Chapter 241 [Chen Xiaolian's Army] (I)

Soldiers cleaning up the battlefield.

The results were undoubtedly brilliant.

According to the interrogation of the captives, the vanguard army from London numbered more than 900 men, more than half of whom were ordinary freemen who responded to the king's call to go to war - the most common method of recruitment in medieval warfare.

The other part is the royal army that is loyal to King Harold, that is, the professional soldiers of this era.

The corpses that could be found on the battlefield were close to four hundred, and the number of prisoners was one hundred and thirty-six.

In general, in this blocking battle, more than half of the enemy was annihilated.

There is no doubt that it was a big win.

The losses on the side of the Normans were much less.

The heaviest losses were the mercenary team led by Chen Xiaolian.

Of the hundred mercenaries, there are only thirty-six who are still alive after the war. Forty-four were killed, and nine escaped...... The nine guys ran away in the middle of the battle and never returned.

Eleven were seriously wounded - this was a disabling injury, and it was difficult to recover from the fighting.

It can be said that Chen Xiaolian's 100-man team suffered more than half of the casualties! However, they attacked the Londoners at the beginning, created chaos among the Londoners, and successfully bit the Londoners, buying time for the later surprise attack of Merlin's army.

Merlin did not deny this.

Of the 200 Norman legions, only twenty-six were killed, nine were seriously wounded, and more than forty were lightly wounded.

Of those, there was not a single casualty among the cavalry! Only one unlucky fellow fell off his horse while pursuing on horseback. But it's not a big deal.

That is to say, with a total loss of about 100 people, in exchange for the result of destroying more than 500 enemy opponents.

This comparison can be described as an out-and-out victory!

The living mercenaries didn't seem to have much of a grudge for their dead companions - they seemed to be used to such scenes.

Chen Xiaolian saw that on the battlefield, these mercenaries were collecting all kinds of loot.

The bodies of the Londoners were almost stripped of one by one. The clothes, boots, weapons, equipment, and even some valuable things hidden on his body were all stripped out.

A squad leader appointed by Chen Xiaolian was feeling a cross from the body of a dead Londoner officer, as if it was gold, he stuffed it into his mouth and bit it hard, then spat and smeared it. He wiped it with a grin, and then stuffed it into his pocket.

There was also a mercenary, carefully examining the teeth of each corpse - he was not busy.

The aristocratic leader who was killed by Chen Xiaolian had two inlaid gold teeth in his mouth, which he also pried out with a knife.

Merlin generously gave Chen Xiaolian a permission: the mercenary team could give priority to the selection of loot.

Each mercenary stuffed his pockets and bags to the brim.

In addition to some tidying, metal pendants, coins, etc., the most popular among mercenaries. It's weapons and equipment.

Almost every mercenary took a shield with a cross insignia, and some exchanged the stone axes in their hands for metal swords. Knives, and hammers.

A set of chain armor peeled off the dead man's body also triggered a fight between several mercenaries, and he almost moved the knife, but Chen Xiaolian walked up and kicked it over one by one.

"I've never seen any idiots in the market. ”

A Norman cavalryman sneered as the mercenaries fought for the spoils of war.

When Chen Xiaolian heard this, he turned around and glanced at this guy coldly.

The time to clean up the battlefield lasted until noon.

The bodies were gathered together. Then a fire burned out.

Merlin took the cross and prayed at the fire.

And the next thing that is difficult to decide is the captives.

The badly wounded captives are no longer left...... When cleaning the battlefield, those seriously injured prisoners were directly killed. One knife at a time, it can be regarded as reducing some pain for them.

In the Middle Ages, the standard of medical care was already low, and it was better to die directly if Cheng dù was seriously injured and wasted with medicine.

Some of the seriously wounded on their own side were treated better, their wounds bandaged, and then some people cut down some branches and made them into stretchers or crutches for them to use.

In the morning, more than sixty horsemen who had fallen behind finally arrived, but they had lost only nine horses, which were said to have broken their legs and could no longer run.

"What to do with these captives?" Chen Xiaolian looked at Merlin.

Merlin thought for a moment: "Take them back, as long as they are willing to swear allegiance to King William, they can stay in the barracks as coolies, and after the war, they can be released back to be farmers." ”

Chen Xiaolian breathed a sigh of relief.

He had been worried about whether he should stop Merlin if he asked for the prisoner to be killed.

In the mercenary team, the luckiest one is the big head.

This guy stood in front of Chen Xiaolian with all his beards and tails - the other mercenaries had some injuries on their bodies, and this guy didn't even have a single hair missing.

Chen Xiaolian was very suspicious that when the war started, this guy must have gotten into some bush and hidden.

Although there were blood stains on his knife, Chen Xiaolian was sure that this guy must have come from somewhere else.

"Sir, you promised me that you would reward me. The big head licked his face and followed behind Chen Xiaolian's buttocks.

Chen Xiaolian turned around and kicked him: "My promise will be fulfilled! Now go pick your loot! I will give you other rewards when I go back! Get out! Disappear from my eyes!"

Merlin wandered around the battlefield, and from time to time he would call one or two mercenaries and ask for a few words.

Later, Chen Xiaolian noticed that Merlin's eyes turned to him more and more.

Finally, Merlin walked over and looked at Chen Xiaolian: "Let me ask your subordinates...... You have to be very heroic in battle. You and your companions, the two of you have broken through the Londoners' shield wall head-on!

As far as I know, under normal circumstances, only heavily armored cavalry would be able to break through the shield wall on the front - these Londoners did not fight very well, but they were still very well defended. ”

Chen Xiaolian was silent.

"When you return, you will be given the title of knight, and I swear to God that I will do my best to ask King William to reward you. ”

Chen Xiaolian finally glanced at Merlin: "Does your nose still hurt?"

Merlin smiled bitterly, his nose was still very red, and rubbed it gently: "It's okay, you didn't use all your strength when you hit, right?"

"Of course, if I had used all my strength, you would not have been able to stand and talk to me right now. ”

"I owe you a great favor!" Merlin's tone was stern: "If it weren't for you, we would have lost this battle!"

"Remember not to pit again. (To be continued......)