The Chivani knight put down the animal skin paper in his hand, lowered his head and turned around in the big tent. He didn't expect that in just ten days after dispatching troops from Beiye Town, the troops of more than 3,000 people had already lost almost a squadron of 500. many people. The establishment of the Northland Legion is a five-five system, that is, a brigade has five squadrons, and a squadron has five squadrons, each with more than 100 people.
On the animal skin paper is the statistics handed in by the logistics officer, the scout light cavalry lost 83 soldiers, 120 soldiers who went out on patrol were missing, and about 40 soldiers who cut trees and wood were killed. Seventy-four soldiers died in the first siege, and 103 were killed in the night attack. In addition to the 131 soldiers who were crushed and killed by stone balls this time, the total number has reached More than five hundred and fifty.
"Is there anything else you can do?" Chevani Knight asked the logistics officer standing in front of him.
"Uh, my lord, there are nearly two hundred soldiers injured today, and dozens of them are likely to be disabled. Including the serious wounded before, there are more than three hundred. This subordinate thought that letting them stay in the camp would be harmful to others. It will have a bad influence on the soldiers. In order to avoid a drop in morale, I implore the adults to send troops to escort them to Beiye Town to recuperate and treat their injuries..." said the logistics officer.
"That's right..." Chevani Knight stopped wandering around: "You are right. The Norton family is worthy of two or three hundred years of inheritance, and their bones are very hard. Our war with him is likely to be long-term. These wounded soldiers will stay in the It's not suitable to be in the barracks, so let's send them to Beiye Town tomorrow. Now Beiye Town is our most reliable logistics and supply base. With the rich supplies captured in Beiye Town, it is enough to support us to siege Fenglin Villa for a year Half a load."
The logistics officer said: "My lord, if the siege lasts for a long time, let the troops escorting the wounded bring another batch of food and grass when they return. We brought food and grass for fifteen days when we went out, and now we have enough food and grass for five or six days. gone."
Chevani Knight nodded: "Be prepared, it is good to prepare more waves. As for whether to siege or not, we have to think about whether there are other strategies."
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"What you said is true?" Lorist was pleasantly surprised.
"Yes, my lord, it will take about twenty minutes for them to arrive here. There are forty carriages, all of which are wounded, escorted by three squadrons of spear cavalry, and there are more than 350 people including the coachman. We have been monitoring I came back to report as soon as they set off." A panting guard reported.
Lorist made a quick decision: "We'll eat them, we'll move after seven or eight days. Paul Binns, go and inform those four mercenary groups, and if they're willing to follow me, follow us. Just don't alarm the enemy and don't be discovered by the enemy."
"Wasimma, let everyone be ready in ten minutes and set off with me."
"Yes, my lord."
For the soldiers of the Northland Legion returning to Beiye Town, this is a very short journey, and it will take an hour and a half. This is a beautiful business trip. There are many women in Beiye Town. Although there are three or four hundred women who can't move because they are virgins, the Duke will sell them for a high price, but there are still five or six hundred married women who are Can let them do whatever they want. After ten days of expedition, it is time to go back and relax. I really envy the thousand brothers stationed in Beiye Town.
Seeing the unsuspecting soldiers of the Duke's army getting closer, Lorist shook the reins, pinched his legs, and the spurs from the heel of his boots slammed into the belly of the mount, and the steed galloped forward.
"Kill!" The first one rushed out of the woods.
The shot was like lightning. It was only more than 60 meters from the woods to the road. It was only a dozen moments from when Lorist threw the spear to the lance cavalry escorting the wounded. More than 20 lance cavalry had already died in the field. Rist has already killed the Quartet with a spear.
Vasimma and Paul Binns, who followed Lorist, led three small groups of guards and family soldiers around. The guards used throwing spears, and the family soldiers used longbows for training. Under the command of Binns, he did not go into close combat, but just wandered around the periphery, using spears and long arrows to kill the enemy.
The convoy was in chaos, and the escorting spear cavalry realized that it was being attacked. Nearly a hundred spear cavalry surrounded Lorist, and another hundred spear cavalry threw spears at the guards and archery families surrounding them. Soldiers charged...
The sound of fighting, horse honking, and screams can be heard endlessly.
The spear in Lorist's hand flashed cold stars all over the sky, covering the sky and the earth with a radius of three meters. Where he rode his horse and rushed past, there were constant spear cavalrymen falling from the horse clutching their wounds.
Vasinma chased after Lorist, brandishing a lance with a flashing white sword light, and protected his right wing. The two are like running wheels, crushing any resistance that blocks their progress.
From the middle of the convoy to the end of the convoy, there was nothing in sight. Except for more than a dozen spear cavalry who were fleeing in the distance, there was no enemy around who was still resisting. Lorist turned his horse's head, only to see that the spear cavalry escorting the convoy were still fighting desperately. There were only a few dozen people, and the rest were either lying on the ground or running away in all directions, followed by yelling mercenaries.
A spear cavalryman fell from his horse, and four or five mercenaries jumped on it. When they dispersed, all that was left on the ground was a naked and headless corpse...
The spear cavalry who were still resisting did not last long before being killed by the besieged mercenaries. The mercenaries without the enemy quickly turned their attention to the wounded soldiers on the carriage. They rushed over, screaming...
Lorist turned his head to look at Vasinma, but Vasinma remained silent.
"I thought you were going to stop them from hurting those wounded soldiers..." Lorist said.
Vasimma shook her head: "No, maybe I would in other places, but I won't here."
"Why?" Lorist was curious.
Vasimma breathed a sigh of relief: "They are wounded soldiers, and they are also the butchers who slaughtered the unarmed residents of Beiye Town. Now being killed by mercenaries is retribution..."
Lorist "…"
Paul Binns came up with his guards and family soldiers.
Lorist asked, "How many casualties?"
Paul Binns replied: "My lord, only three fools were stabbed by the thrown spears. We attacked from a distance on the outside. There was no close combat and no one was killed."
Lorist was very satisfied, destroying the enemy was one thing, but the most important thing was to preserve one's own vitality. The family lives in the extreme northern corner of the Northland, and what they lack the most is manpower.
"A dozen or so escaped, and it took them about twenty minutes to run back, and then it took more than twenty minutes for the enemy to send reinforcements. I will give you ten minutes to clean up the battlefield. Those mercenaries still behaved and did not touch us. The spoils of war. We just need the mount, the money bag and the weapon." Lorist said.
After the fighting, the battlefield was littered with corpses. The corpses of the enemies killed by the guards and family soldiers were pierced with spears and arrows. The marks were obvious. The mercenaries did not touch these corpses. No one moved the corpses, but the dozens of enemies killed by him and Vasimma later didn't know whether it was unclear or someone was greedy for cheap and stripped off six or seven corpses, leaving only a headless corpse.
"Yes, my lord." Paul Binns promised to command the guards and family soldiers to collect the spoils.
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It was an hour later when Chevani Knight arrived with 500 leather armored cavalry. What he saw were headless corpses everywhere and more than forty four-wheeled carriages that were completely damaged. The three squadrons of spear cavalry who were escorted were all stripped naked and had their heads chopped off...
Six or seven hundred people! Except for a dozen spear cavalry who fled back, the rest were all lying here. The Chivani knight was about to explode in anger, and the eyes of all the five hundred leather armored cavalry he led were red. Suppressing his grief, the Chivani knight commanded the leather cavalry to dismount and dig a big pit, buried the corpses, and then took five hundred leather cavalry to Beiye Town.
Discussed the unfavorable battle with Henned, the Golden Knight staying behind in Beiye Town. Chevani Knight, who was concerned about the safety of the camp, only stayed for an hour, leaving two hundred leather armored cavalry in Beiye Town to deliver food and grass tomorrow. He took the remaining 300 leather cavalry back to the camp first.
After noon the next day, the gate of Beiye Town opened wide, and more than 20 carriages let out the gate. There was a high pile of grain and grass on the carriage, which was enough for the camp of Chevani Knights to last for twenty days. Two hundred leather armored cavalry were divided into two teams to protect the left and right sides of the grain truck. Because of yesterday's attack, Knight Henned of Beiye Town specially dispatched 300 longbowmen from Beiye Town to escort the food and grass together to ensure the safety of the food and grass.
Lorist, Vasimma, and Paul Binns rode on a small hill, looking at the train of horses carrying food and grass in the distance.
Paul Binns finally couldn't help asking: "Sir, are we not going to attack them? They are transporting food and grass! If we go, there is still time to rush to the front and ambush..."
Lorist shook his head: "We won't attack them, because what we want to attack is over there, Beiye Town."
"Beitano Town?"
"Yes, do you know why I ordered you and the four mercenary groups not to approach Beiye Town, but to monitor from a distance?" Lorist asked himself and answered, "Because I was afraid you would alarm them. Originally, Beiye Town had only one We can also attack Qian's defenders by force, but the four mercenary regiments are not on the same side as us. They are fighting for money and will not fight desperately. Together with them, we only have about 1,200 people to storm Beiye Town What I am most afraid of is that the four mercenary regiments will not work hard. At that time, the pressure will be on our family's armed forces. I am worried that even if we capture the enemy's expeditionary troops in Beiye Town and counterattack, we will not be able to defend Beiye at all. Town, will be driven out again.”
Pointing to the enemy's grain transport team in the distance, Lorist smiled and said, "Now the enemy has finally been mobilized by us, and we have sent 300 longbowmen to assist the transport team. In this way, there are only 700 defenders left in Beiye Town. Even if the four mercenary regiments refuse to take the lead in a night attack, we can take down Beiye Town with our family armed with more than 300 people, and the loss will not be too great. As long as we attack the city wall, those mercenary groups Fighting against the wind is not to be outdone. They have already made a fortune from these soldiers of the Duke's army, and they are thinking of making another one."
The convoy and troops escorting the food and grass arrived at the camp in front of Fenglin Villa safely. Chevani Knight was very depressed. He led 300 leather armored cavalry to lie in ambush in the woods at the corner of the road for eight hours. He arrived quietly before dawn and hid in ambush. As a result, there were no enemies who came to rob and kill the grain and grass as he expected, so he had to follow the grain and grass The convoy returned to camp.
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"You know the rules, don't you? If any member of the regiment commits a crime, he will kill himself. Don't get my hands dirty, do you know?" Lorist said bluntly.
The heads of the four mercenary regiments standing in front of him all nodded, and Richard the golden mercenary, the head of the Cromwell mercenary regiment, said: "My lord, don't worry, we all know the rules. We kill Everything on the dead enemy belongs to us, other people and stored supplies belong to the adults, and we will not move."
Lorist nodded: "Our family soldiers will follow me to occupy the city wall and open the city gate. You just have to fight in through the city gate. Pay attention to the signal we send. Paul Bins, we should go."
The brilliance of the silver moon in the sky was once again covered by a gray cloud, Lorist rushed out of the grove, Paul Binns followed behind him, the two held the front and rear ends of a long wooden pole in their hands, swiftly and silently Run towards Beiye Town.
Lorist climbed up the city wall like a big black bird, and the two dozing guards suddenly woke up. Just about to open their mouths and scream to sound the alarm, they felt their throats hissing as if they had leaked air, and their whole body was numb. , There was a sharp pain in front of his eyes, and the two guards fell straight to the ground.
Lorist took a step forward, grabbed the shoulders of the two guards whose throats had been cut by him, and gently let them lean against the corner of the city wall.
The defense force on the wall of Beiye Town was even more lax than Lorist had expected. From the part where he ascended the city to the distance of nearly 80 meters from the city gate, Lorist only killed fourteen guarding soldiers, and these soldiers They were all dozing off, not paying any attention to Zhou Bian's movements. There were six guards lying beside the pulleys of the drawbridge above the city gate, and Lorist cut their throats without hesitation.
Holding up the torch and circling three times in mid-air, Lorist sighed, remembering that when he attacked Beiye Town, the walls were full of human heads, and every time he attacked the walls, he was faced with swarms of defenders Team members, it's as easy as walking on the street today when the city is empty.
Six scolding and complaining patrol soldiers walked over from the other side of the city wall. Lorist quietly covered the past, and suddenly burst into flames. The sword light flashed a few times, and the six patrol soldiers fell down one after another...
With a soft "bang", three climbing ladders were placed on the city wall. Vasimma was the first to climb up, followed by Paul Bins and the guards in double armor, and finally the family members. Soldier…
Seeing that dozens of people came up, Lorist said softly, "Paul Binns and I took the guards to open the city gate. Vasimma, you are in charge of placing the drawbridge and guarding it."
Vasinma lightly thumped her left chest: "Yes, my lord."
There were a dozen or so sleeping guard soldiers lying in the city gate. Lorist stepped on a man without seeing clearly. The soldier just sat up and cursed "blind..." before being caught by Lorist. After stabbing to death, Paul Binns and the guards behind him rushed forward and cleaned up the remaining guard soldiers.
There was a lot of movement just now, and two soldiers screamed before dying.
Lorist urged: "Quickly open the city gate and let the mercenaries in..."
The city gate was opened, the suspension bridge was lowered, and the mercenaries in the distant woods were rushing over quickly...
But the movement here finally attracted the attention of the enemy, and a voice shouted: "Who opened the city gate!"
Then there was a terrified cry: "Enemy. Enemy attack! The enemy has entered the city..."
The horn sounded, which was the siren sound of an enemy attack. The mercenaries rushing through the city gate shouted "Kill! Kill! Kill!" and rushed towards the enemy guards who came in twos and threes...
Beiye Town was in chaos, and the corner of Lorist's mouth curled into an arc, Beiye Town, here we come...
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