The Battle for the City and Postwar Arrangements
Victor soon learned what had happened from Ron. Perhaps because few ships docked at the Red Ginseng Territory dock, there were few people guarding the dock, and Ron's fleet took over the dock very easily.
Ron learned from the interrogation of the guards at the dock that the Baron of Red Ginseng Territory had led his Red Ginseng Territory troops north to Dos City that day.
He could easily tell that Red Ginseng Castle was currently very vulnerable, and even if there were guards, there probably wouldn't be many.
As for why the guards at the docks and outposts of Red Ginseng Territory knew that their lord was going to lead troops to assemble.
This was not hard for Victor to understand. In any territory, guarding the checkpoints on the main roads was a lucrative job, and it was usually held by family members of the lord's confidants.
These people were very well-informed; it was through them that Victor and Ron learned of Baron Freyzer's military campaign.
After confirming that the garrison at Red Ginseng Castle was small, Ron made a decisive decision to seize the city. He immediately ordered the sailors of his fleet to go ashore to guard the docks, while he led the entire detachment to Red Ginseng Castle.
Ron and his troops took advantage of the thick fog to sneak into the vicinity of Red Ginseng Castle, while the guards of Red Ginseng Castle were completely unaware that an army of four or five hundred men was coming from the direction of the dock.
Ron also brought the dock guards to the foot of the castle, Ron asked the dock guards to make up a reason to open the city gate.
To avoid revealing his presence, he stood below the city walls with only two guards and the dock guards.
The castle guards were probably familiar with the dock guards, so they didn't think too much about it and opened the side door directly.
In addition to the main gate, most castles have a small side gate at the main gate to facilitate the entry and exit of one or two people, and Red Ginseng Castle is no exception.
After the side door opened, Ron led his guards inside first.
Behind the side door were four castle guards, who were stunned when they saw Ron fully armed.
They had expected the dock guard to come in, but instead, a burly man over two meters tall, clad in full iron armor and wielding swords and knives, entered.
Before they could react, Ron swung his sword at the four guards.
These Red Ginseng Territory Guards were all wearing leather armor, which offered some protection against arrows, but it was completely ineffective against Ron's greatsword.
Ron suddenly sprang into action, his powerful strike cleaving the two guards in two at the waist.
Seeing this horrific scene, the two guards behind screamed, "Enemy attack! Enemy attack!"
Just as they were about to turn and run away, Ron had already turned half a circle following the momentum of the blade, and raised the longsword in his other hand as well.
Before they could even turn around, the longsword was already aimed at their necks. With a flash of light, one of them felt himself being lifted into the air. "Huh, this headless body looks just like my body!"
The guard's head was chopped off, and another guard, with a sword in his throat, collapsed to the ground as soon as he ran out of the shadows of the city gate.
Only three or four seconds had passed since the shout of enemy attack was given. Ron continued to rush into the castle, while one of his two guards quickly gave a signal and the other followed him inside.
The guards inside the castle heard someone shouting "Enemy attack!" at the city gate. Before they could react, they saw a guard running out of the gate clutching his neck. He collapsed to the ground after only a few steps, blood splattering everywhere.
Five guards immediately grabbed their spears and rushed toward the city gate, when suddenly a giant man burst out of the gate.
The giant, Ron, saw the five guards wielding long spears and, considering that his own weapon was a bit short, threw his longsword away.
Ron threw his longsword with all his might, and it struck one of the guards directly in the chest, causing him to fall to the ground.
The other four guards were stunned. The line that had been in place was now in disarray, with the two on the left moving faster and the two on the right moving slower.
Ron noticed the difference in their footing and charged directly at the two guards on the left. The two guards had never seen such a ferocious enemy before, wielding a longsword and daring to charge at them who were armed with spears.
They had little experience in dealing with this, so they simply raised their spears and thrust them straight at Ron. As a result, Ron stopped with his left foot and shifted his body half a meter to the right, dodging the thrust of the two spears.
As he dodged the spears, Ron reached out and grabbed the shaft of one of them, then swung it forcefully, causing the guard holding that spear to collide with another of his companions.
The two men instantly rolled on the ground. Ron ran forward a few steps and, before they could stand up, stabbed them both to death with his sword.
At this moment, the two guards on the right were less than five steps away from Ron, but when they saw Ron's fierce demeanor, they were immediately frightened and stopped in their tracks.
At this moment, the guard behind Ron also caught up and, taking advantage of the moment when the two guards were stunned, threw a javelin and shot one of them dead.
The last remaining guard, seeing his comrades fall one after another in just over ten seconds, threw down his spear, knelt on the ground, and cried out, "Spare me! I surrender!"
Seeing that the guard no longer resisted, Ron did not continue to attack, but ordered his guards to pick up their spears and escort the guard back to the city gate.
Meanwhile, the other guards inside the castle were on their way. Since they couldn't fight against so many, it was better to wait at the city gate for the main force outside the city to arrive.
Soon the troops that had been prepared rushed over. Ron and a few of his men closed the gates of the city, and the obstacle to the main force entering the castle was no longer there.
What happened next was simple. The garrison inside Red Ginseng Castle numbered less than fifty men. Even though they had discovered that the city gates had been breached, they were no match for Ron and his troops. Most of them died on the spot and had no time to surrender.
Ron directly seized Baron Freyzer's family, including his wife, two ladies of the court, and three children. It could be said that Baron Freyzer's entire family was in Victor's hands.
Victor wasted no time. Although he was somewhat dissatisfied with Ron's lone-heroic behavior, he wasn't much better off than his older brother.
He went directly to Baron Freyzer and asked her to cooperate in ordering the steward of the territory to take stock of the Red Ginseng Territory's supplies and serfs. Victor explained very frankly that these would be used as ransom, and hoped that the Baroness would not be ungrateful.
Baron Freyzer was also of noble birth, a noblewoman from Cambridge County in the Eastern Region, and by all accounts, she was related to the Oil Sunflower family, or, by some reckoning, the Golden Sunflower Family.
When Victor found out, he didn't make things too difficult for her and promised not to harm her or her child, nor to touch her personal property.
After receiving Victor's assurance, the Baroness readily agreed to Victor request and instructed the steward to summon all the stewards of the estate and farms to the castle.
After these stewards arrived at the castle, they were taken into custody by Victor's soldiers. Victor selected three farm stewards from among them, as these three farms were closest to the castle and had the most serfs.
Victor sent two squadrons of soldiers to accompany the stewards back to the farms and began to forcibly relocate the serfs and supplies from the farms.
At the same time, he ordered the Civil Administration affairs manager of the Red Ginseng Territory to find the families of the captured soldiers and arranged for 200 Cavalry to relocate these families.
Victor did not want to use these soldiers as laborers. As long as he could control their families, he could bring them all back to Golden Sunflower Territory. After a winter of training, they would be obedient to his command.
After making these arrangements, Victor left Ron to guard Red Ginseng Castle, and then led 100 Cavalry back to his territory along the same route.