Chapter 550 Rebellion 18

Chapter 550 Rebellion 18
At this moment, most of the rebels were busy dodging gunfire, and not many noticed that their temporary commander Fergusa was fleeing. Those who did perceive it, invariably chose to follow Fergus and escape.

They crossed the ranks amidst a chorus of screams and terrified shouts.

“Hyah!” Fergus kept shaking the reins, his legs clamping down on the saddle as if it had grown with it, while his upper body crouched low to reduce the probability of him being shot.

But when he ran about five hundred meters ahead, he gave a hard yank on the reins, and the high-speed galloping mount immediately hissed and raised its front hooves, coming to a hard stop.

In the direction he was advancing, a row of black shadows stood there silently, giving Fergus the feeling that they were waiting specifically for him.

Judging from their posture, everyone was pointing a musket at himself, and Fergus had no doubt that if he continued to advance, he would definitely be shot into a sieve.

With a clang, Fergus drew his knight’s longsword and looked ahead warily.

The sound of a horse’s hooves trampling on muddy water rang out, and several knights emerged from the forest next to them.

“What a surprise!”

The leader spoke, causing Fergus to feel a wave of déjà vu.

As the visitor continued to approach, with the help of the reappearing moonlight – by now the rain had stopped and the dark clouds were beginning to dissipate – Fergus recognized the face of the visitor.

“Carter Hawley?” Fergus frowned.

“It’s me. Fergus …… Lord, what a surprise, you have betrayed Lord Paul Gleeman and are a leading figure in the rebellion.”

Eighth Infantry Battalion’s tent Lieutenant Colonel Holly a pained expression, the knight in front of him’s family is loyal to the Gleiman family for generations, how did he suddenly fall, at that time, when he knew from the letter brought by the bird that the rebellion was likely to be even if Fergus had planned it, his inner shock was incomparable, and now it is even more so that he has seen this traitor with his own eyes, and solidly hammered, the Lieutenant Colonel’s mentality at this time is very complicated.

“Hmph! Paul Greiman’s perverse behavior has caused the wrath of the heavens, he has completely degenerated into a tyrant, an executioner, how can our behavior be called a betrayal, we are doing justice for the people who are oppressed by him, and letting Alda go back to her right track.”

“Outrageous, I have never heard such a vicious slander, Alda is now flourishing, you are blind and unconscionable for saying that.”

At Fergus’s words, Lt. Col. Hawley and Major Cobb beside him were so indignant that the last vestige of regret for Fergus vanished without a trace.

Lieutenant Colonel Hawley said with a straight face, “Fergus, if you put down your weapon now and honestly give up all your accomplices and the whole beginning and end of the rebellion, perhaps Lord Graiman can spare your life for the sake of your family’s generations of loyalty.”

“Holly!” Fergus suddenly burst into a rage, “You’re just a mere squire at Bryce’s side, now you dare to talk to me like that.” “Escort?” Lieutenant Colonel Holly was stunned, he hadn’t heard this word in a long time.

After reacting, Holly responded, “Yes, but that was before, I am now the battalion commander of the 8th Infantry Battalion of the Arda Army.”

“Bullshit battalion commander!” Fergus’s face became twisted, and the long buried resentment and discontent suddenly erupted.

After the Pirate Rebellion was quelled, Fergus felt that there were too many constraints in the army built by the lord, so he didn’t stay to serve in Lakeheart Town, but returned to his own village to run the manor, but at that time, he still maintained his loyalty to the Greiman family, and if there was a need for him by the lord, he was ready to hang up his horse, bring along his squire and household servants, and unhesitatingly charge into battle for the lord even if he died on the battlefield.

Among the knights of the Greiman family, Fergus is not the only one who has made the same choice.

However, after that, Alda participated in all the wars, Paul did not call them once these knights who chose to go home, all by virtue of their own establishment of a new army to win the war, which makes the idle knights at home in the heart is very puzzled.

Especially the war of the troglodytes, this war made the previously unknown Alda shine, completely reversing the weak position of the Gladman family in the Northwest Gulf. Wars that mattered meant great status, reputation, and, for those involved, wealth. In those days, Fergus did not even bother to take care of the affairs in his own manor, and every day he sent people to inquire about the development of the war, he waited eagerly for his lord’s call, and in more than one night, he dreamed that a messenger from the town of Lakeshore knocked on his door, reading his lord’s order to go to the battlefield to serve.

But until the end of the War of the Troglodytes, Fergus never waited for the emissary from Lakewood.

After the war, according to the supreme instructions of Count Greiman, the characters who had distinguished themselves in the war were vigorously publicized, and even became the protagonists in the drama, and several propaganda teams traveled to the various cities and villages, over and over again recreating for the inhabitants the deeds of their valor at that time. These distinguished men ranged from the calm and collected officers to the valiant and intrepid soldiers. The names and deeds of those who lost their lives are engraved in the Martyrs’ Memorial Hall in the town of Huxin, where they will always be remembered.

Count Greiman held a grand celebration in the town of Lakewood, publicly awarded medals and rewards for meritorious warriors, at that time Fergus was also invited to go, but only as a guest to watch the ceremony under the stage. What the Count did not know was that in a sea of applause and cheers, a seed of resentment began to take root.

Yes, Fergus still maintains acquaintance with his lord, every time he writes a letter of greeting to Paul he gets a warm reply, and even on festivals he himself receives a letter of greeting from his lord first, but so what, Fergus is a knight, a man of arms, his mission is to gallop on the battlefield until he bravely sacrifices his life for his lord, not to end up like a common squire in his He is a knight, a man of arms.

What? Had Count Greiman now completely treated him as a common civilian friend?
Yes, strictly speaking, he was still a commoner, and after the crown had restored the honor of the House of Gladman, the friends of Lakewood who had been acquainted with him – Bryce, Old Ford, and Claude …… – had all been knighted in the nobility.

Their bloodline has since become noble, and wherever they go, they will be addressed with respect as “Lord”.

The Earl also formally granted himself the title of knight, but the knight is only an honorary title, strictly speaking is not a real nobleman.

This was also the point that made Fergus incredibly frustrated.

(End of chapter)