Chapter 124 The Absurd Military Camp
"You must be Baron Raven, your Lord Knight has already sent the message." The guarding soldier smiled: "Go straight along the road, our Viscount Morgan is here There.”
The corner of Raven’s mouth twitched. He rode his horse slowly inside and whispered to Eric next to him: "Find a place for me. Our camp cannot be in such a mess!"
Eric nodded and took the order and led the people to find a place. Camping on the ground, Raven only took Volaf and three other personal guards, dismounted and went straight to the largest camp.
The strange thing is that the outer layout is so bad, but the farther inward, the more orderly the camp becomes, the tents are dense and dense, and there are many sandbags placed at intervals to put out fires.
Simon was already waiting at the door and came up to salute: "Sir, it has been delivered."
"Thank you for your hard work, but you can't rest yet. Go find Eric first to confirm the location of our camp, and then continue. Investigate the enemy's situation, I can't trust the people here," Raven ordered.
Simon was ordered to retreat, and Raven opened the curtain and walked inside.
The heat and the smell of alcohol hit his face, giving Raven a ridiculous illusion—this was not a military camp, but an army-themed party!
The tent was bustling with excitement. The nobles gathered together in twos and threes, chatting and drinking. Each one of them was wearing a dress instead of armor!
Perhaps deliberately to highlight their "generousness", some nobles grabbed the bacon and took a big bite. There were even two teams of dancers dancing to the beat of the music in the middle of the tent!
On the main seat at the end of the tent was a white-haired, plump nobleman with a waist as thick as if he was pregnant with quintuplets. He was Viscount Morgan.
As soon as Raven came in, Morgan immediately started to greet him loudly: "Oh, this is Baron Griffith! Come in quickly, and drink as much as you want from the wine on the table! Although it is not as good as Tears of Angels, it is still good. Something!”
This sentence immediately attracted the attention of many people to Raven.
Many of the nobles here have attended Raven's press conference, and at least they are familiar with it, so most of them just glanced at it and stopped paying attention.
The other nobles did not pay attention for too long. They glanced at it and turned their heads. Some people were still secretly slandering and talking in low voices.
This little bee looks ordinary!
Morgan didn't pay too much attention to this "rookie" and quickly set his sights on the dancers.
Raven was even a little at a loss for a moment.
"Here, Raven!" A voice sounded. Raven turned around and saw Viscount John waving to him in the corner.
Raven turned around and told Volaf and others to wait outside the tent, and then walked to Viscount John.
This is an independent space divided by several stools and wine barrels. In addition to Viscount John and Judra, there are also two other barons from Xuefeng County here, namely Thirty-seven. Kate, 44, and Romney, 44.
Their sitting posture caught Raven's attention. Viscount John sat at the end. There was obviously more space on the left, but Kate and Romney were squeezed in on the right, and Judra occupied nearly three people. space.
Although there were some disagreements with Judra and the relationship with Viscount John was a bit awkward, now that we were on the battlefield, these small problems were no longer a problem.
The nobles who were also born in Xuefeng County are all natural allies.
Raven moved a barrel and sat down, then began to greet everyone.
“You are here as expected.” Viscount John said with a smile on his face: “How does it taste in Bloody Highlands?”
“Fortunately, I didn’t eat much sand when I went up there in winter. ." Lei Wen responded with a smile: "It's just a big loss, not many people were brought this time."
"No matter how small it is, it is still better than those bastards here." Judra took a sip of wine with a trace of disdain and dissatisfaction on her face: "I think they have forgotten how to fight!"
Kate also pursed her lips: "If I had known earlier, we shouldn't have come here to meet up."
After saying this, Viscount John showed a hint of embarrassment on his face. It was obviously him who suggested coming here.
Romney opened his mouth to help John out: "You can't say that. It's so chaotic outside now and the situation is so dangerous. It's always good to have more strength. Who would have thought that in the past, the famous ' Hammer Morgan has turned out like this!"
I thought I was the only one who was dissatisfied, but now it seems that all the nobles from Xuefeng County have the same attitude, and Raven felt relieved in his heart. .
There are still normal people!
But at the same time, he also had more doubts in his heart: "It has been two months since you set out, how come you are here now?"
As soon as these words came out, the four people started talking at once, and then it slowly became Viscount John's main story, while the other three people checked and filled in the gaps.
According to Viscount John, more than a dozen nobles in Xuefeng County also acted together at the beginning. Due to the large number of people and most of them were infantry, the journey from the start to the time they passed through Hippok County, it took nearly a month.
But when he was about to leave Shippok County, Viscount John had a dispute with another Viscount "Fisher" in Snow Maple County.
Viscount John believes that in order to ensure the smooth flow of the logistics route, it is best to continue along the main road and directly penetrate into the outskirts of Munn City through Derby County and Harold County.
Fisher insisted on detouring eastward, passing through Wiltshire, and directly inserting into Hodges County. In this way, he could quickly penetrate into the center of the battlefield and gain the first wave of military exploits. As for supplies - death The main force of the Order of the Hand is various undead creatures, which have little need for food. They can collect the required materials from the destroyed land.
The two refused to give in to each other and eventually split in two. Judra, Kate and Romney chose to follow Viscount John, while more people left with Fisher.
“This is the best decision I have ever made in my life.”
Kate said, and Romney agreed.
Because they soon encountered the first wave of attacks from the Death Hand Order.
Now that I mention it, there is still a trace of fear in Kate's eyes.
The Order of the Hand of Death is dominated by undead creatures. The largest and most common skeleton soldiers are not even as effective as farmers, but there are simply too many of them.
Viscount John and his party had a total strength of about 1,800, but they faced more than 5,000 skeleton soldiers!
Although the combat effectiveness of skeletons is weak, due to their special structure, the crossbows originally equipped in large numbers by various armies are basically useless——
Skeletons have no bodies, and a considerable number of crossbow arrows It will burrow through the gaps between their bones, and only hitting the skull or spine can truly solve it.
Similarly, this also caused huge trouble for the soldiers.
What's even more uncomfortable is that the Death Hand Order will also mix some elite skeletons into the skeleton soldiers. They can use fighting spirit. Although they are not as good as the real first-order extraordinary ones, they can still have an overwhelming advantage against ordinary soldiers. .
What drives these undead creatures are the Necromancer troops in the Order of the Hand of Death. They usually wear black robes and smell of death all over their bodies. They are surrounded by elite undead creatures and the Order of the Dead. warrior protection. Very inaccessible.
In that battle, the coalition of four nobles lost more than 300 people. If Viscount John hadn't seen the right opportunity, he led his own soldiers into the enemy's formation and killed them. If you kill a necromancer and force the remaining enemies away, the losses will be even more serious.
Later, in order to prevent the corpses from being used, the corpses of the fallen soldiers had to be burned together.
"Fortunately, I followed Viscount John." Romney took a sip of wine: "I can't even imagine what kind of pressure I would have to face if I penetrated directly into Hodges County, where the Death Hand operates most frequently. Even if I die, I won’t be able to live in peace!”
“ That battle happened about twenty days ago. After that, we rested in place for four days, and then slowly started to move forward, with the scouts spreading further and further away." Viscount John continued: "During this period, we also encountered two enemies. A small undead force, due to its previous experience There was not much loss.”
“Until three days ago, our scouts discovered this place and saw the flag of Viscount Morgan...”
Hearing this, Raven was stunned. : "I would like to ask, the military camp was here three days ago. "Where?"
"Yes, and more than three days." Judra said with a hint of sarcasm: "We found out after we arrived that Viscount Morgan has been here for eight days. As of today, he has been here for more than three days." It’s the eleventh day!”
Raven had an incomprehensible expression on his face.
He originally thought that setting up camp and having a party in such a crisis-ridden environment was outrageous enough. Who would have thought that Viscount Morgan would stay here and not leave, and that after ten days the camp would be in such chaos? The bird-like pattern is simply abstract!
"Viscount Morgan..." Raven rubbed his temples: "Oh, I remembered it. Viscount Morgan was not in the 'Frontier Battle' thirty years ago, when he was trapped in an isolated city by one man, with half an army. Can the troops of the Insa Empire resist the 20,000 elite heroes for a month? "
"Yes, it's him." The sarcasm on Judra's face became more intense: "If it wasn't for him. name , we won’t come to join together.”
Viscount John smiled bitterly: “Viscount Morgan is the Sheriff of Shippok County, and with his past military exploits, he has a high prestige. Xuefeng County is not the only one here. The nobles here are also from Shippok County, Essex County, Hampshire County, and Savery County. It can be said that more than half of the nobles from the five northwest counties of Nord Province are here. "
Raven still couldn't understand: "But... no matter how many people there are, it won't make the camp look like this, right?"
"War is the best way to temper an army." Viscount John sighed. : "The stable days are too long, That’s what it’s like.”
Romney shook his head: “Now the Iron Legion is stationed on the Bloody Heights, blocking the largest horse thieves on top, and everyone who can sneak down from it. It’s a small force, our Xuefeng County It can be digested. Most of the nobles in the Nord province have no chance of actual combat. "
"I was still envious before, why are our fiefdoms so remote, not to mention often attacked by horse thieves, buying and selling supplies. The cost is 30% to 50% higher than that of the mainland nobles." Judra said with a hint of schadenfreude: "I'm not envious at all now, at least we can still fight!"
Leaven's face. There was a hint of surprise, followed by a wry smile.
Neighbors are all weak, which is of course a good thing, but when we need to face the enemy together, it is not the case.
Pig teammates are much scarier than god opponents.
The Order of the Hand of Death was mentioned again, and everyone was worried. Raven turned around, opened the Eyes of Truth and scanned the audience, his expression becoming more and more solemn.
The stable life affects not only soldiers, but also nobles.
There were more than thirty nobles present, quite a few of whom were only at the first-level level. I could count those who reached the second-level with two hands, and there was only one third-level noble. This makes Viscount John, a fourth-level noble, The extraordinary becomes more and more precious.
And Viscount Morgan...
When Raven's eyes fell on him, he was suddenly startled.
This veteran who has reached his prime, his body is empty, without any breath of energy -
He is simply an ordinary person!
The doubts in Lei Wen's heart suddenly melted away like boiling soup and pouring snow.
He finally understood why Viscount Morgan stalled here and why he allowed the later nobles to make the camp look like this.
It’s not that he wants to do it, but he has to do it.
As a hero thirty years ago, Morgan's reputation and title came from the war, so there is no way to escape this war.
He gathered so many people here just to cover up the fact that he was already very weak.
These nobles present are his shield, but they are also his shackles.
The nobles from the five northwest counties, including Snow Maple County, Shippok County, Essex County, Hampshire County, and Savery County, gathered here, and it was impossible to unite people's hearts.
If Morgan had even the third level of strength, he could temporarily unite these people in one place, but he doesn't. He can only live and drink here, and cannot dictate the way other nobles camp.
Because he didn't dare, he was afraid that someone would prick his fat skin.
Raven's brows frowned more and more - the nobles were not fools. Even if they didn't have the Eyes of Truth, I'm afraid someone would guess the truth.
But no one was the first to speak.
Everyone knows the story of The King’s New Clothes, but no one wants to be the kid who tells the truth.
Neither can Raven.
But this does not mean that he has to accept this fact.
"Viscount John." As soon as Raven spoke, Viscount John shook his head slightly and looked outside.
Leaven nodded and walked out of the tent first. After a while, Viscount John also walked out.
"Viscount John, I don't think we can stay here any longer." Raven got straight to the point:
"We, the nobles of Xuefeng County, would be better off marching alone."
"This camp has been set up for ten For a few days, the members of the Order of the Hand of Death are considered blind. , it’s time to see that there has been no movement for so long, it is likely that they are organizing a large-scale attack.”
“If you continue to stay here, you will only become the opponent’s target.”
Raven stared into Viscount John's eyes, waiting for his response.
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(End of this chapter)