System: Build My Own Territory

Chapter 1007 - 294: A Fight to the Death (10,000 Words)_2

Walter merely answered briefly, staying in place, waiting for the guard’s return.

Half a minute later.

The messenger guard rode his horse through the darkness, returning to the front of the manor estate.

Agilely dismounting, he ran to Walter’s side.

Only then did Walter ask, "Did Neil Lewis Manor Lord agree to provide military aid?"

The guard’s face showed a hint of hesitation and awkwardness.

Walter’s expression hardened, urging, "Speak quickly!"

The guard dared not hesitate any longer, quickly speaking.

"Guard Captain, Neil Lewis Manor Lord says it’s too late now to dispatch and gather soldiers conveniently."

"If Connelly Manor can stand firm, he will assist first thing in the morning!"

Walter’s eyes widened in disbelief as he asked.

"Did you inform Neil Manor Lord about the number of armored soldiers dispatched by Lord Lynn from Morgan Town?"

"Did you explain that if Connelly Manor is destroyed, all manor lords in Alba Town would be plunged into crisis?"

Listening to Walter’s barrage of questions, the guard’s face showed nervousness, quickly responding.

"Walter Guard Captain, I did! I explained all the words entrusted to me to Neil Lewis Manor Lord."

"But he just instructed me to reply to you this way and had the guards escort me out of the manor..."

Seeing the earnest expression on the guard’s face, Walter understood the guard wasn’t lying to him.

An instant flash of anger surged in Walter’s heart, accompanied by curses.

"Hold on until tomorrow morning!"

"Once Connelly Manor is destroyed, the next to fall will be Neil Lewis Manor!"

Eddie and the messenger guard standing beside Walter dared not utter a word.

Walter exhaled several breaths of hot air.

"Stand down, join the defense line, and resist the external enemies together!"

The messenger guard promptly bowed in salute, withdrew, and left.

Eddie watched the messenger guard depart, hesitantly asking, "Guard Captain, what should we do now?"

Walter glanced at him, "What to do? What else can we do?"

"Not only Neil Lewis, but even if other manors refuse military aid, I, Walter, will hold Connelly Manor to the death!"

"Lord Lynn from Morgan Town, to occupy Connelly Manor, must step over my corpse!"

Eddie felt a chill in his heart and quickly bowed in reply.

"Yes, Walter Guard Captain!"

Walter spoke no more, quickly pondering in his mind.

Although Neil Lewis Manor Lord did not directly refuse Connelly Manor’s request for military aid.

But asking a manor with only five hundred total soldiers to hold out until morning.

It was essentially leaving Connelly Manor to die!

You must know these five hundred soldiers only include dozens of armored soldiers and dozens of archers.

All other soldiers are merely equipped with cold weapons as ordinary soldiers.

Such weak power, how can they possibly match thousands of armored soldiers?

Walter was indeed a little surprised that Neil Lewis refused.

But Walter felt it was within reason.

Any war entails casualties!

As a manor lord, owning only few soldiers to begin with.

How could one willingly let these soldiers die on the battlefield for others’ manors?

Even if Neil Lewis is like Master Zock.

Both are manor lords supporting Viscount Jon Zack of Kakasong City.

But that’s just in terms of political stance at large.

To gain Viscount Jon Zack’s support was also to obtain the tax exemption rights of Kakasong City...

That is to say.

Mutual manor lords Neil Lewis and Zock Connally are still contenders for interests in this small Alba Town.

Not only Neil Lewis.

Other manors in the town are similar.

If Connelly Manor is destroyed.

They can use all sorts of means to divide and digest the farmlands, forests, and other resources originally belonging to Connelly Manor!

Walter understood.

This is the fundamental reason why Neil Lewis is unwilling to carry out military aid promptly.

Walter also guessed.

Other manor lords would be like Neil Lewis, refusing military aid to Connelly Manor!

Because once Zock Connally, relying on Viscount Jon Zack’s influence, seized many benefits from other manors.

Even projecting his manor power over the other manor lords.

Accustomed to domineering in Alba Town.

In such tense and unfriendly diplomatic relations.

For them to come for military aid would be truly surprising to Walter.

Just as Walter predicted.

In the following ten or so minutes.

Messenger guards dispatched returned to the manor estate in succession.

Without exception.

All politely refused Connelly Manor’s military aid invitation for various reasons!

After hearing the last messenger guard’s report and dismissing him, Walter glanced at Eddie beside him, instructing.

"Go call Land out to discuss how to defend Connelly Manor."

"At this critical moment of life and death, as the manor steward, how could he sit back and do nothing?"

Eddie did not dare hesitate, responded, and quickly walked toward the manor estate at the back.

Walter watched the scene before him, where guards and peasants were intensely building defensive structures under the glow of the bonfires.