ebonymovies Chapter 1029 - 297: Ready for War
Chapter 1029 - 297: Ready for War
"Lady Helena, could he really rely on his own strength to oppose Viscount Jon Zack and his supporting manor lords?"
Helena, who was leaning back in her wooden chair, slowly moved her long legs, which had been crossed and placed on the desk, down.
The leaning posture turned into a proper sitting posture.
Her slender waist sat straight and upright.
The rounded and raised curve in front of her was resting on the desk.
Helena shook her head and said, "I don’t know if Lynn can rely on his own strength to oppose Viscount Jon Zack."
"But what I do know is that Lynn dared to send his soldiers to invade Alba Town and attack Connelly Manor and Louis Manor."
"He clearly is prepared to go to war with Viscount Jon Zack!"
Lorenzo’s eyes blinked a few times, seemingly contemplating Helena’s words.
Helena bent her left arm, resting her elbow on the table, her palm supporting her defined jawline, and continued speaking.
"The Wells Manor’s refusal of the request for military aid offended the Connelly Manor."
"But given the military strength Lynn has demonstrated, is it possible that gathering the five major manors of Alba Town would suffice for a direct confrontation?"
"Two thousand cavalry, several hundred archers, several hundred heavy infantry, plus a number of light infantry..."
"Most crucially, these soldiers are almost fully clad in armor!"
Lorenzo fell silent.
He naturally understood.
Lady Helena’s refusal of Zok Manor Lord’s request for military aid was the most correct decision she had made in the fifteen years since she inherited the manor lord position from adulthood to now.
If last night, Lady Helena had agreed to Zok Manor Lord’s request.
The Wells Manor would be just like the Connelly and Louis Manors, overwhelmed and conquered by Lynn’s army of armored soldiers!
Helens’ voice turned somewhat wistful.
"With such military strength... it’s not just the manor lords of Alba Town..."
"I feel that perhaps they can even confront Viscount Jon Zack head-on!"
Upon hearing this, Lorenzo nodded in agreement.
Helena continued, "Connelly Manor has relied on its relationship with Jon Zack and the strength of its manor."
"Oppressing Wells Manor for so many years, occupying so much of Wells’ land and forests..."
"My father was forced to death by Zock’s father."
"Now that Connelly Manor has been destroyed by Lord Lynn, it got what it deserved!"
"Unfortunately, Zock escaped the manor."
"If he had been killed by Lord Lynn’s soldiers in Connelly Manor, I might have even wanted to present a great gift to Lord Lynn!"
"If Zock intends to retaliate against my Wells Manor over this, he can try!"
"At worst, I will fight him to the death!"
Lorenzo’s expression turned grave.
If he heard someone else say such words, he might let them go in one ear and out the other.
But the person who uttered these words was his manor lord, Helena Wells.
Lorenzo was deeply convinced!
Taking another deep drag from his pipe filled with mugwort and shredded leaves, Helena exhaled a long plume of smoke.
Her amber eyes looked at Lorenzo, instructing him.
"As long as the cavalry does not launch an attack on Alba Town, nor resort to arson and plunder, let them be."
Helena’s eyes shifted, and she spoke again.
"Also, arrange for guards to go to Orlando and Kennedy Manors, to inform Lords Brick and Alex."
"I, Helena, invite them to Wells Manor for a meeting."
"The meeting’s agenda is how to counter Zock Connally’s retaliation!"
Lorenzo, upon hearing the instructions, quickly bowed.
"Yes, Lady Helena, I will make the arrangements immediately!"
A magnetic voice once again emanated from Helena’s throat.
"Hmm~"
Seeing that Lady Helena had no further words.
Lorenzo signaled with a bow, withdrew, opened the door, and left, closing it behind him.
In a moment.
Lorenzo took a few deep breaths of air, the fresh and comfortable feeling instantly spreading through his body.
In just a few minutes in the study.
Lorenzo felt his head spin, his body becoming light and floating.
The reason for this.
Of course, was related to the smoke inhaled by Lady Helena!
Suppressing his thoughts, Lorenzo strode towards the stairs ahead.
...
Riding on the saddle of his warhorse, Rose.
His gaze fixed directly on the townsfolk at the exit of Alba Town.
Compared to the townsfolk’s terror and fear.
Within Rose’s heart, there was also a touch of alertness.
If the remaining three manor lords gathered soldiers from the manor to launch an attack on the returning team to Morgan Town,
he would need to immediately organize the cavalry, build a defense, and engage in combat!
What slightly eased Rose’s mind was that,
he led a group of heavy cavalry, marching from the vicinity of Alba Town.
The guards and peasants in the rear transported various goods.
No soldier units came out from Alba Town to launch an attack on them.
However,
thinking again, Rose found it reasonable.
Not to mention Wesley leading the archers, heavy infantry, and Pan Rock Iron Guard,
just the faction he’s leading now, the armored cavalry, would be enough to make the manor lords in Alba Town tremble with fear.
The disparity in strength was simply too great!
To be on the safe side,
Rose still instructed the messenger soldiers to turn the five hundred heavy cavalry that marched past Alba Town to the rear of the column.
To stay behind and ensure the safe withdrawal of the team!
It must be understood,
the armed forces of Morgan Town entering Alba Town were completely an invasion!
Threatening other manor lords and their dominion over the manor.
Other manor lords would naturally regard them as enemies!
Moreover,
in an unfamiliar territory,
no one knows what kind of unforeseen events might occur.
In Rose’s view,
being cautious and careful never leads to too great an error!
As the team continued to advance, Rose and his party had already moved far away from Alba Town.
Rose looked back.
In a piece of cultivated but unplanted farmland, it was vast and empty, with no pursuers in sight!
Even if pursuers appeared now,
the large area and distance of open farmland behind would be enough for him to organize the cavalry to charge!
Rose had just retracted his gaze.
A cavalryman rode up to him from the front on horseback.
The cavalryman stopped the horse and respectfully spoke to Rose.
"Lord Rose, the advancing cavalry unit has captured a man."
"He was carrying a large amount of gold pounds and gold and silver jewelry!"
Rose was somewhat surprised, "A large amount of gold pounds and gold and silver jewelry?"
The cavalryman nodded, "Yes, my lord, the value is unknown for now."
"However, the man claims to be Land Philip, the manor steward of Connelly Manor."
"Several cavalrymen were pursuing him from behind, seeking your protection..."
Rose raised an eyebrow, speaking out.
"A steward carrying large sums of money and gold and silver jewelry, fleeing from Connelly Manor?"
"This chap Wesley nearly let this big fish escape!"
The main purpose of attacking Connelly and Louis Manor was naturally to weaken Viscount Jon Zack’s overall strength.
Secondly, it was to plunder the wealth, food, goods, and labor in the two manors.
Since war has been waged and the two manors overthrown,
it stands to reason to obtain as many spoils as possible!
Rose looked at the cavalryman and said,
"Capture him and also capture the cavalry pursuing him, bring them back to Morgan Town!"
"Then bring this so-called steward, Land Philip, to me."
The cavalryman quickly responded, "Yes, Lord Rose!"
With a word of response, the cavalryman immediately pulled on the reins in his hand, turned the horse, and headed to the front of the column.
In about two minutes,
a bound middle-aged man was escorted over by two infantrymen.
Before he even reached them, Rose could already hear incessant cries of discontent.
"You there! What are you doing?"
"I am Land Philip! Steward of Connelly Manor!"
"Zock Manor Lord is a close friend of Viscount Jon Zack in Kakasong City."
"Offending me is offending Zok Manor Lord, offending Zok Manor Lord is offending Viscount Jon Zack!"
"Are you not afraid of facing Viscount Jon Zack’s wrath?"