Chapter 106 Attack on Antoria!
Stein was excited.
Especially when he led the Antoria caravan and finally entered the territory of the Duke of Galicia, Stan's heart was filled with uncontrollable excitement.
As the mercenary leader of Antolia, that is, the leader of the Antolia mercenary group, this is the first time that he has received such an important task from the hands of his lord.
Capture the city of Parma.
Although the order Leon left before heading north was only a short sentence, Stan clearly knew the weight of his burden.
Can my lord successfully go north? Can the Jimena family's worries be eliminated smoothly?
At this moment, these extremely important things to Antolia are all tied to Stain.
As Aaron said when Stein led the caravan out of the city, no matter how much sacrifice was made, the plan to raid the city of Parma must not be missed.
As long as the city of Parma is captured, the wealth accumulated by the Braves family for generations will be available for others to pick up.
As long as the city of Parma is captured, the name of the Jimena family will surely be known to everyone in the southern part of the kingdom.
This heavy trust alone is enough for Stein to be unable to repay.
Since Leon took over the title of Viscount of Antolia and the identity of the patriarch of the Jimena family, God knows how anxious the Antolia mercenaries are.
Lapruk Regiment, Antolian Militia.
The establishment of new troops one after another and the serious involution of Antolian military power have greatly squeezed the scope of competence of the Antolian mercenaries.
The reclamation of wasteland in the southwestern highlands, the clearing up of the mountain people on the frontier...
these things that should have been done by the Antolian mercenaries have now become the tasks of other legions, and have become the military merits of the new recruits.
The Antolian mercenaries, who had always been famous before, only received the task of escorting business travelers.
It's easy, but the feeling of not being taken seriously is really bad.
Before that, Stan was not aware of Leon's painstaking efforts. It was not until that day when Leon confessed his plans and expectations for the Antolian mercenaries that he finally realized that his lord planned to organize the mercenaries. What a big job.
And he, Stain, the new leader of the Antolia Mercenary Group, will surely receive the awesome honor for this!
What I have to say here is that the Antorians have a pretty good sense of confidentiality.
It wasn't until the caravan set off from Antolia that the already idle mercenaries learned the true purpose of the trip from Stain's mouth.
When they heard the order coming from Stain's mouth, the mercenaries were all excited and excited.
The value of mercenaries can only be realized on the battlefield.
In order to make this raid plan foolproof, Aaron even recruited a lot of good players from the Antolia subjects and surrendered mountain people, and gave them all to Stan to command.
Therefore, this caravan, with a total number of nearly a thousand people, was enough to be regarded as the largest military operation led by Antolian mercenaries without Leon's personal command.
And the "commodities" loaded on the vehicles that were originally used to carry moonlight velvet have all turned into sharp weapons, covered with a layer of cloth. In addition to the much larger size of the caravan, it almost looks like No difference.
Therefore, the journey from Antolia to Parma is extremely smooth.
And the soldiers of the Braves family who were fishing at the gate of Palma City did not feel anything wrong at all.
He habitually glanced at the flag of the Jimena family, and habitually glanced at the caravan coming from afar. After the caravan slowly entered the city, he habitually stretched out his hand and asked the mercenary leader for a small fee.
Only this time...
what was placed in the hands of the defenders was no longer heavy silver coins, but cold blades.
In the midst of lightning and flint, Stan raised his knife and dropped it. A severed palm was cut to the ground, and blood spattered.
...
With the departure of the Duke of Galicia, Lord Deol, who is the first heir to the title of Duke of Galicia, naturally became the actual controller of this land.
Although this heir, whose overall ability can be roughly rated as [3-3-1], is not outstanding in terms of military ability, he has clearly exceeded the average level among the many nobles of the Andal Kingdom in other aspects.
(Note: [3-3-1] is the monarch data panel in EU4. From left to right is administrative ability, diplomatic ability, and military ability. The values all fluctuate in the range of [0, 6]. Due to feedback from readers, I don’t understand what I’m writing, so I’ll mark the relevant memes in the future.)
However, facing the huge logistical pressure brought by the army’s march north, the young Lord Deol was still a little overwhelmed.
Fortunately, every three or five days, battle reports from the front line will be transmitted back to Parma City, which will also allow Deol to gain a lot of sense of accomplishment and participation.
"Antoria's caravan should be coming soon, right?"
After sorting out a large pile of documents on the table, Deol finally raised his head and asked the attendant beside him.
You know, as the situation in the kingdom becomes more and more corrupt, the commercial exchanges in the Andal Kingdom become increasingly sparse.
In the past, it was only the north, but now, with the Duke of Galicia and Herson advancing towards the royal capital, the number of caravans arriving in Palma City every day has almost plummeted.
All the nobles were gathering food and troops, so that the kingdom's economic prosperity was not as good as before.
And the moonlight velvet that is steadily delivered to Parma City from Antolia every month has actually become one of the few sources of income for the Bravis family.
After all...
no matter how chaotic the situation, there will always be someone in need of luxury.
Although the chaotic situation will undoubtedly cause the price of luxury goods to fall, moon velvet, as a commodity that is already in short supply, can be said to be the least affected among many luxury goods.
Just when the attendant was about to reply, a knight from the Bravis family burst in with a panicked expression.
"My lord..."
the knight said breathlessly: "Antolia, the Antolian people have entered the city!"
Deol:? ? ?
I just asked casually, just go into the city. It's not like Antolia's caravan has never entered the city before. Is there any need to be so panicked?
Seeing that the Lord in front of him still looked as normal, the knight realized the loophole in his words and quickly added:
"It's not the caravan from Antolia! It's the soldiers from Antolia!"
"Those servants from Antolia The soldiers have occupied the city gate and are killing the family's private soldiers!"
After a brief moment of confusion, Deol stood up suddenly.
What appeared on his face was an expression of extreme astonishment and even disbelief.
(End of chapter)