Chapter 284 Received 500,000 dinars from the church
The pale white sunlight passed through the black mountains, sucking out the steaming water vapor from the soil.
Rich, thick black smoke intertwined with sunlight, rising from half of the wheel frame, exuding the smell of rust and coke.
The corpse collector drove the carriage and threw the heavy corpses into the carriage.
The sound of the squeaking and turning of the wheel spokes complemented the cries of the crows that rested on the corpse and gnawed at the carrion.
Occasionally, a body was jolted by rocks and even rolled down from the carriage.
In front of the castle in the mountains, the ground was covered with broken arrows and iron filings.
Standing on the hillside, Besser hung his arms, chewed dogtail grass, and stared blankly at the broken scene after the war.
“What are you looking at?” Lannes came over with a bandage on his forehead, leading the horse.
"I still can't believe it... we actually defeated the Order Knight."
However, Ranes punched Besser in the chest: "You are sad for spring and autumn, you want to be a poet?"
"Don't you see that I am hurt? Don't knock me."
Rannes and Besser are extremely rare officers in the Cold Spring Castle army who are not mountain knights.
Lannes came from a groom's family and was an apprentice to a cloth dyer before joining the army.
After the great flood, he was kicked out by merchants. He first served as a chariot soldier, and later as a sword and shield soldier. Because of his bravery in battle, he was promoted to a mountain knight sergeant.
Besser was a little better. He was born in a barber family and was relatively wealthy. He later followed a mountain knight as an infantryman.
It’s just that this mountain knight died in the battle, and by some strange combination of circumstances, Besser was able to step up and take the position of cavalry captain.
The two were of similar class and both were from Shangruifo, so they naturally gradually became friends.
"Yesterday's battle was too dangerous." Sitting under the lime tree, Besser stroked the wet turf and watched Rannes tie the horse to the stake.
Besser sat down next to Llanes, picked up the potato root wine and took a sip: "If His Highness hadn't led the gray knights to kill through the enemy formation and captured Laoshizi's toothless knight, we would have I’m afraid I’m still on the way to escape.”
Recalling yesterday's scene, both of them sighed.
About the end of February, Lingya Knight Arman came to the foot of Changfeng Fort with two command companies.
The two sides were in a stalemate for more than ten days. The Lingya Knight, whose patience was exhausted by the chariot and long archers, finally couldn't stand it anymore and launched a charge with two orders.
The iron-walled car fort was knocked over by the charging knights on the spot.
Although Meliati's improved version of Dunjar's Grand Phalanx is a fully armored infantry with an extraordinary rate of over 80%, it still cannot resist the order. The knights are too capable of rushing and have too strong endurance.
They changed horses continuously and rushed back and forth nearly twenty times, from morning to afternoon, which suddenly broke the willpower of the mountain knights.
With 20 of their own killed and nearly 30 wounded, the two command companies almost killed a large phalanx of 6,000 mountain knights.
It was at this time that Duke Meliati personally led the cavalry, defeated the Lingya Knight's troops, and began to pursue the Lingya Knight himself.
This move directly forced another command company, which had originally run out of the phalanx, to come back for rescue.
Taking this opportunity, the officers of Cold Spring Castle, including Llanes, re-stabilized the formation of the phalanx and even started a countercharge.
Led by three titled knights, the mountain knights began to counterattack, successfully defeating and crippling two companies of the Order.
Unfortunately, in the end, Lingya Knight Arman escaped with two broken command companies.
“I heard that we counted the bodies of 92 Order Knights?”
“Absolutely, 92 Order Knights. Think about the 4,200 Order Knights in the Kingdom of Leia. I I just feel dizzy."
"Our mountain road is so narrow that 4,200 knights can't open it," Lannes took a sip of wine and consoled him.
Besser spat out the dogtail grass in one gulp: "What should we do next? March or hold on?" "Next step?" Lannes looked up at the tower of Longfeng Fort not far away, "That's Meliati We just have to obey His Majesty’s orders.”
In the tower of Changfeng Fort, looking through the narrow window, a tall figure is sitting, emitting a dark red light. reading briefing in front of the brazier.
Leaning on the soft wolf-skin throne, the delicate and childish face under the iron mask sometimes frowned and sometimes smiled.
It’s a pity that others can’t see this beautiful face.
"An entire company of orders, wiped out."
Black horse knight Herman shook the hand of the briefing: "Not one of the 100 order knights escaped, only 10 square flag knights escaped, and only the squire knights escaped. About 20 escaped.
350 Wang Xian knights were directly scared away. From February 20th to today, March 10th, they captured Joan of Arc in 20 days...
To be honest, I thought I was reading a joke book. We haven’t used that magic crossbow before. How can it be so powerful?”
The intelligence manager Feili shook his head: “The accuracy of the intelligence, There is no time to verify, but at least the evidence sent by Rapid City is clear, with both witnesses and material evidence.”
"It's unbelievable, a bunch of farmers..." Herman shook his head and put the briefing sheet on the table.
He still couldn't believe how much effort they put in and how many years of preparation they had before they narrowly defeated two command companies. It wasn't even a total annihilation, but a defeat.
It only took half a year for those farmers to take over half of the wealthy Langsand County since they started revolting in September last year.
In the blink of an eye, the Caotai farmer who was a master at that time has now wiped out an entire command company.
Even seven days earlier than Meliati, the victory was greater and spread wider. When people mention the defeat of the Order Company, their first impression is of the Salvation Army.
Herman couldn't accept it.
Ven, the knight on the gray horse, stared closely at Meliaty's iron face. He always felt that something was not right about Meliaty today.
"No matter what, he is from our side." Sitting up straight, Meliati put down the briefing, her red eyes shining with the flames of the brazier, "Add some trouble to the church. It’s a beautiful thing. Instead of thinking about other people’s affairs, it’s better to think about our own affairs.”
Hearing Meliati’s speech, the senior military and political leaders of Cold Spring Fort stood at attention and waited. Following Meliyati's speech.
“Now our army has a small victory, with more than 300 people killed and nearly a thousand seriously injured and lightly injured. The situation is not too bad.
We defeated half of the enemy's forces. Although they are no longer able to fight in the field, it is not a problem to defend Gaobao City with the city. "
Mliarty stroked the golden skull scepter in her hand, her voice cold and indifferent.
"Now we want to revitalize the entire battle in Qianhe River Valley, or we must break through River and fight with Catharine in Rapid City will join, or it will penetrate Mound County and join the two mountain counties to the south.
Otherwise, we will be alone and sandwiched between Upper River County and Mound County on the church side. We will not be able to mobilize all our strength, but will be tired of fighting on both sides.
Continue to fight west, pursue the Imperial Company, or fight south to attack Mound County. Let me know your opinions. ”
"In my opinion..."
"Fart!"
"I didn't even say what it was? You just farted? I think you received 500,000 dinars from the church to come here Looking for faults everywhere!”
Putting her elbows on the armrests, Meliati turned her head to one side, resting her cheeks on her palms, watching and listening indifferently.
Evening was approaching, and the stone room was getting colder and colder. Meliyati listened, but her thoughts flew to nowhere.
After this battle, the Salvation Army had completely gained its reputation and was on the church's list.
If Rapid City hadn't been at the front, I'm afraid the church's army would have been so angry that they would have dispatched, right?
Calculating the time, the North Knight I sent should arrive. I originally wanted to provide Horn with some help, but now it seems that it is no longer needed.
Looking at the middle-aged and elderly men in front of her who were about to throw their tongues into each other's faces, Meliati suddenly missed the little wind-up frog for some reason.
(End of this chapter)