearly followers of the evil god.
The female soldiers who died in the battle downstairs were obviously fanatical believers who worshiped the heresy.
But, how could Grand Duke Alma allow these heretics to exist?
None of his soldiers approached the main building, probably because Duke Alma did not allow them to approach Madam Nera.
Forster outside didn't chase him in. He closed the inner city gate with his troops. He should also know the situation inside.
But Forster is Lion Knight. Isn't Lion Knight Order looking for heretics?
We haven't bought any food, and we are now sealed in the inner city and can't get out.
The only goal achieved is that it is indeed safe for the time being, but if nothing unexpected happens, it may happen soon, because Madam Bella is already dying
But Amy can't figure out her thoughts right now. She really hopes that the lord is here.
If the teacher were here, he should be able to analyze the results quickly...
The lord has just arrived at Kewen Village, so of course there is no way to save poor Amy.
In fact, the lord himself is currently facing a lawsuit - ever since the purchase of grain changed from wholesale to retail, he has been very anxious and has a big head.
In order to negotiate business, he directly threw out five thousand dinars and placed it in the center of the village, indicating that no matter who it was, he could just take the money and leave after the negotiation was completed. The lord purchased the grain first and paid later.
At most market prices, five thousand dinars is enough to buy half a million pounds of unprocessed wheat.
The lord only plans to collect more than 200,000 pounds here, which means that he can buy it at least twice the price.
Of course, you can go for a higher price, money is not an issue.
But the problem is that the estates of these big nobles don't buy it at all.
It's not that they don't want to make money, they just find it troublesome...
Most of the twenty or so manors have a surplus of grain from several thousand to ten to twenty thousand pounds, but the market price of ten thousand pounds of wheat is only one hundred dinars. The purchase price of the lord is doubled, which is only two hundred dinars - these manors are inhabited by nobles above the baron level, and they really look down on this little money.
In the past, they only needed to let the farmers and servants collect the grain directly into the warehouse, and that was it, without having to worry about anything.
But if they sell grain in advance, they have to calculate the harvest in advance. After harvesting, they have to send people to pack it, transport it after loading, and arrange various trivial matters...
Ten thousand pounds of grain is only enough for a few dozen people to consume for half a year, which is not much.
But it would take ten carriages to load it!
Most of these nobles are retiring here. A group of wealthy retired old men and women just want to pass the time and live their lives. They feel that this small business is too troublesome.
The lord did not want to offer a higher price, but when he planned to double the price several times, Countess stopped him.
"Lord Li Ang, I'm not trying to advise you to save money - if you raise the price of food too high, many people here may starve to death!"
Li Ang knows this truth. If you charge twice the price, it won't have much impact if the price is not outrageous.
And if the price is raised tenfold, you may be able to receive food soon, but it will also cause an overall surge in nearby food prices within this year.
Those who are truly destitute or craftsmen, those who have no land and can only survive by buying food, cannot afford this price - they will really starve to death.
Li Ang misses his little apprentice so much now - if Amy were here, relying on her parents' face, how could these nobles help...
Of course, it's not like I didn't receive it at all. Countess still persuaded a few close friends.
These people did not intend to let the lord spend any extra money, and only took the dinar corresponding to the market price.
But we only negotiated a total of 50,000 pounds, and we would have to send a truck to pull it out half a month later...
It's okay, it's better than nothing at all, at least there will be grain for next season.
Two days later, the lord planned to say goodbye to Countess, so he had to hurry up and go somewhere else.
If it doesn't work, he will go back to Wheat Fragrance Territory to mobilize the masses.
Countess also said that he could write a letter for him and ask Ms. Bella if she could share some of the food.
The lord knows that this is impossible. There are many fields around Long River Town. It is not a normal phenomenon to have to buy food when there is no shortage of food.
And since Duke Alma purchases grain in the name of Madam Bella, it will definitely not be given to him. Maybe Long River Town's grain merchants will have to run out of grain...
However, Countess has good intentions, and the lord still accepts this sentiment.
But just as Countess was writing the letter, a knight hurried in and reported the situation to Countess.
"Madam, a group of random people came from the north of the village. They look like a group of soldiers, but they also look like a group of bandits. There are many people."
The knight was probably one of Baron Leofric's men. He was wearing a red gryphon robe and looked quite uneasy.
"Tell me clearly, are they soldiers or robbers, and how many are they?"
Countess has seen the big world, so she is not panicked at all. After all, all the families in the village can gather at least a hundred troops together, and she is not afraid of small groups of bandits.
But the knight was obviously panicked. "Madam, I didn't see them all, but what I saw was at least several hundred people! They were all noisy and messy. They might be deserters, but they are not good people anyway!"
If he is a deserter, he is a robber.
Countess was a little nervous now, and turned to look at the lord. "Lord Li Ang, there is always some unrest every harvest season. If your troops can help, I think the manor owners here will definitely be willing to supply you with food for free."
Huh?
The lord suddenly became energetic.
It seems that Goddess has not forgotten himself...
I originally thought that meeting a large number of gangsters here would be troublesome, but I didn't expect it to be a good thing!
That's right, if nothing happened, most of Kewen Village's many noble estates would be too lazy to pay attention to him.
But the question is, with only thirty cavalry, can I save them?
"Do those people have flags? Who are they probably?"
Li Ang asked the panicked knight that he wanted to know the information before he knew what to do.
"I saw one side of Bull Flag... most of them were soldiers, a dozen of them on horseback, and the others seemed to be dressed up from anywhere! So I felt like a bunch of random bandits and deserters."
Looking at the calm lord, the knight seemed to have calmed down a bit and walked out with Li Ang.
Kewen Village On the street in the center, a clear trumpet sound has already sounded, and then the trumpet sounds also sounded from various manors - this is the sound of the lords summoning the militia to fight.
In fact, the horn sound was first heard from the north of the village, which is the territory of Baron Leofric.
The knight who reported the news was originally there to arrange taxes.
The village is so big that it extends all the way to the Tongtian River in the north, which is more than ten miles away from the center of the village. Now I don't know what the situation is there.
And because of the large scope, it also takes a long time for each noble family and Knight's Territory to recruit soldiers.
The knight who reported the news, led the lord and the cavalry team, and arrived near the bridge to the north of the village twenty minutes later.
This bridge is the bridge from the north of Kewen to the jurisdiction of Lion Lake City, and is also the only bridge in the entire upstream of the Tongtian River.
Moreover, this is a cable bridge connected by iron chains, erected over the narrowest river in the entire Tongtian River.
The river here is only about 40 meters wide, with cliffs on both sides of the river bank and a very deep canyon.
This bridge was probably built by using a crossbow to shoot a rope to the opposite side, and then using the rope to pull the iron chain.
The suspended height of the bridge is very scary. The river under the bridge is at least a hundred meters deep. The river water is spraying turbulently. If you fall, you will most likely end up with no body left.
Because it is a chain bridge, it is suspended in the air and relatively high. The turbulent water under the bridge will bring strong winds, so the bridge deck has been shaking violently, and animals such as horses may not be willing to walk on it.
There was a huge crowd of people on the other side of the bridge. This is probably the reason why they didn't cross the bridge...
There are some guys on horseback over there, and they are probably trying to figure out how to get the horses over.
When he saw this group of people, the lord understood why the knight who reported the news couldn't tell whether this was an army or a bandit...
It was a Bull Flag with a black background and a yellow background. There were at least 800 troops of various types near the flag, with a variety of equipment and various sources...
There are the militiamen from Fieltzwe, wearing their signature studded leather jackets;
There are also militiamen from the Raven Kingdom, wearing the iconic northern skirts;
Lion Territory also has a lot of militiamen, and the red soft armor is very conspicuous;
More of them are Lion Territory infantry, but they do look like deserters - the smocks outside the chain mail are worn backwards, obviously not wanting to reveal the original coat of arms.
There were about twenty guys on horseback 'leading' these chaotic troops. Judging from the appearance of those people, they were probably young rogue nobles.
They are the same ones who are currently studying how to get the horses onto the bridge.
Under the flag, there is a guy wearing a bull's robe, wearing a light helmet with a feather top, and carrying a huge Flanged Mace on his back. He seems to be the boss of this 'troop'.
This man is quite tall and strong, and his figure looks a bit like Kloze. His yellow heraldic robe stands out under the flag.
But this guy didn't ride a horse. He was probably too big and an ordinary horse might not be able to carry him.
The number of people is indeed large, more than 800 people, but the lord is not very afraid.
Because the combat effectiveness of this team does not seem to be very strong...
Just looking at the composition of the troops on the opposite side and their current appearance, you can tell that this is a rabble.
There were a large number of militiamen and deserters from various places, all noisy and undisciplined, standing staggering, and some even sitting on the ground waiting.
From the looks of it, he's not much better than the gangsters Renier brought...
But soon, the lord noticed something was wrong.
The big guy leading the way on the opposite side stepped onto the bridge and walked a few tentative steps before turning around and starting to lead the horse.
Or called a drag horse.
It was obviously not his horse, and it didn't listen to his words, but the horse was stuck on the ground with all four legs, but he still dragged it onto the bridge arrogantly...
Then, the horse's leg seemed to be stuck in the gap between the wooden boards of the bridge deck, and then the horse's leg leaked out.
Then a terrible scene happened...
This guy actually held the horse's belly with both hands and lifted the horse up!
Yes, he lifted a thousand-pound horse from the gap and placed it firmly on the bridge!
This inhuman power makes the lord's eyes twitch...
This power is too scary!
A proper world weightlifting champion!
The knight who reported the news next to him had his legs trembling, "Lord Li Ang... Otherwise, let's run..."
To be honest, the lord also wants to run away now.
Regardless of whether this group of people is just a mob or not, the leader is quite powerful anyway...
But at this moment, a rough voice came from the opposite side. "Aha! Look, it can pass! The winery is right opposite! Brothers, there will be wine to drink soon!"
Then the other side suddenly shouted with high morale, "Uhaha! Salute to the new king!"
A large crowd of people shouted in confusion and started to make a fuss.
The lord sighed, he was going to Countess's winery, so he couldn't just run away without saying hello, Countess has been helping these days...
Let's check it out first.
Maybe they didn't care about the more than 30 cavalry, maybe they didn't notice, but anyway, the other side seemed to turn a blind eye to the Lord's group, and the group of noisy drunkards began to cross the bridge.
The legs and teeth of the knight who reported the news were already shaking like the swaying rope bridge opposite.
"Sir... sir, what should we do?"
The Lord Lord glanced at him. "Just fight! What else can we do?"
After saying that, he drew his sword. "Brothers, prepare to fight!"
Thirty cavalrymen dispersed and spontaneously formed six groups.
Each group of five people takes turns to charge, which can avoid falling into chaos. The cavalry must charge to be lethal.
This is the experience gained by the new recruits during two months of confrontation drills.
In fact, if archers and infantry are also here, then the two masters will form a mixed combat unit with archers as the core, because coordinated operations are much more reliable than arrays of the same arms.
But now we only have cavalry, so we can only use simpler tactics.
In addition, these people have only trained for two months, and their tactical awareness has not been developed, so the simpler it is, the more effective it is.
The Lord's order was simple, "Brothers, charge and block them on the bridge!"
"Ha!"
A chorus of shouts seemed to cheer up the knight with trembling legs. He gritted his teeth and rushed out on horseback. Then he circled around and ran back... Several of his followers also ran away.
"Lord Li Ang, I'm going to find reinforcements..."
The guy's voice came from far behind.
The lord has a black line on his head. If you hold the bridge in this situation, you can definitely fight. This is a rickety rope bridge. The enemy can hardly exert force on it. What a waste!
How can the cavalry hold the bridge?
Of course, along the river bank, at a 90-degree angle to the bridge, and then take turns cruising back and forth along the river bank.
Yes, you just need to sweep the river bank sideways, especially this kind of rope bridge that is not wide and wobbly and cannot move quickly.
Harvest each one that comes off the bridge. It doesn't have to be killed, just stab it into the river. After stabbing a few, the enemy will naturally not be able to cross the bridge easily.
Don't be fooled by various games. The cavalry's attack target is not directly in front, but in front of the side.
The target directly in front will only be knocked away by the horse - if you encounter one that cannot be hit, you will be knocked away.
Lances and spears are thrust to the side and forward, and sabers and swords are also thrust to the side.
Cavalry walking back and forth along the river bank is actually one of the most reliable ways to block the river bank - unless there is a very skilled marksman on the other side.
But obviously, there is none on the other side.
This is not the gentle river surface at Fletcher Village. The cliffs and canyons are very windy, and it is difficult to shoot accurately from a distance. The arrows will fly randomly, and the technical requirements are very high.
And judging from the situation on the other side, they are probably all drunkards. What can an alcoholic shoot accurately?
The lord is now taking the lead to charge with confidence and boldness.
The cavalry followed in groups.
The first person to cross the bridge was the horse that was lifted up by the big leader. After seeing the cavalry rushing towards him, the horse ran away very cleverly...
Behind the horse were a few staggering guys, as if walking across this rickety bridge had exhausted all their balance.
The lord rushed over with a lance, and with one shot stabbed the unlucky man in front into the river.
Then the rough voice was heard again, which sounded extremely harsh even amidst the sound of horse hooves and the violent rushing of the river under the bridge.
"Who are you! Bastard! Who has wine? I can get by smoothly if I have wine..."
The big man was still in the middle of the bridge, slowly holding on to the thick iron chains on the side of the bridge and moving step by step - the middle of the bridge was shaking the most.
No one responded to him. It seemed that these drunkards were all out of stock.
"Opposite! Do you have wine? I won't kill you if you have wine..."
The big man is still shouting.
I'm afraid you haven't sobered up from the last drink, right?
"You don't ride a horse when you're drinking, and you don't drink when you're riding a horse... Don't come here, otherwise you'll all fall into the river, so don't blame me!"
The lord had already rushed for a round, and turned around to let Alice slowly walk a few steps to rest. Hearing the drunkard shouting again, he responded.
But this warning seemed to have no effect on a group of drunken guys, who continued to cross the bridge.
But now, the lord on the river bank has actually smelled the bad smell emanating from them.
In this windy environment, the smell of ale, beer, and sour water from the previous night still hit my face and hit my forehead, making the lord roll his eyes.
Li Ang only realized after sneezing that his side seemed to be downwind...
So the lord charged again and stabbed another unlucky guy who had just crossed the bridge into the river. The cavalry behind him followed suit and cleaned up the river bank.
"Can you please stop coming here? I won't do any good by knocking you into the river. I won't even be able to get the loot..."
The lord finally stood upwind and began to shout.