Chapter 242: The Merit of Being the First to Arrive

(Added more, thanks to "Lou Yan who loves to eat burritos and brush sauce" and the gifts from the gentlemen!)

After Sarit's order, the flag bearer waved the flag, and the horn sounded with a deep and melodious sound, which spread all over the fields.

The soldiers immediately began to push the siege hammer and the ladder car to attack the outer wall of Changfeng Fort.

This kind of ladder is not a simple one with four open doors, but like a wooden building, it has strong defensive performance.

When it is pushed to a certain distance, a wooden board can be laid flat on the top and hooked on the city wall. Soldiers can climb the wooden building and attack the city wall from here.

This is a device that is enough to attack large cities. It is a bit of a waste of material to use it here, but it can indeed reduce casualties.

After a while, the siege hammer arrived at the city gate first and began to hit it.

There were also more than a dozen archers on the outer wall of the castle who recovered and began to bend their bows and shoot arrows.

But they were too scattered, and it was a drop in the bucket. Dozens of arrows did not shoot down any siege soldiers.

Soon, the ladder truck also approached the city wall, and the wooden boards were placed on the top of the city. The sword and shield soldiers and shield and spear soldiers in the wooden building immediately began to charge.

In a short while, the soldiers of both sides started fighting on the top of the city.

At the beginning, the soldiers of the East Guard were evenly matched with the defenders and did not gain much advantage.

But as the reinforcements continued to pour in, the defenders were outnumbered and retreated step by step.

Most of the troops left by Baron Feddy in the castle were elites, veterans brought from his hometown.

Generally, they were at the physical level of entry-level warriors to primary warriors, and their weapon proficiency was between proficient and proficient.

The single combat power of ordinary East Guard soldiers was slightly inferior to them.

Their physical fitness was only about that of entry-level warriors, and most of them were in the category of ordinary people.

However, their weapon proficiency was good, and the use of spears or one-handed swords was all within the scope of proficiency. This was the credit of the coaching skills of the Sarit Knight.

Otherwise, it would be impossible to achieve it without three to five years of normal training.

Simon was a little further away from the city, quietly watching the battle on the city wall, blood and foam flying everywhere, and some people even hugged each other and fell into the city together, dying together.

"This siege is indeed a bad idea, the casualties are too high!"

Simon looked at the tragic scene and thought to himself.

He now has more soldiers, and he is not as distressed as he was at the beginning because of some losses.

The current casualties can still be faced with a normal heart.

Simon rode on his horse without saying a word, watching the battle situation. As time went by, the soldiers of the East Guard drove the defenders of Changfeng Fort off the top of the city.

The siege hammer also smashed the gate, and a large number of soldiers rushed into the castle.

The battle entered the street fighting stage.

At this time, the result of this siege was no longer a suspense, and the fall of Changfeng Fort was only a matter of time.

"Mai Lan, select a thousand strong and healthy people from those militia captives and form an army.

In addition, we will leave 200 soldiers and two honorary knights to be stationed in Changfeng Fort to actually occupy it."

The battle was not over yet, and Simon had already begun to explain his affairs.

"Yes! Sir! I understand!" Mai Lan responded respectfully.

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More than an hour later, Changfeng Castle was completely conquered.

Two knights wearing heavy armor were killed in the castle. They were not knights of the first rank, and their combat power was similar to that of the golden warriors, so they were not threatening.

In addition, there were 315 soldiers left in the castle, more than 280 of whom were killed, and the rest were either injured and captured, or surrendered.

"Lord Earl! We captured Baron Deacon's wife, who called herself Ellie Nak, and his two sons and a daughter.

In addition, his two lovers were also captured by us..."

Phyllis came to report in advance according to Sarit's instructions.

Simon heard this and grinned, "Thank you for your hard work. Bring them all here to see."

"Yes!" Phyllis took the order and walked away quickly.

Not long after, Sarit took the lead, followed by a group of soldiers, escorting many men, women, old and young, and carrying wooden boxes.

"My Lord Earl! Baron Deacon's family is all here.

In addition, this wooden box is full of coins, including golden eagles, silver deer, silver sheep, bronze stars, etc.

There are books in this box, a total of eleven books, and jewelry in this box..." Sarit introduced the spoils one by one.

After listening, Simon nodded slightly and praised a few words.

"The first to achieve merit will be awarded an honorary knight while alive, and ten golden eagles will be sent to his home after death.

In addition, those who participated in this battle will receive double the reward this month! Those who died in the battle will be compensated as usual.

In the future, the military merit system will be implemented in the army. The more enemies you kill, the more rewards you will get. The right ear will be used as a basis for the promotion and demotion of officers in the future.

We will have to hold a meeting to discuss the details of this matter when we go back, so there is no rush at this time." Simon ordered.

"Yes! My Lord!" Sarit accepted the order solemnly.

The coins harvested this time are enough for pensions and welfare, and there will be a lot left.

It turns out that plundering is still a quick way to make a fortune.

Afterwards, Simon turned his eyes to Baron Deacon's wife, who was also quite pretty, born in an aristocratic family, with a big chest and round buttocks, about thirty years old.

Then he looked at his two lovers, who were much more handsome.

Although Simon had committed the crime of thief, he was an aristocrat after all, not a robber, and he couldn't do rape and looting now.

Wait until the situation gets worse, and then he can decide based on his mood.

"Take them away and keep them under custody. No one can move them. Those who violate the rules will be killed without mercy." Simon ordered.

"Yes! Lord Earl!" Sarit immediately accepted the order and started to make arrangements.

"Lord Earl, there are some slave manors near Changfeng Castle. Do you want to count them?" Mailan asked.

"Of course! These are all my property now, so I can't be careless." Simon said happily.

"Yes!" Mailan also responded respectfully and went to work.

Next, everyone was busy for a while, and it was not until the evening that they finished the follow-up work.

The main structure of Changfeng Castle was not damaged. It only needed to be repaired and reinforced before it could be put into use again.

In addition, Baron Deacon had eleven slave manors, each with about one hundred serfs.

More than three hundred oxen, thousands of pack horses, more than a hundred sheep, more than a thousand goats, a dozen war horses and other supplies were considered a small harvest.

That night, Simon asked the soldiers to kill five cows and one hundred goats to reward the three armies, and everyone ate with oil in their mouths.

As for the dozens of maids in the castle, they were not shared.

After all, there are more than 7,000 soldiers here. If they can't stop talking, they will definitely be killed...

Simon and his men stayed in Changfeng Castle for several days and repaired some of the damage on the castle.

He also took the cavalry to inspect the plain area of ​​Changfeng Territory, where there are about 30 to 40 villages and about 100,000 acres of arable land.

The total population of this area is about 10,000. Simon estimated that it should be less than 10,000.

The location of Changfeng Territory is relatively remote and not on the main traffic route. It is not easy for Baron Feddy to save up this family business.

After returning to Changfeng Castle, Simon called Sarrit and other trusted knights and asked: "Have the 1,000 captive militiamen been selected?"

"Sir, they have been selected and organized. They have no loyalty to the local lord. Just provide them with food."

Just when Simon was about to say something, Mai Lan suddenly came hurriedly and whispered: "My Lord, I have something important to report!"

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