In the dense forest and weeds on the small hillside, Tuba watched all the Lombards in the farm below the mountain climb the wall, and all the sentries patrolling and guarding around the hill also withdrew behind the stone wall of the farm, a scene of the coming big war, and couldn't help but whisper to Yate beside him: "My lord~this~ shouldn't it?" The surrounding area is a pot of wheat paste, don't the people here know to go for reinforcements? Our plan was spotted by the defenders of the manor? ”

When smoke rose from the northwest and the defenders of the farmstead remained unmoved, Art knew that his plan to lure the enemy out of the city and divide it had failed.

Apparently the commander of the Lombard garrison in the farmstead was not so easily deceived.

"Tuba, call Lord Berion's sentinel."

Tuba slowly retreated, then got up and called for two sentries sent by Viscount Berion to assist the Ath's army.

"Lord Art?" A sentry climbed behind Art.

"My plan did not succeed, and the enemy chose not to hold out." Art said.

"I need the two of you to help me bring me a letter to Lord Berrion saying that I am going to storm this farmstead, hoping that Lord Berrion will help me fend off Lombard reinforcements from Solburg and other directions." Art instructed the two.

"How long will you need us to resist, Lord Art? We now have to deal with the Genana mercenaries in the southeastern hills, who are not well armed and cannot pull the army all the way to the vicinity of Fort Sol. A sentry spoke of difficulty.

"Tell Lord Berrion that if I take this place, I will immediately set off wolf smoke; If this place is not captured, Lord Berion's army will be able to retreat on its own at noon the day after tomorrow. ”、

"Alright, we'll be back at once." The sentry replied, and then hid himself where the horses were hidden.

"Tuba, lead people to guard all the roads and entrances around the farm, and cut off the enemy's contact with the outside world. In addition, I tell everyone that there is no need to hide. ”

"Send someone to find the Sentinel Cavalry and have them patrol the three-mile radius of the farmstead to shield any enemy in the vicinity."

Tuba took the order and got up to get busy.

"Spencer, Spencer!" Art yelled at the baggage team down the mountain.

Spencer didn't react when he heard someone call, and stuck a head out of the bushes where he was hiding, "Didn't you say you couldn't speak loudly?" Roar so loudly~"

"Sir, it seems that your lord is calling you~" one of the miscellaneous soldiers beside Spencer reminded.

Spencer realized that it was Art calling himself, and quickly tore off the vines and dead branches and leaves on his body, spit out the grass roots in his mouth, and ran out of the bushes towards the hillside.

"My lord, why don't you hide it?" Spencer asked, gasping for breath.

"The enemy has detected our strategy, and there is no need for us to hide. Spencer, you take the baggage team to find a place to make a fire and cook, and make a hearty meal for everyone to eat. Then you will take someone to make a batch of siege engines, and in the afternoon you will start a frontal assault. Art glanced at the farmstead down the hillside and instructed the baggage officer, Spencer.

Spencer glanced at the terrain around the farmstead and replied, "My lord, the Lombard farmstead is surrounded on three sides by streams, and it will be difficult to climb the city by a wooden ladder, and we may have to leave a lot of our lives in front of that stream." ”

Art turned his head and glanced at this baggage officer who had always been only responsible for the baggage chores of the legion, perhaps because he had watched more battles, he could analyze some battle doorways.

Art glanced at Spencer and nodded, "I also know that the stream is blocking our attack, but now that the enemy is hiding behind the stone walls of the manor, I'm afraid they won't come out easily to fight us, and we have no other way than to attack."

"Of course, your previous plan can't be continued, and we can only attack. But can we change the direction of the attack? Spencer said.

Art turned his head to look at Spencer again, looked around the corner, and asked thoughtfully, "You mean from behind?"

"Yes, from behind. I don't know if the Lombards were stupid or despised the enemy, but they did not set up a waiting platform on the hillside beneath our feet, which was closer to the farmstead than the tallest tower in the farm, and the nearest part of the hillside was less than fifty feet from the stone wall of the farm, a distance that could have been reached by means of a wooden ladder or even a wooden bridge. Although the slope of the hill is steep, it is easier to carry siege equipment down than on flat ground, and we may not be able to cross the stream in front of us. ”

Art listened carefully to the points that Spencer said, he had not thought of attacking before, so he did not pay attention to the distance between the farm and the hillside, and now after Spencer's reminder, it was really worth trying.

"Spencer, you have a point, attacking the front will definitely hurt a lot of guys, just try the method you said."

"Order all legionnaires who have no combat mission to cut wood on the spot on the back of the hillside after lunch, and make climbing equipment!"

At the farm below, the commander of the Lombard garrison celebrates the fulfillment of his wise decision with a glass of wine.

The exposed figure on the hillside behind the farm shows that the Provençal army was indeed preparing to attack the farm outpost, and if he had gone out with his army at noon to reinforce the small outposts that had been attacked, they would have fallen for the Ployse scheme. It is basically no problem for more than 30 defenders to garrison a farm with a stone façade, and if half of the troops are allocated to reinforce it, it will not be guaranteed.

"How? I say it's a conspiracy of the Provençals, right? Trying to lure us out of the farmstead walls and then attack the foreign soldiers or take advantage of the situation to storm the manor. Before leaving, the Earl repeatedly explained that we must stick to this outpost at Solburg, and we must not be careless. ”

"You have remembered to me that the enemy's machinations have been discovered, and they are likely to attack us head-on, although we have set up traps and potholes and streams to block us, but you must not be careless, and you must defend the section of the wall that you are responsible for. Unless absolutely necessary, it is not permissible for either side to send troops to reinforce other places at will, and it is important to hold your own section of the wall, and I will take my guards and followers as a reserve when the time comes......"

Just as the commander of the Lombard garrison assigned the task of defending the city to the leaders of the officers, a Lombard soldier on guard rushed in.

"The enemy began to attack so quickly, is it due south or flank?" The Lombard commander asked.

"My lord~ No, the enemy army did not assemble on the front and on both flanks to prepare for battle. They stopped at the top of the hill and watched for a while before disappearing. The sentry replied.

"Did they retreat?" The other man in the tent, who looked like an officer, asked.

"They haven't retreated either, their sentinels are still watching."

"Then why don't you keep a good lookout and run in?" The officer was impatient.

"My lord, we heard the sound of ping-pong logging from behind the hillside near the top of the hill."

"What are they doing logging behind the mountains?" The commander of the Lombard garrison was puzzled......

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Chapter 186: Attacking the Fortress (1)