Chapter 400 Return from the Great Victory
“It’s already noon, why haven’t you come back yet.”
Standing on the city wall, standing on tiptoes and looking toward the northwest, a dozen city councilors and militiamen The leaders waited anxiously.
Wealthy businessmen wearing silk robes and tassels rubbed their canes nervously. Many of them had dark circles around their eyes.
Last night, the Holy Lady ignored her objections and forcibly led 600 cavalry reinforcements for a night attack. None of them had a good night's sleep.
At dawn in the morning, they had to stand on the city wall and wait despite the rain to ensure that they received the news as soon as possible.
The patter of rainwater flowed down the gaps between the stones, flowed through the wooden plaque, flowed through the beaver relief paneling, and flowed through the white chamomile struggling to stick out its head on the wall.
Water droplets fell on the ground, flushing out the blood from the cracks in the wall, but there was not a lot of blood smell in the air.
After a night of heavy rain, the 600 cavalrymen who were supposed to return in the morning have not returned yet.
"I said, you shouldn't take the initiative, something will happen now." Looking at the empty plain, a mercenary leader couldn't help but whisper.
It seemed as if they were getting up, and various low-pitched cricket sounds were contagious to each other on the wall.
“How about we send some more people to take a look?”
“We finally waited for the reinforcements, now we can’t attack them again, right?”
"Perhaps they were defeated and didn't have the shame to come back, so they all ran away."
"Her Highness the Saint must have a purpose for doing this, don't talk nonsense." Shi Dao, a member of the Holy Path Sect. Kege walked over and scolded in a low voice.
Although the crickets were not convinced, they still kept their mouths shut.
Sitting on the bench, Armand didn't panic at all. He didn't even come in the morning, but at noon.
While waiting for Jeanne, he was holding a book and even reading and taking notes.
Martin still looked calm on his face, but he was still anxious in his heart.
After all, with six hundred to attack three thousand, the enemy is five times stronger. If something goes wrong, the reinforcements that have been waiting for so long will be gone again.
The most fearful thing is that something happens to Jeanna. This is the most fatal thing.
At present, the two souls of the Salvation Army are Horn and Jeanne.
If something happens to Jean Na, the rapids city behind will be even more helpless.
"Look, look!" Standing on the unprotected wall, the boy wearing a straw hat stood on one foot and pointed in one direction.
Everyone immediately crowded in this direction, and some even leaned half of their bodies out of the city wall to look out.
The horse's hooves hit the muddy water heavily, and a light horse appeared in everyone's sight.
The beast-turned-man stood up from the saddle and picked up three heads with the spear in his hand: "Great victory, great victory, the noble coalition has been defeated, and all three devils have been killed!"
“Great victory, great victory!”
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“I came back a little late.” Holding the saddle, Jeanne jumped off the horse sideways, stretched out her hand and pinched Armand's face was shriveled compared to before, "There are too many prisoners and the road is too slippery."
Beside her, the oak gates of the city gate opened.
The captives were tied up with long ropes and trudged forward step by step.
The carriage was filled with goods covered with canvas and transported towards the church in Koike City under the dull eyes of the citizens.
I actually won. It seemed like it was not just a small victory, but a big victory.
The only question is, what does this level of victory look like?
"How many prisoners? How many victories?" Martin asked impatiently. "There are more than 3,000 people in the seven-way army. Among them, there must be a thousand who have escaped." Taking off her helmet and tucking it under her arm, Jeanne untied her braid from the back of her head and let it hang naturally on her waist. , "Of the more than 2,000 people left, we brought back more than 800, all of whom are the most elite. The hussars cannot suppress these few."
"Wait. "Wait a minute, you mean that the entire Kasha County noble coalition has been wiped out." Councilor Skage came up and asked almost in disbelief, "There are three thousand people, and there are so many knights."
"What knight? I was fighting knights." Jeanne rolled her eyes, "More than three thousand people were stationed in seven groups, and each camp had three to five hundred people. Among them, there were only a few dozen knights. There are only 200 at most.
We have six hundred cavalry, including elites like the Holy Gun Cavalry, and we have Rainy Night to help. If we can't defeat them, we might as well go home and sell potato roots. ”
The militiamen and citizens who came to greet him looked at each other.
It is still difficult for them to understand that the three thousand troops assembled by the church nobles in Kasha County took more than a month and were led by Musak, the strongest knight in Kasha County.
With great fanfare, these three thousand people marched for more than half a month to the nearby area.
Before the war even started, two-thirds of the wealthy businessmen and city councilors in Xiaochi City were so frightened that they ran away.
They thought they were going to fight a battle to defend the city, but when the saint came, it turned into a battle of annihilation.
This yellow-haired girl led six hundred cavalry and fought six battles. Such a strong army collapsed overnight, and the crisis was inexplicably resolved.
Is this the noble alliance in Kasha County that is too weak, or is it that the Salvation Army is too strong?
You know, all the citizens and militiamen in Xiaochi City are ready to live or die with the city and fight until the last moment.
The suicide note was written, and the place where the private money was hidden was given to my mother-in-law, and suddenly she said there was no need to fight.
Although this is a good thing, many militiamen still have confused looks on their faces.
"This, this is impossible, all seven camps have been wiped out?" an old mercenary asked in disbelief.
"That's not true..."
The mercenaries let out a sigh of relief and said, how could all seven camps be destroyed? Their persistence strategy is still reasonable. sexual.
“…The Kush knight camp led by Maurits ran away early, but we didn’t catch it. There was also Baron Shesidon. After being beaten, he also ran away with dozens of knights. ”
In the dull eyes of the militiamen, Jeanne clapped her fingers and reported one after another.
"The man named Xesidon could have caught him." Colebo handed the reins of the war horse to the boy next to him and said with a pityful smile. "But it rained heavily and the water rose at night, so the bridge was destroyed." Rush, otherwise he will definitely not be able to escape."
The mouths of those mercenaries were pursed tightly. Your annihilation means total annihilation, right?
After adjusting his clothes, Armand coughed lightly: "Sister, these knight prisoners should be placed in the dungeons in the city, and the rest can be imprisoned."
"Okay." No. Thinking too much, Jeanne nodded and waved to the leading Holy Gun Cavalry, asking them to guide the prisoners into the city or into the wild.
Armang called the members of the Holy Path Sect and stood in a row, preparing to introduce them to Jeanne: "Sister, let me introduce them to you. These are all important representatives of Xiaochi City. ”
Councilor Skeg, who was standing at the head, immediately put on a smile, straightened his clothes, walked forward with a smile on his face, and then wanted to stroke his chest and salute: "I'm very happy..."
I didn't want Na to see it. After taking a look at his silk clothes, he yawned: "Ah~, I'm too tired. Prepare some food and water for me, and a bed. Let's wait until I wake up."
Skege's bent waist suddenly froze, and the dripping water from the city gate hole fell on the back of his neck, making his body tremble.
Martin stepped forward to save the situation: "Her Royal Highness the Saint is too tired after fighting for so long. Please wait until the formal banquet in the evening before introducing her."
"Mr. Skeg, we will wait. Let’s meet formally at the dinner party.” Jeanne said to Skage in a mechanical tone and manner, and walked towards the city with Carrot in hand.
Amidst the whispers of others, Skage straightened his back again and shouted to his waiter without feeling dissatisfied:
"Get some roasted chicken, wine, and roasted pig's trotters. Be sure to wait for the saint." Get ready before you sit down.
Also, prepare the best flange nanmu bed. No, move my daughter’s bed over, just the velvet mattress and silk quilt. Yes, go now. .”
(End of this chapter)