Volume 4 The Burning Prairie Chapter 242 - A Sharp Turn (2)
Fort Glory.
A thick column of black smoke was rising into the sky.
Blade Hand pressed the hilt of the knife and stood in front of the granary in the northwest corner of Fort Glory, watching with a blank face as the werewolf warriors under his command held torches and set fire to the granary.
The blazing fire reflected the cold and resolute face of the sharp blade, and also made his mind return to the time when the battle to conquer the Glory Fort took place.
Three days ago, when the blood-toothed wolf cavalry of the Third Wing left Warsong Castle, bypassed the barracks of the daily mercenaries and elven army, and sneaked thousands of miles into the realm of Fort Glory, it coincided with the fall of night. Without resting, the blood-toothed wolf cavalry took advantage of the darkness and entered the battle.
Before the battle began, Blade personally led several high-skilled werewolf warriors to quietly touch under the gates of Glory Castle.
Since there were only a few hundred daily mercenary warriors and a few hundred newly recruited militiamen from among the citizens in Glory Castle, there were far fewer people patrolling the city than before. In addition, the defenders of Fort Glory didn't expect another orc attack so soon, so they also relaxed a lot when patrolling.
It wasn't until Blade and the werewolf warriors climbed up to the top of the city from the city gate that they were discovered by a team of patrolling day-by-day mercenary warriors, and then the team of day-by-day mercenary warriors was killed by Blade and others. Then, before the rest of the daily mercenary patrol heard the news, Blade and the others opened the city gate.
The blood-toothed wolf cavalry, who had long been hiding and ambushing outside Glory City, immediately rushed to the city gate.
Now there are more than 1,000 daily mercenary warriors and militia in the entire Glory Castle, and in the face of the nearly 1,000 powerful blood-toothed wolf cavalry who rushed into the city, they are simply unable to resist and will be crushed at the first touch.
The next day, as dawn fell, the resistance in Fort Glory was finally wiped out, and even Horn, the deputy head of the Daily Mercenary Regiment, died in the battle.
The more than 20,000 citizens of Fort Glory all hid in their homes, closed their doors, stayed at home, listened to the sound of killing outside their houses, and spent a bloody night in extreme fear and anxiety.
As expected by the blade, this time the battle of the sneak attack on Fort of Glory went extremely smoothly.
After capturing Fort Glory, the blood-toothed wolf cavalry did not pay attention to the citizens who were hiding in their homes, but rested on the spot.
Although werewolves are known for their physical strength, they are also too tired for the blood-toothed wolf cavalry who rushed outside Glory after a sleepless march day and night to start a battle without a good rest.
Due to the daily mercenaries and elven alliances, even if they get the news, it will take some time to return to Fort Glory from the front line of Warsong Castle. Therefore, the blood-toothed wolf cavalry did not immediately set fire to the granary, but recuperated in the castle of glory for two full days, and moved some of the grain out of the granary, and after eating enough, they began to set fire to the grain in a hurry.
Seeing the mountains of grain reduced to ashes in the raging flames, Blade knew it was time to leave Glory Castle.
When he was about to give the order to leave Fort Glory, Bart suddenly walked over in a hurry and reported: "Chief, our scouts who went out to reconnoiter found that a cavalry team was heading in the direction of Fort Glory, and it was only more than thirty kilometers away from Fort Glory!"
"Which side of the cavalry are there, and how many are there?" asked Blade, raising his eyebrows and in a deep voice.
"It's not our orc cavalry, this cavalry team is made up of all humans, and they look like mercenaries! The number is estimated to be about fifteen hundred!" replied Barth.
"Mercenaries, could it be the cavalry of the Daily Mercenary Regiment? They rushed back to Fort Glory so quickly, could it be?" said Blade with a look of surprise.
"They are not the cavalry of the daily mercenary group, judging by the color of the armor, they should be the cavalry of another mercenary group!" Bart said.
Blade's eyebrows furrowed deeply, and he immediately ordered Bart to assemble his troops and prepare to go out of the city to meet this cavalry team of unknown origin.
At this moment, an unexpected voice suddenly sounded in the sky above Fort Glory.
"Hey, when did Fort Glory fall to Beamon's army? Didn't the news come out a few days ago that there was a Bimon army that suffered a big defeat outside Gloriate Castle?"
After hearing the sound from the sky, the blood-toothed wolf cavalry couldn't help but be surprised, and looked up one after another, only to see a fat human man in a splendid costume, standing high above the clouds with his hands in his hands, looking down at the Glory Castle, and taking in everything in the Glory Castle. 17
"Francis!" Blade's pupils shrank and he exclaimed. He didn't expect that the leader of the Red Flame Fire Dragon Mercenary Regiment, a dignified sword saint, would suddenly appear here.
Francis was surprised to hear his name being called out from the castle of glory. His gaze raced over the werewolves below, and he soon spotted the blades in the crowd.
A look of surprise flashed across Francis's face, and then he shook his body and flew to the ground of Fort Glory.
"Young Master Blade, I didn't expect us to meet again so soon after saying goodbye to Praise Modaya's Snow Peak! You and I are really destined!" Francis's round fat face was a group of amiable eyes, and he smiled almost with the blade.
When Francis fell from the sky, the right hand of the blade involuntarily grasped the hilt of the knife, staring at Francis with a wary face, ready to strike at any moment.
After all, the relationship between the two sides is hostile, and when he was at the summit of Zanmodaya's snowy peak, Francis had a murderous intent towards the blade, but it was only because of the three of Steel Scythe, Adele, and Julie that he finally gave up. Now at first glance, seeing that Francis is so polite to himself, and he has taken the initiative to build a relationship, the blade is suddenly a little confused, I don't know which play Francis is singing!
After the vigilant movements and puzzled expressions of the blades fell into Francis's eyes, Francis slapped his head as if he remembered something, and laughed: "Oh, look at my memory! I forgot that Young Master Blade, you still don't know that the Red Flame Fire Dragon Mercenary Group has defected to the Empire! No wonder you are still wary of you?"
"Defect to the Empire?" Blade heard the meaning of Francis's words, and only thought it was incredible. As his mind turned, his eyes flickered and he deliberately pretended to be stupid and asked, "I heard Daniels say that you were originally a general of the Byzantine Empire, do you still need to rejoin the Byzantine Empire?"
"Young Master Blade, you are so humorous!" Francis snorted, and said with a smile on his face, "When I say Empire, I mean the Beamon Empire!"
After receiving Francis's affirmative reply, Blade was shocked in his heart, and his mind instantly lost his mind, and he stood still and slowly digested the news on the spot.
After a long time, when the blade finally came to his senses, he once again confirmed to Francis and asked, "You really took refuge in our Beamon Empire?"
"This is absolutely true!" Francis said with a smile on his face, "The Red Flame Fire Dragon Mercenary Regiment is now officially under the command of the Dragon Worship Sect, and is also the Great Elder of the Dragon Worship Sect. As for the matter of taking refuge in your country, His Majesty the Cult Pope Doragni personally went to the Boulder Fort to consult with the Lord of the Wolf Overseer and reached an agreement!"
Hearing Francis say this, Blade immediately guessed that this incident must have happened shortly after he left Boulder Castle.
Francis looked around for a moment and asked, "Young Master Blade, I wonder who is the commander of your wolf cavalry unit in the Glory Fort right now? Can you invite him to meet me? I have something to discuss with him!"
"I'm the commander of this wolf cavalry now!" replied Blade with his mouth open.
Francis knew that Blade was very young, and when he heard that he was the commander, he couldn't help but be stunned, but then he smiled and said: "That's good, it just so happens that I know you and Young Master Blade, and when the time comes, it will be more convenient for you and me to cooperate with the two armies!"
"Why did you come to Fort Glory?" asked Francis cautiously when he saw that the two armies were working together.
"Hehe, I heard that the orc garrison of Warsong Fort was defeated in the crusade against Glory Fort a few days ago! And our Dragon Worship Sect and the Red Flame Fire Dragon Mercenary Regiment have just joined the Wolf Head Overseer to serve under the command of the Wolf Head Overseer, and the Lord Wolf Head Overseer asked us to send troops to support War Song Fort to prove our willingness to serve! However, halfway through, I heard that the Daily Mercenary Regiment and an elven army were attacking Warsong Castle, and I thought that Glory Castle must be empty at this moment, so I divided my troops into two ways and transferred to Glory Castle with the cavalry brigade of the Red Flame Fire Dragon Mercenary Regiment, and then let the others continue to Warsong Castle for support!"
"Just now I saw a pillar of smoke rising from the Glory Castle from a distance, and I was surprised, so I left the army and came to investigate alone!
Francis told Blade why he was at Fort Glory.
"I see!" Blade nodded.
Francis glanced sideways at the burned granary, smiled and asked, "Now that the Glory Castle has fallen into the hands of the Blade Young Master, I wonder what you plan to do next?" I saw that you burned down the granary, presumably you don't plan to occupy the Glory Castle?"
"After the loss of Fort Glory, it is very likely that the daily mercenary group and the elven army will stop attacking Fort Warsong and return to Fort Glory! I have self-knowledge, with our strength of less than a thousand people, it is impossible to hold Fort Glory, so I will burn the food and prepare to retreat!" Blade said this, and suddenly changed his words, "However, now that I have met you, Lord Francis, I want to change my mind! I have some new ideas, I want to talk to you, I don't know what you think?"
"Young Master Blade, please!" Francis said.
"I want to join forces with Lord Francis and ambush the Sun-Seeking Mercenaries and Elven Army who are returning to Glory Castle in the middle of the road!" said Blade slowly, with the flames of battle rising in his eyes.
After thinking for a while, Francis smiled and said, "It's an honor to be able to fight side by side with you, Young Master Blade!"