Count Elliot turned his head to look in the direction where the crossbow bolts were coming from behind him, and saw dozens of people hurrying towards them carrying a dozen bed crossbows, and it was Baron Bell who took the lead.

At this time, he was covered in blood, showing a happy expression on his face, and shouted in his mouth: "Damn, if you dare to play tricks in front of Lao Tzu, let you often taste like this crossbow." ”

With that, he ordered someone to pull the string and set the arrow again.

Seeing this, the black-armored knights hurriedly grabbed the reins, and the leader raised his hand and made a gesture, and then dozens of people neatly turned their horses' heads and fled.

Loading the crossbow was extremely time-consuming and laborious, and by the time the bolts were placed in the crossbow slot, the black-armored knights had already run away.

Baron Bell hurriedly ordered the arrows to be released, and the sound of breaking wind sounded, but the accuracy was a little worse, and only the last two were shot.

Looking at the black-armored knight who was fighting his horse and leaving away, Baron Bell showed a look of annoyance, and slapped the soldier who was fiddling with the bed crossbow next to him: "Waste!

Count Elliot hurriedly stopped him and said, "Forget it, these knights are all skilled in horsemanship and so well-equipped, they can't be dealt with by a few bed crossbows." ”

With that, he turned to the herald and ordered, "Order the cavalry regiment not to pursue." ”

The herald was puzzled by the order, but did as it was told.

Count Elliot has his own ideas, the enemy is too strong, and his own cavalry goes to pursue, I am afraid that he will be ambushed.

Half an hour later, the losses were counted, which made the three senior officials of the Eastern Army frown.

Dozens of tents were burned, two hundred and forty-nine were killed, and countless others were wounded.

Baron Bell knocked on the table hatefully, and said in an indignant tone: "The villain who can only sneak attack." ”

Baron Xilun looked at his indignant expression, groaned slightly, and said: "We can't sit still like this, we must find a way to solve this hidden danger, otherwise we will be slowly eaten up by the other party." ”

Count Elliot nodded: "The enemy's losses this time are not small, I'm afraid it will be three or two days before they launch another sneak attack, we have to take Amser Fort before they attack again, take a good rest, and then slowly find a way to deal with them." ”

Baron Bell and Baron Xilun looked at each other, and their eyebrows showed a little solemnity.

Amseburg was the main target of the Eastern Army, and it was one of the more famous in Kale County

The big city, the city wall is five or six meters high, there is a moat three or four meters wide outside the city, there are more than 60,000 residents and nearly 2,000 defenders in the city, it is really not easy to take down.

Baron Xilun hesitated for a moment and asked, "Then in what name are we going to attack Amserburg?"

The king's army entered Kale County, and in the name of clearing the bandits and quelling the demons, they conquered many small towns and villages along the way, and the reason given was that the lords colluded with the bandits.

However, Amserburg is the property of the Creighton family, and it is really difficult to convince the public to attack it on this ground, after all, who would believe that the powerful feudal officials would collude with the robbers to rob the house?

Besides, now that the entire Cabbage County belongs to the Creighton family, there is no need for them to do so.

Earl Eliot sneered when he heard this: "Now that it has come to this point, what is the need to hide it, what if Lao Tzu beats him?"

Baron Bell and Baron Xilun looked at each other, both shaking their heads and laughing: "Then we will hurry down and make arrangements." ”

Count Elliot waved his hand and motioned for them to leave.

Baron Silun walked to the door of the tent, turned his head and stopped talking, and finally left with a sigh.

Count Elliot pretended not to see him, and his eyes were always fixed on the two of them.

At dawn, the Eastern Army left four infantry squadrons to defend the city, and the rest of the men set up camp and headed straight for Fort Amse, ten kilometers away.

Not long after they left, the nobles received the news, hurriedly dressed themselves, and chased after their subordinates.

At the same time, in a col less than two kilometers from Fort Preston, hundreds of dark-armored cavalrymen were repairing.

After a moment's wait, the sound of horses' hooves suddenly came from outside the col, and then several scouts rushed towards them.

The armor of the scouts was clearly different from that of these knights, and if you looked closely, it was actually the dress of the Eastern Army.

The scout grabbed the reins in front of the black-armored knight at the head and whispered four words: "Amserburg." ”

After saying that, he didn't stop and went in the direction he came.

Count Eliot's guess was right, there were indeed spies in the Eastern Army, and there were quite a few.

When the leader of the black-armored knights heard the words Amserburg, his expression did not change, but he put on his helmet steadily

, commanded in a deep voice: "Prepare for battle." ”

As the words fell, the sound of armor colliding and the neighing of war horses suddenly resounded throughout the col.

Turning his head to Count Eliot, not long after the eastern army had been drawn from camp, he ordered two thousand cavalry to go west.

This order was an impromptu order for him, and he did not consult anyone.

Baron Silun and Baron Bell came to Count Eliot on horseback, and both looked at him in bewilderment.

Count Eliot smiled, and did not explain, but said, "The army has held off and camped on the spot." ”

Camp on the spot? When the two of them heard this order, their minds suddenly became even more confused

Baron Bell frowned and asked, "We are still six or seven kilometers away from Amsøburg, if we speed up, we can reach before noon, as long as the other party is not prepared, we can take it before sunset, why waste time here?"

Count Elliot raised his eyebrows and said with a smile: "Our eastern army is going to Fort Creighton to join the army of His Majesty the King and Governor Renard, Fort Amser is the only way to go, and the other party is afraid that it has already been prepared." ”

"We are now in the past, and we are likely to be faced with a fortified city that is easy to defend and difficult to attack, so I have decided to temporarily change my objective and attack the city of Judon, four kilometers to the west. ”

"If I'm right, the city of Judon is likely to be an empty city today, and two thousand cavalry could easily take it. ”

Hearing this, Baron Bell and Baron Xilun had different expressions.

Count Eliot did not continue to explain, and directly ordered the herald to convey the order.

He had absolute authority in the Eastern Army, and the two deputies had no choice but to carry out orders.

In this way, the army camped and rested, waiting for the news of the victory from the two thousand cavalry.

About two hours later, the nobles in the rear rushed up with their private troops.

Seeing this, Count Eliot stood up directly and announced: "The army will be drawn at once, and take Fort Amser before sunset." ”

The order was so sudden that it blinded everyone.

Count Eliot's face was grim, he took out the edict issued by the king himself, and read: "From the day the Eastern Army entered the territory of Kale County, everyone was at the command of Count Eliot, the commander of the Eastern Army, and violated military law. ”