The siege lasted for three days, but the army under Fort Creek did not launch an attack on it for a long time.

April 28th, 26th year of the Empire.

The old Earl Creek was wearing a full-length chain armor and a semi-enclosed helmet. He had been guarding the city wall these days, which made his increasingly old body a little overwhelming.

This should have been replaced by his eldest son, Sir Andrew, and it was only natural for a young noble boy to replace his old father on the battlefield.

But it is a pity that Sir Andrew's physical condition does not allow him to do this, and he is the only son of Earl Crick, so that Earl Crick will have to suffer such suffering on the wall at his age.

He stood up from the wall and moved his body. He pressed his hands on the battlements and looked down. With a helmet on his head, he was not afraid of weak bows and arrows.

At this moment, he suddenly discovered that there was a team of more than a dozen people under the city wall changing close.

"Attention everyone! Stand up and watch!" Earl Crick immediately shouted upon seeing this and ordered the soldiers to prepare for battle.

The archers took their positions one after another, picked up their bows and ran up to the protruding positions of the arrow towers and battlements, which was the best position for them to shoot.

The soldiers on the wall also drew out weapons such as long swords and short spears suitable for fighting on the wall, and they were ready for battle side by side.

However, at this moment, a dozen people below suddenly took out a white banner and waved it wildly.

For a moment, everyone was stunned.

"What should I do, Lord Earl?" One of the centurion captains of Earl Creek reacted first and asked him.

"Don't shoot for now, see what they are going to do!" Earl Creek waved his hand and said.

"Listen to the people on the wall! I'm Sir Constance! We are here for peace! Please don't shoot!" The leader shouted immediately after coming to the bottom of the castle, for fear of accidental injury.

"You said you came for peace! Then please explain why there are so many troops here!" Count Crick shouted.

"I hope I can enter into success or failure and talk to the owner of this castle, Earl Creek!" Sir Constance below shouted loudly.

"I am Earl Crick! But why should I believe what you are saying is true!" Earl Crick tentatively stuck his body out of the battlements and said, looking at Sir Constance not far below.

"To show my sincerity and my master! I am willing to enter the castle alone to talk to you!" Sir Constance said.

Everyone beside Earl Creek looked at him one after another, and the meaning in their eyes was self-evident.

"Well... we should probably trust him once!" Earl Crick nodded.

After obtaining the permission, the soldier on the wall, CCB, threw a hanging basket with the help of a rope to the bottom of the wall, and Sir Constant got off his horse and did it up.

After a while, he came to the wall without any problems and was confiscated by the defenders.

In fact, according to custom and interests, as a knight, he should not be disarmed, but now that the two sides are at war, Earl Crick clearly does not intend to abide by those rules.

"I am now unarmed, dear Earl Crick, and I also hope that you can give me the honor of war, and I also hope that you can abide by your credit!" The messenger waved his hands to indicate that he was not threatening.

"Of course, I would like to talk to you!" Earl Creek nodded and said.

"So, can you fully represent the lords outside the city?"

"Yes, I can. I have the authorization of all the adults. As long as we reach a consensus, they will withdraw the army!" Sir Constance said with a smile, hoping to minimize Earl Creek's vigilance.

"Then, state your conditions, if I can meet them, I will try my best to do it, but try not to say some conditions that I cannot bear!"

"Very well, you reasonable man!" Sir Constance saluted Earl Crick.

"The requirements of the lords are very simple. They only have territories and property!" Sir Constance said: "They need you to publicly acknowledge and issue documents, sign a treaty to recognize that the territories currently occupied by the lords belong to them, and Pay three thousand gold coins to pay for their lost military expenses!"

"It's very simple, very easy to do, isn't it?" Sir Constance looked at Earl Crick with a meaningful expression.

"..."

Silence, surrounded by death-like silence, Earl Crick said nothing after listening to Sir Constance.

After a while, Earl Crick said: "Perhaps I shouldn't ask, but my heart is full of doubts, Sir Constance, are you, or the lords behind you, out of your mind?"

"What?" Sir Constance asked with a frown.

"Why do they think I will agree to such a request? Is it because they have a problem with their brains or I am always confused? I absolutely cannot accept such an outrageous condition!"

Earl Crick replied cleanly, without any muddle-headedness.

This is also human nature. What is the most important thing for a feudal lord? It's a territory!

If their request is only to take money, maybe Earl Crick really agreed, even if they increase the price to five thousand, it is not impossible to consider.

But once the conditions involve territories, it is not easy to agree to.

Territory is the foundation of a noble family. Even if there is no money, as long as the territory is left, they can still maintain the dignity of a nobleman. However, once the land is lost, it only takes a few generations to lose. The identity of the nobility.

So ~lightnovelpub.net~ the rich desperately want to own a territory, and even willing to pay thousands of gold coins for a small baron to lead some huge wealth.

The lords also regarded the territory as a forbidden to infringe absolutely.

"But think about it. Now that the army of the lords has come to the city, you can only support and protect yourself in this castle, and maybe your castle will be captured at any time, and then you will have nothing. !"

"Haha..." Earl Crick said with a sneer: "I can hold this castle until I die! You don't want to take it away until then!"

"You are already helpless! We can keep besieging your castle, and you will never get a supplement, you will starve to death here!" Sir Constance's face gradually became gloomy.

"I would advise you, you'd better be acquainted, I don't want to be rude to you!"

Listening to Sir Constance's words, Earl Crick was also angry: "Go back! Just let your master attack the city! My reinforcements are coming soon! The Morand family will never allow you to do this. Do it! They will think you want to rebel again!"