> The villagers might be avoiding paying tax, nor they were playing the tactics of until the resource runs out.
If thats the case, the Knight will be obligated to retreat because of lack of resource.
Second, i think another case is that they were heavily tax, and needs a reason that let them see as a poorly peasants by the Knights, so they will not be giving a hefty portion of their resources to them, while plying safe.
The only flaw is, none of them are witty enough to let them move with reasons. What we see in this chapter, only one instigation from MC, they were riled up and ready to kill.
They were not mentally stable to go along with their strategy formed by Village chief, or others...