Chapter 872: Fighting
The 50 English ship-borne sergeants were given a new order: "Kill every French sergeant in the town." After completing the quest, return to the church to rendezvous. ”
Soon, 50 sergeants were scattered in the farmland and meadows behind the towns on the North Shore. A group of three, a group of five, each looking for their own target. How to find a target in the dark seems to be a relatively easy task. For almost every two or three French sergeants carry a torch that brings light, warmth, and yet becomes a target.
Isabel Walton, Baldwin, and Fast chose the North Shore camp in the center of the town as a starting point for their attack on the South Shore army. When the three of them reached the edge of the camp on the north bank, five French sergeants armed with spears and hammers and torches also happened to come to the camp and walk towards them.
The three stood side by side in the darkness, watching the French sergeants dozens of paces away searching for items in the camp. Isabel, who wore a monk's hood and held two swords, one long and one short, tilted her head and said in a calm voice, "Brothers, let's get started." ”
As soon as the words fell, three Englishmen armed with swords, short-handled battle axes, and armor-piercing cones and war hammers walked side by side to the French sergeants in front. Halfway there, two French sergeants seemed to spot the three men marching in the night. He called the other three accomplices who were still searching for money, "Hey, come here, I seem to have seen three guys with weapons." ”
Isabel walked faster and faster, until she saw five French sergeants gathered together and yelled, "Run! ”
Almost in the blink of an eye, Isabel with two swords in hand rushed towards the five French sergeants without hesitation. The hands with the swords rose and fell sharply, and the legs in the high riding boots ran as fast as the wind, and although the French sergeant did not know who the other party was, the other man's behavior of charging at him with his weapon had proved that the other party was his enemy.
The two French sergeants thrust their torches into the ground and followed the other three companions with spears and charged at the enemy. Seeing that Isabel and the three were about to rush in front of each other, she suddenly jumped into the air, curled up her legs, and seemed to be smashing her whole body into a French sergeant holding a spear on the opposite side.
Just listen to "Bang! With a thud, Isabel slammed her curled calves into the spearman's chest. The moment he knocked the spearman to the ground, he rolled forward on the spot. As she stood up, a spear that glowed in the darkness of the night stabbed her in the chest.
Instead of parrying with her short sword in her left hand, Isabel stood still and leaned to the right, and the enemy's spear stabbed against her body. Without waiting for the opponent to withdraw the spear that had been stabbed out, the short sword held in his left hand blocked the opponent's spear outward, and the gauntlet sword held in his right hand pierced the opponent's throat with a sword.
Just as she had killed a sergeant, another sergeant with a hammer rushed up to her, picked up the hammer and swept it across her waist. Isabel bent down unhurriedly and dodged the spherical warhammer that swept over. When he raised his upper body again, he raised his right arm and stabbed the opponent in the chest with a sword, and the short sword in his left hand also stabbed out.
It was too late, but it was too soon, and Isabel pulled out the twin swords that stabbed the opponent's chest almost simultaneously with both arms. Then, with his twin swords crossed in front of his eyes, and then slashed at the sides of the sergeant's head, the French sergeant's head was cut off in an instant.
Two of the remaining three French sergeants were killed by Baldwin and Fast, and one sergeant with a spear in his hand stepped back with terrified eyes. Isabel put down the double swords that were holding the blood dripping from the blades, and glanced sideways at the two of them, "I'll come, or will you come?" ”
Fast smiled, staring at the last French sergeant, "Your Excellency, you have killed two sergeants, leave this to me." With that, he clenched the two short-handled battle axes in his hands and howled towards the sergeant who looked like a trembling sheep.
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Fifty-three Englishmen, including a female military aristocrat, fought face-to-face with the French infantry sergeants until sunrise the next morning. At this time, the French fleet fleeing the bay of Bavrell was sunk and partially damaged by the English royal fleet under the command of Viscount Lyle and the Duke of Richmond in the deep sea, and the remaining unarmed ships surrendered to the English fleet. The Duke of Richmond, who had won the naval battle without sleeping all night, was excited, and hurriedly instructed the boatswain of the deputy flagship to let some sailors steer the French ship to the port docks of Bavrell to take Isabel and others back to the flagship.
At this time, the French army stationed on the south bank of the port of Pavrel was reduced to less than 90 combat sergeants, stubbornly resisting the invading English in the small square on the north bank. However, the British army led by Lady Ripley also suffered varying degrees of damage. Her team had lost 5 shipboard sergeants forever, and 10 more were too badly wounded to take part in the battle. Now, plus she, there are only 38 people left to continue fighting.
When Isabel, Baldwin and the others were hiding behind the barricades with the corpses of the French army and the belongings of their families, they glanced at the French soldiers opposite them through the gaps between some furniture and said, "Now, you immediately go and ask Your Highness for help." Let His Highness command the deputy flagship into the harbor and kill these French troops with artillery. ”
Baldwin agreed, and quickly ran towards the church not far behind him. Isabel sat behind the barricade and took a sip of a jar of ale stolen from the house. He handed the wine jar to the duke's guard on the side, "Fast, there are many French sergeants on the other side, are you afraid?" ”
Fast took the jug and took a few big sips before saying, "Your Excellency, do you know why I am willing to be a duke's servant after becoming a gentleman?" ”
Isabel took off the military leather quiver that had already run out of arrows on her body, and when she put it aside, she smiled and said, "Well, gentleman! I think you would think that the life of a gentleman who can not go into battle is dull. ”
"Yes, Your Excellency. I remember you said that I and others were descendants of the Vikings. So, I think I'm going to fight like my ancestors. ”
"Don't worry, Your Highness's flagship will come to our aid soon."
However, the remnants of the French army on the other side of the barricade would not grant her and the others' wishes. Of course, the French ranks did not know until this time how many British troops were invading. Therefore, there was no offensive against the British.
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