Chapter 76: The Duel Between the Chief Samurai (Part I)
On the morning of the third day, the arena not far outside Alençon.
In the past two days, this arena has been completely renovated by William's people, and a large viewing platform of one large and two small ones has been built on the arena where there was only one viewing platform, and the fence around it has also been re-reinforced by William to prevent excited soldiers and citizens from rushing into the arena to hinder the progress of the duel.
At this time, the area around the arena, which was more than 200 meters long and tens of meters wide, had been occupied by a total of about 800 cavalrymen from both William and Richard.
As for the rest of the army, according to the previous agreement between William and Baron Richard, they were to stay in their respective cities and camps far from the arena, and they were not allowed to lead a large army close to each other, otherwise it would be regarded as an act of war.
This is also for the safety of the two people, if one of them loses and is not convinced, some soldiers will clash, which is likely to cause unpredictable consequences.
On the red viewing platform, there were William, Baron Adolph, Steward Osborne, Sir Ronald who barely got off the ground, Knight Nelson, Knight Rodrigo, and Faller. Osborne, Daniel. Buller, Jeffrey Knight and other important generals.
On the yellow viewing platform opposite, Baron Richard and several of his cronies and knights sat upright.
Sitting in the stands, William looked up at the opposite side, his eyes constantly swept to the opposite side, and the sharp-eyed William keenly noticed that the attire and burqa of several knights were different from the heraldic burqa of Baron Richard.
William, who discovered this, decisively ordered the Osborne steward to send someone to investigate several knights who looked a little familiar on the other side's field.
After giving this order, William's face returned to normal, and he sat there quietly.
In a short time, William's eighteen trumpeters lined up in two columns and played the rousing military music with brass trumpets.
Click... Click... Click... Click...
Honk... Toot beet... Doodle... Toot toot...
As the sound of military music echoed outside the city of Alençon, the residents near the arena and even the citizens of the city of Alençon gathered around, each standing in groups of three or five on the high slope of the side of the city of Alençon, ten meters away from the fence here, trying to look forward.
Although there was an exciting showdown five days ago, there are not many opportunities for anyone to watch the excitement.
Amid the thrilling trumpets, Sir Hubert and Sir Martin rode their horses and walked slowly towards the centre of the arena.
Willem and Baron Richard also had a flag-bearer under the stands riding to the centre of the arena.
Among them, Sir Martin wears a helmet with a visor and ear guards, and a full-body chain mail inside, and the outer cover is painted with De. The leather armor of the Vasi family crest, the shoulders, arms and elbow joints are protected by iron plates and iron plates, and the five-meter-long riding spear is held in the right hand, which looks very powerful and strong.
On the other side, Sir Hubert wore the plate armor given to him by William earlier, and wore a burqa painted with two lions on a red background to cover it, and wore an eye-catching large-winged barrel helmet, and a five-meter spear in his right hand, and walked on horseback.
Although Sir Hubert's dress was somewhat peculiar, especially the exaggerated large-winged barrel helmet, which was not found in this era, Baron Richard and Sir Martin were only curious about Sir Hubert's dress, and did not make a fuss about Sir Hubert's dress, as the plate armor was tightly concealed by the red-backed double lion burqa.
After a while, Sir Hubert and the other four gathered in the center of the arena, and Sir Hubert and Sir Martin looked at each other.
When the brass trumpets in the arena stopped, one of the knights, holding the flag of the double lion on a red background, turned to look at the two people in the duel and said, "Why are you here at this time?" ”
"We are here to fight for Alençon!" Sir Hubert and Sir Martin said in unison.
"Are you willing to fight to the death? But is it not to blame the past for being lenient with those who descend? ”
"We do!"
"Go ahead! Fight for Alençon! ”
As the words fell, Sir Hubert and Sir Martin, each accompanied by one of their own flag bearers, turned their horses' heads and saluted Baron Richard.
After a wave of Baron Richard, the two turned their horses' heads again and walked in the direction of William's stand.
Sir Hubert and Sir Martin laid down their spears again and greeted William.
"Sir Hubert, you are a knight who is better than me, and no one knows your strength better than I do, and I will defeat Sir Martin!" Sir Ronald, who was sitting next to William, said with some excitement.
"I will, Sir Ronald." Sir Hubert nodded in response.
At William's wave, Sir Hubert and Sir Martin turned and separated, and rode their horses to the sides of the arena, following their respective flag-bearers.
At this moment, Steward Osborne returned to the viewing platform, walked to William's side, and whispered in his ear: "Your Highness William, Baron Richard does have a Upper Burgundian knight belonging to the Count of Cay by his side, and several Upper Burgundian knights are also present behind the fence. ”
"Oh? Is there an army of Count Kay in Baron Richard's army? No wonder a great barony can pull out more than 3,000 troops, and so many cavalry, it turns out that this is the case! Hearing Osborne's return, William relieved the doubts in his heart, and suddenly realized, turned his head sideways to Osborne's butler and instructed:
"Steward Osborne, send some men to touch the side of these Upper Burgundian knights, keep an eye on them at all times to prevent them from causing trouble, and if they make any disturbances, I authorize you to end their lives by any means!"
"Yes, Master William."
Osborne's butler bowed, turned and walked out of the stands.
No one heard what was being discussed with Osborne's butler, and the sound of military music sounding with a loud brass trumpet completely overshadowed the two of them.
After Osborne's butler left, William's face instantly returned to normal, as if nothing had happened.
At the Arena, Sir Hubert and Sir Martin, who were at either end, took the new five-metre spear and iris shield from the weapon rack with the help of their respective knights.
Although the two men's irises are of the same size and material, the irises of Sir Martin are painted with the family coat of arms on a yellow background, while the iris shield of Sir Hubert is painted with the emblem of two lions on a red background.
At the same time, another group of eight bugle corps once again sounded the sound of passionate military music.
As if as a signal, William raised his right hand upward, and a soldier in a chainmail shirt took a few steps forward with his two-handed greatsword in both hands, and slammed the greatsword into the ground.
In the stands opposite, Baron Richard also swung his right hand upward, and a soldier with a greatsword in both hands turned around, stepped forward, and stuck his greatsword into the ground.
As soon as the two soldiers returned to their camp, the trumpets stopped, and both William and Richard looked at their chief samurai and waved their orders almost at the same time.
Sir Hubert and Sir Martin, who had received the order, immediately accelerated their horses, leveled their spears and aimed them at each other, and began to sprint.