Chapter 49 2.7 Storm Is Coming

Old Gonk laughed dryly, stuffing eggs and roast chicken into his mouth. It was precisely because of this relationship that Duke Bernard turned a blind eye to his attack on Hanshui Town several times during the heavy snow in the past ten years.

After all, the two of them had a life-and-death friendship.

"I sent a raven for you to lead the troops, but I didn't expect that you would appear in Fengxi Castle within ten days."

"Of all my men, you are the most loyal to me, Brother Gonk!"

Duke Bernard, who was as meticulous as a hair, certainly knew that the reason why Gonk was so excited was not because of the so-called loyalty, but because he had been eager to get Hanshui Village for decades.

There is no outlet to the sea in the fog duck town among the mountains. For old Gonk, only by getting an outlet can he build his own ship and have the opportunity to go further.

This man is still thinking about replacing his position deep in his bones!

"Sir, I dare to call you brother today. Your order is my God! Not only did we immediately send troops out of the city, but we also hid during the day and went out at night, killing all the hunters who saw us along the way!"

"We didn't let anyone know our whereabouts!"

"Yes" Bernard picked up the teapot and poured a cup of hot milk tea for Old Gunk, "It's really hard for you to travel at night in winter"

Then there was a long period of silence. The two of them ate silently and exchanged some trivial polite words. Although they were all native Vikings, the combined age of the two people present was probably over a hundred years old. In the eyes of the Vikings in the Middle Ages, they were already considered real old people.

No matter how much you eat, you can't eat much.

After breakfast, the servants cleared the plate. Bernard waved his hand to dismiss the maid behind him, and Old Gunk also sent his son away. There was only a pot of black tea on the table, and the two began to discuss the serious work of this trip face to face.

"Did you find anything on the road? "

After hearing this, Old Gunk took out a cloth bag from behind and poured out the contents of the bag with a rustle. It was the domestic garbage collected in Snow Grave Valley that night.

"Brother, please look"

"Since Loki came to power, Hanshui Village has been dumping domestic garbage in Snow Grave Valley every day. And the Snow Grave Valley is the only way to get from Fog Duck Town to Wind's End Castle!"

"That night, I asked my son to check the garbage they dumped out, and found a lot of uneaten animal bones. Digging deep into the ground, there were still a lot of them in the soil! "

Bernard frowned when he saw this. As a duke, he knew what kind of life his vassals lived. It was rare enough that Hanshui Village, where people used to starve to death every winter, could eat meat every meal.

But Bernard never expected that they were so extravagant that they could throw away bones!

The Scandinavian Peninsula has been a bitter and cold place since ancient times. The seven-month winter every year is even more unbearable. In order to survive the winter, no village dared to waste precious food.

Animal bones are not inedible. After the barbecue is eaten, the remaining animal bones are collected and thrown into the soup pot. After stewing for more than ten hours, they will become as crispy as bread. Although it is not easy to digest in the stomach, it is good at filling the stomach. One meal can resist hunger for two days.

Every The poor Vikings, including Bernard and Gunke, had eaten animal bones from the soup pot when they were young. Almost no village would waste animal bones.

There is only one possibility for throwing away animal bones: the village has too much food to eat.

They just came back from Hanshui Village a month ago and knew very well what was going on in Hanshui Village. Hundreds of Viking warriors were stationed in the village waiting for Loki to return to the village. They feasted and ate most of their food in 10 days!

When they left, old Gunke went into the barn in person and saw only a dozen bags of sprouted sweet potatoes and potatoes.

However, judging from the garbage they picked up, the villagers of Hanshui Village had actually wasted even bones in just one month. There must be a big problem with this matter!

Thinking of the large-scale purchases made by Blood Pigeon Town in Wind's End recently, Duke Bernard has already pieced together the whole picture of the incident. After explaining the recent large-scale purchases made by Blood Pigeon Town. Even Old Gunk couldn't help but narrow his eyes.

"So it seems that our other old friend 'Hummel Blood Pigeon' is planning to stick to the side of Hanshui Village?"

Duke Bernard doesn't know how to answer this sentence for the time being. Blood Pigeon Town has 600 Viking shield axe soldiers, who are his most powerful vassals. He can lose Hanshui Village, but he can't lose Blood Pigeon Town.

If Blood Pigeon Town and Wind's End go to war, it will be like two tigers on a hill going to war. No matter who wins in the end, the final beneficiary is likely to be the one on the other side. The Lord of the "Dragon's Breath Plateau": the Devourer Guraul Moklash.

This cunning old man will definitely take the opportunity to raise an army and annex Bernard's territory. Anyway, it is winter now, and the mountains are covered with snow. Even if the Viking King on the other side of the peninsula knows that the two dukes have started a war, he can't send troops.

By the beginning of next spring, the war will be over.

He can't allow this to happen.

But on the other hand, he can't just indulge the "Blood Pigeon Town·Hanshui Village" alliance to expand indefinitely.

For the time being, he doesn't know how the 20-year-old spearhead boy won over Hummel, the old fox. But he knows that this man can win over the miser-like Hummel. I'm afraid that within his own territory, he can win over any ally he wants.

This winter, I will immediately put this flame to death in the bud!

"How many people did you bring this time?" Duke Bernard frowned and asked gloomily.

"All the soldiers in Fog Duck Town came out in full force, a total of 200 mountain warriors!" Old Gonk replied. His village is not large, it is a small village second only to Hanshui Village. The word "town" behind Fog Duck Town was forced to add to himself in order to save the scene.

"200 people"

Seeing Bernard fall into deep thought, Old Gonk knew what he was thinking at this time. His old friend is a man with a lot of scheming. Every step of his plan will strive to reduce the variables to the minimum.

But is he a little too cautious this time?

"I know what you are thinking about," Gongke replied with a smile. "In the past, I attacked Hanshui Village without your knowledge but failed to take it because I had the purpose of plundering."

"I don't want to burn down Hanshui Castle or destroy too many buildings. After all, what we need in Fog Duck Town is an outlet to the sea. If we attack and take down a ruin, I can't use this village."

"Every spring, I arrange spies to enter Hanshui Village for observation. There are only 170 people in their village at most! Only 40 can take up arms to fight. 200 vs. 40, I don't think there is any possibility that I will lose this battle!"

Bernard nodded quietly. From a literal point of view, this number is indeed enough.

But this is only facing Hanshui Village. If you consider that the 200 mountain warriors in Blood Pigeon Town adjacent to Hanshui Village can't suppress them.

"I will give you another 300 Fengxi Castle shield axe soldiers! Plus 200 war horses!"

Old Gongke took a breath of cold air when he heard this, but Bernard still looked solemn and frowned.

"So, you have a total of 500 people under your command. This force can not only crush Hanshui Village, but also intimidate the next-door Xue Ge Town! There are 600 soldiers in Xue Ge Town. 600 people can still fight 200 people! But 600 people want to kill 500 people"

"Although we don't know how much effort Loki has made to get Hummel's help for the time being. But what I know is that this stingy old guy will definitely not go bankrupt to help an outsider!"

"I will take you to recruit soldiers tomorrow. It just so happens that you have been traveling all the way. Rest for three days until the recruitment is completed, and then set off together!"

Bernard actually took out such a big hand to settle Hanshui Village, which was something that old Gongke had never expected. But getting this number of troops in hand is a hundred benefits for himself without any harm. With such a heavy army in hand, it fully demonstrates the trust of this old friend for many years.

10 days.

Within 10 days, I will definitely get Loki's head and present it to my brother!

While Old Gonk solemnly gave Duke Bernard a military order, in the kitchen at their feet, a kitchen worker was standing on the table, sticking an iron pipe to the stone ceiling and listening attentively. Everyone in the kitchen held their breath to create the best eavesdropping effect for him.

"How is it? Did you hear anything?"

"If I guessed correctly, this position should be right under the Earl's dining table!"

Hush! The eavesdropper immediately made a gesture to keep quiet, then gently tapped the red wine used for seasoning with his fingers, and drew the numbers 500 and 3 on the wall.