The bonfire crackled, exploding sparks. The flames flickered, illuminating the faces of a circle of people beside the firepit.
The lord of Broken Bridge City, His Excellency Kyle Holden, is wearing heavy armor and sitting on a wooden stake next to the firepit. His bearded face was filled with anger that had nowhere to vent, as did the nobles who followed him.
The attendant turned the grill on the firepit. On the grill was a farming cow, which was slaughtered and divided into dozens of pieces.
After the meat is fragrant, the waiter carries a wooden tray, cuts the meat from the grill with a silver knife, and sprinkles with cumin and salt, offering it to the noble lord of the city.
Your Excellency Holden was obviously hungry, but he didn't move when he got the barbecue. Instead, he turned his head towards the darkness outside the campfire.
Although I can't see it, the farmers in the village are hiding in a corner shivering, watching the foreign masters eat the only cattle in the village.
"Damn it."
The nobles by the fire pond are all hungry, but the city lord doesn't eat, they can only wait with wooden trays. As for the phrase'really damn it', who is it that they all know how to scold
Yesterday, the villages and farms around Broken Bridge City were devastated. A group of cavalry teamed up with more than a dozen people and launched continuous raids at extremely fast speeds.
When the news came to Broken Bridge City, the nobles in the city thought they had encountered a joint looting by a large group of bandits. But at night, they knew that it was an enemy cavalry that had been used separately.
Standing at the head of Broken Bridge City, you can see the smoking village a few kilometers away, which shows that the sudden enemy is really bold and act recklessly.
The Houghton family's reaction was actually quite fast. When they received the information during the day and morning, they assembled multiple patrols in the afternoon to protect the surrounding villages and look for the enemy from nowhere.
As a result, the enemy released a Broken Bridge knight who had his ears and nose cut off and blinded his eyes the next morning. The knight narrated the tragic experience of his team and sent Victor Hugo's declaration of war.
Such despicable and cruel methods angered the nobles in Broken Bridge City. Kyle Holden swore to the gods on the spot that he must make his opponent pay the price of blood.
Angrily rushed, more than two hundred military aristocrats from Broken Bridge City hulled out of the city, looking for the enemy from Coldwind City to fight to the death.
But after a day of chasing after the cat and the mouse, the consequences of the'angry and the teacher' appeared-the city lord brought more than two hundred noble knights to kill, but he did not bring any supplies.
The entourage of the wizard did have some small storage bags, but most of them contained the wizard's own magic items and personal food and drink. Not everyone, like Zhou Qingfeng, has a huge portable alchemy workshop that can be used to store things.
More than two hundred knights have been chasing for a day, and now they are stationed in an unknown village more than 20 kilometers away from the city, and they almost drank the village's wells.
They came in a hurry, without food and water, and no servants to take care of. It was hard for them to take a break even if they wanted to rest.
What's even worse is that the enemy has been stunned, letting the team of Broken Bridge City keep running. At night, Kyle Holden also realized that he had been fooled.
The forces of Coldwind City have changed continuously, and several surrounding families want to take the opportunity to expand.
Broken Bridge City is only 50 kilometers straight from Coldwind City, and the Horton family has long coveted such a wealthy territory as Green Valley Town that can make wine. Kyle Holden has been making up his mind for more than half a year.
Zhou Qingfeng expelled the nobles of Coldwind City, and the Horton family was even more aggressive, waiting to go on the court to eat meat. But I didn't expect that if I didn't do it, the enemy would fight it first.
Thinking about the two hundred main force pursuing him alone, with no help around, Kyle Holden also felt terrified.
Victor Yuguo is too cunning. He must be unsure of the siege, so he self-destroyed his reputation and mutilated the prisoners, deliberately drawing out the Horton family soldiers.
"I'm so stupid to get caught so easily."
City Lord Holden really regretted his intestines. "A strategy that can be seen through this one can only deceive a fool. Why didn't I find it?"
Before the war, Kyle Holden imagined what it would be like if he actually faced off against Hugo. He consciously felt that no matter what happened, he would be calm and calm, and would never frown even in the face of a brutal bloody battle.
The family must be honored for it.
But now it's too late to say anything.
The strength of Broken Bridge City is similar to that of Cold Wind City ruled by the Long Legged Family, with more than 400 knights in total. The more than two hundred people that could be transferred immediately this time were all direct descendants of the Holden family.
This group of people must not be damaged, otherwise it will shake the foundation of the family.
"Don't be afraid, as soon as the day breaks, I will immediately return to the city. When I return to the city, I will defend myself, gather all the troops in the territory and then fight with Hugo." City Lord Holden grabbed the barbecue in the wooden tray with his hands and stuffed it into his mouth.
"As long as I stick to it, Hugo can't do anything about me. I'm sure I can consume that damn bastard helplessly."
The city lord started eating, and the others by the fire pond could finally fill their stomachs. But a farm cow couldn't feed the stomachs of more than two hundred knights, so everything that could be eaten in this village was found and eaten.
High-ranking nobles still eat meat, and ordinary low-ranking knights can only eat some brown bread casually. Some bread was mixed with sawdust, and the masters scolded while eating.
In the village, more than one hundred serf-like villagers were hiding in the dark, afraid to breathe loudly, and could only endure when they were hungry and thirsty. If the masters say hello, they will have to demolish their house and throw it into the firepit as fuel.
The fire pond is burning, and the stomach is full. The situation is not too bad, and the sluggish morale is gradually restored. Kyle Holden stood up and patrolled the guard. He set up two levels of guard posts outside the unknown village.
One floor is fixed and one floor is swimming.
"You must be careful, maybe the enemy will attack at night."
City Lord Holden was already scared, he really felt that he was too negligent this time, putting himself in danger. He also thought about whether to return to the city right away at night, but he still dispelled the idea.
Being led by the nose for a day by the enemy, people may be able to bear it, but horses cannot bear it. People on horsebacks consume a lot of physical strength, and the horses carrying people must die if they forcibly retreat.
Evacuation at night is much more difficult than marching during the day.
City Lord Holden was worried that half of the people would disappear after running without a head all night. After all, the night vision medicine only provides a field of view of about 20 meters, and the wilderness is so big that it is easy to get lost.
Besides, the enemy will inevitably hide in the dark, and if he pursues or something halfway, the loss will be even greater.
The horse must be rested, and the forage must be eaten to regain its strength.
"I have more than two hundred troops, all of them are regular knights with long training. Hugo only has more than one hundred miscellaneous cavalry. It's really tough, I'm not afraid of him. As long as I return to the city, I will definitely not make the same mistake again."
City Lord Holden tried to comfort himself and comforted the knights who followed him in battle. He clarified the current pros and cons to his servants.
Everyone praised their boss for his proper analysis and detailed consideration, which is certainly not wrong.
"For now, just guard against the other party's conspiracy. As soon as the day breaks, you won't be afraid of anything." Kyle Holden thought that although he had made a small mistake, it was not deadly enough.
But this was only finished, and a night wind blew.
There was a slight sound of snare drums in the wind..., dong dong dong dong dong, dong dong dong dong dong. The feelings of the nobles in Broken Bridge City had just loosened, and their color suddenly changed when they heard the sound.
This is the voice of the line.