"TM, these bastards almost killed me!" Burry, who had been thrown to the ground by the soldiers, shook off the dust on his body, and hurriedly crawled to the entrance of the cave to look.

"Sir Bury, are you alright?" The soldier who had just saved Bury's life asked with concern, and then leaned over.

"I'm fine! They don't have the ability to kill me! ”

Spit~

Bury spat out a mouthful of thick phlegm, which landed on the shield of a Lombard soldier.

Whoosh~

Outside the fortress, the Lombard soldiers fired two more heavy armor-piercing arrows. This time, however, no one showed their heads, and the two arrows grazed along the edge of the battlement above the fort and landed in the river on the other side.

"Hey, these bastards, if you don't give them a look, you're really treating us as waste~"

As soon as Burry's words fell, a soldier was about to throw it down with a rock~

"Wait!" Burry stopped the soldier, "This won't work, a stone won't do much at all." Listen to me, you two archers take cover, and the rest of you raise the stones and listen to my orders, and smash all the guys at the front shield! ”

"Yes!" Immediately, each of the six people picked up a stone and waited for an order.

"Archer, prepare!"

The archers on either side slowly stood up bent over and observed the movements of the Lombard soldiers through the hole. When the enemy archers outside the fortress took a gap for their arrows, two light arrows flew towards them~

The Lombard soldiers subconsciously raised their shields.

"Smash me!"

At Burry's order, several soldiers who raised the stones threw the stones in their hands at the front of the shield array advancing towards the fortress.

Knock~knock~knock~

Then, the sound of stones colliding with shields was heard. The Lombard soldier behind the shield could not have imagined that five or six stones would fly towards him alone at the same time. Suddenly, the unlucky guy was crushed by the overturned shield and spat blood. The arm of another Lombard soldier next to him was also violently hit by the smashed shield, and he was already unable to move.

"Good!"

"Good!"

Colin and Hans, who were watching the battle through the hole under the fortress, praised loudly and excitedly.

Seeing that their shield array was broken, the Lombard soldiers hurriedly took cover, fended off the light arrows fired from the fortress, and then dragged their fallen and wounded companions away from the battlefield.

"Quick, release the arrows! Shoot the arrows! Burry stood up and ordered one after another......

"Hey~"

Looking at the Lombard deserters who had returned, Bury was still standing on it, unsatisfied. After the Lombard soldiers had disappeared into the forest, he climbed down the ladder.

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“…… You few shit! Rubbish! Seven or eight people will drive you back, get out of here! Get lost! ”

Outside the dense forest nearly a mile from the valley mouth to the south, the Lumba Commander, who was in charge of leading the army to attack the valley mouth, was furious in his tent. A few Lombard soldiers, hunched over and scolded, held their breath and hurried out with their wounded companions in their arms under the watchful eyes of many officers.

After a while, everyone's eyes fell on this leading soldier Viscount who was on fire.

The leader of the Viscount, who turned his back to the people, was named Paul. Charlemagne, tall, blonde with prominent cheekbones and a handsome face, is a typical southern European face. Lombard was born into a hereditary aristocracy and had an extraordinary bearing. A costly Milanese plate armor is paired with a glittering steel knight's sword and intricately crafted deerskin boots.

This man was the nephew of the Duke of Lombardy and was highly favored. Since the last time the Duke of Lombardy's distant nephew was tortured in the Northlands, the Duke of Lombardy had no intention of wasting his heart and soul on that unsuccessful fellow. turned to support this nephew, who was closer to his blood relationship and could fight well.

"Ladies and gentlemen," Paul turned, anger still looming on his face, "and our mission on this journey north is to pull out this nail that has been planted at our doorstep. Now that the army has arrived near the valley mouth, after the garrison there is clearly investigated, everyone here must do everything in their power to completely annihilate that group of mongrels in one fell swoop! ”

"Yes, Lord Viscount!" The officers replied in unison, full of confidence.

"You build the camp as soon as possible, and at the same time make siege equipment according to the situation of the outposts. Once you're ready, go on the attack! ”

"Yes!"

"In addition, it is necessary to strengthen patrols around the camp, and the army's grain and grass must also be heavily guarded to prevent the enemy from sneaking up. Judging from the situation of that small force a few days ago, it is very likely that their purpose is to carry our food and grass. ”

Paul's analysis of the methods of the Wells Regiment has some truth, and he also has the wartime qualities of a high-ranking officer. Counting the battles in which the Welsh Legion has participated in the past, except for the battle of Thorne, they have used all their intrigues against those opponents. It was because they couldn't understand Art's mind that those unlucky guys were defeated.

"Please rest assured, Lord Viscount, I have sent additional personnel to ensure the safety of the grain and grass. If there is a mistake, I am willing to accept any punishment. The officer in charge of the grain and grass took a step forward and made a solemn promise.

"Good! As long as our rear is secured, then we don't have to worry about breaking a small sentry post! ”

"I am willing to serve the Viscount!"

Looking at the henchmen in front of him who had followed him for many years, Paul nodded in satisfaction. Of course, in order for these guys to work for themselves, they have to come up with something real.

Afterwards, the Lombard viscount promised that as long as he took Taniguchi, those who made great contributions would be promoted to one level (there were only one or two barons among these people, most of whom would not fight in person, and those who rushed to the front were all leading knights), in addition to fiefs and a large amount of bounty.

Human nature is greedy and selfish, and these people who take money and sell their lives can even sell their own souls if they smell the traces of gold coins - this is also true in the martial Lombardy.

In this way, after the group went down, they began to build siege equipment as quickly as possible, preparing to snatch the battle in the next battle......

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While the Lombard army was preparing to take the fortress of the valley in one fell swoop, the two hundred Welsh legionnaires and officers stationed there were not idle.

The materials for defending the city (stones, oil, arrows, etc.) that had been prepared for a long time had all arrived at the mouth of the valley with the assistance of the baggage team. In addition, before the arrival of the Lombard army, weeds and shrubs had been cleared on both sides of the road from the basin to the mouth of the valley, and an improvised carriageway appeared in the gorge. This provided great convenience for the garrison troops to transport supplies. At the same time, it also saves a lot of time for reinforcements who are ready to go to the south at any time.

When the Taniguchi garrison was actively resisting the enemy, Yate was also actively building momentum to prepare for this upcoming storm~

Of course, he was not worried about Taniguchi being attacked by the Lombards. What really worries him is that after this war, the world will know about this wild land that has been unknown for hundreds of years. At that time, it was probably not only the Duchy of Lombardy that was staring at this place......