Dense fog town, the weather today is not good, dark clouds are gloomy.
After a day of fighting, Bishop's thousands of steps successfully defeated the remnants of the Lehman and Minos family who were stubbornly resisting here. A large number of enemy personnel surrendered, and the backbone of the family scattered and fled.
"They can't escape."
Bishop rode a tall horse and wore a very sloppy golden helmet. He raised his whip and pointed at several defeated people who fled to the distance, "Send a small team to chase them back."
Hahaha..., relaxed laughter sounded around the Baron. The young, strong and powerful people of Banshee Fort are all by his side. Several young knights fought bravely and took the initiative to ride out.
'Today' Uncle Zhou did not come to die, everyone was in a good mood.
Take down the dense fog town and use this as a base to wash all the villages and towns within ten kilometers of the surrounding area. This robbery alone can make a fortune for the nobles and civilians participating in the war.
So the flattering words around the baron are like a wave, and praise like the wind.
Everyone complimented His Excellency Bishop for his commanding and unparalleled combat power, and he was indeed the number one general in the North. Winning Coldwind City this time will definitely be easy.
The battle had just ended, and hundreds of corpses fell on the battlefield. The civilians who constitute the main infantry force are sweeping the battlefield in droves, gathering captives and anything of value.
The infantry in Banshee Fort does not have a salary. They brought their own weapons to participate in the war, and all the proceeds depended on looting and seizure. The noble lords provided them with the food and grass needed for combat at most, and they only provided more before the war.
For the nobles, letting soldiers live for looting was an important means to ensure their participation in war and morale. In this way, the cost is low, and enough soldiers can be obtained.
As for arranging soldiers like bandits, that is not a problem at all.
A civilian infantryman picked up a dozen discarded spears and passed by with a grin. The baron shouted, "Soldier, come here. Let me see what you got?"
The civilians stepped forward respectfully and placed the spear they picked up on the ground. Several knight masters rode around behind him to ensure that he would not violently injure the noble baron.
Bishop was also in a good mood, dismounted and grabbed a spear in his hand. He looked at it from a distance and felt that these long guns were of good quality.
The long spear is the best cost-effective weapon in the cold weapon era, not one of them.
It is cheap and easy to use, easy to train, and has a wide range of adaptations. Some knights like to sprint with a spear, which is more powerful than a cavalry knife, but it is too difficult to train.
But the spears confiscated on the battlefield are obviously somewhat unusual. The spear head is made of wrought iron, tough and sharp, and can easily break armor. The gun barrel is polished with a woodworking lathe, the length is the same, and the grip is very smooth.
"These cold wind city rebellious weapons used for infantry are pretty good." Bishop was used to seeing his men use different types of weapons, but the dozen spears in front of him were all exactly the same.
The baron took a gold coin from his pocket and threw it to the kneeling civilian infantry. "I bought these spears, and I will pick up some more. I can equip a separate unit."
The civilian infantry picked up the gold coin from the ground and replied happily: "Your Excellency, there are many such spears, and many people have picked them up. At least several thousand. The iron of this spear head is good, and it must be suitable for making farm tools and knives."
Bishop frowned, thinking that it would be too wasteful to use such a good spear to make farm tools and knives. Thousands of them are too exaggerated.
How many years does this have to be built? No matter how strong the blacksmith is, he will die from exhaustion.
An old-fashioned carriage is driving away from the battlefield, with at least hundreds of spears piled in a mess on the frame. Most of them are brand new and unused, only once in the dirt.
There was also a group of prisoners passing by with their heads down. Everyone had their hands tied and a rope tied around their necks. A knight led the rope and controlled dozens of people effortlessly.
The baron shouted again and asked about the origin of the spear. The information he got surprised him-before turning his face, Lehman and the Minos family bought a lot of weapons from Hugo.
There are not only spears, but also arrows, shields, and long knives. If you are willing to pay, you will even have plate armor. The price is still very cheap. For example, long guns are only one-third of the'normal' price.
Even aristocrats who have no way of getting things done will feel frustrated when they hear that Hugo from Coldwind City has delivered thousands of high-quality spears in less than half a year.
Not to mention that this is only a small part of the goods sold by the other party. In the past, the leading products of the "Fuqiangling" were sophisticated ironware and wood processing. What counts as thousands of spears
In the past six months, the Baron has heard all kinds of interesting anecdotes about the "rich and powerful leaders" of Coldwind. But when I actually experienced it on the battlefield today, I felt different in my heart.
"Hugo can sell so many equipment to others, he should have more. Next, we are afraid it will be troublesome to attack the city."
Bishop was still thinking about leading an army into Coldwind City, infantry building siege equipment to win the city gate, and relying on hundreds of knights and accompanying wizards to establish the victory.
It seems that the opponent at least has no shortage of equipment.
"If Hugo forces the residents of the city to resist, it can also cause us some trouble."
The baron thought for a long time, wondering if he should speed up the march and rush to the enemy's city as soon as possible, lest his opponent is too prepared.
But this idea has not yet formed. A messenger in the distance rode up and sent a piece of bad news, "Your Excellency, the grain transport team did not come today. We sent someone to ask. The reason is that it is stored in Shitan Town. The food was burned."
What..., you say it again
The problem of food and grass is a big problem. The food carried by thousands of people cannot last for two days, and they must be continuously supplied. The baron just wanted to gather his troops, and went straight down to the cold wind city, but the food was burned.
If you can't get the rear supply, you will have to solve the food problem by yourself for a few thousand steps. And they can't get together, the brigade must be dispersed to get enough food.
Bishop will not be able to go there either, so he can only stay in Dense Fog and let his subordinates go to the surrounding area to grab food and crop supplies. He must also move fast, otherwise, believe it or not, thousands of civilian infantry will immediately mutiny if there is no food.
"Have you reported this to your lord of the city?"
"Someone has been sent. I won't get a reply until tomorrow."
The current situation is unclear, and none of Bishop's ideas can be a decision. He couldn't figure out who would burn the granary just ten kilometers away from Banshee Fort under his nose
The nobles of Banshee Fort were shocked to extreme anger.
Could it be that the bandits in the wilderness did it? When did they become so daring? Actually dared to attack the granary when the army was dispatched.
Many people even wonder if the grain transport officer is guarding for theft, deliberately forging gang attacks and burning the granary to prevent certain crimes from being exposed-this is more likely than a sneak attack by an enemy.
No one would have thought that Victor Hugo would not stay honestly in Coldwind City and be killed, and actually run so far to make trouble.
For a time, the messengers ran back and forth on the dozens of kilometers of road from Dense Fog Town to Shitan Town to Banshee Fort. Wizards with flying familiars are even more useful, as various birds fly back and forth.
The joy of victory just won was diluted by the haze. After waiting for a day after the war, Bishop received two useful information.
First, the lord of the city learned that the granary was burned, and he has sent people to investigate. At the same time, he sent a hundred carriages to the town of dense fog to transport food urgently.
Second, the food convoy was attacked in broad daylight while traveling halfway. The enemy pinched the head and cut the tail, destroying all the carts, horses, and grain.
This is really terrible!