"My lord, the city hall has been taken by us. The mayor refused to surrender and led a dozen people to resist, so we killed them all." The captain of the Swadian heavy cavalry riding a tall horse turned towards Byron on the horse. Byron nodded and reported.

"Very well, at least King Graves is not blind when this person is chosen. Don't hurt their family members, don't plunder his family's property, and don't ask them for ransom. Treat a baron's family. Treat his family with courtesy." Byron nodded, and explained the fate of the entire important family in Jerkala with a few casual words.

"What's the status of the palace? When can we enter it?"

"Soon, Lord Earl." Before the cavalry captain could answer, Elaine rode up to Byron before the other party, and bowed deeply on the horse's back. As commander of the troops besieging the palace, he spent less time reporting progress to Byron than he did commanding the battle from the palace.

"They burned our ladder and cut off our tunnel, but we still blasted a gap in the inner wall. Before it gets dark today, I will present you Graves's court." Allen said very Said confidently.

"Very good, well done, Allen, you are indeed brave and good at fighting, and you have the demeanor of a marshal." Byron praised appropriately, but he knew Allen's character, so his attitude changed immediately, and his gentle face also changed. He became grim and serious: "But since we besieged that palace, this is the third time you have promised me, and I hope you will not break your promise this time, because of these delays, I think the news of our entry into the city has now come to an end." It has been passed on to the battlefield of the battle for the Rhodoks throne!"

"I will never lie this time, my lord!" Allen's arrogance immediately disappeared when he heard this. He hurriedly dismounted and knelt down on one knee to make a solemn promise to Byron. "I will personally lead the attack and destroy all stubborn enemies!"

"Then you go, I'll wait for your news."

Byron nodded and made a gesture. Allen and the cavalry captain quickly retreated. He also drove the Thunder BMW and was escorted by a whole team of Swadian cavalry to other streets.

This battle was not easy. Although the city gate was opened by relying on the internal response, the defenders and residents of Jerkala still put up a fierce resistance. They used the familiar terrain to shuttle between every street and ambush Byron's whereabouts. A single team, or occupy a favorable terrain to hold on, the town hall, the guild hall, the armory, the church... They resist tenaciously in the solid buildings made of rock, and these buildings are located in important positions in the city, thanks Lun's forces must capture these locations. So although two-thirds of the city had been occupied by Byron's army on the afternoon of the second day of the night attack, and troops were constantly coming to support them, the battle was still fierce and the city was far from being captured.

In fact, Byron had the most suitable officer for this battle, and that was Bundak. As a former city defense officer, he is familiar with every street and alley in Jerkala, as well as the terrain and breakthroughs in all areas. He even knows some secrets of entering the king's palace. If he is there, the battle will end in at most two days. But he refused, he rejected this brilliant record that could be easily obtained. Of course he knew what kind of reward Byron would give him if he made such a great contribution, and he might even be allowed to rank among the nobles and return to his hometown with honor. After all, this lord of humble origin had already done it once.

But he didn't want to betray his former comrades-in-arms, he didn't want to betray his compatriots in that city who had never failed him, he hated the royal family members who made him lose his job, but he didn't take his anger out on all the Rhodoks nobles because of this . More importantly, he is very aware of the stubbornness and stubbornness that their people have cultivated for hundreds of years. They will not forgive themselves, nor will they change their attitudes because of the improvement of their wealth and status. He will have a lot, but he will also Disregarded like never owned. He didn't want to bear this shame, he didn't want to be cast aside by his compatriots for the rest of his life and even hurt his descendants. So he knelt down to Byron and begged Byron not to let him play, and Byron agreed to him. He didn't need to make things difficult for his old friend when he was basically sure of winning.

But now it seems that this choice is very considerate of friendship, but it is really not very wise. For a whole week, the battle is still not over. Byron's troops occupied the city walls, and Earl Crags' cavalry swept the streets, but the battle around those important nodes was extremely difficult. Byron personally supervised the battle, and it took a week, with nearly 100 casualties, to capture most of the resistance fortresses. Now, the city hall has also been occupied by them, leaving only the palace of King Graves in the whole Jelkala.

As the southernmost city in Rhodok and almost the southernmost large city in Calradia, Jerkala has never had any security pressure. But King Graves was famous in the country for his military command before he became king, and he also attached great importance to city defense. The disgusting but very suitable streets for street fighting and the "palace" as strong as a fortress in Jerkala are the best proof of the original engineering.

Moreover, Byron must quickly occupy this palace. There are two treasuries in Gelkala, one is the city treasury, which is located in the city hall, but because big cities have more income but also more places, they have maintained a balance of payments for a long time. If you save money, you can start construction, and there is not much profit. The other treasury is the king's inner treasury. King Graves's family has managed this prosperous velvet producing area for generations, and the workshop taxes and duties are countless. Not to mention anything else, Rhodok has been suppressed and beaten by Swadia in the past few years (largely due to Byron's credit), but the king has always been able to spend money on the armed forces to win people's hearts, which shows the strength of his inner treasury. full.

Therefore, after sending hundreds of troops to control all parts of the city, a large army of thousands of people surrounded the palace, and the black powder was transported to the outer wall of the palace by truckloads. Even so, they suffered a lot.

After Byron toured the city, he felt that there were no major problems in other parts of the city, so he led the troops to the palace to see how Elaine was doing now.

However, on the way to the palace, Byron happened to bump into Borgia, the temporary city defense officer of Gelkala, who had just returned from the city hall.

"Lord Earl, it is my greatest honor to serve you!" Borgia hurried to Byron's horse, took off his hat and bowed deeply. Nearly fell twice. Byron thinks he deserves it, for he wears a pair of clown costume-like boots, which Swadian and Rhodok nobles are sometimes fond of wearing, especially those who have no place to brag about being able to afford extra fabric Nouveau riche and landlord old fortune.

"You don't have to be so restrained, Mr. Borgia, you are our hero. We can't take this city now without you opening the gates for us. But thank you and your friends, Swadia The glory of the Lord will illuminate this land, and we will offer His Majesty a great gift, a precious gift that can ease the pain of his wife's bereavement." Byron still attached great importance to Borgia, so he dismounted easily He shook the other person's hand to show that he valued him.

"Of course, Lord Earl, I have seen the battle in the palace. Your soldiers are brave and fearless, and they are ten times stronger than them. They will surely win." Borgia bent down so that Byron could not see his expression clearly, Just the constant compliments, and...

"It's just that I want to remind you a little bit. I know that the Earl is busy with work, and there are many small things that you will forget. I hope you will not forget our agreement."

"Promise? What promise? I haven't forgotten it, but I hope you still remember the content." Byron asked with a strange smile on his face when he heard the other party's words.

"You promise to retain my noble status after you take the city, protect my property from infringement, and a lifelong post no less than that of a city defense officer." Borgia straightened up, his face still full of smiles, and tried his best not to Let anyone around notice the panic that just flashed in his eyes.

"That's right, I made a promise like this, but as far as I see it now, this agreement has to be changed."

"But my lord, you..." Borgia was scheming, he obviously realized that he might be brushed, but he still suppressed his anger and prevented anyone from finding out. "This is our agreement, and I still keep the original written document, although it will destroy your image of keeping your promise, and without us, you will find that Gelkala is not so easy to control. They love their king, And willing to die for it, they are not easy farmers to control. Besides, if you pay and get nothing in return, what will your soldiers think of you?"

"You misunderstood, Borgia." Byron laughed loudly, as if he was just making a joke with the other party. "I did say that I want to modify the agreement, but I didn't mean to take away the rewards you won. In fact, you did a great job, what reward is a mere city defense officer? I am a fair person, so I want to give you more Good rewards to compensate you for your previous and future efforts. I hereby promise to appoint you as the mayor of Jelkala. As long as we still control this city, you can continue to hold this position as my territory A nobleman in the country." Byron said solemnly.

"Oh, forgive my previous rudeness, my lord, I am deeply impressed by your generosity." Borgia couldn't help being overjoyed when he saw Byron's solemn promise. He knew that the Swadian nobles were quite stingy towards outsiders. The benefits Byron gave him have far exceeded what he thought. "I will be loyal to you and continue to fight for your interests." Borgia stepped back while saluting continuously, and left happily. This time, everyone could feel his joy.

"You really intend to make him mayor?"

Kress popped up behind Byron after Borgia walked away, and even though he had no culture or politics, he knew that this choice was terrible. That man is mercenary and shouldn't be appointed to an important governing position, especially now that the whole city knows the truth and hates him to death.

"It's okay, UU Reading www.uukanshu.com still remember me, the purpose of this time?" Byron snorted softly, as if everything was in his expectation.

"We are not permanent residents, and we will soon bring those lovely dinars with us. Anyway, we don't want this city but the dinars here, so of course I can be more generous, anyway, no matter it is The mayor or the baron, I can't possibly cash in in the end. But now, this guy is overwhelmed with joy, he will serve us with his supporters until we retreat, and when we go, he will also He can only follow us, he has no other choice, that is our last tolerance to him."

"That's why you let the messenger leave early?"

"That's right, the messenger left the night we entered the city, and the good news will go to the king. His reply will arrive before we leave here. He won't seal the land to me, but no matter what he does with the land Both cities will make our reputation in the kingdom even louder! They will call me the conqueror of Jelkala, and I will accept it frankly."

When Byron said this, he couldn't help laughing. Kress was a little surprised. She couldn't remember the last time Byron smiled so confidently.

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