36. A person who does not play cards according to reason
The sky was very clear.
Sean's team was indeed swaggering forward, and even deliberately shook around the border of another baron, which frightened the baron into retreating thirty miles directly, which made Sean have the idea of taking advantage of the fire to rob. However, considering that the troops of the steel wings are really tired, and the other side has nearly seven hundred people, this battle is also a bit hard-boned, and it is very likely to destroy William's layout, so Sean had to give up.
Unlike the nervous and cautious sneak attack, the return journey is much easier, which also means a certain amount of boredom.
In fact, both Rena and ShephaΓ±o did not understand why William wanted to capture the baron alive. If they were given the choice, they could also get the same benefits by killing him, anyway, Lonnis's territory had already been defeated, and if the Dabiang Kingdom wanted to take it back, it would naturally have to be done by means of war, but if so, wouldn't it be more in line with Sean's thoughts?
Everyone knows that Sean, the lord, is going to fight with the kingdom of Dabion.
And if Lonnis is killed, it will be able to boost the morale of the army even better. At least Rena would have been much happier, for in this lord's domain, she had lost the most of her manpower, not necessarily less than the viscount's.
It's just that Sean didn't nod, so Rena could only hold this anger in her heart and vent her anger in other ways.
"You're abusing!" Locked in a cage like a rare animal, Lonis let out an angry roar, "You are insulting a nobleman! β
"Insults?" Sean glanced lazily and smiled, "You haven't seen a real insult yet." β¦β¦ Perhaps, you think it's bad to be a rare animal and want to be a dog? Rena. You don't need to give him dry food for the next meal, just reward a few meat bones. β
"Yes, sir." Rena said with a smile on her face.
Lonnis's face turned red, when had he ever been humiliated like this!
"You're going to pay the price!" Lonis suddenly shouted, his eyes were full of unwillingness and anger, his life's reputation was ruined like this!
"The price?" Sean looked at Lonis and smiled, "You reminded me. β¦β¦ There is no such thing in this world that you don't get for nothing, and since you want better treatment, then let's make an equivalent exchange. β
See Sean's face. Lonis froze slightly, and there was a little more vigilance in his eyes: "What do you want to do?" β
"Well, because of a wrong decision of yours, you made me lose nearly a hundred of my men, so you don't want to get any noble treatment from me." Sean said dryly. "But if you give me a plan for the special armor worn by your heavy cavalry, I may consider giving you a week's nobility. β¦β¦ Your family is a marquis family, right? Then I'll let you enjoy the treatment that a marquis deserves. β
"Huh. Turns out you want my armor to make drawings. Lonnis burst out laughing.
He was a commander-in-chief. But under this premise, he is a lord and a nobleman. And as a qualified nobleman, the skill of negotiation is naturally an innate instinct, whether in bed or under the bed, no nobleman lacks this skill, so when Lonnis heard Sean say his purpose. He couldn't help but laugh, as long as Sean Ken negotiated with him, then he felt that many things could be solved.
Anyway, for a nobleman, defeat on the battlefield. It's just that the losses at the negotiating table are greater.
"It's not a problem for you to make that set of armor, but don't you think my current situation is very unsuitable for negotiation?"
Although Lonis looks unusually embarrassed, and the luxurious clothes on his body have become tattered, but at this moment it still shows a bit of the elegance that a nobleman should have, and even Sean has to admit that no matter how decadent a real nobleman is, the temperament on his body is real, because this sense of superiority has been deeply engraved into their souls.
"Negotiations?" Sean also smiled, "Who told you I was negotiating with you?" Do you have what it takes? But you're just a vanquished, and from the nobility's point of view, you're just my trophy. As a trophy, you should have a trophy as it should be, I think you are a monkey you are a monkey, I think you are a nobleman when you are a nobleman. β¦β¦ Right now, you're still in this cage, so you're just a monkey in my eyes. β
Hearing Sean's words, Cecilia finally couldn't help but laugh; However, compared to Cecilia's reserved smile, Shephaneo and Rena are simply laughing without an image. As for those Northland barbarians who didn't know what etiquette was, it was even more impossible to give Lonnis face, and those Northland barbarians who didn't know what was going on in the road also let out loud laughter after asking each other.
Soon, the laughter spread far and wide, like rolling thunder.
"You!" Lonnis's face flushed with anger again, and he felt like a monkey, humiliated repeatedly.
"Now even if you give me the drawings, you can only enjoy the treatment of the earl." Sean glanced at Lonnis, still calm, "Your next sentence may determine whether you enjoy the treatment of an earl or a viscount, so think about it carefully." β
Sean is a skilled veteran player, so many crafting recipes in the game can be obtained through some quests, in addition to digging treasures, playing dungeons, etc., and can also be obtained in the hands of NPCs through certain tasks. And since the standard equipment used by Lonnis's heavy cavalry is this special special armor, then putting it in the game means that he must have a quest line that can obtain the blueprint for the production of this armor.
If it was in the game, Sean would definitely have to spend some brain power to get this task, but since it was in reality, he naturally didn't need to brush up on anything like favorability, anyway, he and the Kingdom of Dabion were originally hostile camps. Since this is a predestined result, it is only natural that Sean will also use other methods to obtain this drawing, such as the way he is now.
Since the other party emphasizes the nobility, then why don't I give it to you, anyway, this situation is very normal in a war. Merely. Sean didn't want to give it to the other party for nothing, so the other party took it for granted, so he naturally wanted Lonnis to exchange it for the production drawings of the armor.
He had already checked it after the war.
The armor used by the heavy cavalry under Lonis is indeed an armor between light armor and heavy armor, and its protection is stronger than that of light armor. Not only can it effectively resist the damage of arrows like chain mail, but it also has a certain resistance to the puncture damage of weapons such as dragon spears and spears, not to mention damage such as slashing, and the protection ability is better than that of light armor.
This is an advantage in defensive capabilities, but what really makes Sean value is that this armor weighs only half the weight of plate armor. A third of the heavy armor was not particularly large for the heavy gravity of the light cavalry. If Sean is willing to spend a little more consumption, allocate better horses and equipment, and strengthen the training of cavalry, he can even configure a heavy cavalry like Lonnis.
But the only thing that doesn't know for sure at the moment. It is the material from which this armor is made.
If it's just a material like ordinary heavy armor, it's fine, but at most it will cost a little more manual work. However, the heavy cavalry units thus deployed are more than half cheaper than the heavy cavalry units of the same size. And the protection is much better. Of course, if you encounter heavy cavalry or infantry units that are willing to spend money to build, the heavy cavalry built with such equipment will not have much advantage at all, because this armor is not thickened and partitioned, so the damage of crossbow arrows and armor-piercing arrows is also unavoidable, and in terms of the hedge of frontal impact. It is also weaker than the traditional heavy cavalry.
Therefore, Sean's demand for this kind of armor equipment is not so strong, and it can only be used as transitional equipment.
Since this is the mentality, then of course he will put on an indifferent appearance. So in the eyes of Lonnis, Sean became a little unreasonable.
After a moment of silence, Lonnis finally had to admit the cruelty of reality, especially in the hands of someone like Sean who played cards unreasonably, which made the reality even more cruel, and all his negotiation skills could not be used in Sean's hands. Even, he couldn't tell whether Sean's words just now were a threat or something else, but he didn't dare to try to challenge Sean's bottom line again.
In the end, he is still a nobleman who is greedy for pleasure.
So, Lonis had no choice but to make an attitude and appearance that a trophy should have, and whispered: "In such an environment, I can't make drawings for you, at least I need a minimum of drawing tools and a table." β
"It's okay, I'll give you these things when I get to White Dove." Sean said calmly, "So when you make drawings for me, when can you enjoy the treatment of the earl level for a week." β¦β¦ And until then, that's all you have to do. Oh yes, because of your previous rudeness upset me, so you only have meat bones with minced meat for lunch and dinner today. β
"Hmph, you'd better pray that it doesn't fall into my hands one day, and then ......"
"Tomorrow's three meals are also meat and bones." Sean said calmly, so Lonnis chose to shut up very aggrievedly.
He's just a little uncomfortable with the current life, but that doesn't mean he's a high-spirited idiot.
Seeing this scene, Cecilia and the others couldn't help it. A dignified high-level commander of the future military department who is highly anticipated by the Kingdom of Dabiang, can only be helpless along the way, and he doesn't even dare to say a word about the scene, how can this make people not laugh?
And looking at Lonnis's flushed face and holding back a breath of anger in his heart, Sean couldn't help but feel a burst of darkness, so he smiled and said, "I'm in a good mood now, I'll tell you a piece of news for free...... But in the future, if you want to know what news you want, you need to exchange things for it, I'm a very fair person, and I like the principle of equivalent trading the most. β
Lonis took a deep breath, trying to calm his emotions, and then asked, "What's the news?" β
He kind of understood, free things should not be in vain.
"Your coalition has been drawn and is now heading towards White Dove Town, probably to save you." Sean smiled, "I can't see it, you still have a lot of hearts, what's that name...... Is Viscount Ruud a good friend of yours? β
Hearing Sean's words, Lonis was slightly startled, and immediately reacted: "It's all a trap!?" Your real purpose is just to start a war!? β
"Almost." Sean shrugged, "But that friend of yours is really cooperating with my actions, and now my territory can be expanded again." β
"Heh, you want to defeat Ruud with that little bit of people in your hands?" Lonnis let out a disdainful sneer, "Ruud's talent and talent may not be as good as mine, but his command is mainly steady, and even I will have a headache when I face him." What's more, with nearly 4,000 coalition troops, do you really think this little force in your territory can stop it? β
"I think I can stop it." Sean turned his head and said very seriously, "Because this time William personally led the army, and Alfred served as the vanguard." β
Lonnis's pupils shrank suddenly.
"Moreover, Count Simi has already led the Thundering Edge from the Tonys Fortress, and by the time we return to White Dove Town, the Mordg Territory will be occupied."
This time, Lonnis's face had turned a little pale. (To be continued.) )
PS: The three chapters of the 20th are over, and the next step is to repay the debts on the 18th and 19th.