Sure enough, shortly after the sun rose the next day, a knight wearing pure white steel armor came to the manor.
He wanted to see the Baron of Thorn Ridge by name, which was Edward.
Zhang Kun thought that he had come so quickly, and asked the old butler Colin: "Just say that I am injured and cannot see guests for the time being. Go and ask what is going on?"
After a while, Butler Colin, whose hair was half white, came to report: "Master, the men sent by Thomas of the Judgment Knights have summoned us to gather at the space passage tomorrow morning to jointly attack that passage. The specific battle plan is, But he didn’t go into details.”
"Didn't you say that Thomas was on the other side of the passage and retreated after suffering a slight loss? Why didn't you give up and want to attack?"
Zhang Kun smiled inexplicably.
If we say that when the two spaces are completely connected and the underlying rules are integrated and adapted, and a really strong team fights against them, Blue Star will naturally have no power to resist.
But at this stage, world oppression still exists.
Although the gunpowder equipment technology creations from Blue Star are somewhat unsatisfactory to use in this world, they do not lose much power in the opposite world.
However, the warriors and magicians in this world have been suppressed in Blue Star.
One thing goes down and the other goes up. Playing away from home, with Blue Star strictly defensive, it is not easy to take advantage.
So, after Thomas had obviously suffered a loss once, where did he get the confidence to struggle with manpower again and rush into the passage?
Or, he wanted to use the soldiers and horses of his barony as cannon fodder to pave a bloody path for his Holy See.
Why does he think so beautifully?
In other words, where did he get the confidence to think that he would not refuse.
"What else did the people from the Holy See say? Does the steward think we should go to war?"
"You didn't say anything? It's just that, from what I saw, the order was not good enough to go. Judging from the knight's attitude, it is very likely that reinforcements from the Judgment Knights will arrive. Moreover, the man's tone was very rude. Don’t worry if we don’t agree, we may have some back-up plan afterwards... The young master must not let him catch anything. If he is labeled as a treacherous person, not only will it be difficult for the earl to explain, Not even the empire can excuse you."
Old housekeeper Colin's face was full of anxiety, and Zhang Kun didn't know what he was anxious about.
After Edward fell under the Seven Emotions spell, some of the things he talked about were very detailed, but after all, they were not his own personal experiences.
What is the model of divine power and royal power in this world?
Is it cooperation or confrontation?
He didn't know very well what kind of deal the two parties had in dealing with the demonic disaster.
Of course, regarding the attitude of Blue Star's "deviants", the lords of this land should kill them quickly, or should they just ignore the matter and ignore it...
He was kept in the dark about these things.
Zhang Kun even suspected that the old housekeeper Colin in front of him had begun to have doubts about himself, "Master Edward" who could not see any flaws at all.
Because he had already heard the whispers of the two silver knights hundreds of meters away.
No matter how much he pretends to be the same, his strength and temperament are different. If he stays with these people who are close to the former baron who have been following him day and night for a long time, it will always be seen that something is wrong.
But so what?
It's just a suspicion, but it can't be confirmed.
Even if it is confirmed that he is an imposter, after seeing the force he showed in the battle with the assassin in the early morning, if these old guys are smart, I believe they will understand what to do.
For example, although the old butler Colin in front of him couldn't help but feel suspicious, he didn't dare to ask. He still had to do his best to take care of everything for the baron, and he also had to plan for himself as the "young master".
"Does the steward mean that I must obey the orders of the Holy See, whether I like it or not?"
Without waiting for the old butler Colin's reply, Zhang Kun chuckled and said: "What a beautiful thought. Territory strength is hard-won. How can you harm yourself, send orders, and summon soldiers and horses for other people's goals..."
"Master, the Church of Dawn is too powerful, so we must not act rashly."
Butler Colin's face turned pale with fright.
He keenly grasped Zhang Kun's intention.
"There are several mercenary groups in the territory. There are seventeen to eight hundred people in total. Add them in and it's almost the same."
Zhang Kun gave a rare explanation.
"No, that mercenary group is all rebellious and there is no way they can listen to us...No one has the guts to deal with the Church of Dawn."
This is not a matter of winning or losing.
As long as you take action against the Church of Dawn, it will be very difficult to gain a foothold on this continent, let alone expect to inherit the title of earl.
"Gather it."
Zhang Kundan glanced at the old housekeeper with a cold look in his eyes.
"Yes, Master."
Colin, the old butler, passed over with a grimace.
Soon, soldiers and horses gathered, more than 300 horsemen and 1,500 soldiers arrived.
Zhang Kun hurriedly spoke and issued orders, regardless of whether others understood them or not. First, he sent troops directly to the Sword and Rose Mercenary Group.
After leaving the city and marching for two quarters of an hour, they arrived at the opponent's camp.
From a distance, a horse rushed forward. A young knight shouted loudly: "I wonder what the baron is doing here?"
"Please ask Captain Sophia to speak."
Zhang Kun said in a deep voice, his voice carried by Qi Jin, and he was already sent into the distant barracks.
His eyesight was far superior to that of a falcon, and he had already seen the five hundred Sword and Rose mercenary group, who were already in full formation, each holding a weapon and on alert.
Sure enough, the lords of this world don't have much standing, the empire's jurisdiction is not very strong, and the civilians dare not deal with the nobles openly.
'In this case, my plan will be more feasible. '
Faith belongs to the gods, and it is difficult for the people to eat enough.
The nobles live a very luxurious life, while the common people yearn for freedom...
In addition, the power of warriors and magicians is not controlled, so they cannot form absolute authority. Most of them still cooperate in a balanced way... If something happens, everyone will discuss and solve it.
A red figure galloped over, followed by more than ten riders.
"I wonder what the reason for the Lord Baron's arrival in person is? The Sword and Rose Mercenary Group responded to the church's order and is about to attack the other side of the passage. There is no time to deal with other things, let alone go to the Forest of Green."
The woman Zhang Kun had met once at the entrance of the passage appeared in front of him again.
However, Sophia was murderous and heroic at that time.
But at this time, the female mercenary captain's face was full of exhaustion, and her eyes were full of doubts.
Half a horse behind her was a skinny young man with a cloak covering his head, cold eyes, and a magic staff in his hand. He looked at Sophia with slightly worried eyes.
Zhang Kun now knows that the magician who used a thorn cage to trap several people in the southern district of Blue Star is the magician Sauron. I heard that he was the beggar Sophia picked up when she was young. The two are as close as each other. Brother and sister, later, when the mercenary group made money and they learned that Sauron had a talent for magic, Sophia sold him to the magic academy and joined the mercenary group after he was successful in his studies.
Basically, this is a beautiful story.
However, Zhang Kun didn't come here to listen to the story, and he certainly didn't invite the opponent's mercenary group to go to the Forest of Green to search for "different demons".
"Captain Sophia is overly worried. I'm not here to ask you to help me search the Forest of Green, but I want you to join forces with me to kill Thomas."
"What?"
Sophia's face changed wildly, and she looked at Zhang Kun as if she was crazy.
"Do you know what you are talking about? That is the Knights of the Holy See..."
"I know what I'm doing? I'm not asking for Miss Sophia's opinion. This is an order."
There was no smile on Zhang Kun's face.
"The Church of Dawn ordered us all to obey the order, kill the strange demons, and attack the passage... It said the will of the gods, but the will requires us to risk our lives. There may not be any benefits, so it is better to directly disobey it. Order, kill him and restore peace to the Thorn Territory, what do you think?"
Of course this is nonsense.
Zhang Kun really couldn't think of any way to fool his men, or even trick the mercenary group into dealing with the Holy See Knights. He didn't want to be cannon fodder, and couldn't bear the bullying, so he simply turned back and attacked. This was more or less a reasonable reason.
However, Sophia obviously didn't agree with it.
"Madman, you must be crazy."
She shook her head and sneered, turned around and was about to leave.
"If your Excellency the Baron is willing to do it, just do it yourself. If you want to die, don't drag our mercenary group into the water."
The respect for the Holy See does not last from one year to ten years, or even for hundreds of years.
In this world, the glory of the gods has been shining for countless thousands of years, and the faith has been deeply rooted in the hearts of the people. No one will follow a madman and attack the church of gods.
Unless, since I was a child, I have been taught that "loyalty is my life".
That is, the knights and family soldiers under the nobles.
Their life and death were in the hands of the lord, and he had no problem letting them die. That was different.
Sophia was filled with confusion and anger. The baron was out of his mind. Did he think that his mercenary group was the soldiers his family had raised since childhood?
How dare you make such an inappropriate request in front of yourself?
He was not afraid that if he didn't agree, he would report his arrogant words to the Church of Dawn.
That's it in one thought.
Sophia's complexion changed drastically, and the silver flames on her body shot into the sky.
A clear whistling sound came from the throat, which was a warning to prepare to meet the enemy.
Then, she saw to her right, the mage Sauron, who was as close to her as a brother and sister. He had just raised his magic wand and just said three words in his mouth. As soon as the light shield appeared on his body, there was a blast in his throat. Silver-red blood light passed by.
The sound of huge roaring thunder rumbled into my ears.
The photomask is like a bubble, appearing and extinguishing suddenly, without having the slightest effect.
"What a cruel arrow."
Sophia felt a pain in her heart.
Eyes are red.
This time she did not run away, but turned her horse's head and charged in the opposite direction towards "Edward".
Since the opponent has such archery skills, even the magic armor was penetrated by an arrow.
If he turned his back and fled behind, he would not be able to escape the heavy arrow attack.
Also, the opponent is well prepared, with so many cavalry behind them, chasing them. Our mercenary group is not yet ready for the battle, let alone a battle formation. Wouldn't it be possible for them to collapse at the first touch?
Many thoughts ran through her mind. Sophia had been struggling in the bloody storm for more than ten years, and had been fighting with monsters in the mountains and forests for many years. She didn't know that sometimes, the more you avoid, the faster you die.
She danced her sword like a rose in full bloom. The whistle of Xiuxiu's sword turned into a rose-red light wave. With the help of horse power, her fighting spirit was like a wave and she had already cut in front of Zhang Kun.
Originally, she thought that if she fell into a siege, as long as she could survive seven or eight breaths, her mercenaries would rush over. No matter what, if she retreated while fighting, even if she couldn't defeat, she could still retain most of her strength. , I will get the chance in the future and take revenge for today.
Unexpectedly, when the sword light struck the opponent's chest, the knight phalanx remained motionless. No one stepped forward to attack, but instead each looked at him with strange eyes.
"Surrender, life is precious. As long as you promise to listen to my orders and join us in attacking the Judgment Knights, I will let you live today."
Zhang Kun danced lightly with the long sword in his hand, and sat motionless on his horse. However, the light of the sword turned into drizzle and formed a net.
Sophia's sword like the wind struck the net, making only a series of muffled "Puff" sounds. Her whole body's strength seemed to have been cut into the soft mud of beef sinew, without any use of strength.
When the strength was almost exhausted, there was endless counterattack force coming from the sword, making her body weak and numb.
I already felt something bad in my heart.
But she showed no sign of weakness, "Unless I die, I will definitely take your life one day."
After dozens of sword attacks, she didn't want to fight.
He narrowed his eyes slightly, suppressed the light of hatred deeply, slashed lightly with his sword, and used the strength to draw his horse and run away, but he wanted to escape.
"Okay, then you die."
Zhang Kun nodded.
chuckled.
There was a great deal of silver light on his body, and the people and horses turned into a ball of light and shadow, rushing forward.
The long knife in his hand was thrust out like electricity, and it was pointed at Sophia's chest. The long knife was retracted, and he stood upright.
"What a fast sword."
Sophia sighed.
His body was still sitting upright, and a deep blood hole suddenly exploded in his chest.
As the red horse jumped up and down, her body slowly fell back, and her eyes lost their luster.
"I don't know, this is a knife..."
Zhang Kun murmured.
People in this world don't distinguish between swords. As long as it is not a curved scimitar like the moon, as long as it is a straight blade, no matter whether it is long or short, big or small, single or double-edged, it is generally called a sword.
For example, in the mercenary group opposite, he saw countless shapes of large and small swords, broad swords and thick swords, and even one holding a square-headed iron piece half the width of a door panel, which was probably also called a sword.
'Now, it can be regarded as revenge for some fellow villagers in the Southern District. Originally, I wanted to give you a life. As long as you open up territory and perform meritorious deeds for Blue Star, it doesn't matter whether you want revenge or not. Unfortunately, you have to seek your own death. '
Zhang Kunshai laughed, raised his bloody sword, and ordered: "Follow me and charge into the formation. Anyone who doesn't surrender will be killed. Don't let anyone go."
"kill."
The three hundred knights of the barony followed closely and rushed forward.
The first to follow were the two silver knights, Yalins and Arman.
The eyes of these two people flickered, they quietly hid all their thoughts, and used all their strength to rush forward bravely.
Only half an hour later, the Sword and Rose mercenary group was beaten to pieces, and voices of surrender rang out from everywhere.
"Master, together with Sophia and Sauron, we killed 123 people and surrendered 382 people, including a Silver Knight."
The name of the surrendered Silver Knight was Hades. He was a rough young man in his twenties or eighties. He looked very rough and his eyes were cunning.
He suffered three sword wounds on his body, but luckily no vital parts were injured.
As soon as he saw Zhang Kun, he immediately knelt down and kowtowed.
Zhang Kun laughed and helped him up. "He smiled and said that from now on he will be one of his own. If he makes meritorious deeds, he will never hesitate to reward him with land."
"I am willing to be the sharp sword in the hands of the Baron and charge forward."
Hades immediately showed his loyalty.
Previously, he watched the Lord Baron from behind, shooting Magister Sauron to death with one arrow, and then stabbing Sophia to death with a sword. While he was shocked by the other party's cruelty, he had already made plans in his heart.
These days, it doesn’t matter who you follow, as long as you can eat well, drink well, and have a future. Surrendering to the nobility is actually better than being in the mercenary group's ups and downs.
He was originally a wandering swordsman, and he joined the Sword and Rose mercenary group all because of Sophia's amazing personal charm.
It's a pity that after joining the mercenary group for so many years, no matter how hard he pursued, how hard he worked, and whether he went through fire or water, he never got the love of a beautiful woman.
Later, he understood.
The beautiful leader had actually made a lifelong private arrangement with Magister Sauron.
On the day he learned the news, Hades didn't think about leaving.
It's a pity that the world is so big that he doesn't know where to go.
The strength of the fourteenth level is indeed relatively strong, but except for the mercenary group, who will really trust a wandering swordsman like himself who has no roots. No matter which force he joins, he will become cannon fodder, so why bother.
He just hung out in the Sword and Rose Mercenary Group until Sophia died...
Facing the strong pressure from the Thorns Leader's troops, he is not that stupid to fight to the death despite knowing that he will lose.
"What if I told you to deal with the Dawn Knight?"
Zhang Kun looked at this man's dog-legged appearance, his heart moved, and he asked again.
"To tell you the truth, Lord, I have long disliked the church. If I have the chance, I will definitely kill them all."
"Okay, I just hope you remember what you said today."
Zhang Kun took a deep look at Hades, and a mark of seven emotions had been imprinted into his heart.
Whatever you think of, there will be a spiritual response.
Whether it's true or false.
Now that he has said it, Zhang Kun can make him real, otherwise, he will become dead.
Hades felt a chill in his heart. For some reason, he felt that this Lord was really amiable. Perhaps it would be a honor to charge to the death for him.
He shook his head, slightly feeling that something was wrong, but he didn't know what went wrong.
After thinking about it for a while, there was no result, so I stopped thinking about it.
But Li Li ordered to gather the broken soldiers and knights to form a team, and followed Zhang Kun towards the "Hellfire" mercenary group.
On the day of the ambush, the Sword and Rose Mercenary Group, the Black Dragon Mercenary Group, and the Hellfire Mercenary Group were stationed in three directions.
"Demon Town Museum"
Zhang Kun killed Oliver, the leader of the Black Dragon Mercenary Group, on the spot. This mercenary group was scattered in the west of the city. There were about 400 people left. It was easiest to gather them, so ignore them for the time being.
The Sword and Rose mercenary group has now surrendered.
The leader of the Hellfire Mercenary Group, William Swordsman, was unscathed. If he learned the news, he would probably pull some tricks.
So, deal with them first.
Gather the troops of the three families and besiege the 500 Judgment Knights.
Although the individual strength is not comparable, the number of people is six or seven times that of the opponent. As long as nothing happens, it is a sure thing.
Of course, someone must first be able to stop Thomas, the Golden Knight of the Judgment Knights. Otherwise, this battle will still be a problem.
