Chapter 262: Attacking Each Other (Part 2)
Okor's order was issued, and the troops' speed was soaring to an incredible level, and they surrounded the main city in a very short time.
For the main force that lost its main force and the mainland city was as simple as a parody, there was no defense for the war soldiers, not to mention that there were more than 6,000 auxiliary soldiers siege. The main city was even ignited the beacon for help, and the city was broken.
After the work of counting materials and eliminating the remaining enemies was completed, the military officers immediately left behind the low-level warriors and auxiliary soldiers with envious expressions, and scattered with retainers who had been screaming for a long time.
Neil is probably the first guy to arrive at his mission destination among so many retainers from the Lei family who earned real resources. Although he is greedy, he is also self-aware. The mission targets he selected are all local tyrants near the border, and they are all families of about Qianshi.
As for why he was the first to complete the task? It was very simple. A person like him could not command the troops. Not to mention the war barracks, no one would even let him lead the auxiliary barracks.
Therefore, after the large army set off, he was in charge of public security and did not need to explain to his opponents like the acting city lord, Gong Zordon, nor could he be unable to escape like Fer. He could only report directly to Cons and take people away.
Moreover, Neil is worthy of being the second person in the Lei family's retainer. He bought dozens of carriages with great wealth and loaded them with newly recruited private soldiers and rushed towards the target very quickly.
"Lord, even if we complete these tasks, we will only increase the real seal of about two or three hundred stones. Will it be too few? You should know that Lord Gong Zuo has selected families with more than five thousand stones. Although we only have two or three hundred private soldiers, we can also solve one or two families with such five thousand stones."
A retainer asked Neil in confusion.
Neil said with a smug look: "Hey, don't look at the real reward of 250 stones immediately after the 500 stone mission is completed. One is worth several of us, but you should also think about how many private soldiers of the family have 500 stones? Are they willing to surrender all Shi Gao?
"I think no one would want to do it, especially the guys who came to threaten were only those soldiers. They would definitely fight first to see if the conditions for surrender could be reduced.
"As long as the war starts, there will definitely be losses. Even if you win, you will be compensated with pensions and rewards, and the remaining one will be only a hundred stones. If the dead person still spends a lot of effort to get a hundred stones, I don't have this interest."
Neil continued: "Like our family, who specializes in picking about a thousand stones, they are amazing, just about fifty private soldiers, and we are surrounded by hundreds of people, and we are all relaxed and comfortable in threats or attacks.
"After capturing them, we will entrust their private soldiers, and then attack the family of Shigaogao and let these prisoners take the lead. Hehe, this way, we can snowball easily and freely. We will not die, and we will make a lot of money, and we will not be jealous. We can increase Shigao every time we go to fight. This is a good thing, a fool will not do it."
Neil's words made the retainers nodded with conviction. Neil's old retainers were all treacherous and cherishing their lives. The new retainers they selected were not clear about, but they were indifferent and had no opinion, and they would probably become the same soon under the influence of Neil and others.
However, despite their personality, Neil gave people the impression of being a traitor, and most of his retainers do not have any outstanding abilities, but the loyalty of the retainers to the master's family is one of the top among so many retainers in the Lei family. Even a guy from an old family background like Gong Zordon, his subordinates are not as loyal to the master's family as him.
"Around it! Persuad surrender!" Neil waved his hand with great enthusiasm, and dozens of cavalry and hundreds of infantrymen surrounded the manor in chaos.
The Neil family's retainers were outrageously equipped. When he had only dozens of retainers, all the retainers were standard cavalry equipment. Now there are so many private retainers, all of them are standard combat equipment. Although the military discipline is not very good, they are still very combat-oriented.
The rich man standing at the door of the manor with his legs trembling, saw that there were more cavalry than his own private soldiers, and it was impossible to win the battle. He could only surrender after receiving the notice of persuasion to surrender.
Neil is very clear that he can be shameless if he has no face, but he must not be without credibility. Reputation is very important. As long as he has credibility, he is even a traitor, and his colleagues will not particularly despise him, his subordinates will be loyal and the world will not look down on him.
As long as you keep your lord's trust and your reputation, your goal of becoming rich and prosperous for a lifetime can be easily achieved.
Therefore, Neil did not turn against others, nor did he indulge his subordinates to loot the manor. However, he still had to do the things that took private soldiers from the local tyrants to extort military expenses, and sent people to escort the local tyrants to Qingyue City with documents.
However, although Neil drooled at the female family of the rich, he thought of Xiangwen, the commander of the inner court, privately issued to the remaining ministers: "All the female family of the enemy family must be sent to me for my maid!", so he could only salivate and sent the female family and the rich to Qingyue City with reluctance.
Whether you want to flatter "her" or be afraid of "her", you still have to listen to the orders of "her". Anyway, Xiangwen, a beautiful guy, absolutely can't afford to offend him. Who knows if this order was hinted by the lord?
Neil, who had carried dozens of private soldiers and blackmailed a lot of military expenses, happily rode his horse and carriage, and rushed towards the next target.
The retainers were also in a happy mood. They just shouted with swords and guns. No one died or the other was injured. The lord got more than fifty stones of stone, dozens of soldiers, and a military expense. Such a war was really easy.
Unlike Neil, the other Lei family retainers who earned Shigao were not so relaxed. Especially those retainers who were not strong enough, because they were jointly accepted by the task, their goals were all very strong families, and it was impossible to complete the task without fighting.
Saburo Ono struggled to cut off a guard, shook his already sore arms, spitted, and turned his head to see that there were no other enemies in this yard. His five retainers were gathered around him. Although everyone had several scars on their bodies and were very tired, none of them fell down.
Saburo Ono said, "Damn it, I shouldn't have been greedy for this family of tens of thousands of stones. If I had known this difficulty, I would have chosen a family of thousands of stones as the target team. Although I could only score about ten stones after winning at most, I was relaxed and comfortable. Even if I even went to several families, I could reach this level."
"Lord, if you pursue Shi Gao specifically, that's true, but if you want to show the glory of the martial family, you can only go through such a cruel battle." said the tough retainer.
Saburo Ono's eyes lit up, and he nodded with satisfaction and said, "Yan Iwai is right. Such a fierce battle can make my Ono family form a brave and fierce style from now on." He was secretly happy in his heart. It seemed that the five retainers he chose were all good characters.
As the chief retainer, Shinta said: "Lord, listen to the sound, the battle is probably over. Let's take a look at the results, right?"
Everyone heard the sound of tragic fighting around had disappeared. Now, the occasional chaotic sound of rumbling through boxes and cabinets was heard, and there were also the roars of men and screams and pleading from women. It seemed that the prey had lost its resistance and everyone else began to enjoy the fruits of victory.
Thinking of this, the five retainers were eager to try and look at Saburo Ono.
Ono Saburo, the Lei family's retainers who formed a team to attack this family, immediately allocated the targets according to the number of troops. Since the family was captured by force, except for Shi Gao, who was rewarded with the mission, the personnel and property inside could be enjoyed by them, the winners.
Saburo Ono looked around the courtyard. It seemed that it was a powerful residence of a family here. Five or six powerful guards were enough to prove it. Coupled with the layout and decoration of the courtyard, it was estimated that the battle would be very good this time, so he nodded: "Let's start."
The five retainers immediately rushed into the house with full strength, and the same chaotic sound as outside immediately rang out. However, in a short while, the five retainers who rushed into several large houses came out with their two maids dejectedly.
Saburo Ono was a little stunned: "What's going on? Are these two valuable maids?"
He glanced at the two maids. Apart from being younger, he was not particularly outstanding in appearance. The anger in his heart couldn't help but rise. In addition to Shi Gao, he had worked hard for most of the day, the extra money he received was these two ordinary maids? He wouldn't be so unlucky!
Jida nodded in frustration: "Yes, lord, these houses store books, and there is no one except the guards and these two maids."
"Books? Is this the family's information inventory?" Ono Saburo's face looked a little nice. Although it was not a treasure, he could get some rewards when he handed over these things, and it was not just a waste of work. However, Jida's shaking his head made his heart sink again.
"No, lord, I looked through it and it was all travel notes. And the maid said that these were travel notes and books collected by the second son of the family when he traveled around the world, and they were of no value." Jita said helplessly.
The other retainers were sighing. This time it was really unlucky. Unexpectedly, this was the residence of the second son of the family. The second son who had not been enfeoffed had no money at all. At that time, I thought I could make a fortune.
Saburo Ono, who had a ferocious face pressing on the hilt of the knife, was suddenly stunned when he heard this and rushed into the room immediately.
As soon as he entered the room, Saburo Ono was stunned. The messy and endless books in the room made Saburo Ono widen his eyes.
The five retainers who thought something had happened rushed in and saw their lord in daze, and couldn't help but ask, "Lord, what's wrong?"
Saburo Ono's eyes glowed, and he laughed exaggeratedly: "Ahhaha! We're rich! What a huge fortune!"
The retainers blinked and looked at each other in panic. Isn’t their lord crazy about gaining or losing his heart? Ji Tian asked carefully, "My Lord, these are all books, why are they treasures?"
"Haha, you are not orthodox samurai, so you don't know the value of these books. Do you know the book "The Book of War Strategy"?" Ono Saburo asked while picking up a dusty book on the ground and patting it, while talking proudly: "Fortunately, I was willing to pay the 50-ton coins to learn to recognize words at the beginning, otherwise I would have left today."
The other retainers shook their heads, and only Shinda nodded and said, "I have heard that it is said to be a military book that teaches people to fight."
"Haha, this book is all right. I know how much this book is worth?" Ono Saburo asked with a smile on his face.
Looking at this yellowed book, everyone shook their heads again. People from wild samurai are having difficulty supporting themselves. How can they know that books are of no use to them, but just exclusive supplies that noble people use to show off. How much is it worth?
Saburo Ono first glanced around with a thief head, then stretched out three fingers nervously, and said in a low and trembling voice: "Three hundred guan! This book is worth three hundred guan!"
The five retainers immediately stared at each other with their eyes and opened their mouths and couldn't speak. Even if they were beaten to death, they would never have thought that these thin yellow papers were worth 300 guan!
After a while, they woke up and immediately looked at the room with their eyes lit up. Oh my God, there are tens of thousands of books here! Even one is worth tens of thousands of dollars! This is a thorough one!
"Hehe, don't say anything, Yamai, go find a carriage, Shinda, you can recognize your words, and count the books here with others." Ono Saburo ordered.
The retainers immediately started to work with great enthusiasm.
Saburo Ono also joined the sea of books and began to read the books. He was going to find a few books that he had never heard of before to dedicate to Cons.
It is no wonder that Saburo Ono can remember the names of so many books. It is well known that Cons' hobby of liking books is well known. What books does Cons have? The retainers who are a little smarter below remember it. This is to avoid giving the same books. You should know that books are very expensive. Giving the same ones will not only waste money but also have no effect. It is considered a waste of work. Who can not pay attention?
Suddenly, Saburo Ono rushed out of the house and came to the maid who was tied to the corner of the wall outside the door. He looked anxious and asked in a hideous tone: "Where is the master here?"
Two maids who were unable to move and trembled all over and dared not look up when they heard this, their whole body shook and said stammeringly: "Second Young Master, the Second Young Master has been summoned by the head of the family. I don't know where the Second Young Master is now."
Hearing this, Saburo Ono was stunned, and then rushed into the house and shouted: "Shida, go to the main hall immediately and ask if the second young master of this family has survived. If so, buy it from the master who captured him! The price should not exceed one thousand guan!"
Chapter completed!