Tome of Blood

  Chapter 319-169-Interesting "Bandit Soldiers"

   "So, you mean that the army sent out to hunt down those Violet deserters a few days ago not only failed to complete the task, but also let people attack the prisoner-of-war camp?"

  In the earl's mansion, Charlotte sat on the lord's seat, looking at the noble officer in charge of hunting down the rout, frowning slightly.

  Meeting her gaze, the noble officer looked embarrassed, and quickly bowed down to the leader and said:

   "Master Earl, this is my negligence, I misjudged the troublesomeness of the Violet bandits..."

   "But don't worry, our prisoner-of-war camp is heavily guarded. Although it was attacked by surprise, it did not cause much loss."

  Charlotte shook her head:

   "It would be a shame to be attacked. It was just some broken soldiers after the Battle of Beigang."

   As she spoke, she paused again:

   "Besides, you said that it didn't cause much damage, that is to say... it still caused some damage? Did you lose anything?"

  The noble officer swallowed a mouthful of saliva, and said cautiously:

   "There are...about two or three hundred Isaac prisoners escaped in the chaos."

  Charlotte:  …

   "Did you get it back?"

   she asked, frowning.

  The nobleman's expression became even more awkward:

   "No...no..."

  Charlotte's frown deepened:

   "Oh? It's fine if you haven't cleaned up the rogue soldiers, and you can't catch the prisoners who escaped in the chaos?"

  Facing the girl's full gaze, the noble officer swallowed hard, and quickly explained:

   "Master... Earl, it's not that we don't work hard, it's because those bandits are too cunning..."

  Charlotte:  …

  Fuck, why does this familiar sentence pattern sound so familiar?

   "Isn't it to capture prisoners? Why did it involve Violet's rout again? Could it be that those Violet routs took the prisoners who escaped from Isaac?"

  Charlotte frowned.

   However, after she finished speaking, she saw that the noble officer looked even more embarrassed, and did not refute.

  Charlotte:  …

  She froze for a moment:

   "So, it was really recruited by Violet's rout?"

  The noble did not dare to answer directly, but said cautiously:

   "We... We also found traces of those Isaac cavalrymen in the process of tracking the rout. They... they seem to have merged."

  Charlotte:  …

   "Don't these broken soldiers know that we have negotiated with Violet?"

   she asked, frowning.

   After finishing speaking, before the noble could answer, she shook her head again and said to herself:

   "No, the news of the victory of the war has long been known to everyone. Even the drunkards in the tavern know that we signed a peace treaty with Violet. It is impossible for these defeated soldiers who attacked the town not to know..."

  The noble officer also nodded:

   "They must know that in order to dispel their resistance, we even shouted at them during the hunt for them, but for some reason, not only failed to make them surrender, but it seemed to have the opposite effect."

   "Not only that, they have contacts with many troublemakers in the village, and the news must not be blocked..."

  Charlotte sounds a little bit wrong:

   "Wait... You mean that there are still many people in the territory helping them?"

  The noble officer sighed:

"It's like this. These rout soldiers are quite cunning. They are completely different from the ones I know. They are very good at taking advantage of the hatred of the unruly people towards the nobles. When they attack the villages and towns, they only pick the nobles that the unruly people don't like. Fight with merchants, but never plunder the poor."

  "Not only that, after looting the money and supplies, they only took half of it themselves, and distributed the rest to the local troublemakers, causing those troublemakers to be willing to cover up their whereabouts and inform them..."

   "The biggest reason why we haven't been able to clear it up until now is because they always know our movements in advance and evacuated before we successfully surrounded them."

  Charlotte:  …

  Why does she feel that the more she listens, the stronger her sense of sight becomes? !

   "What happened to the nobles and merchants who were attacked by them?"

   Sherlock asked again.

  The nobleman hesitated for a moment and said:

  "Most were released after paying the ransom, and a few were killed by those troublemakers."

  Charlotte was startled:

   "Killed by the leader?"

   "Yes, they **** those nobles and handed them over to the villagers, and those nobles were killed by the troublemakers!"

  The noble officer said angrily.

  Charlotte:  …

   "Those nobles who were killed were notorious guys, right?"

  She paused, then said suddenly.

  The noble officer subconsciously wanted to deny it, but facing Charlotte's eyes that seemed to penetrate people's hearts, he finally hesitated and said honestly:

   "Their... their reputation, maybe it really isn't that... well... not that good..."

  After hearing what he said, Charlotte had a weird expression:

   "So, these rout soldiers are cleaning up the house for me, Castel."

  The expression of the noble officer changed slightly, and he said quickly:

   "My lord, don't think so! Everywhere these routs go, they will loot or destroy all the military materials stored by the local noble families, and they will even incite the people and the lord to fight against each other!"

   "They... are shaking our rule!"

  Charlotte glanced at him:

   "If my rule in Castel is shaken because of this, it can only be said that Castel is indeed unpopular, and it is time to rectify it."

  The noble officer opened his mouth, but stopped talking.

  Charlotte touched her chin with a look of interest:

   "This rout is a bit interesting..."

   "To be able to achieve this step, there must be a leader in it, and it is definitely a talent!"

   As she spoke, she looked at the noble officer, feeling a bit interested in recruiting the leader of the violet army:

   "Do you know who is the person who integrated these broken soldiers? Have you talked to the other party?"

  After hearing what Charlotte said, the noble officer froze for a moment, then shook his head in embarrassment:

   "For now...don't know yet."

   "These routs are very organized, we failed to capture the prisoners, and it is not clear who is in command behind them..."

   "As for the dialogue...we would like to, but the other party is very hostile to us, Castel, and we have no chance at all."

   "However, the opponent should be a down-and-out aristocrat of Violet. According to the civilians who have seen the rout, they have seen the rout call their commander \'Master' or \'Baron\'..."

  Hearing what the officer said, Charlotte's heart skipped a beat:

   "The baron...is..."

  At this moment, she inexplicably thought of the Baron Bettel who had been transferred to her by the Violet Principality after the Battle of Beigang, who had not yet disappeared...

   "Is there such a coincidence?"

  Charlotte couldn't help muttering.

   After thinking about it, Charlotte said:

   "Pass my order, within three days, I want to know the name of the 'baron' behind the rout."

  …

  Charlotte quickly issued an order to investigate the identity of the commander of the rout.

With the lord's direct orders, the efficiency of the nobles has also increased. In addition, the rout of troops active in Castel's rear has become more and more serious recently, and it is becoming more and more difficult to conceal their whereabouts. bigger.

  Only two days later, the information about the opposing commander was finally obtained by Castel.

   "Guillaume de Bettel-Villette?"

  Looking at the name presented, Charlotte was slightly taken aback.

   With a tut, she chuckled and said:

   "It's really Betel, and it's still from the Willett family. No wonder he refuses to talk to Castel..."

   As she spoke, she thought for a while, and said to the maid Xue Li who was serving beside her:

   "Shirley, go and call Agnès over, she has a new job to do."

   Sorry, no update last night, this chapter was last night

  (end of this chapter)