Chapter Seventy-Eight: Being robbed while the fire is burning
Early in the morning, the street on the south side of Maple Town;
In order to be able to coincide with the time of the attack of the demonic beast, Baron Blue Wolf deliberately let the soldiers rest yesterday afternoon and set off in the early hours of this morning, and at the same time, such a travel time period can also avoid being discovered by Maple Town;
After the monster attacked, the attention of the entire town must have been over there.
Perfect plan—Baron Greywolf thought, of course he knew that the plan to spread the Solid Shell Fruit in the Maple Forest might have been leaked, but so what?
Maple Town didn't have the strength to deal with the monsters in the forest, they could only watch as the monsters gathered and launch an attack that was enough to completely destroy their front - Baron Blue Wolf deduced Maple Town's demon core reserves through Baron Fang Dun's attitude towards the regent;
So, what will Baron Fang Dun do under this double attack? There is no doubt that the old old man will deploy all his forces on the side of the Warcraft Front - after all, Warcraft will not show mercy to the townspeople;
In this case, the town's defenses will inevitably be empty. Baron Blue Wolf thinks he's figured it all out:
He can take advantage of the lack of guards in the town and seize the castle in one go, and Baron Fang Dun without the castle is as threatening in the eyes of the blue wolf baron as a lost dog that has lost its shack;
After taking the castle, the baron planned to take the next step depending on the situation: if the power of the monster was more terrifying, he would temporarily defend in the castle and wait for the monster to retreat;
If the barons can hold out for a while, they will lie dormant for a while and then go back to harvest when they can't hold it anymore, and if they can take the opportunity to chase away the beasts, it will be best - the prestige of the townspeople is also in hand!
Thinking of this, the smile on Baron Wolf's face became even stronger.
The party from Black Mud entered Maple Town in an orderly manner, and made its way along the main road towards the castle.
At the front of the ranks, there were twenty regular cavalry—cavalry was to nobles what gold coins were to merchants, an important judge of strength;
Behind him were one hundred and fifty soldiers in leather armor, and one hundred and thirty adventurers in various costumes;
The sturdy man in his forties was the Baron Wolf, who was sturdy, dark-skinned, dressed in steel armor, riding a horse, and looking proud;
Behind his saddle, a banner was placed on it, with his family coat of arms, the Howling Wolf;
Accompanying him was a middle-aged knight in steel armor who had followed him for ten years, Iron Rider.
A team of 300 people, excellent equipment, high morale, and wise command...... Baron Blue Wolf felt that even if he confronted the entire army of Maple Town head-on, it was only a matter of time before he won a big victory.
"It's always quiet. Iron Rider looked at both sides of the road, "There aren't many pedestrians on the streets, and it's really different from Black Mud Town." ”
"Maybe they heard that the monster was coming, so they all hid. "The blue wolf feels the same way.
"Well, but that's okay!" said the Iron Knight excitedly, "Anyway, this place will be yours after that!"
"You're so happy. The blue wolf's tone was not too excited, but the corners of his mouth were obviously raised.
"Of course!" Iron Knight looked into the distance, "The tower knight who stayed in Black Mud Town worked so hard to assist the young master,
I'm going to work harder!"
Yes, all our plans have not been in vain.
The blue wolf looked at the quiet streets of Maple Town, imagining the road ahead—
Continue to annex other noble territories, continue to develop and grow, and one day become a great nobleman admired by everyone......
The blue wolf, who was thinking like this, suddenly saw a figure suddenly appear in the window of a house not far ahead—
"Uhh——!h
"Enemy attack——! "Iron Cavalry reacted quickly and shouted loudly: "Raise your shield and integrate the battle queue ——!"
The cavalry shook their spirits and looked at the surrounding alleys;
Generally speaking, enemies in ambush in towns will come out of seemingly inconspicuous alleys, and cavalry can quickly rush through them and crush them;
The infantrymen shrank their ranks and raised their shields above them - the best way to deal with bow and arrow throws in training;
It stands to reason that since the hit rate and number of bows and arrows are relatively limited, the ambush party will choose to shoot the bow and arrow at the crowd at a high place to achieve the most effective killing;
That is, the reaction of the baron's command, whether cavalry or infantry, was blameless;
"Report, no lurking enemy found!" the scattered cavalry quickly reconnoitred the surrounding alleys—and in the process, three more cavalrymen were shot and dismounted;
Despicable fellows, do they simply want to use the bow and arrow to save the slightest insignificance?, the baron's brain was racing - if this were the case, the archers would be hidden in the dwellings, and it would be more laborious to hunt;
But this situation ...... It's a fatal flaw!
"Rush towards the castle!" continued Baron Greywolf's order, "ignore these ambushers!"
If soldiers were sent to ambush on the road, then the castle's defenses would inevitably be weak - Baron Blue Wolf knew that Maple Town simply wouldn't be able to draw too many soldiers!
As long as you capture the castle, you will occupy Maple Town, and when the time comes, those archers who are lying in ambush will be like rats in the gutter and pose no threat to themselves!
The baron's army then advanced in the direction of the castle, but, to their surprise, the rain of arrows seemed to intensify the attack;
From time to time, arrows flew from the houses and took the lives of soldiers in the form of flat fire;
And the adventurers at the back of the team suffered heavy casualties due to the lack of shield support, and they were in great pain!
"My lord, these arrows ...... Why are some of them 'flat'?" the voice of the Iron Knight, who had been marching side by side with the Baron, trembled, "Shouldn't the archers all lie in ambush on the roof and let the arrows come from above......!?"
The baron also noticed this: in order to get a good shooting vision, the archers would hide on the rooftops even if they were in ambush;
But now...... Although there were sporadic archers on the rooftops, why were there arrows from the windows of the houses?
Moreover, most of the arrows that killed the soldiers came from inside the houses, and the arrows fired by the archers on the roofs were either blocked by their shields or shot straight away;
What's more, although the arrows fired horizontally are not dense, they are accurate! Even if they fail to hit the neck, head and face, and other fatal positions, they will still hit the arms, waists, and legs of the soldiers, and wound them!
What disturbed the Baron the most was that most of the crossbow arrows were coming at him—by this time, the Baron had already "clanged" more than ten times!
With so many archers and such a high hit rate, it's all out of the predictable range!
The baron gritted his teeth and sighed—
O god of the sun, how the hell is this done?