Lei Ye's side is making rapid progress, and King Ferdinand's side is not slow, but the Eastern Army is making quite difficult progress.

After first dividing the troops, they encountered the attack of a large number of demon troops, and the noble private army suffered extremely heavy losses.

Then the main force was also harassed by a small group of demon troops, and although they did not cause many casualties, they also slowed down the march.

On the fourth day, the Eastern Army could only penetrate less than 20 kilometers into Kale County.

It's not that Count Eliot's military talent is not outstanding enough, it's not that the combat effectiveness of the Eastern Army is too low, it's just that these noble lords are too able to drag their feet.

Where have the pampered nobles suffered from the hardships of marching, without soft beds, without exquisite wine and delicacies, without lavish balls, and without the company of beautiful women, it is simply torment for them.

Moreover, the nobles traveled mostly in carriages, and now that they were on the battlefield, it was naturally impossible to prepare carriages for them, so everyone could only ride horses.

At first, these nobles could tolerate the discomfort of riding horses, and from time to time they galloped on their horses, showing the appearance of swaggering.

However, it didn't take long for the blood blisters grinding out of the inner thighs to make these nobles pick them directly.

Every few miles the army marched they stopped and rested, one saying that his back hurt, that he had a sore leg, that he wanted to drink wine, that he wanted to eat steak, and that he had a problem for Count Eliot in a different way.

If it weren't for the high power of these nobles, Count Eliot would have wanted to chop them all up and feed them to the dogs.

He sometimes even wondered if this could be a conspiracy of the two major families, deliberately letting these nobles send troops to assist, the actual purpose was to contain his eastern army.

Count Eliot's idea was not entirely wrong, the nobles did have a small calculation in their hearts, and they sincerely helped the king, and hoped that the king would win.

However, people are selfish after all, and they think most about how much they can gain after the end of this war, rather than how much they will pay in this war.

Thinking that entering the territory of Kale County will lead to war, and if you fight, you will die, and the nobles will become life-sparing.

Cherish not only your own life, but also the lives of your subordinates.

What they brought out was their own private army, and if there were really a few dead and wounded, it would be really painful.

They originally wanted to build

Meritorious deeds, but after many defeats at the hands of demons, this little thought was completely wiped out.

Therefore, the nobles thought that it would be possible to delay it for a while, and it would be better to delay it until Ferdinand and Renard defeated the Creighton family.

In this way, they can enjoy the fruits of victory without exerting too much effort.

Therefore, it was not until the evening of the fifth day that the eastern military achieved its first victory since entering the Kale county.

An army of more than 30,000 attacked for most of the day and took Duorenburg, with a total population of less than 7,000.

Although they lost nearly 400 foot soldiers, it was not as good as the nobles standing on the low head of the city to show off their might.

Count Eliot refused the nobles' invitation to a feast, and sat alone in the barracks scratching his head at the map in front of him, feeling that his reputation was about to be ruined in this ridiculous march.

The commander of the Eastern Army, who once single-handedly faced hundreds of iron horsemen in the Rowling Kingdom without frowning, is now facing these magnates, and he is really tormented and has lost his temper.

Just when he was thinking about finding some reason to get rid of these unreliable guys, the warning bell suddenly sounded outside the barracks.

The sound of the bell was quick and powerful, indicating that great danger was approaching, and he hastened to his feet and walked out of the tent.

As soon as he came out of the big tent, he saw several scouts running from a distance, and Count Elliot hurriedly shouted, "What is the situation?"

The scout's reply was succinct: "Attack the camp!"

Because the area of Duorenburg was too small, and Count Eliot was afraid that the soldiers would burn and loot, so he stationed the army outside the city, but he did not expect it to facilitate the enemy's sneak attack.

Without waiting for him to continue asking, the scout said again: "The enemy is all light cavalry, the number is about five hundred to eight hundred, the other party should have come prepared, the goal is very clear, it is our western battalion." ”

Earl Eliot suddenly realized that the situation was not good, because it was where the nobles' private army was stationed.

Now the nobles are celebrating their victory in Dorenburg, and their private army is also drinking heartily, and the enemy army is attacking at this time, and the timing is just right.

According to the urine of the group of old soldiers, it is estimated that the horse rejection stakes have not all been nailed, and if they are rushed into the camp by the cavalry at this time, the consequences are unimaginable.

Elliotber

Jue clenched his fists: "Damn, there must be internal ghosts in our army." ”

The fact that the enemy was able to easily avoid the scouts patrolling the perimeter showed that the other party had completely mastered their military deployment, but I was afraid that the status of this inner ghost in the army was not low.

However, now is not the time to consider who is the inner ghost, and it is the most important thing to start defense.

Fortunately, there are not many enemies, and it is not too difficult to deal with.

Count Elliot commanded in a deep voice: "Pass on my military order, the 1st Infantry Brigade will immediately go to the western camp to support, and the 1st Light Cavalry Brigade will cut off the enemy's rear road, and be sure not to let go of an enemy." ”

After speaking, he suddenly remembered something, and said with a dark face: "Hurry up and call someone to get those stupid pigs back for me." ”

The stupid pig in his mouth is naturally a nobleman who is still drinking and having fun, and if it weren't for the fact that these guys are always making trouble for themselves, he won't show his flaws when he camps, giving the enemy a chance to take advantage of.

Of course, this is not entirely to blame, Earl Elliot himself did not expect that the Creighton family, who were at an absolute disadvantage, would send a small force of cavalry to attack their camp.

You must know that he has an army of 30,000 in his hands, and a small group of cavalry attacking the camp will not cause any losses at all, but may steal chickens and rice, but he will not think that there are internal ghosts around him.

The herald was ordered to leave, and in less than ten minutes, a thousand-strong infantry team was ready and marching in an orderly manner towards the west side of the camp.

Immediately afterwards, a detachment of 1,000 light cavalry also rushed out of the camp with their horses whistling, and instead of galloping directly to the west side of the camp, they spared a bend and intercepted the enemy's rear road.

About half an hour later, the drunken nobles came to the tent shoulder to shoulder.

The highest-ranking fat nobleman inside burped and asked, "Something's wrong?"

He had a disgruntled look on his face, obviously blaming the other party for disturbing his drinking.

Earl Elliot really didn't want to deal with the other party, but thinking that this person was the nephew of the Marquis Lyton, he finally suppressed the anger in his heart, pointed to the west side of the camp and said, "There is an enemy coming to attack the camp. ”

The fat nobleman followed his finger and saw the lights in the distance and the sound of killing shook the sky.

The fat nobleman's mind woke up in an instant, and he patted his thigh and shouted, "Isn't that my station? Oh no! My little Billy is still in the camp!"