Looking at the wolf smoke rising straight into the sky from the distant mountain, Grand Duke Fesabrun waved his horsewhip: "Send someone to search and prevent the scouts and spies from the Northland from peeping around us."
"Yes, His Royal Highness." A guard beside him bowed his head to respond, turned around and gave some instructions, and the guards rode away.
The Grand Duke Fesabrun stopped his horse, and the barbarian cavalry behind him like a sea of black crows also stopped the footsteps of the mount under him. This is a grass barbarian cavalry that covers the boundless grassland from the field of vision, countless miscellaneous flags fluttering in the wind...
The Grand Duke Fessabrunn raised a binoculars, which were the spoils he had seized after his victory over the Norton Family Chasseurs in the Northland, and looked at the city of Pedro, where horns were whimpering and alarm bells were ringing in the distance.
On both sides are cliffs more than ten feet high, just like two gates. In the middle is a large slope with a width of three miles, and on the slope is a majestic giant stone castle. This is the Pispel Pass, and this is the fortress city of Pedro.
The Pispel Mountains and Rivers between the Northeast Prairie and Winston Province are a natural dividing line, but the Pispel Mountain Pass is like a gate, connecting the two, as long as you climb the long slope , the mountainous plains that are different from the grassland scenery appear in front of you.
It is precisely because of the danger of this place that Earl Pedro chose to build a fortress at this Pispel Pass hundreds of years ago, hoping to stop the plundering and invasion of Winston Province by the barbarian cavalry. But now, the city of Pedro, which appeared in the telescope of the Grand Duke of Fesabrun, has completely changed its former appearance, and has become a castle fortress with complete defense facilities and strong guards.
"It's only been six months! The Norton family is really rich and powerful, and they have completed the fortification of the castle of Pedro in such a short period of time. That kid is really thoughtful, and every step is arranged so steadily. There is no room to exploit." Grand Duke Fesabrun murmured bitterly, put down the binoculars, and felt a little regretful: "I should ignore the unreasonable entanglement of the patriarchs of the savage tribes. After defeating the Chaser Legion three days ago, They should directly force those barbarian tribes to send their troops south and attack Piedro City immediately. At that time, they can still take advantage of surprises. It has been three days now, and Piedro City is obviously ready. There is no other way…”
However, Grand Duke Fesabrunn thought about it and was relieved: "Anyway, it doesn't matter if it's not my family who went up to die with arms. One hundred thousand barbarian cavalry can sweep the world, the more these idiots die, the better..."
Since the Grand Duke Fesabrunn quietly left the Bobby Ridge Mountain in the Southern Province more than two months ago and returned to the family territory of the Eastern Wilderness Province, he immediately issued a war call to the various grassland tribes on the Northeast Prairie. Forcing the grassman tribe to fight for the Feisabrun family is a form of cooperation, and it can also be regarded as a kind of leading party, that is, the Feisabrun family is willing to assist the grassman tribe to invade human settlements. Get rich and get what you need.
So the Grand Duke Fesabrun quickly gathered more than 150,000 grass barbarian cavalry. It took the Grand Duke more than a month to make these grass barbarian cavalry a little organized and disciplined, and to rectify and supplement the fourth frontier guards. After the Cavalry Legion, they set their target on the Cavalry Cavalry Legion of the Norton Family in the North Land, which traversed the province of Muyeyuan. After some reconnaissance and deployment, the Grand Duke Fesabrun successfully ambushed the Cavalry Legion, severely injured and wiped out the Cavalry Legion. Most of them were taken away, only a part of them fled to the north in embarrassment...
It's just that during the ambush process, there were many situations that the Grand Duke could not grasp, so that the plan that the Grand Duke originally made to wipe out the entire Chasseur Legion finally came to naught. The annihilation turned into a rout, the most important reason being that these grass barbarian cavalry did not obey orders and arrangements, and the patriarchs of those grass barbarian tribes all feared heavy casualties and wanted to hide behind and be a fisherman to preserve the strength of their tribe. As a result, he was torn open by the remaining soldiers of the Chasseur Cavalry Legion and fled...
Grand Duke Feisabrun can only say nothing, because he is also preserving the strength of the Fourth Frontier Ranger Army, so everyone is in the same boat, and no one should laugh at anyone. The post-war casualty count hit all the heads of the arrogant grass barbarian tribes. The cavalry corps suffered nearly 30,000 casualties, but the grass barbarian cavalry lost more than 60,000, of which more than 30,000 had become soldiers. The screams of the corpses and more than 20,000 wounded resounded throughout the battlefield.
After sending more than 10,000 seriously injured grass barbarian cavalry to the arms of God of War Sigvar, Grand Duke Feisabrun fulfilled his promise and took in all the lightly injured grass barbarian cavalry. At this time, the patriarchs of the barbarian tribes had a fierce quarrel over the spoils. Just because of this matter, the time was delayed for three days, which shattered the plan of Grand Duke Fesabrunn to immediately send his army south to capture the city of Pedro, so he had to find a way to mediate the matter first, so as to prevent these savage tribes from making trouble for the spoils of war. Turn over and fight.
The so-called trophies are the standard armor, weapons, and equipment on the horses of the sacrificed soldiers of the Chaser Legion, as well as the steel crossbows left by the two chariot steel crossbow battalions, more than a thousand soldiers and four to five thousand soldiers captured alive. The lightly wounded and seriously wounded have all been beheaded by the grass barbarian cavalry. More than 16,000 intact sets of standard armor and weapons and equipment stripped from the sacrificed and captured soldiers of the Chasseur Cavalry Legion can still be assembled. There were also nearly 400 Che Gangnu, and these became the center of contention among all the barbarian patriarchs. Even those damaged standard armor, weapons and steel crossbows, no one is willing to give up, because the most lacking thing on the grassland is steel...
The Grand Duke of Feisabrunn made a great sacrifice and voluntarily gave up the right to distribute all weapons, equipment, standard armor, and only wanted prisoners and lightly wounded as well as two hundred intact steel crossbow chariots. This spirit of willingness to suffer has won all Grassland tribe's appreciation. Then Grand Duke Fesabrun came up with another idea, to distribute half of all the spoils in proportion to the price paid by the barbarian tribes in this battle. Of course, some rushed too fast and lost too much, almost exterminating the tribe or losing the tribe's armed forces. The exhausted grass barbarian tribes were ignored by everyone, anyway, they would soon be annexed by other grass barbarian tribes. The remaining half of the booty was distributed to all the barbarian tribes. The principle of distribution was that the powerful ones would eat meat, while the young ones could also drink soup.
It took three days of quarreling to finally appease all the grass barbarian tribes. The victory of the ambush hunting cavalry and the rich spoils attracted more grass barbarian tribes. Soon these grass barbarian cavalry returned to more than a hundred thousand. Even the grass barbarian patriarchs forgot the heavy casualties. When Grand Duke Fesabrun learned from the captives' confession that there was only one guard battalion with 3,000 horses stationed in Pedro, the grass barbarian patriarchs began to urge him to go south as soon as possible.
In the simple minds of these savage patriarchs, the Chaser Legion is the most powerful enemy. Since such a powerful enemy has been defeated with such heavy casualties, the rest in front of them are all small shrimps, which are not worth fighting for. It is mentioned that an army of 100,000 barbarian cavalry is enough to sweep Winston Province, and maybe they can relive the glory of their ancestors and drink horses by the shore of Egret Lake.
"My dear His Majesty the Grand Duke Lion, why did you stop here?" A strange voice sounded, and several tall and handsome war horses rushed towards the place where the Grand Duke Fesabrun was. .
The guards around Grand Duke Feisabrun showed angry expressions on their faces. Some of them had already put their hands on the handles of their swords, and some were holding on to their lances and spears tightly. Kill... In the northeast prairie, Grand Duke Fesabrun was honored as the Grand Duke Lion King, or His Royal Highness the Lion King, by all the subdued grassland tribes. But now the people who come here actually call me His Royal Highness the Lion, and they still use the tone of the pet they raise. This is simply an insult to the Grand Duke Feisabrun. Keep an eye on the few riders coming...
Grand Duke Feisabrun raised the whip in his hand without changing his face, stopped the impulse of his guards, and at the same time greeted the few riders who came: "My brother, dear Chief Krinubi, We've arrived, don't you see the castle on the slope ahead? That's the city of Pedro. We have to set up our camp here, and then discuss how to attack."
Kerinubi, this is a very powerful grass barbarian tribe with a population of nearly 100,000, and can summon 30,000 grass barbarian cavalry. They are not those grass barbarian tribes who surrendered to the Fesabrun family, but they are The Feisabrun family maintains certain business contacts. This time, the Grand Duke of Feisabrun promised them a lot of benefits and presented countless gifts, and then persuaded them to send all the cavalry to go south with them. The main purpose was to go to Winston to rob...
The patriarch is a middle-aged savage in his forties or fifties who is not tall and thin. His military strength looks very low, but he is very cunning. Grand Duke Fesabrun feels that dealing with him is very tiring. How could such a strange creature appear on the grassland, giving people the feeling of slippery hands. All the chiefs of the Kerinubi tribe are named Kerinubi, the name of this barbaric tribe. This is their tradition. After taking over as the patriarch, their previous names will be abandoned and the tribe name of Kerinubi will be used. .
During the ambush of the Chaser Legion, the chief Krinubi commanded his 30,000 barbarian cavalry to complete the task assigned to him, only attacking with long-range weapons such as bows and crossbows on the periphery, and never rushed Going to the front, the loss is the least, but the distribution of the spoils is that he gets the most. Even in the process of going south, he annexed four small barbarian tribes in one go, expanding the number of troops under his command to about 40,000.
Perhaps because of the large number of troops under his command, the patriarch Krinubi's attitude towards the Grand Duke of Feisabrun also became contemptuous. Grand Duke Fesabrun only brought a border ranger regiment of more than 10,000 people to the south this time. According to him, the main force to attack the city in the south is the more than 100,000 cavalry. He just came to lead the way. Therefore, there is no need for many soldiers and horses, so that less loot can be allocated, which is good for everyone.
"Camping?" The Clinubi chief looked up at the sky and laughed exaggeratedly: "It's still morning, why don't we rush over and take Pedro City directly? Then we don't need to camp, In the evening, we can directly hold a celebration banquet in Pedro City... "
"Dear Krinubi patriarch, if a hundred thousand horses rush forward and surround the city of Pedro, then I believe that the city of Pedro will fall into our hands in less than half an hour." Feisabrun The Grand Duke pointed his whip at the city of Pedro: "But you see, the Pispel Mountains are just a small mountain pass here, and the slope is like a trumpet. It is very crowded if two or three thousand people go to attack right away. It is impossible for us to swarm up in waves except for sending troops to attack in waves, and the city of Pedro is already prepared, so I think it is better to set up camp first. Discuss how to attack better."
The patriarch Krinubi built a pergola with his hands and looked at the city of Piedro. Of course, he did not have a telescope and could not see the state of alert in the city of Piedro. After looking at it for a while, he turned around and asked, "His Royal Highness, can you make sure that what those captives said is true, that there are only 3,000 soldiers stationed in Pedro City?"
Grand Duke Fesabrun shook his head with a smile: "I'm not sure, we can't understand the city's defense situation before we launch an attack. After all, three days have passed, and perhaps a lot of reinforcements have arrived in this city of Pedro. We've already wasted too much time."
The patriarch Krinubi pondered for a while, and made up his mind: "I will let my people go to attack and test it out. If it is true that there are only 3,000 defenders as those captives said, then I believe that Peter will be captured soon. Luo Cheng, what do you think?"
Feisabrun knew very well that it was greed that made Chief Krinubi make such a decision. Because it has been agreed before going south that the town or village captured by any tribe will be owned by that tribe, and all the plundered materials and seized in it belong to this tribe, and no one is allowed to infringe on the income of this tribe. He deliberately swore a poisonous oath in the name of the god.
Hearing that there were only 3,000 guards in Pedro City, the Clinubi patriarch was moved. Even if the casualty exchange ratio was three to one, being able to capture Pedro City would be a big advantage. At that time, you can also use this place to rest and let the rest of the cavalry tribal cavalry go to Winston Province to test the waters. If the situation is not good, you can directly withdraw to the northeast prairie. If there is a lot of plunder, then hum, your own tribe Occupying Pedro City, an important place to return to the grassland, is it not filial? Maybe you can annex a few tribes that have become weaker...
"Of course." Grand Duke Fesabrun nodded enthusiastically: "I believe that the great Krinubi tribe will definitely win the battle, and the city of Pedro is not worth mentioning before the strength of your tribe. "
The chief Krinubi smiled happily: "Thank you for the compliment, Grand Duke Lion. I think so too. I have great confidence in the warriors of our tribe."
Speaking of this, the patriarch Krinubi ordered the grassman guards around him: "Come here, tell Harikay, Rooney Jiji, and Merimud to lead their respective troops to attack Pedro City in three batches! Tell them , rewards will be given after breaking the city, and beheaded if they fail!"
"Fuck, no wonder this guy is still thinking about annexing those small tribes on the way. He just wants to find cannon fodder for himself." Grand Duke Fesabrun cursed in his heart. Those who reported their names were all annexed small tribes, with less than a thousand horses and horses. They wanted to follow the big troop to fish in troubled waters to get some soup, but they were targeted by the tyrannical Klinubi tribe. Forcibly swallow them up.
The low sound of the horn echoed on the vast grassland, and the cavalry group of black crows erupted into cheers of "Clinubi, Clinuby! Clinuby...". In the eyes of the grass barbarian cavalry, the first one to take the lead is brave and glorious, but the thousands of cavalry who were summoned seemed a little unhappy, and they walked slowly under the escort of nearly a thousand Kri Nubi tribal cavalry. After being in confusion for a while, they were divided into three teams, and they galloped and roared towards the city of Pedro on the slope in the distance...
At about ten o'clock in the morning on November 11, 1778 in the common calendar of Galintia, 100,000 barbarian cavalry besieged the city of Pedro, and a bloody offensive and defensive battle broke out.
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