Chapter 227: Foregone conclusion

At the same time, the situation on the frontal battlefield was also very good, and the balance of victory was completely in William's favor. x

The Manders knights had basically annihilated the opposing knights, and after their victory, the knights, under the leadership of Norwen, continued to rush towards the enemy's infantry array.

The cavalry attacked the infantry in the battle, of course, the result was not much, it was completely a crushing situation, and the remaining more than eighty knights directly took the hammer sword in their hands, pushed it all the way, and cooperated with the Manders infantry to directly defeat all the enemy.

Eventually, the battlefield collapsed completely, and Viscount Winston's forces were all thrown into a state of confusion and rout.

Viscount Winston looked at the situation in front of him, and shouted angrily, all the cultivation accumulated over the years was all thrown away at this moment.

"Damn it! Viscount Serindil's stupid pig! Isn't he strong himself? How could he be defeated by that damn guy William at this time! ”

"Why didn't he die!!"

Wielding the sword in his hand, Viscount Winston seemed to have lost all his senses, roared hysterically, and finally threw the sword away.

After venting, he regained his sanity and looked at his surroundings.

The remaining more than two hundred armed infantry followed him, and there were three other knights guarding him, plus two dozen guards each in his castle and manor, plus some light infantry, and they should be able to hold the castle.

After thinking about it, Viscount Winston made up his mind, and by this time, he still had not lost his desire for victory.

"Follow me! Fall back! We go back to Winstonburg, where is absolutely safe! ”

Viscount Winston ordered the soldiers around him, while the other nobles followed the knights and charged, and now they were either a corpse or a prisoner.

Now that the situation on the battlefield was quite obvious, the soldiers carried out the orders of Viscount Winston very thoroughly and quickly.

Assemble at a very fast pace and run backwards.

William, on the other hand, was dealing with some things, and the Menders infantry on the frontal battlefield were also accepting the surrender of the captives, and they received orders to make the enemy surrender as much as possible and reduce casualties, after all, they were also precious working people.

"Lay down your weapons! Kneel on the ground, build your life and become a vassal under the great and honorable Baron William! ”

"But if you dare to resist, then you will be immediately brutally attacked by the army of Lord William!"

"Lay down your weapons now!"

The Manders infantry, with words of persuasion to surrender, began to sweep across the battlefield.

Soon, the defenses of the recalcitrant enemy who were still resisting were completely destroyed, and the reason for their stubborn resistance was not because they feared that they would be executed for fighting Baron William, or that they would be sold as slaves.

Now that he has been promised, not only will he not be killed and sold, but he will also become a vassal under Baron William, it is simply better.

Among other things, the prosperity of Barony Wilhelm's domain, and the excellent quality of life of the people, are famous throughout Denlenburg.

Many troubadours would sing the praises of the prosperity of William's domain, the bravery of the army, and most importantly, the quality of life of the people.

Drinking sweet goat's milk, eating nutritious bacon, and being able to eat a variety of foods every day spread throughout Denlenburg under William's publicity.

If it weren't for the strict restraint of their serfs by other lords and forbidding them to escape, a large number of serfs might have come to William long ago.

In fact, there were quite a few serfs who came to William, most of them from various parts of Denlenburg, as well as exiles from outside Denlenburg.

They basically came to William's territory after hearing William's propaganda, and the total number of them was nearly a thousand.

And William didn't disappoint them, they all lived the life they wanted here, and even better.

After taking all the enemy in check, William asked the soldiers to count their numbers.

There were a lot of them, and there were more than 4,000 light infantry composed of serfs alone, all of whom were lightly wounded or uninjured, and those who were seriously wounded were basically euthanized......

The armed infantry, on the other hand, was much smaller, less than 1,000 men, and their combat will and experience far exceeded that of the light infantry.

As a result, they were the mainstay of the battlefield, and the fighting between them was brutal, with more than half of the armed infantry lost.

As for the enemy's knights, more than 40 people died, more than 20 were seriously wounded and killed by the sword, and the remaining 50 people were all taken prisoner.

And the casualties on William's side were also very heavy.

Norwin returned to William with the knights, and Banstesk returned to William's side with his heavy infantry, covered in scars and tattered armor.

Of the six hundred and fifty Manders infantry that had been brought out, only three hundred and five were now able to fight and continue to serve, and more than half had been lost.

Only 210 of the 500 militiamen remained, and the losses were extremely heavy.

The archers, on the other hand, did not take a direct part of the hand-to-hand combat, so the casualties were not significant, and only seven were wounded by stray arrows.

The heavy infantry, a total of forty-five men, returned with only seventeen men, and the casualty rate was simply terrible.

Although it is an exaggeration, it is still reasonable, after all, the heavy infantry took on the heavy task of breaking the enemy ranks, and a group of them rushed to the front, which is why there were such terrible casualties.

Of the twenty-two Manders knights, six were killed, nineteen of the fifty-three heavy cavalry were killed, a total of twenty-five were killed, and a third of William's cavalry troops were killed!

The other nobles, after listening to the reports of their subordinates, began to tell William about their casualties.

After all, now that the battle situation is basically clear, as long as there are no other accidents, then it is certain that William will become the master of Denlenburg.

Therefore, it is quite normal for them to reciprocate these things to William.

After hearing these reports, William couldn't help frowning, but he was immediately relieved that all these losses were worth it, and compared to the whole of Denlenburg, this loss was nothing.

"By the way, did you find Viscount Cowen? Is he among the captives? Or died on the battlefield? ”

William suddenly remembered that he had found the banner of Viscount Curvin among the enemies before, and it was obvious that it was Viscount Curwen.

Viscount Cowen was the enemy of the whole of Denlenburg, and everyone was eager to get rid of it as soon as possible, although it did not do much to William.

But there are still some effects of stabilizing people's hearts, and he and Viscount Cowen also have a bad holiday, Viscount Cowen has targeted him many times and planned a series of conspiracies against him, so if Viscount Cowen really appears, then William will definitely capture it.

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