Chapter 23: The Battle of Gray Valley (6)
Rewind the clock to a few hours ago.
Twelve hundred wolves, led by Olmers, were marching towards the Mivol woods.
The purpose of their trip was twofold, one was to plunder the Mivol woodland and obtain food supplies.
The second is to delay the movement of that Viscount Wallace from possibly entering the Barrens.
The actions of the Lord of Mivor were all based on speculation, but because the threat of the flank march was too great, he had to be guarded against.
After some distance, Olmers told the team to stop and repair.
He frowned as he looked at the cloud of wolf smoke rising far behind him.
"It's supposed to be Lord Rhodes who acted, but how could it be so fast?"
The army had come from a long journey, and it should have been repaired for a while, and it was not too late to recharge before fighting.
In particular, the earl was strong and well-supplied, and as long as he besieged and not attacked, Lord Rhodes was in a critical situation.
But the current situation is clearly a strong attack.
The original plan drawn up by Rhodes and Olmers was to raid the Mivol woods, drag the viscount, and wait for an opportunity to separate the two, and then attack the Kilburn territory by way, and cooperate with Akron and Agan, who had been contacting the slaves earlier.
Mess up the rear of Kilberd's lead, then flank back and forth.
The situation on the battlefield is ever-changing, how can everything go as desired?
Olmers beckoned to five wolf riders and commanded in a low voice: "Go and inquire about the situation of the battle ahead, and report quickly." ”
Then he looked at the wolf riders on the side and said loudly: "Suspend the march, everyone hurry up and rest!"
Soon, a wolf rider quickly returned.
"Lord Olmers, the battle has been discovered. The Earl of Kilburn was defeated, and all the camps set up by Lord Rhodes were burned. ”
Olmers groaned for a moment.
The camp caught fire, and Lord Rhodes won the battle, but there was no place to stand, and he was bound to retreat.
If the enemy pursues it......
No, Lord Rhodes has never underestimated the enemy, and will set up an ambush back, and the earl will not take advantage.
Olmers was thinking, and another wolf rode panting.
"My lord, after the defeat of Kilberd's army, he once again sent troops to pursue Lord Rhodes. ”
"How many people are sent?"
"The black pressure is overwhelming, close to 10,000 people. ”
"Do you see the composition of their army?" asked Olmers eagerly, and the wolf cavalry shook his head.
Soon, the remaining three wolf cavalry quickly returned.
Olmers also received more detailed information from them.
"You mean they have infantry in front and cavalry in the rear?" asked Olmers, surprised.
The wolf cavalry nodded.
"Not good!" Olmers exclaimed in surprise, and shouted eagerly, "Everyone obey the order, march at full speed, and get ready for battle!"
"Yes!"
Quickly regrouping the army, the wolf cavalry kicked up the dust in the sky and quickly rushed towards the graystone valley.
......
Kilburn Army.
The slave camp responsible for transporting the baggage.
"How's the battle going up ahead?" asked Agan worriedly.
The latter's eyes were full of worry as he looked at the fire, and his heart was uneasy.
The two of them were ordered to go to the Kilburn Territory, try to infiltrate the slave camps, and incite the oppressed slaves to rebel against the oppressed slaves, so that the chaos in the Kilburn Territory is as good as possible.
Unexpectedly, the slave camp that the two of them infiltrated was drafted, and the two somehow followed the army back to this barren land.
"The count's army poured out and seemed to have launched a general assault on Lord Rhodes. Akron whispered, his hands shaking.
"How so? Isn't this the first day of the battle? Shouldn't we be tempting each other for a while? Why is the fight like this?" said Agan in an instant.
Akron shook his head, indicating that he didn't know.
"Let's go meet the leader. ”
"The emptiness of the camp now is a godsend. ”
Akron said suddenly, striding toward a remote tent.
The tent was rudimentary, leaking everywhere, and there were several tattered beds.
On the bed, sat a bald man with a sturdy figure and a blind eye.
Opposite the strong man was the gray-haired old butler Akron.
"Gad, have you thought about it?" asked Akron in a low voice.
"If you think about it, this is the thousands of lives of our brothers. Gade whispered, his brow furrowed, and he could feel hesitant.
The two had been discussing the exercises here for a long time, but Gad was still reluctant to lead his brothers to rebel.
"Your offer sounds great, but I can't trust you, or the lord behind you. ”
"If that lord is like the Earl of Kilburnd, we are just slaves in another place, and maybe we will not be able to live in this barren land as well as we are now. ”
Gade shook his head and looked at the two in front of him.
The lord's promise was beautiful.
land, shelter, and the dismantling of slavery and the granting of shelter to them.
But an old butler, a fellow from a slave background, was too light, and he didn't believe that these two people had enough say in front of that lord.
Gad may not have thought that the two people in front of him were already the two most educated people under Rod's account before Olmers came.
"You're a highlander, aren't you? Ah Gan, who had been silent for a long time, suddenly said from the side.
Gad frowned and nodded.
Agan let out a long breath, pulled a dagger out of his arms, and spread his palms on the ground.
"The people of the plateau all believe in the god of the earth, and the circumcision of the fingers symbolizes the oath of the plateau people who are willing to take death as evidence. Lord Rhodes is the wisest lord I have ever met, and I trust him to bring us tomorrow. ”
"I used to be a Shanyue man, and I was a slave from the day I was born. ”
"I'll cut off my fingers and prove everything we say. ”
Agan whispered, and the trembling right hand holding the dagger slowly fell.
"I'll do it. ”
"I'm Lord Rhodes's servant, and I should be left to do this. ”
Akron took Agan's hand and snatched the dagger from his hand directly.
Spreading out his palm, the dagger in Akron's hand fell hard.
Blood splattered, and Akron's little finger was cut off whole.
Gad was silent for a moment, then pulled a bone knife from his bosom and cut off his own fingers as well.
Tying two fingers together with a twine, Gade looked at the two in front of him.
"In the witness of the Mother Goddess, I make a vow with you. ”
......
In the rear camp of the Kilberd army, the fire was burning and the shouts of killing were everywhere!
"Kill!!"
"Kill all the demons that enslave us!"
Gad roared loudly and stormed the barracks.
Akron held a snatched iron sword, and every time he struck the sword, he would inevitably take a life.
"Kill all the slaves!"
"Firefighting! Firefighting!"
The remaining Kilberd army was in a mess and shouted loudly.
The two sides scuffled in one place.
In the darkness, a low beast roar and footsteps were heard.
Both sides of the war suddenly fell silent.
In the night, a wolf knight with blood in his mouth appeared.
"Reinforcements!"
"Reinforcements are coming!kill all the Kilberds!" Agan shouted excitedly.
A group of slaves, demoralized, rushed to kill the Kilburn soldiers.