Chapter 142: Civil War (15)
Loyal and brave - until death!
This is the creed engraved into the soul of every enlisted soldier, to be able to die honorably on the battlefield, it must be their best destination, God's heaven will not reject these brave warriors, may the Lord bless them, Amen!
I lowered my head and silently drew a cross on my chest, and the people around me also prayed in a heavy voice, mourning the soldiers at the same time, more praying to God to let me get rid of the haze of successive defeats, and the butcher's knife hanging on my head all the time I don't know when it will fall, that kind of taste is very uncomfortable, and it is in the case that I have basically lost the ability to fight back.
"We no longer have an army at hand, and the prisoners of war began to stir, and we had to divide a considerable number of new soldiers to guard them, which made the few remaining new guards even more stretched."
"It's too late to temporarily recruit peasant soldiers, plus the news of the capture of Hrushbeck Castle may have spread, most of the peasants are hiding in the mountains and old forests or fleeing with their families, even if they are drafted, they won't get many soldiers, God won't stand behind us this time, my lord......"
Kohler, who has always been calm, also couldn't sit still, didn't wait for everyone to finish praying, he couldn't wait to report to me the current troop situation, the successive failures made everyone lose their souls, the most deadly is still until now, most people have not yet figured out the reason why the enemy attacked us, they thought it was just a traditional aristocratic war, but they didn't expect it to evolve into the conquest and destruction of Chiluoluo, as long as there is a panting, the sword in the enemy's hand will not stop killing.
"Believe in God, because he always chooses only to be on the side of the righteous, and the road to victory may be more tortuous than expected, but we must not give up on ourselves and lose the will to believe, this is just the final test of God before giving us the Promised Land, and whether we have abandoned our achievements or continue on the road is an incentive for self-confidence and morale."
I sat up with my arms propped up, grinning at the almost suffocating pain of the wound, and barely squeezing out a firm smile with all my strength, looking around at every familiar face around me, trying to give everyone a backing to rely on.
"What time is it? How long has it been since the bulls withdrew? How many soldiers are still able to participate in the battle? ”
My successive questions confused everyone, and only Kohler took over and talked eloquently, and reported to me the actual situation he had mastered:
"It's been almost three hours, and there are only a hundred men left in the castle who can take up arms and fight, the pikemen are still intact, the cavalry is almost useless, and the few soldiers who can fight have also become dismounted cavalry and have to participate in foot combat. My nightingales report that three knights with their men have responded to your call, but have stopped their march and encamped not far from here, most likely hearing the news of our defeat. Kohler spread the map on his arm, pointing out the situation between the enemy and the enemy.
"Three hours, so long?"
I screamed in surprise, and as a result, I pulled the wound on my waist, and almost broke open the sewn scar again: "Even if the enemy's chaotic actions are dragged on, now the vanguard will at least be dispatched to attack us, if their commander is not a fool, take advantage of the fact that the other party is weak, it is completely possible to exchange the smallest loss for the greatest benefit, and eat us in one go, this is the choice of the general, but not necessarily the choice of the warriors who believe in chivalry, I hope they prefer the ethereal glory, Rather than a dripping conquest. ”
"However, most of the guards on the city walls are recruits who have not been tempered by the fire of battle, and they may not be able to hold out for long in the face of a murderous enemy armed to the teeth, and coupled with the instability of the large number of prisoners of war, it is difficult for us to have the advantage of holding on."
"This little castle is a civil structure, and there is no need for the enemy to use fire, as long as everyone puffs out their cheeks and blows at the walls, the rammed earth fence with thin planks like toys will collapse, and then it will be trampled like a girl."
The bull was the first to hear my analysis and was the first to express his opinion, and the words were completely uncertain about this battle.
"Why don't we attack, choose a favorable terrain, ambush the enemy as we have done before, and catch them by surprise."
"No, in the case of an absolute disadvantage in numbers, a rash ambush is likely to be counterattacked, which is tantamount to self-casting in disguise, and this trick is not unsuccessful." I nervously clutched my forehead and pinched my temples as if I were trying to squeeze out some wonderful idea, and my joints turned slightly white from the exertion.
"I went to set up scouts, expand the scope of reconnaissance, and report on the enemy's advance along the way in a timely manner." Kohler put away his map and stood beside me for instructions.
"No need, I have an idea, but it's very risky, it is very likely to be recognized by the enemy, everyone must be prepared to fight to the death or survive, although the words are ugly, but at such a critical moment of life and death, saving his life is the key to Xu Tu's backwards."
I smiled bitterly, it was too late to lament the unfair fate, and again and again I threw myself into the dilemma of not advancing or retreating, as if I was a game character who could not be defeated, and started a new level before I was full of blood.
"This trick comes from the mysterious country of the East rich in silk, and the truly wise people have used it to save the day, but what we will get depends entirely on God's will."
The few soldiers in the castle immediately began to act in a hurry, according to my arrangement, racing against time to arrange everything before the enemy arrived.
Because of the deep knife wound on my lower back, I had no sensation in my lower body, and I couldn't get up and walk for a while, so I could barely lean and straighten up, so Kohler arranged for a few tall and strong guards to carry a stretcher and carefully move me to a safe place.
Why not invent a sedan chair? Although it was detrimental to the dignity of the knight, after all, it was a time like this, and I thought so in the bumps that the squire could not avoid despite being very careful, and secretly thought about the production method in my heart.
"Your Excellency!"
Kohler silently accompanied me to escort me, from the beginning of his face was full of suffocation, speechless egg pain expression, he was too flustered to ask him what was wrong, I didn't expect to walk for so long and he spoke first: "The doctor said that the wound on your waist is too deep, if you are injured again or not recuperated well, it is likely to cause paralysis in the lower half of your body, and you will no longer be able to stand up." ”
"Huh?"
I was thinking about how to make the sedan chair look like it didn't take up space and save effort, Kohler's words were simply listening to the left ear and the right ear, and the fluttering smoke disappeared, but he subconsciously responded vaguely: "Who are you talking about?" ”
"Adult ......"
Kohler wept and mourned, not knowing whether it was my absent-mindedness that made me cry and laugh, or whether it was my incoherent words that moved my disabled Zhijian, and he didn't answer.
At this time, my head turned to the back, and I was so startled that I wanted to sit up, but immediately rubbed my waist and slowly lay down, and said with a twisted face and gritted teeth: "You mean I may become a paralyzed?" Hemiplegia? Almighty God, do you want to be so exciting? ”
"It's hard to say, at least I don't think so, that doctor is a foolish liar, although he has some experience in treating diseases, but his diagnosis is not necessarily true, and when the war is over, I will immediately send someone to Hamburg to find the best doctor." Kohler saw that his expression was so excited that he quickly changed his tone and said soothing words, for fear that I would do something that would have difficult consequences because of my irritable emotions.
Grandma's, this is really a big task for the people of heaven, but it's too much!
The god who plays tricks on people in the dark, you threw me into the wilderness and desolation, and I didn't even use hemp rope to wipe my buttocks, and I was ready to let me come to Zhang Haidi's inspirational complex, even if it is a vulgar domestic drama, please give me a normal script, okay? I'm the hero, huh? It's not a game character who can start over right away if you fail!
"Calm down, the top priority now is to withstand the enemy's attack this time, if you are defeated, not to mention that the lower body can't stand up, maybe even your head will move immediately, as for my injuries, let's recuperate slowly after victory, and leave a descendant."
In front of my subordinates, I have always maintained a good image of a lord, Mount Tai collapsed in front of him and his face did not change, 258000 pretended to be extremely professional, and no one could see the curse behind his back, and it was difficult to be a leader!
"I'm more interested in how I got back here from the castle of the Net, and where are Father Djokovic and your nightingale now?"
"It was my nightingale who rescued you, and Father Djokovich was already in a different place, but his soul could never enter the eternal heaven, and he could only suffer in the flames of purgatory day after day, because he had disgracefully betrayed God and tainted the purity of the Bible with the most mundane original sin of mankind."
Khloe's eyes were filled with uncontrollable anger, and his hands were clenched into fists, as if he was venting his anger in his own way.
"All God blessed, the five warriors who were guarding the chapel at that time, and the nightingale in order to save you from danger, in the case of the enemy and the enemy, opened a bloody path, let the most powerful person carry you along the tunnel to escape, and the rest of the people resisted at the entrance, I didn't expect that there were several warriors of the Holy See under the priest's command, and they almost killed everyone and chased after them."
"What's the name of that nightingale, I want to remember him."
The thought of so many more people dying because of myself filled my eyes with uncontrollable tears and my voice trembled as I asked.
(End of chapter)