Chapter 157 The storm suddenly rises

The one-sided battle ended quickly.

Hundreds of horse thieves who attacked the business group, only the last dozens of riders successfully escaped and disappeared on the wild grassland with the help of the cover of night.

The Thunder Beast Battalion did not pursue under the order of Leon. If it crosses the border and enters the Colinworth family, it will fall into the grip.

There are floating corpses everywhere in the boundary river. The blood turns the whole river into a red river, and the smell of blood in the air can't be dispersed.

Several horses that lost their owners wandered by the river, and their sad whispers spread far into the depths of the grassland.

The soldiers of the Thunder Beast Camp began to clean up the battlefield, collect the surrendered prisoners, confiscate the intact war horse weapons, and salvage the bodies of the war dead at the same time.

The people in the business group who escaped from death were undoubtedly the happiest. More than a dozen merchants expressed their gratitude to Leon one after another. If Leon had not led the thunder beast camp to appear in time, they would not only lose all their goods, but also might not be able to save their lives.

"Lord, you are still brave soldiers under your command!" A fox businessman praised sincerely: "Clinworth led several sieges but failed. Viscount Mailer also sealed off the whole territory, and the horse thieves still came out to rob. It's really incompetent!"

"Clinworth is not incompetent..." Leon smiled and said, "I'll show you something, and you will understand!"

Leon ordered all the bodies of the armored cavalry to be brought over and stripped off their armor in front of all the merchants and mercenaries.

Under the blazing light of the torch, the emblem of the Colinworth family on these iron armored corners was in sight, and the people of the business group suddenly made a big uproar!

Some people may have had similar doubts for a long time, but they were definitely not as shocking as the obvious evidence in front of them. No one expected that Viscount Mailer would let his territorial guards disguise himself as horse thieves plunder the past business travelers.

Several mercenaries who had been in Colinworth Castle recognized the appearance of several corpses, and they were indeed all in the Colinworth Guard!

Now the scene exploded, and the merchants and mercenaries scolded the shamelessness of the Colinworth family one after another, especially the dozens of mercenaries.

In the initial battle, more than a dozen mercenaries were killed by the horse thieves, many of whom were friends and even relatives of the survivors.

"Guys..." Leon raised his hand to signal everyone to calm down first. He said in a low voice, "This matter is very clear. In order to block Sal, Colinworth has used the most vicious and sinister means. I must repay this debt from the Colinworth family!"

"I also invite you to testify here. If the Colinworth family doesn't have an explanation at that time, I will sue Tormond City or even Uglu, and I will definitely give you an explanation!"

"Good!" A burst of cheers broke out in the crowd.

Looking at these excited businessmen and mercenary guards, Leon sneered in his heart. He wanted to see how the Viscount Mailer would clean up the mess.

If the other party is not completely beaten and disabled this time, there will be trouble in the future. If possible, Leon really hopes to completely overturn the Colinworth family.

Tonight's victory was the result of his careful arrangement. He first spread rumors of the attack of the water demon clan and withdrew all the thunder beast battalions stationed at the border, creating an atmosphere of war.

Saar City was panicked because of this, and the merchants left in groups, which was exactly what Leon expected.

None of the soldiers who claimed to have been sent to the western part of the territory to resist the invasion of the water demons were actually far away. Under the leadership of Leon, they followed the business group all the way. It was not until the so-called horse thief appeared that they appeared and launched a thunderous blow.

This is actually a trap, a big trap specially designed for Colinworth.

If Viscount Meller wants to frame the Salling, he will not allow this joint business group to leave safely and annihilate it in the territory of the Salling. He can pour a basin of dirty water on Leon. At least from now on, no merchant will dare to operate in Sal City again.

But now, the big pit dug by Viscount Mailer for Salling has pit himself in instead!

After announcing the truth, Leon immediately sent troops to rush to Glay City and Tomond City with several mercenaries and armored weapons who were willing to testify.

Before the Colinworth family wakes up, he wants to make this incident completely bigger!

... The horse thief siege of the business group in the Salling and Colinworth Territorial Rivers was like a big stone thrown into the lake, which immediately caused huge waves in the Gree area.

A local self-governing territory guard disguised as a horse thief to attack the business group. Although such a thing has not happened before, it is absolutely appalling to be caught and exposed.

Although everyone who understands the inside story knows that Viscount Mailer is not crazy to deal with Salling, but in the eyes of ordinary people, they feel that Colinworthling is too crazy and dangerous.

This is not like what the nobles did, but worse than the robbers - at least they robbed openly.

The first response was the mercenary union. The mercenary union lost a lot in the lockdown operation against Salling in Colinworth, especially many mercenaries were attacked and killed by so-called horse thieves, which made the union feel as if they had been slapped in the face.

So the Gly Mercenary Union first issued a statement announcing the revocation of its office in Collinsworth Castle and demanding that the Collins leadership compensate for all losses.

After that, several large business groups also expressed their dissatisfaction, believing that the Colinworth collar seriously violated the law of the kingdom, and the Colinworth family had to pay the price.

On the contrary, the upper class of Great and the gag army, who should have responded, remained silent. Their statement was to wait for the decision of the provincial side, because Salling had directly poked the incident to the city of Tomund, and he believed that there would be a result in a short time.

The Colinworth Territory is a territory with a long history. The Colinworth family has been operating for hundreds of years. It can be said that it has deep-rooted connections in the Glay area, and it is difficult to shake leisure.

But this incident was really bad. The direct consequence was that some people who originally supported the Collins family began to alienate, and the negative impact of the evil mercenary unions and major business groups were more extensive.

For a while, the Collinsworth Collar Castle, where the core of the Colinworth Collar is located, like a small boat in a storm, seems to have the possibility of overturning at any time.

In the past few days, there seems to be a layer of invisible haze over the lord's house of Colinworth Castle. The guards around the villa have doubled, and everyone in it has lost their smiles.

Those servants and maids are even more frightened and dare not approach the study when they have nothing to do.

In the study, Viscount Mailer, who was sitting behind the desk, looked a teenager, his hair on his temples were all white, and there were many wrinkles on his face. The frustration and decadesion in his eyes could not be concealed.

The pain of losing the eldest son not long ago has been multiplied on the lord at this moment of failure.

His carefully woven noose for Sal's collar was finally put on his neck. Although he would not die, the Colinworth family must pay a very heavy price.

Pain, regret, anger... Like a poisonous snake biting the heart of Viscount Meller, he knew that he was too impatient and eager to put Salling and Leon to death, so he made mistakes one after another.

It's not terrible to make a mistake. The terrible thing is that you are caught by the other party!

Viscount Mailer took a long breath and his eyes became firm again. He picked up the quill pen and stained it with ink, and quickly wrote a letter on the desk.

Write a letter, and then cover the family emblem with fire paint. The viscount handed the letter to the young knight who had been sitting at the desk.

"You should send this letter to Grey City immediately, and you must give it to Count Astin with your own hands!"

A trace of pain flashed in the Viscount's eyes.

The young knight took the letter. He did not get up and leave immediately, but looked at the viscount. It seemed that he wanted to say something but couldn't say it.

"Zok, you can ask whatever you want!" The viscount said softly.

This handsome young man in his twenties is his second son Zock. Collingworth. Wolf, after the death of Dessel, Zok was the only son of Viscount Meller and the first in line.

"Father, why do we have to fight with Sal? They don't want to do anything to us!" Zok hesitated for a moment and said, "Now the rumors outside are very bad for us..."

"Susp the mouth!" The viscount's face suddenly became extremely ugly: "What do you know! Who do you think I'm doing these things for? It's for you, for our whole family!"

Zok lowered his head and dared not say anything. His surname is very different from that of his dead brother. He doesn't like to fight with others. His surname is gentle and kind.

In the eyes of Viscount Mailer, kindness is equivalent to cowardice, so he put all his hopes on Dessel more like himself.

But now that Dessel is dead, Viscount Mailer can only place his last hope on Zock.

Seeing his son's fear, the anger of Viscount Mailer subsided a lot. He slowly said, "Don't care what the outside says. Now Salling and Leon are our enemies. You will never forget who your eldest brother died!"

"This time we had bad luck and let them win, but don't think that we lost all. There are people who support us in Gry, in Tomund, and even Ugru."

"So we still have a chance. Don't admit defeat easily. If we don't completely defeat Salling, our Colinworth family will always be trapped in Colinworth and slowly decline!"

Viscount Mailer clenched his fist: "Next time, they won't be so lucky again!"

(to be continued)