Mount & Blade War Chronicles
Chapter 189

You Always Have to Pay Your Debts

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"How about we let the Noldo Elvess go rob?"

At this moment, Amy said the same words as Wendilf in the lord hall of White Deer Fortress...

"Aha! Miss Amy must do things happily! I said that the elves should be allowed to rob them..."

Andongjia stood behind Ansen, gestured with his thumb, then stuck his head out of the door of the Lord's Hall, and then came back. "Huh... fortunately Sir Roland is not here...".

Don't say things like robbery in front of Sir Roland, otherwise he will easily talk about it.

Since the last time Serenmis escorted hundreds of elderly people, Roland seems to have contracted a common problem among the elderly - they like to nag.

Andongjia had just arrived at White Deer Fortress for a few days, and already Roland had scolded him several times - for example using bad words, and for example not being able to change his bad habits like grabbing fruit from a street stall without paying.

Things like robbery are not in line with Paladin's code of conduct - even if he incites Noldo Elves to rob, Roland will definitely continue to think about it, warning these young people to "take the right path and don't always think about crooked ways, otherwise the citizens will learn bad things and lead to an increase in bandits in the territory. Goddess Astaria will be unhappy" and so on...

In fact, Sir Roland's random thoughts are basically reasonable. It is usually difficult for several young people to refute, but no one can withstand this kind of old father's nagging...

So when it comes to things that are not very legal, everyone will have a tacit understanding to avoid Sir Roland.

Of course, it is also possible to change the term and tell Roland...

For example, Sarah has now directly changed her expression - because the lord often asked her to 'pay attention to her words' in the past, she now has a lot of experience in explaining nouns.

"Ahem, this is not called robbery! If Sir Roland asks, tell him that 'our allies took the initiative to help us take back the strategic materials that belong to us'..."

Sarah looked around, and everyone present nodded.

"Then... is this matter settled like this? But... do we want to help... that is the first brigade of Ebony Gauntlet Knights, with more than three hundred people, and it has a strong fighting capacity..."

Amy held his chin, looking a little hesitant.

"That's all Noldo Ranger. They don't need our help at all to deal with Ebony Gauntlet Knights..."

Sarah said, "Ansen, those Noldo Ranger have a good relationship with you, go and talk to them."

"But the adults haven't come back yet, and we can't command those Noldo Ranger... White Deer Fortress people are already a little uneasy about their existence. Let them rob nearby - I'm afraid it will cause panic..."

Ansen is also a little hesitant.

"I think it doesn't matter. Noldo Elves attacks Ebony Gauntlet Knights - isn't this quite normal? Wasn't our dilemma originally just how to drive away Ebony Gauntlet Knights? It is unreasonable not to let them enter the city now, but if they are allowed to see so many Noldo Ranger in the city, the consequences will be more serious!"

Amy stood up. "Besides, there are so many Gatu horse! If we can get those war horses, we can train a large number of cavalry before the autumn harvest! Anyway, Ebony Gauntlet Knights don't ride horses, it's quite a waste in their hands..."

Everyone nodded in agreement, and even Ansen felt that those Gatu horse must be obtained...

In fact, this matter started when Ebony Gauntlet Knights was persuaded by Li Ang to go to the north of Noldo Forest to pick up the leak.

The Lord originally asked Ebony Gauntlet Knights's first brigade Knight Commander Dumbledore to go to the north of Noldo Forest, saying that they could stop Gatu people and get Noldor prisoners of war and many Gatu horse.

Dumbledore did go, but he didn't get any Noldor prisoners of war - few Gatu people who entered the forest could escape from the forest alive, so it was naturally impossible to capture Noldo Elves.

But Dumbledore did obtain a large number of Gatu war horses - these are the horses that were left in the north of Noldo Forest after the troops of 'Judas the Destroyer' entered Noldo Forest.

At that time, there were only a dozen people left outside to guard the horses, and they were easily killed by Dumbledore.

Then those ownerless horses left at the edge of the forest were smoothly taken away by Dumbledore.

However, the supplies brought by Ebony Gauntlet Knights were originally small, and now he had hundreds of more horses to feed. In addition, Gatu people would definitely not give up and would probably come after him. In order to avoid fighting on an empty stomach, Dumbledore could only retreat first with his men.

A few hours ago, Ebony Gauntlet Knights retreated from the north to the city of White Deer Fortress. They had no supplies at all and hoped to enter the city to purchase food and grass.

But because Ansen happened to bring those two hundred Noldo Ranger back to White Deer Fortress a few days ago--based on the relationship between Ebony Gauntlet Knights and Noldo Elves, when the two sides meet, there will definitely be a bloody fight...

So Amy didn't let them enter the city.

Li Ang was not here, Amy It was normal for a girl not to let the armed forces enter the city. Although the Ebony Gauntlet Knights people were a little dissatisfied, they didn't say anything. They set up camp in a village outside the city and then went to the surrounding villages to purchase supplies.

But at this time, Amy discovered that Ebony Gauntlet Knights was carrying a large number of Gatu horse, so he became curious - all members of Ebony Gauntlet Knights were walking and not riding horses at all. It is normal to bring a few cars to load things, but why did they bring so many horses?

And that's not a small number, it's more than 600 horses, and they are all top-grade war horses!

So Sarah went over to communicate with the people of Ebony Gauntlet Knights. After learning that it was 'picked up' from the north, Amy, who wanted to help the Lord increase his strength, couldn't help but be moved on the spot.

There are more than 600 war horses, with a market value of about 300,000 dinars!

If we could get these horses and train a group of cavalry, we would be able to have the strength of a duke just around the corner!

Anyway, Ebony Gauntlet Knights was also picked up...

Moreover, Amy originally had no favorable impression of Ebony Gauntlet Knights - Ebony Gauntlet Knights had been capturing Noldo Elves around White Deer Fortress for a long time, causing a lot of trouble to the residents of White Deer Fortress. Some Noldo would even attack the residents of the surrounding villages of White Deer Fortress to take revenge on humans.

People in White Deer Fortress have always hated these slave-catching teams. After all, they were the ones causing trouble, but these people just slapped their butts and ran away, and it was the civilians in the surrounding villages who suffered.

In fact, Amy is just like the lord, she also hopes to gain the trust and friendship of the Noldor - this will at least prevent the residents of White Deer Fortress from being attacked by Noldo Elves, and also allow White Deer Fortress to continue to expand its territory.

If the Noldor no longer attack White Deer Fortress's people, then White Deer Fortress can even extend its territory hundreds of miles away. Both the cultivated land and minerals will increase significantly, and more people will be willing to settle here.

So Amy has a plan to let Noldo Rangers rob Ebony Gauntlet Knights...

The Noldos have been robbed by Ebony Gauntlet Knights for a long time. This can be regarded as revenge and vengeance. Besides, those Gatu horses are also useful to Noldo Rangers - Noldo Elven Horse is actually a mixed breed horse. Obtaining a large number of Gatu horses will also be of great help in cultivating Noldo horses.

So, that night, a Noldo Ranger force of two hundred people attacked Ebony Gauntlet Knights's camp during the night.

Dumbledore This year may have been a bad one, as I encountered Noldor night attacks in the camp twice...

But he was indeed an astute commander, and his judgment was indeed very good. Once again, he abandoned the camp and took the people away as soon as he was attacked - he knew that they would definitely not be able to defeat two hundred Noldo Ranger at night.

Well, you can't beat it during the day either.

So they were chased for dozens of miles by the Noldo Rangers.

And Amy, Ansen, Andongjia and others led the soldiers to get all those Gatu horse into White Deer Fortress...

Because Dumbledore saw opportunities quickly, Ebony Gauntlet Knights's original casualties were not large, but they once again encountered an even more unlucky thing - as the saying goes, misfortunes never come singly, they happened to run into a Noldor force south of White Deer Fortress!

This is Isildur's troop.

Isildur wanted to talk to Li Ang about how to cooperate in the future. Since the Lord went to rescue the Girl Rangers, he sent a team to wait for Li Ang to come back fifty miles south of White Deer Fortress.

As a result, Ebony Gauntlet Knights, who was having a bad year, was attacked from both sides...

But fortunately, Dumbledore met the noble man again - the Lord just returned here at this time.

I don't know whether I should say Dumbledore has bad luck or good luck in this situation?

Anyway, the two fatal situations Dumbledore faced were caused by White Deer Fortress, but Dumbledore did not die both times.

And he was 'saved in danger' by Li Ang twice...

In fact, the lord did not know what was happening at the time. Before meeting Dumbledore, Wendilf, who had extremely keen ears, suddenly said that there seemed to be the sound of a large number of weapons clashing in front of him.

When such a sound occurs, it can only mean one thing - a war.

So the lord asked Vendathir to take the Noldo maidenss in the team to avoid the woods first, and then cautiously approached the place where the sound came from.

When Dumbledore saw Li Ang, his eyes almost filled with tears...

Because as soon as the lord's banner appeared, the Noldor who were chasing him began to retreat.

Dumbledore doesn't understand the reason for this. In fact, even Li Ang doesn't know the reason.

Only the young Noldo Rangers know that--since the Li Ang flag is back, it means that Vendathir must be back too. The Noldo Rangers' attack on Ebony Gauntlet Knights this time is an unauthorized action and will be punished by Vendathir-their teacher is usually very strict...

Anyway, those Gatu horses have been obtained, and everything that needs to be snatched has been snatched. Those Ebony Gauntlet Knights that are hated by Nuo Duo are also being dealt with by the Aino Family troops, which is probably a dead end. In this case, of course, they must run away quickly to avoid being taught a lesson by the teacher.

As soon as they retreated, Dumbledore very smartly formed a circular formation with the remaining hundred or so people on the spot and stopped escaping.

Later, Dumbledore personally waved their "Iron Fist" flag and signaled to Li Ang's cavalry, intending to wait for Li Ang to come for support.

This decision barely stabilized the position - not because of how powerful Ebony Gauntlet Knights was, in fact they had already been defeated.

They were able to survive only because Aino Family's troops also retreated slightly and did not attack them desperately.

In fact, Aino Family's troops were a little confused - they saw a group of Noldo Ranger chasing Ebony Gauntlet Knights, so they temporarily helped.

Now that the main chasing force has retreated, Ebony Gauntlet Knights has also formed a circular formation. Of course, they will not increase their attack intensity at this time - they want to avoid losses as much as possible.

The leader of the team, Twilight Knight, is the confidant who has been by Isildur's side. He knows very well that His Highness has never been willing to let them attack the enemy. If the losses are too great, His Highness Isildur will feel distressed.

As a result, it was as if the two Noldor armies were afraid of Li Ang's flag. As soon as Lord Golden Griffin banner arrived on the battlefield, he actually stopped fighting!

Dumbledore is now full of fear of Li Ang - the Noldo Ranger troop behind him retreated without knowing where to go after seeing the flag of Li Ang; while the other Noldor troop retreated two hundred meters and seemed not to take action...

Is Lord Li Ang actually so powerful in the eyes of Noldo Elves?

He only brought forty or fifty cavalry!

Can this scare away the Noldor troops of three to four hundred people?

Dumbledore will not suspect that Li Ang colluded with Noldo Elves. After all, Li Ang himself raised an 'elf slave', and Li Ang did rescue him from Noldo Elves last time...

Besides, given Noldo Elves's hostile attitude towards humans, Dumbledore does not believe that any humans can command the Noldor army.

Therefore, Dumbledore, who was rescued again, almost faced Li Ang with a pilgrim attitude...

He thought this was because Li Ang had built a huge reputation with his combat power in White Deer Fortress - after all, Baxian said that Li Ang was a man-eating demon, so Dumbledore thought that Li Ang was probably the same in the eyes of Noldo...

If you can make Noldo Elves so 'fearful', doesn't that make him worthy of being called a big devil?

"Lord Li Ang, I am lucky to meet you again!"

Dumbledore didn't even dare to raise his head in front of the lord. He was not so reserved when meeting the king - a devil in the eyes of the enemy is equal to a hero of his own country.

"Uh? Dumbledore, didn't you go to the north? Why are you here?"

The Lord Lord doesn't even know that his image in Dumbledore's eyes is basically equated with that of the Great Demon King. He is still wondering, Dumbledore is so brave? How dare he come here to cause trouble for Noldo Elves?

Dumbledore almost cried, "Lord Li Ang, your original advice was indeed correct. We got a lot of Gatu horse in the north... But just now, those horses were snatched away by Noldo's troops!"

"Ah? Nodo? He snatched Gatu horse from you?"

Li Ang was a bit doubtful whether he was hearing hallucinations. "You mean, Ebony Gauntlet Knights was robbed by the Noldos? Sure enough... you always have to pay back if you come out to fool around..."

This is so embarrassing...

Ebony Gauntlet Knights has always been dedicated to robbing Noldor, and has always been proud of it. He also calls himself the "Light of Humanity"...

"This is indeed a shame to say..."

Dumbledore looked sadly at the Noldor troops who gradually retreated into the forest and disappeared. "Lord Li Ang, how did you do that?"

"What to do?"

Li Ang also glanced at the Noldor troops, and he could realize that they might be Isildur's troops.

"Why are the Noldor so afraid of you? They retreated when they saw your banner appear!"

Dumbledore pointed at Griffin banner of Li Ang.

The lord rolled his eyes and pretended to smile deeply, "Dumbledore, I'm afraid you shouldn't be thinking about this now, right? How much did you lose when you led the team out this time?"

Dumbledore was stunned, obviously not expecting Li Ang to turn the topic to losses.

But he immediately understood what the lord meant. "Lord Li Ang, you are right to remind me, I'm afraid I can't go back to Cliff Bay..."

Dumbledore's men now have less than a hundred people left, but they haven't obtained any loot, and all the mercenaries are gone.

Originally, we got a lot of Gatu horse in the north, and our team's losses were not big, so we could give an explanation when we went back.

But now, Ebony Gauntlet Knights has lost more than half of its main force in his hands - and it was still like this after being beaten by Noldo.

As the leaders, if Knight Commander and Dumbledore dare to return to Cliff Bay like this, they will become slaves as soon as they return - Ebony Gauntlet Knights's claims of being the 'Noldor Killer' and 'Light of Mankind' will be completely ruined!

The entire Knights Order will become a laughingstock... and may even be disbanded.

"In that case, Dumbledore, then you'd better send someone back to report a letter, saying that you captured a lot of Noldo maidens with huge losses, but were robbed by Gatu people - otherwise You must not have a good life. Being robbed by Gatu people is better than being robbed by Noldor. At least your knights will not become a laughing stock... Just go to the north and go back to Cliff Bay, you know."

The lord thought for a while and came up with another idea.

"Lord Li Ang, you are right..."

Dumbledore feels that the lord is indeed his noble person, and every suggestion he gives is on point.

Maybe it's not necessarily a bad thing that the loss is relatively large. There are less than a hundred people now. At least there is no need to worry about supplies anymore... The lord was even kind enough to share a lot of food from his cavalry to Dumbledore.

So Dumbledore left this sad place with the remaining defeated generals, and turned to the north - he wanted to go around the north, hook up with Gatu people, and attract Gatu people to come to the border. This was like being 'robbed by Gatu people'.

"Lord Li Ang, you should know that we hate Ebony Gauntlet Knights..."

Vendathir, who returned to the team, expressed a little emotion to the lord.

"Of course I know. But without them, there will be other knights such as ebony shields, ebony armors, or darkwood gauntlets coming to Noldo Forest...Vendathir. It is a small group of people who claim to be noble who have led to the enemies of the two races. Yes, not Ebony Gauntlet Knights. They are just executors, and it is beneficial to let them continue to exist - if they are completely killed, it will definitely cause some panic, but will attract more powerful enemies for Noldo Forest..."

Li Ang said to Vendathir very seriously.

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